JULY
7/1
Nate Manos Band w/Mzz. Reese
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
Brother John hosts the Jam
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
7/2
Stefan Hillesheim Band w/Laretha Weathersby
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
Sonic Soul
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
Dave Hererro & Pete Galanis
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
Nicholas Alexander, FunkyMojo Daddy
Kingston Mines (Chicago)
7/3
John Nemeth
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
Stefan Hillesheim, Giulio Brouzet
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
7/3-4
Luke Pytel Band w/Shirley Johnson
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
Rico McFarland, Nora Jean Wallace
Kingston Mines (Chicago)
7/4 HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!
Lil' Ed Williams (solo), Lil' Ed's All-Stars
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
7/5
Nate Manos Band w/Sonia Astacio
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
Shaelyn Band
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
John Primer & Friends
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
Mike Wheeler, Omar Coleman
Kingston Mines (Chicago)
7/6
Dan Souvigny Band
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
Mike Wheeler, Joanna Connor
Kingston Mines (Chicago)
7/7
Studebaker John
Hey Nonny (Arlington Hts.)
Meaza Joy
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
7/8
BTS Express w/ Shirley Johnson
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
Jimmy Burns hosts the Jam
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
7/9
Luke Pytel Band w/Laretha Weathersby
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
Dave Hererro & Pete Galanis
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
Mike Wheeler, Joanna Connor
Kingston Mines (Chicago)
Joanna Connor, Lynne Jordan, Empty Pockets & more
Concert for Will's Place
Northshore Center (Skokie)
7/10-11
Mike Wheeler Band w/Mzz Reese
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
7/12
Luke Pytel Band w/Shirley Johnson
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
7/13
Rick King's Blues of the Dead w/Joe Marcinek, Paul Bolger
SPACE (Evanston)
7/14
Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials
Bluesday Tuesday
FitzGerald's (Berwyn)
7/15
Cj Chenier & His Red Hot Louisiana Band
College of DuPage (Glen Ellyn)
Mike Wheeler Band w/Laretha Weathersby
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
Brother John hosts the Jam
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
7/16
James Hunter Six
SPACE (Evanston)
Luke Pytel Band w/Mzz Reese
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
Omar Coleman
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
Joey J Saye, Lil' Ed's All-Stars
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
7/17
Nick Moss Band w/ Dennis Greunling
FitzGerald's (Berwyn)
Cash Box Kings
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
Derek Caruso & The Blues Fuse
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
7/17-18
Sheryl Youngblood Band
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
7/18
Delmark Day:
Master Class & Workshop w/
Bebel Brown, Dave Specter & the Delmark All-Stars
DJ Julia Miller, Concert w/ Shirley Johnson, Dave Specter & Delmark All-Stars
The Venue (Aurora)
Mary Lane
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
Covington Groove
Hey Nonny (Arlington Hts.)
7/19
BTS Express w/Shirley Johnson
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
Willie Buck
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
7/21
Dave Hererro & Pete Galanis
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
7/22
Sheryl Youngblood Band
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
Jimmy Burns hosts the Jam
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
Giulio Brouzet, A Patch of Blues
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
7/23
Mike Wheeler Band w/ Mzz Reese
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
Big Lew & The Crew
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
Joey J Saye, Lil' Ed's All-Stars
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
Jeff Stone Band w/ Tom Holland
The Royal Fox Country Club, St. Charles
7/24
Harrell "Young Rell" Davenport
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
Elevation Band
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
7/24-25
BTS Express w/Laretha Weathersby
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
7/25
Buddy Guy
Chicago Theater (Chicago)
Chicago Blues All-Stars
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
Theo Huff
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
7/26
Bobby Rush
Garcia's (Chicago)
Songs of Protest
SPACE (Evanston)
Sheryl Youngblood Band
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
Stefan Hillesheim
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
7/27
Yates McKendree
SPACE (Evanston)
Donna Herula Band
Chicago Botanic Gardens (Glencoe)
7/28
Dave Hererro & Pete Galanis
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
7/29
BTS Express w/Demetria Taylor
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
Jimmy Burns hosts The Jam
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
Gioulio Brouzet, Sheryl Youngblood
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
7/30
BTS Express w/ Laretha Weathersby
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
Luke Pytel Band
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
Joey J Saye, Lil' Ed's All-Stars
Rosa's Lounge (Chicago)
7/31
Nate Manos w/ Shirley Johnson
Blue Chicago (Chicago)
Selwyn Birchwood
Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago)
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)
Legends Stage/Arcada Theater (St. Charles)
Robert's Westside (Forest Park)
SPACE (Evanston)
The Venue (Aurora)
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