This weekend the Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival goes down at Chicago’s Congress Theater on Saturday, November 22nd. We’re thrilled to be one of the sponsors of what should be a great day of live music. The line up is anchored with performances by The Avett Brothers, The David Grisman Quintet, Ha Ha Tonka, and more.

The schedule for the day was released late yesterday, here’s a look at what the day holds:

MAIN STAGE
12:30-1:15pm - Donnie Biggins
1:15-1:30 - Tangleweed
1:30-2:15 - Dollar Store
2:15-2:45 - Tangleweed/Second City’s “Cell Camp”(sketch comedy)
2:45-3:30 - Billy Childers
3:30-4:00 - Tangleweed/Second City’s “Cell Camp”
4:00-4:45 - Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials
4:45-5:15 - Tangleweed/Second City’s “Cell Camp”
5:15-6:15 - Majors Junction
6:15-6:45 - Tangleweed/Second City’s “Cell Camp”
6:45-7:45 - Ha Ha Tonka
7:45-8:15 - The Giving Tree Band
8:15-9:45 - David Grisman Quintet
9:45-10:15 - The Giving Tree Band
10:15-The End - The Avett Brothers

Jambase.com’s 312 PAVILION STAGE
Noon-12:45 - Blue Room Hero
1:00-1:45 - Cobalt & the Hired Guns
2:00-2:45 - Lindsey O’Brien Band & Friends
3:00-3:45 - Mike Mangione
4:00-4:45 - Jessica Lee
5:00-5:45 - How Far to Austin
6:00-6:45 - Blue Mother Tupelo
7:00-7:45 - Blackdog

Today is the last day you can enter our contest to win a pair of tickets to the festival on us. We’ll be notifying our winner on Wednesday by e-mail. Until then, dig on some free tracks from The Avett Brothers.

Help: Anyone out there a photographer willing to attend and photo the festival for us? If so, get in touch via e-mail with a few sample shots and we’ll hook you up.

MP3: The Avett Brothers - “Will You Return?”
MP3: The Avett Brothers - “If It’s The Beaches”
MP3: The Avett Brothers - “Matrimony”
MP3: The Avett Brothers - “Swept Away”

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