Chicago holidays
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After the sudden death of footwork’s most prominent artist – DJ Rashad – last year, the genre had to take stock. A year on older heads and new players are pushing Chicago’s rapid-fire sound to new frontiers
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Driving America’s most iconic highway is the trip of a lifetime. Author and Route 66 expert Candacy Taylor shares her tips on the classic motels, old-school diners and gas stations to stop at en route for a true slice of Americana
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As dry January draws to a close, get into the spirit(s) again with Saptarshi Ray’s foray into Chicago’s prohibition-era jazz and cocktail bars, accompanied by gangster-themed tours of the city. Capiche?
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From mid-century poverty to contemporary love stories via an account of the 1893 World’s Fair, here is a roundup of our readers’ top Chicago literature
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Pete Saunders of The Corner Side Yard tells us how to survive political corruption and the brutal winters of the windy city
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Whether it's for Brooklyn hipsters, Miami fashion lovers or Ohio farmers, the US knows how to turn a flea market into a major event, a party or even a road trip stretching over 800 miles
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Relive the last leg of Benji Lanyado's five-day odyssey, in which he woke up in Nashville and then walked in Memphis
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Road trips USA: Chicago to Memphis Twitter road trips USA: Chicago-Memphis day four - as it happened
After a big night on the town, Benji Lanyado hit the road en route to Nashville, Music City, by way of bourbon, Corvettes and honky tonk
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Fancy a gig with the best unsigned artists in Music City? Or a meal where the locals eat in Chicago? Check out our list of the top city blogs for food, arts and culture tips
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Benji Lanyado's third day took him from Indianapolis down through the open prairie roads for the Bluegrass State of Kentucky. Tell him what to see and do along the way
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Relive day two of Benji Lanyado's reader-led road trip from its calorie-laden start in Chicago to the oldest blues bar in Indianapolis
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Recap the start of Benji Lanyado's epic road trip through the Midwest and the South, starting today in Chicago and heading to Memphis, guided solely by tips sent in by readers
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Help plan Benji Lanyado's road trip from Chicago down to Memphis by sending your tips on offbeat, out-of-the-way places via Twitter
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Fancy a trip to Graceland? A night out in Nashville? Catch up on the tips left by our panel of local experts, who where online on Wednesday to share all their insider know-how
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The city's legendary blues scene has created a wealth of great clubs, while indie, hip-hop and electronic acts love to chance their arm here on the way up, says Jaime Black
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Dynasty Podcasts' Jaime Black picks 10 songs to soundtrack his city: Chicago; from Kanye West to The Smashing Pumpkins and beyond
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Chicago brings to mind music, baseball, dive bars, hotdogs and much more. From its iconic buildings – such as national-landmark-listed Macy's on State Street and the beautiful Music Box Theatre – to a vinyl-only record shop and its street art there's plenty to see that encapsulates the city. Chicago-based photographer Bob Stefko explores the 'town' he calls home
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Where else could you tee off in a funeral home, look at John Dillinger's trousers, taste fast-food history or stay in a concrete teepee – all a few steps from the main road? ask Ken Smith and Doug Kirby of RoadsideAmerica.com
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Jason Farago: The notoriously ugly Penn station has a chance to be reborn, but here are 10 termini which need no beautification at all
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Prohibition-style bars, wood-panelled dining rooms, bow-tied crooners… Sarfraz Manzoor finds Chicago's bar district is bringing the Windy City back to life
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Cerys Matthews recommends the best band haunts in Nashville, and our other industry experts reveal their favourite musical places, from juke joints near Memphis to tango clubs in Buenos Aires
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From a Seattle museum with Kurt Cobain's smashed guitar to the underground music scene in Paris, we ask musicians, DJs and industry insiders for their musical meccas
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Hot tips for the colder months, from ice skating at the top of a Chicago skyscraper to having a ball in Vienna
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Some said it would be slow, boring and expensive, but spending 15 days covering 6,511 miles on an epic Amtrak journey across America's heartland was "soul calming"
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Rent a white Dodge Sedan and head out west – and if you pick up a hitcher, make sure it's not John Goodman
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Kevin Rushby feared he'd be served 'tourist blues' in Chicago, but finds the music scene, and legendary guitarist Buddy Guy, alive and as authentic as ever
Why I love … 'Everybody knows everybody' – what the blues has given Chicago