Chicago Blues Fest

Chicago summer festival guide

2012-04-06 10:15:00

Summer is almost here, and that can only mean one thing to Chicagoans: Street fest season is so close we can taste the sangria. Check the RedEye 2012 Chicago Festival Roundup for all your fest needs: � � MAY jump to: JUNE | JULY | AUGUST | SEPTEMBER...

Grammy winner Mavis Staples to headline Chicago Blues Fest in June

2012-01-31 07:14:00

Guitarist Hubert Sumlin energized Howlin' Wolf's hits

2011-12-06 00:00:00

Alligator's Bruce Iglauer among Chicagoans of the Year

2011-12-22 19:48:00

Each year the Tribune recognizes a handful of Chicagoans as its artists of the year. This year, Alligator Records founder Bruce Iglauer is among them. Here's why: The Chicago Blues Festival reserved its final night last June for a birthday party:...

Is this the twilight of blues music?

2011-12-28 00:00:00

They buried Hubert Sumlin two weeks ago at Washington Memory Gardens Cemetery in Homewood, laying to rest the man whose ferocious guitar riffs galvanized Howlin' Wolf's classic recordings of the 1950s and '60s. Just before Sumlin's casket was lowered...

Grammy winner Mavis Staples to headline Blues Fest

2012-01-31 01:13:00

Mavis Staples will be featured at the 29th Annual Chicago Blues Festival, running June 8 through 10 in Grant Park. The festival will run 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on several stages each day. Staples will close the fest at the Petrillo Music Shell, Columbus...

Corrections and clarifications for Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012

2012-02-01 00:00:00

21st century blues -- can an ancestral art form survive?

2011-06-05 00:00:00

You can't find the blues on radio very easily these days, unless you hunt low down on the dial in the small hours of the morning. Same with TV -- a vast wasteland, as far as real blues is concerned. Record stores -- remember those? -- no longer can...

June 9: Chicago Scene - Blues Fest

2011-06-08 06:15:04

Fernando Jones Appearing: Chicago Blues Festival June 11 1:00 p.m. Pepsi Front Porch Stage (Southwest Corner) Jackson Blvd. & Columbus Dr. www.chicagobluesfestival.us (312) 744-3316 ...

Chicago Blues Festival schedule

2011-06-10 00:00:00

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Downtown festivals promise to snarl city traffic

2011-06-11 10:33:00

The Chicago Blues Festival, several neighborhood festivals, an international soccer double-header at Soldier Field and the Chicago World Naked Bike Ride are among weekend events that could snarl traffic in Chicago this weekend. The blues event takes over...

Want to sell food at Blues, Jazz fests? Time's running out

2011-03-28 13:43:00

Calling all (well, some) restaurants: There's still time to participate in this summer's Chicago Blues Festival (June 10-12) and Jazz Festival (September 3-4) as a food vendor. The city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events are taking...

Dates: June 8, 9 & 10, 2012 Location: Grant Park Price: Free Description: The Chicago Blues Festival is the largest free blues festival in the world and remains the largest of Chicago's Music Festivals. During three days on five stages, more than 500,000 blues fans prove that Chicago is the "Blues

2012-05-08 09:14:00

Behind the scenes enjoying it all was the label's founder and do-everything-guy, Bruce Iglauer. It was a rare moment for Iglauer, allowing himself to briefly acknowledge what he and his staff and countless artists have built over four decades. Then it was back to work.

2011-12-17 00:00:00

Billy Branch of the Sons of Blues perform at the Chicago Blues Festival in Grant Park .

2011-06-11 00:00:00