Photo by Alex Healy After its inaugural launch in the fall by Marshall Chess, son of legendary Chess Records co-founder ...

As a band that has toured on a consistent annual basis ever since forming in Rockford, Ill., in 1973, it's no surprise Cheap ...

He’s an up-and-coming phenom from Chicago. Cary’s Lounge on Devon Avenue in Rogers Park has back-to-back blues bands on Friday night and Saturday afternoon. Lake Street Church is hosting a rare ...

The blues evolved further in the 30s and 40s with migration to cities such as Chicago and Memphis where it become electrified and beat-driven. Performers such as BB King and Howlin' Wolf played with a ...

Only one Australian is in the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame. Michael Charles has the bragging rights. The guitar hero was ...