Rob is my boy, has been for a long time. In fact I actually started the Chicago Blues Portrait Project after a photo shoot with Rob. We got to talking and realized this is a cool idea, its something that was long overdue and with Robs great connections and close group of friends we were [...]

I know, I know, shut up already about this Jam Cruise thing. I’m sorry, but I can’t. Today the announcement was made for the 2013, 11th sailing of Jam Cruise. With port stops in Turks and Caicos and a private island in the Bahamas, as well as some of the best music on land or [...]

Chicago Blues Rockers The Steepwater Band added a new 4th member, guitarist Eric Saylors to their already stellar lineup. The band, which consists of Jeff Massey Guitar and Vocals, Tod Bowers, Bass, and Joe Winters in the pocket recently added Saylors increasing their already amazing sound. With the change in  lineup the boys scheduled a [...]

Over the past several months I’ve gotten to know Mud Morganfield pretty well. For those of you who don’t know Mud, you certainly know his father, Muddy Waters. Mud is the oldest Son of the Late Muddy Waters, and it wasn’t until 2007, at the Chicago Blues Fest that Mud made his “official” musical debut. [...]

I’d have to say Rubblebucket is the greatest Rock/Afrobeat/Funk/Pop/Psychadelic/Indi band I’ve ever seen. I first caught wind of these guys just over a year ago when my friend Shannon booked them for his festival Rock n’ Roll Resort, out in New York. Shannon had me and a few other Chris’s out there as his event [...]

I have to say that as of recently, I’ve had a really funky side goin’ on. It’s a genera I’ve always loved but the amount of Funk that’s been rolling through Chicago in the past month or so, all on top of an extremely funk heavy Jam Cruise has been overwhelming….in a good way. It’s [...]

The funk rolled through Chicago this past Friday when the New Orleans powerhouse Galactic played the Park West. Galactic’s just starting a massive country wide tour supporting their latest release Carnivale Electricos. Supporting the band on this tour with vocals is the legendary Living Colour vocalist Corey Glover. This is no novelty act, Glovers vocal [...]

This past Friday was a great night for Illinois music as 3 of the areas rising artists got together to celebrate the release of the highly anticipated new Magic Box album. Magic Box hasn’t been around long but the key players in the band have been IL staples for the past 15 or so years. [...]