FRIDAY 29 SEPTEMBER
Jimmy Sarr— 115 Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Broken Social Scene— Aragon Ballroom, Chicago; Accept— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Evolution— Ballydoyle, Aurora; Classical Blast— Bannerman’ s, Bartlett; Mark Konzen— Bar Evolution, Batavia; Mike Wheeler / Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Hoosier Highway— Blue Chip Casino- Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; R-Gang / Spoken Four— Blue Chip Casino- Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; Nellie Tiger Travis— BLUES, Chicago; David Allan Coe— BrauerHouse, Lombard; Fletcher Rockwell— Bub City, Chicago; Jake Dodds— Bub City, Rosemont; Fifty-One Lincoln Band / Superfly Redneck— Cheers, Midlothian; Moon Hooch / Jackson Whalan / Lavender Fields— Chop Shop & First Ward, Chicago; Isaac Mizrahi: Does This Song Make Me Look Fat?/ Wasabassco Burlesque— City Winery, Chicago; TroyBoi / Slumberjack— Concord, Chicago; Non Exotic / Wayside Story / Autumn Reverie / The Inventors— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Leroy Winn— Draft Picks, Naperville; EGi / Brothers Gow— Durty Nellies, Palatine; Blunt / Acceptor / Sorespot / Moonstruck— Elbo Room, Chicago; Semple— Empire, Naperville; Torche— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Speed of Sound— Fitz’ s Spare Keys, Elmhurst; Cannonball / Expo‘ 76— Fitzgerald’ s, Berwyn; Wilson Phillips w / The Rembrandts— Genesee Theater, Waukegan; Poison’ d Crue / Backlash / Generation / Deleterious— Grundy County Corn Festival, Morris; Maggie Speaks— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; The Xceptions— Hollywood Casino, Joliet; Joe Fascetta— Hoppy Pig, Bradley; Selena Experience / Soul 2The Bone Band / Guy King— House of Blues, Chicago; Blake Alexander— Jen’ s Guesthouse, Willow Springs; Chase Rice w / Jacob Davis— Joe’ s Live, Rosemont; South City Revival— JW Hollstein’ s Saloon, Tinley Park; Chris Foreman / Katie Thiroux Trio / After Hours Jam Session— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Hi Fi Superstar— Level 257, Schaumburg; Jennifer Ramsey— M Supper Club, Crystal Lake; Start Making Sense— Martyrs’, Chicago; Cold Waves VI— Metro, Chicago; Wunderlich— MT Barrels, Schaumburg; Whiskey & Harmony— Nevin’ s Brewing Company, Plainfield; Smokin’ Gunz— Niko’ s Red Mill Tavern, Woodstock; Modern Day Romeos— Oktoberfest, Wheeling; Rio Bamba— Old Town School, Chicago; Saint Etienne— Park West, Chicago; Complete Chaos / Straight Jacket Romance / Ten96— Penny Road Pub, Barrington; The Essence of Elvis Spectacular w / Joe Tirrito— Pheasant Run, St. Charles; Live DJ— Q-Bar, Plano; Kyle Young— Reefpoint Brew House, Racine, WI; Vale of Pnath / First Fragment / Virvum / Misanthropy / Caecus— Reggie’ s Music Joint, Chicago; Wizard Fest Chicago Dance Party—
Reggie’ s Rock Club, Chicago; 7th Heaven— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; Nick Murphy / Charlotte Cardin / Heathered Pearls— Riviera Theater, Chicago; Chicago Wind w / Deitra Farr & Matthew Skoller— Rosa’ s, Chicago; Grieves / Dem Atlas / Ajani Jones— Schubas, Chicago; DJ Wizz Kid— Sideouts, Island Lake; Gothsicles / Curse Mackey / DJ Philly Peroxide— Smart Bar, Chicago; Horseshoes and Hand Grenades / Kitchen Dwellers— Space, Evanston; Dick Diamond & The Dusters— Square Celt, Orland Park; 97Nine / 16Candles / Boy Band Review / The Gingers— St. Alphonusus Oktoberfest, Chicago; The Bratwurst Brothers— St. Benedict Oktoberfest, Chicago; Bobby K— State & Lake @ The Wit, Chicago; Crumb / Hovvdy / Paperhaus— Subterranean, Chicago; Cirrus Falcon— Sweet Caroline’ s, Hoffman Estates; Exodus / Obituary / Power Trip / Dust Bolt— The Forge, Joliet; MIke Geo— The Harp & Fiddle, Park Ridge; Makena Hartlin— Tilted Kilt, Bolingbrook; J Livi & The Party / Astro Samurai / DJ Mr. Gac— Tonic Room, Chicago; 413— Twisted Rose, Algonquin; El Bandolero— Venuti’ s, Addison; Chi- Town— White Eagle, Niles; When We Was Kids / Silverside / Soulsharer— Wire, Berwyn; DJ Marc Esses & Nu Vintage— World of Beer, Evanston; The Baked Potatoes— Zachary’ s, Palos Heights.
SATURDAY 30 SEPTEMBER
Last Call— 115 Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Yellow Claw— Aragon Ballroom, Chicago; Dennis Quaid & The Sharks— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Kathleen Battle— Auditorium Theater, Chicago; Rick Lindy & The Wild Ones— Bar Evolution, Batavia; Run Forest Run— BaseCamp, Lisle; Twinsmith— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Jim Bulanda— Bella Mia, Midlothian; Dave Schmidt & The Snouts— Blarney Stone Pub, Oak Forest; Mike Wheeler / Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Killer Flamingos— Blue Chip Casino- Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; The Stingers / Backdated / The Romantiques— Blue Chip Casino- Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; Annika Chambers— BLUES, Chicago; Between Buried and Me / The Contortionist / Polyphia / Toothgrinder— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Chicks With Picks— Brazen Head, Crestwood; Jake Dodds— Bub City, Chicago; Sunfallen— Bub City, Rosemont; Plymouth Lane— Bungalow Joe’ s, Hanover Park; Pirate Radio— Captain’ s Quarters, Antioch; Trainwreck— Cheers, Midlothian; Dick Diamond & The Dusters— Chili & Beer Fest, Forest Park; Obanion’ s Reunion— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Against Me!/ Bleached / The Dirty Nil— Concord, Chicago; Gary Lee Kirkpatrick Band— Cuzin’ s, Tinley Park; The Wind Gypsys— Draft Picks, Mt. Prospect; Planet
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Groove— Draft Picks, Naperville; Mike & Joe— Durty Nellies, Palatine; Hundred Waters / Lafawndah— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Mark Taylor— Fatty Magoo’ s, Bolingbrook; Who’ s Best / Cypress Grove— Fitz’ s Spare Keys, Elmhurst; Barktoberfest— Fitzgerald’ s, Berwyn; Wild Belle / Mucca Pazza / Golden Horse Ranch Band / The Hoyle Brothers / Archie Powell & The Exports / Faithful Anchor— Fulton Market Harvest Festival, Chicago; Shindig— Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin; High Wire / The Long Run / 45rpm / Ghost Ryder / Lost Vinyls / River Road Trio— Grundy County Corn Festival, Morris; Modern Day Romeos / Hillbilly Rockstarz / Diva / DJ Coach Josh— Harvest Fest, Downers Grove; Chi-Town Soul— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Tynan— Hollywood Casino, Joliet; Mack Creek Trio— Hoppy Pig, Bradley; Lovedrive Chicago / Dirty Talk / Photograph / Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings / Breezy Rodio / House of Burlesque— House of Blues, Chicago; James Libera— Incontro A Tavola, South Barrington; Bows & Pearls Chicago Salsa Gala— Joe’ s Live, Rosemont; Chase Rice— Joe’ s Bar, Chicago; Chix, Pix & Stix— JW Hollstein’ s Saloon, Tinley Park; The Paper Machete / Katie Thiroux Trio / Sabertooth— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Wand / The Peacers / Darto— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Kimi Hayes— Lone Buffalo, Ottawa; Start Making Sense— Martyrs’, Chicago; Cold Waves VI— Metro, Chicago; LIghts Out Chicago / Bad Motor Scooter— MT Barrels, Schaumburg; Tricky Mission— Nevin’ s Brewing Company, Plainfield; Chicks With Picks 2.0— Niko’ s Red Mill Tavern, Woodstock; HiFi Superstar / Kimi Hayes— O’ Brien’ s Riverwalk Cafe, Chicago; The Bratwurst Brothers— Oktoberfest, Tinley Park; Universal Slim & Blue Kangaroos— Pal Joey’ s, West Chicago; Prodigy Entertainment Show— Penny Road Pub, Barrington; Boy Band Review— Q-Bar, Glendale Heights; Live DJ— Q-Bar, Plano; Rev Gusto / Westerners / CS Luxem / Dream Version— Quenchers, Chicago; Acoustic Alibi— Reefpoint Brew House, Racine, WI; Tyce / Alex Nester / Altered Stage Throwdown— Reggie’ s Music Joint, Chicago; Agnostic Front / Spare Change / Crime Spree / Decline— Reggie’ s Rock Club, Chicago; Kinsey Report— Rosa’ s, Chicago; Tei Shi— Schubas, Chicago; Moon Money— Sideouts, Island Lake; Bombadier vs. End. User / DJ SJ & Jena Max— Smart Bar, Chicago; Frankie Cosmos / Ian Sweet / Nice Try— Space, Evanston; Libido Funk Circus / Too White Crew / Polkaholics / One Night Band / Trippin’ Billies / Stache / Helicopters / To The 9s / Ed Wagner’ s Lustige Blaskapelle— St. Alphonusus Oktoberfest, Chicago; Second Hand Soul / The McGowens— St. Benedict Oktoberfest, Chicago; Skylar Spence / Jonah Baseball / Bummers / Velours— Subterranean, Chicago; Simple Remedy— Sweet Caroline’ s, Hoffman Estates; Veilside( CD Release)—
Tailgater’ s, Bolingbrook; Mighty Joe— The Cottage, Crystal Lake; Pat Tomasulo— The Forge, Joliet; Mallory Lennon— The Gambler, McHenry; Get Back Chicago— The Horseshoe Grill, Barrington; Chicks With Picks— Tilted Kilt, Bolingbrook; The Mike Dillon Band— Tonic Room, Chicago; Rebel Reign— Twisted Rose, Algonquin; Swingabilly Slim & The Swingtones— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; Southern Jack— Uptown Tap, Plainfield; Crook County Blues Band— White Eagle, Niles; Too Fighters / Facelift / Stone Type Thing— Wire, Berwyn; Unfinished Business— Wise Owl, Chicago; Whiskey & Harmony— Zachary’ s, Palos Heights.
SUNDAY 1 OCTOBER
Tribute to Andy Williams w / Jimmy Osmond— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; The Whiskey Brothers— Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; The Boogers / Fire Garden / Sioum— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Seven Soul— Blarney Island, Antioch; Luke Pytel & Shirley Johnson— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Between Buried and Me / The Contortionist / Polyphia / Toothgrinder— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Screaming Females / Street Eaters / Rad Payoff— BrauerHouse, Lombard; Sunfallen— Bub City, Chicago; Kimi Hayes— Bub City, Rosemont; Sheryl Youngblood— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Arlo Guthrie w / Abe & Sarah Lee Guthrie— City Winery, Chicago; Salsa Sunday w / Humboldt Park Orchestra— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Open Mic w / The Billy King Band— Cuzin’ s, Tinley Park; Whiskey & Harmony or Superfly Redneck Host Open Mic— Cuzin’ s Pub, Midlothian; Harvey / Irma Relief Benefit w / Catfight / Senn Alan Band / Ten Foot Tail / Wall of Denial / Aly Jados / Jason Picchiotti / Kevin Mikelski— Durty Nellie’ s, Palatine; Van Gordon Martin / Bifunkal / Restless Knites / Riddlez / Ian Fitzgerald— Elbo Room, Chicago; Deerhoof / Sad13 / Lily & Horn Horse /# EB25— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Shout Section Big Band— Fitz’ s Spare Keys, Elmhurst; Chicago Grandstand Big Band— Fitzgerald’ s, Berwyn; Kristin Chenoweth— Genesee Theater, Waukegan; Uptown Poetry Slam— Green Mill, Chicago; Breezy Rodio / Joanna Connor / Gospel Brunch— House of Blues, Chicago; Billy Ocean / The Ron Burgundy’ s / Kenny“ Jammin” Jason— Joe’ s Live, Rosemont; Linsey Alexander / Claudette Miller / Blues Jam— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Magic City Hippies / Lovejoy— Lincoln Hall, Chicago; Rush Hicks— Live Wire, Chicago; Cold Waves VI w / KMFDM / Ohgr / Pankow / Boy Harsher / Cyanotic / Lord of The Lost— Metro, Chicago; Time Machine— Niko’ s Red Mill Tavern, Woodstock; Chicago Cabaret Professionals Gala— Park West, Chicago; Throw The Fight / Glass Houses— Penny Road Pub,
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