Aug. 8: Rock 'n' Blues Fest w/ Edgar Winter, Ten Years After, Canned Heat, Pat Travers, Rick Derringer at The Arcada Theater, St. Charles, IL photo: Harvey Mandel of Canned Heat / by Jennifer Noble

Aug. 6: Billy Branch & Sons of the Blues at Beer Geeks, Highland, IN
Scott Ellison Band at House of Blues, Chicago
Aug. 7: Lynne Jordan sings Etta, Tina, Janis & Nina at City Winery, Chicago
Blues Jam w/ Liz Mandeville at Moe's Tavern, Chgo
Blues Jam w/ Lo-reen & the Maxwell Street Market Blues Band at Lee's Unleaded, Chgo

Aug. 8: Rock 'n' Blues Fest w/ Edgar Winter, Ten Years After, Canned Heat, Pat Travers, Rick Derringer at The Arcada Theater, St. Charles, IL

Little Al Thomas  at Blues in the Garden series at Blues Heaven Foundation/Chess Studios, 2120 S. Michigan, Chicago
Mississippi Heat at  Shaw's, Chgo
Shawn Holt & The Teardrops, Joanna Connor Kingston Mines, Chgo

Aug. 9: Jimmy Johnson at B.L.U.E.S., Chgo
Moreland & Arbuckle at Reggie's, Chgo
Ron Sorin & the Blue Coast Band at  Harlem Ave. Lounge, Berwyn
Blue Road Band at Nick's, Chgo

Aug. 9 -10: Charlie Love w/ Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago, Chgo
Aug. 10: Joanne Shaw Taylor, Mary Lane, Donna Herula at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chgo
Billy Branch & the Sons of the Blues at Rosa’s, Chgo
Rob Stone & the C-Notes at Smoke Daddy, Chgo
Chicago Blues Angels at Untitled, Chgo
Aug: 13: Little Charly Baty, Anson Funderburgh, Mark Hummel at SPACE, Evanston