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Gerald Dowd— Space, Evanston; DJ / Karaoke— Tailgaters, Bolingbrook; Blue Heart Film Premiere w / Andrew Bird— Thalia Hall, Chicago; DED— The Forge, Joliet; Tongues Unknown— Tonic Room, Chicago; Genevieve Heyward & Mike Wheeler / Colleen Harvey & Jeff Lyman— Uncommon Ground, Chicago.
THURSDAY 10
Kevin Purcell & The Nightburners— 210 Bar, Highwood; King’ s X— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Trivia Night— Ballydoyle, Aurora; Ceramic Animal / The Evening Attraction / Soft Candy— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; BTS Express / Shirley Johnson— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Tony Ocean— Blue Chip Casino-Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; Jamiah Rogers Blues Band— BLUES, Chicago; The Moonlight Pickers / Tire Swarm— Brauer House, Lombard; 32 Below— Bub City, Chicago; Jimmy Johnson— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Friends of The Bog / Sugarpulp / Fuzzbucket— Chop Shop, Chicago; Graham Parker w / James Maddock— City Winery, Chicago; Scott Holt Blues Jam— Club Arcada, St. Charles; Show Me The Body— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Otherwise Civilized— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Fay Ray / Flow Tone / Fiona Kimble / Stephen James / Lou Yoelin / William Darling— Elbo Room, ChIcago; No Age / Behavior / Bruised— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Big Dog Mercer— Evanston Rocks, Evanston; Elmhurst Jazz Band— Fitz’ s Spare Keys, Elmhurst; Ian Leith / Exposure Local Music Showcase w / Alewife / DC Millionaire / The Rumblers— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Andy Brown Jazz Guitar / Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra— Green Mill, Chicago; Blaqrok / The None Others / Girl K— Heartland Cafe, Chicago; Country Night— HOME Bar, Arlington Heights; Jukebox The Ghose w / The Greeting Committee & Future Feats / Keithen Banks— House of Blues, Chicago; Miguel Mateos Solos En America w / Elefante— Joe’ s Live, Rosemont; Mike Wheeler— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Ouray / Ludlow— Martyrs’, Chicago; Ike Reilly w / Michael McDermott— Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago; Eric B & Rakim / yoyo— Patio Theater, Chicago; DJ Chris Ullrich & Ian Spacee— Q Bar, Darien; Howling Giant / Sombra Obscura / Purepilot / Hydro Static Union— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Hunks— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; James Wheeler Blues Jam— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; YOUCANWOO Night Out w / French Horn Rebellion & Friends / Chicago Loud 9 / McFabulous / Pink Flamingo Rhythm Revue— Schubas, Chicago; New Canyons / Sevron / Circa Tapes / JS Alvarez— Smart Bar, Chicago; Chris Smither w / Zak Trojano— Space, Evanston; Jelly Roll / Struggle Jennings— The Forge, Joliet; Flatbush Zombies / Kirk Night / Nyck Caution— The Vic, Chicago; One More Moon— Tonic Room, Chicago; Wild Earp and The Free For Alls / River Bones Band— Uncommon Ground, Chicago; Gutter Villain / Waste / The Anti-Trumpz— Underground Lounge, Chicago; Rick Lindy & The
Wild Ones— Venuti’ s, Addison; Braden Barrie— Wire, Berwyn; Makena Hartlin— ZaZa’ s Tavola, Barrington.
FRIDAY 11
Heartache Tonight— 210 Bar, Highwood; Haim / Lizza— Aragon Ballroom, Chicago; Josh Turner— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Hello Weekend— Austin’ s Fuel Room, Libertyville; Midwestern Underground— Bannerman’ s, Bartlett; Makena Hartlin Duo— Bar Evolution, Batavia; Charlie Foxtrot— Base Camp, Lisle; Counterfeit / Dube / Mainland / Rad Horror / Honeystone— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Luke Pytel / Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; R-Gang / Sheryl & Say Yes— Blue Chip Casino-Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; DJ Night— Blue Chip Casino-Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; Mike Wheeler— BLUES, Chicago; Dirty Water / Rebel Soul Revival / Teenage Bottlerocket / The Bollweevils / Avenues / Amuse— Brauer House, Lombard; Karma Committee— Broken Oar, Port Barrington; 32 Below— Bub City, Chicago; Sunfallen— Bub City, Rosemont; Mahindra Blues Weekend: Scott Holt / Leilani Kilgore— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; The Hacky Turtles— Chop Shop, Chicago; Sam Bush— City Winery, Chicago; Rosie & The Rivets— Club Arcada, St. Charles; Austin Fillmore / Revolt Coda / NNO— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; The California Honeydrops / Chicago Jamaican Jazz Ensemble— Concord Music Hall, Chicago; Massimo Ranieri— Copernicus Center, Chicago; Dwayne Gretzky Does The 90’ s w / The Flat Rats— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Pistol Pete— Cuzin’ s Pub, Tinley Park; Fool House— Dirty Nellie’ s, Palatine; Ricardo Hombre— Doc’ s Victory Pub, Elmhurst; Industrial Drive— Dock’ s Bar, Wauconda; Chicks With Picks— Draft Picks, Naperville; Return of The King / 80’ s Dance Party— Elbo Room, ChIcago; Shabazz Palaces / Leaf Set / DJ Jill Hopkins— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Michael Angelo Batio— Evanston Rocks, Evanston; Nashville Electric Company— Fire Bar, Crystal Lake; Snake Oil
Barons— Fitz’ s Spare Keys, Elmhurst; The Woolly Rhinos / Some Velvet Evening / Expo‘ 76— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; The Clairvoyants( Silver Creek)/ DJ Uncle Jesse( CBar)/ Sushi Roll( Hard Rock)— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; Righteous Hillbillies— Frankie’ s Blue Room, Naperville; Charles Esten & Clare Bowen( Nashville)— Genesee Theater, Waukegan; Chris Foreman / JKarrin Allyson Quartet / After Hours Jazz Jam— Green Mill, Chicago; Hi Fi Superstar— Gruben’ s Uptown Tap, Plainfield; The Walk-Ins— Harp & Fiddle, Park Ridge; Crazy Heart / James Weigel & Friends— Heartland Cafe, Chicago; The Blue Ribbon Glee Club / Cloud Corporation( Release Show)/ The Sentinels— Hideout, Chicago; 7th Heaven— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Recycle The Day— Hollywood Casino, Joliet;‘ Stache— HOME Bar, Arlington Heights; Miquel Garza— Hoppy Pig, Bradley; Smallpools / Great Good Fine OK / Joanna Connor / Mike Wheeler Band— House of Blues, Chicago; Mike Walters Trio— Incontro A Tavola, South Barrington; Final Groove— Jimmy’ s Grill, Naperville; William Clark Green / Over The Side & Matt Ross— Joe’ s Bar, Chicago; Randy Houser / Dee White— Joe’ s Live,
Rosemont; Summer Son— JW Hollstein’ s, Tinley Park; Dana French— Kennedy Pointe, Bristol; The Beat 2— Kerry Piper, Willowbrook; Nellie Tiger Travis Birthday Bash— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Sunflower Bean / Dream Wife— Lincoln Hall,
Chicago; Strawdawgs— Lucky Star, Bartlett; 30db-Brendan Bayless & Jeff Austin— Martyrs’, Chicago; The Fratellis / Blood Red Shoes— Metro, Chicago; Six To Midnight— MT Barrels, Schaumburg; Robby Hecht & Caroline Spence / Walter Salas- Humara— Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago; Amsedel / Mind Over Matter / Run Ham / Local Music Showcase w / The Isolated Brigade / Painting Flowers / Edwin Xavier / Seasalt / Head Lights— Penny Road Pub, Barrington; Gregory James: Lionel Richie Tribute— Pheasant Run Mainstage, St. Charles; Twista / Greg Kihn Unplugged— Q Bar, Darien; Grendel / Disinter— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Lounge Puppets & DJ Q— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; Omar Coleman Band— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; Victor Manuelle & El Gran Combo— Rosemont Theater, Rosemont; Loma / Jess Williamson— Schubas, Chicago; Move D / Sassmouth— Smart Bar, Chicago; Cowboy Mouth— Space, Evanston; Big Sugar— Sundance Saloon, Mundelein; Bullet Boys / Enuff Znuff / 20 Spot / Pump 5— Tailgaters, Bolingbrook; DJ / Karaoke— Tailgaters, Bolingbrook; Company of Thieves w / Rob Clancy— Thalia Hall, Chicago; TYR / Orphaned Land / Ghost Ship / Octavius / Aeternam— The Forge, Joliet; Felix & Fingers— The Gambler, McHenry; DJ Fess Grandiose— The Owl, Chicago; The Brian Jonestown Massacre / The Stevenson Ranch Davidians— The Vic, Chicago; Jason Sturmon— Tilted Kilt, Bolingbrook; Mr. Blotto— Tonic Room, Chicago; The Moods— Venuti’ s, Addison; El Mayor / Nuevo Terreno / Banda 360 / Vanguardia / Veloz / DGA / Banda Potrillos / Explosion De La Cumbia / Sonora Dinamita— Viva Cinco De Mayo Fest @ Toyota Park, Bridgeview; Dorothy Roberson— White Eagle Restaurant, Niles; Tributosaurus Becomes: The Doobie Brothers— Wire, Berwyn; Ken Qualter— Zach’ s on Tap, Palos Heights; The Baked Potatoes— Zachary’ s Bar, Palos Heights.
SATURDAY 12
Deacon Blues / School of Rock Highwood— 210 Bar, Highwood; Maluma— Allstate Arena, Rosemont; Haim / Lizza— Aragon Ballroom, Chicago; Sons of Apollo w / Felix Martin— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Delta Rising / Sox Speed Tranny— Austin’ s Fuel Room, Libertyville; Pawnshop— Ballydoyle, Aurora; The Three Beards— Bar Evolution, Batavia; Trippin Billies— Base Camp, Lisle; Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys / Amazing Heeby Jeebies / Rebel Rousers— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; The Niche— Bella Mia, Midlothian; Luke Pytel / Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; The Dancing Noodles / Rosie & The Rivets / The Mix— Blue Chip Casino-Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; Too White Crew— Blue Chip Casino-Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; Vance Guitar Kelly & The Backstreet Blues Band— BLUES, Chicago; Smoking Popes / The Mr. T Experience / Kepi Ghoulie / Telethon— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Bella Cain— Brat Stop,
Kenosha, WI; Mike Zitto / Tom Holland & The Shuffle Kings / Cecil Allen Moore— Brauer House, Lombard; Brian Kovacs— Brazen Head, Crestwood; Nick Bell— Broken Oar, Port Barrington; 32 Below— Bub City, Chicago; Senn Alan Band— Bub City, Rosemont; Mahindra Blues Weekend: Joanna Connor / Zach Day— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Ear Candy— Captain’ s Quarters, Antioch; Perpetual Groove / Chachuba— Chop Shop, Chicago; Flat Cats— Club Arcada, St. Charles; The Crombies / Beat The Smart Kids / Madeline / No Comprendo / Bumsay & The Moochers / DJ Wish— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Sango / Kaelin Ellis— Concord Music Hall, Chicago; A Night on Milwaukee Avenue Film Screening— Copernicus Center, Chicago; The Rack & The Riddler / Vandalay / Young Pioneer / Amith Bokka— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Compared to What?— Cuzin’ s Pub, Blue Island; King Cake— Cuzin’ s Pub, Tinley Park; Mike & Joe— Dirty Nellie’ s, Palatine; Hip Pockit— Dock’ s Bar, Wauconda; The Confetti Acai / Autopilot / Xander / Noa Jordan— Elbo Room, ChIcago; Windy City Soul Club— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Scott Holt Blues Jam— Evanston Rocks, Evanston; Hiline— Fitz’ s Spare Keys, Elmhurst; Heartsfield— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Shock Roxy( Hard Rock)/ DJ Wayne( CBar)— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; The Paper Machete / Karrin Allyson / Sabertooth— Green Mill, Chicago; Whiskey & Harmony— Gruben’ s Uptown Tap, Plainfield; Courtesy( Album Release)/ Malci / SPVD— Hideout, Chicago; In The Stix— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; American English— Hollywood Casino, Joliet; 7th Heaven— HOME Bar, Arlington Heights; Mark Konzen— Hoppy Pig, Bradley; Tom Jones / Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings / Keithen Banks— House of Blues, Chicago; Return 2 Soul— Incontro A Tavola, South Barrington; Love and Money— Jimmy’ s Grill, Naperville; Rod Tuffcurls & The Bench Press— Joe’ s Bar, Chicago; Hit Sleep— JW Hollstein’ s, Tinley Park; Fossil Fuel— Kerry Piper, Willowbrook; Nellie Tiger Travis Birthday Bash— Kingston Mines, Chicago; The Weeks / Becca Mancari— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Semple— Lucky Star, Bartlett; Gerry O’ Keefe— M Supper Club, Crystal Lake; Manny Torres / Oby / Ethan Butler— Martyrs’, Chicago; Hoodlums— MT Barrels, Schaumburg; The Danhattans— Pal Joey’ s, West Chicago; Lunar Ticks / Alabaster / School of Rock— Penny Road Pub, Barrington; The Spaniels— Pheasant Run Mainstage, St. Charles; Kashmir— Q Bar, Darien; Whiskey Kitten / The Outfit— Q Bar, Glendale Heights; Dirt Road Rockers— Q Bar, Plano; Nunslaughter / Sons of Ra / Little Kids Rock— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Julian Jumpin Perez & DJ Erge— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; Mike Wheeler Band— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; Moritz Von Oswald / Olin /
Soren / Jacob Park— Smart Bar, Chicago; Susan Werner & Ann Hampton Callaway— Space, Evanston; Sushi Roll / Istvan & His Imaginery Band— Spring Fun Fest, Rosemont; Dick Diamond & The Dusters— Square Celt, Orland Park; Mic Logik( Album Release)/ Matlock / Dreamtek / Speedy Ortiz / Nnamdi / Ogbonnaya / Didi— Subterranean, Chicago; Libido Funk Circus— Sundance Saloon, Mundelein; Chicks With Picks— Tailgaters,
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