Millennium Park Lunchbreak Music Series

Looks like the excellent Edible Audible free Monday electronic concert series is not coming back for 2011. Instead, Millennium Park is expanding the daily lineup of free lunchtime shows to be a little more diverse, including Jazz, Blues and Beyond on Mondays, Electric Picnic’s electronic sounds on Saturdays and American Roots on Sundays. Plus some others mixed in on other days. Open rehearsals for the Grant Park Music Festival run June 14 to August 19, on Tuesday - Friday. The full lineup is below (stuff marked * should be good):

Wednesday, June 1 – Focus On: Brass: Black Bear Combo
Thursday, June 2 – Amplified: Detholz!*

Friday, June 3 – Chicago House: DJ Ron Trent*
Saturday, June 4 – Electric Picnic: DJ Traxman + Chicago Footwork*

Sunday, June 5 – American Roots: Folksongs of Illinois

Monday, June 6 – Jazz, Blues, and Beyond: CALJE
Tuesday, June 7 – First Look Open Rehearsals: TBA Wednesday, June 8 – Focus On: Brass: Chicago Chamber Musicians
Thursday, June 9 – Amplified: Cloudbirds*
Friday, June 10 – Chicago House: DJ Heather *
Saturday, June 11 – Electric Picnic: Reagenz *
Sunday, June 12 – American Roots: Hoyle Brothers *
Monday, June 13 – Jazz, Blues, and Beyond: Zora Young
Saturday, June 18 – Electric Picnic: Luke Vibert *
Monday, June 20 – Jazz, Blues, and Beyond: Come Sunday
Tuesday, June 21 – First Look Open Rehearsals: TBA
Saturday, June 25 – Electric Picnic: Poirier*
Sunday, June 26 – American Roots: Mar Caribe
Monday, June 27 – Jazz, Blues, and Beyond: Satoko Fujii *
Tuesday, June 28 – First Look Open Rehearsals: Ryan Cohan
Wednesday, June 29 – Focus On: Brass: Environmental Encroachment
Thursday, June 30 – Amplified: California Wives*

 Friday, July 1 – Chicago House: DJ Frankie Knuckles *

Saturday, July 2 – Electric Picnic: Bomb Squad *
Monday, July 4 – Jazz, Blues, and Beyond: Rhythm & Blues Kings
Saturday, July 9 – Electric Picnic: Tycho *
Sunday, July 10 – American Roots: Lehto & Wright
Monday, July 11 – Jazz, Blues, and Beyond: Joel Adams Sextet
Saturday, July 16 – Electric Picnic: The Opus + The Makers of Sense*

Sunday, July 17 – American Roots: Cajun Vagabonds
Monday, July 18 – Jazz, Blues, and Beyond: Jimmy Burns Band
Saturday, July 23 – Electric Picnic: Christopher Willits *
Sunday, July 24 – American Roots: Sanctified Grumblers
Monday, July 25 – Jazz, Blues, and Beyond: Chicago Jazz Philharmonic
Saturday, July 30 – Electric Picnic: TBA
Sunday, July 31 – American Roots: The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra *

Monday, August 1 – Jazz, Blues, and Beyond: TBA

Thursday, August 4 – Amplified: White Mystery *
Friday, August 5 – Chicago House: DJ Lego *
Saturday, August 6 – Electric Picnic: Son Lux *
Monday, August 8 – Jazz, Blues, and Beyond: Lurrie Bell & Matthew Skoller
Saturday, August 13 – Electric Picnic: Casino vs. Japan *
Monday, August 15 – Jazz, Blues, and Beyond: Josh Berman
Saturday, August 20 – Electric Picnic: John Hughes and special guests*
Sunday, August 21 – Emerald City Theatre: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
Monday, August 22 – Jazz, Blues, and Beyond: Erwin Helfer & Katherine Davis Thursday, August 25 – Amplified: Bailiff *
Friday, August 26 – Chicago House: DJ Lady D *
Saturday, August 27 – Chicago Dancing Fest Warmup

Sunday, August 28 – Emerald City Theatre: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus 
Monday, August 29 – Jazz Blues, and Beyond: Honeyboy Edwards with Rick Sherry
Tuesday, August 30 – First Look Open Rehearsals: TBA
Wednesday, August 31 – Focus On: Brass: TBA 

Thursday, September 1 – Amplified: King of the Moon and his Minions *Friday, September 2 – Chicago House: DJ Farley Jackmaster Funk *
Saturday, September 3 – Electric Picnic: Rephlex Records 20 Year *Sunday, September 4 – Emerald City Theatre: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus