Monday 6/8/26
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Today’s Monday 6/8/26 Shows
x 4:00-7:00 Pierce Crask at Edgewater Farmers Market
x 5:30-7:00 Chicago Jazz Orchestra with Abigail Riccards at Jazz Showcase, $30-45
6:00, 8:15 The Blueshift Big Band at Andy’s, $20, RSVP required
6:00 Daniel Thatcher Group at Phyllis’ Musical Inn
6:00-8:00 Jim & Diana Just Friends at Shanahan’s Woodridge, inspirational
x 6:00-9:00 Open Mic/Open Jam hosted by Aaron Kelly at Preservation Geneva all weather Patio, all ages, every Monday
6:00 Jingjia Wang, violin at Galvin Recital Hall Northwestern University Evanston, free, student recitals
6:00 Charlize Yeh, percussion at Regenstein Master Class Room Northwestern University Evanston, free, student recitals
6:00-7:30 Bitter Jester Music Fest Alumni at Chicago Botanic Garden Esplanade Glencoe, classic rock & pop
6:30-10:00 The Monday Jam hosted by Danny G Felix Trio with ? at Le Piano, $5, all welcome to join Jam Session
6:30-9:30 Jeannie Tanner at Eddie V’s Oak Brook
6:30-9:00 Doug Horne & The Rhythm Makers Orchestra at Smokey Jo’s Scratch Kitchen & Ale House Crete, free, swing dance lessons, 2nd Tuesdays
7:00 Open Mic hosted by Zack Fedor at Reggie’s Music Joint, free
x 7:00-9:30 Cosmic Weather aka Jonathan Whitall, Meg Dedolph, Peter Martin, Kathie Aagaard, with caller Andrea Craft at Irish American Heritage Center 4th Floor ballroom, $7-10, $5 senior & students, Chicago Barn Dance Contra & Square Dance, lesson at 6:30
x 7:00-10:00 Manouche Mondays with Christy Bennett’s Fumee’ Gypsy-Swing Jazz at Rogers Park Social
7:00-10:00 Monday Night Bluegrass Jam hosted by Jimmie Sit at Friendly Music Community Berwyn
7:30 Gargamel, The Pornstache at Montrose Saloon, $15 door, folk roots, horn heavy funk
x 7:30 Chris Thile & the CSO at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $45-199
7:30 QuJie, Scott Rubin, Sam Lewis, Hunter Diamond at Comfort Station, donation suggested, Comfort Music & Homeroom
x 7:30 Lyle Lovett up close “Songs & Stories” at City Winery, $162+, sold out, wait list, 2 item per person encouraged, 6:00 door
7:30 Ari Brown, Ben Schmidt-Swartz, Nick Reeves, Preyas Roy at Katalyst Hegewisch, $10 donation
7:30-9:00 Velvet Cadillacs at Pollyanna Brewing Roselle
x 7:30 Edie Carey, Megan Burtt at SPACE Evanston, $20-41, all ages, 6:30 door
7:30-11:00 Open Mic Blues Jam hosted by Wes Tabayoyong at Johnny’s Blitz Sports Bar Westmont
7:30 John Condron at Chicago Street Pub Joliet, traditional Irish
8:00 La Croix Mystique, Tunnel, liver whip at Hideout, $10-14, 7:30 door
x 8:00 Extraordinary Popular Delusions at Beat Kitchen, free, 7:00 door
8:00 Morpho, Joe Suihkonen, Mute Form at Schubas, $5, 7:30 door, High Five presents
8:00 Vincen García & Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio at Garcia’s, $53-81, 6:30 door
x 8:00-12:00m Joel Paterson & Friends with Natalie Scharf, Ben Paterson, Alex Hall at Green Mill, $10
8:00 James Blake, SwaVay at Salt Shed Indoors Shed, $71-92+, 17+, 7:00 door, dance, electronic
8:00 Mario Kart Open Mic 001 at Bookclub, free RSVP, 7:00 door
8:00 The Bits, 2976, Chupaflor, Pazzo at The Burlington, $11
8:00 The Middle curated by Priya Fink with Kalyan Pathak, Alvin Santner, Will Stevens, Momo Hasselbring, Adriana Harrison at Elastic Arts, $15, students $10
8:00 Big Band Boom at Gallery Cabaret, free
8:00-12:00m Tate Danger at Cafe Mustache
8:00 Three Grebes with Franki Hand, Isaac Turner, Beth McDonald, Sarah Clausen solo, Powerbook with Lee T Ketch, Ethan T Parcell at Color Club Tavern, $15, 18+, 7:30 door
8:00-10:00 Kinda Fire at Tony D’s Elmwood Park, free, Monday Night Mayhem Industry Night
8:00 Open Mic at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry
8:00 Jason Carter at The Bur Oak Madison WI, $25-30 seated, 7:00 door
8:30-2:00a Doug at The Zebra Lounge
8:30 Katelyn Moon, violin at Regenstein Master Class Room Northwestern University Evanston, free, student recitals
8:30 Adam Langs, percussion at Ryan Opera Theater Northwestern University Evanston, free, student recitals
8:30 Casey Lyons, countertenor at Galvin Recital Hall Northwestern University Evanston, free, student recitals
9:00 Prathloons album release for “Lowcountry”, Hannah Frey, Able Baker at Empty Bottle, free, 8:00 door, free Monday
9:00 Bonnie Watts Jazz Trio at Phyllis’ Musical Inn
9:00 Video Game Music DJ Night with Equip & Mukqs at Cole’s Bar, free, 2nd Mondays
9:00-1:00a Pro Blues Jam at Fuller’s Pub
9:00-2:00a Punk Rock DJs OD & Bloodshot Scott at Delilah’s
Jerome’s highlights for Today’s Monday 6/8/26 Shows
x 4:00-7:00 Pierce Crask at Edgewater Farmers Market
x 5:30-7:00 Chicago Jazz Orchestra with Abigail Riccards at Jazz Showcase, $30-45
x 6:00-9:00 Open Mic/Open Jam hosted by Aaron Kelly at Preservation Geneva all weather Patio, all ages, every Monday
x 7:00-9:30 Cosmic Weather aka Jonathan Whitall, Meg Dedolph, Peter Martin, Kathie Aagaard, with caller Andrea Craft at Irish American Heritage Center 4th Floor ballroom, $7-10, $5 senior & students, Chicago Barn Dance Contra & Square Dance, lesson at 6:30
x 7:00-10:00 Manouche Mondays with Christy Bennett’s Fumee’ Gypsy-Swing Jazz at Rogers Park Social
x 7:30 Chris Thile & the CSO at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $45-199
x 7:30 Lyle Lovett up close “Songs & Stories” at City Winery, $162+, sold out, wait list, 2 item per person encouraged, 6:00 door
x 7:30 Edie Carey, Megan Burtt at SPACE Evanston, $20-41, all ages, 6:30 door
x 8:00 Extraordinary Popular Delusions at Beat Kitchen, free, 7:00 door
x 8:00-12:00m Joel Paterson & Friends with Natalie Scharf, Ben Paterson, Alex Hall at Green Mill, $10
Future Highlights through next Sunday 6/21/26
x Tue 6/9 7:00 Folk You hosted by Larry O. Dean with Joel Daniel & Carey Farrell at Montrose Saloon, free
X Tue 6/9 7:00 Nora O’Connor Singers Galore with Janet Bean, Amalea Tshilds, Marydee Reynolds, Julie Pomerleau, Jeanine O’Toole, Angela James, Jane Roberts, L.Wyatt at Hideout, $20-26, “See you next Tuesday” residency
x Tue 6/9 7:00 Matt Gold & Storms of Love at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, 5:00 door
x Tue 6/9 7:30 Lyle Lovett up close “Songs & Stories” at City Winery, $162+, sold out, wait list, 2 item per person encouraged, 6:00 door
x Tue 6/9 7:30 Willi Carlisle, Futuretime String Band at SPACE Evanston, $20-41, all ages, 6:30 door
x Tue 6/9 8:00 Folk You hosted by Larry O. Dean with Joel Daniel, Carey Farrell at Montrose Saloon, free
x Tue 6/9 8:00-12:00m Two Step Tuesdays with Brandon Good at Broken Hearts Bar, $5, 2nd Tuesdays
x Tue 6/9 8:30 Songwriter Circle hosted by Ron Lazzeretti with Tim Rack, Jack Swain at FitzGerald’s Sidebar, free RSVP, 7:00 door
x Tue 6/9 7:00 Voicebox with Cathy Richardson & Maureen Muldoon at FitzGerald’s Nightclub, $15-18+, 6:00 door
x Wed 6/10 6:30 Sierra Ferrell at Salt Shed Outdoors, $78-209, 5:00 gate
x Wed 6/10 6:30 The Chris Greene Quartet at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, 5:00 door
x Wed 6/10 7:30 Tierra Roja at OTSFM Szold Hall, free RSVP, $10 suggested donation, World Music Wednesdays
x Wed 6/10 7:30 Lyle Lovett up close “Songs & Stories” at City Winery, $162+, sold out, wait list, 2 item per person encouraged, 6:00 door
x Wed 6/10 7:30 Griffin House at SPACE Evanston, $22-56, all ages, 6:30 door
x Wed 6/10 7:30 Bridges Jazz & Classical Fusion, new works from the Bridges Composition Competition at Ravinia Bennett Gordon Hall, $25, 6:30 gates, Steans Institute Series
x Wed 6/10 8:00 Terriers, The Shams Band, Sam McAllister DJ Set at Beat Kitchen, $17, 17+, 7:00 door
x Wed 6/10 8:30 Expo ‘76 at Simon’s Tavern, tip the band, Rockin’ Delights
x Wed 6/10 8:30 The Paul Hecht Trio at FitzGerald’s Sidebar, free RSVP, all ages, 7:30 door
x Thu 6/11 6:00-7:30 The Pastiche Experience at Willie Dixon’s Blues Heaven Foundation at Chess Records 2120, free, Record Row Concerts Thursdays through 9/10
x Thu 6/11 6:00-8:00 In Good Company Duos with Matt Gandurski & Friends at Bobby’s Eastside Forest Park, free, tip the artists
x Thu 6/11 7:00 Nahualteca at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, 5:00 door, Pachanka Music Culture presents
x Thu 6/11 7:30 Inara George, Auralai at SPACE Evanston, $33-57, all ages, 6:30 door
x Thu 6/11 8:00 Al Scorch’s Big Fantastical Residency with Charles Joseph Smith at Hideout, $20-26, 7:30 door
x Thu 6/11 8:00 Kelly Willis & Radney Foster songs & stories at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $45-55
x Thu 6/11 8:00 Nad Navillus at Judson & Moore, $15, 7:30 door
x Thu 6/11 8:00 The Wallflowers, Early James at The Vic Theatre, $53-395, 18+, 7:00 door
x Thu 6/11 8:30 Aval Stanley Zaucha Organ Trio at FitzGerald’s Sidebar, free RSVP, all ages, 7:30 door
x Fri 6/12-Sun 6/14 Andersonville Midsommarfest
x Fri 6/12 5:00 Cheers to the Mural celebration of Art in the Community at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, sold out, complimentary Miller High Life tattoos completed by Soulfire Tattoo, complimentary temporary tattoos for the committment challenged, mural on East wall completed by Ryan Duggan and Benjamin Marasco
5:00 Hillbilly Frolic with Jon Williams, Rick “Cookin’” Sherry, Kip Rainey
7:00 The Oh Boys with Zachary Stevenson, Shaun Whitley, Kieran McCabe
x Fri 6/12 7:00 The Oh Boys at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, all ages, 5:00 door
x Fri 6/12 8:00 Darrell Scott at OTSFM Szold Hall, $39-49
x Fri 6/12 8:00 Sons of the Silent Age at SPACE Evanston, $25-47, all ages, 7:00 door
x Fri 6/12 8:00 Expo ‘76 at Irish Mill Mundelein, free, tip the band
x Fri 6/12 8:00 The Wailin’ Jennys at Genesee Theatre Waukegan, $46-63
x Fri 6/12 8:30 The Bones of J.R. Jones at FitzGerald’s Nightclub, $30-38, 7:30 door
x Fri 6/12 8:30 Majestic 12 at FitzGerald’s Sidebar, free RSVP, all ages, 5:00 door
x Sat 6/13 12:00n Pride Month Celebration hosted by Eva Styles with Betty Theft, Lúc Ami at FitzGerald’s Patio, $10-13, all ages, 11:00a door
x Sat 6/13 4:00 The Hold Steady, Built To Spill, Bully, Titus Andronicus at Salt Shed Outdoors Fairgrounds, $80-157, 3:00 door
x Sat 6/13 4:00 Groove Witness at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, all ages, 11:00a door
x Sat 6/13 7:00 The Lizard Kings tribute to The Doors perform ’68 Hollywood Bowl at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, all ages, 11:00a door
x Sat 6/13 7:00 Santana, The Doobie Brothers at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre Tinley Park, $57-295+
x Sat 6/13 8:00 Michael J. Miles and Jill Kaeding album release for “Great American Jukebox” at OTSFM Szold Hall, $30-39
x Sat 6/13 8:00 Trousdale aka Quinn D’Andrea, Georgia Greene, Lauren Jones, with verygently at SPACE Evanston, $30-38+, 7:00 door
x Sun 6/14 7:00 Shout Section Big Band at FitzGerald’s Nightclub, free RSVP, 6:00 door, Big Band & BBQ
x Sun 6/14 7:00 John Mead’s True Believers play The Songs of Bob Dylan with Steve Dawson, Alton Smith, John Abbey, Gregg Ostrom, Peter Manis at SPACE Evanston, $15-34, all ages, 6:30 door
x Mon 6/15 7:30 Dylan LeBlanc at SPACE Evanston, $18-34, all ages, 6:30 door
x Mon 6/15 7:30 Del Amitri at The Vic Theatre, $59-89, 18+, 6:30 door
x Tue 6/16 6:30 DC and The Love at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, all ages, 5:00 door
x Tue 6/16 7:00 Nora O’Connor with Scott Ligon & Sharon Rutledge, plus a set by Scott Ligon, Casey McDonough, Alex Hall at Hideout, $20-26, “See you next Tuesday” residency
x Tue 6/16 7:30 Bowmanville, La Tosca at SPACE Evanston, $15-34, all ages, 6:30 door
x Wed 6/17 7:00 The Strokes, Thundercat, Hamilton Leithauser at United Center, $71-411, 5:30 gates
x Wed 6/17 7:00 Joel Paterson Trio at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, 5:00 door
x Wed 6/17 7:30 Tukkiman at OTSFM Maurer Hall, free RSVP, $10 suggested donation, World Music Wednesdays
x Wed 6/17 7:30 Gerald McClendon “The Soulkeeper” at SPACE Evanston, $17-36, all ages, 6:30 door, Motown and Classic R&B
x Wed 6/17 7:30 Jazz Grandstand with Three quintets, Fifteen original charts at Ravinia Bennett Gordon Hall, $15, 6:30 gates, Steans Institute Series
x Wed 6/17 8:30 Real Pretenders at Simon’s Tavern, tip the band, Pretenders ++
x Wed 6/17 8:30 The Mulligan Mosaics Nonet preform Miles Davis “Birth of the Cool” with Chad McCullough, Rich Moore, Ryan Schulz, Momo Hasselbring Seko, Ted Hogarth, John Blane, Kevin Fort, Joe Policastro, Todd Howell at FitzGerald’s Nightclub, $15-23, 7:30 door
x Wed 6/17 8:30 Dave Miller Trio at FitzGerald’s Sidebar, free RSVP, 5:00 door
x Thu 6/18-Sun 6/21 Mocassin Creek Festival with Rodney Crowell, Nick Shoulders, Chicago Farmer and The Fieldnotes, Trout Fishing in America, Otis Gibbs at Lake Sara Effingham IL
x Thu 6/18 6:00-7:30 Jordan Rivers & The Real Juice Band at Willie Dixon’s Blues Heaven Foundation at Chess Records 2120, free, Record Row Concerts Thursdays through 9/10
x Thu 6/18 7:00 Grupo Cha Cha at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, 5:00 door, Pachanka Music Culture presents
x Thu 6/18 7:30 Five for Fighitng, Edwin McCain at Des Plaines Theatre, $67-89+, 6:00 door
x Thu 6/18 8:00 Mikaela Davis, Julianna Riolino at SPACE Evanston, $20-45, all ages, 7:00 door, folk rock
x Thu 6/18 8:30 Dan Bern, Ann Heaton at FitzGerald’s Nightclub, $25-33, 7:30 door
x Thu 6/18 8:30 Organ Fairchild at FitzGerald’s Sidebar, free RSVP, 7:30 door
x Fri 6/19 4:30-10:30 Winnetka Music Festival Day One with Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Grace Potter, Jonah Kagen, Lucero, Mo Lowda & The Humble, Lily Fitts, The Psycodelics, Tyler Ballgame, Midnight Canyon at Downtown Winnetka, $75-94++, 2 Day Pass $140-162++, presented by SPACE
x Fri 6/19 7:00 Chris Jones and Don Stiernberg at Seman Violins, $25, BYOB
x Fri 6/19 7:30 Juneteenth Celebration with Freddie Dixon Blues Band at OTSFM Szold Hall, free RSVP, suggested donation
x Fri 6/19 7:30 Special Consensus at Hey Nonny, $26-56, all ages
x Fri 6/19 8:00 Waco Brothers at Hideout, $30-37, 7:30 door
x Fri 6/19 9:00 The Meadowlark Lemons at FitzGerald’s Sidebar, free RSVP, 5:00 door
x Sat 6/20 11:00a-10:30 Winnetka Music Festival Day Two with Father John Misty, Petey Usa, Ben Kweller, Futurebirds, Lauren Watkins, Magoo, Gatlin, Bayonne, Steph Strings, Supertaste, V.V. Lightbody, Rundown, Candi Jenkins, Big Sadie, Koyal, Grace Humphries, Tanner Dane at Downtown Winnetka, $75-94++, 2 Day Pass $140-162++, presented by SPACE
x Sat 6/20 Moccasin Creek Music Festival with Otis Gibbs, ++ in Effingham
x Sat 6/20 12:00n Greg Jacks & Brother Help at FitzGerald’s Nightclub, free RSVP, 11:00a door, funk brunch
x Sat 6/20 3:00 The First Bud with Spies of The World JGB & Dead sets, Paris Schutz Band, Kevin Wood’s Pride vs Prejudice Cabaret at Carroll west of Kedzie
x Sat 6/20 7:30 Rodney Crowell at SPACE Evanston, $40-102, all ages, 6:30 door
x Sat 6/20 8:00 Mars Venus Moon, Pipes, Liz & The Baguettes at Montrose Saloon, $15 door
x Sat 6/20 8:00 The Avett Brothers, Mike Patton at Genesee Theatre Waukegan $55-178
x Sun 6/21 4:00 Sunday Daydream at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, 11:00a door, Summer Solstice Celebration
x Sun 6/21 4:30 Rambling Deano at Illuminated Brew Works, tip the artist
x Sun 6/21 7:00 Kathy Mattea at City Winery, $54+, 2 item minimum, 5:30 door
x Sun 6/21 7:30 Sonny Landreth Trio at FitzGerald’s Nightclub, $39-49, 6:30 door
x Sun 6/21 8:00 Alejandro Escovedo & The Electric Saints, J. Plank aka Jeff Plankenhorn at SPACE, $50-124, GA seated & SRO remain, all ages, 7:00 door
x Sun 6/21 8:30 Hashimoto 5 at Simon’s Tavern, tip the band, Jaaaaaazzzzzz
Newly Added Future Highlights beyond next Sunday 6/21/26
x Wed 6/24 6:30 Joe Policastro & Friends at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, 5:00 door
x Wed 6/24 8:30 Breezy Rodio at Simon’s Tavern, tip the band
x Fri 6/26 10:00 Lydia Cash album release for “Violet”, Half Gringa, Mikey Harms at Empty Bottle, $12-16, 9:00 door
x Sun 6/28 8:30 Steve Knight Trio at Simon’s Tavern, tip the band, jazz
x Tue 6/30 8:30 Songwriter Circle hosted by Naomi Ashley with ERP, Bret Koontz at FitzGerald’s Sidebar, free RSVP
x Sun 7/5 8:30 Bonzo Squad at Simon’s Tavern, tip the band
x Sat 7/11 8:00-11:00 The Illegal Smiles tribute to John Prine at Toadstool Pub Highwood
x Sun 7/12 7:30 Chaparelle at Fitzgerald’s Nightclub, $25-32, 6:30 door
x Fri 7/17 8:00 Billy Allen & The Pollies, ++ at Judson & Moore Distillery, $25, 7:30 door
x Fri 7/24 8:00 Max Subar album release for “Anything Could Be”, Sarah Weddle at Hideout, $20-26, 7:30 door
x Fri 7/24 8:00 Big Hair Big Trouble, Black Friars Social Club, McLuhan at Martyrs, $15, 7:00 door
x Fri 7/31 9:00 Terrapin Flyer “Days Between” A Celebration of Life of Jerry Garcia Night 1 at Martyrs, $20, 8:00 door
x Sat 8/1 9:00 Terrapin Flyer “Days Between” A Celebration of Life of Jerry Garcia Night 2 at Martyrs, $20, 8:00 door
x Thu 8/6 8:00 Terrapin Flyer “Days Between” A Celebration of Life of Jerry Garcia Night 3 at Martyrs, $20, 7:00 door
x Fri 8/7 9:00 Terrapin Flyer “Days Between” A Celebration of Life of Jerry Garcia Night 4 at Martyrs, $20, 8:00 door
x Sun 8/9 8:00 Terrapin Flyer “Days Between” A Celebration of Life of Jerry Garcia Night 5 at Martyrs, $20, 7:30 door
x Sat 8/15 9:00 High & Lonesome at FitzGerald’s Sidebar, free RSVP, 7:30 door
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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