Friday 5/24/24

May 24, 2024

Friday!

And an early Memorial Day weekend starts off with many great music event opportunities in and around Chicago… read on for the details and get out to one or more of these shows if you can… welcome to new subscribers and thanks to all for reading, subscribing to, and especially spreading the word by sharing Jerome’s Event List…

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x 4:00 Marshall Hjertstedt at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Heyday Happy Hour

4:30 Keith Scott at Reggie's Music Joint, free sidewalk show

x 5:00 Funkadesi, Amyna Love, ++ at Build Chicago, free, presented by Elastic Arts, enabled by the Healing Illinois grant

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

x 5:00-7:30 Rick King's Royal Hustle at Lagunitas Tap Room

5:00 DJ Mwelwa at Epiphany, Golden Hour

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

x 5:00 Kathryn & Chris at FitzGeralds Patio, 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 Joanie Pallatto at Catch 35

5:30-7:30 Scott Nev acoustic at Buddy Guy's Legends

6:00-8:00 Michael Steven Cohen at Montrose Saloon, Jazz Happy Hour

x 6:00, 8:15 Jacob Slocum & The Big Bari Sax Summit at Andy's, $20

x 6:00, 9:30 Boney James at City Winery, $75-95

6:00-9:00 George Arthur Calendar, Juno Dunes at California Clipper, free

6:00 Tank and the Beez at Bubblehouse Brewing Lisle

6:00-9:00 Ken Slauf at The Wine Exchange St. Charles

6:00-9:00 Eddy Birth Duo at Riverlands Brewing Company St Charles

6:00 James Chanha Kang viola at Regenstein Master Class Room, Northwestern University Evanston,

6:00 Wonee Kim piano at Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University Evanston, free, Student Recitals

6:00-9:00 ? at Church Street Brewing Itasca, Big Band Friday

6:00-9:00 Mark Harrison solo at Sew Hop'd Brewery Huntley

6:00-9:00 Jason Jeka at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park

6:30-9:30 Cassandra Henwood at J. Flemings Westmont

6:30-10:00 Anderlik & Church aka Desperate Bastards at Preservation Geneva

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

6:30 Kelly Bros at Banging Gavel Vogt House Tinley Park

6:30? Kevin Rowan at Girl In The Park Orland Park

6:30-9:30 65 North Pickers at Werk Force Brewing Plainfield, bluegrass

7:00 Bedtimemagic, Seaxes, White Orchid at Subterranean, $12-15

7:00 Old Salt, Lost Dead, Darkslide, Tizoc at LiveWire Lounge, $12

7:00 Casually Ethereal with Axel Brooks, Prosthetic, dcb the humbler rapper at Cafe Mustache

7:00 Frank Quinn & ? at Mrs Murphy’s

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

7:00-11:00 Angelina, Julia Morrison, Kimbelle, The Trees Will Return at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10

7:00 Y-Ting Lu album release for 'An Unopened Seashell' at International Museum of Surgical Science, free?, $10-20?

7:00 Flamencodanza with Aylin Bayaz, Raul Mannolaat Epiphany, $18-25

7:00 Open Jazz Jam hosted by Connor Sullivan at Archie's

7:00-10:00 Sexxy Summa Patio Happy Hour at Promontory, $0-1

x 7:00 The Real Pretenders at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP

7:00 Eric Butler at Scratch Public House River Forest

7:00 Karl Kirkpatrick at Scratch on Lake Oak Park

7:00-8:30 Michael St. Agnel tribute to Elvis Presley at Chef Shangi La Riverside

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

7:00 Maja Rios at Take Flight Spirits Skokie, RSVP

7:00 Whiskey Devils at Tuscan Market & Wine Shop Arlington Heights

7:00 Hillbilly Rockstarz, Blake Nolan at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $10

7:00-10:00 Ailani Pedroza at Light The Lamp Brewery Grayslake

7:00-10:00 Kristin Rose Kelly at Tighthead Brewing Company Mundelein

7:00 Joe Rian and the AM Drinkers at Blue Island Beer Company Blue Island

7:00 Windy City Dueling Pianos at The Lyric Blue Island, $35-45

7:00-9:00 Colleen Wild, Alex Hoffer at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

7:00-10:30 Original Open Mic Night at Stage Left Cafe Woodstock, $5, reserve spot online

7:00 (8:00 ET) Brooklyn Charmers tribute to Steely Dan at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $40-65

7:00 Rus Anderson The Rocket Man Show tribute to Elton John at Belfry Music Theatre Lake Geneva, $74-88

7:30, 9:30 Pharez Whitted Quintet with Eddie Bayard, Andrew Toombs, Jeremiah Hunt, Xazavian Valladay at Winters Jazz Club, $28-38, The Music of Miles Davis

7:30-4:00a Toronzo Cannon, Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $20

7:30 Mahler Resurrection conducted by Neeme Järvi at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $95-399

7:30 Lords of Acid, Praga Kahn at Bottom Lounge, sold out

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

7:30 Hairbanger's Ball, Absentees at Stage 119 Elmhurst, $10

7:30-10:30 Marc Adrian at Pollyanna Brewing St. Charles

7:30-10:00 Brass From The Past tribute to Legends of Rock and Soul at Moonlight Theatre St Charles, $30

7:30 Mozart's Così fan Tutte with Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Manis at Cahn Auditorium, $18, $8 students

x 7:30 Billy Strings at Allstate Arena Rosemont, $49-60

7:30-11:59 The Black Moods, Alborn, The Capra Brothers Band at The Forge Joliet, $15-45

7:45 Sunblind tribute to Sublime, Indigo Canyon, DJ Reign aftershow at The Vixen McHenry, $6+

8:00 MC Lars, Schaffer The Darklord, MC Snax, Shubzilla & Bill Beats at Reggie's Music Joint, $15-20

8:00 Fluorescents at Beat Kitchen, sold out, waitlist

8:00 Burr Oak Single & Video Release, Morpho, Pete Willson & The Rooks at Schubas, $15

8:00 Buck Meek, Jolie Holland at Lincoln Hall, $20-25

x 8:00 Brokeback at Judson & Moore, $20

8:00-12:00 Tomeka Reid Quartet album release for '3 + 3' with Mary Halvorson, Jason Roebke, Tomas Fujiwara at Green Mill, $20

8:00, 10:00 Joe Farnsworth Quartet with Sarah Hanahan, Peter Washington, Luther Allison at Jazz Showcase, $30-45

8:00 Demetria Taylor Blues Band at Blue Chicago

8:00 Mark “Mule Man” Massey, Dave Weld at Buddy Guy's Legends, $25

x 8:00 LCD Soundsystem at Aragon Ballroom, $100

8:00-9:00 Emily Naud at Davenport’s Cabaret, $30, two drink minimum, a sung autobiography

8:00 The Flood Brothers, Joey Lala & Scowlin’ Wolf at Phyllis' Musical Inn

8:00? Pat Leary at Four Treys

8:00 Bryson Tiller at Northerly Island, $67+

8:00 Passion Pit, RAC DJ Set at The Vic Theatre, sold out?

8:00 Djunah, Electric Hawk, Almanac Man, Nonagon at Burlington Bar, $10

8:00 Glom, Clementine at Cobra Lounge, $19-22

8:00-10:00 Chris Milam, Marcus Bailey at Uncommon Ground, $10

8:00 J.B. Pariah & the No-Tone Ditties tribute to Bob Dylan's 83rd Birthday at The Atlantic Bar and Grill, $10

8:00 Mario Abney at Untitled Supper Club

8:00 Cindy Fee with Jo Ann Daugherty at Mercury Theatre Venus Cabaret Theater, $48, Thank You for Being My Friends

8:00-10:30 Alex Koffman at Artango Bar & Steakhouse, World Music violin

8:00 Felonius Drunk at Clara

8:00-2:00a Afro Caribbean Friday with Socardio, Jo Soundtrack, DJ B Panther, DJ G Sharp at Wild Hare, free before 8:00, Kompa, Zouk, Soca, Afrobeats, Amapiano, Dancehall

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

x 8:00 Luke Winslow-King Band at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $16-21

x 8:00 Southside Bandits, Media Luna at Outta Space Berwyn, $10, Latin Fusion/Spanish Rock

8:00 August James Band at Pub 78 Brookfield

8:00-11:00 Jonny Lyons & The Pride at Jonny Cab's Burr Ridge, $10

8:00 The Hogmires at Two Way Street Downers Grove, $10

8:00 Heartache Tonight tribute to The Eagles at The Venue Aurora, $25-35

8:00-11:59 Forget Hannah at Two Brothers Roundhouse Aurora, $5

8:00-11:00 The Vaughan Building at Sidecar Supper Club Beer Garden Batavia

8:00 The Ultimate tribute to Eric Church, Tennesse Whiskey tribute to Chris Stapletons at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $29-59

8:00-12:00 Doug Bardolph at DeMito's Saloon Villa Park

x 8:00 Nora O'Connor, Anna Vogelzang at SPACE Evanston, $20-30

8:00 Bad Motor Scooter, Night Songs at Broken Oar Port Barrington

8:00 DJ Eternal at Black Lung Brewing Round Lake Beach, Video DJ Night

x 8:00 Wichita Jacks at Main Street Outfitter Wauconda

8:00-11:00 Kristen Rose Kelly at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich

8:00-10:55 My Best Friend Tom at Teddy O'Brian's Highwood, 90s and 00s hits

8:00 Bro Jack, I Guess So at Studio Lockport

8:00-11:00 Tipsy Phuddled tribute to Phish at Roxy Lockport, $10

8:00 The Selectones at Chicago Street Pub Joliet, $7

8:00 Shane Maurice McGowan at At The Office Crestwood

8:00 Liam Durkin & The Mitchell Brothers at Uncle Bud's Oak Lawn

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

8:00 DJ D-Nic3 at Heroes West Lemont

(postponed) x 8:00 Digital Underground, The Sugarhill Gang at Des Plaines Theatre, $29-59

8:00 Gregory Porter, Terisa Griffin at Horseshoe Casino, $64-140

x 8:30 After the Fight, 13-Monsters, The Fomites, Medicine Hat at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

x 8:30 Finom at Hideout, $20

x 8:30 Bethany Thomas and Band with Darling Shear movements perform and interpret Lou Reed's Transformer ++ at Constellation, $35

8:30-11:00 My Cousin’s Jacket at Cary's Lounge

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

x 8:30 Torpedo Los at Lizards Liquid Lounge

x 8:30 Howard Levy & Victor Garcia with The Happy Time Orchestra at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $28-35

8:30 Enuff Z Nuff, The Wise Guys at Tony Ds at Tony D's Elmwood Park

8:30? ? at Quigley’s Naperville

8:30 Andy Wu piano at McClintock Choral and Recital Room, Northwestern University Evanston, Student Recitals

8:30 Naomi Aires cello at Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University Evanston, free, Student Recitals

9:00 Taco & New Era Band at Reggie's Rock Club, $30-40, Birthday Concert

x 9:00 Fugu Dugu, Cloud Farmers, Vox Maris at Reggie's Comedy Shack, $20-25, Balkan Music Night

9:00 Analog Weekend at Schubas Upstairs, free, Meet Me Upstairs

9:00 Flooding, Interlay, Thro, Scott Cortez at Sleeping Village, $14

9:00 5 for 50 with Ari Brown, Joshua Abrams, Mike Reed at Hungry Brain, $15

9:00, 11:00 Dave Herrero and Friends at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00

9:00 Viano And The Wave at The Tonk, roots from gospel, rock, funk, bossa nova, jazz, R&B, and folk

9:00-11:55 Todd and The Ten Pins at The Thirsty Tavern

x 9:00, 11:00 Sheryl Youngblood Band at Lee's Unleaded Blues, $20

9:00 Jukebox Live at Joe's on Weed, $8

9:00 Background Character, Fundamental Kink, Pulitzer Priceless, Royal Dog at GMan Tavern, $12-15

9:00-12:00m Strawdawg at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

9:00 Midnite Club with Sir Michael Rocks, DJ Taye, Freddie Old Soul, Mic Terror, Rufus Sims, J.U.S., Yung Tact, DJ Earn Money, Anonymous Source, Ideal, Jayo The Boss, Erb Dean, Myan Storm at Bourbon On Division, $25

9:00 Thumbtack Mechanics at Cubby Bear, $5

9:00-11:00 René Avila's Afro Cuban Band at Tack Room

9:00 True Story, Nick Gonzalez at Fullers Pub

x 9:00 The Country Doctors at the Underground Lounge

9:00 Pushin Piano with KO Kasi, DJ Mochi, Bonita Appleblunt at Subterranean, $12

9:00 Emo Rave Pt. II with shinigami, smrtdeath, fats'e, lil narnia, anxiety attacks, polearm at House of Blues Foundation Room, RSVP, 7:00 door

9:00 No Requests with DJ Ryan Moses at The Whistler

x 9:00 The Meadowlark Lemons at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP

9:00 R-Gang at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

9:00 Sultry Salsa Fridays at Ballydoyle Aurora

9:00 Jake Stringer at The Law Office Pub & Music Hall Yorkville, $20

9:00 Sucker Punch at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett

9:00-12:00 Head Honchos at Madcats Palatine, $7

9:00 Ward Davis, Joe Stamm at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, $25-45

9:00 Winnie Cooper at Mickey Finn's Brewery Libertyville

9:00-12:30 Triple Threat Band at Whiskey River Glenview

9:30, 11:00 Melody Angel Band at Rosa's, $15-25, Keep On Knocking

x 9:30 Meg & The Wheelers and friends at Carols Pub, $10

9:30 The Red Delicious at House Pub St. Charles, $5

9:30 Ginger Road at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP

9:30 Abigail Riccards at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Nightcap Music Series

10:00 Freaks Unleashed Nu Metal Night at Empty Bottle, $12

10:00 Cumbia y Los Goths at Subterranean, $10

10:00-2:00a Sexxy Summa with Playmaka, Valley, Retro, E-S0$a, Churchdontstop at Promontory, $10-20

10:00 Nowhere Days at Gallery Cabaret, Band Night

10:00 Paris Williams, Don’t Be Kendall, Devin at Cole's Bar, $13-15

10:00 Space Laces, Muerte, Boris at Concord Music Hall, $18

10:00 In The Stix at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

10:00-12:00 Fueled By Emo at 115 Bourbon Street Front Stage Merrionette Park, $5

10:00 DJ Boathouse at aliveOne

10:30 Alejandro Salazar at Andy's, $20

10:30 KG aka Kimberly Gordon Trio at Untitled Supper Club, Stardust

10:30 Grits & Biscuits at House of Blues, $20, Dirty South Set

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

x 11:00 Henhouse Prowlers at Joe's Live Rosemont, Billy Strings afterparty, $22-40

Jerome’s highlights

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

X = the plan, though that can change