May 2: Chicago Blues Mamas Mother's Day Tribute to Koko Taylor w/ Holle Thee Maxwell, Peaches Staten, Deitra Farr at Rosa's, Chicago. Three of Chicago's top blues sirens pay tribute to the Queen of the Blues, who inspired them all. Proceeds to benefit the Koko Taylor Celebrity Aid Foundation. The band includes: Billy Flynn, Ronnie Hicks,  Jimmi Mayes and Melvin Smith.

April 29-30: Leon Russell  at Mayne Stage, Chgo

April 30: Toronzo Cannon at Shaw's, Chicago

May 1: J.W. Williams & the Chi-Town Hustlers at B.L.U.E.S., Chgo

Shawn Holt & The Teardrops at Kingston Mines, Chgo

Midnight Blue at Untitled, Chgo

May 1,2,3: Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago, Chicago

May 2: Chicago Blues Mamas Mother's Day Tribute to Koko Taylor w/ Holle Thee Maxwell, Peaches Staten, Deitra Farr at Rosa's, Chicago.

Vino Louden, J.B. Ritchie, Donna Herula  at Buddy Guy’s Legends, Chicago

Chicago R&B Kings at House of Blues, Chicago

The Jimmys at Sharky's, Round Lake, IL

Kingsnakes Trio at Harlem Ave. Lounge, Berwyn

Nigel Mack at Shaw's, Schaumburg

May 2-3: John Talmadge, Damian Williams at Hugo's Frog Bar, Chgo

May 3: Eddie Shaw (10 pm), Gary Vincent (acoustic set 9:30 pm), CIMMFEST film showing of Down To The Crossroads (7:30 pm) at Rosa's, Chicago

Ronnie Baker Brooks at FitzGerald's, Berwyn

Jimmy Burns at Nick’s Beer Garden, Chgo

Rhythm Rockets at at Katerina's, Chicago

Charlie Parr at Martyr's, Chgo

May 4: Booker T. Jones at City Winery, Chicago

Early Warnings:

May 7: Robben Ford at SPACE, Evanston

May 8: Daniela Cotton, Lauren Wolf at City Winery, Chicago

Aug. 15: Ronnie Earl at SPACE, Evanston. Rare appearance. Tix on sale now.