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Mike Wheeler / John Primer— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Christmas Queens w / Manila Luzon / Peppermint / Ginger Minj / Thorgy Thor / Jinkx Monsoon / Ivy Peters— Metro, Chicago; Mark Taylor— Nevin’ s Brewing Company, Plainfield; Prodigy R & B Hip Hop Open Mic— Penny Road Pub, Barrington; Smokin Gunz— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; Melody Angel / James Wheeler Jam w / Lil Ed Williams— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; Paul Bradley Adams / Lydia Luce— Schubas, Chicago; Delamota / Diotropics / Mega Mike / Fiyafly / Audiophlex / Selekta Steel / MC Questionmark UK / Rifle MC— Smart Bar, Chicago; Marc Broussard / Mia Borders— Space, Evanston; Chris Fleming— Thalia Hall, Chicago; Blue Island— Tonic Room, Chicago; DJ / Karaoke— Uptown Lounge, Chicago.
FRIDAY 22
Arra— 115 Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Mr. Blotto— 210 Restaurant, Highwood; Bret Michaels Christmas Show— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Vicoja / Evil Burrito / Nick Dinard— Bada Brew, Crest Hill; Forget Hannah— Bannerman’ s, Bartlett; Raleigh Tuckers— Bar Evolution, Batavia; Comedy w / Hornswoggle / Mike Stricker— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; John Primer / Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Deja Vu— Blue Chip Casino-Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; Marty Sammon Blues Band— BLUES, Chicago; Lewis Copeland— Bub City, Chicago; Feudin’ Hillbillys— Bub City, Rosemont; Mississippi Heat— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Michael McDermott w / Heather Lynne Horton— City Winery, Chicago; 28th Anniversary Winter Solstice Concert / Hamid Drake Group— Constellation, Chicago; Kashmir— Diamond Jo Casino, Northwood, IA; Smells Like Dave Grohl— District Bar & Grill, Rockford; There Goes The Neighborhood / Run Forrest Run— Durty Nellie’ s, Palatine; Hard Country Honky-Tonk w / The Hoyle Brothers— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Lauren Anderson / Erik Anderson / Anthony Caulkins / The Redmonds— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Michael Heaton— Harp & Fiddle, Park Ridge; Bill & Ryley’ s Holiday Feel Good Night of Live Music— Hideout, Chicago; Dick Diamond & The Dusters— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Epic— Hollywood Casino, Joliet; Superfly Redneck— Hoppy Pig, Bradley; Freedom: A Tribute to George Michael / House of Burlesque— House of Blues, Chicago; Diva Montell— Jen’ s Guesthouse, Willowbrook; Sunset Strip— Jenny’ s Southside Tap, Mokena; Rendition— JW Hollstein’ s Saloon, Tinley Park; Destination Unknown— Kennedy Pointe, Bristol; Bradley Hides From Alt 101— Kerry Piper, Willowbrook; Eddie Shaw & The WolfGang / Nora Jean Bruso / Studebaker John— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Megan & Liz / Blaire Hanks— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Thew Ready Freddies / Sweet Figurines / The Boxes— Live Wire,
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Chicago; Cornmeal’ s Hometown Holiday Hoedown— Martyrs’, Chicago; Little Orphan Monkey— MT Barrels, Schaumburg; FM Stars— Nevin’ s Brewing Company, Plainfield; Jon McLaughlin / My Silent Bravery— Park West, Chicago; Before Tomorrow Dawns / Rocket Surgery / Black Trip Dream— Penny Road Pub, Barrington; The Darbles / Hunnit Boys— Q-Bar, Darien; Head Honchos / Dave Weld( Music Joint)/ Echoes of Pompeii( Rock Club)— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Too White Crew— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; Chicago Wind Feat. Deitra Farr & Matthew Stoller— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; Zeshan B / Lili K.— Schubas, Chicago; Feelgood Party Band— Shakers, Ottawa; Nina Kraviz / Eris Drew— Smart Bar, Chicago; Dolly Varden / Rachel Drew— Space, Evanston; Customer Appreciation w / Poison’ d Crue— Tailgater’ s, Bolingbrook; The Hush Sound / Family of Geniuses / Le Swish— Thalia Hall, Chicago; American English— The Forge, Joliet; DJ Boogie Munsters— The Owl, Chicago; Paul Strolia— Tilted Kilt, Bolingbrook; Cycles / Catfish & The Dogstars— Tonic Room, Chicago; Bella Button( Lakeview)— Uncommon Ground, Chicago; Ground Up Showcase— Uncommon Ground, Chicago; DJ / Karaoke— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; The Wannabes— Uptown Tap, Plainfield; Groove Witness / Souled Out / Serious Jazz / MNOR / SlyFye— Wire, Berwyn; Kyle Young— World of Beer, Evanston; Ebony & Ivory— Zachary’ s, Palos Heights.
SATURDAY 23
Too White Crew— 115 Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Tanya Melamed- European Cabaret— 210 Restaurant, Highwood; Tiesto— Aragon Ballroon, Chicago; It’ s A Wonderful Life Film— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Soda / Tammi— Bannerman’ s, Bartlett; Keys of G— Bar Evolution, Batavia; Too White Crew— Base Camp, Lisle; Bombflower / Uglybones / Buried In Yellow / Cheap Dates / Death of Self— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; John Primer / Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Classical Blast( early)/ EZFM( evening) / Nawty( late)— Blue Chip Casino- Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; Libido Funk Circus— Blue Chip Casino-Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; Inept 10 Year Anniversary Show— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Downtown Brown / She Likes Todd / Glostik Willy— BrauerHouse, Lombard; Brian Kovacs— Brazen Head, Crestwood; Feudin’ Hillbillys— Bub City, Chicago; Lewis Copeland— Bub City, Rosemont; Marty Sammon / Sonic Soul— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Michael McDermott w / Canterbury Carolers— City Winery, Chicago; Boy Band Review— District Bar & Grill, Rockford; Good Fellas / The Wind Gypsys— Draft Picks, Mt. Prospect; The Wedding Funeral / Accidents by Design / Jordan Reed / Wallabees— Elbo Room, Chicago; Windy City Soul Club— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Flirting With Time Tom Petty Tribute— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; HiFi Superstar / DJ Matt— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; The Paper Machete / Chinchano / After Hours w / Sabertooth— Green Mill, Chicago; Madman Duo— Harp & Fiddle, Park Ridge; The Bangers’ Christmas Party / The Congregation / Hideout Dance Party— Hideout, Chicago; Semple— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Saints N
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Sinners— Hollywood Casino, Joliet; Michael Heaton— Hoppy Pig, Bradley; Dru Hill’ s Holiday Jam— House of Blues, Chicago; The Stingers— Jen’ s Guesthouse, Willowbrook; Identity Crisis— Jenny’ s Southside Tap, Mokena; The Boy Band Night— Joe’ s Bar, Chicago; Infinity / Arra— Joe’ s Live, Rosemont; Hitsleep— JW Hollstein’ s Saloon, Tinley Park; Eddie Shaw & The WolfGang / Nora Jean Bruso / Studebaker John— Kingston Mines, Chicago; I Fight Dragons / Temporary Pharoahs / Carlile— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Taylor Bennett / Bianca Shaw / Melo Music— Metro, Chicago; Kashmir— MT Barrels, Schaumburg; Soul Party— Nevin’ s Brewing Company, Plainfield; The Gravestones / Kingdom Zero / Burned— Penny Road Pub, Barrington; Miguel Garza— Pig Dog Pub, Montgomery; Kevin Presbrey— Pig Minds Brewing Co., Machesney Park; Big Bad Earth— Q-Bar, Darien; Prairie Station— Q-Bar, Glendale Heights; Macabre( Rock Club)/ Holiday of Horror( Music Joint)— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Mike Wheeler— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; Whiskey & Harmony— Scoreboard Pub, Oswego; Ouray— Space, Evanston; David’ s Bazaar— Square Celt, Orland Park; Jonnycatland X-Mas Show / Boise Noise / Pleasantries / Wafflefest 7— Subterranean, Chicago; 7th Heaven / Sh’ Bang— Tailgater’ s, Bolingbrook; Acoustaholics— The Cottage, Crystal Lake; Jantsen / Esseks / Of The Trees / Grime Theory— The Forge, Joliet; DJ Esteban La Groue / DJ Danny Dan— The Owl, Chicago; Umph Love / Bronson Rock— Tonic Room, Chicago; Mike Zabrin’ s Funktastic— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; Coco & Fancy— Zachary’ s, Palos Heights.
SUNDAY 24
The Whiskey Brothers— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; The Rockets / Tynan / Peter & The Versatiles— Blue Chip Casino- Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; Carol-Oke— Bub City, Chicago; Gospel Brunch— House of Blues, Chicago; Linsey Alexander / Claudette Miller / Blues Jam— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’ s Stone in Concert— Symphony Center, Chicago; Turn N Fire / Mawcrest— The Burlington, Chicago.
MONDAY 25
DJ Jeff Overstreet— Base Camp, Lisle; Head Honchos / It Takes Two— Blue Chip Casino-Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; Christmas For The Jews w / John Fisch / Rabbi Barry Schecter & Ed Schulman— City Winery, Chicago; Open Mic— Heartland Cafe, Chicago; Big Wig Mechanic— Jenny’ s Southside Tap, Mokena; Corey Dennison / JW Williams & The Chi-Town Hustlers— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Improv Night w / Sand N’ Spitballin’— Quenchers, Chicago; Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’ s Stone in Concert— Symphony Center, Chicago; After The Fight / Fetch The Burn Book / From The Start— The Burlington, Chicago; Open Mic— Uncommon Ground, Chicago.
TUESDAY 26
Trivia Nite w / Pat O’ Malley— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Terrapin Flyer— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Tenry Johns / Sheila
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Lewis— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Live Band Karaoke— Bub City Chicago; Guy King— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Poi Do Pondering— City Winery, Chicago; Open Mic— FitzGerald’ s Berwyn; The Fat Babies— Green Mill, Chicago; 90’ s Palooza Tributes to No Doubt / Pearl Jam / Sublime / Green Day— Hous of Blues, Chicago; Mike Wheeler / Joanna Connor— Kingsto Mines, Chicago; Cream Puff Warriors— Martyrs’, Chicago; M Blotto— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Pete Galanis / Dave Herrero— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’ s Stone i Concert— Symphony Center, Chicago; MyTyme— Tuscany, Oa Brook; Open Mic— Uncommon Ground, Chicago.
WEDNESDAY 27
The Stares— 210 Restaurant, Highwood; Open Mic— Ballydoyle Aurora; Open Mic w / Dave Kelly— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; K Zone Trivia— Base Camp, Lisle; JW Williams / Laureth Weathersby— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Whiskey Wednesday Rendition— Bub City, Chicago; Whiskey Wednesday-Maken Hartlin— Bub City, Rosemont; Demetria Taylor— Buddy Guy’ Legends, Chicago; Poi Dog Pondering— City Winery, Chicago Flosstradamus— Concord Music Hall, Chicago; Nick Cox— Dra Picks, Mt. Prospect; Open Mic— Elbo Room, Chicago; In On Ear— Heartland Cafe, Chicago; Tributes to Korn / Linkin Park / Deftones / Limp Bizkit / Eminem & Ice Cube— House of Blues Chicago; Falls of Rauros / Immortal Bird / Baba Yaga— Live Wire Chicago; Maurice Mobetta Brown Holiday Jam— Martyrs Chicago; Madman Open Mic— MT Barrels, Schaumburg; Liv Band Karaoke— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Primordial Black / Ratatos / Clotting / Holy Family— Schubas, Chicago; Kiss & Tell— Th Owl, Chicago; The Whiskey Chicks— Tilted Kilt, Bolingbrook.
THURSDAY 28
Tom Holland— 210 Restaurant, Highwood; Trans-Siberia Orchestra— Allstate Arena, Rosemont; Trivia Night— Ballydoyle Aurora; Luke Pytel / Shirley Johnson— Blue Chicago, Chicago Whitey Morgan / Ward Davis / Alex Williams— BrauerHouse Lombard; Martin McDaniel— Bub City, Chicago; Poi Do Pondering— City Winery, Chicago; Alex Chilton Birthday Bash— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Cash Box Kings / The Jimmys— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Andy Brown Jazz Guitar / Alan Gresi Swing Shift Orchestra— Green Mill, Chicago; Sal & Izy— H Jones, Elmhurst; Old Town Folk Songwriter Circle— Heartlan Cafe, Chicago; Devil In A Woodpile— Hideout, Chicago Chrisette Michele— House of Blues, Chicago; Miguel Garza— Nevin’ s Brewing Company, Plainfield; Prodigy R & B Hip Hop Ope Mic— Penny Road Pub, Barrington; School of Rock Glen Ellyn— Q-Bar, Glendale Heights; Big Bang Baby / Mojo Strut( Musi Joint)/ Drew Michael( Rock Club)— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Nic
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