CHICAGO BLUES GUIDE

 HOT SHOWS May - June 2012

June 1 – Robert Cray Band, with NuBlu Band featuring Carlise Guy (Buddy’s daughter).  Tickets are $39 - $69. This five-time Grammy Award winner, and newly inducted member into the Blues Hall of Fame in Memphis, will be performing in a beautifully restored historic theater, The Arcada in St. Charles, IL. photo: Dianne Bruce Dunklau

May 29: Tweed Funk at House of Blues, Chicago

Mary Lane & the No Static Blues Band w/ Rockin' Johnny at Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph, Chgo. 12:15 p.m. FREE

May 30: Pete Galanis, Omar Coleman, Giles Corey ProJam at House of Blues, Chicago

May 31: Matt Hendricks at Smoke Daddy's, Chgo.

June 1: Eric "Guitar" Davis at Lee's Unleaded Blues, Chgo.

June 2: Demetria Taylor at Navy Pier, 2-4:30 p.m. FREE

Dave Specter at Shaw's, Schaumburg, IL

Marty Sammon Blues Band at Harlem Ave. Lounge, Berwyn, IL

Carl Weathersby, Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames, Liz Mandeville & Donna Herula (acoustic dinner set) at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago.

Gloria Shannon Blues Trio at Donna's Cafe, Chicago.

June 1-2: Sonny Landreth at FitzGerald's, Berwyn, IL

Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band at Rosa's, Chgo.

Linsey Alexander w/Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago, Chgo.

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

Sugar Blue, Joanna Connor at Kingston Mines, Chgo.

June 3: Rev. KM Williams Tribute to Lightnin' Hopkins at Old Town School, Chicago.

Lurrie Bell  at Navy Pier, 2 - 4 p.m. FREE

June 4: Chick Rodgers & Deitra Farr at Daley Plaza, 12 noon, FREE

Buddy Guy book signing at Barbara's Bookstore inside Macy's on State Street. 12 noon.

June 6: Dave Specter's Adventures in Guitar w/ John Primer at SPACE, Evanston, IL

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