Chicago's Friendliest Blues Lounge
3420 W Armitage Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647
773-342-0452
Tweet Feed
- RT @nivassoc: Hundreds of artists want to #SaveOurStages. We need YOU to go to SaveOurStages.com to encourage your representatives… Jul 29
- Tonight 9:30pm check out #ivyfordband live streaming from #rosaslounge on Facebook and YouTube instagram.com/p/CDFdr7dDtL8/… Jul 25
- .@SenDuckworth Rosa's Lounge needs your help! Jul 23
- .@RepChuyGarcia Rosa's Lounge needs your help! Jul 23
- .@SenatorDurbin Rosa's Lounge needs your help! Jul 23
Search Shows
Calendar
The Story of Rosa's Lounge
Rosa's Lounge operates in the hallowed tradition of Chicago blues lounges, family owned and operated by an Italian immigrant Tony Mangiullo who came to Chicago in 1978 after meeting Jr. Wells and Buddy Guy in Milan.
Tony found the true spirit of the blues at South side lounges like the legendary Theresa's Lounge, and he opened Rosa's (1984) as a tribute to those cradles of blues tradition, and named it after his mother, Rosa, who had followed him here to help.
Rosa's family of blues performers ranges the entire spectrum of styles, from traditional legends like David Honeyboy Edwards, Homesick James and Pinetop Perkins to Chicago modernists like Billy Branch, Melvin Taylor and Sugar Blue, and attracts second-generation sons of the blues like Eddie Taylor Jr. and Lurrie Bell.
This is a blues haven that feels like home to both the novice and the seasoned blues fan, "Chicago's Friendliest Blues Lounge", and Rosa's was named "Chicago's best blues club" by the New York Times and " ...a blues mecca for true believers" by Rolling Stone.
We are presently celebrating our 36th Anniversary, and we invite you to share in the festivities.
