{"id":42962,"date":"2021-09-07T10:37:59","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T15:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=42962"},"modified":"2021-09-07T10:37:59","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T15:37:59","slug":"city-of-chicago-dcase-partner-with-civl-to-promote-free-citywide-blues-club-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=42962","title":{"rendered":"City of Chicago DCASE Partner With CIVL To Promote Free Citywide Blues Club Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Hi! Chicago\u2019s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and the Chicago Independent Venue League are presenting two events (one of them multi-night) that should be exciting for any fan of Chicago Blues. Here\u2019s the information:<\/p>\n

Chicago Blues Club City Tour<\/strong>
\nWednesday, September 1 \u2013 Monday, September 6, 2021<\/p>\n

DCASE and CIVL (Chicago Independent Venue League) will partner to present and promote a FREE city-wide Blues club tour with 20 shows in 11 venues. Club tour will take place during “Chicago In Tune ” and will be promoted as part of the Year of Chicago Music. Programs will be free-admission, first-come, first-serve. COVID protocols and social distancing to be implemented and followed, as needed, per CDC guidelines.<\/p>\n

Formed in 2017, CIVL now represents 50+ venues in the city of Chicago. Members include some of the preeminent independent music venues, comedy clubs, performing arts centers, concert promoters, dance centers, and festivals in our city. The CIVL member community consists of for-profit independent businesses of all shapes and sizes, and non-profit organizations.<\/p>\n

CIVL acts to secure the long-term future of these and other venues for the benefit of our communities and emerging artists. Member venues have played a crucial role in the development of Chicago\u2019s music over the last 50 years by nurturing local, national and international talent, and providing a platform for these artists to build their careers and develop their music. Chicago’s independent venues provide thousands of jobs, as well as millions of dollars in salaries, revenues, charitable donations and taxes. CIVL strives to gain recognition for the essential role these venues have played in defining the music culture as it exists in Chicago today. Visit civlchicago.com<\/a> for more information. #CIVL #beCIVL<\/p>\n

Participating Venues: Golden Dagger, Hungry Brain, Independence Tap, Martyrs\u2019, Reggies, Rosa\u2019s Lounge, Taylor Street Tap, The G Man Tavern, The Hideout, The Promontory, The Quarry Chi<\/p>\n

Schedule of Events:<\/p>\n

Golden Dagger – 2447 N. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60614<\/strong>
\nSaturday, September 4
\nAnne Harris & Dave Herrero (75 min)
\nKatherine Davis
\n6pm doors, 7pm show
\nFREE, 21+<\/p>\n

Hungry Brain – 2319 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago, IL 60618<\/strong>
\nFriday, September 3
\nErwin Helfer with Katherine Davis (60 min)
\n7pm doors, 7:30pm show
\nFREE, 21+
\n*Hungry Brain requires people to show proof of vaccination. Either by paper or by a photo on your phone<\/p>\n

Independence Tap – 3932 W. Irving Park, Chicago, IL 60618<\/strong>
\nSaturday, September 4
\nRico McFarland (75-90 min)
\n8pm
\nFREE, 21+<\/p>\n

Martyrs\u2019 – 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL 60613<\/strong>
\nThursday, September 2
\nJimmy Johnson Blues Band (75-90 min)
\nDave Weld and the Imperial Flames (45-60 min)
\nSupport at 7:30pm, Headliner at 9pm
\nFREE, 21+<\/p>\n

Friday, September 3
\nMike Wheeler Band with Demetria Taylor (75-90 min)
\nLuke Pytel Band (45-60pm)
\nSupport at 8pm, Headliner at 9:30pm
\nFREE, 21+<\/p>\n

Saturday, September 4
\nMud Morganfield (75-90 min)
\nChicago Bound Blues Band (45-60 min)
\nSupport at 8pm, Headliner at 9:30pm
\nFREE, 21+<\/p>\n

Reggies Music Joint – 2105 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60616<\/strong>
\nFriday, September 3
\nBilly Branch & The Sons of Blues (75 min)
\nJoey J. Saye Trio (45-60 min)
\n8pm doors
\nFREE, 21+<\/p>\n

Rosa\u2019s Lounge – 3420 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago, IL 60647<\/strong>
\nWednesday, September 1
\nPete Galanis Band featuring Dave Herrero (75 min)
\n9pm
\nFREE, 21+<\/p>\n

Thursday, September 2
\nNora Jean Wallace
\nChicago Wind featuring Matthew Skoller (75 min)
\n9pm
\nFREE, 21+<\/p>\n

Friday, September 3
\nNora Jean Wallace (75 min)
\n7:30pm
\nFREE, 21+<\/p>\n

Saturday, September 4
\nJohnny Iguana
\nJimmy Johnson with Billy Branch (60 min)
\n7:30pm
\nFREE, 21+<\/p>\n

Sunday, September 5
\nJohnny Iguana\u2019s Chicago Spectacular featuring Matthew Skoller, Billy Flynn, Bill Dickens, Michael Caskey (75 min)
\n7:30pm
\nFREE, 21+<\/p>\n

Taylor Street Tap – 1358 W. Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60607<\/strong>
\nFriday, September
\nThe Kinsey Report (75 min)
\n8pm
\nFREE, 21+<\/p>\n

The G Man Tavern – 3740 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60613<\/strong>
\nSaturday, September 4
\nGerry Hundt
\n4-8pm, 2-40 min sets with intermission
\nFREE, 21+<\/p>\n

Sunday, September 5
\nThe Smiley Tillmon Band featuring Kate Moss
\n4-8pm, 2-40 min sets with intermission
\nFREE, 21+<\/p>\n

The Hideout – 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., Chicago, IL 60642<\/strong>
\nThursday, September
\nErwin Helfer (60 min)
\nDevil in a Woodpile (60 min)
\n8pm doors, 8:30pm show
\nFREE, 21+<\/p>\n

The Promontory – 5311 S. Lake Park Ave. W., Chicago, IL 60615<\/strong>
\nThursday, September 2
\nTaildragger (75-90 min)
\nThe Jamiah Rogers Band (60 min)
\nSupport at 8pm, Headliner at 9:30pm
\nFREE, 17+<\/p>\n

The Quarry Chi – 2423 E. 75th St., Chicago, IL 60649<\/strong>
\nSunday, September 5
\nFreddie Dixon\u2019s Chicago Blues Allstars (75 min)
\n5pm doors, 6pm show
\nFREE, 21+<\/p>\n

Monday, September 6
\nMichael Damani Band (75 min)
\n5pm doors, 6pm show
\nFREE, 21+<\/p>\n

Soul City Blues – Austin<\/strong>
\nSunday, September 12, 2021
\nChicago & Mayfield
\n12-8pm<\/p>\n

Through the years, Chicago\u2019s West Side has cultivated a rich and lasting blues legacy. Some of our city\u2019s most legendary blues venues have been located there. Silvio\u2019s, originally at Lake and Oakley and later at Lake and Kedzie, was for years a home base for Muddy Waters, Howlin\u2019 Wolf and many others; it stayed alive and rockin\u2019 as the Riviera Lounge well into the 1980s; Mel\u2019s Hideaway (a.k.a. the Tay May Club) at Roosevelt and Loomis was the inspiration for the Freddie King classic \u201cHide Away\u201d; the Alex Club, a few blocks west at 1816 Roosevelt, became world-famous after Eddie Shaw, Wolf\u2019s longtime saxophonist and bandleader, purchased it in the mid-1970s. Other venues that were vital in making the West Side a thriving blues nexus included Walton\u2019s Corner at Roosevelt and Fairfield; the Big Squeeze on 16th St.; the Zanzibar on Blue Island; the Majestic and the Golden Slipper on Pulaski; the Avenue Lounge, Big Duke\u2019s, and Ma Bea\u2019s on Madison; and the Peppermint Lounge at Harrison and Kedzie (where the waitstaff dressed as candy canes, and the Jackson 5 played some of their earliest Chicago gigs). Today, clubs such as Smooth\u2019s Venue on W. Madison and Rooster\u2019s at Ohio and Kedzie continue in that same tradition. Join us to celebrate the living legacy of Chicago blues! Performers include Lurrie Bell, Vance Kelly, Jimmy Burns, Mzz Reese, Mary Lane and Larry Taylor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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