WNUR Folk Show: Concert Calendar

Bonnie Koloc - Friday June 8th

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 21:02:38 GMT

Bonnie Koloc - Friday June 8th -at Fitzgeralds in Berwyn

Fox Valley Citizens Fundraiser 6/24/07

Sat, 02 Jun 2007 20:08:00 GMT

JUNE 24 -- FOX VALLEY CITIZENS FIRST EVER FUNDRAISER!!! 3-6 pm Highland Ave Church of the Brethren. Great folk acts--Andrew Calhoun, Small Potatoes, Sons of the Never Wrong. $15 tickets, $10 senior and student, children under 12 free. Refreshments. Contact Betsy for more information.
bducote6802@wowway.com

David Massengill on the Folk Show - Sunday April 29th

Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:20:05 GMT

Tune in on Sunday April 29th at 10am for our next show. Sue Kessell welcomes singer-songwriter David Massengill for some talk and music in our 11:00 hour. David will be the first musician performing on the Folk Show at the brand new WNUR studios in Louis Hall on Northwestern's Evanston campus.

David plays Saturday evening 4/28 at 7:30 in Lombard at the Maple Street Chapel Concert series and he plays locally at Bills Blues on Sunday evening 4/29 at 7pm

Here's David's current concert schedule

Sons of the Never Wrong Concert Appearance

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:21:34 GMT

Our pals, the Sons of the Never Wrong will be playing in Evanston for the Hogeye Folk Art concert series on Saturday March 3rd at the Lake Street Church at 7:30pm

The Sons also have one more Friday appearance this week on February 16th at Davenports at 1383 N. Milwaukee Avenue.

Phoneathon Thanks and Upcoming Guests

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:15:14 GMT

Thanks to all of our listeners for your generous support during our annual Phoneathon fund raiser. We did great and we only have you, our listeners to thank.

Tune in on Sunday February 18th at 10am, when Sue Kessell hosts. She'll have two guests.

1. Jim Tullio, the producer of the two new Tom Dundee benefit CD's will be in-studio to premiere the CD. There is a CD release party on Thursday March 1st - details immediately below:

"What's Not To Love About Tom Dundee...": A Tribute From His Friends

(Old Town School Memorial Concert)

(2 CDs)

and

Fleeting Moment: Live Performances from 1973 - 2006

(2 CDs)

Thursday, March 1

7-11 PM

Byron Roche Gallery

750 N. Franklin Street

(312) 654-0144

(no cover)

The CDs will be available after March 1st at

www.cdbaby.com/all/tomdundee

2. Sue's second guest on Sunday is Mark Dvorak. Mark has several gigs coming up in the Chicago area, including this Sat evening at the Stained Glass Coffehouse in Deerfield. See Mark's website for more details.

Coming up on the January 7th Folk Show

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 15:50:59 GMT

Ron Lewis has two guests coming in this Sunday. Austin-based singer-songwriter Danny Schmidt will be stopping by along with Chicago's own Rachel Ries.

Danny plays at Bills Blues on Sunday Night at 7pm and then both Danny and Rachel will be on the bill at Chicago's Uncommon Ground on Wednesday January 10th.

Tune in this Sunday starting at 10am at 89.3FM or streaming live at www.wnur.org

Concert Calendar - December 2006 through early January 2007

Sat, 02 Dec 2006 15:41:16 GMT

Lilfest Brunch Concert Sunday December 3, 2006 12:30pm

Pat Wictor

Location: 711 Lake Street

Wilmette, IL

For info and reservations, call 312-371-2284 or email Nancy@lilfest.com

Sunday Evening Folk Concerts at Bill's Blues, 1029 Davis St., Evanston,

www.billsbluesbar.com; 847-424- 9800, all 7:00 PM

December 3 - Barb Silverman and Steve Rosen

December 10 - Lee Murdock Christmas Ship show

December 17 - Bonnie KOLOC (Reserve now www.etix.com)

January 7 - Danny Schmidt (Returning by popular demand!)

January 14 - Michi Regier CD Release Party

January 21 - Bill and Kate Isles (Returning by popular demand!)

Hogeye Folk Arts Concerts, Evanston

December 2 - Bittersweet Christmas Band: Cooper, Nelson & Early with Susan Urban, Lake St. Church

Charlie's Coffeehouse in Wilmette

www.javacharlie.com

Dec. 1, 2 & 3 - CORKY SIEGEL

Dec. 7- CHET NICHOLS

Dec. 8- BAL TINNE

Dec. 14- HELLER & BASIL

Dec. 15 & 16- JENNIFER ARMSTRONG

Dec. 20- HELLER & BASIL

Second Saturday Coffeehouse in Skokie

Info: Vicki Elberfeld at 847 825-8580 or velberf@juno.com

Dec. 9 - Tom Kastle

LilFest Open Mike

Sundays - 4:00 pm at Bill's Blues

1029 Davis St., Evanston, 847-424-9800

Bill's Blues December Calendar

BILL’S BLUES and More...

SHOW TIMES 8:30 PM UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED

1029 DAVIS

EVANSTON, IL 60201

DECEMBER 2006

1 FRI 6 pm: Sidemen Big Band

8:30 pm: Chuckleheads

2 SAT Ron Prince

3 SUN 7 pm: Barbara Silverman and Steve Rosen

10:00 p.m.- Conscripted

4 MON Pub Quiz & Open Mike Hosted by Fun House

5 TUE Blues Jam hosted by Two For The Blues

6 WED 6 pm: Karaoke and Steppin’ with John Nance

7 THU 7 pm: Dragonfly

10 pm: Fuse

8 FRI 6 pm: Jazz Explorers

8:30 pm: Eric Davis

9 SAT Quintus McCormick

10 SUN 7 pm: Lee Murdock’s Christmas Ship

11 MON Mike Finnerty Jazz Jam

12 TUE Blues Jam Hosted by Two For The Blues

13 WED 6 pm: Karaoke and Steppin’ with John Nance

14 THU 7 pm: Kent McDaniel Band

10 pm: Christmas Party

15 FRI 9:30 pm: Buzz Kilman

16 SAT lV Banks Blues Band & Two For The Blues

17 SUN 8 pm: Bonnie Koloc

18 MON Mike Finnerty Jazz Jam

19 TUE Blues Jam hosted by Two For The Blues

20 WED 6 pm: Karaoke and Steppin’ with John Nance

21 THU 7 PM: Bill Smith

10 pm: Christmas Party

22 FRI Phil Guy Blues Band

23 SAT 5:30 pm: Aron Burton Blues Band

10:00 pm: Il Spitterz Christmas Party

24 SUN CLOSED

25 MON 4 P.M.- Kira and Paul

26 TUE Blues Jam Hosted by Two For The Blues

27 WED 6 p.m. Karaoke and Steppin’ with John Nance

28 THU 10:00 p.m.- Natch’l

29 FRI Milton Houston and Mr. G

30 SAT Pistol Pete

31 SUN New Years Eve with Eddy Clearwater and Melvin Taylor, call for details

BILL’S BLUES IS TOTALLY SMOKE FREE

Anne Hills on The Folk Show - Sunday October 8th

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 01:04:17 GMT

Sue Kessell will be visiting with singer-songwriter Anne Hills. Anne plays in Chicago on both Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon at Sheila Donohues Center Portion Artist Space. Anne has a brand new CD - Beauty Attends - The Heartsongs of Opal Whiteley.

Tune in on Sunday at 10am - CDT at 89.3FM in the Chicago area or listen to our live stream at www.wnur.org.

Fox Valley Folk Festival - September 3 and 4th - Geneva, IL

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:25:22 GMT

The annual Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival is being held Labor Day Weekend.

Michael Smith - Thursday's in September at Davenports

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:15:19 GMT

Michael Smith "Blue Guitar" Cabaret Show.

"the best songwriter you've never heard of."

at Davenport's

Thursdays

September 7, 14, 21

8:00 pm

Davenport’s

Piano Bar Cabaret

1383 North Milwaukee, Chicago

PH: (773) 278-1830

www.davenportspianobar.com

LilFest Outdoor Music Festival - 2006

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 15:44:25 GMT

Nancy Emrich's Annual Lilfest Outdoor House Concert is being held on September 8-10 in Nancy's sideyard at 711 W. Lake Street in Wilmette. Spaces are still available for the open-mic segments - see details below

Here is the lineup as of August 26, 2006

Friday, Sept 8, 2006 -

6:30 PM to 10:30

MC Bill Isles

6:45 – Claire Skinner

7:00 – Norman Siegel

7:15 -- Michi Regier

7:30 – Bill Isles

8:10 – Bianca De Leon

8:45 – “Drive, ”

Winner Highland Park’s Battle of the Bands

9:30 – Conscripted

10:00 – The Clarence Band

Saturday, Sept 9, 2006 -

1:00 PM to 10:00

MC 1:00 to 4:00 PM - Kat Eggleston

1:00 – Porch Swing

1:15 – Altered Ego

1:30 – Kat Eggleston

2:00 – Dan Eli

2:15 – John Houghtlin

2:30 - Danny Schmidt

3:00 – Barbara Barrow

3:30 – Unstrung Heroes

MC – 4 to 7 PM - Sue Kessell

4:00 -- Chris Farrell

4:30 -- Beatles Ensemble

5:15 – Donna Adler

5:30 – Rick Drost

5:45 –Sherri Bondi

6:00 - Gabrielle, Jim and Nancy

6:30 – Sid Samburg

MC – 7:00 to 10:30 PM+ Kat Eggleston

7:15 – Norman Siegel

7:30 – Bianca De Leon

7:45 – Radoslav Lorkovic

8:15 – Bill Isles

8:45 -- Dave Moore

9:15 – Kat Eggleston

Saturday, Sept 9, 2006 - Stage Two, More Open Mike and Jamming in the LilFest House:

Norman Siegel, Host

Contact Nancy Emrich (nancy@lilfest.com) to perform.

3:00 – Sid Samburg

3:15 – Josh Cohen

2:30 – Jeff Duggan

2:45 – Sue Fink

Sue Fink, Host

3:00 – Noah Zacharin

3:15 – Boaz Modman, boogiballs, didgerie doo, throat singing from Australia

3:30- Merv Collins

3:45- Bruce Holmes

Rick Drost, Host

4:00 – Cat Catalani

4:15 –

4:30 –

4:45 -

5:00- SASS presents: (Contact Sandy Andina - SANDINA@AOL.COM)

5:00:

5:15:

5:30:

5:45:

6:15:

6:30:

6:45:

7:00:

Sunday, Sept 10, 2006

1:00 – 10:30

MC – Bob Ball

1:00 – Ted Geise

1:15 – Rick Drost

1:30 – Hazel: Liz Asher and Ingrid Oscarsson

1:45 - Susan Perkins

2:00 - Lynn Trautman

2:15 - Sid Samburg

2:30 -- Honky Tonk Angels

MC - Radoslav Lorkovic

3:00 – Women’s Ensemble

3:30 – Susan Perkins

3:45 – Chris Farrell

4:15 – Danny Schmidt

5:00 – Malcolm Holcombe

5:30 – Norman Siegel

5:45 -- The Spiegel Brothers

MC – Matt Spiegel

6:15 - Bill Isles

7:00 - Bianca De Leon

7:45 - Malcolm Holcombe

8:30 - Radoslav Lorkovic

9:15 – Dave Moore

Sunday, Sept 10, 2006 - Stage Two, More Open Mike and Jamming in the LilFest House:

Contact Nancy Emrich (nancy@lilfest.com) to perform.

Rick Drost, Host

3:00 – Sid Samburg

3:15 – Josh Cohen

3:30-

3:45- Tommi Zender

TBA, Host

4:00- Boaz Modman, Australia – boogiballs, didgerie doo doo, throat singing

4:15- Sid Samburg

4:30-

4:45-

Norman Siegel, Host

5:00- Shelley Miller

5:15-

5:30-

5:45-

6:00-

Concert Calendar July and August, 2006

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 13:34:09 GMT

This coming Sunday (July 16) Bill's Blues will be closed for a private party. Instead the scheduled performer, Buddy Mondlock, will perform in a LilFest House Concert. Email (info@lilfest.com) or call 312-371-2284 for reservations.

Next an extremely rare wonderful opportunity to hear James Lee Stanley and John Batdorf to present their extraordinary CD "All Wood and Stones" for a Sunday Brunch Concert on April 23. The suggested voluntary contribution is $12 Door's will open at Noon.

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Sunday Evening Folk Concerts at Bill's Blues, 1029 Davis St., Evanston, http://www.billsbluesbar.com 847-424- 9800, all 7:00 PM

July 16 - Buddy Mondlock, Chicago and Nashville - this one is now at 711 Lake Av., Wilmette at 7 PM July 23 - Peter Mulvey, Wisconsin with Drew Nelson, Falconridge Emerging Artist 2006 opening, July 30 - Andrea Bunch and Aerin Tedesco with Third Wheel Opening

August 6 - Mary Sue Twohy and Diana Jones: A Double Bill, August 13 - Cat Catalani, August 20 - David Olney, August 27 - Jim Craig

September 10 - Danny Schmidt, September 24 - Mark Dvorak

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Charlie's Coffeehouse, 1126 Central, Wilmette; www.javacharlie.com; 847-256-5612, all 7:30 PM

July 15 - Chet Nichols, July 22 - Chris Walz

August 5 - Patchouli, August 12 - Chip Covington Bluegrassers, September 8-9 - Ed Holstein.

Fitzgerald's American Music Festival

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:32:10 GMT

Fitzgerald's annual American Music Festival is this weekend Friday June 30th through Monday July 3rd. Full details are right here

Sat, 22 Apr 2006 20:53:23 GMT

Saturday April 22, 2006 8pm

Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart

Lilfest Concert Series - Wilmette, IL

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Sunday April 23, 2006 1pm

Gerry O'Beirne

Lilfest Concert Series - Wilmette, IL

Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart

Bills Blues - Evanston, IL 7pm

Concert Calendar Update - March 2006-May 2006

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 16:27:32 GMT

Clark House Concert Series - Oak Park, IL .

For reservations email Nancy Clark at

nancylclark@yahoo.com

Saint Patrick's Day -- March 17

Haines & Leighton

Doors open 7:30 concert at 8pm

Friday, Mar 31

Ronny Cox

Doors open 7:30, music at 8pm

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Other concerts to know about:

March 17 - Lilfest House Concert Series

Garnet Rogers with Natalia Zucherman

http://www.lilfest.com/

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Maple Street Chapel (630-627-0171) www.tccafe.com/msc

Sat Mar 18 Garnet Rogers

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March 24 - Rainbows End: guitar and mandolin duo of Judy Handler and Mark Levesque.

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March 26 (Sunday) Jamie O'Reilly:Songs of the Kerry Mad Woman (a new song cycle for soprano and folk/chamber ensemble) at the Skokie Library, 3pm, FREE

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Friday, April 7- 8pm: Bonnie Koloc with Howard Levy at McAninch Arts Center at

the College of DuPage (425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn)- tickets are $26 see

www.cod.edu/ArtsCntr

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Sunday - April 9 - Jonathan Byrd at Lilfest House Concert Series

http://www.lilfest.com/

Sunday April 9 - Laura Fuentes and Pedro Villagra at Hot House - 5pm...Family Concert $10, 31 E. Balbo,Chicago 312.362.9707 http://www.hothouse.net/

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Saturday, April 29 Phil Ochs Song Night at the Old Town School http://www.oldtownschool.org/concerts/event.lasso?id=P4082

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Bill's Blues (Sunday nights, starting 7pm, 1029 Davis, Evanston) PH (847)424-9800 http://www.billsbluesbar.com/folk.html

Mar. 12 - Chris Walz

Mar. 19 - Joe Hickerson

Mar. 26 - Kevin Danzig

Apr. 2 - Ariane Lydon

Apr. 16 - Rick Drost

Out west:

Maple Street Chapel http://www.tccafe.com/msc/msc-05-06.htm

Saturday, March 11, 2006, 7:30 PM: Curtis & Loretta

Saturday, March 18, 2006, 7:30 PM: Garnet Rogers

Saturday, March 25, 2006, 7:30 PM: Atwater-Donnelly

Saturday, April 1, 2006, 7:30 PM:Ronny Cox

Saturday, April 8, 2006, 7:30 PM: Jonathan Byrd

Saturday, April 22, 2006, 7:30 PM: Victory Parks

Saturday, April 29, 2006, 7:30 PM: The Cantrells

Acoustic Renaissance see http://www.acousticren.com/

Saturday Evening, March 11, 2006: Jeremy Kittel

Saturday Evening, April 8, 2006: Mad Agnes

Saturday Evening, May 13, 2006 - Cosy Sheridan and T. R. Ritchie

Ray Bonneville at Bills Blues - October 16, 2005

Sun, 09 Oct 2005 15:03:32 GMT

BILL'S BLUES IN EVANSTON

Ray Bonneville performs Sunday, October 16, at 7:00 PM at Bill’s Blues, 1029 Davis St., Evanston. Ray Bonneville is a national figure in country blues – that includes New Orleans, gospel and country pop. A distinctive and excellent guitarist, Bonneville is known for his visceral and streetwise lyrics. Ray won the prestigious Juno award in Canada in 1999, the Canadian equivalent of the American Grammy, for his third album Gust of Wind. His fourth release, Rough Luck, was also nominated for the coveted award. Ray's newest recording, Roll it Down, is his fifth recording was made half in Nashville and half in Montreal.

BILL'S BLUES

1029 W. Davis St.

Evanston, IL

847-424-9800

www.billsbluesbar.com

METRA and CTA stops: Davis St.