Monday!
Some great music event opportunities are again happening tonight (on Monday) 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!
6:00, 8:15 The Blueshift 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 J&D Just Friends at Shanahan's Woodridge, Inspirational Music
6:00-9:00 Open Mic/Open Jam Monday with host Aaron Kelly at Preservation Geneva
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 Chicago Human Rhythm Project with Dee Alexander, Jumaane Taylor, Eric Hochberg Trio, Lane Alexander, Keyana Latimer, Brent Griffin Jr, Sam Thousand, Mike Austin at Jazz Showcase, $50-75
7:00 NEIU Orchestra & Harper Symphony Orchestra at NEIU Recital Hall Northeastern Illinois University
7:00 103.5 KISS FM Jingle Ball with Jack Harlow, Teddy Swims, Jason Derulo, Benson Boone, Madison Beer, Saweetie, NCT Dream, Wonho at Allstate Arena Rosemont, $40-250
7:00 Uncommon Loons with callers Jo and Moose at Irish American Heritage Center 4th Floor Ballroom, $5-10, Chicago Barn Dance Contra & Square Dance, Lesson at 6:30
7:00 Christy Bennett's Fumée with Juli Wood at Rogers Park Social, free, Manouche Mondays, gypsy-swing jazz
7:00-8:00 John Erickson Trio at Northbrook Public Library Auditorium, holiday jazz
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
x 7:30 The English Beat at City Winery, $58-75
7:30-9:00 Yashima Conducts Mahler 5 at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $5-100, pay what you wish
x 7:30 Mr Sun Plays Ellington’s Nutcracker, Grant Gordy?, Joe K. Walsh? at SPACE Evanston, $20-30
7:30-9:30 Doug Horne and the Rhythm Makers Orchestra at Smokey Jo's Scratch Kitchen & Ale House Crete, swing dancing lesson at 6:30
7:30 Traditional Irish Music Session hosted by John Condron at Chicago Street Pub Joliet
8:00 Extraordinary Popular Delusions at Beat Kitchen, free
8:00 Everything Yes, C.H.E.F. at Schubas, $20
8:00 Guitar for Guaraldi Charlie Brown Christmas Tribute at Dorian’s, $13
x 8:00-12:00m Joel Paterson & Friends with Natalie Scharf, Ben Paterson, Alex Hall at Green Mill behind the bar, $10
8:00-11:00 Open Mic with ? at Davenport’s Piano Bar
X 8:00 Andrew Bird's Gezelligheid Concert at Fourth Presbyterian Church, $60-65+
8:00 Big Band Boom at Gallery Cabaret, Jazz night
x 8:00 Twosies with Monica Boubou & Bobby Conn, Catastrophic Care with Sonia Monet and Francis Zaander, In Masks with Courtney Mora and Jeff Goulet, Umeboshi with Kirstin Meinke and Jodie Baltazar at Comfort Station
8:00-12:00m I'm Ms B'Havin and her Sexagenarians, with Pro Jam following at Blu 26
8:00-11:00 Tom Muellner's Jazz Jam at Rhapsody Theater Bar
8:00 Open Mic hosted by MC Tōru-Sama and The Buddies at Four Treys Tavern
8:00 Industry Night Service & Music with DJ Faidan aka Aidan Cahill at Sleeping Village, free RSVP, 6:00 door, holiday swap meet in venue
8:00-11:00 Rattleback Records DJs Tuff N' Such, Tromblau, Echinacea at Pizza Lobo Andersonville
x 8:00 Matthew Paige solo at Friendly Music Community Berwyn, tip the artist
8:00-12:00m Open Mic hosted by Sean Shiel at Mackey's Hideout McHenry
8:30 MDQ Million Dollar Quartet sings Christmas with Madison Palmer, Sam Pearson, Garrett Forrestal, Alex Swindle, Adam Wesley Brown, Jake Saleh, Bill Scott Sheets at Davenport’s Cabaret, $5
8:30-1:30 Anna May at The Zebra Lounge
8:30 Oluwadamilola Akanni baritone at McClintock Choral and Recital Room Northwestern University Evanston, free, student recitals
9:00 Jenni Stark record release, Local Memory, Dan Durley at Empty Bottle, free RSVP, free Monday
9:00 Open Jam hosted by Kabir Dalawari at Easy Does It
9:00 Video Game Music DJ Night with Equip & Mukqs at Cole's Bar, free
9:00-2:00a Punk Rock Monday DJ Bloodshot Scott at Delilah’s
9:00 ? spins at Simon's Tavern
10:00 Shiesty Christmas Showcase at Subterranean, $20
Jerome’s highlights
x = recommended, interested, of note to me or friends
X = the plan, though that can change
x 7:30 The English Beat at City Winery, $58-75
x 7:30 Mr Sun Plays Ellington’s Nutcracker, Grant Gordy?, Joe K. Walsh? at SPACE Evanston, $20-30
x 8:00-12:00m Joel Paterson & Friends with Natalie Scharf, Ben Paterson, Alex Hall at Green Mill behind the bar, $10
X 8:00 Andrew Bird's Gezelligheid Concert at Fourth Presbyterian Church, $60-65+
x 8:00 Twosies with Monica Boubou & Bobby Conn, Catastrophic Care with Sonia Monet and Francis Zaander, In Masks with Courtney Mora and Jeff Goulet, Umeboshi with Kirstin Meinke and Jodie Baltazar at Comfort Station
x 8:00 Matthew Paige solo at Friendly Music Community Berwyn, tip the artist
43/6