Dec. 16: Dave Specter & Donald Kinsey at SPACE, Evanston

Dec. 15: Carl Weathersby, J.W. Williams at Kingston Mines, Chgo

Joel Paterson at Shaw's, Chicago

Dec. 16: Dave Specter & Donald Kinsey at SPACE, Evanston

Delbert McClinton at City Winery, Chicago

Staff Christmas Party (open to the public) w/ Vance Kelly at B.L.U.E.S., Chicago

Elmore James, Jr. & The Broomdusters at Beer Geeks, Highland, IN

Dec. 17: Royal Southern Brotherhood at SPACE, Evanston

Joe Moss Band at House of Blues, Chgo

Ryan Mumby & The 100 Year Rain at Reggie's, Chgo

Dec. 18: Sheryl Youngblood, Matt Hendricks at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chgo

Nellie "Tiger" Travis, Joanna Connor at Kingston Mines, Chgo

Billy Flynn & Friends, Studebaker John at House of Blues, Chgo

Linsey Alexander at Shaw's, Chicago

Dec 19: Grana' Louise at Nick's Beer Garden, Chgo

Lurrie Bell at B.L.U.E.S., Chicago

Brian Carpy & The Standbys at Smoke Daddy, Chicago

Pistol Pete at Harlem Ave. Lounge, Berwyn

Dec. 19-20: John Primer w/ Peaches Staten at Blue Chicago, Chicago

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

J.T. Talmadge, Damian Williams at Hugo's Frog Bar, Chgo

Dec. 20: Tab Benoit at City Winery, Chicago

Liz Mandeville's Birthday Bash at  Mac's on Slade, Palatine

Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band at Rosa's, Chgo

Carlos Johnson at  B.L.U.E.S., Chicago

Billy Branch, Jon McDonald at  Buddy Guy's Legends, Chgo

Rhythm Rockets at Nick's Beer Garden, Chgo

Corey Dennison at Harlem Ave. Lounge, Berwyn

Early Warnings:

Dec. 26: Mud Morganfield & Jimmy Johnson at SPACE, Evanston

Dec. 30: J.C. Brooks & Chicago Rock 'n' Soul Revue at City Winery, Chicago

NEW YEAR'S EVE:

Dec. 31: Shemekia Copeland at City Winery, Chicago

Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues/ First Night Evanston at Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston

Eddie Shaw & The Wolf Gang, Vance Kelly, Joanna Connor at Kingston Mines, Chgo