Friday 1/10/25

Jan 10, 2025

Friday!

And in January, there are still bunches of great music event opportunities, and there are some onsale opportunities this morning, you’ll find those just below…

And after the onsales, read on for the details of what’s happening today and tonight and get out to one or more of these shows if you can…

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Presales and onsales…

x Wed 3/5 7:30 Tommy Castro and the Painkillers at SPACE Evanston, presale now frozen, public onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

x Sat 3/8 8:00 Melody Angel at SPACE Evanston, presale now frozen, public onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

x Wed 3/12 7:30 Edie Carey & Sarah Sample at SPACE Evanston, presale now frozen, public onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

x Thu 3/13 8:00 Selwyn Birchwood at SPACE Evanston, presale now frozen, public onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

X Sat 3/15 8:00 Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy and Friends perform R.E.M. "Fables of The Reconstruction" ++ at SPACE Evanston, $35, presale now frozen, public onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

x Mon 3/17 7:30 Beautiful Vision tribute to Van Morrison with Steve Dawson, Chris Greene, Alton Smith, John Mead, John Abbey, Larry Brown, Sophie Creutz at SPACE Evanston, presale now frozen, public onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

x Wed 3/19 7:30 Mike Farris at SPACE Evanston, presale now frozen, public onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

x Fri 4/18 7:30 Jeff Tweedy Anuual Benefit Show, onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

x Sat 4/19 7:30 Jeff Tweedy Annual Benefit Show, onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

x Fri 4/25 7:30 Robbie Fulks at SPACE Evanston, $25-45, presale now frozen, public onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

x Sat 4/26 7:30 Robbie Fulks at SPACE Evanston, $25-45, presale now frozen, public onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

x Fri 6/6 8:00 Josh Rouse at SPACE Evanston, presale now frozen, public onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

Fri 6/6 7:30 Billy Strings at Allstate Arena Rosemont, presale now, public onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

Sat 6/7 7:30 Billy Strings at Allstate Arena Rosemont, presale now, public onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

Listings for Friday, 1/10…

12:00n Tamila Viola at Gayle V's Best Ever Grilled Cheese

x 4:15-5:45 Elaine Dame at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $10, $5 students/standing, Women's Jazz Festival

x 5:00-7:30 Chris Foreman at Green Mill

5:00-8:30 Gerry Hundt at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

5:00-7:00 Leo Fron at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

5:00-7:00 Jeff Walski at Studio Winery Lake Geneva WI, acoustic rock

x 5:30 The Hoyle Brothers at Empty Bottle, Honky Tonk Happy Hour

x 5:30 Buddy Guy, Wayne Baker Brooks, Harmonica Hinds at Buddy Guy's Legends, $85 SRO

6:00-8:00 Max Brown Jazz Quartet at Montrose Saloon

6:00-7:15, 8:15-9:30 Henry Johnson at Andy's, $20, RSVP required

6:00-9:00 Michael C. Hayes at Go Brewing

6:00-9:00 Matt Garcia at Brother Chimp Brewing Co North Aurora

6:00-9:00 JBC The Brothers at The Wine Exchange St Charles, free

6:00-10:00 Grant Milliren at Scorched Earth Brewing Company Algonquin

6:00-9:00 Jon Allegretto at Church Street Brewing Itasca

6:00-9:00 Kristin Rose Kelly at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park

6:00 DJ Charlie at Bubblehouse Brewing Lisle

x 6:30 The Interview Show hosted by Mark Bazer with Robert Sean Leonard, Sima Cunningham, Geraldo Cadava, Steve Darnall at Hideout, $15

6:30-10:30 Abigail Riccards at Eddie V's Oak Brook

6:30-9:30 Emma & The Dilemma at J. Flemings Absolutely Delicious Westmont

6:30-10:00 Willard Wilcox at Preservation Geneva, free RSVP, ultra heated weatherproofed patio

6:30-9:30 Judson Brown at The Red Barn Mount Prospect

6:30 Colin Cimmarusti at Bliss Wine Lounge Wauconda

6:30 Mokena Mike & John Weeks at Banging Gavel Vogt House Tinley Park

6:30-10:30 Dina Bach at Fat Ricky's Romeoville

6:30-9:30 Dave Jercha at Hickory Creek Brewing New Lenox, rock, country, americana, blues

7:00, 9:00 Marlene Rosenberg Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $25-40

x 7:00 The Nielsen Trust with Rick Nielsen, Daxx Nielsen, Miles Nielsen, Kelly Steward at Vixen McHenry, $35, table seated

7:00 Frank Quinn & ? at Mrs Murphys

7:00 Dr. Unk, Seven Teller, Casa at Bourbon on Division, $18

7:00-11:00 The Chad Willetts Quartet with Dennis Luxon, James Wenzel, ++ at Le Piano

7:00-9:00 Carson Parker at Clara

7:00 Silly Goose, Jigsaw Youth, DoFlame at Cobra Lounge, $23, sold out

7:00 Ex Ibex at FAB Recording Fine Arts Building

7:00-11:00 Kevin Presbey at Legno by Suparossa

7:00-10:00 DJ Connie Kway-Lewd at Cafe Mustache

7:00-9:30 Gabriel Datcu at Encore Little Gem Oak Park

7:00-8:30 Erik Donner tribute to Johnny Cash ++ at Chef Shangri-La Riverside

7:00-11:00 Cody Powers at Opry Provisions Western Springs

7:00-12:15 Smashed Adams, The People Readers at O'Neill's Pub Lombard

7:00-10:00 Dave Rice Famous Piano Bar at Shanahans Woodridge

7:00-10:00 Matt Keen at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

7:00 Born in Blonde, Magma, Saint Red, Vatos Tristes, Buggoff at Rookies Rochaus West Dundee, $10+

7:00-10:00 Brooklyn Lorraine at Pollyanna Brewing Roselle

7:00 Michael Steven Cohen at Tuscan Market & Wine Shop Arlington Heights

7:00-10:00 Joe Nanzer at Tighthead Brewing Mundelein

7:00 Ocean's Rat Pack with Tony Ocean, Elliot Wimbush, Bill Serritella tribute to Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Frank Sinatra at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, $20-28

7:00 Jay Goeppner "The Lennon Project" tribute to John Lennon at The Lyric Blue Island, $45-55

7:00-10:00 St. Joe Jack at Pollyanna Brewing Lemont

7:00 Michael Rawls at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

7:00 Open Mic hosted by Courtney Sullivan & Chris Calkbrenner at Stage Left Cafe Woodstock, signup online

7:00 Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular with Shawn Klush, Cody Ray Slaughter, Ryan Pelton, Trent Smith, Ed Enoch & The Stamps Quartet at Hard Rock Rockford, $44-84

x 7:00 Zachary Stevenson, Jacob Roman, Vasily Deris, Kieran McCabe tribute to The Original Winter Dance Party with Buddy Holly, Ritchie Vallens, The Big Bopper, Dion DiMucci at Belfry Music Theater Lake Geneva WI, $72-88

x 7:30 The Grateful String Band at City Winery, $20-35, sold out, bluegrass

x 7:30, 9:30 Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with LaShera Ellis, John Fournier, Mike Allemana, Amr Fahmy, Keith Brooks, Mark Sonksen at Winters Jazz Club, $30-40

7:30-4:00a Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band, ? at Kingston Mines, $20

7:30 Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sarah Hicks with John Sharp, Yang Wei perform Tan Dun "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $65-299

7:30 ? at Burning Bush Brewery

7:30-8:30 Peter Kruse at Stage 119 Elmhurst, $10

7:30 Cheryl Rodey at Skeleton Key Brewery Downers Grove

7:30 Sunset Drip, Someone's Villain, Matador Red, Pretty Crooked, Aaron Graunke at WC Social Club West Chicago, $10-18

7:30 Dover Quartet at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Northwestern University Evanston, $40, $15 students, part of the Winter Chamber Music Festival

7:30 Guy Dominick at Moretti's Morton Grove

7:30 Leroy Winn at Harp & Fiddle Park Ridge

7:30 Simply Sound at Moretti's Hoffman Estates

x 7:30-9:15 Typhanie Monique, Alysha Monique & The Family Divine at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $35-48, $10 students/standing, Women's Jazz Festival

x 7:30 Second Hand News tribute to Fleetwood Mac at Woodstock Opera House, $25

7:30 Righteous Hillbillies at Chicago Street Pub Joliet

7:30 Bob E Lee Jam with Mike Gallemore, Perry Hudson, Gary Donnelly at Austin Community Tavern Steger

7:30-11:00 Big Weekend at Smokey Jo's Crete

x 8:00 Langen Conneely Quartet, Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, Fiddle in the Middle at Martyrs, $15

8:00 Gasoline Lollipops, Wendigo Fever, Tri-county at Reggies Music Joint, $12-15, alt country, roots, roots rock

8:00 Spirit Bomb anime experience at Beat Kitchen, $17-24

x 8:00 Nasty Snacks, Bumpus at Schubas, $15-18

8:00 Six Foot Blonde, Westhead, Pool Hall at Lincoln Hall, $15-20

8:00 Denude, Surgery Cult, Cougars, Ghost Forest at Sleeping Village, $12+, Tone Deaf Records presents

8:00 trace/play, Jason Soliday at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students, CLEAT Series 5 Year Anniversary

8:00-12:00m Derrick Gardner and The Jazz Prophets with Robert Dixon, Kirby Fellis, Reggie Thomas, Ivan Taylor, Cliff Wallace at Green Mill, $20

8:00 Pan American & Kramer, The Shape Of, Chelsea Bridge at Chop Shop, $25-31

8:00 Mike Wheeler Blues Band with Demetria Taylor at Blue Chicago

8:00 Led Zeppelin 2 and Friends tribute to Led Zeppelin at House of Blues, $25-35

8:00 Dilly Dally Alley, Home Entertainment, Wyatt Waddell at Burlington Bar, $12

8:00-10:00 Mulligan Stew at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center, free

8:00-10:00 Zach Sorkin Quartet at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10-12

8:00-10:30 Eden's Ghost, Edible Dahlias, Apple Sauce at Kitchen 17 Fallen Log, $10

8:00-10:30 Ana Everling at Artango Bar & Restaurant, fado, bossa nova

8:00 Lili K at Untitled

8:00 Baugs, Jest, Villekula at Color Club Tavern, $12

8:00 Gorilla Tuesday, Hollow Bastion, Runner and Bobby, Varsity Mac at Cubby Bear, $7

8:00-11:00 Rattleback Records DJs Tuff N' Such, Tromblau, Echinacea at Pizza Lobo Andersonville

8:00 Sid Kingston at Jarvis Square Tavern, synth, funk, dance, neo-disco

x 8:00 Daniel Rey & The Revenirs at Friendly Music Community Berwyn

x 8:00 Groove Witness at Robert's Westside Forest Park, free, tip the band

8:00-11:00 Hoodwink'd at Jonny Cab's Burr Ridge, $10

8:00-12:00m Jack Byron at Doc's Victory Pub Elmhurst

8:00-12:00m Big Dog Mercer Blues Band at Johnny's Blitz Sports Bar Westmont, $10

8:00 Paul Klonowski and The Woodshop Boys at Two Way Street Coffee House Downers Grove, $10 suggested donation, 7:30 door

8:00-12:00m Common Allies at Suzy's Bar & Grill Yorkville

x 8:00-10:00 Lucky Pickers, Highwater at The Venue Aurora, $15-20

8:00 Rodgers & Co tribute to Paul Rodgers, Bad Company, Free, The Firm at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $19-39

8:00-12:00m Chris Charles Arnold "Quest" tribute to Queen, Elton John, Supertramp at Danny's on Douglas Elgin

x 8:00 Rico CD release inspired by Santana at SPACE Evanston, $15-25

8:00 Derrick Procell "Irish Heartbeat" tribute to Van Morrison at Des Plaines Theatre, $39-59

8:00 Pino Farina Band at Nellie's Gastropub Palatine, $10

8:00-12:00m Low-reen & Harpdog's Firehouse Blues with Billy Flynn at Miss Kitty's Saloon Marengo

8:00 Sk8tr Boyz at Broken Oar Port Barrington

x 8:00-11:00 Desperate Bastards at Main Street Outfitters Wauconda

8:00 Tipsy Town at Mackey's Hideout McHenry

8:00-11:00 Lisa P Medina at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich

8:00-11:00 The Yips at Teddy O'Brien's Highwood

8:00 Soul Karma at At The Office Crestwood

8:00 Flock of Egos at Heroes West Lemont, $8-10

8:00-11:00 Jack Wiemeler acoustic at Uptown Plainfield

8:00-11:00 Gina Stream & the Golden Bucks at Social 45 Frankfort

8:00 ? DJ Sir Robert at DeMito's Saloon Villa Park, 90s Night

8:30 Skyway Stereo, Ab Lag, Jean Claude & the Eclairs, Blue Ether at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

x 8:30 Dave Rempis/Jason Adasieiwcz/Chris Corsano at Constellation, $15-18

x 8:30 Torpedo Los at Cary's Lounge

x 8:30 Guns and Ammunition tribute to The Clash, Van Go at Lizards Liquid Lounge

8:30 After Forever, The Rosedale Ramblin' Band at LiveWire Lounge, $10

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

x 8:30 Melvin Taylor at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20+, sold out

8:30-11:59 Mixtape Junkies tribute to BoomBox Mixtape Era songs at Two Brothers Roundhouse Aurora, $5

8:45-11:00 LP Vinyl at Stage 119 Elmhurst, $15

9:00 Orphvn at Schubas Upstairs, free, meet me upstairs

x 9:00 Jeremy David Miller, The Exponential with Benjamin Perkins and Brian Murray at Hungry Brain, $15-18

9:00, 11:00 Mxmrys at Dorians, $10 after 8:00, jazz/experimental quartet

x 9:00 Frankin Baby, The Papercups Band, Ben Novento, Mossy Stones?, Flying Chaucers? at Gallery Cabaret

9:00 Emo Nite at Subterranean, $21-26

9:00 Luke Pytel Band at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00

9:00 Joe Rian and The AM Drinkers, Vivian Garcia at Carol's Pub, $6-7

9:00-1:00a Frankin Baby, The Papercups Band, Ben Novento at Gallery Cabaret, Band Night

9:00-12:00m Matthew Skoller at Nick's Beer Garden, free, Chicago Blues Night

9:00-12:00m The American Hustle with Mike Ferriter, Jason Rollins, Mike Duffy at Fuller's Pub

9:00-11:00 René Avila's Afro Cuban Band at Tack Room

9:00 Taylor Nauta at Emerald Isle

9:00 Factory Launch with DJs Domfinker, Callhimalover, Schoolman at Gman Tavern, free RSVP

9:00 TCB DJ Mike Miller spins Elvis' Birthday Extravaganza at Delilah's

9:00-2:00a DJ Jacob Pohill at Simone's Bar, Simone's Showcase

9:00-12:00m Vinyl DJs Jackersize, Phil Stone, Marlon Montez at Reed's Local, free, funk, soul, disco, new-wave, italo

x 9:00 New Heartaches at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP

9:00 Easily Distracted at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

9:00 Hott Kaliber at Q Bar Darien, $9-10

9:00 New Grove Revolution at Quigley's Naperville

9:00-11:00 Matt Kopecky at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia

9:00 Coco at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon 'N Brass Speakeasy, free, 6:30 door

9:00 Blackened tribute to Metallica at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett

9:00-12:00m Gallery at Madcats Palatine, $7

9:00 Torn tribute to Creed, Corduroy tribute to Pearl Jam at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $5-20

9:00 90s Pop Nation at Jamo's Mokena, $7-9

9:00 Studio 64 with DJ Snicholfritz at Arcada Theatre Studio 64 St Charles, $19-39

9:00-12:30a DJ R Celo at Whiskey River Glenview, EDM

9:30 Chase The Horseman, Ione at Hideout, $12

9:30, 11:00 Rick King's Royal Hustle at Rosa’s, $15-25, Live Album Recording

9:30-12:00m Lauren Hall at Clara

9:30 DJ Eddie Gobbo at House of Blues Foundation Room, online RSVP required

9:30 Mad Fun with Jesse Sandwich, Alex G at The Whistler, Friday night dance party

9:30 Magoo & The Intention at House Pub St Charles, $5

9:30 Over The Side at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP

9:30-11:45 Abby Kay Band at Mickey Finn's Libertyville

9:30-1:00a Sean Tha DJ Video DJ at The Red Barn Mount Prospect, RSVP

10:00 Blind Equation, Primitive Rage, Chaosphere, Trepanation Wound at Empty Bottle, $15

10:00 Riley Brothers Band at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

10:00 The Birkenrocks at Joe’s on Weed Street, $8

10:00 New Orleans Beau & The Big Easy at Mom's Place

10:00-12:00m Olivia Minouge at 115 Bourbon Street Front Stage Merrionette Park, $5

x 10:00-2:00a Mr. Blotto at Tailgaters Bolingbrook

10:00-2:00a YMD You Must Dance Afrobeats Explosion Edition at Promontory, $13-15

10:00 DJ Boathouse at aliveOne

10:30-11:45 Alejandro Salazar at Andy's, $20, RSVP required

11:00-1:00a Christy Bennett with Kevin Fort 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