Dave Specter

Looking forward to being @saltshedchicago.bsky.social tomorrow, Aug. 10th at the @fret12.bsky.social shop from 5:00-7:00 where I’ll be talking about and signing copies of my new Live at SPACE album @evanstonspace.bsky.social on Delmark Records.
My friends Wilco will be performing that night.

The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed.

Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.

Gracias Diego 🙏🏼

Cuando la guitarra habla: la elegancia de Dave Specter en vivo

Desde hace más de treinta años, Dave Specter ha sido mucho más que un guitarrista: ha sido guía, alquimista y narrador del blues de Chicago. Su forma de tocar no solo transmite técnica; habla de historia, de carácter y de una devoción…

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Tonight! Looking forward to playing Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights, IL. Free livestream link: volume.com

CD Review: Dave Specter’s Live At SPACE (2025) Dave Specter is the secret weapon of the contemporary Chicago blues scene. A guitarist of extraordinary talent, Specter is well-versed in, ...

New review alert! The Reverend reviews the fantastic new live LP from Chicago blues guitarist Dave Specter this morning, only on That Devil Music! #bluesmusic tinyurl.com/4rh5j3ta

That Rock Show with Jim & Mark was thrilled to have Chicago Blues Hall of Famer Dave Specter as our guest. The Chicago Sun Times called Dave "A Global Ambassador of Chicago Blues." Listen to our conversation followed by music from his new "Live at Space" album on Delmark. roadtorock.org/podcast

Roadhouse Album Review:
Dave Specter illuminates the blues in "Live at SPACE"
Read my review at my Blues Roadhouse blog (www.bluesroadhouse.com).

Hey thanks Jim. So glad you’re enjoying my album and I appreciate your review.

Steve King, Dave Specter and Johnnie Putman are at the control board in WGN Radio's studio A. Johnnie is holding up a copy of Dave's new CD "Live At Space."

Chicago Bluesmaster, Dave Specter & the founder of Women of the Blues, Lynn Orman, joined Consumer Guide's Publisher, @carguytom.bsky.social 2 make our last @wgnradio.bsky.social show for May a lot of fun.
Goats, Mrs. Robinson and pennies also played a part in the saga. wgnradio.com/steve-and-jo...

Pure Blues with @woodyroy is back at 10pm. New music by D K Harrell, Dave Specter, Willie Buck, Tad Robinson and Bob Stroger, plus Magic Sam, J B Hutto, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Queen Ida, Rev Gary Davis, Oscar Woods, JT 'Funny Paper' Smith, Lil Son Willis and Freddie Spruell

It's a full @wgnradio.bsky.social show, starting at 9PM (Central)! @davespec.bsky.social shares some terrific songs from his new album. Lynn Orman previews Chicago's Blues Fest. @carguytom.bsky.social has test results, automotive recalls & more. @johnnieputman.bsky.social shares gluten free tips.

When A President Isn’t A Criminal Propped Up By A Corrupt Supreme Court…

From the Book of MAGA:

For I was hungry, and you closed my food bank and eliminated food safety inspections;

I was thirsty, and you cut clean water regulations;

I was a stranger, and you arrested me with zero due process, flew me to El Salvador, and imprisoned me indefinitely.

Mic drop

Trump Touts Seemingly Doctored Photo of Abrego Garcia’s Hand in Attempt To Prove Maryland Man Is Gang Member President Donald Trump posted a photo of himself holding a seemingly digitally altered image of the left hand of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported to El Salvador last month.

Trump fabricates a photo of Mr. Garcia with MS-13 tattoo on his hand. This is NOT a real image. Trump and his regime fabricated it. Please understand that Trump regime would fabricate evidence to put you or your family in jail. This is what FASCISM regimes do. www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-...

Please repeat over and over:

“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”

—Gov. JB Pritzker

We've reached the point in our descent into fascism where the Jewish governor's house getting firebombed on Passover by a guy trying to bash his head in with a sledgehammer is overshadowed by the story of the President saying he wants to build foreign gulags for US citizens.

Are we “Great” yet?

the U.S. government is gouging itself to gut itself

Last time he told you not "not to worry" half a million Americans died of Covid.

So we could lose $200B in tourism, $100B in immigrants paying taxes, $100B in weapons manufacturing, $500B in lost tax revenue from firing IRS employees… is it sinking in yet?

Herb Greene, Who Photographed the Grateful Dead and Other 1960s Rock Acts, Dies at 82 One of the first to shoot the Grateful Dead, he also memorably chronicled many of the other bands that were on the scene in the late 1960s.

Herb Greene, whose evocative portraits of the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin and others helped define the rock scene that emerged in San Francisco in the mid-1960s, died on March 3. He was 82.

Black, yellow, and white album cover featuring blues artist Dave Specter holding a guitar.

My first album cover! Delmark recording artist Dave Specter with Brother John Kattke, Rodrigo Mantovani, and Marty Binder captured during a live recording at SPACE.

No further debate—Trump’s DEI policy is clearly racist.

The Pentagon is flagging for removal, historic photos of Black & brown heroes who served, claiming they “promote DEI.”

The military was segregated until 1948. Black people served while facing racism. Where was the DEI? Erasure is the point.