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

Dec. 22: Tenry Johns Blues Band w/ Claudette Miller at Blue Chicago, Chicago

Sheryl Youngblood at House of Blues, Chgo

Dec. 23: Marty Sammon at B.L.U.E.S., Chicago

Jimmy Johnson, Matt Hendricks at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chgo

Nick Moss Band, Steepwater Band at Beer Geeks, Highland, IN

Open Mic Jingle Jam w/ Pistol Pete at Harlem Ave. Lounge, Berwyn

Dec. 24: Carl Weathersby, Mike Wheeler w/ Peaches at Kingston Mines, Chgo

Dec. 25: Toronzo Cannon, Joanna Connor at Kingston Mines, Chgo

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

Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials at  B.L.U.E.S., Chicago

Chicago Bound Blues Band at Nick's Beer Garden, Chgo

Lurrie Bell at Rosa's, Chgo

Keith Scott at Smoke Daddy, Chicago

Dec. 26-27: Shirley Johnson Blues Band at Blue Chicago, Chicago

Billy Branch, Joanna Connor at Kingston Mines, Chgo

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

Dec. 27: Rhythm Rockets, Andrew Diehl & the Nightmen at 27 Live, Evanston

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

Chicago R&B Kings, Alex Wilson at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chgo

John Primer at House of Blues, Chgo

Smiley Tillmon & Kate Moss at  Nick's Beer Garden, Chgo

Ronnie Baker Brooks at Tailgaters, Bolingbrook

Mike Wheeler at Harlem Ave. Lounge, Berwyn

Dec. 28: Peaches Staten & The Grooveshakers at Blue Chicago, Chicago

Brother John Kattke at Shaw's, Chicago

Dec. 29: Pistol Pete at B.L.U.E.S., Chicago

Giles Corey at Shaw's, Chicago

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

Ronnie Baker Brooks at Beer Geeks, Highland, IN

Ron Sorin & The Blue Coast Band at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chgo

Omar Coleman at Shaw's, 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

Early Warnings:

Buddy Guy w/ special guests, Thurs-Sunday in January only. Tickets $55-$65 at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chgo

Jan. 17: Winter Blues Bash w/ Rev. Raven & The Chain Smoking Altar Boys, Westside Andy, Jim Liban, Alex Wilson Band, Aaron Williams & Hoodoo, Altered 5, Generation Blue at Hemmens Cultural Center, Elgin