Friday 1/5/24

Jan 05, 2024

Friday!

There are a lot of great music event opportunities tonight on this early January Friday! Read on for the details and get out to enjoy one or more if you can… Thanks for reading, subscribing to, and especially sharing Jerome’s Event List with others who need to know what’s happening! Who might you please be able to share the list with right now?

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x 4:00 Mary Halm, Helios at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, $1, Women’s Jazz Festival, $40 4 Day Pass

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

x 5:00 Chris Foreman at Green Mill

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

5:00-9:00 DJ Zeetus Lapetus at Robert's Westside Forest Park, RSVP, Alumni Happy Hour for OPRF, Fenwick, Trinity, Proviso East

5:00 Jeff & LJ at Studio Winery & Geneva Lake Distilling Lake Geneva

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

5:30-7:30 Paolo Apuli acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends

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

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

6:00, 8:15 Marques Carroll at Andy’s, $15

6:00-9:00 Doc Elliot at The Wine Exchange St. Charles

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

6:00 Sarah Heimberg trumpet with Yoko Yamadia piano at Regenstein Master Class Room, Northwestern University Evanston

6:00-9:00 Bradley Hides at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park

6:30 Beatdown Day 1 with Bottom Bracket, Harrison Gordon, Casper Fight Scene, Bottom Bunk, Loveblaster at Beat Kitchen, $15

6:30 Jimmy Mac at J. Flemings Westmont

6:30 Jason Benefield at Preservation Geneva

6:30 Dan Peters at Bliss Wine Lounge Wauconda

6:45 Chris Usery Duo at Porkchop, RSVP, The Grand Cabaret After Dark

7:00 Daylongsigh, Feels Like Karma, Rise of Leo, Safety Society at Cobra Lounge, $15

7:00? Frank Quinn, ++ at Mrs Murphy’s

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

7:00-11:00 The Trees Will Return, tenmonthsummer, Cat Tag, Kimbelle at Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $12

7:00 Gregory Stewart tribute to Nat King Cole at Mercury Theatre Venus Cabaret Theater, $61, Just One of Those Things ++

7:00 TKO Acoustics at Shanahans Woodridge

Fri 1/5? 7:00? ? at Beacon Tap Des Plaines

7:00 Ailani Pedroza at Light The Lamp Brewery Grayslake

7:00 First Friday Open Mic Hosted by Brian Kleidon at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

7:30 The Docksiders tribute to Yacht Rock at City Winery, $18-28

7:30, 9:30 Better Together with Jo Ann Daugherty, Bruce Henry, Alex Austin, Ryan Bennett, Henry Johnson at Winters Jazz Club, $33-38, celebrating Chicago's Own from Johnny Hartman to Curtis Mayfield

x 7:30-3:30a Toronzo Cannon, Joanna Connor Band at Kingston Mines, $20

7:30-10:30 Harold Dawson at Encore Little Gem Oak Park

7:30-10:30 Cheryl Rodey at Pollyanna Brewing St. Charles

x 7:30 Marlene Rosenberg Quintet, Natalies Wood with Juli Wood plays Roland Kirk at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $10-48, Women’s Jazz Festival, $40 4 Day Pass

7:30 Balourdet Quartet with Angela Bae, Justin DeFilippis, Benjamin Zannoni, Russell Houston at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University Evanston, $30, $10 students, part of The Winter Chamber Music Festival

7:30 Bob E Lee Jams with Mike Wheeler, Orlando Wright, Terrance T- Man Williams at Austin Community Tavern Steger

7:30 John Vincent at The Lyric Blue Island, $35-50

8:00 Gorilla Social, Kincy, Wilde, Carson at Reggie's Music Joint, $15

8:00 Atheena, Moon Rules Apply, Daundry, Twin Coast at Subterranean, $15

x 8:00 Artifacts Trio with Tomeka Reid, Nicole Mitchell, Mike Reed at Green Mill, $20

8:00, 10:00 JazzWords with Steve Million, Sarah Marie Young, John Wojciechowski, Eric Hochberg, Juan Pastor at Jazz Showcase, $25-40

8:00 John Primer Blues Band with Demetria Taylor at Blue Chicago

8:00 Ric Hall, Downtown Charlie Brown at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $25

8:00 The Jared Rabin Band, Lucky Pickers at The Store

8:00 Flowtone, Rocket Miner, Cranes & Mirrors, FreeFoolish at The Burlington Bar, $10

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

8:00 Mya Byrne at Color Club, $15

8:00-2:00a Baby J & Golden Street Reggae Band, The Wild Hare Sound System hosted by Fucha at Wild Hare, free before 8:00

8:00-11:00 Paolisso-Scofano at Artango Bar & Steakhouse, Argentine guitar/bandoneon duo

8:00 Barbara Clifford & The Shakin’ Tailfeathers at Untitled

8:00-10:00 Hannah Heavin, Raphael Olivier, Kayla DeSouza at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10

x 8:00-11:00 Barbara Clifford & The Shakin' Tailfeathers at Untitled Supper Club

8:00 Sam Robinson Quintet at Outta Space, $10

8:00 Ben Harrison at Pub 78

8:00-11:00 Fuze Band at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

8:00 The Heartwreckers tribute to Tom Petty at The Venue Aurora, $15-25

8:00 Kashmir tribute to Led Zeppelin at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $29-49, Jimmy Page Birthday Bash

8:00 E5c4p3 aka Escape tribute to Journey at The Piazza Aurora, $20+

8:00 Victor Garcia Birthday Bash at SPACE Evanston, $20-30

8:00 The Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular with Shawn Klush, Cody Ray Slaughter, Ryan Pelton, The Blackwood Quartet, The Nashville Dreams, The Fabulous Ambassadors at Center Theatre at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts Skokie, $40+

8:00 InFunktious Duo at Countryside Saloon Des Plaines

8:00 Abby Kay Band at Broken Oar Port Barrington

8:00 Mike and the Stillmasters at The Studio Lockport

8:00 Open Mic at Two Way Street Downers Grove

8:15 Hairbangers Ball at Stage 119 Elmhurst, $10

8:30 Naked Brunch, Jimijon America, The Moon Machine, Ya-Ya's tribute to The Rolling Stones at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

x 8:30 Radio Outernational with Damon Locks at Hideout, $12

8:30 Edition Redux at Constellation, $15

Fri 1/5? 8:30 George Howe at Davenport’s Piano Bar Cabaret

8:30-10:30 Casey Nielsen at Cary's Lounge

8:30 The Simsons, Shutter Step, Tortuga at Magoo's Bar, $10

X 8:30 "New Year's Steve" tribute to Steve Goodman with James Curley, Jenny & Robin Bienemann, Naomi Ashley, Dennis Leise, Stephen Schuch, supported by house band of Jon Williams & John Abbey at FitzGerald's Nightclub, $15-20

Fri 1/5? 8:30? ? at Quigley’s Naperville

8:30-11:30 Bella's Second Shot Band at Two Brothers Roundhouse Aurora

8:30 Mackenzie O'Brien & Band at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $5-10

9:00 Smooth Rogers, Chaepter, Vert Terms at Schubas, $13-15

9:00 Tiko Marsala at Schubas Upstairs, RSVP, Meet Me Upstairs presents

9:00 I Keep My Visions To Myself release party at Hungry Brain, RSVP

x 9:00 Tae & The Neighborly at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP, First Fridays Residency

9:00, 11:00 Nate Manos & Friends with Alicia Ya Yah Townsend at Rosa’s, $15-25

9:00 Louie Zagoras & Rollover at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00

9:00 Banda World live Banda X Perreo Party at House of Blues, $10-20

9:00 Heavensware at Cafe Mustache

9:00-11:00 Lydia Cash at Tack Room

9:00 xyzxyz, Two Canes, Etherwolf at Cubby Bear, $7

9:00-2:00a Make Chicago Fun Again presents First Friday at Promontory, $15-20

9:00-2:00a TCB DJ Mike Miller spins Elvis’ Birthday Extravaganza at Delilah's

9:00 The Collective at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

9:00 Jake Mack at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia

9:00 Jessie's Girl at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett

9:00-12:00m Stop Drop Rewind at Madcats Palatine, $7

9:30 Sophia Lucia, Marvin Stumbles, Roaming Bear at Cole's Bar, $10

9:30 Jeff Givens Band at Carol's Pub, $10

9:30 DJ Estaban La Groue at The Whistler

9:30-2:00a Aaron Kelly Band at House Pub St Charles, $5

9:30 Robbie Gold at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP

10:00 Spun Out. Caroline Campbell, Bajomar DJ Set at Empty Bottle, $12

10:00 Lloyd Snyder and the Big Rig Band at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

10:00-12:00a Lolla tribute to Lolla headliners at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5, RSVP

10:30 Art Blakey's Moanin at Andy's, $15

10:30 Cecy Santana at Untitled, Stardust show

11:00 Christy Bennett with Kevin Fort at Le Piano, After Glow Late Show