Saturday 10/26/24

Oct 26, 2024

Saturday!

There are lots of music event opportunities in and around Chicago this weekend… read on for the details and get out to enjoy one or more of these shows if you can… welcome to new folks and thanks to all for reading, subscribing to, sponsoring, and getting the word out by sharing Jerome’s Event List!

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x 9:00a-1:00 Pierce Crask at Woodstock Farmers Market

x 10:00a-12:00n Beyond Borders at Friendly Tap Berwyn

x 11:00a Halloween Hootenanny at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $15

11:00a Bluegrass Brunch at Beat Kitchen, free

x 11:00a Piraguas Y Piropos at City News Cafe, Latin jazz

x 12:00n Greg Jacks & Brother Help at FitzGeralds Nightclub, free RSVP, Funk Brunch

12:30-3:00 Alan Snyder at The Lodge Antioch, acoustic lunch

2:00 David's Bazaar at DeMito's Saloon Villa Park

2:00-4:00 Country Western Jam with Bob O'Hanlon at Two Way Street Downers Grove, donation

2:00 Heavy Halloween with Origin, Gorgasm, The Last Ten Seconds of Life, Morta Skuld, Summoning the Lich, I Am, Cell, Maul, Through n Through, Errors of Humanity, Life Cycles, Sabella at WC Social Club West Chicago, $30+

2:00-5:00 Matt Keen at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

2:00 Matt Petko at Plank Road Tap Room Elgin, Music in the Garden

2:00 Brass From The Past at Broken Oar Port Barrington

3:00 Tony Malaby Masterclass at Constellation, $20-23

x 3:00 Paper Machete at Green Mill, free

3:00 DJ Joe Shanahan with John Phillips at GMan Tavern, free

3:00 Piraguas Y Piropos at The Tonk

3:00-6:00 Pete Henry at Pollyanna Brewing Lemont

x 3:30 Done by 10, My Biggest Thrills at Hideout, $10

x 4:00 Nikki O'Neill with Rich Lackowski at Cary's Lounge

4:00-9:00 Fade to Black Scorpio Bash at Promontory, $30-45s

x 4:00-6:00 Jazz Showcase Happy Hours at Friendly Tap Berwyn

4:00 Nick Scarpinato at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, free, Heyday Happy Hour

4:00 Choral Ensembles Fall Concert at James Lumber Center for the Performing Art, College of Lake County, Grayslake, $5-6

5:00-10:00 Howlin' at the Moon at Naper Settlement Naperville, $20, 21+ only

5:15-7:15 Allie & the Night Kralls

8:00-10:00 Sierra Hull

5:00 Off With Their Heads, Nightmarathons, Something Strange at Beat Kitchen, $15-22

5:00-8:30 Stefan Hillesheim at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

5:00-8:00 Shea Marie at Brother Chimp Brewing North Aurora

5:00-9:00 Halloween Party with Workingman Dead at Studio Winery & Geneva Lake Distilling Lake Geneva

5:30 Maria Luz Carballo acoustic set at Buddy Guy's Legends, free

5:30-8:00 Día de Muertos at Comfort Station

5:30-8:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Steve Million at Catch 35

x 6:00 Righteous Rooster album release at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP, sponsored by WDCB

6:00, 8:15 Jeremiah Collier at Andy's, $20

6:00, 9:30 All-4-One at City Winery, $48-75, r&b

6:00 IBW Halloween Party at Illuminated Brew Works, free, costume required

x 6:00 Charlie Parr, The Staleys, Meg And The Wheelers, Wolfman, Hoover & Harley And The Boys at Roberts Westside/Bobby's Eastside, $27+, Night Two of "Weekend at Bobby's", Top 2 Costumes in Ghosts of Rockstars Past Lip Sync contest win cash and tickets prizes

6:00-9:00 Carmen Stokes at Parkers' Restaurant & Bar Downers Grove

6:00-11:00 Zombie Prom Island of the Dead Halloween Party with 13 Days at Riverlands Brewing St Charles

6:00 Sad House Guest at Buffalo Creek Brewing Long Grove, Pint of Music

6:00-9:00 Ryan Herrick Trio at Rush Creek Distilling Harvard, Halloween Party

6:00? Beeried Alive Halloween Party with Harmonious Jones at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park, costume contest

6:00 Kevin Rowan at Banging Gavel Vogt House Tinley Park

6:00-10:00 Halloween House Party at Werk Force Brewing Co Plainfield

6:30-9:30 Tim Wilsey at J. Fleming's Absolutely Delicious Westmont

6:30-10:00 Brother John Kattke at Preservation Geneva

6:30-9:30 DJ Mario at Wine Exchange St Charles

6:30-9:30 Junkyard Groove at The Red Barn Mount Prospect

6:30-9:30 Beer and Loathing at Hickory Creek Brewing New Lenox

7:00 Bailey Spinn, Senses, Glimmers at Subterranean, $25-30

7:00-5:00a Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band, Sheryl Youngblood Band at Kingston Mines, $20

7:00-10:00 Halloween Bash with Rock & Rye at On Tour Brewing

X 7:00 Cimafunk at Outset, $30

7:00 The Chancers at Mrs Murphy’s

7:00, 9:00 University Symphony Orchestra Annual Halloween Concert at Mandel Hall, University of Chicago, $10, $5 students & children

7:00-11:00 The Chad Willetts Quartet with Bradley Williams, Stacy McMichael, Dez Desermeaux, ++ at Le Piano

x 7:00 Cosmic Country Showcase 'Bad Trip' with Andrew Sa, Mary Williamson, The Flying Objects house band including Red PK, guests Julia Steiner, Dani Jean-Baptiste, Rebecca O'Neal, black light haunted tavern by Glamhag, lights by Hydrosonic Light Show at Color Club Tavern and Ballroom, $25

7:00 Halloween Party with Tim O'Brien at Buckledown Brewing Lyons, Costume Contest

7:00-10:00 Duck & Cover at Shanahans Woodridge, Halloween Party

7:00 Paul Strolia at Grand Dukes Downers Grove

7:00? Bonnie and The Boyz Halloween Party at Muggs N Manor Addison

7:00 40 Years of House Music Halloween Bash with The King of House Music Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Mike "Hitman" Wilson, Mickey "Mixin" Oliver, ++ at Piazza Aurora, $30+, Costume Contest

7:00 Shoot The Rain at Dockside Ottawa

7:00-10:00 Jay Cherry solo at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

7:00 Halloween Bash with Nick Sanzeri at Evergreen Pub & Grill St Charles

x 7:00 Cliff Westfall Duo at Molly's House Concerts Lincolnwood, RSVP, $25

7:00 No Ringo at Tuscan Market Arlington Heights

7:00 Fast Fashion tribute to Depeche Mode, Burn tribute to The Cure, ++ at Rookies Rochaus West Dundee, $18+

7:00-11:30 Nightmare Night with Indign, Ossilegium, The Suffering at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach, $5

7:00-11:55 Halloween Party with The Gritland Band at Main Street Outfitter Wauconda

7:00 DJ Munk at Bliss Wine Lounge Wauconda

7:00 Monster Bash with The 1985, followed by free DJ AK after party at Vixen McHenry, $20+

7:00? Halloween Costume Party at The Lodge Antioch

7:00 The Stage Leftovers at Stage Left Woodstock, sold out

7:00-10:00 Zack Fedor at Tighthead Brewing Company Mundelein

7:00? DJ Versage Annual Halloween Party at Toadstool Pub Highwood

7:00 Sunset Drip, charlie otto & his gear at Blue Island Beer Co, $10

7:00? A.J. Skrabis at Girl In The Park Orland Park

7:00 Under The Covers and Screaming with Vaudevileins as Smashing Pumpkins, Mike Marc & Tyler Show as Blink 182, Tom & Becky as The Misfits, Tomorrow's Alliance as Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Dan Dougherty and Friends as Stone Temple Pilots at Chicago Street Pub Joliet, costume contest

7:00 Theory of a Deadman unplugged, Citizen Soldier, Adelitas Way at Hard Rock Gary IN, $22-76

7:00 (8:00 ET) Mississippi Heat at Acorn Theater Three Oaks MI, $30-55

7:30, 9:30 Karrin Allyson with Jeremy Kahn, Lawrence Kohut, Eric Montzka at Winters Jazz Club, $35-40

7:30 Don Quixote at Symphony Center, $39-250

7:30 Inhaler, Benches at Salt Shed Indoors, $125

? 7:30-9:30 Julia Merchant? at Davenport’s Piano Bar?

7:30 That Mexican OT, DRODi, Hogg Booma at Riviera Theatre, $35+

7:30-11:00 Man-Eaters, General Baxter, Home Entertainment, Miniskirt at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10

7:30 Diplo, Blondish, A-Trak, Kito at Aragon Ballroom, sold out?, resale $54+

7:30-9:00 Rico "MJ" Hampton tribute to Michael Jackson at Chef Shangri-La Riverside

7:30-9:30 Electric Avenue 80s MTV Experience at Belushi Performance Hall, McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, $46-57

7:30-10:30 Cover Me Duo at Pal Joey's Batavia

7:30 Johnny Burgin's Blues Revue with Katherine Davis, Big Al Dorn at Skokie Theatre, $30

7:30 Vince Amore at Moretti's Morton Grove

7:30-9:30 Third Coast Percussion at Al Larson Prairie Center Schaumburg, $47-54

7:30 BFnD at Moretti's Hoffman Estates

7:30 Love & Rock unplugged at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-40

7:30 Steve Ramone Band at The Lyric Blue Island, $25-35

7:30-10:00 The Travelin' McCourys at Stoughton Opera House Stoughton WI, $40

7:45 Halloween Bash with Pino Farina Band, Hi Infidelity at Sundance Saloon Mundelein, $15, alternating sets

x Halloweekend at Montrose Saloon, $20

8:30 Dead Freddie as Psychedelic Furs

9:10 Party of One as Nick Lowe

9:50 Androgynous Mustache as English Beat

10:30 Metropolly as Garbage

11:10 The Mank Wankers as Oasis

11:50 Uncle Pigeon as The Pixies

x 8:00 Hot Like Mars, The Parrisian at Martyrs, $20, Halloween Costume Contest

8:00 Beach Trash, Lyxe, Coach House at Reggies Comedy Shack, $12-15, alternative, prog, rock

8:00 The Ready Freddies tribute to Queen, Super Creeps tribute to David Bowie, The Sluffs, tribute to The Who at Reggies Music Joint, $18-20, classic rock, rock, tribute

8:00 Kayo, Gold Haze, Tri Nohbi, Nathan Nzanga, DJ Preme ++ at Reggies Rock Club, $20-25

8:00 Saba, Senite at Lincoln Hall, $35, sold out

x 8:00 Alexander McLean Project with Dee Alexander, John McLean, Steve Million, Jeremiah Hunt, Charles Heath at Green Mill, $20

8:00, 10:00 Jeremy Pelt Quintet with Jalen Baker, Alex Wintz, Leighton Harroll, Jared Spears at Jazz Showcase, $30-45

8:00 Luke Pytel Blues Band with Demetria Taylor at Blue Chicago

8:00 Paul Bielatowicz’s Nosferatu Live at Athenaeum Theatre, $24-54

8:00-10:00 Sarah Morris and Matthew French at Uncommon Ground, $12

x 8:00-10:00 That Grunge Band at Lizards Liquid Lounge

8:00 Floral, Rob Ford Explorer, Walk Me Home, Snooze at Burlington Bar, $15

8:00 The Killer, All To Hell, Bovice, Gored Embrace, Home Invasion at Cobra Lounge, $25, benefits Hannah Recovery Fund

8:00 Halloween Cover Show with Velocicopter as The Jesus Lizard, Mystik Spiral as Hole ++, Enderly as Black Sabbath, Whiskey Mick as The Pogues at LiveWire Lounge, $13

8:00 Will Tilson at Untitled

8:00-3:00a Ifficial Reggae Movement hosted by DJ G Sharp at Wild Hare, Saturday Night Reggae Party, free before 8:00

8:00 Gary Thomas with David Edelfelt peform Sinatra '55 In The Wee Small Hours at Venus Cabaret Theater, Mercury Theater Chicago, $35

8:00-10:30 Latin Jazz at Artango Bar & Steakhouse, RSVP

8:00-10:30 Trasna with Ger O'Donnell and Trevor Sexton at Chief O'Neill's, $30

8:00 Will Ferrell’s Ultimate DJ House Party with Swedish House Mafia, D-Nice, A-Trak, Felix Da Housecat, Gene Farris, Terry Hunter, Terrence Parker, Henry Fong, Twista, Matthew Koma, DJ White Shadow, MADDS, Dallas Austin, Annalyze, The Captains of Industry, Drama, Lets Link, Vinny Vibe, Deleasa, ++ at WinTrust Arena, $16-209

8:00 Rave to the Grave at Avondale Music Hall, $23-30

8:00? Da Menace Halloween Bash at Fuller's Pub

8:00 Gman Halloween Tavern In The Woods at GMan Tavern, free as hell

8:00 Okay Kiddos Halloween Special with Sands of Hour, Afrofuturistics, sam i am the mc, Harley Omega at Atlantic Bar & Grill, $10

8:00-11:00 Upshtat Zingerai prestents Tantshoyz: Klezmer Dance Party at Clara, $15

8:00-11:30 Mark Burnell Trio at Tortoise Supper Club

8:00 Halloween Party with DJ DeRosa at Goat Village Norridge

8:00 High & Lonesome Halloween Show & Costume Contest at Outta Space Berwyn, $10, 90s Alt/Grunge

8:00-11:00 Halloween Party with RadiO-M-G at Pub 78 Brookfield

8:00 The Pigs at Elm Restaurant La Grange, Nightmare in the Elm

8:00-11:00 Jersey Girls at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge, $10, Halloween Costume Party

8:00 Hard Vinyl at Q Bar Darien, $8-10

8:00 Full Throttle at DeMito's Saloon Villa Park, Halloween Party

8:00 The Wind Gypsys at Roadhouse 38 Lombard

x 8:00 Mr. Blotto at The Venue Aurora, $25-30

8:00 Lisa McClowry 'The Beat Goes On' tribute to Cher at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $39-79

8:00 Halloween Silent Disco at The Law Office Pub & Music Hall Yorkville

x 8:00 Bad Bad Hats, Max Subar at SPACE Evanston, $20 SRO

8:00 The Bart Attacks at Take Flight Spirits Skokie

8:00? Terry Byrne at The Harp & Fiddle Park Ridge

x 8:00 Men at Work at Rivers Casino Des Plaines, $65-129

8:00 Corridos Progresivos with Gerardo Ortiz, Regulo Caro, Noel Torres at Rosemont Theatre, $59-179+

8:00 DJ Triple H at Beacon Tap Des Plaines

x 8:00 Warrant, Hoodlum Johnny at Des Plaines Theatre, $29-89

8:00 Halloween Bash with Vallus at Station 34 Mount Prospect, costume party

8:00-12:00m Halloween Party with Modern Day Romeos at Durty Nellies Palatine, $15

8:00 Rumor Hazit at Broken Oar Port Barrington, costume contest

8:00-11:00 Corner Boys at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich

Teddy's Halloween Party at Teddy O'Brien's Highwood, $10

8:00-11:00 Victor Brown Band funky dance night

11:30-3:00a late night DJ

8:00 The Mad Poets at At The Office Crestwood

8:00 Halloween Party with Infinity tribute to Journey at Heroes West Lemont, $15-16

8:00-11:00 Grace Torriello at The Studio Lockport

8:00 Dan Soto, Bruce Chronister, Tim Flatt at Austin Community Tavern Steger

8:00-3:00a Bourbon Street's Annual Halloween Party with Haunted House Chicago & Midnight Terror at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, costume contest

8:00-11:00 Full Volume at Uptown Plainfield

8:00 Voodoo Vibes Halloween Party with Yves François et Rocambu Jazz at Union Park Tavern Kenosha

8:30 Hali Palombo, Bankatez at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 Students, Pleiades Series

8:30 Tropidelic, Rdgldgrn, The Quasi Kings at Chop Shop, $22-28

8:30 Jazzfuzz at Cary's Lounge

8:30-1:30a Doug at The Zebra Lounge

x 8:30 William Elliott Whitmore, David Huckfelt at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $29-40

8:30-2:00a Vicious Circle, Sinister Deed at Tony D's Elmwood Park, $5

8:30-11:59 Halloween Dance Party with DJ Jayrock at Two Brothers Roundhouse, $5

8:30 Deadfest Band at Whiskey River Glenview

8:30-12:30 Halloween House Party with Frankie Hollywood Rodriguez & Tim Spinnin Shommer at Jamo’s Live at Jamo's Live Mokena, $5-10, costume contest

x 9:00 Fort Frances Plays the 80s at Hideout, $15

9:00 Floats, Flowerbabe, Demo Division at Schubas, $18-20

9:00, 11:00 Justice Hill & Nightime Love at Dorian's, $10 after 8:00

9:00 Louie Zagoras & Rollover at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00

9:00 Nu Blu Band with Carlise Guy, Sonia Astacio at Buddy Guy's Legends, $25

9:00 Fantasma Negra, Media Luna, and Coyote Fire at The Tonk, Villains Ball

9:00-11:55 Jessie's Girl at Thirsty Tavern

9:00? Ultraman at Liar's Club

9:00-1:00a Freddie Dixon With Maurice John Baughn at Lee's Unleaded Blues, free

9:00-1:00 ? at Gallery Cabaret, Band Night

9:00-12:00m Smokin Gunz at Firewater Saloon Edison Park, country

9:00-12:00m Dec8de at Nick's Beer Garden, free

9:00 KPOP Club Night at Bottom Lounge, $20-35

9:00-12:00m Kevan Eftekhari at Tack Room

? 9:00-1:00a ? Smiley Tillmon Band with Kate Moss at Briny Swine

9:00-12:00m Austin Bishop at Emerald Isle

9:00 Waking the Witch Dance Party with DJ Mife and DJ Miso at Empty Bottle, $5-20, benefits Clinical Vest Project

9:00 Music For The Masses Dark 80s New Wave Halloween with DJ Jeff Moyer at Beat Kitchen, $15

9:00 Slo ‘Mo Party Alter Ego at Sleeping Village, $27

9:00 Bricktown Sound 8 year anniversary with Ctrlzora, hameedullah at Hungry Brain

9:00 The Dream Blunt Rotation Session #7 with Living Thing, Master Steve, Spliffany Evans, Angel Davenport at Subterranean, $10

9:00-3:00a A Pilsen Halloween at Simone's

9:00-12:00m DJ Toe-Knee at Marz Community Brewing, Bridgeport Records presents

x 9:00 The Scovilles at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP

9:00 Beyond The Blonde at Stage 119 Elmhurst, $10, Halloween Costume Contest

9:00-1:00a Supernaut with Shukin & The Ramblers at The Uptown Westmont

9:00 Halloween Party with Turbo Shot at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

9:00 The Messengers at Quigley's Naperville

9:00 Ashley Victoria Band at Saddle Up at Q Aurora, $5+, costume contest

9:00-11:00 Jay Vonn at Sidecar Supper Club Beer Garden Batavia

9:00 Halloween with Sixteen Candles at Joe’s Live Rosemont, $12-15

9:00 HairNation at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett

9:00-12:00m The Wise Guys at Madcats Palatine, $7

9:00 musichigan at Mackey's Hideout McHenry

9:00 Halloween with Bella Cain at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, $15

9:00 Halloween Bash at Mickey Finn's Libertyville

9:00 Halloween Costume Party at Morgan's Libertyville, costume contest

9:00 Murder on the Dance Floor Halloween Party with DJ Marc Esses, DJ Tek Nik at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, costume contests

x 9:30, 11:00 Ivan Singh at Rosa's Lounge, $15-25, Ivan's Bday

9:30-12:30 Daryl Nitz and ? at Davenport’s Piano Bar, $5

9:30 Stray Bolts at Phyllis' Musical Inn

9:30 South City Revival at Carol's Pub, $10

9:30 Invisible Cartoons at House Pub St Charles, $5

9:30 Shannon Marie at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, free, Nightcap Music Series

9:30-1:00a DJ Mel Q at The Red Barn Mount Prospect

10:00 Hillbilly Rockstarz at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

10:00 SunFallen at Mom's Place

10:00-3:00a Boots Party 'In The Round' at Thalia Hall, sold out, limited number at door

10:00 Nocturna All Hallows’ Eve Ball with DJ Scary Lady Sarah at Metro, $20-25

10:00-3:00 Afro Fusion Annual Halloween Party at Promontory, $25-50

10:00 Unbranded Wicked Wonderland at Joe's on Weed, $20-30

10:00 Kasablanca, Qrion, Rezident at Concord Music Hall, $20

10:00 Noche de Perreo with DJs Miriam, Narkalix, J Santos, Drip, Spazz at Ramova Theatre, $5-50

10:00 Music That Will Change Your Life with DJs Laurent Réus & Esteban La Groue at The Whistler

10:00 DJ Boathouse at aliveOne

10:00 Charlie Foxtrot at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP

10:00-2:00a Hallowscream Reggaeton Halloween Party with Jowell y Randy at The Forge Joliet, $55+

10:30 Alejandro Salazar at Andy’s, $20

11:00-1:00a Petra Van Nuis, Dennis "Deluxe" Luxon at Le Piano, After Glow Late Show

Jerome’s highlights

x = recommended, interested, of note to me or friends

X = the plan, though that can change