Saturday 6/29/24
Saturday!
Summer Festivals and plenty more great music event opportunities in and around Chicago as the weekend continues… 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!
11:00a Bluegrass Brunch at Beat Kitchen, free
11:00a Tom Holland at City News Cafe, blues
11:00a-1:30 Don Stiernberg Quartet at Millenium Art Festival, Millenium Park
11:00a-2:00 Robert Williams & Chuck Wasserman at Madame Zuzu's Highland Park
x Logan Square Arts Festival aka LSAF at The Monument on Logan Square, free, $10 suggested donation benefits local non-profits, opens 12:00n, presented by Sleeping Village
12:00n Plum
12:45 Oyeme
1:30 Así Así
2:15 Airiel
3:00 Footballhead
3:45 Chillona
4:30 Dari Bay
5:15 ira glass
6:00 Packs
7:00 Precocious Neophyte
8:00 Salami Rose Joe Louis
9:00 McKinley Dixon
x 12:00n-12:00m Keith Urban, The Dandy Warhols, The Hold Steady, The Afghan Wigs, The Church, Kaleta & Super Yamba Band, Pat McCurdy, Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, Donavon Frankenreiter, Amos Lee, ++ at Summerfest Lakefront Milwaukee WI, $28+, seniors enterfree 'til 4:00
x 12:00n Wicked Drawl at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP, Country Brunch
x 12:00n PureSoul 80s R&B Soul Brunch at City Winery, $22-28, plus optional $25 buffet
12:30 Completely Dead tribute to The Grateful Dead at Riverlands Brewing Company St. Charles, 3rd Annual Acid Rainbow Tie Dye Party 11:00-3:00
Grapefruit Fest at Buckledown Brewing Lyons
1:00 Mike Maicke
4:00 Mike Nielkelski
7:00 Lorenzo D
1:00 Rathole Music Fest with Osis, Baron Von Future, Mycota, Alabaster, Lever, The King Of Mars, Sequin Sun, Malort and Savior, From The Start, Left to Write at Bourbon on Division, $25
x 1:00-3:00 Beyond Borders at Friendly Tap
Southside Pub Rumble at The Irish Patriot
2:00 Shukin and The Ramblers
3:30 Aktar Aktar
5:00 Bandolier
6:30 Primark
8:00 Kings Rising
2:00-8:00 2nd Annual Rhythm and Beats Block Party at Promontory, free-$30
2:00 Wombat Carnival at DeMito's Saloon Villa Park
x 2:00-4:00 The Troubadour Experience with Mark Dvorak at Two Way Street Downers Grove, $25 RSVP, 5th Saturdays, limited to 25 in person, unlimited virtual
2:00 Dan Blanchette acoustic at Dockside Ottawa
2:00-5:00 Matt Keen at Pollyanna Brewing St. Charles
2:00 Dan Peters Band, Chicago Tribute Anthology at Broken Oar Port Barrington
3:00-5:00 The KPilla Experience at Northman Riverwalk
x 3:00 Paper Machete at Green Mill, free
3:00-6:00 Jonah Lazarus and Max Lazarus at The Tonk, nu jazz
3:00 Jen Howard at Ballydoyle Aurora
3:00 Aurora's Peacefest with The Who's Who Band tribute to The Who, Physical Grafitti tribute to Led Zeppelin, The Lazy Lightning Band tribute to The Grateful Dead, Hendrix Effect tribute to Jimi Hendrix, Bad Hombres tribute to ZZ Top, Two of Us tribute to The Beatles at Piazza Aurora, $25
x 4:00 Greg Garing with Marc Edelstein at Cary's Lounge
(cancelled) x 4:00 Allison Mahal at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP
4:00-6:00 Dave Walker & the Undertones Trio at Friendly Tap Berwyn, jazz
4:00 Kacie Swierk at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, Heyday Saturday Happy Hour
5:00-8:30 Ricky Liontones at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
5:00 Here & There at Epiphany Center, Golden Hour
5:00-8:00 Jack Bryon (Byron?) at Church Street Brewing Itasca
5:00 Revolucion de Amor tributo a Mana, Los Corb at Sundance Saloon Outdoor Stage Mundelein, $5+, Spanish Rock Night
5:00 DJ Icey Bby at Ramova Beer Garden, free, Kickoff Party
5:30-8:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Bobbi Wilsyn at Catch 35
5:30 Chicago Slim at Buddy Guy's Legends, free
6:00-8:00 Midnight Calls at Northman Riverwalk
6:00 Bummer Summer with Tenmonthsummer, Manor Gates, Clipboards, Maudify, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Rocky Point Holiday, Boundary Waters at Beat Kitchen, $18
6:00, 8:15 Andy Brown at Andy's, $20
6:00 Om Unit, Frail808, Chris Widman, Whoa-B, VJ Jace Inman at Epiphany Center, $25-30, Abstract Science presents
6:00-9:00 Michael C. Hayes at Palmer Place La Grange
6:00-9:00 Jacquelyn Vale at The Wine Exchange St Charles
6:00-9:00 Shea Marie at Riverlands Brewing Company St. Charles
6:00-7:30 Sad House Guest at Madame Zuzu's Highland Park
6:00-9:00 Simply Wally at Sew Hop'd Brewery Huntley
6:00-9:00 Gypsy Duo at Rush Creek Distilling Harvard
6:00 Jerek at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park
6:30 Inpo, Shotgun Funeral, Home Entertainment, Cultesac at Subterranean, $12-15
6:30-9:30 Denise LaGrassa at J. Flemings Restaurant Westmont
6:30-10:00 Sunflower Headlights at Preservation Geneva
6:30-9:30 Mike & Jess Music at Bliss Wine Lounge Wauconda
6:30 My Dad's Cover Band at Banging Gavel Vogt House Tinley Park
6:30? Kevin Rowan at Girl In The Park Orland Park
6:45 AJR, mxmtoon, Almost Monday at Allstate Arena, $49-199
7:00 Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country at Chop Shop, $35
7:00-10:00 Blues Night with Joey J. Saye Trio at California Clipper, free
7:00 Ocean Alley, The Grogans at House of Blues, $28
x 7:00 The Parrishes with Dana Maragos, Brian Wilkie at Jarvis Square Pottery, RSVP
7:00-11:00 Koyo, One Step Closer, Anxious, Prize Horse at Avondale Music Hall, $30
7:00 The Boils at Mrs. Murphy's
7:00-11:00 The Chad Willetts Quartet with Bradley Williams, Stacy McMichael, Dez Desermeaux, ++ at Le Piano
7:00-10:00 Bruxism, Kittyeuthanasia, Boyslut, Rigid at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10
x 7:00 Mario Abney & The Abney Effect at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP
7:00 Sonja Hicks tribute to Whitney Houston at Chef Shangri-La Riverside
7:00 The Mix at The Evergreen Pub & Grill St Charles
7:00 Tony Calderisi at Harp & Fiddle Park Ridge
7:00 Paul McKinney at Tuscan Wine Market Arlington Heights
7:00 Felix & Fingers Dueling Pianos, DJ Reign aftershow at The Vixen McHenry, free
7:00 Tony John & the Flatland String Band at Light The Lamp Brewery Grayslake
7:00-10:00 Dale Bitner at Tighthead Brewing Mundelein
x 7:00 Santana, Counting Crows at Tinley Park Amphitheatre, $70-447
7:00 SMU at The Quarry Thornton
7:00 Michael Rawls at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield
7:00 Metric at Hard Rock Gary IN, $25-55
7:00 (8:00 ET) Heartache Tonight tribute to The Eagles at Acorn Theatre, $46-76 sold out
x 7:00 Jake La Botz at Kiki's House of Righteous Music Madison WI, $15
7:30 The Crane Wives, Phabies at Thalia Hall, sold out, limited number at door
7:30 Terisa Griffin at City Winery, sold out
7:30, 9:30 Bosman Twins Quintet with Dwayne Bosman, Dwight Bosman, Kevin Fort, Marlene Rosenberg, Charles Heath at Winters Jazz Club, $28-38
7:30-5:00a Joanna Connor Band, Joe Doyle Band at Kingston Mines, $20
7:30 Hisaishi Conducts Hisaishi at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, sold out?
7:30-9:30 Julia Merchant at Davenport’s Piano Bar
7:30 MS Sucks ‘24 with The Dog & Everything, AM Taxi, Super Happy Fun Club, Night Spice at Bottom Lounge, $25-30, benefits The Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis
7:30 The Glow Band, Dej Monae, Jaas, Demetri Wiley at Epiphany Center, $25-30
7:30-9:30 Stravinsky Petrushka with Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus conducted by
Ludovic Morlot at Harris Theater Millenium Park
7:30 Parkside at Stadium Club Hodgkins
7:30 Smells Like Dave Grohl, The Infinite Sadness at Stage 119 Elmhurst, $10
7:30 Duck and Cover at Muggs-N-Manor Addison
7:30 Deacon Frost at Moonlight Theatre St Charles, $15
7:30 Tracy Bonham at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-35
7:30 The City of Evil, Nitrous Foxide at Durty Nellies Palatine, $7
7:30-11:00 Zilla Fish at The Lodge Antioch
x 7:30 Roger Daltrey, KT Tunstall at Ravinia Pavilion Highland Park, $62-160
8:00 Totally Fine, Smashed Adams, The Second Summer, Turning Birds, The Wild Oscars at Montrose Saloon, $10-15
8:00 Sludgeworth, The Bollweevils, Feral Tact at Beat Kitchen, sold out, waitlist
8:00 Blushing, Cool Heat, Panda Riot at Schubas, $15-18
8:00 Trousdale, Still Out Of My Mind Tour, Rett Madison at Lincoln Hall, $25-30
x 8:00 The Hackensaw Boys at Judson & Moore, $18
8:00 Andres Crovetti re-release for 'Instead of' at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students
x 8:00-12:00m Clark Sommers’ Narrative Quintet with Adam Larson, Chris Madsen, Scott Hesse, John Kizilarmut at Green Mill, $20
x 8:00, 10:00 Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with Dee Alexander, Marques Carroll, John Fournier, Amr Fahmy, Larry Brown Jr., Andrew Vogt, Keith Brooks II at Jazz Showcase, $25-40
Fri 6/28 8:00 Demetria Taylor Blues Band at Blue Chicago
8:00 Nonagon Is 20! with Salvation, Photo-Curio at Burlington Bar, $10
x 8:00 Caifanes, Café Tacvba at Northerly Island Pavilion, $83-351
x 8:00 Damaged Gods tribute to Gang of Four at Lizard's Liquid Lounge
8:00 Softcult, Present at Cobra Lounge, $31
8:00-11:00 O'Leary's Lantern at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center, free
8:00-10:00 Ken Markovic, Osvaldo Paese at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $12
8:00 KW3, Ryan Burns, Adrian Mann at The Atlantic Bar and Grill, $10
8:00 Automatic Monster at Cubby Bear, $9
8:00-3:00a Ifficial Reggae Movement, The Wild Hare Sound System with DJ G Sharp at Wild Hare, free before 8:00
8:00 Big Weather, Marvin Stumbles, The Henry Geraghty Band at Archie's Cafe
8:00 The Yohan Experience, DJ Ryan Ross late night set at Untitled Supper Club
8:00-10:30 Cuban Jazz with ? at Artango Bar & Steakhouse
8:00 Jake Rosenkalt Trio at Clara, free
8:00 The Revenirs at Friendly Tap Berwyn
8:00 El After Party Tributo en Vivo a los los 3 Grandes with DJ Diablo, Resistol 5000, Lluvia Gris, Lo Essencial, Cultura Pop at Distro Music Hall Berwyn, $30
x 8:00 Mr. Blotto at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $27-32
8:00 Media Luna EP release party at Outta Space Berwyn, $10
8:00-11:00 Jonny Lyon's & The Pride at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge, $10
8:00 Hinge at DeMito's Saloon Villa Park
8:00 Midnight Iris at Q Bar Darien, $9-13
x 8:00 Second Hand News tribute to Fleetwood Mac at The Venue Aurora, $20-30
8:00-11:00 Lady Groove and the Get Downs at Sidecar Beer Garden Batavia, $5
8:00? Dixon Bandits at Alibi Bar & Grill St Charles
x 8:00 Maggie Rose at SPACE Evanston, $27-77
8:00 Christopher Cross at Rivers Casino Des Plaines, $40-90
8:00 The Rocket Man Show tribute to Elton John at Des Plaines Theatre, $39-69
8:00 Kevin Purcell & The Nightburners at Broken Oar Port Barrington
x 8:00-1:00a Johnny Burnett at Shirley's Piano Bar Barrington
x 8:00 John Ballantyne's Crazyheart out in the street at Winestock Woodstock
8:00 Nothing Personal at Main Street Outfitter Wauconda
8:00-11:00 M2 aka Marty and Mack at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach
8:00-11:00 Rutledge & Brock at Black Lung Brewing Co Fox Lake
8:00 Exit 147, Oliver Dodge at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $10
8:00-11:00 Cave Dwellers at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich
x 8:00 Expo '76 at Toadstool Pub Highwood
8:00-11:00 Yankee Cowboy at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood
8:00 Wartime Planet, Our Broken View, Punkbordello at Irish Rebel Oak Lawn, $5
8:00 Alex Hoffer at Studio Lockport
8:00 The Buzzbins at Chicago Street Pub Joliet
8:00-11:00 Tom & Becky Acoustic Duo at Social 45 Frankfort
8:00 DJ Payback at Salerno's Pizza Hodgkins
8:00 DJ Dro at Ballydoyle Aurora, Mojito Night
8:00 Silent Disco at The Law Office Pub & Music Hall
8:00 DJ Triple H at Beacon Tap Des Plaines
8:00 Juli Wood Quartet at North Street Cabaret Madison WI, $20
x 8:30 Feller, Daundry, Joe Glass at Hideout, $12
x 8:30 A La Carte, Noxis, Party Rice, Derangement, Trail Of Entrails at Reggies Music Joint, $15
x 8:30 Charlie Kirchen Quartet with Mark Feldman, Nick Mazzarella, Dave Miller, Charlie Kirchen, Devin Drobka at Constellation, $15
x 8:30-11:30 Iris Marlowe, Nick Wilkinson, Sara Mercurio at Cary's Lounge
8:30 The Telepaths, The Rut, Gunnelpumpers at Phyllis's Musical Inn
x 8:30 33 Revolutions Posters & Prints from Screwball Press 1991-2024 Art Show Launch Party with Jon Langford & His Fancy Men, Environmental Encroachment, The Walkie Talkies at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-25
8:30 Paradigm Shift at Tony D's Elmwood Park
8:30 The Collective at Quigley’s Naperville
8:30-10:30 Phrenzy tribute to Phish at Pollyanna Brewing St. Charles
8:30-10:00 6 FM at Double Clutch Brewing Company Evanston
8:30-11:30 Industrial Drive at Mickey Finn's Libertyville
9:00 Lightning Bug solo, Josephine, The Vignettes at Empty Bottle, $10
9:00 Broadway Rave, Meredith Aleigha Wells at Subterranean, $17-20
9:00 New Orleans Beau, Joe Doyle at Buddy Guy's Legends, $25
9:00 Nick Moss Band at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00
9:00 Mikey Harms Band, Kyle Downs Trio, Casa Minivan Orchestra at Gallery Cabaret, Band Night
9:00-12:00m Antler Chandelier at Firewater Saloon Edison Park
9:00-12:00m Kevan Eftekhari at Tack Room
9:00-3:00a Bad Pluma PuertoMex Unity Dance Party at Simone's, $5, free before 11:00, Reggaeton, Banda, Corridos, House, Hip Hop
9:00 High & Lonesome at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP
9:00 Frankie Seta at Goat Village Norridge
9:00 Hair at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
9:00 Two Beer Tommy at Saddle Up at Q Aurora, $5-75, Line Dancing at 6:00
9:00-11:59 Semple at Two Brothers Roundhouse Aurora, $15
9:00-12:00m Shock The System at Whiskey River Glenview
9:00 Monatik at Joe’s Live Rosemont, $85+
9:00-12:00 Heart of Glass tribute to Blondie, Billy Nixon at Madcats Palatine, $10
9:00 Highwater Marks at Mackey's Hideout McHenry
9:00-11:00 Blackened tribute to Metallica at 115 Bourbon Street Front Stage Merrionette Park, $5
9:15 Tuff Taylor tribute to Taylor Swift with Rod Tuffcurls and The Benchpress at Joe's on Weed, sold out
x 9:30, 11:00 John Primer and the Real Deal Blues Band at Rosa's Lounge, $15-30, "It's Just Chicken Wings With Hot Sauce"
9:30-12:30 Daryl Nitz ++ at Davenport’s Piano Bar, $5
9:30 The Simple Remedy at Carol's Pub, $6
9:30 Warren Douglas Band at The House Pub St. Charles, $5
9:30 Opal Vinopal at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Nightcap Music Series
10:00 Horse Meat Disco Pride with Leonce, Phlegm, Harry Cross, Sean Parks at Metro, $20-30, All-building
10:00 binki, AJRadico at Sleeping Village, $25, LSAT aftershow
10:00 Occasion DJ Collective, Yos, Yuvi, Peyote Joe, Shanh at Subterranean, $10
10:00-2:00 "All The Feels" Chicago at Promontory, $15, R&T, Trap & Twerk
10:00 American Hustle at On Tour Brewing
10:00 Adjy, Patrick Jasper, Slow Riser at Cole's Bar, $13
10:00 Ghengar, Cyclops, Alienpark at Concord Music Hall, $18
10:00 Papo Santiago Quartet at Sabor A Cafe Steakhouse, RSVP
10:00 Nathan Dean at Bub City Chicago, RSVP
10:00 Jesse Sandwich & Leja Hazer at The Whistler
10:00 The Reckoning at Mom's Place
10:00 Arganica with Zeetus Lapetus, Mazen Rimawi, DJ Khali Melon at Gman Tavern, $12-15
10:00 DJ Boathouse at aliveOne
10:00 Scott Dubose at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP
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
x Logan Square Arts Festival aka LSAF at The Monument on Logan Square, free, $10 suggested donation benefits local non-profits, opens 12:00n, presented by Sleeping Village
x 12:00n-12:00m Keith Urban, The Dandy Warhols, The Hold Steady, The Afghan Wigs, The Church, Kaleta & Super Yamba Band, Pat McCurdy, Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, Donavon Frankenreiter, Amos Lee, ++ at Summerfest Lakefront Milwaukee WI, $28+, seniors enterfree 'til 4:00
x 12:00n Wicked Drawl at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP, Country Brunch
x 12:00n PureSoul 80s R&B Soul Brunch at City Winery, $22-28, plus optional $25 buffet
x 1:00-3:00 Beyond Borders at Friendly Tap
x 2:00-4:00 The Troubadour Experience with Mark Dvorak at Two Way Street Downers
x 3:00 Paper Machete at Green Mill, free
x 4:00 Greg Garing with Marc Edelstein at Cary's Lounge
x 7:00 The Parrishes with Dana Maragos, Brian Wilkie at Jarvis Square Pottery, RSVP
x 7:00 Mario Abney & The Abney Effect at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP
x 7:00 Santana, Counting Crows at Tinley Park Amphitheatre, $70-447
x 7:00 Jake La Botz at Kiki's House of Righteous Music Madison WI, $15
x 7:30 Roger Daltrey, KT Tunstall at Ravinia Pavilion Highland Park, $62-160
x 8:00 The Hackensaw Boys at Judson & Moore, $18
x 8:00-12:00m Clark Sommers’ Narrative Quintet with Adam Larson, Chris Madsen, Scott Hesse, John Kizilarmut at Green Mill, $20
x 8:00, 10:00 Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with Dee Alexander, Marques Carroll, John Fournier, Amr Fahmy, Larry Brown Jr., Andrew Vogt, Keith Brooks II at Jazz Showcase, $25-40
x 8:00 Caifanes, Café Tacvba at Northerly Island Pavilion, $83-351
x 8:00 Damaged Gods tribute to Gang of Four at Lizard's Liquid Lounge
x 8:00 Mr. Blotto at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $27-32
x 8:00 Second Hand News tribute to Fleetwood Mac at The Venue Aurora, $20-30
x 8:00 Maggie Rose at SPACE Evanston, $27-77
x 8:00-1:00a Johnny Burnett at Shirley's Piano Bar Barrington
x 8:00 John Ballantyne's Crazyheart out in the street at Winestock Woodstock
x 8:00 Expo '76 at Toadstool Pub Highwood
x 8:30 Feller, Daundry, Joe Glass at Hideout, $12
x 8:30 A La Carte, Noxis, Party Rice, Derangement, Trail Of Entrails at Reggies Music Joint, $15
x 8:30 Charlie Kirchen Quartet with Mark Feldman, Nick Mazzarella, Dave Miller, Charlie Kirchen, Devin Drobka at Constellation, $15
x 8:30-11:30 Iris Marlowe, Nick Wilkinson, Sara Mercurio at Cary's Lounge
x 8:30 33 Revolutions Posters & Prints from Screwball Press 1991-2024 Art Show Launch Party with Jon Langford & His Fancy Men, Environmental Encroachment, The Walkie Talkies at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-25
x 9:30, 11:00 John Primer and the Real Deal Blues Band at Rosa's Lounge, $15-30, "It's Just Chicken Wings With Hot Sauce"
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