Friday 10/27/23

Oct 27, 2023

Friday!

The big Halloween holiday weekend has arrived, and there are plenty of great music event options available in and around the great place we call home… read on and get out to enjoy one or more of them… and thanks very much for sharing Jerome’s Event List, reading it, and subscribing to it, you’re the folks that keep it happening!

11:00a Pierce Crask at Gayle V's Best Ever Grilled Cheese

1:30 Mahler 1 conducted by Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider with cellist Jian Wang at Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center, $39-350

4:00 David Hayes at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, Heyday Happy Hour

4:00 Zach Pizzolato at Pub 78 Brookfield

x 5:00 Chris Foreman at Green Mill

5:00-7:30 Ricky Liontones at Lagunitas Tap Room

5:00 UChicago Guild Of Carillonists Belloween Concert at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago

5:00 Kevin Omega at Hard Rock Chicago

5:00 Danny Severance at Epiphany Center, Golden Hour

5:00 Jazz Central at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

5:00 Aidan O'Toole at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

x 5:30 Meg & The Wheelers at Empty Bottle, RSVP, Haunted Honky Tonk

5:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Paul Mabin at Catch 35

5:30 Gerry Hundt acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends

5:30 Kathryn & Chris at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP, Happy Hour

6:00 Sanctum Dark Music Festival with Kontravoid, Buzz Kull, Debby Friday, Tempers, Madeline Goldstein, Panic Priest, DJs Khadija, G٠S٠E٠D, Clarissa, Amber Gris, Ben Archive at Thalia Hall, $58

x 6:00, 8:15 Pat Mallinger Quartet at Andy’s, $15

6:00 Mokena Mike & John Weeks at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park

6:00 John Allegretto at Church Street Brewing Itasca

6:00 Jacelyn Vale at The Wine Exchange St. Charles

6:00 Whiskey Devils Duo at Lindy's Landing Wauconda, RSVP

6:30 Fast Eddie McAteer at Beacon Tap Des Plaines

6:30 Tim Wilsey at J. Fleming’s Absolutely Delicious Westmont

6:30 Alex Hoffer at Preservation Geneva

6:45 Chris Usery Duo at Porkchop, RSVP, The Grand Cabaret After Dark

7:00, 10:00 Ramy Youssef More Feelings at Hideout, sold out, wait list

7:00 Superdime, Western Bisexual, Daundry at Subterranean, $15

7:00 Issa Vibe with Eve The Bunny, Switch The Boi Wonder, Dutchezz Gemini at California Clipper

7:00 Frank Quinn and ? at Mrs Murphy’s

7:00 The Chad Willetts Quartet at Le Piano

7:00 Surf Candy, Full Auto, Cheerleader Roadkill at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17

7:00 Pierce Crask at Scratch on Lake Oak Park

7:00 Ruth Wyand at Wesley’s Place LaGrange, $15

x 7:00 Jon Byrd with Paul Niehaus at Molly's House Concerts Lincolnwood, $25

7:00 Just Friends at Shanahans Woodridge

7:00 TNT Chicago tribute to AC/DC, Kings of the Nighttime World tribute to Kiss at Broken Oar Port Barrington

7:00 Dirty Mac at The Quarry Thornton, old school 60s/70s rock

7:00 Echo & Ransom, The Cheryl Rodey Band at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield, Halloween Party

7:00 Aaron Lewis acoustic at Hard Rock Gary IN

x 7:00 (8:00 ET) Henhouse Prowlers at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $30-55

x 7:30 Mark Guarino Country & Midwestern Book Event at Friendly Tap Berwyn Folktoberfest

x 7:30 Bob Mould solo electric, Jason Narducy at Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton WI, $35

7:30 Blü Eyes, Avery Lynch at Subterranean, $27

7:30, 9:30 Jeremy Kahn Trio with Thaddeus Tukes, Angel Spiccia at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33

7:30 Carl Weathersby Blues Band, Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $20

7:30 Sami Scot at Davenport’s Piano Bar Cabaret

7:30 Russell Dickerson, Restless Road at Riviera Theatre, $35-60

7:30 Heart of Chicago Soul Club with DJs Debbie, Rockin’ Ricki, Psyche Prissie Pie, The Kat at Color Club Ballroom, $13, Halloween Rare Soul Dance Party

7:30 Kick the Cat, Zoofunkyou, Alabaster at Epiphany Center, $20-25

7:30 Lee DeWyze at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $23-75, sold out

7:30 Mr. Speed tribute to Kiss at Des Plaines Theatre, $29-49

7:30 Hairball at Rialto Square Theatre Joliet, $28-40

7:30 Emo Orchestra with Hawthorne Heights at Genesee Theatre Waukegan, $29-59

7:30 Ed Burns & Lou Marini at Encore Little Gem Oak Park

7:30 The Hepcats at Roxy Lockport, $10, benefits Trinity Services

8:00 Mr. Sun, Lonesome Ace String Band at OTSFM Szold Hall, $28

8:00 Drawn & Quartered, Fulci, Molder, Primal Code at Reggies Rock Club, $20

8:00 Exquisite Corpse Ball with Risky Tingles as The Band, The Buttles, The Good As Red Hot Chili Peppers, Que Rico as Heart, The Hitmaker as INXS, Kid Million as LCD Soundsystem at Beat Kitchen, $20, A Benefit for Intonation Music

8:00 Milly, Rocket, Dearly Somber at Schubas, $15

x 8:00 Cosmic Country 5 Year Anniversary Showcase hosted by Andrew Sa with Kacy & Clayton, Esther Rose, Mary Williamson, Alex Grelle at Lincoln Hall, $20

8:00 Eric Jacobson Quintet at Green Mill, $20

8:00, 10:00 Chuchito Valdes Trio at Jazz Showcase, $30-45

8:00 Aperiodic 51 with Forbes Graham at Elastic Arts, $15, students $10

8:00 Demetria Taylor Blues Band at Blue Chicago

8:00 Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials, Stefen Hillesheim at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $25

8:00 The Weathers at Cubby Bear, RSVP, Q101 Pop-Up Halloween Bash, 2nd set as Green Day

8:00 Yankee Cowboy at O's Tap

8:00 Autumn at Avondale Music Hall, $35-80

8:00 Siddhartha at Copernicus Center, $59-89

x 8:00 Michael McDermott & the Duke Street Kings at Park West, $30, Halloweensteen

8:00 Thankful Dead as Dead Zeppelin at Reclaimed Restaurant & Bar, $10, costumes encouraged

8:00 Open Beats hosted by Fess Grandiose at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00

8:00 Empress, Bitter Thoughts, X Will Mark The Place, Scumbag Skippy, Game Of Death, Chaosphere, Viltrumite at Cobra Lounge, $7, Beaver's Long Halloween, wear a costume

8:00 Glacier, Munition, DJ Don Quijote at LiveWire Lounge, $10, Heavy Chicago pre-party

8:00 IDK, Lute, Luna Elle at Bottom Lounge, $33

8:00 Cameron Foreman at Hard Rock Chicago

8:00 Hurricane Reggae Band hosted by DJ Montana at Wild Hare, $10

8:00 Alex Koffman violin at Artango Bar & Steakhouse, RSVP, World Music

8:00 Will Tilson at Untitled, Stardust

8:00 Max Dalton, Edwin Linson at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10

x 8:00 Tributosaurus becomes The Cars at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $30-40

x 8:00 The Amazing Heebie Jeebies as The Cramps, Big Hair Big Trouble at Outta Space, $10, Outta Halloween Bash

8:00 Key Suspects at Pub 78 Brookfield, Halloween Rock n Roll Show

8:00 Cliff Hanger, The Alumni at Stadium Club McCook, Halloween Party

8:00 Ollie Bolds at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

8:00 Donna the Buffalo at SPACE, sold out, few at door?

8:00 Larry Fleet, Karley Scott Collins at Joe's Live Rosemont, $27

x 8:00 Rico at The Venue Aurora, $15-25

8:00 Ed Ashe and Karen Barr at Two Way Street Coffee House Downers Grove, $10

8:00 Firehouse, Steelheart at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $39-89

8:00 Maiden Chicago tribute to Iron Maiden, Killer of Giants tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, Voodoo tribute to Godsmack, Wild Child tribute to W.A.S.P at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5, RSVP, A Nightmare on Bourbon Street

8:00 Hasta La Muerte Day of the Dead Show with Las Cafeteras at James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, College of Lake County, Grayslake, $14-28

8:00 Original Open Mic at Stage Left Cafe Woodstock, $5

8:00 South of Disorder at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood

8:00 Mad Dogs & Englishmen tribute to Joe Cocker at Raue Center for the Arts Crystal Lake, $35-45

8:00 Singer Songwriter Spotlight at The Studio Lockport

8:00 St Malarkey at Pollyanna Brewing St. Charles

8:00 Cheap Foreign Cars tribute to Cheap Trick, Foreigher, The Cars at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett

8:00 Bad Motor Scooter at Durty Nellies Palatine, $10

8:00 Olivia Ports at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia

8:00 Eaglemania tribute to The Eagles at Egyptian Theatre DeKalb, $35-75

x Halloweekend at Montrose Saloon, $20
8:30 Greg Jacks & Brother Help as Booker T and the MGs
9:10 Guns & Ammunition as The James Gang
9:50 Wild Things as The Troggs
10:30 Phil Angotti as Lovin' Spoonful
11:10 Made of Stone as The Stone Roses
11:50 The Sluffs as The Who

8:30 Electric Six, The Surfrajettes, Satanic Panic, Cooler By The Lake at Chop Shop, $31

8:30 Mary Lattimore, Jeremiah Chiu at Constellation, $25

8:30 Al Simon and The Saturn Kings at Cary’s Lounge

8:30 Roosevelt, Touch Sensitive at The Vic Theatre, $30

8:30 Jeff Mauro and The Jewel Bags at Joe's On Weed Street, $20

8:30 Rock Sandwich at Quigley’s Naperville

8:30 Dbl-Shot classic rock at Two Brothers Roundhouse Aurora, $5

8:30 Knievel’s Daredevil Band at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $10

8:30 Sabbatha tribute to Black Sabbath, Physical Graffiti tribute Led Zeppelin at Brauer House Lombard, $0-10, Halloween Bash

9:00 The Grateful String Band at Martyrs, $15-20

9:00 Neil Frances, Wolfgang Amadidas at Metro, $25-30

9:00 The Handsome Devilz tribute to The Smiths, Morrissey, The Cure, Now I’m Nothing tribute to NIN, Breaking the Girl, DJ Diamond Boy Dito at Reggies Music Joint, $12-15, Voodoo Vibe Halloween Costume Contest with prizes

9:00 Becca Mancari, Bloomsday at Sleeping Village, $25

9:00 Twin Talk, Steven Lugerner’s SLUGish at Hungry Brain, $10

9:00, 11:00 Matthew Skoller and Chicago Wind with Precious Taylor at Rosa’s, $15-25

9:00 The Rosedale Ramblin’ Band at The Thirsty Tavern

9:00 Librarians With Hickeys, Popular Creep's, Dolph Chaney at Gallery Cabaret

x 9:00 Acoustipunks as Elvis Costello, Human Errors as The Kinks at Lizards Liquid Lounge

9:00 Mystik Spiral as 90s One Hit Wonder Women, The Coveralls as Queens of the Stone Age, DJ Sam O'Rama plays 80s and 90s video dance hits at Gman Tavern, $12-15, Now That’s What I Call Halloween 2, Run for Covers

9:00 Punk Rock Costume Party with Em Grace & The Undercuts, Cloud Houses, Thicc Lizzy at Cafe Mustache

x 9:00 Four Star Brass Band at Atlantic Bar & Grill, $10

9:00 Studebaker John & The Hawks at Harlem Avenue Lounge Berwyn, $6-10

9:00 InFunktious with Kofi Baker at Madcats Palatine, $5

9:00 Kalyna Rakel & Dan Gurman at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry

9:00 Milhouse, Charlie Foxtrot at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville

9:00 Big Bang Baby at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

x 9:00 Mr. Blotto at Ballydoyle Aurora

9:00 The Bare Hambones, The Afterdarks at Brauer House Lombard, $0-10, Halloween Costume Party

9:30 Mike Giannini & The Three Dollar Pistols at Carol's Pub, $7

9:30 Klub Nocturno Rockero Night at Concord Music Hall, $15

9:30 Rare Cuts by Jackersize at The Whistler

9:30 Tiny Country at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Nightcap Music Series

9:30 Strawdawg at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP

9:30 Invisible Cartoons, False Spring at The House Pub St Charles

10:00 A. Savage, Annie Hart at Empty Bottle, $20

x 10:00 Calico Loco as Taylor Swift, DMB as The Alabama Shakes, August Hotelas as The Guitar Hero 3 Soundtrack at Cole's Bar, $13, Halloween Cover Show

10:00 Hillbilly Rockstarz at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

10:00 Lloyd Snyder and The Big Rig Band at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

x 10:30 The Heavy Sounds at Andy's, $15

10:30 Dee Alexander Trio at Untitled, Stardust

11:00 Christy Bennett with Kevin Fort at Le Piano, After Glow Late Show