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THURSDAY 30 NOVEMBER
The Night We Stole Christmas: Rise Against & Papa Roach— Aragon Ballroom, Chicago; Foreign Air & Shaed / Dizzy— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Josh Thompson— BrauerHouse, Lombard; Anthony Orio— Bub City, Chicago; Evanescence w / Live Orchestra— Chicago Theater, Chicago; Rhett Miller’ s Holiday Extravaganza w / Matthew Ryan— City Winery, Chicago; Daylight Sinners / Sam Sardina / Orlando Pena— Elbo Room, Chicago; Fee Lion / Replicant / Wingtips / Panic Priest— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Country Night In Berwyn— FitzGeralds, Berwyn; Mike Struwin— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, WI; Kelly Pickler & Phil Vassar— Genesee Theater, Waukegan; The Interrupters / Swmrs / The Regrettes— House of Blues, Chicago; Greta Van Fleet / Skyway Man— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Miss Remember / Elle Casazza / Sarah Marie Young— Martyrs’, Chicago; Jake Bugg— Metro, Chicago; The Drones / The Storkes( Music Joint)/ Rico Nasty( Rock Club)— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Wild Daisy Band— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; 30 Days In Chicago w / Migos & Lil Yachty / Ro Ransom / Shaboozey— Riviera, Chicago; The James Wheeler Blues Jam w / Willie Buck— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; Michl / Mack— Schubas, Chicago; Howie Day— Space, Evanston; Reggae Gold— Subterranean, Chicago; Rittz / Sam Lachow / Rae Rock— The Forge, Joliet; Dustin Thomas— Tonic Room, Chicago; Punk Night— Township, Chicago; DJ & Karaoke— Uptown Lounge, Chicago.
FRIDAY 1 DECEMBER
Weishfest— 115 Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Concert for George— 210 Restaurant, Highwood; The Night We Stole Christmas w / Foster The People / Cold War Kids / Sir Sly— Aragon Ballroon, Chicago; Winger / Firehouse— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; In The Stix / Moon Money— Austin’ s Fuel Room, Libertyville; Trapt / Praise The Fallen / Porcelain / Faith In The Fallen— Bada Brew, Crest Hill; Bossydog— Bannerman’ s, Bartlett; Raleigh Tuckers— Bar Evolution, Batavia; McCafferty / Heart Attack Man / What Gives / Boss Fight— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Chicago Wind Blues Band / Deitra Farr— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Sorry For Partying( early)/ Crawpuppies( late)— Blue Chip Casino-Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; DJ Night— Blue Chip Casino-Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; Lurrie Bell— BLUES, Chicago; Mest / Mr. T. Experience— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Three Bad Jacks / Eliminator— BrauerHouse, Lombard; South of 80— Bub City, Chicago; Big Sugar Country— Bub City, Rosemont; Larry McCray / Fifty One Lincoln— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Nick Offerman— Chicago Theater, Chicago;
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The Favorite Brazil Dance Party w / DJ Nando Brazil— Chop Shop, Chicago; Ledge / Hive / Moral Void / Thieves / Self Hate— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Turkuaz / The Suffers— Concord, Chicago; Turkauz / The Suffers— Concord Music Hall, Chicago; Spektral Quartet w / Eliza Brown— Constellation, Chicago; The Gilligans— District Bar & Grill, Rockford; Semple— Draft Picks, Naperville; Wage War / Oceans Ate Alaska / Gideon / Varials / Loathe— Durty Nellie’ s, Palatine; Black Hand / Namorado / The Pirate Electric / Slo. Wav / Julianne Q / Marvin Stumbles / Abzu / Human Blood— Elbo Room, Chicago; Dark Night— Empire, Naperville; Baby Money( Record Release)/ The Dyes / The Millers / DJ Bobby Evers / Hard Country Honky-Tonk w / The Hoyle Brothers— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Billy Martin Band— Fitz Spare Keys, Elmhurst; Jenny Bienemann— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Sushi Roll— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; The Hill / Modern / Original Rock & Roll— Frankie’ s Blue Room, Naperville; The Midtown Men Holiday Hits— Genesee Theater, Waukegan; The Flipside Show w / Chris Forman / Joel Paterson( CD Release)— Green Mill, Chicago; Blaqrock / Ysa Yaneza / 100 Options— Heartland Cafe, Chicago; Negative Scanner / The Love-Birds / Ethers / The Interview Show— Hideout, Chicago; Maggie Speaks— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; 7th Heaven— Hollywood Casino, Joliet; My Metal Heart— HOME Bar, Arlington Heights; Whiskey & Harmony— Hoppy Pig, Bradley; Hanson: Finally It’ s Christmas / Mike Wheeler / Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings— House of Blues, Chicago; Tony Ocean Show— Jen’ s Guesthouse, Willowbrook; Rockstar Rodeo— Jenny’ s Southside Tap, Mokena; The Farm Way Fundraiser w / Hello Dave / Mr. Blotto / Empty Canvas— Joe’ s Bar, Chicago; The Kennedy Compound— JW Hollstein’ s Saloon, Tinley Park; Two Fellas— Kennedy Pointe, Bristol; Mark & Jim— Kerry Piper, Willowbrook; Kinsey Report / Joanna Connor— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Busty and The Bass / Caye— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; The Roadkill / The Gory Details / Viceroy— Live Wire, Chicago; Nasty Snacks / McFabulous / Smoota / Paid Time Off DJ— Martyrs’, Chicago; The Sound of Tomorrow Feat. Esta / Joe Kay / Sahar Habibi— Metro, Chicago; Lava Rock— MT Barrels, Schaumburg; Rumor Hazit— Nevin’ s Brewing Company, Plainfield; Asleep At The Wheel— Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago; Retroactive / Jason Klauss— Penny Road Pub, Barrington; The Fortunate Sons— Poopy’ s Pub, Savanna; Trigger Happy w / Rat Salad— Q-Bar, Darien; Mine Collapse / Scientist / Corridore / Arriver— Quenchers, Chicago; Chip Ratliff & The Dirtyblucrue / Fernando Jones( Music Joint)/ The Slackers / Green Room Rockers / Chicago Jamaican Jazz Ensemble / DJ Chuck Wren( Rock Club)— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Hairbangers Ball— Rivers Casino, Des |
Plaines; Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; Johnny Mathis— Rosemont Theater, Rosemont; Pert Near Sandstone / Miles Over Mountains— Schubas, Chicago; Bear Who?/ Emmaculate / Julius The Mad Thinker— Smart Bar, Chicago; Mud Morganfield— Space, Evanston; Iron Chic / Off With Their Heads / Dream Ritual / Fitness / More Gorgeous / Moonstruck— Subterranean, Chicago; Wet Mouth / Another Heaven— The Burlington, Chicago; Desert Hearts— The Mid, Chicago; DJ Adam Lukesetich— The Owl, Chicago; Iliza Shlesinger— The Vic, Chicago; Earphorik / Brothers Rage— Tonic Room, Chicago; DJ / Karaoke— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; In The Flesh— Wire, Berwyn; The Three Beards— World of Beer, Evanston.
SATURDAY 2 DECEMBER
The Country Night— 115 Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; The Night We Stole Christmas-Queens of the Stone Age / Run The Jewels / Biffy Clyro— Aragon Ballroom, Chicago; Stephen Bishop / Kyle Vincent / Elliot Lurie— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Fool House— Austin’ s Fuel Room, Libertyville; Absinthe— Bada Brew, Crest Hill; UFC 218— Bannerman’ s, Bartlett; Trio— Bar Evolution, Batavia; Boy Band Review— Base Camp, Lisle; Less Is More / Beauty School / Cousins— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Chicago Wind Blues Band / Deitra Farr— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Monterrey / Jamrose / Fusion Band— Blue Chip Casino-Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; 17th Floor— Blue Chip Casino-Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; The White Buffalo / Alice Drinks The Kool Aid— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Anthony Gomes / The Nick Bell Band / Dirty Water / The Werks / Concrete Roots— BrauerHouse, Lombard; Grace & John— Brazen Head, Crestwood; Anthony Orio— Bub City, Chicago; James Armstrong / Paul Filipowicz— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Midwestern Underground— Bungalow Joe’ s, Hanover Park; Damaged Justice 20th Anniversary— Cheers, Midlothian; Cofresi / Maddy O’ Neal / Jubee / Sky Society— Chop Shop, Chicago; Ms. Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton / Lynne Jordan( early show)— City Winery, Chicago; La Armada / Still Alive / South Arsenal— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Sam Feldt / Slander / Dombresky— Concord, Chicago; Slander / Dombresky( Late Show)/ Sam Feldt— Concord Music Hall, Chicago; Tributes to Korn, Deftones, Ice Cube & Incubus— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Teenage Mutant 90s Turtles— District Bar & Grill, Rockford; Hairbanger’ s Ball— Durty Nellie’ s, Palatine; DG’ s 10th Annual Holiday Extravaganza— Elbo Room, Chicago; Chad VanGaalen / Un Blonde / Pool Holograph— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Heartsfield— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Frankie Valli
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(@ SilverCreek)/ Meldrum Brothers Band / DJ Wayne— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; Mellencougar— Frankie’ s Blue Room, Naperville; A Garfield Christmas— Genesee Theater, Waukegan; Paper Machete / Joel Paterson( CD Release)/ After Hours w / Sabertooth— Green Mill, Chicago; T For T Benefit Show— Heartland Cafe, Chicago; Midnight Resonance / Jana Rush / The Weather Station / James Elkington— Hideout, Chicago; Coverlicious— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Brushville— Hollywood Casino, Joliet; Hi Infidelity— HOME Bar, Arlington Heights; Mark Konzen— Hoppy Pig, Bradley; Mogwai— House of Blues, Chicago; Afterglow— Jen’ s Guesthouse, Willowbrook; Infinity— Jenny’ s Southside Tap, Mokena; Raise Your Glass— Joe’ s Bar, Chicago; Girl Next Door— JW Hollstein’ s Saloon, Tinley Park; Tynan Lite— Kerry Piper, Willowbrook; Kinsey Report / Joanna Connor— Kingston Mines, Chicago; The War on Peace / Tara Terra / Saint Aubin— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; The Wild and Hungry / Revolt Coda / Barrett’ s Hidden Agenda— Live Wire, Chicago; Krampus Fest 2017( early)/ Great Moments in Vinyl: Rolling Stones( late)— Martyrs’, Chicago; Nocturna / DJ Scary Lady Sarah— Metro, Chicago; Modern Day Romeos / Jaxx— MT Barrels, Schaumburg; Sequence Chicago: Cielito Lindo— Navy Pier, Chicago; Too Fighters— Nevin’ s Brewing Company, Plainfield; Scarlett Fever— Noonan’ s, N. Aurora; Asleep At The Wheel— Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago; Inbound / Ignascent / Stosh / Prodigy Entertainment— Penny Road Pub, Barrington; Windy City Rev Ups— Pheasant Run, St. Charles; Paul Strolia— Pig Dog Pub, Montgomery; Hybrid Theory / Box Wine— Q-Bar, Darien; Soul Chasers— Q-Bar, Glendale Heights; Brad Jackson & Shades of Country— Q-Bar, Plano; GRMLNZ / Horrible / Plunkett / A Life Endangered— Quenchers, Chicago; Counterpunch / Ryan’ s Hope / LIghts Over Bridgeport / Amuse / Burn Rebuild / Barely Losing( Music Joint)/ The Slackers / J. Navarro & The Traitors / Chicago Jamaican Jazz Ensemble / DJ Chuck Wren( Rock Club)— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; Cirque Musica Believe— Rosemont Theater, Rosemont; David Ramirez / Molly Parden— Schubas, Chicago; Classical Blast— Scoreboard Pub, Oswego; Solar / Sassmouth / Adam Stolz / Mar Mar— Smart Bar, Chicago; Elliot Moss— Space, Evanston; The Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular— Star Plaza Theater, Merrillville; Wild Skies / The Long Lost / Ludlow / One More Moon / Broncho / Modern Vices / Lala Lala— Subterranean, Chicago; Blackened / TNT— Tailgater’ s, Bolingbrook; Makaya McCraven / Irreversible Entanglements / Dos Santos— Thalia Hall, Chicago; Under Cover Duo— The Cottage, Crystal Lake; Vinnie Moore / Gus G / TD Clark
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