SUNDAY 31 DECEMBER
New Year’ s Eve Party— 115 Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Suite Mollie New Year’ s Eve Party— 210 Restaurant, Highwood; Adventure Club— Aragon Ballroon, Chicago; NYE w / Diva Montell Band & NYE w / The Jersey Girls Dance Party— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; The Whiskey Brothers— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Masked Intruder / The Reaganomics— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; NYE w / Luke Pytel & Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Chi-Town Soul / The Fairlanes— Blue Chip Casino-Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; The Chicago Experience / P. S. Dump Your Boyfriend— Blue Chip Casino-Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; NYE w / Murder By Death / The Life & Times— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Mr. Blotto— BrauerHouse, Lombard; Fletcher Rockwell— Bub City, Chicago; Suburban Cowboys— Bub City, Rosemont; NYE Party w / Mike Wheeler / NuBlu Band— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Har Mar Superstar / Mr. Dave’ s NYE Countdown to Noon— Chop Shop, Chicago; The Bodeans— City Winery, Chicago; Freestyle Forever: NYE Edition w / Cynthia & Johnny O / Lime / Rockell / Joe Zangie— Concord Music Hall, Chicago; The Sun Ra Arkestra w / Marshall Allen— Constellation, Chicago; New Year’ s Eve Pub Crawl— District Bar & Grill, Rockford; Boy Band Review NYE Show— Durty Nellie’ s, Palatine; Rick Lindy & The Wild Ones / All About A Good Time Entertainment— Eaglewood Resort, Itasca; A Wilde New Years w / Firday Pilots Club— Elbo Room, Chicago; Windy City Soul Club NYE / Guided By Voices— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Ronnie Baker Brooks / Expo‘ 76 & The Total Pro Horns— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; The Lepolion Effect / Nicholas Barron— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; Presley, Perkins, Lewis & Cash— Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin; New Year’ s Eve Battle of the Saxes / Late Night Jam Session— Green Mill, Chicago; Up All Night NYE w / The Right Now— Hideout, Chicago; Keys of G / Hi Infidelity / Good Fellas— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Libido Funk Circus / Shindig!— Hollywood Casino, Joliet; Flogging Molly / Lucky Boys Confusion / The Waiting Game / The Top Shelf Lickers / Gospel Brunch— House of Blues, Chicago; NYE w / 7th Heaven / Karma Committee / DJ Spin— Hyatt Regency O’ Hare, Rosemont; Peter & The Versatiles— Incontro A Tavola, S. Barrington; Hairbanger’ s Ball— Jenny’ s Southside Tap, Mokena; NYE w / Rod Tuffcurls & The Bench Press— Joe’ s Bar, Chicago; Noname— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Stone Believers / Primary— Live Wire, Chicago; Henhouse Prowlers / Sun Beard— Martyrs’, Chicago; New Year’ s Eve Party in Crystal Gardens / 6th Annual Chicago Resolution Gala in Grand Ballroom— Navy Pier, Chicago; Poison’ d Crue— Nevin’ s Brewing Company, Plainfield;
Over The Rhine— Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago; Dumpstaphunk / Honey Island Swamp Band / Nasty Snacks— Park West, Chicago; Wrecked / Three Left + One— Penny Road Pub, Barrington; This End Up— Pheasant Run, St. Charles; The Suicide Machines / Bad Cop Bad Cop / Rebel Spies / The Eradicator( Rock Club)/ We Are Union / Airstream Futures / Break Anchor / Still Alive( Music Joint)/ NYE Rooftop Party— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Greensky Bluegrass / Billy Strings— Riviera Theater, Chicago; Billy Branch & The SOBs New Year’ s Eve Celebration— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; Dance Yourself Clean / Lights & Music DJs— Schubas, Chicago; NYE Queen! w / Ariel Zetina / Eris Drew / Garrett David / Harry Cross / Michael Serafini / Olin / Sevron— Smart Bar, Chicago; Bob Mould w / Helen Money— Space, Evanston; It Take Two Band— State & Lake @ The Wit, Chicago; Local H / The Avondale Ramblers— Subterranean, Chicago; NYE w / Infinity / The Millenials— Tailgater’ s, Bolingbrook; Twin Peaks w / NE-HI / Today’ s Hits— Thalia Hall, Chicago; New Year’ s Masquerade— The Forge, Joliet; NYE 2018 Party w / Culture Code / DJ Hecno / DJ VLocitii— The Mid, Chicago; The Owl’ s NYE Party— The Owl, Chicago; Mungion— Tonic Room, Chicago; MyTyme— Tuscany, Oak Brook; DJ / Karaoke— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; Tributosaurus Becomes Tom Petty NYE Celebration— Wire, Berwyn; Charles & Company— Zachary’ s, Palos Heights.
MONDAY 1 JANUARY
Two American Icons: Johnny Cash & Neil Diamond Tribute— Austin’ s Fuel Room, Libertyville; Dixie Crush / Melodious Funk— Blue Chip-Rocks Lounge, Michgian City, IN; Keanen Kopplin— Bub City, Chicago; Kimi Hayes— Bub City, Rosemont; Bodeans— City Winery, Chicago; Everyone’ s Hungover: The Last Hangover— Empty Bottle, Chicago; DJ Uno— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; Angel Spiccia Quintet— Green Mill, Chicago; Open Mic— Heartland Cafe, Chicago; Open Mic( Lakeview)— Uncommon Ground, Chicago; Gina Brillon— Zanies, Chicago.
TUESDAY 2 JANUARY
Trivia Nite w / Pat O’ Malley— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Pete Ellman Big Band LIve Jazz— Base Camp, Lisle; Tenry Johns / Claudette Miller— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Live Band Karaoke— Bub City, Chicago; The Cash Box Kings— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Kinsey Report / Open Mic— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; The Fat Babies— Green Mill, Chicago; Songwriter’ s Showcase— Heartland Cafe, Chicago; Sun Storm / Andrew Scott Young / Todd Mattei— Hideout, Chicago; Comedy Cocktail— House of Blues,
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Chicago; Mike Wheeler Blue Band / Joanna Connor / Blues Jam— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Wit Rabbit Reading Series / Bobco Open Mic Poetry— Quenchers, Chicago; Mr. Blotto / Lunar Ticks— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Karaoke— Tailgater’ s, Bolingbrook; Felipe Esparza— The Vic, Chicago; Open Mic( Edgewater)— Uncommon Ground, Chicago; Dr. Bill Miller— Zanies, Chicago.
WEDNESDAY 3 JANUARY
Luciano Antonio Trio— 210 Bar, Highwood; Open Mic— Ballydoyle, Aurora; Open Mic w / Dave Kelly— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Abzu / Jazz Robots / Sam Arias / Cousins— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; JW Williams / Laretha Weathersby— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Griffin Crowder— Bub City, Chicago; Mike Geo— Bub City, Rosemont; Ivy Ford— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Mer’ s Music Showcase— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Open Mic— Elbo Room, Chicago; New Standard Quintet— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Alfonso Ponticelli & Swing Gitan / Frank Catalano Sextet— Green Mill, Chicago; In One Ear— Heartland Cafe, Chicago; Black Label Society— House of Blues, Chicago; Giles Corey / Corey Dennison— Kingston Mines, Chicago; John Mead & The Plastic Soul: Young Americans Disco Balls— Martyrs’, Chicago; The Streems / Jeff & Mario / Empire State Express— Quenchers, Chicago; Bingo w / Burke / Live Band Karaoke— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Paradise Fears / Doc Robinson / Kobe Provost— Schubas, Chicago; Live DJ— Tailgater’ s, Bolingbrook; DJ Janice Bond— The Promontory Theater, Chicago; Dr. Unk— Tonic Room, Chicago; Tris w / Bree Mo( Edgewater)— Uncommon Ground, Chicago; Luke Gawne / Marcus Alexander / S. Genius / nochilliams— Wire, Berwyn; Br. Bill Miller— Zanies, Chicago.
THURSDAY 4 JANUARY
Dan Whitaker & The Shinebenders— 210 Bar, Highwood; Trivia Night— Ballydoyle, Aurora; Chicago Aboveground Film Festival— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; BTS Express / Shirley Johnson— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Jerry Jacobs— Bub City, Chicago; Buddy Guy w / Bobby Rush— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Bilal / DJ Larry Miller— City Winery, Chicago; Jet Black Alley Cat / The Band Camino / Hard Castle— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Minor Moon / Jessica Risker / The Jellies— Empty Bottle, Chicago; New Faces Night w / Andrea Dawn / Aaron Kelly / The Kevin Trio— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Nicholas Barron— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; Andy Brown Solo Jazz Guitar / Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra— Green Mill, Chicago; Thursday Night Toddler Jam— Heartland Cafe, Chicago; Devil In A Woodpile— Hideout,
Chicago; Revolt Coda— House of Blues, Chicago; James Libera— Incontro A Tavola, South Barrington; Mike Wheeler Band / Joanna Connor— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Cardinal Harbor / Vandalay / Local Motive / Jennifer Fletcher & The Reckoning— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Rosie & The Rivets / Amazing Heeby Jeebies / Tiny Miles Trio— Martyrs’, Chicago; Brian Kovacs— Nevins Brewing Co., Plainfield; Prodigy R & B Hip Hop Open Mic— Penny Road Pub, Barrington; PkewPkewPkew / Butchered / Krayola / Birches— Quenchers, Chicago; Live Band Karaoke— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; The James Wheeler Band— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; Growler / Fox Crossing String Band— Schubas, Chicago; Ariel Zetina / Zooey Glass & Hunter Vita / Dago— Smart Bar, Chicago; Manwolves / Ric Wilson / Kamaria & Special Guest— Subterranean, Chicago; Green Jelly / Shake / Extringuish The Sun / Backseat Pandas / Vibranium Dildo & Those Lucky Pirates— The Forge, Joliet; Michael Green Band— Tonic Room, Chicago; Devilish Winks / Impossible( Edgewater)— Uncommon Ground, Chicago; Matthew Michael & Christina Marie / Last Acre( Lakeview)— Uncommon Ground, Chicago; DJ & Karaoke— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; Whooly Rhinos / Bluefish Fellows— Wire, Berwyn; Jamie Lissow— Zanies, Chicago; James Libera— Zaza’ s Tavola, Lake Barrington.
FRIDAY 5 JANUARY
Left Undone— 210 Bar, Highwood; Mr. Blotto— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Members Only— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Ghost Ryder— Bannerman’ s, Bartlett; Brian Kovacs— Bar Evolution, Batavia; Green Jelly / Black Bear Rodeo / Svlphvrvs / Aped— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; John Primer / Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Crawpuppies / 1976 Band— Blue Chip-Rocks Lounge, Michgian City, IN; Jocelyn & Chris Arndt— Brauer House, Lombard; Mark Taylor— Broken Oar, Port Barrington; Jerry Jacobs— Bub City, Chicago; Over The Side— Bub City, Rosemont; Buddy Guy w / Eddy Clearwater— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Neil Diamond Tribute / Steve Richards and Friends— Cheers, Midlothian; Ian’ s Party— Chop Shop, Chicago; Bilal / DJ Larry Miller— City Winery, Chicago; The Obsessives / Bleary Eyed / What Gives / Jacklyn Heuser / The Off Days— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Still IL / Hitsleep / Out For Hours / Frank Liston— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Stoned Bluez— Cuzin’ s, Tinley Park; Good Fellas— Dock’ s Bar & Grill, Wauconda; Ember Oceans / August Hotel / The Giving Moon— Durty Nellie’ s, Palatine; Tender Situation / Jonnycatland / Dead Harvest / Aunt Kelly / J Eastman & The Drunk Uncles / As I Am— Elbo Room, Chicago; Engine
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