Saturday 11/23/24

Nov 23, 2024

Saturday!

There are lots of music event opportunities in and around Chicago this weekend… read on for the details and get out to enjoy one or more of these shows if you can… welcome to new folks and thanks to all for reading, subscribing to, sponsoring, and getting the word out by sharing Jerome’s Event List!

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x 10:00a-12:00n Beyond Borders at Friendly Tap Berwyn, pop, jazz, bluegrass

10:00a-2:00 Cole Brandt at The Onion Roll Deli Oak Park

11:00a Bluegrass Brunch at Beat Kitchen, free

11:00a-3:00 Anna Vogelzang "Songwriting for Moms" at OTSFM

11:00a ? at City News Cafe

11:00a Mosimann at Pioneer Court, Lights Festival Lane

12:00n Andrew Diehl at Ina Mae's Tavern, blues

x 12:00n Petra van Nuis tribute to George & Ira Gershwin at FitzGeralds Nightclub, free RSVP, Brunch

12:00n-4:00 Great Lakes Crates Records Pop-Up at Bubblehouse Brewing Lisle

12:30-3:00 John Stineman at The Lodge Antioch, acoustic lunch

1:00-6:00 Phyllis Musical Inn's Winter Gift and Art Sales Music and Market with DJ Red Lox, Environmental Encroachment members at Phyllis' Musical Inn, free

2:00-4:00 Riley & The Red Hots at Bobby Eastside Forest Park, free matinee, tip the DJ

2:00-6:00 David's Bazaar solo acoustic at DeMito's Saloon Villa Park

2:00-4:00 Country Western Jam led by Bob O'Hanlon at Two Way Street Downers Grove, requested donation

2:00 Music Institute of Chicago Guitar, Harp, Voice recitals at Nichols Concert Hall Evanston, free

2:00 The Daydrinkerz at Toadstool Pub Highwood

2:00 Chicago Blues Angels at Chicago Street Pub Joliet

3:00 Turkey Ball Music Fest at Broken Oar Port Barrington

5:00 Pino Farina Band

7:00 Rumor Hazit

9:00 Hillbilly Rockstarz

x 3:00 The Trouble Notes at Martyrs, $25, $14 student under 15

x 3:00 Paper Machete at Green Mill, free

3:00-6:00 Acoustic Lounge Saturdays hosted by Piraguas Y Piropos at The Tonk Chicago, cuatro, guitar, percussion traditional Puertorican folk music ensemble

3:00-5:00 PPP aka The Preparator's Pet Piano Artist Talk & Class with Bret Schneider "Writing Music in Just Intonation & Algorithmic Composition" at Comfort Station

3:00 Denny Diamond "Joy Christmas" at Stage Left Cafe Woodstock, $18

4:00-7:00 The Shara Maxwell Duo at Cary's Lounge, vocal jazz & blues

4:00-8:00 The Feat record release for "Schemes for Decades", Braince and The Bringers at Record Breakers

4:00-6:00 Dave Walker & The Undertones at Friendly Tap Berwyn, Jazz Showcase Happy Hours

4:00 Eric Case at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, free, Heyday Happy Hour

5:00-8:30 Vino Louden at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

5:00-8:00 Julio Bishop at Epiphany Center, free RSVP, Golden Hour, live DJ sets

5:00-8:00 Fiesta Cuba with DJ Roberton, Edson de Cuba Dance Class at Epiphany Center, free RSVP, Golden Hour, Bailar y Cumbanchar

5:00 "Saturday Mourning" Early Evening Goth Dance Party with DJ Scary Lady Sarah and AviGail at Outta Space Berwyn, $7

5:00-8:00 Josh Goodman at Church Street Brewing Taproom Itasca

5:00 Lenny Bains Band at Studio Winery & Geneva Lake Distilling Lake Geneva, blues

5:00-8:00 Low-reen, Jimmy Upstairs, Billy Flynn Trio at Rubber Ducky Country Market The 99th Bottle Twin Lakes WI

5:30 ? at Buddy Guy's Legends, free

5:30-8:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Steve Million at Catch 35

x 6:00, 8:15 Lurrie Bell & Frank Catalano at Andy's, $20

x 6:00 Telemoon, Los Cool Shades, Star Gazers with Cyndie Carlson & Eddie Torrez at Lizards Liquid Lounge, benefits Lisa Hogan battle with Aggressive Mantle Cell Lymphoma Cancer

x 6:00 The Country Doctors at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP

6:00-9:00 ? at Adelle's Wheaton

6:00-9:00 Carmen Stokes at Parkers' Restaurant & Bar Downers Grove

6:00-9:00 Noah Gabriel at Brother Chimp Brewing North Aurora

6:00-10:00 Christian Alan Hansen at Foxes Den Meadery Yorkville

6:00-9:00 Leslie Hunt at The Wine Exchange St Charles, free

6:00-9:00 DB aka Desperate Bastards Duo at Sew Hopped Brewing Co Huntley

6:00-9:00 Michael Paterson unplugged at Rush Creek Distilling Harvard, free

6:00 Aidan Burke at Buffalo Creek Brewing Long Grove, Pint of Music

6:00-10:00 please her, Josh Spinner, safety scissors at Ashbary Coffee House Willow Springs, $10, 1 drink minimum

6:00-9:00 Robert Rolfe Feddersen at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park

6:00 CBAM 2 Comic Books & Music with Kendall Colette, Dan Dougherty Band, Comic Creators at Roxy Lockport, $10-15

6:00 In This Moment, Kim Dracula, Mike's Dead at Hard Rock Rockford, $50

6:30 Lilac Boy, Cocojoey, oipeee, ange1grr1 at Subterranean, $15-18

6:30 Adamn Killa, Forever Band at Subterranean, $10

x 6:30-9:30 Ian Leith at J. Fleming's Absolutely Delicious Westmont

6:30-10:00 Infunktious duo at Preservation Geneva

6:30-9:30 Acousticity with Dave Olson, Gary Pfister & Friends at The Red Barn Mount Prospect

6:30 Karen Shook at Bliss Wine Lounge Wauconda

6:30 Joe Orozco at Banging Gavel Vogt House Tinley Park, blues

6:30 David O'Leary at Hickory Creek Brewing Co New Lenox, acoustic jazz guitar

7:00 SQRL, The Night Owls, The Fomites, The Outer Dimensions, Redbud Park at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

7:00-9:00 Harvest Fest with The Rust Riders at Tack Room, free RSVP, 6:00 door

x 7:00 Steve Dawson & Diane Christiansen, Colby Maddox, John Abbey at Molly's House Concerts, $25 RSVP

x 7:00-5:00a Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials, Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $20

7:00 Delta Heavy, Pola & Bryson at House of Blues, $30

7:00-9:00 Dave Swerski, DJ Jay Illa at Promontory, free with RSVP, $5 without, Superfan-tastic Night of Music, Meat & Da Bears, 6:00 door

7:00 Unto Others, Black Cross Hotel at LiveWire Lounge, $34

7:00 The Chancers at Mrs Murphy’s

7:00 Brian Frazier, Brad Varsity, Jake Hallendorff at Bourbon On Division, $18

7:00-11:00 The Chad Willetts Quartet with Bradley Williams, Stacy McMichael, Dez Desermeaux, ++ at Le Piano

7:00 Pity Party Girls Club, Twin Coast, Tragic Figures at Cobra Lounge, $25-27, sold out, wait list

7:00 Lo Essencial tribute to Caifanes, Lluvia Gris, ++ at Cubby Bear, $15

7:00 Moon Byul at Athenaeum Theatre, $63

7:00-11:00 Dina Bach at Legno by Suparossa

7:00-11:00 Dusk By Five Bandsgiving with Ginamari, Feels Like Karma, Rise Leo at My Place Ohio DIY, $10 PWYC, canned food drive, merch prizes, DM for loc

x 7:00-9:00 Space Is The Place Film Screening at Sun Ra audiovisual exhibition exploring the Sun Ra/El Saturn Collection archived by Experimental Sound Studio at The Fortunehouse Art Center, 4410 Cottage Grove, RSVP, open 3:00-9:00 through Sun 12/1

7:00 Scott Niekelski at Buckledown Brewing Lyons

7:00-8:30 Rico "MJ" Hampton tribute to Michael Jackson at Chef Shangri-La Riverside

7:00-10:00 InSession with Kim Leffew at Shanahans Woodridge

7:00 Paul Strolia at Grand Dukes Downers Grove, jazz

7:00-11:00 Jason Benefield at Tapville Social Naperville, folk, americana

7:00-10:00 Hatter's Riddle at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

7:00 The Frizz at Evergreen Pub & Grill St Charles, Turkey Bowl

7:00-11:00 Nicole Devine Music at Wolfden Brewing Co Bloomingdale

7:00 Circle of Fifths at Muggs N Manor Addison

7:00-11:00 Nick Sanzeri at Bella Napoli Schaumburg

7:00-10:00 Scott Hendricks at Leen's Schaumburg

7:00 Madman Duo at Tuscan Wine Market Arlington Heights

7:00 2nd Annual Dilator Day with Dilator, Cartoon Graveyard, Sex Dream, Bound at Rookies Rochaus West Dundee, $10+, punk, metal, rock

7:00 The L&M Experience at Black Lung Brewing Round Lake Beach

7:00-9:30 Ironwood at Black Lung Brewing Fox Lake

7:00-11:00 Sneezy, The Mosquitos at Sundance Saloon Mundelein, $12+

7:00-10:00 Lucky Pickers at Harbor Brewing Lake Villa

7:00-8:30 Michael Moore tribute to Willie and Family at Raue Center for The Arts Crystal Lake, $30-40

7:00 Wartime Planet tribute to Rage Against The Machine, Papa Jupiter at Blue Island Beer Co, $10

7:00-10:00 Neuphoria at The Quarry Thornton, classic rock

7:00 Michael Rawls at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

7:00? Matt, Zach & Tom at Girl in the Park Orland Park

7:00 Willard Wilcox solo acoustic at Brothership Brewing Mokena

7:00 Aaron Lewis (, Jeffrey Steele?) at Hard Rock Live Gary IN, $50-114+

7:00 (8:00 ET) Echoes of Pompeii tribute to Pink Floyd at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $45-70

x 7:30 Mark Ambor, kenzie at Metro, $28+

x 7:30 Paul Asaro Quartet with Natalie Scharf, Joel Paterson, Jeff Parker at Hungry Brain, $15-18

7:30, 9:30 Nick Hempton Organ Quartet with Dan Chase, Kyle Asche, George Fludas at Winters Jazz Club, $28-38, A Night of Soul Jazz from NYC

7:30 Tchaikovsky Swan Lake with Vilde Frang at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $69-350

7:30 Allie X, Violet Chachki at The Vic Theatre, $35-55

7:30-12:30a ? at Davenport’s Piano Bar, $5

7:30-9:30 Orbert Davis "Davis plays Davis" tribut to Miles Davis at Beverly Arts Center, $44

x 7:30 Phil Angotti at Goldyburger Forest Park

7:30-10:00 Steve Kelly, Teri Foster & Friends at Encore Little Gem Oak Park, Parisian Swing

7:30 Evil Burrito at Stadium Club McCook

7:30-10:30 Austin Hopkins Duo at Pal Joey's Batavia

7:30 Guitar Ensemble at Galvin Recital Hall Northwestern University Evanston, $6, $4 students, Bienen ensembles

x 7:30 Soundtracks of a Generation tribute to The Last Waltz with Lilly Hiatt, Nicholas Tremulis, Howard Levy, Mud Morganfield & Rick Kreher, Lauren Jelencovich, Nathan Graham, Matt Keen, The Alright Maybes at Center Theatre at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts Skokie, $49

7:30 Erik Donner at Moretti's Morton Grove

7:30 EZFM at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $18-40, Yacht Rock

7:30 Joe Fascetta at Moretti's Hoffman Estates

7:30 Fueled by Emo at Nellies Gastropub Palatine, $12, emo, pop-punk

x 7:30-10:00 Los Lobos at Stoughton Opera House Stoughton WI, $70

x 8:00 Jane Siberry at OTSFM Szold Hall, $40

x 8:00 Paul Cauthen at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $58

8:00 Mavi, grouptherapy, theMind with Messiah at Thalia Hall, $28-45

8:00 Immortal Bird, Mother of Graves, Payasa, Apophy at Reggies Rock Club, $20-25

8:00 Sam Greenfield, C.H.E.F. at Beat Kitchen, $20-27s

8:00 Discus, Hannah Frances, Brent Penny at Schubas, $15

x 8:00 Paul Marinaro Quartet with Ben Paterson, Mike Allemana, Neil Hemphill at Green Mill, $20

8:00, 10:00 Ron Blake Quartet with Bobby Broom, Dennis Carroll, Kobie WatkinLil Ed & The Blues Imperials, Nora Jean Wallace Blues Bands at Jazz Showcase, $35-50

8:00 Luke Pytlel Blues Band with Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago

8:00 Black American Beauty, J Bambii, Pink Siifu, Sista Salem, Dialect Tre, Such N Such at Sleeping Village, $20-23+

x 8:00 Cake at Salt Shed indoors, $78+

8:00-10:00 Steve Schaeffer at Uncommon Ground, $12

8:00 12 Rods, Mellow Cassette, Michelles at Burlington Bar, $20

8:00-10:00 Gotham Ramblers at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center

8:00-10:30 Thesaurus Rex, Yada Yada, Speed Therapy at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10

8:00 Tiny Moving Parts, Action/Adventure, Greywind at Bottom Lounge, $25

x 8:00 Mucca Pazza "For The Record" recording event at Epiphany Center, $25-30, sold out

x 8:00 Toronzo Cannon at Untitled

8:00-11:00 Erez Dessel Quartet at Clara

8:00-11:00 shallou at Outset, $28

8:00-11:30 Mark Burnell Trio at Tortoise Supper Club

8:00-3:00a Ifficial Reggae Movement hosted by DJ G Sharp, Wild Hare Sound System at Wild Hare, Saturday Night Reggae Party, free before 8:00

8:00 Full Spectrum Bluegrass at Atlantic Bar & Grill, $10

8:00 Background Character 5 Year Anniversary, Shotgun Funeral, Superkick at Gman Tavern, $12-15

8:00 ATLiens, Riot Ten, OG Nixin b2b Benda, Muerte b2b Stoned Level, Gunpoint at Radius, $30+

8:00 DJ Tunez & Friends Blackout 2024 with Mochi, K.O., Ferragamo at Avondale Music Hall, $20-27

8:00-12:00a ? veggi at Lincoln Hall ?

x 8:00 Saturn Kings at Friendly Tap Berwyn, royal rockabilly

8:00 The Heavy Sounds tribute to Otis Redding with Renaldo Domino, Gina Bloom, Michael Avery at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $15-31

8:00-11:00 GJAK'd Up at Pub 78 Brookfield

8:00-11:00 Charles & Company at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge, $10

8:00? Lost Pyramids at Uptown Westmont

8:00 The Disco Circus at Stage 119 Elmhurst, $15

8:00 Dan Peters at Manny's Ale House Elmhurst

8:00 The Wild Chicago at DeMito's Saloon Villa Park

8:00 Double Treble dueling pianos at Roadhouse 38 Lombard

8:00 Funky Monks tribute to Red Hot Chili Peppers, Santeria tribute to Sublime, Our Name Is Jonas tribute to Weezer at WC Social Club West Chicago, $15-30

8:00-12:00m Shindig at Manhattan's Carol Stream, '60s Dance Party

8:00 PureSoul tribute to Amy Winehouse at The Venue Aurora, $20-30

8:00 Too Hype Crew at Piazza Aurora, $15-20+

(postponed) x 8:00 The Sweet, Babys at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $39-79

X 8:00 Bonnie Koloc with Steve Eisen, John Mulder, Eric Hochberg, Rose Snider at SPACE Evanston, $25-35

x 8:00-10:30 Cheap Talking Wine at Double Clutch Brewing Company Evanston

8:00 Mulligan Stew at The Harp & Fiddle Park Ridge

8:00 Victor Brown Band at Grandpa’s Place Lang Hall Glenview, Grateful Dead, funk, rock

8:00 Dylan Gossett, Waylon Wyatt at Joe’s Live Rosemont, sold out

x 8:00 Cornerstones of Rock with The Buckinghams, Ides of March, The New Colony Six, The Cryan’ Shames at Des Plaines Theatre, $49-89

8:00 Wichita Jacks at Main Street Outfitter Wauconda

8:00-11:00 McLuhan Band at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich

x 8:00 Morrissey at Genesee Theatre Waukegan, sold out, resale $176+

8:00-12:00m Toadface at Bass Station Waukegan

8:00 Big Brother's Vinyl at Toadstool Pub Highwood

8:00-11:00 Lunar Ticks at Teddy O'Brien's Highwood

8:00 Eclipse tribute to Pink Floyd at The Lyric Blue Island, $35-45

8:00 Related Rhapsody at At The Office Crestwood

8:00-11:00 Little Wing Symphony with Linda & Wes at The Studio Lockport, classic rock

8:00-12:00m Bottomz Up Band at Craft'd Plainfield, country, classic rock, pop, disco

8:00 Electric Soul Machine at Austin Community Tavern Steger, RSVP, americana, vintage rock and jazz fusion

x 8:00 The Diff as The Cars at The Cooperage Milwaukee WI

8:30 Easy Honey, Glass-Beagle, Wild Trout at Hideout, $15

8:30 After Forever tribute to Black Sabbath, Maiden 81 tribute to Di'Anno era Iron Maiden at Reggies Rock Club, $15

8:30 The Bridge #2.11 with Greg Ward, Nicolas Peoc’h, Hélène Labarrière, Isaiah Spencer at Constellation, $15-18

x 8:30-11:00 Uncle Pigeon at Cary's Lounge

8:30 Guadalupe Pineda & Los Panchos at Copernicus Center, $35-95, noche de bohemia y boleros

8:30-1:30a Anna May at The Zebra Lounge

x 8:30 To Find a Friend Evening of Tom Petty Music for Hurricane Relief with Ryan Joseph Anderson, Scott Tipping, Brian Morrissey, Jim Tuerk, Mike Holtz, James Farrell at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $25+, benefits North Carolina Arts Disaster Fund

8:30-2:00a Song Remains The Same tribute to Led Zeppelin at Tony D's Elmwood Park, $5

8:30-11:59 Beyond the Blonde tribute to Pink, Gwen Stefani, Lady Gaga at Two Brothers Roundhouse, $10

8:30 JakTripper at Station 34 Mount Prospect

8:30 Outpatience at Irish Rebel Oak Lawn

8:30 Mike & Joe at Jamo’s Live at Jamo's Live Mokena, $5-7

x 9:00 Spun Out record release, Tension Pets, Finesse at Empty Bottle, $15

9:00, 11:00 Nasty Snacks at Dorian's, $10 after 8:00

9:00 Heavensware IX with Cool Miles and the A.D.H.D.I.S.C.O., Cryym, DJ Paradox, God's Drugs, La Spacer, Jace Inman v2v Oracle at Elastic Arts, $15-20, live hardware music

9:00 Jamiah ‘Deacon Denzel’ Rogers and The Dirty Church, Sean McKee at Buddy Guy's Legends, $25

9:00 Gryffin, Joel Corry, J. Worra at Aragon Ballroom, $151+

9:00 Chicago Blues AllStars at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00

9:00-12:00m Brandon Birkedahl and The Beer Joint Jumpers at The Tonk Chicago

9:00 Sam Vega, TAFKA Vince, Ryan Kidd and the Kobras, Prichard at Liar's Club

9:00 Cool Customer, Thought Process, pheel, Chez, Studder at Concord Music Hall, $25

9:00-1:00a The 95th Street Band at Gallery Cabaret, Band Night

9:00 Rod Tuffcurls and The Benchpress at Joe's on Weed, $25

9:00-12:00m Bree Gordon (and/or Rock & Rye?) at Nick's Beer Garden, free

9:00-12:00m Blue Rose at Firewater Saloon Edison Park, rock, folk

9:00-1:00a James Gedda & Jack Whittle at Fullers Pub

9:00-12:00m Kevan Eftekhari at Tack Room

9:00-1:00a Joey Saye at Briny Swine

9:00 Sanctuary at Underground Lounge Chicago, $10, industrial, synthpop, dark dance

x 9:00 New Heartaches at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP

9:00 Broken Vegas (and/or Grungeworthy?) at Ballydoyle Downers Grove, EM5 Fly High Foundation Fundraiser

9:00 This End Up at Quigley's Naperville

x 9:00-11:00 Lou Shields at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia

9:00 Kayla Ray at Law Office Music Hall Yorkville, $20

9:00 Nashville Electric Company at Saddle Up at Q Aurora, $5+

9:00 King Saturday at Whiskey River Glenview, $5

9:00 The Lowdown Band at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett

9:00-12:00m Animation tribute to Rush at Madcats Palatine, $10

9:00 Over The Boot at Mackey's Hideout McHenry

9:00 My Metal Heart at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $5-20

9:00 Emo Night with All American Throwbacks at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, $15-30

9:00 Loudernow at Heroes West Lemont, $10, emo, pop-punk

9:00-1:00a Jack Byron at Barraco's Pizza Evergreen Park

9:00-12:00m Molotov, Heroes Del Silencio, Los Corb at 115 Bourbon Street Performance Hall Merrionette Park, $10

9:00-12:00m The Boy Band Night at 115 Bourbon Street Front Stage Merrionette Park, $10

9:00-12:00m Burning Bridges at Uptown Plainfield

9:15 Stray Bolts at Phyllis' Musical Inn

x 9:30, 11:00 Ivan Singh Band at Rosa's Lounge, $15-25, Rising Blues Sensation From Argentina

9:30 The Simple Remedy at Carol's Pub, $10

9:30 Tommaso at The Whistler

9:30 Goatbelly vinyl release, Shukin and The Ramblers at House Pub St Charles, $5

9:30 David Hayes at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, free, Heyday Happy Hour

9:30 The Lonely Ninjas at Mickey Finn's Libertyville

9:30-1:00a DJ Hardy Boii at The Red Barn Mount Prospect

10:00 Occasion DJ Collective, Mr. Mann, Peyote Joe, Shanh, Casket at Subterranean, $12-15

10:00 Emily How, Lys Allen, Growing Boys at Cole's Bar, $13

10:00 Obscuridad Eterna, White Magician, Baalzavaat, Striatum at LiveWire Lounge

10:00 Zach Haywood at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

10:00 Rick King's Royal Hustle at Mom's Place

10:00 Traumer, Tyson Dias, Blake Russell at Spybar, $20

10:00-2:00a Sasha McVeigh at Old Crow Smokehouse, country

10:00-2:00a Aye Ayee Ayeee at Promontory, $15-40

10:00 DJ Boathouse at aliveOne

10:00-2:00a Back to Class Party with Kid Ink at The Forge Joliet, $15

10:30 Alejandro Salazar at Andy’s, $20

10:45 Feel Good Country Boys at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP

11:00-1:00a Petra Van Nuis, Dennis "Deluxe" Luxon at Le Piano, After Glow Late Show

11:30-2:30a Noleian Reusse at California Clipper, free

Jerome’s highlights

x = recommended, interested, of note to me or friends

X = the plan, though that can change