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Trampled Under Foot — Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Diva Montell —
Bella Mia, Midlothian; JW Williams Band/Demetria Taylor —
Blue Chicago, Chicago; April’s Reign — Blue Chip Rocks,
Michigan City, IN; Dick Diamond & The Dusters — Blue ChipVegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; Whitey Morgan & The 78’s/Adam
Lee — Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Polkaholics Holiday Show —
Brauerhouse, Lombard; Undercover — Broken Oar, Cary; Todd
Beebe/Dave Weld/Billy Flynn & Friends — Buddy Guy’s Legends,
Chicago; Charles & Company — Carlucci, Doweners Grove;
Moonshine Bullets — Chicago Loop Niteclub, Streamwood; Sam
Smith/Fritz & The Tantrums/Mary Lambert — Chicago Theater,
Chicago; Today Is The Day — Cobra Lounge, Chicago;
Netsky/Kove — Concord Music Hall, Chicago; Our Favorite
Thing: Holiday Party With 5He/Ballrogg — Constellation,
Chicago; Lateralus/Now I’m Nothing — Cubby Bear, Chicago;
Sonic 7 — Dock’s Bar & Grill, Wauconda; Blue Groove Lounge 20
year Reunion — Double Door, Chicago; Chords For A Cure/Hero
Monster/Jeff Brown & The New Black/DJ Corebot — Elbo
Room, Chicago; Waffle Fest 4: Graphic Nature/Dr.
Who/Kingdom Rocks/Hek Hernandez/Astonish/Dream
Tek/Cold Moon Feat. Wrekmeister Harmonies — Empty Bottle,
Chicago; Jenny Bienemann & Friends/Chris & Heather’s
Everything But Country — Fitzgerald’s, Berwyn; 97 Nine — Fuel
Room, Libertyville; Kashmir — Growlers, Highland, IN; Reverend
Raven & The Chain Smokin Alter Boys — Hollywood Casino,
Aurora; Blood Red Boots/Goodnight Criminals/Buster Beef’s
Big Bad/Alliteration — House Of Blues, Chicago; Wedding
Banned — Joe’s Bar, Chicago; Chicago Blues All Stars —
Kingston Mines, Chicago; School Of Rock Hinsdale/Mortified
Chicago/Blue Ribbon Glee Club — Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Late
Night FM — Lincoln Square Lanes, Chicago; Gapers Block
Holiday Concert: Mutts/Archie Powell & The Exports/The
Kickback/Pop Goes The Evil — Metro, Chicago; Winter
Whiteout party ft. Caked Up/Skyler Shores/OC/ Gooddreams/
DJ NYC (17 & UP) — Mojoes, Joliet; Hillbilly Rockstarz/Rebel
Junction — MT Barrels, Schaumburg; Comstock Lode — Niko’s
Red Mill Tavern, Woodstock; Strangers/Mindblock — Nite Cap,
Chicago; Nick Lowe/Los Straightjackets/ Ian McLagan — Old
Town School Of Folk Music, Chicago; Nygel Ajax — Open Range,
Sugar Grove; School Of Rock-Glen Ellyn — Q-Bar, Darien;
Pamphleteers/Velocicopter/Unrun — Quenchers, Chicago;
Brass Monkey/Mr. E. Machine/Girlband — Red Line Tap,
Chicago; Mano/Byzantine Time Machines — Reggies Music
Joint, Chicago; Mr. Blotto/Black Angus — Reggies Rock Club,
Chicago; Wilco/Sam Amidon — Riviera, Chicago; Theo Huff &
The Platinum/Honey Dew — Rosa’s Lounge, Chicago; Johnny
Mathis — Rosemont Theater, Rosemont; Verve Pipe/The Bad
Those Who Fear/2x4/Every Passing Dream — Bada Brew, Crest
Hill; Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Beat Kitchen, Chicago;
Tenry Johns Band/Claudette Miller — Blue Chicago, Chicago;
Eddie Taylor Jr./Brother John Hosts The Jam — Buddy Guy’s
Legends, Chicago; Lisa Fischer From ‘20 Feet From Stardom —
City Winery, Chicago; Corrections House/StatiqBloom/Vukari —
Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Latest 80’s/DJ Detroit a.k.a. Andy —
Double Door, Chicago; Here Come The Mummies — Durty
Nellies, Palatine; Buzzed Spelling Bee/Blue Groove Lounge
20th Reunion — Elbo Room, Chicago; Soddy Daisy/
Kangaroo/The Gnar Wave/Rangers — Empty Bottle, Chicago;
Attilla/Crown The Empire/Like Moths To Flames — House Of
Blues, Chicago; Great Moments In Vinyl: R.E.M. Out Of Time &
Automatic For The People — Martyrs, Chicago; BOHEME IN A
BAR Dance Party — Mayne Stage, Chicago; Improv Comedy/
Open Mic — Quenchers, Chicago; Lifeline Theater Storytelling
Project/Open Mic — Red Line Tap, Chicago; Wilco/Jim Becker
Group — Riviera, Chicago; Ty Maxon/MOMO/Caleb Willitz — The
Burlington, Chicago; Industry Monday — The MID, Chicago;
Justin Timberlake — United Center, Chicago.
TUESDAY 9
YUSUF/CAT STEVENS
December 9 Chicago Theatre - 175 N State, Chicago IL 60601 773-462-6300
Examples — Schubas, Chicago; VVX — Sideouts, Island Lake;
Luke Solomon/John Mork/Andrew Emil — Smart