Friday 4/5/24

Apr 05, 2024

Friday!

There sure are plenty 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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4:00 Jon Buschner at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Heyday Happy Hour

x 5:00 Joey J. Saye at Judson & Moore

x 5:00 Chris Foreman at Green Mill

5:00-8:30 Harry Hmura at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

5:00-7:30 Ricky Liontones at Lagunitas Tap Room, La Quebrada Food Truck 3:00-7:00

5:00 The Tom Lowery Trio at Epiphany, Golden Hour

5:00 Brendan Lemkin at Epiphany, Golden Hour

5:00 Jef & 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

5:30-8:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Angel Spiccia at Catch 35

x 6:00-7:00 Isabella Isherwood Quartet with Mike Allemana, Joe Policastro, Alejandro Slazar at Cafe Logan, Logan Center for the Arts, University of Chicago, presented by Jazz Institute of Chicago, Jazz at the Logan

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

6:00-9:00 Family Junket Residency at California Clipper

6:00 Jason Blake Touchstyle Guitar at Bubblehouse Brewing Lisle

6:00-9:00 DS Wilson at The Wine Exchange St. Charles

6:00-9:00 Keith Scott at Riverlands Brewing Company St. Charles, Friday Night Blues

6:00-9:00 Alabama Mike at Church Street Brewing Itasca

6:00-9:00 Joe Orozco at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park

6:30 Sitting on Stacy, The Alive, Calico Plaid at Beat Kitchen, $15

x 6:30 Adam Faucett with William Blackart, Daniel Connolly with Jo Connolly, Brian Wilkie at Jarvis Square Pottery, RSVP

6:30 Orbitals at J. Flemings Restaurant Westmont

6:30 Alfonso Ponticelli at Tuscan Wine Market Arlington Heights

6:30-9:30 Matt Ray at Bliss Wine Lounge Wauconda

6:30 Pete Stillwell at Banging Gavel Tinley Park

6:30? Jory Avner at Girl In The Park Orland Park

6:30-9:30 River Valley Rangers at Werk Force Brewing Plainfield

Fri 4/5? 6:45 Chris Usery Duo at Porkchop, RSVP, The Grand Cabaret After Dark

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 This Obsession, The Smart Shoppers, Downhill Runner, Space Age Zero at Cubby Bear, $12

7:00 Lime Cordiale, Windser, Social Cig at Bottom Lounge, $25

7:00 Valorie Montville piano Senior Recital at PianoForte, Loyola University

7:00-11:00 Humanity with Danny Severance & the Dinosaurs, Widemouth, BOLY Blaise, Chris Rawlins at Hairpin Arts Center, $25

7:00 Rock The Q Bar Day 1 with Jenny and the Boys, Colleen Wild and the Haunted, Sleuth, Luna Blues Machine at Q Bar Darien, $10

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

x 7:00-9:00 John Showman & Chris Coole at Seman Violins Skokie, $25 BYOB

x 7:00 Amelia White at Molly's House Concerts Lincolnwood, $25

x 7:00-9:00 Claudia Schmidt at Stage Left Cafe, $20

x 7:00-10:00 Uncle Pigeon at Tighthead Brewing Company Mundelein

7:00-10:00 Handsome Jerks retro rock at The Quarry Thornton

7:00 Color Me Amused at Tailgaters Sports Bar Bolingbrook, $10

7:00 Dan Dougherty Band at Chicago Street Pub Joliet

7:00 Sleepy Hallow at The Forge Joliet, $40+

7:00 Acoustic Open Mic hosted by Brian Kleidorn at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield, signup at 6:30, 1st & 3rd Fridays

x 7:00 (8:00 ET) Miles Nielsen & The Rusted Hearts at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $30-55

7:30 TYR, Trollfest, Aether Realm, the Dread Crew of Oddwood at Reggie's Rock Club, $25-30

x 7:30, 9:30 Better Together with Jo Ann Daugherty, Bruce Henry, Joshua Ramos, Ryan Bennett, Henry Johnson at Winters Jazz Club, $28-38, celebrating Chicago’s Own Sam Cooke, Oscar Brown Jr., Herbie Hancock, ++

7:30-4:00a Toronzo Cannon Blues Band, Vino Louden Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $20

7:30 Klaus Mäkelä & Sol Gabetta at Symphony Center, $55-399

7:30 First Ward Problems at Phyllis' Musical Inn, classic rock covers for people who like classic rock covers

7:30 Emmet Cohen Trio at Logan Center Performance Hall, University of Chicago, $20-40, $10 students

7:30-9:00 Bear Williams Trio at Epiphany Center, RSVP, Free Blues Fridays

7:30-10:00 Harold Dawson at Encore Little Gem Oak Park

7:30 Mike & Joe, Erik Donner at Stage 119 Elmhurst, $10

7:30-10:30 Ryan Keane at Pollyanna Brewing St. Charles

7:30-10:30 Michael Charles at Moonlight Theatre St Charles, $25

7:30 New Music Student Showcase at Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University Evanston

7:30 Sally Blandon tribute to Amy Winehouse at UpNext aka Kenilworth Assembly Hall Kenilworth, $20

7:30 ZooFunkYou at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $12-30, sold out

7:30 Tina Naponelli tribute to Carole King at Metropolis Performing Arts Center Arlington Heights, $35, Lisa Rock Entertainment presents

7:30 Mitch Rossell at Woodstock Opera House, $30-35

7:30-10:00 South of Grand at Light The Lamp Brewery Grayslake

7:30 Gaslighter tribute to The Chicks at The Lyric Blue Island, $45-55

7:30 Just The 80s at The Roxy Lockport, $15-20, Back to the 80s Party

x 7:30 Los Lobos at Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton WI, $65

7:45 Too Hype Crew at The Vixen McHenry, $15, DJ AK aftershow

x 8:00 Dead Letter Office tribute to R.E.M., Planet Claire tribute to The B-52s at Martyrs, $15-20

8:00 Kitchen Dwellers, Cris Jacobs at Thalia Hall, $23

x 8:00 Matthew Sweet, Abe Partridge at Metro, $30-35

x 8:00 Super Creeps tribute to David Bowie, The Real Pretenders tribute to The Pretenders play Learning to Crawl ++ at Reggie's Music Joint, $15

8:00 Zombi, Overcalc, Ryan Sullivan at Schubas, $20

8:00 willis, Toledo at Lincoln Hall, $18-20

x 8:00 The Sonny Landreth Band, The Iguanas at City Winery, $42-55, sold out, Louisiana Calling

8:00 Ari Brown Quartet with Kirk Brown, Josef Ben Israel, Avreeayl Ra, Dr. Cuz at Green Mill, $20

8:00, 10:00 Melissa Aldana Quartet with Lage Lund, Pablo Menares, Kush Abadey at Jazz Showcase, $30-45

8:00 Luke Pytel Blues Band with Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago

8:00 Honeydew Nu-Agenda Band, Ms Sassy & The Blues Power Band at Buddy Guy's Legends, $25

8:00 Paul Motondo Shakin’ the Blues Away with Beckie Menzie, Jim Cox, Phil Gratteau, directed by Lina Koutrakos at Davenport’s Cabaret, $25, 2 drink minimum, sold out

8:00 Joey Saye at The Tonk, blues

8:00 The Trenchies, Chaepter, plus The Trenchies after-show DJ set at The Burlington, $10

8:00 Shara Maxwell at Reclaimed

8:00 Kate Clover, Repent, Watermelon at Cobra Lounge, $19

8:00 Stonecutters, Wizzo, Tragic Times, Arbogast at LiveWire Lounge

8:00 Khamsin, Bottom Bunk, Almost There But Not Really, Stillwell at Gman Tavern, $12-15

8:00 Luis Angel "El Flaco" and Luis Antonio Lopez "El Mimoso" at UIC Arena, $39-149

8:00-11:00 Terry Byrne at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center

8:00 Brad "Scarface" Jordan, DJ Mannie Fresh at Ramova Theatre, $50+

x 8:00-11:00 John Ballantyne & Crazy Heart at Atlantic Bar & Grill, $10

8:00-10:30 Ana Everling and Edinho Gerber at Artango Bar & Steakhouse, Fado and Bossa Nova Night

8:00 Noe Noel y Amigos Vol. 2 at Color Club, $10-20

8:00-2:00a Max Suavo & Mellow Runnings Band with King Mellowman, The Wild Hare Sound System at Wild Hare, Friday Night Reggae Party

8:00 DaMenace Open Jam at Fullers Pub

8:00 Clarissa at Untitled Supper Club

8:00-10:00 Langdon Kennedy at Uncommon Ground, $10

x 8:00 Niko Twist Action & TorBeatle Los play The Beatles Yeah Yeah Yeah at Friendly Tap Berwyn

8:00 Solomon Lindenberg Trio at Clara Coctail Bar, $10

x 8:00 Rico tribute to Santana ++ at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $21-24

8:00 Matza Rella at Tony D's Elmwood Park, Ange's Birthday Party

8:00 MILF Money with Rachel Swain & Julia Klee, Jeremy David Miller, Thrifty Kid at Outta Space Berwyn, $15

8:00 Smoke & Mirrors at Pub 78 Brookfield

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

8:00-11:00 Pino Farina Band at Jonny Cab's Burr Ridge, $10

8:00-12:00m Poison'd Crue, Seven Soul at Humo Smokehouse aka Brauer House Lombard, $8-13

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

8:00 Soul 4 Real, Bobby V at Piazza Aurora, $39+, Good Vibes Music Fest presents R&B/Funk/Soul

8:00 Monkeys on a String tribute to Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds at The Venue Aurora, $20

8:00 Lynch Mob, Juan Croucier, Bull y los Bufalos at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $39-79

8:00 Michael Nau, Allegra Krieger at SPACE Evanston, $22

x 8:00 Leslie Beukelman & Jeremy Kahn Quartet with Larry Kohut, Jon Deitmeyer at Studio5 Peforming Arts Center, $27-37, explorations into music by Leonard Bernstein and by Charles Mingus

8:00 Gatorwater at Grandpa’s Place Lang Hall

8:00 Shania/Swift, Caldean at Joe’s Live Rosemont, $10, Slamabama presents

8:00 Bostyxx tribute to Boston & Styx, Recaptured tribute to Journey at Des Plaines Theatre, $19-49

8:00 EZFM at Broken Oar Port Barrington

8:00 The Complex at Black Lung Brewing Round Lake Beach

8:00 Desperate Bastards Duo at Black Lung Brewing Fox Lake

8:00 No Filter at Main Street Outfitter Wauconda

8:00-11:00 Northwest Corner at Teddy O'Brian's Highwood

8:00 Animation tribute to Rush, The M-80's at Heroes West Lemont, $10-13

8:00 Smiley Tillmon Blues Duo at Studio Lockport

8:00 Jaywalkers Jam Band at Austin Community Tavern Steger

x 8:00 Low Czars at Kiki's House of Righteous Music Madison WI, $10

8:00 Yellow Roses at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich

8:30 The Second Summer, My Cousins Jacket, The Fomites, The Partakers at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

8:30 TC Superstar, Pictoria Vark at Hideout, $15

8:30 Archer with Rempis/Ex/"Strum"/"Eastfang" at Constellation, $20

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

8:30-11:00 That Grunge Band aka Nirweezday at Cary's Lounge

8:30-12:00m Humble Badasses Trio with Raven Winter at Lighthouse Tavern

X 8:30 Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Half Gringa at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $30-40, sold out

x 8:30 The New Heartaches at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP

8:30-1:30a Empress, Rebel Hearts at Humo Smokehouse aka Brauer House Lombard, $0-13

8:30 Rock Sandwich at Quigley’s Naperville

8:30 Yuri at Rosemont Theatre, $63-164

8:30 Whiskey Devils at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $10-20

9:00 DJ Foster Grant at Hungry Brain

9:00, 11:00 Illville Vanguard at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00

9:00 Emo Nite with Fecto Glen, Tenmonthsummer at Subterranean, $21

9:00 John Primer at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00

9:00 Turan Yon, Ricky Liontones & Natalie Lynch at Liar's Club, $10

9:00 Joe Gorka, Grillo 7, Clark's Dae, Ross Alan at Gallery Cabaret, Band Night

9:00 The Shootouts, Zack Fedor & the Long Goodbyes at Carols Pub, $10

9:00-12:00m Buddy Damen & The Last Call at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

9:00 Abel Gallardo at Sabor Cafe Steakhouse

9:00-11:00 Queen Wanda On Piano at Tack Room

9:00-2:00a Promontory Appreciation Party at Promontory, free all night

9:00-1:30a Suave with Alejandro Marenco, Nada Fácil at California Clipper Lil' Clip, $5

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

9:00-1:30a Friday Night Kickback with Moondog & DJ C-Hip at Cafe Mustache

9:00 Reed's Local 10 Year Anniversary DJ Party at Reed’s Local

9:00 Sal Moreno la Castañeda, El Circo tributo a Maldita Vecinidad, Mentes Rockeras tributo a El Tri, Sonido Francois at Distro Music Hall Berwyn, $30

9:00 Redline Saints at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

9:00 Cory Chisel at The Law Office Pub & Music Hall Yorkville

9:00 Chuck Wilson at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia

9:00 7th Heaven at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett

9:00-12:00m Liquid Faction at Madcats Palatine, $7

9:00 A Sky Full of Stars tribute to Coldplay at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, $20-40

9:00-11:00 Funk'd Up at 115 Bourbon Street Peformance Hall Merrionette Park, $5, RSVP

9:30 Pelada, JS Alvarez at Sleeping Village, $18-23

9:30, 11:00 Chris Pitts And The Memphis Prime at Rosa’s, $10-25, Jus Wanna Live

9:30 Music We Love with DJs Pauly and Ashina at The Whistler, House, Funk, Disco, Afrobeat, Latin grooves

9:30-12:30a InFunktious at House Pub St. Charles

9:30 Brian Hoyt at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP

9:30 Aaron Kelly at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Nightcap Music Series

10:00 The Marked Men, Chinese Telephones, Constant Insult at Empty Bottle, sold out, follow for info

10:00 Wampus Milk Daddies, the Simsons at Cole's Bar, $10-13

10:00 Dombresky, Westend, Jaded, Dani Deahl at Concord Music Hall, $20

10:00 Sasha McVeigh at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

10:00-12:00m The Bread Machine at 115 Bourbon Street Front Stage Merrionette Park, $5, RSVP

10:00 Taylor's Version Swiftie Dance Party at Beat Kitchen, $15-17

10:00 Emo Night Brooklyn at House of Blues, $15-20

10:00 EDM Brosia with Evie F, Antarchitect, Lala, ++ at Bourbon On Division, $12-15

10:30 Last Call at Andy's, $15

10:30 Stacy McMichael at Untitled Supper Club, Stardust

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