Nobody did the blues quite like Howlin’ Wolf. He was an incredible electric Chicago blues artist, with a powerful voice, excellent harmonica skills, and legendary prowess with the electric guitar. He ...

Howie Kaplan, who both owns The Howlin' Wolf club and manages the Rebirth Brass Band, introduced the group at the early show at his Warehouse District club Friday. On a night when both Howlin' Wolf ...

Since 2004 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 ...

Like Tom Petty – heard the new album yet? – once sang, it’s good to be king. While Rocks Off No. 2 is saddled with justifying his tendency to sing “Over the Rainbow” in the car when (he says) no one ...

From his locked room, Chester Burnett could hear the trains rattling up the tracks, one every half hour. They reminded him of home, back on Dockery Plantation, when he played on the porches of old ...

“The Red Rooster” is track nine on disc one. Listen to it first, because it’s the key to this re-issue. On it, Howlin’ Wolf schools Eric Clapton on how to play the blues. As in, “No man, do it this ...