Release: Frenchie Moe - Hi Class

Artiest/Band: Frenchie Moe Album: Hi Class Release: Out Now Label: Lighting in a bottle records Format: CD/LP/DL/Digital Genre: Chicago Blues/Funky Blues Frenchie Moe was born in France, in the 80s. Passionate about Blues guitar and vocals at age 8, she was mentored by British bluesman Victor Brox, whom her father had befriended in a local club. She got to perform in Victor Brox's band as a teen, hitting her first stages at 12 and starting her first serious band at age 15......►►►

Delmark All-Stars - Sweet Home Chicago

Artiest/Band: Delmark All-Stars Album: Sweet Home Chicago  Release Out Now Label: DELMARK  Format: CD/LP/DL/Vinyl Genre: Chicago Blues Delmark collaborates with the Chicago Cubs in a special 45 record with a new version of the classic Chicago blues song on side A, along with a fascinating BBQjr (Johnny Iguana) re-mix on side B! The Delmark All-Stars are: Bob Stroger, Mike Wheeler, Dave Specter, Carlise Guy, Roosevelt Purifoy, Larry Williams, and Pooky Styx......►►►

Pierre Lacocque's Mississippi Heat - Don't Look Back - DELMARK 895

Artiest/Band: Pierre Lacocque's Mississippi Heat Album: Don't Look Back Release Out Now Label: Delmark Records Format: CD/LP/DL/Vinyl Genre:  Blues/Soul/Harmonica/Chicago Blues Pierre Lacocque, Op de achterkant van Mississippi Heat's cd Footprints On The Ceiling staat een foto van een man met gesloten ogen, die met zoveel passie mondharmonica speelt dat je bijna versteld staat van de stilte van dat bevroren moment.....►►►

Release: Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues – Blues Is My Biography

Artiest/Band: Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues Album: Blues Is My Biography Single:  Release 07 November 2025 Label: Rosa’s Lounge Records Format: CD/LP/DL/Vinyl Genre: Blues As an ambassador for the Chicago Blues, Billy Branch carries the torch for the promotion and preservation of the blues......►►►

Brody Buster - Redemption

Artiest/Band: Brody Buster Album: Redemption Release: April 2025 Label: Self Format: CD/LP/DL/Digital Genre: Chicago Blues Produced: Jacque Garoutte “ONE OF THE GREATEST HARMONICA PLAYERS OF OUR TIME”- BB KING" Zijn eerste album in acht jaar, Brody Busters langverwachte nieuwe release, "Redemption", is gebouwd op lef en pure vastberadenheid........►►►

Marty “Big Dog” Mercer - Live At The Roxy

Artiest/Band: Marty “Big Dog” Mercer Album: Live At The Roxy Release: Out Now Label: Self Format: CD/LP/DL/Digital Genre: Blues/Rock Time:  71 minutes in Store : LINK All songs written by Marty Mercereau On April 19th, 2024, we rented out the Roxy in Lockport, IL, and recorded 13 original songs with 130 of our fans - Ten of these songs have never been recorded or released.  After taking a much-needed break from all that was involved in the recording process, we began the mixing and mastering the music at  Empty Pockets Studio in Grant Park, IL. Digital Downloads, CDs, and USB Drives Available Below...................

Dave Specter - Live at Space

Artiest/Band: Dave Specter Album: Live at Space Release: 06 June 2025 Label: Delmark Records Format: CD/LP/DL/Digital Genre: Chicago blues Dave Specter and Delmark Records have been together for over three decades. Dave’s acclaimed double album “Six String Soul” celebrated this amazing journey..........

Release: Charlie Musselwhite – Look Out Highway

Artiest/Band: Charlie Musselwhite Album: Look Out Highway Release: 16 May 2025 Label: 40 Below Records What do you get when you mix Delta, Chicago and Memphis Blues? The American Blues icon Charlie Musselwhite. He’s been writing classic songs for nearly six decades. He’s a prolific songwriter who writes organic, compelling stories with ease. There is real emotional depth at the core of his songs........

📃 Recensie: Johnny Burgin – Ramblin’ From Coast To Coast

Recensie: Johnny Burgin – Ramblin’ From Coast To Coast Geschreven door: Eric Campfens i.s.m. BarnOwlBlues | FB Eric Campfens  Ooit bekend als Rockin’ Johnny Burgin heeft deze gitarist naast een indrukwekkende solocarrière ook naam gemaakt als begeleider van talloze bluesartiesten. Jimmy Burns, Jimmy Dawkins, Eddie ‘The Chief’ Clearwater, Paul deLay, Tail Dragger en niet te vergeten onze eigen Peter Struijk zijn artiesten met wie hij het podium deelde en op wiens albums hij te horen is.....

Release: TORONZO CANNON , SHUT UP AND PLAY!

CHICAGO BLUESMAN TORONZO CANNON TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM, SHUT UP AND PLAY!, ON JUNE 7, 2024 First Album In Almost Five Years From "Among the most inspiring southpaws to ever pick up a six-string" (Guitar World) Lyric Video For New Song, Can't Fix The World, Premieres Today lligator Records will release Shut Up And Play!,

THE PSZENNY PROJECT - THE PSZENNY PROJECT

THE PSZENNY PROJECT  The Pszenny Project’s new self-titled album  crystallizes bandleader Mark Pszenny’s funky blues-rock vision. Tapping into an array of influences from across the blues spectrum and infusing twists of rockabilly, funk and old school R&B (or, as it was called in the 1950s, rock and roll) into the mix, the band knows when to stretch it out and when to keep things close to the vest

CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL SCHEDULE AND LIVESTREAMING JUNE 8-11

The City of Chicago will host the 2023 Chicago Blues Festival Thursday, June 8 through Sunday, June 11 at Millennium Park.  For the out-of-towners that will not be able to attend the festival, concerts at Pritzker Stage and Rosa's Lounge will be livestreamed! See below for the Pritzker Stage and Rosa's Lounge schedules.

Larry Taylor: Generations of Blues: West Side Legacy

LARRY TAYLOR AND THE TAYLOR FAMILY WITH THE SOUL BLUES HEALERS GENERATIONS OF BLUES: WEST SIDE LEGACY BLUES, CHICAGO BLUES LABEL: NOLA BLUE RECORDS RELEASE DATE: JUNE 16, 2023 PRODUCED by Larry Taylor This album, Generations of Blues: West Side Legacy, is dedicated to Eddie and Vera Taylor for Eddie Sr.’s 100th birthday anniversary Jan. 29, 2023.

Release: Greyhound George Band - No time To Cry

	GREYHOUND GEORGE BAND - NO TIME TO CRY (CD) Motto „I hope I die before I get old“ gehalten, ist er nun doch froh, dass er all die Jahre erleben durfte, in denen er reichlich menschliche und musikalische Erfahrungen sammeln konnte.  €14,95

Chicago Blues Festival 2023

CITY OF CHICAGO  LINE UP  2023 BLUES FESTIVAL JUNE 8-11  Alligator Records' Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials To Take The Jay Pritzker Pavilion Stage On Sunday, June 11 The City Of Chicago and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announced the lineup for the 2023 Chicago Blues Festival, taking place Thursday, June 8 through Sunday, June 11 at Millennium Park.

📃 Recensie: John Primer – Hard Times

John Primer – Hard Times 

Geschreven door: Eric Campfens

i.s.m. BarnOwlBlues | FB Eric Campfens 

Hij is een graag geziene gast in onze contreien, deze John Primer. Regelmatig doet hij ons land aan tijdens Europese tournees en speelt dan op festivals of in theaters. Primer wordt geboren op 5 maart 1945 in Camden, Mississippi. Op zijn achttiende verhuist hij naar Chicago, waar hij onder meer te horen is op de legendarische Maxwell Street Market. Langzaam aan verplaatst zijn werkgebied zich naar de clubs en wordt hij een veelgevraagd begeleider van artiesten als Magic Slim, James Cotton en Magic Sam. In 1991 verschijnt zijn eerste eigen album. Ruim dertig jaar later is John Primer een naam, waar men in de Chicagoblues niet omheen kan.

📃 Recensie: Christopher Band – Snapshots From The Second Floor

Christopher Band – Snapshots From The Second Floor

 Geschreven door: Eric Campfens

i.s.m. BarnOwlBlues | FB Eric Campfens 

 Gedurende de afgelopen twintig jaar is B. Christopher vooral bekend geworden door de muziek, die hij componeerde en speelde voor film en tv. Zijn muziek is duizenden keren te horen geweest in meer dan dertig landen. Daarnaast heeft hij ook als gitarist van zijn eigen bluesband binnen dit genre een behoorlijke naam weten te maken. Bekende collega’s als Nathan East, Jerry Portnoy en Bruce Katz zijn te horen geweest op zijn albums. 

Mississippi Heat - Madeleine

Mississippi Heat - Madeleine

Traditional Blues With A Unique Sound

Label: Van der Linden Recordings - Genre: Chicago Blues

Special Guests: Lurrie Bell, Carl Weathersby, Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith, Marc Franklin (Horn Arrangements),
Background Singers with Aretha Franklin, Otis Clay & Stevie Wonder (NADIMA) & more!

Madeleine is Mississippi Heat’s 13th album. It was recorded and mixed at the Chicago’s prestigious V.S.O.P studios; and mastered by Paul Blakemore (Nashville, TN). It is co-produced by Pierre Lacocque and Grammy and Blues Music Award Winner Producer/Engineer Michael Freeman. Freeman was the Blues Foundation’s Chair of the Board of Directors. MADELEINE is Pierre and Michael’s 6th collaborative project.

Big Train and the Loco Motives - Red Dirt Blues

Big Train and the Loco Motives are ready
to bring their up-tempo blues show to you!

Recorded Live at during the 2021 Sunflower River Blues Festival on the iconic Ground Zero Blues Club stage.

Released December 1, 2021

Big Train and the Loco Motives bring you “Red Dirt Blues”. It’s that sound of traditional Mississippi Delta Blues mixed together with Texas Boogie Woogie and Chicago Electric Blues. Then sprinkle with a little red dirt found in the sounds of Oklahoma natives Leon Russell, D.C Minner, Elvin Bishop,
and Watermelon Slim and…TA-DA!!

Releases New Album Sandy Haley - “Feels Like Freedom”

Sandy Haley - “Feels Like Freedom”

Southern California-based blues vocalist Sandy Haley proudly announces her new album “Feels
Like Freedom,” releasing independently on CD, Vinyl, and Digitally January 17, 2022, and available at sandyhaleymusic.com. Produced by Grammy-winning artist Tony Braunagel, Haley describes the recording as “a testament to life, living and kicking ass in the 21st Century.” According to Sandy, "I was a gospel singer until I got my heart shattered in a breakup. Then I craved The Blues as an ointment for my soul." Sandy Haley and the band exude a high-energy, soulful, blues entertainment experience with powerful vocals that gets the crowd up on their feet dancing. They present their original music with a deep connection to Chicago blues and Rhythm and Soul Blues.