Saturday 11/4/23
Saturday!
Lots of great music event opportunities abounding in and around our great city… read on for the details, and get out to one or more of them if you can… thanks for reading and subscribing… and who can you share the list with that will be glad to get informed about what’s going on?
10:15a Tunes with Tim at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $25 / Family, Family Fun
11:00a Bluegrass Brunch at Beat Kitchen
11:00a, 12:45 Global Perspectives School Concert with conductor François López-Ferrer and members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center, $15-65
11:00a Gabriel Datcu jazz at City News Cafe
12:00n Tom Holland & The Shuffle Kings at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP, Blues Brunch
1:00 Open House, Open Decks at Golden Dagger
2:00 Sing Around at Two Way Street Downers Grove
x 3:00 Paper Machete at Green Mill
3:00, 7:30 Joe Scalissi tribute to Dean Martin at Woodstock Opera House, $43
4:00 Karate School Drop Out, Scott Free, Thomas Yore at Cary's Lounge
4:00 Lisa Thomen at Hey Nonny, Heyday Saturday Happy Hour
x 5:00 Donna Herula Trio acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends
5:00-8:30 Andrew Diehl at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
5:00 Alcee Chriss III organ at Bond Chapel, University of Chicago, $10-40
5:00-8:00 Open Decks Happy Hour at Cafe Mustache
5:00 Tom Barr at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca
x 6:00 Orange Element, DCTOP40, Blameless Lake, The Telepaths at Montrose Saloon, $10-15
x 6:00, 8:15 Marques Carroll Quintet at Andy’s, $15
6:00 Eric Hochberg Trio with Stephanie Browning at Catch 35
6:00 Heavy Chicago with Corrosion Of Conformity, Nebula, The Crosses, Speedfreak, Dust Biters at Avondale Music Hall, $35
6:00 Pullitzer Priceless, Portage, Bottom Bracket, tenmonthsummer at Fallen Log, Kitchen 17
x 6:00 Soul Message Band at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP
6:00 Josh Mezyk at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park
6:00 Sam Wyatt at The Wine Exchange St. Charles
6:30 Iris Marlowe, Molly's Midnight Villians at California Clipper, $5
6:30 Tom Holland at Preservation Geneva, RSVP
7:00 Res at City Winery, sold out, waitlist
7:00 Group Chat, DZ Riley at House of Blues, RSVP
7:00 Reventon Sonidero at Aragon Ballroom, $69
7:00 Nystrodamus, Bachelor's Grove, St. October, Animal Factory at Cubby Bear, $10
7:00 Fury Of Five, MH Chaos, These Streets, Bovice, Greater Vision, Dayz Lost at Cobra Lounge, $24
7:00 The Jukebox Heroes at Mrs Murphy’s
7:00 Gerry Haughey at Founders Room, 2nd Floor, Irish American Heritage Center, $15
7:00 The Chad Willetts Quartet, ++ at Le Piano
7:00 Rosie Tucker, Half Gringa at Tack Room, sold out, limited number at door
7:00 Teen Open Mic at OTSFM Armitage Concert Hall, $3
7:00-10:00 Sweater Weather Soiree with DJ Stafford at On Tour Brewing
7:00 Judson Main at Sketchbook Evanston
7:00 Fightin’ Bob, Scorched Waves, Exit 122, Venganza, Pete’s Diary at Val's Halla Oak Park, $10-15, Live at Bitter Jester Music Festival Vol 1 album release
7:30 Hugo Elvis at Stadium Club McCook
7:00 Claremont Drive at Shanahans Woodridge
7:00 Brother John Kattke at Take Flight Spirits Skokie
7:00 Timeline at The Quarry Thornton, 60s-00s rock n roll with a heavy edge
7:00 Anthem at Heroes West Lemont
7:00 Jesse Perez at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield
7:00 Sail On tribute to The Beach Boys at Raue Center for the Arts Crystal Lake, $39-65
x 7:00 Great Moments in Vinyl with Phil Angotti & Casey McDonough play The Class of 1973 at Steger VFW, $20 benefits Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library
x 7:00 Dwight Yoakam at Hard Rock Live Gary, IN, $59-139
7:30 Hiss Golden Messenger, Sylvie at Metro, $27-97
7:30 Royal & the Serpent, Carlie Hanson, Baby Fisher at Subterranean, $20, sold out
x 7:30, 9:30 Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with Yvonne Gage at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33
7:30 Rico McFarland Band, Vino Louden at Kingston Mines, $20
x 7:30 Loreena McKennitt at Auditorium Theatre, $29-124
x 7:30 My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Adult, Kanga at Bottom Lounge, sold out
7:30 The Planets lead by Daniel Harding at Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center, $55-399
7:30 Vienna Carroll & Melody Angel, Logan Center Performance Penthouse, University of Chicago, $5-10, Logan Center Blues Series
7:30 ReTurn2Soul at Encore Little Gem Oak Park
x 7:30 Gloria Gaynor at Des Plaines Theatre, $59-99
7:30 Karen Waldrup at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $20-45
7:30 Depth with Chicago Sinfonietta conducted by Carlos Miguel Prieto at Wentz Concert Hall Naperville, $57-67, $17 students
7:30 Beat The Smart Kids, Skaaholics, Run and Punch, Tone Zone Skam at Blue Island Beer Company Blue Island, $15, Southside Ska Summitt
7:30 Rick Michel and New Philharmonic conducted by Kirk Muspratt tribute to Frank Sinatra at Belushi Performance Hall, McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, $65-77
7:30 Rachel Barton Pine violin with Inna Faliks piano at Bennett Gordon Hall, Ravinia Highland Park, $40
7:30 Koizumi, True Love Devil, Timeless Ideals at Happy's Badazz Bar, Cary, $10
x 7:30 Alison Brown at Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton WI, $35
8:00 Neighbor, Tenth Mountain Division at Martyrs, $20
x 8:00 Bruce Cockburn at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $75
8:00 Midcentury Llama, Pepper Said at Beat Kitchen, $15
8:00 Elizabeth Moen, Red PK, Anaiet at Lincoln Hall, $17-20
x 8:00 The Lawrence Peters Outfit at Judson & Moore Distillery, $15
8:00 Bluphoria, Noah Vonne at Subterranean, $15
8:00 Grateful Shred at Chop Shop, $37, $100 3 day pass
8:00 Tenor Time at Green Mill, $20
8:00, 10:00 Jeremy Pelt Quintet at Jazz Showcase, $30-45
8:00 Illusion of Safety 40Th Anniversary Celebration, Cheer-Accident, Hali Palombo at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students, Elastro Series
8:00 Alvin Cobb Jr. Quartet at Fulton Street Collective, $5-10, Dear Jazz Art Exhibition, GA 7:00
8:00 BTS Express with Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago
8:00 Slayyyter, Bayli at House of Blues, $28
x 8:00 Dance Bullies, Sapsuckers at Jarvis Square Pottery, 7:00 door
8:00 Jeff Lescher and the Larks at Phyllis' Musical Inn
8:00 Blind Adam & The Federal League, Bad Sons, Acceptor, Em Grace & The Undercuts at Burlington Bar
8:00 Russell Walker at Reclaimed Bar and Restaurant, $10
x 8:00 Tijuana Hercules at Lizards Liquid Lounge
8:00 Smoakland, Sumthin Sumthin, Auracle at Joe's On Weed Street, $16-22
8:00 Royal Son of a Guns, The Dyes at Illuminated Brew Works
8:00 Stefan Hillesheim at Hard Rock Chicago
8:00 Johnny Payne & The True Believers hosted by DJ G Sharp at Wild Hare, $15
8:00 Guitarra Azul at Artango Bar & Steakhouse, RSVP
8:00 Frankie Parker & The Gentlemen at Untitled
8:00 Marcus Bailey, Melanie MacLaren at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10
8:00 Kathleen Keane and Jim Conway at High Stool Bar
x 8:00 Naomi Ashley & Jon Williams at Friendly Tap
8:00 Jenny and The Mexicats, Southside Bandits at Distro Music Hall Berwyn, $35
x 8:00 Torpedo Los at Outta Space, $10, Gabriel Sorsano and Tanja Mirkovic (Magic Surrealism) Art Show, 6:00 door
8:00 The Redmonds at Pub 78 Brookfield
8:00 Jonny Lyons & The Pride at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
8:00 Rubblebucket, Dante Elephante at SPACE Evanston, $30, sold out, small number at door?
8:00 Louis Cato at North Shore Center For The Performing Arts Skokie, sold out?
x 8:00 Heartsfield at The Venue Aurora, $20-30
8:00 Kashmir tribute to Led Zeppelin at Piazza Aurora, $19+
8:00 Fuze at Q Bar Darien, $10-13
8:00 All American Throwbacks Emo Dance Party at Tailgaters Sports Bar and Grill Bolingbrook, $10
8:00 Lou Gramm, Voyage at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $39-99
8:00 Joey Acopiado at Toadstool Pub Highwood
8:00 Pino Farina Band at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood
8:00 Alicia & Ben at Broken Oar Port Barrington
8:00 Drifter at Riverside Pub Crystal Lake
8:00 David Mazzie at Black Lung Brewing Company Round Lake Beach
8:00 John David Daily Band at Austin Community Tavern Steger, RSVP
8:30 The Curls, Junegrass, Free Times at Hideout, $12-15
8:30 The Nadas, Emma Butterworth at Reggies Music Joint, $20
8:30 Rob Clearfield's Ashes and Diamonds at Constellation, $15
8:30 Daybreaker, Bad Crime, Irish Goodbyes, Lucky Girl Syndrome at Gman Tavern, $12-15
8:30 Soundstar at Quigley’s Naperville
8:30 Fresh Hops at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles
8:30 Tennessee Whiskey Tribute to Chris Stapleton, Ultimate tribute to Eric Church at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, $15+
9:00 Our Name is Jonas tribute to Weezer, Funky Monks tribute to Red Hot Chili Peppers at Durty Nellies Palatine, $10
9:00 Rich Jones, ShrapKnel, J Bambii, Udababy at Empty Bottle, $12
9:00 Husbands, Plastic Picnic at Schubas, $17-20
9:00 Windy City Soul Club at Sleeping Village, $13, 15 year anniversary
9:00 Keefe Jackson at Hungry Brain, $10
9:00, 11:00 Jimmy Burns at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00
9:00, 11:00 Sheryl Youngblood Band at Rosa’s, $10-25
9:00 Popa Chubby, ? at Legends, $25
9:00 Win Noll & The Rockin' Souls at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00
9:00 Lay Down Ramblers, Limewire, Superfloss at Gallery Cabaret
9:00 Mau P, Panfil, Rubh at Concord Music Hall, $20
9:00 Greg Jacks & Brother Help at Nick's Beer Garden
9:00 Woolly Rhinos at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP
9:00 Harry Hmura Band at Harlem Avenue Lounge Berwyn, $6-10
9:00 Planet Groove at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
9:00 Old Fashioneds at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia
9:00 Victor Brown Band at Arlington Ale House Arlington Heights
9:00 Danny Baron Band at Madcats Palatine, $5
9:00 Heads All Empty at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry, $10
9:00 Downpour tribute to AC/DC, Million Mile Scream at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, sold out
9:00 Hi Infidelity at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett
9:00 3 Peace Sells, Paranoid Justice, ? tributes to Black Sabbath, Metallica, Megadeth at Brauer House Lombard, $0-10
9:30 Wookiefoot, Spare Change Trio at Reggies Rock Club, $25
9:30 Industrial Drive at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP
9:30 Demi Clara at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, Nightcap free music series
9:30 Corey Dennison Band at The House Pub St. Charles, $5
10:00 Manasseh, Chandler, Semi-Cycle at Cole's Bar, $13
10:00 Simple Remedy at Firewater Saloon Edison Park
10:00 Saturday Luv with Ryan the Person, Cöshe at California Clipper
10:00 DJ Feelgood with Alexander Great at The Whistler
10:00 American Pie at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5
10:30 Thaddeus Tukes at Andy's, $15
10:30 Matt Rogers at Bub City Chicago, RSVP
11:00 Petra Van Nuis, Dennis "Deluxe" Luxon at Le Piano, After Glow Late Show
x 3:00 Paper Machete at Green Mill
x 5:00 Donna Herula Trio acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends
x 6:00 Orange Element, DCTOP40, Blameless Lake, The Telepaths at Montrose Saloon, $10-15
x 6:00, 8:15 Marques Carroll Quintet at Andy’s, $15
x 6:00 Soul Message Band at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP
x 7:00 Great Moments in Vinyl with Phil Angotti & Casey McDonough play The Class of 1973 at Steger VFW, $20 benefits Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library
x 7:00 Dwight Yoakam at Hard Rock Live Gary, IN, $59-139
x 7:30, 9:30 Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with Yvonne Gage at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33
x 7:30 Loreena McKennitt at Auditorium Theatre, $29-124
x 7:30 My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Adult, Kanga at Bottom Lounge, sold out
x 7:30 Gloria Gaynor at Des Plaines Theatre, $59-99
x 7:30 Alison Brown at Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton WI, $35
x 8:00 Bruce Cockburn at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $75
x 8:00 The Lawrence Peters Outfit at Judson & Moore Distillery, $15
x 8:00 Dance Bullies, Sapsuckers at Jarvis Square Pottery, 7:00 door
x 8:00 Tijuana Hercules at Lizards Liquid Lounge
x 8:00 Naomi Ashley & Jon Williams at Friendly Tap
x 8:00 Torpedo Los at Outta Space, $10, Gabriel Sorsano and Tanja Mirkovic (Magic Surrealism) Art Show, 6:00 door
x 8:00 Heartsfield at The Venue Aurora, $20-30