Friday!
It’s here, get it while you can… so many great musical options in and around out beautiful town… read on and enjoy one or more if you can… thanks very much for reading, sharing, and subscribing to the list, it’s how you help this thing to keep happening!
West Loop Art Fest
10:00a FiddleRock
11:30a Alison Mahal
1:00 Mel Sense
2:30 Iesha
4:00 Daniel Lamar
5:30 Nick Muilaert
Chicago Jazz Festival
Von Freeman Pavilion
11:30a Eric Hochberg String Thing
12:40 Alexis Lombre Quartet
1:50 Anthony Bruno Quartet
3-4 Jeb Bishop Quartet
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
4:15 Juan Pastor Chinchano
5:25 Walter Smith III Quartet
6:25 Ari Brown Quintet
7:45 SuperBlue with Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter
3:00 Lydia Cash at Northman Riverwalk
4:00 Cassandra H at Hey Nonny, RSVP, Heyday Happy Hour
4:00 Eric Berglind at Whiskey Bend St Charles
x 4:30 Connie Cipher with Michael McInerney at HopGarten Itasca
Taste of Polonia at Copernicus Center
Tribute Stage
5:00 The Polkaholics
6:30 Hot Rocks Band tribute to The Rolling Stones
8:30 Slippery When Wet
World Music Stage
6:00 Ode
8:00 Lombard
x 5:00 Chris Foreman at Green Mill
5:00 Harmonica Hinds acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends
5:00 Luciano Antonio at Epiphany Center, Golden Hour
5:00 Robbie Gold at Hard Rock Chicago
x 5:00 The Menards at FitzGeralds Patio, Happy Hour
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 Eric Schneider at Catch 35
6:00 The Geordie Kelly Quartet at Montrose Saloon, $10, First Fridays Happy Hour Jazz
6:00, 8:15 Marques Carroll Quintet at Andy’s, $15
6:00 Family Junket at California Clipper, $5
6:00 King Lil G at Promontory, $27-130
x 6:00 Greg Jacks and Brother Help at Northman Riverwalk
6:00 Wilson Wallace at Church Street Brewing Itasca
6:00 Bradley Hides at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park
6:00 Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper at Tinley Park Amphitheatre, $46+
6:00 Jacelyn Vale at The Wine Exchange St. Charles
6:00 Ken Hechtman at Lindy's Landing Wauconda, RSVP
6:00 Roger Coulter at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach
6:30 Underground Wonder Bar at Reggies 63rd Street Beach
6:30 Geno & Carolyn at J. Fleming’s Absolutely Delicious Westmont
6:30 Doc Elliot at Preservation Geneva
7:00, 10:30 Musiq Soulchild at City Winery, sold out, waitlist
7:00 Flake, Sweet Bike, Background Character, Bottom Bunk at Cobra Lounge, $15
7:00 Frank Quinn with ? at Mrs Murphy’s
7:00 Duran Duran, Nile Rodgers, Bastille at Northerly Island, $110+
7:00 The Chad Willetts Quartet at Le Piano
x 7:00 Gina Bloom & the Heavy Sounds at FitzGeralds Patio
7:00 Charlie Reichert Powell & New River at Val's Halla Oak Park
7:00 Pale Horseman, The Hÿss, The Waterfall King at Blue Island Beer Company Blue Island, $10
7:00 Dave Rice Piano Bar Sing-a-long at Shanahans Woodridge
7:00 ? at Beacon Tap Des Plaines
7:00 Don McLean at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $39-79
7:00 Willard Wilcox at Ballydoyle Aurora
7:00 Classic tribute to Female Classic Rock at The Quarry Thornton
7:00 Howl at the Moon Dueling Pianos at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5, RSVP
7:00 Ledisi at Horseshoe Casino Hammond, $35-70
x 7:00 Uncle Pigeon at Tighthead Brewery Mundelein
7:00 (8:00 ET) BoDeans at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $88-93, sold out
7:00 First Friday Open Mic at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield
7:00 Chi-city Blues Festival with Sir Charles Jones, Willie Clayton, Pokey Bear at Country Club Hills Amphitheater, $69-125
7:30 Blue Ether, Salisman, Parc Department, Bleeding Colors at Montrose Saloon, $10-15
7:30, 9:30 Denise Thimes at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33, A Birthday Bash
7:30 Toronzo Cannon Blues Band, Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $20
7:30 The Spindles, Urban Twang, Paige & The Kizers at Cubby Bear, $7
7:30 Live Pete Show at Encore Little Gem Oak Park
7:30 David Quinn, Lydia Cash at Hey Nonny, $15-35
7:30 Vinyl Goldmine at Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival
8:00 Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Just a Mess at Beat Kitchen, $25
8:00 Scarlet Demore, Kangaroo Court, Superkick, Bugsy at Lincoln Hall, $15-18
8:00 Mike Reed's Big Gig at Green Mill, $15
8:00 Sonic Soul, Joey Doyle at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $25
8:00 Luke Pytel Blues Band with Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago
8:00 Cigarettes After Sex at Salt Shed, $45-125
8:00 Mike Wheeler at Untitled
8:00 Sturtz at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10
8:00 Cougars, Deep Tunnel Project, Interesting Bricks, Cinco De Gatos at Burlington Bar
x 8:00 Torpedo Los play Beatles '66, My Biggest Thrills at Lizards Liquid Lounge
8:00 FakeTwin, Z.A.T.O, Wet Wallet at Cafe Mustache
8:00 Paolisso-Scofano Argentine Tango Duo at Artango Bar & Steakhouse, RSVP
x 8:00 John Ballantyne's Crazy Heart at The Atlantic Bar & Grill, $7
8:00 Aly Jados at Hard Rock Chicago
8:00 Anthony Cruz, Indika Reggae Band hosted by DJ Frye at Wild Hare, $10
8:00 AVOL, Charlie Otto & His Gear, Pipes at The Outta Space Berwyn
8:00 Arklight at Pub 78 Brookfield
8:00 Magic City Hippies, Kainalu at SPACE Evanston, $13-25
8:00 The Vaughan Building at Stadium Club McCook
8:00 Little Victory at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
8:00 Gina Forsyth at Two Way Street Coffee House Downers Grove, $10
8:00 The League of Erics at The Venue Aurora, $5
8:00 Jazmin Sky at Pollyanna Brewing St. Charles
8:00 Carrie Underwood at Ravinia Pavilion Highland Park, $77-175 lawn, $215 reserved
8:00 ? at Toadstool Pub Highwood, Nashwood
x 8:00 Mr. Blotto at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $10
8:00 Beyond the Blonde at Broken Oar Port Barrington
8:00 Goat Belly, Peter Hunt & The Great Outdoors at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia
8:00 James Bruebach at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach
8:30 Midwest Blender Company, Chucks Papas at Golden Dagger, $12
8:30 Jenny & Dave at Davenport’s Piano Bar Cabaret
8:30 Humble Badasses at Cary's Lounge
X 8:30 Jenny Bienemann's Haiku Milieu After Dark with John Abbey, Naomi Ashley, Robin Bienemann, Bill Brickey, Andon Davis, Gerald Dowd, Rachel Drew, Ernie Hendrickson, Kelli Owens Hutton, Dag Juhlin, Aaron Kelly, Kara Kesselring, Deborah Maria Lader, Chris Neville, Nikki O'Neill, Diane Patterson, Demi Proutsos, Al Rose, Kevin Trim, Jodi Walker, Terry White, Kay Williams, Noah Young, Marilyn Rae Beyer, Joe Dempsey, Issac Lyons, Paul Wendall Obis and host Jenny Bienemann at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP
8:30 Nigel Mack and the Blues Attack at Two Brothers Roundhouse Aurora
9:00 The Fly Honeys at Thalia Hall, $50-150
9:00 Chico at Schubas, Meet Me Upstairs
9:00 Precocious Neophyte, Basically Nancy, Dreamend at Sleeping Village, $16
9:00 Emo Nite at Subterranean, $16
9:00 9:00 Bobby Watson at Jazz Showcase, $30-45
9:00, 11:00 Sam Thousand & The Soul Vortex at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00
9:00, 11:00 Ivan Gomez Singh Band at Rosa’s, $10-25
9:00 Big Bubble Rave at House of Blues, $23-38
9:00 Larz Natural at California Clipper
9:00 Chicago Blues Angels at Honky Tonk BBQ
9:00 Rayburger, DJ Miriam at Avondale Music Hall, $20-28, Latin & EDM
9:00 Up All Night, A One Direction Party at Bottom Lounge, $20
9:00 Bitcrush, Minivan, Dr. Quack at Gman Tavern, $12-15
9:00 Arc After Dark with Nina Kraviz, DJ Slugo, Hieroglyphic Being at Concord Music Hall, $30
9:00 DJ Sean Tanktop at The Whistler
9:00 Rocks Off: A Tribute to The Rolling Stones at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-30
9:00 Jack Whittle Trio at Harlem Avenue Lounge Berwyn
9:00 stop drop rewind at Madcats Palatine, $5
9:00 The Hat Guys at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
9:00 Infinite Sadness tribute to Smashing Pumpkins, Corduroy Chicago tribute to Pearl Jam, Torn tribute to Creed at Brauer House Lombard BHouse Live, $0-10
9:00 Brad Redlich at Brauer House Lombard, $0-15, Country Night
9:30 Nathan Dean & The Damn Band at Carol's Pub, $7
9:30 Sad House Guest at Hey Nonny, RSVP, Nightcap Music Series
9:30 Kelly and Sarah at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP
10:00 Scorched Tundra XIII with Cloakroom, Osi And The Jupiter, Luggage at Empty Bottle, $27
10:00 Arc After Dark with Kettama, Mall Grab, Shaun J. Wright, VTSS b2b Boys Noize, Hiroko Yamamura, Brenda at Metro and smartbar, $25-40
10:00 Swami Sound, Tee Vera at Schubas, $15-20
10:00 Synthetiq with Invicta and Ghosted at LiveWire Lounge
10:00 Excrucis, Rat Chasm, Pillbug Junction at Cole’s Bar, $13
10:00 James Gedda & The Big Breakfast at Firewater Saloon Edison Park
10:00 The Country Night at Bub City Chicago, RSVP
10:00 Rod Tuffcurls and The Bench Press at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5, RSVP
10:30 Thaddeus Tukes on Mingus at Andy’s, $15
11:00 Christy Bennett with Kevin Fort at Le Piano, After Glow Late Show
?:00 Billy Flynn at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park
?:00 Mulberry Street tribute to Billy Joel at Roxy Lockport, $20, all day event?
?:00 Jeremy Scott Band at Four Treys
x 4:30 Connie Cipher with Michael McInerney at HopGarten Itasca
x 5:00 Chris Foreman at Green Mill
x 5:30 The Hoyle Brothers at Empty Bottle, Honky Tonk Happy Hour
x 6:00 Greg Jacks and Brother Help at Northman Riverwalk
x 7:00 Gina Bloom & the Heavy Sounds at FitzGeralds Patio
x 7:00 Uncle Pigeon at Tighthead Brewery Mundelein
x 8:00 Torpedo Los play Beatles '66, My Biggest Thrills at Lizards Liquid Lounge
x 8:00 John Ballantyne's Crazy Heart at The Atlantic Bar & Grill, $7
x 8:00 Mr. Blotto at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $10
X 8:30 Jenny Bienemann's Haiku Milieu After Dark with John Abbey, Naomi Ashley, Robin Bienemann, Bill Brickey, Andon Davis, Gerald Dowd, Rachel Drew, Ernie Hendrickson, Kelli Owens Hutton, Dag Juhlin, Aaron Kelly, Kara Kesselring, Deborah Maria Lader, Chris Neville, Nikki O'Neill, Diane Patterson, Demi Proutsos, Al Rose, Kevin Trim, Jodi Walker, Terry White, Kay Williams, Noah Young, Marilyn Rae Beyer, Joe Dempsey, Issac Lyons, Paul Wendall Obis and host Jenny Bienemann at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP