Pencil This In: Big C Jamboree At Martyr's

By Staff in Arts & Entertainment on Jan 5, 2012 6:30PM

Rockabilly

The Big C Jamboree has served as a monthly social for Chicago's rockabilly community for over 20 years. Held the first Thursday of every month at Martyrs', has become rockabilly central for many of the musicians & fans of Chicago's American roots scene. Although the monthly jam is devoted to rockabilly, the Big C Jamboree has also offered the span of '40's-'50's Amereicn roots music from Hillbilly Boogie to Western Swing, Jump Blues and 1st generation Rock-n-Roll. The night is run swiftly and simply: a host band performs a short set, followed by a myriad of roots musicians who do three songs each. There's never a cover. It's one of the most dedicated evenings of music in the city. (3855 N. Lincoln Ave., 9:30 p.m.)

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