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Wednesday, 3/13/13 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Jake Sanders & John Donatowicz
Traditional jazz guitar duets.
Wednesday, 3/13/13 - 8:30pm to 10:30pm
Trivia Night -
www.triviachicago.com/index.html
Come put your usually useless knowledge to the ultimate test and enjoy the grooves supplied by your host/DJ!
Wednesday, 3/13/13 – 11:00pm to 1:30am
Bill MacKay & LeRoy Bach -
www.leroybach.com
Chicago guitarists Bill MacKay and LeRoy Bach join forces as an electric guitar duo, with deeply resonant original compositions and free-wheeling improvisations. They capture a continually expanding range of colors and moods, and each musical moment spontaneously unfolds into guitar mayhem and brave beauty.
Thursday, 3/14/13 – 8:30pm to 11:30pm
Joe Hurt -
http://joehurt.com/
The JOE HURT TRIO is Chicago’s premiere piano-jazz trio playing the right music at the right time. No matter what the occasion, your group becomes “The In Crowd”, when Joe and his guys take the stage. Cool as ice, or hot as State Street on an August night, The Joe Hurt Trio provides the soundtrack and sets the mood-Chicago Style.
Friday, 3/15/13 – 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Northside Southpaws – http://www.northsidesouthpaws.com
The Northside Southpaws are an all-left-handed mandolin/guitar duo who have performed string ragtime, proto-grass, polkas, tangos and waltzes on lefty resonator instruments at Honky Tonk BBQ since 2007. In 2008 Mandolin Magazine called their debut CD, STOMP GLIDE WOBBLE, “one of the best mandolin CDs of the year”. Sing Out! magazine calls their latest CD, NO BREAD, “just wonderful”.
Friday, 3/15/13 – 10:00pm to 1:00am
Nick Bell Band – https://www.facebook.com/NickBellBand
Nick Bell's background comes from Moscow, Russia. He is originally from Chicago, IL and that gives him a tremendous feel for the Blues. What better city than Chicago!? With a mix of spending his childhood in Europe, and living in Chicago, his musical admirations spanned between two continents. Growing up on cassettes and CD's of Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull, The Beatles, Rainbow, Nazareth, and countless others, introduced him into the music we know as the Blues and artists such as Gary Moore, Walter Trout, Robin Trower, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, and likewise, this loop stretches on and on and on.
Saturday, 3/16/13 – 7:30pm to 10:30pm
Fumée Gypsy Project - http://www.fumeegypsyproject.com/
Come on down to Pilsen to hear the pleasant sounds of the Chicago-based gypsy jazz group, Fumée Gypsy Project featuring Christy Bennett vocals, Casey Nielsen guitar, Gabriel Datcu guitar and Christian Dillingham on the bass.
Saturday, 3/16/13 – 11:00pm to 2:30am
Saturday Night DJ Series
Every Saturday night Honky Tonk invites special guests DJs to spin the best of funk, soul, reggae, and eclectic treasures. It’s shaping up to be the best dance party this side of the train tracks.
Sunday, 3/17/13 – 8:00pm
to 11:00pm
Fat Babies
The Fat Babies is a Chicago-based traditional jazz group, specializing in the music from the late 1920s to the early 1930s. Its hard-driving swing has made it a popular favorite for both dancers and listeners alike. The band has appeared numerous times for high profile swing dance groups in Chicago, and is quickly gaining recognition throughout the Midwest. The band is heavily influenced by musicians such as Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, and Jelly Roll Morton. As a result, the Fat Babies are known as some of the finest purveyors of authentic Chicago style jazz. Listeners and dancers alike will find fresh and exciting renditions of both familiar and unfamiliar songs in the Fat Babies’ performances.
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Wednesday, 3/20/13 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Jake Sanders & John Donatowicz
Traditional jazz guitar duets.
Wednesday, 3/20/13 - 8:30pm to 10:30pm
Come put your usually useless knowledge to the ultimate test and enjoy the grooves supplied by your host/DJ!Wednesday, 3/20/13 – 11:00pm to 1:30am
Bill MacKay & LeRoy Bach -
www.leroybach.com
Chicago guitarists Bill MacKay and LeRoy Bach join forces as an electric guitar duo, with deeply resonant original compositions and free-wheeling improvisations. They capture a continually expanding range of colors and moods, and each musical moment spontaneously unfolds into guitar mayhem and brave beauty.
Thursday, 3/21/13 – 8:30pm to 11:30pm
The Richie Pardo Quartet featuring Larry Novak on Piano and Ron Dewar on Sax
Larry and Ron are true Chicago legends playing with such greats as Sarah Vaughn, Dizzy Gillespie, Buddy Defranco, Clark Terry and Louie Bellson to name a few. Also featuring Bill “Bugs” Cochran who played with Sun Ra’s famous Arkestra, Gene Ammons and Zoot Sims. And the famous Richie Pardo who has been working the Chicago scene since his early teens with some of the greatest local musicians.
Friday, 3/22/13 – 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Northside Southpaws – http://www.northsidesouthpaws.com
The Northside Southpaws are an all-left-handed mandolin/guitar duo who have performed string ragtime, proto-grass, polkas, tangos and waltzes on lefty resonator instruments at Honky Tonk BBQ since 2007. In 2008 Mandolin Magazine called their debut CD, STOMP GLIDE WOBBLE, “one of the best mandolin CDs of the year”. Sing Out! magazine calls their latest CD, NO BREAD, “just wonderful”.
Friday, 3/22/13 – 10:00pm to 1:00am
Chicago Blues Angels – http://www.chicagobluesangels.com/
Chicago Blues Angels are made up of Armando Cortez, founded the band in 1999. Having shared the stage with such performers as Kid Ramos, Kim Wilson, Lynwood Slim, Nick Moss, Rockin' Johnny, Nick Curran, and Willie Smith, he sights influences such as Johnny Guitar Watson, Muddy Waters, Albert Collins, Freddie King, Earl Hooker, Robert Lockwood and others...
Brad Ber has been playing professionally since age 19, recording, writing and performing with bands of all styles, from punk to rock and roll, rockabilly to country. In the American Roots genre of music, he has played with roots pioneers Sleepy LaBeef and Billy Lee Riley, as well as many other bands across Chicagoland and the nation. After a call from Mondo in early 2003, Brad filled in for a gig and has been playing with the Chicago Blues Angels ever since.
And Herman Hines came to the band as a happy accident in 2001. Mondo heard Herman while he was singing karaoke at Just One More in Joliet. Needless to say, they hit it off and Herman became the lead singer with CBA. Now, the crowd anticipates Herminator's powerful vocals as he delivers their favorites. Herman's distinct range delivers B.B. King crooning to low down Howlin' Wolf and everything in between.
Saturday, 3/23/13 – 7:30pm to 10:30pm
Bailey Dee & the Late Night Bait – http://www.baileydee.com/
Come on down to Pilsen for some delicious Barbeque and an evening with Bailey Dee! Bailey Dee is a beautiful and talented, multi-instrumentalist gear nut currently living/working/rocking in the great city of Chicago, IL. You may see her around town with multiple groups but don't be confused! She has most certainly got a lot of music to share!
Saturday, 3/23/13 – 11:00pm to 2:30am
The Uptown Savages – http://www.uptownsavages.com/
The Uptown Savages are Milwaukee’s premier retro/roots rockin’ combo. The band, comprised of veteran Milwaukee musicians, performs greasy, rockin’, Rhythm & Blues music, 1950s style. Think pulsating piano rhythms, powerful blues shouting, guitar playing that is both hot AND cool, wailing sax and one of the best rhythm sections in the Midwest.
The Uptown Savages have 2 full-length releases with plans to begin a third in 2012. The band also has released a 7” single and appears on compilations released by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame in Memphis and Milwaukee’s own WMSE 91.7 fm. The Uptown Savages have received airplay and have charted on campus and community radio all over the world. They’ve performed at clubs, festivals and events from Chicago to Minneapolis including Milwaukee’s Summerfest, Bastille Days and Riversplash, among many others. The group has also performed at both of Oneida Casino’s Rockin’ Fifties Festivals. Sharp dress combined with great musicianship and a fantastic repertoire, the Uptown Savages always bring a party to the stage.
Sunday, 3/24/13 – 8:00pm
to 11:00pm
Fat Babies
The Fat Babies is a Chicago-based traditional jazz group, specializing in the music from the late 1920s to the early 1930s. Its hard-driving swing has made it a popular favorite for both dancers and listeners alike. The band has appeared numerous times for high profile swing dance groups in Chicago, and is quickly gaining recognition throughout the Midwest. The band is heavily influenced by musicians such as Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, and Jelly Roll Morton. As a result, the Fat Babies are known as some of the finest purveyors of authentic Chicago style jazz. Listeners and dancers alike will find fresh and exciting renditions of both familiar and unfamiliar songs in the Fat Babies’ performances.
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3/29 – Miss Jubilee
3/30 – Union Suits
4/5 – Jim Burns Band
4/6 – The Real Gone
4/12 – Viper Dream Gypsy
4/13 – The Cactus Blossoms
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Now, you will have the opportunity to help the Park District expand its successful teen basketball program - “Windy City Hoops” – by making a donation to support the purchase of a jersey, pay a referee for a game, reserve a court or support another part of the program. With the ambitious goal of raising $480K in 60 days, the Park District needs to come a long way in a short time, and your support today will make all the difference. Check out the options on the right side of the page to see how you can help, either by becoming a “FAN,” an “MVP,” a “COACH,” or by giving a custom donation. At the individual donor level, each donation will have a tangible benefit to basketball league participants.
Basketball programming has a proven impact on providing youth with alternatives to drugs, gangs, and violence, and the $480K raised on this page will go toward funding a year-round basketball league hosted by the Park District on Friday and Saturday nights in targeted communities across the city. The leagues will operate in 10 parks, opening up an additional 3,200 opportunities for at-risk youth ages 13-17. The leagues will operate from 7-10pm on Fridays and 5-10pm on Saturdays, a substantial expansion that will double the total number of hours of teen basketball programming provided by the Park District year-round.
Mayor Emanuel believes in comprehensive strategies that provide multiple options for young people to learn important skills in a safe environment, and the Windy City Hoops program will build on recent administrative initiatives to expand upon proven programs that provide at-risk youth with jobs, training, and mentoring. This includes the City’s recent expansion of the Becoming a Man and launch of the Greencorps youth program. For more information on these recent efforts, visit: http://bit.ly/UANoyM.
Help us build young leaders on and off the court, Chicago. Donate now to Windy City Hoops!
WINDY CITY HOOPS is sponsored by the Chicago Parks Foundation, the philanthropic partner of the Chicago Park District.
Thank you to everyone who attended and exhibited at Saturday's Polish Small Business Expo sponsored by 
Join ElevArte Community Studio and Changing Worlds as we kick off the springtime with a youth peace march on 3/21 in the Pilsen neighborhood. Our participation in the Ten Thousand Ripples (TTR) project comes at a crucial moment when violence in Chicago neighborhoods is on a rise. This is our way of contributing to peace efforts in our neighborhood by bringing community together through the arts. 
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