2025 Live Music Lineup
Friday, September 26, 2025
Southside Bandits Inc.
4:30 - 6pm
Southside Bandits Inc. is a Latin fusion ensemble from Chicago formed by Amparito Martinez, Miguel Gama, Joey Nava, Julian Harris, Eddie Torres in 2022. The group's sound, reflective of Chicago's diversity, is a blend of various influences including blues, bolero, mariachi, cumbia, bossa nova, rock, jazz, etc.
Bee Taylor
6:30 - 8pm
Onstage, Bee Taylor is equal parts lioness and songbird. Sometimes she stalks the space, a mesmerizing performer who is dancing, singing, playing instruments, and completely engaging with the audience that surges closer to the stage, eager to be near the fire that burns so bright there. On other songs she is commanding as she stands still at center stage, belting out a ballad that hushes the most raucous rooms. Music-lovers leave her shows as newly converted evangelists, encouraging others to see her. That word of mouth has traveled and led to the release of her 2024 album "Twenty Seven".
Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues
8:30 - 10pm
Billy Branch is an Emmy Award winner, a three-time Grammy Award nominee, and a retired Grammy governor. He’s won multiple Blues Music Awards (B.M.A.), and Living Blues Critics’ Awards. In addition, Branch is on the Board of Directors of both the Blues Foundation and the Little Walter Foundation. Branch is also a recipient of an Addy Award which is like an Oscar for TV ads for his on-screen commercial work. In addition to his numerous humanitarian awards, Branch is most proud of being a 2020 inductee into the Blues Foundation’s Blues Hall of Fame Museum in Memphis. When you visit the Blues Hall of Fame Museum, next to the displays of legends like BB King, Bo Didley, Willie Dixon, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, and Little Walter, there was an installation display honoring Billy Branch’s musical legacy.
Saturday, September 27, 2025
School of Rock
12:30 - 2pm
The School of Rock in Oak Park is where music and learning come together. The performance-based music program, located in Oak Park, IL, offers weekly classes for kids and adults of all ages, from songwriting to performance and everything in between. The School of Rock also offers music lessons for guitar, drums, singing, and piano.
Luke Winslow-King Band
2:30 - 4pm
Originally from Cadillac, Michigan, Luke Winslow-King is a career rock & roll guitarist, singer, producer, and songwriter. Having spent more than 15 years in New Orleans, he was named ‘Best Blues Artist’ by Gambit Magazine. His 2018 hit, 'I'm Glad Trouble Don't Last Always' reached the Billboard Top 10 blues albums, and is nearing 10 million streams on Spotify, where he has 240,000 monthly listeners. LWK has released 7 full-length records, 4 on the Chicago based Bloodshot Records label, and was named a voting member of the Grammy Recording Academy in 2022. Now living in Calatayud, Spain, he continues to pursue his global quest; delivering honest, powerful, rustic, and authentic roots music by stage and recording alike.
Renaldo Domino & The Heavy Sounds
4:30 - 6pm
Renaldo Domino blasted onto the fertile Chicago soul scene of the late 60s with a voice as sweet as sugar and deep grooves that sound just as fresh five decades later. Releasing singles on Mercury Records subsidiaries, Renaldo’s all-too-brief career has still managed to leave an impact to all those lucky enough to hear it. Renaldo returned to the spotlight in 2007 when the Chicago reissue powerhouse Numero Group put him on the cover of their deluxe box set Eccentric Soul: Twinight's Lunar Rotation (which included other greats Syl Johnson, The Notations, and many more). Renaldo’s performing career began to flourish once again with shows around country. Backed by The Heavy Sounds, Renaldo’s live performances continue to deliver with passion and precision, making new fans young and old. In recent years, the band has shared the stage with contemporary Soul artists such as Kelly Finnigan, Thee Sacred Souls, and The Monophonics.
Fuego de Cumbia
6:30pm-8pm
Fuego de Cumbia is a Colombian traditional music group based in Chicago. Rooted in the rich heritage and folk traditions of Colombian music, Fuego de Cumbia brings communities together, to dance in a celebration of culture and history, transcending boundaries and connecting generations.
Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
8:30 - 10pm
Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience is a Grammy‑winning Louisiana Creole ensemble led by accordionist and vocalist Terrance Simien, an eighth‑generation Creole committed to preserving and evolving the vibrant sound of zydeco music. For over four decades, the band has electrified audiences with a hot‑driven blend of music rooted in blues, R&B, funk, jazz, gospel, and Caribbean rhythms, delivered with soulful vocals and fiery accordion‑and‑washboard grooves. They've toured in over 45 countries and played nearly 10,000 shows, sharing stages with legends like Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Los Lobos, The Meters, Dr. John, Marcia Ball, Dave Matthews Band and more.