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 ...

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 ...

It begins with a feeling – raw, electric, and unmistakably alive. The Chicago Blues isn’t just music; it’s a migration of sound born from the deep south. As Black musicians brought their Delta roots ...

"Chicago ain't nothing but Mississippi with tall buildings," says Michael B. Jordan's character Stack, a Mississippi-born bootlegger, to aspiring blues musician Sammie in the new film Sinners. That ...

The annual Chicago Blues Festival's 40th year got underway on Friday, featuring a lineup packed with blues legends and up-and-coming musicians. The world’s largest free blues festival, a staple in ...

Since June of 1984, just a little over a year removed from the death of legendary Chicago bluesman Muddy Waters, Chicago Blues Fest has operated annually in the Windy City as the country’s largest ...

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