Saturday 5/13/23

May 13, 2023

10:15a Miss Jamie at FitzGeralds Patio, $25/Family, Patio Family Fun

11:00a Andrew Diehl at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park

11:00a Bluegrass Brunch at Beat Kitchen

11:00a Last Comiskey with Nancy Faust, Donn Pall, Wayne Edwards, Tom Shaer, Matt Flesch at Promontory, $25 benefits Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Alliance, A White Sox Movie Screening

11:00a Studebacker John and Earl Howell at City News Cafe

12:00n The Soulbillys at FitzGeralds Patio, Patio Brunch

12:00n School of Rock at Empty Bottle, $10

12:00n, 2:00 The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of The Beatles for Kids, ++ at SPACE Evanston, $15 SRO

12:00n-3:00 MaiFest Arts and Crafts Fair at Blue Island Beer Co and Olde Western Ave

1:00 Altered Stage at Reggies Music Joint, $10

1:00 Mozaik Love in all Forms at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $5-20, Wheeling HS presents

2:00 The Potomac Bombs at Golden Dagger

2:00 Pino Farina Band at Broken Oar Port Barrington

2:00 Terry Byrne at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

2:00-8:00 Pair-It-Up Pop-Up at Exit Strategy Brewing Forest Park

2:00 Schmaltz & Vinegar Pop-Up at Begyle Brewing

x 3:00 DJ Joe Shanahan at Gman Tavern

3:00 Paper Machete at Green Mill

3:00 Lincoln Park/De Paul Spring Community Concert at UIC Forum, $10, Uniting Voices Chicago

3:00-8:00 Newbies, Oldies, and Regulars Group Art Show at Cary’s Lounge Second Story Studios

3:00 Smash Jibarito food at Sketchbook Skokie

3:00 Grilled & Cheesed Sandwiches food at Miskatonic Brewing Darien

X 4:00 Cheap Talking Wine at Cary’s Lounge

4:00 Groove Witness at FitzGeralds Patio

4:00 Brian Castillo at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, Heyday Saturday Happy Hour

4:00 Pot Pots Poutine Food Truck at Alter Brewing Company Downers Grove

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

5:00 DJ Funky Blackman at Epiphany Center, Golden Hour

5:00 Ten Mile House food at Sketchbook Evanston

5:00 Chuck Wilson at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca

5:00 Demi Clara, Aaron Kelly, Olivia Ports, Michael Rawls, Jone of Art, Nick Wiesner, Jason Benefield, Colleen Wild, Andy Victory and Rachel Darling Victory, Brad Redlich at Roxy Lockport, $10, Story Time Songfest

5:00 (6:00 ET) Wayne Newton, Tony Orlando at Hard Rock Gary IN, $69-90

5:30 ? acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends

6:00, 8:15 Neal Alger's Here & Now at Andy’s, $15

6:00 Hunny, Waterparks at House of Blues, $35

6:00 Eric Hochberg Trio with Bruce Henry at Catch 35

6:00 Jay Vanna at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park

6:00 Matt Strom at Miskatonic Brewing Darien

6:00 Jim Pedicone Band at The Wine Exchange St. Charles

6:00 (7:00 ET) Abe Partridge w/ D. Anson Brody at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI

6:30 Faded by T. Murph, A Mother's Comedy Show at Promontory, $35-60

6:30 Anderlik & Church at Preservation Geneva

x 7:00 Sons of the Silent Age, James Marlon Magas at Metro, $25-30, VIP $100-150

x 7:00 Greasy Gravy at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park

x 7:00 Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks at Des Plaines Theatre, $69-129, Yes Epics & Classics

x 7:00 5th Annual Benefit with Jeff Parker, Sharon Udoh, Mars Williams, ++ at Elastic Arts, $50+, WDCB sponsors

7:00 Shamarr Allen at FitzGeralds Patio, “The Weekend Dance”

7:00 Pretending, Disperser, Animal Panic, New Grass at Subterranean, $12

7:00 The Jukebox Heroes at Mrs Murphy’s

7:00 Whoosh at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

7:00 Cabaret ZaZou at Cambria Hotel, $85-225

7:00 Rain tribute to The Beatles at Genesee Theatre Waukegan, $39-69

7:00 Billy Gray at Shanahans Woodridge

7:00 The Orange Vega at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach

7:00 Freddie Dixon Blue Band at The Quarry Thornton

7:00 Bad Medecine duo at Beacon Tap Des Plaines

7:00 The Chad Willetts Quartet at Le Piano

7:00 Karaoke at Sketchbook Evanston

7:00 DJ Sikwitit & DJ Frankiefrench at Zoe’s Patio, Suelta Saturdays

7:00 Doink Dogs Food Truck at Emporium Arcade Logan Square, Invade the Arcade

7:00 CMSA Pool Event at Whiskey Girl Tavern

x 7:30 Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials at Hey Nonny, $15-30

x 7:30 Iris DeMent at Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton WI, $35

7:30 A Group of Friends plays Bowie, The Western at Martyrs, $10

7:30 Ultrabomb, The Bar Stool Preachers, Space Age Zeros at Reggies Music Joint, $23-25

7:30 Rat Tally, Hemlock, Sunday Cruise, Superdime, Forgetting Sarah Marshall at Beat Kitchen, $15

7:30, 9:30 Leroy Jones Quintet at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33, An Evening of New Orleans Jazz

7:30 Vino Louden Blues Band, Omar Coleman Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $20

7:30 Bury Tomorrow, Hollow Front, Afterlife, Siamese at Park West, $25

7:30 Brian McSweeney, Bird x Butterfly, Laura Glyda at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10

7:30 Sabbatha tribute to Black Sabbath, Dio, Ozzy, Foo La La tribute to Foo Fighters at Cubby Bear, $7

7:30 Jay Langston tribute to 90s Rock at Reclaimed

7:30 Samasama at Drews on Halsted, RSVP, $25 Food/Bev minimum

7:30 Ed Burns Blues Band with Lou Marini at Encore Little Gem Oak Park

7:30 Bad Dads at Stadium Club McCook

7:30 Whiskey Finger at Grandpa’s Place Lang Hall Glenview

X 8:00 Robbie Fulks at SPACE Evanston, $22-42, sold out

x 8:00 Prichard, The Gashounds, Reivers at Hideout, $12-15

x 8:00 Dave Specter Blues & Beyond with Brother John Kattke at The Venue Aurora, $15-25

x 8:00 The Silos at Kiki’s House of Righteous Music, Madison WI, at capacity

8:00 Cropduster 4 at O’s Tap

8:00 Fake English, Smooth Rogers, Snake Pond at Golden Dagger, $10

8:00 Los Perros Cubanos with Luna Blues Machine duo at Outta Space Berwyn, $10

8:00 Alice Phoebe Lou with Fran at Thalia Hall, $25-45

8:00 Little Syria, Omar Offendum, Ronnie Malley, Thanks Joey at OTSFM Szold Hall, $25, sold out, wait list

8:00, 10:30 Karrin Allyson at Green Mill, $20

8:00 gabby fluke-mogul, Rufus Cappadocia, Leslie DeShazor Quartet with Demetrius Nabors, Nate Winn and Robert Skinner at Constellation, $15-20, Chicago Jazz String Summit

8:00, 10:00 Joe Farnsworth with Jeremy Pelt, Sarah Hanahan, Marc Cary, and Vicente Archer at Jazz Showcase, $30-45

8:00 Mike Wheeler Blues Band with Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago

8:00 Gerald McClendon, Lilly Rascal variété between sets, followed by DJ Ryan Ross dance party at Untitled

8:00 Man or Astro-Man?, Bleach Party, B.Sonnier, Laughing Thrush at Subterranean, $28

8:00 Soft Speaker, Farewell Captain, Embryos at Burlington Bar

8:00 The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, The Worlds Greatest Dad, For Your Health at Bottom Lounge, $30

8:00 Spizm with Pablo Pascoll, Daywalkerz, MC Paradox Frequency Manipulator at LiveWire Lounge

8:00 The Chancers at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center

8:00 University Chamber Orchestra at Logan Center Performance Hall, University of Chicago

8:00 Baby J & Golden Street Reggae Band hosted by DJ G Sharp at Wild Hare, $15

8:00 Eslabon Armado at Rosemont Theatre, $79-139

8:00 Diamondback at Toadstool Pub Highwood

8:00 Peach Jam at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood

8:00 Petty Union at Broken Oar Port Barrington

8:00 Panic at the Costco at Arlington Ale House Arlington Heights

8:00 Elton Dan and the Rocket Band at Woodstock Opera House Woodstock, $25-35

8:00 Los Humildes Hermanos Ayala, Grupo Perverso, Los Sementales at Distro Music Hall Berwyn, $35-45

8:00 In The Flesh tribute to Pink Floyd at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, RSVP, $5

8:00 Meritage Trio at Pub 78 Brookfield

8:00 Freak On A Leash tribute to Korn, Concentric tribute to A Perfect Circle, My Sacrifice tribute to Creed, Phobia tribute to Breaking Benjamin, Freak Like Me tribute to Halestorm at Q Bar Darien, $15-19

8:00 Massey, Rzab, Davenport at Austin Community Tavern Steger, RSVP

8:00 The Remedy at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

8:00 DJs Mira, Mosey, live dance & aerial performances at Epiphany Center, $50

8:00 Druski at Chicago Theatre, $43-83

8:00 Karaoke at Cafe Mustache

Sat 5/13? 8:00 Kashmir tribute to Led Zeppelin, After Forever tribute to Black Sabbath at Heroes West Lemont, sold out?

(postponed) X 8:00 Nick Lowe at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $65, sold out, wait list

8:30 Yarn at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-25

8:30 Okean Elzy at Riviera Theatre, sold out?

8:30 Theo Katzman, Benjamin Jaffe at The Vic Theatre, $30-50

8:30 Night of 1000 Stars at Friendly Tap Berwyn

8:30 Terry Adams, Jr tribute to Phil Collins at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $29-49

8:30 Funky Monks tribute to Red Hot Chili Peppers, Santeria tribute to Sublime at Piazza Aurora, $10-43

8:30 Sloan’e Mixtape at Quigley’s Naperville

8:30 Disco Circus at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $15

8:30 North of Center at Bar Evolution Batavia

x 9:00, 11:00 Cash Box Kings at Rosa’s, $15-25

9:00 Tom Holland & The Shuffle Kings at FitzGeralds Sidebar

9:00 Tim Hecker, Forest Management at Empty Bottle, sold out, limited number at door

9:00 Ian Ferguson, Holy Joke, Marvin Stumbles at Reggies Music Joint, $15

9:00 Off, Die Spitz at Lincoln Hall, $25

9:00 Matthew Logan Vasquez, Danny Golden at Schubas, $20-25

9:00 Vitigrrl, Sandra Suave, Mom Tristen, Godmutha Tristen, Miss Angelica Grace, Darling Shear at Sleeping Village, $10-20, Slo Mo

9:00 Bread & Butter Band at Hungry Brain, $10

9:00 Harry Hmura Band at Harlem Avenue Lounge Berwyn

9:00 Darren Jay & The Delta Souls at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00

9:00 Carlos Showers, Chip Ratliff at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $25

9:00 Daryl Nitz & George Howe at Davenports Piano Bar, $5

9:00 Ovajanegra, Punksteady DJs at Honky Tonk BBQ

9:00, 11:00 Justice Hill & Nightime Love at Dorian’s, $10

9:00 Deepsides, Erf N Lo at Gallery Cabaret

9:00 Rod Tuffcurls & The Benchpress, DJ Gusto at Joe's On Weed Street, $25

9:00 Stray Bolts at Phyllis’ Musical Inn

9:00 Night Beams 5 at Illuminated Brew Works, Day Glow presents an evening of mostly modular synth jams

9:00 Industrial Drive at Madcats Palatine, $10

9:00 Boy Band Review at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett

9:00 Sonny & The Egg Rolls at Jesse’s Tavern Chicago Ridge

9:00 Anthem tribute to Styx at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

9:00 Reality Bytes at Ballydoyle Aurora

9:00 Sunflower Headlights at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia

9:00 Julian Jumpin’ Perez, DJ Q at Rivers Casino Des Plaines

9:00 DJs Zzzosma & Kimanisho at Emporium Arcade Logan Square, Funkin’ Around

9:00 DJ Bombazo at Emporium Arcade Wicker Park

9:00 DJ Aced Spade at Emporium Arcade Fulton Market, Soundscapes

9:00 loveandalchemy and his dope friends, 1981Tokyo at The Whistler, All Love

9:30 Grace and John at Bub City Rosemont

9:30 DJ Eddie Gobbo at House of Blues Foundation Room, RSVP

10:00 Ester, Caley Conway, Sad Songs at Cole’s Bar, $13

10:00 Alika Arlynn at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

10:00 All American Throwbacks at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, RSVP, $5

10:00 The Simple Recovery at Bub City Chicago

10:00 Back On My Bollshxt, A Taurus Celebration at Promontory, $10-20

10:00 A Spring Vibe with DJ Will Birck Music, Radcliff, J5xPGB, Dat Bizness, ++ at Subterranean, $10, free before 10:30

10:00 Bleu Clair at Prysm, $15-20

10:00 Bryson Tiller at Radius, sold out?

10:00 Sosa, Inphinity at Spybar, $30

10:00 Hamdi, Oldboy, Meyer x Void Sound, ++ at Primary Night Club, $43

10:00 Reel Mood, Jack Beats, Taiki Nulight, Mdnght, Agent Forte at Sound Bar, $15-20

10:00 Karaoke with Sweet Melissa at Reed’s Local

10:30 Alejandro Salazar at Andy’s, $15

10:30 Karaoke with Clyde at Lizards Liquid Lounge

11:00 DJ Esteban, DJ Danny Dan at The Owl

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

11:30 DJs Nook E.X. & Wes-Side at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood, Teddy After Hours

12:00m Michael Johnson, Michael Robinson at Reggies Comedy Shack

?:00 Ariel’s Party at California Clipper

?:00 DJ Mo Mami Fever Dream at Giant Penny Whistle, Global Rave Experience