Friday 6/7/24

Jun 07, 2024

Friday!

Blues Fest weekend gets into full swing 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 Chicago Blues Festival at Jay Pritzker Pavilion and throughout Millennium Park

Visit Mississippi Juke Joint Stage on South Promenade

12:00n Nora Jean Wallace

1:30 Keith Johnson & The Big Muddy Band

3:00 J’Cenae

4:30-5:45 Big A & The Allstars

Rosa’s Lounge on North Promenade

12:30 Lil’ Jimmy Reed with Ben Levin

2:00 Ivy Ford

3:30 Luke Pytel Band with Laretha Weathersby

5:00 Sheryl Youngblood

6:30-7:45 Carlos Johnson, Last Call with WDCB Radio

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

5:00 National Anthem, Commissioner's Welcome

5:15 Corey Harris

6:30 Mr. Sipp

7:45-9:00 Centennial Tribute to Jimmy Rogers with Kim Wilson, Jimmy D. Lane,

Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne, Bob Margolin, Sebastian Lane, Felton Crews,

Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith

x 4:00 Pierce Crask at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Heyday Happy Hour

x Andersonville Midsommarfest on Clark between Foster and Gregory

North Stage

5:00 Moose the DJ

6:00 Nasty Snacks

8:00 Sixteen Candles

Center Stage

5:00 Beats y Bateria

6:30 Cole DeGenova

8:30 Too Much Molly

Swedish Stage

5:00 Planet Claire

6:30 Justice Hill and Nightime Love

8:30 NNAMDÏ

Balmoral Pride Stage

5:00 Drag Queen Storytime with Merriam Levkowitz

6:00 UltraBeat Band

8:00 DJ Scary Lady Sarah & Philly Peroxide

Summerdale Stage

6:00 Super King Reza

7:00 "Trans is Transcendent" with Chicago Therapy Collective

8:30 Ariana DJ with Live Hip Hop Burlesque

x 5:00 Joey J. Saye at Judson & Moore, free, Old Fashioned Fridays

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

5:00-8:30 Andrew Diehl at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

5:00 Dillon Riley at Joe's on Weed Rooftop, free

5:00 Epsilon Plus at Epiphany, Golden Hour

x 5:00 The Menards at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP, Happy Hour

5:00-7:00 Anthony Perry piano at Jonny Cab's Burr Ridge

5:00 David's Bazaar at Heroes West Lemont, Patio Party Friday

5:00 Jeff & LJ 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 Mark Feldman at Catch 35

5:30-7:30 Joanna Connor acoustic at Buddy Guy's Legends

x 6:00-8:00 Greg Garing at Northman Riverwalk

6:00, 8:15 Marques Carroll at Andy's, $20

6:00 Deep Fried Pickle Project at The Tonk

6:00-9:00 Scott Allen at Palmer Place La Grange

6:00 The Hogmires at Bubblehouse Brewing Lisle

6:00-9:00 Alex Hoffer at The Wine Exchange St. Charles

6:00-9:00 The Comstock Lode Band at Riverlands Brewing Company St Charles, Country Night

6:00 Emma Rothfield soprano at Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University Evanston, free, Student Recitals

6:00-9:00 Billy Nixon at Church Street Brewing Itasca

6:00-9:00 Austin Hopkins solo at Sew Hop'd Huntley

6:30 Khruangbin, John Carroll Kirby at Salt Shed Fairgrounds, $65, sold out

6:30 Manwolves at Outset, sold out? resale $36-79 GA

6:30-9:30 Tim Wilsey at J. Flemings Westmont

6:30-10:00 Cat Man Dog duo with Stephan Cook, Ian Gill at Preservation Geneva

6:30-8:00 Kings of Ewing at The Fat Shallot Evanston

6:30-9:30 Matt Ray at Bliss Wine Lounge Wauconda

6:30 Gone 2 Paradise tribute to Jimmy Buffett at The Forge Lemont Quarries, $15

6:30 Pete Stillwell at Banging Gavel Vogt House Tinley Park

6:30? Mike Vinopal at Girl In The Park Orland Park, RSVP

6:30 The Grateful String Band at Werk Force Brewing Plainfield

x 7:00 Vinto Van Go, Caleb Ramos, The Sixfivefour, Gibbby Toombs at Montrose Saloon, $10

7:00, 9:30 Joaquin Mauro at Davenport’s Cabaret, $25, two drink minimum, All of Me/Todo de Mi

7:00-9:00 The Micah Alec Trio at Promontory, $20

7:00-10:00 Sean Briskey & Kevin Campbell at On Tour Brewing

7:00 Wiley From Atlanta, LaSalle Grandeur, Johnny N0rm4l at Cobra Lounge, $19, Riot Fest presents

7:00 Makenna Marcus and Doubtfull at Cafe Mustache

Fri 6/7? 7:00 Frank Quinn & ? at Mrs Murphy’s

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

7:00-10:30 Carry On October, The 1-800s, Twin Language at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10

7:00 Emo Nite at Subterranean, $21-26

x 7:00 Corey Dennison Band at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP

Fri 6/7? 7:00 ? at Scratch Public House River Forest

Fri 6/7? 7:00 ? at Scratch on Lake Oak Park

7:00-8:30 Dorothy Roberson tribute to Tina Turner at Chef Shangri La Riverside

x 7:00 Anne Hills & David Roth at Wesley's Place La Grange, $10-20, under 13 free

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

7:00 The King of Mars, Leo Fron at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

7:00 The Easy Munny Duo at The Evergreen Pub & Grill St Charles

7:00 Beggars Banquet tribute to The Rolling Stones at Ten Ninety Brewing Co Glenview

7:00 Antonis Remos with Josephine at Joe's Live Rosemont, $95+, Greek Music Live

x 7:00-9:00 Johnny Burnett at St James School parking lot Arlington Heights, donations

7:00 Heads All Empty tribute to The Grateful Dead, DJ AK aftershow at The Vixen McHenry, $0-38, RSVP

7:00-10:00 Lava Bear at Light The Lamp Brewery Grayslake

x 7:00-10:00 Uncle Pigeon at Tighthead Brewing Company Mundelein

7:00 Sneezy at Sundance Saloon Mundelein

7:00 First Friday Acoustic Open Mic hosted by Brian Kleidorn at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield, signup 6:30-7:00

x 7:00 Phil Angotti Band with Tom Ryan, Blair Holmes, Todd Rusin at Sheridan Stage 119th Street Whiting IN

x 7:00 (8:00 ET) The Flat Five at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $30-55

7:00 Jumping Jack Flash tribute to The Rolling Stones at Belfry Music Theatre Delavan WI, $62-79

7:30 Ravel Boléro conducted by Stéphane Denève with Jean-Yves Thibaudet at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $35-199

7:30, 9:30 Better Together with Jo Ann Daugherty, Bruce Henry, Alex Austin, Ryan Bennett, Henry Johnson at Winters Jazz Club, $28-38

7:30 Think Floyd tribute to Pink Floyd at Chop Shop, $31

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

7:30 Chris Brown, Ayra Starr, Maeta at United Center, $95-395

7:30 The Buzz Worthys, Corduroy at Stage 119 Elmhurst, $10

7:30-10:30 Drew Doepke at Pollyanna Brewing St. Charles

7:30 Lisa Medina, Emily Haden Lee at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-30, sold out

x 7:30 The Return of The Flock with Jerry Goodman at Ravinia Carousel Stage Highland Park, $35 GA Lawn

7:30 Terrapin Flyer tribute to The Grateful Dead at Lyric Theater Blue Island, $40

7:30 Jackopierce, Jacob Slade at Vivarium Milwaukee WI, $30-35

8:00 Valebol 'In the Round' record release, Carlile and Elizabeth Moen duo at Thalia Hall, $20

8:00 Soccer Mommy solo, Mali Velasquez at Schubas, $35

8:00 Medium Build, Clover County at Schubas, $20-25

8:00 Pleiadesfest Day 1 with Heet Deth, CK Barlow, Emily Beisel, ?, Mabel Kwan, Maja Radovanlija, Sojourner Zenobia at Elastic Arts, $15 per day, $30 3 day pass

x 8:00-12:00m Steve Smith and Vital Information with Manuel Valera, Janek Gwizdala at Green Mill, $20

x 8:00, 10:00 Mike Stern Quartet with Leni Stern, Juan Chiavassa, Noam Tanzer, Danny Walsh at Jazz Showcase, $35-50

8:00 BTS Express with Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago

8:00 Mr. Sipp, Jonathan Ellison at Buddy Guy's Legends, $25

8:00 Tank, Keri Hilson, Carl Thomas at Chicago Theatre, $34-99

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

8:00 Toasted at O's Tap

8:00 Jana Kramer and Friends at Park West, $35-48

8:00 Miki Berenyi Trio, Lol Tolhurst & Budgie at Bottom Lounge, $30

8:00 Elston Ave, The Grow Ops, Last Reel Hero, Deadbeat Daycare at Burlington Bar, $10

x 8:00 Real Pretenders at Reclaimed Patio, $10

8:00 The Pandamnits at Mrs Murphy’s

8:00-11:00 Gerry Haughey at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center, free

8:00-10:00 Josh Joplin, Ryan Brewer at Uncommon Ground, $12

8:00 Damien Dimas at The Atlantic Bar and Grill, $10

8:00 Jai, Axa, D2G, Marskido at Epiphany, $25-40, Made for this Elite Industry Mixer

8:00-10:30 Luciano Antonio at Artango Bar & Steakhouse, Brazilian jazz

8:00-10:00 Jack Sundstrom's "Songs From an Island That Doesn't Exist" at Clara, free

8:00 DJ Jackie Rob at House of Blues Foundation Room, RSVP required

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

8:00-2:00a Soca Obsession Western Style Soca Fete at Wild Hare, free before 8:00

x 8:00 PureSoul Birthday tribute to Prince at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $21-31

8:00-11:00 Brad Jackson & Shades of Country at Pub 78 Brookfield

8:00-11:00 Jimmy Nick at Jonny Cab's Burr Ridge, $10

x 8:00 Sue Fink at Two Way Street Downers Grove, $10

8:00 The Ron Porter Band at The Venue Aurora, free RSVP, First Fridays Open House

8:00 In The Flesh tribute to Pink Floyd, Kashmir tribute to Led Zeppelin at Piazza Aurora, $12-18+

x 8:00-11:59 Old Shoe, Wheels North at Two Brothers Roundhouse Aurora, RSVP, Shoe Fest Pre-Party

8:00-11:00 Miss Behavin' at Sidecar Supper Club Beer Garden Batavia, $5

8:00 Icons of Country Made in America tributes to Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Zac Brown Band at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $29-59

x 8:00 Funkadesi at SPACE Evanston, $18-35

x 8:00 Rick Springfield at Rivers Casino Des Plaines, $69+, sold out, waitlist

8:00 Aaron Lewis at Rosemont Theatre, $29-79

x 8:00 Wang Chung, Men Without Hats, The Motels, Naked Eyes at Des Plaines Theatre, $49-79

x 8:00 Mr Blotto at Broken Oar Port Barrington

8:00 Conscious Rockers at Main Street Outfitter Wauconda

8:00 The Flat Rats at Black Lung Brewing Round Lake Beach

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

8:00 The Root Doctors at Toadstool Pub Highwood

8:00-11:00 Northwest Corner tribute to The Grateful Dead at Teddy O'Brian's Highwood

8:00 Mark W at Studio Lockport

8:00-11:59 Sebastian Bach, Classless Act at The Forge Joliet, $28-45

8:00 Lauren Duke Band at Austin Community Tavern Steger, RSVP

8:00 Lucky Pickers with Caleb Peters and Despina Pafralides at Social 45 Craft Kitchen Frankfort

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

8:00 Donny Osmond at Riverside Theater Milwaukee WI, $56-126

8:00 Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey at Kiki's House of Righteous Music Madison WI, sold out, waitlist

8:30 Monsoon, Model Living, Daundry at Hideout, $12

x 8:30 Wookiefoot, Lopaka Rootz at Reggie's Rock Club, $25

8:30 Cloud Nothings, Idle Ray, Erik Nervous at Beat Kitchen, sold out

8:30 People of Rhythm present House of Waters at Constellation, $25

8:30-11:30 The League of Erics at Cary's Lounge

8:30-11:30 James Robinson-Parran at Davenport’s Piano Bar

8:30 Heart of Glass tribute to Blondie, Jessie's Girl tribute to the 80s at Tony Ds at Tony D's Elmwood Park, $0-13

8:30 Gotham Ramblers at Quigley’s Naperville

x 9:00 The Arab Blues at Hungry Brain, $15

9:00 Huntsmen album release, Without Waves, Anatomy of Habit at Sleeping Village, $15

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

9:00 Breezy Rodio at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00

9:00 The Devilocks tribute to Misfits, The Emos at The Tonk

9:00-2:00 J.P. "Coming Out Party" album release with J.P., 414BigFrank, Hxllywood, Pay Day, DJ Hoop Dreams, ++ at Promontory, $20-50

9:00, 11:00 Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials at Lee's Unleaded Blues, $20

9:00-1:00a Jj Smith & Friends at Gallery Cabaret, Band Night

9:00 Tribunal, Mares Of Thrace, Creaturess, Of Wolves at LiveWire Lounge, $13

9:00-2:00a Echodroides?, Dark Chisme, Fantasma Negra? at Simone's

9:00-12:00m Smokin Gunz at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

9:00 The Stone Chromatics, Moonraise at Cubby Bear, $7

9:00-11:00 The Spiders at Tack Room

9:00 Big Brain Takeover, Merrick Brown, Buen Viaje, Double Dipp at Schubas Upstairs, free, Meet Me Upstairs

x 9:00 The Ready Freddies tribute to Queen at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $15-20

x 9:00 Punk is Dad performs Green Day "Dookie" at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP

9:00 Pure Intentions at Goat Village Norridge

9:00 Sultry Salsa Fridays at Ballydoyle Aurora

x 9:00 Lena Prima & Her New Orleans All-Star Band at Club Arcada Speakeasy, $15, dinner & drinks after 5:00, Legends & Legacies Series

9:00 Chicken Bone at Whiskey River Glenview

9:00-12:00m The Cave Dwellers at Madcats Palatine, $5

9:00 Milhouse at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, $15

9:00-11:00 Hoodwink'd at 115 Bourbon Street Front Stage Merrionette Park, $5

9:00 DJ Sylkk at Mickey Finn's Brewery Libertyville

x 9:30 10th Annual Bluesfest Afterparty at Reggies, $25

9:30 Chicago Blues Supersession with Bob Stroger, Billy Flynn, Oscar Wilson, Dave Katzman, Melvin Smith, John Kattke, Melvin “Pookie” Carlisle, Amy Lowe, David Tepper "Chicago Blues Portraits" at Reggie's Music Joint

9:30 Stephen Hull Experience, Gerry Hunt’s Legendary One-Man Band at Reggie's Comedy Shack

9:30, 11:00 Lil' Jimmy Reed with Ben Levin Band at Rosa's, $20-30

9:00-1:00a Pierce Crask at Four Treys Tavern

9:30 Cody Canada at Carols Pub, $15-20

9:30 Flaccid House with Kiki Kuamo’o at The Whistler

9:30 Pleazure Cruze at House Pub St. Charles, $5

9:30 Joe Fascetta at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP

9:30 Aaron Kelly at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Nightcap Music Series

10:00 Strapped with Helena Handbasket, Kerosene, Tiny Miracle at Empty Bottle, sold out, follow for info

10:00 King Sans, Killmoves, Bull Heather & the Bloodflowers, Damage Dames at Cole's Bar, $13

10:00 Purple Reign tribute to Prince at Joe's on Weed Rooftop, sold out?

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

10:00 New Orleans Beau & The Big Easy at Mom's Place

10:00 Emo Night Brooklyn at House of Blues, $15-20

10:00 DJ Boathouse at aliveOne

10:30 The Alectet at Andy's, $20

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