Friday 6/5/26

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Jun 05, 2026

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Onsales and Presales

x Fri 7/24 8:00 Midnight Sun Band tribute to Kool & The Gang vs. Cameo at SPACE Evanston, $20-41, all ages, 7:00 door, presale rainbow

x Fri 8/7 8:00 Sons of the Never Wrong at SPACE Evanston, $15-47, all ages, 7:00 door, presale rainbow

x Mon 8/10 7:30 Clinard Dance’s Flamenco Quartet Project at SPACE Evanston, $18-43, all ages, 6:30 door, presale rainbow

x Mon 8/24 7:30 Bywater Call at SPACE Evanston, $20-41, all ages, 6:30 door, presale rainbow

x Fri 8/28 8:00 Josh Rouse at OTSFM Szold Hall, $35-45, onsale members Wed 6/3 public Fri 6/5, online 9a, in person & phone 10a

x Fri 9/4 8:00 John Primer and Friends Tribute to Theresa’s Lounge at SPACE Evanston, $30-67, all ages, 7:00 door, presale rainbow

x Sat 9/12 12:00n Pravda Fest with The Handcuffs, The Effigies, Jon Langford, The Claudettes, Nathan Graham & Band, Park Hills Circle, Josh Caterer Trio, Nora O’Connor & Band, Chris Greene Quartet, Steve Dawson & Band, The Sleepers, Imperial Sound, Brian Krumm & His Barfly Friends, Follow The Firefly, ++ at FitzGerald’s, $45-66, presale pravdafitz

x Mon 9/14 7:30 Dominique Fils-Aimé at SPACE Evanston, $20-41, all ages, 6:30 door, presale rainbow

x Mon 9/14 8:00 Susanna Hoffs at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $65-78, onsale members Wed 6/3 public Fri 6/5, online 9a, in person & phone 10a

Today’s Friday 6/5/26 Shows

x Fri 6/5-Sun 6/9 The Working Songwriter Forum with Joe Pug, John Moreland, David Ramirez, Rachel Baiman, Jonas Friddle, weekend of Concerts, Workshops, Podcasts, ++ at OTSFM Szold Hall, $199-222

11:00a-2:00 Pierce Crask at Wheaton Town Square

12:00n-4:00 Chris Martin at Mariano’s Ravenswood

12:00n-3:00 Todd Allison at Gayle V’s Best Ever Grilled Cheese

12:00n-2:30 Meagan McNeal at Jazz in the Court, Harper Court, Hyde Park

12:10 Blue Violet Duo aka Kate Carter and Louise Chan at Fourth Presbyterian Church, free, live or livestreamed

x Chicago Blues Festival Millenium Park

Visit Mississippi Crossroads Stage (South Promenade)

12:00n-1:15 Mississippi Marshall

1:30-2:45 Big Time Rhythm & Blues Band

3:00-4:15 Eden Brent

4:00-5:45 Ra’shad The Blues Kid

Rosa’s Lounge, North Promenade

12:30-1:45 Nick Alexander Blues Band

2:00-3:15 Funky MojoDaddy

3:30-4:45 The Mike Wheeler Band with Demetria Taylor

5:00-6:15 Tom Holland & The Shuffle Kings

6:30-7:45 The Freddie Dixon Blues Band

Wrigley Square, Next Generation of Blues

12:00n-12:45 Walter H. Dyett High School for the Arts

1:00-1:45 Chicago West Community Music Center

2:00-2:45 Curie Metro High School

3:00-3:45 The People’s Music School

4:00-4:45 Kenwood Academy High School

5:15-6:15 Meaza Joy

6:45-7:45 VanderCook College of Music

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

3:30-3:45 Emcee Intro Remarks, National Anthem, Lift Every Voice

3:45-4:45 Marquise Knox

5:00-6:00 C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band

6:15-7:15 Elvin Bishop Duo & Charlie Musselwhite

7:30-9:00 55 Years of Alligator Records with...

Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials, Ronnie Baker Brooks,

Toronzo Cannon, Nick Moss, Tinsley Ellis

1:30 Alsop conducts Adams, Copland & Marsalis at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $59-349

4:00-10:00 Ribfest Chicago at Lincoln and Irving

Main Stage at Irving

6:00 iPop

8:00 Rod Tuffcurls & The Bench Press

Northcenter Stage at Town Square on Belle Plaine

5:30 Drunk in July

700 Black Oil Brothers

4:00-8:00 ? at Mariano’s Bucktown

4:00-8:00 Julie Ponce Trio at Mariano’s Crystal Lake

4:00-8:00 Michael Benshish Trio at Mariano’s Des Plaines

4:00-8:00 Planet Flippo Trio at Mariano’s Lakeshore East

4:00-8:00 ? at Mariano’s Lakeview East

4:00-8:00 Jose Valdes Trio at Mariano’s Lombard

4:00-8:00 Mario Dueñas Trio at Mariano’s Naperville

4:00-8:00 ? at Mariano’s New City

4:00-8:00 Phil Baron’s Dueling Pianos at Mariano’s Northbrook

4:00-8:00 ? at Mariano’s Oak Lawn

4:00-8:00 Bill Burns Trio at Mariano’s Orland Park

4:00-8:00 Jim Callen Trio at Mariano’s Ravenswood

4:00-8:00 ? at Mariano’s West Loop

4:00-8:00 Roger Weaver Trio at Mariano’s Westchester

4:00-8:00 Peter Schwendener Trio at Mariano’s Westmont

x 4:00 Eric Quigley at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, free, Heyday Happy Hour

x 4:30-9:45 Live on The Lake at Navy Pier Beer Garden, free

4:30 Donna Herula Band

7:35 Joanna Connor

5:00-11:00 Lincoln Park Greek Fest at St. George Greek Orthodox Church grounds

5:30 Probable Cause

7:30 16 Candles

x 5:00 Smiley Tillmon Duo at Reggie’s Music Joint Sidewalk, free, blues fest

x 5:00-7:30 Chris Foreman at Green Mill, tip the artists

x 5:00-10:00 Johnny Burgin and Noah Witherspoon at Epiphany Center, free RSVP, Golden Hour

x 5:00 The Luke Francis Sagadin Organ Trio at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, all ages, 5:00 door, Happy Hour

5:00-7:00 Mark Steinbraker at Church Street Brewing Barleyhouse Biergarten Itasca

5:00-8:00 Michael Aponte at Heroes West Lemont, $7-9

5:00 Jason Curtis at Tailgaters Patio Bolingbrook

5:00-8:00 Jeff & LJ at Studio Winery and Geneva Lake Distilling Lake Geneva WI, classic rock

x 5:30-7:30 The Hoyle Brothers XL at Empty Bottle, free RSVP, Hard Country Honky Tonk

x 5:30-7:30 Billy Flynn acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends, free, 4:00 door

5:30-7:30 Frank Gualtieri leads the “Pop’s Windy City Jazz Quintet” at Pop’s Uptown Supper Club Antioch

x 6:00-7:15, 8:15-9:30 The Pamoja Project at Andy’s, $20, RSVP required

x 6:00 listening party for Death Cab for Cutie “I Built You A Tower” at Val’s Halla Records Oak Park, free RSVP, preorders

6:00 Anvil, Midnite Hellion at WC Social West Chicago, $20-43+, all ages, 7:00 door

6:00-9:00 Stephen Bores at Go Brewing/Blind Corner Naperville

6:00-8:00 Demi Clara at Brother Chimp Brewing North Aurora

6:00-9:00 Matt Keen at The Wine Exchange St Charles

x 6:00-8:00 Darrell Data on Sainte Genevieve Riverboat Ottawa, $37, seniors & vets $33, children 3-12 $27, infants free, sunset cruise

6:00 Jimi Wexler, guitar at Regenstein Master Class Room Northwestern University Evanston, free, student recitals

6:00 Seho Young, piano at Galvin Recital Hall Northwestern University Evanston, free, student recitals

6:00-9:00 Nick Scarpinato at Church Street Brewing Taproom Itasca

6:00 Johnny Martenez at Port Edward Algonquin

6:00-9:00 Olivia Ports at Scorched Earth Brewing Company Algonquin

6:00-9:00 Josh Skaja solo at Sew Hop’d Brewery Huntley

6:00-8:00 Pierce Crask at Durbin’s Midlothian

6:00-9:00 Ope at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park

6:00-9:00 John Patrick Matthews at Chop’d Plainfield

x 6:30 The Aggregation with Justin Dillard at Columbus Park Refectory Austin, free, Jazz Institute of Chicago Jazz City 2026

6:30 Bleachers, Momo Boyd at Salt Shed Outdoors Fairgrounds, $167 Premium remain, 5:00 door, rock, Q101 presents

6:30-9:30 Abigail Riccards Trio at Eddie V’s Oak Brook

6:30-9:00 Elliot Krull at J. Fleming’s Westmont, tip the artist

6:30-10:00 Jake Mack at Preservation Geneva

6:30-9:30 Judson Brown at Red Barn Mt Prospect, free

6:30-9:30 Mel Senese at Durty Nellie’s Palatine Rooftop, free

6:30-9:30 Jim Kupres aka The Koop at Hickory Creek Brewing Mokena

x 7:00 Rico McFarland Blues Band, Nora Jean Bruso Blues Band, Gerry Hundt acoustic at Kingston Mines, $20-23

7:00 Michael Damani with House Band Open Jam Session at Ramova Theatre Loft Bridgeport, free RSVP

x 7:00 The Menards at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, all ages, 5:00 door

7:00 The Alice Bag Band, Clickbait, Sweetie at Cobra Lounge Main Stage, $26-33+, 17+, 7:00 door

x 7:00-10:00 Frank Kurtz Trio with Greg Geary, Andy Pratt, Tom Vaitsas Trio? at Gale Street Inn, RSVP

7:00-10:00 MHC Trio at Clara, jazz

7:00-9:30 The Chris White Quartet, ++ at Le Piano, $20, 6:00 door

7:00 Kings Kaleidoscope at Bottom Lounge, $38, 17+, 6:00 door

7:00-10:00 Griffen Handshake at Briny Swine

7:00-9:30 Good Doom, Spiral Galaxy, Shy Bronco at Cafe Mustache

7:00-11:00 Awake’s 6th Annual Night of Music with Cats on Mars, Tito and the Guys, High & Lonesome at Robert’s Westside Forest Park, $50+ limited tickets available?

7:00 Darryl Armistead tribute to Lionel Richie at Chef Shangri La North Riverside

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

7:00-9:00 Tim Swann at Brother Chimp Brewing St Charles

7:00-9:00 The Warren Douglas Band at The Venue Aurora, free RSVP open house, 6:00 door

7:00 Bad Medicine Duo tribute to Bon Jovi at The Piazza Patio Aurora, free RSVP

7:00-10:00 Danny Garwood & Company at Pollyanna Brewing Company St Charles

7:00 Matt Scharpf at La Barra Riverside

7:00-10:00 Marshall Vente Duo at Taurasi Restaurant Stile Italiano Westmont

7:00-10:00 Billy Denton at Pollyanna Brewing Company Roselle

7:00-11:00 The Soul Chasers, Hinge at Durty Nellie’s Palatine Rooftop, $8, classic rock, soul, blues

7:00-10:30 Struggle Jennings at Vixen McHenry, $30 GA remain

7:00-12:00m Cheap Foreign Cars tribute to Cheap Trick, Foreigner, The Cars at Sundance Saloon Mundelein, $5+, 6:00 gate, Full Tilt Fridays

7:00-10:00 Billy Nixon at Tighthead Brewing Mundelein

7:00-9:00 Open Mic at Hunt House Creative Arts Center St. Charles, BYOB, first Fridays

7:00 The DB’s aka Desperate Bastards Band at RJ’s on the Lake, Lindenhurst

7:00 Brandon Reisdorf at RISE Mundelein Lounge

7:00 Windy City Dueling Pianos at The Lyric Blue Island, $35, 6:00 door

7:00 Now Im Nothing tribute to Nine Inch Nails, Lions of the Tone Age tribute to Queens of the Stone Age, Prison Bound tribute to Social Distortion, White Blood Cells tribute to White Stripes, Jack White at The Forge Joliet, $15-33, all ages, 6:00 door

7:00-9:00 Underdog, Halo Moon at Quarry Thornton

7:00-10:00 Evan Fox at North & Maple Kitchen & Bar Tinley Park, RSVP

x 7:00 Harry Hmura Duo at Ed & Joe’s Pizzeria Tinley Park

7:00 The Good Stuff tribute to Kenny Chesney at Tailgaters Bolingbrook

7:00 Allan Laskey Trio at 4 Spry Tavern Momence

7:00 Lorenzo D at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

7:00-9:00 Moonrise Maidens, Fred at White Lilac Kenosha WI, $15-19, all ages, 6:30 door, folk, rock, jazz, experimental

x 7:30 L’Bartones, The Dry Look, Falling Stars, Tall Grass Captains at Montrose Saloon, $15 door

x 7:30, 9:30 Better Together “Music to Move Your Soul” with Jo Ann Daugherty, Bruce Henry, Joshua Ramos, Ryan Bennett, Henry Johnson at Winters Jazz Club, $30-40, one drink minimum $10 per set

7:30 Flannau Duo presents “Flâneur” at The CheckOut, $18, 6:30 door

7:30 Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $40-44, Skylines in Sound Chicago

7:30 Slopdogs, 4x4 Animal Style, Hardcover, John Herrin at Cubby Bear, $12-14+

7:30 Andie & The Bandits, Tommy Bravos, Iamaurin at Epiphany Center Sanctuary, $15-25, 5:00 venue door, 7:00 Sanctuary door

7:30 Jay Langston at Reclaimed Restaurant and Bar, $5 RSVP

7:30 FeelGood Party Band at Beverly Arts Center Beverly, $22

x 7:30 JMizMusic presents “Resistant Noise” with Bobbi Wilsyn, Barbara Ann Martin, Joanie Pallatto, Janice Misurell-Mitchell, Katherine Jimoh, Mwata Bowden, Mike Allemana, Jason Raynovich, Yosef Ben Israel, John Bruce Yeh, Collins Trier, Mad Song Chorus conducted by A.J. Keller, The Girl Group members at Logan Center Performance Penthouse University of Chicago, $10-12

7:30 Strata at Cooper’s Corner Winfield, RSVP

7:30 Route 38 unplugged at Mike & Denise’s Yorkville

7:30-10:00 Deacon Frost at Moonlight Theatre St Charles, $15, 6:30 door, classic rock, 60s, 70s, some 80s

7:30 Wan Heo and Alissa Voth, composition at McClintock Choral and Recital Room Northwestern University Evanston, free, student recitals

7:30-10:30 Dan Peters at Moretti’s Morton Grove

7:30 Joseph Arthur at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $20-44+, all ages, rock

7:30-10:30 Andrew Blendermann at Emerson & Oliver Basement Woodstock, RSVP

7:30-10:30 Joe Fascetta at Moretti’s Morton Grove

7:30-10:30 Erik Donner at Moretti’s Hoffman Estates

x 7:30 Joshua Bell & Jeremy Denk at Ravinia Martin Theatre, $91-114, 5:00 gates

7:30 Vision in the Rhythm Band at Banging Gavel Vogt House Tinley Park, folk

7:30 John Condron, Tobin Bawinkle, SMFC full band acoustic at Chicago Street Pub Joliet

7:30-12:00m Wildwood Country at Jamo’s Live Mokena, $7-9, Honky Tonk Fridays

x 8:00 Driftwood, Tri-County at Martyrs, $15-20, 7:00 door, folk rock, americana

x 8:00 Cabeza De Chivo ‘In the Round’, Vatos Tristes, Eva Maria DJ Set at Thalia Hall, $25-34, 17+, 7:00 door

x 8:00 David Ramirez, Rachel Baiman at OTSFM Szold Hall, $29-37

x 8:00 Still IL tribute to The Smiths, Dancing Horses tribute to Echo & The Bunnymen at Beat Kitchen, 17+, 7:00 door

8:00 Widemouth album release for “No Gasoline”, Free Range, Sleeper’s Bell at Schubas, $13-20+, 18+, 7:30 door

8:00 Choker, Arima Ederra at Lincoln Hall, $25-33+, 18+, 7:00 door

x 8:00 Jennifer Hartswick & Nick Cassarino Duo, Van Ghost, Chris Gelbuda at Garcia’s, $29 GA remain, 6:30 door

x 8:00 Meg & The Wheelers, Mallory Eagle & The Flying Objects at Judson & Moore, $18, 7:30 door

x 8:00-12:00m La Tosca at Green Mill, $20

8:00, 10:00 Melissa Aldana Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $35-50

x 8:00 Corey Dennison, Nicholas Alexander at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $27, 21+ after 8:00

x 8:00 Mike Wheeler Blues Band with Demetria Taylor at Blue Chicago

8:00 Triple with Pritchard, Bone Bag, Umbra & The Volcan Siege at Liar’s Club, $10

8:00? Randall & The Mighty Pike at O’s Tap

8:00-12:00m Wawan, Ashton Perry, Mahal Slick at Bookclub, $13-15, 6:30 door

8:00-10:00 Gandy Gumbo with Albie Powers, Mark Blank, Danny Yo at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $13+, all ages, 7:30 door

8:00 Old Coke, Day Aches, Daundry, Hell of a Life at Cobra Lounge, $17-20+, 17+, 7:00 door

8:00 Will Tillson at Epiphany Center Hall, free RSVP, 5:00 Venue door, 7:30 Hall door, free Blues Friday

8:00 Landon Wilks at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

8:00? Mac O’Brien at Mary Jo McGuire’s

8:00 Silvis, Matt Sandelin, Hotell at Burlington Bar, $11, 8:00 door

8:00-12:00m Zay Alexander, Joshua Crowley at Gallery Cabaret, RSVP, donations at door, 7:00 door

8:00 Bellhead EP release for “Threats”, Slugscape, Cano Sciorrie, We Are The Asteroid at LiveWire Lounge, Operating Tracks

8:00-11:59 Alyssa Gallarneau at Joe’s on Weed St, $10, 7:00 door

8:00 The Pandamnits at Mrs Murphys, RSVP

8:00 Casual Fanatics, Hunger Philip, The Rip Ups at Reed’s Local

8:00-10:30 Mauro Frosio at Artango Bar & Steakhouse, RSVP, piano jazz

8:00 Frankie Parker & The Gentlemen at Untitled, $5 RSVP with “special request” seating

8:00 Run It Back All Vinyl Forest Park Pride Fest After Party with DJ Lovebug & Mike Slugs at Bobby’s Eastside Forest Park, free, Hip Hop & Pop, 80s, 90s, ++

8:00-11:00 Brohirrim at Pub 78 Brookfield

8:00-11:00 Charles & Company at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge, $10

8:00 DJ ? at DeMito’s Saloon Villa Park

8:00-12:00m Howard & The White Boys at Johnny’s Blitz Westmont, $10

8:00 The Heartwreckers tribute to Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

8:00 Suzie Vinnick at Two Way Street Downers Grove, suggested donation $10, 7:30 door, livestream, Friday Night Concert Series

8:00 The Gringos, Riplock at The Law Office Pub & Music Hall Yorkville, $10-15, 7:00 door

8:00-11:50 The Grateful String Band tribute to The Grateful Dead, Old and In The Way, ++ at Two Brothers Roundhouse Aurora, $20 cash only, all ages with guardian

x 8:00-11:00 The Vaughan Building with Crispin Dorvak, Nick Chomko, Michael McInerney, Johnny Hix at Sidecar Beer Garden Batavia, $5, 7:30 door, bluesy garage rock psychedelia

8:00 The Collective reunion “One Last Gig” at EvenFlow Music & Spirits Geneva, $5-7, 7:00 door, alternative

8:00 Lynch Mob, Enuff Z’nuff at Arcada Theatre, $47-99, 6:30 door

8:00 Grant Milliren at Wolfden Brewing Bloomingdale

x 8:00 The Flock with Jerry Goodman, Mike Flynn, Jerry Smith, Howard Levy, Jamo Van de Bogert, Don Laferty, Quent Lang, Mitch “The Lip”, One of The Boyzz Band at SPACE Evanston, $25-54, all ages, 7:00 door

8:00-11:00 The Sauce at Whiskey River Glenview, soul, funk, rock

8:00 Go Punk Yourself “Night of Pop Punk Classics” at Joe’s Live Rosemont, $26+

8:00 Semple at Broken Oar Port Barrington

8:00 Spies of the World tribute to The Grateful Dead at Raue Center for The Arts Crystal Lake, $45-61+, vets free

8:00 Caleb Peters solo at Black Lung Brewing Grayslake

8:00-11:00 Mighty Tarnations, JP & Wendy, Chloe Lomax at Main Street Outfitter Wauconda

8:00-11:00 Kari Sealund & Daric Elmer at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich

8:00-11:00 Sugar We’re a Fallout Boy Tribute at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $12-25+, 7:00 door

8:00 Lee Brice at Genesee Theatre Waukegan, $92-122+, all ages, 6:30 door, country

8:00-11:00 King Saturday at 28 Mile Distilling Bourbon Lounge Highwood

8:00-11:00 Jackyl at Hollywood Casino Joliet, $40-150, 7:00 door

8:00-11:00 Soul 2 the Bone at Hollywood Casino “& Vine” Joliet, free, soul

8:00-11:00 Ray Loffredi at Smokey Jo’s Scratch Kitchen & Ale House Crete

8:00-11:00 AC & The Breeze at Uptown Plainfield

x 8:00 Chicago Farmer at The Music Box Rockford, $20+, 18+, 7:00 door

x 8:00 Micah Schnabel & Vanessa Jean Speckman at Kiki’s Righteous House of Music Madison WI, $15 RSVP to Kiki

x 8:30 Steely Dane tribute to Steely Dan at Reggie’s Rock Club, $29-38, 17+, 7:30 door, jazz rock tribute

x 8:30-11:30 Spatial Awareness II with Clay Condon, Erik Oldman, Keith Wakefield, Luc Mosley, Trash Pandas at Cary’s Lounge, tip hard, ambient, improvisation

8:30 Gustavo Cortiñas’ “The Drum Also Sings” at Constellation, $15-21, livestream $5-10, 8:00 door

8:30 Bass Dreams minus B with Tatus Aoki, Adam Shead, Rami Atassi, Terry Tanaka, BYSH with Ben Baker Billington, Andrew Scott Young, Mai Sugimoto, Bill Harris at Elastic Arts, $20, $10 students, AIRMW Arts Initiatives presents

8:30-1:30a Logan at The Zebra Lounge

x 8:30 Rocks Off tribute to The Rolling Stones at FitzGerald’s Nightclub, $25-30, 7:30 door

x 8:30 The New Heartaches, The Nobodies at FitzGerald’s Sidebar, free RSVP, all ages, 5:00 door

8:30 Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames at Arcada Theatre Legends Stage St Charles, free RSVP, 6:30 door, $25 buffet and dinner menu available

8:30 Studio 64 Old School DJ Dance Party with Frankie “Hollywood” Rodriguez at Arcada Studio 64, St Charles, free

8:30-11:00 Nite Hawks at Club Arcada Speakeasy St Charles, $10 RSVP, 5:00 door, dinner menu ‘til 10:30, lite bites after, big band, swing, jazz, jump, blues

8:30 Tian Tang, piano at McClintock Choral and Recital Room Northwestern University Evanston, free, student recitals

8:30 Josh Johnson at Celtic Knot Public House Evanston, blues

8:30 Gerald “The Soulkeeper” McClendon at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon ‘n Brass Speakeasy, $10, blues, soul

8:30 Electric Jukebox Trio at Station 34 Mount Prospect

8:30-9:30 Banda vs Sierreño with Calle Verde, Banda El Pueblo at 115 Bourbon Street Performance Hall Merrionette Park, $10+

x 9:00 Midnight in Harlem tribute to Tedeschi Trucks Band at Reggie’s Comedy Shack, $20-27, 8:00 door, blues rock tribute

9:00 Clark Street Jams, Cordell Johnson, Josh Zeitler at Schubas Upstairs, free, Meet Me Upstairs presents

9:00-1:00a Dazzling Killmen, Point Line Plane, Big’n at Sleeping Village, $20, 8:00 door

x 9:00 Temp Wishes, Quasar Wut-Wut with Matt Schwarz, Brent Sulek, Jordan Frank at Hungry Brain, $15-21, 7:00 door

9:00 Emo Nite at Subterranean Upstairs, $28

9:00 Letterbomb Mike solo, Mike Kruse, Arizona Jackhammer at Phyllis’ Musical Inn

9:00 Elemantra, Cartoon Graveyard, & Friends at Cole’s Bar, $16, 8:30 door

x 9:00-1:30a The Jeff Givens Band at Broken Hearts Bar, tip the band, outlaw, country, rock

9:00, 10:30 Illville Vanguard led by Gabriel Alston at Dorians, $10 after 8:00, 6:00 door, Jazz, Gospel, Funk, Jazz Fusion, Hip-Hop, Latin, Neo Soul

9:00 Da Menace Party Open Jam Blues ++ at Fuller’s Pub

9:00 Orillia, Max and the Fellow Travelers, Glass Beagle at Gman Tavern, $12-15

9:00-1:30a Night with Nanoos at California Clipper, $5 before 11:00, $10 after, Middle Eastern, North African, ghetto tech, juke, ++

9:00 The Rind with nicholas, Marcus Darling, Mohammed Radwan, ++ at Lemon Chicago, $5-15 sliding scale, 8:30 door, Arabic funk

9:00-2:00a Club S**t with DJ Sound Arkitek at The Whistler, house, footwork, juke, jungle, drum & bass, ukg

9:00-2:00a Amapressure with Dyaspara, Bonita Appleblunt, King Aba at The Wild Hare Club Level Fulton Market, $17+, limited free RSVP before 11:00, all Amapiano all night long

9:00-12:00m Sidestreets at Firewater Saloon Edison Park, 70s-00s rock

x 9:00-11:30 Some Brits at Friendly Music Community, tip the bands

9:00 Paulie & The Shakers at Quigley’s Naperville

9:00 A Musical Journey Through South America with Leonel Valenzuela, Guillermo Paolisso, Javier Saume at Sabor a Café Steakhouse Niles, $15 door, 8:30 door

9:00-12:00m Whatever Nevermind tribute to Nirvana at Madcats Palatine, $10

9:00 Toyger at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry

9:00 Yacht Rock DJ Night with DJ Sylkk at Mickey Finn’s Libertyville, $5 after 9:00

x 9:30, 11:00 John Primer and Friends album release for “Tribute to Theresa’s Lounge” at Rosa’s Lounge, $15-30, 8:00 door

x 9:30 Diamondback at Carol’s Pub, $10, 9:30 door

9:30 Bootleggers at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP

10:00 Redux & n10as DJs 11111111111, Flotsam, Zagc at Hideout, $10-14, house, electro, dub

10:00 Reggae Bash World Tour at House of Blues, $23-33+

10:00 Broseph Tucker Band at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

10:00 Vltra, Chapman b2b Hunter Herra at Bourbon on Division, $45+

10:00 Friday Frisson at Le Piano, $15, funk, Latin, Afro, jazz

10:00-2:00a DJ Boathouse at aliveOne

10:00 Keithen Banks at Mom’s Place

10:00 Layz, Aireloosh, Audaz at Concord Music Hall, $20-25, 18+, Beyond Wonderland preparty

10:00-12:00m 90s Pop Nation at 115 Bourbon Street Front Stage Merrionette Park, $6+, 9:00 door

x 10:30 Chicago Blues Supersession with Bob Stroger, Billy Flynn, Brother John Kattke, Melvin “Pooky Styx” Carlisle, Dave Katzman, Melvin Smith, Oscar Wilson, Amy Lowe at Reggie’s Music Joint, $25-34, 9:30 door, blues fest

10:30-11:45 Thaddeus Tukes at Andy’s, $20, RSVP required

10:30-12:30a Birchler/Turner/Cosby at Clara, jazz

10:30 The Jenipher Jones Experiment at Untitled, $5 RSVP with “special request” seating

11:00 Strapped hosted by Sichelle & Irregular Girl with Barbie Slick, D’Cameron May, Sunny Haelstorm, Virago at Empty Bottle, sold out, follow for info, 9:00 door

Jerome’s highlights for Today’s Friday 6/5/26 Shows