The Tedeschi-Trucks Band Ignites Ravinia
The Tedeschi-Trucks band stormed into Ravinia in Highland Park last night, seemingly bringing with them a much needed thunder storm that reached monsoon-like proportions, soaking our drought ridden...
View ArticleSeeking Sounds Around Town
I had a chance to stop by Viper Alley in Lincolnshire a few weeks ago to hear blues guitarist Coco Montoya perform a couple of sets. The big lefty honed his craft under the tutelage of the late,...
View ArticleLollapalooza Day 3 Review
The sheer variety of music available at Lollapalooza each year is one of its most distinctive features. Unlike other festivals that cater to a certain sound or sub-genre or fan base, Lollapalooza...
View ArticleCruisin’ for a Bluesin’: “The Bluesmasters Concert” Comes to Nebraska
Hey Chicagoans, are you looking for something to do this Labor Day weekend? Feel like getting out of town, maybe taking a road trip? Are you a lover of Blues music like me? Maybe you have an old...
View ArticleCountry-Bluesman Elvin Bishop Kicks Off The Bluesmasters Concert in Lincoln,...
The organizers couldn’t have picked a better person to kick off the musical festivities at The Bluesmasters Concert in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Friday night. Getting things started this late afternoon...
View ArticleThe Road Truly Does Go On Forever For The Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band took the stage at Haymarket Park to close out the Bluesmasters Blues Festival at 11:00 pm in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Friday. The fourth band on the slate this night, the ABB...
View ArticleLegendary British Bluesman John Mayall Visits Lincolnshire
Photos by Jeremy Greenberg Last night at Viper Alley, a nice music venue in Lincolnshire that is fast becoming my favorite local club, I had a chance to see a veteran Bluesman that I have been...
View ArticleSonny Landreth Spices Things Up at SPACE
Sonny Landreth as well as his amazing band rocked SPACE once again for their second sold-out night on Saturday, November 10th; he has been touring in support of his latest release Elemental Journey,...
View ArticleNick Bell Brings His “Old Soul” to A New Generation
Kevin Pollack, the manager of the Nick Bell Band, invited me to their gig at Player’s Pub in Prospect Heights on Friday, January 4th. Kevin knew I am a huge Robin Trower fan and that I had seen Trower...
View ArticleChicago’s The Drunk Whisperers Turn Up the Volume
The local Chicago band “The Drunk Whisperers” celebrated their CD debut release party before an over flow crowd at Las Palmas restaurant in Mundelein on 18th. The Quartets recording consists of Peter...
View ArticleBuddy’s Got the Blues at Legends
So, as it goes in the windy city of big shoulders, the city of the blues, every year, our king of the blues comes back home for a few week stay to play at his own club ” Buddy Guy’s Legends.”...
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