ANCHR's Artist of the Day: Joanna Connor

Here in Chicago we are spoiled with a copious number of blues clubs.  Any night of the week you could see some great music being performed at clubs all across the city.  Our focus today is going to zero in on Kingston Mines where the Chicago queen of blues rock, Joanna Connor, will melt your face off.   Joanna is originally from the east coast, but has called Chicago home since the 80s.  You can catch her at Kingston Mines most weekends, starting on Thursdays, holding down the north stage.  If she's not at Kingston Mines, then she's on the road blowing away audiences somewhere else in the world. 

Joanna Connor has gifted us with 13 albums.  Her latest of which, Rise, just came out this past November of 2019.  Her vocals are sweet on the ears, but her guitar playing is mean.  She's recently gotten shout outs from other guitar heroes like Joe Bonamassa, Tracii Guns, and even the living legend Bootsy Collins.  Whenever any of my family or friends come in from out of town, outside of getting a pizza Vito & Nicks or a breaded steak from Ricobene's, I always take them to Kingston Mines for a Joanna Connor show.  There isn't anything quite like stumbling into Kingston Mines at 3 am and seeing Joanna on stage with her band, shredding her guitar as if it owes her money.