Chicago Blues Experience Stories

"Chicago Plays The Stones" Compilation To Feature Local Blues Legends

A new compilation album titled Chicago Plays The Stones aims to honor The Rolling Stones catalog utilizing the style and performers of the Chicago blues.Created by Chicago Blues Experience and released in correlation with the Navy Pier exhibit dedicated to the Stones, Exhibitionism, the 12-song compilation features multiple of generations of Chicago blues artists,...

Chicago Blues Museum Coming To The Loop In 2019

By: Alex WoodA new museum dedicated to Chicago blues music is being developed downtown. Titled The Chicago Blues Experience, the privately run, multiple-story 50,000-square-foot facility is slated to open in spring 2019 near Millennium Park.The building, located at 25 E. Washington St., will feature three subterranean levels with an entrance at street level, and a 150...