Friday 11/15/24

Nov 15, 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…

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

1:00-4:00 Phyllis' Musical Inn's Winter Gift and Art Sales Fun Music and Market, dance DJs with funky Environmental Encroachment horn players at Phyllis' Musical Inn

1:30 Liszt & Bruckner 3 with Daniel Schlosberg, conducted by Marek Janowski with Francesco Piemontesi piano at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $45-250

4:00 Brother John Kattke with Phil Baron at Mariano's Des Plaines

4:00 Michael Rawls at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, free, Heyday Happy Hour

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

x 5:00-8:30 Matt Hendricks at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

5:00-8:00 DJ Mwelwa at Epiphany Center, free RSVP, Golden Hour

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

5:00-9:00 Christian Alan Hansen at Mandrake Geneva

5:00-7:00 Dave Coy 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 Chicago Slim acoustic set at Buddy Guy's Legends, free

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

x 5:30 Michelle McGuire at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP, Happy Hour

5:30 Jazz Jam Session hosted by Bryan Kyrouac at Madame Zuzu's Highland Park

6:00-8:00 Sam Robinson Quintet at Montrose Saloon, $10

x 6:00, 8:15 Pat Mallinger Quartet at Andy's, $20

x 6:00 Nikki O'Neill Band at Bobby's Eastside Forest Park, free, tip the band

6:00-9:00 Matt Shukin at Bubblehouse Brewing Lisle

6:00-10:00 The Tragedies at Tivoli Bowl Downers Grove, $10, punk

6:00-9:00 Pleasant Panic at Brother Chimp Brewing North Aurora

6:00-9:00 Gregory Hyde at The Wine Exchange St Charles, free

6:00-9:00 Chad Hollister Duo at Riverlands Brewing St Charles

6:00 Holly Venkitaswaran flute at Regenstein Master Class Room Northwestern University Evanston, free, student recitals

6:00 Johnnie Miller at Village Inn Pizzaria Skokie, free

x 6:00-9:00 Desperate Bastards at Church Street Brewing Taproom Itasca

6:00-9:00 Cheryl Rodey at Sew Hop'd Brewing Huntley

6:00-9:00 Ope Duo at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park

6:30 Not My Weekend, rosecoloredworld, Rare Candy at Subterranean, $16-18

6:30 Ax and The Hatchetmen, Rec Hall at Outset, $20+

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

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

x 6:30-10:00 Aaron Kelly & Matt Pittman at Preservation Geneva, free RSVP

6:30-10:30 Kenny Reichert solo guitar at Uncork, Unwind Des Plaines

6:30-9:30 Erik Donner at The Red Barn Mount Prospect

6:30-10:30 Gina Gonzalez at Bliss Wine Lounge Wauconda

x 6:30 Ian Leith at Banging Gavel Vogt House Orland Park, RSVP

6:30-9:30 Joe Monahan at Hickory Creek Brewing New Lenox

6:30-10:00 First Step To Glory, Vacant Voice, No Advocate, Dream Alazia, Gloom Doom at Foreign Local Brewery & Taproom Hammond IN, free, Wisconsin Heavy music

x 7:00 Las Migas at OTSFM Szold Hall, $45

7:00 Zach Templar, Frank Sativa at Beat Kitchen, sold out, wait list

7:00-4:00a Shawn Holt & the Teardrops, Joe Doyle Band at Kingston Mines, $20

7:00 Frank Quinn, ++ at Mrs Murphys

x 7:00-9:00 Altan (, Mark Kelly, Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh, Daithi Sproule?) at Mayfair Theatre, Irish American Heritage Center, $35

x 7:00-9:00 Kahil El’ Zabar Ethnic Heritage Ensemble 50th Anniversary Tour Finale at Promontory, $20-35

7:00? Chicago Fairy Ball with Mother Fortune, Robot Civil Wars, Toni Manifest, Zeetus Lapetus at Marz Community Brewing

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

7:00-11:00 Reid Etter at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park, alt rock

7:00-9:50 Medical Miracle, Rain Garden, Growing Boys at Cafe Mustache

x 7:00 Damon Locks and Black Monument Ensemble at Art Institute of Chicago, $15

7:00 Jake Vaughn at Buckledown Brewing Lyons

7:00-8:30 Cliff Tartaglia Experience tribute to Rod Stewart at Chef Shangri La Riverside

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

7:00 Marshall Vente Duo at Taurasi Restaurant Westmont

7:00 Harold Dawson at Grand Dukes Restaurant Downers Grove, smooth jazz

7:00-11:00 Pino Farina Band at Foxfire Geneva

7:00? Escape Route 12 Band at Muggs N Manor Addison

7:00-11:00 Pete Henry at Pollyanna Brewing Roselle

7:00-11:00 Nick Sanzeri at Pasta Mia Bartlett

7:00 Mark Dvorak 'Bound for Glory' tribute to Woody Guthrie at Wilmette Public Library, free

7:00 Isabella at Beacon Tap Des Plaines

7:00 Michael Steven Cohen at Tuscan Market & Wine Shop Arlington Heights, Friday Night Love Songs

7:00-11:00 Noah James Hittner at Blue Raptor Tap House South Elgin

7:00-11:00 Grant Milliren at Craft'd Plainfield, free

7:00-11:00 James Gedda & Marc Adrian at Shipwreck Griffith IN

7:00 Freestyle Friendsgiving with DJs and Artists Jesse B, Bobby D, Laura, Tim Spinninn Schommer, Eric G, Bobby Styles, Jay Mazor, Romero Sound at Rookies Rochaus West Dundee, $17-20+

7:00 Cry Tough, Van Wailin at Broken Oar Port Barrington

7:00 Flat Rats at Black Lung Brewing Round Lake Beach

7:00-9:00 Tony Cruz at Tighthead Brewing Company Mundelein

7:00 Hype tribute to U2, followed by free DJ Danny Vintage afterparty at Vixen McHenry, $13+

x 7:00 ZZ Top (, McKinley James?) at Hard Rock Gary IN, $89-150+

x 7:00 (8:00 ET) Shemekia Copeland, Nathan Graham at Acorn Theater Three Oaks MI, $55-85

x 7:30 Hilltop, The Hurtin Kind, The Black Oil Brothers at Martyrs, $15

7:30, 9:30 Better Together with Jo Ann Daugherty, Bruce Henry, Joshua Ramos, Ryan Bennett, Henry Johnson at Winters Jazz Club, $28-38, The Jazz Soul of Al Jarreau

7:30 Orion Ensemble tribute to Paquito D'Rivera with Kathryne Pirtle, Florentina Ramniceanu, Diana Schmück, Judy Stone at Athenaeum Center Paradiso, $30

7:30 Jeannie Rak at Reclaimed, $5

7:30 Dunedin Consort Ensemble directed by John Butt with Jess Dandy, Nicholas Mulroy, Robert Davies, Matthew Brook at Mandel Hall, University of Chicago, $22-43, $12 students

7:30 Choral Union Concert with singers from Motet Choir, University Chorus, Women’s Ensemble at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago

7:30 Dorothy Roberson tribute to Tina Turner at Epiphany Center, $20-25

7:30 Tom Muellner Trio at Tortoise Supper Club

7:30-10:00 Altered Suburbia at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

7:30 Contemporary Music Ensemble at Galvin Recital Hall Northwestern University Evanston, $8, $5, Bienen Ensembles

7:30 Sam Savages at Moretti's Morton Grove

7:30-11:30 Judy Night, Louie Zagoras & Rollover at Ten Ninety Brewing Glenview

x 7:30 The Electric Cars tribute to The Cars at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-35

7:30 Simply Sound at Moretti's Hoffman Estates

7:30 Rosehill Revival, Bottle Blues at Durty Nellie's Palatine, $10-25

7:30 Brass from the Past at Sideouts Sports Tavern Outside Island Lake, $5-20

7:30 LynSkynyrd tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd, Wall of Denial tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan at Lyric Blue Island, $35-45

x 7:30-10:00 Suzy Bogguss at Stoughton Opera House Stoughton WI, $35

8:00 La Femme, Sam Quealy at Thalia Hall, sold out, limited number at door

x 8:00 Emily King at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $40

x 8:00 Front 242, Kontravoid at Metro, $42-50, sold out

8:00 The Slackers, Danny Rebel & The KGB, Meskales, Todd Hembrook solo, DJ Chuck Wren at Reggies Rock Club, $25-30, 7th annual slackfest

8:00 Field Guide, Kate Stephenson at Schubas, $20-25

x 8:00 Fruition, Gardener at Lincoln Hall, $21-26, $91 VIP

8:00 Garden Parties, Nolan Chin, Jack Langdon, Olivia Shortt at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students, Elastro

x 8:00 Joe Policastro Trio with Dave Miller, Mike Avery at Green Mill, $20

8:00, 10:00 Columbia College Jazz Ensemble directed by Scott Hall with Drummer Kendrick Scott at Jazz Showcase, $25-40

8:00 Tauk, Michael Wilbur at Chop Shop, $26-33

8:00 Demetria Taylor Blues Band at Blue Chicago

8:00 Joanna Connor & The Wrecking Crew, Alex Wilson at Buddy Guy's Legends, $25

8:00 Tycho at Salt Shed indoors, $35

8:00 brent aka Chelsea Cutler and Jeremy Zucker at Auditorium Theatre, $30+

8:00-10:00 Lanosmire aka Jordan Schmidt, Janeece at Uncommon Ground, $12

8:00 Cougars, Upright Forms, Tornavalanche at Burlington Bar, $12

8:00 Pat's Friends' Band Tuberous Sclerosis Benefit at Cobra Lounge, $25

8:00-10:00 Lagram's Way at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center

8:00-12:00m The Jolly Ringwalds at Nick's Beer Garden, free, 80s dance party extravaganza

8:00-10:30 Problems, MaryMary!, Opal Voss, Emerald Voyager at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10

8:00 Kurt Travis, Geoff Rickly, Dwellings, Post NC at Bottom Lounge, $25

8:00-10:30 Alex Koffman violin at Artango Bar & Steakhouse, RSVP, World Music

8:00 Mike Mains & The Branches, Young Mister at Epiphany Center, $20-28

x 8:00 Morry Sochat & The Special 20s at Untitled Supper Club

8:00-11:00 Nickolas Kaplan Quartet at Clara

8:00 The WiseGuys at Cubby Bear, $7

8:00-2:00a Baby J & Golden Street Reggae Band hosted by DJ Fyre at Wild Hare, free before 8:00, Friday Night Live Reggae

8:00 The Dry Look at Atlantic Bar & Grill, $10

8:00? Superbig at LiveWire Lounge ?

8:00 Daundry, Aurora’s Hope, Atheena, The Florist at Color Club Tavern, $10-12

8:00-12:00m Better Late Than Never Band at Hard Rock Cafe Chicago

8:00? Shanin Blake at Joe's on Weed ?

8:00? Shannon McNally at Judson & Moore ?

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

x 8:00 Torpedo Los tribute to The Beatles at Friendly Tap Berwyn

x 8:00 Western Elstons at Goldyburgers Forest Park, tip the band

x 8:00 Uncle Lucius, Chicago Farmer & The Fieldnotes at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $42-47

x 8:00 Kettlestrings, The Swains at The Outta Space Berwyn, $10, americana/country

8:00-11:00 Crows on a Wire at Pub 78 Brookfield

8:00-11:00 Hello Weekend at Jonny Cab's Burr Ridge, $10

8:00? Flannel Junkies at Uptown Westmont

x 8:00 The Mosquitos at Stage 119 Elmhurst, $10

8:00 Code Zero, Digital Escort at Q Bar Darien, $8-10

x 8:00 Buddy Mondlock at Two Way Street Downers Grove, donation, Friday Night Concert Series

8:00 Renegade Wildflower, Supernatual Soul tribute to Santana & Latin Rock at WC Social Club West Chicago, $12-25+

8:00 Covington Groove record release, Jim Conry Band at The Venue Aurora, $15-25

8:00 Zebra, Donnie Vie, Mister Malone at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $39-59

x 8:00 Town Mountain, John R Miller at SPACE Evanston, $28 SRO

8:00 The Smoking Fish at American Legion Post 42 Evanston, free

8:00? Replay aka Larry at The Harp & Fiddle Park Ridge

x 8:00 The Nielsen Trust with Rick Nielsen at Des Plaines Theatre, $29-89

8:00 Sullivan Street Band at Main Street Outfitters Wauconda

8:00 Pete Jive at Mackey's Hideout McHenry

8:00 Low-reen & Harpdog's Firehouse Blues at Cuda's Antioch

8:00 Jason Kelty and Escape tribute to Steve Perry and Journey at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, sold out

8:00-11:00 Get Back Chicago at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich

8:00 Bella Cain, The Dill Spears, ++ at Sundance Saloon Mundelein, $18, Waukegan Firefighters Local 473 Pass the Boot fundraiser

8:00-11:00 Rick King's Royal Hustle at Teddy O'Brien's Highwood

8:00 Soundredd, Watch the Thinker, Otherside Band at Heroes West Lemont, $10-13

8:00-11:00 Singer Songwriter Night at The Studio Lockport

8:00-12:00m American English at Royal Palace Event Centre Joliet

8:00 Blackened tribute to Metallica at Avenue 912 Griffith IN

8:00 Bascom Hill at White Lilac Kenosha WI, $20

x 8:00 Pullstring, Boiled in Lead, West Nile Crows at Shank Hall Milwaukee WI, $12-1

x 8:00 Anne Hills at Cafe Carpe Fort Atkinson WI, $20

x 8:30 Young For Now, Doubtfull, Night Swims, Test Pattern at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

8:30 Body Meat, Anysia Kym, Doris at Hideout, $16

8:30 You Died record release, The Gelheads, Sweetie, T. Duggins at Reggies Music Joint, $15

8:30 Wendy Eisenberg, Big Bend at Constellation, $15-18

8:30-11:30 Silver Abuse, Ghetto Blaster at Cary's Lounge, dual record release

8:30-11:30 ? Karen Mason at Davenport’s ?

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

8:30-9:30 Big Sissy at Comfort Station

x 8:30 Yarn at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-25

8:30 Ixnay tribute to The Offspring, Luv Sux tribute to Avril Lavigne at Tony D's Elmwood Park, $5

8:30 Snap Shot at Two Brothers Roundhouse, $10, classic rock

8:30 The Album Covers at Station 34 Mount Prospect

8:30 Smokin Gunz at 28 Mile Vodka Company Highwood

8:30-11:30 Samantha Payne at Uptown Plainfield

8:30-12:30a Hi Infidelity at Hard Rock Casino Gary IN

9:00 St. Marlboro, Magick Potion, Plastic Crimewave Syndicate at Reggies Comedy Shack, $10, experimental rock, folk punk, heavy rock

9:00 La Doña, Mila La Morena at Sleeping Village, $18+

9:00 Dear Nora, Big Chemical at Hungry Brain, $15

9:00, 11:00 Rene Avila & The Afro Cuban Band at Dorians, $10 after 8:00

9:00 Lé Bump, DJ Planet Express at Subterranean, $10-20

9:00 Kasbo, Edapollo at House of Blues, $30

9:00 Big Dez at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00

9:00 Azulado Bros at The Tonk, rock en Spanglish, blues, Mexican punk, Detroit soul, Colombian cumbias

x 9:00-11:55 Cheap Talking Wine at Thirsty Tavern

9:00 The Lay-Down Ramblers at Phyllis' Musical Inn

9:00 Pierce Crask at Four Treys Tavern

9:00-1:00a Elijah James Fallas, Velvet Revenge at Gallery Cabaret, Band Night

x 9:00-11:00 Tim Menard at Lizards Liquid Lounge

9:00-12:00m Adam & The Armadillos at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

9:00-11:00 Groppler Zorn Trio at Tack Room

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

9:00-1:00a The Renditions at Fullers Pub

9:00-12:00m Jake Holder fiddle at Emerald Isle

9:00-1:00a Scott DuBose at Old Crow Smokehouse

9:00-1:30a TGIF Thank Gene It's Friday with DJs Gene Hunt & Blesstonio at California Clipper, $5

9:00-2:00 Flora Quinceañera Festival Finale at Simone's Bar, dress to impress in floral finesse

x 9:00 The Meadowlark Lemons at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP

9:00 Chris Tiritilli at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

9:00 The Collective at Quigley's Naperville

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

9:00-1:00a Willard Wilcox at Suzy's Yorkville

9:00 Geezer at Whiskey River Glenview, interstellar cosmic jams

9:00-12:00m Stop Drop Rewind at Madcats Palatine, $8

9:00 Rumor Hazit at Mickey Finn's Libertyville

9:00-11:00 American Pie at 115 Bourbon Street Front Stage Merrionette Park, $5

9:30, 11:00 Luke Pytel Band with Laretha Weathersby at Rosa’s, $15-25

9:30 The White Saddle Band at Carol's Pub, $8

x 9:30 Mike Wheeler Band at House Pub St Charles, $5, blues

9:30 Ales at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP

9:30 Buen Viaje with DJs Dain and Andrés at The Whistler, classic house, ++

9:30 Demi Clara at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, free, Nightcap Music Series

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

10:00 Wild Pink, John Francis Flynn at Empty Bottle, $15

10:00 Jim the Kid & The Painkillers, Drew Swartz, Dragonfruit at Cole's Bar, $13

10:00 Sammy Virji, Hans Glader, OD at Concord Music Hall, $24

10:00 South of 80 at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

10:00 Whiskey Jezebel at Mom's Place

10:00-2:00a Molly Lovette at Welcome To The Farm

10:00 Poison'd Crue tribute Poison & Motley Crue at 115 Bourbon Street Performance Hall Merrionette Park, $5

10:00-2:00a Silent “Twerk Wars” Chicago at Promontory, $5-30

10:00? After Show #1 with DJ Bill Saveley at Liar's Club, Front 242 Final Week

10:00 HR Shovenstuff with Kinetik Groove, illy Wonka at Bourbon on Division, $18

10:00 DJ Boathouse at aliveOne

10:30 Julian Davis Reid at Andy’s, $20

10:30 3 Martini Jeannie at Untitled, Stardust

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