Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

Picture this: a bottle of bourbon that doesn't just pour smooth— it cranks up the volume on a century of raw, electric ...

For many, Chess Records, which Polish brothers Leonard and Phil Chess founded exactly 75 years ago, is the greatest recording ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — A new mural in Aurora pays tribute to the city's place in music history, and residents got a first look at an installation that homages a recording series nearly 90 years old. For ...

At a young age, musician Matt Walsh, now 33-years-old and sporting a funky slicked-back hairstyle, came down with a case of the musical “blues.” Although he never thought he would create a life from ...

If Chicago’s annual Blues Festival in June whet your appetite for more blues this summer, the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks aims to give you what you crave with “Chicago Bound: The ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...