ILLINOIS MUSIC VENUES
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Batavia, Beach Park, Belleville, Belvidere, Berwyn, Bloomington, Blue Island, Bluffs, Bolingbrook, Bourbonnais,
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Grove, Burbank, Byron, Carbondale, Carlyle, Carthage, Cary, Centralia, Champaign, Channahon, Charleston, Chicago, Chicago Heights, Chicago
Ridge, Christopher, Cicero, Clarendon Hills, Cobden, Collinsville, Columbia, Countryside, Crest Hill, Crestwood,
Crete, Creve Coeur, Crystal Lake, Danville, Dekalb,
Decatur, Des Plaines, Dixon, Downers Grove, East Dubuque, East Dundee, East Moline, Edwardsville, Effingham, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, Evanston,
Flora, Flossmoor, Forest Park, Frankfort, Freeport, Fulton,
Galena, Galesburg, Geneseo, Geneva, Germantown, Glen Ellyn, Glendale Heights, Godfrey,
Green Oaks, Greenup, Hanover Park, Harvard, Harwood Heights, Herrin, Highwood, Hillside, Hoffman Estates, Huntley, Ingleside, Island Lake, Itasca,
Jacksonville, Joliet, Kankakee, Kell, Kenilworth, Kewanee, La Salle, Ladd, Lake Barrington,
Lake Villa, Lake
Zurich, Lansing, Lemont, Lexington,
Lewiston, Libertyville,
Lincolnshire, Lisle, Litchfield, Lockport, Lombard, Lynwood, Macomb, Marengo,
Marion, Mattoon, Merionette Park, Midlothian, Milan, Mokena, Moline, Monmouth,
Morris, Morrison, Mount Carmel, Mount Prospect, Mount Vernon, Mount Zion, Mundelein, Murphysboro, Naperville,
Nashville, New Baden, New Lenox, Niles, Normal, North Chicago, Oak Forest,
Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Oblong, Okawville, Olney, Orland Park, Ottawa, Palatine, Palestine, Palos Heights,
Pana, Panama, Paris, Pekin, Peoria, Peoria Heights,
Peru, Pittsfield,
Plainfield, Polo, Poplar Grove, Port Barrington, Princeton, Prophetstown, Quincy, Rantoul,
Red Bud, Robinson, Rock Falls, Rock Island, Rockford, Romeoville,
Roselle, Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Heights, Round Lake, Sauget, Savannah, Saybrook,
Schaumburg, Sheffield, Shelbyville, Shorewood, South Barrington,
South Chicago Heights, South Elgin, South Wilmington, Springfield, St Charles, Stanford, Steeleville,
Sterling, Streator, Streamwood, Taylor Springs, Taylorville, Teutopolis,
Tinley Park, Tolono, Trenton, Urbana, Utica, Vandalia, Villa Park, Wadsworth,
Wamac, Warrenville, Washington, Watseka, Waukegan, West Dundee, West Peoria, Westville, Wheaton,
Wheeling, Willmette, Willow Springs, Willowbrook, Winfield, Wood Dale, Woodhull, Woodstock, Worth, Yorkville
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- 115
Bourbon St -3359 W 115th St - (708) 388-8881
MERIONETTE PARK
--- Modern Day Romeos
(Chicago IL)
[Rock] Mar 08
---
No Direction (Chicago IL area)
[Alternative/Classic Rock/Pop] Mar 08
--- Stellar Road (Chicago IL)
[Acoustic/Jam Band/Alternative] Mar 08
--- Backyard Cohort (Chicago IL)
Rock/Acoustic/Jam Band] May 08
- 127 Lounge - NASHVILLE
--- One Stone Band (Mount Vernon IL)
[Rock/Classic Rock/Acoustic] May 08
- 46 Zone Sports Bar & Grill (Ditka's Sports Dome) - 730 N Bolingbrook Rd -
BOLINGBROOK | 2007 | Blues, Funk, Soul
- 49er - 518 Bruns Ln - (217) 787-4937 SPRINGFIELD | 2007 | Country, Jam Band, Progressive, Rock, Rockabilly, Southern Rock
- 50 North - 50 N Barrington Rd - (630) 372-2900 STREAMWOOD | 2006 |
- 9th St Pub -
LA SALLE
- 94 West - 15410 S 94th Ave - (708) 364-9494
ORLAND PARK | 2007 | Blues, Country,
Rockabilly
- A.I.W. Hall - 2882 N Dineen St -
DECATUR
--- Ambient Green (Decatur IL)
[Rock/Progressive/Alternative] Mar 08
---
Gibbs Brothers Band (SE
Iowa)
[Rock] Mar 08
- Abbey Pub
- 3420 W Grace - (773) 478-4408 CHICAGO
---
Cold Water Mystic (Brookfield IL)
[Funk] Jan 08
--- Mr Blotto (Chicago IL)
[Jam Band/Southern Rock/Blues] Mar 08
--- Signal
(South Bend IN) [Rock] Mar 08
---
The Sweetwater Meltdown
(Palatine IL)
[Jam Band/Experimental/Rock] Dec 08
- Acorn Coffee Bar @ Folk-Lore Center -
WARRENVILLE
- Alamo - 115 N 5th St - (217) 523-1455 SPRINGFIELD | 2007 |
- Alfa's II Bar & Grill - 1609 W Jefferson St - (815) 744-4850
JOLIET | 2006 |
- Algonquin Roadhouse - 440 W Algonquin Rd - (847) 658-1700
ALGONQUIN
- Alive One -
CHICAGO
--- Lubriphonic (Chicago IL)
[Jam Band/Rock/Funk] Feb 08
- Andy's Jazz Club -
CHICAGO
- Apollo Theatre - 104 N State St - (815) 547-3400 BELVIDERE | 2007 | Acoustic, Metal, Pop,
Rock
- Aragon Entertainment Center
- CHICAGO
- Ardmore Lounge - 340 S Ardmore Ave - (630) 279-0365 VILLA PARK | 2007 | Punk
- Aroma Cafe -
CHAMPAIGN
--- Angie Heaton (Urbana IL)
[Indie/Folk Rock/Country] Jul 08
- Ashbury Coffee House - 8695 W Archer Ave - (708) 839-6963 WILLOW SPRINGS | 2006 |
- Assembly Hall - 1800 S 1st St - (217) 333-5000
CHAMPAIGN | 2007 | Country
- Aussies Pub - 104 W Walnut St - WATSEKA
--- Ambient Green (Decatur IL)
[Rock/Progressive/Alternative] Feb 08
- Austin's
Saloon (The Fuel Room) - 481 Peterson Rd - (847) 549-1972 LIBERTYVILLE
--- Evan Priday (SE Wisconsin) [Jam
Band/Funk/Comedy] Feb 08
--- Unity The Band (Appleton WI)
[Reggae] Feb 08
--- Modern Day Romeos
(Chicago IL)
[Rock] Apr 08
--- Trippin Billies (Chicago
IL) [Rock] Apr 08
--- The 17th Floor
(Chicago IL) [Hip Hop/R&B/Rap]
May 08
- Avalanche II - 3 South 071 - (630) 393-3141 WARRENVILLE Capacity: 250 | 2006 |
- B.L.U.E.S. -
CHICAGO
- Bacchus - 25385 W Rte 173 - (847) 395-3231 ANTIOCH
| 2007 | Pop
-
Back Alley Bar & Grill -
PITTSFIELD
- Back Room -
CHICAGO
- Backwaters -
QUINCY
- Bada Brew - 802 Theodore St - (815) 726-3401 CREST
HILL | 2007 | Rock
- Bailey's Pub - 103 W Main Cross St - (217) 824-2448 TAYLORVILLE
--- Poprocks (Effingham IL)
[Rock] Jan 08
--- Dave Tamkin (Chicago IL)
[Acoustic/Folk Rock/Indie] Feb 08
- Ballydoyle's
Irish Pub & Restaurant - 5157 Main St - DOWNERS GROVE
---
Red Wanting Blue (Columbus OH)
[Indie] Feb 08
--- Mother Grove (Indianapolis IN)
[Rock] Mar 08
---
Cold Water Mystic (Brookfield IL)
[Funk/Rock/Reggae] May 08
- Bandito Barney's Beach Club - 10 N River St -
EAST DUNDEE | 2007 | Jam Band
- Bannerman's - NW Corner of Stearns & Rte 59 -
BARTLETT
--- DeepSix (Chicago
IL area) [Rock/Pop/Country] Apr
08
- Bar 3 - 326 E State St - ROCKFORD
--- The Reggie (Rockford IL)
[Reggae/Dub/Jam Band] Feb 08
- Bar Louie - 22 E Chicago Ave - (630) 983-1600
NAPERVILLE | 2007 | Acoustic, Folk
Rock, Indie
- Bar Louie Orland - 14335 S La Grange Rd - (708) 873-9999 ORLAND PARK | 2007 | Funk, Rock
- Bar Louie - PEORIA
--- Brainchild (Peoria IL) [Jam
Band/Jazz/Funk] May 08
- Bar Time - 10 N Ayer St - (815) 943-6233
HARVARD
--- The Please &
Thank Yous (Mundelein IL) [New Wave]
Jan 08
- Bar Vertigo - 853 N Western Ave -
CHICAGO | 2007 | Indie, Progressive, Rock
- Barn of
Barrington - BARRINGTON
- Beacon Tap -
DES
PLAINES
- Beat Kitchen
- CHICAGO
--- The Swellers (Fenton MI)
[Punk] Jan 08
- Beeney's Brass Rail - 3904 W Farmington Rd - (309) 674-7245 PEORIA | 2006 |
- Bent River Brewing Co -
1413 5th Ave -
MOLINE
--- Bill Smith (Chicago IL) [Jam
Band/Funk/Drum & Bass] Feb 08
--- Spare Parts (Chicago IL)
[Funk/Rock/Jazz] Feb 08
--- Strange Neighbors (Bettendorf IA)
[Jam Band/Rock/Funk]
--- JoBU (Carbondale IL)
[Reggae/Fusion/Funk] Mar 08
--- Max Allen Band
(Indianapolis IN) [Jam Band] Mar 08
--- Jassy Grazz
(South Bend IN) [Progressive/Funk/Rock]
Apr 08
- Bernice's Tavern - CHICAGO
--- Lubriphonic (Chicago IL)
[Jam Band] Jan 08
-
Betty's Blue Star Lounge -
1600 W Grand Ave (at Ashland)
CHICAGO
--- Roundeye (Chicago IL)
[Punk/Rock/Pop Punk] Apr 08
- Bevi's - 1283 E Ogden - (630) 355-9600 NAPERVILLE
| 2007 | Ambient, Jam Band, Rock
- Big Basin Saloon - 24045 S Center St - (815) 467-7879
CHANNAHON | 2006 |
- Big Boys BBQ / Club 51 North - 104 W Jackson - (618) 529-0123
CARBONDALE | 2007 | Metal
- Big Cities Lounge -
ROCKFORD
- Big Easy - 1447 Cannonball Trl - (630) 882-8681 YORKVILLE
--- Sara VonderHaar (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Pop/Acoustic] May 08
- Big Horse Lounge - 1558 N Milwaukee Ave - (773) 384-0043
CHICAGO | 2006 |
- Big John's Silver Dollar Saloon - 240 W Main - (309) 343-9241
GALESBURG | 2007 | Country
- Big Muddy Pub - 204 State St - (618) 463-1095 ALTON
--- Swamp Daddies (Panama IL) [Jam
Band/Classic Rock/Americana] Feb 03
- Bill's Blues
Bar - EVANSTON
- Billiards on Main - GALESBURG
--- Know Lyfe (Lansing MI)
[Metal] Jan 08
--- Sighlo (Columbus OH)
[Metal] Jan 08
-
Bird's Nest
- 2500 N Southport Ave - CHICAGO
--- Goat Motor (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Rock/Rock] Feb 08
--- Fatt Finger (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Alternative/Jam Band] Feb 08
- Black Orchid Supper Club - 230 W North Ave 3rd Flr - (312) 944-6200
CHICAGO | 2007 |
- Black Sheep Cafe -
SPRINGFIELD
--- Knives Exchanging Hands
(Greensboro NC)
[Hardcore/Metal/Rock] Mar 08
- Blarney Stone - 15400 Cicero Ave - (708) 535-4800 OAK FOREST | 2007 | Funk
- Block's
Brewery - DECATUR
- Blue Bayou - 3734 N Southport Ave - (773) 871-3300
CHICAGO
---
The Eoff Brothers (Springdale AR)
[Blues/Rock/Other] Mar 08
- Blue Chicago -
CHICAGO
- Blue Mound Tavern - 483 E US Hwy 40 - (618) 483-6819
ALTAMONT | 2006 |
- Blue Onion Blues Bar - 2221 N 24th St - (217) 430-2033 QUINCY | 2006 |
- Blue Stem Martini Lounge - 1935 W Irving Park Rd - (773) 880-8470
CHICAGO Cap: 60 |
2007 | Funk, R&B, Rock
- Blues Etc - 1215 N Broadway St - (815) 722-3143
JOLIET | 2006 |
- Bobby McGee's Goodtimes Pub - 1200 Cedarwood Dr - (815)
747-4318 CREST HILL
--- Blue VooDoo Band (St Charles
IL) [Rock/Blues/Classic Rock] Apr 08
- Bogie's Bar & Grill - 3000 N Sterling Ave - (309) 688-1999 PEORIA | 2007 | Country, Rockabilly
- Boggies - 303 E Kensington Rd - (847) 670-0330 MOUNT
PROSPECT | 2007 | Classic Rock
- Bone Daddy - 551 N Ogden - (312) 226-6666
CHICAGO | 2007 | Funk, Jam Band,
Reggae
- Bono's Pub - 2029 Ogden Ave - (630) 969-2333
LISLE
--- Second Hand Smoke (Chicago IL)
[Sublime Tribute - Ska/Reggae/Dub] Mar 08
- Booby's Bear Garden - 603 N Illinois Ave - CARBONDALE
---
Defined Perception (Carbondale IL)
[Rock/Progressive/Electronica] Sep 08
- Booker's Bar & Grill - SOUTH ELGIN
--- Dickey Pimpkins (Chicago IL)
[Rock] Jan 08
- Bootlegger's Lounge - 1220 Toronto Rd - (217) 585-0027 SPRINGFIELD | 2007 | Jam Band
- Borders Books & Music - 2216 S Randall Rd - (847) 658-7548
ALGONQUIN | 2007 | Alternative, Indie,
Pop Punk
- Brass Rail - 15 E University Ave - (217) 352-7512
CHAMPAIGN | 2006 |
- Brauer House
- 57 N Hillside - HILLSIDE
--- Khaos Theory (Elmwood Park IL)
[Rock]
Feb 08
--- Sleeper Car (Chicago IL)
[Indie/Folk/Americana] Mar 08
- Brazen Head - 13602 Cicero Ave - (708) 388-8862
CRESTWOOD
--- Backyard Cohort (Chicago IL)
Rock/Acoustic/Jam Band] Mar 08
---
No Direction (Chicago IL area)
[Alternative/Classic Rock/Pop] Mar 08
- Brew Ha's (ISU Campus) - 102 S Linden - NORMAL | 2007 | Pop, Reggae, Rock
---
Elf Lettuce (Madison WI)
[Rock] Jan 08
- Brewskies - MOUNT CARMEL
--- Jason Clutter & the Broken Arrow Band
(Princeton IN) [Country/Southern Rock]
Feb 08
- Brian's Place -
MATTOON
- Brickhouse -
DECATUR
- Brio Restaurant - 515 E State St - (815) 968-9463 ROCKFORD | 2007 | Country, Trip Hop
- Brisku's Bistro -
CHICAGO
- Brixie's - 9526 W Ogden Ave - BROOKFIELD
---
Cold Water Mystic (Brookfield IL)
[Funk/Rock/Reggae] Mar 08
-
Broken Oar Bar Marina Bar -
PORT BARRINGTON
- Bronzeville Coffee
House - CHICAGO
- Brother's K Coffee House - 500 Main St - (847)
328-7940 EVANSTON
---
Michael Kelsey
(Lafayette IN) [Acoustic] Jan 08
- Brown Bottle -
1624 5th Ave -
MOLINE
---
Rude Punch (Davenport IA)
[Rock] Jan 08
- Buddy Guy's Legends
- CHICAGO
- Buffalo Brewing Co - 7 W Broadway - TRENTON | 2007 | Rock
- Bungalow Joe's -
HANOVER PARK
- Bungalow Lounge -
CHICAGO
- Buster's Sports Bar & Grill - 1120 E Sangamon Ave - (217) 522-0552 SPRINGFIELD | 2007 | Country, Rockabilly, Southern Rock
- Buzz Cafe -
905 S Lombard - (708) 524-2899 OAK PARK | 2007 |
- Cab's Wine Bar Bistro - 430 N Main St - (630) 942-9463
GLEN ELLYN
--- Majors Junction (Chicago IL)
[Americana/Blues/Country] Feb 08
- Cadillac Ranch -
BARTLETT
- Cafe - 8 West Side Square - (309) 837-4272 MACOMB
---
Family Groove Company (Chicago IL)
[Jam Band/Funk/Jazz] Mar 08
--- Sara VonderHaar (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Pop/Acoustic] Apr 08
- Cafe Kanichi-Wa - 1117 S Grand Ave E - (217) 544-3500 SPRINGFIELD | 2007 |
- Caffe Paradiso - 801 S Lincoln Ave - (217) 384-6066 URBANA | 2007 |
Indie
-
Cal's Liquors -
CHICAGO
-
California Clipper
- CHICAGO
- California Coal House - 25385 W Rte 173 - ANTIOCH
--- Axiom (Madison WI)
[Rock/Punk/Grunge] Apr 08
--- Khaos Theory (Elmwood Park IL)
[Rock]
Apr 08
- Canal Port Bar & Grill - 148 Mill St - (815) 667-4804 UTICA | 2007 |
Funk, Jam Band, Rock
- Cancun's - 123 Main St - (815) 894-2678
LADD | 2006 |
- Canopy Club
- 708 S Goodwin Ave - URBANA
--- The Diggity
(Crown Point IN) [Jam
Band/Funk/Progressive] Feb 08
--- Corey Smith (Athens GA)
[Acoustic/Rock/Country] Mar 08
---
Family Groove Company (Chicago IL)
[Jam Band/Funk/Jazz] Mar 08
--- Seven Year Existence (Champaign IL)
[Metal/Thrash/Death Metal] Mar 08
--- Vanattica
(Champaign IL) [Rock/Alternative]
Mar 08
--- Verdict (Champaign-Urbana IL)
[Rock/Metal/Southern Rock] Mar 08
--- Enamel (Springfield/Edwardsville IL)
[Rock/Alternative/Powerpop] May 08
- Capital City Bar & Grill - 3149 S Dirkson Pkwy - (217) 529-8580
SPRINGFIELD
--- Enamel (Springfield/Edwardsville IL)
[Rock/Alternative/Powerpop] Mar 08
- Captain Merry Inn -
EAST
DUBUQUE
- Carmelo's - VANDALIA
--- One Stone Band (Mount Vernon IL)
[Rock/Classic Rock/Acoustic] Mar 08
- Castaways Bar & Grill
- CHICAGO
- CC's Pub - 35336 N Fairfield Rd - (847) 740-4434 ROUND LAKE | 2006 |
- Celtic Knot
Public House - EVANSTON
- Center for the Living Arts - 420 S 6th St - (217) 523-2787 SPRINGFIELD | 2006 |
- Champs - 5728 W 87th St - (708) 499-4140 OAK LAWN | 2006 |
- Champs -
STERLING
- Champ's Rock
Room - 6501 W 79th - BURBANK
--- Leviathan's Choir (Lake Villa IL)
[Metal/Alternative/Rock] Mar 08
--- Khaos Theory (Elmwood Park IL)
[Rock/Metal] Apr 08
- Champs West - 515 N Western Ave - PEORIA
--- Seven Year Existence (Champaign IL)
[Metal/Thrash/Death Metal] Aug 08
- Champion's Saloon - Clark & Granville Ave -
CHICAGO
--- Dickey Pimpkins (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Reggae/Funk] Feb 08
- Chapps - LITCHFIELD
--- Swamp Daddies (Panama IL) [Jam
Band/Classic Rock/Americana] Mar 08
- Charleston's Bar & Grill - NEW LENOX
--- Hello Dave (Chicago IL)
[Southern Rock/Country/Americana] Apr 08
- Charlie Horse - 9501 W 171st - TINLEY PARK
--- The Muddsharks (Highland IN/Chicago
IL) [Rock/Indie/Jam Band] Mar 08
- Cheeseburger
in Paradise - DES PLAINES
--- Finneus (Oswego IL)
[Rock/Indie/Pop] Feb 08
- Cheeseburger
in Paradise - 2917 Finley Rd - DOWNERS GROVE
--- Finneus (Oswego IL)
[Rock/Indie/Pop] Feb 08
- Chicago
City Limits - 1712 Wise Rd - (847) 524-9910 SCHAUMBURG
--- Modern Day Romeos
(Chicago IL)
[Rock] Mar 08
- Chicago
Loop - STREAMWOOD #
-
Chicago St Bar & Grill
- JOLIET
- Chicago Theater -
CHICAGO
- Chief's Bar & Grill (Country Fair Shopping Center) - 123 S Mattis Ave
- CHAMPAIGN
---
The Brat Pack (Urbana IL)
[New Wave/Pop/Powerpop]
- Chord on Blues - 106 S 1st Ave - ST CHARLES | 2007 | Blues CLOSING?
- Chubby Rain - House of Tunes -
4210 Countryside Estates Dr - (815) 765-1884
POPLAR
GROVE
--- Modern Day Romeos
(Chicago IL)
[Rock] Feb 08
--- The Reggie (Rockford IL)
[Reggae/Dub/Jam Band] Feb 08
- City's Sports Pub & Grill - 220 S Main - (217) 243-1212
JACKSONVILLE | 2007 | Country
--- Hoosier Highway Band
(Indiana) [Country] May 08
- City Nights Theatre - 3149 S Dirksen Pkwy - (217) 529-8580 SPRINGFIELD | 2007 | Acoustic, Rock
- CJ Arthur's -
WILLMETTE
- CJ's Lounge - 300 E State St - (815) 964-9249 ROCKFORD
--- The Saps (Chicago IL)
[Indie/Rock/Pop] Apr 08
- Clark's Lounge - 37895 N Sheridan Rd - (847) 662-3020
BEACH PARK | 2006 |
- Clearwater
Theater - 96 W Main St - WEST DUNDEE
--- Red Light Riot (Algonquin IL)
[Rock/Jam Band] Mar 08
--- The Coop
(Algonquin/ West Dundee/ Champaign
IL) [Rock/Jazz/Jam Band] Mar 08
- Club 1026 - 1026 S State St - LOCKPORT
| 2007 | Rock
- Club 505 - 505 E State - (815) 489-9881 ROCKFORD
--- The Reggie (Rockford IL)
[Reggae/Dub/Jam Band] Jan 08
- Club 720 - 720 N Wells - CHICAGO
--- Everett Dean
(St Louis MO) [Rockabilly] Feb
08
- Club Chrome (formerly Club 217) -
3075 Normandy Rd -
SPRINGFIELD
--- The Luchagors (Atlanta GA)
[Punk/Pop Punk/Metal] Feb 08
- Club Flemish - 313 Burr Blvd - KEWANEE
---
The Agrestix (Davenport IA)
[Punk] Jan 08
- Club Illusion - 3114 S US Hwy 45/52 - (815) 802-2002
KANKAKEE | 2007 | Hardcore, Metal
- Club Lucky - 1824 W Wabansia - (773) 227-2300 CHICAGO
| 2006 |
- Clubhouse - 456 Redington - SOUTH ELGIN
--- DeepSix (Chicago
IL area) [Rock/Pop/Country] May
08
- Cobetto's - TAYLOR SPRINGS
--- Swamp Daddies (Panama IL) [Jam
Band/Classic Rock/Americana] Mar 08
- Cobra Lounge - 235 N Ashland - CHICAGO
--- Roundeye (Chicago IL)
[Punk] Jan 08
- Coloseum -
19081 Old LaGrange Rd -
MOKENA
--- 56 Hope Road (Chicago IL)
[Acoustic/Funk/Jam Band] Mar 08
--- Backyard Cohort (Chicago IL)
Rock/Acoustic/Jam Band] Apr 08
- Common Grounds - 1612 Charleston Ave - (217) 235-2326
MATTOON | 2007 | Acoustic
--- Mid August Night (Carbondale IL)
[Acoustic] Jan 08
- Common Grounds Coffee House - 600 E Grand Ave - (618) 549-4180
CARBONDALE | 2007 | Acoustic
- Contemporary Art Center - 305 SW Water St - (309) 674-6822 PEORIA | 2007 |
- Copper Dragon -
720 E Grand Ave -
CARBONDALE
--- Trippin Billies (Chicago
IL) [Rock] Feb 08
--- Corey Smith (Athens GA)
[Acoustic/Rock/Country] Apr 08
--- The 17th Floor
(Chicago IL) [Hip Hop/R&B/Rap]
Jun 08
- Cornerstone Tavern - 1190 W South Side Dr - (217) 422-7445
DECATUR
--- 56 Hope Road (Chicago IL)
[Acoustic/Funk/Jam Band] Mar 08
- Courtyard Cafe (Illini Union) - 1401 W Green St - URBANA | 2007 |
Indie, Progressive, Rock
- Cousin Andy's Coffeehouse -
CARBONDALE
- Cowboy Monkey -
CHAMPAIGN
- Creve Couer Legion Hall - Marquette Ave - CREVE COUER
--- Faded
Embrace (Freeport IL)
[Hardcore] Jan 08
- Crobar Nightclub -
CHICAGO
- Crown Lanes Bowling Center - Rt 6 and Rt 34 (Peru St) - PRINCETON | 2007 | Hardcore, Metal
- Crusens -
426 E War Memorial Dr -
WEST PEORIA
--- Dave Tamkin (Chicago IL)
[Acoustic/Folk Rock/Indie] Feb 08
--- Bottle of Justus (Bloomington IL)
[Rock/Indie/Alternative] Mar 08
--- Brainchild (Peoria IL) [Jam
Band/Jazz/Funk] Mar 08
---
Family Groove Company (Chicago IL)
[Jam Band/Funk/Jazz] Mar 08
--- Minus Six (Moline IL)
[Rock/Indie/Powerpop] Mar 08
--- 56 Hope Road (Chicago IL)
[Acoustic/Funk/Jam Band] Apr 08
--- Modern Day Romeos
(Chicago IL)
[Rock] Apr 08
- Cruisers - 38498 N Sheridan Rd - (847) 244-4991 BEACH
PARK | 2006 |
- Cubby Bear
- 1059 W Addison - (773) 327-1662 CHICAGO
--- Mr Blotto (Chicago IL)
[Jam Band/Southern Rock/Blues] Feb 08
--- Stellar Road (Chicago IL)
[Acoustic/Jam Band/Alternative] Feb 08
--- Dave Tamkin (Chicago IL)
[Acoustic/Folk Rock/Indie] Mar 08
--- Dickey Pimpkins (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Reggae/Funk] Mar 08
--- Woodbox Gang
(Makanda IL) [Acoustic/Punk/Country]
Apr 08
- Cubby Bear North
- LINCOLNSHIRE
--- Dickey Pimpkins (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Reggae/Funk] Mar 08
- Cuckoos Nest - 100 Crystal St - (847) 639-8594
CARY
--- Dickey Pimpkins (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Reggae/Funk] Mar 08
- Culture Shock - 2308 Charles St - ROCKFORD
--- Faded
Embrace (Freeport IL) [Crunk/Metal]
Feb 08
- Curve Inn Beer Garden - 3219 S 6th St - (217) 529-5806 SPRINGFIELD | 2007 | Country, Southern Rock
- Cusina Bella -
ALGONQUIN
- Da' Bar - 109 E Main St - (815) 772-4415 MORRISON
| 2007 | Rock
- Daddios
- 527 N Main St - BLOOMINGTON
--- Modern Day Romeos
(Chicago IL)
[Rock] Apr 08
- Daddy Rabbit's - 113 W Main St - (217) 857-6699 TEUTOPOLIS | 2007 | Country
- Darkroom - 2210
W Chicago Ave -
CHICAGO
--- Treologic (Chicago IL)
[Hip Hop/Progressive/Jazz] Feb 08
--- I:Scintilla (Chicago IL)
[Alternative/Rock/Electronica] Mar 08
- Davenport's Piano Bar & Cabaret -1383
N Milwaukee Ave - CHICAGO
| 2007 | Acoustic, Country, Folk, Jazz
- Day Old Basement - 1111 W Adams - MACOMB
--- The Please &
Thank Yous (Mundelein IL) [Regional Mexican/Roots
Music/Emo] Jun 08
- DC Cobbs -
226 Main St - (815) 206-5580
WOODSTOCK
--- Modern Day Romeos
(Chicago IL)
[Rock] Jan 08
--- Dickey Pimpkins (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Reggae/Funk] Feb 08
--- CoverGurl (Chicago IL)
[Rock] Mar 08
- Del Rocks - 5200 W 159th St - OAK FOREST
--- Backyard Cohort (Chicago IL)
Rock/Acoustic/Jam Band] Jan 08
- DeMito Time Bar & Grill - 335 E Kenilworth Ave - (630) 530-1700 VILLA
PARK
--- Tafoya's Lost Boyzz (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Blues/Jam Band] Feb 08
- Denny O's - FULTON
--- Down 24 (Clinton IA)
[Rock] Feb 08
- Depot - MOUNT VERNON
--- One Stone Band (Mount Vernon IL)
[Rock/Classic Rock/Acoustic] May 08
- Digital City
- DANVILLE
- Dizzie's Fan Tastic Sports Bar - 5635 State Route 4 - (618) 965-9337 STEELEVILLE | 2007 | Rock
- Doc Ryan's - 7432 W Madison St - (708) 366-2823
FOREST PARK | 2007 | Classic Rock,
Funk
-
Double Door
- CHICAGO
--- Jason
Isbell and the 400 Unit (Muscle Shoals AL) [Rock] Feb
08
- Double
Vision - 240 Town Center Ln - GLENDALE HEIGHTS
--- Modern Day Romeos
(Chicago IL)
[Rock] Mar 08
- Doug's American Grill - 333 Indian Trail Rd - AURORA
--- JoBU (Carbondale IL)
[Reggae/Fusion/Funk] Mar 08
--- Tafoya's Lost Boyzz (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Blues/Jam Band] Apr 08
- Dreams - 935 S State - (815) 834-0084 LOCKPORT
| 2007 | Blues, Jam Band, Southern Rock
- Driftwood Inn - 4439 State Rt 177 - (618) 243-5218 OKAWVILLE | 2007 | Acoustic, Country, Jam Band
- Duffy's
Sports Pub - PALATINE
- Duffy's Tavern - 420 1/2 W Diversy Pkwy - (773) 549-9090
CHICAGO
--- 56 Hope Road (Chicago IL)
[Acoustic/Funk/Jam Band] Feb 08
--- Modern Day Romeos
(Chicago IL)
[Rock] Feb 08
--- Hello Dave (Chicago IL)
[Southern Rock/Country/Americana] Mar 08
--- Backyard Cohort (Chicago IL)
Rock/Acoustic/Jam Band] May 08
--- Dickey Pimpkins (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Reggae/Funk] Jun 08
- Duke O'Briens -
110 Main St - (815) 356-9980
CRYSTAL
LAKE
--- Modern Day Romeos
(Chicago IL)
[Rock] Feb 08
--- Mr Blotto (Chicago IL)
[Jam Band/Southern Rock/Blues] Feb 08
--- Medicine Hat (Chicago IL)
[RockAmericana/Southern Rock] Mar 08
- Dukes Bar - 6920 N Glenwood - (773) 764-2836 CHICAGO
--- Nicole Torres (Denver CO)
[Folk/Alternative/Ambient] Mar 08
- Dunn Inn - 3456 N Pulaski Rd -
CHICAGO | 2007 | Crunk,
Hardcore, Metal
- Durty Nellies -
180 N Smith St - (847) 358-9150
PALATINE
---
Cold Water Mystic (Brookfield IL)
[Funk/Rock/Reggae] Feb 08
--- Mr Blotto (Chicago IL)
[Jam Band/Southern Rock/Blues] Feb 08
--- Modern Day Romeos
(Chicago IL)
[Rock] Mar 08
- Eagles Club - 1917 Oak Ave - (217) 235-3033
MATTOON | 2007 | Rock
- Eamon Patrick's Public House -
PEORIA
--- Brainchild (Peoria IL) [Jam
Band/Jazz/Funk] Mar 08
- East End Club - 3712 4th Ave - MOLINE
--- Dani Lynn Howe Band (Moline IL/Quad
Cities) [Country/Classic Rock/Christian]
Feb 08
- Easy Street Lounge -
JACKSONVILLE
- Ed & Joe's - 17332 S Oak Park Ave - TINLEY PARK
--- Big Sky Stringband (Chicago IL)
[Folk Rock / Americana/Jam Band] Mar 08
- Edge - 4810 W 148th St - (708) 687-4244 MIDLOTHIAN
| 2006 |
- El Barrio Restaurant & Lounge -
MUNDELEIN
- El
Sombrero Restaurant - MOUNT PROSPECT
- ELB - 920 3rd Ave - ROCKFORD
--- First Round Failure (Elgin IL)
[Alternative] Jan 08
-
Elbo Room
- 2871 N Lincoln Ave - (773) 549-5549 CHICAGO
--- Down Lo (St Paul MN)
[Funk] Feb 08
--- Leviathan's Choir (Lake Villa IL)
[Metal/Alternative/Rock] Feb 08
--- Swizzle Tree (Chicago IL)
[Alternative/Rock/Pop Punk] Mar 08
--- Vanattica
(Champaign IL) [Rock/Alternative]
Mar 08
--- The Locals (Chicago IL)
[Powerpop/Indie/Alternative] Apr 08
--- Khaos Theory (Elmwood Park IL)
[Rock/Metal] May 08
- Elixur - 3780 E State St - (815) 227-0000 ROCKFORD | 2007 | Rock
- Elks Club - MOUNT VERNON
--- One Stone Band (Mount Vernon IL)
[Rock/Classic Rock/Acoustic] Mar 08
-
Empty Bottle -
CHICAGO
- End Zone - 1650 N Farnsworth Ave - AURORA
--- Faded
Embrace (Freeport IL) [Crunk/Metal]
Mar 08
--- Seven Year Existence (Champaign IL)
[Metal/Thrash/Death Metal] May 08
- eSkape -
BUFFALO
GROVE
- Excalibur Nightclub - 632 N Dearborn - (312) 266-1944
CHICAGO | 2007 |
- Exedus II -
CHICAGO
-
Exit
Chicago - CHICAGO
- Fado Irish Pub -
CHICAGO
- Famous Freddie's Roadhouse - 1799 S Busse Rd - (847) 593-2200
MOUNT PROSPECT | 2007 | American, Rock,
Southern Rock
--- CoverGurl (Chicago IL)
[Rock] Jan 08
- Fast Eddie's Bon-Air - 1530 E 4th St - (618) 462-5532
ALTON | 2007 | Rock
- Fat Bean Coffeehouse & Bistro - 2959 Artesian Rd - (630) 922-9821
NAPERVILLE
--- A Turning Point (St Charles IL)
[Indie/
Rock] Feb 08
- Fat City Saloon & Grill - 505 S Chestnut - (217) 356-7100
CHAMPAIGN | 2007 | Tropical
- Fat Jack's -
BLOOMINGTON
- Fat Sam's - 15896 S La Grange Rd - (708) 403-0733 ORLAND PARK | 2006 |
- Fatty’s
Pub and Grille
- 1312 W Lincoln Hwy - (815) 758-7737 DEKALB
--- Modern Day Romeos
(Chicago IL)
[Rock] Feb 08
- Fiesta Cantina Music Lounge - 5407 N Clark
CHICAGO Cap: 100 |
2007 | Acoustic, Blues, Jam Band, Powerpop, Rock
- Finn McCool's -
1941 E Algonquin Rd - (847) 303-1500
SCHAUMBURG
--- Modern Day Romeos
(Chicago IL)
[Rock] Jan 08
- Fireside - 215 S Whittle Ave - (618) 395-1737 OLNEY | 2007 | Rock
- Fitzgerald's
- 6615 Roosevelt Rd - BERWYN
--- Monte Montgomery (Austin TX)
[Acoustic] Jan 08
- Fizz Bar & Grill -
CHICAGO
- Flagstone Pub & Grill - 101 W State St - (630) 251-5971
GENEVA
--- Freshwater Collins (Milwaukee WI)
[Rock] Feb 08
- Flatlander's
Brewery - LINCOLNSHIRE
--- Bottle of Justus (Bloomington IL)
[Rock/Indie/Alternative] Mar 08
- Flossmoor
Station Restaurant & Brewery - FLOSSMOOR
- Floyd's Place -134 S Range St - (618) 592-3621 OBLONG | 2006 |
- Foli's Place - 2901 Chatham Rd - (217) 698-9100 SPRINGFIELD | 2007 |
- Folk-Lore
Center - WARRENVILLE
- Foundry -
AURORA
- Forum (formerly Illinois Theater) -
124 N Lafayette -
MACOMB
--- Trippin Billies (Chicago
IL) [Rock] May 08
- Frankie's Blue Room -
NAPERVILLE
--- Bottle of Justus (Bloomington IL)
[Rock/Indie/Alternative] Mar 08
- Fraternal Order of Eagles - 215 N Fair St - (618) 392-7471 OLNEY | 2007 | Country
- Fraternal Order of Eagles - 414 E Franklin St - (618) 586-2394 PALESTINE | 2007 | Country
- Friendly Fire Cafe - 132 W Olive St - (618) 945-7380
BRIDGEPORT
--- Voice of Reason (Sumner IL)
[Rock/Indie/Zouk] Feb 08
--- Intentions to Break (Jasper/Huntingburg
IN) [Acoustic/Pop/Indie] May 08
- Friendly's Tavern - 1714 Martin Luther King Jr Dr - (847) 473-9902 NORTH CHICAGO | 2006 |
- Friend's Tap -
PEKIN
- Friends & Company
- 509 Van Buren Ave - (217) 345-2380 CHARLESTON
--- 56 Hope Road (Chicago IL)
[Acoustic/Funk/Jam Band] Feb 08
--- Vanattica
(Champaign IL) [Rock/Alternative]
Mar 08
--- Seven Year Existence (Champaign IL)
[Metal/Thrash/Death Metal] Apr 08
---
Wild Trees (Toledo OH)
[Funk] Apr 08
- Funky Buddha Lounge -
CHICAGO
- Gabe's
Backstage Lounge - HIGHWOOD
- Galaxy - 509 Van Buren Ave - (217) 345-2380
CHARLESTON | 2006 |
- Galaxy - 105 W Cumberland - GREENUP
--- Swizzle Tree (Chicago IL)
[Alternative/Rock/Pop Punk] Mar 08
- Gallery Cabaret -
2020 N Oakley - (773) 489-5471
CHICAGO | 2007 | Jam Band
- Galway Tribes Irish Pub & Ale House -
FRANKFORT
- Gator's Pub - Rand Rd (Hwy 12) - (847) 705-0555 PALATINE | 2006 |
- Georgio's -
CRYSTAL LAKE
- Gilhooley's Grand Saloon (St Xavier
Univ) - CHICAGO
---
No Direction (Chicago IL area)
[Alternative/Classic Rock/Pop] Mar 08
- Gino's
East (Chuck's Lounge) - 561 W Main St - LAKE ZURICH
--- The Fairlanes (Illinois)
[Classic Rock]
Jan 08
- Gino's Place - 77 N Gilbert St - DANVILLE
---
Family Groove Company (Chicago IL)
[Jam Band/Funk/Jazz] Mar 08
--- Tafoya's Lost Boyzz (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Blues/Jam Band] Mar 08
- Go Jangle 1 -
CHICAGO
- Good Times Pub -
675 W North Ave -
ELMHURST
- Goose Island Wrigleyville - 3535 N Clark - CHICAGO
--- First Round Failure (Elgin IL)
[Alternative] Jan 08
--- The Micah Walk Band
(Chicago/Springfield IL) [Rock/Acoustic/Indie]
Feb 08
--- Roundeye (Chicago IL)
[Punk/Rock/Pop Punk] Mar 08
- Goose's - PANAMA
--- Swamp Daddies (Panama IL) [Jam
Band/Classic Rock/Americana] Mar 08
- Governors Run Sports Bar & Grille
- CARLYLE
- Grand Central - 950 Wrightwood - CHICAGO
--- Backyard Cohort (Chicago IL)
Rock/Acoustic/Jam Band] Mar 08
- Grape
Escape - Bench St - GALENA
---
Melanie Sue Mausser (Epworth IA)
[Country] Feb 08
-
Green Dolphin Street -
CHICAGO
- Green Mill Jazz Club
- CHICAGO
- Groucho's Bar & Grill -
CHICAGO
- Gruben's
Uptown Tap - PLAINFIELD #
- Guide's Tap - 5544 S Archer Ave - (773) 284-0634 CHICAGO
---
No Direction (Chicago IL area)
[Alternative/Classic Rock/Pop] Mar 08
- Gunther's Bar
& Grill - PLAINFIELD
- Gus's Roadhouse - 680 S Eastwood Dr - WOODSTOCK
--- Blue VooDoo Band (St Charles
IL) [Rock/Blues/Classic Rock] Apr 08
- Half-Time Sports Bar & Grill - 721 N Independence Blvd - (815) 886-1081 ROMEOVILLE | 2006 |
- Hanger 9
- 511 S Illinois Ave - (618) 549-0511 CARBONDALE
---
Cornmeal (Chicago IL)
[Bluegrass/Progressive/Jam Band] Feb 08
---
Mountain Sprout (Izard County AR)
[Bluegrass/Psychobilly/Melodramatic Popular Song] Feb 08
---
Defined Perception (Carbondale IL)
[Rock/Progressive/Electronica] Mar 08
---
Family Groove Company (Chicago IL)
[Jam Band/Funk/Jazz] Mar 08
--- Head for the Hills (Fort Collins CO)
[Bluegrass/Experimental/Progressive] Mar 08
---
Groovatron (Hammond IN)
[Other/Experimental/Rock] Apr 08
--- Woodbox Gang
(Makanda IL) [Acoustic/Punk/Country]
May 08
- Hangouts - 322 N Milwaukee Ave - (847) 541-3193 WHEELING | 2006 |
- Hard Rock Cafe -
63 W Ontario St -
CHICAGO
---
Cold Water Mystic (Brookfield IL)
[Funk/Rock/Reggae] Mar 08
- Hard Times - 4846 E State St - (815) 397-4182 ROCKFORD | 2006 |
- Harlem Avenue Lounge -
BERWYN
--- Lubriphonic (Chicago IL)
[Jam Band] Jan 08
--- The Steepwater Band (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Americana/Blues] Apr 08
- Harmony Roadhouse - 11419 S Grant Hwy - (815) 923-0200
MARENGO | 2007 | Rockabilly
- Harrah's -
JOLIET
- Harry's - 1 N Vail St - (847) 577-2525
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS | 2007 | Funk, Jam
Band
- Headliners - 2553 N 22nd St - (217) 422-6713
DECATUR | 2007 | Rock
-
Heartland Cafe -
7000 N Glenwood -
CHICAGO
--- Deuce (Chicago IL)
[Funk/Rock/Blues] Feb 08
--- The Spares (Chicago IL)
[Americana/Country/Folk Rock] Apr 08
- Heroes West - 1530 Commerce Dr -
JOLIET
--- Backyard
Tire Fire (Bloomington IL) [Rock/Roots Music/Indie]
Mar 08
- Hey Bryan's - 1140 15th St - (309) 755-9294 EAST
MOLINE | 2007 | Rock
- Hi-Tops -
CHICAGO
- Hideaway
- BLUE ISLAND
- Hideout -
CHICAGO
- Highdive - 51
Main St - CHAMPAIGN
--- Big Sky Stringband (Chicago IL)
[Folk Rock / Americana/Jam Band] Feb 08
--- Bottle of Justus (Bloomington IL)
[Rock] Feb 08
--- Sara VonderHaar (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Pop/Acoustic] Feb 08
--- I:Scintilla (Chicago IL)
[Alternative/Rock/Electronica] Mar 08
--- Backyard
Tire Fire (Bloomington IL) [Rock/Roots Music/Indie]
Apr 08
--- Reverend Horton Heat (Dallas TX)
[Rockabilly] Apr 08
- HITTS
Cafe & Venue - HERRIN
- Horseshoe -
4115 N Lincoln Ave - (773) 248-1366
CHICAGO
--- Sleeper Car (Chicago IL)
[Indie/Folk/Americana] Feb 08
---
The Townes (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Country/Rockabilly] Feb 08
- Hot Rod Lounge @ Bowl Hi Lanes - 10520 S IL Rte 47 - (847) 669-5114
HUNTLEY
--- DeepSix (Chicago
IL area) [Rock/Pop/Country] Apr
08
-
HotHouse -
CHICAGO
- Hotshots - 2S610 Rte 59 (SW Corner of Rte 59 & Batavia Rd) - (630) 393-1241 WARRENVILLE
--- DeepSix (Chicago
IL area) [Rock/Pop/Country] May
08
- Houlihan's - 2310 N Reed Station Rd - (618) 457-4020
CARBONDALE | 2007 |
- House Cafe
- 263 E Lincoln Hwy - DEKALB
--- A Turning Point (St Charles IL)
[Indie/
Rock] Feb 08
--- Brave Tin Soldiers (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Alternative] Feb 08
---
Family Groove Company (Chicago IL)
[Jam Band/Funk/Jazz] Feb 08
--- The Coop
(Algonquin/ West Dundee/ Champaign
IL) [Rock/Jazz/Jam Band] Feb 08
--- Powerspace (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Electronica/Hyphy] Mar 08
--- Sara VonderHaar (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Pop/Acoustic] Apr 08
- House of Blues -
329 N Dearborn St -
CHICAGO
--- Trippin Billies (Chicago
IL) [Rock] Jan 08
--- Trampled By Turtles
(Duluth MN) [Bluegrass] Mar 08
---
Family Groove Company (Chicago IL)
[Jam Band/Funk/Jazz] Apr 08
- i wireless Center (The
Mark of the Quad Cities) - MOLINE
- Ichabod's Club Cardinale - 1714 S Banker St - (217) 342-4416
EFFINGHAM | 2007 | Metal
- Ice Factory - 528 N Ashland Ave -
CHICAGO | 2007 | Indie, Pop
- Idols Sports Bar -
1601 N Rand Rd -
PALATINE
--- CoverGurl (Chicago IL)
[Rock] Mar 08
- Illinois Brewing Co - 102 N Center St - (309) 829-2805
BLOOMINGTON
--- The PMG
(Lafayette IN) [Rock] Feb 08
--- The Mighty Short Bus
(Madison WI) [Rock] Mar 08
- Instant Replay Sports Bar -
PEKIN
- Irish Mill Inn -
MUNDELEIN
- Irish Rose - 519 E State St - (815) 964-0480 ROCKFORD | 2007 |
Indie, Nu-Jazz, Trip Hop
- Iron Horse Social Club - 314 Main St - (815) 273-3061
SAVANNAH
--- The Mighty Short Bus
(Madison WI) [Rock] Jan 08
--- Tafoya's Lost Boyzz (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Blues/Jam Band] May 08
- Iron Post -120 S Race - (217) 337-7678 URBANA
--- Vanattica
(Champaign IL) [Rock/Alternative]
Feb 08
- Itasca
Country Club - ITASCA
- J J Kelley's - 2455 Bernice Rd - (708) 474-9977
LANSING
--- Stellar Road (Chicago IL)
[Acoustic/Jam Band/Alternative] Feb 08
- J K Harrison's Pub & Grill - 105 S State Route 53 -
(815) 237-8027 BRACEVILLE
| 2007 | Country, Funk, Southern Rock
- J T's Porch
Saloon & Eatery - LOMBARD
- J W Hollstein's
Saloon - 17358 Oak Park Ave - TINLEY PARK
--- The Muddsharks (Highland IN/Chicago
IL) [Rock/Indie/Jam Band] Feb 08
--- Backyard Cohort (Chicago IL)
Rock/Acoustic/Jam Band] May 08
- Jack Desmonds - 10339 Ridgeland Ave - (708) 857-7901
CHICAGO RIDGE | 2007 | Blues, Country,
Rockabilly
- Jailhouse Rock -
TRENTON
- Jameson's Pub - 2755 Black Rd - (815) 672-9000
JOLIET
--- Stellar Road (Chicago IL)
[Acoustic/Jam Band/Alternative] Jan 08
- Java 101 - 901 Lucinda Ave - DE KALB
| 2007 | Acoustic, Powerpop, Rock
- Jazz Central Station (Hilton Springfield) -
700 E Adams St - (217) 789-1350 SPRINGFIELD
Cap: 300 | 2007 | Blues, Funk,
Soul
- Jazz Showcase -
Harris Theater - CHICAGO
- Jeff's Refs - 113 W Mason St - (815) 946-2860 POLO | 2007 | Country
- Jerseys Pizza and Grill -
HOFFMAN
ESTATES
- Jillian's - 1201 S Neil St - (217) 355-2800
CHAMPAIGN | 2007 | New Wave
- Jilly's Piano Bar -
CHICAGO
- Jimmy V's Sports Bar & Grill - 816 Grand Ave - (847) 587-6965
INGLESIDE | 2007 | Classic Rock
- Jimmy's Patio - 71 N Ayer St -
HARVARD | 2007 | Alternative, Indie, Pop
Punk, Powerpop, Rock
- Jimmy T's Sports Bar - 259 N Main St - (618) 526-4690
BREESE
--- The Snauzeberries
(Clinton County IL) [Rock/Country/Blues]
Feb 08
- Jo No's Place - 730 James St - (618) 532-8211
CENTRALIA WAMAC
--- One Stone Band (Mount Vernon IL)
[Rock/Classic Rock/Acoustic] Dec 08
- Joe's Be-Bop Cafe & Jazz Emporium -
CHICAGO
-
Joe's Sports Bar
- 940 W Weed St - (312) 337-3486 CHICAGO
--- Adam Hood
(Opelika AL) [Folk Rock/Acoustic/Country] Mar
08
--- Bottle of Justus (Bloomington IL)
[Rock/Indie/Alternative] Mar 08
--- Eli Young Band (Denton TX)
[Country] Mar 08
--- Modern Day Romeos
(Chicago IL)
[Rock] Apr 08
--- Patrick Lunceford (Birmingham AL)
[Country/Blues/Southern Rock] Mar 08
--- Reckless Kelly (Austin TX)
[Country] May 08
- Joey's Brickhouse - 1258 W Belmont Ave - (773) 296-1300
CHICAGO | 2006 |
- Johnny Vig's (Peoria Metro Center) - 4700 N University St #15 - (309) 691-2882 PEORIA | 2006 |
- Jonah's Seafood House - 2601 N Main St - (309) 694-4601 PEORIA | 2006 |
- Jordan Pub & Eatery - 13500 S Harlem Ave - (708) 460-8330 ORLAND PARK | 2007 | Blues, Country, Rockabilly
- Judges Chambers - 514 Main St - (309) 674-5005 PEORIA | 2007 | Blues, Funk, Soul
- Katerina's -
CHICAGO
- Kazzbar - 7420 Madison St - FOREST PARK
| 2007 | Funk
- Kelleher's Irish Pub - 619 SW Water St - (309) 673-6000 PEORIA | 2006 |
- Keller's Ranch - 300 W 10th Ave - MILAN
| 2007 | Country, Rockabilly
- Kendall Pub
- YORKVILLE
--- Dave Tamkin (Chicago IL)
[Acoustic] Jan 08
- Kenny's Irish Pub -
917 W 55th St - (708) 354-0991
COUNTRYSIDE | 2007 |
-
Kep's Place Sports Bar &
Grill
- WASHINGTON
- Kerry Piper -
WILLOWBROOK
- KeyWester - 1975 Glacier Pkwy - NAPERVILLE
--- DeepSix (Chicago
IL area) [Rock/Pop/Country] May
08
- Ki's
Steak and Seafood - 705 North Ave - (630) 469-4757 GLENDALE HEIGHTS
--- The Fairlanes (Illinois)
[Classic Rock]
Jan 08
--- Everett Dean
(St Louis MO) [Rockabilly] Apr
08
- Kinetic Playground -
1113 W Lawrence -
CHICAGO
--- Big Sky Stringband (Chicago IL)
[Folk Rock / Americana/Jam Band] Feb 08
--- Bill Smith (Chicago IL) [Jam
Band/Funk/Drum & Bass] Feb 08
--- Boombox (Florence AL)
[Rock/Disco House/Psychedelic] Feb 08
--- JoBU (Carbondale IL)
[Reggae/Fusion/Funk] Feb 08
---
Josh Holmes (Crown Point IN)
[Indie/Acoustic/Powerpop] Feb 08
- Kingston Mines
- CHICAGO
- KJ's - MORRISON
--- Down 24 (Clinton IA)
[Rock] Dec 08
- KJB's Pinthaus - 222 E State -
JACKSONVILLE | 2007 | Jam Band
- Klas Restaurant - 5734 W Cermak Rd - (708) 652-0795
CICERO | 2007 |
- Knights of Columbus - 15 N Hickory Ave -
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS
---
Catastrophe Beneath The Heavens (Buffalo Grove IL)
[Metal] Jan 08
- Knights of Columbus - LA SALLE
--- Fickles Lot (Ottawa IL)
[Powerpop/Pop Punk/Happy Hardcore] Feb 08
- Knights of Columbus Hall - 614 N Main St - TEUTOPOLIS | 2007 | Rock
---
Matt Poss & The Wild Bunch (Effingham
IL) [Country] Mar 08
- Koppermill Bar & Grill -
ORLAND
PARK
- Kristof's
Entertainment Center - ROUND LAKE BEACH
-
Kryptonite Bar -
308 W State St -
ROCKFORD
--- Dave Tamkin (Chicago IL)
[Acoustic] Feb 08
--- The Reggie (Rockford IL)
[Reggae/Dub/Jam Band] Feb 08
--- Bottle of Justus (Bloomington IL)
[Rock/Indie/Alternative] Mar 08
--- First Round Failure
(Des Plaines IL) [Alternative/Pop Punk/Rock]
Mar 08
--- Treologic (Chicago IL)
[Hip Hop/Progressive/Jazz] Mar 08
--- Minus Six (Moline IL)
[Rock/Indie/Powerpop] Apr 08
- La Piazza -
FOREST PARK
-
Lake Shore Theater
- CHICAGO
- Lamplighter
Inn - PALATINE
- Lantern - 8 W Chicago Ave - (630) 355-7099 NAPERVILLE
| 2006 |
- Last Lap
- BLOOMINGTON #
- Last Stop - 208 W Main St - (309) 379-2281 STANFORD | 2006 |
- Latta Java - 1112 N Johnson St - (618) 997-9900 MARION
| 2007 | Acoustic, Rock
- Laurie's Place - 228 N Main St - (618) 656-2175
EDWARDSVILLE | 2007 | Bluegrass, Country
- Lava Club - 1906 W Bradley Ave - (217) 352-8714
CHAMPAIGN | 2006 |
- Lazy
Lizzard Lounge - PLAINFIELD
- Legends (see Buddy Guy's Legends) CHICAGO
- Legends Music Cafe -701
W Lake St - ADDISON
--- Khaos Theory (Elmwood Park IL)
[Rock]
Jan 08
--- Blue VooDoo Band (St Charles
IL) [Rock/Blues/Classic Rock] Feb 08
- Leisure Time Billiards - 103 W 3rd St - (815) 625-4969 | 2007 | Country, Rock
- Leo's Bar & Grill - 201 E Romeo Rd - (815) 886-5600 ROMEOVILLE | 2006 |
- Liars Club - 1665 W Fullerton Ave -
CHICAGO | 2007 | Punk
- Lil's Peeps Bar & Grill - 115 N Bluff Rd - (618) 346-4456
COLLINSVILLE | 2007 | Rock
- Lilly's Music Hall - 2513 N Lincoln - (773) 525-2422
CHICAGO | 2007 | Jam Band, Roots
Music
- Liquid Blues
- WOODSTOCK
- Living Room
- MOUNT VERNON
- Lock Stock & Barrel -
DECATUR
--- 56 Hope Road (Chicago IL)
[Acoustic] Jan 08
- Lodge - 5750 Lakeside Dr - (630) 724-0450
LISLE | 2007 | Rock
--- Modern Day Romeos
(Chicago IL)
[Rock] Feb 08
- Loft -
PAWNEE
- Logan Square Auditorium - 2539 N Kedzie Ave -
CHICAGO | 2007 | Rock
- Logan's Bar & Grill - 1805 S West Ave - FREEPORT
--- Tafoya's Lost Boyzz (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Blues/Jam Band] Nov 08
- Lot 4 - 10139 S Harlem Ave - (708) 424-3884 CHICAGO
RIDGE | 2007 | Rock
- Louie's
Chop House - OAK LAWN, SHOREWOOD
- Lowe's Big Barrel - 14 N Hazel - (217) 442-8090
DANVILLE | 2006 |
- Lucille's - Lincoln Ave (between Sheffield & Halstead) - CHICAGO
--- Dickey Pimpkins (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Reggae/Funk] Feb 08
--- Second Hand Smoke (Chicago IL)
[Sublime Tribute - Ska/Reggae/Dub] Mar 08
- Lucky's Nightclub -
SOUTH ELGIN
- Lukenbach's - 112 W Adams Ave - (618) 483-6820
ALTAMONT | 2007 | Country
- Lunar Brewing Company - 54 E St Charles Rd - (630) 530-2077 VILLA PARK | 2007 | Alternative, Garage, Jam Band
- Mad River - 2909 N Sheffield - CHICAGO
--- Second Hand Smoke (Chicago IL)
[Ska] Jan 08
- Magilla's Eats & Beats - 6602 W 111th St - (708) 361-1072 WORTH | 2007 |
Powerpop
- Main St Pub -
122 E Main St - (618) 544-3861 ROBINSON | 2007 | Country, Rock
- Main Street Tap
- QUINCY
- Major Leagues - 105 N Walnut St - (217) 824-8484 TAYLORVILLE | 2006 |
- Maple Ave Pub -
LISLE
- Marly's -
#9 SW Old State Capitol Pl - (217) 522-2280
SPRINGFIELD
--- Dave Tamkin (Chicago IL)
[Acoustic/Folk Rock/Indie] Feb 08
--- Enamel (Springfield/Edwardsville IL)
[Rock/Alternative/Powerpop] Feb 08
--- The Micah Walk Band
(Chicago/Springfield IL) [Rock/Acoustic/Indie]
Feb 08
--- 56 Hope Road (Chicago IL)
[Acoustic/Funk/Jam Band] Mar 08
---
No Direction (Chicago IL area)
[Alternative/Classic Rock/Pop] Mar 08
---
The Station (Springfield IL)
[Rock/Progressive/Fusion] Mar 08
- Martini Park - 151 W Erie St - (312) 640-0577
CHICAGO | 2007 | Rock
--- Modern Day Romeos
(Chicago IL)
[Rock] Feb 08
- Martinis - 11 W Sauk Trl - (708) 756-7920 SOUTH CHICAGO HEIGHTS | 2006 |
- Martinis on Water Street -212 SW Water St - (309) 655-5003
PEORIA
--- 56 Hope Road (Chicago IL)
[Acoustic/Funk/Jam Band] Mar 08
- Martyrs' Restaurant & Pub -
3855 N Lincoln Ave - (773) 404- 9494
CHICAGO
--- Akasha (Chicago IL)
[Reggae] Feb 08
--- Bill Smith (Chicago IL) [Jam
Band/Funk/Drum & Bass] Feb 08
--- Bump (Metro Detroit MI)
[Alternative] Feb 08
--- The Spares (Chicago IL)
[Americana/Country/Folk Rock] Feb 08
--- 56 Hope Road (Chicago IL)
[Acoustic/Funk/Jam Band] Mar 08
--- Boombox
(Muscle Shoals AL)
[Rock/Disco House/Psychedelic] Mar 08
---
Cornmeal (Chicago IL)
[Bluegrass/Progressive/Jam Band] Mar 08
--- Head for the Hills (Fort Collins CO)
[Bluegrass/Experimental/Progressive] Mar 08
--- Spare Parts (Chicago IL)
[Funk/Rock/Jazz] Apr 08
- Mary's Place -
ROCKFORD
- Matchbox - 300 Shick Rd -
BARTLETT
---
Catastrophe Beneath The Heavens (Buffalo Grove IL)
[Metal] Feb 08
- Maximus Nightclub - (multi-level
nightclub - Coloseum, Pearl Room, Capone's, Maximus, The Beer Garden) -
MOKENA
- McGees Tavern -
950 W Webster - (773) 549-8200
CHICAGO
--- Modern Day Romeos
(Chicago IL)
[Rock] Feb 08
--- CoverGurl (Chicago IL)
[Rock] Mar 08
--- Backyard Cohort (Chicago IL)
Rock/Acoustic/Jam Band] Apr 08
--- Dickey Pimpkins (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Reggae/Funk] Apr 08
- Mc Nally's
Traditional Irish Pub - 201 E Main St - (630) 513-6300 ST CHARLES
--- DeepSix (Chicago
IL area) [Rock/Pop/Country] Mar
08
--- Modern Day Romeos
(Chicago IL)
[Rock] Mar 08
- Medusa's Live - 209 E Chicago - ELGIN
--- Roundeye (Chicago IL)
[Punk] Feb 08
- Memories - 4358 N Cicero Ave - (773) 286-8640
CHICAGO | 2007 | Rock
- Memphis on Main -
CHAMPAIGN
- Merkle's Bar & Grill -
CHICAGO
- Metro
- 3730 N Clark - CHICAGO
--- Lucero (Memphis TN)
[Rock] Feb 08
--- Maylene and the Sons of Disaster (Birmingham
AL) [Southern Rock] Feb
08
--- Backyard
Tire Fire (Bloomington IL) [Rock/Roots Music/Indie]
Apr 08
--- Reverend Horton Heat (Dallas TX)
[Rockabilly] Apr 08
- Metro Center - PRINCETON
--- Raising Cain (Princeton IL)
[Metal] Jan 08
- Metropolis Coffee Co
- CHICAGO
- Mickey
Finn's Brewery - 412 N Milwaukee Ave - LIBERTYVILLE
--- CoverGurl (Chicago IL)
[Rock] Mar 08
--- Hello Dave (Chicago IL)
[Southern Rock/Country/Americana] Mar 08
--- The Mighty Short Bus
(Madison WI) [Rock] Mar 08
- Mike & Denise's Pizzaria & Pub - 1760 N
Farnsworth Ave - (630) 820-7447 ARLINGTON HEIGHTS
--- Scarlet Mountain (Hoffman Estates
IL) [Jam Band/Rock/Funk] Mar 08
- Mike 'N Mollys -
105 N Market St - (217) 355-1236
CHAMPAIGN
--- Terminus Victor (Champaign IL)
[Alternative/Indie/Rock] Feb 08
- Minglewood - 317 W Jefferson St - (815) 961-1798 ROCKFORD | 2006 |
- Miss Kitty's Saloon - 634 E Ogden Ave - (630) 357-2420
NAPERVILLE | 2007 | Acoustic, Jam
Band, Rock
- MIX Lounge - 2843 Halstead - (773) 528-7569
CHICAGO | 2007 | Funk
- Mojoes Coffee House - 15447 S 94th Ave - (708) 403-5323 ORLAND PARK | 2007 | Hardcore, Metal, Southern Rock
- Mojoe's Rock House - 7537 159th St - TINLEY PARK
---
Every Avenue (Marysville MI)
[Pop] Jan 08
--- Knives Exchanging Hands
(Greensboro NC)
[Hardcore/Metal/Rock] Mar 08
--- Powerspace (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Electronica/Hyphy] Mar 08
- Mojo's - 225 Monroe St (between 2nd & 3rd) - (217) 544-3400 SPRINGFIELD | 2006 |
- Molly
Malone's Irish Pub - FOREST PARK
- Montrose Saloon - CHICAGO
--- Tyler Gregory
(Lawrence KS)
[Folk] Feb 08
- Moon Monkey Coffee - 577 S Main St - BOURBONNAIS
--- Dave Tamkin (Chicago IL)
[Acoustic] Jan 08
--- Flame Shark (Madison WI)
[Folk Rock] Mar 08
- Morseland
- CHICAGO
- Mrs P and Me
- MOUNT PROSPECT
- Mueller's Bootlegger - 6 West Side Sq - (309) 837-6000
MACOMB | 2006 |
- Mugsy McGuire's (Mugsy's
Entertainment Center) - CARBONDALE
--- Inimical Drive (St Louis MO)
[Metal] Jan 08
- Muldoon's - 133 W Front St - (630) 668-8866 WHEATON Cap: 150 | 2007 |
- Mullen's
Bar & Grill - LISLE
- Mulligan's - 4421 N Sterling Ave - (309) 682-9006 PEORIA | 2006 |
- Murphy's Pub - 7414 Madison St - (708) 366-3008 FOREST
PARK | 2007 | Funk, Reggae, Rock
- Murphy's Steak
House & Pub - 10160 W 191st St - MOKENA
--- CoverGurl (Chicago IL)
[Rock] Jan 08
---
No Direction (Chicago IL area)
[Alternative/Classic Rock/Pop] Apr 08
--- The Muddsharks (Highland IN/Chicago
IL) [Rock/Indie/Jam Band] Jun 08
- Mutiny -
2428 N Western Ave -
CHICAGO
--- Leviathan's Choir (Lake Villa IL) [Metal]
Jan 08
- Navy Pier
Ballroom/Beer Garden - CHICAGO
- New Lafayette Club & Banquet Hall
- BLOOMINGTON
- Nite Lite Cafe - 7009 W Ogden Ave - (708) 788-7009
BERWYN | 2007 | Metal
--- Fickle Lot (Ottawa IL)
[Powerpop] Dec 07
- Nitecaps - 5007 W Irving Park Rd -
CHICAGO | 2007 | Metal
- Nitwhit's - 2765 S 6th St - SPRINGFIELD | 2007 |
- No Exit Bar & Grill - 9 E 3rd St - (815) 625-6097 STERLING | 2006 |
- No Exit Cafe - 6970 N Glenwood - (773) 743-3355 CHICAGO
| 2006 |
- Noir Art Emporium - JACKSONVILLE
--- Mid August Night (Carbondale IL)
[Acoustic/Rock] Apr 08
- North Beach -
1211 Butterfield Rd -
DOWNERS
GROVE
--- A Turning Point (St Charles IL)
[Indie/
Rock] Mar 08
--- Backyard Cohort (Chicago IL)
Rock/Acoustic/Jam Band] Apr 08
- Note
- CHICAGO
- NV Ultra Lounge - 107 E Beaufort - (309) 454-9357 NORMAL
--- Backyard
Tire Fire (Bloomington IL)
[Rock] Feb 08
--- Dave Tamkin (Chicago IL)
[Acoustic/Folk Rock/Indie] Feb 08
---
Red Wanting Blue (Columbus OH)
[Indie] Feb 08
---
Family Groove Company (Chicago IL)
[Jam Band/Funk/Jazz] Mar 08
--- Minus Six (Moline IL)
[Rock/Indie/Powerpop] Mar 08
--- The Micah Walk Band
(Chicago/Springfield IL) [Rock/Acoustic/Indie]
Mar 08
--- Sara VonderHaar (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Pop/Acoustic] Apr 08
- O'Brien's
Pub & Grill - BATAVIA
- O'Malley's Bar & Grill - 11957 S Pulaski Rd - (708)
293-1837 ALSIP Booking
--- The Steepwater Band (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Americana/Blues] Feb 08
- Old Chicago (Holiday Inn) - 1000 Busse Rd - ELK GROVE
VILLAGE
--- Backyard Cohort (Chicago IL)
Rock/Acoustic/Jam Band] Feb 08
- Old Chocolate
Factory - CHICAGO
- Old Town Pub - 201 Main St - (630) 232-7962
GENEVA | 2006 |
-
Old Town School of Folk Music -
CHICAGO
---
David Zollo (Iowa City IA)
[Roots Music] Feb 08
--- The Spares (Chicago IL)
[Americana/Country/Folk Rock] Mar 08
- Olivers - PEORIA HEIGHTS
--- Brainchild (Peoria IL) [Jam
Band/Jazz/Funk] Feb 08
- Onion Pub &
Brewery - 22221 Pepper Rd - LAKE BARRINGTON
--- Big Sky Stringband (Chicago IL)
[Folk Rock / Americana/Jam Band] Mar 08
- Open Door Coffee House - LOCKPORT
--- Fickles Lot (Ottawa IL)
[Powerpop/Pop Punk/Happy Hardcore] Feb 08
- Opera House (Expo Gardens) - 1601 W Northmoor Rd - (847) 266-503
PEORIA | 2006 |
- Orphanage - 643 W 31st St - CHICAGO
--- Roundeye
(Chicago IL) [Punk/Rock/Pop Punk] Feb
08
--- The Please &
Thank Yous (Mundelein IL) [Regional Mexican/Roots
Music/Emo] Feb 08
- Otto's Nightclub & Underground
- DEKALB
--- JoBu (Carbondale IL)
[Jam Band] Jan 08
--- Bill Smith (Chicago IL) [Jam
Band/Funk/Drum & Bass] Mar 08
--- Spare Parts (Chicago IL)
[Funk/Rock/Jazz] Mar 08
- Outside Inn - 423 W Hanover St - (618) 588-4672 NEW
BADEN
--- The Snauzeberries
(Clinton County IL) [Rock/Country/Blues]
Mar 08
--- One Stone Band (Mount Vernon IL)
[Rock/Classic Rock/Acoustic] Apr 08
- Panorama - 200 S Belt W - (618) 234-2511 BELLEVILLE
| 2007 | Acoustic, Jam Band
- Panther Paw Bar & Grill - 1412 4th St - (217)
345-7849 CHARLESTON
| 2007 | Funk, Psychedelic, Rock
- Papa T's Pizza Pup - 7130 W 79th St - (708) 233-7740
BURBANK | 2007 | Funk
- Papa T's - 4660 W 147th St - MIDLOTHIAN
---
No Direction (Chicago IL area)
[Alternative/Classic Rock/Pop] Feb 08
- Paradigm Cafe - 929 Hart Rd - ROUND LAKE
--- Faded
Embrace (Freeport IL)
[Hardcore] Jan 08
--- Sara VonderHaar (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Pop/Acoustic] Jan 08
---
Catastrophe Beneath The Heavens (Buffalo Grove IL)
[Metal/Hardcore] Feb 08
- Paragon
- ROCKFORD
-
Park West
- 322 Armitage Ave - CHICAGO
--- Tafoya's Lost Boyzz (Chicago IL)
[Rock/Blues/Jam Band] Jan 08
- Papa T's (formerly Big Guys South) - 4660 W 147th St - (708) 389-3199
MIDLOTHIAN | 2007 | Alternative
- Paulie's - 612 N Main St - (309) 827-9580
BLOOMINGTON
--- Bottle of Justus (Bloomington IL)
[Rock] Jan 08
--- JoBu (Carbondale IL)
[Jam Band] Feb 08
--- Seven Year Existence (Champaign IL)
[Metal/