Your Complete Guide to the Chicago Blues Scene
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HOT SHOWS 2017 JUNE Scroll down for Early Warnings
Jimmy Burns at B.L.U.E.S. (on Halsted), Chicago Jimmy Johnson at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago Guy King, Nigel Mack at House of Blues, Chicago Mississippi Heat, Mike Wheeler at Kingston Mines, Chicago June 2: Corky Siegel & Chamber Blues at City Winery, Chgo Nicholas Barron, John Primer at House of Blues, Chicago Oscar Wilson at Nick's Beer Garden, Chicago Nigel Mack & Blues Attack at Harlem Ave. Lounge, Berwyn Smiley Tillmon w/ Kate Moss at Cuzin's, Tinley Park June 2-3: Shawn Holt & The Teardrops at B.L.U.E.S. (on Halsted), Chicago Big James & The Chicago Playboys, Mike Wheeler at Kingston Mines, Chicago June 2-3: Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band at Rosa's, Chicago BTS Express w/ Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago, Chicago June 3: Joe Moss Band, Keithen Banks at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago Dave Herrero, Keithen Banks at House of Blues, Chicago Journeyman, Eric Clapton Tribute at SPACE, Evanston Bob Stroger at Nick's Beer Garden, Chicago Funky MojoDaddy at Cuzin's, Tinley Park Ronnie Hicks, Blues Brunch at River Roast, Chicago Miles Minor at Harlem Ave. Lounge, Berwyn Kevin Purcell & The Nightburners, Anthony Gomes at Broken Oar, Port Barrington Rosehill Revival, Kevin Purcell & The Nightburners, Triadd & more at Norge Ski Center, Fox River Grove Jamiah Rogers CD party at Beer Geeks, Highland, IN Downtown Charlie Brown Band at Pub 22, St. Charles Jimmy Nick & Don't Tell Mama at the Thirsty Wale, Algonquin June 4: Chicago Wind w/Matthew Skoller & Deitra Farr at Blue Chicago, Chicago Ronnie Hicks at B.L.U.E.S. (on Halsted), Chicago Mary Lane at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago Jake La Botz at The Hideout, Chicago Billy King Band Open Mic at Cuzin's, Tinley Park June 5: Nick Moss Band w/ Greg Koch, Josh Smith at SPACE, Evanston Sam Lay in Bluesland, FREE film and blues show w/ Corky Siegel, Sam Lay & Marcy Levy, 6 p.m., at Claudia Cassidy Theater at the Chicago Cultural Center Joanna Connor, Studebaker John at House of Blues, Chicago Matt Hendricks at Smoke Daddy, Chgo Blues Jam w/ Tom Holland & Matthew Skoller at Lizard's Liquid Lounge, Chicago Rockin' Johnny at Cuzin's, Tinley Park June 6: Bluesday Tuesday w/ Lurrie Bell at FitzGerald's, Berwyn Mike Wheeler, Funky MojoDaddy at House of Blues, Chicago Chainsaw Dupont at Cuzin's, Tinley Park June 7: Lurrie Bell, Keithen Banks at House of Blues, Chicago Dave Specter & Jimmy Johnson at SPACE, Evanston Mike Wheeler Band at Cuzin's, Tinley Park Corey Dennison, Louisiana Al at Beer Garden at Navy Pier, Chicago June 8: Muddy Waters Mural Dedication, Noon, 17 N. State (at Randolph & Washington),w/ live show by Muddy Waters Legacy Band w/ Big Bill Morganfield. FREE Jamiah Rogers CD release party at B.L.U.E.S. (on Halsted), Chicago WXRT Bluesbreakers live broadcast w/ Ronnie Baker Brooks Band & Toronzo Cannon Band. Emcees Shemekia Copeland & Tom Marker. Show 6:30 p.m. FREE! Get there early! Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago Toronzo Cannon at 9:30 p.m. (not free). Blues'n in Bronzeville w/ Wayne Baker Brooks Band, Shoji Naito & Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater, Doktu Rhute Muuzic, 6 p.m., at Ellis Park, 3520 Cottage Grove, Chicago FREE Original Chicago Blues Allstars 40th Anniversary Bash. Awards ceremony for Eddie Shaw, Eddie C. Campbell, Mary Lane, Sam Lay & the late Lonnie Brooks, at Motor Row Brewing, Chicago Blues Garden Concert series w/ Lamont Harris at Blues Heaven/Chess Studios, 2120 S. Michigan, Chicago Sugar Blue Unplugged at Rosa's, Chicago Rob Stone at Smoke Daddy, Chgo Bossa Blue at 210, Highwood Susan Williams at Cuzin's, Tinley Park Mike Wheeler Band, Keithen Banks, Joanna Connor, Smiley Tillmon, The Good The Bad & The Blues at House of Blues, Chicago Jamiah Rogers, 5:30-8:30 pm at River Roast, Chicago Melody Angel, Blues Jam w/ Mary Lane Rosa's, Chicago June 9: Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater, Nick Moss Band, Steepwater Band, 6 p.m., at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago Omar Coleman at House of Blues, Chicago Larry McCray Band, Eddie Shaw, Joanna Connor at Kingston Mines, Chicago Chicago Women in Blues w/ Peaches Staten, Tracee Adams, Ivy Ford, Donna Herula, Shirley King, Dia Madden, Liz Mandeville, Ms. Trysh, Countess Williams, Jeannie Tanner, Ellen Miller, Joan Gand & the Gand Band at Reggie's, Chicago Robben Ford, 2 shows, at SPACE, Evanston Billy Flynn at Smoke Daddy, Chgo Jimmy Burns at Nick's Beer Garden, Chicago Mike Wheeler Band at Rosa's, Chicago J.B. Ritchie at Harlem Ave. Lounge, Berwyn Linsey Alexander at 210, Highwood Tom Holland & The Shuffle Kings at Cuzin's, Tinley Park June 9-10: John Primer & The Real Deal w/ Demetria Taylor at Blue Chicago, Chicago Jimmy Johnson w/ Rico McFarland at B.L.U.E.S. (on Halsted), Chicago Oscar Wilson CD release party w/ Joel Paterson, Sam Burckhardt, Beau Sample, Pete Benson, Mark Haines at the Green Mill, Chicago June 10: Lurrie Bell, Mike Wheeler, NuBlu Band w/ Carlise Guy at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago Larry McCray Band, Eddie Shaw, Doktu Rhute Muuzic at Kingston Mines, Chicago Rockin' Johnny Band w/ Rick Kreher, Rip Lee Pryor, Kid Andersen, Quique Gomez at Reggie's, Chicago Chicago Women in Blues w/Tracee Adams, Dia Madden, Liz Mandeville, Donna Herula, Ms. Trysh, Countess Williams, Indiara Sfair, Joan Gand & the Gand Band at 210, Highwood Tweed Funk at Untitled, Chicago Mississippi Gabe Carter, Sheryl Youngblood at House of Blues, Chicago Billy Flynn, Paul Kaye Smoke Daddy, Chgo Billy Branch & Sons of the Blues at Rosa's, Chicago Corey Dennison at Nick's Beer Garden, Chicago HOT Blues Night show & tour of Chess studios w/ Big Lew & The Powerhouse Players at Blues Heaven/Chess Studios, 2120 S. Michigan, Chicago Nick Moss Band, Nikki Hill, The Jimmys at FitzGerald's, Berwyn Joe Moss Band at Harlem Ave. Lounge, Berwyn Smiley Tillmon, Blues Brunch at River Roast, Chicago Billy King at Cuzin's, Tinley Park Blues & Roots on Water Street Fest w/ Wayne Baker Brooks, Jonas Friddle & The Majority, Ladies of Leland, Leadfoot Band, Noah Gabriel, Chicago Farmer, at Kiss the Sky and Water St. Studios, 160 S. Water St., Batavia. Click for tickets June 11: Nellie "Tiger" Travis at Blue Chicago, Chicago Marty Sammon at B.L.U.E.S. (on Halsted), Chicago John Primer, Guy King, Smiley Tillmon w/ Kate Moss at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago Lurrie Bell w/ Billy Flynn, Brother John Kattke, Dave Katzman, Melvin Smith, David Sims at Reggie's, Chicago Christone "Kingfish" Ingram at Rosa's, Chicago Studebaker John, Rob Stone w/ Andre Diehl, Rodney Brown, Kenny Smith, Brad Hayman at House of Blues, Chicago Linsey Alexander, Claudette Miller, Blues Jam w/ Linsey at Kingston Mines, Chicago Blues Jam w/ Low-reen & The Maxwell Street Blues Band, 5 p.m. at Polk Street Pub, Chicago Soul Message w/ Chris Foreman at 210, Highwood Carl Weathersby, Blues Brunch, at River Roast, Chicago Nick Moss Band w/ Dennis Gruenling at Cuzin's, Tinley Park June 12: Mike Wheeler Band w/ Demetria Taylor at Blue Chicago, Chicago Otis Taylor Band, Ben Sollee & Kentucky Native at Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, Chicago FREE, 6:30 pm Joe Marcinek, Nigel Mack at House of Blues, Chicago Blues Jam w/ Tom Holland & Matthew Skoller at Lizard's Liquid Lounge, Chicago
June 13: Tenry Johns Blues Band w/ Claudette Miller at Blue Chicago, Chicago June 14: Indigenous at SPACE, Evanston June 15: Coco Montoya at SPACE, Evanston Garland Jeffreys at City Winery, Chicago June 16: Ann Wilson (of Heart) at House of Blues, Chicago Honey Island Swamp Band at FitzGerald's, Berwyn June 22: Southern Avenue at Schuba's, Chicago Selwyn Birchwood at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago June 23: Lynne Jordan & The Shivers at City Winery, Chgo #### |
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