CHICAGO BLUES GUIDE

 HOT SHOWS 2013

 June

June 22: Field of Blues Festival, Loves Park, IL The Crossroads Blues Society of Byron/Rockford, IL will host the inaugural Field of Blues Festival on June 22 in Rockford's Riverhawks (formerly Aviators) Stadium ball park at 4503 Interstate Drive (off Riverside, just east of I-90) in Loves Park, IL The lineup: Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials headline at 9 pm. Delmark Records will celebrate 60 year Annivesary with:  Toronzo Cannon, Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames, Rockin' Johnny Band w/ Tail Dragger & Willie Buck. Also peforming are Aaron Williams & the HooDoo and  New Zealand's The Flaming Mudcats. Steve Ditzell and Jesse Frayne will perform between sets. Fest Hours: 11 a.m - 11 p.m. Tickets: $10 advance or $15 at the gate. For info: http://fieldofblues.blogspot.com or phone: 779-537-4006

June 17-18: Leon Russell at City Winery, Chgo
June 18: Vino Louden at Beer Geeks, Highland, IN

June 19: Jimmy Burns at Reggie's, Chgo
Big Dog Mercer at Shaw's, Chgo
June 20: Mike Wheeler Band at 27 Live, Evanston
Keith Scott at Hard Rock Cafe, Chgo.
Blues in the Garden w/ Jimmy J & the Hard Drive Band at Blues Heaven Foundation/Chess Studios, 2120 S. Michigan, Chicago

June 20, 21, 22: Shirley Johnson Blues Band at Blue Chicago, Chgo

June 21: Nellie "Tiger" Travis, Mary Lane, Meisha Herron at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chgo
Dave Specter & Nick Moss at Rosa’s, Chgo
Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings at House of Blues, Chicago
Joel Paterson at Smoke Daddy, Chgo
Morry Sochat & the Special 20s at Untitled, Chicago

June 21-22: Blue Road Band/ Joan Gand BD party at Pete Miller's, Wheeling
Duke Tumatoe, Joanna Connor at Kingston Mines, Chgo

June 22: Field of Blues Festival, Loves Park, IL (see above story)
Lurrie Bell Delmark CD release party at Rosa’s, Chgo
Demetria Taylor & her Bad Boyz at B.L.U.E.S., Chgo
Marcia Ball at Chicago Craft Beer Fest at St. Michael's in Old Town, Chgo
Sharon Lewis & Texas Fire at Harlem Ave. Lounge, Berwyn
Honeydew & the NU Agenda Band at Lee's Unleaded Blues, Chgo
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