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Lincoln Hall, Chicago; The Jones Family Singers— Millenium Park Music Series, Chicago; Improv Night / Open Mic— Quenchers, Barrington; Ne Obliviscaris / Black Crown Initiate— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Mekaal Hasan Band— Schubas, Chicago.

TUESDAY 26

Trivia Night— Ballydoyle, Aurora; Trivia Night— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Chicago Underground Comedy— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; BTS Express w / Laretha Weathersby— Blue Chicago, Chicago; The Blue Coast Band— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Laith Al-Saadi— City Winery, Chicago; Billy Elton— Concert Series, Morton Grove; And Beyond— Concert Under The Stars, Hillside; Hog Maundy / Flatland Harmony— Elbo Room, Chicago; Good Willsmith / ADT / Potions— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Open Jam Night— Evenflow Music & Spirits, Geneva; Goo Goo Dolls— FirstMerit Bank Pavilion @ Northerly Island, Chicago; Open Mic— Fitzgeralds, Berwyn; Pub Trivia— Home Bar, Arlington Heights; Mike Wheeler / Rev. Raven— House of Blues, Chicago; Chicago Moth StorySLAM— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; City And Colour / Wild Child / Marrow— Metro, Chicago; Michael McDonald— Midsommer Classics, Elk Grove Village; Lanialoha Aloha Lives!— Quenchers, Barrington; Castle / Mr. Blotto— Reggie’ s, Chicago; James Durbin / 7Horse— Schubas, Chicago; Brass From The Past— Summer Concert Series, Downers Grove; Dick Diamond & The Dusters— Summer Concerts, Bloomingdale; Brass From The Past— Summer Concerts, Downers Grove; Karaoke— Tailgaters, Bolingbrook; Drake & Future— United Center, Chicago.

WEDNESDAY 27

Open Mic— Ballydoyle, Aurora; Open Mic w / Dave Kelly— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Blues Jam w / Rodney Brown & Hot Rod— BLUES, Chicago; The Nick Moss Band— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Zoso— City Winery, Chicago; Mason Rivers— Concert on the Commons, Warrenville; Yeasayer— Concord, Chicago; 97Nine— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Open Mic— Elbo Room, Chicago; Makaya McCraven— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Chicago Jazz w / Brienn Perry— Fitzgeralds, Berwyn; The Last Shadow Puppets / Keithen Banks / Guy King— House of Blues, Chicago; Alunageorge / Jahkoy— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; American English— Music In The Park, Bensenville; Morry Sochat & The Special 20s— Navy Pier, Chicago; The Arcs / Mariachi Flor de Toloache— Park West, Chicago; St. Marlboro / Mike Frazier / Swiss Army / The Florida Rooms— Quenchers, Barrington; Diana Ross— Ravinia, Highland Park; Shawn Maxwell’ s New Tomorrow Quintet— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Brian Lupo Band— Rosa’ s, Chicago; Kite— Schubas, Chicago; Vance Kelly & The Backstreet Blues Band— Summer Concerts,

Bolingbrook; DJ Jeff Overstreet— Tailgaters, Bolingbrook; Daughter w / Lucy Dacas— Thalia Hall, Chicago; Bastille— The Vic, Chicago; Drake & Future— United Center, Chicago.

THURSDAY 28

Major Lazer / Towkio / Slumberjack— Aragon, Chicago; Ted Nugent— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Caustic Casanova / Snow Buriel / Rollo Tomasi / Ashell— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Wapatui— Blarney Island, Antioch; Maurice John Vaughn w / Shirley Johnson— Blue Chicago, Chicago; The Struts / Arkells— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Jimmy Johnson— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Louis Prima Jr. & The Witnesses— City Winery, Chicago; SamSama Project— Concert Series, Morton Grove; 7th Heaven— Concerts In The Park, St. Charles; Miike Snow— Concord, Chicago; Mojo Blue— Cruisin’ Night, Westmont; Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls / Jon Langford— Double Door, Chicago; Tyler Gilbert— Elbo Room, Chicago; On An On / Shy Technology— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Fargo Band— Evenflow Music & Spirits, Geneva; Live Music— Fiesta Del Sol, Chicago; The Baseball Project / The Woolridge Brothers— Fitzgeralds, Berwyn; Foals( Lolla Aftershow)/ Windy City Duo / Linsey Alexander— House of Blues, Chicago; MO / Alle Farben— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Lana Del Rey / The Last Shadow Puppets / Flosstradamus / J. Cole / Bad Royale / The 1975 / Cashmere Cat / The Arcs / Excision / G-Easy / Daughter / Bastille / Yeasayer / City & Color and more...— Lollapalooza, Chicago; Jane’ s Addiction / Nothing— Metro, Chicago; Stache!/ Chris Corsale— Navy Pier, Chicago; Open Mic w / John Buschner— Nite Cap, Chicago; Cherub / The Noisy Freaks— Park West, Chicago; And Beyond— Peanut Butter and Jam, Kenosha, WI; In Session / Focal Point— Prairie Fest, Wood Dale; Deacon Blues— Promenade Concerts, Bolingbrook; Toys That Kill / The Brokedowns / Meat Wave— Quenchers, Barrington; 16 Candles / North 41— RidgeFest, Chicago Ridge; Billy Croft & The 5 Alarm— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; The Rush Tribute Project— Rockin’ In The Park, Rosemont; Kiiara / Foreign Air— Schubas, Chicago; Pirates Over 40— Summer Concert Series, Algonquin; Abba Salute— Summer Concerts, Antioch; The New Invaders— Summer Concerts, Carol Stream; Dick Diamond & The Dusters— Sunset Soiree, Lemont; Frightened Rabbit w / Mothers— Thalia Hall, Chicago; M83 / Sofi Tukker— The Vic, Chicago; School Of Rock Allstars— Wire, Berwyn.

FRIDAY 29

Reverend T & The Soul Shakers— 210 Restaurant & Bar, Highwood; Flosstradamus / Valentino Khan & Party Favor— Aragon, Chicago; Tower Of Power— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Wayland— Bada Brew, Cresthill; Turbo Shot— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Matt & Grace— Bar Louie, Oak Brook Terrace; Stolie— Bar Louie, Skokie; Jeremy Enigk— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Brecken Miles Feat. Jackie Bucher— Blarney Island, Antioch; Chi-Town Soul— Blue Chip-Rocks Lounge, Michigan City,

IN; DJ Night— Blue Chip-Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; X Ambassadors / Panama Wedding— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Chasing Amy / Maggie Speaks— Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Nikki Hill— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Maks & Val Live— Chicago Theater, Chicago; Michael McDermott— City Winery, Chicago; Knockout Kid / Action / Adventure— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Richard Chubb— Cuzin’ s Pub, Midlothian; Cap’ n Funk & The Groove Train— Dock’ s Bar & Grill, Wauconda; Houndmouth / The Strumbellas— Double Door, Chicago; The Road To I AM Fest Finals— Elbo Room, Chicago; Hard Country Honky Tonk w / The Hoyle Brothers— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Modern Baseball Sports— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Miller & The Other Sinners w / WICYC— Evenflow Music & Spirits, Geneva; Live Music— Fiesta Del Sol, Chicago; Cannonball & Friends— Fitzgeralds, Berwyn; Rockstar Rodeo— Founders Day, Algonquin; HiFi Superstar— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; Hunter Hayes— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; Tony Ocean Show— Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin; Just Enuff— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Tony Ocean Show / Fool House— Hollywood Casino, Joliet; Miranda Lambert— Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, Tinley Park; The 1975( Lolla Aftershow)/ Blue Olives / School Of Rock All Stars— House of Blues, Chicago; Ricoquinn— JJ Kelley’ s, Lansing; Chris Weaver Band / Senn Alan Band— Joe’ s Bar, Chicago; Wolf Alice / Potty Mouth— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Radiohead / Major Lazer / Ghost / Martin Garrix / Miike Snow / Griz / Future / Boombox Cartel / M83 / Wolf Alice / Foals / Frightened Rabbit / Alessia Cara / Cherub / The Struts / Saint Motel and more...— Lollapalooza, Chicago; Nick Alligood— Lucky Star, Bartlett; Wild Adriatic / Rendition— Navy Pier, Chicago; According To Kate— Niko’ s Red Mill Tavern, Woodstock; St. Lucia / Muna— Park West, Chicago; Mr. Genio / DJ Rude— Penny Road Pub, Barrington; Kashmir / Sonic 7— Prairie Fest, Wood Dale; The New Obsidian / Mysterio / School of Rock-Dupage— Q-Bar, Darien; Craig Scott— Q-Bar, Glendale Heights; Bullnettle / Closed Mouths / Accidente / Salvation / Mean Sean— Quenchers, Barrington; Joe Orozco— Reefpoint Brew House, Racine, WI; Tory Lanez / Heisberg Uncertainty Players— Reggie’ s, Chicago; The Boy Band Night / Hairbanger’ s Ball— RidgeFest, Chicago Ridge; 7th Heaven— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; Shawn Holt & The Teardrops— Rosa’ s, Chicago; Nothing But Thieves / Drowners— Schubas, Chicago; The Fortunate Sons— Sounds of Summer, Palatine; Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats w / Con Brio— Thalia Hall, Chicago; Big Cat DJ / Karaoke— The Gambler, McHenry; Two Door Cinema Club / Jarryd James— The Vic, Chicago; Mike Zabrin & Funktastic— Venuti’ s, Addison; Chicago Domination Fest— Wire, Berwyn.

SATURDAY 30

Unfinished Business— 210 Restaurant & Bar, Highwood; Halsey & Oh Wonder— Aragon, Chicago; Salute to 2016 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees w / Danny Seraphine— Arcada Theater,

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St. Charles; Fool House— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; The Obsessives / The Superweak / Heart Attack Man / Emblems / The Flips / Fall Classic— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Bob Cesario— Bella Mia, Midlothian; Shooter McGavin— Blarney Island, Antioch; Firechicken— Blarney Stone Pub, Oak Forest; OK Maybe— Blue Chip-Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; Lettuce— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Raise Your Glass— Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Michale Graves / Bryan Wilkinson— Brauer House, Lombard; Uncovered— Brazen Head, Crestwood; Bryan Lee w / Todd Simpson— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; The New Old Habits— Bungalow Joe’ s, Hanover Park; C-Factor— Captain’ s Quarters, Antioch; Brandy Clark w / Maybe April— City Winery, Chicago; Big Gigantic— Concord, Chicago; Shindig!— Dock’ s Bar & Grill, Wauconda; Jack Garratt / Haelos— Double Door, Chicago; Nashville Electric Company— Dusty Boots Saloon, Rockford; Planet Groove— Eaglewood Resort, Itasca; Sadistic Intent / Morobosidad / Morbid Saint / Sadistic Ritual / Deathcult / Sable Beldam— Elbo Room, Chicago; Chairlift / Ela Minus— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Sealed With A Kiss w / Gallery 8— Evenflow Music & Spirits, Geneva; Live Music— Fiesta Del Sol, Chicago; Rokkor— Fitz’ s Spare Keys, Elmhurst; The Belvederes— Fitzgeralds, Berwyn; Lita Ford / My Metal Heart— Founders Day, Algonquin; Goin’ South— Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin; Goin’ South— Hollywood Casino, Joliet; 5 Seconds Of Summer— Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, Tinley Park; PE & Soil / Beyond Threshold / Degrade The Signal— Home Bar, Arlington Heights; Bloc Party( Lolla Aftershow)/ Soul 2 The Bone Band— House of Blues, Chicago; Monster— JJ Kelley’ s, Lansing; Sunfallen / Yacht Rock Revue— Joe’ s Bar, Chicago; Saint Motel / Banners— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Red Hot Chili Peppers / Disclosure / Vic Mensa / Hardwell / Grimes / Jane’ s Addiction / Two Door Cinema Club / Slumberjack / St. Lucia / Big Gigantic / Chris Stapleton / Mutemath / The Joy Formidable / X Ambassadors / Lolawolf / AC Slater / Tor Miller and more...— Lollapalooza, Chicago; Dick Diamond & The Dusters— N. Riverside Fest, N. Riverside; Rod Tuffcurls & The Bench Press / Crane Wives / Breezy Rodio— Navy Pier, Chicago; Sharkdog— Off Sides, Woodstock; Third Eye Blind / Dreamers— Park West, Chicago; Resurrection Larry w / The Jesters— Q-Bar, Darien; Animation / Midnight Road— Q- Bar, Glendale Heights; The Two Tens— Quenchers, Barrington; Steve & Steve— Reefpoint Brew House, Racine, WI; Environmental Encroachment / Vince Staples— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Infinity / Led Zeppelin 2— RidgeFest, Chicago Ridge; Christone“ Kingfish” Ingram— Rosa’ s, Chicago; My2K Tour— Rosemont Theater, Rosemont; Marian Hill / Race Banyon— Schubas, Chicago; Yanni— Sears Center, Hoffman Estates; Coverlicious / Captain Miller— Tailgaters, Bolingbrook; Chicks With Picks— Tap House, Oswego; Ghost w / Macabre— Thalia

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