Friday!
And there are many great music event options abounding in and around our great city… read on and get out to enjoy one or more if you can… and thanks for reading, sharing, and subscribing to Jerome’s Event List, by doing so you’re helping to make it available to everyone…
11:00a Brother John Kattke solo acoustic at Gayle V's Best Ever Grilled Cheese
1:30 Muti, Glass & Mendelssohn Italian at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $99-399
2:00 Alpine Thunder at Northman Riverwalk, Oktoberfest Weekend Series 2
3:00 Jimmy Bennington Colour and Sound at Northman Riverwalk, Oktoberfest Weekend Series 2
3:00 Son Monarcas at Lagunitas Tap Room
3:00 Last Fridays Teacher Happy Hour at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP
4:00 Steve Bores at Whiskey Bend St Charles
x 5:00 Old Fashioned Fridays with Joel Paterson at Judson & Moore Distillery
x 5:00 Chris Foreman at Green Mill
5:00 Ivan Singh at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
5:00 Molly Adamson at Hard Rock Chicago
5:00 Omai Tran, Ernest Strauhal, Andrew CS and Jade Sayson at Epiphany Center, Golden Hour
5:00 DJB at Epiphany Center, Golden Hour
5:00 Aidan O'Toole at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
5:00 A Night of Rhythm at Double Clutch Brewing Company Evanston
5:00 ? at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
x 5:30 The Hoyle Brothers at Empty Bottle, Honky Tonk Happy Hour
5:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Paul Marinaro at Catch 35
5:30 ? acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends
x 6:00 Zack Fedor and The Long Goodbyes at Hideout Porch, $5-7, LP's Happy Hour
x 6:00-8:00a Ragamala Celebration of Indian Classical Music at Chicago Cultural Center Preston Bradley Hall, RSVP
6:00, 8:15 Petra's Recession Seven at Andy’s, $15
6:00 Johnny Kilroy, 3igsoul Troche Burras, Cam Be, Big Drew at Promontory, $15, Summer's Encore
6:00 Nice Motor unplugged at Northman Riverwalk, Oktoberfest Weekend Series 2
6:00 Agent Orange, Spice Pistols at Cobra Lounge, $31
6:00 Black Moon Trio Moon Songs at The Study at University of Chicago, Smart Museum of Art, RSVP
6:00 The Blaze, Yu Su, Raven Night at Concord Music Hall, $30
6:00 Juliann Wang listening party at Experimental Sound Studio, RSVP
6:00 Linzy & Coax at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park
6:00 Billy Denton at Church Street Brewing Itasca
6:00 Michael Rawls at The Wine Exchange St. Charles
6:00 BB & The Honey at Lindy's Landing Wauconda, RSVP
6:15 Tim Sleep and Dennis Curry at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel University of Chicago, Great Lakes Regional Carillon Conference Guest Recital
6:30 Autopilot, The King of Mars, Torch The Hive at Subterranean, $15
6:30 Recapturing Memories of the Black Ark, ChiBrations x MCA Celebrating 50 Years of Hip-Hop at MCA Koyler Auditorium, $30, $10 Students & Seniors
6:30 Tim Wilsey at J. Fleming’s Absolutely Delicious Westmont
6:30 Chicago Mule at Preservation Geneva
7:00 Ohgeesy at Avondale Music Hall, $32-132
7:00 The Chad Willetts Quartet at Le Piano
x 7:00 Railheart at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP
7:00 Tim Meegan, Jr. at Blue Island Beer Co
7:00 Icon For Hire, ConquerDivide, The Funeral Portrait at The Forge Joliet, $15-30
7:00 Gipsy Kings with Nicolas Reyes at Hard Rock Gary, $52-102
7:00 Interstate 90 at Broken Oar Port Barrington
7:00 Paloma Band at Countryside Saloon Des Plaines, Oktoberfest
7:00 Polka Fest 2023 Al Estilo Durango at Piazza Aurora, $30+
7:00 The Fabulous Fabtones 60s Rock n Roll at The Quarry Thornton
7:00 The Megan Ester Band, Summit, Minji, Hollow Bastion at Val's Halla Oak Park, Women in Music Showcase
7:00 Jason Benefield & Michelle McCarthy at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield
x 7:00 (8:00 ET) SuperBlue with Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $55-80
Fri 9/29? 7:00 Dave Rice Piano Bar Sing-a-long at Shanahans Woodridge
7:30, 9:30 Marques Carroll Quintet at Winters Jazz Club, $25-33, A Salute to Maestro Wynton Marsalis
7:30 Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials, Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $20
7:30 Macklemore at Aragon Ballroom, $55-64
7:30 Gina Masland at Davenport’s Piano Bar Cabaret
x 7:30 Greasy Gravy at Irish American Heritage Center Fifth Province Pub
x 7:30 St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Abraham Alexander at Riviera Theatre, $35-123
x 7:30 Phil Angotti & Instant Party at Reclaimed, $10
7:30 Igorrr, Melt-Banana, Otto Von Schirach at Bottom Lounge, sold out
7:30 Lauren Howard at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10
x 7:30 War at Genesee Theatre Waukegan, $35-65
7:30 The Breakfast Club at Lyric Theater Blue Island, $25, Totally 80s Party
7:30 La Tosca Italian Mambo Ensemble at Encore Little Gem Oak Park
8:00 The Midnight, Replicant at Thalia Hall, $30
8:00 Joshua Radin, The Ballroom Thieves at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $45
8:00 The Astronomers, Jady, Eraserbaby at Beat Kitchen, $15
8:00 Casey, ++ at Lincoln Hall, $20-25
8:00 Mighty Blue Kings at Green Mill, $20
x 8:00, 10:00 Chico Freeman Group at Jazz Showcase, $30-45
8:00 Alice Does Computer Music, Deluxe Delight aka Lia Kohl + James Wetzel duo, Dorothy Carlos at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students, Elastro Series
8:00 Mike Wheeler Blues Band with Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago
8:00 Sam Cockrell, Downtown Charlie Brown at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $25
8:00 Here Come the Mummies, Perpetual Groove at House of Blues, $28
8:00 Parrotfish, The Thing with Feathers, Chocolate in your Pocket at Cubby Bear, $15
8:00 RTJX Run The Jewels 3 at The Salt Shed, $49-80
X 8:00 Nick Cave at Auditorium Theatre, $36-151
8:00 Discount Vinyl at O's Tap
8:00 The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Magic Castles at The Vic Theatre, $30-45
8:00 Robots Counterfeiting Money, Underhand, Drowns at Burlington Bar
8:00 Katelyn & Co at Lizards Liquid Lounge
8:00 Frank Quinn with ? at Mrs Murphy’s
8:00 WAW, XCR, Henry Geraghty, Brigid at The Atlantic Bar & Grill, $10
8:00 The Quirk, Hi Ho, Shotgun Funeral, Powderpuff Girl at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10
8:00 Astrachan, The Humble Cheaters, The Family Junket at Color Club, $15
8:00 Robbie Gold at Hard Rock Chicago
8:00 Indika Reggae Band hosted by DJ Montana at Wild Hare, $10
8:00 Gary Thomas tribute to Frank Sinatra at Mercury Theatre Venus Cabaret Theater, sold out, It Was a Very Good Year, Sinatra, '54
8:00 Paolisso-Scofano Argentine Tango Duo at Artango Bar & Steakhouse, RSVP
8:00 Feathered Beaus at Epiphany Center, $25-30
8:00 Open Beats hosted by Fess Grandiose at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00
x 8:00 Joan Osborne at SPACE Evanston, $30-50
8:00 Big Time tribute to Peter Gabriel at The Outta Space Berwyn, $10
8:00 Matute at Rosemont Theatre, $59-199
8:00 Tabasko Sound Kitchen at Toadstool Pub Highwood
8:00 Swearingen & Kelli tribute to Simon & Garfunkel at Woodstock Opera House, $20-30
8:00 Pino Farina Band at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $15
8:00 Group Therapy Band at Q Bar Darien, $6-7
8:00 Lark & Starling at Dockside Ottawa
8:00 Sean Altman & Jack Skuller tribute to Simon & Garfunkel at Raue Center for The Arts Crystal Lake, $9-35
8:00 Riot V, Mistreated, Night Snake tribute to Whitesnake at Brauer House BHouse Live Lombard, $20-30
8:00 Localvores at Pollyanna Brewing St. Charles
8:00 Wattle & Daub at Two Way Street Downers Grove, $10
8:00 Fiddleface at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia
8:00 Linda Eder at Center Theater Northshore Center for the Performing Arts, $46-75
8:00 Horizon at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett
8:00 DJ Eternal at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach
8:00 ? at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
8:00 ? at The Studio Lockport
8:30 Jorge Luis Pacheco at Constellation, $25-35
8:30 ZG Smith at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP
8:30 My Biggest Thrills Band at Friendly Tap Berwyn
8:30 Måneskin at Allstate Arena, $34-149
8:30 Valius at Quigley’s Naperville
8:30 Planet Groove at Two Brothers Roundhouse Aurora, $5
8:30 Loverboyz tribute to Loverboy, Full Tilt at Brauer House Lombard, $10
9:00 Lydia Cash at Montrose Saloon, $10
9:00 George Clanton, Frost Children, Death's Dynamic Shroud at Metro, $26-30
9:00 Travis Larson Band, the Mystical Hot Chocolate Endeavors, Tate at Reggies Music Joint, $15
9:00 Tom The Mail Man, Titus at Schubas, $15-20
x 9:00, 11:00 Stephen Hull Experience at Rosa’s, $10-20
9:00 Windy City Rev Ups at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00
9:00 Silver Hornets at Honky Tonk BBQ
x 9:00 Cropduster 4 at Thirsty Tavern
9:00 The Bad Hombres, Psycho Heart at Gallery Cabaret
9:00 The Kozmic Kicks, The Midnight Calls, Viceroy at LiveWire Lounge, $10
9:00 Godstar Megamax, Tchochke, R.Mutt at Gman Tavern, $12-15
9:00 Katy Marquardt at Tack Room
9:00 Craig Campbell at Black Barrel Tavern Old Town
9:00 Lost Pyraminds at Fuller's Pub
9:00 DJ Soup Time at Schubas, Meet Me Upstairs
9:00 Slow Pulp Yard album release party at Sleeping Village Main Bar, RSVP
9:00 The Hustle 70s Disco Dance Party at Subterranean, $15
9:00 Light Roast Disco at Cafe Mustache
x 9:00 Red Elvises at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-30
9:00 Tom Holland & The Shuffle Kings at Harlem Avenue Lounge Berwyn, $6-10
x 9:00 Ivy Ford at Madcats Palatine, $7
9:00 Forever Flannel at Broken Oar Port Barrington
9:00 Strangelove tribute to Depeche Mode, The Handsome Devilz at Distro Music Hall Berwyn, $25-50
x 9:00 Terrapin Flyer at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry, $15-20
9:00 Rock Off tribute to The Rolling Stones at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5, RSVP
9:00 The Dig 3 at Austin Community Tavern Steger, RSVP
9:00 4 Aces and a Queen, Change Up, Automatic Monster at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
9:00 Infunktious at Ballydoyle Aurora
9:30 Pearl and The Oysters, Corn on My Dinner Plate at Hideout, $12
9:30 The Simple Remedy at Carol's Pub, $5
9:30 Ttttotally Dudes with DJs Ace and Base at The Whistler
9:30 Sunfallen at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP
9:30 Aaron Kelly at The House Pub St Charles
9:45 Easy Munny at Durty Nellies Palatine, $5
10:00 Waltzer, Tea Eater, Edie McKenna, Trakqwn DJ Set at Empty Bottle, $12
10:00 Karma Fête, Smooth Rogers, Violet Meridian at Cole’s Bar, $13
10:00 Morgan White at Firewater Saloon Edison Park
10:00 South City Revival at Bub City Chicago, RSVP
10:00 Shady tribute to Eminem at Joe's Live Rosemont, $12
10:00 In The Stix tribute to Hot Rocking Modern Country at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5, RSVP
10:30 Isaiah Spencer at Andy’s, $15
10:30 Stardust with Sarah Marie Young at Untitled
11:00 Christy Bennett with Kevin Fort at Le Piano, After Glow Late Show
?:00 Billy Flynn at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park
?:00 Pat Reilley at Four Treys
x 5:00 Old Fashioned Fridays with Joel Paterson at Judson & Moore Distillery
x 5:00 Chris Foreman at Green Mill
x 5:30 The Hoyle Brothers at Empty Bottle, Honky Tonk Happy Hour
x 6:00 Zack Fedor and The Long Goodbyes at Hideout Porch, $5-7, LP's Happy Hour
x 6:00-8:00a Ragamala Celebration of Indian Classical Music at Chicago Cultural Center Preston Bradley Hall, RSVP
x 7:00 Railheart at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP
x 7:00 (8:00 ET) SuperBlue with Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $55-80
x 7:30 Greasy Gravy at Irish American Heritage Center Fifth Province Pub
x 7:30 St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Abraham Alexander at Riviera Theatre, $35-123
x 7:30 Phil Angotti & Instant Party at Reclaimed, $10
x 7:30 War at Genesee Theatre Waukegan, $35-65
x 8:00, 10:00 Chico Freeman Group at Jazz Showcase, $30-45
x 8:00 Joan Osborne at SPACE Evanston, $30-50
x 9:00, 11:00 Stephen Hull Experience at Rosa’s, $10-20
x 9:00 Cropduster 4 at Thirsty Tavern
x 9:00 Red Elvises at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-30
x 9:00 Ivy Ford at Madcats Palatine, $7
x 9:00 Terrapin Flyer at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry, $15-20