Sept. 17: Dana Fuchs, Nathan Graham at City Winery, Chgo

Sept. 15: Wayne Baker Brooks at Beer Geeks, Highland, IN

The Friends Band w/ Omar Coleman & Kenny Smith at Shaw's, Chgo

Sept. 16: Dave Specter Band w/ Tad Robinson at SPACE, Evanston

J.W. Williams & The Chi-Town Hustlers w/ Demetria Taylor at Blue Chicago, Chgo

Omar Coleman at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago

Dave Herrero, 4:20 pm show, at Lagunitas Tap Room, Chgo

Tom Holland & The Shuffle Kings at House of Blues, Chgo

Sept. 17: Duke Robillard at SPACE, Evanston

Guy King at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago

Dana Fuchs at City Winery, Chgo

Chef's birthday blues bash/ Smiley Tillmon Band w/ Kate Moss, 5-7 p.m. at River Roast, Chgo

Claudette Miller Blues Band at B.L.U.E.S., Chgo

James Armstrong, Joanna Connor at Kingston Mines, Chgo

Sept. 18: Smiley Tillmon Band at Smoke Daddy, Chgo

Pistol Pete at Harlem Ave. Lounge, Berwyn

Cash Box Kings at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago

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

Sept. 18-19: Mike Wheeler Band w/ Demetria Taylor at Blue Chicago, Chgo

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

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

Carl Weathersby, Joanna Connor at  Kingston Mines, Chgo

Sept. 19: Robert Cray at The Mac, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn

Blues Heritage Orchestra at Old Town School, Chicago

Marcia Ball at City Winery, Chgo

Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues, Sons of the Never Wrong at Dominican University, River Forest

Chicago Blues All-Stars, Chicago Slim & Friends at House of Blues, Chgo

Rockin' Johnny Band at Mac's on Slade, Palatine

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

Quintus McCormick at Blues & Brews Brunch at River Roast, Chgo

EARLY WARNINGS

Sept. 23: Tab Benoit at FitzGerald's, Berwyn

Sept. 26: Shemekia Copeland at Old Town School, Chicago

Oct. 8: Buddy Guy at the Arcada Theater, St. Charles

FESTIVALS

Sept. 25: Blues Blast Music Awards: Dave Specter, Anthony Gomes, Rev. Raven & The Chain Smokin' Altar Boys, Alexis P. Suter, Bob Corritore, John Ginty, Andy T-Nick Nixon Band, Tad Robinson, Slam Allen, Missy Anderson, Oscar Wilson, Markey Blue, Deb Ryder & more. Fluid Event Center, Champaign, IL

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