Blues legend headlines Mt. Prospect festival

Get the bluesSugar Blue, a Grammy-winning blues legend who plays harmonica like no one else, will headline the all-day Blues on the Green festival in Mount Prospect. Sugar Blue is an electrifying live act, and he'll be joined at the event by a slew of stellar blues talent, including the Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings. Price of admission is one nonperishable food per person; the items will go to the Mount Prospect Food Pantry.Info: Blues on the Green starts at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at the corner of Emerson Street and Busse Avenue in downtown Mount Prospect. Sugar Blue performs at 9:15. For information, go to mountprospect.org.'Traveler' arrivesBlues Traveler delivers a smooth blend of '60s-style rock, soul and, yes, blues, that will keep you dancing all night. Expect lots of jamming as singer/harmonica player John Popper and friends take the stage in the suburbs. Blues Traveler will be joined by the legendary Dr. John, the ultimate performer of country-fried New Orleans rock. Info: 7 p.m. Friday, June 18, at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Route 53, Lisle. $40-45. Go to mortonarb.org.Smoldering siblingsThe Fiery Furnaces are an offbeat indie-rock band anchored by Oak Park brother and sister Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger. The Furnaces' eclectic sonic palate includes stripped-down garage rock and ambient electronic beats.Info: 9:30 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at Fitzgerald's, 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $15. Go to fitzgeraldsnightclub.com.