Here's the lineup for the Chicago Blues Fest.

[Swish]

Anyone else going? We had such a great turnout of Rave Rec'ers at the New Orleans Jazz Fest last year (cough, cough) that I just thought we could get a whole crazy gang together for this one. WHO'S WITH ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Swish

Chicago Blues Festival Performance Schedule
21st Annual Chicago Blues Festival "It's About Time"June 10-13, 2004

Thursday, June 10, 2004

Ford Juke Joint (On Columbus North of Jackson) 12:00-6:00 p.m. 12:00-12:30 p.m. Dave Maxwell 1:00-2:00 p.m. Fruteland Jackson 2:30-3:30 p.m. Eddie and Vann Shaw 4:00-4:30 p.m. Vino Louden 5:00-6:00 p.m. Sam Lay

U.S. Cellular Front Porch (Southwest Corner of Jackson & Columbus) 1:00-6:00 p.m. 1:00-2:30 p.m. Blues in the Schools featuring Dokta Rhute Muuzic formerly known as Roy Hytower w/ Grant Academy Blues Babies and the Florence B. Price School Blues Band "Key to the Highway", Deitra Farr and Billy Flynn with Ardella Williams featuring Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs 3:00-4:00 p.m. Detroit Jr. 4:30-6:00 p.m. Eddie Shaw and the Wolf Gang

Best Buy Showcase (On Columbus South of Jackson) 2:30-7:00 p.m. 2:30-3:15 p.m. Dawn O’Keefe Williams 3:45-4:30 p.m. Rabble Rousers Band 5:00-5:45 p.m. tba 6:15-7:00 p.m. The Buzz

Gibson Guitar’s CrossRoads (Jackson & Lake Shore Drive) 2:00-5:30 p.m. 2:00-3:30 p.m. Southside Blues Revue with Smilin’ Bobby, Bobby Too Tough, and Lacey Gibson 4:00-5:30 p.m. Johnny Drummer and the Starliters w/ Joanne Graham and Sweet Claudette

Route 66 (On Columbus South of Jackson) 3:00-6:00 p.m. 3:00-4:30 p.m. Poetry of the Blues: Sterling Plumpp, Paul Garon, Shellie Moore Guy, and Melinda Jones 5:00-6:00 p.m. “Moanin’ at Midnight” Documenting the Wolf moderated by Dick Shurman featuring James Segrest and Mark Hoffman

Petrillo Music Shell (Jackson & Columbus) 6:00-9:00 p.m. 6:00-7:00 p.m. Smokey Smothers w/ Pat Scott 7:10-8:10 p.m. Eddy Clearwater and Los Straitjackets 8:20-9:30 p.m. Howlin’ For Hubert featuring Hubert Sumlin, David Johanson, and David Maxwell

Friday, June 11, 2004
Ford Juke Joint (On Columbus North of Jackson)12:00-6:00 p.m. 12:00-12:30 p.m. Erwin Helfer 1:00-1:30 p.m. Vasti and Keisan Jackson 2:00-2:30 p.m. Brooks Family 3:00-3:30 p.m. Meisha Herron 3:45-4:15 p.m. Yuji Hasegawa with Eric Noden 4:15-5:00 p.m. Eric Noden 5:30-6:00 p.m. Robert Jr. Lockwood U.S. Cellular

Front Porch (Southwest Corner of Jackson & Columbus) 1:00-6:00 p.m. 1:00-2:30 p.m. Blues in the Schools featuring Katherine Davis, Erwin Helfer, Eric Noden and the Stone Academy 3:00-4:00 p.m. HoneyBoy Edwards and Jerry Ricks and Robert Jr. Lockwood and Homesick James 4:30-6:00 p.m. Dusty Brown w/ Billy Flynn

Best Buy Showcase (On Columbus South of Jackson) 2:30-7:00 p.m. 2:30-3:15 p.m. Ruby Harris 3:45-4:30 p.m. Tom Holland & the Shuffle Kings 5:00-5:45 p.m. Steepwater Band 6:15-7:00 p.m. tba 7:15-8:00 p.m. Noah and the Stratocats Gibson Guitar’s CrossRoads (Jackson & Lake Shore Drive) 2:00-5:30 p.m. 2:00-3:30 p.m. Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson and the Magic Rockers 4:00-5:30 p.m. Vasti Jackson

Route 66 (On Columbus South of Jackson) 3:00-6:00 p.m. 3:00-4:30 p.m. Photographers’ Round Robin w/ James Fraher, Marc Pokempnor, Paul Natkin, Susan Greenberg, and Eric Werner 5:00-6:00 p.m. A Centennial Remembrance moderated by Larry Hoffman with Jim O’Neal, Chris Strachwitz, and Jerry Ricks Petrillo Music Shell (Jackson & Columbus) 6:00-9:30 p.m. 6:00-6:50 p.m. Nora Jean Bruso with the Carl Weathersby Blues Band 7:00-7:50 p.m. C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band 8:00-9:30 p.m. Lonnie Brooks 70th Year Celebration with his Family Band

Saturday June 12, 2004
Ford Juke Joint (On Columbus North of Jackson) Noon-5:00 p.m. 12:00-12:30 p.m. Johnnie Mae Dunson 1:00-1:30 p.m. Alvin Youngblood Hart 2:00-3:00 p.m. Chainsaw DuPont 3:30-4:30 p.m. Harry Manx U.S. Cellular Front Porch (Southwest Corner of Jackson & Columbus) 1:00-7:00 p.m. 1:00-2:15 p.m. Killer Ray and the Killer Ray Blues Band 2:30-3:00 p.m. Aaron Moore 3:00-3:45 p.m. Ben Sidran 3:45-4:10 p.m. Pinetop Perkins 4:30-5:30 p.m. Alvin Youngblood Hart 6:00-7:00 p.m. Chainsaw DuPont

Best Buy Showcase (On Columbus South of Jackson) 1:00-8:00 p.m. 1:00-1:45 p.m. Madman Blues Band 2:30-3:15 p.m. Sidewinders 3:45-4:30 p.m. Howard & The Whiteboys 5:00-5:45 p.m. Philipp Fankhauser & The Memphis Soul Connection 6:15-7:00 p.m. Midwest Blues All-Stars 7:30-8:15 p.m. Nigel Mack & The Blues Attack
Gibson Guitar’s CrossRoads (Jackson & Lake Shore Drive) 1:30-5:00 p.m. 1:30-3:00 p.m. Cyrus Hayes ftg Lady Lee 3:30-5:00 p.m. Vance Kelly and the Backstreet Blues Band

Route 66 2:00-5:00 p.m. 2:00-3:15 p.m. Blues on Radio: moderated by Bob Porter w/ Jonny Meister (WXPN), Steve McKinney (WSSD), Tom Marker (WXRT), Niles Frantz (WBEZ), Pervis Spann (WVON), and Steve Cushing (Blues Before Sunrise), 3:45-5:00 p.m. Legend of Robert Johnson moderated by Larry Hoffman w/ Barry Lee Pearson and Eliot Wald

Petrillo Music Shell (Jackson & Columbus) 5:00-9:30 p.m. 5:00-6:30 p.m. Burgess and Barbara doing Basie n’ the Blues featuring the Burgess Gardner Orchestra with Barbara Morrison 6:40-7:50 p.m. Chris Thomas King’s 21st Century Blues 8:00-9:30 p.m. Otis Clay and his City Limit Band

Sunday, June 13, 2004

Ford Juke Joint (On Columbus North of Jackson) 12:00-5:00 p.m. 12:00-1:00 p.m. Grana Louise sings Spirituals 1:30-2:15 p.m. Kenny Brown and Cedric Burnside 2:45-3:30 p.m. Paul Wine Jones 4:00-4:45 p.m. T-Model Ford U.S. Cellular Front Porch (Southwest Corner of Jackson & Columbus) 1:00-7:00 p.m. 1:00-2:15 p.m. Aubrey Ghent Sacred Steel 2:30-3:30 p.m. Ken Saydak 4:00-5:00 p.m. Kenny Neal and Billy Branch 5:30-7:00 p.m. Fat Possum Juke Joint Caravan

Best Buy Showcase (On Columbus South of Jackson) 1:00-7:00 p.m. 1:00-1:45 p.m. Steve Arvey & Kraig Kenning 2:30-3:15 p.m. Big G & the Real Deal 3:45-4:30 p.m. Tad Robinson 5:00-5:45 p.m. Molly Nova & The Hawk 6:15-7:00 p.m. Rob Stone & The C-Notes Gibson Guitar’s CrossRoads (Jackson & Lake Shore Drive) 1:30-5:00 p.m. 1:30-3:00 p.m. Deitra Farr and special guests Les Getrex and Ardella Williams 3:30-5:00 p.m. Swamp Dogg

Route 66 (On Columbus South of Jackson) 2:00-5:00 p.m. 2:00-3:00 p.m. Words with the Songwriters w/ Bob Jones, Swamp Dogg, Willie Clayton, Franko Johnson, and Marge Sampson 3:30-5:00 p.m. 2004: Just Another Year w/ Dick Shurman, Bruce Iglauer, Jim O’Neal, Larry Hoffman, Sandra Pointer-Jones, and Deitra Farr

Petrillo Music Shell (Jackson & Columbus) 5:00-9:30 p.m. 5:00-6:00 p.m. Billy Boy Arnold with the James Wheeler Blues Band featuring James Wheeler and Ken Saydak 6:10-7:00 p.m. Michael Burks 7:10-8:10 p.m. E.C. Scott and Smoke 8:20-9:30 p.m. Willie Clayton