Friday 11/8/24

Nov 08, 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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12:00n Paolo Apuli at Gayle V's Best Ever Grilled Cheese

4:00 Jon Allegretto 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

5:00-8:00 Fess Grandiose at Epiphany Center, free RSVP, Golden Hour

5:00-9:00 Andrew Diehl at Hotel Chicago

5:00-7:00 Zombie Mañana at Bobby's Eastside Forest Park, free, tip the band

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

5:00-7:00 Susan Olson 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 Studebaker John acoustic set at Buddy Guy's Legends, free

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

x 5:30 Hillbilly Frolic at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP, Happy Hour

Dear Jazz 2024 Art Exhibit and Jazz Concert at Fulton Street Collective, $5-20

6:00 Collector's Hour

7:00 Exhibition

8:00 Ricardo Jiminez Quartet

6:00-8:00 Neil Dixon Smith at Montrose Saloon, free

6:00, 9:30 Norman Brown at City Winery, $45-65

6:00, 8:15 Clark Sommers at Andy's, $20

6:00 Sam Fazio Trio at 101 Room

6:00-7:00 Morgan Pirtle Quartet at Reva & David Logan Center Café Logan, free RSVP, Jazz Institute of Chicago presents a free preconcert before Tomeka Reid Stringtet

6:00-9:00 Steve Petrovich at Adelle's Restaurant Wheaton

6:00-10:00 Zach Porlier at Miskatonic Brewing Craft Kitchen Naperville

6:00 Quest Band at Town Bar Aurora, free RSVP

6:00-9:00 Brother John Kattke at Brother Chimp Brewing North Aurora

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

6:00-9:00 Dan Asio at Church Street Brewing Taproom Itasca

6:00-9:00 Matt, Zach & Tom at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park

6:00-9:00 DJ Charlie at Bubblehouse Brewing Lisle

6:00 (7:00 ET) Metta Quintet with River Valley High School Band at Acorn Theater Three Oaks MI, $0-25

6:30-10:30 D.S. Wilson jazz at La Villa Restaurant

6:30-10:00 Billy Nixon 50s & 60s at Preservation Geneva, free RSVP

6:30 Jerek & Karen at Banging Gavel Vogt House Orland Park, RSVP

6:30-9:30 Tim Wilsey at J. Flemings Westmont

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

6:30? Unto Others at Arcada Theatre St Charles ?

6:30-9:30 Acoustic Jukebox Live at The Red Barn Mount Prospect, RSVP

6:30-9:30 Crawford's Daughter at Hickory Creek Brewing New Lenox

x 7:00 Jonatha Brooke at OTSFM Szold Hall, $40

7:00 Saturdays At Your Place, Carpool, Harrison Gordon, Trsh at Beat Kitchen, sold out

7:00-4:00a Joanna Connor Band, ? at Kingston Mines, $20

7:00 Unto the Earth, Sweetalk, Dead Sacraments, Rated Eye, Eddie Gobbo DJ Set at Liars Club, $10

7:00 Bearings x Broadside at Avondale Music Hall, $24

7:00 Duff McKagan, Lee Ving's Range War at Outset, $40+

7:00 Makari, Origami Button, Scro, Inoculous at Cobra Lounge, $25-27

7:00-12:30a Strange News, Alleyway, Wet Leather, Herekleion at LiveWire Lounge, $15, Mixed Gears Showcase

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 Marshall Vente Duo at Taurasi Restaurant Westmont

7:00 ? Fosterfalls, Nikki Minerva, Billy Joel, Jr. at Cafe Mustache

7:00 Ur Mom, Scorched Waves, Exit 122, North Grove at Val's Halla Oak Park, $10

7:00 Triangle Park with Billy Hall at Goat Village Norridge

7:00-8:30 Darryl Armistead and Sonja Hicks duet tribute to Lionel Ritchie and Diana Ross at Chef Shangri La Riverside

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

7:00 Alex Babiy at Grand Dukes Restaurant Downers Grove

7:00 Ruptura, Trust In the Serpent, Boneclaw, Fallen Condition, SVNTN at WC Social Club West Chicago, $12+

7:00-10:00 ? Nicole Devine ? at Go Brewing Naperville ?

7:00 Made in America tribute to Toby Keith, Icons of Country tribute to Zac Brown at Piazza Aurora, $0-20+, Veterans Day Salute

7:00 WASP, Armored Saint at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $79-99

7:00-10:00 Shoop Dogs at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

7:00-11:00 American English at Lake Park High School West Campus Roselle, $15, Veterans Benefit

7:00 Dean Milano Duo at Beacon Tap Des Plaines

7:00-10:00 Kristin Rose Kelly at Pollyanna Brewing Roselle

7:00 American Pie Emo Night with movie screening, Q&A with Thomas Nicholas aka Kev, Thomas Nicholas band, DJ Emo Set by Thomas Nicholas at Rookies Rochaus West Dundee, $15-25+

7:00-11:00 Justin Wallace at Pub 72 Gilberts

7:00-11:00 Bostyxx, Bon Journeyed at Durty Nellie's Palatine, $15-25

7:00 Foreigner 4 Ever tribute to Foreigner, The Storm, followed by free DJ Danny Vintage afterparty at Vixen McHenry, $15+

7:00 Matt Sams Grunge Night at Black Lung Brewing Round Lake Beach

7:00-10:00 The King of Mars at Tighthead Brewing Company Mundelein

7:00-10:00 The Handsome Jerks at The Quarry Ballroom Thornton, rock n roll

7:00 Jesse Perez at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

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

7:00-11:00 Fred & Friendz at Rosebud Lounge Lemont

7:00 Willard Wilcox at Nik & Ivy Brewing Lockport

7:00 Great Moments in Vinyl plays The Hits of 1974 at Joliet Area Historical Museum Joliet, sold out

7:00 Open Mic hosted by Rachel & Steve at Stage Left Woodstock, $5 donation, signup online

7:00 DJ Thomas Promise at Brothership Brewing Mokena

7:00 Bachman-Turner Overdrive, 7th Heaven at Hard Rock Gary IN, $25-106+

7:15 CStudent Composers Concert at Regenstein Master Class Room Northwestern University Evanston, free, new works by Bienen student composers

7:30, 9:30 Abigail Riccards & Friends with Tom Vaitsas, Sean Jacobi, Linard Stroud at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33, celebrating the Soul/Blues/Jazz of Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, Aretha Franklin

7:30 Tomeka Reid Stringtet at Reva & David g Center, free, $22-43, $12 students, Jazz Institute of Chicago presents

7:30 Hip Hop Hooray with Deon Alphanzo, Leone Capone, E3 & Young Cocky, Dialect Tre, Mike DFG, hosted by Reverb, Veryspecialed on 1s & 2s at Bourbon on Division, $18

x 7:30 Phil Angotti tribute to Pete Townsend and The Who at Reclaimed, $10

x 7:30 Milwaukee Slim Blues Band at Burning Bush Brewery

7:30 Lydia Nance, bassoon at NEIU Recital Hall, Graduate Lecture Recital

7:30 Loyola Instrumental Showcase at Jo Ann Rooney Hall Loyola University, $5-15

7:30-9:30 Luc Mosley & Caroline Jesalva at Comfort Station, Comfort Music

7:30 House of Beats Vol. 3 presented by Poducer with Omari Jazz, Thelonius Martin, Buugee, King Chemist, Cozycole G, Monkey Rascal, Jay Vinyl, Tango, Craig J, Emmies Band, Pete Mac at Epiphany Center, free RSVP

7:30 The Why Store CD release, The Knockaround at Cubby Bear, $12

7:30 Victor Herbert Centenary Celebration at Mayslake Peabody Estate, $32

x 7:30 Jazzmeia Horn Quartet at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, $40, $15 students

7:30-9:30 Vienna Connection with Mathias Tacke, William Koehler at Seman Violins Skokie, $25, BYOB

7:30 Vito Zatto at Moretti's Morton Grove

x 7:30 The Happy Time Orchestra with Howard Levy at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $18-45

7:30 Erik Donner at Moretti's Hoffman Estates

7:30 Yesterday and Today Interactive Beatles Experience at Woodstock Opera House, $35-40

7:30 Anthem's Grand Illusion tribute to Styx at Lyric Blue Island, $30-40

7:30 1964 tribute to The Beatles at Rialto Square Theatre, $30-60

7:30-11:30 Peezy, Icewear Vezzo at The Forge Joliet, $35-50

7:30 Tom Muellner Trio at Tortoise Supper Club

x 7:30-10:00 Elizabeth Moen at Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton WI, $25

x 8:00 Laura Halo with Leila Bordrcuil, Matchess at Epiphany Center, $42, Empty Bottle presents

8:00 The Dip with Jordan Mackampa at Thalia Hall, sold out, limited number at door

8:00 TR/ST, Thoom at Metro, $25-30

8:00 Hannah Frey, Tommy Goodroad, Winefred RT at Schubas, $13

8:00 blood club, Faerybabyy, Velvet Wounds at Lincoln Hall, $16-20

x 8:00 Annalee Koehn album release, Big Sadie at Judson & Moore, $15

8:00 Dance Night tribute to Harry Styles vs. One Direction at Subterranean, $18-20

8:00 Pharez Whitted Quintet with Eddie Bayard, Andrew Toombs, Jonathan Wood, Xazavian Vallad at Green Mill, $20

8:00, 10:00 Emmet Cohen Trio with Joey Ranieri, Joe Farnsworth at Jazz Showcase, $35-50

8:00 Sarah Belle Reid, Ryan Gaston, Paige Alice Naylor, Haruhi Kobayashi at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students, CLEAT Series

8:00 BTS Express with Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago

8:00 Avey Grouws Band, ? at Buddy Guy's Legends, $25

8:00 Chase Atlantic, 24kgldn at Aragon Ballroom, sold out?, resale $109+

8:00 Caloncho at House of Blues, $42+

X 8:00 Godspeed You Black Emperor, Alan Sparhawk at Salt Shed indoors, $35

8:00 Muti & The CSO at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $45-375

8:00-10:00 Urban Twang, Paige and the Kizers at Uncommon Ground, $14

8:00 Acceptor, On the Cinder, Clear Coat, Enough Already At Burlington Bar, $10

8:00 Josh Ross, Brandon Wisham at Joe's on Weed, $15, moved from Carol's

8:00-10:00 Evin O'Riordan at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center

8:00-12:00m The PanDamnits at Nick's Beer Garden, free

8:00-10:30 Boy Clothes, Carson D & the End Times, Oddysseys, D'Funk & the Grease Monkeys at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10

8:00 Hockey Dad, Remo Drive, Tatiana Hazel at Bottom Lounge, $25

8:00-10:30 Latin Jazz at Artango Bar & Steakhouse, RSVP

8:00 Reflections presents Laurel Halo with Leila Bordreuil, Matchess at Epiphany Center, $42

8:00 Mario Abney & the Abney Effect at Untitled Supper Club

8:00-11:00 Kabir Dalawari Quartet at Clara

8:00-12:00m Peter Melichar at Avenue Tap and Kitchen, folk, americana

8:00-2:00a Cuffin Season Silent Party hosted by DJ Geo & DJ Fucha at Wild Hare, free before 8:00, r&b hip hop dancehall afrobeat

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

8:00-12:00 Josh Merritt at Emerald Isle

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

8:00 Nickel & Steel Sad Songs & Steel Guitar with the Westside Irishman & the Karen Barr Band at Friendly Tap Berwyn

x 8:00 Spitalfield, The Forecast, Isles at Robert's Westside, $25+

8:00 Skellarjam, The Frantastic Sound System at The Outta Space Berwyn, $10, alt-funk-covers, creole-infused Chicago-based boogie

8:00-11:00 The Telltale Hearts at Pub 78 Brookfield

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

8:00-12:00m The JukeBox Heros at Tannins Elmhurst

8:00-12:00m Southern Jack at DeMito's Villa Park

8:00 Ignited, Jukeboxx Mafia at Q Bar Darien, $8-10

8:00 Ruth Wyand at Two Way Street Downers Grove, donation, Friday Night Concert Series

x 8:00 Funkadesi at The Venue Aurora, $20-30

8:00 Noam Ginsparg cello at Nichols Concert Hall Evanston, free

x 8:00 Tavern, Skip Class and the Dropouts at SPACE Evanston, $15 SRO

8:00 Sarah Marie Young with Amr Fahmy, Bryan Doherty, Neal Wehman at Studio5 Performing Arts Center Evanston, $27-37

8:00? Terry Byrne at The Harp & Fiddle Park Ridge

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

8:00 Freestyle Free For All with Exposé, Lisa Lisa, TKA/K7, Jenny Berggren, Lisette Melendez at Rosemont Theatre, $59-149, r&b

x 8:00 The Rascals, Good Clean Fun at Des Plaines Theatre, $49-99

8:00 Big Bang Baby at Broken Oar Port Barrington

8:00 Harry Hmura at Main Street Outfitters Wauconda

8:00 John Till at Mackey's Hideout McHenry

8:00-11:00 No Filter at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich

8:00-11:00 Saturday June Band at Teddy O'Brien's Highwood

8:00 Keep the Faith tribute to Bon Jovi, Stevie McVie tribute to Fleetwood Mac at Heroes West Lemont, $10-13

8:00-11:00 The Koop at The Studio Lockport

8:00 John Devlin acoustic at At The Office Crestwood

8:00 The Boy Band Night at Jamo's Live Mokena, $5

x 8:00 Henhouse Prowlers, Wire & Nail at Vivarium Milwaukee WI, $20

x 8:00 John McCutcheon at The Bur Oak Madison WI, $35-40, sold out

x 8:15-10:15 Buddy Mondlock at Café Carpe Fort Atkinson WI, $20

x 8:30 Decoy Prayer Meeting, Fur Mountain, Al Rose at Montrose Saloon, $10

8:30 Fetch Tiger, Cal in Red, Astrachan at Hideout, $12

8:30 Melody Angel, A Patch of Blues at Reggies Music Joint, $15-20, blues, rock, singer/songwriter

8:30 Ben Goldberg/Todd Sickafoose/Scott Amendola at Constellation, $25-28

8:30 Tilian, Amarionette, Autumn Kings at Chop Shop, $16+

8:30-11:30 Frogmouth tribute to Ween at Cary's Lounge

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

x 8:30 Uncle Pigeon at O's Tap

x 8:30-11:30 My Biggest Thrills Cure Bellyaches at Lizards Liquid Lounge

8:30-1:30a Anna May at The Zebra Lounge

x 8:30 The Fleshtones, The New Duncan Imperials, The Handcuffs at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $25-35

x 8:30 Nigel Mack Blues Attack at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP

8:30 Jëff covers from all decades at Tony D's Elmwood Park, free

8:30 Annamarie Collins at Galvin Recital Hall Northwestern University Evanston, free

8:30-11:30 Corey O'Donnell at Uptown Plainfield

9:00 Black Diamond with Artie Black, Hunter Diamond, Matt Ulery, Neil Hemphill at Hungry Brain, $15-18

9:00, 11:00 M.e.h at Dorians, $10 after 8:00

9:00 Model-J, The Shelles tribute to Amy Winehouse, Reality Bites at The Tonk

9:00-11:55 Cropduster 4 at The Thirsty Tavern

9:00 Heavy Mental, Ember Days at Phyllis' Musical Inn

9:00 Pat Owen Leary at Four Treys Tavern

9:00-1:00a Electric Brew, "Soon", Frida at Gallery Cabaret, Band Night

9:00-11:00 Silver Sounds at Tack Room

9:00-1:00a Luke Repass Band at Briny Swine

9:00-12:00m Da Menace Party Blues Jam at Fullers Pub

9:00-12:00m Whiskey Kitten Band at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

9:00-1:00a Dexter Sims at Coq d'Or Lounge, Drake Hotel

9:00 Global Currency with FS Green, DJ Mochi, DJ Iggy, Aced Spade at Sleeping Village, $20-30

9:00-2:00 Synchronized Swimming at Simone's Bar, Simone's Showcase

9:00 DJ Chico at The Whistler, groovy tunes & dance beats

9:00 Radio Gaga tribute to Lady Gaga & Queen at Stage 119 Elmhurst, $15

9:00 Chasing Rumours at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

9:00 Valius at Quigley's Naperville

9:00-1:00 Paul RoseWood at Nash Vegas Saloon Oswego

9:00-11:00 Frank Giarratano at Sidecar Batavia

9:00-1:00 Hi Infidelity at EvenFlow Geneva

9:00 Triple Threat Band at Whiskey River Glenview

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

9:00-12:00m Sucker Punch at Madcats Palatine, $8

9:00 Yacht Rock-ettes at Sideouts Sports Tavern Outside Island Lake, $5-20

9:00 Windy City Dueling Pianos at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, $5-10

9:00-11:59 Wait What duo at Morgan's Bar and Grill Libertyville

9:00 DJ Sylkk at Mickey Finn's Libertyville

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

9:30 August Son at Carol's Pub, $8

9:30 Riley Brothers Band at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP

9:30 Eric Quigley at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, free, Nightcap Music Series

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

x 10:00 Reilly Downes, Tri-County, Sophie Sputnik at Empty Bottle, $15

10:00 Sabai, Ace Aura, N3wport, Jonjen b2b Kendro at Concord Music Hall, $15

10:00 Ginger Road at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

10:00 Feel Good Party Band at Mom's Place

10:00 Zastava, Harvey Waters, Ira Glass, Sunshy at Cole's Bar, $13

10:00-2:00a Macy Krew at Welcome To The Farm

10:00-12:00m Too Hype Crew at 115 Bourbon Street Front Stage Merrionette Park, $5

10:00-3:00a Afro Fusion Waving Flag Edition at Promontory, $20-30

10:00 DJ Boathouse at aliveOne

10:30 Walker Landgraf at Andy’s, $20

10:30 Alysha Monique 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