CHICAGO BLUES GUIDE

 HOT SHOWS December 2011

Dec.  9: Billy Branch at Rosa's, Chicago. photo: Jennifer Wheeler

Dec. 7: Pro Jam w/ Jimmy Burns at House of Blues, Chicago.

Dec. 8: Mississippi Heat at Shaw's Crabhouse, Chicago.

Dec. 9-10: Nellie "Tiger" Travis at Blue Chicago.

Duke Tumatoe, Joanna Connor at Kingston Mines, Chicago.

Dec. 9: Jimmy Johnson, Dave Herrero at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago.

Pat Smillie at Walnut Speakeasy, Elgin, IL

Billy Branch at Rosa's, Chicago

Dented Trucks at The Heartland Cafe, Chicago.

Pistol Pete at Harlem Ave. Lounge, Berwyn, IL

Rockin' Johnny at Club Amore, River Grove, IL

Dec. 10: Matthew Skoller Band at Nick's Beer Garden, Chicago.

Chicago R&B Kings w/ Gene Barge and Rob Blaine at B.L.U.E.S., Chicago

Dec. 13: Tribute & Benefit for Hubert Sumlin at FitzGerald's in Berwyn, IL. It has been announced that Keith Richards and Mick Jagger will pay for Sumlin's funeral expenses. Any money collected at this event will benefit the HART fund, a charity that helps indigent blues artists.

Dec. 14: Dave Specter & Jimmy Johnson at SPACE, Evanston, IL

Dec. 15: Tab Benoit at SPACE, Evanston, IL

Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Steepwater Band at House of Blues, Chicago.

Johnny Rawls at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago.

Biscuit & The Mix  at B.L.U.E.S., Chicago.

Gerry Hundt at Smoke Daddy, Chicago.

Dec. 16: Li'l Ed & the Blues Imperials at SPACE, Evanston, IL

Dec. 17: Old Town School of Folk Music's Blues Harmonica Recital hosted by Joe Filisko at Harlem Ave. Lounge, Berwyn, IL. FREE.

Dec. 18: Tweed Funk at House of Blues, Chicago.

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