Saturday 3/16/24

Mar 16, 2024

Saturday!

It’s early St. Patrick’s Day or Eve, and there are plenty of great music event opportunities to enjoy and/or avoid, depending on how you’re looking at it… 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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8:00a Shamrock 2024 with Hello Weekend, Too Much Molly Band, DJ Lee Powers at House of Blues, $10

St. Patrick's Festival 2024 at Chief O'Neill's Pub, $10 after noon

8:00a Face Painter

9:00a Brendan McKinney & friends

10:00a Tim O'Shea & friends

12:00n Saol Academy of Irish Dance

12:30 Brendan McKinney & friends

2:00 Jimmy Keane

3:30 The Academy of Irish Music

5:00 O’hara Dance School

5:30 Baal Tinne

7:00 Trinity Academy of Irish Dance

7:30 Chicago Reel

9:00 Emerald Society Pipe Band

10:00 One of The Girls

8:30 Irish Breakfast at Durty Nellie's Palatine, $25

9:30a Shamrock 2024 with Celtic Roots, Ricky Liontones at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $13

10:00a Shamrock 2024 with DJ White Owl, DJ Toe-Knee at House of Blues Foundation Room, $13

11:00a Bluegrass Brunch at Beat Kitchen

11:00a-4:00 Mulligan Stew at Andy's, $10

11:00a Gabriel Datcu at City News Cafe, jazz

11:00a-9:00 Parade Day with The Boils at The Gage Gastropub

St. Patrick's Day Celebration at Durty Nellies Palatine, $5

11:00a Parade

12:00n The Bridgeport Rambler

12:00n Feel Good Irish Leprachauns Duo=

2:00 Trinity Irish Dancers

3:30 Dan McGuiness

5:00 The Celtniks

7:15 The Messengers

7:45 Journey Recaptured

10:30 Exit 147

11:00a St. Patrick's Celebration at Austin Community Tavern Steger, RSVP

8:00 The Smiley Tillmon Band with Kate Moss

12:00n St. Paddy's Celebration 2024 with The Rashers, The Quinn Bhoys & Liam Cahill, Avondale Ramblers, Foy Irish Dancers at Martyrs

12:00n-6:00 St. Patrick's Day Bar Crawl with 3:00 Emil Rojo y El Sismo at The Tonk

12:00n Deja Vu at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

x 12:00n Annual St. Patricks Day Celebration with The Dooley Brothers, Switchback, Fitz & The Celts @ 9:00, Bagpipes, Dancing Kids at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $10-20

St. Patrick's at Vixen McHenry

12:30 Justin Wallace

1:30 Dollar Giraffes

3:30 Lucas Matthew

5:30 Oh Yes

7:30 Hillbilly Rockstarz

9:30 Modern Day Romeos

aftershow DJ Teknik

St. Patrick's at Stadium Club McCook

1:00 OMG Irish Dancers

2:00 Cheryl Rodey

6:00 Shannon Rovers Bagpipe Band

7:30 Evil Burrito

St Patrick's at The Elm LaGrange

1:00 Trinity Irish Dance Group

5:00 OMG Irish Dance Group

7:00 Henry & JBC Duo

St Paddy's Weekend at Beacon Tap Des Plaines

1:00 Fast Eddie

5:00 Trinity Irish Dancers

6:00 Chicago Garda Pipes and Drums

7:00 Mulligan Stew

1:00-6:00 Chicago Brewing District St. Patrick's Day Brewery Crawl with 2:00-5:00 Grassy Moon set at On Tour Brewing Company

x 1:00 Beyond Borders at Friendly Tap

1:00-4:00 Ansa at Madcats Palatine, St. Patty's Day

x St Patrick's Fest at Irish American Heritage Center, $15, under 12 free

1:30 The Quarantinis

3:00 Aiden O'Toole

4:30 Tim O'Shea

5:45 Shannon Rovers

6:00 Grainne Duffy

6:00 One of the Girls (in the Erin Room)

7:30 Into The Heart

9:00 Whiskey Mick

x 2:00 The Mountainaires at Robert's Westside Forest Park

2:00 The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of The Beatles ++ for Kids at SPACE Evanston, $15

x 2:00 Cabbage Bash 2024 at Blue Island Beer Co, benefits Farm 2 Veteran

2:00 Sing Around at Two Way Street Downers Grove

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

St. Practice Day at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

2:30 McNulty Dancers

3:00 Classical Blast in Kilts

5:30 McNulty Dancers

6:00 Gotham Ramblers

8:30 McNulty Dancers

9:00 Gleason Irish Trio

St. Patrick's Day Weekend at Grandpa's Place Glenview

2:30 LJ Slavin

5:00 Victor Brown Band

7:00 Feel Good

x 3:00 Paper Machete at Green Mill

3:00 Risky Tingles at Phyllis' Musical Inn, St. Pat's Weekend

St. Patrick's Saturday at Chicago St Pub Joliet

3:00 John Condron

5:00 Anne Hatfield & Max Dunne

7:00 Gavin Coyle

Shamrockers Ball at Broken Oar Port Barrington

4:00 Hi Infidelity

7:00 Libido Funk Circus

9:00 Tennessee Whiskey tribute to Chris Stapleton

x 4:00 Cheap Talking Wine at Black Sheep

x 4:00 Al Rose & Steve Doyle at Cary's Lounge

x 4:00, 8:00 The Ike Reilly Assassination at Schubas, $25

4:00 Lauren Anderson at Val’s Halla Oak Park

4:00 Michael Rawls at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, Heyday Saturday Happy Hour

4:30-9:00 Soulful Celebration with 702 & 3-Piece at Promontory, $21-35

12:00n St. Patty's Eve at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach

4:30-7:00 Greg Spirizzi

8:00-10:30 The MilBillies

St. Practice Day at Ballydoyle Aurora

5:00 McNulty Dancers

5:30 Finger on the Trigger

8:30 McNulty Dancers

9:30-12:30a Pawnshop

5:00-8:30 Claire Corriveau at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

5:00-7:30 Gerry Hundt at Lagunitas Tap Room

5:00 DJ Mwelwa at Epiphany Center, Golden Hour

5:00-7:00 Space & Company at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

5:00-8:00 Josette Kacey at Church Street Brewing Itasca

x 5:00 Side Trick Pony at Blue Island Beer Co, Brendan McAlinden presents

x 5:30 Fitz & The Celts at Mickey Finn's Libertyville

6:00, 8:15 Brent Griffith, Jr. at Andy’s, $15

6:00-9:00 Eric Hochberg Trio with Bobbi Wilsyn at Catch 35

6:00-9:00 Toadvine, Noah G. Fowler at California Clipper, $5

6:00-9:00 Jim Perona at Adelle's Restaurant Wheaton

6:00 Tank and the Bee's at Bubblehouse Brewing Lisle

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

6:00 The DBs Duo at Sew Hop'd Huntley

6:00-9:00 Harmonius Jones at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park

6:30 Nicki Sage at J. Fleming’s Absolutely Delicious Westmont

x 6:30 Ian Leith at Girl In The Park Orland Park

6:30-10:00 Aaron Kelly & Friends at Preservation Geneva

6:30 Chris O'Brien with Jeff Banaszak at Bliss Wine Lounge Wauconda

6:30-9:30 The Donnybrooks Irish Pub Band at Werk Force Brewing Plainfield

6:30 A.J. Skrabis covers at Banging Gavel Tinley Park

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

7:00-3:00a Sun Volume, The Evictions, Gremlin at Liars Club

7:00 Iris May at O's Tap, St Patty's Show

7:00-9:30 Hay Okra, callers Andrea Craft and Wren Eisenauer at Second Unitarian Church, $10, Queer Contra

7:00 Anthony Green, Queen of Jeans, Snoozer at Cobra Lounge, $65, sold out, waiting list

7:00 ? at Mrs Murphy’s

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

7:00-11:00 Rabbit, Oyeme, Cassiopeia Model, Dad's Landfill at Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10, Nitroglycerine presents

7:00-10:00 Los Perros Cubanos at Epiphany, $15-20

x 7:00 The Redmonds at Palmer Place Restaurant & Biergarten Shamrockfest

x 7:00 Matt Gandurski at Scratch Public House Forest Park

7:00 Mikey Harms at Scratch On Lake Oak Park

7:00 Phil & Tim at Buckledown Brewing Lyons

7:00-10:00 Duck & Cover at Shanahans Woodridge

7:00-10:00 The Juke Box Heroes at Tuscan Wine Market Arlington Heights

7:00-3:00a In The Stix, 28 Days Duo, DJ 'til close at Sideouts Sport Tavern Island Lake, $0-20, St. Patrick's Day Eve

x 7:00 Mindi Abair & Jim Peterik at Genesee Theatre Waukegan, $30-65

7:00 Jason Benefield & Kelsey Montanez at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

7:00 The Remedy at Heroes West Lemont, $10-13

7:00-10:00 Rock N' Soul Band at The Quarry Thornton

x 7:00? Ian Leith at Girl In The Park Orland Park

7:00 The Purple Xperience tribute to Prince at Hard Rock Gary IN, $45

x 7:00 (8:00 ET) Fruition, Willy Tea Taylor at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $30-55

7:00 Peach Jam at The Belfry Theater Delavan WI

7:30 Keith Washington tribute to Teddy Pendergrass at City Winery, $45-65

x 7:30 The Tossers, Scott Lucas & The Married Men, Totally Cashed, The Chancers at Metro, $20-25, St. Patricks Day Celebration

7:30 K.Flay at Chop Shop, $39, sold out, waiting list

x 7:30, 9:30 Paul Marinaro & Alyssa Allgood duets with Ben Paterson, Clark Sommers, Mike Allemana, George Fludas at Winters Jazz Club, $33-38

7:30 Also sprach Zarathustra at Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center, $45-250

7:30 Chicago Sinfonietta presents Echo with Florence Price, Samuel Barber, Clarice Assad, Francis Poulenc at Auditorium Theatre, $27-67, Celebrating Women

Sat 3/16? 7:30-9:30 Julia Merchant at Davenport’s Piano Bar

7:30 Freddy and Co, The Back Alley at Park West, $35

7:30-10:00 Brandon James Signed, Sealed and Delivered tribute to Stevie Wonder at Epiphany, $15-30

7:30-10:00 Bowmanville Duo with Ethan Adelsman, Mason Jiller at Encore Little Gem Oak Park, jazz

7:30 Ashanti, Monica, Silk, Tamar Braxton, 702 at WinTrust Arena, $79-245

x 7:30 Modern Day Saints, Ron Lazzeretti Band at Friendly Tap Berwyn

7:30 Blackened tribute to Metallica, Sins N Roses tribute to Guns N Roses at Stage 119 Elmhurst, $10

7:30-10:30 Murley at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

x 7:30-9:30 American English tribute to The Beatles at Moonlight Theatre St Charles, $40

7:30 Now & Then at Ten Ninety Brewing Co Glenview

7:30 Mellencougar tribute to John Mellencamp, Cap'n Funk & The Groove Train at Des Plaines Theatre, $19-29

x 7:30 The Joyce Boys at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-40

7:30 Boy Band Review at Woodstock Opera House, $25-50

7:30-10:30 Lava Bear Band at Light The Lamp Brewery Grayslake

x 7:30 Jazz Mentors tribute to Wayne Shorter with Pat Mallinger, Ernie Adams, Pharez Whitted, Eric Hines, Dennis Carroll, Richard Johnson, Bobby Broom, Audrey Morrison at Ravinia Bennett Gordon Hall Highland Park, $20

7:30 Armchair Boogie at Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton WI, $25

8:00 Kadooge, Radiatör, Other Bills' Welsh Project, Dig Engine at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

8:00 Domania, Bum Rush, Kevin King Regime, Intoner, Klüde at Reggies Music Joint, $15

8:00 The Nields at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $28

8:00 Luna, Twin Coast at Lincoln Hall, $35-40, sold out

8:00 Pure Intention, Aweful, Cheerleader Roadkill, Safety Society at Beat Kitchen

8:00 Petra’s Recession Seven with Petra van Nuis, Art Davis, Eric Schneider, Russ Phillips, Andy Brown, Dan DeLorenzo, Bob Rummage at Green Mill, $20

8:00, 10:00 Monty Alexander Trio at Jazz Showcase, $35-50

8:00 Luke Pytel Blues Band with Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago

8:00 Gaelic Storm, The High Kings at House of Blues, $40

8:00 Help Me, I Can't Belt Soprano Retrospective with Nikki Krzebiot, Michael Oldham at Davenports Cabaret, $20, 2 drink minimum

8:00 The Rangers at The Tonk

8:00 Sally and the Shamrocks at Phyllis' Musical Inn

8:00 Dorian Electra, Uffie, Izzy Spears at The Vic Theatre, $30

8:00 Grouplove, Bully solo at The Vic Theatre, $35-70

8:00 Glass Alphas, Emily How, The Wild & Hungry, Slapbunt at The Burlington Bar, $10

8:00 The Kelltones at Reclaimed Bar and Restaurant, $10, St. Patty's Day Weekend

x 8:00 Alkaline Trio at Aragon Ballroom, $51

x 8:00-10:30 The Honeywhites Play Morphine at Lizards Liquid Lounge, St. Paddy's Day Weekend

8:00 Wolfram album release, Sugar Box, Audiomonkeys, The Lion Within at LiveWire Lounge, $10-15, St Paddy's Bash

8:00 The Big Gay Cabaret presents Jai Rodriguez at Mercury Theater, $45-55

8:00 DJ Vellii at Ramova Taproom

8:00 The Precious Moments, Otter Petter at The Atlantic Bar and Grill, $10

8:00-10:30 Guitarra Azul at Artango Bar & Steakhouse

8:00 Skizzy Mars, brake, MoonLander at Bottom Lounge, $25

8:00-3:00a Ifficial Reggae Movement hosted by DJ G Sharp at Wild Hare, Saturday Night Reggae Party

8:00 Yohan Experience at Untitled Supper Club

8:00-10:00 The Phantom Tollbooth, Ally Kellogg, Big Fans at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10

8:00 Harmony of Legends tribute to The Offspring, Soundgarden at Outta Space Berwyn, $10

8:00 Evergreen at Pub 78 Brookfield

8:00-11:00 Jimmy Nick at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

8:00 Maiden Chicago tribute to Iron Maiden, Eleven at Q Bar Darien, $13-17

x 8:00-11:00 The Irish Mystics St Patrick's celebration at The Venue Aurora, $15-25, benefits Fox Valley Music Foundation and The Venue programming and operations

8:00 Fat Joe & Twista at The Piazza Aurora, $70+

8:00 Warrant at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $49-99

x 8:00 Sons of the Silent Age tribute to The Sound and Vision of David Bowie at SPACE Evanston, $25-30, sold out

8:00 Talib Kweli at Center Theater Northshore Center for the Performing Arts, $46-66

x 8:00-1:00a Johnny Burnett solo at Shirley's Piano Bar Barrington

8:00-11:00 Billy Nixon at Main Street Outfitter Wauconda

x 8:00 Derrick Procell tribute to Van Morrison at Raue Center for the Arts Crystal Lake, $30-40

8:00 Jazz Night at Stage Left Cafe Woodstock, $5

8:00 Sixteen Candles at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, sold out

8:00 Lagram’s Way, The O’Hare Irish Dancers at The Toadstool Pub Highwood

8:00-11:00 In Time Out at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood

8:00 Sniper at The Irish Rebel Oak Lawn

8:00 The Stoned Bluez Band at At The Office Crestwood

8:00 Crooked Tails at The Studio Lockport

8:30 Alysha Monique and the Family Divine, DJ Nubian Traxx at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students, Dark Matter Series

8:30-11:00 Superfrye & The Valiant 72’s at Cary's Lounge

8:30 The Red Roses at Cubby Bear, $9

8:30 Supernatural Soul tribute to Santana at Humo Smokehouse aka Brauer House Lombard, $7-13

8:30 This End Up at Quigley’s Naperville

8:30-10:30 Fox Crossing Stringband at Duke's Ale House & Kitchen Crystal Lake

9:00 Fruit LoOops, Bussy Kween Power Trip, Dogshit at Empty Bottle, $12

9:00 Ca$h Era, DJ Preme, DJ Mo Mami, 8matiklogan, That Kid Haywyre, Astro at Reggies Rock Club, $10

9:00 Almafuerte at Hungry Brain, $10

9:00, 11:00 Gemini Project presented by Isaiah Collier at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00

9:00 Pete's Diary at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00

9:00-1:00a And The Animal, Hedron, Smoking Wires at Gallery Cabaret, Band Night

9:00-12:00m Fagan Irish Music at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

9:00 Copacabana Trio at Sabor A Cafe Steakhouse, RSVP

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

9:00 Slo' Mo Party celebrating Women's History Month with Empress Darling Shear, Miss Angelica Grace, Party Mom Kristen, ++ at Sleeping Village, $15-20

9:00 The Hustle 70s Disco Party at Subterranean, $15

9:00 DJ Papi Cruz at House of Blues Foundation Room, RSVP

9:00-2:30a Nightmoves with J Copes, Disco Oracle, Jesse Sandwich at California Clipper, $5

9:00-3:00a House vs Reggaeton Dance Party at Simone's, The Battle

9:00 Power & Peace tribute to Santana, Symple Band at Distro Music Hall Berwyn, $20

9:00 Ryan Craig Band at Tony D's Elmwood Park, Country Night

9:00 Lluvia Gris tributo a Heroes Del Silencio at Humo Smokehouse aka Brauer House Lombard, $10-15, Pop Urbano Rock Jam

9:00 The Country Night at Saddle Up at Q Aurora, $10, Line Dance Lessons at 6:00

9:00-11:00 Diamond Balazhi at Sidecar Supper Club & Beer Garden Batavia

9:00 Sin Anestesia 8th Anniversary, El Primer Instinto tribute to Caifanes, Con Nombre de Guerra tribute to Heroes del Silencio at Joe's Live Rosemont, $40, Spanish Rock

9:00 Shirley King at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon ’N Brass Speakeasy, $15, Blues Night, door at 6:00, light bites & cocktails for purchase

9:00 Brass From The Past at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett

9:00-12:00m Karla & The Phat Cats at Madcats Palatine, $8

9:00-12:00m Musichigan at Mackey's Hideout McHenry

9:00 Cruel Intention at The Irish Rebel Oak Lawn

9:00 Echo Five at The Irish Patriot Orland Park

9:00-2:30a DJs Real Co & Tecknique present Bad Bunny vs. Peso Pluma Dance Party at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5

x 9:30, 11:00 Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band at Rosa’s, $20-30, celebrating Melvin's B-Day

Sat 3/16? 9:30-12:30a The Nitz & Howe Experience at Davenport’s Piano Bar, $5

9:30 Jessie's Girl at The Thirsty Tavern, Shake Your Shamrocks

9:30 Sorry For Partying at Carol's Pub, $8

9:30 Klub Nocturno presents Rockero Night at Concord Music Hall, $15

9:30 Whoosh at The House Pub, $5

9:30 Sad House Guest at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Nightcap Music Series

10:00 Chébaka, Moecyrus, Psycho Myers, DJ Eva María at Cole's Bar, $15

10:00 Garrett Spear at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

10:00 Abyss, Cidikarus, 304, Warmcore, El Brujo, Karenoid at Subterranean, $10

10:00-3:00a Lucky You Soirée at Promontory, $18-20

10:00 Cloudy at The Whistler

10:00 Charlie Foxtrot at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP

10:00-12:00m Loudernow at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5

10:30 Mobius at Andy's, $15

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