Friday 4/19/24

Apr 19, 2024

Friday!

More than plenty of great music event opportunities in and around Chicago… read on for the details and get out to one or more of them if you can… welcome to new subscribers and thanks to all for reading, subscribing to, and especially sharing Jerome’s Event List…

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x 3:00 'The Tortured Poets Department' listening party for new Taylor Swift album at Robert's Westside Forest Park, RSVP

4:00 Cassie H at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Heyday Happy Hour

x 5:00 Joel Paterson at Judson & Moore, RSVP, Old Fashioned Fridays

x 5:00 Chris Foreman at Green Mill

5:00-8:30 Brother John Kattke at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

5:00-7:30 Gerry Hundt at Lagunitas Tap Room

5:00 Vivian Garcia at Epiphany, Golden Hour

5:00 Jackson Jay Kidder at Epiphany, Golden Hour

5:00 ? at Studio Winery & Geneva Lake Distilling Lake Geneva

x 5:30 Michele McGuire at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP, Happy Hour

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

5:30-8:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Mark Madsen at Catch 35

5:30-7:30 Billy Flynn acoustic at Buddy Guy's Legends

5:30-7:30 Jazz Jam Session with Bryan Kyrouac at Madame Zuzu's Highland Park, RSVP

x 6:00, 9:30 Lalah Hathaway at City Winery, $75-95

x 6:00, 8:15 Pat Mallinger Quartet at Andy's, $15

6:00-7:00 Aaron Kaufman-Levine with Erez Dessel, Leo Buczkowski, Lily Finnegan at Chicago Stages, Logan Center Cafe Logan, University of Chicago, presented by Jazz Institute of Chicago

6:00 DJ Jackie Rob at House of Blues Foundation Room, RSVP

6:00 SJOD's Lot Justice with members of SJOD Live, Nasty Snacks, The Premium, Groovy Louie & The Time Capsules at The Store, Lotus Pre-Party Early Show

6:00 Iniko, Mayyadda at Concord Music Hall, $28

6:00 Tim & Mike at DeMito's Saloon Villa Park

6:00 The BartAttacks at Bubblehouse Brewing Lisle

x 6:00-9:00 Ian Leith at The Wine Exchange St. Charles

6:00 Kevin Opeña bassoon at Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University Evanston, Student Recitals

6:00-9:00 Billy Nixon's Band at Church Street Brewing Itasca, Big Band Friday

6:00-8:00 GooRoos acoustic at Sew Hop'd Brewery Huntley

6:00-9:00 Stoned Bluez Band at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park

6:30 Toosh, All Weather Sports at Cafe Mustache

6:30 Mr. Blotto, Janky Limo at Cubby Bear, $15

6:30-9:30 Jason Newton at J. Flemings Westmont

6:30-10:00 Jake Mack at Preservation Geneva

6:30-9:00 Marbin Duo at Aboyer Winnetka

6:30-9:30 Colin Cimmarusti at Bliss Wine Lounge Wauconda

6:30 Syahi at Banging Gavel Vogt House Tinley Park, reggae

6:30? Mark Gorka at Girl In The Park Orland Park

6:30-9:30 Big Sky Ensemble at Werk Force Brewing Plainfield

Fri 4/19? 6:45 Chris Usery Duo at Porkchop, RSVP, The Grand Cabaret After Dark

7:00 Vs. Self, Knumears, Mt. Oriander, Norfair at Subterranean, $20-25

7:00 Enumclaw, Graham Hunt, Truth or Consequences New Mexico, A Cursecharm at Cobra Lounge, $15

7:00 Frank Quinn & ? at Mrs Murphy’s

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

7:00? Spaced Out with Jonathan Valdez, Tommy Kladis, Wolfgang Amadidas, Chris Kalis at Marz Community Brewing

7:00-11:30 Luzma, Inoculous, The skies are shifting, Antillion, Mazegarden at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $12

7:00 Smallpools, Grayscale, Moody Joody, The Romance at Bottom Lounge, sold out

7:00 Jazz Showcase with Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos at Newhart Family Theatre Loyola University, $5-15

7:00 Mike Maicke at Buckledown Brewing Lyons

7:00-8:30 Cliff Tartaglia tribute to Rod Stewart at Chef Shangri-La Riverside

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

7:00-10:00 Andrew Plymire & Smiling Todd Witek at Dockside Ottawa

7:00 Chuck Wilson at Take Flight Spirits Skokie, RSVP

7:00 Lisa Lisa, The Jets, Color Me Badd, Lime, The Original Cover Girls, Rob Base, Sweet Sensation, George Lamond, TKA, 20 Fingers at Rosemont Theatre, $39-135, You Gotta Love the 80s & 90s

7:00? Steve Roth at Beacon Tap Des Plaines

7:00-10:00 M2 acoustic duo at Light The Lamp Brewery Grayslake

7:00-10:00 Josh Goodman and A Few Goodmen at Tighthead Brewing Company Mundelein

7:00 Cadillac Groove at Heroes West Lemont

7:00 Susan Williams at The Quarry Thornton

7:00 Danger Jalapeno at Chicago Street Pub Joliet, pre 4/20 show

7:00-10:00 Big Dog Mercer live album recording at Roxy Lockport, $20

7:00 Acoustic Open Mic with Brian Kleidon at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

7:00 (8:00 ET) Grahame Lesh & The North at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $25-50

x International Pop Overthrow at Montrose Saloon, $15

7:30 Alpine Subs

8:15 We The Cats

9:00 Phil Angotti

9:45 The Spindles

10:30 Magnaphonic

11:15 The Bishop’s Daredevil Stunt Club

x 7:30, 9:30 Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with Dee Alexander, Marques Carroll, John Fournier, Larry Brown Jr, Micah Collier, Keith Brooks, Amr Fahmy at Winters Jazz Club, $28-38

7:30-4:00a Duke Tumatoe And The Power Trio, Joanna Connor Band at Kingston Mines, $20

7:30 Gateways Festival Orchestra with Take 6 at Symphony Center, $35-150

7:30 Fire And Water Quintet with Myra Melford, Mary Halvorson, Ingrid Laubrock, Tomeka Reid, Lesley Mok at Logan Center Performance Hall, University of Chicago, $20-40, $10 students

7:30-10:00 Bowmanville Duo with Ethan Adelsman, Mason Jiller at Encore Little Gem Oak Park, $7

7:30 Chopin & Tchaikovsky conducted by Tugan Sokhiev with Yulianna Avdeeva at Wheaton College, $75-135

7:30-10:00 Red Delicious Duo at Pollyanna Brewing St. Charles

7:30 Symphonic Wind Ensemble at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University Evanston, $8, $5 students, Bienen Ensembles

7:30 May Erlewine at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-35

7:30-11:59 Doyle, OTEP, Red Devil Vortex, Four Horsemyn at The Forge Joliet, $10-40

x 7:30 Them Coulee Boys at Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton WI, $25

X 8:00 Joe Pug ++ at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $40, 40th Birthday show, sold out

8:00 Gramma, Kangaroo Court, Yada Yada, Authentic Pines at Beat Kitchen, $12

8:00 Carter Ace, M.E.H., Samuel Aaron at Schubas, $18-20

x 8:00 Minor Moon, Macie Stewart, Moontype at Lincoln Hall, $15-20

8:00, 10:00 Alyssa Allgood CD release party with Kendrick Scott, Greg Ward, Ethan Philion, Julius Tucker at Jazz Showcase, $25-40

8:00 Luke Pytel Blues Band with Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago

8:00 Nexus 6 with Liebknecht, Roybot, Anarchotech, DJs Flesh_Bot & Licious at Subterranean, $12-15

x 8:00-12:00m James Morrison Quartet at Green Mill, $20

8:00 Theo Huff, Zach Avery at Buddy Guy's Legends, $25

x 8:00 The Black Crowes at Aragon Ballroom, $94-125

8:00 Bob ? tribute to Jimmy Webb at Davenport’s Cabaret, $20, 2 drink minimum, Peasant, Pirate and Poet, the Music of Jimmy Webb

8:00 Ronnie and the Nastys at Phyllis' Musical Inn

8:00 YTB Fatt at Avondale Music Hall, $30

8:00 OnlyOneOf at Copernicus Center, $59-249, KPOP

8:00 Sheep Numbers, Shining Nothing, Strawberry Boy, Moonbird at The Burlington, $10

8:00 Moon Walker, wht.rbbt.obj at Cobra Lounge, $25

8:00 Assault, Wraith, Speedpvssy, Heavy Down at LiveWire Lounge, $15

8:00 Hamdi, Chee, CLB, Hershe at Joe’s on Weed Street, $30, Showcase Chicago

8:00-10:00 David Singley at Uncommon Ground, $10

8:00 Diggin' Dirt at Bourbon On Division, $12

8:00 The Opal City Diamonds at Atlantic Bar & Grill, $10

8:00-10:30 Mauro Frosio at Artango Bar & Steakhouse, Argentine piano jazz

8:00 Greatful Duke Experience at Fullers Pub

8:00 Dionne Lea with Keith Harrison Dworkin at Mercury Theatre Venus Cabaret Theater, The Way It Is Now, $45-55

8:00 Dave Weld and the Imperial Flames at Untitled Supper Club

8:00-2:00a Afro Caribbean Friday hosted by Josoundtrack, Socardio & DJ B Panther at Wild Hare

8:00 Fishin' Buddies at Friendly Tap Berwyn

8:00 The Red Roses tribute to Radiohead at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $21+

8:00 Bill Hall Band, Kevin Lee and the Kings at Goat Village Norridge

8:00 Portrait of Sound, Electric Brew at The Outta Space Berwyn, $10

8:00 Tony Cruz + The Crossroads at Pub 78 Brookfield

8:00-11:00 Charles & The Company Band at Jonny Cab's Burr Ridge, $10

8:00 Kicked Outta Choir, Skellerjäm at Q Bar Darien, $9-13

8:00 Claude Bourbon at Two Way Street Downers Grove, $10, Friday Night Concert Series

8:00 Dancing Queen tribute to ABBA at Piazza Aurora, $15-20+

8:00 Uli Jon Roth at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $29-69

x 8:00 Aaron Lee Tasjan, Molly Martin at SPACE Evanston, $15-25

8:00 The Last Word with Marc Kelly Smith, Al Day, Bob Long, Brian Gephart, Doug Lofstrom, Sarah Allen, album release for 'Falling to Earth' at Studio5 Performing Arts Center Evanston, $27

x 8:00 Bob Marley's The Wailers at Des Plaines Theatre, $39-59

8:00 Cheap Foreign Cars, Party Obvious at Broken Oar Port Barrington

8:00 Gina Gonzalez at Black Lung Brewing Round Lake Beach

8:00 Flatcreek Highway at Main Street Outfitter Wauconda

8:00 Made In America tribute to Toby Keith & Miranda Lambert at The Vixen McHenry, $15-20, DJ AK aftershow

8:00-10:00 Jazz Night at Stage Left Cafe Woodstock, $5

8:00 Out of Storage at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich

8:00-11:00 Peach Jam tribute to The Allman Brothers Band at Teddy O'Brian's Highwood

8:00 FMBATN at Mickey Finn's Brewery Libertyville

8:00 Demi Clara and Aaron Kelly at Studio Lockport

8:00 Alabaster at Austin Community Tavern Steger, RSVP

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

8:00 Lennyn the DJ at Black Lung Brewing Fox Lake

x 8:00 Patti Labelle at Horseshoe Casino Hammond IN, $74-155

x 8:30 Magnetic Fields at Thalia Hall, sold out

8:30 The Bridge #2.10 with Mazzarella/Stine/Rivoal/Ernst/Lemêtre at Constellation, $15

8:30 Maggie Rogers at House of Blues, $25

8:30-11:30 George Howe at Davenport’s Piano Bar

8:30-11:00 Josh Johnson & The Humble Badasses at Cary's Lounge

8:30 Superfrye & The Valiant 72s at O's Tap

8:30 Lotus at Park West, $35

8:30 The Automatic Sound, Mint Mile at GMan Tavern, $12-15

8:30 Baseball on Mute, nicholas at Color Club

x 8:30 Rent Party at Sovereign Liquors

x 8:30 Nora O'Connor, Janet Beveridge Bean at Fitzgeralds Nightclub, $20-25, fully seated

x 8:30 The Way Down Wanderers at FitzGeralds Sidebar, $25-30

8:30 Hugo tribute to Elvis Presley at Tony D's Elmwood Park

8:30 Smiley Tillmon Band with Kate Moss at Humo Smokehouse aka Brauer House Lombard, $10-15

8:30 Killer of Giants tribute to Ozzy, Hangar 18 tribute to Megadeth at Humo Smokehouse aka Brauer House Lombard, $12-20

8:30 Tres Moustache at Quigley’s Naperville

8:30 Aaron Short tenor at McClintock Choral and Recital Room, Northwestern University Evanston, Student Ensembles

8:30 Wenting Shi piano at Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University Evanston, Student Ensembles

8:30-11:30 Uncle Pigeon at Station 34 Mount Prospect

8:30 Rose Hill Revival tribute to Allman Bros. at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $10-20

x 9:00 The Grateful String Band tribute to The Grateful Dead at Martyrs, $15-20

9:00 Left Lane Cruiser, Royal Son of a Guns, Mikey Classic and His Demons at Reggie's Music Joint, $15-20

9:00 Brendan Lemkin at Schubas Upstairs, Meet Me Upstairs

9:00 Dancing Queen ABBA Glitter Disco at Chop Shop, $33, sold out, waiting list

x 9:00 Paul Asaro Quartet with Natalie Scharf, Joel Paterson, Jeff Parker at Hungry Brain, $15

9:00, 11:00 Proximity with Micah Collier, Elio Wajiya, Emil Robinson, Frank Morrison at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00

9:00 Windy City Rev Ups at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00

9:00 Troubadours Of Rhythm at The Tonk, Jazz, Blues, and Hokum

Fri 4/28 9:00 Mike and Jess Music at The Thirsty Tavern

9:00 Strange Caffeine, Leech Lake at Gallery Cabaret, Band Night

x 9:00 Tim Menard with Jason Batchko at Lizards Liquid Lounge

9:00-12:00m The Hat Guys at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

9:00-11:00 Andie at Tack Room

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

9:00 Indie Sleaze with Zeetus Lapetus & Sister Spooky at Cafe Mustache

9:00 Chris Tiritilli at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

9:00-11:00 Demi Clara at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia

9:00 Full Cord, Wheels North at The Law Office Pub & Music Hall Yorkville, $20

9:00 Pino Farina Band at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett

9:00-12:00 M80s at Madcats Palatine, $5

9:00 The Disco Circus tribute to Disco at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, $15-35

9:00-11:00 Poison'd Crue tribute to Poison & Motley Crue at 115 Bourbon Street Peformance Hall Merrionette Park, $5, RSVP

9:00 Sultry Salsa Fridays at Ballydoyle Aurora

x 9:30 Coco, Sima Cunningham at Hideout, $20-23

9:30 Rani, Liam Taylor at Reggie's Comedy Shack, $15-20

9:30 Collate, Spread Joy, Daddy’s boy, Clickbait at Sleeping Village, $15-20

9:30, 11:00 Jamiah Rogers and The Dirty Chuch Band at Rosa’s, $10-25, 'The Dirty Deacon Denzel'

9:30 Dan Lepien at Carols Pub, $7

9:30 Buen Viaje with Dain and Andrés at The Whistler

9:30 Invisible Cartoons, Shukin And The Ramblers at House Pub St. Charles, $5

9:30 Justine Ewald at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP

9:30 Jeannie B. at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Nightcap Music Series

x 10:00 Bnny record release, Tim Kinsella & Jenny Pulse, Ulna, Tobacco City DJ Set at Empty Bottle, $15

x 10:00 Kettama, DJ Hyperactive, Hotpretty at Metro, $20-25

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

10:00 Interlay, Gash, Brinstarr at Cole's Bar, $13

10:00 Secretly Sad Emo Night at Durty Nellie's Palatine, $15

10:00-12:00m DJ Gator Country Night at 115 Bourbon Street Front Stage Merrionette Park, $5, RSVP

10:00-2:00a How High Aries Vs Taurus Bash at Promontory, $15-30

10:30 Jimmy Farace at Andy's, $15

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