The 2025 edition of the Chicago Blues Festival has one of the stronger lineups in recent memory—its mix of hallowed veterans ...

Legendary singer Mavis Staples decided to retire in 2023. Then she changed her mind. “She's driven to spread the message,” ...

The Chicago Blues Festival, Tony Award-winning musical “Kimberly Akimbo” at CIBC Theatre and Ribfest Chicago are among the ...

Granfalloon ends this weekend with a free downtown concert and final events celebrating literature, music and art inspired by Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle.

A full complement of Doobie Brothers is on hand for the group's latest album -- its first with Michael McDonald since 1980 -- ...

A new Doobie Brothers album might not be a surprise in itself, since core members Tom Johnston, John McFee and Patrick ...

The last time Michael McDonald played on an album of new songs by the Doobie Brothers in 1980, record sales still decided a ...

Steve King and Johnnie Putman offer their two cents and close out a very musical May with a little blues celebration!

If you know, you know! The Chicago Blues Fest is one of the greatest Blues Fest in the land. Headliners Mavis Staples, ...

“We’re tired,” Maron said in the intro of Monday’s episode, speaking on behalf of himself and longtime producer Brendan ...

These days, the Doobie Brothers are much more relaxed and open when heading to the recording than in the band's heyday in the 1970s and early 1980s. "Anything goes, we don't really have any ...