blues

Delmark blues artists to play The Vic Theater, Chicago -RALLY2WIN – INDIVISIBLE Progressive values
DAVE SPECTER (vocals, guitar), SHERYL YOUNGBLOOD (vocals, drums) to perform along with Rodrigo Montovani on bass, and Roosevelt Purifoy on keys and the legendary harmonica ace, Corky Siegel! Dave Specter will be singing his powerful anti-Trump anthem, “HOW LOW CAN ONE MAN GO?!!!!!!!!” Rally2Win Meeting Time Monday, September 16 6 – 8:30pm CDT Location The…

DELMARK RECORDS label showcase – CHICAGO LIVE at Navy Pier!!!
THE LARGEST FREE PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL IN THE MIDWEST!!! NAVYPIER.ORG/CHICAGO-LIVE Chicago Live! | September 21 & 22, 2024 Navy Pier’s free two-day Chicago Live! performing arts festival returns for the fourth year on September 21-22.It’s the Largest Free Performing Arts Festival in the Midwest!Celebrating Chicago’s vibrant arts and cultural community, more than 110 artists and organizations will perform…

JIMMY BURNS performing Curtis Mayfield @ Ridgeville Park, Evanston, IL
Community Pop-Up Concert: Jimmy Burns – Songs and Stories of Curtis Mayfield The @evanstonfolkfest comes to Ridgeville Park this Friday! Jimmy Burns plays at 6:30pm. #ridgevilleparks #evanston #evanstonspace #evanstonfolkfest #myridgeville Presented by Evanston Folk Festival and in partnership with the Shorefront Legacy Center, this free Community Pop-Up Concert will take place on Friday, August 30…


2024 Rockwell Blues &Jazz Str oll is back! This Sunday, Aug 11, 3pm-8pm, Burning Bush Brewery, and it’s FREE! Demetria Taylor, Tad Robinson, Mwata Bowden, Willie Buck, Dave Weld, Breezy Rodio, Jamiah Rogers, and The Delmark All-Stars!!
Rockwell Blues & Jazz StrollSunday August 11th 3pm-8pm Help us to get the word out!FREE: The hottest musical event of the season! Great blues & jazz, amazing beer and tasty food! Like every year, Delmark Records produces an outdoor community oriented blues & jazz one day festival behind the Burning Bush Brewery, 4014 N. Rockwell St….

Bob Stroger @ Calgary Blues Fest, Calgary, CANADA
Sunday Aug 4 – Mainstage with Bob Margolin on guitar and Bob Corritore on harp “The BOBS!” Bob Stroger Blues legend Bob Stroger, born on December 27, 1930, is considered one of Chicago’s top blues bassists. This Blues Music Award winner is respected and internationally well-known. A blues artist of this caliber is truly a…

Sheryl Youngblood @ Mineral Point Blues Fest, Mineral Point, WI
Sheryl Youngblood Friday, Aug. 168:45 pm Delmark recording artist Sheryl Youngblood is a singer, songwriter (and former drummer) with an assured and welcoming stage personality. She began performing gospel and worked with many top-tier Chicago gospel, blues, and soul bands before stepping out front triumphantly as a bandleader in 2013. She has recently returned from a successful…

Shirley Johnson w Nate Manos @ Blue Chicago, Chicago
NATE MANOS W/ SHIRLEY JOHNSON Nicknamed the “Sweetheart of the Blues” by the staff at BLUE CHICAGO, Shirley has been gracing the stage here since the 1990s with her spectacular performances.Like so many African-American vocalists, Shirley Johnson started out singing in church and then went on to embrace secular music. The Chicago resident, whose influences range from…

MIKE WHEELER Blues Band with Mzz Reese @ BLUE CHICAGO, Chicago, IL
MIKE WHEELER BLUES BAND W/ Mzz Reese Mike Wheeler has a vast knowledge of music and a voice that’s reminiscent of the late Sam Cooke. He can sing and play everything so well that you may forget what the original record even sounds like. From Jazz to Rock, from popular music to Top 40, he slides in…
DEMETRIA TAYLOR with Luke Pytel Band @ BLUE CHICAGO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUJAS5XKCIou0026t=6s DEMETRIA TAYLOR BLUES BAND https://www.bluechicago.com/demetria-taylor DEMETRIA TAYLOR Demetria Taylor has been performing at BLUE CHICAGO since 2010. She is the seventh child of eight from the family of the late blues legend Eddie Taylor Sr. and is helping keep the legacy of her father alive. Eddie is best known as the rhythm guitarist in the band…