THURSDAY 1 MARCH
John McHugh— 210 Live, Highwood; Robert Cray Band— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; JW Williams & The Chi Town Hustlers— B. L. U. E. S, Chicago; Light Coma / Rollo Tomasi / Hungry Man / A Complete Waste of Your Time & Money— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; BTS Express / Shirley Johnson— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Gabrielle Aplin / Hudson Taylor / John Splithoff— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Chicks With Picks— Brick City Tavern, Mt. Prospect; Feudin’ Hillbillies— Bub City, Chicago; Judson Brown— Bub City, Rosemont; Breezy Rodio— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Hunterchild / Purple Tokyo / Fee Lion / Dead Fires— Chop Shop, Chicago; Doyle Bramhall II / Althea Grace— City Winery, Chicago; Dylan Hankey & Brian Hoyt— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Open Mic Blues Jam w / Billy King Band— Cuzin’ s Pub, Blue Island; Yin Waster / Roots Of A Rebellion / Concrete Roots / Shiny Penny / The Bank Notes— Elbo Room, Chicago; High Up / Whispertown— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Elmhurst College Jazz Band— Fitz Spare Keys, Elmhurst; New Faces Night w / Wild Skies— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Robbie Gold— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, WI; Andy Brown Solo Jazz Guitar / Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra— Green Mill, Chicago; Country Night— HOME Bar, Arlington Heights; Live Band Burlesque & Variety Show— House of Blues, Chicago; Mike Wheeler— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Win & Loo / Jacklndn / Ikon / Goodsex— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; The Screamin’ End— Martyrs’, Chicago; Somo / Cay / Kid Quill— Metro, Chicago; Stu Hamm / Sons of Ra— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Live Band Karaoke— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; Yndi Halda / Staghorn / Rhone— Schubas, Chicago; Shelby Lynne— Space, Evanston; Shallou / Hazy Eyes— Subterranean, Chicago; Old 97’ s w / Cody Canada & The Departed / Matthew Ryan— Thalia Hall, Chicago; Buffalo Wabs and The Price Hill Hustle / Jaik Willis— Tonic Room, Chicago; Jazz Jam w / Mike Walters Group— Tuscany, Oak Brook; Dusty Carlson Trio / Jeremy Robinson— Uncommon Ground, Chicago; DJ & Karaoke— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; Good Clean Fun— Venuti’ s, Addison; Songwriters Showcase w / Ian Leith— Wire, Berwyn; Dan Peters— ZaZa’ s Tavola, Lake Barrington.
FRIDAY 2 MARCH
Marty Sammon Band w / Devon Allman— 210 Live, Highwood; Tyler The Creator / Vince Staples— Aragon Ballroom, Chicago; The Bodeans w / Tolan Shaw— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; John Primer & The Real Deal Band— B. L. U. E. S, Chicago; TJ Hookz / Raptor The Rapper / JMC— Bada Brew, Crest Hill; Wall of Denial— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Niche Duo— Bar Evolution,
Batavia; Niche Duo— Bar Evolution, Batavia; Ryan Key / DJ Set— BaseCamp, Lisle; JW Williams / Laretha Weathersby— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Windy City Rev Ups( early)/ Crawpuppies( late)— Blue Chip Casino- Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; Boy Band Review / DJ Night— Blue Chip Casino- It’ s Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; Autograf / Ramzoid / Edamame— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; The Seventh Sons / The Crook County Blues Band— BrauerHouse, Lombard; Paul Willaert— Broken Oar, Port Barrington; Suburban Cowboys— Bub City, Chicago; Feudin’ Hillbillys— Bub City, Rosemont; Jamiah Rogers / Will Tilson— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Karoake— Chicago Loop, Streamwood; Sebastien Maniscalco— Chicago Theater, Chicago; Medasin / Equator Club / Stance— Chop Shop, Chicago; Alan Doyle & Fortunate Sons— City Winery, Chicago; Fuzz Bucket / The Anti-Trumpz / Headspins— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Matoma Night 1— Concord Music Hall, Chicago; Brian Lupo— Cuzin’ s Pub, Tinley Park; Eleventh Hour— Dock’ s Bar, Wauconda; Erik Donner— Draft Picks, Naperville; Straight Skinny / Amzy / The Oakmen / The Why Store / Ludlow / Cameron / Foreman— Elbo Room, Chicago; The Yawpers / Miss Remember— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Trouble Ahead— Evanston Rocks, Evanston; Party Punch— Fitz Spare Keys, Elmhurst; Dan Whitaker & The Shinebenders / Jenny Bienemann & Friends— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Smash Kings / DJ Dubbington— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; Rebel Reign— Fuel Room, Libertyville; Chris Foreman on Organ / Donny McCaslin Quartet / After Hours Jam— Green Mill, Chicago; Simply Sound— Harp & Fiddle, Park Ridge; 7th Heaven— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Hillbilly Rockstarz— Hollywood Casino, Joliet; Nerdvana— HOME Bar, Arlington Heights; Between The Buried & Me— House of Blues, Chicago; Sam Savage / Johnny Martinez— Incontro A Tavola, S. Barrington; Walker Hayes / Semple— Joe’ s Bar, Chicago; The Marshall Tucker Band w / Chris Karabas— Joe’ s Live, Rosemont; Ron Stark Duo— Kennedy Pointe, Bristol; Grace & John— Kerry Piper, Willlowbrook; Joanna Connor / Shawn Holt— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Jonathan Wilson / Luke Henry— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Nashville Electric Company— Lucky Sta, rBartlett; Red Baraat / Fatbook / Subhi— Martyrs’, Chicago; Watain / Destroyer 666 / Ares Kingdom— Metro, Chicago; Vasen— Old Town School, Chicago; Delta Rising / Band of Brothers— Penny Road Pub, S. Barrington; Kayla Seeber— Pig Minds Brewing Co., Machesney Park; Portrait of Sound / The Lost Ones— Q Bar, Darien; Stampy / Chris Siebold & Psycles / Git Up On It— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Too White Crew / Julian Jumpin Perez & DJ Q— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; Arrival- The Music of Abba— Rosemont Theater, Rosemont; Crooked Colours / Running Touch—
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Schubas, Chicago; The Accidentals— Space, Evanston; Jordan Rakei— Subterranean, Chicago; Smokin’ Gunz— Sundance Saloon, Mundelein; Live DJ— Tailgaters, Bolingbrook; I’ m With Her— Thalia Hall, Chicago; Jimmy Nick— The Cottage, Crystal Lake; DJ Adam Luksetich— The Owl, Chicago; Sal & Izy— Tilted Kilt, Bolingbrook; Pride Night: SuperNova / Tasha / TBA— Tonic Room, Chicago; ODG— TuscanyOak Brook; Double Treble Dueling Pianos— Twisted Rose, Algonquin; Rohde / Lucas Jack— Uncommon Ground, Chicago; DJ & Karaoke— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; R-Gang— Venuti’ s, Addison; Two Fellas— White Eagle Restaurant, Niles; Slaves / Ghost Town / Dayshell / Kyle Lucas— Wire, Berwyn; Good Clean Fun Duo— Zachary’ s, Palos Heights.
SATURDAY 3 MARCH
Soul Message— 210 Live, Highwood; Tyler The Creator— Aragon Ballroom, Chicago; Y & T— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Vance Guitar Kelly w / Demetria Taylor— B. L. U. E. S, Chicago; Mids / Condemned To Hell— Bada Brew, Crest Hill; Planet Groove— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Double Treble Dueling Pianos— Bar Evolution, Batavia; The Fleshtones / Jollys / Bluegrass Brunch— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; The Beat 2— Bella Mia, Midlothian; JW Williams / Laretha Weathersby— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Jamrose / Monterrey / Smarty Pants— Blue Chip Casino- Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; Nightmares on Wax— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Mr. Blotto / Expo 76— BrauerHouse, Lombard; Melissa and Shawn— Brazen Head, Crestwood; Acoustiholics— Broken Oar, Port Barrington; Chad Bearden— Bub City, Chicago; Senn Alan Band— Bub City, Rosemont; Carlos Johnson / Harry Hmura— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Southern Jack— Bungalow Joe’ s, Hanover Park; Way Off Topic / Pavement Lines— Chicago Loop, Streamwood; Sebastien Maniscalco— Chicago Theater, Chicago; Report Suspicious Activity / Pegboy / Canadian Rifle / The Mons— Chop Shop, Chicago; Scythian / Trinity School of Irish Dance— City Winery, Chicago; Matoma Night 2— Concord Music Hall, Chicago; Five Guys Named Moe— Cuzin’ s Pub, Blue Island; Macks Creek Band— Cuzin’ s Pub, Tinley Park; Unfinished Business— Dock’ s Bar, Wauconda; Bodega / Dan Durley / Heat Stroke / Last Night Bull Fight— Elbo Room, Chicago; The Evening Attraction( Record Release)/ Lucille Furs( Single Release)— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Carla Cooke— Evanston Rocks, Evanston; Bad Amp / The Cutscenes— Fitz Spare Keys, Elmhurst; Webb Wilder & The Beatnecks / The Corsairs w / Chris Casello— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Styx(@ Silver Creek)/ Shok Roxy( Hard Rock)— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; Beggars
Banquet— Frankie’ s Blue Room, Naperville; Bella Cain— Fuel Room, Libertyville; Donny McCaslin Quartet / The Paper Machete / After Hours Jazz w / Sabertooth— Green Mill, Chicago; Gerry O’ Keefe— Harp & Fiddle, Park Ridge; Members Only— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Poison’ d Crue— Hollywood Casino, Joliet; Modern Day Romeos— HOME Bar, Arlington Heights; Aaron Michael— Hoppy Pig, Bradley; Why Don’ t We— House of Blues, Chicago; Hi Infidelity— Jenny’ s Southside Tap, Mokena; Rock Sonidero 2018— Joe’ s Live, Rosemont; Indigo— Kennedy Pointe, Bristol; Fat Shorts— Kerry Piper, Willlowbrook; Joanna Connor / Shawn Holt— Kingston Mines, Chicago; The Messengers— Lucky Star, Bartlett; Steady Flow / The North 41 / Willy Dynomite / Case / Beach Bunny— Martyrs’, Chicago; Propagandhi / Iron Chic / La Armada— Metro, Chicago; Alex Cesarini— Natural Law Cocktail Club, Blue Island; It Takes Two Band / Feel Good Party Band— Noonan’ s, N. Aurora; Dressed To Kill Official / Sixxx— Penny Road Pub, S. Barrington; Infinity— Pheasant Run Mainstage Theater, St. Charles; Comedy Night w / Farewell to Kristen Lundberg— Pig Minds Brewing Co., Machesney Park; Hard Rock Decension— Q Bar, Darien; My Metal Heart— Q Bar, Glendale Heights; Indigo— Q Bar, Plano; Hero Jr./ Dead Feathers / Marbin / Genome— Reggie’ s, Chicago; MGMT— Riviera Theater, Chicago; Get The Led Out— Rosemont Theater, Rosemont; Kayem / Bassel & The Supernaturals / Chai Tulani & The Bomba— Schubas, Chicago; Night Train— Slapshots, Midlothian; Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes— Space, Evanston; Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers / The Black Moods— Subterranean, Chicago; Hairmania I— Sundance Saloon, Mundelein; Veilside / Kevin Lee & The Kings— Tailgaters, Bolingbrook; Tune-Yards w / Sudan Archives— Thalia Hall, Chicago; Hi Fi Superstar— The Cottage, Crystal Lake; DJ Esteban La Groue & DJ Danny Dan— The Owl, Chicago; Mark Rose / Chris Leamy / Lucas Carpenter— Tonic Room, Chicago; PopCulture— Tuscany, Oak Brook; Gone Country— Twisted Rose, Algonquin; Nate Frederick / John Whitaker— Uncommon Ground, Chicago; Block 37 / DJ & Karaoke— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; Julian Jumpin Perez— Venuti’ s, Addison; Rick Saucedo— White Eagle Restaurant, Niles; Great Moments in Vinyl: Jimi Hendrix— Wire, Berwyn; Swingability Slim & The Swingtones— Wise Owl, Chicago; Good Fellas— Zachary’ s, Palos Heights.
SUNDAY 4 MARCH
Soul Message— 210 Live, Highwood; Big Dan & Friends— B. L. U. E. S, Chicago; The Whiskey Bros.— Ballydoyle, Downers
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