Friday 11/1/24

Nov 01, 2024

Friday!

So many great music event opportunities in and around Chicago… read on for the details and get out to one or more of these shows if you can… welcome to new subscribers and thanks to all for reading, subscribing to, sponsoring, and especially spreading the word by sharing Jerome’s Event List…

Share Jerome’s Event List

x 12:00n Pierce Crask at Gayle V's Best Ever Grilled Cheese

4:00 Jeannie Rak at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, free, Heyday Happy Hour

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

x 5:00-9:00 Dave Herrero at Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk

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

5:00-8:00 DJB at Epiphany Center, RSVP, Golden Hour

5:00-9:00 Ryan Argast solo at Hampton Social Burr Ridge

5:00-9:00 Willard Wilcox at Noon Whistle Brewing Naperville

5:00-7:00 Jeff Trudell & LJ at Studio Winery Lake Geneva WI, classic rock

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

5:30-8:00 Gerry Hundt acoustic set at Buddy Guy's Legends, free

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

x 5:30 The Menards at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP, Happy Hour

5:30 Heavy Chicago III with Bongripper, Pelican, Wraith, Avernus, Motherless at Avondale Music Hall, $51+, 2 day GA $90-100, 3 day GA $100

6:00-8:00 Geordie Kelly at Montrose Saloon, $10, First Fridays Jazz Happy Hour

6:00 Sanctum Dark Music Festival with Cold Cave & Soft Kill, Light Asylum, Traitrs, Echodroides, DJs GSED, Greg Corner, Prsphne, D. Freque, Ben Archive, Invicta, Dedicated Enemy, plus VHS Dungeon & Confession Booth with Mother Clove in the Tack Room at Thalia Hall, $45, 2 days passes $90, $110 with afterparty, sold out

6:00, 8:15 The MC Quintet at Andy's, $20

6:00 Sam Fazio Trio at 101 Room

6:00-9:00 Jack Wilson guitar at Adelle's Restaurant Wheaton

6:00-9:00 Kent Slayton at Bubblehouse Brewing Lisle

6:00-9:00 Terry Byrne at The Wine Exchange St Charles, free

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

6:00-9:00 CK & The Gray at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park

6:00-9:00 Jake Mack at Brother Chimp Brewing North Aurora

6:00-10:00 Grant Milliren at Wyckwood House Aurora

x 6:30 Drive-By Truckers Southern Rock Opera Revisited 2024 at House of Blues, $45

6:30 Foxing, From Indian Lakes, Pictoria Vark at Outset, $20+

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

6:30-9:30 Jim Holman at Dolce Westmont

6:30-10:00 Alex Hoffer at Preservation Geneva, free RSVP

Halloween Bash at The Red Barn Mount Prospect, RSVP

6:30-9:30 Leroy Winn Power Trio

9:30-1:00a Sean The DJ

6:30 Matt Ray at Bliss Wine Lounge Wauconda

x 6:30-10:30 Lil Ed Williams One Man Blues Show at the Hungry Mule Lake Zurich

6:30 Paul Sartori at Banging Gavel Vogt House Orland Park, RSVP

6:30 Over The Boot at Werk Force Brewing Plainfield, bluegrass

6:30-9:30 Jack Byron at Hickory Creek Brewing New Lenox

6:30-9:30 Dina Bach at Fat Ricky's Bolingbrook

x 7:00 (8:00 ET) Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore & The Guilty Ones at Acorn Theater Three Oaks MI, $60-95

7:00-9:00 Clitterati presents Dia De Los Muertos at California Clipper, $20

7:00-1:00a Val Leventhal at Lizards Liquid Lounge

7:00 Dashboard Professional, A For Effort at Cobra Lounge, $15-19

7:00 badcandy, Ponyboy at LiveWire Lounge

7:00-9:45 Talking Violet, Ocean Child at Cafe Mustache

7:00 Frank Quinn, ++ at Mrs Murphys

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

7:00-9:00 Hara Alonso Open Studio at Experimental Sound Studio

7:00-9:00 Lakeshore Brass presents "Going West" at Concordia Place, $40

7:00-11:00 Public Opinion at Lot 49

7:00-11:00 Sarah McQuaid at First Unitarian Church of Chicago Hyde Park

7:00 DJ Love Bug at Bobby's Eastside Forest Park, free, find your people

7:00-8:30 Dorothy Roberson tribute to Tina Turner at Chef Shangri La Riverside

7:00 Marshall Vente Duo at Taurasi Restaurant Westmont

7:00? DJ Donatas at Grand Dukes Restaurant Downers Grove

7:00-10:00 Bob Solone Piano Bar at Shanahans Woodridge

7:00 Escape tribute to Journey at Piazza Aurora, $20+

7:00-11:00 Tennessee Whiskey tribute to Chris Stapleton at Evenflow Music & Spirits Geneva

7:00-10:00 Dave Purdy solo at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

7:00-10:00 Practical Magic at Go Brewing Naperville

7:00 Rum at Double Clutch Brewing Company Evanston

7:00 Dan McGuinness at Beacon Tap Des Plaines

7:00-10:00 JD Kostyk at Pollyanna Brewing Roselle

7:00 No Limits Band, Mellenium at Rookies Rochaus West Dundee, $10+

x 7:00 Megon McDonough at Stage Left Woodstock, $20

7:00-11:00 Logan Ramey tribute to Elvis Presley at Strawberry Moon Wauconda

7:00 Hairbangers Ball, followed by free DJ AK afterparty at Vixen McHenry, $15+

7:00-11:00 Justin Wallace at Six Flags Great America Gurnee

x 7:00-10:00 Uncle Pigeon at Tighthead Brewing Company Mundelein

7:00 Flatbed Fords tribute to The Eagles at Roxy Lockport, $15

7:00 Jack Whittle Trio at Chicago Street Pub Joliet

7:00? ? at Girl In The Park Orland Park, RSVP

7:00-10:00 Billy Denton at Pollyanna Brewing Lemont

7:00-11:00 Sumpp, Flagman at Soundgrowler Brewing Co Tinley Park

7:00 First Friday Open Mic at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

x 7:00 (8:00 ET) Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore with The Guilty Ones, Paul Cebar solo at Acorn Theater Three Oaks MI, $65 GA

? 7:00-11:00 ? Brett Young, Owen Riegling, Reverend Raven at Hard Rock Gary IN ?

7:30 The LeVert Experience at City Winery, $35-55

7:30, 9:30 Better Together with Jo Ann Daugherty, Bruce Henry, Joshua Ramos, Ryan Bennett, Henry Johnson at Winters Jazz Club, $28-38, Music to Move Your Soul

7:30-4:00a Vino Louden Blues Band, Omar Coleman Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $20

7:30 Okean Elzy at Riviera Theatre, $75+

7:30 Start Making Sense, charlie otto & his gear at Park West, $25+

7:30 The Summer of George at Reclaimed, $10

7:30 The Throwbacks, The Wayouts at Cubby Bear, $8

7:30 Bear Williams Band at Epiphany Center, RSVP, Free Blues Friday

7:30 Tom Muellner Trio at Tortoise Supper Club

7:30 Music Makes The Movies John Williams 2.0 with pieces from Jaws, Jurassic Park, Star Wars, ET at Belushi Performance Hall, McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, $57-67, $55 seniors

7:30 Sacred Warrior, 4th Point, Jokers Rival, Fist to the Sky at WC Social Club West Chicago, $20+

x 7:30 Freddy Jones Band at SPACE Evanston, $35 SRO, sold out

7:30 Clayton Stephenson piano at Galvin Recital Hall Northwestern University Evanston, $40, $15 students, Skyline Piano Artist Series

7:30 BFnD at Moretti's Morton Grove

7:30 Duke Tomatoe at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-35

7:30 Erik Donner at Moretti's Hoffman Estates

7:30-11:30 Gina Gonzalez at Broken Earth Winery Long Grove

7:30-9:30 Fox Crossing Duo at VFW Antioch

7:30 Bill Pantle and The Attobe Band tribute to Frank Sinatra at Sundance Saloon Mundelein, $12+

7:30 Andrew Scott Denlinger solo at American Legion Post 991 Worth

7:30 Rochambeau at North & Maple Tinley Park

x 7:30 Rhonda Vincent at Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton WI, $45

x 8:00 Soul Daddy, Booti Grooviani at Martyrs, $15

x 8:00 KMFDM, Morlocks at Metro, $45-49, two day pass $80

8:00 Lockstep, God Is War, Cuss, Plague Of Carcosa at Reggies Music Joint, $13-16

8:00 Mr. Gnome, Rat Bath, Just Hammers at Beat Kitchen, $18-25

8:00 NewDad, sunshy at Schubas, $16, sold out

8:00 Myles Smith at Lincoln Hall, $25-28, sold out

8:00 Setting, Whitney Johnson & Lia Kohl at Judson & Moore, $18

8:00 Geof Bradfield Quintet with Russ Johnson, Scott Hesse, Clark Sommers, Dana Hall at Green Mill, $20

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

8:00 Mike Wheeler Blues Band with Mzz Reese at Blue Chicago

8:00 Mississippi Heat, Chicago Blues Angels at Buddy Guy's Legends, $25

8:00 Knocked Loose, Drain, Militarie Gun, Danny Brown at Aragon Ballroom, $62+, metal

8:00 Sting at Auditorium Theatre, $110+

x 8:00 Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Gregory Alan Isakov at United Center, $35-105

8:00-10:00 Langdon Kennedy at Uncommon Ground, $12, sold out

x 8:00 Beat with Adrian Belew, Steve Vai, Tony Levin, Danny Carey perform 80s King Crimson at Copernicus Center, sold out

8:00 Pretty Pleased, Mulva, Death & Memphis, Guerrilla Troop at Burlington Bar, $10

8:00 George Birge, Carson Wallace at Joe's on Weed, $15

8:00-10:00 The Boils at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center

8:00-12:00m Nigel Mack at Nick's Beer Garden, free

8:00 WAW Open Stage hosted by Joey Spilberg at Atlantic Bay & Grill, $10

8:00 Colin Bracewell, Kent Ave Carpool, Liptoss at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10

8:00 Youth Now Art Exhibition and Music Showcase with Free Range, Amaya Peña at Color Club Tavern and Museum Space, suggested donation

8:00-10:30 La Tosca Italian Mambo Ensemble at Artango Bar & Steakhouse, RSVP

8:00 Michael Damani at Untitled Supper Club

x 8:00 Isabelle Georges with Lynne Jordan, host Jeff Hamer at Rhapsody Theater, $35-55, Oh Là Là! Fabulous Friday, part of Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion

8:00 Night Swims album release, Billy Joel Jr at Epiphany Center, $15-20

8:00-12:00m Anna Tivel, J.E. Sunde at The Red Room

8:00 Dead Inside 4 Year Birthday Meltdown at Sleeping Village Main Bar, free, live dead vinyl

8:00 Please Please Please Party Sabrina Carpenter Dance Party at Bottom Lounge, $23

8:00-2:00a Freedom Friday R&B meets Reggae at Wild Hare, free before 8:00

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

8:00 Warp Wolf at Friendly Tap Berwyn

8:00 Reality Bytes at Roberts Westside, $12-19

8:00 Pink Cobras, Nervous Tics, Second City Seance at The Outta Space Berwyn, $10, punk

8:00-11:00 Billy Gray Music Band at Pub 78 Brookfield

8:00-11:00 Semple Band at Jonny Cab's Burr Ridge, $10

8:00 Iresponsible, Heartbreak Avenue at Q Bar Darien, $8-10

8:00 Full Volume Classic Rock Band at DeMito's Villa Park

8:00 Pat Gaughan & Nancy Maio at Two Way Street Downers Grove, donation, Friday Night Concert Series

x 8:00 Downtown Charlie Brown at The Venue Aurora, free RSVP

x 8:00-11:00 Dave Ramont at Sidecar Batavia

x 8:00 Think Floyd USA tribute to Pink Floyd at Egyptian Theatre DeKalb, $27-47

8:00 Wyatt Flores, Bo Staloch at Joe’s Live Rosemont, $30

? 8:00 Los Temerarios at Allstate Arena Rosemont, $79+

8:00 Terry Adams Jr The Experience tribute to Phil Collins at Des Plaines Theatre, $29-49

8:00-12:00m Blackened tribute to Metallica, Reign In Blood tribute to Slayer at Durty Nellie's Palatine, $15

8:00 Jak Tripper at Broken Oar Port Barrington

8:00 Desperate Bastards at Main Street Outfitters Wauconda

8:00 Turk and Richter at Mackey's Hideout McHenry

8:00-11:00 L&M Experience at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich

8:00-11:00 Northwest Corner tribute to The Grateful Dead at Teddy O'Brien's Highwood

8:00 Reverend Dogman and The Heard at Heroes West Lemont, $10-13

8:00-11:00 Hunter Lepi at The Studio Lockport

8:00? Uptown Shakedown at The Harp & Fiddle Park Ridge

8:00 AC & The Breeze at At The Office Crestwood, classic rock

8:00 The Heartwreckers tribute to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Saving Grace at Jamo's Live Mokena, $5

x 8:00 Clay Walker, Sammy Kershaw, Frank Ray at Horseshoe Casino Hammond IN, $54-84

8:30 Tractor Boy, Moonhole, The Bare Hambones, Missy Vaughn-Dean & The Love Supreme at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

8:30 The David Liebe Hart Experience, Beverly Fre$h, Rahim Salamm at Hideout, $12-35

8:30 Air Blue Gowns, Bronze record release at Constellation, $15-18

8:30 Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival Night 1 with Francis Wong Ensemble with Tatsu Aoki, Kioto Aoki, Mwata Bowden, Edward Wilkerson Jr., Mai Sugimoto, first set by Chien-an Yuan & Naomi Columna at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students

8:30 PawPaw Rod at Chop Shop, $29

8:30-11:00 Casey McDonough & Phil Angotti at Cary's Lounge

8:30-11:30 James Robinson-Parran? at Davenport’s Piano Bar

8:30 John Kimler Band, Mikaela Brielle at Phyllis' Musical Inn

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

x 8:30 Miles Nielsen & The Rusted Hearts at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-30

8:30 Corduroy tribute to Pearl Jam at Tony D's Elmwood Park, free

8:30 Todd & The Ten Pins at Station 34 Mount Prospect

8:30 The Disco Circus at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, $15-35

8:30-11:30 Can't Hear Jack at Uptown Plainfield

9:00 Basher with Byron Asher, Daniel Meinecke, Zach Rhea at Hungry Brain, $15-18

9:00, 11:00 Illville Vanguard at Dorian's, $10 after 8:00

9:00 Tony French and James Weigle at The Tonk, blues, roots

9:00 Pocock at Four Treys Tavern

9:00-1:00a Eddie Wang, The Weather Makers, Toy Dynamite, DC Top 40 at Gallery Cabaret, Band Night

9:00 Halloween Show with Erin Elizabeth as "Bruce Springsteen", Nice Motor as "Elvis Presley", My Biggest Thrills as "The Jesus and Mary Chain", The New Drunk Drivers as "Guided by Voices" at Reed's Local, $10

9:00-11:55 Lauren Hall at Clara

9:00-1:00a Joey Saye at Briny Swine

9:00-1:00a Tatum Langley at Coq d'Or Lounge, Drake Hotel

9:00 DJ I'm Dead at Schubas Upstairs, free, Meet Me Upstairs

9:00 Emo Night with Brian Logan Dales at Subterranean, $21-26

9:00-1:30 Putopia with DJ Gaybash, Bilatinbby, Juan aka Grizzly at California Clipper, $5

9:00 Ghetto Division DJ Collective at Simone's Bar, free, Opening Night of Quinceañera Festival

9:00 Wurk single release with Frequilibrium at Bourbon on Division, $18

9:00 SJ & The Laments at Fullers Pub

9:00-12:00m Lexi Lee, Ava Page, Marla Goodman at Emerald Isle

x 9:00 Dogs At Large at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP

9:00 7th Heaven at Stage 119 Elmhurst

9:00-1:00a ? at The Uptown Westmont

9:00 Whiskey Kitten Band at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

9:00 Rock Sandwich at Quigley's Naperville

9:00 Coco and The Bourbon & Brass Band at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon 'N Brass Speakeasy, free, two drink or food equivalent minimum, doors at 6:30

9:00 Knievel's Daredevil Band at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett

9:00-12:00m Billy Nixon Trio at Madcats Palatine, $7

9:00 Flight Attendant, Pearlsnap at Sideouts Sports Tavern Outside Island Lake, $5-20

9:00 After Dark Halloween Party with DJ RCelo at Whiskey River Glenview

9:00 DJ Sylkk at Mickey Finn's Libertyville

x 9:30 Wookiefoot, The Limns, Covington Groove at Reggies Rock Club, $25

9:30, 11:00 Sheryl Youngblood Band at Rosa’s, $15-25

9:30 Kurtis James at Carol's Pub, $10

9:30 ElectroPopTarts with DJ Sara Kay at The Whistler, electro pop, post-disco, indie dance, nu disco, synthwave

9:30-1:30a James Gedda at Irish Eyes

9:30-12:30 Miles Over Mountains at The House Pub St Charles, $5

9:30 Jory Avner at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, free, Nightcap Music Series

x 10:00 Strapped presents 'Ran Thru VI' The Strappening with Irregular Girl, Sichelle Gato Girl, Cameron May, Koda Pendants, music by Virago, Bonita Appleblunt at Empty Bottle, free RSVP, masks highly encouraged

10:00 Sixes & Sevens at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

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

10:00 Mystik Spiral, Down Boy, Coveralls at Cole's Bar, $13

10:00 Layz, Drinkurwater, Vlcn, Sabritaz at Concord Music Hall, $15

10:00 DJ Boathouse at aliveOne

10:00 Trey Knepp at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP

10:00-12:00m Country 2K at 115 Bourbon Street Front Stage Merrionette Park, $5, 2000s Country Hits

10:30 Shawn Maxwell at Andy’s, $20

10:30 Kimberly Gordon Organ Trio at Untitled, Stardust

10:30-2:30 Ryan Argast Cover Band Set with Angela Martin & Q Billah at The Bassment

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