30th ANNUAL

CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL 2013

Rollin' Up the River

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The Chicago Blues Festival will celebrate its 30^th Anniversary

with a “Rolling Up The River” theme (from Mississippi &

 Louisiana, to Memphis & St. Louis and last stop in Chicago)

 and an extra fourth night of free shows!  Tributes to Pinetop

Perkins and Delmark Records’ 60^th Anniversary are also

 planned. The fest will run four consecutive nights, June 6-9,

 and three full days June 7-9. The music starts each day

 (except Thursday) at 11:15 a.m. and goes until 9:30 p.m. As

 always, admission is FREE.

Shemekia Copeland photos: Michael Kurgansky

THURSDAY, JUNE 6

Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park

6:30 p.m. - 6:50 p.m.   Fernando Jones' Blues Kids of America

7:10 p.m. - 7:40 p.m.   Jamiah On Fire & The Red Machine

8 p.m. - 9 p.m.            Shemekia Copeland with special guest Quinn Sullivan

Irma Thomas photo: Jennifer Noble

FRIDAY, JUNE 7

 Grant Park

Bud Light Crossroads Stage

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Dented Trucks

12:45 p.m. - 2 p.m.       Toronzo Cannon

2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.    Mississippi Heat

4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.    Kevin Purcell and the Nightburners

Mississippi Juke Joint Stage

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Panel Discussion -The Mississippi Blues Trail with Alex Thomas, Jim O'Neal & Scott Barretta

12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.   Terry "Harmonica" Bean

1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.     Lightnin' Malcolm

3 p.m. - 4 p.m.              Bill "Howlin Madd" Perry

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.     John Primer and the Real Deal Blues Band

6 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.          Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith Blues Jam

Pepsi Front Porch Stage

Noon - 1 p.m.   Blues In The Schools with Stone Academy, Eric Noden, Katherine Davis

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.     Donna Herula and Tony Nardiello

3 p.m. - 4 p.m.              Jimmy Burns Band

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.     Cicero Blake

Petrillo Music Shell - Headliners

6 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.          Earnest "Guitar" Roy

7:05 p.m. - 8:05 p.m.     Irma Thomas

8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.     Bobby Rush and his Blues Band

Otis Clay photo: Jennifer Noble

SATURDAY, JUNE 8

 Grant Park

Bud Light Crossroads Stage

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Bobby Slim James

12:45 p.m. - 2 p.m.        Michael Coleman and the New Back Breakers

2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.     Peaches and the Groove Shakers

4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.     Mike Avery and West Side Soul

Mississippi Juke Joint Stage

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Panel Discussion (Pinetop Perkins 100th B-Day) with Pat Morgan, Barrelhouse Chuck & Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith

1:00 p.m. - 2 p.m.          The Peterson Brothers Band

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.     Eddie Taylor, Jr.

4 p.m. - 5 p.m.              Castro Coleman

5:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.     Tribute to Howlin' Wolf featuring Eddie Shaw and friends

Pepsi Front Porch Stage

Noon - 1 p.m.    Liz Mandeville and the Blue Points

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.     Khalif Wailin' Walter

3 p.m. - 4 p.m.              Holle Thee Maxwell

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.     Larry McCray

Petrillo Music Shell - Headliners

5 p.m. - 6 p.m.                 Ronnie Baker Brooks

6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.     Otis Clay and the Platinum Band featuring Uvee Hayes

8:10 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.     Memphis Soul Revue starring The Bar-Kays with special guests Eddie Floyd and Sir Mack Rice

James Cotton photo: Dianne Dunklau

SUNDAY, JUNE 9

 Grant Park

Bud Light Crossroads Stage

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Willie Buck

12:45 p.m. - 2 p.m.        Dave Weld & Imperial Flames

2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.     Grana Louise & TroubleMaker

4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.     Lindsey Alexander Blues Band

Mississippi Juke Joint Stage

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Panel Discussion - Delmark Records 60th with Bob Koester and Steve Wagner

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.   Nellie Tiger Travis

2 p.m. -  3 p.m.             Vickie Baker

3:30 p.m. -  4:30 p.m.    Big Time Sarah and Mike Wheeler Blues Band

5 p.m. - 6 p.m.              Jarekus Singleton

6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.   Blues Jam Session with Jarekus Singleton

Pepsi Front Porch Stage

Noon - 12:45 p.m.         Fruteland Jackson

1 p.m. - 2 p.m.              Lurrie Bell's Chicago Blues Band

2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.     John Primer Trio & Michal Prokop Trio (Czech Republic)

4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.     Magic Slim Tribute featuring Shawn Holt & The Teardrops

Petrillo Music Shell - Headliners

5:30 p.m. -6:15 p.m.         Shirley Johnson

6:35 p.m. - 7:35 p.m.        Jimmy Johnson Band

8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Chicago Blues: Old School, New Millennium

James Cotton
John Primer
Billy Branch
Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater
Lil' Ed
Deitra Farr
Demetria Taylor
Matt Skoller
Billy Flynn
Johnny Iguana
Felton Crews
Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith

SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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