FRESHNESS DATED: MAY 11 - NOVEMBER 17, 2008


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MAY 11
The Roches
James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake IL

MAY 11
Richie Havens
The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI

MAY 11
Chad & Jeremy
Bill’s Blues Bar, Evanston, IL

MAY 12
Mike Fredrickson, ...
Linneman's Riverwest Inn, Milwaukee, WI

MAY 12
Was (Not Was)
The Pabst Theater, Milwaukee, WI

MAY 13
Rev. Horton Heat and Nashville Pussy
Bluebird, Bloomington, IN

MAY 14
Chuck Berry
Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, MO

MAY 14
Marty Willson - Piper from Church
Shank Hall, Milwaukee, WI

MAY 14
The Iguanas
Knuckleheads, Kansas City, MO

MAY 15
Squeezettes
Concertina Beer Hall, formerly Art's Concertina Bar, Milwaukee, WI

MAY 15
Hayseed Dixie
Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, MO

MAY 15
The Iguanas
Murphy's Lounge, Omaha, NE

MAY 16
Dread Zepplin
Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, MO

MAY 16
Hayseed Dixie
Knuckleheads, Kansas City, MO

MAY 17
Uptown Savages, ...
Linneman's Riverwest Inn, Milwaukee, WI

MAY 17
God's Outlaw.
Puddler's Hall, Milwaukee, WI

MAY 17
Candice and Mark Truesdell, aka The Spirals
Cafe Forte, 10530 N. Port Washington Rd. , Mequon, WI

MAY 17
Midwest Blues All-Stars
Donges Bay Clubhouse, Mequon, WI

MAY 17
The Cure
Allstate Arena, Chicago, IL

MAY 17
Dread Zepplin
Knuckleheads, Kansas City, MO

MAY 17
Detroit Cobras
House of Blues, Cleveland, OH

MAY 19
Sigmund Snopek, ...
Linneman's Riverwest Inn, Milwaukee, WI

MAY 22
The Del Ripleys, featuring Rob Rivera from the Rivieras
Zad's Roadhouse, Milwaukee, WI

MAY 22
Candye Kane
Whiskey Bones, Rochester, MN

MAY 22
Bel-Airs
Murphy's Lounge, Omaha, NE

MAY 23
Mighty Lumberhorn with the HillClimbers
Zad's Roadhouse, Milwaukee, WI

MAY 23
Midwest Blues All-Stars
Milwaukee Ale House, Milwaukee, WI

MAY 23
Reilly
House of Guinness, Waukesha, WI

MAY 23
North Mississippi All-Stars
House of Blues, Chicago, IL

MAY 23
The Bel-Airs
Knuckleheads, Kansas City, MO

MAY 24
The Squeezettes
Old German Beer Hall, Milwaukee, WI

MAY 24
The Men of Constant Sorrow
Delafield Brewhaus, 3832 Hillside Dr. Delafield WI

MAY 24
Waterfest, with Tommy James & The Shondells and the Ides of March
Leach Auditorium, Riverside Park, Oshkosh, WI

MAY 25
5 Card Studs
LuLu, Milwaukee, WI

MAY 25
Southern Culture on Skids
Headliners, Louisville, KY

MAY 25 - 26
Gaelic Park Irish Festival, with Black 47,...
Gaelic Park, Orland Park, IL

MAY 26
Amy Rohan, ...
Linneman's Riverwest Inn, Milwaukee, WI

MAY 27
Eddie "The Chief" Clearwater
Murphy's Lounge, Omaha, NE

MAY 29
Under The Black Sails with The Type
Zads Roadhouse, Milwaukee, WI

MAY 29
Waterfest with Marcia Ball and Copperbox
Leach Auditorium, Riverside Park, Oshkosh, WI

MAY 30
Guido's Racecar
Zads Roadhouse, Milwaukee, WI

MAY 30
Floor Model with Diablo Bianco
Riverwest Commons, Milwaukee, WI

MAY 31
The Subcontinentals with John Sieger
Shank Hall, Milwaukee, WI

MAY 31
The Happy Schnapps Combo Shoreline Cruise on The Badger - 2-4 PM
The Badger, somewhere on Lake Michigan, Manitowoc, WI - Tickets: (800) 421- 4243

MAY 31
Webb Wilder
Knuckleheads, Kansas City, MO

JUNE 1
Midwest Blues All-Stars
The Smiling Moose, Osman, WI

JUNE 1
BB King
House of Blues, Chicago, IL

JUNE 4
Westown Association River Rhythms featuring Daryl Stuermer
Pere Marquette Park, Milwaukee, WI

JUNE 5 - 7
Campout Roots Festival & Gathering 2008, featuring Pert Mear Sandstone, Charlie Parr, The Dewayn Brothers, Smokin Bandits, Down Lo, Soul Logic, Javier Trejo, Stealin' Strings, Northwoods Band, Irie Sol, Shoeless Revolution, The Hill Climbers, Yam Cannon, Jeff White, Vinnie Weible, and more
NCN North Campground, Black River Falls, WI - www.campoutroots.com

JUNE 5 - 8
Chicago Blues Fest, featuring David 'Honeyboy' Edwards, James Cotton, Johnny Winter, Pinetop Perkins, Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin, The Duke Robillard Band,.... (June 5); Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater, Koko Taylor & Her Blues Machine, Ronnie Baker Brooks,.. (June 6); Buckwheat Zydeco, John Hammond, Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, Otis Taylor Band,...(June 7); B.B. King, Lurrie Bell Blues Band,...(June 8)
Grant Park, Chicago, IL

JUNE 6
The Tubes
Potawatomi Casino, Milwaukee, WI

JUNE 6
Midwest Blues All-Stars
Piece Pizzeria & Brewpub, Chicago, IL

JUNE 6
REM
United Center, Chicago, IL

JUNE 7
Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet, featuring Bela Fleck, Casey Driessen and Ben Sollee
Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL

JUNE 9
BB King
Potawatomi Casino, Milwaukee, WI

JUNE 12 - 15
Bonnaroo Music Festival, with Pearl Jam, Metallica, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss featuring T Bone Burnett, Phil Lesh & Friends, The Allman Brothers Band, Willie Nelson, B.B. King, Levon Helm and the Ramble on the Road, Yonder Mountain String Band, Zappa Plays Zappa, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Soul Stew Revival, Robert Randolph's Revival, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Drive-By Truckers, Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck, Little Feat ,...
Manchester, TN

JUNE 13
Isaac Hayes with Roberta Flack
Ravinia, Highland Park, IL

JUNE 13
Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater with Elvin Bishop
Blues On The Fox, Aurora, IL

JUNE 13
Dolly Varden
Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL

JUNE 14
Bettye LaVette, Corey Harris, Hubert Sumlin & Marcia Ball
Blues On The Fox, Aurora, IL

JUNE 14
G.E Smith's Heroes of Electric Guitar featuring Jorma Kaurkonen, Larry Coryell, and Bob Margolin
Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH

JUNE 15
Kenny Loggins
Ravinia, Highland Park, IL

JUNE 17
The Squeezettes
Chill on the Hill, Humboldt Park, Milwaukee, WI

JUNE 18
Alison Kraus with Robert Plant
Ravinia, Highland Park, IL

JUNE 19
Mark E. Lee & the Riverwest Aces, featuring Mark's CD Release Party
Zads Roadhouse, Milwaukee, WI

JUNE 19
Return to Forever, with Chick Corea, Stanley Clark, Al DiMeola & Lenny White
Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, MN

JUNE 19
Those Darn Accordians
Turner Hall, Monroe, WI

JUNE 20
Return to Forever, with Chick Corea, Stanley Clark, Al DiMeola & Lenny White
Chicago Theater, Chicago, IL

JUNE 20
Junior Brown
Fitzgeralds, Berwyn, IL

JUNE 20
Willy Nelson with James Hunter
Ravinia, Highland Park, IL

JUNE 20 - 22
10th Anniversary MaxFest, with All the Way Rider & 13 Pills, ... (June 20); The Pugulists, Darkhorse Project, The Mighty Deerlick, Javelinas, Goat Radio, ... (June 21); Tim Cook & The Riverwesterners, Honkytonkitis, Gods Outlaw, ... (June 22)
Zad's Roadhouse, Milwaukee, WI

JUNE 20 - 23
Polish Fest, with Those Darn Accordians (June 20-21), Eddie Blazonczyk & The Versatones (June 21-22),...
Summerfest Grounds, Milwaukee, WI

JUNE 21
Midwest Blues All-Stars
Delafield Brewhaus, Delafield, WI

JUNE 21
Weinerfest with The Happy Schnapps Combo - 3-6 PM
Whitelaw, WI - Details: (920) 775-4963

JUNE 21
Ramsey Lewis Trio with Dave Brubeck Quartet
Ravinia, Highland Park, IL

JUNE 23
Willie Nelson
Oneida Casino, Green Bay, WI

JUNE 25
Westown Association River Rhythms featuring 5 Card Studs
Pere Marquette Park, Milwaukee, WI

JUNE 26
Willie Nelson
Big Top Chataugua, Bayfield, WI

JUNE 26 - 29
Country Fest
Cadott, WI - www.countryfest.com

JUNE 26 - JULY 9
Summerfest, featuring Stevie Wonder & Happy Schnaaps Combo(June 26); Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience (June 27); Steve Miller Band (with Future Man & Norton Buffalo) with Joe Cocker & Galactic (June 29); Bootsy Collins, with the Original James Brown Rhythm section: Catfish Collins, (Guitar), Jabo (on the One Starks) and Clyde (the funky drummer) Stubblefield, (Drums), with Johnny (the Afrikan Groove-ulator) Griggs, and Bobby Byrd's son Bart Anderson Byrd will sit in for Bobby Byrd on Organ; (June 30); Zappa Plays Zappa and the Otis Taylor Band (July 1); John Mayer and Creedence Clearwater Revisited (July 2); Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Soul Stew Revival (July 4); Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers with Steve Winwood (July 5), ...
Summerfest Grounds, Milwaukee, WI

JUNE 27
Wanda Jackson & The Lustre Kings
Fitzgeralds, Berwyn, IL

JUNE 27
Blind Boys of Alabama with Boz Skaggs
Ravinia, Highland Park, IL

JUNE 28
Charlie Daniels Band
Sears Centre, Hoffman Estates, IL

JUNE 26 - 28
Rockabilly Rebel Weekend with Wanda Jackson (June 28),
Radio Radio, Fountain Square, Indianapolis, IN

JULY 2
Lucinda Williams
Big Top Chataugua, Bayfield, WI

JULY 3 - 6
Rothburg Fest, with Primus, Bettye Lavette, Zappa Plays Zappa, Taj Mahal, Yonder Mountain String Band,...
Rothburg, MI

JULY 5
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers with Steve Winwood
Marcus Ampitheater, Milwaukee, WI

JULY 2
Westown Association River Rhythms featuring Greg Koch
Pere Marquette Park, Milwaukee, WI

JULY 10
Waterfest, with Sonny Landreth & The Iguanas
Leach Auditorium, Riverside Park, Oshkosh, WI

JULY 11
The Iguanas
Fette de Marquette, Madison, WI

JULY 11
Dale Watson
Knucklehead's, Kansas City, MO

JULY 10 - 12
Bastille Days, with The Iguanas (July 12),...
Cathedral Square Park, Milwaukee, WI

JULY 11
Dale Watson
Knucklehead's, Kansas City, MO

JULY 12
Lyle Lovett
Ravinia, Highland Park, IL

JULY 12
Taste of Downtown Americana Music Show with Dale Watson
Springfield, IL

JULY 13
Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago Folk and Roots Festival with The Iguanas
Welles Park, Chicago, IL

JULY 14
Winters Brothers Band 29th Annual Southern Summer Jam
Dennis Winters' Ranch, Nolensville, TN

JULY 15
Steely Dan
Chicago Theater, Chicago, IL

JULY 17
Tunes on the Terrace, with Mama Digdown Brass Band
Monona Terrace, Madison, WI

JULY 17
John Hiatt
Barrymore Theater, Madison, WI

JULY 17 - 20
Rock Fest, sponsored by Leinenkugel's
Cadott, WI - www.rockfest.com

JULY 18
John Hiatt
Ravinia, Highland Park, IL

JULY 18
Lucinda Williams with John Mellencamp
DTE Energy Music Theater, Clarkston, MI

JULY 19
The Squeezettes
South Shore Farmers Market, Bay View, Milwaukee, WI

JULY 19
Waterfest, with Little Feat
Leach Auditorium, Riverside Park, Oshkosh, WI

JULY 19
John Hiatt
Big Top Chautaqua, Bayfield, WI

JULY 19 - 20
Pulaski Polka Days with Eddie Blazonczyk & The Versatones,...
Pulaski, WI

JULY 22
Lucinda Williams with John Mellencamp
Charter One Pavilion, Chicago, IL

JULY 23
Lucinda Williams with John Mellencamp
Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH

JULY 29
Steve Earle with Allison Moorer
Pabst Theater, Milwaukee, WI

JULY 20
Paperfest with The Happy Schnapps Combo - 1-4 PM
Kimberly, WI

JULY 23
Southern Culture on Skids
Southgate House, Newport, KY

JULY 24
Southern Culture on Skids
Canal Street Tavern, Dayton, OH

JULY 24 - 27
Bix Beiderbecke Jazz Festival
LeClaire Park & Various Venues, Davenport, IA

JULY 25
Southern Culture on Skids
Headliners, Louisville, KY

JULY 25
Bel-Airs
Knuckleheads, Kansas City, MO

JULY 26
Southern Culture on Skids
Skully's Music Diner, Columbus, OH

JULY 31
Watertown Riverfest, with Liam Ford & The Band in Black, ...
Watertown, WI

AUGUST 2
Midwest Blues All-Stars
Harmony Bar, Madison, WI

AUGUST 2
Wolski's 100th anniversary party with The Squeezettes
Wolksi's, Pulaski St., Milwaukee, WI

AUGUST 2
Waterfest, with Los Straitjackets with Big Sandy and Big Bad oodoo Daddy
Leach Auditorium, Riverside Park, Oshkosh, WI

AUGUST 7
Charlie Daniels Band, ...
Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH

AUGUST 8
Volunteer Jam, with Charlie Daniels Band, Shooter Jennings and 38 Special
Missouri State Fair, sedalia, MO

AUGUST 8
"Springtime in the Smokies" with David Grisman & Doc Watson
Pidgeon Forge, TN

AUGUST 9
Volunteer Jam, with Charlie Daniels Band, Shooter Jennings and 38 Special
Wisconsin State Fair, West Allis

AUGUST 9
Annual Tribute to the Reverend Gary Davis featuring Jorma Kaukonen, ...
Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH

AUGUST 12
Volunteer Jam, with Charlie Daniels Band, Shooter Jennings and 38 Special
Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, IA

AUGUST 13
Westown Association River Rhythms featuring Brother
Pere Marquette Park, Milwaukee, WI

AUGUST 15
Johnny Winter
Turner Hall, Milwaukee, WI

AUGUST 15
Candye Kane
Big Bull Falls Music Fest, Wausau, WI

AUGUST 16
Waterfest, with Tower of Power and Those Darn Accordians
Leach Auditorium, Riverside Park, Oshkosh, WI

AUGUST 21
The Iguanas with Sonny Landreth
Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater, Minneapolis, MN

AUGUST 22 - 23
Deke Dickerson & The Eccophonics
Prairie Meadows Casino, Altoona, IA

AUGUST 22 - 23
Tony Bennett
Ravinia, Highland Park, IL

AUGUST 23
Kirchenfest Church Festival with Brave Combo,...
Highland, IL

AUGUST 23
Acoustic Hot Tuna
Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH

AUGUST 24 - 26
Deke Dickerson & The Eccophonics
Oneida Casino, Green Bay, WI

AUGUST 27
Lynrd Skynrd
Washington County Park, West Bend, WI

AUGUST 28
Buddy Guy with Johny Lang
Ravinia, Highland Park, IL

AUGUST 28
Deke Dickerson & The Eccophonics
Berkley Front, Berkley MI

AUGUST 30
Donna Summer
Ravinia, Highland Park, IL

AUGUST 30
Iris Dement
Big Top Chataugua, Bayfield, WI

SEPTEMBER 5
Mason Williams & 30th Anniversary of Classical Gas
Big Top Chataugua, Bayfield, WI

SEPTEMBER 6
Amazing Rhythm Aces
Blues to the Point, Carrollton, KY

SEPTEMBER 6 & 7
Wheatland Music Festival, with Dale Watson
Remus, MI

SEPTEMBER 12
Ramsey Lewis Trio with Kurt Elling
Ravinia, Highland Park, IL

SEPTEMBER 12 - 13
Amazing Rhythm Aces
Wildwood Springs Lodge, Steelvile, MO

SEPTEMBER 14 - 16
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Oneida Casino, Green Bay, WI

SEPTEMBER 19 - 20
Paramount Blues Fest
Cedarburg Cultural Center, Cedarburg, WI

SEPTEMBER 21 - 21
Hideout Block Party
Hideout, Chicago, IL

SEPTEMBER 26
Kansas City Oktoberfest with Brave Combo,...
Kansas City, MO

SEPTEMBER 27
15th Annual Quivey's Grove Beer Fest, with music by Westside Andy and the Mel Ford Blues Band
Quivey's Grove, 6261 Nesbitt Rd., Madison, WI

OCTOBER 3
Soulard Oktoberfest with Brave Combo,...
Soulard's, St. Louis, MO

OCTOBER 4
The Red Elvises
Fitzgerald's, Berwyn, IL

OCTOBER 5 - 7
The Red Elvises
Oneida Casino, Green Bay, WI

OCTOBER 10
The Tubes
Hemmens Cultural Center, Elgin, IL

OCTOBER 10 - 13
Bill Kirchen, Chris Hillman & Herb Pederson
Fur Peace Ranch, Pomeroy, OH

OCTOBER 24 - 25
Leon Russell
Wildwood Springs Lodge, Steelvile, MO

OCTOBER 25
Acoustic Hot Tuna with David Bromberg
Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH

NOVEMBER 1 - 2
Fall Polka Fesival with Eddie Blazonczyk & The Versatones,...
Seven Springs Resort, Champion, PA

NOVEMBER 14 - 17
GE Smith, Jack Casady & Jorma Kaukonen
Fur Peace Ranch, Pomeroy, OH

MONDAYS
Funky Mondays with Clyde Stubblefield & Friends
Madison's Downtown, Madison, WI

TUESDAYS
Stein Club Night with Brewhaus Polka Kings
Weissgerber's German Beer Hall, Milwaukee, WI

THURSDAYS
Jeannie Holliday & The Revue Band
Club Timbuktu, Milwaukee, WI

THURSDAYS
Whispering Jeff's Suds Club, with Beer, Music & Mayhem, featuring polka & bluegrass
Zads Roadhouse, 424 S. 2nd St., Milwaukee, WI

FRIDAYS
Brewhaus Polka Kings
Lakefront Palm Garden, Milwaukee, WI

FRIDAYS
Sigmond Snopek & Michael Woods
Old German Beer Hall, Milwaukee, WI

SATURDAYS
Blue in the Face
Hector's, Wauwatosa, WI

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