Dave Specter Band at SPACE in Evanston, IL // Doors: 7pm | Show: 8pm // Tickets: $15 – $25

Come and join us as Dave Specter celebrates the release of his new album (CD & LP) recorded live at SPACE on March 19th, 2024. Dave and Delmark Records have been together for over three decades. His acclaimed double album retrospective Six String Soul captured this musical journey. Now, Dave Specter Live at Space writes a new and exciting chapter in this long and harmonious collaboration. Its Dave’s 14th album on Delmark! Recorded at one of the Chicago areas premier music venues, Dave and his smokin’ tight band deliver a definitive lives blues event, vibrantly captured in this recording. This is 21st century Chicago blues, anchored in tradition and open to the future. Featuring Brother John Kattke on keyboards and vocals, Rodrigo Mantovani on bass and Marty Binder on drums.

Tue June 24

Doors: 7:00PM

Dave Specter: Live at SPACE Album Release Party 2025

8:00 PM (Doors 7:00 PM)

SPACE

1245 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 60202

$15.00 – $25.00

All Ages

Tue Jun 24 2025

8:00 PM (Doors 7:00 PM)

SPACE

1245 Chicago AvenueEvanston, IL 60202

$15.00 – $25.00

All Ages

Come and join us as Dave Specter celebrates the release of his new album (CD & LP) recorded live at SPACE on March 19th, 2024.

Dave and Delmark Records have been together for over three decades. His acclaimed double album retrospective “Six String Soul” captured this musical journey. Now, “Dave Specter Live at Space” writes a new and exciting chapter in this long and harmonious collaboration. It’s Dave’s 14th album on Delmark! Recorded at one of the Chicago area’s premier music venues, Dave and his smokin’ tight band deliver a definitive lives blues event, vibrantly captured in this recording. This is 21st century Chicago blues, anchored in tradition and open to the future.

Featuring Brother John Kattke on keyboards and vocals, Rodrigo Mantovani on bass and Marty Binder on drums.

Dave Specter: Live at SPACE Album Release Party

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Dave Specter has earned an international reputation as one of the premier talents on the Chicago music scene. Since 1985 Specter has performed regularly at top venues and festivals throughout the USA and has toured internationally in 19 countries.

Before forming his own band in 1989, Specter toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe behind such blues greats as Son Seals, The Legendary Blues Band, Hubert Sumlin, Sam Lay and Steve Freund. Specter has also performed and/or recorded with such artists as Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Otis Rush, Jimmy Rogers, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Jimmy Johnson, Jack McDuff, Johnny Adams, Snooky Pryor, Kim Wilson, Tad Robinson, John Primer, Johnny Littlejohn, B.B. Odom, Mighty Joe Young, Magic Slim, Lonnie Brooks, Ronnie Earl, Otis Clay, Floyd McDaniel, Pinetop Perkins and Jorma Kaukonen from Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane.

Dave has performed for the President of the United States, the Governor of Illinois and the Mayor of Chicago.

Dave appears on over 50 albums and DVDs as a guitarist, bandleader and/or producer, with 13 albums as a leader or co-leader on Delmark Records. His new double album, Six String Soul 30 Years on Delmark was released in 2021.

Specter’s guitar playing is featured on the 2023 Grammy nominated “Into The Little Blue House” by Wendy and DB, nominated for Best Children’s Music Album.

Specter appears on compilation albums with artists such as B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, T-Bone Walker, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana and Mike Bloomfield.

Dave was inducted into The Chicago Blues Hall of Fame in 2018.

Dave Specter

GENRE: Blues

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Dave Specter has earned an international reputation as one of the premier talents on the Chicago music scene. Since 1985 Specter has performed regularly at top venues and festivals throughout the USA and toured internationally in 19 countries. Brother John Kattke, who’s performed and toured with the bands of Buddy Guy, Otis Rush and Koko Taylor, is one of the MVPs on today’s Chicago blues scene. A triple threat musician on vocals, keyboards and guitar, John leads the house band at Buddy Guy’s Legends and has performed on The Tonight Show and has toured internationally with a wide variety of stellar artists.

Before forming his own band in 1989, Specter toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe behind such blues greats as Son Seals, The Legendary Blues Band, Hubert Sumlin, Sam Lay and Steve Freund. Specter has also performed and/or recorded with such artists as Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Otis Rush, Jimmy Rogers, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Jimmy Johnson, Jack McDuff, Johnny Adams, Snooky Pryor, Kim Wilson, Tad Robinson, John Primer, Johnny Littlejohn, B.B. Odom, Mighty Joe Young, Magic Slim, Lonnie Brooks, Ronnie Earl, Otis Clay, Floyd McDaniel, Pinetop Perkins and Jorma Kaukonen.

Dave appears on over 50 albums and DVDs as a guitarist, bandleader and/or producer, with 12 albums as a leader or co-leader on Delmark Records. His new double album celebrating Dave’s 30 years on Delmark Records was released in October, 2021. Specter appears on compilation albums with artists such as B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, T-Bone Walker, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana and Mike Bloomfield. Dave was inducted into The Chicago Blues Hall of Fame in 2018.

Recently featured in Rolling Stone, Dave’s handwritten song lyrics are on display at The Woody Guthrie Center’s Songs of Conscience, Sounds of Freedom exhibit in Tulsa alongside Bruce Springsteen’s lyrics.

“One of the few top-tier guitarists” – Downbeat

“Dave Specter is a global ambassador of Chicago Blues” – Chicago Sun-Times

ARTIST WEBSITE

Six String Soul 30 Years on Delmark

New double album celebrating Dave’s 30 years on Delmark Records

Vinyl Release Party! June 15th Evanston SPACE

Soul Bag Magazine (France) 5 Star Review

Downbeat Magazine 4 Star Review