HOT SHOWS 2015
December

Dec. 8: Charlie Love & The Silky Smooth Blues Band w/ Claudette Miller at Blue Chicago, Chicago

Staff Christmas Party (open to the public) w/ Vance Kelly & the Backstreet Blues Band at B.L.U.E.S., Chgo

Morry Sochat & The Special 20s at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago

Corey Dennison Band w/ Gerry Hundt at Beer Geeks, Highland, IN

Dec. 9: Mike Zito & The Wheel at SPACE, Evanston

Dave Weld & the Imperial Flames at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago

Tweed Funk, Keithen Banks at House of Blues, Chgo

Dec. 10: Toronzo Cannon at B.L.U.E.S., Chgo

Jimmy Johnson at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago

Dec. 11: Marcia Ball at SPACE, Evanston

Kinsey Report, Smiley Tillmon Band w/ Kate Moss at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago

John Primer, Sheryl Youngblood at House of Blues, Chgo

Toronzo Cannon at Nick's Beer Garden, Chgo

Christian Collin Band at Harlem Ave. Lounge, Berwyn

Rodney Brown & Hot Rod at Mac's on Slade, Palatine

Dec. 11-12: Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials at B.L.U.E.S., Chgo

Mike Wheeler Band w/ Demetria Taylor at Blue Chicago, Chicago

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

Carl Weathersby, Joanna Connor at Kingston Mines, Chgo

Dec. 12: Marcia Ball at FitzGerald's, Berwyn

Guy King, Jordan Lemasters at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago

Pat Smillie Band at Harlem Ave. Lounge, Berwyn

Carlos Johnson, 4:20 pm show, at Lagunitas Tap Room, Chgo

Matthew Skoller Blues Band at Nick's Beer Garden, Chgo

Nigel Mack & the Blues Attack at Smoke Daddy, Chgo

Rockin' Johnny at Mac's on Slade, Palatine

Dec. 13: Tom Holland & The Shuffle Kings at B.L.U.E.S., Chgo

Jimmy Johnson, 4:20 pm show, at Lagunitas Tap Room, Chgo

Pat Smillie, Blues & Brews Brunch, at River Roast, Chgo

Dec. 14: BTS Express w/ Claudette Miller at Blue Chicago, Chicago

Early Warnings

Dec. 16: Dave Specter's Adventures in Guitar w/ Guy King at SPACE, Evanston

Dec. 17: Nelson Street Revival (Kathy Richardson, Ellen Miller, Anne Harris, Peaches Staten) at Frankie's Blue Room, Naperville

Danielle Nicole (ex-Trampled Under Foot) at The Cubby Bear, Chgo

Dec. 19: Jorma Kaukonen at Old Town School, Chicago

Tab Benoit at City Winery, Chgo

Dec. 20: Shemekia Copeland's Holiday Party at City Winery, Chgo

Dec. 26: Mud Morganfield at SPACE, Evanston

New Year's Eve Shows

Dec. 31: Robert Randolph at City Winery, Chgo

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Soul 2 The Bone (concert hall), Mike Wheeler, Keithen Banks (small club) at House of Blues, Chgo

Billy Branch, Eddie Shaw, Joanna Connor at Kingston Mines, Chgo

Maurice John Vaughan Blues Band w/ Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago, Chicago

Jimmy Johnson Blues Band w/ Rico McFarland at B.L.U.E.S., Chgo

Mike Wheeler Band, NuBlu Band at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago

Sharon Lewis & Texas Fire at Nick's Beer Garden, Chgo

Vance Kelly & Backstreet Blues Band at Rosa's, Chgo

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