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Mt. Prospect; Tribute Night: Beyonce— Durty Nellie’ s, Palatine; I Am Fest / People Like You / Social Que— Elbo Room, Chicago; Alexis Taylor / Annie Hart— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Nick Bell Band / Joe Valentino Prohibition Band— Evanston Rocks, Evanston; Exposure Local Music Showcase— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Dave Hiltebrand / Brisket, Bourbon & Bluegrass Party— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; Andy Brown Jazz Guitar / Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra— Green Mill, Chicago; Doug Bardolph— HB Jones, Elmhurst; Paul Moody & The Revelators / Luke Henry / Cass Cwik— Hideout, Chicago; Open Mic— Home Bar, Arlington Heights; Keithen Banks / Chon / Polyphia / Ttng / Tricot / Keithen Banks / Cabaret & Burlesque— House of Blues, Chicago; Steve Miller Band w / Peter Frampton— Huntington Bank Pavilion @ Northerly Island, Chicago; Mike Wheeler Band( early / late sets)— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Polo & Pan— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Immortal Bird / Glacial Tomb / Hung / Epitasis— Live Wire, Chicago; HiFi Superstar— M Supper Club, Crystal Lake; Andrew Diehl & The Nightmen— Market In The Park, Orland Park; Francis & The Lights— Metro, Chicago; Angel Melendez 911 Mambo— Navy Pier, Chicago; Double Treble— Nevin’ s Brewing Co., Plainfield; Mandolin Orange— Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago; Hi Infidelity— Prairie Fest, Oswego; Canadian Rifle / Drilling for Blasting / Retirement Club( EP Release)— Quencher’ s, Chicago; Chip Ratliff & The Prince / 40 Watt Sun— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Ear Candy— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; It Takes Two— Roof @ The Wit, Chicago; James Wheeler Blues Jam w / Mary Lane— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; Recycle The Day / The Boy Band Night— Rotary Fest, Elk Grove Village; Sam Evian / Buck Meek / Julia Steiner— Schubas, Chicago; Dar Embarks / Kiddo / JS Alvarez— Smart Bar, Chicago; Ashley Monroe— Space, Evanston; Groovy DJ Dance Party— St. Barbara’ s Carnival, Chicago; Flippin’ Sasquatch / Reggae Gold— Subterranean, Chicago; Motley 2 / Free Fallin’— Summer Fun Fest, Oglesby; Eric Nam / Loote— Thalia Hall, Chicago; Darrein Safron / Poundgame Addison— The Forge, Joliet; Goodie Mob / Marcus Atom— The Vic, Chicago; Desmond Jones— Tonic Room, Chicago; The 502s / Trick Shooter Social Club— Uncommon Ground( Edgewater), Chicago; Amanda Brown / Emma Jayne— Uncommon Ground( Lakeview), Chicago; DJ Karaoke— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; Rick Lindy & The Wild Ones— Venuti’ s, Addison; Deja Vu— Zaza’ s Tavola, Lake Barrington.

FRIDAY 15

Count Bop & The Headliners— 210 Live, Highwood; Vance“ Guitar” Kelly— B. L. U. E. S., Chicago; Brian Kovacs— Bar Evolution, Batavia; Retirement Party( LP Release)/ What Gives / Dead Sun / Lettering— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; The

Student Body— Blarney Island, Antioch; Nellie Tiger Travis— Blue Chicago, Chicago; The Romantiques / Braxton Calhoun— Blue Chip Casino-Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; DJ Night— Blue Chip Casino-Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; The Blasters / The Fantastic Plastics / American Cosmonaut / Dear Dario— BrauerHouse, Lombard; Cover Dogs— Broken Oar, Port Barrington; South of 80— Bub City, Chicago; Jake Dodds— Bub City, Rosemont; Victor Wainwright— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Brandi Carlile— Chicago Theater, Chicago; Sir The Baptist— Chop Shop, Chicago; Greg Laswell— City Winery, Chicago; Brick + Mortar / The Unlikely Candidates— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Virtual Riot / Subtronics / Slimez— Concord, Chicago; Little Boy Junior / Rotten Mouth / The Footlight District / Tobacco Bandits— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Jeff Ulus— Doc’ s Victory Pub, Elmhurst; Class of‘ 68— Dock’ s Bar, Wauconda; The Little Mermen— Durty Nellie’ s, Palatine; Sal & Izy— Eaglewood Resort, Itasca; David Keenan / Rob Bochnik / Phil Lomac— Elbo Room, Chicago; The Voidz— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Towne / Joe Valentino Prohibition Band— Evanston Rocks, Evanston; Ernest Hendrickson / Sayers / MRTY RACR— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Paul Decker( early)/ PS Dump Your Boyfriend( late)— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; The Flipside Show w / Chris Foreman / Bobby Lewis Quintet / After Hours Jam— Green Mill, Chicago; Strange Americans / American Grizzly / Rookie— Hideout, Chicago; Whiskey & Harmony— Hollywood Casino, Joliet; Guy King— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; The Championship Tour w / Kendrick Lamar / SZA / Schoolboy Q / Jay Rock / AB-Soul / Sir / Lance Skiiiwalker— Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park; Pouya / Mike Wheeler Band / Dave Herrero— House of Blues, Chicago; Thirty Seconds To Mars— Huntington Bank Pavilion @ Northerly Island, Chicago; Charles & Company— Incontro A Tavola, S. Barrington; Recycle The Day— Jimmy’ s Grill, Naperville; Love the 90s Party— Joe’ s Bar, Chicago; Colt Ford w / Walker County— Joe’ s Live, Rosemont; Windy City Rev Ups— Joe’ s Rooftop, Chicago; Six To Midnight— JW Hollstein’ s, Tinley Park; Paul Strolia— Kerry Piper, Willowbrook; Live Blues TBA— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Safe In Sound— Level 257, Schaumburg; Horse Feathers / Mynabirds— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Mind Maze / Shokker / Lady Evil— Live Wire, Chicago; Higgins Bros. Band— Lone Buffalo, Ottawa; Maybe April / Monophonics— Martyr’ s, Chicago; Dolor Folktronico— Navy Pier, Chicago; Zuzuka Poderosa / Centavrvs / Uproot Andy— Navy Pier, Chicago; Final Say— Nevin’ s Brewing Co., Plainfield; Smokin’ Gunz— Niko’ s Red Mill Tavern, Woodstock; Lava Rocks / Sister Cities / South City Revival— Old Canal Days, Lockport; Rhinestone DJ D— Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles; Blood, Sweat & Tears / Red Woody— Prairie Fest, Oswego; Jukebox Junky’ s— Q-Bar, Glendale Heights; Steamvalve Nation / Radioactive Geese / Miles Maxwell Band— Q-Bar, Darien; Phantom Note & MPShows. com present: Pharewell To Quenchers: Band From The Back Porch / Tinkerbelles / Rust Ring / Bow & Spear / Hi Ho( of Turnspit)— Quencher’ s, Chicago; Double Treble— Reefpoint Brew House, Racine; Corky Laing

Plays Mountain / Rebel Soul Revival— Reggie’ s, Chicago; The Temptations & The Four Tops— Rialto Theater, Joliet; Hi Infidelity / Alpha Omega Funk Brotherz / Hillbilly Rockstarz— Ribfest, Elgin; 22nd Annual Blues on The Fox w / Elle King / Samantha Fish— RiverEdge Park, Aurora; Breakfast Club / Julian Jumpin Perez / DJ Q— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; DJ Metro— Roof @ The Wit, Chicago; Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; Rod Tuffcurls & The Bench Press / Exit 147— Rotary Fest, Elk Grove Village; Flasher / Dehd— Schubas, Chicago; StrangerZ— Shaker’ s, Ottawa; DS Seinfeld / Steve Mizek / Madeline— Smart Bar, Chicago; Boy Band Review / Arra— St. Barbara’ s Carnival, Chicago; 7th Heaven / Seven Soul Band— St. Demetrios Greek Fest, Elmhurst; Infinity— St. Nicholas Greek Fest, Oak Lawn; Epic— Stampede Saloon, Manteno; Magic Sword— Subterranean, Chicago; Shindig!/ Sounds of Summer— Summer Fun Fest, Oglesby; Rebel Reign— Sundance Saloon, Mundelein; Live DJ— Tailgaters, Bolingbrook; Rock The Block Day 1: Blackened / Rockstar Rodeo / Kashmir— The Forge, Joliet; Gomez— The Vic, Chicago; walkingshoe— Tonic Room, Chicago; Eric Slingo / Amber Delacruz / Gable Bradley— Uncommon Ground( Lakeview), Chicago; Ebner Hunt & Friends / Modiviccan— Underground Lounge, Chicago; DJ Karaoke— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; Joe Orozco— Uptown Tap, Plainfield; Soda— Venuti’ s, Addison; Justyna & The Company— White Eagle, Niles; Rest Repose / Drewsif Stalin— Wire, Berwyn; Stevie Craig— World of Beer, Evanston; Eddie Bartley Duo— Zach’ s On Tap, Palos Heights; Unforgettable Feat. Randy— Zachary’ s Bar, Palos Heights.

SATURDAY 16

The Summer of Love 1967— 210 Live, Highwood; Vance“ Guitar” Kelly— B. L. U. E. S., Chicago; Ben’ s Memorial Mile Fundraiser w / Jack & Zac / Amber / Mac / Rockapedia / Left of Center— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; The Wild— Bannerman’ s, Bartlett; Sal & Izy— Bar Evolution, Batavia; Self Defense Family / Sannhet / RLYR— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; One Moment From Glory / Rumor Hazit— Blarney Island, Antioch; Nellie Tiger Travis— Blue Chicago, Chicago; April’ s Reign / R-Gang / Rick Lindy & The Wild Ones— Blue Chip Casino-Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; Smash Kings— Blue Chip Casino-Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; Brendan Bayliss / Joel Cummins & Friends— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Midge Ure & Paul Young / The Pirate Twins / Scary Lady Sarah / This Obession— BrauerHouse, Lombard; Paul Strolia— Brazen Head, Crestwood; Heartache Tonight / Reely Dan— Broken Oar, Port Barrington; Jake Dodds— Bub City, Chicago; Senn Alan Band— Bub City, Rosemont; Sheryl Youngblood / Mary Lane— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Axe The Band— Bungalow Joe’ s, Hanover Park; Friction— Captain’ s Quarters, Antioch; The Four C Notes / TL Williams / Catfight / Don’ t Speak / Chicago Spirit Brigade / Hello Weekend / Chicago Gay Men’ s Chorus( South Stage)/ Jessica Sanchez / Kim English / Pride Drag Show / Frenchie Davis / Carlito Olivera /

La Bouche( North Stage)/ DJ Metro / Porn N Chicken / DJ Vlad / DJ Brryce Fersher / KC Ortiz / Miss DJ Meg / DJ Bryan Smith / DJ Etasy( Waveland Stage)— Chicago Pride Fest, Chicago; Pride In The Sky / The Bama Lamas— Chop Shop, Chicago; Victories / New Day Horizon / Septembers Rest— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Hugh Lee / Leo W3st / Tavon Jachai— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Mark Essick Band— Cuzin’ s, Blue Island; SNM Unplugged— Cuzin’ s, Tinley Park; Five Rounds— Dock’ s Bar, Wauconda; Double Treble— Draft Picks, Mt. Prospect; Wedding Banned— Durty Nellie’ s, Palatine; Insession— Eaglewood Resort, Itasca; Fuzzbucket / Box Era / Space Mafia / Bryce Cashman— Elbo Room, Chicago; Celine Neon / The Cell Phones / Krystal Metcalfe / Foul Tip DJs— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Heart To Heartbreaker / oe Valentino Prohibition Band— Evanston Rocks, Evanston; The Iguanas / The Belvederes— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Brian Kovacs( early)/ Pop Cult( late)— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; Backlash— Front Street Tap, Harvard; The Flipside Show w / Chris Foreman / Bobby Lewis Quintet / Sabertooth— Green Mill, Chicago; Gypsy Duo— Harp & Fiddle, Park Ridge; Star Creature Vibes / Four Lost Souls— Hideout, Chicago; The Moods— Hollywood Casino, Joliet; Tynan— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Tribute to MTV’ s Pop Disaster Tour- Blink 182 / Green Day / Jimmy Eat World— Home Bar, Arlington Heights; Blue Olives / Something To Wrestle w / Bruce Pritchard / Mike Wheeler— House of Blues, Chicago; Ray LaMontagne w / Neko Case— Huntington Bank Pavilion @ Northerly Island, Chicago; Summer Son— Jimmy’ s Grill, Naperville; David Allan Coe— Joe’ s Bar, Chicago; The Ron Burgundy’ s— Joe’ s Live, Rosemont; Uncovered— JW Hollstein’ s, Tinley Park; Finding Reggie— Kerry Piper, Willowbrook; Peking Duck— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Shrift / Miners / Redline Messiah / My Double Life— Live Wire, Chicago; Butterfly In Traffic— Lone Buffalo, Ottawa; Johnny Alletto— M Supper Club, Crystal Lake; Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird— Martyr’ s, Chicago; Black Moth Super Rainbow / The Stargazer Lilies— Metro, Chicago; Mack’ s Creek Band— Mister Mo’ s, Palos Heights; Diver Down / Monster— MT Barrels, Schaumburg; Sandra Trevino / Ayana Contreras / Cedeno / Ife / Esso / Afrojam Funkbeat / Pachanga DJs / Future Rootz / Lido Pimienta / Boogat / DJ Kinky P / Sonido Gallo Negro / King Coya & Queen Cholas / Dat Garcia / La Misa Negra / DJ Jigue / Bembona— Navy Pier, Chicago; Matt Boone Band— Niko’ s Pointers Saloon, Marengo; Suburban Cowboys— Niko’ s Red Mill Tavern, Woodstock; Whiskey Road / Libido Funk Circus / School of Rock / Sister Cities— Old Canal Days, Lockport; Asleep at The Wheel— Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago; North of Center— Pal Joey’ s, Batavia; YBN Almighty Jay & Guests— Park West, Chicago; The Birth of Tragedy( Release Party)— Penny Road Pub, Barrington; Block 37— Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles; Sugar Ray / Fool House— Prairie Fest, Oswego; Alternative Method / Person to Person— Q-Bar, Glendale Heights; Hard Rock Night w / Hitman Rockband— Q-Bar, Plano; Alternative Rock Night— Q-Bar, Darien; Mike &

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