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OCTOBER
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10/6
Bluesday Tuesday w/
Dave Specter Band
FitzGerald's (Berwyn)
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Dave Herrero & Pete Galanis
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
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​10/7
Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith hosts the Jam
Logan Center/ Univ. of Chicago (Chicago)
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Luke Pytel Band w/Laretha Weathersby​
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
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Bro. John Kattke w/Jade Maze
Epiphany (Chicago)
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10/8
Mike Wheeler Band w/Mzz Reese
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
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JW Jones
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
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Joey J Saye, Tom Holland
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
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10/9
Will Tilson
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
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Mike Wheeler Band
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
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Jeff Stone Band w/Tom Holland
7 pm / No cover
Pasta Mia (Bartlett)
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10/9-10
Nate Manos Band w/Shirley Johnson
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
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10/10
Demetria Taylor Band
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
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Jimmy Burns Band
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
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10/11
Demetria Taylor Band
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
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Luke Pytel
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)​
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10/11
Billy Branch & Sons of the Blues and more
Concert for Democracy
1-4 pm
Belvedere Banquets (Elk Grove)
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10/13
Big Head Todd & The Monsters
The Arcada Theater (St. Charles)
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Nate Manos & Pete Galanis
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
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10/14
Ivy Ford​
Hey Nonny (Arlington Hts.)
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Robin Trower
The Arcada Theater (St. Charles)
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Mike Wheeler Band w/ Shirley Johnson
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
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Jimmy Burns hosts the Jam
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
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Giulio Brouzet, Lil' Ed's All-Stars
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
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10/15
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Des Plaines Theater (Des Plaines)
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Rocky Athas
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
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Albert Cummings
The Venue (Aurora)
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BTS Express w/Demetria Taylor
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
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Joey J Saye, Lil' Ed's All-Stars
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
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Nicholas Alexander, Rico McFarland
Kingston Mines (Chicago)
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Blues Jam w/ Donna Herula & Shoji Naito
Old Town School (Chicago)
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​Eric Johanson
Rochaus (W. Dundee)
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10/16
Duane Betts
SPACE (Evanston)
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Mahindra Blues Fest w/ Jenny Grouws, Donna Herula Trio, Meaza Joy
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
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Luke Pytel Band
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
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Nicholas Alexander, Omar Coleman, Vino Louden
Kingston Mines (Chicago)
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Michael Charles Band
Epiphany (Chicago)
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10/16-17
BTS Express w/Laretha Weathersby
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
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10/17
Mahindra Blues Fest w/ New Orleans Beau
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
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Rick King's Royal Hustle
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
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Nicholas Alexander, Omar Coleman, Vino Louden
Kingston Mines (Chicago)
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10/18
Elevation Band
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
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Luke Pytel Band w/ Shirley Johnson
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
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Nicholas Alexander, Omar Coleman, Mike Wheeler
Kingston Mines (Chicago)
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10/19
Albert Cummings
SPACE (Evanston)
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10/20
Dave Herrero & Pete Galanis
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
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10/21
BTS Express w/Shirley Johnson
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
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Brother John hosts the Jam
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
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Giulio Brouzet, Rosa's Blues Jam
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
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10/22
Stefan Hillesheim Band w/Laretha Weathersby
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
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Liz Mandeville
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
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Gerry Hundt, Rico McFarland
Kingston Mines (Chicago)
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Joey J Saye, Lil' Ed's All-Stars
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
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10/23
Ruthie Foster
City Winery (Chicago)
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Johnny Burgin Blues Revue w/Noah Wotherspoon
Skokie Theater (Skokie)
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Mike Zito
Rochaus (W. Dundee)
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Ray Fuller
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
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Jamiah Rogers
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
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10/23-24
Mike Wheeler Band w/Demetria Taylor
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
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Studebaker John, Nora Jean Bruso, Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials
Kingston Mines (Chicago)
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10/24
Corey Dennison Band
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
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John Primer
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
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10/25
Nate Manos w/Sonia Astacio-Downs
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
Gerry Hundt, Mike Wheeler
Kingston Mines (Chicago)
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10/27
Empty Pockets
Garcia's (Chicago)
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Dave Herrero & Pete Galanis
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
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10/28
Mike Wheeler Band w/Mzz Reese
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
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Jimmy Burns hosts the Jam
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
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Giulio Brouzet, Nate Manos Band
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
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10/29
Mike Wheeler Band w/Laretha Weathersby
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
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Nigel Mack
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
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Joey J Saye, Lil' Ed
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
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Gerry Hundt, Joanna Connor, Nicholas Alexander
Kingston Mines (Chicago)
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10/30​
Blues People
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
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Omar Coleman
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
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Gerry Hundt, Joanna Connor, Mike Wheeler
Kingston Mines (Chicago)
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Donna Herula, Downtown Charlie Brown, Harry Binford & Andy Cohen
Bourbon 'N Brass (Des Plaines)
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10/30-31
Luke Pytel Band w/Shirley Johnson
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
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10/31
Carlise Guy & NuBlu Band
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
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Blues People
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
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Nicholas Alexander, Joanna Connor, Mike Wheeler
Kingston Mines (Chicago)
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LINKS TO TOP BLUES CLUBS:
City:
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
City Winery (Chicago)
Epiphany (Chicago)
Kingston Mines (Chicago)
Lee's Unleaded Blues (Chicago)
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
Untitled (Chicago)
Suburbs:
Bourbon 'N Brass (Des Plaines)
FitzGerald's (Berwyn)
Hey Nonny (Arlington Hts.)
Johnny's Blitz (Westmont)
Legends Stage/Arcada Theater (St. Charles)
Robert's Westside (Forest Park)
SPACE (Evanston)
The Venue (Aurora)
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