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Chicago; Snack Attack— Elbo Room, Chicago; Open Mic— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; The Fat Babies— Green Mill, Chicago; Mike Wheeler / Comedy Cocktail w / Matty Ryan / Michael Charles— House of Blues, Chicago; Justin Russell— J. W. Hollstein’ s Saloon, Tinley Park; Grace Beechy Music— Mackell’ s Inn, Chicago; Pete Berwick— Potbelly, Algonquin; Old Lazarus’ s Harp— Red Line Tap, Chicago; Pete Galanis & Friends w / Dave Herrero— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; Psalm Zero / Open Mic Hip Hop— Subterranean, Chicago; Mogwai Play Atomic— Thalia Hall, Chicago; The Girl Talk / Piano Power Hour— The Hideout, Chicago; Wax On, Wax Off— Uncommon Ground, Chicago.
WEDNESDAY 25
Blacklite District— Bada Brew, Crest Hill; Open Mic w / Dave Kelly— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Spice Series / Ben LaMar Gay / Anton Hatwich / Julian Kirchner / Aaron Zarzutzki / Peter Maunu— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; JW Williams / Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Rendition— BubCity, Chicago; The Special 20’ s— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Steve Earle w / Al Scorch— City Winery, Chicago; Holy White Hounds w / Special Guests— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Open Mic— Elbo Room, Chicago; Sidebar Sessions w / Chris White Duo— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Alfonso Ponticelli & Swing Gitan / Late Night w / Frank Catalano Sextet— Green Mill, Chicago; Keithen Banks / Session w / Dylan Hankey— House of Blues, Chicago; Rainbow Kitten Surprise / Caamp— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Ilusha— Old Town School, Chicago; Pete Berwick— Potbelly, Algonquin; Open Blues Jam w / Obviously Not Golfers— Red Line Tap, Chicago; Starkill( Music Joint)/ Alcest / The Body / Creepers( Rock Club)— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Alter Bridge / Nonpoint— Riviera, Chicago; Got7 Flight Log— Rosemont Theater, Rosemont; The Quaker City Night Hawks— Schubas, Chicago; Chely Wright— Space, Evanston; Infinite Me / Alistair Hennessey / Home Burial / Elder Light— Subterranean, Chicago; Lady Lamb / Liam Kazar— The Hideout, Chicago; Go For Broke— Tilted Kilt, Bolingbrook; Night of Burlesque— Underground Lounge, Chicago; Chicago Experience— Venuti’ s, Addison.
THURSDAY 26
Judy Garland Salute w / Joey Luft— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Maurice John Vaughan Blues Band w / Shirley Johnson— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Bobby McClendon— BubCity, Chicago; Live Band Karaoke— BubCity, Rosemont; Buddy Guy w / Linsey Alexander— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Alejandro Escovedo w / Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, Kurt Bloch, John Moen and The Minus 5— City Winery, Chicago; Nahako & Medicine For The People— Concord, Chicago; Ulrich Krieger— Constellation, Chicago; Pete Berwick & Julie Heeren Bingo & Comedy— Cuda’ s Bar & Grill, Antioch; Shooter McGavin’ s House Party— Durty Nellie’ s, Palatine; The Lemon Twigs / Savoy Motel— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Country Night in Berwyn— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Andy Brown / Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra— Green Mill,
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Chicago; McLennon Duo— HB Jones, Elmhurst; Sessions w / Mallory Lennon / Cabaret— House of Blues, Chicago; Plaid / Abstract Science DJs— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Cole Degenova / Layla Frankel / B Forrest— Martyr’ s, Chicago; Tom Chaplin of Keane— Park West, Chicago; Jon Wayne and The Pain / Earthika— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Wild Daisy Band— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; The James Wheeler Blues Jam w / Lil Ed Williams— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; Public Access TV / Splashh / The Britanys— Schubas, Chicago; Maria TZ / Gina G / Kiernan Laveaux / Antenes— Smart Bar, Chicago; Zach Williams of The Lone Bellow— Space, Evanston; Reggae Gold— Subterranean, Chicago; Wax Tailor— Thalia Hall, Chicago; Luke WinslowKing / Devil In A Woodpile— The Hideout, Chicago.
FRIDAY 27
Neal Morse Band— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Chicago Outfit( EP Release)/ Stephun— Bada Brew, Crest Hill; April’ s Reign— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Imperial Blue Dogs— Bannerman’ s, Bartlett; John Primer Blues Band / Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Visions of Santana / Deja Vu— Blue Chip- Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; DJ Night— Blue Chip-Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; Jackass Live!— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Coax N Folks / Hillbilly Rockstarz— Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Thinner Teed / OD Jo— Brauer House, Lombard; Mark Konzen— Broken Oar, Port Barrington; Bobby McClendon— BubCity, Chicago; Mason Rivers— BubCity, Rosemont; Buddy Guy w / Toronzo Cannon— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Jim Jefferies— Chicago Theater, Chicago; Alejandro Escovedo w / Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, Kurt Bloch, John Moen and The Minus 5— City Winery, Chicago; The Tip / Atomic Love / Furr / Bad Sons— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Borgeous / Breathe Carolina— Concord, Chicago; Bernie Glim Duo— Cuzin’ s, Tinley Park; Gooey / The War Inside / Weber Band / Frankie B.— Double Door, Chicago; Rod Tuffcurls & The Bench Press— Durty Nellie’ s, Palatine; Black Marble / YOU./ Ganser— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Libido Funk Circus— Fire Bar, Crystal Lake; Rico Birthday Bashe / Cannonball— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Zero— Four Winds Casino( Hard Rock), New Buffalo, MI; Scott Bradlee’ s Postmodern Jukebox— Genesee Theater, Waukegan; Spoken Four— Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin; The Flipside Show w / Brad Goode Quartet / After Hours Jam— Green Mill, Chicago; Phillip H. Anselmo’ s SuperJoint w / Battlecross and Child Bite— H. O. M. E. Bar, Arlington Heights; 7th Heaven / Chicks With Picks— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Dick Diamond & The Dusters— Hollywood Casino, Joliet; Deejay O— House of Blues, Chicago; Hoosier Ditty— J. W. Hollstein’ s Saloon, Tinley Park; The Niche— Jambalaya @ Pheasant Run, St. Charles;
Sealed With A Kiss / Suburban Cowboys— Joe’ s Bar, Chicago; Paul Strolia— Kennedy Pointe, Bristol; Sam Roberts Band / Hollerado— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; The Short Timers( Single Release)/ Back Alley Riot / Top Shelf Lickers / The Cutouts— Livewire, Chicago; Bands for Bell w / Teachers
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Pet / Bread & Butter Band / Air This Side of Caution / The Hurtin Kind— Martyr’ s, Chicago; D. R. A. M./ River Tiber / Nebu Kiniza— Metro, Chicago; Shark Productions Local Music Showcase— MT Barrels, Schaumburg; AfriCaribe— Old Town School, Chicago; Billy Martin Band / Barnes & Co / Soul Patch Monkey— Penny Road Pub, Barrington; Pete Berwick— Potbelly, Gurnee; Magic Carpet— Promontory Theater, Chicago; Dave Wolak & The Plastics— Q-Bar, Darien; Live DJ— Q-Bar, Glendale Heights; Jailbreak / Maiden Chicago( Music Joint)/ Koffin Kats / Elvis Hitler / The Mights( Rock Club)— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Hi Infidelity— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; Lurrie Bell Blues Band— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; Jeff Foxworthy & Larry The Cable Guy— Rosemont Theater, Rosemont; Esme Patterson / Bonnie Bishop / Glass Mountain— Schubas, Chicago; Portrait of Sound— Shaker’ s, Chicago; Hans & The Hormones— Sideouts, Island Lake; Detroit Swindle / DJ Heather / Phillip Stone— Smart Bar, Chicago; Billy Strings w / The Suitcase Junket— Space, Evanston; Semple Unplugged— State & Lake at the WIT, Chicago; The Lincoln Lodge— Subterranean, Chicago; Retrospect— Sweet Caroline’ s, Hoffman Estates; DJ Jay Funk— Tailgaters, Bolingbrook; Bear’ s Den— Thalia Hall, Chicago; Big Cat DJ / Karaoke— The Gambler, Crystal Lake; Chicago Psych Fest VIII: Frozen Mind— The Hideout, Chicago; Purity Ring DJ Set— The MID, Chicago; Kimi Hayes— Tilted Kilt, Bolingbrook; Craig Scott— Tilted Kilt, Woodridge; Soda— Venuti’ s, Addison; DJ Messes— Village Inn, Skokie; Tynan Lite— Zachary’ s, Palos Heights.
SATURDAY 28
Modern Day Romeos— Austin’ s Fuel Room, Libertyville; Boneshaker / Deadman’ s Hand / Faith in the Fallen / The Last Generation / Old Style Rascals— Bada Brew, Crest Hill; Hi Infidelity— Ballydoyle, Aurora; Arra— Bannerman’ s, Bartlett; TV Girl / Poppet / School of Rock Tribute to 1986 and 1996— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Vince Amore— Bella Mia, Midlothian; John Primer Blues Band / Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Nawty / 80’ s Enough / The Neverly Brothers— Blue Chip-Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; The Lepolion Effect— Blue Chip-Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; P. O. S./ DJ Fundo / Transit22— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Infinity— Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Jim Tabor of Sunfallen— Brazen Head, Crestwood; Hi Fi Superstar— Broken Oar, Port Barrington; Walker McGuire— BubCity, Chicago; Bobby McClendon / Kids Show: Bill Brickey & The Locomotion( 11AM)— BubCity, Rosemont; Buddy Guy w / NuBlu Band— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Dancing With The Stars Live— Chicago Theater, Chicago; Alejandro Escovedo w / Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, Kurt Bloch, John Moen and The Minus 5— City Winery, Chicago; Badfish: A Sublime Tribute / Fayuca— Concord, Chicago; Man Called Noon / Yoko and The Oh No’ s / The Inventors— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Dave Schmidt & The Snouts— Cuzin’ s, Tinley Park; DJ’ s For You Karaoke— Cuzin’ s Tavern, Midlothian; CumbiaSazo! Dance Party w /
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Calixta / Itzi Nallah / Tifflove— Double Door, Chicago; This End Up— Draft Picks, Naperville; Official Palace Film Festival After Party w / Xeno / Oaklander / Champagne Mirrors Simulation— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Andrew Jess— Fatty McGoo’ s, Bolingbrook; Polyrhythmic— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Johnny Sprocket— Four Winds Casino( Hard Rock), New Buffalo, MI; Eaglemania / Ryan McIntyre— Genesee Theater, Waukegan; Nick Pontarelli— Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin; The Paper Machete / Brad Goode Quartet / After Hours Jazz Party w / Sabertooth— Green Mill, Chicago; Wedding Banned— H. O. M. E. Bar, Arlington Heights; Insession— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Mason Rivers— Hollywood Casino, Joliet; Dashboard Confessional / Burlesque / DJ Kosmo— House of Blues, Chicago; Epic— J. W. Hollstein’ s Saloon, Tinley Park; Josh Abbott Band— Joe’ s Live, Rosemont; Stoop / Goodnoise / Melba Toast / Well Hungarians— Livewire, Chicago; Black Market Brass / Genome— Martyr’ s, Chicago; GooRoos / Jaxx— MT Barrels, Schaumburg; John McEuen & Friends w / Michael Miles / Jodee Lewis & members of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band— Old Town School, Chicago; The Three Beards— Pal Joey’ s, West Chicago; Lyden Moon / Motley II / Diamond— Penny Road Pub, Barrington; 3xdope / Satchmo Saturday w / Willie Pickens / Betheny Pickens— Promontory Theater, Chicago; Black Bolts / The Danhattans / Brandon— Q- Bar, Darien; Charlie Foxtrot / Screamin’ Legion— Q-Bar, Glendale Heights; Black Japan / Autumn Reverie / A Story Unwritten— Red Line Tap, Chicago; Dynohunter / Zombie Manana( Music Joint)/ That 1 Guy( Rock Club)— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Sugar Blue Band— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; Girls Guns and Glory / Wilson’ s Reservoir— Schubas, Chicago; Soda— Sideouts, Island Lake; David Gans / Liquid Soul— Space, Evanston; Cherry Glazerr / The Cardboard Swords— Subterranean, Chicago; JT James Acoustic— Sweet Caroline’ s, Hoffman Estates; Kashmir— Tailgater’ s, Bolingbrook; Kashmir / Pearl— Tailgaters, Bolingbrook; Undercover— The Cottage, Crystal Lake; Chicago Psych Fest VIII: Frozen Mind— The Hideout, Chicago; Rebel Hearts— Tilted Kilt, Bolingbrook; Sequoia( Record Release)— Uncommon Ground, Chicago; Twenty One Pilots— United Center, Chicago; Go Time!/ Mama Yaya— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; CK & Gray— Uptown Tap, Plainfield; Kenny Jammin Jason— Venuti’ s, Addison; Curious Grance & Black Rabbit / Red Scarves / Michelle McGuire / SOR Oak Park: Golden Age of Hip Hop & Zappa— Wire, Berwyn; Chicks With Picks— Wise Owl, Chicago; DJ Messes— World of Beer, Evanston; Cadillac Groove— Zachary’ s, Palos Heights.
SUNDAY 29
School of Rock Tribute to 1986 and 1996 / Human-Tim + Robot- Tim— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; BTS Express / Laretha Weathersby
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