Monday 6/23/25
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 Jack Byron at The Hampton Social River North
5:00 Open Mic at Uncommon Ground, $5 suggested donation, sign up at 5:00, 1 cash winner each night, all winners invited to compete in finals for prizes
5:30-7:00 Chicago Jazz Orchestra with Bobbi Wilsyn at Jazz Showcase, $30-45
6:00, 8:15 Shout Section Big Band with Tatum Langley? at Andy's, $20, RSVP required
x 6:00 Industry Night at Hideout, free RSVP
x 6:00-9:00 Open Mic/Open Jam hosted by Aaron Kelly at Preservation Geneva Patio, all ages, every Monday
6:00 Christian Alan Hansen at D.C. Cobb's East Dundee
6:00-7:30 Fernandez & Kimball at Chicago Botanic Garden Esplanade, Spanish guitar
6:30 Steve Knight Duo? Clark Sommers & Guests? at Angelo's Wine Bar
6:30-10:30 Jeannie Tanner Trio at Eddie V's Oak Brook
x 7:00 Tiny Desk Concert On The Road with surprise Tiny Desk alum headliner, Ruby Ibarra, M.e.h., Ouida? at Thalia Hall, sold out, limited number at 6:00 door?
7:00-12:00m Zack's Open Mic with Zack Fedor, Blake Burkhart at Reggies Comedy Shack, free, 6:00 door, 3 songs and an interview, acoustic guitars, piano, hand drums, no drumset or aux cord
x 7:00 Tommy Stinson, Karla Rose at Liar's Club, $31-49+
x 7:00-9:30 Resurrection Marys with Allison Miller, Erin Scheffler, Wren Eisenhauer, caller Alex Deis-Lauby at Irish American Heritage Center 4th Floor ballroom, free, sponsored by Ruth Runeborg in honor of her 70th birthday, Chicago Barn Dance Contra & Square Dance, lesson at 6:30
7:00-10:00 Jet Fuel Soda, Mindfully Blind, Background Character at Cafe Mustache
7:00 Dyke Nite presents Pride Music Fest with Tori The Creator, Baby Bibinka, Digitalthot, DJ Mazyck at Lemon Chicago, $10+, hip hop, r&b
7:00 The Monday Jam hosted by Danny G Felix Trio with Micah Collier, Frank Morrison at Le Piano Rogers Park, check-in starts 6:00
7:00 The Floacist aka Natalie Stewart at City Winery, $55-85+, poetry, r&b, neo soul, hip hop
x 7:00 Show Up Chicago "Off the Rails, How can we fix Chicago mass transit?" with Kam Buckner and Manny Ramos at Hideout, free RSVP
7:00-10:00 Christy Bennett's Fumée at Rogers Park Social, free, Manouche Mondays Gypsy-Swing Jazz
7:00-9:00 NuSource at Beverly Arts Center Courtyard, $10 suggested donation, r&b, jazz
7:00 Open Mic hosted by Rob Lane & Rick Dale at Elmhurst Brewing Company
7:00-12:00m Open Mic hosted by Openshut at DeMito's Saloon Villa Park, every Monday
? 7:00 Open Mic at Okay Cannabis/West Town Bakery 100 Howard Evanston, free
7:00-8:00 Tom Lowery Trio at Northbrook Public Library, RSVP
7:30 Traditional Irish Music Session hosted by John Condron at Chicago Street Pub Joliet
8:00-12:00m Isolation Tank Ensemble, Puke in the Icetray, Klystron at Reggies Music Joint, $10-15, 7:00 door
8:00 Extraordinary Popular Delusions at Beat Kitchen, free, 7:00 door
8:00 Kade Hoffman, Brandon Good at Beat Kitchen, $22, 17+, 7:00 door
8:00 Sofie Royer, Rebounder at Schubas, $20-33, 18+, 7:30 door
8:00 The Last Word with Al Day, Bob Long, Doug Lofstrom, Sarah Allen, Michael Levin at Hungry Brain, $21, 7:00 door
x 8:00-12:00m Joel Paterson & Friends Natalie Scharf, Joe Policastro, Alex Hall at Green Mill, $10
8:00 James Blunt, Forest Blakk at Salt Shed Indoors Shed, $70, 17+, 7:00 door
8:00 Forever Came Calling, Calling All Captains, Guardrail at Burlington Bar, $20-24
8:00-11:00 ? at Gallery Cabaret, jazz night
8:00 Industry Night with DJ Deflowered at Sleeping Village Main Bar, free RSVP, 6:00 door
? 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
x 8:00 John Mead’s True Believers and Cynthia Breckenridge "Desperado" tribute to music of Linda Ronstadt, The Eagles and friends Warren Zevon, Lowell George, Jackson Browne at SPACE Evanston, $15-23, all ages
8:00 Open Mic at Mackey's Hideout McHenry
8:00-10:00 Outcast Jazz Band at Roxy Lockport, $10 cash at door, Monday Night Swing Set
x 8:00? Waco Brothers at Kiki's Righteous House of Music Madison WI
8:30-1:30 Justin at The Zebra Lounge
9:00 Tropical Fuck Storm, Bill Orcutt at Empty Bottle, $25-33, sold out, 8:00 door
9:00 Acoustic Open Mic hosted by Tōru Miyagi at Four Treys
9:00 Pro Blues Jam at Fuller's Pub
9:00-11:30 Jazz Open Jam hosted by Kabir Dalawari Quartet & Friends with Neil Carson at Easy Does It
9:00-2:00a Punk Rock Monday DJ Bloodshot Scott at Delilah’s
x 9:00 DJ ? at Simon's Tavern, free, tip the DJ
Jerome’s highlights
x 6:00 Industry Night at Hideout, free RSVP
x 6:00-9:00 Open Mic/Open Jam hosted by Aaron Kelly at Preservation Geneva Patio, all ages, every Monday
x 7:00 Tiny Desk Concert On The Road with surprise Tiny Desk alum headliner, Ruby Ibarra, M.e.h., Ouida? at Thalia Hall, sold out, limited number at 6:00 door?
x 7:00 Tommy Stinson, Karla Rose at Liar's Club, $31-49+
x 7:00-9:30 Resurrection Marys with Allison Miller, Erin Scheffler, Wren Eisenhauer, caller Alex Deis-Lauby at Irish American Heritage Center 4th Floor ballroom, free, sponsored by Ruth Runeborg in honor of her 70th birthday, Chicago Barn Dance Contra & Square Dance, lesson at 6:30
x 8:00-12:00m Joel Paterson & Friends Natalie Scharf, Joe Policastro, Alex Hall at Green Mill, $10
x 8:00 John Mead’s True Believers and Cynthia Breckenridge "Desperado" tribute to music of Linda Ronstadt, The Eagles and friends Warren Zevon, Lowell George, Jackson Browne at SPACE Evanston, $15-23, all ages
x 8:00? Waco Brothers at Kiki's Righteous House of Music Madison WI
x 9:00 DJ ? at Simon's Tavern, free, tip the DJ
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?
++ = and more
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