I had a wonderful time being the closer for tonight's Do Not Submit: Berwyn. What made my night even more memorable was meeting one of my favorite actors, Mike Speller, star of Nickelodeon's Welcome Freshmen. It was a honor to witness Mr. Speller get up to the mic and tell a story. Forever a 90s kid

VASILIKÍ - Damn your eyes (cover) Live Studio Session YouTube video by VASILIKÍ

Had this stuck in my head www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7Ii...

With Kelly Good from KG & The Damaged Goods

KG and the Damaged Goods have arrived at Friendly

Randall and Stereo Cat

Daughter uses Little Walter's blues legacy to promote respiratory health with harmonicas - The Lansing Journal A Lansing woman is honoring her father, the blues musician Little Walter, by helping people improve respiratory health by harmonica playing.

Marion Diaz is someone I admire thelansingjournal.org/2026/04/12/d...

A Newly Discovered Recording Lets You Hear Delta Blues Legend Robert Johnson in Stunning Clarity Great swathes of rock music since the nineteen-sixties would never have existed, we're sometimes told, were it not for the recordings of Robert Johnson. Certainly the likes of Keith Richards, Eric Cla...

Nick Dellow did an excellent job mastering this www.openculture.com/2026/04/reco...

Last Call at the Glitter Gulch Gutbucket Saloon, by Royal Son of a Guns 9 track album

Last Call at the Glitter Gulch Gutbucket Saloon, the new album from Royal Son of a Guns, now available to listen and purchase over at their bandcamp page. royalsonofaguns.bandcamp.com/album/last-c...

The Paul Abella Trio at Fitzgerald's

A Chicago summer bucket list for culture lovers | Choose Chicago Chicago’s summer event calendar is overflowing with cultural happenings. From groundbreaking art exhibits to exciting theatrical premieres, there’s truly something for everyone to enjoy. Check…

Chicago’s summer is packed with things to do, from bold art shows to exciting new theater, and there’s always something worth checking out. www.choosechicago.com/blog/arts-cu...

Record Store Day returns to Chicago this weekend with live bands, exclusive pressings and $1 deals These 10 independent record stores plan to celebrate with DJ sets, live music and more.

More than three dozen Chicago-area record stores will celebrate Record Store Day this weekend with live events, fresh pressing and lines expected to stretch around the block. mrf.lu/vBlw

It’s Getting Harder to Spot AI in Contemporary Publishing. And That’s Very, Very Bad. Lately there has been a lot of hand-wringing, and rightly so, about if and how the publishing industry will deal with AI in the wake of the cancelation of the first major book deal due to suspected…

It’s getting harder to spot AI in contemporary publishing. And that’s very, very bad.
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LES PAUL & MARY FORD 📀 How High The Moon "Live" {DES Stereo} YouTube video by Smurfstools Oldies Music Time Machine

Les Paul & Mary Ford! youtu.be/glcTS_21uaY?...

The Video Strip Outlived Blockbuster And Is Still Renting Out 25,000 Movies On The South Side As the film and streaming industries have shifted, so has Joe Trutin’s McKinley Park store. It stocks 25,000 titles alongside popcorn and pop culture collectibles and serves as a UPS dropoff site.

As the film and streaming industries have shifted, so has Joe Trutin’s McKinley Park store. It stocks 25,000 titles alongside popcorn and pop culture collectibles and serves as a UPS dropoff site. blockclubchi.co/3Q9baW5

Big Bill Hill’s 'Red Hot & Blues' and the lo-fi birth of soul dance television Before 'Soul Train,' there was Big Bill Hill’s 'Red Hot & Blues': a fleeting Chicago broadcast that lived and disappeared in real time.

Before Soul Train, there was Big Bill Hill's Red Hot & Blues www.americanbluesscene.com/2026/03/big-...

Chet Baker - You Go to My Head YouTube video by MusicCollectionHouse

Must be midnight: here's Chet Baker youtu.be/q8Fwok4oWrI?...

Night of the Living Dead remake trailer: Vivica A. Fox and Robert Carradine star in a new take on the Romero classic A trailer has been released for the new Night of the Living Dead remake, starring Vivica A. Fox and Robert Carradine

Looking very forward to this! www.joblo.com/notld-remake...

First Film To Feature a Robot, Once Lost, Has Been Found and Ready To View And you can watch it, too!

A recently found George Méliès film mymodernmet.com/gugusse-et-l...

Neal Alger Trio - Live at Skeleton Key Brewery 04/14/2026 Woodridge, IL YouTube video by MusicCollectionHouse

Neal Alger Trio's set from earlier tonight at the Skeleton Key Brewery youtu.be/d-IIlzNR8OU?...

I Was The Lead Singer Of A Legendary Rock Band. I Kept It A Secret For Years — Until I Got A Life-Changing Offer. "I quit the band. I stopped listening to music and never spoke about it again, except when someone recognized me or I had a slip of the tongue."

I always did wonder whatever happened to her. www.huffpost.com/entry/secret...

Chicago Blues Festival 2026 in Millennium Park & Beyond: Your Guide Join us at the Chicago Blues Festival in Millennium Park to celebrate the city's heritage with the largest free blues festival featuring top artists.

The 2026 Chicago Blues Fest lineup is here This year’s headliners include Taj Mahal, Elvin Bishop, Charlie Musselwhite, Ruthie Foster, and more. www.choosechicago.com/articles/fes...

Zev Feldman's releases dominate Record Store Day 2026 in archival jazz, blues and more The modern day prince of the jazz realm, producer and label executive Zev "The Jazz Detective" Feldman, infuses 11 heavy-hitting releases (ten archival and one rare reissue) into the annals of Record ...

Zev has been doing the Lord's work www.goldminemag.com/columns/adve...

How to Keep Life from Becoming a Parody of Itself: Simone de Beauvoir on the Art of Growing Older “In old age we should wish still to have passions strong enough to prevent us turning in on ourselves.”

Don't end up being a parody of yourself www.themarginalian.org/2022/07/31/s...

Along with his brother Marty, Sid built an empire of children's shows with colorful, imaginative sets and puppets. The puppeteer was 96 years old. metv.com/stories/rip-...

The Piano Lesson YouTube video by YouTube Movies

I hadn't seen this movie in years. A favorite of mine from August Wilson. youtu.be/vHNlJd_3M-0?...

Making the Marx Brothers: Groucho, Harpo and the rest honed their shtick on local vaudeville stages The Marx brothers were born in New York, but Chicago was the true birthplace of the act called the Marx Brothers, one of the world’s funniest.

The Marx Brothers' Chicago connection www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/12/m...

Indian music legend Asha Bhosle dies aged 92 Two-time Grammy nominee was one of Bollywood’s most versatile and celebrated voices

Rest in Peace Asha Bhosle www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...

Jeebies | LIVE at Reggies 4.9.26 YouTube video by Reggies Chicago

The Jeebies performing at Reggies youtu.be/ZsSdprFyJi8?...

No Wind & No Rain, by Chicago Soul Jazz Collective 10 track album

Check out No Wind & No Rain, the brand new album from the Chicago Soul Jazz Collective chicagosouljazzcollective.bandcamp.com/album/no-win...

The White Palace Grill Is an "Oasis" of a 24-Hour Diner in a Changing South Loop The White Palace Grill has been serving regulars for decades, even as its South Loop neighborhood has changed around it. The diner will appear in the final season of The Bear, further cementing its ic...

Where my parents met each other www.wttw.com/playlist/202...