My primary assignment this evening was to photograph the opening night of the Illinois Blues Festival down on the Peoria Riverfront. I couldn’t photograph all the bands because of deadline restraints so I tried to mix things up visually given I only shot three of the evening’s bands.
![Illinois Blues Festival Levee Town guitarist Brandon Hudspeth talks to the crowd after his band finished their set on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at the Illinois Blues Festival on the Riverfront.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/illinoisblues_02.jpg)
![Illinois Blues Festival Easy Riders guitarist Mike Miller performs on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at the Illinois Blues Festival on the Riverfront.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/illinoisblues_04.jpg)
![Illinois Blues Festival Mallory Coons, right, hits a high note performing with Big Silver Derailed on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at the Illinois Blues Festival on the Riverfront.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/illinoisblues_01.jpg)
![Illinois Blues Festival Easy Riders guitarist Mike Miller glances back at a keyboardist during the band's performance at the Illinois Blues Festival on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at the Riverfront.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/illinoisblues_08.jpg)
![Illinois Blues Festival Matt Fuller wails away on the harmonica during a set with his band, Easy Riders, on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at the Illinois Blues Festival on the Riverfront.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/illinoisblues_05.jpg)
![Illinois Blues Festival Easy Riders guitarist Mike Miller performs on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at the Illinois Blues Festival on the Riverfront.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/illinoisblues_03.jpg)
![Illinois Blues Festival Saxophonist Doug Daniels performs with Big Silver Derailed during the Illinois Blues Festival on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at the Riverfront.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/illinoisblues_06.jpg)
![Illinois Blues Festival The silhouette of Big Silver Derailed guitarist Sean Ward is seen during the band's performance at the Illinois Blues Festival on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at the Riverfront.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/illinoisblues_07.jpg)
![Illinois Blues Festival Easyriders band members Matt Fuller, left, Mike Miller and Pat Connolly perform during the Illinois Blues Festival on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at the Riverfront.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/illinoisblues_09.jpg)
![Illinois Blues Festival Easy Riders bassist Pat Connolly makes a face as he navigates through a song with the band during a performance on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at the Illinois Blues Festival on the Riverfront.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/illinoisblues_11.jpg)
![Illinois Blues Festival Drummer Neil Dennis performs with Big Silver Derailed during the Illinois Blues Festival on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at the Riverfront.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/illinoisblues_13.jpg)
![Illinois Blues Festival The band Easy Riders, including guitarist Mike Miller, left, performs during the Illinois Blues Festival on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at the Riverfront.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/illinoisblues_12.jpg)
![Illinois Blues Festival Big Silver Derailed members Mallory Coons, left, shares a laugh with guitarist Sean Ward mid-song during a performance on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at the Illinois Blues Festival on the Riverfront.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/illinoisblues_14.jpg)
![Illinois Blues Festival The blues group Easy Riders performs on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at the Illinois Blues Festival on the Riverfront.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/illinoisblues_10.jpg)
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