Friday 6/9/23

Jun 09, 2023

x Chicago Blues Festival at Millennium Park

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

2:15 National Anthem/Mayoral Proclamation for Delmark Records/Commissioner's Welcome/Tom Marker

2:30 Delmark Records 70th Anniversary Celebration with Dave Specter, Steve Bell, Larry Williams, Roosevelt Purifoy, Johnny Iguana, Big Ray Stewart, Nick Alexander, Johnny Burgin, Willie Buck, Dave Weld & Monica Myhre, Shirley Johnson, Sharon Lewis, Bob Stroger

4:00 Nora Jean Wallace

5:15 Jontavious Willis

6:30 Jimmy Burns Band

7:45 John Primer & The Real Deal Blues Band

Visit Mississippi Juke Joint Stage, South Promenade

12:00 Mzz Reese

1:15 Lightnin’ Malcolm

2:30 Eddie Cotton

3:45 Vasti Jackson

Rosa's Lounge, North Promenade

Emcee Tony Mangiullo

12:30 Stephen Hull

1:35 Big Mike and the R&B Kings featuring Sierra Green

2:40 Melody Angel

3:45 Eddie Taylor 100th Birthday with the Taylor Family Larry, Brenda, Edna, Demetria, Tim

5:00 Rico McFarland

6:15 Last Call with WDCB Radio and The Smiley Tillmon Band featuring Kate Moss

3:00 Tom Lowery Trio at Northman Riverwalk

x 4:00 Ian Leith at Hey Nonny, Heyday Happy Hour

x 5:00 Hillbilly Frolic at FitzGeralds Patio

x 5:00 Chris Foreman at Green Mill

x 5:00 BGL Blues Fest with Joanna Connor, Mike and the R&B Kings, Studebaker John at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $25

5:00 Ricky Liontones at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

5:00 Victor Roa at Epiphany, RSVP, Golden Hour

5:00 James Libera at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

5:00 Aidan O’Toole at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

5:00 DJ Sound & DJ Royce at Zoe’s Patio, RSVP, Friday Night Get Right

x 5:30 The Hoyle Brothers at Empty Bottle, Honky Tonk Happy Hour

5:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Bruce Henry at Catch 35

5:30 Brother John Kattke Trio at Lagunitas Taproom

x Andersonville Midsommarfest

North Stage

6:00 DJ C

8:00 Rod Tuffcurls and The Bench Press

Center Stage

5:00 Things That Fly

6:30 The Clean Plate Club

8:00 Nora O'Connor

Swedish Stage

6:00 Abba Karaoke

8:00 JC Brooks

x 6:00 Ryan Curtis at Hideout, $5-7, LP’s Happy Hour

x 6:00 Rachel Drew Band at Northman Riverwalk

6:00 Newski, Fellow Kinsman at FitzGeralds Patio

6:00 Positivithree at Montrose Saloon, $10

6:00, 8:15 Guy King at Andy’s, $15

6:00 Benji's Dark Wedding at Promontory, $20-35

6:00 Omerta, Soulkeeper, Gates To Hell, meth, Rites of Torment, Blind Equation at Cobra Lounge, $19

6:00 Rival Sons, The Black Angels, Starcrawler at Concord Music Hall, $31

6:00 The Misters at The Atlantic Bar & Grill, $7-10

6:00-11:00 Bitter Jester Music Festival Night Three at Port Clinton Square Highland Park, Val's Halla Pop-Up

6:00 Jason Jeka at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca

6:00 Matt Strom at Miskatonic Brewing Company Darien

6:00 Henry JBC at The Wine Exchange St. Charles

6:30 Sea of Cars, Bummed out, Pinkish, Cxpital at Subterranean, $12

6:30 Christopher Laughlin at The Schweikher House Schaumburg, $5-15

6:30 Tim Wilsey at J. Fleming’s Absolutely Delicious Westmont

6:30 Mark "Spiv" Grzelak at Preservation Geneva

x 7:00 The Johnny Burnett Band at St. James Parish Arlington Heights, Concert Under The Stars

x 7:00 (8:00 ET) Cathy Richardson at Acorn Theatre, $35-60

7:00 Cloud Nothings, Wavves, Ultra Q at Metro, $28-32

7:00 Chad Willetts Quartet at Le Piano

7:00 Cabaret ZaZou at Cambria Hotel, $80-190

7:00 Dave Rice Piano Bar Sing-a-long at Shanahans Woodridge

7:00 Double Treble Dueling Pianos at Countryside Saloon Des Plaines

7:00 Big Ray & Chicago’s Most Wanted at The Quarry Thornton

7:00 Moon Money, 6 Speed Tranny at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $10

7:00 Tim & Mike Unplugged at Beacon Tap Des Plaines

7:00 Zac Wolf Band at Pollyanna Brewing St. Charles

7:00 The Comeback Kid at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach

7:30 Bishops Daredevil Stunt Club, 6Kitty, Golden Richards, Joey Acopiado Band, Brent Windler at Montrose Saloon, 1990s Night hosted by Power Pop Shoppe

7:30, 9:30 Alyssa Allgood Quintet with Marques Carroll at Winters Jazz Club, $23-28, Alyssa Sings The Blues

7:30 Carl Weathersby Blues Band, Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $20

7:30 Tommy Kessler, Tor Weimholt, Disaster Kid at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10

7:30 Matt Rhodes & The Hurtin Kind at Reclaimed Patio, $10

7:30 Alfonso Ponticelli at Encore Little Gem Oak Park

7:30 Martin Barre at Des Plaines Theatre, $49-99, The Classic History Of Jethro Tull

7:30 Shania Twin tribute to Shania Twain with Donna Huber at The Lyric Blue Island, $40-45

7:30 Rick Faris Bluegrass Band at Maple Street Concerts Lombard, $21

x 8:00 The Bad Plus, Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog at Thalia Hall 'In the Round’, $35-45

x 8:00 Gary Louris, Sara Coral & John Huber at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $30

x 8:00 Nickel Creek, Gaby Moreno at Salt Shed, $42-69

8:00 The Alright Maybes, Nice Motor, Turn N' Fire at Golden Dagger, $10

8:00 Mike Love and The Full Circle, Keilana at SPACE Evanston, $20 SRO

8:00 The Samples at City Winery, $30-50, sold out, wait list

8:00 Evangelia, DJ Pantazi at Beat Kitchen, $20-70

8:00 Totally Cashed, Kangaroo Court, Sawamura No Hitter, Western Bisexual at Schubas, $13-15

8:00, 10:30 Fareed Haque Quintet at Green Mill, $20

8:00, 10:00 Geof Bradfield Quintet at Jazz Showcase, $30-45

8:00 Alyssa Miserendino/Conor Tighe, Ben Zucker at Elastic Arts, $15, Cleat Series

8:00 Luke Pytel Blues Band w/ Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago

8:00 Thrice, Holy Fawn at House of Blues, $39

8:00 Mahler 9 conducted by Hrůša at Symphony Center, $35-299

8:00 Slum Village, The Microphone Misfitz, Jeff K%Nz, Jazstarr at Chop Shop, $31

8:00 Lauren Hall at Untitled

8:00 Juan Waters at Avondale Music Hall, $15

8:00 Dende at Subterranean, $15

8:00 Indigo Flood at Epiphany, $20

8:00 Baila Salsa at Epiphany, $12-20, Dance Lesson 9:00, Live music 10:30, DJ sets until close

8:00 Ronnie and the Nastys at Phyllis’ Musical Inn

8:00 Robbie Gold at Joe's On Weed Street Rooftop

8:00 Erabella, Tanzen, Annelida at Bottom Lounge, $12

8:00 Frank Quinn and Brendan Bulger at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center

8:00 Doc Payne & The Payne Relief Smooth Blues Band, Johnnie Twist, Sir Henry Cheatham, Eddie Cotton Jr., Edna Taylor at Venue Overdrive, $15

8:00 The The Donnybrooks at Mrs Murphy’s Upstairs

8:00 Indika Reggae Band hosted by Wadadah II at Wild Hare, $10

8:00 Illinois Joy at Friendly Tap Berwyn

8:00 The Telltale Hearts at Pub 78 Brookfield

8:00 Emily White at Two Way Street Coffee House Downers Grove, $10

8:00 The North 41 at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

8:00 Houndsen, Eve Casino at Q Bar Darien, $7-15

8:00 Faster Pussycat, Jason Charles Miller at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $39-59

8:00 The Phunk Nastys at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood

8:00 Hillbilly Rockstarz at Broken Oar Port Barrington

8:00 Little Giant at Austin Community Tavern Steger

8:00 Stephanie Koklys at The Studio Lockport

8:00 The Everleigh Collective Burlesque & DJs at Cafe Mustache, ChicagHOE Sex Worker Rights Benefit

8:05 Guilty by Association at O's Tap

x 8:30 Sima Cunningham, Hannah Frances at Hungry Brain, $15

8:30 Dan Stetzel at Davenport’s Piano Bar Cabaret

8:30 Black Cat Heart Attack, The Avondale Ramblers, The Cancellations at LiveWire Lounge

8:30 Prairie Surfers at Quigley’s Naperville

8:30 Secretly Sad Emo Hangout at Piazza Aurora, $10

x 9:00 The Rumble with Chief Joseph Boudreaux, Jr. at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-30

x 9:00 Chicago Blues Supersession With Bob Stroger, Billy Flynn, Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith, Dave Katzman, Omar Coleman, Melvin Smith, Roosevelt Purifoy, Oscar Wilson, Amy Lowe, Barry Goldberg, ++ at Reggies Comedy Shack, $20

9:00 Neak, Bsa Gold, J Bambii, Patricia of Chicago, Briana Clearly at Reggies Rock Club, $20-30

9:00 Busby Death Chair, Modern Crooks, Eddy and the Arsons at Reggies Music Joint, $10

9:00 Stay Smooth at Schubas Upstairs, Meet Me Upstairs free dance party

9:00 Cobrah, ++ at Lincoln Hall, $25-75, sold out

9:00, 11:00 Rene Avila’s Afro-Cuban Quintet at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00

9:00 Big 3 Blues Band at Harlem Avenue Lounge Berwyn

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

9:00 Tierra Roja at Honky Tonk BBQ

9:00 Arklight at The Thirsty Tavern

9:00 Rent Party, Kimler at Gallery Cabaret

9:00 Sparks Fly tribute to Taylor Swift at Joe's On Weed Street, $15

9:00 David Graham & The Eskimo Brothers at Carol’s Pub, $12

9:00 The Wind Gypsys at Madcats Palatine, $5

9:00 Brad MacDonald at Tack Room

9:00 Empress at Brauer House Lombard, $0-40

9:00 The Spazmatics at Durty Nellie’s Palatine, $10

9:00 Kingpins & Friends at Jesse’s Tavern Chicago Ridge

9:00 Whiskey Kitten Band at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

9:00 John McDonough at Ballydoyle Aurora

9:00 DJ Fire Aux at Emporium Arcade Wicker Park

9:00 Rockwell DJ Set at Emporium Arcade Logan Square

9:00 Danny LeRoy DJ Set at Emporium Arcade Fulton Market

9:00 Ray Eng, DJ Erge at Rivers Casino Des Plaines

9:00 DJ Blanco at Heroes West Lemont, TGIF Dance Party

x 9:30 Eyelids, Air Blue Gowns at Hideout, $15-18

x 9:30 Joe Marcinek’s Dead Funk Summit with Jesús Molina, Paul Bolger, Sharay Reed, Calvin Rodgers, Songbird Shella, Pennal Johnson, Rick King, Kyle Magnuson, Ola Timothy, Kevin Mardirosian at Martyrs, $20-25, Dead & Co After Party

9:30, 11:00 Sheryl Youngblood Band at Rosa’s, $15-25

9:30 Strawdawg at Bub City Rosemont

9:30 Mr. JayToo at The Whistler, Heavyweight Soul 10th Anniversary

10:00 Korine, CD Ghost at Empty Bottle, $18

10:00 A Night of Amapiano with Musa Keys at Promontory, $40

10:00 Asha Omega, Mani Jurdan, Th0Rn, Kai Akili, Jazstarr, Prince Drive, Dj Mobee Thicc at Cole’s Bar, $13, Rhythm & Purpose

10:00 Ryan Mundy at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

10:00 Ethan Bell Band at Bub City Chicago

10:00 American Pie at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5

10:00 DJ White Owl at House of Blues Foundation Room, RSVP

10:00 Rodriguez Jr., Whitesquare, Mattheo at Prysm, $15-20, Serum

10:00 Geses x Nik-Ill, The Kid Jay, Kraze, Kula, Maximo, R-Double at Sound Bar, $10-15

10:00 Ash Lauryn, Duke Shin, Steve Noah at Spybar, $25

10:00 Khiva, Dubamine, Eylxr at Primary Night Club, $36

10:30 Alejandro Salazar at Andy’s, $15

11:00 Dead House, Fingy, CtrlZora at Metro, $28-30, Dead & Co. afterparty

11:00 Dead Inside with Hydrosonic Lightshow Visuals at Gman Tavern, RSVP

11:00 Shimmer Night at The Owl Bar

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

?:00 Andrew Diehl at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park

?:00 DJs Iggy, Lost in Kyoto at Giant Penny Whistle, Citrus Afro Beat, Dance Hall, House, Baile Funk