Toronzo Cannon Stories

Festival Watch | Dunn Dunn Fest

Festival Watch is a Tomorrows Verse feature where we break down festival news into the facts you need to know.Dunn Dunn Fest February 15-17Headliners To WatchMoonrise Nation A local, female indie-pop band, Moonrise Nation features gorgeous, soulful vocals over well-arranged, slow-burning instrumentals. With influences ranging from alternative to soul to jazz, youll find...

Photo Essay | Friday at The Chicago Blues Fest 2016

Words: Robin Zimmerman | Photos: Howard Greenblatt (imaginepictures.net)Over 500,000 people recently flocked to Grant Park for the 33rd Chicago Blues Festival. Behind the beautiful backdrop of the citys high-profile skyline, fans enjoyed blues from a variety of traditional and contemporary artists.  This years festival ran from June 10th through June 13th....

Introducing Toronzo Cannon & The Chicago Way

A funny thing happened on the way to this post. I almost didn't publishit.Frequent contributor, photographer Howard Greenblatt, offered photos of Toronzo Cannon's CD Release Party at Fitzgerald's in Berwyn.Now I rarely turn down fine photos, but I just wasn't familiar with Cannon's work, and Howard had already published them on his Facebook...