Andrew “Big Voice” Odom toured internationally—and also used to drop by Maxwell Street and overwhelm the makeshift sound systems.
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Give your money to Mary Lane
Chicago blueswoman Mary Lane has been making music for more than 70 years. She should be a legend, but she can barely pay her bills.
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Sidemen supergroup Source One Band channel the excitement of old-school soul and blues revues
We don’t often think of sidemen as comprising a “supergroup,” but there’s really no other way to describe Chicago’s Source One Band. Between them, bassist and bandleader Joe Pratt, lead guitarist Sir Walter Scott, keyboardist Stan Banks, and drummer Lewis “Big Lou” Powell have performed or recorded with a list of greats that starts with […]
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Mzz Reese and her Reese’s Pieces serve up crowd-pleasing blues
Whether on well-chosen covers or her signature song “Cookies,” Chicago blues singer Mzz Reese prefers nuance and subtlety to pyrotechnics.
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Lefty Dizz was one of the greatest showmen in the blues
Guitarist Lefty Dizz toured abroad for decades, but even in his home base of Chicago he was never the star he played like.
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Former Buddy Guy’s Legends manager opens a blues bar in Little Italy
Taylor Street Tap has already hosted bluesmen such as Jimmy Johnson, Lurrie Bell, and Guy King.
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Fever Ray at Metro and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Flies! The Musical! and more goings-on 5/18-5/20.
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Remembering the Taste Entertainment Center, the hottest south side nightclub in TKTK
Harold Washington, Muhammad Ali, and Rick James all dropped in at the oldest black-owned club in the city.
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The best of the weekend’s blues outside Millennium Park
Not at the festival but playing in town are Eddie Shaw, Peaches Staten, L’Roy, Eddy “the Chief” Clearwater, and many more.
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Reader’s Agenda Sat 4/26: Group 312, Prom9, and Bobby Rush
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Saturday, April 26
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Writers bring “Vision and Voice” to the 17th annual Story Week
“Vision and Voice” is the theme of the 17th annual Story Week Festival of Writers.
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Soundboard, August 11-17
Limiñanas, Debo Band, Myrmyr, and other shows to know this week
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Soundboard, August 4-10
Sade, Iceage, Ringworm, My Brightest Diamond, and other notable shows this week