Saturday 4/20/24

Apr 20, 2024

Saturday!

Many, many great music event opportunities to enjoy today and tonight 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 especially sharing Jerome’s Event List!

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10:00a John Condron solo show at Chicago Street Pub Joliet

11:00a Bluegrass Brunch at Beat Kitchen

x 11:00a Mark Dvorak at City News Cafe, folk

x 11:00a Dr. Rahul Sharma & The Rhythm Ambassadors of Funkadesi lead Towards Racial Healing Through Multicultural Drumming at Elastic Arts, $15-50, participants get free entry to 5/11 Celebratory Concert & Drum Circle with Funkadesi ++

x 12:00n-8:00 Springfest at Burning Bush Brewery

12:30-2:00 Leonardo Music for Kids

3:00-4:30 Dolph Chaney & The Phins

5:30-7:00 Soul Daddy

x 12:00n Greg Jacks & Brother Help at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP, Funk Brunch

12:00n-3:00 Terry Byrne at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

x 1:00-3:00 Beyond Borders at Friendly Tap

x 1:30 Piraguas y Piropos at City News Cafe, latin jazz

x afternoon International Pop Overthrow at Montrose Saloon, $15

2:00 Dam Destroyers

2:45 Phil Yates & The Affiliates

3:30 The Shake Ups

4:15 Mammals

5:00 The Larvettes

5:45 The Jeremy Band

x evening International Pop Overthrow at Montrose Saloon, $15

7:30 Matt Tiegler

8:15 The Sonnets

9:00 Things That Fly

9:45 MariZen

10:30 The Bon Mots

11:15 Routine Faces

x 2:00 Devin Johnston reads John Chamberlain with Ken Vandermark at Corbett Vs. Dempsey

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

2:00-4:00 Sing Around at Two Way Street Downers Grove

2:00 Pino Farina Band at Broken Oar Port Barrington

x 3:00 Paper Machete at Green Mill

3:00-6:00 Tierra Roja Duo music from Cuba and MX at The Tonk, Acoustic Lounge Saturdays

x 3:00-5:30 Wabi Sabi with caller tba at Cloister Club, Ida Noyes Hall, University of Chicago, $10, $5-7 students, UChicago Contra Dance, beginner lesson beforehand

3:00 Great Lake Jumper DJ Set at GMan Tavern, RSVP

x 3:00, 7:30 Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives at Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton WI, $46

4:00-7:00 The Barb & Barrett Show at Cary's Lounge

4:00-6:00 JazzyAfternoon, Stirred Not Shaken with Tom Walta and Nanci Davidson at Friendly Tap Berwyn, Jazz classics

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

4:30 LewisFamilyBand, Bobby Messano at Black Lung Brewing Fox Lake, 420 Party and Double Weed Beer Release

4:30-7:00 Wayne Landino at Black Lung Brewing Co Fox Lake

5:00 Matt Hendricks at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

5:00-7:30 That Wilde Band at Lagunitas Tap Room

5:00 Rell Cash, Ashlee Bankz, Stock Marley, Raymi at Cole's Bar

5:00-8:00 Open Decks with Blemkin & You at Cafe Mustache, signup from 4:30

5:00-7:00 Jacquelyn Vale at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

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

5:00 Lowreen & Harpdog's Firehouse Blues at Studio Winery & Geneva Lake Distilling Lake Geneva

X 5:30, 8:30 Hey, Hey, The Gang's All Here Chicago Barn Dance 100 years live radio show on WFMT with Mark Guarino, Tara Betts, Paul Collins, Gerald Dowd, Los Gallos, Girls of the Golden West, Kelly Hogan, Nikki Morgan, Hawk Nebula, The Plant Chicago, Francesca Royster, Andrew Sa, Marvin Tate, house band with Larry Beers, Justin Brown, Nolan Chin, Jim Cooper, Matt Gandurski, Katie Klocke, Lawrence Peters, Brent Roman, Macie Stewart directed by Jeff Thomas at Hideout, $20, $200 Hayloft RR Ranch tables for 2 with swag etc, 7:30 Square Dance with caller Paul Collins and the house band

5:30-8:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Stephanie Browning at Catch 35

5:30-8:00 Fruteland Jackson acoustic at Buddy Guy's Legends

5:30 Nicolette Anichini soprano Senior Recital at PianoForte Loyola University

x 6:00, 9:30 Lalah Hathaway at City Winery, $75-95

x 6:00, 8:15 Pat Mallinger Quartet at Andy's, $15

6:00-8:00 Thaddeus Tukes presents "VybeKat" with Laje, Toine, Candace Tukes at Promontory, $25-30

6:00-11:00 Rangla Punjab 2024 at Copernicus Center, $40-125

6:00 Vampires Ball with Zanias, Plack Blague, Ritual Howls, Houses of Heaven, Madeline Goldstein, Hallows, Normal Bias, Tassel, The Ineffectuals, Club Drugs, DJs Octonomy, Khadia, Dark Heart, Mijito, Heaven Malone, Clarissa, Echodroides, Amber Gris, Shanti, Nocturna with Scary Lady Sarah at Epiphany, $50

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

6:00 Jim Perona at Adelle's Restaurant Wheaton

6:00 Dank Hollow Bluegrass at Bubblehouse Brewing Lisle

6:00-9:00 Lulu Sylvester at The Wine Exchange St. Charles

6:00-9:00 Syahi at Riverlands Brewing Company St. Charles, part of Dank Day 4/20 Party 12:00n-10:00

6:00 Eliana Silverman violin at McClintock Choral and Recital Room, Northwestern University Evanston, Student Recitals

6:00-8:00 Matt Keen solos at Sew Hop'd Huntley

6:00-9:00 Mokena Mike and John Weeks at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park

6:30 Thy Art Is Murder, Angel Maker, Signs of the Swarm, Snuffed on Sight at House of Blues, $28

6:30 Doug Bardolph at J. Flemings Restaurant Westmont

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

6:30 Mid Atlantic at Bliss Wine Lounge Wauconda

6:30 Matt Zach at Banging Gavel Vogt House Tinley Park

6:30? Saul Good Trio at Girl In The Park Orland Park

x 7:00 Uli Jon Roth and His Band at Reggie's Rock Club, $40-75

7:00 Rich Aucoin, Oux at Subterranean, $15-17

x 7:00 Rock & Rye play The Grateful Dead's 'Reckoning' at On Tour Brewing

7:00-11:00 Wind Rose, Xandria at Avondale Music Hall, $38

7:00-9:00 No Sé Díscos presents Holy Smokes with Allá, The Sorcerer with Kaczynski Composite Sketch, Sellasia, at California Clipper, $5

7:00 Slothrust 10 year anniversary, Weakened Friends at Cobra Lounge, $29, sold out

7:00 Lair of the Minotaur, Black Cross Hotel, Eunuchs, Ills at LiveWire Lounge, $15

7:00 The Chancers at Mrs Murphy’s

7:00-11:00 Ya-Yas tribute to The Rolling Stones, Marshall Hong, Eric Nyberg at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center, 2nd Annual Stones Fest

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

7:00 Environmental Encroachment Marching Band, Roots Rebel Band, DJ Redlox at Marz Community Brewing, Dank Magic Marketplace 12:00n-close

7:00-10:00 Nikki Minerva, Anteeter, The Duke at Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10

x 7:00-9:30 Jordan Wankoff & Ship of Fools with callers Moose & Andrea at 2nd Unitarian Church, $10, Queer Contra, beginner lesson at 6:30

7:00 King George, Tucka, Pokey Bear, Lenny Williams, Theodis Ealey, JWONN at Arie Crown Theater, $59-250, 18th Annual Chi-Town Blues Festival

7:00 Hugo tribute to Elvis Presley at Chef Shangri-La Riverside

7:00 Luke Frees at Buckledown Brewing Lyons

7:00 Stan Shady tribute to Eminem at Q Bar Darien, $9-13

7:00-10:00 Scramble at Shanahans Woodridge

7:00 House of Hamill at Maple Street Concerts Lombard, $20, sold out

7:00 JudsonMain at Take Flight Spirits Skokie, RSVP

7:00 Paul McKinney & Jeanne Robert at Tuscan Wine Market Arlington Heights

7:00 TNT Chicago tribute to AC/DC, Boys & Toys at Broken Oar Port Barrington

x 7:00-11:00 John Ballantyne & Crazy Heart at Stage Left Cafe Woodstock, $10-15

7:00-10:00 Evening Breeze at Lucky Scottie Restaurant Waukegan

7:00-10:00 The King of Mars at Tighthead Brewing Mundelein

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

7:00 Corduroy Cat at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

x 7:00 (8:00 ET) Aaron Lee Tasjan, Molly Martin at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $25-50

7:30, 9:30 Benny Benack Quartet with Ben Waltzer, Christian Dillingham, Kyle Swan at Winters Jazz Club, $28-38

7:30-5:00a Duke Tumatoe And The Power Trio, Joanna Connor Band at Kingston Mines, $20

7:30 Chopin & Tchaikovsky conducted by Tugan Sokhiev with Yulianna Avdeeva at Symphony Center, $39-250

7:30-9:30 Mark Madsen at Davenport’s Piano Bar

7:30 Sematary, Buckshot, Anvil at The Vic Theatre, $65, moved from Riviera

7:30 Leslie Odom, Jr. at CIBC Theatre, $56-111

7:30-10:00 Harold Dawson at Encore Little Gem Oak Park, $7

x 7:30 Carrie Newcomer and John McCutcheon at Lund Auditorium, Dominican University, River Forest, $23-33

7:30 Cheryl Rodey Band at Stadium Club McCook

7:30-10:30 Ben Bollero at Pollyanna Brewing

7:30-10:00 Reely Dan tribute to Steely Dan at Moonlight Theatre St Charles, $30

7:30 Contemporary Music Ensemble at Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University Evanston, $8, $5 students, Bienen Ensembles

x 7:30 The Bad Examples, Andras Jones at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-35, sold out

7:30 Deadfest Band, The Mosquitos Jam Band at Sundance Saloon Mundelein, $12-22, Four Twenty Time

7:30 Eddie Barbash & KASA Quartet at Bennett Gordon Hall, Ravinia, $30 reserved, no lawn

7:30-11:30 The Fun Guise Jam Band at Roxy Lockport, $8-10

7:45 Hi Infidelity at The Vixen McHenry, $12-17, DJ Teknik aftershow

x 8:00 PriMary tribute to The Cure, Still IL tribute to The Smiths at Martyrs, $15

x 8:00 The Weight Band at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $45

x 8:00 Willie Nile at OTSFM Szold Hall, $38

8:00 Motel Breakfast, Scarlet Demore, Harrison Gordon at Metro, $20-25

8:00 No Men, La Rosa Noir, Plum, Tension Pets at Beat Kitchen, $12

x 8:00 Buffalo Nichols at Judson & Moore, $31

8:00-2:00a Heavensware VII with VJ Ashton Simeon, easygoingtech, Padlock, Shadow Work with Jace Inman & Venosci, WFXR with Fess Grandiose & RMM at Elastic Arts, $15-20

x 8:00-12:00m James Morrison Quartet at Green Mill, $20

8:00, 10:00 Alyssa Allgood CD release party with Kendrick Scott, Greg Ward, Ethan Philion, Julius Tucker at Jazz Showcase, $25-40

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

x 8:00 Waxahatchee, Good Morning at Salt Shed Indoors, sold out

8:00 Meri Ziev presents “From 8-Tracks to Live Streams” at Davenport’s Cabaret, $25, 2 drink minimum

8:00 Organ Wolf, Secret Rats at Phyllis' Musical Inn

8:00 Rad Payoff, The Cell Phones, The Brokedowns, Two Houses at The Burlington Bar, $13

8:00 Thankful Dead 420 Party at Reclaimed Restaurant & Bar

x 8:00 Uncle Boogie at Lizards Liquid Lounge

8:00 University Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble with Jade Chinese Music Ensemble at Logan Center Performance Hall, University of Chicago

8:00-10:00 Beta Dogs with Hilltop at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10

8:00 Off The Vine at The Atlantic Bar & Grill, $10

8:00-10:30 Mauro Frosio Argentine Jazz Piano at Artango Bar & Steakhouse

8:00 Black Kray at Bottom Lounge, sold out

8:00-3:00a URoy & The Tropics, DJ G Sharp at Wild Hare, Saturday Night 420 Reggae Party

8:00 Dionne Lea with Keith Harrison Dworkin at Mercury Theatre Venus Cabaret Theater, The Way It Is Now, $45-55

8:00 Jazmin Sky at Untitled Supper Club

8:00 Rhythm Rockets at Clara, $10

x 8:00 Mint Mile, Allen Epley, Palm Electric at Fitzgeralds Nightclub, $20-25

8:00 Strawdaddy at Friendly Tap Berwyn, jam rock

x 8:00 The Black Oil Brothers, Hoover & Harley And The Boys at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $14-19

9:00 Richie Shep at Goat Village Norridge

8:00 The Tentakills, Taco Wagon, Perks at Outta Space Berwyn, $10, Surf Rock, Garage

8:00 Dead Living at Flapjack Brewery Berwyn, Acoustic Punk Series

8:00 Bipolar Bear at Pub 78 Brookfield

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

8:00 Yabba Grifftihs at DeMito's Tavern Villa Park

8:00 Hanrahan & Friends with Brother John Kattke at Frankie's Blue Room Naperville

8:00 Drew Damron at Dockside Ottawa

x 8:00 Al Di Meola at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $39-79, plus $150 VIP 6:00 soundcheck meet & greet

8:00 Berhana, Asha Imuno at SPACE Evanston, $22 SRO

8:00-9:30 Glencoe Youth Services Festival of the Bands at Madame Zuzu's Highland Park, $10

8:00 dec8de tribute to the 80s at Ten Ninety Brewing Co Glenview

x 8:00 Todd Rundgren at Rivers Casino Des Plaines, sold out

8:00 Los Acosta at Rosemont Theatre

x 8:00 Robert Cray Band, Miles Minor Blues Band at Des Plaines Theatre, $49-89

8:00 Rod Tuffcurls And The Bench Press, Little Cypress at Durty Nellies Palatine, $20

8:00-10:30 Tokemagic at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach

8:00-10:30 Lewis Family Band at Black Lung Brewing Co Fox Lake

8:00-11:00 BwB aka Better with Bacon at Main Street Outfitter Wauconda

x 8:00-11:00 Anderlik and Church at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich

8:00 Dancing Queen tribute to ABBA at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, $30-45

8:00 Reverie Stone at The Toadstool Pub Highwood

8:00-11:00 Victor Brown at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood

8:00 Made in America Icons of Country Paul & Erica tribute to Toby Keith & Miranda Lambert at The Lyric Blue Island, $40-50s

x 8:00 BoDeans at Rialto Square Theatre Joliet, $39-69

8:00 Dan Dougherty Band at Studio Lockport

8:00-11:00 FlipSide at At The Office Crestwood

8:00 Gerhart Special at Austin Community Tavern Steger, 420 Show

8:00-2:00 DJ Payback at Salerno's Pizza Hodgkins, After Dark Saturday Ladies Night

8:00-12:00m DJ Triple H aka Harry Hotmix Hernandez at Beacon Tap Des Plaines

x 8:30 Magnetic Fields at Thalia Hall, sold out

8:30 Big Something, the Ries Brothers at Lincoln Hall, $20

8:30 Ho Etsu Taiko at Constellation, $15

x 8:30-11:00 The Honey Whites Play Morphine at Cary's Lounge

8:30 Mediocre at Best at O's Tap

8:30 Bent Dimes, LittleBirds at Cubby Bear, $9

8:30-2:00a Hoosier Ditty at Tony D's Elmwood Park, Country Night

8:30 The Buzz Worthys tribute to 90s at Humo Smokehouse aka Brauer House Lombard, $0-13

8:30 Fast Times tribute to 80s at Humo Smokehouse aka Brauer House Lombard, $7-15

8:30 Sloane’s Mixtape at Quigley’s Naperville

8:30 Emily Amesquita mezzo-soprano at McClintock Choral and Recital Room, Northwestern University Evanston, Student Recitals

8:30 Sunblind tribute to Sublime, Acoustic Jukebox Duo at Sideouts Sport Tavern Island Lake, $10-20

9:00 Derritete at Empty Bottle, $12

x 9:00 Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials, Funky Mojo Daddy at Reggie's Music Joint, $20

9:00 Michael Seyer, Sundiver CA, Late Nite Laundry at Schubas, $16-20

x 9:00 The Sidepieces at Hungry Brain, $10

x 9:00 Sam Grisman Project at Chop Shop, $31

9:00, 11:00 Alejandro Salazar Quartet at Dorians, $10 after 8:00

9:00 Cros, Joe Doyle at Buddy Guy's Legends, $25

9:00 Smiley Tillmon Band at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00

9:00 Mike Hanisch at The Tonk

9:00 Redline 4/20 with Lindsey Herbert, Neek, Agent Provocateur at Park West, $25

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

9:00-12:00m Natalie & The Magnificos at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

9:00 Sultan & Shepard, Rinzen at Concord Music Hall, $20

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

9:00 Transitions with DJ Cloudy at The Whistler

x 9:00 Mary Lane at Fuller's Pub, Jeffry 60th bday

x 9:00 Dead Inside at Sleeping Village

9:00 Goodies 2000s Hip Hop Nite at Subterranean, $20

9:00-2:00a Bad Pluma Reggaeton, Banda, Corridos Dance Party at Simone's, RSVP, free 'til 11:00, Puertomex Unity Night

x 9:00 Some of the Parts at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP

x 9:00 Mr. Blotto at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

9:00 Buckle at Saddle Up at Q Aurora, $5+, Line Dance Lessons at 6:00

x 9:00 Noah Gabriel Band with Gary Belniak, Michael Addymann, Andrew Szymanski, Dave Ramont, Chad Watson album release at The Law Office Pub & Music Hall Yorkville, $15

x 9:00-11:00 Pete Jive 420 Party at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia

9:00 Fool House tribute to 90s dance party at Joe's Live Rosemont, $25

9:00 Soda at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett

9:00-12:00m Major Climb at Madcats Palatine, $5

9:00 Lunar Ticks, Rosey Bones at Mackey's Hideout McHenry

9:00 Infinity tribute to Journey at Heroes West Lemont, $10-16

9:00-2:00a Ann Marie & Friends at The Forge Joliet, $40-120

9:00-2:00 Kpop Club Night with DJ Yuka K, Kpop Club Night crew at Distro Music Hall Berwyn, $35

x 9:30, 11:00 Milk'n Blues at Rosa’s, $10-25, premier performance from Brazil

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

9:30 The Toasted Coconuts at Carols Pub, $8

9:30 The Ray Boyd Band at The House Pub, $5

9:30 Lynn Nardelli at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Nightcap Music Series

9:30 GooRoos at Mickey Finn's Libertyville

10:00 South City Revival at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

10:00 Ginger Road at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP

10:00-12:00m All American Throwbacks at 115 Bourbon Street Front Stage Merrionette Park, $5

10:00-2:30a No Pressure 4/20 with JBambi aka Psychic Pu$$Y, Lamar Kedar at California Clipper, $5

10:00 Miniskirt, The Daisy Heaves, Everyday Specials at Cole's Bar, $10-13

10:00 Gyrate Perreo 101 with Karennoid, Mamicana, La Gata, BCQ at Bourbon on Division, $25, Reggaeton, Dancehall, Dembow Y Mas

10:30 Jimmy Farace at Andy's, $15

10:30 Edward Carpio y su Clave Maestra at Sabor A Cafe Steakhouse, RSVP

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