Saturday 11/9/24

Nov 09, 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

x 11:00a The Dreamtree Shakers at OTSFM Szold Hall, $15

11:00a Bluegrass Brunch at Beat Kitchen, free

11:00a Scott R. Grube at City News Cafe, piano blues

x 12:00n The White Saddle Band at FitzGeralds Nightclub, free RSVP, Country Brunch

12:30-3:00 Joey Halbur at The Lodge Antioch, acoustic lunch

2:00 One River at City News Cafe, country

2:00-6:00 Matt Rail at DeMito's Saloon Villa Park

2:00 Sparks Fly tribute to Taylor Swift at Piazza Aurora, $20+

2:00-5:00 Billy Denton at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

2:00 Black Diamond Sessions at Broken Oar Port Barrington

2:00 Katie Pederson at Chicago Street Pub Joliet

x 3:00 Paper Machete at Green Mill, free

3:00 Gonzalo Cordova at The Tonk, Acoustic Lounge Saturdays, Bohemian sounds

3:00 Mark Dvorak at Inscape Rockford, $10

3:00-6:00 Tryptic at Pollyanna Brewing Roselle

4:00 WeishFest 2024 with O.A.R., Mike Posner, Wilderado, Hans Williams at Salt Shed Indoors, $100-260

4:00-9:00 Chitown Showdown Oldschool vs Newschool hosted by DaWreck & Dominique with Newsense, Chilla, Alyze at Promontory, $15

4:00-6:00 Kevin Rush & Ethan Young jazz guitar duo at Friendly Tap Berwyn, Jazz Showcase Happy Hours

x 4:00-7:00 Rent Party at Cary's Lounge, feminist garage folk power trio

4:00 Joe Orozco at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, free, Heyday Happy Hour

4:30, 7:00 Victor Herbert Centenary Celebration at Mayslake Peabody Estate, $32

x 5:00, 8:30 SuperBlue with Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter at City Winery, $45-65

5:00-8:00 Nick Scarpinato at Church Street Brewing Taproom Itasca

5:00 Smooth Blues at Studio Winery & Geneva Lake Distilling Lake Geneva, blues

5:30 Matt Hendricks at Buddy Guy's Legends, free

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

Dear Jazz 2024 Art Exhibit and Jazz Concert at Fulton Street Collective, $5-20

6:00 JIC Member Hour

7:00 Exhibition

8:00 Millie Ahearn Quartet

6:00, 8:15 Clark Sommers at Andy's, $20

6:00 Paul Hertz at Experimental Sound Studio, New Music, Prints, Software

x 6:00 Groove Witness at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP, supper club

6:00 Bradley Hides at Milk Money Brewing La Grange

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

6:00-10:00 Nicole Devine at Foxes Den Meadery Yorkville

6:00-9:00 Jason Benefield at Brother Chimp Brewing North Aurora

6:00-9:00 Jacquelyn Vale at Wine Exchange St Charles

6:00-9:00 Matt Keen at Sew Hopped Brewing Co Huntley

6:00-9:00 Kevin Rowan at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park

6:00 Jeff Bartlett at Buffalo Creek Brewing Long Grove, Pint of Music

6:30 Killium, Authentic Pines, Sin, My Life At The Bottom Of The Ocean at Subterranean, $13-15

6:30 lespecial, Doom Flamingo at Outset, $25

x 6:30 BAAD Banjo Astro After Dark "Signal in the Noise" hosted by Jonas Friddle and Luke Leisman with Jacob Parker, Marian Runk, Jess Baldissero, Rebecca Jasso, Juliann Wang, Gary Glazner, Jim Riner, Emma Lazar at Borelli's Pizza

6:30-9:30 Rich Matz at J. Fleming's Absolutely Delicious Westmont

6:30-10:00 Los Dudes at Preservation Geneva, Festival of the Vine Oasis

6:30-9:30 Brothers Duo at The Red Barn Mount Prospect

6:30 7th Heaven, Triangle Park at Durty Nellies Palatine, $10

6:30 Jon Rand Band at Bliss Wine Lounge Wauconda

6:30-10:30 Derrick Procell at Hyatt Regency Deerfield

6:30 Bob Hartwell at Banging Gavel Vogt House Tinley Park

6:30 Dan Jeslis at Hickory Creek Brewing Co New Lenox

7:00 Joe Boleski and the Vices, The Wild Chicago, Turning Birds, Tall Grass Captains, Black Gives Way to Blue at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

7:00 Saturdays At Your Place, Carpool, Harrison Gordon, Trsh at Beat Kitchen, sold out

7:00-5:00a Joanna Connor Band, ? at Kingston Mines, $20

7:00 Shane Smith and the Saints, Briscoe, Noeline Hofmann at House of Blues, $30

7:00 Jukebox Heroes at Mrs Murphy’s

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

7:00-9:00 PPP aka The Preparator's Pet Piano with Irene Setchfield, Chelsea Bridge, Billie Howard, Johanna Brock & Brendan Finucane at Comfort Station

7:00 Kashmir tribute to Led Zeppelin at Cubby Bear, $10

7:00-11:00 Wreckno, Inzo, Mersiv at Navy Pier Grand Ballroom

7:00-11:00 Zach Porlier at Scratch Public House Forest Park

7:00 Mick Stone at Buckledown Brewing Lyons

7:00-8:30 Bill "Sinatra" Serritella and Elliot Wimbush at Chef Shangri-La Riverside

7:00 Full Throttle Band at Muggs N Manor Addison

7:00 Brent Brown at Grand Dukes Downers Grove

x 7:00 Johnny Burnett at FoxFire Downers Grove

7:00-10:00 Kelly Ott and Good Jim at Shanahans Woodridge

7:00 WASP, Armored Saint at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $79-99

7:00-10:00 Diamond Balazhi solo at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

7:00 4 Ever tribute to Foreigner, Rok Brigade tribute to Def Leppard at Egyptian Theatre DeKalb, $35-55

7:00-10:00 North Shore Choral Society "Literary Greats" at First Presbyterian Church of Evanston, $32, $29 seniors, $10 students, 120 member community chorus

7:00-11:00 Michael Manson ++ tribute to George Duke at Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel

7:00-10:00 Terry Byrne at Pollyanna Brewing Roselle

7:00 Poison’d Crue tribute to 80s Hairbands, Downpour tribute to AC/DC at Rookies Rochaus West Dundee, $13+

7:00 Lateralus tribute to Tool, Concentric tribute to Perfect Circle, free DJ AK afterparty at Vixen McHenry, $18

7:00 Bill Pantle tribute to Frank Sinatra at Raue Center for The Arts Crystal Lake, $29

7:00-10:00 Andrew Diehl at American Place Casino Waukegan

7:00-10:00 Totem Frogs at Tighthead Brewing Company Mundelein

7:00-11:00 Project Trio at Bennett Gordon Hall Ravinia Highland Park

7:00 The Ex-Bombers, Anxiety Patrol at Blue Island Beer Co Blue Island

7:00-11:00 Microwave, Prince Daddy & The Hyena, Just Friends, Ben Quad at The Forge Joliet, $35-50

7:00-10:00 Timelynk at The Quarry Thornton

7:00 Lorenzo D at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield, 60s to 90s

7:00? Willard Wilcox at Girl in the Park Orland Park

7:00-10:00 Christen Alan Hansen at Pollyanna Brewing Lemont

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

7:00-10:00 Robert Rolfe Feddersen at Big Frank's Sausage East Chicago

7:00 (8:00 ET) Marrakesh Express tribute to Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young plays "Deja Vu" at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $46-71

x 7:00 Jason Narducy at Molly's House Concerts, $25 RSVP, sold out

x 7:00 Norberto Guerra Quartet, Piraguas y Piropos at Jarvis Square Pottery

7:30, 9:30 Leroy Jones Quintet with Katja Toivola, Tom Vaitsas, Christian Dillingham, Jon Deitemyer at Winters Jazz Club, $28-38

? 7:30-9:30 Julia Merchant? at Davenport’s Piano Bar?

7:30 ian at Patio Theater, $35-44, moved from Avondale Music Hall

7:30 Beta Dogs at Reclaimed, $10

7:30-9:30 O'Leary's Lantern at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center

7:30 Five Iron Frenzy, The Boy Detective, Lo u ser at Bottom Lounge, $30

7:30 Choral Showcase at Jo Ann Rooney Hall Loyola University, $5-15

7:30 Gotham Ramblers at Stadium Club McCook

7:30-11:30 American English at Theatre of Western Springs

7:30-11:30 Croozin' The Loop Band at Cooper's Corner Winfield

7:30 Young & Out Of Love, Kayko, Blake Proehl, Kaibrienne, Haven Madison at WC Social Club West Chicago, $25+

7:30 University Chorale at Galvin Recital Hall Northwestern University Evanston, $6, $4 students, Bienen Ensembles

7:30 Johnny Alletto at Moretti's Morton Grove

7:30 My Cousin's Jacket at Grandpa's Place Lang Hall, Glenview

7:30 Direct from Sweden tribute to ABBA at Rosemont Theatre, $27-85

7:30 Chicks with Picks at Moretti's Hoffman Estates

7:30 Station 23, Darren Garvey at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-40

7:30 Eric Howell at Toadstool Pub Highwood

x 7:30 Kansas at Rialto Square Theatre Joliet, $40-135

7:30 Chicago’s Own Piano Man Band tribute to Billy Joel & Elton John at Roxy Lockport, $20-29

7:30-11:30 Buddy Mondlock with Mike Lindauer, Donna Adler at Edgar's Coffeehouse Unitarian Universalist Community Church Park Forest

8:00 The Dip with Jordan Mackampa at Thalia Hall, sold out, limited number at door

x 8:00 Orchid, The Repos, Cloud Rat at Metro, $35-40

8:00 Night Cap, Iris Blue at Schubas, $20

8:00 Happy Landing, Arts Fishing Club at Lincoln Hall, $25-30

8:00 Julie Williams, Lydia Cash at Judson & Moore, $15

8:00 Milan Ring, Senite, DJ Ayana Contreras at Dorian's, $10

8:00 Cleopatrick, Glom at Subterranean, $20-25

8:00 Pharez Whitted Quintet with Eddie Bayard, Andrew Toombs, Jonathan Wood, Xazavian Vallad at Green Mill, $20

8:00, 10:00 Emmet Cohen Trio with Joey Ranieri, Joe Farnsworth at Jazz Showcase, $35-50

8:00 Music in the Garden Festival Night 1 at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students, two day pass $25, $15 students

8:00 Counterfeit Madison

9:00 Sarah Belle Reid & Ryan Gaston

10:00 The Mouth is the Beginning

8:00 Leon Thomas, DJ Toney Handsome at Chop Shop, $25-33, sold out, waiting list

8:00 BTS Express with Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago

8:00 Muti & The CSO at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $49-399

8:00-9:00 Kenzie Hughes "Puttin' On My Big Girl Pants" at Davenport’s Cabaret, $10, 2 drink minimum, sold out

8:00 Evil Band tribute to Interpol at The Tonk

8:00 Bar Stool Preachers, Bite Me Bambi, Bumsy and the Moochers at Liar's Club, $22

x 8:00 The Woolly Rhinos at Marz Community Brewing

8:00-12:00 Josh Merritt at Emerald Isle

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

x 8:00 Night of 1000 Stars with Jodi Walker, Ron Lasseretti, Rachel Drew, Jim Basten, Dave Walker at Friendly Tap

x 8:00 Hackensaw Boys, Al Scorch at SPACE Evanston, $15-25

8:00? Tony C at The Harp & Fiddle Park Ridge

8:00 Los Temerarios at Allstate Arena Rosemont, $79+

X 8:00 Naomi Ashley's Other Band at Austin Community Tavern Steger

8:00-10:00 Jake Luce, Isaac Palomino at Uncommon Ground, $10

8:00 Millington, Guardrail, Jacob Horn Trio at Cobra Lounge, $25-27

8:00-11:00 Kafiza, Carnivore Mommy, Hot Seat, King Sans at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10

8:00-10:30 Luciano Antonio Band at Artango Bar & Steakhouse, RSVP, Brazilian Jazz

8:00-11:00 Rakish at Chief O'Neill's Pub & Restaurant, $25

x 8:00 Gerald McClendon at Untitled

8:00-11:00 Peter Tearse Quartet at Clara

8:00-3:00a Baby J & Golden Street Reggae Band hosted by DJ G Sharp at Wild Hare, Saturday Night Reggae Party

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

8:00 Sponj, Zofia, Sidaka at Color Club, $10-12

? 8:00-12:00m Gustaf at Oriental Theatre

8:00-12:00m The Sad Machines tribute to Smashing Pumpkins at Hard Rock Cafe

x 8:00-11:00 Trailer Park Twisters with Connie Cipher at Pub 78 Brookfield

8:00-11:00 Fuze Band at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge, $10

8:00 Whiskey Road at Q Bar Darien, $8-10

8:00 Arra tribute to classic rock at Stage 119 Elmhurst, $15

8:00 Redline Saints at DeMito's Saloon Villa Park

8:00 Mostly Mayer tribute to John Mayer, ++ at Roadhouse 38 Lombard

8:00 Waka Flocka Flame at Piazza Aurora, $50+

8:00 David Hayes at Take Flight Spirits Skokie

8:00 Rod Tuffcurls and the Bench Press at Joe’s Live Rosemont, $20-25, sold out?

8:00-12:00 Vintage Swing Band with Chris Charles Arnold at Villa Olivia Bartlett, 30s & 40s Jazz

8:00 Fast Times 80s at Broken Oar Port Barrington

8:00 The Abby Kay Band album release at Main Street Outfitter Wauconda

8:00-11:00 Gray Matter of Jazz at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich

8:00-11:00 Deadfest Band tribute to The Grateful Dead at Sundance Saloon Mundelein, $12+

x 8:00-11:00 Joey Acopiado at The Irish Mill Mundelein

8:00-11:00 Blue Sky Highway at Teddy O'Brien's Highwood, southern and classic rock

8:00 Lounge Puppets at Heroes West Lemont, $10-16

8:00-11:00 August James at The Studio Lockport, blues

8:00 Joe “Elvis” Tirrito at At The Office Crestwood

8:00-12:30a Freak on a Leash tribute to Korn, Shelter Line tribute to Rage Against The Machine, Voodoo tribute to God Smack at Jamo’s Live at Jamo's Live Mokena, $5-7

8:00 DJ Triple H at Beacon Tap Des Plaines

8:30 Jack The Underdog, Mel Bryant & The Mercy Makers, Em Grace & The Undercuts at Hideout, $12

8:30 Chinese American Bear, Modern Dairy, Pepper Said at Reggies Comedy Shack, $12-15

8:30 Bitchin Bajas, live visuals by Nick Ciontea at Constellation, $20-23

8:30-11:00 The Soul Stones at Cary's Lounge, funk rock jam cover

Sun 11/9 8:30 Sinister Deed, ManPon at LiveWire Lounge, Aram’s bday bash

8:30-1:30a Doug at The Zebra Lounge

8:30-2:00a TNT Chicago tribute to AC/DC, Valla + the Villains at Tony D's Elmwood Park, $7

8:30 The Gingers at Goat Village

x 8:30 New Heartaches, Los Gallos at Outta Space Berwyn, $10

8:30-11:59 Superfly Symphony Band at Two Brothers Roundhouse, $5, disco band

8:30-11:00 Trat and Taylor at Morgan's Bar & Grill Libertyville

9:00 Cursive, Gladie at Empty Bottle, sold out

9:00 The Hellp, Bassvictim at Reggies Rock Club, $25-30

9:00 Cultura Pop tribute to Soda Stereo, Suenos Liquidos tribute to Mana at Reggies Comedy Shack, $15-20

9:00 Dr. Gabba, Ariel Zetina at Sleeping Village, $25

9:00 Tomas Fujiwara/Taylor Ho Bynum, Ayako Kato, Rachel Bernsen, Jason Roebke at Hungry Brain, $15

9:00 Vino Louden, The Matt Fuller Band at Buddy Guy's Legends, $25

9:00 CircuitMom, Tony Moran, Suri at Aragon Ballroom, $75+

9:00-11:55 Lovebomber at Thirsty Tavern

x 9:00 The Polkaholics, The Sonnets at Phyllis' Musical Inn

9:00 Inetta Visor and The Victims of Blues Band at Lee's Unleaded Blues, free

9:00-12:00m Baby No Name, Nancy Connelly, Garrett Lane at Gallery Cabaret, Band Night

9:00-12:00m Mike Wheeler at Nick's Beer Garden, free

x 9:00-12:00m You Enjoy My Band tribute to Phish, Wax Disasters Monthly No Genre Vinyl Party at Illuminated Brew Works

9:00 Space Bacon, Sjod's Lot Justice at Bourbon on Division, $25

9:00-12:00m Paul Rosewood at Firewater Saloon Edison Park, country

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

9:00-1:00a Smiley Tillmon Band with Kate Moss at Briny Swine

9:00 Foster & Higgins at Fuller's Pub

9:00-1:00a Barrett's Hidden Agenda at Ravenswood Tavern

9:00-3:00a Zombie Quinceañera Dance Party and Contest at Simone's, $5-10

9:00 All Love with Love and Alchemy, Dr ishay at The Whistler, music that will make you move

x 9:00 Brian Krumm & His Barfly Friends at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP

9:00 For Those About to Yacht at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

9:00 Forget Hannah at Quigley's Naperville

9:00 Lola Blu? Mackenzie O'Brien Band? at Saddle Up at Q Aurora, $5+

9:00-1:00 Cody Calkins at Nash Vegas Saloon Oswego

9:00-11:00 Aaron Kelly at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia

9:00 Industrial Drive at Whiskey River Glenview, 80s, 90s, today

9:00 Seven Soul at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett

9:00-1:00a Exit 147 at Arlington Ale House Arlington Heights

9:00-12:00m Triadd at Madcats Palatine, $8

9:00 Hyryder at Mackey's Hideout McHenry, $15-20

9:00 Serendipity, Onset at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $5-20

9:00 Storm Empress at The Irish Rebel Oak Lawn

9:00-12:00m Bottomz Up at Uptown Plainfield

9:00-1:00a Hi Infidelity at Tailgaters Bolingbrook

9:30, 11:00 Billy Branch & the Sons of Blues with Brother John Kattke at Rosa's Lounge, $20-30, early set sold out

9:30-12:30 Daryl Nitz and ? at Davenport’s Piano Bar, $5

9:30 Cowboy Co. Country Music Show at Carol's Pub, $8-10

9:30 Dalton & The Sheriffs at Joe's on Weed, $12

9:30 Scott DuBose at Barstool River North

9:30 The Red Delicious at House Pub St Charles, $5

9:30 James Moore at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, free, Heyday Happy Hour

9:30 Pino Farina Band at Mickey Finn's Libertyville

9:30 DJ Just Bink at House of Blues Foundation Room, guest list RSVP required

9:30-1:00a DJ Mel Q at The Red Barn Mount Prospect

10:00 Virtual Riot, Hvdes, Tokyo Machine, Franky Nuts at Concord Music Hall, $18

10:00 Hillbilly Rockstarz at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

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

10:00 The Simple Remedy at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP

10:00-12:00m The Hair Band Night at 115 Bourbon Street Front Stage Merrionette Park, $5

10:00-12:00m Whiskey Friends tribute to Morgan Wallen at 115 Bourbon Street Performance Hall Merrionette Park, $5

10:00-3:00 YMD You Must Dance Ultimate Dance Party at Promontory, $13-20

10:00 Ar1adn3, Harley Omega, DJ Scary Lady Sarah, Cqqchifruit, Anne Helen Wells at Cole's Bar, $15-20

10:00 DJ Paul Enzinger at The Charleston

10:00 DJ Boathouse at aliveOne

10:30 Walker Landgraf at Andy’s, $20

11:00 Windy City Soul Club 16th Anniversary Party at GMan Tavern, $5-8

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

Jerome’s highlights

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

X = the plan, though that can change