continued from page 30 Unfinished Business— Dock’ s Bar, Wauconda; Legends of Grunge— Durty Nellie’ s, Palatine; Members Only— Empire, Naperville; New Duncan Imperials— FitzGeralds, Berwyn; Happy Together( Silver Creek)/ Final Say / Erik Donner / DJ Figeroa— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; Chicks With Picks— Gruben’ s Uptown Tap, Plainfield; The Boy Band Night / Gurnee Idol— Gurnee Days, Gurnee; Bear & Jake— Harp & Fiddle, Park Ridge; Libido Funk Circus— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Rascal Flatts— Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, Tinley Park; Tributes to Slipknot / Ratm / The Deftones / Pantera /& Motorhead / Joanna Connor— House of Blues, Chicago; Silvestre Dangond— Joe’ s Live, Rosemont; Harlem Natural— JW Hollstein’ s, Tinley Park; Joanna Connor— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Modern Day Romeos— Lakemoor Fest, Lakemoor; Deja Vu Jazz Trio— Level 257, Schaumburg; Risk!— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; The Norse Gods Party w / DJ Isaac Escalante & DJ Alex Cabot / Lights by Joe Gillan— Metro, Chicago; Diver Down— Nevin’ s, Plainfield; Feel Good Country Boys— Niko’ s Red Mill Tavern, Woodstock; Two Fellas— Pearce’ s Pub, Oswego; Mobile Deathcamp / Fool’ s Brew— Q Bar, Darien; Live Music— Q Bar, Glendale Heights; Dick Dale / Bailey Dee / Mike Maimone / Year of The Cobra / Toke / The Hazytones / Irata— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Rod Tuffcurls & The Benchpress / Hello Weekend— Retro on Roscoe, Chicago; Tajmo: The Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ Band— Rialto Square Theater, Joliet; Kashmir / DJ Erge— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; Billy Branch & the SOBs— Rosa’ s, Chicago; Maz Jobrani / Dom Irrera / Dom Irrera / Erik Griffin— Rosemont Theater, Rosemont; Rockstar Rodeo— Salt Creek Concerts, Palatine; Mer & Friends / MALO / Tristan Bushman / Hadley Kennary— Schubas, Chicago; Brat Pack— Shakers, Ottawa; Luke Vibert / Christ Widman / Striz / DJ Warp / DJ Form— Smart Bar, Chicago; Southern Accents— Summer Nights @ Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield; Sweat Show Rocks Country Night— Sundance Saloon, Mundelein; Wedding Banned / Mr. Meyers / Fortunate Sons— Taste of Elmwood Park, Elmwood Park; Nola / Warmachine / High Speed— The Forge, Joliet; Stevie Craig— The Kerry Piper, Willowbrook; Moon Lasso Band— The Lone Buffalo, Ottawa; Axel Boy X YDG— The Mid, Chicago; Big Daddy Woo Woo— The Sandlot, Chicago; DJ / Karaoke w / Karoake Zach— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; Vito Zatto Show— White Eagle, Niles; Whiskey & Harmony— Zachary’ s Bar, Palos Heights.
SATURDAY 11 AUGUST
7th Heaven / Modern Day Romeos / Rico— 60th Anniversary Family Fest, Hanover Park; Warriors / Drama— Aragon Ballroon, Chicago; Slaughter / Autograph— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Boiled Down— Bar Evolution, Batavia; Sincere Engineer / Arms Aloft / Guerilla Poubelle / Tonia Bug / Bluegrass Brunch— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Blake Alexander— Bella Mia, Midlothian; 80s Proof / Retro Sonic— Blarney Island, Antioch; Luke Pytel / Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Gas Station Disco—
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Blue Chip Casino-Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; The Spill Canvas / Punchline / Selfish Things / Releaser— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; All Star Grateful Dead Night / Product of Hate w / Chains Over Razors / No Conviction— Brauer House, Lombard; Nick Bell Band / Jimmy Nick— Broken Oar, Port Barrington; Henley— Bub City, Chicago; Jerry Jacobs— Bub City, Rosemont; Nellie Tiger Travis / Alex Wilson— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; GooRoos— Captain’ s Quarters, Antioch; Billy Branch & The Sons of The Blues Band / Sones de Mexico Ensamble / Frozen Ground Blues Band / School of Rock— Chicago Hot Dog Fest, Chicago; Book Of Love / DJ Philly Proxide— Chop Shop, Chicago; Vivian Green— City Winery, Chicago; Dead To Fall / Thieves / The Ox King / Something is Waiting / Sarin— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Covergirls— Cubby Bear, Chicago; The B-Side Band— Dock’ s Bar, Wauconda; Charles & Company— Draft Picks, Mt. Prospect; Good Clean Fun— Eaglewood Resort, Itasca; Second Hand News— FitzGeralds, Berwyn; Hello Weekend / Brian Kovacs / DJ— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; Hard Wire— Gruben’ s Uptown Tap, Plainfield; Nashville Electric Company / Mike & Joe / Woodland Band— Gurnee Days, Gurnee; Whiskey Brothers— Harp & Fiddle, Park Ridge; Goddesses of Rock— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Reckless— Hollywood Casino, Joliet; Prophets of Rage— Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, Tinley Park; Acoustiholics— Houlihan’ s, Geneva; Windy City Rev Ups / Sheryl Youngblood— House of Blues, Chicago; Stereo Types— JW Hollstein’ s, Tinley Park; Kinsey Report / Joanna Connor— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Dixie Crush— Lakemoor Fest, Lakemoor; Steve Roth— M Supper Club, Crystal Lake; Furball: Chicago w / DJ Aron / Ale Maes— Metro, Chicago; Stosh / Coverlicious— MT Barrels, Schaumburg; Tim Spinnin Schommer / Julian Jumpin Perez / Gene Hunt / DJ Heather / Lady D / John Simmons / Boi Jeanius / Cqqchifruit / MKOK / Ed 9 / Cedeno / Menoz / DeepSmith / Ray Fresh / Eddie Padilla— My House Music Festival, Chicago; Weekend Crush / The Wild— Nevin’ s, Plainfield; The All Stars— Niko’ s Red Mill Tavern, Woodstock; Hand & Cupcakes / Ty Herndon / Crystal Waters / Girl Power Night / Hellow Weekend( Nissan Stage); Martha Wash / Ultra Nate / Kimberley Locke / Catfight / Trenyce / Todrick Hall( Bud Light Stage)/ Feathered Beauties / Lakeside Pride Strayhorns / Sam Fazio Quartet( Jass Stage); DJ Oscar Velazquez / DJ Cajjmere Wray / DJ Laura B / Drag Show / DJ Laura Bee( Hydrate Stage)— Northhalsted Market Days, Chicago; Sal & Izy— Pearce’ s Pub, Oswego; Hot Rocks— Pheasant Run Mainstage, St. Charles; End of Summer Luau— Q Bar, Darien; Born to Lose / Scandinavian Pleather / Glamzig / Simulacrum / John Zorn— Reggie’ s, Chicago; 16 Candles / Trippin Billies / Too White Crew / Artbeat Live / The Hair Band Night / Mr. Blotto / 97Nine / South of 80 / Abba Salute / Black Diamond / To The 9s / Motown Nation / Karma Committee / Wes John Cichosz / No Turn on Red / Rosie & The Rivets— Retro on Roscoe, Chicago; OneRepublic— RiverEdge Park, Aurora; Julian Jumpin Perez / DJ Erge— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; The Gaslight Anthem / Matt Mays / Joe Sib— Riviera Theater, Chicago; Carl Weathersby Band— Rosa’ s,
Chicago; The Whitney Houston Show— Rosemont Theater, Rosemont; Castlecomber— Schubas, Chicago; Cody Calkins— Shakers, Ottawa; Honey Soundsystem / Harry Cross— Smart Bar, Chicago; Hillbilly Rockstarz— Summer Nights @ Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield; HiFi Superstar— Summerfest, Harwood Heights; Industrial Drive / Damaged Justice— Sundance Saloon, Mundelein; Tynan— Taste of Bolingbrook, Bolingbrook; Lounge Puppets / Cowboy Jukebox / Jersey Girls / Sammy Tenuta— Taste of Elmwood Park, Elmwood Park; Pajama Jammy Jam w / DJs Mile High & More— Thalia Hall, Chicago; Vibration Foundation— The Cottage, Crystal Lake; Johnny Butane & The Rhythm Flames— The Kerry Piper, Willowbrook; Katie Belle & The Belle Rangers— The Lone Buffalo, Ottawa; One Hott Mess— The Sandlot, Chicago; DJ / Karaoke w / Karoake Zach— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; The Meteors— White Eagle, Niles; Miguel Garza / Mark Gorka / Sal & Izy— Zach’ s On Tap, Palos Heights; Flipside— Zachary’ s Bar, Palos Heights.
SUNDAY 12
The Whiskey Brothers— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Retro Sonic— Blarney Island, Antioch; Nellie Tiger Travis— Blue Chicago, Chicago; The Niche / The Original Hazzard County Band— Blue Chip Casino-Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; Detour North / Makena / Guardrail / Highwire / Eddy & The Arsons— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Bella Cain— Broken Oar, Port Barrington; Simple Remedy— Bub City, Chicago; Matt Poss— Bub City, Rosemont; Mary Lane— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Eddie Butts— Captain’ s Quarters, Antioch; Trippin’ Billies / Demetria Taylor / Dixie Crush / Euphony Band— Chicago Hot Dog Fest, Chicago; The Fundamental Kink / Dentist / Gal Gun / Space Gators— Chop Shop, Chicago; Over The Rhine— City Winery, Chicago; Loudernow— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Bluegrass Brunch w / Pat Otto & Friends / Jazz Consortium— Durty Nellie’ s, Palatine; Nite Hawks Orchestra— FitzGeralds, Berwyn; Mike Talbot— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; Drama Feat. DJ Hector Fonseca / DJ Micky Friedmann / Tom Holland & The Shuffle Kings / Studebaker John / Gospel Brunch— House of Blues, Chicago; Slightly Stoopid / Stick Figure / Pepper— Huntington Bank Pavilion @ Northerly Island, Chicago; Blues Jam w / Linsey Alexander— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Josie Dunne / Max Subar— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Whitney / Ne-Hi— Millenium Park Music Series, Chicago; Kenny“ Jammin” Jason / Julian Jumpin Perez / Gene Hunt / DJ Heather / Lady D / John Simmons / Boi Jeanius / Cqqchifruit / MKOK / Ed 9 / Cedeno / Menoz / DeepSmith / Ray Fresh / Eddie Padilla— My House Music Festival, Chicago; Goin’ South— Niko’ s Red Mill Tavern, Woodstock; MAX / Expose / Sushi Roll / Betty Who( Bud Light Stage); 16 Candles / Rod Tuffcurls / Kristine W / Boy Band Review / Chicago Gay Men’ s Chorus( Nissan Stage); The Flat Cats / Joe Policastro Trio / BMR4( Jazz Stage); DJ Tom Stephan / DJ Toy Armada / DJ Guy Scheiman / Drag Show / DJ Laura Bee( Hydrate Stage)— Northhalsted Market Days, Chicago; Steve Martin & Martin
Short / Steep Canyon Rangers & Jeff Babko— Ravinia, Highland Park; The Boy Band Night / American English / 7th Heaven / Wedding Banned / The Four C Notes / The Ron Burgundy’ s / Kashmir / Jersey Voice / Catfight / Stache / Libido Funk Circus / The Country Night / Spaceface / Brown Sugar / Extensions Dance / Upbeat / Inroads— Retro on Roscoe, Chicago; Sammy Brue / Pearl Charles / Matthew Fowler— Schubas, Chicago; Libido Funk Circus / One of The Boyzz / Rick Lindy & The Wild Ones— Taste of Elmwood Park, Elmwood Park; Mighty Joe— The Cottage, Crystal Lake; Psychstick / Urizen— The Forge, Joliet; DJ / Karaoke w / Karoake Zach— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; Grace & John— Zach’ s On Tap, Palos Heights.
MONDAY 13
Mike Wheeler / Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Matt Poss— Bub City, Chicago; Brother John Hosts The Jam— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Jean-Luc Ponty— City Winery, Chicago; Bewitcher / Alleyway— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Corey Dennison / JW Williams & The Chi-Town Hustlers— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Cyanotic / Rabbit Junk / Kanga / Amelia Arsenic / Willie Tea Taylor / The Harmed Brothers / Tom Vandenavond— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Stu Larsen / Natsuki Kurai II— Schubas, Chicago; Tinariwen / Afrozep— Thalia Hall, Chicago.
TUESDAY 14
Trivia Nite w / Pat O’ Malley— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Tenry Johns / Claudette Miller— Blue Chicago, Chicago; The Grateful String Band— Brauer House, Lombard; Live Band Karaoke— Bub City, Chicago; Country In The Park / Live Band Karaoke— Bub City, Rosemont; Morry Sochat & The Special 20s— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Open Mic— Empire, Naperville; Open Mic / Voicebox w / Cathy Richardson— FitzGeralds, Berwyn; Linsey Alexander / Mike Wheeler— House of Blues, Chicago; G- Eazy— Huntington Bank Pavilion @ Northerly Island, Chicago; 32 Below— Joe’ s Live, Rosemont; Joanna Connor / Mike Wheeler w / Peaches Staten— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Simply Sound— O’ Brien’ s Riverwalk Cafe, Chicago; Michael Feinstein & Kristen Chenoweth— Ravinia, Highland Park; Pete Galanis & Friends— Rosa’ s, Chicago; De Lux / Traps PS— Schubas, Chicago; Cadillac Groove— Summer Concert Series, Downers Grove.
WEDNESDAY 15
Jeff Lynne’ s ELO— Allstate Arena, Rosemont; Open Mic— Ballydoyle, Aurora; Open Mic w / Dave Kelly— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; 90s Trivia— Base Camp, Lisle; JW Williams / Laretha Weathersby— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Incite / Aethere— Brauer House, Lombard; Folk Yeah— Bub City, Chicago; Omar Coleman— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Talisk & Doolin’— City Winery, Chicago; Mer’ s Music Showcase— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Trivia Night— Empire, Naperville; Big Band Dance Party w / APOL Orchestra— FitzGeralds, Berwyn; Matt Shevitz
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