TUESDAY 31 JANUARY
Trivia Nite w / Timmy— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Chicago Underground Comedy— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; BTS Express / Laretha Weathersby— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Live Band Karaoke— BubCity, Chicago; Live Band Karaoke— BubCity, Rosemont; Blu Wav— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Luke Wade w / Matt McAndrew— City Winery, Chicago; Open Mic— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; The Fat Babies— Green Mill, Chicago; Mike Wheeler / Comedy Cocktail w / Danny Kallas— House of Blues, Chicago; Whiskey & Harmony— J. W. Hollstein’ s Saloon, Tinley Park; Phox / Cuddle Magic— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Superfly Redneck— Mackell’ s Inn, Chicago; Pete Berwick— Potbelly, Algonquin; AFI / The Chain Gang of 1974 / Souvenirs— Riviera, Chicago; Pete Galanis & Friends w / Dave Herrero— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; Open Mic Hip Hop— Subterranean, Chicago; Hey, Chere / Ethan Kinsella & The Sidewalkers— The Hideout, Chicago; Adam Ant / Glam Skanks— The Vic, Chicago; Dinosaur Pile-Up— Uncommon Ground, Chicago.
WEDNESDAY 1 FEBRUARY
Tesla— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Open Mic— Ballydoyle, Aurora; Open Mic w / Dave Kelly— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; JW Williams w / Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Blues Jam w / Big Ray & Chicago’ s Most Wanted— BLUES, Chicago; Open Mic— Brick Lounge, Plano; Judson Brown Dueling Strings— Bub City, Chicago; Mojo Daddy— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Happy Birthday Langston Hughes w / Regina Taylor / J. Ivy / Terisa Griffin / Jussie Smollett / Lynne Jordan / Malcolm London / Cheryl Lynn / Bruce Runako Jahi— City Winery, Chicago; MER’ s Music Showcase— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Beatlerama— Double Door, Chicago; Open Mic / Morgan Alexander— Elbo Room, Chicago; Lockdown Anniversary Show w / Black Actress / Lockdown Jam / Ladies of Leisure / No Conviction— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Alfonso Ponticelli & Swing Gitan / Late Night Industry Set w / Frank Catalano Sextet— Green Mill, Chicago; Music That’ s Made It / Lena Rush / Jake Acosta / Brian Sulpizio— Hideout, Chicago; Seinfeld Trivia— HOME Bar, Chicago; Keithen Banks / Dita Von Teese / Rollever / Windy City Indie: Candyfloss— House of Blues, Chicago; Trivia Night— Joe’ s Bar, Chicago; Mike Wheeler / Corey Denison / Peaches Staten— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Tributosaurus becomes Tom Petty— Martyrs, Chicago; Live Trivia— Nevin’ s Brewing Co., Plainfield; El Tuyero Ilustrado— Old Town School of Music, Chicago; Pub Trivia— Q Bar, Darien; Karaoke— Q Bar, Glendale Heights; Unity Band as Bob Marley & The Wailers— Red Line Tap, Chicago; Live Band Karaoke—
Reggie’ s, Chicago; Avi Sic— Roof @ The Wit, Chicago; Brian Lupo— Rosa’ s, Chicago; Ryley Walker with We / Or / Me— SPACE, Evanston; Vince Mammoser— Wire, Berwyn.
THURSDAY 2 FEBRUARY
STS9— Aragon Ballroom, Chicago; A Safe Haven Benefit / The Fox & The Hounds / Non Exotic / DJ FootRockalot— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Maurice John Vaughn Blues Band / Shirley Johnson— Blue Chicago, Chicago; JW Williams & The Chi Town Hustlers— BLUES, Chicago; Aileeah Cogan— Bub City, Chicago; Mike Dangeroux— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; 24 Hrs / Ye Ali / James & The Giant Trap Beat— Double Door, Chicago; Movieoke w / Shooter McGavin— Durty Nellie’ s, Palatine; Owen & The Ghosts / Hollowscape / Cody Tracey / Cheating at Solitaire / Old School Hip Hop Dance Party— Elbo Room, Chicago; Fake Limbs / Lasers and Fast and Shit / Salvation( Record Release)/ Den— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles / Eric Ambel— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Andy Brown Solo Jazz Guitar / Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra— Green Mill, Chicago; Devil In A Woodpile / ClickHole— Hideout, Chicago; Sessions w / Mallory Lennon / Dita Von Teese / John Primer— House of Blues, Chicago; Kevin Garrett / Arizona / Broken Luxury— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Big C Jamboree / Wild Earp and the Free For Alls— Martyrs, Chicago; Talib Kweli / Styles P / K’ Valentine— Metro, Chicago; DJ Trixx— Q Bar, Glendale Heights; Minor Wits / Space Gators— Quenchers, Chicago; Cheer-Accident / District 97 / Dead Larry / Bigbodyfiji / Boi Jeanius / DJ Manny Muscles / DJ Just Once / DJ Modise / DJ Mike P— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Smokin Gunz— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; Falling In Reverse / Motionless in White / Issues / Dangerkids / Dead Girls Academy— Riviera, Chicago; Matt Play— Roof @ The Wit, Chicago; James Wheeler Blues Jam w / Lil Ed Williams— Rosa’ s, Chicago; Cigarettes After Sex / Libsyd Read— Schubas, Chicago; DJ SJ / Jena Max— Smart Bar, Chicago; Reggae Gold— Subterranean, Chicago; Rock & Roll 45’ s— The Burlington, Chicago; Drive By Truckers / Kyle Craft— The Vic, Chicago; Benny— Underground, Chicago; Ian Leith & The Dozen Buzzin’ Cousins / Jungle of Cities— Wire, Berwyn.
FRIDAY 3
STS9— Aragon Ballroom, Chicago; Mr. Blotto— Austin’ s Fuel Room, Libertyville; Hip Hop Showcase— Bada Brew, Crest Hill; Gina Glocksen Band— Ballydoyle, Aurora; 6 Til Midnight— Bannerman’ s, Streamwood; Boy Band Review— Base Camp, Lisle; Outrun The Sunlight / Rhone / Pyramid Scheme / Spark The
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Forest— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; James Libera— Bella Mia, Midlothian; Live DJ— Blarney Stone Pub, Oak Forest; Tenry Johns / Claudette Miller— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Crawpuppies— Blue Chip- Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; That’ s What She Said— Blue Chip- Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; Shawn Holt & The Teardrops— BLUES, Chicago; G Jones & Friends— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Rendition / Suburban Cowboys— Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Sham 69 / The Creepshow / Gallows Bound— Brauer House, Lombard; Karaoke Night— Brazen Head, Crestwood; Comedy Showcase— Brick Lounge, Plano; Big Cat DJ / Karaoke— Broken Oar, Port Barrington; Shawn Lacy— Bub City, Chicago; The Cash Box Kings— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Martina McBride— Chicago Theater, Chicago; Environmental Encroachment / Mike Zabrin’ s Funktastic / Black Bear Combo / Blue Horse Blue— Chop Shop, Chicago; Jon B— City Winery, Chicago; Joyce Manor & AJJ / Mannequin Pussy— Concord, Chicago; Circuit Des Yeux— Constellation, Chicago; War On Peace / Well Known Strangers / Chris Buerhle Band / King By Friday— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Red Jr./ Laik American Cosmonaut( EP Release)/ The Dead On / Lost But Happy— Double Door, Chicago; The Purple Xperience— Durty Nellie’ s, Palatine; Sour Bruthers / Brothers Giant / Pretty Bird / TGIF Total Request Lounge— Elbo Room, Chicago; Daniel Bachman / Moon Bros / Jim Becker / Hard Country Honky Tonk w / The Hoyle Brothers— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Run Forrest Run— Fitz’ s Spare Keys, Elmhurst; Cathy Richardson Band— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Chicago Dueling Pianos / DJ Rawzhel— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo; Chicago Farmer / Pete Jive— Frankie’ s Blue Room, Naperville; April’ s Reign— Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin; The Flipside Show w / Chris Foreman / Bruce Barth Trio / After Hours Jam Session— Green Mill, Chicago; Matthaus / Lane / Fall Classic / Active Trans Stories on The Move— Hideout, Chicago; Pawnshop— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Jak Tripper / Mallrats / Finally Fridays w / Shawn Kay— HOME Bar, Chicago; Sessions w / Annalee Hooson / Dita Von Teese / Windy City Duo / Soul 2 The Bone Band / DJ Delaney— House of Blues, Chicago; Tyler Farr / Logan Brill— Joe’ s Live, Rosemont; Bosco— JW Hollsteins Saloon, Tinley Park; Chris Moran— Kennedy Pointe, Briston; Joanna Connor / Lil Ed— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Dan Layus / Hope Country— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Great Moments in Vinyl presents The Rolling Stones— Martyrs, Chicago; Cellrs / Revolt Coda / Frey Geoffrex / Mike Gassett / Farkus— Metro, Chicago; Rex Manning Day / Little Orphan Monkey— MT Barrels, Schaumburg; Chicago International Salsa Congress— Old Town School of Music, Chicago; Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue— Park West, Chicago; Lunar
Chiefs / Faded Flannel— Penny Road Pub, Barrington; Live DJ— Q Bar, Glendale Heights; The Johnny Amato Band / A Story Unwritten— QBar, Darien; Little Dave Merriman / Mike Petrucelli— Quenchers, Chicago; Nephilium / Misanthropy / Mind’ s Horizon— Red Line Tap, Chicago; Austin Stirling— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Hey Jimmy— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; Jem— Roof @ The Wit, Chicago; Corey Dennison— Rosa’ s, Chicago; The Purcells / Embassies / Bluetech / Sky Society— Schubas, Chicago; Cymatic— Sideouts, Island Lake; Shawn Rudiman B2B Sassmouth / Jed James— Smart Bar, Chicago; Ronnie Baker Brooks— SPACE, Evanston; The Lincoln Lodge / House Party / Sinai Vessel— Subterranean, Chicago; DJ— Tailgater’ s, Bolingbrook; Two Hand Jesters Comedy— The Brick Lounge, Plano; Kimi Hayes Duo— Tilted Kilt, Woodridge; Into Dust / Underhand / Thrones— Township, Chicago; DJ & Karaoke w / Karaoke Jake— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; The All Stars— Wine & Roses, Algonquin; Tributosaurus Becomes: Tom Petty— Wire, Berwyn.
SATURDAY 4
STS9— Aragon Ballroom, Chicago; The Wall 50th Anniversary Extravaganza— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Sealed With A Kiss / Deezguize— Austin’ s Fuel Room, Libertyville; Tie You Anchor / Miracle Mixtape / Static Signal— Bada Brew, Crest Hill; Prairie Station— Ballydoyle, Aurora; Kashmir— Bannerman’ s, Streamwood; Too White Crew— Base Camp, Lisle; Wray / Panda Riot / St. Nite Duets / Cassettes On Tape— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Jerry Armstrong Show— Bella Mia, Midlothian; 5 Gone Crazy— Blarney Stone Pub, Oak Forest; Tenry Johns / Claudette Miller— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Monterrey / Jamrose / The Hat Guys— Blue Chip- Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; Zack Attack— Blue Chip- Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; Shawn Holt & The Teardrops— BLUES, Chicago; Wedding Banned / Imperial DLX & Shelter Line— Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Girls Night Out- The Show— Brauer House, Lombard; Jack Byron Duo— Brazen Head, Crestwood; Party Obvious— Broken Oar, Port Barrington; Shawn Lacy— Bub City, Chicago; Senn Alan Band— Bub City, Rosemont; Larry McCray / The Blue Coast Band— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Members Only— Bungalow Joe’ s, Hanover Park; George Takei— Chicago Theater, Chicago; Tokimonsta / CRi— Chop Shop, Chicago; DJ E / Kelroy / Bury The Machines— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Bi-2 Live— Concord, Chicago; 176 Keys: Paul Giallorenza / Matt Piet Duo— Constellation, Chicago; The Flips / Double Feature / TheMajor Minor / Tiny Kingdoms— Cubby Bear, Chicago; DJ’ s For You—
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