Blue Monday: Remembering Barrelhouse Chuck w. Lee Kanehira, Johnny Iguana, Gerry Hundt, Billy Flynn & friendsEvanston · Mon, Dec 14, 2026

Blue Monday: Remembering Barrelhouse Chuck w. Lee Kanehira, Johnny Iguana, Gerry Hundt, Billy Flynn & friends takes place at SPACE, Evanston, IL on Monday, December 14, 2026, starting at 8:00 PM local time.

It is listed as Blues (Concerts).

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"Upon his passing a decade ago at the relatively young age of 58, Barrelhouse Chuck Goering had cemented his place in the pantheon of Chicago blues pianists, among the very same masters whose memory he worked zealously to preserve. His education was on the piano bench - with Sunnyland Slim, Little Brother Montgomery, Big Moose Walker, Pinetop Perkins, Detroit Junior, and more, and he went on to play with numerous Chicago stalwarts such as Johnny B. Moore and Willie Kent. The latter part of his career saw him touring with Nick Moss and Kim Wilson, being featured on the soundtrack for the movie Cadillac Records, and performing at an inaugural ball for President Barack Obama in Washington, DC. This evening of music celebrating Chuck's legacy is brought to the stage by Lee Kanehira, pianist for Alligator Records artist The Cash Box Kings, whose Otis Spann and Memphis Slim-informed style was nurtured by Chuck and his good friend and colleague Erwin Helfer. Joining her in this tribute is pianist Johnny Iguana, Delmark recording artist and engine behind "garage cabaret" combo The Claudettes, Grammy-winning guitarists Billy Flynn and Little Frank Krakowski, and rhythm section of Gerry Hundt, bass, and Smokey Campbell, drums, both of whom played countless gigs and recorded with Chuck. Expect blues, boogie, and lots of laughs, just the way Chuck would have it."