Friday!
Happy Weekend! and there are plenty of musical events happening in and around our town… please read on and get out to enjoy one or more!
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3:00 The Embryos at Northman Riverwalk
x 4:00 Ian Leith at Hey Nonny, RSVP, Heyday Happy Hour
4:00 Cirrus Falcon at Whiskey Bend St Charles
5:00 Nigel Mack at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
5:00 Billy Flynn acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends
5:00 Molly Adamson acoustic at Hard Rock Chicago
5:00 Mike Felten at Epiphany Center, Golden Hour
5:00 Bear Williams at Epiphany Center, Golden Hour
x 5:00 Hillbilly Frolic at FitzGeralds Patio
5:00 Fantasy Motown Band at Des Plaines Theatre, Des Friends
5:00 Aidan O'Toole at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
Retro on Roscoe
5:30 Serendipity
8:00 7th Heaven
x 5:30 The Hoyle Brothers at Empty Bottle, Honky Tonk Happy Hour
5:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with David Blamires at Catch 35
x 6:00 Dennis J. Leise at Hideout Patio, $5, LP's Happy Hour
6:00 Positivithree at Montrose Saloon, $10, Fridays Jazz Happy Hour
6:00, 8:15 Otis-Go at Andy’s, $15
6:00 Jam In Between at Northman Riverwalk
6:00 Jerek & Karen at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park
6:00 Wilson Wallace at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca
6:00 Henry JBC at The Wine Exchange St. Charles
6:30 Low Phase, Pinksqueeze, Calicoloco, Seth Beck at Subterranean, $15
6:30 The Bart Attacks, Illinois Joy at Oak Park Porchfest
6:30 Tim Wilsey at J. Fleming’s Absolutely Delicious Westmont
6:30 Senn Alan Duo at Preservation Geneva
7:00?/8:00? Drew Peterson, The StiffTones at Montrose Saloon
7:00?/8:00? Clare Sands at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center
7:00 Maul, Wanderer, Closet Witch, Nequient, Gloryhole Guillotine at LiveWire Lounge, $15
7:00 Frank Quinn with ? at Mrs Murphy’s
7:00 The Chad Willetts Quartet at Le Piano
7:00 Midamerican Elevator at The Dock at Montrose Beach
7:00 Newgrounds Death Rugby, Weatherday, Your Arms Are My Cocoon, Arcadia Grey at Cobra Lounge, $25
7:00 Luke Winslow-King at FitzGeralds Patio
7:00, 9:30 Bebel Gilberto at SPACE Evanston, $25
7:00 Dave Rice Piano Bar Sing-a-long at Shanahans Woodridge
7:00 Yankee Cowboy at Countryside Saloon Des Plaines
7:00 The Rockets 60s Rock n Roll at The Quarry Thornton
7:00 Colleen Wild at Heroes West Lemont
7:00 Sean Hef Band at Beacon Tap Des Plaines
7:00 Hot, Cool, & Citrusy with Sonny & The Eggrolls, ++ at Roxy Lockport
7:00? Corey O'Donnell Duo at Roxy Lockport
7:00? Corey O'Donnell Duo at Ballydoyle Aurora
7:00 Open Mic with Janelle Marie Graf at Stage Left Cafe Woodstock
7:00 (8:00 ET) Tim Stop at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $15-40
7:30 Gravesend, Kontusion, Pains, Choke, Gored Embrace, Selenoplexia at Reggies Music Joint, $17-20
7:30, 9:30 Eric Schneider Quartet with Kimberly Gordon at Winters Jazz Club, $25-30
7:30 Carl Weathersby Blues Band, Vino Louden Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $20
7:30 Ivy Ford Band at Epiphany Center, $20
7:30 Cody Lee's Last Detail at Reclaimed, $10
x 7:30 Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at Wrigley Field, sold out
7:30 Jodeci, SWV at Arie Crown Theater, $79-149, Summer Block Party
7:30 Lauren at Pollyanna Brewing St. Charles
7:30 Alfonso Ponticelli at Encore Little Gem Oak Park
8:00 Dead Letter Office tribute to R.E.M. at Martyrs, $15-20
8:00 Nicotine Dolls, Adam Bonomo at Beat Kitchen, $15
8:00 Paul Cherry, the Mattson 2, Jaguar Sun at Schubas, $20-25
8:00 O-Town, LFO, Tara Macri at City Winery, sold out, waitlist
8:00 Bobby Broom Quartet at Green Mill, $15
8:00 Dalibor Cruz, Max Buzone, Lorelei, Leaf Miner X Obe at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students, Cleat Series
8:00, 10:00 Charles McPherson Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $30-45
8:00 Brandon Santini, ? at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $25
8:00 BTS Express with Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago
8:00 The Dead Bolts, Hotel Burgundy, Det Metra at Gman Tavern, $15-18
8:00 Feels Like Karma, Whipped, Acceptor at Cafe Mustache
8:00 Luciano Antonio Brazilian Jazz at Artango Bar & Steakhouse
8:00 Hurricane Reggae Band hosted by DJ Montana at Wild Hare, $10
8:00 Gerry Hundt at Hard Rock Chicago
8:00 The McNary Experience tribute to Aretha Franklin at Epiphany Center, $30-50
8:00 Julie & the Drug Scord, Achilles Tenderloin, Super Floss at Gallery Cabaret
8:00 The Darkhorse Collective, The Untold, Numerical Control Society, Miles From Exile at Burlington Bar
8:00 Beaver Moon Band at Lizards Liquid Lounge
8:00 Sunfallen at Joe's On Weed Street Rooftop, RSVP
8:00 Millington, Guardrail, Rematch, Good Hangs at Subterranean, $15
8:00 Alex Rembold, JJ Smith, Joe Ferneding at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10
x 8:00 Nathan Graham, The Darling Suns, The Regular, The Nettes at Chop Shop, $19
8:00 The Airborne Toxic Event at Lincoln Hall, sold out?
8:00 Divino Niño DJs at Sleeping Village Main Bar, RSVP
8:00 Ron Lazzeretti Band at Friendly Tap Berwyn
8:00 Joe Rian & The A.M Drinkers at The Outta Space Berwyn, $10
8:00 A Little Bit Country with Tashika Benson, Milk & Honey at Madison Street Theatre Oak Park, $35
8:00 Luke Repass Band at Pub 78 Brookfield
8:00 Fuze Band at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
8:00 Dana Cooper at Two Way Street Coffee House Downers Grove, $10
8:00 Funktional Family, Dick Smith at The Venue Aurora, $12-20
8:00 Daughtry, Ayron Jones at Rivers Casino, sold out
8:00 Natalia Jimenez at Rosemont Theatre, $59-80
8:00 Lita Ford, Jack Russell's Great White at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $49-89
8:00 Cheryl Rodey Band at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia
8:00 Triadd at Toadstool Pub Highwood
8:00 Justin Moore at Genesee Theatre, $42-95
8:00 Hairbangers Ball at Broken Oar Port Barrington
8:00 Southbound, Shadow Banned at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $15
8:00 Pino Farina Band at Durty Nellie’s Palatine, $10
8:00 Kevin Purcell and The Nightburnersno at Lindy's Landing Wauconda
8:00 Bodhicitta at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood
x 8:30 Benjamin Jaffe, Ryan Joseph Anderson at Golden Dagger, $12
8:30 Javier Red's Imagery Converter at Constellation, $15
8:30 Two's Company at The Thirsty Tavern
8:30 Jenny & Dave at Davenport’s Piano Bar Cabaret
8:30 Late Breaking News at Cary's Lounge, Rock, Pop, Blues
8:30 56 Hope Road at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $15-20
8:30 The GMOs, x.Oracles.x, Downhill Runner at Brauer House Lombard, $0-10, Punk Night
8:30 Loose Screws at Quigley’s Naperville
8:30 Blind Reality at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5
9:00 Lux/Thollem/Ra at Hungry Brain, $15
9:00, 11:00 Rene Avila’s Afro-Cuban Quintet at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00
x 9:00 Diamondback at Carol's Pub, $5
9:00 Lost Pyramids at Fuller's Pub
9:00 Katy Marquardt at Tack Room
9:00 Landis, Cedric Gervais, Saint, CircuitMOM, Dom Brown, DJ TDon at House of Blues, $58-78
9:00, 11:00 Stephen Hull Experience at Rosa’s, $15-25
9:00 Ready for the Floor at Schubas, Meet Me Upstairs Presents an Indie Sleaze Dance Party
9:00 DJ Shon Dervis at The Whistler
9:00 Fran Banish Trio at FitzGeralds Sidebar
9:00 Studebaker John & the Hawks at Harlem Avenue Lounge Berwyn
9:00 Blues Beatles at Brauer House Lombard BHouse Live, $0-30
9:00 Corey O’Donnell Duo at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
9:00 LW Power rio at Ballydoyle Aurora
9:00 Mr. Myers Band at Madcats Palatine, $5
9:30 Dead Rider, Paper Mice, Soot at Hideout Patio, $18
9:30 Lloyd Snider at Bub City Rosemont
10:00 The Gories, Glyders, The Stools at Empty Bottle, $25
10:00 Moonshine Brothers at Firewater Saloon Edison Park
10:00 Emancipator, Late Night Radio, Kare at Concord Music Hall, $25
10:00 Eggnort, Hydrone, Piece of Mind, Bussy Kween Power Trip at Cole’s Bar, $13
10:00 The Simple Remedy at Bub City Chicago, RSVP
10:00 Denis Sulta at Prysm, Serum
10:00 M.E.A.T., Derrick Carter, Alex Acosta, Filipe Guerra, Matt Suave, Orel Sabag, Blu9 at Radius, sold out?
10:00 Lubelski at Spybar, $20
10:00 Trance From Home, Vol. 1 with Jeff Ozmits x Andrian Alexander, DJ Row x Enberg, Brock Hegrx Alfred Clayton, Amarok at Primary Night Club, $19
10:00 Bassjackers, Sabastian Vargas, Madd at Sound Bar, $10-20
10:30 Alejandro Salazar at Andy’s, $15
11:00 Christy Bennett with Kevin Fort at Le Piano, After Glow Late Show
11:30 Furball Market Days Chicago with Music by DJ Tom Stephan at Metro, $23-28
?:00 Cirtus FM with DJs Lost in Kyoto, Olo at Giant Penny Whistle
?:00 Keithen Banks at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park
x 4:00 Ian Leith at Hey Nonny, RSVP, Heyday Happy Hour
x 5:00 Hillbilly Frolic at FitzGeralds Patio
x 5:30 The Hoyle Brothers at Empty Bottle, Honky Tonk Happy Hour
x 6:00 Dennis J. Leise at Hideout Patio, $5, LP's Happy Hour
x 7:30 Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at Wrigley Field, sold out
x 8:00 Nathan Graham, The Darling Suns, The Regular, The Nettes at Chop Shop, $19
x 8:30 Benjamin Jaffe, Ryan Joseph Anderson at Golden Dagger, $12
x 9:00 Diamondback at Carol's Pub, $5