
blues

JUS’ BLUES Music Foundation awards 2025 honorees, including Delmark artists SHIRLEY JOHNSON and WILLIE BUCK and a very special compilation featuring JIMMY BURNS, Bobby Rush, Latimore and MORE!
JIMMY BURNS featured on new all-star blues compilation for JUS’ BLUES FOUNDATION 25th Anniversary! JIMMY BURNS‘ “STRANDED IN CLARKSDALE” from his 2003 Delmark album, BACK TO THE DELTA to be featured on a brand new all-star BLUES compilation recording to benefit the JUS’ BLUES FOUNDATION, celebrating its 25th year! This much anticipated exciting compilation will…

Special Delmark related shows for CHICAGO BLUES FEST!! Julia Miller interviewing BOBBY RUSH!
Looking for fun filled blues related shows during CHICAGO BLUES FEST week??? Monday, June 2nd Joel Paterson & Friends @ THE GREEN MILL 8pm-midnight John Primer @ Muddy Waters Mojo Museum 5:30-7:30pm Free Tuesday, June 3rd John Primer @ Fitzgerald’s in Berwyn, IL for WDCB BLUESDAY TUESDAY, 7pm Wednesday, June 4th Big Llou’s Blues Fest…

Special BLUESFEST Neighborhood event at Delmark, June 1st, 3-7pm! Jimmy Burns, Mike Wheeler, Gerry Hundt, Donna Herula and more!
FREE LIVE BLUES with a very special photo gallery opening at Delmark from photographer JEAN-MARC GIBOUX Free BluesFest Neighborhood event this Sunday June 1, 3-7pm at Delmark Records Delmark Gallery Photo Show Opening: Jean-Marc Giboux Acoustic Blues: Gerry Hundt, Mike Wheeler, Donna Herula, Jimmy Burns Big Bill Broonzy guitar! Big Joe Williams guitar! @quartiergiboux @gerry.hundt @mikewheeler630 @donnaherula @jimmyburnsofficial @oldtownschool @chicagodcase #chicagobluesfestival GERRY…

Special BLUESFEST Neighborhood event at Delmark, June 1st, 3-7pm! Jimmy Burns, Mike Wheeler, Gerry Hundt, Donna Herula and more!
FREE LIVE BLUES with a very special photo gallery opening at Delmark from photographer JEAN-MARC GIBOUX Free BluesFest Neighborhood event this Sunday June 1, 3-7pm at Delmark Records Delmark Gallery Photo Show Opening: Jean-Marc Giboux Acoustic Blues: Gerry Hundt, Mike Wheeler, Donna Herula, Jimmy Burns Big Bill Broonzy guitar! Big Joe Williams guitar! @quartiergiboux @gerry.hundt…

DAVE SPECTER Blues & Jazz photo gallery closing reception party at DELMARK RECORDS!
Dave Specter says, “I started out studying photography in high school and taking my SLR cameras to concerts when I was around 16. Fast forward to the smartphone age where the phone camera became my preferred choice for taking shots out of my pocket. In late 2022, I decided to step up my game and bought a new…

PIERRE LACOCQUE signs with Delmark Records for a new 2025 Mississippi Heat album
Pierre Lacocque signs a contract for a new Mississippi Heat album with Delmark Records: DON’T LOOK BACK! PIERRE LACOCQUE’s MISSISSIPPI HEAT – “Don’t Look Back“ Pierre Lacocque, leader of Mississippi Heat, and Delmark President Julia A. Miller signed the contract for a 6th album by the band on the Chicago label. “Any master of the…

Chicago Blues Festival Schedule — Sunday, June 8, 2025 with JIMMY BURNS, Lurrie Bell, Johnny Iguana, and more!
Millennium Park, Michigan Ave. & Columbus Ave. Sunday, June 8 – Millennium Park Jay Pritzker Pavilion Visit Mississippi Crossroads Stage (South Promenade) Rosa’s Lounge Stage (North Promenade) Harris Theater Rooftop Terrace – Next Generation of Blues Sunday, June 8 – Maxwell Street Blues Series Maxwell Street between S. Halsted St. and S. Union Ave….

Chicago Blues Festival Schedule — Friday, June 6, 2025 with Sheryl Youngblood, Mike Wheeler, Jamiah Rogers, Johnny Iguana, and more!
Millennium Park, Michigan Ave. & Columbus Ave. (schedule is subject to change) Jay Pritzker Pavilion Friday, June 6 – Millennium Park Jay Pritzker Pavilion Visit Mississippi Crossroads Stage (South Promenade) Rosa’s Lounge Stage (North Promenade) Mike Wheeler – Serves Me Right To Suffer – Mike Wheeler – Serves Me Right To Suffer Delmark 880-8 (January…

JIMMY BURNS @ Ramova Theatre, Chicago
Blue Master Series: Blue Sunday at Ramova Loft ft. Jimmy Burns Sun, May 4 at 04:00 PM CDT at Ramova Loft Young Lions hosted by Matthew Skoller and Chicago Wind. Jimmy Burns was born in Dublin, Mississippi in 1943, and raised on the Hilliard Cotton Plantation where he learned to play one-string and 12-string guitar. At the age of 12, Jimmy…

Corey Dennison @ Fitzgerald’s, Berwyn, IL
LIVE MUSIC Sat May 17, 2025 FITZGERALDS Presents: Saturday Night on the Patio w/ COREY DENNISON BAND! Corey Dennison Band Show: 7:00 pm Doors: 11:00 am FITZGERALDS PATIO FREE / Reservations Available Book Now All Ages Additional Info LIVE ON FITZGERALDS PATIO: Saturday Night on the Patio with Corey Dennison Band! FREE SHOW! Click “Book Now” to reserve a…