We felt like we needed a kick in the pants today, what with the cold and cabin fever and all. What better boost than to play some Albert Collins. Here's the Master of the Fender Telecaster with one of his signature tunes, "Iceman." more ›

An article in The Chicago Journal last week detailed the efforts of a Japanese television crew that sought to document the last vestiges of the Maxwell Street blues scene. The authenticity of the current scene could most charitably be described as “in question” (if for no other reason but its presence on Canal Street rather than Maxwell Street. Fortunately, the flag for Chicago blues is still carried nightly by an army of local musicians in... more ›