Friday 1/26/24
Friday!
The weekend is in full swing with a long list of great music event opportunities… read on for the details and get out to enjoy one or more of them if you can… thanks for reading, subscribing to, and sharing Jerome’s Event List!
4:00 Jon Buschner at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Hey Day Happy Hour
x 5:00 Chris Foreman at Green Mill
5:00-8:30 Claire Corriveau at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
5:00 DJB at Epiphany Center, Golden Hour
5:00 Jackson Kidder at Epiphany Center, Golden Hour
5:00 The NightInJails at Studio Winery & Geneva Lake Distilling Lake Geneva
x 5:00 Kathryn & Chris at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP, Happy Hour
x 5:30 The Hoyle Brothers at Empty Bottle, RSVP, Hard Country Honky Tonk Happy Hour
5:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Bruce Henry at Catch 35
6:00 Kabir Dalawari 4 with Millie Ahearn, Michael Pineda, Stephen Parisi Jr at Montrose Saloon, Happy Hour Jazz
x 6:00 Jane Baxter Miller at Hideout, $5, LP's Happy Hour
x 6:00, 8:15 Romel Sims at Andy’s, $15
6:00 We The Kings, Youth Fountain at Concord Music Hall, $35, Story Of The Year 20 Years Of Page Avenue
6:00 The Flower Quartet with Rufus Parenti, Dustin Laurenzi, Will Mallard, Leo Buczkowski, Frank Morrisoa at Logan Center Cafe Logan
6:00 DJ Jackie Rob at House of Blues, RSVP
x 6:00 Rachel Drew Band at Leslie's House Concert Oak Park, $25
6:00-9:00 Jim Perona at Adelle's Wheaton
6:00-10:00 Jake Mack at Preservation Geneva
6:00-9:00 Gregory Hyde at The Wine Exchange St. Charles
6:00-9:00 Chris Kremer at Church Street Brewing Itasca
x 6:00-9:30 John Ballantyne's Crazy Heart at Starline Factory Harvard, Starline 4th Fridays
6:00-9:00 Ernie Hendrickson at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park
x 6:30-9:30 Connie Cipher at J. Flemings Westmont
6:30 Chris O'Brien at Bliss Wine Lounge Wauconda
6:45 Chris Usery Duo at Porkchop, RSVP, The Grand Cabaret After Dark
x 7:00 Josh Caterer Trio, Viceroy, Hushdrops at Liars Club
7:00 Frank Quinn, ++ at Mrs Murphy’s
7:00-9:30 Emma Langford at The Mayfair Theatre, Irish American Heritage Center, $25
7:00 The Chad Willetts Quartet with Dennis Luxon, James Wenzel, ++ at Le Piano
7:00-10:00 Jeff Rutter & Friends at Shanahans Woodridge
7:00 Poison'd Crue tribute to Poison & Motley Crue, Hair Nation, M-80's Band at The Piazza Aurora, $10+
7:00 Dave Burnell at Beacon Tap Des Plaines
7:00-9:00 All-Original Open Mic at Stage Left Cafe Woodstock
7:00-10:00 Five Acre Flight at Tighthead Brewing Company Mundelein
x 7:00 Ramblin' Deano at Blue Island Beer Co
7:00-10:00 The Dig 3 duo at The Quarry Thornton, blues
7:00 Colleen Wild at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield
x 7:00 (8:00 ET) Mississippi Heat with Anne Harris at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $25-50
x 7:00 The Commodores, The Spinners at Hard Rock Gary IN, $59-109
x 7:30 Sitting Still IL tribute to REM, Joey Acopiado, The Failers, Saturday June Band at Montrose Saloon
x 7:30 Funkadesi with Amyna Love at City Winery, $18-28
7:30, 9:30 Marques Carroll Quintet with Brent Griffin, Christian Dillingham, Greg Artry, Elio Wijaya at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33
7:30-4:00a Joanna Connor Band, Omar Coleman Band at Kingston Mines, $20
7:30-9:15 Andie & The Bandits with Samuel Aaron at Epiphany Center, $15-20
7:30 Jeff Parker & The New Breed at Logan Center Cafe Logan, $20-40, $10 students, sold out
7:30-10:00 Bowmanville Duo at Encore Little Gem Oak Park
7:30-10:30 Nik Kazonis at Pollyanna Brewing St. Charles
7:30 Sonic Wind Ensemble conducted by Mallory Thompson with James Giles piano at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University Evanston, $8, $5 students
7:30 Dean Z Ultimate Elvis at Rosemont Theatre, $29-65
7:30 Stuart Chaseman at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-35
7:30-10:30 The Orange Vega at Light The Lamp Brewery Grayslake
7:30 Bob E Lee Jam at Austin Community Tavern Steger
7:30 St. Julien at Cubby Bear, $10
7:45 Repentance, the Suffering, Burned in Effigy, Indign at Reggie's Rock Club, $10-15
8:00 Digable Planets, Kassa Overall at Thalia Hall, sold out, limited number at door, Reachin’ 30th Anniversary
8:00 Spocket, J-livi & The Party, Alysha Monique & The Family Divine at Reggie's Music Joint, $13-15
8:00 Superkick, Nora Marks, No Tagbacks, Tommy Kessler at Beat Kitchen, $15
x 8:00 Cosmic Country Showcase with Lizzie No, Andrew Sa, Mary Williamson, ++ at Sleeping Village, $22
8:00 2Hollis at Lincoln Hall, $20
8:00 Open Beats hosted by Fess Grandiose at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00
8:00 Brad Goode/Ernie Watts Quintet with Jay Anderson, Adrean Farrugia, Adam Nussbaum at Green Mill, $20
8:00, 10:00 Lenard Simpson Quartet with Julius Tucker, Runere Brooks, Samuel Jewell, Michael Piolet at Jazz Showcase, $25-40
8:00 Live Salsa Night at Subterranean, $15
8:00 Black Pumas, The Dip at The Salt Shed, $60
x 8:00 AFK & The Beaver Moon Band at Jarvis Square Tavern
8:00 BTS Express with Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago
8:00 Four Star Brass Band at The Tonk
8:00 The Nobodies, The Last Afternoons at Phyllis' Musical Inn
8:00 Gatorwater at O's Tap
8:00 Couch, Alisa Amador at Park West, $25
8:00 Magic City Hippies at The Vic Theatre, $25-50
8:00 Blackwater Sniper, Bleached Cross, Griefeater, Urine Hell, DJ Veganinblack at The Burlington Bar, $10
8:00 GRLwood, Edging, Bussy Kween Power Trip at Cobra Lounge, $24
8:00 Sundy Best, Wheelright at Joe's on Weed Street, $18
8:00 Routine Fuss album releas, Gosh Diggity, Lettering, Background Character at Gman Tavern, $12-15
8:00 WAW at The Atlantic Bar & Grill, $10
8:00-12:00a Mello Jupiter, Todash Space, Alaska Jules, Tee Vera at Fallen Log, Kitchen 17
8:00-10:00 Queen Wanda on Piano at Tack Room
8:00-2:00a Remedy Friday hosted by DJ Diddi, DJ G Sharp, DJ Fucha, Fiasco at Wild Hare
X 8:00 The Polkaholics at Fullers Pub, Critical Mass Polka Ride afterparty
8:00-11:00 Paolisso-Scofano at Artango Bar & Steakhouse, Argentine Tango Duo
8:00 Gerald McClendon at Untitled Supper Club
8:00-10:00 Emma Butterworth at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10
8:00 James H. Jewell III at Two Way Street Downers Grove, $10
8:00 The Taylor Party at House of Blues, $15-30
x 8:00 Greenlights Music, Spizm, Frankie Lloyd at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $21-26
8:00 The Feds, M.G. Bailey at Outta Space Berwyn, $10
8:00 Lizzy and the Rockers at Pub 78 Brookfield
8:00-11:00 Just The 80s at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
x 8:00-11:00 Wheels North, Lucky Pickers at The Venue Aurora, $10-20
x 8:00 Everclear at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $49-99, plus $150 VIP meet & greet upgrade
x 8:00 Yonder Mountain String Band at SPACE Evanston, $36 SRO
8:00 Nefesh Mountain at North Shore Congregation Israel Glencoe
8:00 Windy City Rev Ups at Countryside Saloon Des Plaines
8:00 All You Need Is Love tribute to The Beatles with Kasim Sulton, Steve Kimock, Prairie Prince, Bobby Lee Rodgers, Gil Assayas, Mark Rashotte, Andy Forgie, Michael Des Barres at Des Plaines Theatre, $39-89
8:00 A Sure Thing at Durty Nellies Palatine, $10
8:00 Aaron Williams & Courtney Stone at Broken Oar Port Barrington
x 8:00 Johnny Burnett solo at Shirley's Piano Bar Barrington
8:00-11:00 Midnight Mile at Main Street Outfitter Wauconda
8:00 Bee Gees Gold at Genesee Theatre Waukegan, $24-59
8:00 Coverlicious at Heroes West Lemont, $7-9
8:00 Singer Songwriter Spotlights at The Studio Lockport
8:00 Allie Colleen at The Lyric Blue Island, $40-50
8:00 Pete Stillwell at At The Office Crestwood
8:00 Meltdown at Q Bar Darien, $9-13
8:00 Harold Dawson & Friends at Two Brothers Roundhouse Aurora, $5, smooth jazz
x 8:00 Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound at Shank Hall Milwaukee WI, $20
8:30 William Tyler & The Impossible Truth, Helen Money at Constellation, $20-25, sold out
8:30 Gilded Waves, Gordon Fung, Raquel Gonzalez at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students, Elastro Series
x 8:30 Buddy Guy, Brother John Kattke at Buddy Guy's Legends, $75
8:30 George Howe at Davenport’s Piano Bar Cabaret
8:30-11:30 Josh Johnson & The Humble Badasses at Cary's Lounge
8:30 TAFKAVince Band, Stickfight, The Last Real Love at LiveWire Lounge
x 8:30 Jimmy Sutton with Joel Paterson, Doug Corcoran, Alex Hall at FitzGeralds, $20-30
x 8:30 The Phil Angotti Band at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP
8:30 Tres Moustache at Quigley’s Naperville
8:30 Quantum at Happy's Badazz Bar Cary, $5, Zac's Birthday Show
8:30 The Student Body at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $5-20
8:30 Brooklyn Charmers at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, $20-35
8:30 Victor Brown Band at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood
9:00 999999999, Brenda, Josh Tong at Metro, $30-35
9:00 Engine Summer album release, Discus, Modern Cults at Schubas, $13
9:00 Commotion with Drumset, Pdckev, Miss Twink USA at Schubas Upstairs, Meet Me Upstairs
9:00 Snakes and Stars, Brendan Bayliss, Chachuba at Chop Shop, $23
9:00 The Sidepieces at Hungry Brain, $10
x 9:00 Dave Spector Band at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00
9:00 Nicki Oh at Gallery Cabaret
9:00-1:00a Stankbugz show at Cafe Mustache
9:00-2:30a The FiFi Southside Function with Roy Kinsey, Kopano, Icey Bby, Celeste, Alexander, Ryan The Person at Promontory, $35+
9:00 Flood Waters at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
9:00-11:00 Pete Jive at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia
9:00 Hairbangers Ball at Joe’s Live Rosemont, $12
9:00 Smokin Gunz at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett
9:00-12:00m O.R.D. Rocks at Madcats Palatine, $5
9:00? Merry Travelers at Mackey's Hideout McHenry
9:00-11:00 Infinity tribute to Journey at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5, RSVP
9:30 Jimmy Whispers, Hazel City, Husk at Hideout, $12
x 9:30, 11:00 Bear Williams Band at Rosa’s, $15-25, This Is America
x 9:30 Diamondback at Carol's Pub, $10
9:30 Propserity Room at The Whistler
9:30-2:00a The Ray Boyd Band at House Pub St Charles, $5
9:30 Robbie Gold at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP
9:30 Shannon Marie at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Nightcap Music Series
10:00 Lovesliescrushing, gs70, Kyle Bates & Lula Asplund duo at Empty Bottle, $15
10:00 Problems, RXM Reality, Sjod, Sweat.Fm at Cole's Bar, $13
10:00 Ethan Bell Band at Bub City Chicago, RSVP
10:30 Alejandro Salazar at Andy's, $15
10:30 Iyana Brown-Bey at Untitled Stardust
11:00 Christy Bennett with Kevin Fort at Le Piano, After Glow Late Show
x 5:00 Chris Foreman at Green Mill
x 5:00 Kathryn & Chris at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP, Happy Hour
x 5:30 The Hoyle Brothers at Empty Bottle, RSVP, Hard Country Honky Tonk Happy Hour
x 6:00 Jane Baxter Miller at Hideout, $5, LP's Happy Hour
x 6:00, 8:15 Romel Sims at Andy’s, $15
x 6:00 Rachel Drew Band at Leslie's House Concert Oak Park, $25
x 6:00-9:30 John Ballantyne's Crazy Heart at Starline Factory Harvard, Starline 4th Fridays
x 7:00 Josh Caterer Trio, Viceroy, Hushdrops at Liars Club
x 7:00 Ramblin' Deano at Blue Island Beer Co
x 7:00 (8:00 ET) Mississippi Heat with Anne Harris at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $25-50
x 7:00 The Commodores, The Spinners at Hard Rock Gary IN, $59-109
x 7:30 Sitting Still IL tribute to REM, Joey Acopiado, The Failers, Saturday June Band at Montrose Saloon
x 7:30 Funkadesi with Amyna Love at City Winery, $18-28
x 8:00 Cosmic Country Showcase with Lizzie No, Andrew Sa, Mary Williamson, ++ at Sleeping Village, $22
x 8:00 AFK & The Beaver Moon Band at Jarvis Square Tavern
x 8:00 Greenlights Music, Spizm, Frankie Lloyd at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $21-26
x 8:00-11:00 Wheels North, Lucky Pickers at The Venue Aurora, $10-20
x 8:00 Everclear at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $49-99, plus $150 VIP meet & greet upgrade
x 8:00 Yonder Mountain String Band at SPACE Evanston, $36 SRO
x 8:00 Johnny Burnett solo at Shirley's Piano Bar Barrington
x 8:00 Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound at Shank Hall Milwaukee WI, $20
x 8:30 Buddy Guy, Brother John Kattke at Buddy Guy's Legends, $75
x 8:30 Jimmy Sutton with Joel Paterson, Doug Corcoran, Alex Hall at FitzGeralds, $20-30
x 8:30 The Phil Angotti Band at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP
x 9:00 Dave Spector Band at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00
x 9:30, 11:00 Bear Williams Band at Rosa’s, $15-25, This Is America
x 9:30 Diamondback at Carol's Pub, $10