March 23: Marty Sammon's Spring Blues Fling w/ Jimmy Johnson, Giles Corey, Downtown Charlie Brown, Southside Stevie, Shane the Washboard Man & more at Harald Viking Lounge, Tinley Park photo: Lordy

March 18: J.R. Clark & the All-Star Blues Mob w/ Johnny B. Gayden at Beer Geeks, Highland, IN

Southern Soul Assembly w/ JJ Grey, Anders Osborne, Luther Dickinson, Marc Broussard at SPACE, Evanston

Joe Filisko & Friends at Harlem Ave. Lounge, Berwyn

March 19: John Talmadge, Zoie Moser at Hugo's Frog Bar, Chgo

Mar. 19, 20, 23: Queenie Pie, a Duke Ellington jazz opera by the Chicago Jazz Orchestra & Chicago Opera Theater at Harris Theater, Chicago

March 20: Billy Flynn Band, Pete Special at House of Blues, Chicago

Nick Moss Band, Jimmy Nick & Don't Tell Mama, Handsome Dave & The Ravens at Uptown Lounge, Chgo

March 21: Jimmie Vaughan at The Arcada, St. Charles

Ori Naftaly Blues Band at B.L.U.E.S., Chgo

Jesse Dee at FitzGerald's, Berwyn

Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater, Carlos Showers at Buddy Guy’s Legends, Chicago

Johnny B.'s Funky Blues w/ John Brumbach & Sharon Lewis at Katerina's, Chgo

Mike Wheeler at Nick’s Beer Garden, Chgo

Billy Branch & Sons of the Blues at Sharky's, Round Lake

The Rhythm Rockets, The Crown Vics at Reggie's, Chgo

Chicago Blues Angels at Untitled, Chgo

March 21-22: Charlie Love & The Silky Smooth Blues Band w/ Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago, Chicago

Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials at Rosa's, Chicago

Byther Smith, Joanna Connor at Kingston Mines, Chgo

March 22: Jimmie Vaughan at SPACE, Evanston

Rob Stone & The C-Notes, Keith Scott at House of Blues, Chicago

Dawn O'Keefe Williams Blues Band, Mario Torrez (Bandito Blues), Mark Cleveland, Beena David, Native dancers & drummers, kids activities. Benefit for Trickster Art Gallery, Schaumburg

March 23: Brother John Kattke at Shaw's, Chicago

Nick Moss Band at Studio Winery, Lake Geneva, WI

Marty Sammon's Spring Blues Fling w/ Jimmy Johnson, Giles Corey, Downtown Charlie Brown, Southside Stevie, Shane the Washboard Man & more at Harald Viking Lounge, Tinley Park

March 29: Shemekia Copeland, Marty Sammon at City Winery, Chicago

Early Warnings:

April 3-4: Sonny Landreth & Cindy Cashdollar at City Winery, Chicago

April 5: Tinariwen (from Africa) at City Winery, Chicago

April 11: Keb' Mo' at SPACE, Evanston

April 12: Edgar Winter at Mayne Stage, Chgo

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

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