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| Chicago Blues Guide
HOT shows 2010: |
July 28: Special 20's
at Chuck's,
Burbank, IL
July 29: Lynne
Jordan, Linsey Alexander at
House of Blues, Chgo.
Mississippi Heat at
Shaw's, Chgo.
July 30: Jimmy
Johnson at
B.L.U.E.S.,
Chgo.
Pat Smillie at
Harlem Ave.
Lounge, Berwyn, IL
July 30-31: Sugar
Blue (photo) at
Rosa's, Chgo.
Shirley Johnson at
Blue Chicago,
Chgo.
July 31: Vanessa
Davis Band at
FitzGerald's, Berwyn, IL
Rockin' Johnny at
Nick's,
Chgo.
Lonnie Brooks & Eddy Clearwater at
Lincolnwood
Fest, Chgo. |
July 20: Dave Weld & The
Imperial Flames (photo) at
Legends, Chgo.
July 23-24: Kinsey Report, Linsey
Alexander at
Kingston Mines, Chgo.
July 24:
Laurie Morvan at
FitzGeralds, Berwyn, IL
John Primer at
Harlem Ave.
Lounge, Berwyn, IL
Lonnie Brooks & Eddy Clearwater at
DuPage County
Fair, Wheaton, IL
Otis Clay at
Taste of Lincoln Ave., Chgo
July 25: Joan
Armatrading & Susan Werner at
House of Blues, Chgo.
Harper at
Taste of Lincoln Ave., Chgo. |
July 13: Dave Specter
at Shaw's,
Chgo.
July 14: Joe Moss at
Chuck's Cafe,
Burbank, IL
July 16: Jonny Lang at
House of Blues, Chgo.
Eddy Clearwater at
Legends, Chgo.
Joel Paterson & Modern Sounds at
Smoke Daddy,
Chgo.
Eric Lindell at
SPACE, Evanston, IL
July 16-17: Lil' Ed
& the Blues Imperials at
Rosa's, Chgo.
July 17: Eddie Shaw
& the Wolf Gang (photo) at
B.L.U.E.S.,
Chgo.
Tom Holland & the Shuffle Kings at
Blues Bar, Mt.
Prospect |
July 6: Nigel
Mack at
Smoke Daddy, Chgo.
July 7: Big Time Sarah
at
Chuck's Cafe,
Burbank, IL
July 9: Blue Olives
at
House of Blues, Chgo.
July 9-10: Big James & the
Chicago Playboys, Eric Davis at
Kingston Mines,
Chgo.
July 10: Tommy Castro(photo)
at SPACE,
Evanston, IL
Lonnie Brooks, Sharon Lewis at
Legends, Chgo.
Shemekia Copeland at Old Town
Folk &
Roots Fest, Chgo.
July 11:
Fantastic L-Roy & Chainsaw
Dupont at
Maxwell Blues
Jam at Roosevelt Rd & DesPlaines Ave., Chgo.
Free outdoor show 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
July 1: Nick Moss
(photo), Los Lonely Boys,
Johnny Lang at
Ribfest,
Naperville, IL
July 2: Lynne Jordan
Trio at
The Drake Hotel, Chgo.
July 2-3: John
Primer w/ Patricia
Scott at
Blue Chicago, Chgo.
July 3: Lil' Ed at
Legends, Chgo.
Barrelhouse Chuck at
Harlem Ave.
Lounge, Berwyn, IL
Reba Russell at River Bend Bar, Kankakee, IL Tel:
815-933-0610
July 4: Dawn O'Keefe Williams at
Taste of Chicago Best Buy stage. |
June 15:
Albert Castiglia
at River Bend Bar & Grill,
Kankakee IL 815-933-0610.
June 16: Dave Specter
at Legends, Chgo.
June 17:
Lynn Jordan,
House of Blues, Chgo.
June 18: Shemekia Copeland, Rick Simcox
at
FitzGerald's, Berwyn, IL
Dr. John & the
Lower 911, Blues Traveler at
Morton Arboretum, Lisle.
Otis Clay
(photo), Millie Jackson, The Soul Stirrers,
Victory Travelers, Tariq Griffin at UIC Forum, Chicago.
June 18-19: Lil' Ed
at B.L.U.E.S.,
Chgo.
June 19: Sue Foley & Peter Karp
at
FitzGerald's, Berwyn, IL
Jimmy Burns at
Harlem Ave.
Lounge, Berwyn, IL |
June
1: Rockin' Johnny at
Chicago Cultural Center, FREE.
June 2: Dave Specter, Eric
Noden at
House of Blues, Chgo.
June 4-5: Grana
Louise at
Blue Chicago.
June 5: Bryan Lee (photo),
Tail Dragger at
Legends, Chgo.
Dave Herrero at
Nick's,
Chgo.
Carlos Johnson, Rodney Brown at
Blues Bar, Mt.
Prospect.
June 6:
New
Hope Blues Fest with emcee Sugar Blue, Chgo
Kingsnakes, Deb Seitz, Billy King, Little Johnny, Joliet
Al, more, Crete, IL |
May
25: Sam Lay at
Chicago Cultural Center, FREE.
May 26: Rockin'
Johnny at
Chuck's Cafe, Burbank, IL
May 27: Guy King's
Little Big Band, Morry Sochat & Special
20's at
SPACE, Evanston, IL.
Moreland & Arbuckle at Kankakee Elks
Country Club, St. Anne, IL 815-937-1228
May 28:
Ronnie Baker Brooks at
FitzGerald's, Berwyn, IL
Alex Wilson at
Smoke
Daddy, Chgo.
Bob Stroger & The European Band at
Rosa's, Chgo.
May 29: Eddie C.
Campbell (photo) BD party at
Legends, Chicago
Eddie Shaw at
Harlem Ave. Lounge,
Berwyn, IL
May 30:
Maxwell Street
Market, Roosevelt Rd & DesPlaines Ave., Chgo. Free
outdoor show with Chainsaw Dupont &
guests. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
May 18:
Barrelhouse Chuck at
Chicago Cultural Center, FREE.
May 20: Quintus
McCormick at
Shaw's, Chgo.
May 21: Sharon Jones
& The Dap-Kings at
The Vic, Chgo.
Chainsaw Dupont CD release party at
Lee's
Unleaded Blues, Chgo.
Lil' Ed at
B.L.U.E.S., Chgo.
May 21-22:
Kinsey Report, Joanna Connor at
Kingston Mines, Chgo.
May 22:
Chicago Blues
Bus Tour, (photo: Fantastic L-Roy & Linda)
11 bands, 10 clubs.
Killer Ray Allison, Lurrie Bell at
Legends, Chgo.
Joe Moss at
Harlem Ave. Lounge,
Berwyn, IL
May 23:
Peaches Staten, live CD recording at
Legends, Chgo.
Mississippi Gabe Carter, 10-Foot
Polecats at
Morseland, Chgo. |
 May 11: Honeyboy Edwards
at
Chicago Cultural Center, FREE.
Dave Specter at
Shaw's, Chgo.
May 14:
Joel Patterson's Blues Roundup at
Nick's,
Chgo.
Funky Mojodaddy at
Harlem Ave.
Lounge, Berwyn, IL
May 15:
Sue Foley & Peter Karp(photo)
at
Legends,
Chgo.
Chainsaw Dupont, Morry Sochat &
Special 20's CD release party w/ Billy
Flynn, Marty Sammon at
House of Blues,
Chgo.
Rick Simcox & the
Tonequesters at
Sushi House,
Oak Park.
May 14-15:
Big James, Van |
EVENT: Chicago Blues Festival June 11-13, 2010
Here's the complete lineup for the biggest free blues fest in the world.
This year's lineup celebrates Howlin' Wolf's centennial
birthday on five stages for three days. Highlights
include Chicago blues legends Hubert Sumlin, Billy Boy
Arnold, Eddie Shaw, Sam Lay and many more. |
May 5:
Shirley King
w/ Ruby Harris, Kenny Patton at
The Joynt,
Chgo.
May 7:
Mississippi Heat CD release party at
Legends, Chgo.
Dawn O'Keefe Williams & Tom
Crivellone at
Village
Vintner, Carpentersville, IL FREE!
May 8: Chainsaw DuPont
at
House of Blues, Chgo.
National Train Day celebration at Union Station with
Big Bill Morganfield, Mud Morganfield, Bobby
Rush & more. FREE!
May 9: Holmes Bros.
(photo) at
Old Town
School, Chgo.
Duke Tumatoe at B.L.U.E.S.,
Chgo.
May 11: Honeyboy Edwards
at
Chicago Cultural Center, FREE. |
April 28: Jimmy Burns, Maurice
John Vaughn at
Kingston Mines,
Chgo.
April 29: Chicago
R&B Kings w/Gene Barge
at
B.L.U.E.S., Chgo.
Cash Box Kings at
Shaw's, Chgo.
April 30: Siegel-Schwall
Band at
Metropolis, Arlington Hts, IL
Dave Weld & the Imperial Flames CD release party at
Big Cities,
Rockford, IL
April 30-May 1:
Billy Branch at
Rosa's, Chgo.
May 1:
Billy Flynn at
Smoke Daddy,
Chgo.
Jimmy Burns, Joe Moss at
House of Blues, Chgo.
May 2:
John Nemeth (photo) at
Legends, Chgo. |
April 20:
Matt Skoller, Johnny Iguana at
Chicago Cultural Center, FREE.
April 22: Joel
Paterson & Modern Sounds at
SPACE,
Evanston.
April 23- 24: Mem
Shannon, Joanna Connor at
Kingston Mines,
Chgo.
April 24: Bill Lupkin at
Nick's,
Chgo.
Howard & the White Boys at
Chord on
Blues, St. Charles, IL
Lil' Ed at Rosa's,
Chgo.
Bettye Lavette at
Elgin Community College.
April 24-25:
B.B. King (photo) at
House of Blues, Chgo.
April 25:
Charles Mack CD release at
B.L.U.E.S., Chgo. |
April 15:
Lynne Jordan at
House of Blues, Chgo.
April 16: Tommy
Castro at
FitzGerald's,
Berwyn, IL
Dave Herrero (photo) at
Rosa's, Chgo.
Sonny Rhodes at Legends,
Chgo.
April 16-17: John
Primer w/Pat Scott at
Blue Chicago, Chgo.
April 17: Super
Percy & the Soul Clique Band at
Lee's Unleaded Blues,
Chgo.
Joel Paterson & Modern Sounds at Rockin'
The River,
Kankakee Valley Boat Club, 815-936-1699
Deb Seitz Band celebrates Kenny's BD at
Harlem Ave. Lounge,
Berwyn, IL
April 20:
Matt Skoller, Johnny Iguana at
Chicago Cultural Center, FREE. |
April 6:
Josh Kalmus at
Smoke Daddy, Chgo.
April 8:
Tom Holland Band at
Shaw's, Chgo.
April 9: Pat Smillie Band at
Harlem Ave. Lounge,
Berwyn, IL
Lurrie Bell at
B.L.U.E.S., Chgo.
April 9-10: Billy
Branch, Eric "Guitar" Davis at
Kingston Mines,
Chgo.
April 10: Liz
Mandeville at
Let Them Eat
Chocolate,Chicago.
Lonnie Brooks (photo)at
Legends, Chgo.
Walter Trout at
House of Blues, Chgo. |
March 30: Joe Moss solo
at Harlem
Ave. Lounge, Berwyn, IL FREE!
March 31: Jimmy
Johnson(photo)& Dave Specter
at SPACE,
Evanston, IL
Kilborn Alley Blues Band at
Legends, Chgo.
April 1: Rockin
Johnny at
Wabash Tap, Chgo.
April 2: Quintus
McCormick at
Rosa's, Chgo.
Sharon Lewis at
Nick's on
Milwaukee, Chgo.
April 2-3:
Grana Louise at
Blue Chicago.
April 3: Robert Cray
& Shemekia Copeland at
House of Blues, Chgo.
Lil' Ed at
Blues Bar, Mt.
Prospect, IL
Sopro
Music's Chicago All Star Easter Blues
Revue with Chicago Horns, Deb Seitz, Vivian
Kelly, Joe Jammer, Doug Lee, Billy King
& more at
Tommy's Place, Blue Island, IL |
March 25: Shirley Johnson
at Blue Chicago.
March 26: South
Memphis String Band with Alvin Youngblood Hart,
Jimbo Mathus, Luther Dickinson at
Old Town School, Chgo.
Rick Estrin & the Nightcats (photo)
at Legends, Chgo.
Lurrie Bell at
B.L.U.E.S., Chgo.
March 27:
Jimmy Burns at
Harlem Ave.
Lounge, Berwyn, IL
George Thorogood, Fabulous Thunderbirds
at
Star Plaza Theater, Merrillville, IN
Tom Holland & Dave Herrero,
Kevin Purcell & the Nightburners
& guests, benefit show at
Blues Bar, Mt.
Prospect.
March 28:
Benefit for Nick Curran w/ Kim Wilson,
Joel Paterson, Dave Herrero,
Chicago Blues Angels, The
Honeybees, Hot Rod Hucksters,
Little Frank & the Premiers & more at
FitzGerald's,
Berwyn, IL
Tribute to the 40th Anniversary Concert Tour of Joe
Cocker & Mad Dogs & Englishmen, benefit
concert at
Wilmette Theater. Starring Pat Smillie,
Daryl Coutts, Doug James, Chicago Catz horns, Twist
Turner, Tom Crivellone & more. |
March 18:
Filisko & Noden with Jim Liban Trio
at SPACE, Evanston,
IL
Rockin' Johnny at
The
Cellar Door, Downers Grove, IL
March 19:
Eddie Shaw birthday bash with Big Ray,
Rico McFarland, Peaches, Roosevelt Purifoy
at B.L.U.E.S.,
Chgo.
March 19-20:
Nellie "Tiger" Travis at
Blue Chicago.
March 20: Nick Moss
(photo) CD release party at
Legends, Chgo.
Chainsaw DuPont CD release party at
House of Blues, Chgo.
Electro Glide Records Showcase with Jimmy Warren,
Al Stone, David Gerald, Danny & the Devils, Catch Blues Band
at Papa T's,
Midlothian, IL |
March 9:
Kilborn Alley Blues Band
at Kankakee Valley Boat
Club, Kankakee, IL
March 10: Pat Smillie
at
Hanson Bros. Tavern,
Northbrook, IL
March 11: Lonnie Brooks, Eddy
Clearwater, Jimmy Dawkins in benefit for
Z Center at
House of Blues, Chgo.
March 12:
Wayne Baker Brooks, Dave Herrero, Jimmy Burns
at Legends, Chgo.
March 12-13:
Lil' Ed at
B.L.U.E.S., Chgo.
Big James & Chicago Playboys, Joanna Connor
at
Kingston Mines, Chgo.
March 13: Pinetop Perkins
(photo), Willie "Big Eyes" Smith at
SPACE, Evanston, IL
John Primer at
Harlem Ave. Lounge,
Berwyn, IL |
 March
2: Fabulous Fish Heads
at
Shaw's, Chgo.
March 3:
Guy King, Dave Specter at
House of Blues, Chgo.
March 4:
Yoko Noge, Jimmy Burns at
Andy's, Chgo
March 5:
Benefit for
Mississippi
John Hurt Foundation
w/ Cheryl & the Dynamics,
Otisco String Band & more at
Morseland, Chgo.
Eric "Guitar" Davis at
Harlem Ave. Lounge,
Berwyn, IL
March 5-6:
Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials (photo)
at Rosa's, Chgo.
Linsey Alexander, Patricia Scott at
Blue Chicago.
March 6:
Kinsey Report, Marty Sammon at
Legends, Chgo.
Cash Box Kings at
Nick's,
Chgo.
Shirley Johnson at
Blues Bar, Mt.
Prospect, IL
Blue Road at
Chord on
Blues, St. Charles, IL |
Feb. 24:
Joanna Connor at
House of Blues, Chgo.
Feb. 26: Shemekia Copeland (photo) at
Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, The Forum.
Chicago Blues Angels at
Pinstripes, South
Barrington, IL
Feb. 27:
Ronnie Baker Brooks at
Joliet Area Historical
Museum, Joliet, IL
Studebaker John & the Hawks, at
Harlem Ave. Lounge,
Berwyn, IL
Carolina Chocolate Drops at
FitzGerald's,
Berwyn, IL
Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater, at
Clearwater Theater,
West Dundee, IL
Toronzo Cannon at
Blues Bar, Mt. Prospect,
IL
Feb. 28:
Super Percy & the Soul Clique at
Lee's Unleaded Blues,
Chgo. |
Feb. 16: Fat Tuesday Jam for Haiti,
Gabe's Backstage
Lounge, Highwood.
For more events, see Mardi Gras story below.
Feb. 17: Eddie Shaw
& the Wolf Gang, Jazz Improv
Competition at
Legends, Chgo.
Feb. 18: Mississippi
Heat at
House of Blues, Chgo.
Feb. 19:
Lil' Ed at
Rosa's
Chgo.
Brother John at
Pinstripes,
South Barrington, IL
Joel Paterson Trio at
Smoke Daddy,
Chgo.
Feb. 19-20:
Grana' Louise at
Blue Chicago,
Chgo.
Feb. 20:
Cyril Neville (photo) at
SPACE,
Evanston, IL |
 Feb.
11: Jimmy Burns at
House of Blues,
Chgo.
Feb. 12:
Billy Branch at
Rosa's
Chgo.
Janiva Magness at
Legends, Chgo.
Ronnie Baker Brooks at
Beverly Arts Center, Chgo.
Feb. 13:
Kim Wilson (photo) at Legends,
Chgo.
Funky Mojo Daddy at
Harlem Ave. Lounge, Berwyn, IL
Harlan Terson's Chicago Blues All-Stars
at
Nick's, Chgo.
Feb. 13-14:
Corky Siegel w/Randy Sabien, Megon
McDonough at
Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL.
Feb. 14:
Toronzo Cannon's BD party w/Pat Smillie
at
B.L.U.E.S., Chgo. |
 Feb.
4-7: Mose Allison at
Jazz
Showcase, Chgo.
Feb. 5:
Syl Johnson (photo) at
SPACE,
Evanston, IL
Special 20's at
House of Blues,
Chgo.
Chick Willis, Toronzo Cannon, Jimmy Burns
at Legends,
Chgo.
Feb. 5-6:
Nellie "Tiger" Travis at
Blue Chicago,
Chgo.
Magic Slim, Joanna Connor at Kingston Mines,
Chgo.
Feb. 6: C.J. Chenier,
Webb Wilder at
FitzGerald's,
Berwyn, IL
Nick Moss at
Blues Bar,
Mt. Prospect, IL
Rick Simcox, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Mark Wydra,
Rob Waters at
Dragon Bar at Sushi House, Oak
Park, IL |
Jan.
26:
Eddie Shaw & the Wolf Gang
at Legends,
Chgo.
Jan.
27: Hamilton
Loomis CD release party
at
Rosa's Chgo.
Jan. 28: Erwin Helfer, Katherine
Davis, John Brumbach
at
SPACE, Evanston, IL
Big Time Sarah birthday party at
B.L.U.E.S., Chgo.
Jan. 29:
Tom Holland
at
Harlem
Ave. Lounge, Berwyn, IL.
Bill Lupkin at
Nick's,
Chgo.
Jan. 29-30: Joanna
Connor, Vance Kelly at Kingston Mines,
Chgo.
Jan. 30:
Otis Clay (photo), East of
Edens Soul Express DJs at
FitzGerald's, Berwyn, IL.
Diamond Jim Greene, Guy King
at
House of Blues, Chgo.
Rodney Brown, Joanna Graham,
Bobby Slim James at
Blues Bar, Mt.
Prospect, IL |
 Jan.
20: Jimmy
Johnson at
Legends, Chgo.
Jan. 21: Quintus McCormick
at
Shaw's,
Chgo.
Chicago R&B Kings at
B.L.U.E.S., Chgo.
Jan. 22: Ronnie Baker
Brooks (photo) at
Chicago City Limits, Schaumburg, IL
Lurrie Bell at
Rosa's, Chgo.
Jan. 22-23: Lil' Ed
at
B.L.U.E.S., Chgo.
Larry McCray, Linsey Alexander at Kingston Mines,
Chgo.
Jan. 23:
Toronzo Cannon at
Harlem
Ave. Lounge, Berwyn, IL.
Billy Branch
at
Rosa's, Chgo.
Lynne Jordan & The Shivers
at Green Dolphin St.,
Chgo. |
 Jan.
14:
Guy King, Special 20's at
House of Blues, Chgo.
Jan. 15-16:
Big James & Chicago Playboys
(photo), Joanna Connor
at Kingston Mines,
Chgo.
Jan. 15: Lurrie Bell at
B.L.U.E.S., Chgo.
Jan. 16:
Chicago Blues Tour,
8 clubs, 10 bands. Buses
depart from Lizzie McNeill's, Chgo.
Billy Flynn at
Smoke Daddy, Chgo.
John Primer at
Blues Bar, Mt. Prospect,
IL
Pat Smillie at
Harlem
Ave. Lounge, Berwyn, IL.
Jan. 17:
Cash Box Kings at
Shaw's, Chicago.
Big Time Sarah at
Blue Chicago, Chgo. |
Jan. 4:
Grana' Louise at
Blue Chicago.
Jan. 7:
Buddy Guy, Big James & Chgo Playboys
at Legends.
Jan. 8:
Windy
City Blues Society benefit with Matt Hendricks,
Bill Curtis, Vance Kelly at
B.L.U.E.S.
Lil' Ed at
Rosa's, Chgo.
Otis Clay at
SPACE, Evanston, IL
Jan 9: John
Hammond at College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL
Barrelhouse Chuck & The Blue Lights at
Harlem
Ave. Lounge, Berwyn, IL.
Rockin' Johnny at
Smoke Daddy, Chgo. |
|
Chicago Blues Guide
HOT shows
2009: |
 Ring
in the New Year with the Blues!
Blues clubs offer deals that won't give your wallet the
blues.
Here are all the details you need to plan your New
Year's Eve.
(photo: Shirley Johnson) |
 Dec.
23: Jimmy
Johnson at
Legends, Chgo.
Nick Moss at
Chuck's Southern Comforts Cafe, Burbank, IL
Dec. 26: Billy Branch, Jimmy Burns,
Taildragger at
Legends, Chgo.
Big Time Sarah at
Blue Chicago, Chgo.
Howard & the White Boys at
Rosa's, Chgo.
James Wheeler at Harlem Ave.
Lounge, Berwyn, IL
Carlos Johnson (photo) at
B.L.U.E.S.,
Chgo.
Dec. 27: Brother John Kattke at
Shaw's, Chgo. |
 Dec.
15: Rev. Raven & the Chain
Smoking Altar Boys
at
Legends, Chgo.
Dec. 16:
Johnny Drummer, Rob Stone, Six
Generations film viewing at
SPACE,
Evanston.
Dec. 17:
Toronzo Cannon at
B.L.U.E.S.,
Chgo.
Dec. 18:
Michael Burks at
Legends.
Ross Bon & Mighty Blue Kings
Christmas Show at
House of Blues.
Dec. 19:
Ronnie Baker Brooks Birthday Bash
for Lonnie Brooks,
FitzGerald's, Berwyn, IL
Lynne Jordan & The Shivers at
Green Dolphin,
Chgo.
Duke Tumatoe at
Blues Bar, Mt.
Prospect, IL |
 Dec.
8: Jimmy Burns at
House of Blues, Chicago.
Dec. 10: Blues Jam w/ Twist & the Groove Machine at
Papa T's,
Midlothian, IL
Dec. 11: Chris Duarte at
Clearwater
Theater, West Dundee, IL
Dec. 11-12: Nellie "Tiger" Travis
(photo) at
Blue Chicago, Chgo.
Dec. 11-12: Joanne Shaw
Taylor at Rosa's,
Chgo.
Dec. 12:
Chicago Bluegrass &
Blues Festival at Congress Theater, Chicago. Eddy
Clearwater, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, 25 bands in one
day!
Carl Davis at
Chuck's Southern Comforts Cafe, Burbank, IL. FREE!
Howard & the White Boys at
Blues Bar, Mt.
Prospect, IL |
 Dec.
2: Special 20's at
Chuck's Southern
Comforts, Burbank, IL
Guy King's Little Big Band at
Andy's,
Chicago.
Dec. 4:
Lurrie Bell at
Rosa's, Chgo.
Hubert Sumlin & the NIghthawks at
SPACE,
Evanston, IL
Honeyboy Edwards at
Legends,
Chicago.
John Primer, Lil' Ed at
B.L.U.E.S.,
Chicago.
Dec. 4-5:
Grana' Louise at
Blue Chicago, Chgo.
Dec. 5: Tail Dragger (photo), Chris
Harper Blues Band at
Harlem Ave.
Lounge, Berwyn, IL
Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas Show
at
FitzGerald's, Berwyn, IL |
 Nov.
25: Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater at
Beverly Arts Center,
Chicago.
Nov. 27-28: Lil' Ed at
Rosa's,
Chicago.
Big James, Joanna Connor at
Kingston Mines.
Toronzo Cannon & Big Time Sarah at
Blue Chicago,
Chgo.
Nov. 27: Lonnie Brooks, Johnny Drummer, Guy
King at
Legends,
Chgo.
Nov. 28: Jimmy Burns (photo)at
Harlem Ave.
Lounge, Berwyn, IL
Henry Butler, Zachary Richard at
Old
Town School of Folk Music, Chgo.
Sopro
Thanksgiving Blues Revue with Tallan Latz, Deb
Seitz, Doug Lee, Joe Jammer, the Chicago Horns at
Tommy's Place, Blue Island, IL. |
 Nov.
18:
Dave Herrero at
Chuck's Southern
Comforts Cafe, Burbank, IL
Nov.
19: Quintus McCormick
CD release party at
Kingston
Mines, Chgo.
Nov. 20-21:
Kinsey Report at
Rosa's, Chgo.
Nov. 20:
Kim Simmonds & Savoy Brown at
FitzGerald's, Berwyn, IL
Nov. 21: Lil' Ed, Cash Box Kings, Matt
Hendricks at
Legends,
Chgo
Blues Bowl
benefit with Honeyboy Edwards,
Toronzo Cannon (photo) at The Alley,
Highwood, IL |
 Nov.
11: Paul Geremia, Ed Holstein
at
SPACE, Evanston, IL
Nov.
13-14: The Blasters w/Billy
Boy Arnold (photo by C. Kenny) at
FitzGerald's, Berwyn, IL
Nov. 13:
Keb Mo benefit for Rock for Reading
at
House of Blues, Chgo
Nick Moss at Rosa's,
Chgo
Nov. 14:
Robert Cray, Johnny Lang at
Star Plaza Merrillville, IN
Coco Montoya at
Legends, Chicago
Ronnie Baker Brooks at
Clearwater
Theater, West Dundee, IL
Nov. 15:
Chicago Blues Challenge
Finals at Legends.
Eleven bands will compete (see below for details) |
 Oct.
29:
Blues Blast
Music Awards,
Legends Chgo. Kenny Neal (photo), Lurrie
Bell, Billy Branch, John Primer, Curtis Salgado,
Insomniacs & more!
Wiley & the Checkmates, East of Edens
Soul DJs at Beat
Kitchen, Chgo.
Oct. 30:
Tinsley Ellis, Sharon Lewis at
Legends, Chgo.
Cash Box Kings CD release party
w/Nick Moss, Oscar Wilson, Jimmy Sutton at
Nick's,
Chgo.
Oct. 31:
Halloween Parties, Costume
Contests!
Nu Blu Band, Killer Ray Allison, Fernando Jones at
Legends, Chgo.
Rick Simcox & the ToneQuesters, Benefit for Wounded Vets
at Skrine Chops,
Forest Park, IL |
 EVENT:
Blues Blast Music Awards 2009, Oct. 29 at
Buddy Guy's Legends
Kenny Neal, Nick
Moss & The Flip Tops,
Lurrie Bell, Billy Branch, Shirley Johnson, Albert
Castiglia, John Primer, Billy Boy Arnold, Curtis Salgado,
Matthew Skoller, Carlos Johnson,
Eden Brent, Cedric Burnside & Lightnin Malcom, Chris
James & Patrick Rynn, Bob Corritore, Kilborn Alley Blues Band,
Robin Rogers, The Insomniacs, Dave
|
 Oct.
16:
Peaches Staten at
Blue Chicago, Chgo.
W.C. Clark, Cashbox Kings, Black Oil Bros.
at Legends, Chgo.
Oct. 17:
B.B. King (photo)
Paramount
Theater, Aurora, IL.
Pat Smillie & Toronzo Cannon at
Harlem Ave.
Lounge, Berwyn, IL.
Oct. 21:
Nigel Mack at
Chuck's Cafe,
Burbank, IL FREE!
Oct. 23:
Royster w/the Oyster Tent Party at
Shaw's Crab House,
Chgo. Kevin Purcell, Melvin Taylor, Dave Specter, Nicholas
Tremulus.
Indigenous, Quintus McCormick, Sam Lay
at Legend's,
Chgo.
Oct. 24:
Big James & Chicago Playboys at
Blues Bar, Mt.
Prospect, IL |
 Oct.
2: Joe Moss at
Rosa's,Chgo.
Oct. 3:
Corky Siegel Chamber Blues w/Howard Levy,
Prairie
Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL
Billy Flynn at
Smoke Daddy's, Chgo.
Nick Moss at
Blues Bar, Mt. Prospect, IL
Josh Kalmus at
California Clipper,
Chgo.
Oct. 4:
Windy City
Blues Challenge: Round 3 at
Harlem Ave. Lounge,
Berwyn, IL |
Sept 22:
Insomniacs at Elk's Club, St. Anne, IL 815-937-1228.
Also Sept. 26
at Buddy Guy's Legends,
Chgo.
Sept. 25:
Nick Moss & the Fliptops , Kent Burnside
at Legends.
Sept. 25-26:
John Primer at
Blue Chicago
Sept. 26:
Lil' Ed at Blues Bar,
Mt. Prospect, IL
Mem Shannon, Joanna Connor at
Kingston Mines, Chgo.
Sept. 27:
Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women, Farewell Tour,
Old Town School,
Chicago.
Oct. 3:
Corky Siegel Chamber Blues w/Howard Levy,
Prairie
Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL |
Sept 15:
Jam for the Cure, Gabe's
Backstage Lounge, Highwood, IL (847) 266-1313
Sept 18:
Dave Weld & the
Imperial Flames at Rosa's,
Chgo.
Rick Simcox & the ToneQuesters at
OakTober Fest, Oak
Park, IL
Lil' Ed at
B.L.U.E.S.,
Chicago.
Sept 19:
Rick Estrin & the Nightcats (photo) at
Legends.
Sept 22:
Insomniacs at Elk's Club, St. Anne, IL 815-937-1228 |
Sept 10: John Hammond at SPACE,
Evanston, IL
Windy City Blues Society Blues Challenge:
Elmore James, Jr., Charlie Love, Toronzo Cannon
and more at Rosa's,
Chgo.
Sept 11:
Larry McCray at
Kingston Mines,
Chgo.
Walter Scott w/Pat Smillie
at Lee's Unleaded Blues, Chgo.
Sept 12:
Melvin Taylor at
Bill's Blues,
Evanston, IL
Deb Seitz at
Harlem Ave.
Lounge, Berwyn, IL |
Sept. 4:
Lonnie Brooks &
Robert Cray at
Last Fling Fest,
Naperville, IL
Tommy Castro & Dave Herrero
at
SPACE,
Evanston, IL
Sept. 5: Tommy
Castro at
FitzGerald's, Berwyn, IL
Lonnie Brooks
at
Legends, Chicago.
Sept. 10:John
Hammond at SPACE,
Evanston, IL
Windy City Blues Society Blues Challenge:
Elmore James, Jr., Charlie
Love, Toronzo Cannon and more at
Rosa's, Chgo. |
Aug. 20: Pinetop Perkins, Willie
Smith, Bob Stroger at
Rosa's, Chgo.
Chicago R&B Kings, Gene Barge at
BLUES, Chicago.
Aug. 21:
Duke Robillard at
FitzGerald's,
Berwyn, IL
Ronnie Baker Brooks
at
Cool River, Homer Glen, IL
Watermelon Slim, Tail Dragger, Fruteland Jackson at
Buddy Guy's Legends,
Chicago.
Aug.
22: Billy Flynn at
Smoke Daddy,
Chicago.
Aug. 30: Buckwheat Zydeco (photo) at SPACE,
Evanston, IL |
IT'S FESTIVAL SEASON!!!
August 22:
Uptown Jazz &
Blues Festival, Lafayette, IN. Fremont Jackson's Funky
Blu-va-Tron, Souled Out Band, Blind Boy & CNI Dawg, Uncle Buck's
Mojo Box.
August 21-22:
Paramount Blues
Festival, Grafton, WI. Honeyboy Edwards, Fruteland Jackson,
Diunna Greenleaf, Zac Harmon, Bernard Allison & more.
Sept. 4: Robert
Cray & Lonnie Brooks at Last
Fling, Naperville, IL
Sept. 5-6: Central
Iowa Blues Society's
Living History Blues Fest, Des Moines, IA. Eddie Shaw,
Pinetop Perkins, Bob Margolin, Chris Cain, Ronnie Baker Brooks,
Joe Price, more.
Sept. 5-7:
On the Waterfront,
Rockford, IL. Janiva Magness Nick Moss & the Fliptops w/Lurrie
Bell, Curtis Salgado, C.J. Chenier, BeauSoleil and more. |
 July
24: Delmark Night at
Legends with Jimmy
Johnson, Zora Young, Aaron Moore, Shirley Johnson, Michael
Coleman, & Quintus McCormick.
Carlos Johnson at
B.L.U.E.S.,
Chicago, IL
July 25: Lonnie Brooks at
FitzGerald's,
Berwyn, IL
Tinsley Ellis at
Legends, Chicago.
July 26: Nick Moss at
Legends, Chicago.
July 30: Curtis Salgado at
Clearwater Theater,
West Dundee, IL |
 July
16: Albert Castiglia,
River Bend Bar & Grill, Kankakee, IL.
July 17: Lonnie Brooks (photo) at
Legends, Chicago.
July 17 - 18: Lil' Ed & the Blues
Imperials at Rosa's, Chicago.
July 18: Rockin' Johnny birthday bash at
Nick's Beer Garden,
Chicago.
Cyril Neville with Nick Tremulis at
SPACE, Evanston, IL
July 24: Delmark Night at
Legends with Jimmy
Johnson, Zora Young, Aaron Moore, Shirley Johnson, Michael
Coleman, & Quintus McCormick. |
IT'S FESTIVAL SEASON!!!
July 17-18:
Nothin' But the Blues Festival, Bloomington, IL. Big
James & the Chicago Playboys, Harper, Pistol Pete, Kenny
"Blues Boss" Wayne, Sharrie Williams, Nathan & the
Zydeco Cha Chas.
August 21-22:
Paramount Blues
Festival, Grafton, WI. Honeyboy Edwards, Fruteland Jackson,
Diunna Greenleaf, Zac Harmon, Bernard Allison & more. |
 June 30:
Earwig Music Day at Taste of Chicago, Grant Park. FREE!
Illinois Lotto Stage: Honeyboy Edwards, Johnny Drummer, Liz
Mandeville, Dave Weld, Rob Stone, Aron Burton & more.
July 1-4:
FitzGerald's 29th
Annual American Music Festival,
Berwyn, IL. Shemekia
Copeland, Marcia Ball, Eric Lindell, Terrance Simien, Roomful of
Blues, Trombone Shorty & more.
July 2: FREE! Lonnie Brooks, Robin
Rogers at
Taste of Mt. Prospect.
Bryan Lee at Buddy
Guy's Legends, Chicago.
July 3: Magic Slim at
Kingston Mines,
Chicago. |
 June
26-27: Urbana
Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival, Urbana, IL. FREE! Pinetop
Perkins, Sonny Landreth, Buckwheat Zydeco, Kinsey Report, Bob
Margolin, Eddy Clearwater, Gina Sicilia & more.
June 26: Lil' Ed (photo) & the Blues
Imperials at Cool
River, Homer Glen, IL
C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band plus Lost Bayou
Ramblers at
FitzGerald's, Berwyn, IL.
June 27: Ronnie Baker Brooks, Aron Burton at
Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago.
June 30:
Earwig Music Day at Taste of Chicago, Grant Park. FREE!
Illinois Lotto Stage: Honeyboy Edwards, Johnny Drummer, Liz
Mandeville, Dave Weld, Rob Stone, Aron Burton & more.
 June 19-20:
Blues on
the Fox Festival,
Aurora, IL. FREE! Los Lobos, Sugar Blue
(photo),
Watermelon Slim, Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcom,
Davey Knowles & Back Door Slam, Henry Butler, Big James & more
June 20:
Blues on the Green, Mt. Prospect, IL. FREE! Big James,
Walter Scott, Rodney Brown, Tom Holland, Mz. Peachez, Joanne
Graham, Chick Rodgers and more. |
 Beyond
the Blues Festival 2009: Our top picks on
where to hear the blues in the city and suburbs during
and after the Chicago Blues Festival, from June 8 - June
16. |
Chicago Blues Festival, 2009, June 12-14, Grant Park.
Here's the complete schedule for the free outdoor festival. This
year's lineup includes tributes to Robert Nighthawk, and
Sunnyland Slim; Eddie C. Campbell's 70th birthday party, Earwig
Records' 30th birthday, Maxwell Street revisited and more! |
May 22: Eddy Clearwater at
Legends, Chicago.
Lil' Ed at B.L.U.E.S.,
Chicago.
May 23: Ronnie Baker Brooks at
FitzGerald's, Berwyn, IL
May 26:
The Insomniacs, Kankakee, IL
Tel: 815-937-1228
Johnny Drummer at
Chicago Cultural Center
May 29: Eddie C. Campbell (photo), 70th
birthday party at
Legends, Chicago.
Siegal-Schwall Blues Band at
FitzGerald's, Berwyn, IL |
|
SPRING
AHEAD for FESTIVAL SEASON:
May 16:
Chicago
Blues Tour, 8 bands, 7 clubs. Ride the bus and relax!
June 12-14:
Chicago Blues Festival, Grant Park. FREE! Bettye LaVette,
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Eddie C. Campbell, Bobby Parker,
Pinetop Perkins, Charlie Musselwhite, Jeremy Spencer and much
more!
June 19-20:
Blues on
the Fox Festival, Aurora, IL. FREE! Los Lobos, Sugar Blue,
Watermelon Slim, Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcom, Davey
Knowles & Back Door Slam, Henry Butler, Big James & more.
June 20:
Blues on the Green, Mt. Prospect, IL. FREE! Big James,
Walter Scott, Rodney Brown, Tom Holland, Mz. Peachez, Joanne
Graham, Chick Rodgers and more.
June 26-27:
Urbana Blues,
Brews & BBQ Festival, Urbana, IL. FREE! Pinetop Perkins,
Sonny Landreth, Buckwheat Zydeco, Kinsey Report and more. |
May 15: Carl Davis at
Smoke Daddy, Chicago.
May 16:
Chicago
Blues Tour, 8 bands, 7 clubs. Tail Dragger, Lil' Ed, Johnny
Drummer, Vance Kelly, Fantastic L-Roy and more.
Zora Young (photo), CD release party at
Legends, Chicago.
Tab Benoit at
FitzGerald's, Berwyn, IL
Billy Branch & SOBs at
Cool River, Homer Glen, IL |
 May 7: Eric Bibb at
S.P.A.C.E., Evanston,
IL (photo).
May 8: Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King at
Legends, Chicago.
Blues University & Eddie Taylor, Jr. at
Rosa's, Chicago.
May 9: Billy Branch at
Rosa's.
Billy Flynn at
Smoke Daddy, Chicago. |
April
21:
Nick Moss, Lurrie Bell,
Gerry Hundt. FREE show, 7 p.m. Best Buy Store, Downers
Grove, IL.
April 24:
Guitar Shorty at
Legends. Carlos Johnson at
B.L.U.E.S.,
Chgo.
April 25:
Dave Herrero, Felix Reyes, Jimmy Sutton at
Blue Bayou,
Chgo.
April 30:
Etta James at
House of Blues, Chgo. |
 SPRING AHEAD:
Sunday Blues Shows
April 19: Billy Branch at
Harper College, Palatine, IL
April 26: John Nemeth at
Legends, Chicago, IL.
May 3:
Tribute to Gatemouth Brown by Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Larry
Garner, Randy Sabien at DuSable Museum,Chgo
June 12-14:
Chicago Blues Festival, Grant Park. Bettye LaVette, Sharon
Jones & The Dap Kings, Eddie C. Campbell, Bobby Parker, Pinetop
Perkins, Charlie Musselwhite, Jeremy Spencer and much more! |
April 2: Travis "Moonchild" Haddix at
Legends, Chicago.
April 3 & 4: Joanna Connor & Larry McCray at
Kingston Mines.
April 4: Nick Moss CD release party with Lurrie
Bell at Legends,
Chicago.
April 7: Jimmy Burns at
House of Blues, Chicago. |
March 27: Michael Burks (photo) at
Legends, Chicago.
Walter Trout at
House of Blues, Chicago.
March 28: Legendary R&B Revue with Tommy Castro, Ronnie Baker
Brooks, Magic Dick & Deanna Bogart at
Prairie Center,
Schaumburg, IL
East of Edens Soul Express (DJs), Wiley & the
Checkmates at the
Hideout, Chicago. |
 March
21: Honeyboy Edwards at SPACE, Evanston.
Otis Clay at FitzGerald's, Berwyn.
Chicago R&B Kings at Blues Bar, Mt. Prospect.
March 26: Carolina Chocolate Drops at
FitzGerald's,
Berwyn.
|
 SPRING
AHEAD!
March 20:
Buddy Guy, Lonnie Brooks & Indigenous
at
Rialto Square Theater, Joliet, IL.
March 21:
Indigenous at Buddy
Guy's Legends, Chicago. Leon Redbone at
Prairie Center,
Schaumburg, IL.
March 28:
Legendary R&B Revue with Tommy Castro, Ronnie Baker
Brooks, Magic Dick & Deanna Bogart at
Prairie Center,
Schaumburg, IL |
 March
13: Toronzo Cannon (photo) at
Cool River,
Homer Glen, IL
Lil' Ed at Bill's
Blues, Evanston, IL
E.C. Scott, Sammy Fender, Fernando Jones at
Legends, Chgo.
March 16: Blue Monday with Guy King Duo
at Andy's,
Chicago. |
March
4 -- Free noon
concert with Lonnie
Brooks at Columbia
College's concert hall, 1014 S. Michigan, Chgo.
March 7
-- Free acoustic show with
Jimmy Johnson
(photo), 5:30-8 pm at
Legends.
Special 20's and Chicago R&B Kings, $15 at 9 pm.
Billy Branch at
Rosa's |
 Feb.
27 -- Tad Robinson (photo) & Jimmy Johnson at
S.P.A.C.E. in
Evanston.
Johnny Drummer at Cool River
in Homer Glen.
Guy King at Rosa's
in Chicago.
Feb. 28 -- Byther Smith at
Blues Bar in Mt.
Prospect. |
 Jan.
23 -- Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials at
B.L.U.E.S.
on Halsted, Chicago.
Jan. 24 --
Ronnie Baker Brooks birthday bash at Cool River
Draught House, Homer Glen, IL. New blues venue!!
Tel: 708-301-8006.
Jan. 23-24 -- Nellie "Tiger" Travis
(photo) and J.W. Williams with Laretha at the
Blue Chicago
clubs on Clark St., Chicago. |
| Chicago Blues Guide
HOT shows 2008: |
To see 2008 Archive, click on photo of Magic Slim (left) |
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Blue Chicago |
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EVENT:
Allman Brothers film & museum benefit 
Aug.
12: Nick Moss at
Feb.
20-24 -- Mardi
Gras in Chicagoland
January
8-31, 2009
