Friday 3/29/24

Mar 29, 2024

Friday!

Lots of great music event opportunities in and around Chicago tonight as the weekend gets going… 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 with others you know will enjoy knowing what’s happening…

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1:30 The Music of Bach with Robert Chen, William Welter at Symphony Center, $79-299

4:00 Demi Clara at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Heyday Happy Hour

x 5:00 Chris Foreman at Green Mill

5:00-8:30 Windy City Rev Ups at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

5:00-7:30 Curbside Jukebox Band at Lagunitas Tap Room, La Quebrada Food Truck 3:00-7:00

x 5:00 DJB at Epiphany, Golden Hour

5:00 J Henry at Studio Winery & Geneva Lake Distilling Lake Geneva

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

5:30-8:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Andy Brown at Catch 35

5:30-7:30 Ian Seaholm acoustic at Buddy Guy's Legends

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

6:00 Denise LaGrassa Band at Montrose Saloon, Friday Blues Happy Hour

6:00, 9:30 Incognito at City Winery, sold out, join waitlist

6:00, 8:15 Henry Johnson at Andy’s, $15

6:00 Mom Jeans, Summer Salt, Bad Bad Hats, Hunny at Concord Music Hall, $35, Night 2

6:00 John Drake at Bubblehouse Brewing Lisle

6:00-9:00 Matt Keen at The Wine Exchange St. Charles

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

6:00-9:00 Justin Wallace at Sew Hop'd Brewery Huntley

6:00-9:00 Linzy and Coax at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park

6:30 Frail Body, Pains, Knoll, Blackwater Sniper, Staghorn, Crowning, Lower Automation, Bird Law at Subterranean, $20-25

6:30-9:30 Fraker & Coz tribute to The Beatles at House of Blues Foundation Room, RSVP

6:30-9:00 Do The Needful at Cafe Mustache

6:30 Luke Frees at Buckledown Brewing Lyons

x 6:30 Ian Leith at J. Flemings Restaurant Westmont

6:30-10:30 Tom Holland at Preservation Geneva

6:30 Paul McKinney at Tuscan Wine Market Arlington Heights

6:30-9:30 Kevin Mileski at Bliss Wine Lounge Wauconda

6:30-11:59 Twiztid, Blaze, Abk, Reddstar at The Forge Joliet, $30-95

6:30? Karen Kane at Girl In The Park Orland Park

Fri 3/29? 6:45 Chris Usery Duo at Porkchop, RSVP, The Grand Cabaret After Dark

7:00-4:00a Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials, Vino Louden Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $20

7:00 Frank Quinn & James Conway at Mrs Murphy’s

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

7:00-11:00 Punks for Palestine with Daku, Kway La Soul, Yara, Aftersome, Sea of Cars, Torch the Hives at Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10

7:00 J-Hope album rerlease for 'Hope on the Street Vol.1' at Bottom Lounge, RSVP, Korean K-Pop

7:00 Nova The King x The Kief Collection at Bourbon On Division, $12, March Madness

7:00 Mothpoint, Glasshouse Owl, Chocolate In Your Pocket, Killium, Elusions at Bottom Lounge, $10

7:00 Emil Sueck at Scratch On Lake Oak Park

7:00 Patrick Gemkow at Scratch Public House Forest Park

7:00 Rupert Wates at Wesley’s Place LaGrange, $10-15

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

7:00-10:00 Tyler Smith at Tighthead Brewing Company Mundelein

7:00 The Tromatons, Shit-Bag, Fighting for Scraps at The Lyric Blue Island

7:00-9:00 Outfits for Elephants Jason Benefield and Michael Rawls tribute to Jason Isbell at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

7:00 (8:00 ET) Frontier Ruckus at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $30-55

7:30 Tiny Habits, Beane at Lincoln Hall, $20, sold out

x 7:30, 9:30 Jeremy Kahn Quartet with Angel Spiccia, Eric Schneider, Joe Policastro, Phil Gratteau at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33

7:30-10:30 The Do Rights at The Tonk, NOLA trad jazz

x 7:30 Steve Hackett Genesis Revisited Foxtrot @ 50 Hackett Highlights at Copernicus Center, $35-110

x 7:30 The Spoil Brothers with Al Rose, Steve Doyle, Lance Helgeson, Rachel Drew at Kopi Cafe

7:30 Jay Warren organ accompaniment to Silent Movies at City News Cafe

7:30-9:00 The Mike Felten Band at Epiphany Center, RSVP, Free Blues Fridays

7:30-10:00 Bowmanville Duo at Encore Little Gem Oak Park

7:30 LP Vinyl, Acoustiholic at Stage 119 Elmhurst, $10

7:30-9:30 Midnight Rider Band tribute to Allman Brothers at Moonlight Theatre St Charles, $20

7:30 Christopher Guzman piano at Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University Evanston, $8, $5 students

7:30 Tom Carey & The Ghost Runners at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-35

7:30 Pam Tillis, Mackenzie O'Brien at The Vixen McHenry, $30-50, DJ AK aftershow

7:30 Jordan Ranier at Woodstock Opera House, $35-40

7:30-10:00 Six Speed Tranny at Light The Lamp Brewery Grayslake

7:30 Brookwood Drive Blues Band at The Roxy Lockport, $10

8:00 Black Throated Wind tribute to The Grateful Dead at Martyrs, $15

8:00 Ax and the Hatchetmen, Capital Soiree, Van Go Go at Thalia Hall, $20

8:00 Nixil, Urine Hell, Wratheon, Opium Death at Reggie's Music Joint, $15

8:00 Pacific Dub, Blue Beam at Beat Kitchen, $16

8:00 Daniel Villarreal, Greg Ward's Rogue Parade at Schubas, $20-23

8:00 Henna Chou & Alison Wilder, Liv Mershon, Mallory Qiu at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students, Elastro Series

8:00 G. Thomas Allen Quintet with Brent Griffin, Dennis Luxion, Jeremiah Hunt, George Fludas at Green Mill, $20

8:00, 10:00 Justin Dillard Organ tribute to Wynton Marsalis with Don Braden, Bobby Broom, Samuel Jewell at Jazz Showcase, $25-40

8:00 Demetria Taylor Blues Band at Blue Chicago

8:00 Ghost Town Blues Band, Alex Wilson at Buddy Guy's Legends, $25

8:00 Matt Maltese, The Army The Navy at House of Blues, $25

8:00 Lany at Salt Shed, $49-89

8:00 Bad Bunny at United Center, sold out, resale $181+

8:00 Bryce Halliday Piano Solo at Davenport’s Cabaret, $15, 2 drink minimum

8:00 Environmental Encroachment BunnyHop 2024 costumed musical pub hop at Phyllis' Musical Inn with 2 block musical march to Fatpour Tap Works, bonnets & costumes encouraged

8:00 Shemanskifest with Wolfman, Wyyrd, Marji Shemanski at The Burlington, $10

x 8:00-10:30 Enjoyable at Lizards Liquid Lounge

8:00 Games We Play, House Parties, Zoe Ko at Cobra Lounge, $30

8:00 Angry Corpses, Ready for Death, Hostages, These Beasts, Unto the Earth at LiveWire Lounge, $15, Forever Deaf Fest V Pre Party

8:00-11:00 Joe McShane at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center, last all you can eat fish fry

x 8:00-11:00 Damien Dimas at Atlantic Bar & Grill, $10

8:00-10:30 Maracatu Atomico Brazilian jazz duo with Edinho Gerber, Jonathan Marks at Artango Bar & Steakhouse

8:00 Rob "Wild Boar" Moore Trio at Fullers Pub

8:00 Joe Pratt and The Source One Band Motortown Revue Tribute to Motown at Untitled Supper Club

8:00-10:00 Son of Abbey at Uncommon Ground, $10, sold out

Fri 12/29 8:00 Open Beats hosted by Fess Grandiose at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00

Fri 12/29 8:00-2:00a Soca Obsession Reunion Party hosted by DJ Boombostic at Wild Hare, free before 8:00

x 8:00 The Steepwater Band at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-30

x 8:00 Birds of Prey at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $14-24

8:00 Victoria Storm Trio, Sophie Coyote, Emma Butterworth at Outta Space Berwyn, $10

8:00 Simply Elton at Pub 78 Brookfield

8:00 DJ Payback at Salerno's Pizza Hodgkins, After Dark Old Scool Friday Nights House Freestyle Techno High Energy

8:00-11:00 Hoodwink'd at Jonny Cab's Burr Ridge

8:00 Redline Audio at Q Bar Darien, $8-10

8:00 Weary Ramblers at Two Way Street Downers Grove, $10

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

8:00 Fool House at Piazza Aurora, $15-25+, Ultimate 90s Dance Party

x 8:00 The Chain tribute to Fleetwood Mac, Petty Union tribute to Tom Petty at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $19-39

x 8:00 Cowboy Mouth at SPACE Evanston, $30 SRO

8:00 Antypas at Joe’s Live Rosemont, $85

8:00 Empress at Broken Oar Port Barrington

8:00 90s Jake at Black Lung Brewing Round Lake Beach

8:00 Bobby Messano at Black Lung Brewing Fox Lake

8:00 The Desperate Bastards at Main Street Outfitter Wauconda

8:00 Chicago Diamonds at Toadstool Pub Highwood

8:00-11:00 Tipsy Phuddled at Teddy O'Brian's Highwood

8:00 Hardwired tribute to Metallica at The Lyric Blue Island, $35

8:00 The FabTones at At The Office Sports Bar & Grill Crestwood

x 8:00 Jill Sobule at Kiki's House of Righteous Music Madison WI, at capacity, wait list

x 8:00 Juli Wood Quartet at Blu, top of Pfister Hotel Milwaukee WI, free

8:30 Hottea, Electric Brew, The Real Time, Minivan at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

8:30 Jessica Ackerley & Ben Zucker Duo & Ensemble at Constellation, $15

8:30 George Howe at Davenport’s Piano Bar

8:30-11:00 The Randall Pike Band at Cary's Lounge

8:30 Paradigm at O's Tap

8:30 Austin Meade, The Bart Attacks at Cubby Bear, $15

x 8:30 Aaron Mitchell record release for 'Fictional Lover' with Gerald Dowd, Ryan Joseph Anderson at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP

8:30-12:30a Dream Alazia, Subcyst, Rites of Torment, Scumrot, Dropped at Birth at Humo Smokehouse aka Brauer House Lombard, $7-13

8:30-12:00m The Steve Ramone Band with Harry Hmura at Humo Smokehouse aka Brauer House Lombard, $7-13

8:30 Forget Hannah at Quigley’s Naperville

8:30 Wildfire at Durty Nellie’s Palatine, $10

8:30 Lara Bell Band at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $10-20

x 9:00 Meg and the Wheelers, Sara Jean Stevens, Russell Walker at Hideout, $10, The Singer and the Song

9:00 Moontricks, Will Evans at Chop Shop, $21

9:00 Abstract Science x Humboldt Arboreal Society, DJs Chris Widman, Sean Taylor at Hungry Brain

9:00 Deuce N A Quarter at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00

9:00 Crankdat, Alleycvt, Rzrkt at Park West, $149+

x 9:00 Damaged Gods tribute to Gang of Four, The Handcuffs, Tennis Court Oath at Liar's Club

9:00 Achilles Tenderloin, League of Erics, Mikey Harms, Nick Scarpinato Band at Gallery Cabaret, Band Night

9:00 Cut Your Losses, Riot Course, Skwerm, Bussy Kween Power Trip at Gman Tavern, $12-15

9:00-12:00m Ryan Craig Band at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

9:00-11:00 Kevan Eftekhari at Tack Room

9:00 Tokyo Disco with DJs legitimategroove, vanpaugam at Sleeping Village Main Bar

9:00-1:30a A Night With Nanoos with Jordan Martin, Nanoos, Destrukshawn at California Clipper Lil' Clip, $5

9:00-2:00a DJ Spotakus at Simone's, Beats & Booze

9:00-2:00a Here and There at Cafe Mustache

9:00 Ballydoyle Bandboozle with Exit 17, Automatic Monster, 3 for the Show at Ballydoyle Downers Grove, $10

x 9:00 Ernie Hendrickson at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia

9:00 Jonny Lyons & the Pride at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett

9:00-12:00m Beat The Meatles at Madcats Palatine, $5

9:00 Urban Roots Band at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry, $10, reggae

9:00 Nightrain tribute to Guns n' Roses at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, $15-35

9:00 Singer Songwriter Spotlight at Studio Lockport

9:00-12:00m Nightsnake tribute to Whitesnake, Mock Star tribute to 80s Arena Rock at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5, RSVP

9:00 DJ Buddha & Coniac at Tony D's Elmwood Park, Flash Back Friday

x 9:30, 11:00 Pete Galanis & Friends with Dave Herrero at Rosa’s, $15-25, Celebrating Pete's B-Day

x 9:30 Joe Stamm Band at Carols Pub, $8

9:30 Music That Will Change Your Life with DJ Esteban La Groue at The Whistler

9:30 Magoo & The Intention at House Pub St. Charles, $5

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

9:30 Eric Butler at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Nightcap Music Series

9:30 One Hott Mess at Mickey Finn's Libertyville

10:00 Elephant Stone, Evolfo, Bret Koontz & Truancy Club at Empty Bottle, $16

10:00 Rocket Miner, Shipwreck Karpathos, The Skies Are Shifting at Cole's Bar, $13

10:00 Jake Francis at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

10:00-2:00a Spring Juke at Promontory, $22, free before 11:00

10:30 Groove Witness at Andy's, $15

10:30 Lili K at Untitled Supper Club, Stardust

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

11:30 DJ Adrian at Teddy O’Brian’s