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 HOT SHOWS April 2012

Lurrie Bell

 April 25: Lurrie Bell CD release party at SPACE, Evanston, IL

photo: Jennifer Noble

April 19: Leon Russell, Nicholas Tremulis at the Mayne Stage, Chicago

Quintus McCormick at Shaw's, Chicago.

Carson Diersing at the Hard Rock, Chgo.

April 20: Harlan Terson Blues Band at Smoke Daddy, Chgo.

Pistol Pete Blues Band at Harlem Ave. Lounge, Berwyn, IL

Mz. Peaches & the Casanova Band at Lee's Unleaded Blues, Chgo.

Harlan Terson Blues Band at Smoke Daddy, Chgo.

April 20-21: Charlie Love Blues Band w/ Demetria Taylor at Blue Chicago, Chgo.

Billy Branch at Rosa's, Chgo.

Vance Kelly at B.L.U.E.S., Chgo.

Eddie Shaw & the Wolf Gang, Joanna Connor at Kingston Mines, Chgo.

April 21: Johnny Winter at Beverly Arts Center, Chgo.

Rockin' Johnny at Jazz Record Mart's International Record Store Day show, 1 - 3 p.m., Chicago.  FREE.

Harry Garner Blues Band w/ Jimmy Johnson at Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket, Willowbrook, IL

Big Bill Morganfield, Sammy Fender at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chgo.

Eric "Guitar" Davis at House of Blues, Chgo.

Dawn O'Keefe Williams trio, Doug James & the Pocket at The Alley, Highwood, IL

April 23-24: Johnny Winter at SPACE, Evanston. IL

Upcoming Benefits -- Mark Your Calendar!
April 29: Blue Road Band & Chicago Women in the Blues w/ Peaches Staten, Vivian Vance Kelly, Liz Mandeville & Donna Herula, Shirley King, Sweet Bev Peron, Dawn O'Keefe Williams, Joan Gand, Dia Madden, TK Pivonka.
Benefit concert & dinner for Emergency Fund to help families in crisis.

Event is 3 - 7 p.m. at Viper Alley, Lincolnshire, IL.
Tickets are available HERE.
 

May 27: Musician Bob Carter (original drummer for the Mighty Blue Kings) passed away on April 19 after a long illness.  His former band, the Mighty Blue Kings will reunite for this special benefit/memorial show along with:

 Dave Specter, Nick Moss, Little Al Thomas, John Edelman, Erwin Helfer, John Brumbach, Tom Holland, Rockin’ Johnny, Matther Skoller, Scotty & the Bad Boys, Sharon Lewis, Gerry Hundt, Matt Hendricks, Harlan Terson, Mark Wydra, Marty Binder and emcee Hambone from WDCB.

 Event is at SPACE, Evanston IL. Tickets are on sale now.


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