July has a hot month of great blues coming up after all the scorching concerts in June. We are in the midst of festival season, so get out and get to one if you haven’t already.
11th – Johnnie Owens & Silk at Curve Inn, 3219 South 6th Street Road, Springfield 6-9PM
11th – Black Magic Johnson at Columbian Grand Hall K of C 364, 2200 South Meadowbrook Road, Springfield 5-8PM
11th – Hamilton Loomis at The Bradley American Legion, 835 West Broadway Street, Bradley 7PM $20
12th – Jamiah “Deacon Denzel” Rogers & Dirty Church at Quincy’s Blues In the District 5:30-9:30PM
12th – Chris Camp & His Blues Ambassadors at Lime Street Cafe, 951 South Durkin Drive, Springfield 7:30-11PM
12th – Mike Wheeler at Jazz Up Front, 107 West Front Street, Bloomington 7PM $10 cover
12th – The Smokestacks at Mowie’s Cue, 1277 Toronto Road, Springfield 8-11PM
13th – Walter Trout at The Wildey Theater, 252 North Main Street, Edwardsville 8PM
13th – Dustin Arbuckle & The Damnations at Brookhills Golf Club, 5350 Old Jacksonville Road, Springfield 3PM
14th – Billy Galt at The Harvest Market Coffee Bar, 3001 South Veterans Parkway, Springfield 10AM-1PM
14th – Candy Foster at Pop’s Place for “Sunday Funday” in Decatur 3-6PM
14th – Mary Jo Curry Band at Hill Prairie Winery, 23753 Lounsberry Road, Oakford 2-5PM *Land of Lincoln Honor Flight Fundraiser*
14th – Travis Ried Band at Runner’s Park, 15th Avenue & 8th Street, East Moline 5PM
15th – Kingdom Brothers for “Blue Monday” at The Alamo, Springfield
18th – People Brothers Band at Springfield’s Y Block for the Levitt Amp Series 6-9:30PM
19th – Robert “Lefty Preacher” Sampson at Wahlburgers, 2115 South MacArthur Boulevard, Springfield 5:30-7PM
19th – Debbie Ross Band at Boone’s, 301 West Edwards Street, Springfield or “Friday Night Jazz & Blues” 5:30-7:30
19th – Dan Rivero Trio with Charlie Foxx and John Drake at Springfield Motor Boat Club at Lake Springfield 6-10PM
19th through 21st – The Rumble Down Festival Take 3 ft. Jaik Willis, Zach Eymann & Friends, and Devin C. Williams & the 7 String Blues Band at the Historic Route 66 Hotel & Conference Center, 625 East Joseph Street, Springfield Weekend Pass is $130
20th – Red, White & Blues Festival, Lyran Park, 4781 South Bend Road, Rockford featuring Sean McKee, Birddog Blues Band, and Doug Deming & the Jewel Tones $10 advanced/$15 at the gate 11:30AM-7:30PM
21st – Mary Jo Curry Band at Pop’s Place for “Sunday Funday” in Decatur 3-6PM
22nd – Susan Williams for “Blue Monday” at The Alamo, Springfield
26th – Travis Ried Band at Quincy’s Blues In the District 5:30-9:30PM
26th – Maurice John Vaughn with The Freddie Dixon Band at the Jacksonville Main Street Downtown Summer Concert 7-9PM
26th – Brandon Santini at Brookhills Golf Club, 5350 Old Jacksonville Road, Springfield 7PM
26th – Dave Lumsden Blues Band at Jazz Up Front, 107 West Front Street, Bloomington 7PM
27th – Willow Springs Blues Festival, 1 Village Circle, Willow Springs 12:30-10PM featuring Sheryl Youngblood, Robert Kimbrough, Sr., Demetria Taylor, John Primer & The Real Deal Blues Band, and Ghost Town Blues Band Entry is FREE
28th – Men of Essence at Pop’s Place for “Sunday Funday” in Decatur 3-6PM
29th – Dave Keller for “Blue Monday” at The Alamo, Springfield
31st – Billy Galt & The Blues Deacons with Andy Duncanson at Benderz in Auburn 7-10PM
If you have an event you would like listed here that is blues, soul, and classic R&B related, email the details to jukejointsoul895@gmail.com.