Saturday 2/3/24

Feb 03, 2024

Saturday!

Lots of great music event opportunities abounding in and around Chicago… read on for the details and get out to enjoy one or more if you can… thanks for reading, subscribing to, and sharing Jerome’s Event List!

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Sat 2/3 11:00a Bluegrass Brunch at Beat Kitchen

x Sat 2/3 11:00a School of Rock Elmhurst Adult Program at Roberts Westside Forest Park

x Sat 2/3 12:00n The Box Band at FitzGeralds Nightclub, RSVP, Bluegrass Brunch

Sat 2/3 12:00n-6:00 School of Rock Geneva end of season showcase day 1 at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

Sat 2/3 12:30 Upbeat Music Student Showcase at Schubas, $10

Sat 2/3 2:00-4:00 Sing Around at Two Way Street Coffee House Downers Grove

Sat 2/3 3:00 Paper Machete at Green Mill

Sat 2/3 3:00-6:00 Gonzalo Cordoba Bohemian Sounds at The Tonk, Acoustic Lounge Saturdays curated by Emil Rojo

Sat 2/3 3:00, 7:30 Piano Man Experience tribute to Billy Joel at Woodstock Opera House, $43-55

x Sat 2/3 4:00 Ian Leith at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, Heyday Saturday Happy Hour

Sat 2/3 4:00, 8:00 Sector, Missing Link at Subterranean, $15, early show sold out

x Sat 2/3 4:00-7:00 Jenny Bienemann & People She Loves at Cary's Lounge

Sat 2/3 4:00 Ian Leith at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Heyday Saturday Happy Hour

Sat 2/3 5:00 Goodbye Sunshine, Lost Dead, Pact Goons, Angel of Thursday at Cobra Lounge, $13

Sat 2/3 5:00-8:00 Open Decks at Cafe Mustache

Sat 2/3 5:00-8:30 Dave Herrero at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

Sat 2/3 5:00 Bear Williams at Epiphany Center, Golden Hour

Sat 2/3 5:00 Toyacoyah, Lamebrane, Stunna & Renan at Epiphany Center, Golden Hour, live drum and bass sets

Sat 2/3 5:00-7:00 Space & Company at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

x Sat 2/3 5:00 Local H, Josh Caterer, Desparate Wednesdays at Blue Island Beer Co, $30, A Bash for Brian benefits The Ronald McDonald House Charities

Sat 2/3 5:00 Hobie & The Leftovers at Studio Winery & Geneva Lake Distilling Lake Geneva

x Sat 2/3 6:00-9:00 Eric Hochberg Trio with Dee Alexander at Catch 35, Beyond Night

Sat 2/3 6:00, 8:15 Marques Carroll at Andy’s, $15

Sat 2/3 6:00-9:00 Eric Hochberg Trio with Dee Alexander at Catch 35

x Sat 2/3 6:00 Soul Message at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP, Supper Club

Sat 2/3 6:00 Kent Slayton at Bubblehouse Brewing Lisle

Sat 2/3 6:00-9:00 Dennis O'Brien at The Wine Exchange St. Charles

Sat 2/3 6:00-9:00 Lucky Pickers at Riverlands Brewing Company St. Charles, February Bluegrass Series

Sat 2/3 6:00-9:00 Joe Orozco at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park

Sat 2/3 6:30 Meet Me at the Alter, John Harvie, Elliot Lee, Honey Revenge at House of Blues, $25

Sat 2/3 6:30 Cassandra Henwood at J. Fleming’s Absolutely Delicious Westmont

Sat 2/3 6:30-10:00 Matt Keen at Preservation Geneva

Sat 2/3 6:30 Mid Atlantic at Bliss Wine Lounge Wauconda

Sat 2/3 7:00 Seán Cleland & the Kilgubbin Project record release at Martyrs, $20

Sat 2/3 7:00 Teen Open Mic at OTSFM Armitage Concert Hall, $3

x Sat 2/3 7:00? The Wee Beasties, Outronaut, Hot Lips Messiah at Liars Club

x Sat 2/3 7:00 Daddy's Boy, Clickbait at Tone Deaf Records

Sat 2/3 7:00-10:00 Venus Club, Midnight Minds at California Clipper

Sat 2/3 7:00 The New Cats at Mrs Murphy’s

Sat 2/3 7:00-10:00 Ira Glass, Twin Coast, White Orchid at Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10, Nitroglycerine presents

Sat 2/3 7:00-11:00 The Chad Willetts Quartet with Bradley Williams, Stacy McMichael, Dez Desermeaux, ++ at Le Piano

x Sat 2/3 7:00 Arriver, Stomatopod, Numerical Control Society, Underhand at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $16-17 benefits PING nonprofit to provide music equipment & education in OPRF schools

Sat 2/3 7:00 Jory Avner at Scratch Public House Forest Park

Sat 2/3 7:00 Patrick Gemkow at Scratch On Lake Oak Park

x Sat 2/3 7:00 Bruce Molsky at Acoustic Renaissance Concerts Hinsdale, $20

x Sat 2/3 7:00 Beyond The Blonde, The Awfully Good at Stage 119 Elmhurst

Sat 2/3 7:00-10:00 The Niche at Shanahans Woodridge

Sat 2/3 7:00 Barn Dance with The Plank Road String Band at Two Way Street Coffee House Downers Grove

Sat 2/3 7:00 Hi Infidelity, Infinity at The Piazza Aurora, $10+

Sat 2/3 7:00 Noah Gabriel at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

Sat 2/3 7:00 Steve Knight Duo at Sketchbook Evanston

x Sat 2/3 7:00 John Mueller's Winter Dance Party tribute to Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens at Raue Center for the Arts Crystal Lake, $28-50, endorsed by Holly, Valens, Richardson estates

Sat 2/3 7:00-10:00 Side Effects rock n' roll at The Quarry Thornton

x Sat 2/3 7:00 (8:00 ET) May Erlewine at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $25-50

Sat 2/3 7:30, 9:30 Tammy McCann with Leandro Lopez Varady, John Sutton, Cliff Wallace at Winters Jazz Club, $28-38, Duke and Stray Together Again Tribute to Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn

Sat 2/3 7:30-5:00a Duke Tumatoe and The Power Trio, Joanna Connor Band at Kingston Mines, $20

Sat 2/3 7:30-9:30 Julia Merchant at Davenport’s Piano Bar Cabaret

Sat 2/3 7:30 Mayer Hawthorne, Chulita Vinyl Club at Park West, $30

Sat 2/3 7:30 Too Fighters tribute to Foo Fighters, Rearview tribute to Pearl Jam at Cubby Bear, $9

Sat 2/3 7:30-10:30 Eddie Harrison Paris Jazz at Encore Little Gem Oak Park

Sat 2/3 7:30-10:30 Howard and The White Boys at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

x Sat 2/3 7:30-11:00 Johnny Burnett solo at Rox City Grill Hotel Baker St Charles

Sat 2/3 7:30-10:00 Beggars Banquet with Paul and Al Salecker tribute to The Rolling Stones at Moonlight Theatre St. Charles

Sat 2/3 7:30 Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University Evanston, $8, $5 students

x Sat 2/3 7:30 Ivy Ford Band, Little Victory at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-35, $155-$235 Blues Week pass

Sat 2/3 7:30-10:30 Tim Laskowski & Jacob Belotti at Light The Lamp Brewery Grayslake

Sat 2/3 7:30-12:00 Maiden Chicago tribute to Iron Maiden, Blackened tribute to Metallica, Reign In Blood tribute to Slayer at The Forge Joliet, $10

x Sat 2/3 7:30 Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives at Egyptian Theatre DeKalb, $46-76, $200 VIP

x Sat 2/3 8:00 PriMary tribute to The Cure, MarsVenusMoon, Donn Ha Is Not Alone at Montrose Saloon

x Sat 2/3 8:00 Bonnie Koloc with Rose Snyder, Steve Eisen, Andy May, Al Ehrich, opener Mark Dvorak at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $40, sold out

x Sat 2/3 8:00 Swappin' Boots House Band with Andrew Krull, Sarah Weddle, Sott Daniel, Bailey Minzenberger at Judson & Moore, $12, sold out, waitlist, live music at 8:30, dance lesson with Wild Earp & Michelle Billingsley at 7:00, presented by Queer Social Club

x Sat 2/3 8:00 Pat Mallinger Quartet with Dan Trudell, Kyle Asche, George Fludas at Green Mill, $20

x Sat 2/3 8:00 Ax, Kavakos & Ma at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $99-399

Sat 2/3 8:00 Beat The Meatles, The Partakers at Beat Kitchen, $15

Sat 2/3 8:00 Wic Whitney, Violet Crime, The Mild West, Sydney Richards at Lincoln Hall, $20

Sat 2/3 8:00 Dave Herrero Band with Anne Harris, Gabe Carter at City Winery, $20

Sat 2/3 8:00, 10:00 Harry Allen & Andy Brown Trio at Jazz Showcase, $30-45

Sat 2/3 8:00 Re-live Groundhog Day with Trio Waz at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students, Asian Improv Arts Midwest presents

Sat 2/3 8:00 Luke Pytel Blues Band with Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago

x Sat 2/3 8:00-11:00 Rachel Drew at Cary's Lounge

Sat 2/3 8:00 The Spectral Distortions, James The Boneless, 13 Monsters, Stick Horse at The Burlington Bar, $10

Sat 2/3 8:00 Autofobia, Deleted Society, Side Effect, Paweł Radwański at LiveWire Lounge, benefit for Marcin

Sat 2/3 8:00-11:00 Gerry Haughy at Founders Room, Irish American Heritage Center, $15, Celtic Social Gathering

Sat 2/3 8:00 The Dooley Band at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center

Sat 2/3 8:00-10:30 Guitarra Azul at Artango Bar & Steakhouse

Sat 2/3 8:00 Chamber Orchestra & Middle East Music Ensemble at University of Chicago Logan Center

Sat 2/3 8:00-3:00a Roots Renegades, Mama T & Jah Boogie, DJ G Sharp at Wild Hare, Bob Marley Birthday Bash

x Sat 2/3 8:00 Morry Sochat & The Special 20s at Untitled Supper Club

Sat 2/3 8:00 Jon McDonald & Friends at Fuller’s Pub

Sat 2/3 8:00-10:00 Rachael Davis at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $15

x Sat 2/3 8:00 Ian Leith & Dozen Buzzin' Cousins, Lemon Knife at Outta Space Berwyn, $10, Baby Boy Miller Art Show open at 6:00

Sat 2/3 8:00 The Prissillas at Pub 78 Brookfield

Sat 2/3 8:00-11:00 Charles & Company at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

Sat 2/3 8:00-1:00a Midnight Rider tribute to Allman Brothers, Bad Enough tribute to Bad Company at Brauer House Lombard, $12-15

x Sat 2/3 8:00 The Bad Examples at The Venue Aurora, $20-30

x Sat 2/3 8:00 Snow Shoe 2024 with Old Shoe, Mr. Blotto, The Spooklights at Two Brothers Roundhouse Aurora, $20, $35 two day pass

Sat 2/3 8:00 Pete Evick, Dean Cramer, Chad Stewart acoustic at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $15-25, A Trip with the MTV Generation

Sat 2/3 8:00 Nier:Orchestra Concert 12024 The End of Data at Rosemont Theatre, $51-175

Sat 2/3 8:00 The Chain tribute to Fleetwood Mac, Rose Hill Revival tribute to Southern Rock at Des Plaines Theatre, $19-39

Sat 2/3 8:00 American English at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, $20-40

Sat 2/3 8:00 Jak Tripper at Broken Oar Port Barrington

Sat 2/3 8:00-11:00 Gumbo with Marcus Rezak tribute to Phish at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood

x Sat 2/3 8:00 Gerald McClendon at The Toadstool Pub Highwood

Sat 2/3 8:00-12:30a Superfly Redneck at The Irish Rebel Oak Lawn

Sat 2/3 8:00 Serenity Now at Q Bar Darien, $7-9

Sat 2/3 8:00 One Hit Wonders Night at The Studio Lockport

Sat 2/3 8:00 The Lazy Lightning Band at Austin Community Tavern Steger

x Sat 2/3 8:30 Buddy Guy, NuBlu Band with Carlisle Guy at Buddy Guy's Legends, $75

x Sat 2/3 8:30 Rachel Drew, Peter Joly, Cathie Van Wert Menard at Cary's Lounge

x Sat 2/3 8:30 Backyard Tire Fire, Ryan Joseph Anderson at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20

Sat 2/3 8:30 The Electric Cars tribute to The Cars at Tony Ds Elmwood Park

Sat 2/3 8:30 Strawdaddy at Friendly Tap Berwyn

Sat 2/3 8:30 The Wayouts at Quigley’s Naperville

Sat 2/3 8:30 Blues Demolition Band at Happy's Badazz Bar Cary

Sat 2/3 8:30 Libido Funk Circus at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $5-20

Sat 2/3 9:00 Meat Wave, Cabeza De Chivo, Dogshit at Empty Bottle, sold out, follow for updates, CHIRP Radio welcomes

Sat 2/3 9:00 Wraith, Toxic Ruin, Cruel Bomb, The Gavel at Reggies Music Joint, $15

Sat 2/3 9:00 High Spirits, Bear Mace, Acerus at Reggies Rock Club, $20

Sat 2/3 9:00 gum.mp3, Ctrlzora at Schubas, $15-20

Sat 2/3 9:00 V.V. Lightbody, Julia Steiner, Brent Penny at Sleeping Village, $20-23, SV 6th Year Celebration

Sat 2/3 9:00 SunSquabi, Cofresi at Chop Shop, $24

Sat 2/3 9:00, 11:00 Alejandro Salazar Quartet at Dorians, $10 after 8:00

Sat 2/3 9:00 The Curls, Rami Atassi's Cosmic Dance Band at Hungry Brain

Sat 2/3 9:00 Chicago Blues All Stars at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00

Sat 2/3 9:00 Tee + Hee The Giggle Brothers, Heysyri, K9ine, Sunsational at Cobra Lounge, $10 RAIL Radical Animals Illinois furry bar event

Sat 2/3 9:00 Rod Tuffcurls and the Benchpress Tuff Fest 2024, Bonzo Squad at Joe's on Weed Street, $25, $40 two day pass

Sat 2/3 9:00-12:00m Sam Roark at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

Sat 2/3 9:00-12:00m Kevan Eftekhari at Tack Room

Sat 2/3 9:00-2:00a Chama Pagode, DJ Nando at Black Barrel Lounge, Carnaval 2024, $10-39, premium open bar package, shots not included

Sat 2/3 9:00 House of Groove with Alex Kislov b2b Arvi Mala, L8 Night Flights, Danny Zeidan, Xovi Jaygee, Nick C, Muffy, Dylan Gold at House of Blues Foundation Room, $25

Sat 2/3 9:00 Taylor Fest at Bottom Lounge, $20

x Sat 2/3 9:00 Los Gallos at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP

Sat 2/3 9:00 Serendipity at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

Sat 2/3 9:00 Matt Shukin at Sidecar Supper Club & Beer Garden Batavia

Sat 2/3 9:00 Rok Brigade tribute to Def Leppard, Night Songs tribute to Cinderella at Durty Nellies Palatine, $12

Sat 2/3 9:00-12:00 Industrial Drive at Madcats Palatine, $5

Sat 2/3 9:00 Heads All Empty tribute to The Grateful Dead at Mackey's Hideout McHenry, $10

Sat 2/3 9:00 Louder Now tribute to Emo & Pop-Punk at Heroes West Lemont, $10-13, Emo Night

Sat 2/3 9:00-11:00 Sparks Fly tribute to Taylor Swift at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5

x Sat 2/3 9:30, 11:00 Sheryl Youngblood Band at Rosa’s, $15-25, part of Rosas 40th Anniversary

Sat 2/3 9:30-12:30a The Nitz & Howe Experience at Davenport’s Piano Bar Cabaret, $5

Sat 2/3 9:30 Sunfallen at Carol's Pub, $7

Sat 2/3 9:30-2:00am John Till at House Pub St Charles, $5

Sat 2/3 9:30 JJ Smith at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Nightcap Music Series

Sat 2/3 10:00 Vang!, Rareforms, Acceptor at Cole's Bar, $13

Sat 2/3 10:00 Dirt Monkey, Austeria, Demon Baby at Concord Music Hall, $20

Sat 2/3 10:00 Lloyd Snyder and The Big Rig Band at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

Sat 2/3 10:00 Ariel’s Party, Jayshree at Hideout, $10

Sat 2/3 10:00-3:00a Aquarius Bash with Fresh Da Juice, DJ Playmaka, Mile High, Jukie tha Kidd at Promontory, $20-25

Sat 2/3 10:00 DJ Feelgood at The Whistler

Sat 2/3 10:00 Yankee Cowboy at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP

Sat 2/3 10:00-12:00m The Hair Band Night at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5

Sat 2/3 10:00 Sin Anestesia at The Lyric Blue Island, $35

Sat 2/3 10:30 Last Call at Andy's, $15

Sat 2/3 11:00 Petra Van Nuis, Dennis "Deluxe" Luxon at Le Piano, After Glow Late Show

Sat 2/3 11:30-3:00a DJ Nook E.X. and Wesside at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood