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Bannerman’ s, Bartlett; The Niche Duo— Bar Evolution, Batavia; House Nation: Fast Nation / The Outhere Brothers— Base Camp, Lisle; Damaged Justice— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Reverend T & The Soul Shakers / Planet Groove / April’ s Reign— Blue Chip Casino-Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; Dick Diamond & The Dusters— Blue Chip Casino-Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; The Lawrence Arms 3rd Annual War on Christmas w / Nothington / Sass Dragons— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Rockabilly Holiday Meltdown w / Hillbilly Casino / Krank Daddies / Bailey Lee— BrauerHouse, Lombard; Justin Neese Duo— Brazen Head, Crestwood; 32 Below— Bub City, Chicago; Slamabama— Bub City, Rosemont; Corey Dennison / Joe Lewis— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Four Rifts— Bungalow Joe’ s, Hanover Park; Airiel( Record Release)/ Bloody Knives / Rented Rooms( 7” Release)/ New Canyons / Shimmer DJs— Chop Shop, Chicago; Tab Benoit w / Eric Johanson— City Winery, Chicago; Rocket X- M / Doves of Mercury / The Braided Janes / Kelroy / Brothers & Wine— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Papadosio / Dirtwire / Lapa— Concord Music Hall, Chicago; Deacon BluesHeartache Tonight— Copernicus Center, Chicago; Taking Back Sunday vs. Brand New w / Loudernow— Cubby Bear, Chicago; The B-Sides— Draft Picks, Mt. Prospect; Identity Crisis— Draft Picks, Naperville; Bottle of Justus w / Mike Nielsen & The Rusted Hearts / Mike Himebaugh of Hello Dave & Nathan Holley— Durty Nellie’ s, Palatine; Rock Entre Amigos / Minus Montgomery / Oku— Elbo Room, Chicago; Ggoolldd / Yoko & The Oh No’ s / The Gold Web— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Ralph Covert’ s Acoustic Army / Brave Combo Holiday Spectacular— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Cirque Dreams Holidaze(@ SilverCreek)/ Ear Candy / DJ DeAndre— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; Rosie & The Rivets Swinging Christmas Party— Frankie’ s Blue Room, Naperville; 98 Degrees at Christmas— Genesee Theater, Waukegan; Bear & Jake— Harp & Fiddle, Park Ridge; Mutts( EP Release)/ Campdogzz / Wet Mouth / Hideout Dance Party— Hideout, Chicago; Destination Unknown— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Snapshot— Hollywood Casino, Joliet; Veilside / Jaxx— HOME Bar, Arlington Heights; The Baked Potatoes— Hoppy Pig, Bradley; Sister Hazel— House of Blues, Chicago; The Lloyd Stephens Band— Incontro A Tavola, S. Barrington; Two Fellas— Jen’ s Guesthouse, Willowbrook; The Flex— Jenny’ s Southside Tap, Mokena; 7th Heaven— Joe’ s Live, Rosemont; Loop Rockers— JW Hollstein’ s Saloon, Tinley Park; The Bank Notes— Kerry Piper, Willowbrook; Joanna Connor / Lurrie Bell— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Matt Braunger / Mortified w / Shay DeGrands— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Hair Party / Turbonitro / Virgin Mobile Meth Lab / Modern Day Rippers— Live Wire, Chicago; Stampy / Farheed Haque’ s Math Games— Martyrs’, Chicago; 6th Annual Purity Ball / White Party w /
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Abel / DJ Alex Cabot— Metro, Chicago; The Lost Ones— Mister Mo’ s, Palos Heights; Rumor Hazit— MT Barrels, Schaumburg; Sequence Chicago: Chicago Gay Men’ s Choir— Navy Pier, Chicago; Mike Zabrin’ s Funktastic— Nevin’ s Brewing Company, Plainfield; Falling Objects— Noonan’ s, N. Aurora; Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives( Maurer Hall)/ Mark Olson of The Jayhawks( Szold Hall)— Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago; Todd Rundgren— Park West, Chicago; Halfway To AMB Fest w / The Last Generations / Unlikely Souls / Chick Norris / Reanimated The Fallen / Convoy / Chord Cabel / Boneshaker / Ten96 / Wrecked / Shokker / Blacken The Day / Blacklist Regulars— Penny Road Pub, Barrington; Michael Heaton— Pig Dog Pub, Montgomery; Claremont Drive Toys For Tots Show— Q-Bar, Darien; Black Pearl w / Reckless— Q-Bar, Glendale Heights; Chicago Afrobeat Project / Sam Trump Soul Vortex / Fury Hip Hop / Future Rootz( Rock Club)/ Vat of Chocolate( Music Joint)— Reggie’ s, Chicago; John Primer & The Real Deal Blues Band— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; John Denver Christmas Show— Rosemont Theater, Rosemont; Vesperteen / Bonelang / Amy Guess— Schubas, Chicago; Highwire— Shakers, Ottawa; Roman Flugel / Savile B2B Steve Mizek— Smart Bar, Chicago; Joe Hertier & The Rainbow Seekers / The North 41— Space, Evanston; Dennis DeYoung— Star Plaza Theater, Merrillville; The Palmer Squares / Danny Dead / Plaque Marks / Something is Waiting / High Priests / War Brides— Subterranean, Chicago; Wedding Banned / The Remedy— Tailgater’ s, Bolingbrook; HiFi Superstar— The Cottage, Crystal Lake; Infinity— The Forge, Joliet; DJ Esteban La Groue / DJ Danny Dan— The Owl, Chicago; Backup Planet / Butter— Tonic Room, Chicago; Mike Mentz & Steve Everett— Uncommon Ground, Chicago; The Three Beards— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; 20 Bands of X-Mas: Just Surrender / Landon Tewers / Dreamhouse / You vs. Yesterday— Wire, Berwyn; Juke Box Band— Zachary’ s, Palos Heights.
SUNDAY 17
Judy Night Quintet— 210 Restaurant, Highwood; Petula Clark / Dark Side of The Yule w / Classical Blast— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; The Whiskey Brothers— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Sarah Jayne Lane / The Nerdologues Year End Stories Celebration— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Chicago Wind Blues Band / Deitra Farr— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Middle of The Road / Hoosier Highway— Blue Chip Casino-Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; The Spill Canvas / Wild / Super Whatevr— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Keanen Kopplin— Bub City, Chicago; Simple Remedy— Bub City, Rosemont; The Empty Pockets / Nate Jones— City Winery, Chicago; Teenage Bottlerocket / Nothington / 83 Wolfpack— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Ben Hjertmann / Noise Bias— Constellation, Chicago; Christmas Spectacular- Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra / Chicago Chopin Society— Copernicus Center, Chicago; Charles Oxbow / Spit G & The Low— Elbo Room, Chicago; The Western Elstons / Matthew Milia & Peter Oren / Caroline Campbell— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Bill
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O’ Connell’ s Chicago Skyliners / Nequa Valley High School Jazz Band— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Cirque Creams Holidaze( SilverCreek)/ Brian Allison— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; Mike Finnerty & The Heatmerchants— Heartland Cafe, Chicago; Chevelle / Aeges / Gospel Brunch— House of Blues, Chicago; Linsey Alexander / Claudette Miller / Blues Jam— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Todd Rundgren— Park West, Chicago; Halfway To AMB Fest w / Forbidden Fruit / Something / Decibel Junkies / Mistaken Identity / Miles— Penny Road Pub, Barrington; Lower Automation / Together In Dust / Native Tongue / CHX Collective / Dead Wolf( Music Joint)/ Rockmare Before Christmas( Rock Club)— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Paul Cherry / Head / Gosh!— Schubas, Chicago; Matt Brown / Greg Reish— Space, Evanston; The Oak Ridge Boys Christmas Show— Star Plaza Theater, Merrillville; The Embryos / The Clams / The Purcells— The Burlington, Chicago; The Irreplaceables- The Girls From Dance Moms— The Vic, Chicago; DJ / Karaoke— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; 20 Bands of X-Mas: Sworn In— Wire, Berwyn.
MONDAY 18
DJ Jeff Overstreet— Base Camp, Lisle; Pat McCurdy Holiday Show— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Mike Wheeler / Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Miguel Garza & Justin Russell— Bub City, Chicago; Brother John Hosts The Jam— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Kris Allen / Marie Miller— City Winery, Chicago; Open Mic— Heartland Cafe, Chicago; Flat Five Fall Freak Out Finale / Weeds Poetry Open Mic— Hideout, Chicago; Chevelle / Aeges— House of Blues, Chicago; Corey Dennison / JW Williams & The Chi-Town Hustlers— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Carpathian Funeral / Mord Frysa / Cereviscera— Live Wire, Chicago; Louder Than A Mom— Martyrs’, Chicago; Improv Night w / Sand N’ Spitballin’— Quenchers, Chicago; Bingo w / Burke / Music Trivia— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Sports / Soft Glas / Dream Version— Schubas, Chicago; The Chicago Moth StorySLAM— Space, Evanston; Nouveau / Floral Print / Basement Family / Gentle Heat / New Madrid / David Barbe & Inward Dream Ebb— Subterranean, Chicago; Cinemechanica / Space Blood / Ribbonhead— The Burlington, Chicago; Open Mic— Uncommon Ground, Chicago.
TUESDAY 19
Trivia Nite w / Pat O’ Malley— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Tenry Johns / Claudette Miller— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Live Band Karaoke— Bub City, Chicago; LIve Band Karaoke— Bub City, Rosemont; The Special 20’ s— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Bebel Gilberto— City Winery, Chicago; Open Mic— Empire, Naperville; Daymaker / Camp Howard / Evening Glow / Bike Cops— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Open Mic— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; The Fat Babies— Green Mill, Chicago; Timbuck2 Forever Tribute— House of Blues, Chicago; Mike Wheeler / Joanna Connor— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Pecha Kucha Vol. 44— Martyrs’, Chicago; Tabletop Gaming— Quenchers, Chicago; Mr. Blotto /
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School of Rock— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Pete Galanis / Dave Herrero— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; Marc Broussard / Brandon Whyde— Space, Evanston; Terrapin Flyer— Tonic Room, Chicago; Next Showcase Chicago— Wire, Berwyn.
WEDNESDAY 20
Mama Yaya Acoustic Soul— 210 Restaurant, Highwood; Open Mic— Ballydoyle, Aurora; Open Mic w / Dave Kelly— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; K-Zone Trivia— Base Camp, Lisle; Ugly Sweater Party w / Five AM / Zachary Krugman / James Kahil / The Brass Kicks— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; JW Williams / Lauretha Weathersby— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Whiskey Wednesday-Folk Yeah— Bub City, Chicago; Whiskey Wednesday-Judson Brown— Bub City, Rosemont; MoJo Daddy— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Bebel Gilberto— City Winery, Chicago; Sza— Concord Music Hall, Chicago; Sal & Izy— Draft Picks, Mt. Prospect; Rhinestone DJ D— Eaglewood Resort, Itasca; Open Mic— Elbo Room, Chicago; Ovef Ow Belmont + Clark( Tape Release)/ Tomorrow The Moon / Aphorism— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Rob Parton Big Band Christmas w / Leslie Beukelman / Riverside High School Jazz Band— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; In One Ear— Heartland Cafe, Chicago; Jimmy Whispers / Grapetooth / Sports Boyfriend / DJ Tim Kinsella— Hideout, Chicago; Giles Corey / Corey Dennison— Kingston Mines, Chicago; 30 DB: Brendan Bayliss & Jeff Austin— Martyrs’, Chicago; Sequence Chicago: A Blues Christmas— Navy Pier, Chicago; LIve Band Karaoke— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Sasha Nodisco / DJ Bonita Appleblunt— Schubas, Chicago; Reginald Robinson( CD Release)— Space, Evanston; Bitter Thoughts / Diztort / Infamy / Forced Impact / Lurk— Subterranean, Chicago; BQ Holiday Funk Party / Cole Degenova / Shred is Dead— Tonic Room, Chicago; Eclectic Electric w / Erfbeats— Wire, Berwyn.
THURSDAY 21
Cryin’ Side of Town— 210 Restaurant, Highwood; Trivia Night— Ballydoyle, Aurora; Eyecandy / Static Signal / AntiGhost / Waves— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; BTS Express / Shirley Johnson— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Lewis Copeland— Bub City, Chicago; Avery * Sunshine— City Winery, Chicago; Trio Waz & Tomeka Reid— Constellation, Chicago; Phil Lomac / Mestozi— Elbo Room, Chicago; Secret Colours / North by North Star Tropics / Nonomania— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Country Night Holiday Show— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Nicholas Barron— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; Andy Brown Jazz Guitar / Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra— Green Mill, Chicago; Big Sadie Country Christmas / Devil In A Woodpile— Hideout, Chicago; Southern Accents Tribute to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers— House of Blues, Chicago; Ross & Glenn— Jen’ s Guesthouse, Willowbrook;
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