For Immediate Release (Delmark DE 875) – Digital release date, June 30, 2022 / CD release date, August 19, 2022 CD release party – August 22, S.P.A.C.E. in Evanston, IL Demetria Taylor was born to sing the blues, as she is the daughter of the legendary Chicago blues guitarist, Eddie Taylor! The songs on this…

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_blues_festival14.html Chicago Blues Festival Schedule — Thursday, June 9, 2022 Millennium Park, Michigan Ave. & Columbus Ave. Jay Pritzker Pavilion 2:40-2:50pm – National Anthem/Commissioner’s Welcome/Tom Marker 2:55-4:10pm – Tribute to Erwin Helfer and his Boogie Woogie Ensemble (with Skinny Williams, Davide Illardi, Katherine Davis, John Brumbach and Lou Marini) 4:30-5:00pm – Emerging Artist – Jamiah Rogers 5:15-6:15pm – Joanna…

Produced by Grammy award and Blues Music Award winner Tom Hambridge with special guests: harp master Billy Branch, Sax Gordon, The Chicago Horns, and drummer Tom Hambridge “Dave Weld & the Imperial Flames weave an original tapestry of pure Chicago blues tradition with a forward-looking sound and energy.” Chicago blues is Dave Weld’s lifeblood. From his beginnings mentored by JB Hutto to his decades with Lil Ed…

FRIDAY, MARCH 18 Show: 8pm $25 Buddy Guy’s Legends Free Acoustic Set: TBA 5:00-8:00PM Opening Band: Chicago Blues Angels 8:00-9:00PM Headlining Band: Jose Ramirez  9:30PM – Close This show is the Official CD Release Party of Jose Ramierez’s  brand new album on Delmark Records called “Major League Blues”  At 33 years old, Jose Ramirez is currently Latin America’s most popular…

Blues bassist Bob Stroger drops a new album 70 years into his career The natty 91-year-old has been a rock-solid sideman for longer than most people have been alive, and That’s My Name proves he’s just as good at leading a band. by Steve Krakow, February 23, 2022 Since 2004 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the…

CELEBRATE VALENTINE’S DAY ON YOUR RADIO SHOW WITH SHARON LEWIS, DELMARK RECORDS & AIRPLAY DIRECT https://airplaydirect.com/SharonLewisCrazyLoveValentines…/ She’s one of the finest vocalists on Chicago’s scene, today. ‘Basically, I wanted the message to be about dealing with life – coping, surviving.’ Her songs are dealing with the basics of everyday life. The blend of soul, blues,…

https://www.bigcitybluesmag.com/ A big thank you to our dear friends Robert Jr. Whitall and Shirley Mae Owens, aka Sugar, for their recent issue of Big City Rhythm & Blues Magazine that stars Delmark Records. The cover of the magazine features a wonderful large group picture of many who were involved in the 1st annual Delmark Stroll,…

Be sure to pick up the September issue of America’s longest running blues publication, LIVING BLUES! Remembering Bob Koester  1932–2021 By Jim O’Neal and others Bob Koester, owner of Delmark Records and the Jazz Record Mart in Chicago, was for more than 60 years a mentor and friend to many in the blues world, and…