Friday 9/13/24
Friday!
So many great music event opportunities in and around Chicago… read on for the details and get out to one or more of these shows if you can… welcome to new subscribers and thanks to all for reading, subscribing to, sponsoring, and especially spreading the word by sharing Jerome’s Event List…
x St Charles Jazz Weekend
12:00n-2:00 Neal Alger Duo at Alter Brewing & Kitchen
12:00n-3:00 Terry Bartolotta Duo at Maple Leaf Coffee House
4:30-7:30 Andy Schlinder Duo at The Pep Line
5:00-7:00 Jack Macklin Trio at St. Charles History Museum
6:00-9:00 Erik Skov Trio at Alter Brewing & Kitchen
7:30-9:30 Tina Jenkins Crawley at Moonlight Theatre, $20
8:00-10:00 Extraordinary Popular Delusions at Hunt House Creative Arts Center, $15
8:30 Haley Reinhart at Club Arcada, $30
9:30 Frank Catalano at The House Pub, $10
12:00n Paulo Apuli at Gayle V's Best Ever Grilled Cheese
2:00-5:00 Pre-Show Shakedown for Goose at On Tour Brewing
4:00 Lisa Thomen at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Heyday Happy Hour
Oaktoberfest at Marion and North Boulevard south of Lake in Oak Park
4:30-6:00 The Staleys, American rock & roll
6:30-8:00 Nasty Snacks, funk, r&b, fusion
8:30-10:00 Bette Smith, sould
4:30 Chhattisgarh Folk Group Bastar Band, at International House Assembly Hall, University of Chicago, RSVP
x 5:00 Halfway to St. Patrick's Day at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center, free
6:30 Trinity Academy of Irish Dance at
7:30 Kieran Byrne
9:00 The Chicago Garda Pipe and Drums
x 5:00-7:30 Chris Foreman at Green Mill
5:00 Kabir Dalawari at Epiphany, free RSVP, Golden Hour
5:00-9:00 Smashed Plastic DJ Night with Owen Ashworth, Julian Leal, Sharp Pins DJs at Reed's Local, free
x 5:00 Hillbilly Frolic at FitzGeralds Patio, free RSVP, Happy Hour
5:00-7:00 Bobby K at Jonny Cab's Burr Ridge
5:00-9:00 Gene Gruber at Studio Winery Lake Geneva WI, classic rock
x 5:30 The Hoyle Brothers at Empty Bottle, Honky Tonk Happy Hour
5:30-8:30 ? Eric Hochberg Trio with ? at Catch 35
5:30-8:00 Mark Ricky acoustic set at Buddy Guy's Legends, free
x 6:00 Jessica Pratt, Rose City Band, Rosali at Bohemian National Cemetery outside, $30, Empty Bottle Presents Beyond The Gate
6:00, 8:15 Clark Sommers at Andy's, $20
6:00 DJ Celeste Alexander at Ramova Beer Garden, free
6:00-10:00 Sam Fazio SF Trio at 101 Club
6:00-9:00 John Rowland at Ike & Oak Brewing Woodridge
6:00 DJ Charlie at Bubblehouse Brewing Lisle
6:00 Side Piece Band at The Town Bar & Grill Aurora, free
6:00-9:00 Tyler Krienitz at Brother Chimp Brewing North Aurora
6:00-9:00 Grant Milliren at Riverlands Brewing Company Patio St Charles
6:00-8:00 Alex Greenberg at Acoustics on the Corner Wilmette Village Green
6:00-9:00 Bob Hartwell at Church Street Brewing Itasca
6:00-9:00 Nicole Devine at Sew Hop'd Brewery Huntley
6:00-9:00 Abby Kay Duo at Lindy's Landing Beach Club Stage Wauconda
6:00-9:00 Robert Rolfe Feddersen at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park
6:00-9:00 JJ Smith at Chop'd Plainfield
x 6:30 Goose at Salt Shed Outdoors, $55-149
6:30 Joey Valence & Brae, Godly the Ruler at Outset, sold out
6:30-9:30 DJ RDouble at House of Blues Foundation Room, RSVP required
6:30-9:30 Tim Wilsey at J. Flemings Westmont
6:30-10:00 Anderlik & Church aka Desperate Bastards at Preservation Geneva, free RSVP
6:30-9:30 Junkyard Groove at The Red Barn Mount Prospect
6:30 Pat McCurdy at Durty Nellies Rooftop Palatine, $7
6:30 Mike & Jess Music at Banging Gavel Vogt House Tinley Park
6:30? Eric Bulter at Girl In The Park Orland Park, RSVP
6:30-9:30 Michael Satarino at Hickory Creek Brewing Co Mokena
x Rise Up Music Festival Splash Into Country Night 1
6:45 Taylor Holder
8:00 Lauren Alaina
9:30 Old Dominions
x Lavender Prairie Festival at Judson & Moore, $25
7:00 The Devil Said Jump
8:00 Iris Marlowe
9:00 Abigail Austin
10:00 The Kentucky Gentlemen
7:00 Red Scare 20th Anniversary Weekender Day One with Brendan Kelly and The Wandering Birds, The Brokedowns, The Bollweevils, Won't Stay Dead at Beat Kitchen, $20-27, Two Day Pass $40-49
x 7:00 Joel Paterson solo, Angry Ankles with Haley LeRand, Dov Salkoff at Jarvis Square Pottery, BYOB, arrive hungry, music at 8:00
7:00-9:00 TGX, Queensville at Promontory, $25-35+, Night of Enchantment Musical Expose
7:00 ? at The Dock at Montrose Beach
7:00 Sara Mercurio & Friends at Cafe Mustache
7:00-11:00 The Chad Willetts Quartet with Dennis Luxon, James Wenzel, ++ at Le Piano
7:00 Qiana McNary & The McNary Experience All Hail The Queen tribute to Aretha Franklin at Epiphany, $30-50
x 7:00 Fitz & The Celts at FitzGeralds Patio, free RSVP, Halfway to St. Patrick's Day
7:00-9:00 Bad Luck Songwriting Circle Show with Robin Bienemann, Rachel Drew, Rebecca Jasso at Friendly Community Room
7:00 Jake Vaughn at Buckledown Brewing Lyons
7:00-8:30 Darryl Armistead tribute to Lionel Ritchie at Chef Shangri La Riverside
7:00 Joe Cantafio at Roadhouse 38 Lombard
7:00 Damag3, Changeline, Shno Xavier, Noir Benny, Linda Sol at The WC Social Club, West Chicago, $18-30
7:00 Paul Strolia at Grand Dukes Restaurant Downers Grove
7:00-10:00 Dave Rice Famous Piano Bar at Shanahans Woodridge
7:00 Kid Whiskey Duo at The Evergreen Pub & Grill St Charles
7:00-10:00 Community Drum Circle hosted by Tonytonejigarrett at Art Makers Outpost Evanston
7:00 The Chancers at Beacon Tap Des Plaines, Halfway to St Patricks Day
x 7:00 Johnny Burnett solo at Rob Roy Gof Course Clubhouse Prospect Heights, open to public
7:00 Wildwood Acoustic Duo at Tuscan Market & Wine Shop Arlington Heights
7:00-10:00 Kristin Rose Kelly at Pollyanna Brewing Roselle
7:00 7th Heaven, Matchbox 90s at Durty Nellies Palatine, $12
7:00 No Limits Band at Rookies at the Rink Geneva
7:00 The Orange Vega at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach, classic rock
7:00-11:00 Open Mic Night at Stage Left Cafe Woodstock, $5
7:00? Marty Kavetschanky at Black Lung Brewing Co Fox Lake
7:00-10:00 Uncle Pigeon at Tighthead Brewing Mundelein
7:00 Oh Yes Band at Sundance Saloon Outdoor Stage Mundelein, $5
7:00 The Ultimate tribute to The Doors at The Lyric Theater Blue Island, $40
7:00-10:00 One Side Of The Tracks at The Quarry Ballroom Thornton, classic rock
7:00-9:00 Jason Benefield album release for 'Apothecary' at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield
7:00-11:59 Red, Adelitas Way, Kingdom Collapse at The Forge Joliet, $30-35
7:00-10:00 TNT tribute to AC/DC, Ratt N Roll at 115 Bourbon Street Peformance Hall Merrionette Park, $5
7:00 Flaw, 4th Point at Heroes West Lemont, $20-23
7:00 Dave Gibson at Brothership Brewing Lemont
7:00-10:00 Crawfords Daughter at Pollyanna Brewing Lemont
7:00 (8:00 ET) Danielle Nicole at Acorn Theater Three Oaks MI, $25-50
7:00 Kalimba tribute to Earth Wind and Fire at Belfry Music Theatre Delavan WI, $68-86
x 7:30 Reverend Horton Heat, The Koffin Kats, Big Sandy at City Winery, $35-58
7:30, 9:30 Jeremy Kahn Trio with Thaddeus Tukes, Angel Spiccia, Jeremy Kahn, Rob Kassinger, Luke Sagadin at Winters Jazz Club, $28-38
7:30-4:00a Shawn Holt & the Teardrops, Vino Louden Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $20
x 7:30 Buena Vista Social Orchestra at The Vic Theatre, $40-90
7:30-9:30 Jeff Kimmel at Comfort Station, Comfort Music
7:30-11:00 Nasty Boys, Heet Deth, Imaginatron, Edging at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10
7:30 Ruth Lindo at Epiphany, $30-50, An Evening of Jazz "New Beginnings"
7:30-10:30 Full Circle at Pal Joey's Batavia
7:30 Windy City Jazz Electric at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $18-45
7:30 Brett Ratner, See Alice at The Toadstool Pub Highwood
7:30 Crooked Tails at Chicago Street Pub Joliet
7:30 Mauric & Friends at Moretti's Hoffman Estates
x 8:00 Other Bills' Welsh Project, The Hurtin Kind, Highway 78, Backseat Fables at Montrose Saloon, $10-15
8:00 Julian Lage, Elijah Wolf at Thalia Hall, $31
x 8:00 Dustbowl Revival, Damn Tall Buildings at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $35
x 8:00 Ben Sollee at OTSFM Szold Hall, $30
8:00 Phosphorescent at Metro, $35-40
8:00 Schirenc plays Pungent Stench, Organ Failure, Cryptual, Hanz x Gruber at Reggies Music Joint, $20
x 8:00 Joe Russo’s Selcouth Quartet with Stuart Bogie, Jonathan Goldberger, Jon Shaw, opener JT Bates at Lincoln Hall, $30-35
x 8:00, 10:00 Pat Mallinger Quartet with Dan Trudell, Henry Dickhoff, Kyle Asche, George Fludas at Jazz Showcase, $25-40
8:00-12:00m Mike Jones Trio with Larry Gray, Eric Montzka at Green Mill, $20
8:00-10:00 Bridge Percussion Day One with Alex Chao, Alan Cheng, Finley Lau, May Lee, Drew McComas, Claire McLean, Blake Parker, John Ringor, Stephen Symank, Thomas Wolff, May Lee, Benjy Krauss, Cameron Marquez, Alex Chao, She-e Wu at Fulton Street Collective, sold out
8:00 seah, Hedra Rowan, Luxate at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students, CLEAT Series
8:00 BTS Express with Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago
8:00 Brandon Santini, Lil’ Red & The Rooster at Buddy Guy's Legends, $25
8:00 Allen Stone, Cassandra Lewis at House of Blues, $35
8:00 lake j, Lucky Cloud at Gman Tavern, free RSVP
8:00-9:00 Dave Gordon & Stacy McMichael Swing the Monkey Jazz Journey Thru the '80s at Davenport’s Cabaret, $30+, 2 drink minimum
x 8:00 Guns and Ammunition tribute to The Clash, 13 tikis at Lizards Liquid Lounge
8:00-1:00 Listening Party for Beastii LP "Follower" with The Cell Phones, Orisun, Dusty Turrets, hosted by Jill Hopkins at Liar's Club, $5
8:00 The Bisceglia Brothers at Phyllis Musical Inn
8:00 Los Shadows, Rotundos, Palo Gatos at Burlington Bar, $15
8:00 Cut Your Losses, My Sister The Heron, All Weather Sports at Cobra Lounge, $13-15
8:00 Frank Quinn & friends at Mrs Murphys
8:00 Bakantez, Dalibor Cruz, Onur Żłobnicki at Experimental Sound Studio, $10
8:00 The Misters at The Atlantic Bar & Grill, $10
8:00 Charly Bliss at Bottom Lounge, $22
8:00-10:00 Kevin Fort at Tack Room
8:00 West End 40 at Untitled Supper Club
8:00 Gypsy Rumba with Alberto Alvarez at Artango Bar & Steakhouse
8:00-10:30 Aaron Kaufman-Levine Quartet at Clara
8:00-2:00a Godhami & Friends with Wayne Wade, Lynch Mob, Don Strand, hosted by Selecta Wadadah at Wild Hare
8:00-11:00 Rattleback Records DJs Tuff N' Such, Tromblau, Echinacea at Pizza Lobo Andersonville
8:00 Shea Butta Band at Friendly Tap, funk, neo-soul, r&b, dance party
8:00 Mexicanos al Grito de Rock at Distro Music Hall, $60 GA
x 8:00 Cracker at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $53-63
8:00 Cassie Nova Piper's S.L.A.P. at DeMito's Villa Park, Friday The 13th Pary 9:00a-2:00a
x 8:00 Great Moments in Vinyl tribute to Peter Gabriel at The Venue Aurora, $20-30
x 8:00 Air Supply, Regina Karma at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $59-$129, plus $150-300 VIP add-ons
x 8:00 Tyrone Wells, Jay Ollera at SPACE Evanston, $25-35
x 8:00 The Stylistics, Gerald "The Soul Keeper" McClendon at Des Plaines Theatre, $49-89, Soul Dance Party
8:00-11:00 Pino Farina Band at Jonny Cab's Burr Ridge, $10
8:00 Seven Soul at Q Bar Darien, $7-8
8:00 Jonas Friddle at Two Way Street Downers Grove, $10, Friday Night Concert Series
8:00 Bone Thugs N Harmony, ++ at Piazza Aurora, $45+, The 6th Annual Midwest Legends Concert Series
8:00-11:00 HOSS at Sidecar Beer Garden Batavia, $5
8:00 Wagon Wheel Chicago at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett
8:00 Think Floyd tribute to Pink Floyd at Broken Oar Port Barrington
8:00 Flat Creek Highway at Main Street Outfitters Wauconda
8:00 Semple Band at Sideouts Sports Tavern Outside Island Lake
8:00-11:00 Truck Stop Showers at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich
8:00 Gavin Degraw at Genesee Theatre, $50+
8:00-11:00 Trouble Ahead tribute to The Grateful Dead at Teddy O'Brien's Highwood
8:00 Alex Hoffer at The Studio Lockport
8:00 The Robots at Austin Community Tavern Steger
8:00? Terry Byrne at The Harp & Fidder
8:00 Voz De Mando, Los Dos De Tamaulipas at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino Hammond IN, $46+
8:00 Michael McDermott Band at Shank Hall Milwaukee, $25
8:30 Zelienople, Paige Alice Naylor at Constellation, $15-18
x 8:30 Casey McDonough & Phil Angotti at Cary's Lounge
8:30-11:30 James Robinson-Parran? at Davenport’s Piano Bar
8:30 Dad Strength, The Unresolved at Cubby Bear, $7
8:30-1:30a Justin at The Zebra Lounge
X 8:30 Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore with The Guilty Ones, Dead Rock West at FitzGerald's Nightclub, $55, sold out
x 8:30-12:30 The Electric Cars at Tony D's Elmwood Park, $5
8:30-11:59 Planet Groove at Two Brothers Roundhouse Aurora, $5
8:30-11:30 AKB at Station 34 Mount Prospect
8:30 My Sacrifice tribute to Creed, Smells Like Dave Grohl tribute to Foo Fighters, Nirvana at Jamo's Live Mokena, $5
x 9:00 The Singer and the Song with Reilly Downes & The Acid Cowboy, The Part Timers, Matt Gandurski at Hideout, $12
9:00 Cult Canyon, Lindsay Weinberg at Hungry Brain, $15-18
9:00 Dry County Line at The Tonk
9:00-11:55 Two's Company at The Thirsty Tavern
9:00-1:00a And the Animal, She's So Quiet at Gallery Cabaret, Band Night
9:00-12:00m Diamondback at Firewater Saloon Edison Park
9:00 Friday The 13th with Bellhead, Texas Microphone Massacre, Sinister Fate at Livewire Lounge, $10
9:00-1:00a Luke Repass Band at Briny Swine
9:00-12:00m Mike Wheeler at Nick's Beer Garden, free
9:00 Collectivenergy Crew at Schubas Upstairs, free RSVP, Meet Me Upstairs dance party
9:00 Nooriyah at Sleeping Village, $15+
9:00 Broadway Rave Musical Theater Dance Party at Subterranean, $20-23
9:00-2:00a DJ Rampage at Simone's, Beats & Booze
9:00-1:30a Synergy with Club Chow, Kiki Kuamo'o, Neutral Gena, Ash Wednesday, Jerwin Santiago at California Clipper, $5
9:00 The Gothones record release, Impending Behavior Orchestra at The Outtaspace Berwyn, $10, post-punk, glam
9:00 Exhale at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
9:00 The M-80's at Quigley's Naperville
9:00 The Hooten Hallers at The Law Office Pub & Music Hall Yorkville, $20
9:00 Coco at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon 'N Brass Speakeasy, free, two drink or food equivalent minimum, door at 6:30
9:00-12:00m Blackberry Jam at Madcats Palatine, $10
9:00-2:00a Viva Mexico Puras pa Pistiar at Rookies Rochaus West Dundee, $0-25
9:00 Bronson Rock at Mackey's Hideout McHenry
x 9:00 Terrapin Flyer tribute to The Grateful Dead at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, $15-35
9:00-11:59 DJ Partynimari at NOLA Bar & Kitchen
x 9:30 Hodie Snitch at Carol's Pub, $10
x 9:00 Some of the Parts at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP
9:30, 11:00 Harrell "Young Rell" Davenport at Rosa’s, $10-25, Rising Star 17-Year-Old
9:30 Jesse Sandwich, Leja Hazer, & Jake Stellarwell at The Whistler, jazz, house, soul, funk
9:30 Strawdawg at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP
9:30 Lynn Nardelli at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Nightcap Music Series
10:00 Jason Shapiro, Bungee Jumpers, G0rb at Empty Bottle, $12
10:00 Axel Brooks, Tommy Bravos, Abigail Arkley at Cole's Bar, $13-15
10:00 Eptic, Syzy, Prosecute, Boris at Concord Music Hall, $20
10:00 Lloyd Snyder & The Big Rig Band at Bub City Chicago, RSVP
10:00-2:00a Young John at Promontory, $40-50
10:00 Sunflower Headlights at Mom's Place
10:00 Christian Dillingham Quartet, $10-13
10:00-12:00a Hello Weekend at 115 Bourbon Street Front Stage Merrionette Park, $5
10:00 DJ Boathouse at aliveOne
10:30 DC & The Love at Andy’s, $20
10:30 Kimberly Gordon Organ Trio at Untitled Supper Club, Stardust
10:30-1:30 DJ AK Rise Up Festival After Party at Vixen McHenry, free
11:00-1:00a Christy Bennett with Kevin Fort at Le Piano, After Glow Late Show
11:30 EGi at Bourbon on Division, $12, Goose After Party
Jerome’s highlights
x = recommended, interested, of note to me or friends
X = the plan, though that can change
x St Charles Jazz Weekend
x 5:00 Halfway to St. Patrick's Day at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center, free
x 5:00-7:30 Chris Foreman at Green Mill
x 5:00 Hillbilly Frolic at FitzGeralds Patio, free RSVP, Happy Hour
x 5:30 The Hoyle Brothers at Empty Bottle, Honky Tonk Happy Hour
x 6:00 Jessica Pratt, Rose City Band, Rosali at Bohemian National Cemetery outside, $30, Empty Bottle Presents Beyond The Gate
x 6:30 Goose at Salt Shed Outdoors, $55-149
x Rise Up Music Festival Splash Into Country Night 1
x Lavender Prairie Festival at Judson & Moore, $25
x 7:00 Joel Paterson solo, Angry Ankles with Haley LeRand, Dov Salkoff at Jarvis Square Pottery, BYOB, arrive hungry, music at 8:00
x 7:00 Fitz & The Celts at FitzGeralds Patio, free RSVP, Halfway to St. Patrick's Day
x 7:30 Reverend Horton Heat, The Koffin Kats, Big Sandy at City Winery, $35-58
x 7:30 Buena Vista Social Orchestra at The Vic Theatre, $40-90
x 8:00 Other Bills' Welsh Project, The Hurtin Kind, Highway 78, Backseat Fables at Montrose Saloon, $10-15
x 8:00 Dustbowl Revival, Damn Tall Buildings at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $35
x 8:00 Ben Sollee at OTSFM Szold Hall, $30
x 8:00 Joe Russo’s Selcouth Quartet with Stuart Bogie, Jonathan Goldberger, Jon Shaw, opener JT Bates at Lincoln Hall, $30-35
x 8:00, 10:00 Pat Mallinger Quartet with Dan Trudell, Henry Dickhoff, Kyle Asche, George Fludas at Jazz Showcase, $25-40
x 8:00 Guns and Ammunition tribute to The Clash, 13 tikis at Lizards Liquid Lounge
x 8:00 Cracker at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $53-63
x 8:00 Great Moments in Vinyl tribute to Peter Gabriel at The Venue Aurora, $20-30
x 8:00 Air Supply, Regina Karma at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $59-$129, plus $150-300 VIP add-ons
x 8:00 Tyrone Wells, Jay Ollera at SPACE Evanston, $25-35
x 8:00 The Stylistics, Gerald "The Soul Keeper" McClendon at Des Plaines Theatre, $49-89, Soul Dance Party
x 8:30 Casey McDonough & Phil Angotti at Cary's Lounge
X 8:30 Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore with The Guilty Ones, Dead Rock West at FitzGerald's Nightclub, $55, sold out
x 8:30-12:30 The Electric Cars at Tony D's Elmwood Park, $5
x 9:00 The Singer and the Song with Reilly Downes & The Acid Cowboy, The Part Timers, Matt Gandurski at Hideout, $12
x 9:00 Terrapin Flyer tribute to The Grateful Dead at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, $15-35
x 9:30 Hodie Snitch at Carol's Pub, $10
x 9:00 Some of the Parts at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP
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