Sterns – Red Line Tap, Chicago; Mr. Blotto/G-Snacks/J-Livi –
Reggies, Chicago; Pete Galanis & Friends – Rosa's Lounge,
Chicago; Hospitality/Air Waves/Alvvays – Schubas, Chicago;
Jason Frederick/Shilpa Ray/La Forge – The Burlington, Chicago.
WEDNESDAY 5
Flabby Hoffman Comedy/Terrapin Flyer – Abbey Pub, Chicago;
Open Mic with Dave Kelly – Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Open
Mic with John O – Ballydoyle, Aurora; Lee Bains III & The
Glory/Fires/Turf War/The Blind Staggers – Beat Kitchen,
Chicago; JW Williams/Blues Band w/Demetria Taylor – Blue
Chicago, Chicago; Paradise Fears/Sunderland – Bottom Lounge,
Chicago; Anthony Moser/Dave Specter – Buddy Guy's Legends,
Chicago; Maria Rita – City Winery, Chicago; All Them
Witches/Killer Moon/Dead Feathers – Cobra Lounge, Chicago;
Trio KBL – Constellation, Chicago; Artists To Watch – Elbo
Room, Chicago; Dream Council/Magicks/Perfect Kiss – Empty
Bottle, Chicago; Sidebar Sessions/ New Standard Quintet –
FitzGerald's, Berwyn; Falling In Reverse – House Of Blues,
Chicago; Kevin Andrew Prchal/The Quiet Rivalry/Exit
Ghost/Jeffrey Alvarez – Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Devil's
Playground/Lady India/Misfit Dolls – Live Wire, Chicago;
Tributasourus Becomes P Funk – Martyrs', Chicago;
Altered/Puch Cabbie/Purge/Central Disorder – Mojoes, Joliet;
PressOne Rwanda – Old Town School Of Folk Music, Chicago;
Black Angels/Roky Erickson/Golden Animals – Park West,
Chicago; Sueves/Faux Ferocious/Massive Ego – Quenchers,
Chicago; DJ Knights – Red Line Tap, Chicago; Club: Young
Dro/Arrey-Joint: Jerry Reyes – Reggies, Chicago; Sugar Blue
Unplugged – Rosa's Lounge, Chicago; J. Fernandez/Shy Boys/
Famous Laughs – Schubas, Chicago; Tone B. Nimble/Darryn/
Solson/Leonard Pt. 6 – Smart Bar, Chicago; Solemn Meant
Walk/Charlatan/Mister Suit – The Burlington, Chicago;
Howl/The Oarsman/The Dirty Generals – Township, Chicago.
THURSDAY 6
Blue Moon Soup/Casual Ties/Leigh Jones – Abbey Pub,
Chicago; Cheap Trick – Arcada Theatre, St. Charles; Good Things
– Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Josh Farrow/Ben Ripani Music
Co./Andrew Leahey & The Homestead – Beat Kitchen, Chicago;
Addicted 2 Music – Beelow's , Lake Zurich; Shirley Johnson
Blues Band – Blue Chicago, Chicago; Rockin' Eddie Blues Jam
– Bobby McGees, Chicago Ridge; New Politics/Magic Man/
Sleeper Agent/People's Temple/Radar Eyes/Outer Minds/
Hozac Records DJs – Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Eddie Taylor
Jr./Luke Pytel – Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago; Maria Rita –
City Winery, Chicago; Vital Organ Trio – Constellation, Chicago;
Pseudo Slang/DJ Form – Double Door, Chicago; Audubon/
Neako/GTO/D The Dealer/Jaylen Green – Elbo Room, Chicago;
Quilt/Plastic Crimewave/Syndicate/NE-HI – Empty Bottle,
Chicago; Live Band Karaoke – Evenflow, Geneva; Electric Dirt/
Andon Trio – FitzGerald's, Berwyn; Paul Burch/Angela James/
Sima Cunningham – Hideout, Chicago; Open Mic with Mike and
Steve – JD Muggs, Addison; Brent Rupard/Scotty McCreery –
Joe's Bar, Chicago; Eddie Shaw – Kingston Mines, Chicago;
Danstock: American Wolf/Band Called Catch/Sabers/DeXter/
DJ Alex White – Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Big C Jamboree Feat.
Hillbilly Idle – Martyrs', Chicago; Phil Circle – Montrose Saloon,
Chicago; Open Mic with Rachel Mendes – Nite Cap, Chicago;
Bobby, Holly And The Ricketts/Sarah Holtschlag & The
Crosscut/In Threes – Quenchers, Chicago; Open Mic/Micki
Croisant – Red Line Tap, Chicago; Club: Left Lane Cruiser/
Gun/Jailhouse Poets - Joint: La Mata/Malafacha – Reggies,
Chicago; Neutral Milk Hotel/Elf Power – Riviera, Chicago;
James Wheeler Blues Jam – Rosa's Lounge, Chicago; Pert Near
Sandstone/The Leadfoot Band – Schubas, Chicago; Justin
Long/Karl Meier – Smart Bar, Chicago; Bricklayers
Foundation/Varsity/Bike Cops – The Burlington, Chicago; The
Cubes – Wire , Berwyn.
FRIDAY 7
Mr. Blotto/The Marx Marvelous/Magic/Tony, Aaron & Rebecca
of The Tossers – Abbey Pub, Chicago; Cheap Trick – Arcada
Theatre, St. Charles; Hairbanger's Ball – Austin's Fuel Room,
Libertyville; Aidan O'Toole/Spoken Four – Ballydoyle, Downers
Grove; Word To Your Mother – Ballydoyle, Aurora; Kampfire
Kowboys – Bannerman's Sports, Bartlett; Elway/The Please &
Thank Yous/Typsetter – Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Dan Peters Duo
– Blackfinn American Grill, Mt. Prospect; Michael Coleman Band
– Blues Bar, Mt. Prospect; Next 2 Kin – Bobby McGees, Chicago
Ridge; Damien Thorne/Winterhawk/Orlorion/Ancient Dreams
– Brauerhouse, Lombard; Fruteland Jackson/Jimmy Johnson/
Dave Weld/Brandon Santini – Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago; 2
Chainz – Chicago Theater, Chicago; Griffin House/Emily Hearn
– City Winery, Chicago; Scars Of Armageddon/Stone Cutters –
Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Datsik/Must Die!/Hexes – Concord,
Chicago; Keefe Jackson & Jason Adasiewicz Duo/Mikolaj
Trzaska & Tim Daisy Duo – Constellation, Chicago; As Made
Famous/Black Bridge/Sex Therapy/Jet Driver – Cubby Bear,
Chicago; Swizzle Tree/Workout Music/Brighton, MA/The Dead
On – Double Door, Chicago; Hotsauce Committee/Rubber –
Durty Nellies, Palatine; Natalie Duke/Armitage/The Choir/
Class Reunion/Wild Adriatic/The Bannerman – Elbo Room,
Chicago; Hoyle Brothers/Leslie & The LYs/Dean & The
Delilahs/Boone County Comedy Troup – Empty Bottle, Chicago;
The Kings Way – Evenflow, Geneva; Roxy Swain/Brother
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