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Oak Brook Terrace; Bad Bad Hats / Flint Eastwood— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Dean Milano— Berghoff, Chicago; JW Williams / Shirley Johnson— Blue Chicago, Chicago; DJ Night— Blue Chip- Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; Triple Threat Level Midnight— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Run Forrest Run / Scott Marek— Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Matthew Curry— Brauer House, Lombard; Makena Hartlin— Broken Oar, Port Barrington; Shane Martin— Bub City, Chicago; Brandon Ray— Bub City, Rosemont; Shawn Holt / JB Ritchie— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Sal & Izy— Carlucci, Downers Grove; Jerry Seinfeld— Chicago Theater, Chicago; Condition Critical / Manic Outburst / Spare Change / Smash Potater / Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Queensryche / Armored Saint / Midnight Eternal— Concord Music Hall, Chicago; Helen Money— Constellation, Chicago; Tributosaurus Beatles Project- RED Album— Copernicus Center, Chicago; Sin Anestesia / Sugar Free Guns / Hyperplane / Od Joe— Cubby Bear, Chicago; DJ Sean— Cuzin’ s, Tinley Park; The Lawrence Arms 2nd Annual War on Christmas / Worriers / Dowsing— Double Door, Chicago; 90’ s Girl Power Night w / Girl Power Night & One Hot Mess— Durty Nellie’ s, Palatine; Hard Country Honky Tonk w / The Hoyle Brothers— Empty Bottle, Chicago; My Gold Mask( Vinyl Release)/ New Canyons / Wingtips— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Anthem— Fitz Spare Keys, Elmhurst; Speed4Sarah ALS Fundraiser— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Rock Band Karaoke( Hard Rock)— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; Margaret Cho— Genesee Theater, Waukegan; Final Groove— Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin; The Flipside Show w / Chris Foreman / Wilson’ s Christmas Tree-O / After Hours Jam Session— Green Mill, Chicago; Simply Sound— Harp & Fiddle, Park Ridge; Charles & Company— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Trapt / Stitched Up Heart / Through The Fire / Shallow Side— HOME, Arlington Heights; Nicholas Barron / Sister Hazel / The Good, The Bad & The Blues / DJ Delaney— House of Blues, Chicago; EZFM— Jambalaya @ Pheasant Run, St. Charles; Sh’ Bang— Jenny’ s Southside Tap, Mokena; Frisky Taylor— Joe’ s Bar, Chicago; Kip Moore— Joe’ s Live, Rosemont; Hello Nuvo— JW Hollstein’ s, Tinley Park; Nellie Tiger Travis / Joanna Connor— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Aaron Kelly Band— Lone Buffalo, Ottawa; Sixes & Sevens— Lucky Star, Bartlett; King of Mars / Fall Classic / Local Motive / Human Bloom— Martyrs, Chicago; Big City Burn / The Punch / Trick Shooter Social Club / The Bishop’ s Daredevil Stunt Club / Western Automatic— Metro, Chicago; C-Factor— MT Barrels, Schaumburg; Orisha Dance Chicago w / Ire Elese Abure / Songs of Good Cheer w / Mary Schmich & Eric Zorn— Old Town School, Chicago; Nutcracking Holiday Revue— Paramount Theater, Aurora; Karl Denison’ s Tiny Universe / Brownout— Park West,
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Chicago; Rendition— Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles; Dog & Wolf / Avenues / The Bigger Empty / Airstream Futures— Quenchers, Chicago; The Mr. T Experience / Nobodys / The Reaganomics / The Timmy’ s( Rock Club)/ Wonky Tonk / Littlebirds / Wilem Hurrican Simmons( Music Joint)— Reggie’ s, Chicago; It’ s A Wonderful Life Radio Broadcast— Rialto Square Theater, Joliet; Libido Funk Circus— Rivers Casino, DesPlaines; Big James & The Chicago Playboys— Rosa’ s, Chicago; Hip Hop Nutcracker— Rosemont Theater, Rosemont; Dan Hubbard / Ryan Arnold / Attus / Evan Ireland— Schubas, Chicago; DVSI / Olin— Smart Bar, Chicago; Stanley Clarke Band— Space, Evanston; Sunjacket / Merit Badge— Subterranean, Chicago; Cirrus Falcon— Sweet Caroline’ s, Hoffman Estates; Wedding Banned— Tailgater’ s, Chicago; Lasers and Fast and Shit / New Dougs— The Burlington, Chicago; Stone Ruckus— The Lodge on 64, St. Charles; The Martinez Brothers & Lee K— The Mid, Chicago; Michael Heaton Duo— Tilted Kilt, Bolingbrook; Neal Rudnick— Tilted Kilt, Woodridge; DJ & Karaoke— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; James Libera— Zachary’ s, Palos Heights.
SATURDAY 10
Unfinished Business— 210 Bar, Highwood; Jingle Ball w / Britney Spears / Shawn Mendes / Fifth Harmony / The Chainsmokers— Allstate Arena, Rosemont; Midnight Rider— Angry Brothers Pub, Racine, WI; Morrissey— Aragon Ballroom, Chicago; Tony Orlando— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Kashmir— Austin’ s Fuel Room, Libertyville; Came Out Swingin / Ohm / FloxFlitz— Bada Brew, Crest Hill; Fool House— Ballydoyle, Aurora; Larkin & Moran Brothers— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Brock & Abrams— Bar Evolution, Batavia; Sal & Izy— Bar Louie, Oak Brook Terrace; Thank You Scientist / Moon Tooth / The Tea Club / Megosh— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Mr. Smooth Legend Show— Bella Mia, Midlothian; The North Poles— Berghoff, Chicago; Whiskey & Harmony— Blarney Stone Pub, Oak Forest; JW Williams / Laretha Weathersby— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Rick Lindy & The Wild Ones— Blue Chip- Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; Dick Diamond & The Dusters— Blue Chip- Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; Dopapod / Pigeons Playing Ping Pong— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Semple / Lounge Puppets / Blizzard of Oz— Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; The Jasons & Flamingo Nosebleed— Brauer House, Lombard; KDB Unplugged w / Kristin Knievel— Broken Oar, Port Barrington; Rendition / Shane Martin— Bub City, Chicago; Brandon Ray— Bub City, Rosemont; Eddy Clearwater / Scotty & The Bad Boy— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Insession— Carlucci, Downers Grove; Mama Jimi / Model Stranger / The Fox and the Hounds / Midwest State of Mind— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; 12th Planet / Lumberjvack / Bommer— Concord Music Hall, Chicago; Constellation & Links Hall Holiday Party— Constellation, Chicago; Tributosaurus Beatles Project- BLUE Album— Copernicus Center, Chicago; 21st Annual Tbox Car Crawl— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Ali Cat & The Rat Rods— Cuzin’ s, Tinley
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Park; The Lawrence Arms 2nd Annual War on Christmas / The Copyrights / The Brokedowns— Double Door, Chicago; Boy Band Review— Durty Nellie’ s, Palatine; Cowboy Jukebox— Dusty Boots Saloon, Rockford; Mirrored Series Feat. Keef Jackson / Jim Baker / Phil Sudderberg / Windy City Soul Club 8th Anniversary— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Justrand— Fatty MaGoo’ s, Bolingbrook; The Deadbeats & Why Not Reunion Show / J Hanrahan Quartet / Jon Dee Graham— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Donny & Marie— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; The Whistle Pigs( Hard Rock)— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; GenR8R— Galati’ s Hideaway, Cary; Planet Groove— Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin; The Paper Machete / Matt Wilson’ s Christmas Tree-O / After Hours Jazz Party w / Sabertooth— Green Mill, Chicago; Perry Hutchins— Harp & Fiddle, Park Ridge; Seven Soul Band— HB Jones, Elmhurst; The Claudettes / The Imperial Sound— Hideout, Chicago; Snap Shot— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Too White Crew— HOME, Arlington Heights; Sister Hazel / Vino Louden / DJ Phillsgood / DJ Marquee— House of Blues, Chicago; Kip Moore— Joe’ s Live, Rosemont; Retropolitan— JW Hollstein’ s, Tinley Park; Nellie Tiger Travis / Corey Dennison— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Mortified w / Shay Degrandis / Mr. Dave( CD Release)— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Spillage / Convoy / Deepspacepilots— Live Wire, Chicago; Modern Day Romeos— Loaded Buffalo, Mundelein; Dario Radio Dueling Pianos— Lone Buffalo, Ottawa; 7th Heaven— Lucky Star, Bartlett; 7th Heaven— Lucky Star, Bartlett; Hairbanger’ s Ball— Mahoney’ s Pub, Chicago; Minor Moon / Half Gringa / Son of Abbey— Martyrs, Chicago; Red Fang / Torche / Whores— Metro, Chicago; Hi Infidelity— MT Barrels, Schaumburg; Stone Rollin’ Devils— Off Sides Bar, Woodstock; Songs of Good Cheer w / Mary Schmich & Eric Zorn— Old Town School, Chicago; Nutcracking Holiday Revue— Paramount Theater, Aurora; Brendan & Jake Holiday Acoustic Show / Joel Cummins— Park West, Chicago; Headbangin Helliday II w / Scars of Armageddon / Act of Destruction / Devil Land / Warmouth— Penny Road Pub, Barrington; Ear Candy— Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles; Bounty Hunter— Port of Blarney, Antioch; Reckless / Heart to Heartbreaker— Q-Bar, Glendale Heights; Hungry Man / Sewingneedle / Horrible— Quenchers, Chicago; Frontier Folk Nebraska / Hungry Mountain— Red Line Tap, Chicago; Superstuckers / Jesse Dayton( Rock Club)/ Abigail Williams / Wolvhammer( Music Joint)— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Shawn Holt & The Teardrops— Rosa’ s, Chicago; Cirque Musica Holiday Spectacular— Rosemont Theater, Rosemont; Covers For Cover 8: w / Geezer / Superstar / Wave of Mutilation / Scary Monsters / Inxx / Little Queens— Schubas, Chicago; Pat Mahoney / Michael Serafini— Smart Bar, Chicago; Joseph / Krisin Hersh( early)— Space, Evanston; Oscar Bait / Kaminanda— Subterranean, Chicago; Dan Peters— Sweet Caroline’ s, Hoffman Estates; Smells Like Nirvana & Chained— Tailgater’ s, Chicago; The Oh Hellos Christmas Extravaganza— Thalia Hall, Chicago; Magic Carpet / I Kong Cult / Coultrain— The Burlington, Chicago; Kimi Hayes— The Cottage, Crystal Lake; Dangerous Joes— The Gambler, McHenry; Dixie Crush— The Lodge on 64, St. Charles; |
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Cazzette & Friends— The Mid, Chicago; Snap Judgement— The Vic, Chicago; Dean Milano— Tilted Kilt, Bolingbrook; Adam Burrows( Lakeview)/ Mutlu( Edgewater)— Uncommon Ground, Chicago; Rock-It Science / Karaoke— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; Chicks With Picks— Uptown Tap, Plainfield; Road’ s End / Disinter / Genotype / Blacklist Regulars— Wire, Berwyn; Madman Band— World of Beer, Evanston; HiFi Superstar— World of Beer, Naperville; Whiskey & Harmony— Zachary’ s, Palos Heights.
SUNDAY 11
Gary Hoey’ s Rockin’ Holiday Show— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Sinatra 101st Birthday Party— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Another Lost Year— Bada Brew, Crest Hill; The Whiskey Bros.— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Electric Neil & The Electroleits / Spririt Animal / Nico Yaran / Kullers / Even Thieves— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Sheryl Youngblood Blues Band— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Two Ton Heads / Brandon Von Vacik / Armadillo / Recall— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Sashe Taylor— Bub City, Chicago; Dave Koz— Chicago Theater, Chicago; Los Lobos / Dan Zanes Holiday Sing A Long( morning show)— City Winery, Chicago; Dead to Me / Downtown Struts / Arms Aloft / Sincere Engineer— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Francesco D’ Orazio— Constellation, Chicago; Xavier Wulf— Double Door, Chicago; Jazz Consortium Big Band— Durty Nellie’ s, Palatine; American Wrestlers / Varsity / Laverne— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Pete Ellman Big Band— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Uptown Poetry Slam / Soul Jazz Night w / Joel Paterson Trio / Chris Forman— Green Mill, Chicago; Gospel Brunch / Musicality / Doktu Rhute / Laura Rain— House of Blues, Chicago; Trans-Infinity Orchestra— Joe’ s Live, Rosemont; Songs of Good Cheer w / Mary Schmich & Eric Zorn— Old Town School, Chicago; Nutcracking Holiday Revue— Paramount Theater, Aurora; Hinsdale Music Studio Student Showcase— Q-Bar, Darien; Pete Berwick— Racine Yacht Club, Racine; The Casualties / The Virus / Last False Hope / The Eruptors— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Joliet American Legion Band— Rialto Square Theater, Joliet; Derek Fawcett( Album Release)/ Brooke Nicole Lauritzen— Schubas, Chicago; Queen! w / Derrick Carter / Michael Serafini / Garrett David— Smart Bar, Chicago; Harry Shearer & Judith Owen’ s Christmas Without Tears— Space, Evanston; Sekta Core / Nana Pancha / Malafacha— Subterranean, Chicago; Cochino y los Pistoleros— Township, Chicago; Karaoke— Uptown Lounge, Chicago.
MONDAY 12
Nick Pontarelli( CD Release)— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Tenry Johns / Claudette Miller— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Valentine— Bub City, Chicago; Jimmy Burns Hosts The Jam—
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