Friday 3/1/24
Friday!
March comes in like a… fantastic music scene in and around Chicago… there are lots of great music event opportunities in and around Chicago… read on for the details and get out to enjoy one or more if you can… thanks for reading, subscribing to, and sharing Jerome’s Event List!
1:30 Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Petr Popelka perform Schubert & Beethoven at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $85-325
4:00 Shannon Marie at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Hey Day Happy Hour
x 5:00 Chris Foreman at Green Mill
x 5:00-7:00 Rick King's Royal Hustle at Lagunitas Tap Room
5:00-8:30 Tom Holland at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
5:00-6:00 Carillon Newbie Concert at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago
5:00 Sam Robinson at Epiphany Center, RSVP, Golden Hour
5:00-7:00 Aidan O'Toole at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
5:00 Jeff & LJ at Studio Winery & Geneva Lake Distilling
x 5:30 The Hoyle Brothers at Empty Bottle, RSVP, Hard Country Honky Tonk Happy Hour
5:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Julia Danielle at Catch 35
5:30-7:30 Mark Ricky 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, Friday Jazz Happy Hour, $10
6:00, 8:15 Marques Carroll at Andy’s, $15
6:00-9:00 Family Junket at California Clipper
6:00 Kava 'With Love' listening party at Cole's Bar
6:00 The JukeBox Heroes at Adelle's Restaurant Wheaton
6:00-9:00 Michael Rawls Duo at The Wine Exchange St. Charles
6:00 Margaret Goree flute and piccolo at Regenstein Master Class Room, Northwestern University Evanston, Student Recitals
6:00-11:00 Jack The Acquaintance I Killed Rock N’ Roll Full Circle Music Showcase with Dan Asio, Double Identity Band, Jesus Coyote, Brojack at Roxy Lockport, $20
6:00-9:00 The Bourbon Belts at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park
x 6:30-9:30 Ian Leith at J. Flemings Westmont
6:30-10:00 Jason Benefield at Preservation Geneva
Fri 3/1? 6:45 Chris Usery Duo at Porkchop, RSVP, The Grand Cabaret After Dark
7:00 The Silver Palms, The Orchard at House of Blues Foundation Room, $15
7:00 Richard Marx, John Waite at Auditorium Theatre, $70-163
7:00-9:00 Barry and the Fountains, Lamar Creation at Promontory, $15
7:00 The League of Erics, Superfrye at O's Tap
7:00 Jay Langston at Reclaimed Bar & Grill, $1
7:00 Atlus, Ryan Charles at Cobra Lounge, $19, Riot Fest presents
7:00 Frank Quinn, ++ at Mrs Murphy’s
7:00 The Chad Willetts Quartet with Dennis Luxon, James Wenzel, ++ at Le Piano
7:00 Makoto, Lamebrane, Renan, Stunna at Epiphany Center, $25-30
7:00 Bloomswitch, Ignescent, 4th Point, Missy Vaughn-Dean & The Love Supreme at Cubby Bear, $10
7:00 Pierce Crask at Scratch On Lake Oak Park
7:00 Zachary Sonny Edwards at Scratch Public House Forest Park
7:00-10:00 Dave Rice Famous Piano Bar at Shanahans Woodridge
7:00 The Disco Circus at Heroes West Lemont, $10-13
x 7:00 Miles Over Mountains at Two Brothers Barrel House Naperville
x 7:00 Alfonso Ponticelli at Tuscan Wine Market Arlington Heights
7:00-10:00 The Complex at Light The Lamp Brewery Grayslake
x 7:00-10:00 Uncle Pigeon at Tighthead Brewing Company Mundelein
7:00 Defrance at Chicago Stret Pub Joliet
7:00 (8:00 ET) Peach Jam tribute to Allman Brothers at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $30-55
7:00 First Friday Open Mic at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield
7:30 We Weren't Invited, Scarlet Demore, Snuffed, Tatiana Hazel, and Si Dios Quiere at Thalia Hall, $20
7:30 Avery Sunshine at City Winery, $62-75, sold out
7:30 Bigsam at Chop Shop, $50
7:30, 9:30 Thaddeus Tukes Quartet with Thaddeus Tukes, Henry Johnson, Joshua Ramos, Charles Heath at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33
7:30-4:00a Shawn Holt And The Teardrops, Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $20
7:30 Grossman Ensemble World Premieres II at Logan Center Performance Hall, University of Chicago, $20, students free
7:30 Gilbert And Sullivan’s “Ruddigore” or "The Witch's Curse" at Mandel Hall, University of Chicago, $25-50, $10 students & children
7:30 I Sing a New Song, The Epic Journey of a Traveling Musician in the Middle Ages, A Collaboration with Trobár at Bond Chapel, University of Chicago, $25-65, $10 students
7:30 Rochambeau at Horse Thief Hollow Brewing Co.
(??:??) 7:30? Abigail Riccards at Untitled, Stardust
7:30-10:00 Harold Dawson at Encore Little Gem Oak Park
7:30 Freebyrd tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd, The All My Brothers Band tribute to Allman Brothers Band at Stage 119 Elmhurst, $10
7:30 Basil and The Wrath Bones at The Venue Aurora, RSVP, First Fridays Open House
7:30-10:30 Noah Gabriel, Ryan Carney, Chris Palmerin Trio at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles, Beer, Charity & Music benefits TriCity Family Services
x 7:30-11:00 Johnny Burnett solo at Rox City Grill Hotel Baker St Charles
x 7:30 The Electric Cars tribute to The Cars at Moonlight Theatre St Charles, $20
7:30 University Chorale at Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University Evanston, $6, $4 students, Bienen Ensembles
7:30 The Brad Macdonald Group performs Billy Joel 'The Stranger' at UpNext Kenilworth Assembly Hall, $20-24
7:30 In The Flesh tribute to Pink Floyd at Joe’s Live Rosemont, $10-12
7:30 Family Groove Company at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-50
7:30 Bob E Lee Jam at Austin Community Tavern Steger, RSVP
x 7:30 Aimee Mann with Jonathan Coulton at Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton WI, $60
8:00 Cobrah at Thalia Hall, $25-75
8:00 Friko, Smut, Neptune's Core at Metro, $17-20
x 8:00 Chicago Farmer & The Fieldnotes, The Last Revel at Martyrs, $20
x 8:00 Jess Williamson, Esther Rose at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $26
x 8:00 William Fitzsimmons at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $30
8:00 Kick the cat, ts3, Blue Dream at Reggie's Music Joint, $20, tribute to Jeff Beck
8:00 Winter Prom 2.0 with Tommy Kessler, Damager, Robot Civil War, Directrix at Beat Kitchen, $15
8:00 Karina Rykman, Cloudchord at Schubas, $17-20, sold out
x 8:00 Marian Runk, Annie Coleman, Jeanine O’Toole & Justin Brown at Judson & Moore, $15
8:00 Kim Alpert/Chris Corsano duo, Fetter, Killer Drones with Clark Woods at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students, WNUR's Sonic Celluloid
x 8:00 Mama Digdown's Brass Band at Green Mill, $20
8:00, 10:00 Christopher McBride Quintet at Jazz Showcase, $30-45
8:00 Sheryl Youngblood Blues Band at Blue Chicago
x 8:00 The Chris O'Leary Band at Buddy Guy's Legends, $25
x 8:00 Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit at Salt Shed, $65-90, sold out
8:00 The Jeannie Tanner Quartet at Davenport’s Cabaret, $25, Reflections, An Evening of Original Music
8:00 Madera Once at The Tonk
8:00 Nequient, Brain Cave, Porcupine, Sarin at The Burlington, $10
x 8:00 Doloroso at Lizards Liquid Lounge
8:00 Kylie Morgan, Sam DeRosa at Joe's On Weed Street, $15
8:00-10:00 Tate Danger Presents at Cafe Mustache
8:00-11:00 Jon Buschner at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center
8:00 KW3, Adrian Mann, Marnie Sher at The Atlantic Bar and Grill, $10
8:00-11:30 Hypnagogic, Häxa, Twice Dark, DJ Veganinblack at Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $13
8:00-10:30 Luciano Antonio Brazilian Jazz at Artango Bar & Steakhouse
x 8:00 The Grelley Duvall Show at Color Club, $43
8:00 Lil Tecca, Sofaygo, Tana, Chow Lee at Patio Theater, sold out?
8:00 Jamiah Rogers & The Dirty Church Band, The Masters Collection, comedy hosted by Joe Eames with Mike Meyers, Blake Burkhart, ++ at The Humboldt Jungle, $15, $30 two day pass includes pizza slice each night, Humboldt Jungle Mini-Fest Night 1
8:00 Park N Ride at Untitled Supper Club
8:00-10:00 Sam Herrera, Nicole Nicolalde at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10
8:00 Da Menace Jam at Fullers Pub
8:00-2:00a Freedom Reloaded, Dancehall Queens vs Soca Queens hosted by DJ Rybread and DJ Montana at Wild Hare, free before 8:00
(rescheduled dates cancelled) x 8:00 Widespread Panic at Chicago Theatre, $49-150, $236-$450 3 day pass, rescheduled from 2/17
x 8:00 The Cash Box Kings at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $21-26
8:00 Exodus the People & Everything Must Go (Public Event) at Outta Space Berwyn, $10, Sir Douglas' 50th B-Day Bash, public event
8:00 Galway Gals at Pub 78 Brookfield
8:00-11:00 Fuze Band at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
8:00 Weekend Social at Q Bar Darien, $7-9
8:00-12:00m Eric Case Band, Overland Flyer at Humo Smokehouse aka Brauer House Lombard, $7-13
8:00 Jessica Smucker at Two Way Street Downers Grove, $10
8:00 Dokken, Fuzzrd at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $49-99
x 8:00 Expo '76 and the Total Pro Horns at SPACE Evanston, $18
x 8:00 Chris Greene Quartet with Damian Espinosa, Marc Piane, Steve Corley at Studio5 Performing Arts Center Evanston, $27-37
8:00 Calo, Jns, Litzy, Magneto, Lynda, Erik Y at Rosemont Theatre, $69+
8:00 Wannabe with Traci tribute to Spice Girls & Taylor Swift at Des Plaines Theatre, $29-69
8:00 Valley Fox at Black Lung Brewing Fox Lake
8:00 Nick Sanzeri at Broken Oar Port Barrington
8:00-11:00 Harry Hmura at Main Street Outfitter Wauconda
8:00 Megan Lick at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach
8:00 Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox at Genesee Theatre Waukegan, $30-50
x 8:00 The Desperate Bastards at Toadstool Pub Highwood
8:00-11:00 Northwest Corner at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood
x 8:00-11:00 Connie Cipher and Michael McInerney at Studio Lockport
8:00 The Kiip at At The Office Crestwood
8:00 Jay Allen at The Lyric Blue Island, $40
8:00-10:00 Motown Nation at 115 Bourbon Street Performance Hall Merrionette Park, $5, RSVP
x 8:30 The Lizard Kings, Frantastic Sound System, The Chicago Sound Collective, The Thin Cherries at Montrose Saloon, $10-15
8:30 Rob Baird at Hideout, $18
8:30 Edition Redux at Constellation, $15
Fri 3/1? 8:30 George Howe at Davenport’s Piano Bar
8:30-11:00 Clown Car, Noiseland at Cary's Lounge
8:30 Petey, The Slaps at The Vic Theatre, sold out?
8:30 Humble Badass Trio, Old School Rogers Parkers at The Lighthouse
x 8:30 Brian Lupo at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $25
x 8:30 The New Heartaches at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP
x 8:30 Mr. Blotto at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $10-20
8:30 3734 PBRock Party with DJ Kathryn Wilson at Sleeping Village Main Bar
x 8:30 Half-Krausened at Friendly Tap Berwyn
8:30-2:00 Harvester of Metala tribute to 'The Big 4' Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax at Tony Ds Elmwood Park=
8:30-12:00m Jëff, Altered Suburbia at Humo Smokehouse aka Brauer House Lombard, $0-13
8:30 The M-80's at Quigley’s Naperville
8:30 Sydney Feldman flute and piccolo at McClintock Choral and Recital Room, Northwestern University Evanston, Student Recitals
9:00, 11:00 Erthe St. James at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00
9:00 Win Noll & The Rockin Souls at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00
9:00 No Hero, Heavy Mental at Phyllis' Musical Inn
9:00 Victor Brown Band at Firewater Saloon Edison Park
9:00-12:00m René Avila's Afro Cuban Band at Tack Room
9:00 DJ Nayto at Schubas Upstairs, Meet Me Upstairs
9:00 Emo Night at Subterranean, $21-26
9:00 Club 90's tribute to Justin Bieber at House of Blues, $17-23
9:00-12:00m DJ Zipgun Boogie at Reed's Local
9:00 Alex Midi Moenia DJ Set, Ceci Sussie 4 DJ Set at Distro Music Hall Berwyn, $20-25, Moenia Official After Party
x 9:00 Terrapin Flyer at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
9:00-11:00 Ted Yoder hammered dulcimer at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia
9:00 ORDRocks at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett
9:00 Yankee Cowboy at Durty Nellie’s Palatine, $10
9:00 Windy City Dueling Pianos at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, $10-18
9:00 Patrick Owen-Leary at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry
9:00-11:59 All American Throwbacks Emo Dance Party at The Forge Joliet, $10-20
9:30 Javier Red's Trio on Monk at Hungry Brain, $10
9:30, 11:00 Matthew Skoller and Chicago Wind with Precious Taylor at Rosa’s, $15-25
9:30 The Simple Remedy at Carol's Pub, $6
9:30 DJ GLu's Boogie at The Whistler
9:30 Matt Martin Band at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP
9:30 Cassie H at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Nightcap Music Series
9:30-12:30a Animation tribute to Rush at Madcats Palatine, $10
10:00 Strapped with Flaming Homosexual, Spencer Money, D'Cameron May at Empty Bottle, sold out, follow for info
10:00 Sin, Supercorp, Tunnel at Cole's Bar, $13
10:00 Mochakk night 2, Airrica at Concord Music Hall, $25
10:00 Hillbilly Rockstarz at Bub City Chicago, RSVP
10:00-2:00a Good Friday with DJs Ken Retro, Preme, Kim Aponi at Promontory, $15-20
10:00-12:00m The Birkenrocks at 115 Bourbon Street Front Stage Merrionette Park, $5, RSVP
10:30 Last Call at Andy's, $15
(??:??) 10:30? Abigail Riccards at Untitled, Stardust
11:00 The Shakedown with B.Reed, C.Buns, Nikitas at Hideout, $5
11:00 Christy Bennett with Kevin Fort at Le Piano, After Glow Late Show
(??:??) Thrall, These Beasts, Salvation at Liars Club
(??:??) Synthetiq with DJs Rafaleux, Invicta, Raudy at LiveWire Lounge
(??:??) Isabella at Beacon Tap Des Plaines
x 5:00 Chris Foreman at Green Mill
x 5:00-7:00 Rick King's Royal Hustle at Lagunitas Tap Room
x 5:30 The Hoyle Brothers at Empty Bottle, RSVP, Hard Country Honky Tonk Happy Hour
x 5:30 The Menards at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP, Happy Hour
x 6:30-9:30 Ian Leith at J. Flemings Westmont
x 7:00 Miles Over Mountains at Two Brothers Barrel House Naperville
x 7:00 Alfonso Ponticelli at Tuscan Wine Market Arlington Heights
x 7:00-10:00 Uncle Pigeon at Tighthead Brewing Company Mundelein
x 7:30-11:00 Johnny Burnett solo at Rox City Grill Hotel Baker St Charles
x 7:30 The Electric Cars tribute to The Cars at Moonlight Theatre St Charles, $20
x 7:30 Aimee Mann with Jonathan Coulton at Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton WI, $60
x 8:00 Chicago Farmer & The Fieldnotes, The Last Revel at Martyrs, $20
x 8:00 Jess Williamson, Esther Rose at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $26
x 8:00 William Fitzsimmons at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $30
x 8:00 Marian Runk, Annie Coleman, Jeanine O’Toole & Justin Brown at Judson & Moore, $15
x 8:00 Mama Digdown's Brass Band at Green Mill, $20
x 8:00 The Chris O'Leary Band at Buddy Guy's Legends, $25
x 8:00 Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit at Salt Shed, $65-90, sold out
x 8:00 Doloroso at Lizards Liquid Lounge
x 8:00 The Grelley Duvall Show at Color Club, $43
x 8:00 The Cash Box Kings at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $21-26
x 8:00 Expo '76 and the Total Pro Horns at SPACE Evanston, $18
x 8:00 Chris Greene Quartet with Damian Espinosa, Marc Piane, Steve Corley at Studio5 Performing Arts Center Evanston, $27-37
x 8:00 The Desperate Bastards at Toadstool Pub Highwood
x 8:00-11:00 Connie Cipher and Michael McInerney at Studio Lockport
x 8:30 The Lizard Kings, Frantastic Sound System, The Chicago Sound Collective, The Thin Cherries at Montrose Saloon, $10-15
x 8:30 Brian Lupo at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $25
x 8:30 The New Heartaches at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP
x 8:30 Mr. Blotto at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $10-20
x 8:30 Half-Krausened at Friendly Tap Berwyn
x 9:00 Terrapin Flyer at Ballydoyle Downers Grove