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Chicago Blues Festival June 6, 2026 75 Years of Billy Branch Review: La’Keba Garcia Gelardi Photos: Dianne Bruce Dunklau photo: Dianne Bruce Dunklau Chicago Blues Festival June 6, 2026 75 Years of Billy Branch: Billy Branch and The Sons of Blues featuring Ronnie Baker Brooks and Kenny Neal Prior to his performance, Chicago blues harmonica master Billy Branch was honored with a C...

Release date: July 10 , 2026 Alligator Records By Steve Jones photo by: Jennifer Noble This is the seventh album release by Marine combat veteran Chris O’Leary and we continue to discover new sides of this extremely talented musician. It is his second release for Alligator and follows on the success of 2024’s The Hard Line. O’Leary penned all the songs here. Each is a story unto...

Chicago Theater Bobby Rush & Buddy Guy/Photo: Lynn Orman Find ticket information HERE Buddy Guy & Special Guests July 25, 2026 (Saturday) Chicago Theater, 175 N. State, Chicago ABOUT THE ARTIST: Buddy Guy celebrates his 90th birthday with a concert at the historic Chicago Theater! George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is an...

Chicago Blues Festival June 5, 2026 55 Years of Alligator Records Review: La’Keba Garcia Gelardi Photos: Dianne Bruce Dunklau L to R: Tinsley Ellis, Lil' Ed, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Bruce Iglauer, Wayne Baker Brooks, Toronzo Cannon, Nick Moss/ photo: Dianne Bruce Dunklau What a spectacular evening of blues music as fans gathered at the 2026 Chicago Blues Festival held at the Pritzk...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ’n Blues Reviews for July 2026 Young Rell – Same Little Village Foundation www.youngrell.com Don’t be fooled by the cover photo of Young Rell – aka Harrell Davenport. He’s an old soul at age 19 and already one of the most accomplished singers/guitarists/harp players in the world today – so much so, in fact, that Billy Branch, Matthew Skoller and a long l...