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Dec. 7: Grana' Louise at Nick’s Beer Garden, Chgo

 

Dec. 2: Erwin Helfer’s Boogie Ensemble w/ Katherine Davis & John Brumbach at Katerina’s, Chgo

Dec. 3: Fabulous Fish Heads at Shaw’s, Chgo

Shawn Holt & The Teardrops at Beer Geeks, Highland, IN

Barrelhouse Chuck (solo) Harlem Ave. Lounge, Berwyn

Dec. 4: Lil’ Ed Unplugged at Rosa's, Chgo

Dec. 5: Mississippi Heat, Cash Box Kings at Buddy Guy’s Legends, Chicago

Best of the Burbs Blues Jam w/ Marty “Big Dog” Mercer at Cantigny VFW, Joliet, IL (Please bring nonperishable food to donate)

Dec. 5, 6, 7: Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago, Chgo

Dec. 6: Booker T. Jones at SPACE, Evanston

Chicago Blues All-Stars at House of Blues, Chgo

Dec. 6-7: Lurrie Bell, Joanna Connor at Kingston Mines, Chgo

Dec. 7: Grana' Louise at Nick’s Beer Garden, Chgo

Blue Coast Band at Smoke Daddy, Chgo

Marty "Big Dog" Mercer at Shaw’s, Schaumburg

Pat Smillie Band at Potato Creek Johnny's, Glenview

Dec. 8: Hot Tuna at City Winery, Chgo

Early Warnings:

Dec. 10: Ori Naftaly Band (from Israel) at Moose Lodge, Bradley, IL

Scott Ellison at House of Blues, Chgo

Dec. 13: Tab Benoit at FitzGerald's, Berwyn

Dec. 15: Marty Sammon’s Holiday Hoedown Blues Fling w/ Jimmy Burns, Tom Holland, Voodoo Jones Band, TK Pivonka, Barry Cloyd, Pete Galanis, Nate Manos, Tim Austin, Southside Stevie, Kamil Zajac, Buddy P, Shane “The Washboard Man,” Greg Haar, Rick King, Giles Corey and Marvin Little. At the Harald Viking Lodge, Tinley Park. Food available, open to all ages.

Doors open 4:30 p.m. Showtime 6-10 p.m. $10 advance, $12 at the door.

Dec. 17: Jimmy Johnson & Dave Specter at SPACE, Evanston

Dec. 21: Lonnie Brooks’ 80^th Birthday Party emceed by Dan Aykroyd w/ Ronnie & Wayne Baker Brooks, Otis Taylor, Eddy Clearwater, Billy Branch, Jimmy Johnson & Dave Specter, Big Head Todd, Lil Ed, JellyBean Johnson, Jimmy Vivino & more at House of Blues, Chicago

Dec. 28: Mud Morganfield & Nick Moss at SPACE, Evanston

Dec. 29: Delmark Night w/ Shirley Johnson, Brother Jacob, Walter Scott & more at B.L.U.E.S., Chgo

Happy Holidays From Chicago Blues Guide!!