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Wednesday August 27
= Editor's Pick
Pistol Pete CD Release Party
B.L.U.E.S.: 9:30pm 21+
Mitch Lavin
Beat Kitchen: 8pm, $8 All Ages
J.W. Williams Blues Band w/ Patricia Scott
Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm, $8 21+
Dave Specter
Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, $10 21+
John Perona Band, Short Attention Spam, The Crash Engine, Iona Dorian
Elbo Room: 8:30pm, $7 21+
Alla, Tirra Lirra, Willis P. Jenkins
Empty Bottle: 9:30pm, $12 21+
Colorlist, Michael Moore Group
Hideout: 9:30pm
Jimmy Burns, Andre Taylor and the Blues Alley Cats
Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
Garaj Mahal, The Hue
Martyrs': 9pm, $10 21+
Garry Gand's Pro Blues Jam
Reggie's Music Joint: 8pm 21+
Killer Ray Allison
Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm, $5
Mush Millions + special guests
Subterranean: 9pm, 10-$15
Thursday August 28
= Editor's Pick
Biscuit and The Mix
B.L.U.E.S.: 9:30pm
Tub Ring, Dance Club Massacre, Creature Feature, 48sin
Beat Kitchen: 6pm, $12 All Ages
Stone Rider, The Run Around, The Inherent, Illusions Fate
Beat Kitchen: 10:30pm, $10 18+
The Marshall Tucker Band
Beverly Arts Center: 8pm, $43 18+
The Shirley Johnson Blues Band
Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm, $8 21+
Nick Charles & The Sons of Blues, The Root Doctor
Blues Island Pub: 9pm 21+
Jimmy Johnson
Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, $10 21+
Allman Brothers Band, Bob Weir, RatDog
Charter One Pavilion: 6:30pm, $25 All Ages
Chicago Cajun Aces
Chicago Botanic Garden: 6pm, $15 All Ages
Echonine, Perfect Kiss, Silver Atlas, DJs Trancid and Eddie Riot
darkroom: 8pm, $7 21+
Michael Moore
Elastic Arts Foundation: 10pm 21+
Michigan City Vandals, Spaghetti Feed, Surrender Dorothy, White Wolf Sonic Princess
Elbo Room: 8:30pm, $9 21+
Prairie Cartel, Hey Champ, Ruby Isle
Empty Bottle: 9:30pm, $8 21+
Open Mic
Harlem Avenue Lounge: 8:30pm, $0 21+
Sonny Rollins
Jay Pritzker Pavilion: 6:30pm, $0 All Ages
Carl Weathersby, Charlie Love & The Silky Smooth Blues Band, Joanna Connor (acoustic)
Kingston Mines:
Nico Muhly, Doveman, Sam Amidon
Lakeshore Theater: 8pm, $15 All Ages
Open Mic
Lee's Unleaded Blues: 8pm 21+
Pinataland, Suzanna Choffel, Mas Trueno
Martyrs': 9pm, $6 21+
Finch, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Tickle Me Pink, Our Last Night
Metro: 5:30pm, $18 All Ages
Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang
Ravinia: 8pm All Ages
James Wheeler Blues Jam, Arlyo, Tony Mangiullo, Vic Jackson
Rosa's Lounge:
Yea Big & Kid Static, Mahjongg, DJ Jordan Z
Schubas: 9pm, $5
Tiger Surprise, Seepeoples, Helen Money
Subterranean: 9pm, $8 21+
Gianna Hardt, Liz Revision
Sura: 7pm, $0 All Ages
Chris Botti
The Venue at Horseshoe Casino: 8pm 21+
Latin Inspiration
Tumbao: 9pm, $0 21+
Friday August 29
= Editor's Pick
Murley Shertz, The Soup
Abbey Pub: 9pm, $8 21+
Al Hudson, Antoine, SPIRIT
African Festival of the Arts: 4:30pm, $10 All Ages
Fertile Ground, Siji, SPIRIT
African Festival of the Arts: 3:30pm, $10 All Ages
Rhymefest, Mikkey Halsted, Town Gabbz, Teefa, Dave Jeff, J4, Black Orchid, Amina, Cool Out Chris
African Festival of the Arts: 6pm, $10 All Ages
Ang 13, SPQ-Her, Jezai & Taoistics, Cooolout Chris & Amina, FM Supreme, 8th Letter
Bassment: 8pm
Todd Carey, Keaton Simons, Curtis Peoples
Beat Kitchen: 9pm, $10 18+
Blues Island All Stars
Blues Island Pub: 10pm 21+
Kenny Neal, Vino Louden, Harmonica Hinds
Buddy Guy's Legends: 9pm, $10 21+
Jazz Guitar Summit
Chicago Jazz Festival: 1:10pm, $0
Kenwood Academy Jazz Band with Nicole Mitchell
Chicago Jazz Festival: 12:30pm, $0
Isotope 217
Chicago Jazz Festival: noon
DJ Pogo and Arturo
darkroom: 9pm, $5 21+
Neak, Sincere, Gizelle, H2O Soul, Allegrea Delores
Elastic Arts Foundation: 9pm 21+
Doggybag, Noctaluca, Room 11, The Canvasmen
Elbo Room: 8:30pm, $9 21+
Twin Wrecks The Memory, Bone Tosser, The Derbys, Lasers and Fast and Shit
Empty Bottle: 9:30pm, $8 21+
The Hoyle Brothers
Empty Bottle: 5:30pm, $0 21+
Anthony Gomes
Fitzgerald's: 9pm, $12
Charlie Love & The Silky Smooth Band
Harlem Avenue Lounge: 9:30pm, $6 21+
Kinsey Report, Joanna Connor
Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
Indignant, It Is What It Is, Tom Fuller Band, Bill Owens 5
Martyrs': 8pm, $8 21+
WABOLABR
Montrose Saloon: 8:30pm, free 21+
Paul Renz Quartet featuring Anders Bostrom
Pete Miller's: 9pm, $0 All Ages
Dave Stewart and his 30-Piece Rock Fabulous Orchestra
Ravinia: 8pm All Ages
Lord of the Yum-Yum, the Conformists, Beard
Ronny's: 9pm, $5 21+
Nick Moss and The Flip Tops
Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm, $10
Afrika Bambaataa, DJs Tone B. Nimble and Intel
Smartbar: 10pm, 10-$15
Pacific Division, Rashaan Ahmad, Million $ Mano, Wes Restless, Sean Doe, 1993, Walter J Liveharder
Subterranean: 10pm, $13 18+
AACM Great Black Music Ensemble
Velvet Lounge: 10pm
Saturday August 30
= Editor's Pick
Elevation
Abbey Pub: 9pm, $10 21+
New Orleans Revival, Les Nubians, Raices Habaneras
African Festival of the Arts: 4:30pm, $10 All Ages
Ray Martinez, Youssoupha Sidibe, Tribute to Motown
African Festival of the Arts: 3:30pm, $10 All Ages
Big Daddy Kane, NoTryDo.Sincere, The Lady of Rage, Swamphouse, M'reld, Special Ed
African Festival of the Arts: 4:30pm, $10 All Ages
Billy Branch and The Sons of Blues
B.L.U.E.S.: 9:30pm 21+
Sweet Cobra, Auxes, Head Of Skulls, Bloodiest
Beat Kitchen: 6:30pm, $8 All Ages
Swizzle Tree, Starter Kit, The Insecurities, Ethan Keller
Beat Kitchen: 10:45pm, $7 21+
Sammy Fender Blues Band
Bill's Blues Bar: 8:30pm
Magic Slim and The Teardrops, Bill Lupkin, Fruteland Jackson
Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, $15 21+
Vijay Iyer Quartet
Chicago Jazz Festival: 6pm
Dave Douglas' Brass Ecstasy
Chicago Jazz Festival: 7:10pm, $0
A Friend Called Fire, Mardelay, Jynx Sticks
Elbo Room: 8:30pm, $10 21+
Unicycle Loves You, La Scala, My Gold Mask
Empty Bottle: 10pm, $8 21+
Martina McBride, Jack Ingram
First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre: 7:30pm, $26 All Ages
Eddie Clearwater, Lonnie Baker Brooks Band
Fitzgerald's: 9pm, $15
James Wheeler Blues Band
Harlem Avenue Lounge: 9:30pm, $6 21+
Larry McCray, Joanna Connor
Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
Johnny Drummer and The Starliters
Lee's Unleaded Blues: 8pm 21+
The Flower Kings, John Wesley
Martyrs': 9pm, $25 21+
Richie Hawtin, Magda, Troy Pierce, Heartthrob, Marc Houle, Gaiser
Metro: 10pm, $30 18+
Diamond Jim Greene
Morseland: 7pm, $0 21+
Identity Theft
North Beach (Downers Grove): 10pm, $5 21+
Donna Summer
Ravinia: 7:30pm All Ages
Totimoshi, Nebula, Lucid Ground
Reggie's Rock Club: 8pm 18+
Big Time Sarah & The BTS Express
Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm, $12
Don Cabellero, Ponytail, Mt. St. Helens
Subterranean: 9:30pm, $12 18+
Haiku
The Burlington: 10pm, $0
Liza Minnelli
The Venue at Horseshoe Casino: 8pm 21+
Sunday August 31
= Editor's Pick
Slow Gun Shogun, Fil, Six Gun Lullaby, Leaf Bird
Abbey Pub: 9pm, $6 21+
Nice and Smooth, Uneq'ka and Just Flow, Keith Murray, Khari Lemuel
African Festival of the Arts: 4pm, $10 All Ages
New Orleans Revival, Roland Brown, Odies Williams
African Festival of the Arts: 3:30pm, $10 All Ages
Rachelle Farrell, New Orleans Revival, Mulgrew Miller
African Festival of the Arts: 4:30pm, $10 All Ages
Joe Barr
Artis's Lounge: 9pm 21+
70's Night w/ Chico Banks
B.L.U.E.S.: 9:30pm 21+
The Shirley Johnson Blues Band
Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm, $8 21+
Sharon Lewis
Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, $10 21+
Josh Berman and His Gang
Chicago Jazz Festival: 2:20pm
Ornette Coleman
Chicago Jazz Festival: 8:30pm
The Sonnets, The Seude Brothers, Mr. Gnome, Juanita & The Rabbit
darkroom: 7pm, $7 21+
So Long Forgotten, Railjacks
Elbo Room: 8:30pm, $5 21+
Stress Ape, Vigilante, Catacombs Of Rome
Empty Bottle: 9:30pm, $3 21+
Labor of Love
Sugar Ray, Makeshift Prodigy
Enclave: 5pm, $10 21+
NAS and Talib Kweli
House of Blues: 6pm, 11:45pm, $38
Charlie Love and the Silky Smooth Blues Band, Linsey Alexander
Kingston Mines:
Aimee Mann, Squeeze
Ravinia: 7pm All Ages
Nike+ Human Race
Fall Out Boy
Soldier Field : 8pm, $35 All Ages
Trudell, J-Phat, Shadowx, GTM, Nova Styles
Subterranean: 10pm, $10 21+
Beesknees, Radius, Kenny Keys, DJs Jay too and Elevation
The Church: 8pm, $0
Monday September 1
= Editor's Pick
Grana' Louise & The Troublemakers
: 9pm 21+
Brand Nubian, Rhymefest, Black Sheep, The Main Thang
African Festival of the Arts: 4pm, $10 All Ages
Diblo Dibala, Voices, New Orleans Revival
African Festival of the Arts: 3:30pm, $10 All Ages
Kool & The Gang, Nicholas Payton, Samba 1 w/Dill Costa, Trinity
African Festival of the Arts: 2:30pm, $10 All Ages
Billy Branch
Artis's Lounge: 9pm
Pat McCurdy
Beat Kitchen: 10pm, $6 21+
Frank Bang & The Secret Stash
Bill's Blues Bar: 8:30pm, $0
Grana' Louise & The Troublemakers
Blue Chicago: 9pm 21+
Closed for Labor Day!
Buddy Guy's Legends: 21+
J. W. Williams, John Primer and the Real Deal Blues Band
Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
Ravinia Festival Orchestra
Ravinia: All Ages
Rob Mazurek, Jason Adasiewicz, Matt Lux, Josh Abrams, John Herndon
Velvet Lounge: 8:30pm
Closed Today:
Elbo Room
Tuesday September 2
= Editor's Pick
BLUES JAM w/ Tom Crivellone
Bill's Blues Bar: 8:30pm, $0
Linsey Alexander Blues Band w/ Nellie Travis
Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm, $8 21+
Johnny Drummer
Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, $10 21+
DJ 33 1/3, General Pacman
darkroom: 9pm, $0 21+
Metal Rouge, Scott Tuma & Mike Weiss, Mako Sica
Empty Bottle: 9:30pm, $7 21+
Baker, Hunt, Sandstrom & Williams Group
Hotti Biscotti: 8:30pm, $0
N.E.R.D., Bad Brains
House of Blues: 7pm, $5
Joe Barr, Joanna Connor
Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
Nicholas Barron
Morseland: 8pm, $0 21+
Fred Anderson
Museum of Contemporary Art: 5:30pm, $0 All Ages
Pete Galanis Band, Marty Sammon
Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm, $5
Wednesday September 3
= Editor's Pick
GBH, Whole Wheat Bread, Krum Bums
Abbey Pub: 9pm, $17 21+
Stang Stomper, The Dyes
Beat Kitchen: 9pm, $8 18+
J.W. Williams Blues Band w/ Patricia Scott
Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm, $8 21+
Xiu Xiu, Prurient, Common Eider, King Eider
Bottom Lounge: 8pm, $15
Nellie Travis
Buddy Guy's Legends: $10 21+
Rory Lake's Karaoke Dreams
darkroom: 9pm, $0 21+
Shalloboi, A Tundra, Ceiling Stars, Umbra & The Vulcan Siege
Empty Bottle: 9:30pm, $7 21+
Steve Hunt, Michael Zerang, Jim Backer, Greg Ward, Harrison Bankhead
Hideout: 9:30pm, $6
Andrew Bird, Occidental Brothers Dance Band
Jay Pritzker Pavilion: 6:30pm, $0
Jimmy Burns, Andre Taylor and the Blues Alley Cats
Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
Tributosaurus becomes...Hall & Oates
Martyrs': 7:30pm, $15 21+
Garry Gand's Pro Blues Jam
Reggie's Music Joint: 8pm 21+
Ellen Allien, Modeselektor
Sonotheque: 9pm, $15
Todd Kessler
Uncommon Ground: 7pm, $0 All Ages
Thursday September 4
= Editor's Pick
Project ULTRA, Melismatics, Makeshift Prodigy
Abbey Pub: 9pm, $8 21+
The Failure's Union
Beat Kitchen: 9:30pm, $8 21+
The Shirley Johnson Blues Band
Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm, $8 21+
The Johnny Rawls Revue
Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30, $10 21+
Alla, Demilos, Bicycle Tricycle
darkroom: 8pm, $7 21+
Restavrant, Team Rockit, The Javelinas
Empty Bottle: 9:30pm, $8 21+
Open Mic
Lee's Unleaded Blues: 8pm 21+
The Del Moroccos
Martyrs': 9:30pm, $0 21+
James Wheeler Blues Jam, Arlyo, Tony Mangiullo, Vic Jackson
Rosa's Lounge:
James Sanders & Conjunto
Tumbao: 9pm, $0 21+
Friday September 5
= Editor's Pick
The Diplomats Of Solid Sound, JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, The Stacks, East Of Eden Soul Express DJs
Abbey Pub: 9pm, $10 21+
Mr. G & The Mystery Band
Bill's Blues Bar: 9:30pm
Grana' Louise & The Troublemakers
Blue Chicago: 9pm 21+
Linsey Alexander Blues Band w/ Patricia Scott
Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm, $8 21+
Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers, Sharon Lewis, Guy King
Buddy Guy's Legends: 9pm, $10 21+
Bald Eagle and Mother Hubbard
darkroom: 9pm, $5 21+
William Darling
Elbo Room: 8:30pm, $5 21+
The Hoyle Brothers
Empty Bottle: 5:30pm, $0 21+
The Juan Maclean, Beau Wanzer, Woodhands
Empty Bottle: 10pm, $14 21+
Turbine, Terrible Spaceships, Atypical Science
Martyrs': 9pm, $10 21+
Backyard Tire Fire, Ha Ha Tonka, Joe Pug
Metro: 9pm, $10 18+
Shudder To Think
Park West: 8pm All Ages
Vance Kelly & The Backstreet Blues Band
Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm, $12
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