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	Buddy Guy Tickets Still Available on Thursdays & Sundays South LoopBuddy Guy - the man, the legend - is back in town for his annual residency at his namesake club. Each January he performs Thursday through Sunday nights at Buddy Guy's Legends in the South Loop. All...
	Have Instrument, Will Jam: Jam At The Joynt December 19 River NorthWhat do you do when there are 16,000 musicians in town? Jam, baby! The Midwest Clinic is filling the halls of McCormick Place this week, so The Joynt, 650 N Dearborn, is inviting them to come on over...
	John Taylor: Family, Fame, and Duran Duran West LoopWomen love John Taylor. I know; that's like saying kittens are cute and political ads are annoying. The Duran Duran bass player is handsome, charming, funny, and articulate, so what's not to love?...
	Harry Caray Hooks Blues Traveler Fans Magnificent Mile \| StreetervilleHarry Caray's Tavern on Navy Pier hosted Blues Traveler's Chicago stop, a great show on one of the last warm evenings in Chicago; it was a very pleasant night of nostalgia and transition. I arrived...
	World Music Festival Offers Eight Days of Free Concerts From September 21st through the 27th Chicago will be celebrating music that's as diverse as our population. The World Music Festival returns for eight days of concerts at venues all over the city,...
	International Beethoven Festival Opening Night - TLT EXCLUSIVE OFFER Edgewater/UptownThe International Beethoven Festival: REVOLUTION 2012 is an eight day celebration of one of the world's greatest composers and his ongoing legacy. It begins this Saturday with a Grand Opening Concert...
	100 Tickets Released for SOLD OUT Adam Ant Show WrigleyvilleAdam Ant is coming to the Cubby Bear on October 13. As you would expect, the show's already sold out. But here's an unexpected surprise: the intimate venue is releasing 100 tickets! They go on sale...
	Closing Time for Two Rush Street Music Venues? Gold CoastThe Back Room and Jilly's have shared the same building on Rush Street for decades. The Gold Coast music venues have been standbys since the 70's, but the building's owner wants to raze it and erect...
	Free Lyric Opera Concert In Millennium Park Grant Park \| Museum CampusThe Lyric Opera of Chicago is one of the city's cultural gems, drawing talent and audiences from around the world. On September 8 it will present Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park, its annual "...
	Free Blues Traveler Concert at Harry Caray's Navy Pier Magnificent Mile \| StreetervilleIf Blues Traveler's "four" had been a cassette tape I would have worn the reels off of it. Fortunately I had it, and still do, on CD so I can play it over and over if I want.I'll be doing that a lot...