Events

JOHNNY BURGIN’s Fourth Annual Blues Bash at Skokie Theatre Sun, Sept 21!
JOHNNY BURGINfeaturing Noah Wotherspoon Sun, Sept 21 at 7:30 pm Tickets: $30 proceeds benefit Will’s Place. Get your tickets now Although blues guitar slinger Johnny Burgin now hangs his hat in Memphis, his Chicago roots run deep. Johnny learned from the Chicago blues masters and left his own mark on the scene with a legendary…

DELMARK RECORDS inducted into the Illinois Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!! September 14, 2025 at the Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet, IL
Chicago’s Delmark Records and your favorite artists inducted into the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum’s Hall of Fame ILLINOIS ROCK & ROLL MUSEUM TO CELEBRATE NEW CLASS OF HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS, including Chicago’s Delmark Records The Museum Celebrated with Live Performances from Richard Marx, Enuff Z’Nuff, Billy Branch, Freddie Dixon Blues Band, Ronnie Baker…

Pierre Lacocque’s MISSISSIPPI HEAT with Sheryl Youngblood Delmark CD party at Buddy Guy’s Legends! Check out Pierre’s recent interview in Talkin’ Blues!
More exciting BLUES NEWS from Chicago’s Delmark Records!! Delmark is more than ALIVE in ’25!! A plethora of new releases, including this killer new “Traditional Blues with a unique sound” recording from Pierre Lacocque‘s Mississippi Heat called “DON’T LOOK BACK!” Delmark CD party for Pierre Lacocque’s Mississippi Heat this Friday, September 19th at Buddy Guy’s…
Delmark’s annual ROCKWELL STROLL a GREAT SUCCESSFUL FEST once again!
Mississippi Heat‘s harpmaster/bandleader Pierre Lacocque with Chicago blues guitarist extraordinaire Jon McDonald! DELMARK Rockwell Stroll 2025 was a super fun neighborhood jazz & blues block party! Thanks to Blueshift Big Band, Pierre Lacocque & Jon McDonald, Jazz Journalists Association, Lauren Deutsch, Greg Guy & GeeHive, WDCB, Moors Beer, Offset BBQ, Chicago Jazz Festival & DCASE,…

Delmark Chicago Blues and Chicago Cubs continue our successful collaboration! DAVE WELD & THE IMPERIAL FLAMES hit a homerun with their show at Gallagher Way – new Delmark LP coming soon!
SWEET HOME CHICAGO! Take a look at these great shots of DAVE WELD & THE IMPERIAL FLAMES at the recent Chicago Cubs’ Gallagher Way Blues Friday!! Dave Weld has a brand new Delmark compilation LP coming soon – Bluesin’ Through the Years! Delmark 894 Bluesin’ Through the Years – Dave Weld & the Imperial Flames…

DELMARK ROCKWELL STROLL JAZZ & BLUES FEST! Sunday, August 24th, 3-7pm at Delmark! Kickoff to the upcoming Chicago Jazz Festival!
Join us for one of our favorite times of the year- the annual DELMARK ROCKWELL STROLL! This year is a special Chicago Jazz focus with the Blueshift Big Band paying tribute to the legendary Barrett Deems‘ Big Band! Special Lauren Deutsch jazz photography exhibit, and an illuminating Jazz Journalists Association discussion panel. Just announced! Very…

Delmark blues guitar star MIKE WHEELER with wildly successful shows – Big Chicago Blues Tour in Europe and Blue Monday at SPACE!
Check out the wonderful pics and coverage of Mike Wheeler at the Montpellier Blues Festival in France in SOUL BAG MAGAZINE!!! Montpellier Blues Festival 2025 July 1-3, 2025. If the first French date of the Chicago Blues Summer Tour (Mike Wheeler on guitar and vocals, Cleo Cole on drums, Larry Williams on bass, Russ Green on harmonica…

SHIRLEY JOHNSON at Wrigley Field- 1st pitch, Live concert at Gallagher Way and new Delmark LP coming soon!!
Shirley Johnson and her band sounded GREAT at Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley’s Gallagher Way, and she also threw out the FIRST PITCH for Blues Friday! Look for Shirley’s new Delmark LP coming soon! #bluesfriday #firstpitch #delmarkrecords #shirleyjohnson Shirley Johnson “The Queen of Blue Chicago” is lookin’ good in Cubs’ BLUE(S) at Chicago Cubs’ Wrigley…

Special summer Delmark gigs! Navy Pier, Cubs’ Gallagher Way, The Venue and more!
Summer is in full swing with MANY opportunities to see/hear LIVE BLUES at all of the clubs and more. Check out the special Delmark related gigs coming up! July 10 – JAMIAH ROGERS @ NAVY PIER, Chicago July 13 – JIMMY BURNS with Cesar Rosas of LOS LOBOS @ The Venue, Aurora, IL July 16…

DAVE SPECTER Live at SPACE release party a big success, special Chicago Cubs gig, and recent reviews!!
Congratulations to Dave Specter and his band on a top notch, world class record and sold out release show at Evanston Space! Dave Specter with Delmark President/EARS Chicago President Julia A. Miller and live album recording engineer Fred Breitberg (Chess/Curtom/Alligator Records and much more!) #davespecterliveatspace#delmarkrecords#ears.chicago #fredbreiberg#liveblues Wonderful pics from Ren Picco-Freeman! Thanks Ren Picco-Freeman for…