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Upcoming Chicago City Music Festivals:
June 10-13, 21st Annual Chicago Blues Festival, Grant Park
June 25-July 4, Taste of Chicago, Grant Park
June 26-27, Chicago Country Music Festival, Grant Park
September 2-5, 26th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival, Grant Park
Sunday, June 13
21st Annual Chicago Blues Festival, Grant Park
Devendra Banhart, Bottom Lounge
Monday, June 14:
Ghostface Killah, House of Blues
Tuesday, June 15:
Femi Kuti, House of Blues
Hank III, Double Door
Skinny Puppy, Vic
Wednesday, June 16:
Skinny Puppy, Vic
Thursday, June 17:
The Fiery Furnaces, The Ponys, Metro
Kelly Hogan and the Wooden Leg, Hideout, ongoing
DJ Jump Cut, Darkroom, 7pm
David Byrne, Skyline Stage
Friday, June 18:
Chris Long, Peel, Adam Wyle, Catsplash, Abbey Pub
Innocence Mission, Schubas
The Shins, The Glands, Roguewalk, House of Blues
Saturday, June 19:
The Shins, The Glands, Roguewalk, House of Blues
Innocence Mission, Schubas
Taste of Randolph--Fountains of Wayne, Ted Leo, etc.
Sunday, June 20:
Unicorns, Open End Gallery
Monday, June 21:
David Byrne, Skyline Stage
Tuesday, June 22:
Nina Hagen, Metro
Wednesday, June 23:
The Streets, Metro
Thursday, June 24:
Richard Thompson, House of Blues
Patty Smith, Skyline Stage
DJ Jump Cut, Darkroom, 7pm
Friday, June 25:
Jonathan Richman, Tammy Larkins, Double Door
Taste of Chicago, Grant Park
Prince, Allstate Arena *sold out*
Saturday, June 26:
Taste of Chicago, Grant Park
Chicago Country Music Festival, Grant Park
Prince, Allstate Arena *sold out*
Sunday, June 27:
Taste of Chicago, Grant Park
Chicago Country Music Festival, Grant Park
Leon Russell, Abbey Pub
Monday, June 28:
Pedro the Lion, Abbey Pub
Taste of Chicago, Grant Park
Prince, Allstate Arena *sold out*
Tuesday, June 29:
Pedro the Lion, Abbey Pub
Stan Ridgeway, Schubas
!!!, Logan Square Auditorium
Taste of Chicago, Grant Park
Prince, Allstate Arena
Wednesday, June 30:
The Alarm, Abbey Pub
Taste of Chicago, Grant Park
Prince, Allstate Arena
Thursday, July 1:
Taste of Chicago, Grant Park
Friday, July 2:
Iron & Wine, Abbey Pub
Taste of Chicago, Grant Park
Saturday, July 3:
Wolf Eyes, Empty Bottle
Taste of Chicago, Grant Park
Sunday, July 4:
Taste of Chicago, Grant Park
Monday, July 5:
Tuesday, July 6:
Jet, The Anyones, House of Blues
Wednesday, July 7:
Thursday, July 8:
DJ Jump Cut, Darkroom, 7pm
Jazzanova, Smart Bar
Friday, July 9:
Saturday, July 10:
Sunday, July 11:
Monday, July 12:
Tuesday, July 13:
Wednesday, July 14:
Robert Cray, Ravinia
Thursday, July 15:
Carole King, Auditorium Theater
DJ Jump Cut, Darkroom, 7pm
Friday, July 16:
Brave Combo, FitzGerald's
John Wesley Harding, Schubas
Monday, July 19:
Abbey Chuba, Hideout (Jazz Trio!)
Thursday, July 22:
DJ Jump Cut, Darkroom, 7pm
Friday, July 23:
Him, Hothouse
Monday, July 26:
Thursday, July 29:
DJ Jump Cut, Darkroom, 7pm
Sunday, August 1:
Etta James, House of Blues
Friday, August 13:
Cheap Trick, Skyline Stage *sold out*
Friday, August 27:
Leon Russell, Bottom Lounge
Friday, September 24:
DEVO, Riviera, AA