Friday 5/17/24

May 17, 2024

Friday!

So many great music event opportunities in and around Chicago as the weekend gets into full swing… read on for the details and get out to one or more shows 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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11:30a-12:30 Alumni Weekend Carillon Tower Tour at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago, free

1:30 Martin Helmchen plays Beethoven at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $55-275

4:00 Tom Carey at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Heyday Happy Hour

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

x 5:00-7:30 Chris Foreman at Green Mill

5:00-8:30 Doktu Rhute at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

5:00-7:30 Blend Acoustic at Lagunitas Tap Room

5:00 Luke Frees at Epiphany, RSVP, Golden Hour

x 5:00 Michele McGuire at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP

5:00 Mike from Mikerphone, Billy Denton? at The Open Door Taproom & Bottle Shop Clarendon Hills

5:00 Susan Olsen 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 Paul Marinaro at Catch 35

5:30-7:30 Harmonica Hinds acoustic at Buddy Guy's Legends

x Mayfest at Armitage & Sheffield

West Stage at Racine

6:00 Kashmir tribute to Led Zeppelin

8:00 Too Hype Crew

East Stagee at Sheffield

6:00 DJ G-String

7:45 Nick C

9:00 Monty Kiddo

6:00-8:00 Greg Dudzienski at Montrose Saloon, Happy Hour Jazz

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

6:00-9:00 La Cantera at California Clipper, $5 after 7:00

6:00 Rita Bliss at Phyllis' Musical Inn

6:00 Matt Shukin at Bubblehouse Brewing Lisle

6:00-9:00 Gregory Hyde at The Wine Exchange St. Charles

6:00-9:00 Nate Krause at Riverlands Brewing Company St Charles

6:00 Evan Yu An Chen violin at Regenstein Master Class Room, Northwestern University Evanston, Student Recitals

6:00-9:00 Good Times Hero at Church Street Brewing Itasca, Big Band Friday

6:00-9:00 Rumor Hazit at Sew Hop'd Brewery Huntley, 5 Year Anniversary Bash

x 6:00-9:00 Ernie Hendrickson at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park

6:00 Tank and The Beez at Hickory Creek Brewing Co New Lenox

x 6:30-9:30 Ian Leith at J. Flemings Westmont

6:30-10:00 Alex Hoffer at Preservation Geneva

6:30-9:30 Gina Gonzalez at Bliss Wine Lounge Wauconda

x 6:30-9:00 Pierce Crask at Aboyer Brasserie Winnetka

6:30 Jerek & Karen at Banging Gavel Vogt House Tinley Park

6:30? A.J. Skrabis at Girl In The Park Orland Park

Fri 5/17? 6:45 Chris Usery Duo at Porkchop, RSVP, The Grand Cabaret After Dark

7:00 Suzanne Ciani, Jeremiah Chiu at Fourth Presbyterian, $65, presented by Empty Bottle, “Particles & Waves”

7:00 Ambar Alysha at House of Blues Foundation Room, RSVP

7:00 Megan Thee Stallion, Glorilla at United Center, $55-245

7:00-9:00 Marianne Murphy Orland tribute to Dolly Parton at Promontory, $25-30, Rags to Rhinestones

7:00 Frank Quinn & ? at Mrs Murphy’s

7:00-9:30 The Bow Tides at Mayfair Theatre, Irish American Heritage Center, $25

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

7:00-8:00 Israa Darwich Songs of Liberation at Comfort Station, Extra Comfort

7:00-11:00 Moon Rules Apply, Headwar, Calamity, Cheerleader Roadkill at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10

7:00 United We Dance at Bottom Lounge, $13-15

7:00 Open Jazz Jam hosted by Oscar Everly at Archie's

x 7:00 Los Gallos at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP

x 7:00 MORP with DJ Mr. Gac at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $5-8

7:00 Paul Ramirez at Scratch Public House River Forest

7:00 Jory Avner at Scratch on Lake Oak Park

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

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

7:00 Whatever, Nevermind tribute to Nirvana, Santeria tribute to Sublime, Funky Monks tribute to Red Hot Chili Peppers, Big Bang Baby tribute to Stone Temple Pilots, Our Name is Jonas tribute to Weezer at Piazza Aurora, $15-25+, Back to the 90s Mini Fest Vol. 6

x 7:00 Don Dixon at Molly's House Concerts, $25 RSVP

7:00 Michael Stephen Cohen at Tuscan Market & Wine Shop Arlington Heights

7:00 Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, DJ Reign aftershow at The Vixen McHenry, $79

7:00-10:00 Yellow Roses at Light The Lamp Brewery Grayslake

7:00-10:00 Haley Klinkhammer at Tighthead Brewing Company Mundelein

7:00 Dan Dougherty Band at Blue Island Beer Company Blue Island, $25

7:00-10:00 Fabulous Fabtones at The Quarry Thornton, 60s rock n' roll

7:00-10:00 The Selectones, Emma & the Dilemma, The Mr. Rees Band at Roxy Lockport, $10, Summer Kickoff

7:00-9:00 Open Mic hosted by Brian Kleidon at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield, signup from 6:30

x 7:00 (8:00 ET) Jackie Venson at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $30-55

7:30 Taj Farrant at City Winery, $35-45, plus $50 meet & greet

7:30, 9:30 Marques Carroll Quintet live recording with Brent Griffin, Julius Tucker, Micah Collier, Ernie Adams at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33

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

7:30 Architects, Of Mice & Men, While She Sleeps at Riviera Theatre, $40

7:30 Holly Humberstone, Carol Ades at The Vic Theatre, $100

x 7:30 Melvin Seals & JGB, Joe Marcinek Band at Park West, $40

7:30 Grossman Ensemble at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago, $20, free for students, presented by Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition

7:30-9:30 Tres Souls at Main Campus Recital Hall, Northeastern University, $10-26, Jewel Box Series

7:30 Sugar We're a Fall Out Boy Tribute, From Here to Infirmary, Savior at Cubby Bear, $8, Chicago Pop/Punk & Rock Legends Tribute Night

7:30 Baritone & the Live Jazz Ensemble at Epiphany, $39-48

x 7:30 All 80s Prom Chicago High hosted by Ryan Arnold with Tributosaurus at Chicago Athletic Association Stagg Court gymnasium, $50-60

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

7:30 Wedding Banned, Jeff at Stage 119 Elmhurst, $10

7:30-10:30 Mike Vermeland at Pollyanna Brewing St. Charles

x 7:30-10:00 Johnny Iguana and The Claudettes at Moonlight Theatre St Charles, $25

x 7:30 Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives at Egyptian Theatre DeKalb, $46-76, $200 VIP

7:30 Contemporary Music Ensemble at Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University Evanston, $8, $5 students, Bienen Ensembles

x 7:30 Jo Dee Messina, Vivian James at Joe's Live Rosemont, $30

x 7:30 Toronzo Cannon at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-45

7:30 tribute to Supertramp at Raue Center for The Arts Crystal Lake, $21-40

7:30 3rd Coast Brass Pictures at an Exposition at Woodstock Opera House, $25-30, Chamber Music On The Fox

7:30 Derrick Procell Irish Heartbeat tribute to Van Morrison with Brother John Kattke at The Lyric Blue Island, $40-45

x 8:00 Joey Acopiado, Omorno, Falling Stars, Kui Lee 5 at Montrose Saloon

x 8:00 Great Moments in Vinyl plays ZZ Top at Martyrs, $15

8:00 Katie Pruitt, Jack Van Cleaf at Thalia Hall, $22-32

x 8:00 Junior Brown at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $45

x 8:00 Billy Flynn Blues Band, Smiley Tillmon Band, Artur Menezes at Reggie's Music Joint, $20

8:00 Calicoloco, Bottom Bracket, OK Cool at Beat Kitchen, $12

8:00 Lewis Ofman, Fonteyn at Lincoln Hall, $25

x 8:00 Angela James, Blue Cactus, Andrew Sa at Judson & Moore, $15

8:00 Vukovi, Calva Louise, Stellar Circuits at Subterranean, $10-20

8:00-12:00 Stephane Wrembel Quartet with Josh Kaye, Ari Folman Cohen, Nick Anderson at Green Mill, $20

8:00, 10:00 Christian Dillingham Quartet with Lenard Simpson, Dave Miller, Greg Artry at Jazz Showcase, $25-40

8:00 BTS Express with Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago

8:00 Jamiah “Dirty Deacon” Rogers & The Dirty Church Band, Joe Doyle at Buddy Guy's Legends, $25

8:00 Say Anything at Aragon Ballroom, $50

8:00 Chicano Batman, Lido Pimienta at Salt Shed Indoors, $34-89

x 8:00 Duets with Dianne Reeves, Chucho Valdés & Joe Lovano at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $39-199

8:00-9:00 Melissa Young & Friends at Davenport’s Cabaret, $20, two drink minimum, Ten Days Till Fifty

8:00 A.Leigh's Musical Birthday Extravaganza with Mario McClean, Chris Kent, Sara Mercurio, Florence Nightinjail at Jarvis Square Tavern

8:00? With Patience, The Moses Gun, The Sentinels at Liars Club

8:00 Denise La Grassa Band at Phyllis' Musical Inn

8:00 Gatorwater at O's Tap

8:00? Pat Leary at Four Treys

8:00 Nova Twins, Orisun at Cobra Lounge, $25-31

8:00 Corey Smith, Justin Holt at Joe's on Weed, $20

8:00-11:00 Aidan O'Toole at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center, $25

8:00-10:00 Emma Ohm, Nik Berger at Uncommon Ground, $10

8:00 Rat Hole, Ritu at Bourbon On Division, $12

8:00 The Budos Band, Machïn, Hyrdrosonic Light Show at Ramova Theatre, $35-45

x 8:00 Kent Rose & The Remedies at The Atlantic Bar and Grill

8:00-2:00a Baby J & Golden Street Reggae Band, The Wild Hare Sound System at Wild Hare, Friday Night Reggae Party

8:00 Kevin Wood & Leni Lunderman 'Together Again "For The First Time"' at Mercury Theatre Venus Cabaret Theater, $25, Together Again "For The First Time"

8:00 Will Tilson at Untitled Supper Club

8:00 Milkswarm, Fruitleather, Gayun Cannon at Epiphany, $13-15

8:00 The Chicago Gay Men's Chorus 40th Anniversary at Studebaker Theater, $30, Party Like it's 1983

8:00 Solomon Lindenberg Trio at Clara

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

8:00-11:00 Rattleback Records DJs Tuff N' Such, Tromblau, Echinacea at Pizza Lobo Andersonville

x 8:00 The Zimmermen with Steve Dawson, Heather Lynne Horton, Ryan Joseph Anderson, Dag Juhlin at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $25-30

x 8:00 Scott Ligon presents The LeTTer 3 with Casey McDonough, Alex Hall, Sharon Rutledge at Friendly Tap, ticketed

8:00 7th Heaven at Goat Village Norridge

8:00 Dancing Horses tribute to Echo & The Bunnymen at The Outta Space Berwyn, $10

8:00 The Telltale Hearts at Pub 78 Brookfield

8:00-11:00 Jersey Girls at Jonny Cab's Burr Ridge, $10

8:00 Frank Warren at DeMito's Saloon Villa Park

8:00 Automatic Monster at Q Bar Darien, $7-8

8:00 Katie Oates at Two Way Street Downers Grove, $10

x 8:00 The Stephen Hull Experience at The Venue Aurora, $15-20

8:00-11:00 Completely Dead tribute to The Grateful Dead at Sidecar Supper Club Beer Garden Batavia

x 8:00 Blood Sweat & Tears at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $49-89

8:00 Big Richard, Fox Crossing Stringband at SPACE Evanston, $15-22

x 8:00 Sons of the Never Wrong with Sue Demel, Deborah Lader, Bruce Roper, John Erickson, John Abbey at Studio5 Peforming Arts Center, $37-47

8:00 In Time Out at Grandpa’s Place Lang Hall Glenview

x 8:00 Heart, Cheap Trick at Allstate Arena Rosemont, $35-169

x 8:00 Spyro Gyra at Des Plaines Theatre, $39-69

8:00-12:00m PetRock, Empress at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett

8:00 Blackberry Jam at Broken Oar Port Barrington

8:00 Kevin Mileski at Main Street Outfitter Wauconda

8:00 Valley Fox at Black Lung Brewing Round Lake Beach

8:00 Grope at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich

8:00 Disco Circus at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $15

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

x 8:00 The Family Stone at Genesee Theatre Waukegan, $25-55

8:00-11:00 Marcus Rezak's Gumbo tribute to Phish at Teddy O'Brian's Highwood

8:00 JHB Acoustic Duo at Studio Lockport

8:00 The Pat Taylor Band at At The Office Crestwood

8:00 Mandalyn & The Hunters 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 DJ LaLa at Heroes West Lemont

8:30 Bad Bad Hats, Pronoun at Hideout, $20

8:30 Chicago Jazz String Summit with Dorothy Carlos, DoYeon Kim & Tomas Fujiwara, Yacouba Sissoko at Constellation, $15

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

8:30-11:00 Black Partridge duo Barrett Tasky & Dan Ornduff at Cary's Lounge

8:30 Stevie Starlite at Tony Ds at Tony D's Elmwood Park

8:30 O'Leary's Lantern at Quigley’s Naperville

8:30 Superchair at Two Brothers Roundhouse Aurora, $5

8:30 Jeffrey Ryan percussion at Regenstein Master Class Room, Northwestern University Evanston, Student Recitals

8:30 Priya Krishnaswamy soprano at McClintock Choral and Recital Room, Northwestern University Evanston, Student Recitals

9:00 CKY, Crobot at Metro, $25-30

9:00 Echoes of Pompeii tribute to Pink Floyd at Reggie's Rock Club, $15

9:00 Matthew Logan Vasquez, Justin & The Cosmics at Schubas, $20-25

9:00 Elijah McLaughlin & Caleb Willitz LP release for 'Morning Improvisations/Evening Abstractions', with Tommaso Moretti, Kleijn/Jesalva, Hunter Diamond at Hungry Brain, $15

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

9:00 Ricky Liontones at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00

x 9:00, 11:00 Mzz. Reese at Lee's Unleaded Blues, $20

9:00 OvejaNegra at The Tonk

9:00 Bad Hombres & Friends at Gallery Cabaret, Band Night

x 9:00 Tim Menard at Lizards Liquid Lounge

9:00 Pepper Said single release for 'Heart Eyes', Sun Queen, Glass Beagle at GMan Tavern, $12-15

9:00-12:00m Kurtis James at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

9:00-11:00 Paige Kizer And Tiago Ribeiro at Tack Room

9:00 Goin Down South at Fullers Pub

9:00 Stereo Pair at Schubas Upstairs, free, Meet Me Upstairs

9:00 Com Truise DJ set, Marty Mars, Feral at Sleeping Village, $26-31, Metro presents

9:00-1:30a TGIF Thank Gene It's Friday with Gene Hunt & Elizabeth De La Piedra at California Clipper

9:00 Discovery Dance Party tribute to Daft Punk at Chop Shop, $31

9:00 The Taylor Party TS Dance Party at House of Blues, $23-33

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

x 9:00 Stefan Hillesheim at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP

9:00 Ryan Craig Band at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

9:00 Sultry Salsa Fridays at Ballydoyle Aurora

9:00-12:30 Heard Immunity at Whiskey River Glenview

9:00-12:00 Beggars Banquet at Madcats Palatine, $10

9:00 Tipsy Town at Mackey's Hideout McHenry

9:00 Windy City Dueling Pianos at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, $13-23

9:00-12:30 Sin Anestesia at 115 Bourbon Street Performance Hall Merrionette Park, $5

9:30, 11:00 Mike Wheeler Band at Rosa's, $10-25, That What Love Will Make You Do

x 9:30 Wild Earp at Carols Pub, $10

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

9:30 Wheels North at House Pub St. Charles, $5

9:30 Mackenzie O'Brien at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP

9:30 JJ Smith at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Nightcap Music Series

9:30 Marlon & The Shakes at Mickey Finn's Brewery Libertyville

10:00 Demo Division EP release, A Modest Proposal, Illusion of Choice, killmoves at Empty Bottle, $12

10:00 The Science Fair, Naked Brunch, Paper Cups at Cole's Bar, $13

10:00 Matt Martin Band at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

10:00 Nexus 6 with DJs Sprite, Licious, Flesh Bot at Subterranean

10:00-3:00a Silent "Juke Jam" Chicago at Promontory, $15-20, Trap, Twerk, Juke, R&B

10:00 Club Shy at Concord Music Hall, $25, Shy Girl presents

10:00 DJ Boathouse at aliveOne

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

10:30 Michele Thomas at Andy's, $15

x 10:30 Leslie Beukelman at Untitled Supper Club, Stardust

11:00-1:00a Christy Bennett with Kevin Fort at Le Piano, After Glow Late Show

Jerome’s highlights

x = recommended, interested, of note to me or friends

X = the plan, though that can change

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

x 5:00-7:30 Chris Foreman at Green Mill

x 5:00 Michele McGuire at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP

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

x Fri 5/17-Sun 5/19 Mayfest at Armitage & Sheffield