Hey Baby, it's the Fourth of July! (weekend at FitzGeralds American Music Festival)
After a great Lucinda Williams club show last night with Nathan Graham opening, the American Music Festival at FitzGeralds begins with Lucinda as the headliner today, along with C.J. Chenier and so much more! The festival runs through Monday's show that Dave Alvin headlines, which also features Nathan Graham… And if you don't have tickets for the AMF, check out all the other great musical happenings going on today in our wonderful (if a bit smokey) Chicago and surrounding areas...
2:00 Matinee of Emotive Piano & Strings at Ravinia Highland Park Bennett Gordon Hall
3:00 Low-reen/Harpdog/Jimmy Upstairs Trio at Northman Riverwalk
x 4:00 Ian Leith at Hey Nonny, Heyday Happy Hour
x 4:00 Lawrence Peters hang at Hideout, LP’s Happy Hour, (Wildwood Flowers
cancelled)
X 40th American Music Festival at FitzGeralds, $60, $200 4-day pass, sold out
Patio
4:30 The Salty Dogs
6:30 CJ Chenier & His Red Hot Louisiana Band
8:30 Lucinda Williams & Her Band
Nightclub
5:30 Sunny War, Chris Pierce and War & Pierce
8:00 Bumpus
10:00 The Texas Gentlemen
Sidebar
6:15 Smiley Tillmon Band with Kate Moss
7:45 Abby Hamilton
9:30 Louis Michot
x 5:00 Chris Foreman at Green Mill
5:00 Denise LaGrassa at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
5:00 ? acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends
5:00 DJ Mwelwa at Epiphany, RSVP, Golden Hour
5:00 Olivia Flanigan at Hard Rock Chicago
5:00 Friday Night, Get Right with DJ Powers, DJ Menoz at Zoe’s Patio, RSVP
5:00 Jazz Central at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
5:30 Lou Barlow at Montrose Saloon, sold out
x 5:30 The Hoyle Brothers at Empty Bottle, Honky Tonk Happy Hour
5:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Alyssa Algood at Catch 35
5:30 Invictus, The Freedom Paradox, Eddie and The Arsons, Zack Baumgartner at Bottom Lounge, $12, Scott Tomes Memorial Concert
6:00, 8:15 Jon Trabagon Quartet at Andy’s, $15
x 6:00 Still IL tribute to The Smiths at Northman Riverwalk
6:00 On The Air at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca
6:00 Josh Mezyk at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park
6:00 Harold Dawson at The Wine Exchange St. Charles
6:30 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 with Grant Park Orchestra conducted by Valentina Peleggi with Stewart Goodyear, piano at South Shore Cultural Center
6:30 Young Wolf & Friends Part 2 at Promontory, $15-20
6:30 Luca, Resistor, Slugs, Future Trash , What It Felt Like at Subterranean, $12
6:30 Teen Suicide, Flycatcher, Gay Meat at Cobra Lounge, $33, sold out, waiting list
6:30 Doug Bardolph at J. Fleming’s Absolutely Delicious Westmont
6:30 Alesana, Limbs, Vampires Everywhere, Across The White Water Tower, Careless Sanctions at The Forge Joliet, $13-75
6:30 Alex Hoffer at Preservation Geneva
7:00 Unity, Pacer, Nada Fácil, Niiiiggggaaaaa, Leesh, and Eden Aurelius at Hideout, $10
x 7:00 Syleena Johnson presents Acoustic Soul Summer Nights at City Winery, sold out, waitlist
7:00 'All About Love' Fundraiser with DJs Janesita, King GNS, Salem at Elastic Arts, $10
7:00 Run and Punch, Space Monkey Mafia, Tone Zone Skam, Skapital Corruption at Burlington Bar, Ska & Punk
7:00 Frank Quinn with Stefan Santiago at Mrs Murphy’s
x 7:00 Robin Bienemann Combo, Parrishes at Jarvis Square Pottery
7:00 Chad Willetts Quartet at Le Piano
7:00 Carolyn Wehner at Drews on Halsted, RSVP, $25 Food/Bev minimum
7:00 Cabaret ZaZou at Cambria Hotel, $80-190
7:00 Fast Eddie McAteer at Beacon Tap Des Plaines
7:00 Dave Rice Piano Bar Sing-a-long at Shanahans Woodridge
7:00 Nick Moss Band at Pollyanna Brewing St. Charles
7:00 Dirty Mac Rock n' Roll at The Quarry Thornton
7:00 Danny Blanco at Heroes West Lemont
7:00 Crows of Furey at Ballydoyle Aurora
7:00 Isaac Rudd and the Revolvers at Dockside Ottawa
7:00 Spare Animals at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach
7:00 (8:00 ET) Michigan Rattlers at Acorn Theatre, $25-50
7:00 Halsey with String Ensemble at Hard Rock Gary IN, sold out, resale $179+
7:30, 9:30 Tim Fitzgerald Trio with Abigail Riccards at Winters Jazz Club, $23-28
7:30 Shawn Holt & The Teardrops/Joanna Connor Band at Kingston Mines, $20
7:30 Between The Buried And Me, Thank You Scientist, Rivers of Nihil at House of Blues, $25
7:30 Sunflower Summit with Celia Rose and Anna Torgerson at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10
7:30 Berman/Quenehen/Rei/Cellier at Comfort Station, Comfort Music
7:30 La Tosca Italian Mambo Ensemble at Encore Little Gem Oak Park
7:30 Gerald Mcclendon and Friends with Nicholas Barron, Lynne Jordan at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon ‘N Brass, $25
8:00 The Hold Steady, Mountain Goats, Dillinger Four at The Salt Shed, $48-75
8:00 Old Shoe, Peach Jam tribute to Allman Brothers at Martyrs, $20-25
8:00 The God Awful Small Affairs, Madame Reaper and the Gentlmen's Club, R3Id at Golden Dagger, $12
8:00 Weston Estate, greek at Thalia Hall, sold out, limited number at door
8:00 Bigklit, Fatboygoth, Ayleks, Guru Goldie, Naestackz, Glozaee, Punk Rx, Broken Souls Cult, Dj Bae Wicked, Dj Kite Reggies Rock Club, $20-30
8:00 Off With Their Heads, Single Mothers at Beat Kitchen, $20
8:00 Woodrow Hart & the Haymaker, Nathan Xander at Judson & Moore Distilling, $12-15
8:00 Zella Day, Okey Dokey at Lincoln Hall, $20-25
8:00, 10:30 Eric Schneider Quintet at Green Mill, $15
8:00, 10:00 Bethany Pickens Soulful Coalition at Jazz Showcase, $30-45
8:00 Malina Moye, Alicia “Ya Yah” Townsend at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $25
8:00 Mike Wheeler Blues Band with Demetria Taylor at Blue Chicago
8:00 Anita Baker at United Center, $43-225
8:00 Kendré Music at Untitled
8:00 Ossuary, Garoted, Angelust, Blood of the Wolf at Liar's Club, $15
8:00 Mp3dotcom, Koifish, Linda Sol, DJ Devenere at Epiphany, $12-15
8:00 Woonds, Atta Guns, Division Point, Brother Violet at Epiphany, $15-20
8:00 Cole Dziedzic at Joe's On Weed Street Rooftop, RSVP
8:00 Whipped Cream, Yehme2 at Joe's On Weed Street, $18
8:00 Ricky Liontones at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center
8:00 Black Cross Hotel, Ready For Death, Mares Of Thrace, Still Machine at LiveWire Lounge, $12
8:00 Unsung Gershwin, The Hidden Gems of George & Ira with Jefferey Cooke, Camille DeAngelis at Mercury Theater, $25
8:00 Ifficial Reggae Movement hosted by Kinky P at Wild Hare, $10
8:00 James Cornolo at Hard Rock Chicago
x 8:00 Santana at Ravinia Highland Park, $56-175
8:00 Patois, Tours at The Outta Space Berwyn, $10
8:00 Anything Box, DJ Diamond Boy Ditto at Distro Music Hall Berwyn, $25
8:00 Huntertones, Akie Bermiss at SPACE Evanston, $12-22
8:00 40 Years Gone at Pub 78 Brookfield
x 8:00 New Heartaches at Stadium Club McCook
8:00 Just The 80s at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
8:00 Halley Neal at Two Way Street Coffee House Downers Grove, $10
8:00 Tom Sawyer tribute to Rush, The M-80s at Brauer House Lombard, $12-15
8:00 The Perqs at Grandpa’s Place Lang Hall Glenview
8:00 The Heartwreckers tribute to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers at The Venue Aurora, $15-20
8:00 Rollover at Toadstool Pub Highwood
8:00 Fueled By Emo, Pinion at Durty Nellie’s Palatine, $10
8:00 Funk'd Up at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5
8:00 Buckle Country Night at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood
x 8:00 Johnny Burnett at Shirley's Piano Bar Barrington
8:00 Icons of Country at Broken Oar Port Barrington
8:00 Ron Starr & 2 Much Fun at Piazza Aurora
8:00 Abby Kay Band at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $10
8:00 Too Hype Crew at RiverEdge Park Aurora, $5
8:00 Tiny Country at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia
8:30 Mayor's Kids, Super Tease, Suspicious Fires, Gabe Guthrie & the Galactic Ghouls at Montrose Saloon, $10-15
8:30 Origin of Animal at Reggies Comedy Shack, $20
8:30 Chicago Yestet at Constellation, $15, Dog & Pony Show
8:30 Mark Burnell at Davenport’s Piano Bar Cabaret
8:30 John Kolar at Cary's Lounge
8:30 Them Dirty Roses, Ace Monroe at Carol’s Pub, $15
8:30 Cisco Pike, Extracto at Gman Tavern, $12-15
8:30 Yankee Cowboy at Fuller’s Pub
8:30 Sofia Talvik at Hey Nonny, $12-35
8:30 Free Fallin tribute to Tom Petty at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $29-49
9:00 Space Gators, Kevin and Hell, Dj Ommen at Schubas
9:00 Black Duck, Michael Zerang, Sam Prekop at Hungry Brain, $15
9:00 Mississippi Heat at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00
9:00 Tom Holland and the Shuffle Kings at Honky Tonk BBQ
9:00 Friends Without Benefits at Gallery Cabaret
9:00, 11:00 Nate Manos with Rick King at Rosa’s, $15-25
9:00 Enjoyable at Lizards Liquid Lounge
9:00 Buddy Crime, Kurt Vise, Wet Wallet at Cafe Mustache
9:00 Nirweezday tribute to Nirvana, Weezer, Green Day at Brauer House Lombard, $0-10
9:00 Mitch the Lip & Side Hustle at Madcats Palatine
9:00 Tokyo Disco With DJ Van Paugam, Nux Vomo at Sleeping Village
9:00 Heathen Disco at Schubas Upstairs, Meet Me Upstairs
9:00 DJ Eddie Gobbo at House of Blues Foundation Room, RSVP
9:00 Los Nuevos Reyes Del Reggaeton Dj Night at Subterranean, $15
9:00 Supershmove Takeover Tectonic at Emporium Arcade Wicker Park
9:00 Jackersize DJ Set at Emporium Arcade Logan Square
9:00 Ryan The Person DJ Set at Emporium Arcade Fulton Market
9:00 DJ Q, DJ Erge at Rivers Casino Des Plaines
9:00 Miles Minor Band at Harlem Avenue Lounge Berwyn
9:30 Flaccid House with Kiki Kuamo’o at The Whistler
9:30 The Simple Remedy at Bub City Chicago, RSVP
10:00 Black Bananas, Wolf Eyes at Empty Bottle, $16
10:00 Lloyd Snyder at Bub City Chicago, RSVP
10:00 Bubbles Brown, Elijah Berlow, Lucky Cloud at Cole’s Bar, $13
10:00 Fifty-One Lincoln at Firewater Saloon Edison Park
10:00 Tease at Promontory, $25
10:00 Jaden Thompson, Ky Williams, Inphinity at Prysm, $10-15, Serum
10:00 Full Crate, cut Cuz, DJ Mochi, 1981 Tokyo at Primary Night Club, $20-100, Afrotrak Sessions
10:00 Bad Boy Bill, Ron Carroll, Arianadj, Bucky Fargo Bday Set, Tania & Mizuko Sparks, Gordo, Mdnght at Sound Bar, $10-20
10:00 Onyvaa at Spybar, $25
10:00 The Country Night at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5
10:30 Shawn Maxwell at Andy’s, $15
11:00 Christy Bennett with Kevin Fort at Le Piano, After Glow Late Show
?:00 24/7 Netradio with Jeff White, Sandor Davis, Jesse S at California Clipper
?:00 Keithen Banks at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park
?:00 Supaficial at Giant Penny Whistle, Latin & World Inspired House
x 4:00 Ian Leith at Hey Nonny, Heyday Happy Hour
x 4:00 Lawrence Peters hang at Hideout, LP’s Happy Hour, (Wildwood Flowers cancelled)
X 40th American Music Festival at FitzGeralds, $60, $200 4-day pass, sold out
Patio
4:30 The Salty Dogs
6:30 CJ Chenier & His Red Hot Louisiana Band
8:30 Lucinda Williams & Her Band
Nightclub
5:30 Sunny War, Chris Pierce and War & Pierce
8:00 Bumpus
10:00 The Texas Gentlemen
Sidebar
6:15 Smiley Tillmon Band with Kate Moss
7:45 Abby Hamilton
9:30 Louis Michot
x 5:00 Chris Foreman at Green Mill
x 5:30 The Hoyle Brothers at Empty Bottle, Honky Tonk Happy Hour
x 6:00 Still IL tribute to The Smiths at Northman Riverwalk
x 7:00 Syleena Johnson presents Acoustic Soul Summer Nights at City Winery, sold out, waitlist
x 8:00 Santana at Ravinia Highland Park, $56-175
x 8:00 New Heartaches at Stadium Club McCook
x 8:00 Johnny Burnett at Shirley's Piano Bar Barrington