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AUGUST

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8/15

Billy Branch & Sons of the Blues

SPACE (Evanston)

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John Primer

Hey Nonny (Arlington Hts.)

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Dave Specter Band

Epiphany (Chicago)

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Johnny Rawls

Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)

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Will Jacobs & Breezy Rodio

Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)

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8/15-16

Luke Pytel Blues Band w/Mzz Reese

Blue Chicago (Chicago)

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Duke Tumatoe, Nora Jean Wallace

Kingston Mines (Chicago)

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8/16

Little Bear Ribfest

John Primer,

Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames,

Shawn Holt & The Teardrops (Vernon Hills)

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Rico McFarland

Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)

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Matthew Skoller

Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)

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Al Spears & the Hurricane Project

Hey Nonny (Arlington Hts.)

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Chicago Soul Spectacular

The Venue (Aurora)

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8/17

Chris O'Leary

Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)

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Nate Manos Band w/Shirley Johnson

Blue Chicago (Chicago)

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Mike Wheeler hosts the Jam, Vino Louden Band

Kingston Mines (Chicago)

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Old Town School Student Band

Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)

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8/19

Dave Herrero & Pete Galanis

Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)

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8/20

Chris Cain

SPACE (Evanston)

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Luke Pytel Blues 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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Rosa's Blue Jam

Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)

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8/21

Cash Box Kings

Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)

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BTS Express w/Shirley Johnson

Blue Chicago (Chicago)

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Corey Dennison Band, Gerry Hundt Band

Kingston Mines (Chicago)

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Joey J Saye, Tom Holland

Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)

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8/22

Robert Randolph Band w/ Blessing Offor

Donna Herula & Downtown Charlie Brown

Des Plaines Theater (Des Plaines)

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Breezy Rodio, Will Jacobs

Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)

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Toronzo Cannon, Nicholas Alexander

Kingston Mines (Chicago)

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Mississippi Heat

Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)

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8/22-23

Mike Wheeler Band w/Shirley Johnson

Blue Chicago (Chicago)

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​8/23

Crossroads Blues Festival

Chris Cain, Brandon Santini, Stephen Hull, Nora Jean Wallace

Lyran Park (Rockford)

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Moose-a- palooza Festival:

Jimmy Nick, Ivy Ford, Johnny Lyons, Joliet Jakes

Batavia Moose Lodge (Batavia)

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Blues & Brews on the Fox Fest:

Cold Stares, Al Spears, Vino Louden, Matt Keen & more

Pollyanna Brewery (St. Charles)

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Nicholas Alexander

Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)

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Toronzo Cannon, Omar Coleman

Kingston Mines (Chicago)

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Ivan Singh

Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)

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8/24

Delmark Rockwell Stroll/Jazz & Blues Fest

Pierre Lacocque & Jon McDonald

Blueshift Big Band

Jazz Journalists Assoc. panel

Lauren Deutsch photo exhibit

FREE

Delmark Records, 4121 N. Rockwell (Chicago)

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Luke Repass

Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)

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Nate Manos Band w/Demetria Taylor

Blue Chicago (Chicago)

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Brother John hosts the Jam

Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)

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Mike Wheeler hosts the Jam, Gerry Hundt

Kingston Mines (Chicago)

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8/26

Dave Herrero & Pete Galanis

Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)

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8/27

BTS Express w/Shirley Johnson

Blue Chicago (Chicago)

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Sheryl Youngblood

Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)

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8/28

Morry Sochat & Special 20s

Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)

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Mike Wheeler Band w/ Mzz Reese

Blue Chicago (Chicago)

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Rico McFarland, Vino Louden

Kingston Mines (Chicago)

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Joey J Saye, Lil' Ed

Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)

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8/29-30

BTS Express w/ Demetria Taylor

Blue Chicago (Chicago)

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Mike Wheeler Band, Joanna Connor Band

Kingston Mines (Chicago)

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8/29

Texas Headhunters w/

Ian Moore, Jesse Dayton, Johnny Moeller

FitzGerald's (Berwyn)

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Dave Herrero

Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)

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Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials

Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)

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Stephen Hull Experience

The Venue (Aurora)

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8/30

Louisiana Al's birthday party

Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)

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Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials

The Venue (Aurora)

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Luke Pytel Blues Band

Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)

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8/31

Demetria Taylor

Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)

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Luke Pytel Band w/Shirley Johnson

Blue Chicago (Chicago)

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Mike Wheeler hosts the Jam, Nicholas Alexander

Kingston Mines (Chicago)

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8/29-30

Peoria Blues & Heritage Music Festival

Gov't Mule, Ruthie Foster, Tommy Casto, Ana Popovic, Taj Farrant, 

Buckwheat Zydeco, Jr., Freddie Dixon & John Watkins,

Frank Bang, Brandon Santini & more.

Peoria Riverfront, 200 Northeast Water St., (Peoria)

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SEPTEMBER

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9/2

Bluesday Tuesday

Lil' Ed  & The Blues Imperials

FitzGerald's (Berwyn)

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9/3

Lil' Ed  & The Blues Imperials

Hey Nonny (Arlington Hts.)

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9/4

Greg Koch Trio

The Venue (Aurora)

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Shemekia Copeland

Old Town School (Chicago)

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9/6

Nick Moss Trio, Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones

The Venue (Aurora)

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9/6-7

Evanston Folk Festival

Ruthie Foster, Muireann Bradley, Amythyst Kiah, Charlie Parr, Mary Gauthier,

​Chris Smither, Sunny War, Buffalo Nichols, Margo Price, Iron & Wine,

Louden Wainwright III & more.

Dawes Park (Evanston)

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9/ 7 & 9

The Who, Joe Bonamassa

United Center (Chicago)

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9/12

Davy Knowles

The Venue (Aurora)

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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)

Nick's Beer Garden (Chicago)

Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)

Smoke Daddy (Chicago)

Untitled (Chicago)

Suburbs:
Bourbon 'N Brass (Des Plaines)

FitzGerald's (Berwyn)

Hey Nonny (Arlington Hts.)

 

Johnny's Blitz (Westmont)

Robert's Westside (Forest Park)

SPACE (Evanston)

The Venue (Aurora)


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