Friday 6/23/23
3:00 Tipsy Town at Northman Riverwalk
3:00 Blend Acoustic at Lagunitas Taproom
3:00 Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash at SeatGeek Stadium Bridgeview, $99
4:00 Motoblot with Black Widows, The Rumours, Crüella, The Vaudettes at Cobra Lounge, $25-50, 3 day $60-300
4:00 Jory Avner at Hey Nonny, Heyday Happy Hour
4:00 ReSet Concert Series at Riis Park, $100-275, 3-day sold out
4:15 Fousheé
5:15 Toro y Moi
6:35 James Blake
8:15 Steve Lacy
x 5:00 Joel Paterson at Judson & Moore Distilling, RSVP, Old Fashioned Friday
x 5:00 Chris Foreman at Green Mill
5:00 Kathryn & Chris at FitzGeralds Patio, Happy Hour
5:00 Vino Louden at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
5:00 Harmonica Hinds acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends
5:00 Bear Williams at Epiphany, RSVP, Golden Hour
5:00 Matt Coakley at Epiphany, RSVP, Golden Hour
5:00 Molly Adamson at Hard Rock Chicago
5:00-10:00 Chicago House Music Festival Conference at Chicago Cultural Center
5:00 Bendito Viernes, MaddJazz, DJ Jayemm at Zoe’s Patio, RSVP
5:00 DJ El John Selector at Club Lago Patio, Italian Jazz, Lounge Carib, Bossa Nova, Cumbia, Reggae
5:00 Anthony Perry at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
5:00 Aidan O'Toole at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
5:00-10:00 Taste of Highland Park
5:00 DJ Madrid
7:30 Yachtley Crew
x 5:30 The Hoyle Brothers at Empty Bottle, Honky Tonk Happy Hour
5:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Mark Feldman at Catch 35
Summer Solstice Music Festival Yorkville
5:45 Tim Gleason
7:00 Miles Miller
8:15 Brit Taylor
9:30 Mike and The Moonpies
x 6:00 The Rust Riders at Hideout, $5-7, LP's Happy Hour
6:00, 8:15 Marbin's Fernweh Gypsy at Andy’s, $15
6:00 The Sizzler Sisters at Northman Riverwalk
6:00 Anderlik & Church at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca
6:00 Ryan Craig at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park
6:00 Mangled Mona aka Matt Ray solo at Miskatonic Brewing Company Darien
6:00 Gregory Hyde at The Wine Exchange St. Charles
6:00 DJ Jackie Rob at House of Blues Foundation Room, RSVP
x 6:30 John Ballantyne's Crazy Heart at Starline Gallery & Studio Harvard
6:30 Grant Park Orchestra conducted by Carlos Kalmar peforming Mendelssohn Midsummer Night's Dream at Harris Theatre Millenium Park, $26-56
6:30 Crows Of Furey at J. Fleming’s Absolutely Delicious Westmont
6:30 Stephen Bores at Preservation Geneva
x 7:00 Johnny Burnett at Copper Fox Geneva
x 7:00 Chad Price with Josh Caterer at Blue Island Beer Co, $20
x 7:00 Counting Crows, Dashboard Confessional at Ravinia Highland Park, $46-150
7:00 Joe Pratt & The Source One Band at FitzGeralds Patio
7:00 CDPROM, The Kantors, Otter Petter, Casey at Bat, Imperfections at Montrose Saloon, $10-15
7:00, 12:00m Jason Kane & the Jive at Reggies Music Joint
7:00 Hawaiian Sophie at Promontory, $11-20
7:00 Baba Yaga's Stew, Marty Metzger's Flamenco Jazz Project at Jarvis Square Pottery
7:00 Ahleuchatistas, The Flying Luttenbachers, Imelda Marcos, Past Forms at Subterranean, $15
7:00 Chad Willetts Quartet at Le Piano
7:00 Cabaret ZaZou at Cambria Hotel, $80-190
7:00 Frank Quinn at Mrs Murphy’s
7:00 Digs acoustic at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park
7:00 Stevie Nicks at United Center, $95+
7:00 (8:00 ET) Rico tribute to Santana at Acorn Theatre, $25-50
7:00 Dave Rice Piano Bar Sing-a-long at Shanahans Woodridge
7:00 Big Brother's Vinyl at Countryside Saloon Des Plaines
7:00 Harmonious Jones at The Quarry Thornton
7:00 Felix and Fingers Dueling Pianos at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $10
7:00 Murph at Heroes West Lemont
7:00 Johnnie Miller at Beacon Tap Des Plaines
7:00 Barrelhouse Blend at Ballydoyle Aurora
7:00 TLC, Shaggy, En Vogue, Sean Kingston at Tinley Park Amphitheatre, $13-178
7:00 Tyler Smith at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach
7:30, 9:30 Henry Johnson Quartet with Victor Garcia at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33
7:30 Mike Wheeler Blues Band, Joanna Connor Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $20
7:30 John Boyle, Kim Schaeffer at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10
7:30 Summer of George Duo with Brian Hoyt and Jay Langston at Reclaimed Patio, RSVP $10
7:30 Young The Giant, Milky Chance at Northerly Island, $50+
7:30 ReTurn2Soul at Encore Little Gem Oak Park
7:30 Santa Fe Klan, Snow Tha Product, Tornillo at Allstate Arena Rosemont, $50-151
7:30 Ed Burns & Lou Marini at Encore Little Gem Oak Park
7:30 Motown Ross Brown at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, $5-80
X 8:00 Elvis Costello & the Imposters, Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets at Horseshoe Casino, $53-109
x 8:00 Darrell Scott at OTSFM Sold Hall, $35
x 8:00 Ghost Voice at International Museum of Surgical Science, $10-15
x 8:00 Peter Asher & Jeremy Clyde at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $50-110
x 8:00 Darrell Scott at OTSFM Szold Hall, $35
x 8:00 Calidius Timebomb, Captain Ronzo, The New Clovians at Phyllis' Musical Inn
8:00 La Sra. Tomasa at Martyrs
8:00 Mrs. Smith & the Present, The Breaks at The Outta Space Berwyn, $10
8:00 The Ballroom Thieves, Emily James at SPACE Evanston, $18-20
8:00 Nick Wiesner, Mirabelle Skipworth & The Brink Of at The Venue Aurora, $10
8:00 Through The Eyes of the Dead, Warforged, Tracheotomy, Summoning The Lich at Reggies Comedy Shack, $20
8:00 Arden Jones, Pardyalone at Beat Kitchen, $17
8:00 Journeyman tribute to Eric Clapton at City Winery, $30-35
8:00 November Ultra, Rich at Schubas, $18-20, sold out
8:00, 10:30 The Alexander McLean Project at Green Mill, $15
8:00 Abbie from Mars, Tonal Masher, Mrs. Hands at Elastic Arts, $15, Elastro Series
8:00 Laura Schueren & Catherine Daniels Kaleidoscope Art Opening at Fulton Street Collective
8:00, 10:00 Christian Dillingham Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $30-45
8:00 Mary Lane, Ghalia Volt at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $25
8:00 Sheryl Youngblood Blues Band at Blue Chicago
8:00 Emperor, Immortal Bird at Aragon Ballroom, $59-85
8:00 The Struts, Mac Saturn at Riviera Theatre, $35-66
8:00 Ruel, Sam MacPherson at House of Blues, $40
8:00 Brooke & The Nice Things, variété between sets, late night dance party with Zebo DJ set at Untitled
8:00 Muti conducts Beethoven Missa solemnis at Symphony Center, $99-375
8:00 Vernard Burton, Carya Holmes at Epiphany, $35-50
8:00 RJ Mitchell, Keya Trammell, Mansa at Epiphany, $15-20, Servaun's Summer Bash
8:00 Matthew Holm at Joe's On Weed Street Rooftop
8:00 Easy Star All-Stars, Sundazed at Bottom Lounge, $25, Ziggy Stardub reggae re-imagination of David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust
8:00 Lonesome Whippoorwills at O's Tap
8:00 Jon Buschner at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center
8:00 Dred I Dread with hosted by Kinky P at Wild Hare, $10-15
8:00 Tipsy Town at Fuller’s Pub
8:00 Cameron Foreman at Hard Rock Chicago
8:00 Cynthia & Johnny O at Distro Music Hall Berwyn, $35-90, Dreaming of Freestyle
8:00 Railheart at Toadstool Pub Highwood
8:00 Nightrain tribute to Guns N' Roses at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood
8:00 Animation tribute to Rush, Absentees at Durty Nellie’s Palatine, $10
8:00 Big Bang Baby at Broken Oar Port Barrington
8:00 Vintage Vinyl at Pub 78 Brookfield
8:00 Jersey Girls at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
8:00 Singer Songwriter Spotlight at The Studio Lockport, 1 Year Anniversary Show
8:00 Jack Kennedy at Two Way Street Coffee House Downers Grove, $10
8:00 Artificially Hip at Grandpa’s Place Lang Hall Glenview
8:00 HOss at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia, Birthday Celebration
x 8:30 The Special Consensus at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-25
x 8:30 The Menards Show at Friendly Tap Berwyn
8:30 Otnes, Manasseh at Golden Dagger, $12
8:30 Wishbone Ash at Reggies Comedy Shack, $65
8:30 Stillhouse Junkies at Hey Nonny, $12-35
8:30 Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country at Chop Shop, $25
8:30 Beckie Menzie at Davenport’s Piano Bar Cabaret
8:30 Dolph Chaney & the Phins at Cary's Lounge
8:30 Todd & The Ten Pins at The Thirsty Tavern
8:30 Stonedrift at Brauer House Lombard, $0-40
8:30 Tres Moustache at Quigley’s Naperville
8:30 Fresh Hops at Pollyanna Brewing St. Charles
x 9:00 Ari Brown, Joshua Abrams, Mike Reed at Hungry Brain, $15
9:00 The 40 Acre Mule at Fitzgeralds Sidebar
9:00 Spiritual Cramp, Defcee, No Men at Sleeping Village, $18
9:00, 11:00 Sam Thousand & The Soul Vortex at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00
9:00 Super Sapphic with Diamond Formation, Eden, Strapped, Slo ‘Mo, Smallworld Collective, Bonita Appleblunt, Stasney, Vitigrrrl, jenniferfauxxpez, Tori, Plush Managements Inc aka D. Tiffany & Regularfantasy, Hiroko Yamamura, Ariel Zetina, Angelica Grace, Darling Shear, Mocha Mocha 2.0, Irregular Girl, Siichele, Dutchesz Gemini, Party Mom Kristen, Your Godmutha Tristen, Irregular Girl, Siichele, Pepper Jelly at Metro, $20-30
9:00 Ivan Gomez Singh Band at Harlem Avenue Lounge Berwyn
9:00 John Primer at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00
9:00 Brendan Lemkin at Schubas Upstairs, Meet Me Upstairs
9:00 House of Burlesque at House of Blues, $40
9:00 Candipop Bubblegum Dance Party at Subterranean, $10
9:00 La Mafia at Copernicus Center, $50-109
9:00 Electric Brew at Gallery Cabaret
9:00 Scarlet Demore, Blackpool Mecca, Fundamental Kink at Gman Tavern, $12-15
9:00 Synergies, RTX Sessions at Cafe Mustache
9:00 Katy Marquardt at Tack Room
9:00 Four Star Brass Band at The Atlantic Bar & Grill, $7-10
9:00 Emiliano Rojo Band at Honky Tonk BBQ
9:00 The Abby Kay Band at Madcats Palatine, $5
9:00 Stone Type Thing tribute to Stone Temple Pilots, tribute to Velvet Revolver, Land of Linkin tribute to Linkin Park at Brauer House Lombard, $0-50
9:00 Chris Perez Band, Nuevo Terreno at Piazza Aurora, $27+
9:00 Zack Fedor & the Long Goodbyes at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry, $12-15
9:00 King Pins at Jesse’s Tavern Chicago Ridge
9:00 Mostly Mayer at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
9:00 4th Fridays with All The Way Kay at Emporium Arcade Wicker Park
9:00 DJ Rampage at Emporium Arcade Logan Square
9:00 King Inesse DJ Set at Emporium Arcade Fulton Market
9:00 DJ Erge, DJ Q at Rivers Casino Des Plaines
9:30 Omoidé at The Whistler
x 9:30 Caleb Caudle, Brandon Good at Hideout, $12-15
9:30 Chris Duarte, Joe Rian acoustic duo at Reggies Music Joint, $20
9:30, 11:00 Erin Coburn Band at Rosa’s, $15-25
9:30 Hodie Snitch at Carol’s Pub, $5
9:45 iPop at Joe’s Live Rosemont, RSVP
10:00 Fran, Ethers, Brent Penny at Empty Bottle, $15
10:00 Bleach Party, Sleeping Villains, Clickbait at Cole’s Bar, $13
10:00 Whiskey & Harmony at Firewater Saloon Edison Park
10:00 Maddie Rean at Bub City Chicago, RSVP
10:00 Vegas McGraw tribute to Tim McGraw at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5
10:00 Juketo with Lester Rey, Constantine, Aksel, Janesita, Paco Peor, David Leon Jr. at Giant Penny Whistle
10:00 Bob Moses Club Set, Girasole, Kevin Watry at Prysm, $50
10:00 Konstantina Gianni at Prysm No9, $20-25
10:00 Valentino Khan, Flynninho, Madd, Ora, Mayhem at Sound Bar, $20-30
10:00 Spacement with Oden & Fatzo, Mikey Hahn and Garrett Belschner's birthday at Spybar, $30
10:00 Chapa and Castelo, Hummingbird at Primary Night Club, $19, Chicago Progressive House
10:30 Alvin Cobb, Jr. at Andy’s, $15
10:30 New Obsessions, Mr. Phlyzzz, The Ineffectuals at Subterranean, $10
11:00 Christy Bennett with Kevin Fort at Le Piano, After Glow Late Show
11:00 Sean Tanktop at The Owl Bar
11:30 Nook E.X. & Wes-Side at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood, Teddy After Hours
?:00 Clark Street Jams at California Clipper
?:00 Keithen Banks at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park
x 5:00 Joel Paterson at Judson & Moore Distilling, RSVP, Old Fashioned Friday
x 5:00 Chris Foreman at Green Mill
x 6:00 The Rust Riders at Hideout, $5-7, LP's Happy Hour
x 6:30 John Ballantyne's Crazy Heart at Starline Gallery & Studio Harvard
x 7:00 Johnny Burnett at Copper Fox Geneva
x 7:00 Chad Price with Josh Caterer at Blue Island Beer Co, $20
x 7:00 Counting Crows, Dashboard Confessional at Ravinia Highland Park, $46-150
X 8:00 Elvis Costello & the Imposters, Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets at Horseshoe Casino, $53-109
x 8:00 Darrell Scott at OTSFM Sold Hall, $35
x 8:00 Ghost Voice at International Museum of Surgical Science, $10-15
x 8:00 Peter Asher & Jeremy Clyde at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $50-110
x 8:00 Darrell Scott at OTSFM Szold Hall, $35
x 8:00 Calidius Timebomb, Captain Ronzo, The New Clovians at Phyllis' Musical Inn
x 8:30 The Special Consensus at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-25
x 8:30 The Menards Show at Friendly Tap Berwyn
x 9:30 Caleb Caudle, Brandon Good at Hideout, $12-15