Saturday 2/1/25

Feb 01, 2025

Saturday!

Plenty of great 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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11:00a Bluegrass Brunch at Beat Kitchen, free

11:00a-1:00 Tom Holland at City News Cafe, blues

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

12:00n Alan Laskey Quartet at Blarney Stone Pub Oak Forest

x Sat 2/1? 1:00-3:00n Beyond Borders at Friendly Tap Berwyn, pop, jazz, bluegrass interpretations of popular songs

1:30-2:30 Jeanne Becker Quartet at Niles-Maine District Library Niles

x 2:00-4:00 Maggie's Farm at Bobby's Eastside Forest Park, free, tip the band

2:00-4:00 Sing Around at Two Way Street Coffee House Downers Grove, suggested donation

x 3:00-5:00 Paper Machete at Green Mill

3:00-7:00m the musical offering student concert at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

x 4:00-7:00 Greg Garing at Cary's Lounge

Sat 2/1? 4:00-6:00 ? at Friendly Tap Berwyn, jazz showcase

4:00 Opal Vinopal at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, free, Heyday Saturday Happy Hour

x 5:00 20th Annual Cash for Kids tribute to Johnny Cash Benefit Festival at Irish American Heritage Center

x 5:00-12:00m Cash for Kids 20th Anniversary on 3 stages with Chicken Wire Empire, Iron Horse & ?, Barrett Tasky, The Rock Islanders, Union Avenue, State of the City, Hodie Snitch, Reverie Stone at Irish American Heritage Center, $25-30, benefits Pat Mac's Pack

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

5:00-8:30 Open Decks at Cafe Mustache, happy hour

5:00-9:00 Hobie & The Leftovers at Studio Winery & Geneva Lake Distilling Lake Geneva, classic rock

x 5:30 Buddy Guy, NuBlu with Carlise Guy, ? at Buddy Guy's Legends, $85-135

5:30 Space Blood, The Eradicator, Rust Ring, Just Hammers, Dug, Charmed Form, Tum at Cobra Lounge, $20-25, Bill Bash 40th Birthday

x 6:00-7:15, 8:15-9:30 Alexander-McLean Project led by Dee Alexander and John McLean at Andy's, $20, RSVP required

6:00 Lydia Cash and Hazel Krumm at Lemon Chicago, $10-13, indie showcase

6:00-8:00 Dead Inside Pre-Show Happy Hour at Tack Room, free

6:00-10:00 Rock The Hops with Classic Kids, Intrusting, Retro Rewind at Buckledown Brewing Lyons

6:00-9:00 John Herpolsheimer at J. Flemings Absolutely Delicious Westmont

x 6:00-9:00 Dave Ramont at Brother Chimp Brewing Co North Aurora

6:00-8:00 Lucky Pickers at Riverlands Brewing St Charles, winter bluegrass series

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

6:00-9:00 Jason Drake at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park

x 6:00 Double Brewed at "The Blacksheep" American Legion Post 1205 Wood Dale

6:30 Motion Sick, Life Looks Good, Lavender Point, Splitjaw at Subterranean, $13-15

x 6:30 ? Baba Yaga's Stew, Nisa Pov at Jarvis Square Pottery, music at 7:30 ?

6:30-10:00 Jake Mack at Preservation Geneva Heated Patio

x 6:30 Ian Leith at Banging Gavel Vogt House Tinley Park

7:00 Sqrl, Stray Vines, The Fomites, The Sunshine Rebels, The Rescues at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

x 7:00 Teen Open Mic at OTSFM Armitage Concert Hall, $3

x 7:00, 9:00 Pat Mallinger Quartet with Dan Trudell, Dennis Carroll, George Fludas at Jazz Showcase, $25-40

7:00-5:00a Shawn Holt & the Teardrops, Omar Coleman Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $20

x 7:00 The String Cheese Incident at Salt Shed, $61-126

7:00 Mike Felten Birthday Show at Phyllis' Musical Inn

7:00 The Chancers at Mrs Murphy’s

7:00 Scoochie Boochie with Groovebox, DJ Mudfree 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 Grimm, Demsfightinwords, Dream Alazia, Stories Through Storms, Stolen Sun, Vacant Voice at Bottom Lounge, $15

7:00-9:00 Aaron Krings Quartet at Clara

7:00 Sincerely Sarlacc at Shoeless Joe's Schiller Park, party rock

7:00 Hugo tribute to Elvis Presley at Stadium Club McCook, Valentine's Special

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

7:00-10:00 The Guy & Al Show at Shanahans Woodridge

7:00 Morning View tribute to Incubus, Ixnay tribute to Offspring, The Collective tribute to 2000s rock at Piazza Aurora, $8+

7:00-11:59 Collin Lambert & Jah Guide Reggae Band tribute to Bob Marley at Two Brothers Roundhouse Aurora, $10, Bob Marley birthday celebration

7:00-10:00 Shoop Dogs at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

7:00 Rumor Hazit, Pino Farina Band, Milhouse followed by free DJ Teknik after party at Vixen McHenry, $15+

x 7:00 Ike Reilly Film Premiere and Concert at James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts Mainstage Theatre, College of Lake County, Grayslake, $5-25

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

7:00-10:00 Harmonious Jones at The Quarry Ballroom Thornton

x 7:00-9:00 Song Swap with Jason Benefield and Connie Cipher at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

x 7:30 Brontë Fall, Trapper Schoepp at Martyrs, $15-20

x 7:30 Wunderhorse, Deux Visages at Metro, $25, sold out

7:30 Simone Green tribute to Natalie Cole at City Winery, $30-50, sold out, waitlist, r&b, jazz, “This Will Be An Everlasting Love”

7:30 Premeditated, Dead/Awake, Come Correct, Fate's Hand, Magma at Subterranean, $15

7:30, 9:30 Abigail Riccards and Tim Fitzgerald Organ Quartet with Tom Vaitsas, Kurt Lubbe at Winters Jazz Club, $29-34, soul/blues/jazz sides of Eva Cassidy, Bonnie Raitt, Norah Jones

7:30 Bartók Concerto for Orchestra conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen with Iveta Apkalna at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $39-199

7:30 Elisa Harkins at the MCA, $30, $10 students/teachers, Indigenous Futurism

x 7:30 Billy F. Gibbons at Park West, $65-85

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

7:30 Too Hype Crew, Michael Paterson at Stage 119 Elmhurst, $20

7:30-10:30 Tom Lowery Trio at Skeleton Key Brewing Woodridge

7:30 Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Northwestern University Evanston, $8, $5

7:30-11:30 Gavin Coyle at Harp and Fiddle Park Ridge

7:30 Wood Hoops at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-35

x 7:30-9:00 Henhouse Prowlers at Gorton Center Lake Forest, $29-39

7:30-9:45 An Irish Heartbeat tribute to Van Morrison at Lyric Theater Blue Island, $45-55+

x 7:30 Dig 3 Big with Andrew Duncanson, Gerry Hundt, Joel Baer, Rodrigo Mantovani at Austin Community Tavern Steger, RSVP, down home funk

x 8:00 Bertha Grateful Drag at Thalia Hall, $25

8:00 Tala Silva, Gayun Cannon, Alyssa Bray, Matcha Dreams at Reggies Music Joint, $12-15, r&b, singer/songwriter, soul

8:00 Michelle, Ayoni at Lincoln Hall, $25-30, sold out

x 8:00-12:00m Leslie Beukelman Quartet with Julius Tucker, Matt Ulery, Dave King at Green Mill, $20

8:00 BTS Express with Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago

8:00 Ladies R&B Kickback Concert Part 2 with Kelly Price, Total, Brownstone, 702, Adina Howard, Kut Klose, Changing Faces, Michel'le, Sunshine Anderson at Chicago Theatre, $125-155

x 8:00 Arcwelder, J. Robbins, Deep Tunnel Project, Jon Langford & John Szymanski at Gman Tavern, $20-25, John Mohr's 60th Birthday Celebration, sold out

8:00-12:00m Night Swims, Edens, Mammals, Weird Rabbit at Burlington Bar, $10

8:00 White Pony tribute to Deftones at LiveWire Lounge, $13, Nu Metal Night

x 8:00 The Doovays at Pompeii tribute to Pink Floyd at Lizard's Liquid Lounge

x 8:00-10:00 Brice Boyer with Garrett Frank, Shravan Ragharam at Uncommon Ground, $10-12

8:00-11:00 Ted Tyro, Plant Matter, Naomi 10 Million, Helicopter Leaves at Kitchen 17 Fallen Log, $10

8:00-11:55 Windy City Rev Ups at Briny Swine

8:00 Keya Trammell tribute to Nancy Wilson at Untitled, $5

8:00 Major Wheeler, Arnica Montana at Cubby Bear, $7

8:00 University Symphony Orchestra Mediterranean Travels at Mandel Hall University of Chicago, free, donations appreciated, $10 suggested, $5 students

x 8:00 All Purpose Grind, Victoria Storm Trio at Friendly Music Community Berwyn

8:00-11:00 The Prissilla at Pub 78 Brookfield, rock

8:00-11:00 The Remedy at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge, $10

8:00-12:00m Al Spears & The Hurricane Project Band at Johnny's Blitz Sports Bar Westmont, $10

8:00 M Crew Band at DeMito's Saloon Villa Park

8:00 Alex Babiy at Grand Dukes Restaurant Downers Grove

8:00 Rocks Off tribute to The Rolling Stones at The Venue Aurora, $20-30

8:00 Brandye Phillips tribute to Tina Turner, Cliff Tartaglia tribute to Rod Stewart at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $29-39

8:00 BackForward at Q Bar Darien, $9-10+

8:00 All You Need is Love All Star Celebration of the Beatles with Kasim Sulton, Steve Kimock, Prairie Prince, ++ at Des Plaines Theatre Des Plaines, $29-89

8:00 American English duo at Broken Oar Port Barrington

8:00-11:00 Kevin Mileski at Main Street Outfitters Wauconda

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

8:00-11:00 Two Beer Tommy at Teddy O'Brien's Highwood

8:00 Code Blue Band at At The Office Crestwood

8:00 Y2K at Heroes West Lemont, $10-13

8:00-11:00 Bad Medicine duo Joe & Joey at The Studio Lockport

8:00-11:30 Redline Audio at Roxy Lockport, $10, alt-rock hits

8:00 Five Guys Named Moe at Smokey Jo's Crete

x 8:00 John Mead’s True Believers with Steve Dawson, John Abbey, Alton Smith, ++? play the songs of Bob Dylan at SPACE Evanston, $15-23

x 8:30 Bailen, Jacksonport at Hideout, $25, sold out

x 8:30 tribute to Pixies with Allen Epley, Stephen Howard, Brandon Rios, John Johannpeter, Sara Jean Stevens, Scott Lucas at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $22-28

x 8:30-11:30 Second Hand Soul Band at Richie's Restaurant Schiller Park

x 8:30 Diamondback at Whiskey River Glenview

8:30-11:30 Myra Keyes solo, Deadspeak at Cary's Lounge

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

8:30 Brain Graffiti presents Daundry at Epiphany Center, $15-20

8:30 Studio 64 with DJ Kardiak at Arcada Theatre Studio 64 St Charles

9:00 Headband Henny, Astrachan, benten at Empty Bottle, $12

9:00 Music for the Masses Dark 80s New Wave Nite at Beat Kitchen, $30-38

9:00, 11:00 Erthe St. James at Dorian's, $10 after 8:00

9:00 Derek Caruso & The Blues Fuse at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00

9:00 Bellakeo 2000s Reggaeton Night at House of Blues, $15-20

9:00 Müsilia and Emil Rojo at The Tonk, Latin soul fusion

9:00 Blind Adam and the Federal League, Bad Year, Middle Out, Caitlin Edwards at Liars Club, $10

9:00-12:00 Mz. Reese and her Reese's Pieces at Lee's Unleaded Blues, free, 2 drink minimum

9:00-1:00a Erf & Low at Gallery Cabaret, Band Night

9:00 Tuff Fest V with Rod Tuffcurls & The Bench Press at Joe's On Weed Street, $20, 2 day pass $30

9:00-12:00m Lydia Wynne at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

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

9:00-12:00m Lauren Hall at Clara

9:00 Trevor Band at Goat Village Norridge

9:00 Mr. Blotto at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

9:00 Valius at Quigley's Naperville

9:00-11:00 Rick Weals at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia

9:00 Cory Waller & The Wicked Things at Law Office Bar & Grill Yorkville

9:00 Saturday June at Whiskey River Glenview

9:00-12:00m Nothing Personal at Madcats Palatine, $7

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

9:00 Poison'd Crue tribute to Poison and Motley Crue at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $5-20

9:00 Tap Room All Stars with Nicole Devine at Mickey Finn's Brewery Libertyville

9:00-11:00 Hi Infidelity at 115 Bourbon Street Front Stage Merrionette Park, $5

9:00 In the Stix at Jamo’s Live Mokena, $7-9

9:00-12:30a Tera Lynne Fister at Emerald Isle

9:00 Hungu at Sleeping Village Main Bar, free

9:00 DJ Foster Grant at Hungry Brain, free

9:00 Lake Effect presents Thysbek release party for I’ve Dreamt of You A Thousand Times, Flower Flood, Wicker's Portal x Relativity Lounge at Epiphany Center, $15-20

9:30, 11:00 John Primer & The Real Deal Blues Band at Rosa's Lounge, $20-30, part of Rosa's Lounge 41st Anniversary all-month long

9:30 Frank Martin Busch and the Names at Carol's Pub, $7

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

9:30 Michael Rawls at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, free, Nightcap Music Series

10:00 The Orchard, Pool Hall, Dogcatcher at Cole's Bar, $15

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

10:00 Disco Stew at Mom's Place

10:00-12:00m The Show tribute to Selena at 115 Bourbon Street Performance Hall Merrionette Park, $5

10:00 Las Beibis at Subterranean

10:00 The 'Piano Party at Promontory, $13-15, amapiano & afrobeats

10:00 Hol, Jkyl & Hyde, Debstep b2b Orbiix at Concord Music Hall, $20

10:00 DJ Boathouse at aliveOne

10:00-3:00 A Night With Nanoos all night Long at California Clipper, $5

10:00 Feelgood at The Whistler, r&b, rap, soul classics and current bangers

10:30-11:45 Paul Abella Quartet at Andy's, $20, RSVP required

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

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