Monday 3/31/25
Monday!
There are 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!
5:00-9:00 The Dreamflowers at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
5:00-7:30 Open Mic at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, sign up at 5, competition with winners to semi finals, finals, sponsored by Shure
6:00 Industry Night at Hideout
6:00, 8:15 Bob Lark’s Alumni Big Band, Kevin Fort? at Andy's, $20
? 6:00-8:00 Pro/Am Open Mic Night at On Tour Brewing
? 6:00-9:00 Open Mic/Open Jam hosted by Aaron Kelly at Preservation Geneva all-weather patio, all ages
6:30-9:00 Steve Knight Duo with Abigail Riccards? at Angelo's Wine Bar
6:30 Transcendence BLK TDOV Trans Day of Visibility Variety Show with DMB The Etymology, Wes Andy Sins, Chr'ree Jewelz, Monoculture, Nexus J at Lemon, $13
6:30-10:30 Abigail Riccards Trio at Eddie V's Oak Brook
7:00 Show Up Chicago Community Gathering & Political Panel Show with guests Brandon Pope, Gregory Pratt at Hideout, free RSVP, successor to Blue Thursday Political Happy Hour
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
7:00-9:00 Roosevelt University CCPA Blues Combo, Avant-Garde Combo, Quincy Jones Combo at Jazz Showcase, $0-50, pay what you can
7:00 The Used, Origami Button? at House of Blues, $50
7:00 Deftones, The Mars Volta, Fleshwater at United Center, $136-174+
7:00 Sam Robinson Quintet, Rick Shandling Trio with Gabriel Datcu at Phyllis' Musical Inn
7:00-9:30 Janie and the Fine Tuners, 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
7:00-10:00 Christy Bennett's Fumée with Cindy Williams at Rogers Park Social, free, Manouche Mondays Gypsy-Swing Jazz
x 7:00, 9:30 Joe Lovano’s Paramount Quartet with Julian Lage, Asante Santi Debriano, Will Calhoun at SPACE Evanston, $35-65, all ages
7:00-11:00 Dina Bach at Aloft Hotel Bolingbrook
? 7:00 Open Mic hosted by Rob Lane & Rick Dale at Elmhurst Brewing Company
? 7:00 Open Mic at Okay Cannabis/West Town Bakery 100 Howard Evanston, free
7:30 Snow Patrol, Sorcha Richardson at Salt Shed indoors, $150-160
7:30 Abraham Alexander performance and discussion moderated by Maui Jones at Athenaeum Theatre Paradiso, $25 SRO
7:30 Traditional Irish Music Session hosted by John Condron at Chicago Street Pub Joliet
8:00 The Birthday Massacre, Essenger, Magic Wands at Reggies Rock Club, $27-30
8:00 Extraordinary Popular Delusions at Beat Kitchen, free
8:00 Yellow Pills, Cowboy Neal, Kid Copter at Beat Kitchen, $13-18
8:00 Cassia, Late Nite Laundry at Schubas, $20-25
x 8:00-12:00m Joel Paterson & Friends with Natalie Scharf, Pete Benson, Alex Hall at Green Mill, $10
8:00-12:00m Teo Hendrix, Ali The Villain, Dai, Boyneski at Burlington Bar, $10
8:00 Chicago Swing Project at Gallery Cabaret, tip the artist, Jazz Night
8:00 Jason's Open Mic Night at Davenport's Piano Bar & Cabaret
? 8:00-11:00 Rattleback Records DJs Tuff N' Such, Tromblau, Echinacea at Pizza Lobo Andersonville
8:00-11:00 Open Mic Blues Jam hosted by Wes Tabayoyong at Johnny's Blitz Sports Bar Westmont
8:00-12:00m Open Mic hosted by Sean Shiel at Mackey's Hideout McHenry
8:30 listen to Rob Mazurek's "Alternate Moon Cycles" 2014, followed by Tromblau with Emma Blau, Carmani Edwards, Jonah Lazarus response to album at Hungry Brain, $15-18, International Anthem presents 11 of 11
8:30-1:30 Molly at The Zebra Lounge
9:00 Ready For Death, Degenerate Synapse, Hell Is Real at Empty Bottle, free, Free Monday
9:00 Baths, Fashion Club at Sleeping Village, $20, Metro presents
? 9:00 Acoustic Open Mic hosted by Buschy at Four Treys
9:00 Pro Blues Jam at Fuller's Pub
9:00 Jam Session with Kabir Dalawari at Easy Does It
9:00-2:00a Punk Rock Monday Punk Rock DJ Matty Lite at Delilah’s
x 9:00-12:00m DJ ? at Simon's Tavern, tip the DJ, Vinyl Night
Jerome’s highlights
x 7:00, 9:30 Joe Lovano’s Paramount Quartet with Julian Lage, Asante Santi Debriano, Will Calhoun at SPACE Evanston, $35-65, all ages
x 8:00-12:00m Joel Paterson & Friends with Natalie Scharf, Pete Benson, Alex Hall at Green Mill, $10
x 9:00-12:00m DJ ? at Simon's Tavern, tip the DJ, Vinyl Night
x = recommended, interested, notable to me or friends
X = the plan, though that can change
? = uncertainty, likely good to call ahead to verify
(date)? happening that date? conflicting sources?
(time)? time uncertain?
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