Saturday 6/10/23
11:00a Bluegrass Brunch at Beat Kitchen
11:00a School of Rock Oak Park Grad School Showcase Adults at FitzGeralds Patio
11:00a Matt Hendricks at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park
11:00a Scott Grube piano blues, train songs at City News Cafe
11:00a Hailstorm Brewing 9th Anniversary Celebration
11:00 Jerek & Karen
2:30 Joe Orozco
6:00 Cherly Rodey Duo
x Chicago Blues Festival at Millennium Park
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
2:15 National Anthem/Mayoral Proclamation for Deitra Farr, Katherine Davis and Sugar Pie DeSanto/Commissioner's Welcome/Tom Marker
2:30 Women in Blues Tribute to Deitra Farr, Katherine Davis and Sugar Pie DeSanto with Lynne Jordan, Sheryl Youngblood, Joanna Connor, Radka Kasparcova, Sherri Weathersby, Roosevelt Purifoy, DuJuan Austin, Johnny Iguana
4:00 Joe Pratt & Source One Band featuring New Orleans Beau
5:15 Sugaray Rayford
6:30 Demetria Taylor with The Mike Wheeler Band
7:45 Mud Morganfield
Visit Mississippi Juke Joint Stage, South Promenade
12:00 Chris Gill & The Sole Shakers
1:15 Rising Stars Fife & Drum Band
2:30 John Primer with Steve Bell
3:45 Super Chikan
Rosa's Lounge, North Promenade
Emcee Tony Mangiullo
12:30 Dave Herrero and Friends
1:35 Matthew Skoller and Chicago Wind with Precious Taylor, Brother John Kattke
2:40 Milwaukee Slim with the Billy Flynn Band
3:45 Lynne Jordan and the Shivers
5:00 Rosa’s Lounge Jam Session with Mary Lane, Lil Ed, Willie Buck, and Billy Branch
6:30 Last Call with WDCB Radio and Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames
Andersonville Midsommarfest
North Stage
1:00 GUS, Original Gus Giordano Dance School
2:00 Second City Outlwas
x 2:30 Mama Digdown’s Brass Band
4:00 Chicago Spirit Brigade
x 4:30 The Handcuffs
6:00 Mama Sam and The Jam
7:00 Professor Pinkerton’s Irrelevant Orchestra
8:00 Chicago Soul Spectacular
Center Stage
1:00 Lakeside Pride Latin Band
2:30 Windy City Cheer
3:00 3 Martini Jeannie
4:00 Windy City Performing Arts
5:00 Neptune’s Core
6:30 Justice Hill & Nightime Love
8:30 Miirrors
Swedish Stage
12:00 Festival Kick-Off
1:00 Swedish Jamboree
2:00 Hodie Snitch
4:00 Love In October
6:00 Planet Claire
8:00 Dancing Queen tribute to ABBA
Balmoral Pride Stage
12:00 Making Art Your Opportunity
2:00 Caitlin Simone ft Lloyd Snyder
3:30 Live Piano Karaoke with Alex Newkirk
5:00 PRIDE DRAG SHOW
6:00 Bev Rage & The Drinks
7:30 Panic Priest
8:30 Live DJ Set by Scary Lady Sarah & Philly Peroxide
Summerdale Stage
12:00 American Eagle Production
1:00 School of Rock Andersonville
2:00 Mr. Ray
3:00 Kung Lao and the Scorpions
4:00 Drag Queen Story Time with Merriam Lefkowitz
4:30 Rosalba Valdez
6:00 Phillip Michael Scales
7:30 Ivana Tequila Ritz host with Jerika Thique, Giselle Brooks, Chifaguette
8:30 Special Guest
Urban Pride Stage
12:00 DJ Tuff N Such
1:30 QUINN
3:00 Ameer The DJ
4:30 Ariel Zetina
6:00 King Inesse
7:30 The Salamander, Masala Sapphire, Bon Abhijeet, & The Kama Sutra of Drag
8:30 A Crash Course on Bollywood and Bhangra Dancing By Naach Chicago
9:00 Bollywood & Beyond DJ Set by Ariana DJ & Live Dhol Players
Shorewood BBQ and Brews Fest
12:00n Big Dog Mercer
2:15 Tom Holland & The Shuffle Kings
4:30 Blooze Brothers
12:00n-5:00 Empty Bottle Record and Book Fair at Empty Bottle, RSVP
1:00 School Of Rock Elmhurst/Naperville/Park Ridge Adult Showcase at FitzGeralds Nightclub
2:00 Roseloft, Eve Casino at Golden Dagger
2:00 Rock & Rye tribute to The Grateful Dead at On Tour Brewing, Dead & Co Pre-Show
2:00 Two Beer Tommy at Broken Oar Port Barrington
2:00 Billy Denton at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles
2:00 Heatwave Music Festival with Griz, Kx5, Loud Luxury, Lsdream, Apashe, Cheat Codes, Droeloe, Eazybaked, Forester, EDX, Moontricks, NOTD, Sidepiece, The Sponges, Twinsick, Whethan, Zingara, Danceloud, Levity, Sonorous at Northerly Island, $139+, 2-Day Pass $199+
2:20 Ruu at Lagunitas Taproom
3:00 Paper Machete at Green Mill
3:00 Pat Egan & Adam Chorak at Northman Riverwalk
3:00 Neil and Phanie acoustic at Dockside Ottawa
4:00 Groove Witness at FitzGeralds Patio
4:00 Demi Clara at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Heyday Saturday Happy Hour
4:00 Taking Tea with Seedy P at Cary’s Lounge
4:00 Mid Life Crisis at Durty Nellies Palatine, $10
4:00 Back in the Daze at Promontory, $15-20
X 5:00 Texas Rubies with Kelly Kessler and Jane Baxter Miller, Mark Guarino at Hideout, book event for “Country and Midwestern” Part 1: Uptown & West Loop
x 5:00 BGL Blues Fest with Lil Ed & the Blues Imperials, Ivan Singh, Harmonica Hinds at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $25
5:00 Nigel Mack & The Blues Attack at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
5:00 Namesake at Epiphany Center, RSVP, Golden Hour
5:00 Fiesta Cuba at Epiphany Center, RSVP, Golden Hour
5:00 Joe Nanzer at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca
5:00 Blumax Trio at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
5:00 Ebony & Ivory at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
6:00-11:00 Bitter Jester Music Festival Night Four at Port Clinton Square Highland Park, Val's Halla Pop-Up
x 6:00 Sidestreets at Northman Riverwalk
6:00, 8:15 Guy King at Andy’s, $15
6:00-11:00 Bitter Jester Music Festival Night Three at Port Clinton Square Highland Park, Val's Halla Pop-Up
6:00 Eric Hochberg Trio with Stephanie Browning at Catch 35
6:00 Rent Party at Gallery Cabaret
6:00 High Wire, Good Hangs, Definitely Maybe, Lifting Curses, Ghoul For A Goblin at Cobra Lounge, $15
6:00 Peter Whalen at Milk Money Brewing LaGrange
6:00 Josie and Jeff Palac at The Wine Exchange St. Charles
6:30 Cassandra Henwood at J. Fleming’s Absolutely Delicious Westmont
6:30 Trace Hamilton at Preservation Geneva
x 7:00 Hermans Hermits with Peter Noone, Bagshot Row at Des Plaines Theatre, $49-99
7:00 Jeremy Short at FitzGeralds Patio
7:00 Dolph Chaney and the Phins at Blue Island Beer Company Blue Island
7:00 K.Flay, grandson at House of Blues, $32
7:00 Smiley Tilmon Band at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park
7:00 Pure Intention, Broken Demeanor, Won't Stay Dead at Subterranean, $12
7:00 Peyton Parrish, Mr. Lugosi at Bottom Lounge, sold out
7:00 Mulligan Stew at Mrs Murphy’s
7:00 Cabaret ZaZou at Cambria Hotel, $85-210
7:00 The Chad Willetts Quartet at Le Piano
7:00 The Legendary Shack Shakers at Brauer House Lombard, $10, Ride It Motorcycle and Music Fest
7:00 Dave Rice & Kim Leffew Duo at Shanahans Woodridge
7:00 Jel alt rock at The Quarry Thornton
7:00 Gypsy Duo at Beacon Tap Des Plaines
7:00 Anthony Padilla Trio at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles
7:00 Keene Richards at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach
7:00 (8:00 ET) An American Prayer tribute to The Doors at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $30-55
7:00 Suelta Saturdays with Sikwitit & Kid Riot at Zoe’s Patio
x 7:30 The Cure, The Twilight Sad at United Center, sold out
7:30 Thee Sinseers, The Altons, Rudy De Anda at Thalia Hall, $25-35
7:30, 9:30 Bosman Twins Quintet at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33, The Blues is Alright
7:30 Carl Weathersby Blues Band, Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $20
7:30 Rachael Davis at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10
7:30 Thomas Hinds at Encore Little Gem Oak Park
7:30 The Vaughan Building at Stadium Club McCook
7:30 Tantric, Radar, Color Me Amused at Q Bar Darien, $20-39
x 8:00 James McMurtry at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $38
X 8:00 Material Reissue, Frisbie at Schubas
x 8:00 The Cactus Blossoms at Judson & Moore Distillery, $20-25
x 8:00 The Handsome Devilz tribute to The Cure/Morrissey/The Smiths, DJ Diamond Boy Dito at The Outta Space Berwyn, $10
x 8:00 Dustbowl Revival, Iris Marlowe at SPACE Evanston, $20-27
x 8:00 Chicago Blues Angels at The Venue Aurora, $15-25
x 8:00 Bobby Conn, Mister Tom Musick, Theater Oobleck at Epiphany Center, $20-30, sold out
8:00 The Metalliques, Amazing Heeby Jeebies, Maurice, Feral Faucet at hi, $10
8:00 Blizzard of Ozz, Dom’s Rock Fantasy Karaoke at Reggies Music Joint, $12
8:00 Tim Barry , Lenny Lashley's Gang of One, Roger Harvey at Beat Kitchen, $20
8:00 Ayla Nereo, Maeve and Quinn, Zondo at Lincoln Hall, $25-28
8:00, 10:30 Fareed Haque Quintet at Green Mill, $20
8:00, 10:00 Geof Bradfield Quintet at Jazz Showcase, $30-45
8:00 Luke Pytel Blues Band with Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago
8:00 Mahler 9 conducted by Hrůša at Symphony Center, $35-299
8:00 Rob Stone, ? variété, followed by DJ Ryan Ross Dance Party at Untitled
8:00 Coki, Mythm, Chef Boyarbeatz at Avondale Music Hall, $30, Tales of the Deep 009
8:00 Norberto Guerra's Latin Jazz Quartet with Charlie Mejias at Jarvis Square Pottery
8:00 Rosie, Theo Kandel, Anabella Paige at Subterranean, $18
8:00 Gatorwater at Lizards Liquid Lounge
8:00 Kat Dahlia, Sinego at Joe's On Weed Street
8:00 The Dooley Band at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center
8:00 Super Creeps tribute to David Bowie, Pioneer 7 at LiveWire Lounge, $10
8:00 The Baby Magic, Zantigo, Imelda Marcos, Orisun at Burlington Bar
8:00 Ifficial Reggae Movement hosted by DJ G Sharp at Wild Hare, $15, The Wild Hare Memorial Weekend Party
8:00 The Hominids at Pub 78 Brookfield
8:00 Recaptured tribute to Journey, Infinity, Pure at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $19-39
8:00 Davidson County at Toadstool Pub Highwood
8:00 7th Heaven at Durty Nellies Palatine, $12
8:00 Keep The Faith tribute to Bon Jovi at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood
8:00 Fast Times at Broken Oar Port Barrington
8:00 Chris Duarte Band with Dan Cronson at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $15-25
8:00 Salamander Drake at Austin Community Tavern Steger
8:00 This End Up at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
8:00 Pawnshop at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia
x 8:30 Jim Lauderdale & The Game Changers at FitzGerald’s Nightclub, $25-35
x 8:30 The Real Pretenders play Learning to Crawl, Naomi Ashley Band plays Car Wheels on a Gravel Road at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, free summer show series
8:30 Gus Glasser and The Forecast, D. Lylez, Ano Banks, Brittney Carter at Hideout, $12-15
8:30 Modern Drugs, Corduroy Cat at Golden Dagger, $12
8:30 Sima Cunningham, Hannah Frances at Hungry Brain, $15
8:30 Moon Bros., Mike Reed's Separatist Party at Constellation, $15
8:30 Curren$Y, Cilo, Teddy Truman, Master Yeti, Jams Tha Flava Child at Metro, $36-41 GA, $46-51 VIP
8:30 Dave and Jodi's Night of 1000 Stars with Joe Fournier, Roosevelt Jazz Trio/Quartet, Cheryl Tomblin at Friendly Tap Berwyn
8:30 The Messengers at Quigley’s Naperville
x 9:00, 11:00 Frank Catalano at Dorian’s, $10
x 9:00 EG Vines at FitzGeralds Sidebar
x 9:00 Wayne Baker Brooks at Reggies Rock Club, $10-15
x 9:00 RickyD & The Smokestack Mojos at Phyllis' Musical Inn
9:00 The Poison Arrows, Products Band at Empty Bottle, $12
9:00 Win Noll & The Rockin' Souls at Harlem Avenue Lounge Berwyn
9:00 Nick Moss Band at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00
9:00 Daryl Nitz & Ester Hana at Davenports Piano Bar, $5
9:00 Gin Palace Jesters at Honky Tonk BBQ
9:00 Kimler at Gallery Cabaret
9:00 Electrick Brew at The Thirsty Tavern
9:00, 11:00 John Primer & The Real Deal Blues Band at Rosa’s, $20-30
9:00 Julian Jumpin' Perez, DJ Q at Rivers Casino Des Plaines
9:00 Triadd at Madcats Palatine, $5
9:00 Rockin’ Moxie & The Short Kings at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett
9:00 Exit 147 at Arlington Ale House Arlington Heights
9:00 The Lox at Piazza Aurora, $65-120+
9:00 Little Brother Band at Jesse’s Tavern Chicago Ridge
9:00 Easy Munny at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
9:00 Chris Minardi at Ballydoyle Aurora
9:00 DJs ICEY BBY, VITIGRRL at Sleeping Village, $10-20, Slo Mo
9:00 Bombazo with Fernghouli, Cedeno, Jenniferfauxxpez, & Karennoid at Emporium Arcade Wicker Park
9:00 Slot-A DJ Set at Emporium Arcade Logan Square
9:00 Soundscapes with Aced Spade at Emporium Arcade Fulton Market
x 9:30 Chaka Khan at MCA Chicago, $250
x 9:30 Joe Marcinek’s Dead Funk Summit with Jesús Molina, Paul Bolger, Sharay Reed, Calvin Rodgers, Songbird Shella, Pennal Johnson, Rick King, Kyle Magnuson, Ola Timothy, Kevin Mardirosian at Martyrs, $20-25, Dead & Co After Party
9:30 Terrapin Flyer at Cubby Bear, $15
9:30 Southern Draw Band at Carol's Pub, $5
9:30 South City Revival at Bub City Rosemont
10:00 The Knee-Hi's, Ted Tyro at Cole’s Bar, $13
10:00 Ethan Bell Band at Bub City Chicago
10:00 Lolla at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5
10:00 Hot Sax DJ & Sax Duo at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park
10:00 DJ Puffy & Friends at Promontory, $35, Chi Party Weekend
10:00 Kaskade, Alex Kislov, Avi Sic, Jake Bleu at Prysm, $80, Official Heatwave Afterparty
10:00 Twinsick, Ram B, Lorenzo at Prysm No9, $30, Official Heatwave Afterparty
10:00 Griz, Levity at Radius, $69, Official Heatwave Afterparty
10:00 Testpilot, Blu9, Bucky Fargo at Radius Cermak Hall, $60-70, Official Heatwave Afterparty
10:00 Flux Pavilion, Adeous, Dex at Sound Bar, $25-35
10:00 Will Clarke, Dalton Taylor at Spybar, $47
10:00 N^2, Conrad, Johnny Cigs, Witz at Primary Night Club
10:00 All Love hosted by loveandalchemy and his dope friends at The Whistler
10:30 Alejandro Salazar at Andy’s, $15
11:00 Dead Inside with Hydrosonic Lightshow Visuals at Gman Tavern, RSVP
11:00 DJ Esteban, DJ Danny Dan at The Owl Bar
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
?:00 Bluegrass and Country Moosic Festival and Fundraiser at Batavia Moose Lodge, eventbrite
?:00 Fever Dream with DJ Mo Mami at Giant Penny Whistle
x Chicago Blues Festival at Millennium Park
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
2:15 National Anthem/Mayoral Proclamation for Deitra Farr, Katherine Davis and Sugar Pie DeSanto/Commissioner's Welcome/Tom Marker
2:30 Women in Blues Tribute to Deitra Farr, Katherine Davis and Sugar Pie DeSanto with Lynne Jordan, Sheryl Youngblood, Joanna Connor, Radka Kasparcova, Sherri Weathersby, Roosevelt Purifoy, DuJuan Austin, Johnny Iguana
4:00 Joe Pratt & Source One Band featuring New Orleans Beau
5:15 Sugaray Rayford
6:30 Demetria Taylor with The Mike Wheeler Band
7:45 Mud Morganfield
Visit Mississippi Juke Joint Stage, South Promenade
12:00 Chris Gill & The Sole Shakers
1:15 Rising Stars Fife & Drum Band
2:30 John Primer with Steve Bell
3:45 Super Chikan
Rosa's Lounge, North Promenade
Emcee Tony Mangiullo
12:30 Dave Herrero and Friends
1:35 Matthew Skoller and Chicago Wind with Precious Taylor
2:40 Milwaukee Slim with the Billy Flynn Band
3:45 Lynne Jordan and the Shivers
5:00 Rosa’s Lounge Jam Session with Mary Lane, Lil Ed, Willie Buck, Billy Branch
6:30 Last Call with WDCB Radio and Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames
x Andersonville Midsommarfest
North Stage
x 2:30 Mama Digdown’s Brass Band
x 4:30 The Handcuffs
X 5:00 Texas Rubies with Kelly Kessler and Jane Baxter Miller, Mark Guarino at Hideout, book event for “Country and Midwestern” Part 1: Uptown & West Loop
x 5:00 BGL Blues Fest with Lil Ed & the Blues Imperials, Ivan Singh, Harmonica Hinds at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $25
x 6:00 Sidestreets at Northman Riverwalk
x 7:00 Hermans Hermits with Peter Noone, Bagshot Row at Des Plaines Theatre, $49-99
x 7:30 The Cure, The Twilight Sad at United Center, sold out
x 8:00 James McMurtry at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $38
X 8:00 Material Reissue, Frisbie at Schubas
x 8:00 The Cactus Blossoms at Judson & Moore Distillery, $20-25
x 8:00 The Handsome Devilz tribute to The Cure/Morrissey/The Smiths, DJ Diamond Boy Dito at The Outta Space Berwyn, $10
x 8:00 Dustbowl Revival, Iris Marlowe at SPACE Evanston, $20-27
x 8:00 Chicago Blues Angels at The Venue Aurora, $15-25
x 8:00 Bobby Conn, Mister Tom Musick, Theater Oobleck at Epiphany Center, $20-30, sold out
x 8:30 Jim Lauderdale & The Game Changers at FitzGerald’s Nightclub, $25-35
x 8:30 The Real Pretenders play Learning to Crawl, Naomi Ashley Band plays Car Wheels on a Gravel Road at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, free summer show series
x 9:00, 11:00 Frank Catalano at Dorian’s, $10
x 9:00 EG Vines at FitzGeralds Sidebar
x 9:00 Wayne Baker Brooks at Reggies Rock Club, $10-15
x 9:00 RickyD & The Smokestack Mojos at Phyllis' Musical Inn
x 9:30 Chaka Khan at MCA Chicago, $250
x 9:30 Joe Marcinek’s Dead Funk Summit with Jesús Molina, Paul Bolger, Sharay Reed, Calvin Rodgers, Songbird Shella, Pennal Johnson, Rick King, Kyle Magnuson, Ola Timothy, Kevin Mardirosian at Martyrs, $20-25, Dead & Co After Party