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The Leland Bluebird Sessions produced by Steve Warrenfeltz and Scott Tipping and recorded by Sky Club Records has gotten some high praise recently from the Chicago Blues Guide. Describing the recordings variously as “reverent and authentic” – “a roadhouse … Continued
Wayne Baker Brooks is coming to Batavia to headline the 2nd annual Blues on Water Street Festival June 10, 2017! Wayne Baker Brooks is Chicago blues royalty, son of Lonnie Brooks, brother of Ronnie Baker Brooks, cut out of the … Continued
2016 was the inaugural Blues on Water Street event. Billed as a promotion and lead up to Blues on the Fox, Blues on Water Street was a resounding success in its own right, featuring the dapper workman of the Chicago … Continued
Fermilab Arts & Lecture Series Presents Corky Seigel’s Chamber Blues with Special Guest, Sam Lay September 10, 2016 @ 8:00 pm – Fermilab’s Ramsey Auditorium – Tickets $24/$12 for ages 18 & under The Fox Valley Music Foundation presents a … Continued
The next in a series of the Summer Songwriter Workshop and Performance Series, featuring Scott Tipping, will take place this Saturday, June 25th, at the Batavia Public Library. Attendance is free. Scott Tipping will provide a one-hour songwriting workshop followed by a sixty-minute … Continued
The Fox Valley Music Foundation is screening the film, In Search of Blind Joe Death (2013 57 min.), on Thursday June 16th at 7:00 pm at the Aurora Regional Fire Museum on Broadway in Aurora, with a discussion to follow the … Continued
The Fox Valley Music Foundation is excited to announce the opener for Blues on Water Street on “the Dock” – Andrew Diehl & the Nightmen. Andrew Diehl & the Nightmen have made a big splash in the Chicago Blues scene … Continued
We are beyond thrilled to confirm on the heels of the announcement by Mayor Tom Weisner and the Paramount Theatre Group that the Tedeschi Trucks Band will be headlining the 20th Anniversary Festival of Blues on the Fox! The Tedeschi … Continued
The Fox Valley Music Foundation is extremely excited to announce that Edward David Anderson will be headlining Blues on Water Street on the Kiss the Sky stage Saturday, June 11, 2016. Edward David Anderson has been billed as a cross between Willie Sugarcapps, … Continued
The Fox Valley Music Foundation is excited to announce that Chicago’s own rising star, Toronzo Cannon, will be playing Blues on Water Street Saturday June 11, 2016! Planned as a lead-up to the 20th Anniversary of Blues on the Fox (taking place the … Continued