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Tuesday May 13 = Editor's Pick
Tommy Muellner Trio Andy's: 5pm 21+
Jordan Baskin Trio with Dr. Odies Williams Andy's: 9pm 21+
Luke Pytel B.L.U.E.S.: 9:30pm 21+
Tom Crivellone Bill's Blues Bar: 9:30pm, $0 21+
Charlie Love Blues Band with Nellie Travis Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm 21+
Killer Ray Allison Blues Island Pub: 9pm 21+
Vino Louden Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, $10 21+
General Pacman, DJs Rude 1 and Trew darkroom: 9pm, $0 21+
Whoosh Rec Showcase darkroom: 9pm, $0 21+
DJs Kres & Mike spin Spanish Rock Delilah's: 9pm, $0 21+
Fall 7, Moses Gun, Knockhopper Double Door: 9pm, $5 21+
Absent Sound Elastic Arts Foundation: 9pm 21+
Ssion, Boquitos, DJ Muderbot and DJ Gay Terrorist Funky Buddha Lounge: 9pm 21+
Jose Valdes Latin Jazz Trio Green Dolphin Street: 6:30pm, $0 21+
Salsa Tuesdays Green Dolphin Street: 9:30pm, $10 21+
Deep Blue Organ Trio Green Mill: 9pm, $7 21+
Ron Smith & The Southsiders Harlem Avenue Lounge: 8:30pm, $0 21+
Devil in a Woodpile Hideout: 9:30pm 21+
Mike Felten Horseshoe: 10pm, $0 21+
DJ Andju Jun Bar: 9pm, $0 21+
Joe Barr, Joanna Connor Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
Marty Willson Piper & the Electric Mood Maidens, Don Dixon Martyrs': 8pm, $15 21+
Nicholas Barron Morseland: 7:30pm, $0 21+
DJ White Russian spins Downtempo, Nu-Jazz, Broken Beat, Funk and House Morseland: 10pm, $0 21+
DJs Kamar and Qbot Neo Nightclub: 10pm, $0 21+
Pete Galanis Band with Marty Sammon Rosa's Lounge: 9:30 p.m., $7 21+
Matthew Ryan vs. The Silver State, Jon Dee Graham Schubas: 8pm, $15 21+
Victim Of Time (DJ Set) Sonotheque: 9pm, $0 21+
Koko Trio with Mikel Avery Velvet Lounge: 8pm 21+

Wednesday May 14 = Editor's Pick
Andy Brown Trio Andy's: 5pm 21+
Mike Smith Quintet Andy's: 9pm 21+
Pistol Petel B.L.U.E.S.: 9:30pm 21+
Leslie Hunt, Rebecca Rego, Jessica Robbins, Jennifer Lucrezio Beat Kitchen: 9pm, $8 21+
J.W. Williams Blues Band with Patricia Scott Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm, $8 21+
Jimmy Johnson Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm 21+
DJs Bear Who?, Triology, and Newlife spin House darkroom: 9pm, $0 21+
The Dark Horse Project, Seth, For All The Sweet Children darkroom: 8pm, $7 21+
DJs Joe Vortech and Mr. Automatic spin Weird Country Delilah's: 9pm, $0 21+
Troy, Soundrame, J Graves Double Door: 9pm, $7 21+
Chicago Singer Spotlight FitzGerald's: 8pm, $8 21+
Bill Porter Orchestra Green Dolphin Street: 9pm, $10 21+
Alfonso Ponticelli and Swing Gitan Green Mill: 9pm, $7 21+
Frank Catalano Sextet Green Mill: 2am 21+
Jimmy Burns, Andre Taylor and the Blues Alley Cats Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
Western Paradise Lilly's Bar: 8pm 21+
uSTORM Martyrs': 8:30pm, $12 21+
Zutano Morseland: 8pm, $0 21+
DJ Ben Marc spins Funk, Soul, Psych, and Pop Morseland: 10pm, $0 21+
DJ Jeff Moyer Neo Nightclub: 10pm, $0 21+
Garry Gand's Pro Blues Jam Reggie's Music Joint: 8pm 21+
The Derbys, Mad Minute, Thunderunderus, Vile Display Of Humanity Reggie's Rock Club: 8pm 21+
Killer Ray Allison Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm, $7 21+
Mike Staron Duo Sullivan's Naperville: 5pm 21+
Charles Rumbrack Velvet Lounge: 8pm 21+

Thursday May 15 = Editor's Pick
Kelly Brand Trio Andy's: 5pm 21+
Bryan Doherty Band Andy's: 9pm 21+
Three For Thursday B.L.U.E.S.: 9:30pm 21+
Shirley Johnson Blues Band Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm, $8 21+
Nick Charles & The S.O.B.'s Blues Island Pub: 9pm 21+
Nicholas Barron Bourbon: 9pm 21+
Phil Guy Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, $10 21+
DJs Sara and Brian Costello spin International Rock & Roll Delilah's: 9pm, $0 21+
Frisbie, Ultra Sonic Edukators, The Teniscourts Double Door: 9pm, $8 21+
Branch/Roebke/Riordan, A Fox Can Be Hungry Elastic Arts Foundation: 10pm 21+
Turn Of The Century Elbo Room: 8:30pm, $8 21+
Helio Sequence, Bronze, Yourself and the Air Empty Bottle: 9pm, $10 21+
Red Rose Ragtime Band FitzGerald's: 7:30pm, $10 21+
Superheroes of Sound, Dirty Digital, Jyroscope, Dude 'N Nem Funky Buddha Lounge: 9pm, $5 21+
Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra Green Mill: 9pm, $7 21+
Blues Open Mic Harlem Avenue Lounge: 8:30pm, $0 21+
Singleman Affair, Roma di Luna, Relaxation Record Hideout: 9pm, $8 21+
Joanna Connor, Charlie Love and the Silky Smooth Blues Band, Katherine Davis Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
DJs John simmons, Avi Sic, Frankie Naples, hiLary RAWK Lava Lounge : 9pm, $0 21+
Open Mic Lee's Unleaded Blues: 8pm 21+
Joe Griffin, Lukedot, Life Like Fire Lilly's Bar: 8pm 21+
Sars Flannery, Balkans, Brent Pulse Martyrs': 9pm, $6 21+
Kory Quinn Montrose Saloon: 8:30pm, $0 21+
DJs Serpico, GT and Kana Me spin Hip-Hop, Soul, Funk and Reggae Morseland: 10pm 21+
Shorthand, Mr. Greenweedz, Baby Bam Morseland: 10pm 21+
DJs Qbot Kamr spins 80s, New Wave and more Neo Nightclub: 10pm, $5 21+
Cains & Abels, The Zach Heath, Dear Adora Ronny's: 9pm 21+
James Wheeler, Ariyo, Tony Mangiullo, Vic Jackson Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm, $5 21+
Laura Veirs, Liam Finn Schubas: 7pm & 10pm, $14 21+
Osborne, Michna Sonotheque: 9pm, $0 21+
Yearzero Underground Lounge: 8pm 21+
Jeff Parker, John Herndon Velvet Lounge: 8pm 21+

Friday May 16 = Editor's Pick
Bryan Cherry Band, Fraker & Sons, Alain de Courtenay, Dave Moran Abbey Pub: 9pm, $7 21+
Typhanie Monique/Neal Alger Trio Andy's: 5pm 21+
Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials B.L.U.E.S.: 9:30pm 21+
Peaches and the Groove Shakers Blue Chicago: 9pm, $10 21+
Charlie Love Blues Band with Nellie Travis Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm, $10 21+
Peaches and the Groove Shakers Blues Chicago: 9pm 21+
South Side Blues Band Blues Island Pub: 9pm 21+
The Blue Line Riders California Clipper: 10pm, $0 21+
DJs Brock and Alexander Bassett, Clique Talk, Tirra Lirra darkroom: 9pm, $5 21+
Marco Morales, Heather Doble Debonair Social Club: 9pm 21+
Sponge, One Night Love Child, Team Rockit, Textbook Double Door: 9pm, $15 21+
Packy Lundholm Elbo Room: 8:30pm, $9 21+
The Hoyle Brothers Empty Bottle: 5:30pm, $0 21+
The Spares, Lou Carlozo FitzGerald's: 9:30pm, $10 21+
Steve Gibons Gypsy Rhythm Project Green Mill: 9pm 21+
Happy Hour Show with Chris Foreman Green Mill: 5pm 21+
Green Mill Quartet Jazz Jam Session Green Mill: 1am, $10 21+
The Marty Sammon Blues Band Harlem Avenue Lounge: 9:30pm, $6 21+
The Rosewood Thieves, Cairo Gang Hideout: 10pm, $8 21+
Bumpus, The Hue, Kinetix Kinetic Playground: 9pm 21+
Duke Tumatoe, Joanna Connor Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
Alex Morrill, Le Percolateur, Tautologic, Zack Kline and friends, Paul Karner, Slaughtertown String Band Lilly's Bar: 8pm 21+
Enter The Haggis, Danny Burns Defectors Martyrs': 9pm, $12 21+
DJ Rude 1 and Shon Dervis Morseland: 10pm, $0 21+
DJ RazerX Neo Nightclub: 10pm, $5 21+
Pillars and Tongues, Talibam!, Binges Ronny's: 9pm 21+
Sugar Blue Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm, $20 21+
The Heavenly States, Head Of Femur, The Poison Control Center Schubas: 10pm, $12 21+
Green Velvet, Josh Werner, Nick Nice Smartbar: 10pm, $15 21+
Bob Moses Trio with Doug Rosenberg Velvet Lounge: 9:30pm 21+

Saturday May 17 = Editor's Pick
The Sadies, Rosie Flores, Sally Timms, Puerto Muerto, John Rice Abbey Pub: 9pm, $20 21+
Jon Langford & The Pine Valley Cosmonauts, The Sadies, Rosie Flores, Sally Timms, Puerto Muerto Abbey Pub: 9pm 21+
Petra Van Nuis Quartet Andy's: 5pm 21+
Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials B.L.U.E.S.: 9:30pm 21+
Peaches and the Groove Shakers Blue Chicago: 9pm, $10 21+
Charlie Love Blues Band with Nellie Travis Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm, $10 21+
Peaches and the Groove Shakers Blues Chicago: 9pm 21+
Ron Prince Blues Island Pub: 9pm 21+
Eric Noden, Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials Buddy Guy's Legends: 6pm, $15 21+
The True Historians California Clipper: 10pm, $0 21+
DJ Lego spins House darkroom: 9pm, $8 21+
After School Special, Wabash Cannonballs, The Trashingtons, Penthouse Sweets Double Door: 9pm, $0 21+
DJ Tapedeck, DJ Issues Elastic Arts Foundation: 8pm 21+
Subtle, Pit Er Pat, Locks Empty Bottle: 10pm, $12 21+
Instant Karma FitzGerald's: 9:30pm, $7 21+
Stephane Wrembel Trio Green Mill: 8pm 21+
After Hours Jazz Party with Sabertooth Green Mill: 12am, $5 21+
Mr. G and The Mystery Blues Band with Osee Anderson Harlem Avenue Lounge: 9:30pm, $6 21+
JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, The Hood Internet Hideout: 9pm, $10 21+
The Butcher's Boy, The Ladybirds, The Robert Hynes Band Horseshoe: 10pm, $5 21+
Duke Tumatoe, Joanna Connor Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
Johnny Drummer and The Starliters Lee's Unleaded Blues: 8pm 21+
Dean Welch and the Rhythm Method, Bat Masterson, Clifton Roy and Folkstringer, Dead Roses, Allen Cote Lilly's Bar: 8pm 21+
Kevin So Martyrs': 7pm, $12 21+
Dirty Rooks, High End Trio, All Things Lucid Martyrs': 10pm, $7 21+
WABOLABR Montrose Saloon: 8:30pm, $0 21+
SB & The Soul People Morseland: 10pm, $5 21+
DJ Ryan Bedlam spins Industrial, Power Noise and Retro Neo Nightclub: 10pm, $5 21+
Ted Aliota & Sound of None Olympic Theatre: 6pm, $15 21+
Identity Theft Pheasant Run Resort and Spa: 8:30pm, $0 21+
The Sass Dragons, Prizzy Prizzy Please, The Coke Dares, The Monikers, The Closet Fairies Ronny's: 9pm 21+
Sugar Blue Rosa's Lounge: 10pm, $20 21+
Justin Long, Fortune Smartbar: 10pm, $10 21+
Sleeping Under 47, CTMB, Ideaman, Stuck Underwater, D'Z Nuts, Donkey Punch, Johnny Vomit, Hotlips Messiah Tiger O'Stylies: 3pm, $7 21+
Bob Moses Trio with Doug Rosenberg Velvet Lounge: 9:30pm 21+

Sunday May 18 = Editor's Pick
Health and Beauty, Jonny Rumble, My Were They Abbey Pub: 7pm, $5 21+
Mark Moultrup Trio Andy's: 10:30am 21+
Alison Ruble Quartet Andy's: 5pm 21+
Jam Session Andy's: 7:30pm 21+
Joe Barr Artis' Lounge: 9pm 21+
Rodney Brown and Hot Rod B.L.U.E.S.: 9:30pm 21+
The Shirley Johnson Blues Band Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm, $8 21+
Chicago Blues Jam Blues Island Pub: 9pm 21+
Reggie's Rock Club Bottom Lounge: 8pm 21+
Doug McDonald Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, $10 21+
Lokua, Slava, Garo darkroom: 9pm, $5 21+
DJ Mike Miller spins Ian Fleming's Birthday Delilah's: 9pm, $0 21+
Chicago Jazz Composers Collective Green Mill: 2pm 21+
Uptown Poetry Slam Green Mill: 7pm, $6 21+
Kimberly Gordon Organ Trio Green Mill: 11pm, $4 21+
Charlie Love & The Silky Smooth Blues Band, Linsey Alexander Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
DJ Hector Lopez Morseland: 10pm 21+
Jimmy Bennington Morseland: 8pm, $0 21+
Nicholas Barron Motel Bar: 10pm 21+
DJ Jeff Moyer spins Electro, Retro, and Industrial Neo Nightclub: 10pm, $0 21+
DJ Slacky J spins Reggae Sonotheque: 10pm, $0 21+
Mike Staron Duo Sullivan's Naperville: 5pm 21+
Isiash Spencer's Jam Session Velvet Lounge: 9:30pm 21+

Monday May 19 = Editor's Pick
Paul Abella Trio Andy's: 5pm 21+
Yoko Noge's Jazz Me Blues Band Andy's: 9pm 21+
Billy Branch Artis' Lounge: 9pm 21+
Linsey Alexander B.L.U.E.S.: 9:30pm 21+
Grana' Louise and the Troublemakers Blue Chicago: 9pm, $8 21+
Grana' Louise and the Troublemakers Blues Chicago: 9pm, $8 21+
Jimmy Burns hosts the Jam Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, $10 21+
Punk Rock with DJ Vinyl Richie Delilah's: 9pm, $0 21+
KTL, Nemeth, Helen Money Empty Bottle: 9pm, $14 21+
Patricia Barber Quartet Green Mill: 9pm, $7 21+
J.W. Williams, John Primer and the Real Deal Blues Band Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
Tin Lynott Martyrs': 8pm, $0 21+
Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls Morseland: 9pm, $0 21+
Nicholas Barron Motel Bar: 9:30pm 21+
DJ Eleven Neo Nightclub: 10pm, $0 21+
Open Mic Quenchers Saloon: 8pm 21+
The Asylum Street Spankers Schubas: 8pm, $18 21+

Tuesday May 20 = Editor's Pick
Tommy Muellner Trio Andy's: 5pm 21+
Jordan Baskin Trio with Dr. Odies Williams Andy's: 9pm 21+
Les Getrex and Creole Cookin' B.L.U.E.S.: 9:30pm 21+
Tom Crivellone Bill's Blues Bar: 9:30pm, $0 21+
Linsey Alexander Blues Band with Nellie Travis Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm, $9 21+
Killer Ray Allison Blues Island Pub: 9pm 21+
Guy King Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, $10 21+
Screaming Rachael, Mike Tafoya & Tafoya's Lost Boyzz, General Pacman darkroom: 9pm, $5 21+
DJ Cookie Delilah's: 9pm, $0 21+
The Bellrays, The Architects, Obah Double Door: 9pm, $12 21+
Cluster, Chandeliers, Disappears Empty Bottle: 9pm, $18 21+
Dandi Wind, Brilliant Pebbles, DJs Rand Sevila, Hunter Husar, Eryka Funky Buddha Lounge: 9pm 21+
Jose Valdes Latin Jazz Trio Green Dolphin Street: 6:30pm, $0 21+
Salsa Tuesdays Green Dolphin Street: 9:30pm, $10 21+
Deep Blue Organ Trio Green Mill: 9pm, $7 21+
Jimbo Delta Harlem Avenue Lounge: 8:30pm, $0 21+
Devil in a Woodpile Hideout: 9:30pm 21+
Joe Barr, Joanna Connor Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
A Modern Bison, Maurice, GoKartz Martyrs': 8pm, $6 21+
DJ White Russian spins Downtempo, Nu-Jazz, Broken Beat, Funk and House Morseland: 10pm, $0 21+
Nicholas Barron Morseland: 7:30pm, $0 21+
DJs Kamar and Qbot Neo Nightclub: 10pm, $0 21+
A Cushicle Rodan: 10:30pm 21+
Psilocin, Mouthbreather Ronny's: 9pm 21+
Pete Galanis Band with Marty Sammon Rosa's Lounge: 9:30 p.m., $7 21+
Koko Trio with Mikel Avery Velvet Lounge: 8pm 21+

Wednesday May 21 = Editor's Pick
The Cool Kids, All Natural Abbey Pub: 8pm 21+
Andy Brown Trio Andy's: 5pm 21+
Mike Smith Quintet Andy's: 9pm 21+
Big Ray and Chicago's Most Wanted B.L.U.E.S.: 9:30pm 21+
J.W. Williams Blues Band with Patricia Scott Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm, $8 21+
Dave Spector Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, $10 21+
Talseem "Jamila" Firdausee, Lady Gemstar, Amina, Jacinda, Anyi, Unmuvabo darkroom: 9pm, $5 21+
Felix da Housecat Debonair Social Club: 9pm 21+
DJ Jason Larsen spins Country & Western Delilah's: 9pm, $0 21+
Eric Hutchinson, Marie Digby, Justin Nozuka Double Door: 8pm, $12 21+
The Old Haunts, Red Eyed Legends, Stanley Ross Empty Bottle: 9pm, $8 21+
Bill Porter Orchestra Green Dolphin Street: 9pm, $10 21+
Frank Catalano Sextet Green Mill: 2am 21+
Alfonso Ponticelli and Swing Gitan Green Mill: 9pm, $7 21+
Jeb Bishop, Dave Rempis, Kent Kessler, Michael Zerang Hideout: 9:30pm, $6 21+
Jimmy Burns, Andre Taylor and the Blues Alley Cats Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
Nick West, Paradigm, Dan Hubbard Lilly's Bar: 8pm 21+
Stankstar, Awesome Car Funmaker, Lovers Of The Sea Martyrs': 8pm, $6 21+
DJ Ben Marc spins Funk, Soul, Psych, and Pop Morseland: 10pm, $0 21+
DJ Jeff Moyer Neo Nightclub: 10pm, $0 21+
Garry Gand's Pro Blues Jam Reggie's Music Joint: 8pm 21+
No, Riot Inside Reggie's Rock Club: 8pm, $0 21+
Killer Ray Allison Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm, $7 21+
Pela, Minipop Schubas: 9pm, $10 21+
Mike Staron Duo Sullivan's Naperville: 5pm 21+
Renee Baker and FAQ Velvet Lounge: 8pm 21+

Thursday May 22 = Editor's Pick
Chicago Rock Lottery Abbey Pub: 9pm, $8 21+
Kelly Brand Trio Andy's: 5pm 21+
Bryan Doherty Band Andy's: 9pm 21+
Toronzo Cannon and the Cannonball Express B.L.U.E.S.: 9:30pm 21+
Shirley Johnson Blues Band Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm, $8 21+
Nick Charles & The S.O.B.'s Blues Island Pub: 9pm 21+
Nicholas Barron Bourbon: 9pm 21+
Bryan Lee Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, 10pm 21+
Farewell Captain, Soft Targets darkroom: 9pm, $7 21+
DJ Gina spins Local Rock Delilah's: 9pm, $0 21+
Dave Rempis Group Elastic Arts Foundation: 10pm 21+
Spider Bags, Golden Boys, Black Nag, Mother Of Tears Empty Bottle: 9pm, $8 21+
Ghost Pilot, Rotobeam, Tom Valenzano, Alex Mizicko FitzGerald's: 8:30pm, $5 21+
Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra Green Mill: 9pm, $7 21+
Blues Open Mic Harlem Avenue Lounge: 8:30pm, $0 21+
Shipping News, The Poison Arrows Hideout: 8pm, $8 21+
Joanna Connor, Charlie Love and the Silky Smooth Blues Band, Quintus McCormick Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
Open Mic Lee's Unleaded Blues: 8pm 21+
Cory Tcheng, Deen Anbar, Bruce Thorn Lilly's Bar: 8pm 21+
Matthew Santos, Calvin Marty & The Sunken Ship Martyrs': 8pm, $17 21+
Rainy Day Woman, Andy Seagram Montrose Saloon: 8:00pm, $0 21+
Ramsey Johnson, Wes Restless, The Crest, Morseland: 10pm, $5 21+
DJs Qbot Kamr spins 80s, New Wave and more Neo Nightclub: 10pm, $5 21+
James Wheeler, Ariyo, Tony Mangiullo, Vic Jackson Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm, $5 21+
Bangers & Mash The Burlington: 21+
The Nix, The Hidden Dangers Underground Lounge: 8pm 21+
Jeff Parker Velvet Lounge: 8pm 21+

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