Oct. 3: Jammin' Away the Blues Benefit for Mental Health America of Illinois w/ John Primer at 6 p.m. Mississippi Heat at 9:30 p.m. at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago. CLICK for info. photo: John Primer by Michael Kurgansky

Oct. 1: Big James & the Chicago Playboys at Beer Geeks, Highland, IN

Oct. 2: Blues Jam w/ Low-reen's Maxwell St. Market Band at Lee's Unleaded Blues, Chgo

Oct. 3: Jammin' Away the Blues Benefit for Mental Health America of Illinois w/ John Primer at 6 p.m. Mississippi Heat at 9:30 p.m. at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago. CLICK for info.

Familiar Looking Strangers (from Liverpool) w/ Jimmy Burns. British rock meets Chicago blues at Rosa's, Chgo

Oct. 4: Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials at B.L.U.E.S., Chgo

Billy Branch Birthday Party at  Rosa's, Chgo

Oct 4-5: J.W. Williams & the Chi-Town Hustlers w/ Demetria Taylor at Blue Chicago, Chgo

Big James & The Chicago Playboys, Joanna Connor at Kingston Mines, Chgo

Oct. 5: Candye Kane Band, Barb Clifford Band at FitzGerald's, Berwyn

Chicago Blues All-Stars, Keithen Banks at House of Blues, Chgo

Sharon Lewis & Texas Fire at  Harlem Ave. Lounge, Berwyn

Oct. 6: Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames (Dave's birthday party!) at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago

Blues Brunch w/ Tom Holland Band at Hugo's Frog Bar, Chgo

For a list of Blues Jams, click HERE

EARLY WARNING:

Oct. 9: James Hunter Six, Jesse Dee at SPACE, Evanston

Oct. 11: J.C. Brooks & the Uptown Sound at Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL

Oct. 18: 25th Anniversary Oyster Fest Block Party at Shaw's, Chgo.

With Buddy Guy, Quinn Sullivan, Million Dollar Quartet, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown.

Tickets: www.oysterfestchicago.com

Women Sing The Blues w/ Felicia P. Fields, Shirley Johnson, Kate Moss backed by Smiley Tilmon Band w/ Billy Flynn, John Kattke, David Sims & Tom Rezetko at the Beverly Arts Center, Chicago

Oct. 19: John Mayall at Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL

Oct. 28-29: Bettye LaVette at City Winery, Chgo