June 2010
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| Tuesday | 1 |
| Wednesday | 2 |
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The Western Elstons
(country, rockabilly, western swing)
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Simon's Tavern
5210 N Clark St Chicago, IL (map) |
after the game: Show: 10:00pm-12:30am No Cover |
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Swing Night
(lindy hop, swing)
Thomas Gunther Trio
(swinging jazz)
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Esteban's
1550 N Route 59 Naperville, IL (map) |
Lessons: 7:30pm-8:30pm Show: 8:30pm-11:30pm Cover: $10 |
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Blues Jam
Hosted by: Highway Rickey
(blues)
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Jerry's Sandwiches (Wicker Park)
1938 W Division St Chicago, IL (map) |
9:00pm-Midnight Traditional Electric Blues Jam No Cover (1 drink minimum suggested) |
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Swing Dancing at Frankie's Blue Room
(lindy hop, swing)
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Frankie's Blue Room
16 W Chicago Ave Naperville, IL (map) |
Lesson: 7:30pm-8:30pm DJ: 8:30pm-12:30am Cover: $7 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only) |
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Westcoast Wednesday
(west coast swing)
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Galway Bar and Grill
12045 Roosevelt Rd Elmhurst, IL (map) |
DJ: 8:30pm-11:00pm Cover: $5 |
| Thursday | 3 |
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The Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra
(big band swing & jazz)
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The Green Mill
4802 N Broadway Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $6 |
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Big C Jamboree
Host Band: Izzy and the Kesstronics
(roots music, rock, swing)
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Martyrs
3855 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:30pm-1:00am Cover: $1 suggested donation |
| Friday | 4 |
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The Hoyle Brothers
(country, 2-step, western swing)
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The Empty Bottle
1035 N Western Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 5:30pm-7:30pm No Cover |
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Big Beat Jivin' Jamboree
(1950's Rock & Roll Dance Party)
The Crown Vics
(1950's rock 'n roll)
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VFW Post 2801
39 E St Charles Rd Villa Park, IL (map) |
Show: 8:30pm-11:30pm Cover: $8 |
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Sarah and The Tall Boys
(blues, country, folk rock)
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The California Clipper
1002 N California Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 10:00pm-1:30am No Cover |
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First Fridays - Swingin' at the Studio
(lindy hop, swing)
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Big City Swing
1012 W Randolph St Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 8:00pm-8:45pm Dancing: 8:45pm-Midnight Cost: $10 |
| Saturday | 5 |
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1940's Hangar Dance (fundraiser) Bopology
(jazz, swing, jump blues)
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Hangar #10 @
Chicago Executive Airport
1100 S Wolf Rd Wheeling, IL (map) |
Show: 6:00pm-10:00pm Cover: $35 |
|
Fulton County Line
(country, 2-step, western swing)
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The California Clipper
1002 N California Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 10:00pm-2:30am No Cover |
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Chicago Rebels Swing Dance Club
(west coast swing)
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The Centre at North Park
10040 Addison Ave Franklin Park, IL (map) |
Doors Open: 7:30pm Lesson (West Coast Swing): 8:00pm DJ: 9:00pm-Midnight Lesson: $5, Dance: $10 ($6 for members) |
| Sunday | 6 |
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gypsyFIRSTsunday
le Percolateur
(jazz, blues, pop)
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Tonic Room
2447 N Halsted St Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-12:30am Hosted by: le Percolateur
(jazz, blues, pop)
Cover: $7 |
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SOS! (Swing On Sundays)
(west coast swing)
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May I Have This Dance
5246 N Elston Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson (Hustle): 6:00pm Lesson (West Coast Swing): 6:30pm DJ: 7:00pm-9:00pm Cover: $10 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only) |
| Monday | 7 |
Outcast Jazz Band
(big band swing)
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Hackney's Palos Park
9550 W 123rd St Palos Park, IL (map) |
Show: 8:30pm-10:30pm No Cover |
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Swing Nights at Fizz
(lindy hop, swing)
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Fizz Bar and Grill
3220 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
DJs: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $6 ($4 w/Student ID) |
| Tuesday | 8 |
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Baby Soda Jazz Band
(swing)
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Honky Tonk Barbeque
1213 W 18th St Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-11:00pm No Cover |
| Wednesday | 9 |
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Baby Soda Jazz Band
(swing)
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Quencher's Saloon
2401 N Western Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:30pm-11:30pm $5 donation |
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Swing Dancing at Frankie's Blue Room
(lindy hop, swing)
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Frankie's Blue Room
16 W Chicago Ave Naperville, IL (map) |
Lesson: 7:30pm-8:30pm DJ: 8:30pm-12:30am Cover: $7 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only) |
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Swing Night
(lindy hop, swing)
|
Esteban's
1550 N Route 59 Naperville, IL (map) |
Lessons: 7:30pm-8:30pm DJ: 8:30pm-11:30pm Cover: $5 |
|
Westcoast Wednesday
(west coast swing)
|
Galway Bar and Grill
12045 Roosevelt Rd Elmhurst, IL (map) |
DJ: 8:30pm-11:00pm Cover: $5 |
| Thursday | 10 |
|
CUBE 2010
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The Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra
(big band swing & jazz)
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The Green Mill
4802 N Broadway Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $6 |
| Friday | 11 |
| Chicago Blues Festival
|
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr Chicago, IL (map) |
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CUBE 2010
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The Hoyle Brothers
(country, 2-step, western swing)
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The Empty Bottle
1035 N Western Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 5:30pm-7:30pm No Cover |
|
The Flat Cats
(swinging jazz and blues)
|
Willowbrook Ballroom
8900 Archer Ave Willow Springs, IL (map) |
Lesson: 7:30pm-8:30pm Show: 8:30pm-Midnight Cover: $12 ($10 w/Student ID) |
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Deep Chicago Rhythm Owls
(american roots music)
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The California Clipper
1002 N California Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 10:00pm-1:30am No Cover |
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The Rhythm Rockets
(jump, rhythm & blues)
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Salt Creek Wine Bar
8900 Fairview Ave Brookfield, IL (map) |
Show: 8:30pm-11:30pm No Cover |
| Saturday | 12 |
| Chicago Blues Festival
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Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr Chicago, IL (map) |
|
CUBE 2010
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Cropduster
(country)
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The California Clipper
1002 N California Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 10:00pm-2:30am No Cover |
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Chicago Jitterbug Club
(jitterbug, swing)
Flag Day - Red, White, and Blue (Casual) |
Elks Lodge (No. 1596)
4428 Midlothian Tpke Crestwood, IL (map) |
8:00pm-Midnight Donation: $8 ($5 for members) |
| Sunday | 13 |
| Chicago Blues Festival
|
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr Chicago, IL (map) |
|
CUBE 2010
|
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Prohibition Orchestra of Chicago
(big band jazz)
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Andersonville Midsommarfest
South Stage 5200 N Clark St Chicago, IL (map) |
Live Music: 2:00pm-3:30pm $5 suggested donation (at the festival gate; kids under 12 and seniors over 65 - free!) |
|
Chicago Grandstand Big Band
(big band jazz)
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Fitzgerald's Nightclub
6615 Roosevelt Rd Berwyn, IL (map) |
Show: 6:00pm-9:30pm Cover: $10 ($5 - 17 and under) |
|
The Gas House Gorillas
(blues, jazz, rockabilly)
The Pin-Ups
(jazz, blues, swing)
The Krank Daddies
(psychobilly, rockabilly, punk)
Crazy Rocket Fuel
|
Reggie's Music Joint
2105 S State St Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-Midnight 10:30pm-Midnight: The Gas House Gorillas
(blues, jazz, rockabilly)
Cover: $10 |
|
CUBE 2010
Blues & Brew |
Jerry's Sandwiches (Wicker Park)
1938 W Division St Chicago, IL (map) |
Dinner: 9:00pm-10:00pm DJs: 10:00pm-2:00am No Cover (eat, drink, dance!) |
|
SOS! (Swing On Sundays)
(west coast swing)
|
May I Have This Dance
5246 N Elston Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson (Hustle): 6:00pm Lesson (West Coast Swing): 6:30pm DJ: 7:00pm-9:00pm Cover: $10 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only) |
| Monday | 14 |
Flag Day  |
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Swing Nights at Fizz
(lindy hop, swing)
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Fizz Bar and Grill
3220 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
DJs: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $6 ($4 w/Student ID) |
| Tuesday | 15 |
| Wednesday | 16 |
|
The Western Elstons
(country, rockabilly, western swing)
|
Simon's Tavern
5210 N Clark St Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 8:30pm-11:00pm No Cover |
|
Swing Dancing at Frankie's Blue Room
(lindy hop, swing)
|
Frankie's Blue Room
16 W Chicago Ave Naperville, IL (map) |
Lesson: 7:30pm-8:30pm DJ: 8:30pm-12:30am Cover: $7 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only) |
|
Swing Night
(lindy hop, swing)
|
Esteban's
1550 N Route 59 Naperville, IL (map) |
Lessons: 7:30pm-8:30pm DJ: 8:30pm-11:30pm Cover: $5 |
|
Westcoast Wednesday
(west coast swing)
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Galway Bar and Grill
12045 Roosevelt Rd Elmhurst, IL (map) |
DJ: 8:30pm-11:00pm Cover: $5 |
| Thursday | 17 |
| Chicago SummerDance
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Spirit of Music Garden
Grant Park 601 S Michigan Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
begins today |
|
The Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra
(big band swing & jazz)
|
The Green Mill
4802 N Broadway Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $6 |
|
Killer Diller Record Hop
(jive, jitterbug, stroll, bop)
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Simone's
960 W 18th St Chicago, IL (map) |
DJs: 9:30pm-1:30am No Cover |
| Friday | 18 |
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The Hoyle Brothers
(country, 2-step, western swing)
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The Empty Bottle
1035 N Western Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 5:30pm-7:30pm No Cover |
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The Special 20's
(blues)
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Nick's
1516 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:00pm-12:30am No Cover |
|
Shemekia Copeland
(blues, soul, funk)
|
Fitzgerald's Nightclub
6615 Roosevelt Rd Berwyn, IL (map) |
Show: 9:00pm Cover: $20 ($15 in advance) |
| Saturday | 19 |
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Chicago SummerDance
Outcast Jazz Band
(big band swing)
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Spirit of Music Garden
Grant Park 601 S Michigan Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Free dance lesson: 6:00pm-7:00pm Live music and dancing: 7:30pm-9:30pm No Cover |
|
The Flat Cats
(swinging jazz and blues)
|
The Palm Court
@
The Drake Hotel
140 E Walton Pl Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:00pm-12:30am No Cover (2 drink minimum requested) |
|
Chicago Rebels Swing Dance Club
(west coast swing)
|
The Centre at North Park
10040 Addison Ave Franklin Park, IL (map) |
Doors Open: 7:30pm Lesson (West Coast Swing): 8:00pm DJ: 9:00pm-Midnight Lesson: $5, Dance: $10 ($6 for members) |
| Sunday | 20 |
| Father's Day |
|
Rob Parton Big Band
(big band jazz)
|
Fitzgerald's Nightclub
6615 Roosevelt Rd Berwyn, IL (map) |
Show: 6:00pm-9:30pm Cover: $10 ($5 - 17 and under) |
|
SOS! (Swing On Sundays)
(west coast swing)
|
May I Have This Dance
5246 N Elston Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson (Hustle): 6:00pm Lesson (West Coast Swing): 6:30pm DJ: 7:00pm-9:00pm Cover: $10 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only) |
| Monday | 21 |
| Summer Solstice |
6:29 AM CDT |
|
Swing Nights at Fizz
(lindy hop, swing)
|
Fizz Bar and Grill
3220 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
DJs: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $6 ($4 w/Student ID) |
| Tuesday | 22 |
|
Bopology
(jazz, swing, jump blues)
Music on the Esplanade |
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Rd Glencoe, IL (map) |
Show: 6:00pm-8:00pm No Cover |
| Wednesday | 23 |
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Swing Dancing at Frankie's Blue Room
(lindy hop, swing)
|
Frankie's Blue Room
16 W Chicago Ave Naperville, IL (map) |
Lesson: 7:30pm-8:30pm DJ: 8:30pm-12:30am Cover: $7 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only) |
|
Swing Night
(lindy hop, swing)
|
Esteban's
1550 N Route 59 Naperville, IL (map) |
Lessons: 7:30pm-8:30pm DJ: 8:30pm-11:30pm Cover: $5 |
|
Killer Diller Record Hop
(jive, jitterbug, stroll, bop)
|
Late Bar
3534 W Belmont Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
DJs: 9:00pm-4:00am No Cover |
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Westcoast Wednesday
(west coast swing)
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Galway Bar and Grill
12045 Roosevelt Rd Elmhurst, IL (map) |
DJ: 8:30pm-11:00pm Cover: $5 |
| Thursday | 24 |
|
Country Night in Berwyn
Long Gone Lonesome Boys
(country, bluegrass, alternative)
Trevor McSpadden & John Ballantyne Bunkertown |
In the SideBar
@
Fitzgerald's Nightclub
6615 Roosevelt Rd Berwyn, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm |
|
The Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra
(big band swing & jazz)
|
The Green Mill
4802 N Broadway Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $6 |
| Friday | 25 |
| Taste of Chicago
|
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr Chicago, IL (map) |
begins today |
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The Hoyle Brothers
(country, 2-step, western swing)
|
The Empty Bottle
1035 N Western Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 5:30pm-7:30pm No Cover |
|
Chicago SummerDance
Thomas Gunther Jazz Band
(swinging jazz)
|
Spirit of Music Garden
Grant Park 601 S Michigan Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Free dance lesson: 6:00pm-7:00pm Live music and dancing: 7:20pm-9:00pm No Cover (due to Taste of Chicago, the live music and dancing was cut short by 30 minutes. it seems like this happens every year. when will Chicago SummerDance simply change the schedule for nights that coincide with The Taste? say, oh, something like 7:00pm-9:00pm???) |
|
Bluetopia
(blues dancing)
The Matthew Skoller Band
(blues, roots music)
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American Tango Institute
325 N Hoyne Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson (blues dance): 8:00pm-9:00pm Live music and dancing: 9:30pm-2:00am Cover: $10 |
|
Possum Hollow Boys
(rockabilly, country, roots music)
|
Honky Tonk Barbeque
1213 W 18th St Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:30pm-1:00am No Cover |
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Deep Chicago Rhythm Owls
(american roots music)
|
The California Clipper
1002 N California Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 10:00pm-1:30am No Cover |
| Saturday | 26 |
|
The Flat Cats
(swinging jazz and blues)
|
The Palm Court
@
The Drake Hotel
140 E Walton Pl Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:00pm-12:30am No Cover (2 drink minimum requested) |
|
Cash Box Kings
(blues, roots music, americana)
|
Nick's
1516 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 10:00pm-1:30am No Cover |
|
The Hoyle Brothers
(country, 2-step, western swing)
|
The California Clipper
1002 N California Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 10:00pm-2:30am No Cover |
|
Saturday Night Swing
(lindy hop, swing)
|
First Evangelical Free Church
5255 N Ashland Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 7:00pm-7:30pm DJ: 7:30pm-10:00pm No Cover |
|
Viva Swings
(swing, jitterbug)
|
Studio Viva
41 E Northwest Highway Palatine, IL (map) |
Lesson: 8:00pm DJ: 9:00pm-Midnight Cover: $10 |
|
Chicago Jitterbug Club
(jitterbug, swing)
Crazy Tee-Shirt (Casual) |
Elks Lodge (No. 1596)
4428 Midlothian Tpke Crestwood, IL (map) |
8:00pm-Midnight Donation: $8 ($5 for members) |
| Sunday | 27 |
|
A Day in the Country Mar Caribe
(tropical, acoustic, americana)
Hayward
(bluegrass, americana, acoustic)
Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader Stringband
(country, bluegrass, blues)
Katie Belle
(country)
Kent Rose
(country, rockabilly, blues)
Tangleweed
(bluegrass)
Blue Line Riders
(country, americana, western swing)
Leon Chance
(country, rockabilly, western swing)
The Lawrence Peters Outfit
(country)
Jane Baxter Miller
(country)
Long Gone Lonesome Boys
(country, bluegrass, alternative)
Sarah and The Tall Boys
(blues, country, folk rock)
|
The Hideout
1354 W Wabansia Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
A whole lot of live country music,
plus bbq (Honky Tonk BBQ),
pie (Celestial Kitchens),
and tasty drinks (The Hideout)
2:00pm-11:00pm $10 gets you in for the whole day! |
|
John Burnett Orchestra
(big band swing)
|
Fitzgerald's Nightclub
6615 Roosevelt Rd Berwyn, IL (map) |
Show: 6:00pm-9:30pm Cover: $10 ($5 - 17 and under) |
|
Shout Section Big Band
(jazz, swing, funk)
|
Willowbrook Ballroom
8900 Archer Ave Willow Springs, IL (map) |
Lessons: 6:30pm (shim-sham), 7:30pm (swing) Show: 8:30pm-11:00pm Cover: $10 |
|
SOS! (Swing On Sundays)
(west coast swing)
|
May I Have This Dance
5246 N Elston Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson (Hustle): 6:00pm Lesson (West Coast Swing): 6:30pm DJ: 7:00pm-9:00pm Cover: $10 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only) |
| Monday | 28 |
|
Swing Nights at Fizz
(lindy hop, swing)
|
Fizz Bar and Grill
3220 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
DJs: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $6 ($4 w/Student ID) |
| Tuesday | 29 |
|
Sarah and The Tall Boys
(blues, country, folk rock)
|
Jerry's Sandwiches (Wicker Park)
1938 W Division St Chicago, IL (map) |
9:00pm-Midnight No Cover (1 drink minimum suggested) |
|
Kidding on the Square starring: Emily Bergl
with: G. Scott Lacy at the piano |
Devenport's Piano Bar and Cabaret
1383 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Kidding on the Square is a cabaret with a 1920s/1930s flair.
Music from 1927-2010 spanning Fats Waller to Blossom Dearie,
Roy Orbison to The Sissors Sisters. Concert/Show: 8:00pm-10:30pm Cover: $20 / 2 drink minimum |
| Wednesday | 30 |
|
The Western Elstons
(country, rockabilly, western swing)
|
Simon's Tavern
5210 N Clark St Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 8:30pm-11:00pm No Cover |
|
Swing Dancing at Frankie's Blue Room
(lindy hop, swing)
|
Frankie's Blue Room
16 W Chicago Ave Naperville, IL (map) |
Lesson: 7:30pm-8:30pm DJ: 8:30pm-12:30am Cover: $7 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only) |
|
Swing Night
(lindy hop, swing)
|
Esteban's
1550 N Route 59 Naperville, IL (map) |
Lessons: 7:30pm-8:30pm DJ: 8:30pm-11:30pm Cover: $5 |
|
Westcoast Wednesday
(west coast swing)
|
Galway Bar and Grill
12045 Roosevelt Rd Elmhurst, IL (map) |
DJ: 8:30pm-11:00pm Cover: $5 |
