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    Apr 3, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Chicago Blues Festival: Shemekia Copeland, James Cotton to headline

    Shemekia Copeland, Irma Thomas, Otis Clay, James Cotton and Billy Branch will be among the headliners at the 30th annual Chicago Blues Festival, running June 6 through 9.
    Shemekia Copeland, Irma Thomas, Otis Clay, James Cotton and Billy Branch will be among the headliners at the 30th annual Chicago Blues Festival, running June 6 through 9. The festival, expanded to four days this year, will open for the first time at the...

    Tags: Quinn Sullivan, Irma Thomas, Grant Park, Chicago Blues Fest, Entertainment Events

    2. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| Daily Press

  2. Two young blues musicians from the Peninsula, Logan Layman and William Ledbetter, to be part of Chicago Blues Festival

    Two young blues musicians from the Peninsula, singing bassist <strong>Logan Layman</strong> and guitar player <strong>William &quot;MoBetta" Ledbetter</strong>, have been picked to be part of an all-star youth band that will open the <a href="http://www.chicagofestivals.net/music/blues-2/blues" target="_blank">Chicago Blues Festival</a> on June 6.
    Two young blues musicians from the Peninsula, singing bassist Logan Layman and guitar player William "MoBetta" Ledbetter, have been picked to be part of an all-star youth band that will open the Chicago Blues Festival on June 6. Logan, a 12-year-old...

    Tags: Entertainment, Chicago Blues Fest, Entertainment Events, Festive Events, Arts and Culture

    3. Mar 7, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. A grand weekend for jazz singing

    This weekend could be one for the record books, with an extraordinary confluence of major vocalists converging on our stages.
    This weekend could be one for the record books, with an extraordinary confluence of major vocalists converging on our stages. Though they span a wide stylistic swath – from blues to jazz to classic pop and beyond – the level of singing...

    Tags: Genres, Entertainment Events, Dr. John (music artist), Tony Awards, Natalie Cole

    4. Feb 19, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Chicago Blues Festival expands to four days

    The 30th annual Chicago Blues Festival will expand to four days, with opening night June 6 at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.
    The 30th annual Chicago Blues Festival will expand to four days, with opening night June 6 at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. Chicago blues star Shemekia Copeland will kick off the fest that night, with guest guitarist Quinn Sullivan. The...

    Tags: Quinn Sullivan, Chicago Blues Fest, Grant Park, Festive Events, Entertainment Events

    5. Dec 5, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  5. 2012 Grammy Nominations

    KTLA News
    1. Record Of The Year Lonely Boy The Black Keys The Black Keys & Danger Mouse, producers; Tom Elmhirst & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers; Brian Lucey, mastering engineer Track from: El Camino [Nonesuch] Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) Kelly Clarkson...

    Tags: Concerts, Ronnie Dunn, John Mayer, John Legend, Pat Metheny

    6. Dec 6, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Grammy Awards: Frank Ocean, 5 other artists get 6 nominations

    Six artists received six nominations each Wednesday for the 55th Grammy Awards. But none was more notable than rising R&amp;B singer Frank Ocean, who earned nods in three of the top four categories.
    Six artists received six nominations each Wednesday for the 55th Grammy Awards. But none was more notable than rising R&B singer Frank Ocean, who earned nods in three of the top four categories. Ocean was joined by Kanye West, the Black Keys’...

    Tags: Gotye (music artist), Entertainment Events, Lionel Richie, Kanye West, Nas

    7. Oct 11, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Shemekia Copeland sings real Chicago blues

    So much of what's sold as blues these days has so little relation to the real thing that one sometimes wonders whether the term carries much meaning anymore.
    So much of what's sold as blues these days has so little relation to the real thing that one sometimes wonders whether the term carries much meaning anymore. Fortunately, several core artists continue to champion blues that's not pop, rock, soul, rap...

    Tags: Michigan Avenue, Entertainment Events, Spider (music group), Plymouth, Music

    8. Jul 26, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. City Winery Chicago announces 2012 concert lineup

    City Winery Chicago, a 300-capacity concert hall in the West Loop, will open Aug. 1 and announced a full slate of performers Tuesday for the 2012 season, including singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash, gospel great Mavis Staples and jazz vocalist Kurt Elling.
    City Winery Chicago, a 300-capacity concert hall in the West Loop, will open Aug. 1 and announced a full slate of performers Tuesday for the 2012 season, including singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash, gospel great Mavis Staples and jazz vocalist Kurt Elling....

    Tags: Suzanne Vega, Joan Osborne, Los Lobos (music group), Matthew Sweet, Mavis Staples

    9. Jul 26, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. City Winery enters a crowded music and restaurant market

    Into a live music scene already stuffed with clubs, City Winery promises something different: Music and food in a wine-country atmosphere.
    Into a live music scene already stuffed with clubs, City Winery promises something different: Music and food in a wine-country atmosphere. But will it be enough to draw traffic from already well-trafficked clubs and restaurants within miles, if not a...

    Tags: Los Lobos (music group), Joan Osborne, Wines, Lindsey Buckingham, Abigail Washburn

    10. Apr 4, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  10. Food highlighted on Gettysburg Festival lineup

    Garden-fresh cuisine and a farm-to-table philosophy play central roles in Gettysburg Festival's 2012 lineup featuring seven exquisite events ranging from the elegant White House Dinner to the casual Blues, Beer & BBQ. All are designed by former White...

    Tags: Robert Cray, Arts, Festive Events, Arts and Culture, White House

    11. Dec 28, 2011 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Is this the twilight of blues music?

    They buried Hubert Sumlin two weeks ago at Washington Memory Gardens Cemetery in Homewood, laying to rest the man whose ferocious guitar riffs galvanized Howlin' Wolf's classic recordings of the 1950s and '60s.
    They buried Hubert Sumlin two weeks ago at Washington Memory Gardens Cemetery in Homewood, laying to rest the man whose ferocious guitar riffs galvanized Howlin' Wolf's classic recordings of the 1950s and '60s. Just before Sumlin's casket was lowered...

    Tags: Dining and Drinking, Human Interest, Civic Opera House, Concerts, Jazz (genre)

    12. Jun 5, 2011 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. 21st century blues -- can an ancestral art form survive?

    <strong></strong>You can't find the blues on radio very easily these days, unless you hunt low down on the dial in the small hours of the morning.
    You can't find the blues on radio very easily these days, unless you hunt low down on the dial in the small hours of the morning. Same with TV -- a vast wasteland, as far as real blues is concerned. Record stores -- remember those? -- no longer can...

    Tags: Chester Arthur "Howlin' Wolf" Burnett, Chicago Blues Fest, Entertainment Events, Koko Taylor, Michael Jackson

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