FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER
Out of Storage— 210 Bar, Highwood; Safe in Sound Festival w / Borgore / Boombox Cartel / Party Thives / Trampa— Aragon Ballroom, Chicago; Jay & The Americans / Felix Cavaliere’ s Rascals— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Audiotopsy & Guests— Bada Brew, Crest Hill; Late Night FM— Bannerman’ s, Bartlett; Joe Fascetta— Bar Louie, Oak Brook Terrace; Flula Borg— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; The Bratwurst Brothers— Berghoff Oktoberfest, Chicago; Juliana and Phil— Blarney Stone Pub, Oak Forest; Juliana and Phil— Blarney Stone Pub, Oak Forest; Mike Wheeler / Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Chi-Town Soul— Blue Chip Rocks, Michigan City, IN; Airbourne— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Hi Infidelity / Suburban Cowboys— Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Tributes To The Cure & The Smiths— Brauer House, Lombard; Luke Pytel / Paul Filipowicz— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Sigur Ros— Chicago Theater, Chicago; John Mayall w / Bill Carter— City Winery, Chicago; What So Not— Concord, Chicago; DJ Sean— Cuzin’ s, Tinley Park; Anthony Pana— Cuzin’ s Pub, Midlothian; Skindred / Hed Pe / Soil / Media Solution— Double Door, Chicago; 1 / 2 Way to St. Paddy’ s Day— Durty Nellie’ s, Palatine; Dick Diamond & The Dusters— Evenflow, Geneva; Seven Soul Band— Fitz’ s Spare Keys, Elmhurst; An Evening w / Jon Dee Graham / Expo‘ 76 / Cannonball / 24th Street Wailers— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Rendition— Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin; Flipside w / Chris Forman / Allison Miller’ s Boom Tic Boom / After Hours Jam— Green Mill, Chicago; The Moods— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Rockstar Rodeo— Hollywood Casino, Joliet; DJ Ikon— Home Bar, Arlington Heights; Switchfoot & Reliant K / Vino Louden / Blue Olives / Jesse De La Pena’ s Birthday Celebration— House of Blues, Chicago; Hoosier Ditty— JW Hollstein’ s, Tinley Park; Tobacco / High Tides / Odonis Odonis— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Bobby McClendon— Lucky Star, Bartlett; Slim Gypsy Baggage / Waiting For Henry / The Handcuffs / Brad Peterson / The Polkaholics— Martyrs’, Chicago; Nick Lynch— MercyFest, Aurora; The Faint / Gang of Four— Metro, Chicago; Bad Medicine— Nevin’ s Brewing Company, Plainfield; Open Mic w / John Buschner— Nite Cap, Chicago; Paloma / Sound Works— Oktoberfest, Naperville; The Proclaimers / Jenny O.— Park West, Chicago; Anything Twice— Q-Bar, Darien; The Cal Stage Band— Q-Bar, Glendale Heights; Live DJs— Q-Bar, Plano; Boss Fight / It’ s A Secret / Anna Sage / Winter Classics— Quenchers Saloon, Chicago; Michael Heaton— Reefpoint Brew House, Racine, WI; Kim Simmonds & Savoy Brown / Martin Barre— Reggie’ s, Chicago; 7th Heaven— Rivers Casino, DesPlaines;
Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band— Rosa’ s, Chicago; Waldo / Korbee— Schubas, Chicago; Portrait of Sound— Shaker’ s, Chicago; Kim Ann Foxman / Eris Drew— Smart Bar, Chicago; Anders Osbourne— Space, Evanston; The Bratwurst Brothers— St. Benedict’ s Oktoberfest, Chicago; Enuff Znuff— Tailgaters, Bolingbrook; Warpaint / Facial— Thalia Hall, Chicago; Faces of The Bog( Record Release)/ Deepspacepilots / Pale Horseman / Propane Propane— The Burlington, Chicago; Dark Star Orchestra— The Vic, Chicago; Brent Brown— Tilted Kilt, Woodridge; Go For Broke— Uptown Tap, Plainfield; Terranaut / Seigelord / Uchtcearu— Wire, Berwyn.
SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER
Ninja Sex Party— Aragon Ballroom, Chicago; Lou Gramm— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Southern Jack— At Work, Elk Grove Village; Mandala Arts Presents: Mehfil-An Evening of 100 Strings— Auditorium Theater, Chicago; Brass From The Past— Austin’ s Fuel Room, Libertyville; Super Bob— Bada Brew, Crest Hill; Paul Strolia— Bar Evolution, Batavia; 97 Nine— Base Camp, Lisle; Mr. Gnome / Big Syn / Radiant Devices / Chicago School of Rock— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Afterglow— Bella Mia, Midlothian; Bratwurst Brothers— Berghoff Oktoberfest, Chicago; Acoustic Alibi— Blarney Island, Chicago; Usual Chaos— Blarney Stone Pub, Oak Forest; Mike Wheeler / Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Gas Station Disco— Blue Chip- Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; Shawn Holt & The Teardrops— BLUES, Chicago; Finish Ticket / Run River North / Irontom— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Infinity / Suburban Cowboys— Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Zoso— Brauer House, Lombard; David’ s Bazaar— Brazen Head, Crestwood; Lil Ed( CD Release)/ Steve Ditzell— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; EZFM / Jak Tripper— Captain’ s Quarters, Antioch; Brian Wilson— Chicago Theater, Chicago; Embalmer / Elbow Deep / Burial Ritual— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Tritonal / Jenaux / Noah Neiman— Concord, Chicago; Armored Assault / Reign / Savagery / South Arsenal— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Just Enuff— Cuzin’ s, Tinley Park; AJJ / Nothing More— Double Door, Chicago; This End Up— Draft Picks, Naperville; Hi Infidelity— Durty Nellies, Palatine; Charles & Company— Eaglewood Resort, Itasca; Curious Grace & Black Rabbit / Life # 9 / Red Scarves / Jon Pattie / Kelley Ahlstrom / Casual Water— Elbo Room, Chicago; Royal Bangs / Sunjacket / Tinkerbelles / Dad’ s Basement DJs— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Epic / Street Legal— Fall Festival, Yorkville; Stereo Heart— Famous Freddies, Fox Lake; Red Elvises— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Gavin DeGraw & Andy Grammer( Silver Creek)/ UltraFab( Hard
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Rock)— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; GenR8— Galati’ s Hideaway, Cary; Black Violin / Chicago Bucket Boys— Genesee Theater, Waukegan; Beat Drun Juel / Undesireable People / Pines— Gman Tavern, Chicago; Hi Fi Superstar— Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin; The Paper Machete / Allison Miller’ s Boom Tic Boom / After Hours Jazz Party w / Sabertooth— Green Mill, Chicago; The Fortunate Sons / Slick 50 / Jerry Lee & The JuJu Kings / Valid Proof / Saints N Sinners / No Escape— Grundy County Corn Festival, Morris; Dos Santos Anti-Beat Orquesta— Hideout, Chicago; Paul Windsor Orchestra— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Tynan— Hollywood Casino, Joliet; 7th Heaven / Cherry Bliss— HOME Bar, Arlington Heights; Switchfoot & Reliant K / Eric Noden / Keithen Banks— House of Blues, Chicago; The Boy Band Night— Joe’ s Bar, Chicago; Impact Band— JW Hollstein’ s Saloon, Tinley Park; Duke Tumatoe & The Power Trio / Joanna Connor Blues Band— Kingston Mines, Chicago; McCarthy Road Band / Chicago Music Machine— Konows Corn Maze, Homer Glen; Eden— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Vermin Womb / Destroyer of Light / Immortal Bird / Ikaray— Live Wire Lounge, Chicago; Blue Sky Blind / Heartache Tonight— Loaded Buffalo, Mundelein; Bone Jugs / Low Swans / SeepeopleS / In Threes— Martyrs, Chicago; Crystal Castles / Guidance / Alex Zelenka— Metro, Chicago; Wunderlich / Chicks With Picks— MT Barrels, Schaumburg; Dirty Canteen— Niko’ s Red Mill Tavern, Woodstock; Infinity— Oktoberfest, Lake Forest; Brutto— Park West, Chicago; Unconstitutional / Whiskey Kitten— Penny Road Pub, Barrington; Hobo Junkies / Fray’ d— Q-Bar, Darien; Blackened / Black Sabbath II— Q-Bar, Glendale Heights; The French Pearl Band— Q-Bar, Plano; The Columbines / Matt Wilke’ s Ghost / American Draft— Quenchers, Chicago; Compassionate Tour— Red Line Tap, Chicago; Amy Yore— Reefpoint Brew House, Racine, WI; Kim Simmonds & Savoy Brown / Fingers Louie— Reggie’ s, Chicago; And Beyond— Rocktoberfest, Tinley Park; Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band— Rosa’ s, Chicago; Growler / JJ & Dre / Pete Jive— Schubas, Chicago; Gina Gonzalez & The Wingmen— Sideouts Bar, Island Lake; Mathew Jonson— Smart Bar, Chicago; Anders Osborne— Space, Evanston; Loudernow / The Taste of Emotion / Elliott Vincent / Bernardino Femminielli— Subterranean, Berwyn; Trainwreck— Sullivan’ s Irish Pub, Midlothian; 8Track / Sh’ Bang— Tailgater’ s, Bolingbrook; Double Feature / EzKebage / The C Sides— The Burlington, Chicago; Undercover— The Cottage, Crystal Lake; Jak Tripper— The Harp & Fiddle, Park Ridge; Thomas Gold— The Mid, Chicago; Demetri Martin— The Vic, Chicago; Sal & Izy— Tilted Kilt, Bolingbrook; The Three Beards— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; Hellbound Sons / Skinwalker /
Black4— Wire, Berwyn; Fifty-One Lincoln Band— Zachary’ s, Palos Heights.
SUNDAY 2 OCTOBER
Rita Moreno— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Chicago School of Rock— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Barstool Soldiers— Blarney Island, Chicago; Mike Wheeler / Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Smokin’ Gunz— Blue Chip Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; Sheryl Youngblood— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Karla Bonoff / Shawn Maxwell’ s New Tomorrow( CD Release)— City Winery, Chicago; Carla Morrison / Gaby Luna / The Ponderers— Concord, Chicago; Salsa Sunday w / DJ Dre— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Carpenter Brut / Gost / Protector 101— Double Door, Chicago; The Monolithic / Stranger Among Us / Church Girls / They Found Us / Live Band Karaoke— Elbo Room, Chicago; Goblin Cock / Bad Grades( late)— Empty Bottle, Chicago; The Meridian Trio( early)— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Chicago Grandstand Big Band— FitzGerald’ s, Berwyn; Uptown Poetry Slam / Soul Jazz Night w / Joel Paterson Trio w / Chris Foreman— Green Mill, Chicago; Gospel Brunch / Beartooth / Everytime I Die / Fit For A King / Old Wounds / Guy King— House of Blues, Chicago; Blues Jam w / Brian BJ Jones / Linsey Alexander— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Semple / Still Kicken— Konows Corn Maze, Homer Glen; Blackalicious / Lushlife— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Dan Zanes Song Gusto Hour— Old Town School, Chicago; Ziggy Marley— Park West, Chicago; Rockstar— Penny Road Pub, Barrington; Rock Academy Showcase— Q-Bar, Darien; Lost Empire / Bloodletter / Sable Beldam— Quenchers, Chicago; Jimmy Bennington Colour & Sound— Red Line Tap, Chicago; Rocktober Fest / The Kingbees— Reggie’ s, Chicago; 95th Street Band— Rocktoberfest, Tinley Park; King Charles / The Greenleaf Band— Schubas, Chicago; Queen! w / Michael Serafini / Garret David / CZ Boogie / Colliness Morris— Smart Bar, Chicago; Marc Cohn— Space, Evanston; Vic Spenser / Chris Crack— Subterranean, Berwyn; Ta-Ku / Masego— Thalia Hall, Chicago; Radnor / MIRA / The Youthful Grey / Everyone Says / Farhampton— Wire, Berwyn.
MONDAY 3
Allison Crutchfield & The Fizz / Blizzard Babies / What Gives— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Tenry Johns / Claudette Miller— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Scott Dubose— Bub City, Chicago; Justin Russel— Bub City, Rosemont; Jimmy Burns Hosts The Jam— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Larry Carlton Quartet— City
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