Blues On The Fox 2010 Lineup Announced

The annual Blues on the Fox festival is one of the highlights of the summer. It's free and fun for the whole family, featuring food and beverages from local purveyors as well as internationally heralded blues artists. Thousands of people turn out for this party and you should definitely be one of them.

This year (their 14th) the event takes place on Friday, June 18 and Saturday, June 19 in the streets of downtown Aurora. Here's the lineup:

Friday, 6/18/2010 (starting at 6:45pm)

• Tinsley Ellis (Memphis rhythm and blues, Southwest blues, and urban funk)
• Trombone Shorty (rock, funk, jazz, hip-hop and soul)

Saturday, 6/19/2010 (starting at 2:00pm)

• Hix Brothers Junior All-Stars
• Guy King and his Little Big Band ("gutbucket" blues, "uptown" soul and Jazz)
• Ronnie Baker Brooks (Chicago blues guitar)
• Joined at the Hip
• featuring Pinetop Perkins (Mississippi blues piano) and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (blues harp)
• with special guests Hubert Sumlin and Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin (guitarists both)
• Jimmie Vaughan (guitarist and former leader of The Fabulous Thunderbirds)

Blues on the Fox is a part of the Downtown Alive! festival series, which also includes Rock on the Fox on July 9 (last year's headliner: Billy Squier) and Fan Favorites night on July 23 featuring local artists.

Blues On The Fox 2010 Lineup Announced

Blackhawks Q&A with Brent Sopel (St. Charlie's Pub)

A few years ago you'd be hard-pressed to find even a mention of last night's Blackhawks score on the radio. Fast forward to this morning. 670 The Score's Mully and Hanley spent 20 minutes talking to Hawks legend Darren Pang about the team's goaltender situation, then followed that up with a conversation with former Hawks anthem-man Wayne Messmer (who sang the most memorable anthem ever during the 1991 All-Star game).

The Hawks are again the toast of the town. And you can toast defenseman Brent Sopel at the Hockey Night in Chicago Chalk Talk Q and A session led by The Score's Jay Zawaski. The event takes place TONIGHT, Tuesday, March 9 from 7pm to 8:30pm at St. Charlies Pub and Grill in St. Charles (map). You may even win tickets to an upcoming game. And if you do, you're taking me with you.

Blackhawks Q&A with Brent Sopel (St. Charlie's Pub)