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Stokes/JD Simo — Arcada Theatre, St. Charles; JW Williams
Blues Band/Laretha Weathersby — Blue Chicago, Chicago; The
One Jr. — Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Dalton & The
Sheriffs — Bub City, Chicago; Griffin Crowder — Bub City,
Rosemont; Luca Kiella — Buddy Guy’s Legends, Chicago; Joe
Valentino — Club 210, Highwood; Too Many Zooz/Birocratic —
Concord Hall, Chicago; Joshua Guy/Group Subakan — Cubby
Bear, Chicago; Karaoke w/Sheila E — Dock’s Bar, Wauconda;
Trivia Night — Empire, Naperville; Burr Oak/Mia Joy/Kirby Grip
— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Mitch Paliga Quartet — Fitzgerald’s,
Berwyn; Alice Howe/Freebo — Hey Nonny, Arlington Heights;
Gwen/Jeremy Lemos — Hideout, Chicago; P.E./Ditchwater —
Hobart Art Theatre, Hobart; Keithen Banks/Mike Wheeler/Tom
Holland Duo — House of Blues, Chicago; Miniature Tigers/Katzu
Oso — Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Tributosaurus — Martyrs, Chicago;
Zhou Family Band — Old Town School, Chicago; Ingested/
Visceral Disgorge (Club) — Reggies, Chicago; Live Band Karaoke
— Reggies, Chicago; King Princess/Kilo Kish — Riviera Theatre,
Chicago; Lurrie Belle Acoustic — Rosa’s, Chicago; Stray Kids —
Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont; Illiterate Light/Camp Howard —
Schubas, Chicago; J Fernandez/Peel Dream Magazine —
Sleeping Village, Chicago; Billy Woods/Serengeti/Free Snacks/
Defcee — Subterranean, Chicago; DJ Spin — Tailgater’s,
Bolingbrook; Dr. Dog — Thalia Hall, Chicago; The Lacs — The
Forge, Joliet; Valentine Bennett & Amy Yore — Uncommon
Ground Edgewater, Chicago; Low-Ree & Maxwell Street Market
Blues Jam — Water Hole Lounge, Chicago; Sugar Sammy —
Zanies, Chicago; Tim Dillon — Zanies, Rosemont.
THURSDAY 6 FEBRUARY
Karen Shook — 28 Mile Vodka Distillery, Highwood; Soul
Message Trio — Andy’s Jazz, Chicago; Them Guilty Aces/Rebel
Rousers/The Silver Hornets/JP & Jenny — Beat Kitchen,
Chicago; Shirley Johnson — Blue Chicago, Chicago; The One Jr.
— Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Dalton & The Sheriffs —
Bub City, Chicago; Funky Mojo Daddy — Buddy Guy’s Legends,
Chicago; Robert Randolph & The Family Band — City Winery,
Chicago; Natalie Grace Alford/Bad Bad Meow/Bubbles Brown
/Boys vs. Girls — Empty Bottle, Chicago; Bitters — Fitzgerald’s,
Berwyn; David Paige & The Skyline — HB Jones, Elmhurst;
Andrew Leahey & The Homestead — Hey Nonny, Arlington Hts;
Fall Classic/Daymaker/Lever — Hideout, Chicago; Joey Saye/
The Motels/Linsey Alexander — House of Blues, Chicago; Jason
Boland & The Stragglers/Kody West/Kolby Cooper — Joe’s on
Weed, Chicago; Rynx — Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Michael Miles/
Lloyd Brodnax King/Congress of Starlings/ — Martyrs, Chicago;
La Pena Orchestra — Navy Pier, Chicago; J.I./Apollo Rai —
Reggies, Chicago; DJ Spin — Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; Melody
Angel/Blues Jam Session with Lil’ Ed Williams — Rosa’s,
Chicago; The Hoodie Life/One Season/Kevin Singleton —
Schubas, Chicago; Rebecca Rego & The Trainmen — Sleeping
Village, Chicago; Sadiq Nasir/Abigail/Zooey Glass — Smart Bar,
Chicago; J Roddy Walston/Palm Palm/Parke Gispert — Space,
Evanston; HXRY/Lege Kale/Chromonicci/Chuck Sutton/
Reggae Gold — Subterranean, Chicago; Dr. Dog — Thalia Hall,
Chicago; Double Treble — The Quarry, Lemont; Weekly Dose of
B.S. Live — The Vic, Chicago; Hannah Frank & Robin Watson —
Uncommon Ground Edgewater, Chicago; Eric Tessmer/Brian
Allison — Uncommon Ground Lakeview, Chicago; Tony Ocean
Show — ZaZa’s Tavola, Lake Barrington.
FRIDAY 7
Elaine Dame/Von Freeman Tribute — Andy’s Jazz, Chicago;
Night Ranger — Arcada Theatre, St. Charles; John Mayer Tribute
— Austin’s Fuel Room, Libertyville; TNT Chicago/The Buzz
Worthys — Bannerman’s, Bartlett; Raleigh Tuckers — Bar
Evolution, Batavia; Judson Brown — Beacon Tap, Des Plaines;
The Weekend Run Club/Violet Crime/August Hotel/Splits —
Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Luke Pytel Blues Band/Demetria Taylor
— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Crawpuppies/Mike Walters Orchestra
— Blue Chip Casino-Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; Iann Dior/
Landon Cube/Poorstacy — Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Karma
Committee/Ultimate Eric Church Experience — Bourbon Street,
Merrionette Park; Big Bang Baby/Junkhead/Daze of Grunge/
The Flat Cats/Morry Sochat & The Special 20s — Brauer House,
Lombard; Stetson & Lace — Bub City, Chicago; Brass Buckle
Band — Bub City, Rosemont; Jamiah Rogers/Melody Angel —
Buddy Guy’s Legends, Chicago; Ryan Craig — Carol’s Pub,
Chicago; Smokey Robinson — Chicago Theatre, Chicago;
Kindred The Family Soul — City Winery, Chicago; Rod Tuffcurls
& The Bench Press — Club 210, Highwood; Rusko — Concord
Hall, Chicago; Alicia Villarreal — Copernicus Center, Chicago;
The86/Reverse Cowboys/Lunar Hotel — Cubby Bear, Chicago;
DJ King Karaoke — Doc’s Victory Pub, Elmhurst; First Dance —
Durty Nellie’s, Palatine; Mike Zabrin’s Funktastic — Empire,
Naperville; Pool Holograph/Fran/Ruins/DJ Dixie Cup — Empty
Bottle, Chicago; Fool House — EvenFlow, Geneva; Run Forrest
Run — Fire Bar, Crystal Lake; Hillbilly Rockstarz — Firewater
Saloon Mt. Greenwood, Chicago; Jenny Bienemann/C.J. Chenier
& The Red Hot Louisiana Band — Fitzgerald’s, Berwyn; Madman
Band — Harp & Fiddle, Park Ridge; The Imperial Sound/Rachel
Drew/Rob Newhouse — Hey Nonny, Arlington Heights; The
Paranoyds/Spendtime Palace/The Evening Attraction —
Hideout, Chicago; Soda — Hollywood Casino, Joliet; 70’s FM —
Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Mike Wheeler/Badfish/Corey
Dennison — House of Blues, Chicago; HiFi Superstar — Huntley
Bowl, Huntley; Return 2 Soul Trio — Incontro A Tavola, S.
Barrington; Infinity — Jamo’s Live, Mokena; Matt Stell/Chris
Bandi/Ray Fulcher — Joe’s on Weed, Chicago; Stereo Types —
JW Hollstein’s, Tinley Park; Gavin Coyle — Kennedy Pointe,
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Bristol; Draft Week/Bambiraptor/The Bishop’s Daredevil Stunt
Club/Kachi The Band — Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Social Act Band/
Nicholas Baron/The Hurtin’ Kind/Tafkav — Live Wire Lounge,
Chicago; Ludlow/Sails/Nathan Graham — Martyrs, Chicago;
Michael Rawls & Stix Acoustic — Metal Monkey Brewing,
Romeoville; Emo Night Brooklyn/Derek DiScanio — Metro,
Chicago; Gasoline n Matches — Mickey Finn’s, Libertyville; Sam
Bush — Old Town School, Chicago; Chrisette Michele — Patio
Theater, Chicago; Resonance — Penny Road Pub, South
Barrington; Modest Johnson — Phyllis’ Musical Inn, Chicago;
Jack Byron — Pig Minds Brewing Co., Machesney Park; Things I
Never Said w/K. Love/Fine Ass Friends — Promontory Theater,
Chicago; Seriousface/Roger This — Q-Bar, Darien; Steve Roth —
Reefpoint Brew House, Racine, WI; Disinter/Crusadist —
Reggies, Chicago; DJ Erge/DJ Q — Rivers Casino, Des Plaines;
Grace Potter/Devon Gilifillian — Riviera Theatre, Chicago; Alvin
Youngblood/Hart’s Musicle Theory — Rosa’s, Chicago; Ajani
Jones/SMBA/Brittney Carter — Schubas, Chicago; Waltzer —
Sleeping Village, Chicago; Joey Rebelle/Shaun J Wright — Smart
Bar, Chicago; Liquid Soul/Ethnic Heritage Ensemble — Space,
Evanston; If Only If Only/Safe Bet/Hospital Bracelet/Think
Easy — Subterranean, Chicago; The Moods — Sundance Saloon,
Mundelein; Bleed The Sky — The Forge, Joliet; DJ Adam
Luksetich — The Owl, Chicago; Echoes of Pompeii — The Palace
Theater, Wisconsin Dells, WI; Feelgood Country Band — The
Quarry, Lemont; The Infamous Stringdusters/Horseshoes &
Hand Grenades — The Vic, Chicago; Andina & Rich — Two Way
Street Coffee House, Downers Grove; Jasmine/Morgan Lewis —
Uncommon Ground Edgewater, Chicago; Dead Phones &
Dogs/Janet Blackwell — Uncommon Ground Lakeview, Chicago;
Elmore James Jr. & The Broom Dusters — Water Hole Lounge,
Chicago; Tributosaurus Becomes: Earth, Wind & Fire — Wire,
Berwyn; Tim Dillon — Zanies, Chicago; Sugar Sammy — Zanies,
Rosemont.
SATURDAY 8
Tom & Joe of Deja Vu — 750 Cucina Rustica, Cary; Elaine Dame
/Von Freeman Tribute — Andy’s Jazz, Chicago; Subtronics —
Aragon Ballroom, Chicago; The Stylistics — Arcada Theatre, St.
Charles; John Ivan Duo — Bar Evolution, Batavia; Blackened/
Relapse — Base Camp, Lisle; Bluegrass Brunch/Beach To Rock
/Cloud Cruiser/High Priest/Blake/Blunt — Beat Kitchen,
Chicago; Jim Bulanda — Bella Mia, Midlothian; Luke Pytel Blues
Band/Demetria Taylor — Blue Chicago, Chicago; Dick Diamond
& The Dusters/Rosie & The Rivets/Return2Soul — Blue Chip
Casino-Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; Loudernow — Bourbon
Street, Merrionette Park; Jason Wells Band — Brauer House,
Lombard; Cage The Dog — Brazen Head, Crestwood; Matt
Gatewood — Bub City, Rosemont; Chicago Blues All-Stars/Kent
Burnside — Buddy Guy’s Legends, Chicago; Subtronics — Byline
Bank Aragon Ballroom, Chicago; Kashmir/Lights Out Chicago —
Cheers, Midlothian; Chris Tucker Live — Chicago Theatre,
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Chicago; Kindred The Family Soul — City Winery, Chicago;
Mother Goose/Zorila/Sun-Riser — Cubby Bear, Chicago;
Physical Graffiti — Cuzin’s Pub, Tinley Park; Rob Davis Music —
Dock’s Bar, Wauconda; Modern Day Romeos — Durty Nellie’s,
Palatine; There Goes The Neighborhood — Durty Nellie’s,
Palatine; DJ Smitty — Empire, Naperville; Air Credits — Empty
Bottle, Chicago; Shark Sandwich/Interstate 90s — EvenFlow,
Geneva; Diamondback — Firewater Saloon Mt. Greenwood,
Chicago; The Real Pretenders/The Mudmen — Fitzgerald’s,
Berwyn; The Waterdawgs — Frankie’s Blue Room, Naperville;
Cirrus Falcon — Harp & Fiddle, Park Ridge; Burnt Biscuits/
Kevin Purcell & The Root Doctors — Hey Nonny, Arlington
Heights; Epic — Hollywood Casino, Joliet; Gone Country —
Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Corey Dennison/Sixteen Candles —
House of Blues, Chicago; Libido Funk Circus — Jamo’s Live,
Mokena; The Fall Guys — Jimmy’s Grill, Naperville; Fool House
— Joe’s Live, Rosemont; The Boy Band Night — Joe’s on Weed,
Chicago; Recycle The Day — JW Hollstein’s, Tinley Park; Eob —
Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Kevin Presbrey & The Midwest — Lone
Buffalo, Ottawa; The Great Crusades/Soul Daddy/Al Holiday &
The East Side Rhythm — Martyrs, Chicago; Mental Giants/Ca$h
Era/Ang13/Brittney Carter/The Blue Groove Freestyle/Add-
2/Encyclopedia Brown/Jesse De La Pena/Dirty MF/Matt Muse
— Metro, Chicago; Off The Record — Mickey Finn’s, Libertyville;
7th Heaven/The Rack & The Riddler — MT Barrels, Schaumburg;
Drew Bredrup — Niko’s R&R, Marengo; iLe — Old Town School,
Chicago; Poison’d Crue — Par-A-Dice Casino, E. Peoria; Dianne
Christine/Ross Irwin/Dead In Chicago/Esculls — Penny Road
Pub, South Barrington; Chicks With Picks — Pig Minds Brewing
Co., Machesney Park; Mark & Brad — Potter’s Place, Naperville;
Homie Lover Friends — Promontory Theater, Chicago;
Nightsnake — Q-Bar, Darien; Hillbilly Rockstarz — Q-Bar,
Glendale Heights; Jess Piano — Reefpoint Brew House, Racine,
WI; KCL/Chris Siebold/Tim Seisser/Jonathan Marks Trio
(Joint) — Reggies, Chicago; Yoga at Reggies (Shack) — Reggies,
Chicago; Young XAV/Johleee (Club) — Reggies, Chicago; Tim
Placher’s Rock N Roll Songbook — Rialto Square Theater, Joliet;
Julian Jumpin Perez/DJ Erge — Rivers Casino, Des Plaines;
Trippie Redd/BlocBoy JB/Kodie Shane — Riviera Theatre,
Chicago; Nora Jean Band — Rosa’s, Chicago; Dancing With The
Stars Live — Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont; Lucidious/Vanda/
Jake Knox — Schubas, Chicago; The B-Side Band — Shoeless
Joe’s, Schiller Park; Chestnut Grace & Pup-Up — Sleeping
Village, Chicago; Good Clean Fun — Stage Left, DeKalb; Jason
Anderson/Torso/Silent Party — Subterranean, Chicago; Hi
Infidelity — Tailgater’s, Bolingbrook; J Dilla Donuts Orchestrated
w/Guests — Thalia Hall, Chicago; Maiden Chicago/Silent
Lucidity/Nola & Tarot Woman — The Forge, Joliet; DJs Esteban
La Groue & Danny Dan — The Owl, Chicago; Bad Medicine — The
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