It was a wonderful time. It was the greatest gift of my life to be around all that. … It’s why I subtitle the book ‘my lucky ...

“Jonathan’s is actually one of my favorite places to play,” Montgomery said. “It’s just a great venue. Their audience is always enthusiastic, and the food is so good that my bass player actually shows ...

The Chicago Blues Festival brings out the best in the local scene all weekend—and here are a few dozen shows to prove it.

The 2025 edition of the Chicago Blues Festival has one of the stronger lineups in recent memory—its mix of hallowed veterans ...

When COVID hit, there was no more touring — and no more getting clean. Living in a trailer in Lawrence, he did drugs — mostly ...

For the last two decades he has contributed his vocal and harmonica skills to the funk and rhythm-and-blues band War. “Mitch was only 19 when I first heard him, he was already good then ...

The band have just finished their first ... House’s 1965 album Father Of The Delta Blues featured Wilson on guitar and harmonica, and the pair would play together again in subsequent years.

The Primetime Blues Band, along with the Westside Players featuring ... a four-piece lineup with guitar, harmonica, bass and drums, which Houston had seen several times at Gilly’s.

Blues Old Stand’s road-honed sound, as heard on their self-titled 1994 debut album, evoked a mix of WAR, Funkadelic and Jimi Hendrix. The band revolved around a dynamic duo: harmonica wiz/funky ...