FRIDAY 31 AUGUST
Twista / Shaggy / Seun Kuti & The Egypt 80 Band— 28th African Festival of The Arts @ Washington Park, Chicago; Louis Hayes Quintet / Dianne Reeves / Sabertooth Orang Quartet 25th Anniversary / Big Shoulders Brass Band @ Pritzker Pavilion / Million Brazilian Project w / Sarah Marie Young & Guy King @ Chase Promenade; Gret Ward & 10 Tongues / Chris Speed Trio / Quin Kirchner Quartet / Junius Paul Quartet @ Von Freeman Pavilion— 40th Annual Jazz Festival, Chicago; Zebra!— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Michael Riser— Bar Evolution, Batavia; LVL Up— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Trippin’ Billies— Blarney Island, Antioch; Mike Wheeler / Demetria Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Zane’ s Way— Blue Chip Casino-Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; The Delta Bombers / Bailey Dee / The Gravetones— Brauer House, Lombard; Anthony Gomes— Broken Oar, Port Barrington; Nathan Dean & The Damn Band— Bub City, Chicago; Simple Remedy— Bub City, Rosemont; The Original Chicago Blues All-Stars / JB Ritchie— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; Euphoria Band / Suburban Cowboys / Tanglewood / Andrew Blendermann— Buffalo Grove Days, Buffalo Grove; Scott Sedlacek / Voices Found / Awesomemonsters Live / It’ s... Burlesque / Central Open / Mashmallow Party / Bands Central /— Chicago Fringe Festival @ Jefferson Park, Chicago; Midwest Live & Loud 2018— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Concrete Roots / Signal the Launch / Personal Blend— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Doug Bardolph— Doc’ s Victory Pub, Elmhurst; Deja Vu— Dock’ s Bar, Wauconda; Murph— Eaglewood Resort, Itasca; 90’ s Throwback— Empire, Naperville; Big Suit: Tribute to The Talking Heads / Cannonball— FitzGeralds, Berwyn; Havana Nights / Paul Decker / DJ B3— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; Free Fallin’/ Rico / The 17th Floor / South of Disorder / Smiley Tillmon Band / Aniba Hotep & The Soul Collective / Bassel & The Supernaturals / Little Big Fat / School of Rock / Buffalo Rose and more— Great American Lobster Fest @ Navy Pier, Chicago; Whiskey & Harmony— Gruben’ s Uptown Tap, Plainfield; Handful of Peter— Harp & Fiddle, Park Ridge; Paulie & The Shakers— Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Final Say— Hollywood Casino, Joliet; John Primer— House of Blues, Chicago; Vito Zatto Show— Incontro A Tavola, S. Barrington; Simple Remedy— Joe’ s Live, Rosemont; Feel Good Country Boys— JW Hollstein’ s, Tinley Park; Dana French— Kennedy Pointe, Bristol; Larry McCray / Joanna Connor— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Lance Bass / OTown / Aaron Carter / Ryan Cabrera / Tyler Hilton— Last Fling, Naperville; Joe Fascetta— Level 257, Schaumburg; Tynan / This is It— Maria SS Lauretana Society Festival, Niles; Libido Funk Circus— Niko’ s
Red Mill Tavern, Woodstock; Miguel / Axwell Ingrosso / Snails / DVSN / Smokepurpp / Juice Wrld / Too Many Zooz / Barclay Crenshaw / Two Friends / Drezo / Bryce Vine / Monte Booker / Beak Nasty / Takerover / The Cool Kids / Iris Temple / Vic Lloyd / Babes Only / Marty Mars / Pachanga / DJ King Marie / Kaina & Sen Morimoto / Esquire— North Coast Festival, Chicago; Dave Eno Smooth Rockin’ Jazz— Pearce’ s Pub, Oswego; Jason Stone— Pheasant Run Mainstage, St. Charles; Live Music— Q Bar, Glendale Heights; Culture Club / The B-52’ s / Thompson Twins w / Tom Bailey— Ravinia, Highland Park; Venom Inc./ Metalfier / Sons of Famine— Reggie’ s, Chicago; 7th Heaven— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; Lurrie Bell Blues Band— Rosa’ s, Chicago; DJ Ranger— Shakers, Ottawa; Prairie Station— Sundance Saloon, Mundelein; Libido Funk Circus / Neverly Brothers / One Foot In The Groove / Out of Storage / Prissillas / The Student Bodies / Take Five / The Hat Guys / Think Floyd USA / Tributosaurus / 28 Days / Ampol Aires / Beggars Banquet / D Street Band / Gentleman of Leisure / Jailbreak Chicago / Keith Gras & Polka / Confetti / Lisa Renee Band— Taste of Polonia, Chicago; Giorgio Moroder / Little Boots— Thalia Hall, Chicago; The Baked Potatoes— The Kerry Piper, Willowbrook; Space Bastards— The Sandlot, Chicago; DJ / Karaoke w / Karoake Zach— Uptown Lounge, Chicago; Jack Miuccio— White Eagle, Niles; Hi-Fi Stereotypes— Zach’ s On Tap, Palos Heights.
SATURDAY 1 SEPTEMBER
Fall-For-Music Fest w / Liquid Soul / My Boy Elroy DJ-Beatbox / Luciano Antonia Jazz— 210 Live, Highwood; Twista / Shaggy / Seun Kuti & The Egypt 80 Band— 28th African Festival of The Arts @ Washington Park, Chicago; Ramsay Lewis / Darcy James Argue’ s Secret Society / Kenny Barron Quintet / Willie Pickens Tribute / Big Shoulders Brass Band @ Prizker Pavilion; Nolatet / Chuck Webb Band w / Margaret Murphy / Bruce Henry @ Jazz Heritage Pavilion; Amina Claudine Myers Trio / Matthew Ship & Ivo Perelman / Dustin Laurenzi & Natural Language / Black Diamond @ Von Freeman Pavilion; Kenwood Academy Jazz Band / Whitney Young HS Jazz Ensemble / Eric Solorio HS Jazz Ensemble / CYSO Jazz Combo / Morgan Park HS Jazz Combo / ChiArts Jazz Combo @ Young Lions— 40th Annual Jazz Festival, Chicago; Faces of The King Elvis Tribute / Flat Cats( Club Arcada)— Arcada Theater, St. Charles; Ebony & Ivory— Ballydoyle, Aurora; Hott Mess— Bar Evolution, Batavia; Futurbirds / Gazebo Effect— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Futurebirds / Gazebo Effect— Beat Kitchen, Chicago; 90’ s Daughter / Lewis Brice Band— Blarney Island, Antioch; Mike Wheeler / Demetria
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Taylor— Blue Chicago, Chicago; Monterrey / Fusion Band / Jamrose— Blue Chip Casino-Rocks Lounge, Michigan City, IN; Boogie Dynomite— Blue Chip Casino-Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; NCMF Aftersparty w / Cory Wong— Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Captain Crayon & The Fuzzy Bastards— Brauer House, Lombard; Eric Sequeria— Brazen Head, Crestwood; Semple / Heartache Tonight— Broken Oar, Port Barrington; Morgan Station— Bub City, Chicago; Brandon Maddox— Bub City, Rosemont; Nublu Band / Scotty & The Bad Boys— Buddy Guy’ s Legends, Chicago; The Gingers / Boy Band Night / Barefoot Hawaiians / Six On Friday / JB Jazz Quartet / Industrial Drive / Eve 6— Buffalo Grove Days, Buffalo Grove; We’ ll Be Right Back— Bungalow Joe’ s, Hanover Park; Rebel Reign— Captain’ s Quarters, Antioch; Tributes to Nine Inch Nails, Pantera & Alice in Chains— Cheers, Midlothian; Scott Sedlacek / Voices Found / Awesomemonsters Live / It’ s... Burlesque / Central Open / Mashmallow Party / Bands Central /— Chicago Fringe Festival @ Jefferson Park, Chicago; Rock Candy / Hello Weekend / Girl Power Night / Don’ t Speak / The Doors of Chicago( Main Stage); 97Nine / Jukebox Luke / Pearl Jam Tribute Chicago / The Gingers( Second Stage)— Cider & Sliders Festival @ West Lakeview, Chicago; Midewest Live & Loud 2018 w / Hardsell / Deals Gone Bad / Old Firm Casuals / Fear City / Brassknuckle Boys / Antagonizers ATL / Dog Company / The Lower Orders / Oxley’ s Midnight Runners / Drink and Destroy Crew / Streetlight Saints / The Uncouth / Assault and Battery / The Unruly Boys / Thug Boots / Bad Assets / F. A. V. I./ Liberty & Justice / Squared Off / Negro Terror / Anger Lawless— Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Breaking Biscuits / Thriftworks Northcoast Afterparty— Concord Music Hall, Chicago; Cowboy Jukebox— Cubby Bear, Chicago; Class of‘ 68— Dock’ s Bar, Wauconda; One Hott Mess— Durty Nellies, Palatine; Prairie Station— Eaglewood Resort, Itasca; Emory Gap / ART / Vision In The Rhythm— Elbo Room, Chicago; Scorched Tundra X / Suman / Yakuza / In The Company of Serpents / Couch Slut— Empty Bottle, Chicago; Kool & The Gang Tribute— Evanston Rocks, Chicago; The Flat Five— FitzGeralds, Berwyn; Theresa Caputo( Silver Creek)/ HiFi Superstar / Dan Reisen— Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, MI; Free Fallin’/ Rico / The 17th Floor / South of Disorder / Smiley Tillmon Band / Aniba Hotep & The Soul Collective / Bassel & The Supernaturals / Little Big Fat / School of Rock / Buffalo Rose and more— Great American Lobster Fest @ Navy Pier, Chicago; Fareeh Haque / The Paper Machete / After Hours Jam w / Sabertooth— Green Mill, Chicago; Aaron Williams Band— Gruben’ s Uptown Tap, Plainfield; Cirrus Falcon— HB Jones, Elmhurst; The Imperial Sound / DJ Daniel Villarreal— Hideout, Chicago; The Bigger Picture— Hollywood Casino,
Aurora; Bliss— HOME Bar, Arlington Heights; Blink 180- True / Guy King / Corey Dennison / DJ Lucy— House of Blues, Chicago; Afterglow— Jen’ s Guesthouse, Willow Springs; Ethan Bell Band / The Three Beards— Joe’ s Bar, Chicago; Ramon Ayala— Joe’ s Live, Rosemont; Related Rhapsody— Kerry Piper, Willowbrook; Larry McCray / Joanna Connor— Kingston Mines, Chicago; Buckcherry / P. O. D./ Lit / Alien Ant Farm / The Ron Burgundy’ s / 3AM / OMT / Coverlicious / Planet Groove— Last Fling, Naperville; Kimi Hayes / Woodrock Ranger— Lone Buffalo, Ottawa; Jennifer Ramsey— M Supper Club, Crystal Lake; Covington Groove— Mac’ s On Slade, Palatine; Aqualung / Piano Run— Mainstage Pheasant Run, St. Charles; Infinity / Sealed With A Kiss— Maria SS Laurentana Festival, Niles; Chaos In Creation / Crime Nite— Martyrs’, Chicago; Nocturna / Autumn— Metro, Chicago; Rokkor / Physical Grafitti— MT Barrels, Schaumburg; Burning Bridges— Nevin’ s, Plainfield; Reckless Cowboys— Niko’ s Red Mill Tavern, Woodstock; DJ Snake / Vulfpeck / The Revivalists / RL Grime / Cashmere Cat / The Strumbellas / Lil Skies / Robert Delong / The Polish Ambassadors & The Diplomatic Scandal / Knower / Tauk / Yheti / Edamame / Lyrical Lemonade Takeover / Madeintyo / Warhol. ss / Comethanzine / Lil Gnar and more...— North Coast Festival, Chicago; Joystick— Pal Joey’ s, West Chicago; Prowess / Satanic Panic / Los Black Dogs— Penny Road Pub, Barrington; Black Diamond / The Fortunate Sons / Anthem— Poopy’ s, Savannah; White Magic / Pop Machine— Q Bar, Glendale Heights; Culture Club / The B-52’ s / Thompson Twins w / Tom Bailey— Ravinia, Highland Park; The Woggles / Barrence Whitfield / Baby Money / The Down Payments / Los Pies Negros / Malafacha / Nahuales Underground— Reggie’ s, Chicago; DJ Q & DJ Erge— Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; Vance Kelly & The Backstreet Blues Band— Rosa’ s Lounge, Chicago; Ancient River / Flavor Crystals / Gosh!— Schubas, Chicago; Jimmy Nick & Don’ t Tell Mama / Mike DelGuidice / Sea Salt Band— Septemberfest, Schaumburg; DJ Manlee Danlee— Shakers, Ottawa; Smells Like Dave Grohl / What’ s Our Age Again— Sideouts, Island Lake; Charlotte De Witte / Lowki— Smart Bar, Chicago; Sal & Izy— Square Celt Ale House, Orland Park; Tabitha De La O / DJ Just Jacob / DJ JO- Z / Marty P / Mike Grove / Kaoz Monroe— Subterranean, Chicago; 7th Heaven / Tres Moustache / Dick Diamond & The Dusters— Summer Sunset Festival, Lake In The Hills; Diver Down / Lady Evil— Tailgaters, Bolingbrook; Libido Funk Circus / Neverly Brothers / One Foot In The Groove / Out of Storage / Prissillas / The Student Bodies / Take Five / The Hat Guys / Think Floyd USA / Tributosaurus / 28 Days / Ampol Aires / Beggars
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