Submissions due the 15th of the preceding month, for example, June listings by May 15th.
Mail to Illinois Entertainer, 4223 W. Lake, Suite 420, Chicago, IL 60624, fax (773) 717-5666, or
e-mail iecal@illinoisentertainer.com. All dates subject to change; please contact venues to verify.
FRIDAY 1
Tony Sorrentino/Matthew Morgan & The Family Band/Sarah
Eide & The Borderline Band/Tony, Aaron & Rebecca of The
Tossers — Abbey Pub, Chicago; Krokus — Arcada Theater, St.
Charles; Bella Cain — Austin’s Fuel Room, Libertyville; Word To
Your Mother — Ballydoyle, Aurora; 7th Heaven — Ballydoyle,
Downers Grove; Libido Funk Circus — Bannerman’s, Bartlett;
Walk-Ins — Bar Louie, Oak Brook Terrace; Arkells/Mainland —
Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Fabulous Miss Kitty — Bella Mia,
Midlothian; John Primer/Shirley Johnson — Blue Chicago,
Chicago; Soda/The Crawpuppies — Blue Chip Rocks, Michigan
City, IN; KC Promotions — Bobby McGee’s, Chicago Ridge;
Underfire/Gatsby/Two Weeks Notice — Bottom Lounge,
Chicago; Armored Assault/Two Ton Anvil/Blackmarket
Democracy — Brauerhouse, Lombard; Reverend Raven/Dave
Herrero — Buddy Guy’s Legends, Chicago; Multicut/Moral Void/
DEN/Street Creature — Burlington, Chicago; Death Cab For
Cutie — Chicago Theater, Chicago; Eilen Jewell/Margo & The
Price Tags — City Winery, Chicago; Hot Dang (Record
Release)/No Conviction/Vicious Attack/Approaching Dawn —
Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Twiztid — Concord, Chicago; Chicago
Underground Film Festival — Constellation, Chicago; Borrowed
Borders/Business As Usual/Sweet Jones — Cubby Bear,
Chicago; Rebel Reign — Dock’s Bar, Wauconda; Brendan
Kelly/Sam Russo/6’10”/Last False Hope/Sincere Engineer —
Double Door, Chicago; Rod Tuffcurls & The Benchpress/Pat
McCurdy — Durty Nellie’s, Palatine; Rock & Roll Pole Show —
Elbo Room, Chicago; Hoyle Brothers/R. Ring/The Holy
Ghost/The Dead Ships — Empty Bottle, Chicago; Brent Brown —
Famous Dave’s, Bolingbrook; The Get/The Principal Girls/Jack
Swain — FitzGeralds, Berwyn; Hungry Man/Body Futures/Slop
Sink/Young Indian — Fizz Bar & Grill, Chicago; Tony Ocean Show
— Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin; Flipside Show w/Chris Forman/
Mallinger Quartet/After Hours Jam Session — Green Mill,
Chicago; Interview Show/The Joe Hill Roadshow — Hideout,
Chicago; Maggie Speaks — Hollywood Casino, Aurora; American
English — Hollywood Casino, Joliet; Bandemonium 2015 —
Home, Arlington Heights; Madeon — House Of Blues, Chicago;
Rendition — J.W. Hollstein’s Saloon, Tinley Park; Raise Your
Glass — Jenny’s South Side Tap, Mokena; Matthew Ed Stillman
— Kennedy Pointe, Briston; The O’My’s/DJRC/Kid Is A
Radiohead — Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Dahlia Revolt/Jetdriver/
Cans On Strings — Martyrs’, Chicago; Mainly Lust (But Mostly
Money) — Mayne Stage, Chicago; Yasiin Bey AKA Moss Def/
Malik Yusef — Metro, Chicago; Sir Michael Rocks/Robb
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Banks/Pouya — Mojoe’s, Joliet; Trashcan Symphony — MT
Barrels, Schaumburg; Plush — Niko’s Lodge, Algonquin;
Lanialoha’s Kanikapila! Global Dance Party/Runa/Chicago
Reel — Old Town School, Chicago; Bobbi Wilsyn/DJ D’Rob —
Promontory Theater, Chicago; Jonnie Napalm & Guests — Q Bar,
Darien; Cassettes On Tape/Wired Minds/The Evening
Attraction/Tiny Fireflies/Hawley — Quenchers, Chicago;
MDCChannel 3/Death Wish/Destroy Everything/Spare Change
/DJ Bashert — Red Line Tap, Chicago; Ironfinger/Beyond
Fallen/Kantation/Hessian — Reggie’s Music Joint, Chicago;
Liege Lord/Ostrogoth/Q5/Salem’s Wych/Dantesco/Vatican/
Twisted Tower Dire/Satan’s Hallow — Reggie’s Rock Club,
Chicago; Afrodisiacs — Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; Trainwreck —
Rockin’ Horse Saloon, Chicago; Vance Kelly & The Backstreet
Blues Band — Rosa’s, Chicago; Whitehorse & Lindy Vopnfjord/
Split Single & Fury Things — Schubas, Chicago; Mark E/
Matrixxman/Studio Casual — Smart Bar, Chicago; Billy Strings
w/Don Julin/Ester Rada w/Marbin — Space, Evanston; The
Lincoln Lodge/Sinjin Hawke/Sicko Mobb/Zora Jones/Evan
Spacey/Equator Club — Subterranean, Chicago; John Corabi
(Performing Motley Crue ‘94) — Tailgaters, Bolingbrook; Empire
State Express — The Alley, Highwood; First Friday’s Improv —
The Hemmens, Elgin; Jimmy Edgar/Paul Johnson/Mayhem —
The Mid, Chicago; David Berkley — Uncommon Ground, Chicago;
Dr. Feelgood — World Of Beer, ]