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x Thu 7/18-Sun 7/21 Millennium Park 20th Anniversary Celebration at Jay Pritzker Pavilion and throughout Millennium Park
x Thu 7/18 6:30 The Rachel Drew Band at Clark Street Sports, Live on Lawrence
x Thu 7/18 7:00 Maria Blues aka Maria Luz Carballo at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP, Pachanka Music presents
x Thu 7/18 7:30-9:30 Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio at Lakeside Pavilion, McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, free
x Thu 7/18 7:30 MV Wells, Accessory, Desert Liminal at SPACE Evanston, $15-22
x Thu 7/18 8:00 Real Pretenders at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $16-19
x Thu 7/18 8:30 Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, The Dig 3 at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-25
x Thu 7/18 8:30 The Steve Knight Trio at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP, jazz guitar
x Fri 7/19 Pitchfork Music Festival with Black Pumas, Jai Paul, 100 Gecs, Jeff Rosenstock, Yaeji, Sudan Archives, Amen Dunes, Billy Woods & Kenny Segal, Tkay Maidza, Doss, ml Buch, Rosali, Angry Blackmen, Black Duck at Union Park
x Fri 7/19 5:00 Michele McGuire at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP, Happy Hour
x Fri 7/19 6:30 Jason Mraz at Hard Rock Gary IN, $70-170
x Fri 7/19 7:00, 9:30 Blind Pilot, Angela Autumn at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $35, wait list
x Fri 7/19 7:00 Kevin Gordon at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP
x Fri 7/19 7:00-10:00 Pierce Crask at Scratch Public House Forest Park
x Fri 7/19 8:00 Baby Teeth, Sid Kingston at Hideout, $15
x Fri 7/19 8:00 Black Duck with Douglas McCombs, Bill MacKay, Charles Rumback at Judson & Moore, $20, Pitchfork aftershow
x Fri 7/19 8:00 America, Al Stewart at Chicago Theatre, $49-109
x Fri 7/19 8:00 Kent Rose & The Remedies at The Atlantic Bar and Grill, $10
x Fri 7/19 8:00 Jeff Mauro & The Jewel Bags, School of Rock Oak Park Show Band at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $15
x Fri 7/19 8:00 Scott Tipping & Friends present 'Couldn't Stand The Weather' at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $16-26
x Fri 7/19 8:00 Satellite Union, Nikki O'Neil Band at Outta Space Berwyn, $10
x Fri 7/19 8:00 The Mountain Grass Unit with Drury Anderson, Luke Black, Sam Wilson at SPACE Evanston, $15-22
Fri 7/19 8:00 Winger, Hoodlum Johnny at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $49-99
x Fri 7/19 8:00 Steve Dawson & Diane Christiansen at Kiki's House of Righteous Music Madison WI, $15
x Fri 7/19 9:00 The Meadowlark Lemons at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP
x Sat 7/20 Pitchfork Music Festival with Jamie XX, Carly Rae Jepsen, Jessie Ware, De La Soul, Unwound, Bratmobile, Wednesday, Water from Your Eyes, Sweeping Promises, Feeble Little Horse, Hotline tnt, Kara Jackson, l’Rain, Lifeguard at Union Park
x Sat 7/20 12:00n Greg Jacks & Brother Help at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP, Funk Brunch
x Sat 7/20 2:00 The Mountainaires at Bobby's Eastside Forest Park, free, tip the band
x Sat 7/20 4:00 The Vaughan Building at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP
Sat 7/20 5:45 George Strait at Soldier Field, $59+
Sat 7/20 6:30 Limp Bizkit, Bones, N8noface, Corey Feldman, Riff Raff at Tinley Park Amphitheatre, $47-336
x Sat 7/20 7:00 Amy Lavere and Will Sexton at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP
x Sat 7/20 7:00-10:00 Patrick Holahan at Scratch on Lake Oak Park
x Sat 7/20 7:30 The Saw Doctors at Aragon Ballroom, $75-83
x Sat 7/20 7:30 Common with The Grant Park Orchestra at Pritzker Pavilion Grant Park
x Sat 7/20 7:30 Chris Rawlins, Naomi Ashley & Naomi's Other Band at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $12-30
x Sat 7/20 8:00 Mike Younger at Montrose Saloon
x Sat 7/20 8:00-10:00 John Ballantyne's Crazy Heart at Lizard's Liquid Lounge
x Sat 7/20 8:00 Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames at The Venue Aurora, $15-25
x Sat 7/20 8:00 Tiny Bit of Giant's Blood, Vivi Rogers & The Never and the North at SPACE Evanston, $20
x Sat 7/20 8:30 Brandon James tribute to Stevie Wonder at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-25
x Sat 7/20 11:00 Nitzer Ebb at Distro Music Hall Berwyn, $35-75
x Sun 7/21 Pitchfork Music Festival with Alanis Morissette, Brittany Howard, Muna, Grandmaster Flash, Les Savy Fav, Crumb, Jessica Pratt, Mannequin Pussy, Hailu Mergia, Model/Actriz, Nala Sinephro, Maxo, Joanna Sternberg, Akenya at Union Park
x Sun 7/21 11:30a High-Hat Second Line at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP, Brass Band Brunch
x Sun 7/21 1:30 Decoy Prayer Meeting at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP, Country Brunch
x Sun 7/21 3:00 Maggie's Farm at Friendly Tap Berwyn
x Sun 7/21 5:00, 8:30 The Flat Five, Paul Cebar solo at Hideout, $25
Sun 7/21 6:00 I Prevail, Halestorm at Tinley Park Amphitheatre, $33-153
x Sun 7/21 6:00 Kevin Gordon Trio at Kiki's House of Righteous Music Madison WI, $20
x Sun 7/21 5:00 Kyle Madsen Organ Trio at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP
x Sun 7/21 7:00 Chicago Skyliners with Bill O'Connell at FitzGeralds Nightclub, RSVP, Big Band & BBQ
x Sun 7/21 7:30 50th Anniversary of A Prairie Home Companion at Chicago Theatre, $45-99
x Mon 7/22 5:30-7:00 Chicago Jazz Orchestra with John Campbell & Friends at Jazz Showcase, $25-40
Mon 7/22 6:00, 8:15 The Clif Wallace Big Band at Andy's, $20
Mon 7/22 6:00-8:00 Pro/Am Open Mic Night at On Tour Brewing
x Mon 7/22 6:30 Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain with Rakesh Chaurasia, Arooj Aftab at Pritzker Pavilion, Millenium Park, presented by DCASE & OTSFM
x Mon 7/22 7:00 Greg Garing's Windy City Circus at Montrose Saloon, weekly residency
x Mon 7/22 8:00 Joel Paterson & Friends at Green Mill, $10
Mon 7/22 8:00 Extraordinary Popular Delusions at Beat Kitchen, free
Mon 7/22 8:00 Femtanyl, Bejalvin, Blind Equation, CPU Buddah at Beat Kitchen, sold out
Mon 7/22 8:00-10:30 Aaron Kaufman-Levine Quartet with Erez Dessel, Leo Buczkowski, ? and Alex Kelsh & Intangible Truth with Oliver Scott, Nat Lin, Colin Dorion at Fulton Street Collective, $15
x Mon 7/22 8:30 Mom Rock, Fellow Kinsman, wht.rbbt.obj at Hideout, $12
Mon 7/22 9:00 The Sewing Club, Screen Star, Harvey Waters at Empty Bottle, free Monday
x Tue 7/23 6:00 The Menards at Hideout Patio, $10
Tue 7/23 6:00, 8:15 The Windy City Ramblers at Andy's, $15
Tue 7/23 6:30 Jazz Happy Hour with Anthony Bruno at Dorian's, $20 includes welcome cocktail, Jazz Happy Hour
Tue 7/23 6:30-8:30 Fumée at Colvin House Courtyard, RSVP, $15-20
Tue 7/23 7:00 hey, nothing at Beat Kitchen, sold out
x Tue 7/23 7:00 Bowmanville at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP
x Tue 7/23 7:30 Albert Castiglia at SPACE Evanston, $15-25
Tue 7/23 8:00-10:00 Roots Blues Roundup with Whiskey Bob Taylor, ? at Montrose Saloon
x Tue 7/23 8:00 Pre PravdaFest Pop Up Party at Hideout Patio, free
Tue 7/23 8:00-10:30 Neil Carson Quintet with Richard Peña, Jake Shapiro, Evan Levine, TJ Thompson, Lucas Apostoleris Quartet with David Mason, Connor Rohrer, Mike Ramos at Fulton Street Collective, $15
Tue 7/23 8:00-12:00m Chicago Cellar Boys at Green Mill, $10
Tue 7/23 8:00, 10:00 Jarrard Harris Quintet at Jazz Showcase, $20-30, $15 students
Tue 7/23 9:00 The Well, Year of the Cobra, Huntsmen at Empty Bottle, $16
Wed 7/24 5:00-8:00 DJ YFB at Northman Riverwalk, Riverwalk Beats, The DJ Series
Wed 7/24 5:00-8:00 Eric Hochberg Trio with Mark Feldman at Catch 35
Wed 7/24 5:30 Ron Simmons & Carlos Showers acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends
Wed 7/24 6:00, 8:15 Charles Heath at Andy's, $15
x Wed 7/24 6:30, 8:30 Patricia Barber with Emma Dayhuff, Greg Artry, Neal Alger at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33
x Wed 7/24 7:00 Joe Policastro & Friends at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP, Jazz residency
x Wed 7/24 7:00 The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective at Dominican University Quad Forest Park
x Wed 7/24 7:30 Helen Gillet at SPACE Evanston, $15-25
Wed 7/24 8:00 Oolong, Newgrounds Death Rugby, Sweet Bike at Beat Kitchen, $12
Wed 7/24 8:00 Swappin' Boots hosted by Lex Stein and Queer Social Club with Stoned at The Jukebox DJs at Judson & Moore, $12, masks required
Wed 7/24 8:00-10:30 Rufus Parenti’s .VOM, Will Mallard Quartet at Fulton Street Collective, $15
Wed 7/24 8:00 Brian Citro Quartet with Nick Mazzarella, Quin Kirchner, Matt Ulery at 8PM at Dorian's, free
Wed 7/24 8:00-12:00m Alfonso Ponticelli with Steve Gibons, Ethan Philion, Bob Rummage at Green Mill, $10
Wed 7/24 8:00, 10:00 Julia Danielle Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $20-30, $15 students
Wed 7/24 8:00 BTS Express with Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago
x Wed 7/24 8:00 Cactus Blossoms, Tommy Goodroad at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $27-37
x Wed 7/24 8:00 Gary Hoey at The Venue Aurora, $25-35
Wed 7/17 8:00-11:00 Jarvis Squear Open Mic at Jarvis Square Tavern, Queer Centered, Straight Friendly
x Wed 7/24 8:30 Queen of Jeans, Waltzer at Hideout, $14
x Wed 7/24 8:30 Jack Sundstrom Quartet at Simon's Tavern
Wed 7/24 9:00 Head EP release, Remuda, Free Times at Empty Bottle, $12
Wed 7/24 9:00 Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota at Hungry Brain
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Wed 7/24 9:00, 11:00 Sheryl Youngblood Band hosts Blues, R&B, Soul, Reggae Jam at Rosa's, $10-20
Wed 7/24 9:00 Jimmy Burns hosts The Jam at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $15
Wed 7/24 10:00-11:15 The Last Minute Jam Session at Andy's, $10
Thu 7/25 5:00-7:00 Denise La Grassa Band at Northman Riverwalk, blues/soul
Thu 7/25 5:00-7:15 Andy Brown at Green Mill
Thu 7/25 5:00-8:00 Surely You Jest at Catch 35, Beyond Night
Thu 7/25 5:30-8:00 Matt Hendricks acoustic at Buddy Guy's Legends, free
x Thu 7/25 6:00, 8:15 Sabertooth at Andy's, $15
Thu 7/25 6:00-2:00a Studebaker John Blues Band, Omar Coleman Band, Studebaker John acoustic at Kingston Mines, $15
Thu 7/18 6:00-10:00 Smiley Tillmon Duo at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
x Thu 7/25 6:30, 8:30 Chris Greene Quartet with Damian Espinosa, Marc Piane, Steve Corley at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33
x Thu 7/25 7:00 Tributosaurus becomes The Grateful Dead at Martyrs, $30
Thu 7/25 7:00 DD3 at The Dock at Montrose Beach
x Thu 7/25 7:00 Raíces Latin Jazz at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP, Pachanka Music Culture Presents
x Thu 7/25 7:00, 9:30 Dale Watson and His Lone Stars at SPACE Evanston, $20-35
Thu 7/25 7:30 Madilyn Mei, Sparkbird at Beat Kitchen, $22
x Thu 7/25 7:30 Mark Dvorak Monthly Folk Jam at Friendly Community Room Berwyn
x Thu 7/25 7:30 Pablo Cruise at Center Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts Skokie, $38-48
Thu 7/25 8:00-10:00 Andy Bianco Trio at Fulton Street Collective, $15
Thu 7/25 8:00-12:00m Alan Gresik’s Swing Orchestra at Green Mill, $10
Thu 7/25 8:00, 10:00 Jalen Baker Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $20-35
Thu 7/25 8:00 Mike Wheeler Blues Band with Mzz Reese at Blue Chicago
x Thu 7/25 8:00 Rachel Drew Bongo Band at Friendly Tap Berwyn
x Thu 7/25 8:00 High & Lonesome at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $16-19
Thu 7/25 8:30 Catie Lausten, m.e.h, Samuel Aaron at Hideout, $12
x Thu 7/25 8:30 Proyecto Libre at Constellation, $15
x Thu 7/25 8:30 Sandra Antongiorgi at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $15-20
x Thu 7/25 8:30 Ian Leith & Paul Obis are "The Wendells" class of '94 the Blue Album at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP
x Thu 7/25 9:00 Bob Mould solo electric, Che Arthur at Empty Bottle, $40
Thu 7/25 9:00 Nasty Snacks at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00
Thu 7/25 9:00 Big Lew & The Crew at Buddy Guy's Legends, $15
Thu 7/25 9:30, 11:00 The Jimmys at Rosa’s, $10-20
Thu 7/25 10:30 The Sabertooth Groove It Pro Jam at Andy’s, $10
Fri 7/26 20th Wicker Park Fest
x Fri 7/26 5:00-7:30 Chris Foreman at Green Mill
x Fri 7/26 5:00 Kathryn & Chris at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP
Fri 7/26 5:00-8:30 Susan Williams Duo at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
x Fri 7/26 5:30 Day Jam on the Patio at Hideout
x Fri 7/26 5:30 The Hoyle Brothers at Empty Bottle, RSVP, Hard Country Honky Tonk Happy Hour
Fri 7/26 5:30-8:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Libby York at Catch 35
Fri 7/19 5:30-7:30 Sheryl Youngblood acoustic at Buddy Guy's Legends
Fri 7/26 6:00 Michael Steven Cohen at Montrose Saloon, Jazz Happy Hour
Fri 7/26 6:00-8:00 Richard Bandini at Northman Riverwalk, blues
Fri 7/26 6:00, 8:15 Jim Cooper at Andy's, $20
x Fri 7/26 6:00-9:00 Reilly Downes, AC Sapphire at California Clipper, $5
x Fri 7/26 6:00 Out of Space Skokie with Courtney Barnett, Bob Mould, Squirrel Flower at IL Science & Technology Park Field Skokie, $50-100, 3-Day Pass $130-260
x Fri 7/26 6:30 Vampire Weekend, Princess, Ra Ra Riot at Northerly Island, $45-223
Fri 7/26 7:00 Michelle Hallman Band at The Dock at Montrose Beach
x Fri 7/26 7:00 Steve Dawson, ? at Horner Park, Pravda Night
x Fri 7/26 7:00 Bumpus at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP
x Fri 7/26 7:00 PureSoul presents Stevie Wonder and The Wonders of Motown at SPACE Evanston, $15-30
x Fri 7/26 7:00 The Casey McDonough Conundrum with Gerry Burns, Connor Grant, Brendan McAlinden at Blue Island Beer Co, $10
x Fri 7/26 7:00 (8:00 ET) Second Hand News tribute to Fleetwood Mac at Acorn Theater Three Oaks MI, $35-65
x Fri 7/26 7:00 Phish at Alpine Valley, East Troy WI
x Fri 7/26 7:30, 9:30 Jeremy Kahn Trio with Thaddeus Tukes, Tatum Langley, Larry Kohut, Luke Sagadin at Winters Jazz Club, $28-38
Fri 7/26 7:30-4:00a Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band, Omar Coleman Band, Omar Coleman acoustic at Kingston Mines, $20
x Fri 7/26 7:30-11:00 Summer Jam with Peach Jam, Cream Puff Warriors at The Venue Aurora outside, $30-35, BYO Chair
x Fri 7/26 7:30 Jennifer Lopez at Allstate Arena Rosemont
x Fri 7/26 8:00 Tributosaurus becomes The Grateful Dead at Martyrs, $30
Fri 7/26 8:00 The Dead Bolts, Totally Cashed, Llo Llo at Metro, $15-20
Fri 7/26 8:00 Dead To Fall, Hewhocorrupts, Snuffed, Something Is Waiting, Cuss at Beat Kitchen, sold out
Fri 7/26 8:00-10:00 Chicago Yestet “The Last Show” at Fulton Street Collective, $15
Fri 7/26 8:00 Open Beats hosted by Fess Grandiose at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00
Fri 7/26 8:00-12:00m Paa Kow at Green Mill, $20
Fri 7/26 8:00, 10:00 Jalen Baker Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $25-40
Fri 7/26 8:00 Luke Pytel Blues Band with Demetria Taylor at Blue Chicago
Fri 7/26 8:00 Gary Martin, Mzz Peaches at Buddy Guy's Legends, $25
x Fri 7/26 8:00 The Wenonah Ryders at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $21-26
x Fri 7/26 8:00 Naomi Ashley & Jon Williams at Two Way Street Downers Grove
x Fri 7/26 8:00 Jamey Johnson, Drake White, Kassi Ashton at Rosemont Theatre, $27-98
x Fri 7/26 8:00-1:00a Johnny Burnett at Shirley's Piano Bar Barrington
Fri 7/26 8:30 The Tracies, My Cousins Jacket, Jenny Scara, Super Tease at Montrose Saloon, $10-15
x Fri 7/26 8:30 Bethany Pickens Soulful Coalition at Constellation, $15
x Fri 7/26 8:30 Pretenders at Chicago Theatre, $49-129
x Fri 7/26 8:30 Stick Men with Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto, Markus Reuter, Kevin King Regime at Reggies Music Joint, $30-50
x Fri 7/26 9:00 The Sidepieces with Jordan Martin, Angela James, Sam Cantor, Ryan Norris, Kelsey Wild, Raul Cotaquispe, Nolan Chin, Gus Martini, Chris Salveter at Hungry Brain, $10
Fri 7/26 9:00 Indie Nite at Chop Shop, $25
Fri 7/26 9:00 Sheryl Youngblood at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00
x Fri 7/26 9:00 The Half-Brits at FitzGeralds Nightclub, RSVP
x Fri 7/26 9:00 Wheels North at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP, bluegrass
Fri 7/26 9:30, 11:00 Stefan Hillesheim at Rosa's Lounge, $15-25
Fri 7/26 10:00 Teklife Crew with DJ Spinn, Traxman, DJ Manny at Empty Bottle, $10
Fri 7/26 10:30 Alejandro Salazar at Andy's, $20
Sat 7/27 20th Wicker Park Fest
Sat 7/27 11:00a Bluegrass Brunch at Beat Kitchen, free
x Sat 7/27 12:00n Nigel Mack & Andon Davis at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP, Blues Brunch
x Sat 7/27 1:30 School of Rock Allstars 2024 at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $15-18
Sat 7/27 3:00-5:00 Soul Daddy at Northman Riverwalk, rock & soul
x Sat 7/27 3:00 Paper Machete at Green Mill, free
Sat 7/27 3:00-7:00 DJ Joe Shanahan at Gman Tavern, free
x Sat 7/27 4:00 Yoko Noge at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP
x Sat 7/27 4:00 Dave Walker & the Undertones Trio at Friendly Tap Berwyn
Sat 7/27 5:00-8:30 Gerry Hundt at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
Sat 7/27 5:30-8:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Bobbi Wilsyn at Catch 35
Sat 7/27 5:30 Vino Louden acoustic at Buddy Guy's Legends, free
Sat 7/27 6:00-8:00 DD3 at Northman Riverwalk, guitar-driven intergalactic groove
Sat 7/27 6:00 Meth, Greet Death, We Weren't Invited, Stress Positions, Dazey Doom at Metro, $20-25
Sat 7/27 6:00, 8:15 Jim Cooper at Andy's, $20
x Sat 7/27 6:00 Out of Space Skokie with Thee Sacred Souls, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Jeremie Albino at IL Science & Technology Park Field Skokie, $50-100, 3-Day Pass $130-260
x Sat 7/27 6:30 Vampire Weekend, Princess, Ra Ra Riot at Northerly Island, $45-244
Sat 7/27 6:45 Hardy at Tinley Park Amphitheatre, $69-346
Sat 7/27 7:00 Fin Talbot, Suspicious Fires, Together Me'lange, The Wildwood Flowers, Willows at Montrose Saloon, $10-15
Sat 7/27 7:00 Onion, Bakermiller Pink, Nolan Trotter, Jojomber, The Balance at Martyrs, $10
Sat 7/27 7:00 The Rhemantics at The Dock at Montrose Beach
x Sat 7/27 7:00 Hannah Juanita & Mose Wilson at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP
x Sat 7/27 7:00-9:00 Rick Faris Band at Seman Violins Skokie, $25 RSVP, BYOB
x Sat 7/27 7:00 Barry Manilow at Allstate Arena Rosemont
x Sat 7/27 7:00 (8:00 ET) Illegal Smiles tribute to John Prine at Acorn Theater Three Oaks MI, $25-50
x Sat 7/27 7:30, 9:30 Bosman Twins Quintet Birthday Bash with Dwayne Bosman, Dwight Bosman, Kevin Fort, Marlene Rosenberg, Charles Heath at Winters Jazz Club, $28-38
Sat 7/27 7:30-5:00a Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band, Omar Coleman Band, Studebaker John acoustic at Kingston Mines, $20
x Sat 7/27 8:00 Impulsive Hearts, Edens, Same Waves at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $16-19
Sat 7/27 8:00 Final Frontierland presented by Cosmic Country folks at Judson & Moore, $18
Sat 7/27 8:00-12:00m Paa Kow at Green Mill, $20
Sat 7/27 8:00, 10:00 Jalen Baker Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $25-40
Sat 7/27 8:00 The Buttertones at Chop Shop, $29
Sat 7/27 8:00 Luke Pytel Blues Band with Demetria Taylor at Blue Chicago
Sat 7/27 8:00 The Courettes, Clear Coat, Shop Talk at Liars Club, $22
x Sat 7/27 8:00 Stephen Kellogg at The Venue Aurora, $35-50
x Sat 7/27 8:00 Melvin Taylor at SPACE Evanston, $15-25
x Sat 7/27 8:00 Orleans, Walter Egan, Peter Beckett at Des Plaines Theatre, $49-99, Sail On Yacht Rock
Sat 7/27 8:00 Josh Turner at Rivers Casino Des Plaines, $57-125
x Sat 7/27 8:00 Phish at Alpine Valley, East Troy WI
Sat 7/27 8:30 Sluice & Fust at Hideout, $15
x Sat 7/27 8:30 Groppler Zorn record release at Constellation, $15
x Sat 7/27 8:30 Ralph Covert with Strings at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-25, fully seated
Sat 7/27 9:00 Guerilla Toss, Spread Joy, Glad Rags at Empty Bottle, $17, CHIRP Radio welcomes
Sat 7/27 9:00 The Felice Brothers, Dead Gowns at Beat Kitchen, $30
Sat 7/27 9:00, 11:00 Proximity with Micah Collier, Elio Wajiya, Emil Robinson, Frank Morrison at Dorians, $10 after 8:00
Sat 7/27 9:00 Sheryl Youngblood, Win Noll & The Rockin‘ Souls at Buddy Guy's Legends, $25
x Sat 7/27 9:00 Chicago Blues Angels at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP
Sat 7/27 9:00 Bricktown Sound Excursions with Cordell Johnson & James Vincent at Hungry Brain, free
Sat 7/27 9:00 Blue Olives at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00
Sat 7/27 9:00-2:00a Windy City Soul Club at Gman Tavern, free
Sat 7/27 9:30, 11:00 John Primer & The Real Deal Blues Band at Rosa's Lounge, $15-30
Sat 7/27 10:30 Alejandro Salazar at Andy's, $20
Sun 7/28 20th Wicker Park Fest
Sun 7/28 11:30a ? at Beat Kitchen, free, Sunday Spotlight Brunch
x Sun 7/28 11:30a Diamondback at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP, Country Brunch
x Sun 7/28 12:00n Phil Angotti Beatles Brunch at Reclaimed Bar & Restaurant, $10
x Sun 7/28 1:30 Mike Giannini at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP, Rockabilly Brunch
Sun 7/28 3:00-5:00 The Leisure Committee at Northman Riverwalk
x Sun 7/28 3:00 The Hoyle Brothers at Martyrs, Honky Tonk Sundays
Sun 7/28 3:00 Matthew Davis Quintet, Aaron Shapiro Quintet at Green Mill, $10, Chicago Jazz Composers Collective
Sun 7/21? 3:00-7:00 Sunday Church with Reverend Herb at Liar's Club
Sun 7/21 3:00 Peter Joly Band at Friendly Tap Berwyn
Sun 7/28 4:00, 8:00 Jalen Baker Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $25-40
x Sun 7/28 4:00 Gatorwater at Sketchbook Skokie
Sun 7/28 5:00 Stoned at the Jukebox hosted by Reilly Downes & Cody Messick with Hannah Juanita, Paisley Fields, Olivia and the Lovers at Judson & Moore, $10
x Sun 7/28 5:00 Lou Shields at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP
x Sun 7/28 5:30, 7:30 Spider Saloff Quintet with Pete Benson, Stewart Miller, Eric Schneider, Alex Hall at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33
Sun 7/28 5:30-8:00 ? at Buddy Guy's Legends, free dinner set
Sun 7/28 6:00 Tavern Cats, Attack the Sound, Deived, Viano and The Wave at Montrose Saloon, $10-15
Sun 7/28 6:00, 8:15 Andy Brown Quartet at Andy’s Jazz Club, $20
Sun 7/28 6:00-2:00a ?, Joe Doyle, Kingston Mines Blues Jam at Kingston Mines, $10, free if jamming
x Sun 7/28 6:00 Out of Space Skokie with Guster, The Lone Bellow, Devon Gilfillian at IL Science & Technology Park Field Skokie, $50-100, 3-Day Pass $130-260
Sun 7/28 7:00 The Stingers at The Dock at Montrose Beach
x Sun 7/28 7:00 British Buddy Big Band at FitzGeralds Nightclub, RSVP, Big Band & BBQ
x Sun 7/28 7:00 Phil Angotti & Tommi Zender play music of Simon & Garfunkel at SPACE Evanston, $15-25
x Sun 7/28 7:30 The War And Treaty, The Kentucky Gentlemen at Thalia Hall, $30-50
Sun 7/28 8:00 Angel Sierra, Madera Once, Lester Rey at Martyrs, $10
x Sun 7/28 8:00-12:00m Soul Message with Chris Foreman, Lee Rothenberg, Greg Rockingham at Green Mill, $10
Sun 7/28 8:00 Mike Wheeler Blues Band with Mzz Reese at Blue Chicago
Sun 7/28 8:00 Vinyl by Diasfunk at Dorian's, free
x Sun 7/28 8:00 Phish at Alpine Valley, East Troy WI
Sun 7/28 8:30 Blend Acoustic at Simon's Tavern
Sun 7/28 9:00 The Dracula Show! with Irregular Girl, Answering Machines, Dumbsucker, 1-888-5-BLUE-YOU screening, DJ Scary Lady Sara at Empty Bottle, $10
Sun 7/28
x Sun 7/28 9:00 Josh Berman/Jason Roebke at Hungry Brain, $15
Sun 7/28 9:00 Nicholas “Lil Hoochie” Alexander at Buddy Guy's Legends, $15
Sun 7/28 10:30-11:45 Mobius at Andy’s Jazz Club, $19
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