CHICAGO — September: it's the last real month of outdoor shows and features Riot Fest in Douglass Park.

Let's take a look at 10 of the best shows coming through the city.

9/5 — Shemekia Copeland, Old Town School of Folk Music

The blues has always been in her blood. Shemekia Copeland, who has played the Chicago Blues Fest several times, is the daughter of Blues hall of famer Johnny Copeland.

A titan of the genre, she stops by the Old Town School of Folk Music right after Labor Day.

Listen in: Married To The Blues

9/8 — Free Range and Great Grandpa, Empty Bottle

Chicago band Free Range, the brainchild of Rogers Park native Sofia Jensen,

The band, which includes Friko drummer Bailey Minzenberger, told WBEZ they recently recorded their new album "Lost & Found" in rural Texas.

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