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Buddy Guy photo: Dianne Bruce Dunklau |
| Chicago Blues Guide
HOT shows 2014: |
 Ronnie
Baker Brooks
Dec. 27:
at
Tailgaters,
Bolingbrook
Dec. 30:
at
Beer Geeks,
Highland, IN
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for more
HOT shows and Early Warnings
photo: Jennifer Noble |
 Dec. 20: Tab Benoit
at
City Winery, Chicago
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for more
HOT shows and Early Warnings
photo: Dianne Bruce Dunklau |
 Dec. 14:
Eric Davis Memorial Concert & Benefit
w/ the Troublemakers Band, Billy Boy Arnold, Jimmy
Burns, Lurrie Bell, Lil' Ed, Demetria Taylor, Mz.
Peachez, Matthew Skoller, Big James & the Chicago
Playboys, Mike Wheeler, Toronzo Cannon, Jamiah on Fire & the Red
Machine and more at
Rosa's, Chgo.
$20, 6 p.m. doors open/ 7 p.m.
show.
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for more
HOT shows and Early Warnings |
 Dec. 6: Sonny Landreth, Cindy
Cashdollar at
Elgin Community College,
Elgin
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for more
HOT shows and Early Warnings
photo: Dianne Bruce Dunklau |
Nov. 28:
Ronnie Baker Brooks at
City Winery, Chgo
We have a Thanksgiving cornucopia of blues shows here!
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for more
HOT shows and Early Warnings
|
 Nov. 21: Marcia
Ball
at
Old
Town School, Chicago
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for more
HOT shows and Early Warnings |
Nov. 14-15:
Eddie Shaw w/ Nick Peraino &
The Ovorols, Joanna Connor at
Kingston Mines, Chgo
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for more
HOT shows and Early Warnings
|
 Nov. 8: A Tribute to the
Great Women of Classic Blues & Jazz
w/ Grana' Louise, Cabaret at
The Back Room, 937 Rush Street, Chicago
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for more
HOT shows and Early Warnings |
Oct. 23:
Blues
Blast Music Awards
w/ Bobby Rush, Shaun Murphy, Albert Castiglia, Trudy Lynn,
Too Slim & The Tail Draggers, Dave Riley & Bob Corritore
and many more at Fluid Event Center,
Champaign, IL
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for more
HOT shows and Early Warnings
photo: Bobby Rush/ by Lynn Orman
|
 Oct. 18: Ruthie Foster,
Luther Dickinson at
Old Town School, Chgo
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for more
HOT shows and Early Warnings |
 Oct.
10-11:
Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band
at
Rosa's, Chicago
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for more
HOT shows and Early Warnings |
 Oct. 5:
Nick Charles Memorial
Benefit w/ Billy Branch & Sons of the
Blues, Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater, Eddie Shaw, Deitra Farr,
Zora Young, Jimmy Burns, Billy Flynn, Donald & Kenny Kinsey,
Peaches Staten, Demetria Taylor, Matthew Skoller, Johnny Iguana,
Wayne Baker Brooks, Nora Jean Brusso, Doktu Rhute Muuzic, Pete
Galanis, Brother John Kattke at
Rosa's, Chgo. Doors
6 p.m. $20 donation.
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for more
HOT shows and Early Warnings
photo: Jennifer Noble |
 26-27:
Byther Smith
Retirement Party/
last live performance w/ Joanna Connor
at
Kingston Mines, Chgo
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for more
HOT shows and Early Warnings
photo: Jennifer Noble |
 Sept. 17:
Tad Robinson & Dave
Specter at
SPACE,
Evanston
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for more
HOT shows and
Early
Warnings |
 An
Evening of Art & Music w/ Wade Fernandez
at
Trickster Art Gallery,
Schaumburg. 6:30-10 p.m. FREE!
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for more
HOT shows and Early
Warnings
|
 Sept.
5-6: Chicago Blues All-Stars,
Joanna Connor at
Kingston Mines,
Chgo
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for more
HOT shows and Early Warnings |
 Aug. 29:
Nick Moss Band at
Wire,
Berwyn
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for more
HOT shows and Early Warnings
photo: Jenn Noble |
 Aug. 23:
Crossroads Blues Fest
w/
Lurrie Bell, Rev. Raven & The
Chain Smokin' Altar Boys, Joe Filisko, Stormcellar, Dave Weld &
The Imperial Flames, Westside Andy & Mel Ford w/ Barrelhouse
Chuck at Lyran Park, Rockford
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for more
HOT shows and Early Warnings |
 Aug. 14: Candye Kane
at
SPACE,
Evanston
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for more
HOT shows and Early Warnings
|
 Aug.
8-9:Billy Branch & Sons of
the Blues, Joanna Connor
at
Kingston Mines, Chgo
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for more
HOT shows and Early Warnings
photo: Jennifer Noble |
 Aug. 1: Cee Cee James
at
Buddy
Guy's Legends, Chgo
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for more
HOT shows and Early Warnings |
 July 25: Chris Cain, Debbie
Davies at
Buddy
Guy's Legends, Chgo
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HOT shows and Early Warnings! |
 July 16: Amy Hart
at
Mayne Stage, Chicago
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HOT shows and Early Warnings! |
 July
12: W.C. Clark
at
FitzGerald's,
Berwyn
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HOT shows and Early Warnings! |
 July 2-5:
FitzGerald's American Music
Fest w/ Holmes Bros., Marcia
Ball, Junior Brown, Shemekia Copeland, Jarekus Singleton
(photo), Eric Lindell and much, much more at
FitzGerald's,
Berwyn
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HOT shows
& Early Warnings!!! |
BLUES ON THE FOX FESTIVAL 2014
June 27-28: Jimmie Vaughan, Joe
Louis Walker, Samantha Fish, Taj Mahal, Los Lonely Boys, Tab
Benoit, Aurora, IL
|
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HOT
shows, Festivals and Early Warnings! |
|
June 22:
Barstool Bob
Benefit Concert w/ Ronnie & Wayne
Baker Brooks, Dave Specter, Rockin' Johnny, Barrelhouse Chuck,
Dave Weld & Monica Mhyre, The Basement Blues Band, The New
Savages, Lucky 3 Blues Band, Scott Bradbury, Frank Bandy, Steve
Ditzell, Allen Kirk and Barstool Bob's Band. Sponsored by
Crossroads Blues Society at the Lyran Club, Rockford, IL. Time:
3 -8 p.m. $20 tickets. Click
HERE
for info.
|
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HOT
shows, festivals and early warnings! |
|
 FEATURE:
Beyond The Blues Fest 2014
There will be blues events all over town before, during
and after Chicago Blues Fest. Here is what's happening
in the clubs, plus brunches, films, exhibits, free shows
and more! |
 June
6: Allen Toussaint
in 2 shows at SPACE, Evanston
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 May 31:
Jamiah on Fire & the Red Machine, Cicero Blake, Theo
Huff, Claudette Miller, Sharon Lewis, HoneyDew;
hosted by Dominican University's
Blues & The Spirit at
Rosa's,
Chicago
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photo: Cicero Blake |
 May
26: French Quarter Fest
w/ New Orleans Suspects, Jeffrey
Broussard & The Creole Cowboys, Sanctified Grumblers.
Outdoor fest features special New Orleans menu at City
Winery, Chicago
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for more HOT shows this week!! |
 May
18: Documentary filming
of blues legend Sam Lay
w/ Mark Wydra, Rob Stone, Jon Hiller, Mark
Brumbach, Mike Scharf & more at
WIRED, Berwyn
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for more HOT shows this week!!
Sam Lay photo: Jennifer Noble |
 May 8: Danielia Cotton, Lauren
Wolf at
City Winery, Chicago
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 May 3: Eddie Shaw
& The Wolf Gang(10 pm),
Gary Vincent (acoustic set 9:30
pm), CIMMFEST film showing of Down To The Crossroads
(7:30 pm)
at
Rosa's,
Chicago
CLICK for more HOT shows this
week!!
photo: Jennifer Noble |
 April 25: Harmonica
Convergence w/ Billy Boy
Arnold, Corky Siegel, Mark Hummel, Joe Filisko, Billy Flynn,
Kenny Smith, R.W. Grigsby at
Old Town School,
Chicago
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For more
HOT shows
and
Early
Warnings!
Billy Boy Arnold
photo: Jennifer Noble
|
 April 18:
Kinsey Report
at
Sharky's,
Round Lake,
IL
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For more
HOT shows
and
Early
Warnings! |
 April
11:
Samantha Fish (photo), Randy Johnson, Demetria Taylor
at
Buddy Guy’s Legends,
Chicago
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for more
HOT shows and Early
Warnings! |
April 3-4: Sonny
Landreth & Cindy Cashdollar at
City Winery, Chicago
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for more
HOT shows!!
photo: Dianne Bruce Dunklau
|
|
March 20:
Nick Moss Band, Jimmy Nick & Don't Tell Mama, Handsome Dave
& The Ravens at
Uptown Lounge, Chgo
March 23:
Nick Moss Band at
Studio Winery, Lake Geneva, WI
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HOT shows!!
photo: Jennifer Noble |
 March 13: Lynne Jordan & The
Shivers at
City Winery, Chgo
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for more HOT
shows
photo: Dianne Bruce Dunklau |
 March 5:
James Knowles Benefit w/
The Platinum
Band, Otis Clay, Terisa Griffin, Rico McFarland,
Sugar Blue, Melvin Taylor, Carl Weathersby, Jimmy Johnson, Vance
Kelly, Stan Mosely, Theo Huff at
Rosa's, Chicago
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for more HOT
shows including Mardi Gras in
Chicagoland!!!
Otis Clay/ photo: Jennifer Noble |
 Feb.
18: Guy
Davis at
SPACE,
Evanston
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for more upcoming
HOT shows, including Chicago
Blues Fest headliners!
photo: Jennifer Noble |
 Tommy
Castro & The Painkillers appearing:
Feb.15: at
FitzGerald's, Berwyn
Feb. 16:
at
SPACE,
Evanston
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for more upcoming
HOT shows, including Chicago
Blues Fest headliners!
photo: Jennifer Noble |
 Feb.
6:
Eddie Shaw & The Wolf Gang, Joanna Connor Band
at
Kingston Mines,
Chgo
CLICK for more upcoming
HOT shows, including Chicago
Blues Fest headliners!
|
 Jan.
30-31: Buddy Guy wraps
up his
residency shows at
Legends on Thursday (with opener Linsey
Alexander) & Friday(with NuBlu Band).
CLICK for more upcoming HOT shows!
photo: Dianne Bruce Dunklau |
 Jan.
26: Delmark Night
w/ Jimmy Burns, Dave Herrero & Felix
Reyes at
B.L.U.E.S., Chgo
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for more upcoming
HOT shows
photo: Jennifer Noble |
Jan.
19: In Memory of Eric "Guitar"
Davis: Benefit for his family w/ Billy Branch, Sugar Blue, Jimmy Burns,
Mike Wheeler, Big James, Deitra Farr, Toronzo Cannon,
Charlie Kimball, Matthew Skoller, Brother Jacob
and more. At
Rosa's,
Chicago. Tickets are $25.
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HOT shows
photo: Jennifer Noble |
 Jan.
10: Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater
birthday party and live recording w/special guest Ronnie
Baker Brooks at
SPACE,
Evanston. Will Jacobs Band opens.
photo: Jennifer Noble |
| Chicago Blues Guide
HOT
shows 2013: |
To see Hot Shows of 2013, click on photo of Lil'
Ed |
| Chicago Blues Guide
HOT
shows 2012: |
To see Hot Shows of 2012,
click on photo of Lurrie Bell |
| Chicago Blues Guide
HOT
shows 2011: |
To see Hot Shows of 20ll, click on the photo of
Otis Clay |
| Chicago Blues Guide
HOT shows 2010: |
To see Hot Shows of 2010, click on photo of Jimmy
Johnson (left) |
|
Chicago Blues Guide
HOT
shows 2009: |
To see Hot Shows of 2009, click on photo of Shirley
Johnson |
| Chicago Blues Guide
HOT shows 2008: |
To see 2008 Archive, click on photo of Magic Slim (left) |
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