CHICAGO BLUES GUIDE

 HOT SHOWS July 2012

July 29: Delmark West Side Blues Showcase w/ Dave Specter, Jimmy Johnson, Sharon Lewis  at B.L.U.E.S. , Chicago.

July 24: Laurie Morvan Band at Bradley Bourbannais Sportsman Club. Tel: 815-937-0870, Bourbannais, IL

July 25: Pro Jam w/ Dave Specter, Johnny Iguana, Jay Monihan at House of Blues, Chicago.

Erwin Helfer's Blues Boogie Ensemble at SPACE, Evanston, IL

July 26: Tony's birthday jam, w/ James Wheeler, Ariyo, Harlan Terson and free Mama Rosa's home cooked delights. Happy Birthday Tony!

Erwin Helfer, John Brumbach, Katherine Davis, Barrelhouse Chuck at Millennium Park, Chicago. FREE

Tom Holland Band at Shaw's, Chicago, IL

Danny & the Devils at Venuti's, Addison, IL

Blue Road Band at the Discovery Museum, Wauconda, IL

Rick Estrin & the Nightcats at SPACE, Evanston, IL

July 27: Billy Flynn at Smoke Daddy, Chicago.

Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials, Mike Dangeroux at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago.

Jimmy Pryor & the Double J Band at Lee's Unleaded Blues, Chgo.

July 27-28: J.W. Williams Blues Band at Blue Chicago, Chgo.

Larry McCray, Joanna Connor at Kingston Mines, Chgo.

Merchant Street Music Fest w/ T-Bird Huck, Victor Wainwright & the Wildroots, Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials, Preston Shannon, Matthew Curry & the Fury and more, Kankakee, IL

July 28: Buckwheat Zydeco at Naper Settlement, Naperville, IL. 5 p.m.

Harry Garner Band at Harlem Ave. Lounge, Berwyn, IL

July 28-29: Taste of Lincoln Avenue w/ Rockin' Johnny, Linsey Alexander, Pistol Pete, Black Oil Brothers & more, Chicago. FREE

July 29: Delmark West Side Blues Showcase w/ Dave Specter, Jimmy Johnson, Sharon Lewis at B.L.U.E.S. , Chicago.

Rory Block at Long Grove Summer Concerts, Long Grove, IL FREE

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