Women-led acts delivered some of the most talked-about sets aboard Little Steven’s Underground Garage Cruise 2, a floating garage-rock festival sailing from Miami to Cozumel.

Thirty-nine minutes of no wasted space — The Record Company’s debut still packs a full-body punch.

Music as message, stage as platform. Margo Price confronts, unites, and leaves no note untold.

A packed Arcada Theatre welcomes Billy F. Gibbons and the BFGs for a night of ZZ Top favorites, blues covers, and Texas-sized stage presence.

Following up on last single “They Think It’s Funny,” Matt North returns with “Girl in…

Songs and stories from a performer whose voice and presence turn any stage into an evening measured in clever turns, exacting craft, and unexpected laughs.

Samantha Fish led Cedric Burnside and Jon Spencer through a shape-shifting night of Delta grooves, punk-blues swagger, and collaborative fireworks at Chicago’s House of Blues.

‘Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted’ is streaming, offering a glimpse inside the wildly creative, eccentric life of the soul-blues pioneer.

Stormy night? No problem. Reverend Peyton & his Big Damn Band fired up Garcia’s with hot riffs, fierce washboard, and one big damn blues sound.

Kristy Lee brought laughs, music, and plenty of wine to the Live Loud Fest cruise, turning her tasting event into a highlight of the voyage.

Chicago’s reborn Ramova Theater hosted a double-bill for the books: New Mastersounds’ farewell and Galactic’s unstoppable New Orleans funk.

Thornetta Davis and the Vincent Hayes Band lit up the sold-out Killer Blues Headstone Project fundraiser with unforgettable blues performances and infectious energy.