Monday 12/23/24
Monday!
Here comes the holiday, and there are still some great music event opportunities happening tonight in and around Chicago… get out to enjoy one if you can… welcome to new subscribers, and thanks to everyone for reading, subscribing to, sponsoring, and especially sharing Jerome’s Event List!
X 6:00a-7:30a Hamid Drake and Michael Zerang 34th Annual Winter Solstice Concert Series Morning Concert at Links Hall at Constellation, $36-38
x 1:00 Merry Merry Chicago with CSO members, CSO Chorus conducted by Alastair Willis at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $99-399
2:30, 8:00 Trans Siberian Orchestra "The Lost Christmas Eve" at Allstate Arena Rosemont, $49-129+
5:30, 7:30 "A Charlie Brown Christmas" performed by Brendan McAlinden, Casey McDonough, Patrick Keelan, Dan Cantone, Paul Lyons, ++, plus late show opener Misfit Toys at Blue Island Beer Co, $12-15
6:00, 8:15 The Clif Wallace Big Band at Andy's, $20
6:00-8:00 Pro/Am Open Mic Night at On Tour Brewing
6:00 Industry Night at Hideout, free RSVP
6:00-7:30 Jazz for Joy Community Concert & Coat Drive with Julian Davis Reed & The Circle of Trust at Lula B. Sherman UMC 2214 Ridge Evanston, free, coats and cash for coats donations welcome
6:00-9:00 Frank Rossi & Friends at Smokey Jo's Crete
6:30-9:30 Abigail Riccards Trio at Eddie V's Oak Brook
6:30-9:00 Northside Brass at Go Brewing Naperville, sold out
7:00-12:00m Zack's Open Mic with Zack Fedor, Blake Burkhart at Reggies Music Joint, free, 3 songs and an interview, acoustic guitars, piano, hand drums, no drumset or aux cord
7:00 Pat McCurdy Holiday Show at Beat Kitchen, $10-15
7:00 Kelsea Ballerini, Sasha Alex Sloan, MaRynn Taylor at United Center, $45-195+
7:00 Ladies Banjo Society with caller Georges Augustin at Irish American Heritage Center 4th Floor Ballroom, $7-10 adults, $5 seniors & students, Chicago Barn Dance Contra & Square Dance, Lesson at 6:30
7:00-9:00 D Jean Baptiste, Kevin King, & Davis the Dorchester Bully at Cafe Mustache
x 7:00 Christy Bennett's Fumée with Art Davis, Don Stiernberg, Christian Dillingham, Don Stille, Juli Wood? at Rogers Park Social, free, Manouche Mondays, gypsy-swing jazz
x 7:00 Majestic 12 with Molly and Gary hosting 14th Annual Eggnog-Palooza at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP
7:00 Nicole Devine at Tighthead Brewing Mundelein
7:00 Open Mic hosted by Rob Lane & Rick Dale at Elmhurst Brewing Company
7:00-11:00 Open Mic Blues Jam at Johnny's Blitz Sports Bar Westmont
7:00 ? Open Mic at OKAY Cannabis/West Town Bakery 100 Howard Evanston, free
7:00 "It's A Wonderful Life" screening at Des Plaines Theatre, $10
x 7:30 Michael McDermott "Mischief & Mistletoe" with Heather Horton at City Winery, $32-45
7:30 Ed Hall Memorial Woodstock Christmas Guitar Night with Gareth Pearson, Tony McManus, Bryce Mullins at Woodstock Opera House, $25-35
7:30 Traditional Irish Music Session hosted by John Condron at Chicago Street Pub Joliet
8:00 Extraordinary Popular Delusions at Beat Kitchen, free
x 8:00 Joel Paterson & Friends with Pete Benson, Natalie Scharf, Alex Hall at Green Mill, $10
8:00, 10:00 Christian Dillingham Quartet with Greg Ward, Bobby Broom, Kyle Swan at Jazz Showcase, $20-30, $15 students
8:00 Stardust at Gallery Cabaret
8:00-11:00 Open Mic with ? at Davenport’s Piano Bar
8:00 Industry Night at Sleeping Village, free RSVP
8:00-11:00 ? Rattleback Records DJs Tuff N' Such, Tromblau, Echinacea at Pizza Lobo Andersonville
8:00-12:00a Langdon Kennedy Annual Eve of Christmas Eve Show at PD's Place Oak Lawn
8:00-10:00 Outcast Jazz Band at Roxy Lockport, $10
8:00-12:00m Open Mic hosted by Sean Shiel at Mackey's Hideout McHenry
8:30-1:30 Kelly at The Zebra Lounge
8:30 DJ Mixx at Jamo's Live Mokena, Christmas PJ Party/Contest
9:00 Open Jam hosted by Kabir Dalawari at Easy Does It
9:00 ? spins at Simon's Tavern
9:00-2:00a Punk Rock Monday Holiday Punk Rock DJ Young Derrick at Delilah’s
10:00 Sneezy at Mickey Finn's Libertyville, $15
Jerome’s highlights
x = recommended, interested, of note to me or friends
X = the plan, though that can change
X 6:00a-7:30a Hamid Drake and Michael Zerang 34th Annual Winter Solstice Concert Series Morning Concert at Links Hall at Constellation, $36-38
x 1:00 Merry Merry Chicago with CSO members, CSO Chorus conducted by Alastair Willis at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $99-399
x 7:00 Christy Bennett's Fumée with Art Davis, Don Stiernberg, Christian Dillingham, Don Stille, Juli Wood? at Rogers Park Social, free, Manouche Mondays, gypsy-swing jazz
x 7:00 Majestic 12 with Molly and Gary hosting 14th Annual Eggnog-Palooza at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP
x 7:30 Michael McDermott "Mischief & Mistletoe" with Heather Horton at City Winery, $32-45
x 8:00 Joel Paterson & Friends with Pete Benson, Natalie Scharf, Alex Hall at Green Mill, $10
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