Friday!
There are plenty of music events on offer in and around the city, get out to enjoy one or more… thanks for sharing and subscribing to the list, it’s really appreciated!
3:00 Big Hair Big Trouble at Northman Riverwalk
4:00 Stolie at Hey Nonny, RSVP, Heyday Happy Hour
4:00 Andi Balloun at Whiskey Bend St Charles
5:00-10:00 Taylor Street Little Italy Festa
x 5:00 Chris Foreman at Green Mill
5:00 Todd Beebe acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends
5:00 Andrew Diehl at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
5:00 Ryan Moses at Epiphany Center, Golden Hour
5:00 Cameron Foreman acoustic at Hard Rock Chicago
5:00 High-Hat Second Line at FitzGeralds Patio, Brass Band Happy Hour
5:00 James Libera at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
5:00 Aidan O'Toole at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
x 5:30 The Hoyle Brothers at Empty Bottle, Honky Tonk Happy Hour
5:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Bruce Henry at Catch 35
6:00 Gregory Dudzienksi at Montrose Saloon, $10, Fridays Jazz Happy Hour
6:00, 8:15 Quentin Coaxum at Andy’s, $15
6:00 DJ Jackie Rob at House of Blues Foundation Room, RSVP
6:00 Miss Christine, Sparkling Urbana, Heather Styka at California Clipper, $5
x 6:00 Los Gallos at Northman Riverwalk
6:00 Life of Agony, Sick Of It All, Hold My Own, ++ at Cobra Lounge, $41
x 6:00 Connie Cipher at Riverlands Brewing Company St. Charles, STC Live
6:00 OPE Duo at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park
6:00 Nick Scarpinato at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca
6:00 Mangled Mona at Miskatonic Brewing Company Darien
x 6:00 Uncle Pigeon at Mrs P & Me Tent Mt Prospect, 56 Music Fix Festival
6:00 Afternoon Logic at The Wine Exchange St. Charles
6:00 Grey Matter at Lindy's Landing Wauconda, RSVP
6:30 Scam Likely, Sex Dream, Cruel at Subterranean, $12
6:30 The Hitchcock Brunettes at Reclaimed, $10
6:30 Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances at Jay Pritzker Pavilion, lawn $0, pavilion $26-110, Grant Park Music Festival
6:30 Doug Bardolph at J. Fleming’s Absolutely Delicious Westmont
6:30 Nickelback, Brantley Gilbert, Josh Ross at Tinley Park Amphitheatre, $18+
6:30 Alex Hoffer at Preservation Geneva
7:00 Freddy Got Magic, Sonny, Cece BKE, CP, Bebepiwa, GNZS, SG Batman at Avondale Music Hall, RSVP
7:00 The League of Erics, Anne Kay, Chickenwing Quigley at O's Tap
7:00 Bleeding Through, Dead To Fall, Too Pure to Die at Bottom Lounge, $22
7:00 Frank Quinn with ? at Mrs Murphy’s
7:00 The Chad Willetts Quartet at Le Piano
7:00 Frank Liston Trio at The Dock at Montrose Beach
7:00 Alex McMurray at FitzGeralds Patio
7:00 Dave Rice Piano Bar Sing-a-long at Shanahans Woodridge
7:00 Windy City Rev Ups at Countryside Saloon Des Plaines
x 7:00 Paul Kaye & Friends at The Quarry Thornton
7:00 Nathan Fisher at Heroes West Lemont
7:00 Johnnie Miller at Beacon Tap Des Plaines
7:00 Great Moments in Vinyl plays Stevie Ray Vaughan at Joliet Area Historical Museum
7:00 Kovacs & Company at Ballydoyle Aurora
7:00 Vandy and Family at Dockside Ottawa
7:00 (8:00 ET) Bowmanville at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $20-45
x 7:30 Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway at Thalia Hall
7:30, 9:30 Henry Johnson Quartet with Thaddeus Tukes at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33
7:30 Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band, Omar Coleman Band at Kingston Mines, $20
7:30 Clifford Brown Jazz, Blues, Funk at Borelli’s Pizza
7:30 Matthew Fowler, Tom West at Hey Nonny, $15-35
7:30 Thunderstruck tribute to AC/DC at Des Plaines Theatre, $29-39
7:30 Soulja Boy at The Forge Joliet, $30-125
x 7:30 Happy Together with The Turtles, Little Anthony, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, The Vogues, The Classics IV, The Cowsills at Genesee Theatre, $44-92
7:30 Members Only at Double Clutch Brewing Company Evanston
7:30 Desperate Bastards at Pollyanna Brewing St. Charles
8:00 Gleasons Drift, Dinosaur Galaxy, Hilltop at Montrose Saloon, $10
8:00 District 97, Jason Blake with Craig Walkner at Martyrs, $18-20
x 8:00 Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway at Thalia Hall, $25-38
x 8:00 The Long Farewells, Kent Rose with Jay Whitehouse at Brudders Sports Bar
8:00 Midwestern Dirt, Red Scarves, Harvey Waters, Llo Llo at Beat Kitchen, $15
8:00 Sweeping Promises, Spread Joy, Clickbait at Lincoln Hall, $18-20
8:00 Drumming Bird, Andrew Montana, Sarah Weddle at Schubas, $13-15
8:00 21st Gypsy Jazz Festival with Dario Napali Trio, Stephanie Pielok & Tommy Davy Duo, Alfonso Ponticelli & Swing Gitan at Green Mill, $20
8:00, 10:00 Stu Katz-John Campbell Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $30-45
8:00 Glaive, Oso Oso, Polo Perks at Metro, $28-32
8:00 Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, Malinda at The Salt Shed, $56-86, sold out
8:00 Louisiana Al, Luke Repass at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $25
8:00 Demetria Taylor Blues Band at Blue Chicago
8:00 Tessa Violet, Frances Forever at House of Blues, $25
8:00 The Aggrolites, The Crombies, The Operators, DJ Chuck Wren at Chop Shop, $29
8:00 Fueled by Emo at Cubby Bear, $7
8:00 The Collection, AJ Smith, Corn on My Dinner Plate at Subterranean, $16
8:00 Paradiso with Blesstonio B2B Francine Almeda, SheGo Turbo, CupidBaby, Yaz, El Brujo at Epiphany Center, $15-20
8:00 The Jad, Shaggy Experience, Seth White at Gallery Cabaret
8:00 Bottom Bracket, Clementine, Kerosene Heights, Gosh Diggity at Burlington Bar
8:00 Tim Menard, The Flying Nowakowski Brothers, ELO Tribute at Lizards Liquid Lounge
8:00 Robbie Gold at Joe's On Weed Street Rooftop, RSVP
8:00 Sonny Falls, Deady, Sunshine, Mister Goblin at Gman Tavern, $12-15
8:00 Miss April, Sixth Wind at Cafe Mustache
8:00 Jimmy Moore ++ at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center
8:00 Wyattpalooza with Daisychain, Ricky Liontones, Silvertone, Sunvolume at LiveWire Lounge
8:00 Icons of Country with Chris tribute to Luke Bryan, Cal tribute to Jason Aldean, Keith tribute to Kenny Chesney at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $29-49
8:00 Alex Koffman World Music Violin at Artango Bar & Steakhouse
8:00 Reggae Express hosted by DJ Montana at Wild Hare, $10
8:00 Matt Kysia acoustic at Hard Rock Chicago
8:00 The Opal City Diamonds at The Atlantic Bar & Grill
8:00 The Illogical, Zombie Apocalypse, Plvgues at Fallen Log, Kitchen 17
x 8:00 L'Bartones at Fullers Pub
8:00 Moist Guitars, Ham Council at The Outta Space Berwyn, $10
8:00 Keller Williams at SPACE Evanston, $35 SRO
8:00 Albert Cummings at The Venue Aurora, $20-30
8:00 The Nuclear Jazz Quarktet at Natural Law Blue Island Beer Garden
8:00 Some of the Parts at Friendly Tap Berwyn
8:00 Jared Rabin Band at Toadstool Pub Highwood
8:00 Hillbilly Rockstarz at Broken Oar Port Barrington
8:00 John Waite at Woodstock Opera House, $50-90
8:00 The Blooze Brothers with Brother John Kattke at Hobart Lakefront Festival, Hobart IN
8:00 Bella Cain Unplugged at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $15
8:00 Gotham Ramblers at Pub 78 Brookfield
8:00 The Steves at Q Bar Darien, $5-15
8:00 Anchors Away at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
8:00 Jethro Tull at Ravinia Pavilion Highland Park, $44-75 lawn, $75-115 reserved
8:00 Semple Band at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood
8:00 Andy Cohen at Two Way Street Coffee House Downers Grove, $10
8:00 Noah Gabriel Trio at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia
8:00 Darryl Markette at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach
8:00 Greg Koch with The Koch Marshall Trio at Brauer House Lombard BHouse Live, $25
8:00 Drama Queen, SIIN & True Love Devil at Brauer House Lombard, $10-15
8:30 Midcentury Llama, Jean Claude and the Eclairs, Jacob on the Moon at Hideout, $10-12
8:30 Dogs at Large, Valentiger, Ladders at Golden Dagger, $12
8:30 Alta Vista, Lefty Parker at Constellation, $15
8:30 Heavensware V with AstroCandy, Caro Arroba, D4 Damgers, Makeen, Venosciat Elastic Arts, $10-15
8:30 Jenny & Dave at Davenport’s Piano Bar Cabaret
8:30 Super Tease at Cary's Lounge
8:30 Nick Moss Band with Dennis Gruenling at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $25-30
8:30 Sloane's Mix Tape at Quigley’s Naperville
x 9:00 The Joel Paterson Trio with Beau Sample and Alex Hall at Hungry Brain, $10
x 9:00 Pat Reedy & The Longtime Goners, Bobby, Holly and the Ricketts at Carol's Pub, $7
9:00 The Fighting Side, Matt Woods, Blind Adam and The Federal League at Reggies Music Joint, $15
9:00, 11:00 Sam Thousand at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00
9:00 Zach Avery Band at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10
9:00 The Kansas Thorns Duo at The Thirsty Tavern
9:00, 11:00 Nate Manos Band with Pibo Márquez at Rosa’s, $15-25
9:00 Adventure Club, Koven, Muerte at Concord Music Hall, $25
9:00 Luara Cai at Tack Room
9:00 Ryan Moses at Schubas, Meet Me Upstairs
x 9:00 The Meadowlark Lemons at FitzGeralds Sidebar
9:00 Ivan Gomez Singh Trio at Harlem Avenue Lounge Berwyn
9:00 Belfusch at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry
9:00 Bill Pantle & The “A Tribute To Old Blue Eyes” Band at Madcats Palatine, $5
9:00 Mike and Joe at Two Brothers Roundhouse Aurora, $10
9:00 Soulful Femme at Austin Community Tavern Steger, RSVP
9:00 U2 Hype at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
9:30 Dan Asio at Hey Nonny, RSVP, Nightcap Music Series
9:30 Buen Viaje at The Whistler
9:30 The Simple Remedy at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP
10:00 Freaks Unleashed at Empty Bottle, $10, Nu Metal Night
10:00 Chicarnival 2023 Soca in the City with Patrice Roberts, Ricardo Drue, Dr. Esan, Int'l Stephen, DJ Tuffis, Foreign Vybz, DJ B-Blade at Promontory, $40
10:00 Nexus 6 with DJs Sprite, Licious, FleshBot at Subterranean, Techno-Industrial
10:00 Snow Ellet, Park National, Light Blue Lines at Cole’s Bar, $13
10:00 Adam & The Armadillos at Firewater Saloon Edison Park
10:00 Yankee Cowboy at Bub City Chicago, RSVP
10:30 Chicago Calling at Andy’s, $15
11:00 Christy Bennett with Kevin Fort at Le Piano, After Glow Late Show
?:00 Matt Hendricks at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park
?:00 Alright Alright at Giant Penny Whistle, Disco, House, Boogie, R&B, Hip Hop
x 5:00 Chris Foreman at Green Mill
x 5:30 The Hoyle Brothers at Empty Bottle, Honky Tonk Happy Hour
x 6:00 Los Gallos at Northman Riverwalk
x 6:00 Connie Cipher at Riverlands Brewing Company St. Charles, STC Live
x 6:00 Uncle Pigeon at Mrs P & Me Tent Mt Prospect, 56 Music Fix Festival
x 7:00 Paul Kaye & Friends at The Quarry Thornton
x 7:30 Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway at Thalia Hall
x 7:30 Happy Together with The Turtles, Little Anthony, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, The Vogues, The Classics IV, The Cowsills at Genesee Theatre, $44-92
x 8:00 Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway at Thalia Hall, $25-38
x 8:00 The Long Farewells, Kent Rose with Jay Whitehouse at Brudders Sports Bar
x 8:00 L'Bartones at Fullers Pub
x 9:00 The Joel Paterson Trio with Beau Sample and Alex Hall at Hungry Brain, $10
x 9:00 Pat Reedy & The Longtime Goners, Bobby, Holly and the Ricketts at Carol's Pub, $7
x 9:00 The Meadowlark Lemons at FitzGeralds Sidebar