A Chicago music duo has created a unique sound to celebrate their Arab roots. They're mixing the music of the Middle East with good old Chicago blues. Music can make you feel at home. When Rami ...

If you happened to be at the corner of Wabash and Balbo at 11 p.m. in early February, you would have seen a small crowd gathered around an 87-year-old man with a beaming smile. Nattily attired in a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. One organization is bringing people together ...

The largest free blues festival in the world lived up to the hype with a glorious weekend of great blues music across 4 days in Chicago. (OK, there was one hour of rain on Sunday when we waited in the ...

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If Chicago’s annual Blues Festival in June whet your appetite for more blues this summer, the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks aims to give you what you crave with “Chicago Bound: The ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Buddy Guy may be a son of the south, but he's a man of Chicago blues. He makes that music his own at his South Loop Legends Club, and it echoes around the world. Guy is hard to miss; ...

Buddy Guy is one of the most talented living blues players, and his influence on the genre (especially the Chicago blues) has left a mark that is still felt today. It’s not surprising all that newer, ...

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Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

As Chicago enters its most wintry month, here are nine shows to get you out of the house and give you hope that spring is around the corner. The list intentionally prioritizes the area’s small and ...