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 ...

Mid-South artists Mr. Sipp, Eden Brent and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram were among the winners at the annual Blues Music Awards on May 8. The 46th edition of the BMA honors — staged by the ...

In 2010, a day after drumming before 27,000 blues fans, with pop star John Mayer’s trio at the Crossroads Guitar Festival in a Bridgeview soccer stadium, prolific session musician Steve Jordan ...