The 1980 film 'The Blues Brothers' had a love for soul and R&B music at its heart, and it recruited the likes of James Brown and Aretha Franklin in cameo roles.

Comic actor and former St. Paul Saints co-owner Bill Murray will team up with blues band the Blood Brothers for “a night of ...

Last year, the Chicago Gospel Music Festival kicked off the season on June 1, followed by the Chicago Blues Festival the next ...

Joe Bonamassa headlines the Chicago Theatre later this week. The guitarist is touring behind his latest release “Blues Deluxe Vol. 2.” Haluk Gurer Share Being zero for five is something Joe ...

The lineup includes iconic events like the Chicago Blues Festival, Chicago Gospel Music Festival, Chicago Air and Water Show, Chicago Jazz Festival and Taste of Chicago.

June 5 – 8: Chicago Blues Festival (Ramova Theatre ... 26 (Tuesdays): Millennium Park Summer Film Series at Jay Pritzker Pavilion; MillenniumPark.org Aug. 7 – 23: Chicago SummerDance (Citywide ...

The singer Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, who became known to many through the film ... years in Chicago. Her hit 1945 instrumental “Swingin’ the Boogie,” followed by a series of blues ballads ...

Iconic events like the Chicago Blues Festival, Taste of Chicago, and the Air and Water Show are set to return. The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) will host community ...

Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events announced Thursday the dates for this year’s spring and summer ...