Barrelhouse Bonni joins a question/answer panel led by producer Darryl Pitts at the CineCity VIPChicago screening of the footage to date for The Rhythm and the Blues.  Actors on the panel include Leon, the star of the show, who plays…

Keli Stewart's Front Porch Arts Center is known for storytelling, poetry and spoken word portraying Chicago West Side's rich culture.  Now a blues-based jam gets added to the mix, as Bonni organized a July 26 fundraising event in support of…

In the tradition of great musical families like the Jacksons or the Staples Singers, Chicago blues band leader Larry Taylor will unveil an album featuring his siblings and son: Generations of Blues: West Side Legacy. On the CD from Nola-Blue…

Older West and South Side residents recall a time when tiny Black-owned lounges filled the main streets with live blues, jazz, soul, R &B.  Bass player Carl Norington and guitarist Elmore James Jr. remember well.

Come hear about their experiences…

Barrelhouse Bonni and Larry Taylor are asking for help to support their blue music, history and ltierature efforts. Read and DONATE HERE:  https://barrelhousebonni.com/campaigns/657193

During 2018-19  Barrelhouse Bonni brought blues education to several SouthSide community groups. Teens, youth and elders created a theme at the Peace House, I Grow  in Bonni'sblues class. sponsored by  Old Town School of Folk Music  They also imagined backyard…

Chicago bluesman Larry Taylor goes on Chicago public access channel CAN-TV 27 with Bonni to talk about his blues history and music. Directed by cameraman Chris Wilkins, first aired July 26, 2019.

AustinTalks, the internet newsletter sponsored by Columbia College, printed Bonni's blues recommendations for incoming Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot.

During the Feb/March 2019 Black History series at the Water Hole - Chicago's Juke Joint at 1400 S. Western, Bonni shared the stage with Blues Legend Larry Taylor. Guests West and South Side blues singers Mzz Reese and Merv Murphy…

On a cold day in January 2019 nonprofit and neighborhood development consultant Valerie Leonard of Nonprofit Utopia interviewed each other at Chicago Hope Cafe about how they can help make things better. 

Bonni on Blues education

Valerie and Bonni on…