John Primer & Bob Corritore

John Primer and Bob Corritore are playing Humphreys Backstage Live on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. It's a blues night with the two of them as the main feature, and if you've been following the Chicago scene, you know exactly what that means. Primer is the guitarist and singer, Corritore is the harmonica player, and together they've spent years keeping the traditional Chicago blues sound alive.

For those who aren't deep in the weeds of the genre, it helps to know where they come from. Both are veterans of the Chicago blues tradition, and that's the sound they bring to the stage: electric guitar, harmonica, and vocals, played with the kind of ease that only comes from decades of doing it. It's not a polished, studio-clean version of the blues; it's the raw, ensemble playing that the city's clubs were built on. When they play together, the guitar and harmonica take turns leading, one stepping back while the other takes a solo, and then they lock back in on the chorus.

They've recorded together as a duo, and that's the core of what you'll hear here. It's a straightforward lineup—no big horn section or wall of sound—just the two of them and a rhythm section. The set is built around the blues, and they play it in the tradition they've both spent their careers in.

The show is on Wednesday, November 11, at Humphreys Backstage Live, located at 2241 Shelter Island Drive in San Diego. It starts at 6 PM, so it's an early one for a weekday night. If you're into the Chicago sound, this is one of the few times it's coming to the city this year.