WEDNESDAY 1 NOVEMBER
Highland Park Pops Big Band— 210 Bar, Highwood; Champions of Magic— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; David Sedaris— Auditorium Theater, Chicago; Open Mic w / Dave Kelly— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; K-Zone Trivia— Base Camp, Lisle; Frankie & The Witch / Lucille Furs / Flash Flash Comfort— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Whiskey & Harmony— Bub City, Chicago; Rendition / Eric Ortiz— Bub City, Rosemont; Lizz Wright / Leeda Lyric Jones— City Winery, Chicago; Tara Vaughan / Open Mic— Elbo Room, Chicago; Vail / Real Dom / Pure Magical Love / RXM Reality— Empty Bottle, Chicago; New Standard Quintet / Story Sessions— FitzGeralds, Berwyn; In One Ear— Heartland Cafe, Chicago; The Maine— House of Blues, Chicago; Music & Hope 4 Haiti w / Barry Dean / Lori McKenna / Luke Laird & Natalie Hemby— Joe’ s Live, Rosemont; Chicago Sinfonietta— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Tributosaurus Becomes... Steely Dan— Martyrs’, Chicago; Young Thug— Metro, Chicago; Lukas Nelson & Promise of The Real / Nikki Lane— Park West, Chicago; Warren Miller’ s Line Of Descent Film— Pheasant Run, St. Charles; Headspins / When Particles Collide / Modern Advances / Settling Houses / Five Three Eyes / Turn N’ Fire / Forever— Quenchers, Chicago; Live Band Karaoke— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Lurrie Bell— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; Bob Schneider— Space, Evanston; Ribbonhead / Microwave— Subterranean, Chicago; DJ Jeff Overstreet— Tailgaters, Bolingbrook; Animals As Leaders / Periphery / Car Bomb— The Vic, Chicago; Bifunkal & Friends / Bronson Rock / AfroZep— Tonic Room, Chicago; Chicago Drink / Alex Makris / The Boat Friends— Township, Chicago; Chicago Soul Jazz Collective— Wire, Berywn.
THURSDAY 2
Howard Levy & Chris Siebold— 210 Bar, Highwood; Skid Row / Lynch Mob— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Low Cut Connie / Jake La Botz— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Broseph E. Lee— Bub City, Chicago; Over The Side— Bub City, Rosemont; Omar Coleman— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Lizz Wright / Leeda Lyric Jones— City Winery, Chicago; Teenage Mutant 90’ s Turtles— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Danny Diesel( Album Release)/ Chris Holm— Elbo Room, Chicago; A. Savage / Jack Cooper— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Elmhurst College Jazz Band— Fitz’ s Spare Keys, Elmhurst; New Faces Night w / The Nadas / Tom Fuller Band— FitzGeralds, Berwyn; Makena Hartlin— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, WI; Brad Garrett / Dave Landau— Genesee Theater, Waukegan; Cary Kanno— HB Jones, Elmhurst; Our Lady Peace 20 Years of Clumsy / SMSHNG HRTS— House of Blues, Chicago;
Eli Young Band / Levi Hummon— Joe’ s Live, Rosemont; Susto / Esme Patterson / American Grizzly— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Them Guilty Aces / The Belvederes— Martyrs’, Chicago; Whitney / Ne-Hi / Mt. Joy— Metro, Chicago; Luna / Soccer Mommy / Big Mother Gig— Park West, Chicago; Prodigy R & B-Hip Hop Open Mic— Penny Road Pub, S. Barrington; Engines / Mobina Galore / Rad Payoff / Roar / The Gunshy— Quenchers, Chicago; All Hell / Mord Frysa / Deathcult— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Cowboy Jukebox— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; Scott Bradlee’ s Postmodern Jukebox— Riviera, Chicago; James Wheeler Jam w / Mary Lane— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; The Ballroom Thieves / Frances Luke Accord— Schubas, Chicago; DJ SJ / Jena Max— Smart Bar, Chicago; Paul Thorn Band / Amy Black— Space, Evanston; Mystery Skulls / Reggae Gold— Subterranean, Chicago; Parov Stelar— Thalia Hall, Chicago; Japandroids / Cloud Nothings— The Vic, Chicago; Bonzo vs. Bonzo / Bonzo Turks / Bonzo Squad— Tonic Room, Chicago; The Million Reasons / The Shades / The Hacky Turtles— Township, Chicago; The Weeknd— United Center, Chicago; DJ & Karaoke— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; Adventurer / When We Was Kids / Andres / Demon In Me— Wire, Berywn.
FRIDAY 3
7th Heaven— 115 Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Heartache Tonight— 210 Bar, Highwood; The Used— Aragon Ballroom, Chicago; Ambrosia / Player / Firefall— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Lurrie Bell— B. L. U. E. S, Chicago; New Day Horizon / Severed Ties / Who Knows— Bada Brew, Crest Hill; Bliss— Bannerman’ s, Bartlett; Friday Jackson— Bar Evolution, Batavia; Sealed With A Kiss / Final Groove— Base Camp, Lisle; The Wrecks / Vesperteen / Janelle Kroll / Brandon Fox— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; JW Willliams / Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; DJ Night— Blue Chip-Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; Azizi Gibson / Kembe X / Melo Makes Music— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Jersey Girls— Brat Stop, Kenosha, WI; Even Thieves / Dig Engine / Eugene Gray & The Bad Habits— BrauerHouse, Lombard; Paul Willaert— Broken Oar, Port Barrington; Wheelhouse— Bub City, Rosemont; Joe Moss / Zach Day— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Dream Theater— Chicago Theater, Chicago; Tim Reynolds & TR3— City Winery, Chicago; Matamoskal / Malafacha / Nahuales Underground / Tone Zone Skam— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Snakehips / Stwo / Promnite— Concord, Chicago; The Smiley Tillmon Band— Cuzin’ s Pub, Tinley Park; Erik Donner— Draft Picks, Naperville; DJ Little Lisa / Mr. Lock Birthday Bash— Durty Nellie’ s, Palatine; Justin Payne / Zach Wilson / Julianne Q / David Paige / Jeff Mills Band /
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Trainwreck Symphony / Sheeza— Elbo Room, Chicago; Hans & The Hormones— Fire Bar, Crystal Lake; The Roast w / Connor King— Fitz’ s Spare Keys, Elmhurst; The Cold Hard Cash Show— FitzGeralds, Berwyn; The Lepolion Effect( Hard Rock)/ PJ Daily( C-Bar)— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, WI; Risky Business— Frankie’ s Blue Room, Naperville; Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt— Genesee Theater, Waukegan; The Flipside Show w / Chris Forman / Matt Ulery’ s Loom Large / after Hours Jam Session— Green Mill, Chicago; Mark Taylor— Harp & Fiddle, Park Ridge; 45 RPM Band— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Covergurl— Hollywood Casino, Joliet; Mallrats— HOME, Arlington Heights; Whiskey & Harmony— Hoppy Pig, Bradley; Lucky Boys Confusion 20th Anniversary Show / Treaty of Paris / Swizzle Tree / Punch— Joe’ s Live, Rosemont; Recycle The Day— JW Hollstein’ s, Tinley Park; The French Pearl Band— Kennedy Pointe, Bristol; Joe Fascetta— Kerry Piper, Willowbrook; Nellie Tiger Travis / Nora Jean Bruso / Doktu Rhute Muuzic— Kingston Mines, Chicago; The Mix— Level 257, Schaumburg; ArkellsIrontom— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Lovejoy / Max Subar / Kid Freud— Martyrs’, Chicago; The Great Affairs— Mickey Finn’ s, Libertyville; Chasing Alice— MT Barrels, Schaumburg; The Milk Carton Kids / Sammy Miller & The Congregation— Old Town School, Chicago; Elisium / Sleep Signals— Penny Road Pub, S. Barrington; Into The Woods Jr.— Pheasant Run, St. Charles; Original Rock Night— Q-Bar, Darien; Fake Limbs / Buildings / Den / Ribbonhead / Shadow Age / Dead Leaf Echo / Silent Age / Ganser— Quenchers, Chicago; JID & Earthling( Rock Club)/ Moon Tooth / Husbandry / Dead Where I Stand / Lower Automation( Music Joint)— Reggie’ s, Chicago; Arra— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; 30 Days In Chicago w / Kehlani / Kodie Shane / Blaise Moore— Riviera, Chicago; Mike Wheeler Band— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; Tyler Childers / William Matheny / Leyla McCalla / Bronte Fall— Schubas, Chicago; EZFM— Sideouts, Island Lake; DJ Dara / Delamota / Diotropics / HSPDChase / DJ Syquest / DJ UV / Knotice / Antik One / Orbitalsky / Fiyafly / Alcove / Sincerious / MC Questionmark UK / Rifle MC / MC Spade One— Smart Bar, Chicago; Simply Three— Space, Evanston; Bushman’ s Holiday / Dance Yourself Clean Indie Dance-Pop Party— Subterranean, Chicago; Todd Donnelly— Sweet Caroline’ s, Hoffman Estates; Alvvays / Jay Som— Thalia Hall, Chicago; PnB Rock / DJs— The Forge, Joliet; Trance Arena: Ilan Bluestone— The Mid, Chicago; DJ Adam Luksetich— The Owl, Chicago; A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie / TK Kravitz— The Vic, Chicago; Jovan Landry( Album Release)/ Fury / Me’ Chelle / DJ Skoli— Tonic Room, Chicago; Speaking With Ghosts( CD Release)/ Within The Trenches / Manhattan Blockade / Deville—
Township, Chicago; Light & Shade— Twisted Rose, Algonquin; Nick Africano / Cary Ray( Edgewater)— Uncommon Ground, Chicago; The Cartridges / The Grim Download / Vicoja / Enseladuz— Underground Lounge, Chicago; DJ & Karaoke— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; Barbara— White Eagle, Niles; Tributosaurus Becomes: Steely Dan— Wire, Berywn; Mallory Lennon— World of Beer, Evanston.
SATURDAY 4
Infinity— 115 Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Rico!— 210 Bar, Highwood; Kid Cudi— Aragon Ballroom, Chicago; Echoes Of Pompeii— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Sixteen Candles— Austin’ s Fuel Room, Libertyville; Mike Wheeler— B. L. U. E. S., Chicago; Suicide Prevention Benefit w / DJs & Hip Hop— Bada Brew, Crest Hill; Sal & Izy— Bar Evolution, Batavia; Lounge Puppets / Rise— Base Camp, Lisle; Dance With The Dead / Gost / Bluegrass Brunch— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; JW Willliams / Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Monterrey / Jamrose / Smarty Pants— Blue Chip-Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; Top This Band— Blue Chip-Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; The Devil Wears Prada / Veil of Maya / Silent Planet / Thousand Below— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Bella Cain— Brat Stop, Kenosha, WI; The Copyrights / Make War / Good Friend / Take The Reins— BrauerHouse, Lombard; Leo Fron( Big Wig Mechanic)— Brazen Head, Crestwood; Just Janet and I— Broken Oar, Port Barrington; Senn Alan Band— Bub City, Chicago; Broseph E. Lee— Bub City, Rosemont; Big James / Lawuandia— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Anthem— Cheers, Midlothian; Jackie Greene & Anders Osborne— City Winery, Chicago; Freestyle Forever: Chicago MixTape Edition— Concord, Chicago; Tool, Rage Against The Machine and Muse Tributes— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Cadillac Grove— Cuzin’ s Pub, Tinley Park; 7th Heaven— Durty Nellie’ s, Palatine; Big League Boys / Pacifico / Maddy Marsan / Kayla DeSouza / Jive Fresh DJ— Elbo Room, Chicago; Cuddlestock: Hard Girls / Son of A Gun( Record Release)/ Gallery Night / Bleach Party— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Virginia Burtis— Fatty McGoos, Bolingbrook; HiLine Band— Fitz’ s Spare Keys, Elmhurst; The Bad Examples / Billy Prine Band / Bitters— FitzGeralds, Berwyn; 97Nine / DJ JR— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, WI; Righteous Hillbillies— Frankie’ s Blue Room, Naperville; Matt Ulery’ s Loom Large / After Hours Jazz Party / The Paper Machete— Green Mill, Chicago; Simply Sound— Harp & Fiddle, Park Ridge; Snapshot— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; The Hat Guys— Hollywood Casino, Joliet; Chronic Edge— HOME, Arlington Heights; Stevie Craig— Hoppy Pig, Bradley;
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