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DELMARK new release alert! Exciting Blues News with Pierre Lacocque’s MISSISSIPPI HEAT back with a new recording featuring amazing talent from Sheryl Youngblood, Danielle Nicole, Omar Coleman, Inetta Visor, Daneshia Hamilton, Giles Corey, Billy Flynn, Johnny Iguana, Brother John Kattke, Kenny Smith, and more!
Pierre Lacocque’s Mississippi Heat – DON’T LOOK BACKDelmark 895 – CD and digital downloadSeptember 2025 DON’T LOOK BACK IS MISSISSIPPI HEAT’S 14TH ALBUM, produced by Chicago Blues Hall of Fame harmonica player PIERRE LACOCQUE and Grammy and Blues Music Award Winner Producer/Engineer MICHAEL FREEMAN. Freeman is the former Chair of the Board of Directors of…
Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames – DAVE’S BIRTHDAY BASH @ Buddy Guy’s Legends, Chicago
DAVE WELD & THE IMPERIAL FLAMES DAVE WELD 10/5/25 – DAVE WELD’S BIRTHDAY BASH! BUDDY GUY’S LEGENDS, 700 S. WALBASH ST., CHICAGO, IL (SUNDAY – 9:30 PM) SPECIAL GUESTS, PRIZES AND GIVE-A-WAYS! Ages 21 and up Sunday, October 05 Show: 9pm $16.99 Buddy Guy’s Legends Online ticket cut…
Dave Specter @ Fitzgerald’s, Berwyn, IL
Fri September 12, 2025 FITZGERALDS Presents: Friday Night On The PATIO w/ DAVE SPECTER! The Dave Specter Band Show: 7:00 pmDoors: 5:00 pm FITZGERALDS PATIO $0.00Book Now All Ages Additional Info LIVE ON FITZGERALDS PATIO: DAVE SPECTER seen HERE FREE SHOW! Click “Book Now” to reserve a table. We always leave room for walk-ins so if you can’t find…
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…
Rest in peace, Kevin Shanahan, long time guitarist for Tail Dragger and more
We mourn the extremely sad news that brilliant Chicago blues guitarist Kevin Shanahan has passed away in his sleep from a heart attack. Kevin was a very sweet and gentle soul, who played ferocious & wild lead and slide guitar behind Tail Dragger for decades. His Delmark recording legacy included Jimmy Burns‘ Back To The…
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…
SHIRLEY JOHNSON & Luke Pytel Band @ BLUE CHICAGO
LUKE PYTEL BLUES BAND 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,…
DEMETRIA TAYLOR @ BLUE CHICAGO, Chicago, IL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUJAS5XKCIou0026t=6s 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 of Jimmy Reed but…
DEMETRIA TAYLOR @ BLUE CHICAGO, Chicago, IL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUJAS5XKCIou0026t=6s 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 of Jimmy Reed but…
