For the Chicago blues guitarist, that meant working the phone to invite musicians from throughout the city to stand onstage with him to sing songs of resistance. “It’s our responsibility as musicians.

Dave Specter, Jason Narducy, Billy Branch and Melody Angel are among the nearly dozen music acts on the lineup for “Songs of Protest, Sounds of Freedom” at Evanston’s Space this weekend.

For as long as I can remember, there has been a revolving door at Washington's kicker position. It seems that the franchise ...