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Jazz and Blues Lounge

June 6th, 2008

Other Shows Going on Around Chicago

Of course, as I have been saying all week, the big thing going on this weekend in Chicago is the 25th Annual Chicago Blues Festival. However, there are other shows going on in and around town here in the Windy City. The weather is predicted to be very warm and humid with a […]

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May 30th, 2008

The Weekend of May 30th

The weekend is here and so is the month of June. I cannot believe that June is here, people. That means the year is already almost half over. How is that even possible? We have yet to have an actual spring yet here in Chicago.
Still, the weather is supposed to be […]

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May 24th, 2008

One of those Days

Sorry folks, this is all my bad. You know, we are required to have a minimum number of articles per week around here at b5media. I don’t know how keen on my giving you inside details the higher-ups are, but it’s true. We have to post a minimum of 6 posts a […]

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May 23rd, 2008

It’s a Holiday Weekend

Well, this is what many people consider to be the official start of the summer season. It is officially Memorial Day Weekend. That, at the very least, means it is time for you to kick back, dust off the barbecue grill, and maybe open the pool. You should, at least, get a […]

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May 16th, 2008

Catching a Jazz or Blues Show

Yet another weekend is upon us folks. Yes, time to look around town and see what’s going on as far as music for the weekend. I hear they are predicting rain as far as weather anyway, so why the heck not check out a great jazz or blues show?
I want to, […]

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May 9th, 2008

The Jazz and Blues Shows this Weekend

Well, the weekend has arrived yet again and that is a good thing. That means it is once again time to take a look around the Chicago area and see what is going on in the various blues and jazz clubs. As usual, I am also making an attempt to show you what […]

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May 2nd, 2008

Checking out the Chicago Area and the Suburbs

Well, the weekend is here again and if you don’t mind dodging hail, lightning bolts and funnel clouds, you may want to head out and check out a live performance. There are a lot of great musicans out there in the jazz and blues genres that don’t necessarily have record contracts and such. […]

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April 26th, 2008

The Chicago Weekend Shows Continued…

Well, Mother Nature has pulled a nice prank on everyone around here.  Last nigh a bunch of really nasty and severe thunderstorms came through and by this morning, the general air temperature had fallen into the 30s.  It went from Spring into Winter within a matter of twelve hours.  You just have to love Springtime […]

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April 24th, 2008

A Weekend, Chicago…so, Go See a Show!

The weekend has finally arrived.  It is going to be a relatively nice weekend in the ol’ Windy City.  While I have always said that going to a jazz or blues club is best when the weather is crap, it’s also great when the weather is nice.  You can walk to many of the clubs […]

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April 20th, 2008

A Jazz Festival for the ‘Burbs

Well, it is now time for the various jazz festivals and other music festivals to start popping up around the Chicago area.  The great thing about Chicago is that there are jazz festival everywhere.  Not everyone wants to get downtown or even knows how to get downtown.  Paying to park down there is a lot […]

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