Saturday 1/6/24

Jan 06, 2024

Saturday!

Here it is January and there are lots of great music event opportunities tonight in and around our wonderful metropolis! Read on for the details and get out (carefully, you know how…) to enjoy one or more if you can… Thanks for reading, subscribing to, and especially sharing Jerome’s Event List with others who need to know what’s happening! Can you think of someone you should please share the list with right now?

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10:00a, 11:45a Once Upon a Symphony The Three Little Pigs at Symphony Center Buntrock Hall

10:15 Tunes with Tim at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $25 per family, Family Fun

11:30a Scott Angst and Don Tisch at City News Cafe, jazz

x 12:00n Fox Crossing String Band at FitzGeralds Nightclub, RSVP, Bluegrass Brunch

1:00 Deja Blu, Crows on a Wire, Brother K at Reggies Comedy Shack, Memorial Jam

X 1:00 Maggie's Farm at Robert's Westside Forest Park, RSVP

x 1:00 Student Performance at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, $1, Women’s Jazz Festival, $40 4 Day Pass

3:00 Paper Machete at Green Mill

4:00-6:00 Dashdown at Montrose Saloon, 1st Saturdays Happy Hour

x 4:00 Rachel Drew acoustic set at Cary's Lounge

x 4:00 Alexander/McLean Project, Pamela York’s Affinity Trio at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, $1, Women’s Jazz Festival, $40 4 Day Pass

5:00-8:30 Susan Williams Duo at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

5:00-8:00 Open Decks Happy Hour at Cafe Mustache

5:00-8:00 Keithen Banks at Church Street Brewing Itasca

5:00 Hobie & The Leftovers at Studio Winery & Geneva Lake Distilling Lake Geneva

5:30 Billy Flynn acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends

5:30 The Untold, The Almas, Monroe, Dark Sun at Bottom Lounge, $15, Stop The Insanity Mental Health Outreach Event

6:00, 8:15 Marques Carroll at Andy’s, $15

6:00-9:00 Leo Fron at The Wine Exchange St. Charles

6:00 Jason Jeka at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park

X 6:00 Soul Message Band at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP, Supper Club

6:30 Crows of Furey at J. Fleming’s Absolutely Delicious Westmont

6:30-10:00 Henry JBC at Preservation Geneva, RSVP

6:30 Mid Atlantic at Bliss Wine Lounge Wauconda

6:30-9:30 Rick Saucedo tribute to Elvis Presley at Roxy Lockport, sold out, the legend lives on

7:00 Patir Filius, Carrey Anne Farrell, Alo x Bob Rok, Rent Party at Montrose Saloon, $10

7:00 Beatdown Day 2 with Superkick, Damager, Supercorp, Atta Guns at Beat Kitchen, $15

7:00 Erabella, Luca, Bind The Sacrifice, End Path, Rose of Demise at Cobra Lounge, $13

7:00 Heavy Kev's King Bowie Loggins Tribacle, The Last Great Riot, Donkey Punch, Quantum, Cranberry Batcave at LiveWire Lounge, $10

7:00 The Boils ++ at Mrs Murphy’s

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

7:00-10:00 Astrabellum, Deerest Friends, Land Surk at Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10

7:00 Gregory Stewart tribute to Nat King Cole at Mercury Theatre Venus Cabaret Theater, $61, sold out, Just One of Those Things ++

7:00-10:00 Guitarra Azul at Shanahans Woodridge

x 7:00 Ramona Dowd at Sketchbook Evanston (corrected from Skokie)

7:00 Alan Laskey Trio jazz n' blues at The Quarry Thornton

7:00 The Koop at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

7:00-10:00 Ryan Wotherspoon and Aaron Reynolds at Dockside Ottawa

7:00 The Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular with Shawn Klush, Cody Ray Slaughter, Ryan Pelton, The Blackwood Quartet, The Nashville Dreams, The Fabulous Ambassadors at Hard Rock Gary IN, $60-80

7:30, 9:30 Victor Goines Quartet with Jo Ann Daugherty, Emma Dayhuff, Clif Wallace at Winters Jazz Club, $33-43, Homecoming Celebration

x 7:30-3:30a Toronzo Cannon, Joanna Connor Band at Kingston Mines, $20

x 7:30 Uncle Pigeon at Burning Bush Brewery

7:30-10:00 La Tosca Italian Mambo Ensemble at Encore Little Gem Oak Park

7:30-10:30 Frank Liston at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

7:30 Kottonmouth Kings at The Piazza Aurora, $25+

x 7:30 Heirloom, Eunoia Society at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $10-48, Women’s Jazz Festival, $40 4 Day Pass

7:30 Otterman at Light The Lamp Brewery Grayslake

8:00 Psithurism, How It Ends, Careless Sanctions, Astray We Bloom at Reggies Music Joint, $15

8:00 Section 108 at Reggies Comedy Shack, $35-40

x 8:00 The Vulgar Boatmen, Young Man in a Hurry at Schubas, $20

8:00 Silvertone, Iris Blue, The Big Bloom, Oddysseys at Chop Shop, $16

x 8:00 Artifacts Trio with Tomeka Reid, Nicole Mitchell, Mike Reed at Green Mill, $20

8:00, 10:00 JazzWords with Steve Million, Sarah Marie Young, John Wojciechowski, Eric Hochberg, Juan Pastor at Jazz Showcase, $25-40

8:00 A•PE•RI•OD•IC 52 with Katie Porter, Listen Space at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students

8:00 John Primer Blues Band with Demetria Taylor at Blue Chicago

8:00 Ghoul for a Goblin & Friends, Hardly, Comfort Kills at Gman Tavern, $12-15, Rockin' Robin Memorial Show, portion benefits Greater Chicago Food Depository

x 8:00 John Ballantyne's Crazy Heart at The Atlantic Bar & Grill, $10

8:00-3:00a Indika Reggae Band hosted by DJ G Sharp at Wild Hare, free until 8:00

8:00 Haki 'n Dem at Untitled

8:00-10:00 The Gaffes at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10

8:00 Island Of Misfit Toys at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $16-19

8:00 Femme II with Pipes, Queen Karla & The Sweaty Knights, Pogo Mnngo at Outta Space, art opening at 6:00

8:00-11:00 This End Up at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

8:00-11:00 Al Spears & The Hurricane Project at The Venue Aurora, $15-25

8:00-12:00m Salsa Dancing Night with DJ Edgar Marroquin, DJ Vampiro, Lynda White at Two Brothers Roundhouse Aurora, $10

x 8:00 Mr. Blotto's Procrastinator's Ball at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $19-29, with Dance Floor

x 8:00 Alfonso Ponticelli, ++ at SPACE Evanston, $20-30, Gypsy Jazz Odyssey

8:00 Starlight City at Joe’s Live Rosemont, $8

8:00 Kashmir tribute to Led Zeppelin at Des Plaines Theatre, $29-49, Jimmy Page Birthday Bash

8:00-10:30 Six Speed Tranny at Black Lung Brewing Company Fox Lake

8:00 Caleb Peters at Black Lung Brewing Company Round Lake Beach

8:00 Got Ya Covered at Broken Oar Port Barrington

8:00 Gibson Morris at The Studio Lockport

8:00 Mark Rongers tribute to The Rolling Stones at Austin Community Tavern Steger

8:00 Motown Nation tribute to Motown at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5

8:15 The Dynamix at Stage 119 Elmhurst, $10

8:30 Allison Keeley, Winefred RT at Hideout, $12

8:30-11:30 Wicked Drawl at The Tonk/Honky Tonk BBQ

X 8:30 The Western Elstons at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-25

8:30 Tony Cruz Music at Quigley’s Naperville

8:30 EZFM tribute to Yacht Rock at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $5-20

9:00 Sapphic Factory queer joy party at Empty Bottle, $21-26

9:00 Bowie Ball tribute to David Bowie's 77th Birthday with Heaven Malone, Bowiesque drag performances by Lucy Stoole, Nico, Sally Marvel, Dahlia Fatale at Metro, $15-20

9:00 Echoes of Pompeii tribute to Pink Floyd at Reggies Rock Club, $15

9:00 Troigo, Courtesy, Options Computer Music at Sleeping Village, $12-15

9:00 Ruidoteca with Sonido del Wero, DJ Flores Negras, Sadbxii, Vales Madres, La Colocha at Subterranean, $15, Technocumbia vs. Rock en Espanol

9:00, 11:00 The Backstreet Blues Band tribute to Vance Kelly at Rosa’s, $15-25

9:00 Mzz Reese, Bernard Crump at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $25

9:00 Keithen Banks at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00

9:00 Trippin Billies tribute to The Dave Matthews Band at House of Blues, $20

9:00-12:00m Whiskey & Harmony at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

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

9:00-12:00m Caught Steelin' at Cubby Bear, $7

9:00 Grungeworthy at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

9:00-11:00 DBs aka Desperate Bastards acoustic duo at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia

9:00 Lake Effect at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett

9:00 Mike and Joe at Durty Nellies Palatine, $10

x 9:00-12:00 The Electric Cars tribute to The Cars at Madcats Palatine, $5

9:00 Heads All Empty at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry, $10

9:00 Hi Infidelity at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5

9:30-12:30m The Nitz & Howe Experience at Davenport’s Piano Bar Cabaret, $5

x 9:30 Hodie Snitch at Carol's Pub, $10

10:00-3:00a Dis Entertainment presents Afro Fusion First Party of The Year at Promontory, $20-25 after 11:00

10:00 Liv Roskos, Starlet, Tamar Mitchell at Cole's Bar, $13

10:00 Lloyd Snyder and the Big Rig Band at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

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

10:00 DJ Feelgood at The Whistler

10:30 Art Blakey's Moanin at Andy's, $15

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