CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL offers music on five stages in Grant Park: the Juke Joint Stage (Columbus & Jackson), the Front Porch Stage (Columbus & Jackson), the Crossroads Stage (Jackson & Lake Shore Drive), the Showcase Stage (Columbus & Jackson), and the Petrillo Music Shell. The Route 66 Stage (Columbus & Jackson) features speakers and discussions. Further details will appear in a special pullout section next week. For information call 312-744-3315.
THURSDAY, JUNE 10
JUKE JOINT STAGE
Noon Dave Maxwell
1:00 Fruteland Jackson
2:30 Eddie & Vaan Shaw
4:00 Vino Louden
5:00 Sam Lay
FRONT PORCH STAGE
1:00 Dokta Rhute Muuzic, Grant Academy Blues Babies, Florence B. Price School Blues Band with Deitra Farr, Billy Flynn & Ardella Williams
3:00 Detroit Junior
4:30 Eddie Shaw & the Wolf Gang
CROSSROADS STAGE
2:00 Southside Blues Revue with Smilin’ Bobby, Bobby Too Tough & Lacey Gibson
4:00 Johnny Drummer & the Starliters with Joanne Graham & Sweet Claudette
SHOWCASE STAGE
2:30 Dawn O’Keefe Williams
3:45 Rabble Rousers Band
6:15 The Buzz
PETRILLO MUSIC SHELL
6:00 Smokey Smothers with Pat Scott
7:10 Eddy Clearwater & Los Straitjackets
FRIDAY, JUNE 11
JUKE JOINT STAGE
Noon Erwin Helfer
1:00 Vasti & Keisan Jackson
2:00 Brooks Family
3:00 Meisha Herron
4:00 Eric Noden
5:30 Robert Junior Lockwood
FRONT PORCH STAGE
1:00 Katherine Davis, Erwin Helfer, Eric Noden & the Stone Academy
3:00 David “Honeyboy” Edwards, Jerry Ricks, Robert Junior Lockwood & Homesick James
4:30 Dusty Brown with Billy Flynn
CROSSROADS STAGE
2:00 Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson & the Magic Rockers
4:00 Vasti Jackson
SHOWCASE STAGE
2:30 Ruby Harris
3:45 Tom Holland & the Shuffle Kings
5:00 Steepwater Band
7:15 Noah & the Stratocats
PETRILLO MUSIC SHELL
6:00 Nora Jean Bruso with the Carl Weathersby Blues Band
7:00 C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band
SATURDAY, JUNE 12
JUKE JOINT STAGE
Noon Johnnie Mae Dunson
1:00 Alvin Youngblood Hart
2:00 Chainsaw DuPont
3:30 Harry Manx
FRONT PORCH STAGE
1:00 Killer Ray & the Killer Ray Blues Band
2:30 Aaron Moore
3:00 Ben Sidran
3:45 Pinetop Perkins
4:30 Alvin Youngblood Hart
6:00 Chainsaw DuPont
CROSSROADS STAGE
1:30 Cyrus Hayes featuring Lady Lee
3:30 Vance Kelly & the Backstreet Blues Band
SHOWCASE STAGE
1:00 Madman Blues Band
2:30 Sidewinders
3:45 Howard & the White Boys
5:00 Philipp Fankhauser & the Memphis Soul Connection
6:15 Midwest Blues All-Stars
7:30 Nigel Mack & the Blues Attack
PETRILLO MUSIC SHELL
5:00 Burgess Gardner Orchestra with Barbara Morrison
6:40 Chris Thomas King
SUNDAY, JUNE 13
JUKE JOINT STAGE
Noon Grana Louise
1:30 Kenny Brown & Cedric Burnside
2:45 Paul Wine Jones
4:00 T-Model Ford
FRONT PORCH STAGE
1:30 Aubrey Ghent Sacred Steel
2:30 Ken Saydak
4:00 Kenny Neal & Billy Branch
5:30 Fat Possum Juke Joint Caravan
CROSSROADS STAGE
1:30 Deitra Farr with Les Getrex & Ardella Williams
3:30 Swamp Dogg
SHOWCASE STAGE
1:00 Steve Arvey & Kraig Kenning
2:30 Big G & the Real Deal
3:45 Tad Robinson
5:00 Molly Nova & the Hawk
6:15 Rob Stone & the C-Notes
PETRILLO MUSIC SHELL
5:00 Billy Boy Arnold with the James Wheeler Blues Band featuring Ken Saydak
6:10 Michael Burks
7:10 E.C. Scott & Smoke