Friday!
Here’s the start to the real weekend… please read on and get out to see some of the great music events, and thanks for sharing the list with your friends who also need to know!
1:00 Jessie Reyez at Reggie’s Rock Club, RSVP
3:00 Joe Rian & the AM Drinkers at Northman Riverwalk
4:00 Michael Rawls at Hey Nonny, RSVP, Heyday Happy Hour
4:00 John McDonagh at Whiskey Bend St Charles
Chicago Brewing District Dancing In The Streets
5:00 Magic Bus
6:30 Lunar Ticks
8:30 Rock & Rye
x 5:00 Chris Foreman at Green Mill
5:00 Nigel Mack acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends
5:00 Tom Holland at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
5:00 Luciano Antonio at Epiphany Center, Golden Hour
5:00 Andrew Diehl at Hard Rock Chicago
5:00 Bobby K. at Black Barrel Tavern Old Town
x 5:00 The Menards at FitzGeralds Patio
5:00 Aidan O'Toole at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
Festa Italiano Naperville
5:30 Austin Giorgio
8:00 Sixteen Candles
x 5:30 The Hoyle Brothers at Empty Bottle, Honky Tonk Happy Hour
5:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Andy Brown and Petra Van Nuis at Catch 35
Northbrook Days
6:00 Jaik Willis
8:30 Mr. Blotto
6:00 The Geordie Kelly Quartet at Montrose Saloon, $10, Fridays Jazz Happy Hour
x 6:00 LP’s Happy Hour at Hideout, $5, Wildwood Flowers had to cancel, have a drink with Lawrence
6:00, 8:15 Marques Carroll Quintet at Andy’s, $15
6:00 Ernestine & the Field Notes at Northman Riverwalk
6:00 Bob Hartwell at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca
6:00 Kent Slayton at Miskatonic Brewing Company Darien
6:00 The Bourbon Belts at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park
6:00 Lisa Thomen at The Wine Exchange St. Charles
6:30 Geno & Carolyn at J. Fleming’s Absolutely Delicious Westmont
6:30 Dog and Pony Show at Preservation Geneva
7:00 Griefeater, Binx, Close Kept, Excrucis at Cobra Lounge, $15
7:00 Frank Quinn with The Pandamnits at Mrs Murphy’s
7:00 The Chad Willetts Quartet at Le Piano
7:00 Jim The Kid & The Painkillers in-store at Tone Deaf Records
7:00 Michelle Hallman Band at The Dock at Montrose Beach
7:00 The Heavy Sounds at FitzGeralds Patio
x 7:00, 9:30 BoDeans at SPACE Evanston, $55 SRO
7:00 The Neighborhood at Brauer House Lombard, $0-10, Motorcycle & Muscle Car Cruise Night
7:00 Leaving Scarlet at Countryside Saloon Des Plaines
7:00 Chris Canterbury at Beacon Tap Des Plaines
7:00 Dave Rice Piano Bar Sing-a-long at Shanahans Woodridge
7:00 JazBluSion at Ballydoyle Aurora
x 7:00 Uncle Pigeon at Tighthead Brewing Mundelein
7:00 Zack Fedor at Heroes West Lemont
7:00 Rock & Soul Band at The Quarry Thornton
x 7:00 Gov't Mule at Tinley Park Amphitheatre, $12+
7:00 Matthew Ripsch at Dockside Ottawa
7:00 (8:00 ET) Trouble Ahead tribute to Jerry Garcia's Birthday at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $30-55
7:30, 9:30 Chris Madsen Quartet with Eric Jacobson at Winters Jazz Club, $25-30, Louis Armstrong Birthday Celebration
7:30 Vino Louden Blues Band, Joanna Connor Band at Kingston Mines, $20
7:30 The Box Band at Reclaimed, $10
x 7:30 Tommi Zender Wilco Songbag at OTSFM, $30
7:30 La Tosca Italian Mambo Ensemble at Encore Little Gem Oak Park
7:30 The Rod Stewart Experience at Stadium Club McCook
7:30 Windy City Dueling Pianos at Lyric Theater Blue Island, $35
7:30 Bronson Rock at Pollyanna Brewing St. Charles
8:00 Sam Robinson Quintet at The Outta Space Berwyn, $10
8:00 Colleen Wild & the Haunted at The Venue Aurora, $5
8:00 When We Was Kids, Adventurer, in Angles, Parachute Day at Beat Kitchen, $12
8:00 Little Mazarn, Eli Winter at Judson & Moore Distillery, $15-17
8:00 Suzy Bogguss at City Winery, $35-55
8:00 Geof Bradfield Quintet at Green Mill, $15
8:00, 10:00 Alexander McLean Project at Jazz Showcase, $30-45
8:00 Attorneys General with Tim Kinsella, Jenny Pulse, Haley Fohr, Whitney Johnson, and Ragenap at Elastic Arts, $15, Elastro Series
8:00 Breezy Rodio, Alex Wilson at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $25
8:00 Luke Pytel Blues Band with Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago
8:00 Chris O’Leary Band at Untitled, followed by Zebo DJ set dance party
8:00 Gabi Winter and Friends with Jared Jones at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10
8:00 Shred is Dead with Marcus Rezak & The Mosquitos at Epiphany Center, $20-25
8:00 Lily Livers, The Randy Bastards, Swimshirt Band, The Grow Ops at Gallery Cabaret
8:00 Cole Dziedzic at Joe's On Weed Street Rooftop, RSVP
8:00 Ana Everling Fado Portugal's Night at Artango Bar & Steakhouse
8:00 Urban Yaadies hosted by DJ Montana at Wild Hare, $10
8:00 Cameron Foreman at Hard Rock Chicago
8:00 La Cosa at The Atlantic Bar & Grill
8:00 Housework at Sleeping Village Main Bar, RSVP
8:00 13 Tikis, Patios at Friendly Tap Berwyn
8:00 Noche de Cumbias, Grupo Chi Oax, Grupo Bien, Amnesia at Distro Music Hall Berwyn
8:00 Ben Harrison at Pub 78 Brookfield
8:00 John Derado & Anne McIntyre at Two Way Street Coffee House Downers Grove, $10
8:00 August Son at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
8:00 Downhill Runner, Lucky Falls, Summer Drive at Q Bar Darien, $5-15
8:00 Highway J at Toadstool Pub Highwood
8:00 Northwest Corner at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood
8:00 Creedence Revived tribute to Creedence Clearwater Revival at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $29-59
8:00 The Heavy Lifting at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia
8:00 Rod Tuffcurls And The Bench Press at Durty Nellie’s Palatine, $20
8:00 Kilborn Alley Blues Band at Austin Community Tavern Steger, RSVP
8:00 Exit 147 at Broken Oar Port Barrington
8:00 Felix & Fingers Dueling Pianos at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $10
8:00 ? at The Studio Lockport, Songwriter Spotlight
8:00 Who's Bad tribute to Michael Jackson at Egyptian Theatre DeKalb, $25-55
8:30 The Nerval, Hot Cops!, Otter Petter, Tealtrap at Montrose Saloon, $10-15
8:30 Lake Soda, Worm, Selective Listening DJ Set at Golden Dagger, $15
8:30 2x4 with Bach/Bitney, Baker/Genetti, Stein/Giallorenzo, Daly/Roebke at Constellation, $10
8:30 Jenny & Dave at Davenport’s Piano Bar Cabaret
8:30 Mark W at Cary's Lounge, Rock, Pop, Blues
8:30 Chris Weaver Band at Joe's On Weed Street, $10
x 8:30 Jonas Friddle’s Jug Band at FitzGeralds Sidebar, $15
x 8:30 Ivan Julian, Nicholas Tremulis, The Handcuffs, Brian Krumm & His Barfly Friends at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-25, An Evening with Pravda Records
8:30 Jared Rabin at Hey Nonny, RSVP, Free Summer Show Series
8:30 Skellerjam, Tony Cruz and The Crossroads at Brauer House Lombard, $0-10
8:30 Don't Matter To Me at Quigley’s Naperville
8:30 Cheapa Foreign Cars at Two Brothers Roundhouse Aurora
8:30 Sunfallen at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5
9:00 The Nadas, Rachel Brooke at Reggies Music Joint, $20
9:00 Zander Raymond, Oriental Rugs, Allen Moore, Chair at Hungry Brain, $10
9:00, 11:00 Proximity at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00
x 9:00 Joe Wortell, Meg & The Wheelers at Carol's Pub, $8
9:00 Bridget Kelly at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00
9:00 Tarot The Bad Bunny Dance Party at Chop Shop, $25
9:00 No Distractions, Me and You, Natural language, nolia, pen pals at California Clipper
9:00 Bubbles Brown at Honky Tonk BBQ
9:00, 11:00 Big Mike and The R&B Kings with Sierra Green at Rosa’s, $15-25
9:00 RichRel at O's Tap
9:00 Seasonal Frequencies at Cafe Mustache
9:00 Laura Cai at Tack Room
9:00 Stefan Hillesheim Band at Harlem Avenue Lounge Berwyn
9:00 Someone's Villain at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
9:00 Infunktious with Kofi Baker at Madcats Palatine, $5
9:00 Boxing Banjo at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry, $10
9:00 Emo Night at The Forge Joliet, $5
9:30 Rare Cuts by Jackersize at The Whistler, Disco++
9:30 Dad Strength at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP
10:00 The Gories, Glyders, The Stools at Empty Bottle, $25
10:00 Nowhere, Disperser, Future Trash at Cole’s Bar, $13
10:00 The Messengers at Firewater Saloon Edison Park
10:00 Destroy Lonely, TiaCorine, Chico at Concord Music Hall, $35
10:00 Some Sh!tty Cover Band at Bub City Chicago, RSVP
10:00 DJ White Owl at House of Blues Foundation Room, RSVP
10:00 Emo Night LA at Subterranean, $15, sold out
10:00 J. Worra at Prysm, $20
10:00 Svdden Death, Ray Volpe, Hairitage, Yunit at Radius, $45
10:00 Massano at Spybar, $30
10:00 Monty, Drone at Primary Night Club, $36
10:00 The Knocks at Sound Bar, sold out, limited number at door?
10:30 Thaddeus Tukes at Andy’s, $15
10:30 Higher Ground with Diplo, Major League DJz, Bontan at Salt Shed, sold out?
11:00 The Garden, Sincere Engineer at Thalia Hall, main floor sold out, $360 opera box for 6, limited number at door?
11:00 Morgan Wade, Gavin Ellis at Reggies Rock Club, $25-30
11:00 The Happy Fits, Windser at Schubas, $25, sold out
11:00 Suki Waterhouse, Ari Abdul at Lincoln Hall, $25, sold out
11:00 Portugal The Man, Usted Señalemelo at Metro, $40-45, sold out
11:00 Ivan Cornejo, Arath Herce at Park West, $150+
11:00 The Rose, Isabel LaRosa at The Vic Theatre, $100+
11:00 Yung Gravy, DJ Tiiiiiiiiiip at House of Blues, $30
11:00 Spacey Jane, Arcy Drive at Bottom Lounge, sold out
11:00 Christy Bennett with Kevin Fort at Le Piano, After Glow Late Show
11:00 Deacon Booze at The Owl Bar
?:00 Keithen Banks at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park
?:00 Punchis Punchis with DJ Cedeño at Giant Penny Whistle
x 5:00 Chris Foreman at Green Mill
x 5:30 The Hoyle Brothers at Empty Bottle, Honky Tonk Happy Hour
x 6:00 LP’s Happy Hour at Hideout, $5, Wildwood Flowers had to cancel, have a drink with Lawrence
x 7:00, 9:30 BoDeans at SPACE Evanston, $55 SRO
x 7:00 Uncle Pigeon at Tighthead Brewing Mundelein
x 7:30 Tommi Zender Wilco Songbag at OTSFM, $30
x 8:30 Jonas Friddle’s Jug Band at FitzGeralds Sidebar, $15
x 8:30 Ivan Julian, Nicholas Tremulis, The Handcuffs, Brian Krumm & His Barfly Friends at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-25, An Evening with Pravda Records
x 9:00 Joe Wortell, Meg & The Wheelers at Carol's Pub, $8