FRIDAY 30 DECEMBER
Mr. Blotto— 210 Bar, Highwood; Umphrey’ s McGee— Aragon Ballroom, Chicago; R-Gang— Ballydoyle, Aurora; Kashmir— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Kimi Hayes— Bar Louie, Oak Brook Terrace; John Primer Blues Band / Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Chi-Town Soul / Retropolitan— Blue Chip- Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; DJ Night— Blue Chip- Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; Perry Hutchins— Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Johnny Automatic / The Mizzerables / Butchered / 80 Proof Preacher— Brauer House, Lombard; Guy Dominik of Hi Infidelity— Broken Oar, Port Barrington; Shawn Lacy— Bub City, Chicago; Suburban Cowboys— Bub City, Rosemont; Toronzo Cannon— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Lauren & Matt— Carlucci, Downers Grove; Poi Dog Pondering— City Winery, Chicago; FiyaWrapper Superjam w / Robert Randolph / Joel Cummins / Garrett Sayers / Dave Watts / Big Sam / Maurice Brown / Nicholas Gerlach— Concord Music Hall, Chicago; Eye and I / Mikey to the P / The Flat Rats / Johnny Killroy— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Blu Wavs— Cuzin’ s, Tinley Park; GosT / Dance With The Dead / Sanford Parker / The Pirate Twins— Double Door, Chicago; Lee DeWyze— Durty Nellie’ s, Palatine; High On Fire— Empty Bottle, Chicago; American English / Cannonball— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Don Felder— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; PS Dump Your Boyfriend( Hard Rock)— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; BBI— Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin; The Flipside Show w / Chris Foreman / Battle of The Saxes: Ed Petersen vs. Eric Schneider / After Hours Jam Session— Green Mill, Chicago; Woodrock Ranger— Harp & Fiddle, Park Ridge; American English / Keys of G— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; 7th Heaven— HOME, Arlington Heights; Chrisette Michele / DJ Mindy & DeeJay O— House of Blues, Chicago; Peter & The Versatiles— Jambalaya @ Pheasant Run, St. Charles; Rod Tuffcurls & The Benchpress— Joe’ s Bar, Chicago; Brother Trouble— Joe’ s Live, Rosemont; Whiskey & Harmony— JW Hollstein’ s, Tinley Park; Jason Sturmon— Kennedy Pointe, Bristol; Larry McCray / Eddie Shaw & The Wolf Gang / Joanna Connor— Kingston Mines, Chicago; I Fight Dragons / Jennifer Hall / Boy Meets Robot— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Modiviccan / Whatismu / TBA— Live Wire, Chicago; Steve Cerqua— Lone Buffalo, Ottawa; Henhouse Prowlers— Martyrs, Chicago; Project Atlantis— MT Barrels, Schaumburg; Epic— Nevin’ s Brewing Co., Plainfield; Boy Band Review— Rivers Casino, DesPlaines; Patti Smith and Her Band Perform Horses— Riviera, Chicago; Vance Kelly & The Backstreet Blues Band— Rosa’ s, Chicago; Diane Coffee / Modern Vices— Schubas,
Chicago; Lucinda Williams & Buick 6— Space, Evanston; Ronnie Baker Brooks— Tailgater’ s, Chicago; Houndmouth / Durand Jones— Thalia Hall, Chicago; Big Cat DJ / Karaoke— The Gambler, McHenry; Steve Bug— The Mid, Chicago; Chris Brown / Trey Songz / Young Thug & More— United Center, Chicago; DJ & Karaoke— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; Tributosaurus Becomes... The Bee Gees— Wire, Berwyn; Sole City Juke Band— Zachary’ s, Palos Heights.
SATURDAY 31 DECEMBER
Rollover— 210 Bar, Highwood; Jeff Dunham— Allstate Arena, Rosemont; Umphrey’ s McGee— Aragon Ballroom, Chicago; Arcada’ s Great Gatsby NYE Bash— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; JBC NYE Party— Bada Brew, Crest Hill; Ben Miller Band— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Pirate Radio / Bill Robinette’ s Sound & Light— Beelow’ s, Lake Zurich; NYE Party w / John Primer Blues Band / Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; That’ s What She Said / Corporate Rock Band / UltraFab— Blue Chip- Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; The Naked Karate Girls— Blue Chip- Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; Shawn Lacy— Bub City, Chicago; New Year’ s Eve Feat. Mike Wheeler w / NuBlu Band— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Chi-Town Soul— Carlucci, Downers Grove; Chi-Town Soul— Carlucci, Downers Grove; Nephew Tommy & NYE Comedy Jam— Chicago Theater, Chicago; Lalah Hathaway— City Winery, Chicago; Mala Rodriguez / The Ponders / Future Rootz / Future Rock / Thibault( Late)— Concord Music Hall, Chicago; New Year’ s Eve w / The Hush Sound— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Stoned Bluez— Cuzin’ s, Tinley Park; Lucky Boys Confusion / Mark Rose / Nice Motor— Double Door, Chicago; April’ s Reign— Drunken Monkey, Grant Park; NYE Party w / Wedding Banned— Durty Nellie’ s, Palatine; Courtney Davies & The Southern Charm Band— Dusty Boots Saloon, Rockford; Stereo Heart / All About A Goodtime— Eaglewood Resort, Itasca; Windy City Soul Club / High On Fire— Empty Bottle, Chicago; NYE w / Expo‘ 76 / The Total Pro Horns / Kelly Hogan & Guests— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; The Lepolian Effect( Hard Rock)— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; Semple( Show Bar)/ American English( Pavilion)/ DJ Sean & Rhinestone DJ D— Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin; The Paper Machete / New Year’ s Eve Party: Battle of The Saxes / After Hours Jazz Party w / Sabertooth— Green Mill, Chicago; Hi Infidelity / Shout Section / Keys of G— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; NYE w / Bella Cain & Modern Day Romeos— HOME, Arlington Heights; Better Than Ezra / NYE w / Soul 2 The Bone Band— House of Blues, Chicago; 7th Heaven / Fool House / DJ Spin— Hyatt Regency O’ Hare, Rosemont;
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Rockstar Rodeo— Jenny’ s Southside Tap, Mokena; Sixteen Candles— Joe’ s Bar, Chicago; Rod Tuffcurls & The Benchpress— Joe’ s Live, Rosemont; Stereo Types— JW Hollstein’ s, Tinley Park; Larry McCray / Eddie Shaw & The Wolf Gang / Joanna Connor— Kingston Mines, Chicago; The Hood Internet / Air Credits / Celine Neon / DJ Manny Muscles— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Local H— Loaded Buffalo, Mundelein; New Years Eve w / DJ— Lone Buffalo, Ottawa; NYE w / Jameson Mystery Band— Mahoney’ s Pub, Chicago; Henhouse Prowlers / Babe-alon 5— Martyrs, Chicago; Rumor Hazit— MT Barrels, Schaumburg; Dick Diamond & The Dusters— Nevin’ s Brewing Co., Plainfield; Over The Rhine— Old Town School, Chicago; Patti Smith and Her Band— Park West, Chicago; Slim Jim Phantom from Stray Cats / Devil Elvis / The Krank Daddies( Music Joint)/ The Suicide Machines / The Bollweevils / Green Room Rockers / Still Alive / All Eyes West( Rock Club)— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Vance Kelly & The Backstreet Blues Band NYE Celebration— Rosa’ s, Chicago; Diane Coffee / Yoko & The Oh Nos / The Voluptuals— Schubas, Chicago; NYE 2016 Interstellar w / Garrett David / DJ Heather / Jeff Derringer / Justin Long / Olin / Sassmouth / Savile / Sevron / Sold / Installation by Nat Love / Hosted by Nico / Imp Queen— Smart Bar, Chicago; Lucinda Williams & Buick 6— Space, Evanston; The O’ Jays / Damon Williams / The Chi-Lites Feat. Marshall Thompson— Star Plaza Theater, Merrillville, IN; Flynt Flossy & Turquoise Jeep— Subterranean, Chicago; Salute to Vienna New Year’ s Concert— Symphony Center, Chicago; Houndmouth / The Kernal— Thalia Hall, Chicago; Acoustiholics— The Cottage, Crystal Lake; Ethan Bell Band— The Lodge on 64, St. Charles; NYE 2017 Live Entertainment— The Mid, Chicago; Miguel Garza— Tilted Kilt, Bolingbrook; DJ & Karaoke— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; Tributosaurus Becomes... The Bee Gees— Wire, Berwyn.
SUNDAY 1 JANUARY
Primer Baile Del Ano— Aragon Ballroom, Chicago; Smokin’ Gunz / Spike & The Spitwads— Blue Chip-Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; Kimi Hayes— BubCity, Chicago; Andrew Jess— BubCity, Rosemont; Freddy Jones Band / Brian Collins— City Winery, Chicago; Everyone’ s Hungover Brunch w / Dad’ s Basement / Indiana Waterfalls / DJ 420 Web MD— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Uptown Poetry Slam / Soul Jazz Night w / Joel Paterson Trio & Chris Foreman— Green Mill, Chicago; Gospel Brunch / Dennis Leise— House of Blues, Chicago; Brian BL Jones / Linsey Alexander— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Kid Capri— Promontory Theater, Chicago; L. Mounts / Oldes / Bosley Mongo— Quenchers,
Chicago; Sunday Night Jazz: Jimmy Bennington Colour & Sound— Red Line Tap, Chicago; Matt Brown & Vidar Skrede— Schubas, Chicago; Chez Damier / Michael Serafini / Garrett David— Smart Bar, Chicago; Pete Berwick— The Lodge, Antioch.
MONDAY 2 JANUARY
Tenry Johns Band w / Claudette Miller— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Brother John Hosts The Jam— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Buzzed Spelling Bee— Elbo Room, Chicago; Sarah Squirm / Venereal Crush / Slow Planes / DJ Adam Luksetich— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Angel Spiccia Quintet— Green Mill, Chicago; Vino Louden / Jeff Jensen— House of Blues, Chicago; Corey Dennison / JW Williams & The Chi-Town Hustlers— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Drowning / DJ Jimmy Doomed of Jungle Rot— Livewire, Chicago; Pete Berwick— Potbelly, Vernon Hills; Tiff Beatty / Rashida Phillips / J. P. Floyd— Promontory Theater, Chicago; Rain Delay— Q-Bar, Darien; Improv Night w / Sand and Spitballin’/ Open Mic— Quenchers, Chicago; Open Mic w / Bernie & The Wolf— Red Line Tap, Chicago; Robbie Fulks / Nick Tremulis— The Hideout, Chicago.
TUESDAY 3
Tuesday Night Trivia w / Marky Mark— Ballydoyle, Aurora; Trivia Nite w / Timmy— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; BTS Express / Laretha Weathersby— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Live Band Karaoke— BubCity, Chicago; Live Band Karaoke— BubCity, Rosemont; Darren Jay & The Delta Souls— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Chicago Jazz Orchestra Feat. Dee Alexander Salutes Count Basie— City Winery, Chicago; Secrets, Lies & Alibis Comedy— Elbo Room, Chicago; Wulfpac / The Wanabe’ s— Empty Bottle, Chicago; The Kinsey Report / Open Mic— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; The Fat Babies— Green Mill, Chicago; Mike Wheeler / Comedy w / Schmitty Boudreau— House of Blues, Chicago; Giles Corey / Mike Wheeler— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Grace Beechy Music— Mackell’ s Inn, Chicago; Pete Berwick— Potbelly, Algonquin; Grown & Sexy Karaoke— Promontory Theater, Chicago; Wit Rabbit Reading Series / Bobco Open Mic Poetry— Quenchers, Chicago; The Herbal Remedies / Charlie In The Moonlight— Red Line Tap, Chicago; Pete Galanis & Friends w / Dave Herrero— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; Open Mic Hip Hop— Subterranean, Chicago; TV Mike & The Scarecrowes / The Syrup Eddies / First Tuesdays wMick & Ben— The Hideout, Chicago.
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