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Bluesman Mud Morganfield fetes his late father Muddy Waters at the Des Plaines Theatre; Jo Koy performs standup at the United Center; Expo Chicago opens; Walker Hayes kicks off his "Duck Buck Tour" at the Rosemont Theatre; the AfterImage Film Festival rolls in St. Charles and more.
On Monday, April 3, The City Of Chicago and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announced the lineup for the 2023 Chicago Blues Festival, taking place Thursday, June 8 through Sunday, June 11 at Millennium Park. Alligator Records' own Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials will perform on the Jay Pritzker Pavilion Stage on Sunday, June 11.
Chicago officials released the lineups for three of the major city-sponsored music festivals returning this spring and summer following a two-year, pandemic-driven hiatus.
The one-time Muddy Waters lead guitarist and living legend of the Chicago blues scene discusses good times, Hard Times, and that time Keith Richards offered him a cigarette