WEDNESDAY 29 JUNE
Open Mic w / John-O— Ballydoyle, Aurora; Open Mic w / Dave Kelly— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Hi Fi Superstar— Bar 145, Mt. Prospect; Valient Thorr / Beast Warrior— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; JW Williams / Claudette Miller— Blue Chicago, Chicago; MoJo Daddy— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; 1976— Concerts on The Commons, Warrenville; The Smokers Club Tour / Camron / The Underachievers / G Herbo / Smoke DZA / Nyck Caution— Concord, Chicago; Flat Earth Society— Constellation, Chicago; Thunderroads / MAMA / Dino’ s Boys— Double Door, Chicago; Open Mic— Elbo Room, Chicago; Jerry Paper & Easy Feelings Unlimited / Dougie Poole— Empty Bottle, Chicago; SideBar Sessions w / Suenos— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Alfonso Ponticelli & Swing Gitan / Frank Catalano Sextet— Green Mill, Chicago; Keithen Banks / Tweed Funk— House of Blues, Chicago; Boy & Bear / Hannah Georgas— LIncoln Hall, Chicago; These Peaches / Adam Ezra Group / Tiny Miles Trio— Martyr’ s, Chicago; The Neverly Brothers / Mentor Band— Music In The Park, Bensenville; Cody Blackbird— Old Town School, Chicago; Pete Berwick— Potbelly, Algonquin; Blues & BBQ Series— Reggie’ s Music Joint, Chicago; Bas— Reggie’ s Rock Club, Chicago; Brian Lupo Band— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; Listener / Sage The 64th Wonder / Vex— Subterranean, Chicago; DJ Jeff Overstreet— Tailgaters, Bolingbrook; The Pillowhammer feat. Haley Fohr / House & Land / Caleb Willitz— The Hideout, Chicago.
THURSDAY 30 JUNE
The Winery Dogs— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Downers Groove— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Party Obvious— Blarney Island, Antioch; Maurice John Vaughn w / Shirley Johnson— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Charles & Company Band— Blue Chip Rocks, Michigan City, IN; Rosie & The Rivets— BrauerHouse, Lombard; Randy Johnson— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; The Wailers— City Winery, Chicago; Billy Croft & The 5 Alarm Band— Concert In The Park, North Riverside; Multiplicity / Fool House Band— Concerts In The Park, Countryside; It’ s Happening!— Constellation, Chicago; Claremont Drive— Cruisin’ Nights, Westmont; Tow’ rs / Strange Heights / Curious Grace & Black Rabbit— Elbo Room, Chicago; 35th Annual American Music Festival— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra / Andy Brown Solo Jazz Guitar— Green Mill, Chicago; DJ / Karaoke— H. O. M. E., Arlington Heights; Dean Milano— HB Jones, Elmhurst; Keithen Banks / Laura Rain— House of Blues, Chicago; David Bazan / Laura Gibson— LIncoln Hall, Chicago; Hannah Frank Group / Mick Hargan / Jeff Brown— Live Wire
Lounge, Chicago; Great Moments In Vinyl: Van Morrison’ s Moondance & Astral Weeks— Martyr’ s, Chicago; GIvers / Lower Dens— Millenium Park Summer Series, Chicago; Open Mic w / John Buechner— Nite Cap, Chicago; Dethwarrant( Record Release)/ Brickfight / Closed Mouths / Rat Hammer— Quenchers, Chicago; Moon Tooth— Reggie’ s Rock Club, Chicago; Hey Cowboy— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; Southern Jack— Rock N’ Wheels, Addison; M & R Rush— Rockin’ In The Park, Rosemont; Madman Jam Night— Rocky Vanders, Prospect Heights; Wray / The Father Costume— Schubas, Chicago; The Cordovas feat. Joe Firstman w / Michael Tolcher— Space, Evanston; Reggae Gold— Subterranean, Chicago; Gina Glocksen Band— Summer Concert Series, Algonquin; R-Gang— Summer Concert Series, Antioch; The New Invaders— Summer Concert Series, Carol Stream; Rhythm Rockets— Summer Concert Series, Lincolnwood; Ann Stewart & The Banjo Buddies Dixieland Band— Summer Concert Series, Morris; The Fortunate Sons— Summer Concert Series, Oak Brook; Brass From The Past— Summer Concert Series, St. Charles; Retroactive— Summer Concert Series, Wauconda; I Shit You Not Comedy Show / iamchelseaiam / Craig Scott— Township, Chicago; Dick Diamond & The Dusters— Uniquely Thursdays, Hinsdale; The Prince Party: Tribute to Prince— Wire, Berwyn; James Taylor & Jackson Browne— Wrigley Field, Chicago.
FRIDAY 1 JULY
Fritzlogic— 210 Restaurant & Bar, Highwood; Aidan O’ Toole— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Leroy Barncord— Bar Louie, Oak Brook Terrace; Chicago Mike Beck— Bar Louie, Skokie; Never Shout Never / Hundred Handed / Me Like Bees / The Gunshy / Close Kept / Western Automatic— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Ear Candy— Bedrocks, Shorewood; In The Stix— Blarney Island, Antioch; JW Williams w / Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Crawpuppies— Blue Chip-Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; That’ s What She Said— Blue Chip-Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; DJ Night— Blue Chip-Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; Vance Guitar Kelly— BLUES, Chicago; UFC Band / Country Night w / Jacob Martini— Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Butthole Surfers & Bad Brains Tributes— Brauer House, Lombard; The Special 20s— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Tommy McCracken— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Rumor Hazit— Captain’ s Quarters, Antioch; Funkadesi— City Winery, Chicago; Oddity / Revolt Coda / The Bank Notes / Squid Pro Quo— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Anthony Pana— Cuzin’ s Pub, Midlothian; Unfinished Business— Dock’ s Bar & Grill, Wauconda; Direct Hit
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( Record Release)/ Archie Powell & The Exports / Lipstick Homicide / Eradicator— Double Door, Chicago; Levee Daze / Dead Lucid / The Racer / Malynda Hale / Cody Blackbird Band— Elbo Room, Chicago; Hard Country Honky Tonk w / The Hoyle Brothers— Empty Bottle, Chicago; The Hamburglars / Wet Wallet / Claw Toe— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Back Country Roads— Evenflow Music & Spirits, Geneva; 35th American Music Festival— Fitzgeralds, Berwyn; FM Stars— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; Plain White T’ s / Signs of Life / Catfight— Frontier Days, Arlington Heights; Pawnshop— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Cardinal Harbor / Velvet Jimis— House of Blues, Chicago; Billy Branch / Slique Jay Adams / Flex Crew / Lawrence Peters Outfit / Malik Yusef / Sones De Mexico Ensemble / Excited Holy Sons / Potts & Pans / Felony Davis / Polkaholics / The Remedy / IK-Adophy De Meritable— Int. Festival of Life @ Union Park, Chicago; Jay Perez / Sorry For Partying— Joe’ s Bar, Chicago; Even The Jackals / Royal Outsiders / Aaron Williams / Joe Renardo— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; 7th Heaven / Destination Unknown— Lions Club 4th of July Fest, Kirkland; The Stateline Band— Lucky Star, Bartlett; Jonas Friddle & The Majority / Scythian— Navy Pier, Chicago; Sharkdog— Niko’ s Red Mill Tavern, Woodstock; And Beyond / Sh’ Bang— Oak Fest, Oak Forest; Mr. Genio / DJ Rude— Penny Road Pub, Barrington; Lauren & Matt— Port Of Blarney, Antioch; Triadd— Porter’ s Pub, Elgin; Yesterday’ s Meme / Brandon Von Bacik— Q-Bar, Darien; Aim At Your Enemies / Gateway / Mawcrest / The Slopers— Quenchers, Barrington; Indigo Girls / Mary Chapin Carpenter / Shawn Mullins— Ravinia, Highland Park; Son Monarcas / Peculiar Pretzelmen / It Came from Lake Michigan— Red Line Tap, Chicago; MoonRunners Music Festival 4: Scott H. Biram / Those Poor Bastards / Hellbound Glory / Urban Pioneers / Carrie Nation & The Speakeasy / Highonsome / Last False Hope / Brittany Avery and more...— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Three Doors Down / Moon Taxi / Kashmir— Ribfest, Naperville; Mike & Joe— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; Mike Wheeler Band— Rosa’ s, Chicago; Minor Characters / Spaceface / Shah Jahan— Schubas, Chicago; Anthony Parasole / Lena Willikens— Smart Bar, Chicago; Wired Fridays / Mario Smokin Diaz— SummerDance @ Grant Park Music Garden, Chicago; Lil Boosie— The Tree, Chicago; Too White Crew / The Personnell— Windy City RibFest, Chicago; Enlive / Hatter’ s Riddle / The Island Dwellers / Anthony Holmes / The Radiomen / Lauren Hall— Wire, Berwyn.
SATURDAY 2 JULY
Deja Blue— 210 Restaurant & Bar, Highwood; HaZe’ s Stay Gold
Mixtape Release Party— Bada Brew, Cresthill; Code Blue / Bad Medicine / And Beyond / Terata— Bartlett Fest, Bartlett; Big Business / Andy The Doorbum— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Windy City Rev Ups— Blarney Island, Antioch; Day Job— Blarney Stone Pub, Oak Forest; JW Williams w / Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Monterrey / Jamrose / Att3ntion D3ficit Band— Blue Chip-Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; Zack Attack— Blue Chip-Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; Vance Guitar Kelly— BLUES, Chicago; The Memphis Murder Men / The Kobanes / The Biscaynies— Brauer House, Lombard; Bear & Jake— Brazen Head, Crestwood; Big James w / Chicago Playboys— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Chicks With Picks— Bungalow Joe’ s, Hanover Park; Rumor Hazit— Captain’ s Quarters, Antioch; Monique Bingham / Josh Milan / Harry Dennis / Curtis McClain / DJ Joe Claussell / DJs Bobby & Steve / Dee Jay Alicia / Chicago’ s DJTony T— Chosen Few Music Festival @ Jackson Park, Chicago; Talib Kweli w / DJ Jamal Smallz— City Winery, Chicago; Thomas Jack— Concord, Chicago; Farkus / Masons Case / The Forty Whacks / Ignescent— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Chi-Town Soul— Dock’ s Bar & Grill, Wauconda; Delightfully Turnt / Olin / Studio Casual w / map. ache— Double Door, Chicago; Fabitat— Double Door, Chicago; Claremont Drive— Eaglewood Resort, Itasca; Hero Monster Zero / Brandon James / Fall Classics / Cpt. Captain / Against The Clock— Elbo Room, Chicago; Dead Feathers / White Shape / Vanishing Kids— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Saints N Sinners— Evenflow Music & Spirits, Geneva; Modest Mouse / Brand New— FirstMerit Bank Pavilion @ Northerly Island, Chicago; 35th American Music Festival— Fitzgeralds, Berwyn; Styx— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; The Wallflowers / Arra / Bucket # 6— Frontier Days, Arlington Heights; Shindig!— Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin; Scott Marek Band— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Def Leppard— Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, Tinley Park; Local H / Bubbles Erotica— Home Bar, Arlington Heights; V is For Villains / Cadillac Dave & The Chicago Redhots— House of Blues, Chicago; Luciano / K’ Jon / Billy The Jamaican Cowboy / Empress Minot / Lady Sol Inc / Phenom / Remedy / Anthony M / Jason Maek & Zeana / Black Ice / De’ Andre Hausthor / PXI— Int. Festival of Life @ Union Park, Chicago; Matt Kysia / Rod Tuffcurls & The Benchpress— Joe’ s Bar, Chicago; Vertical Horizon / Pirates Over 40— Lakeside Festival, Crystal Lake; HiFi Superstar / Stereo Heart / Steve McClanahan / Leader Dog / Fork In The Road— Lions Club 4th of July Fest, Kirkland; Milky Chance / Animal Collective / Atmosphere / Tycho / Wild Belle / Thomas Jack / Kaytranada / Lido / Miami Horror / K. Flay / Bishop Briggs / Lany / Small Black / Monte Booker & Ravyn Lenae /
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