Saturday 6/17/23
10:00a-4:00 Queer Fam Pride Jam by Slo 'Mo and Kido at Salt Shed Fairgrounds
11:00a Bluegrass Brunch at Beat Kitchen
11:00a Mr. Dave Kids Concert at City Winery, $12-15, Brunch & Beats
11:00a Soothe Your Soul Chi R&B Brunch Experience at Promontory, $15-25
11:00a Breezy Rodio at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park
11:00a Juneteenth Community BBQ at South Side YMCA
11:00a Tom Holland at City News Cafe
x Taste of Randolph West Loop
West Stage
12:15 The Avondale Ramblers
1:30 Soft Speaker
3:00 Charlie Otto + His Gear
4:30 Carlile
6:00 Your Grandparents
7:20 Jacob Banks
9:00 Jamila Woods
East Stage
12:15 DJ G-String
3:00 DJ Bvax
?:00 Nicky B
4:00 Monty Kiddo
5:15 Jaygee
6:30 Miss Dre
7:45 Joshwa
9:00 Chris Lorenzo
12:00n Miss Barbara Clifford & The Shakin' Tailfeathers at FitzGeralds Patio
x 1:00 Michael Franti & Spearhead, Neal Francis, Madison Cunningham, Briscoe, Brigitte Calls Me Baby, Lowdown Brass Band, Alejandro Escovedo, Toronzo Cannon, Abby Holliday, Hollyy, Funkadesi, Oshima Brothers, Wyatt Waddell, Johanna Samuels, Kiely Connell, Lilla Sol, Josh Spinner, Asher Alcantara at Winnetka Music Festival Downtown Winnetka, $60-275
2:00 DJ BJones ++ at Take Flight Spirits Skokie, Juneteenth Celebration
x 2:00 Acorn Music Festival with Cracker, Aaron Lee Tasjan, May Erlewine, Anne Harris & Dave Herrero, Nora O'Connor with Steve Dawson, Michele McGuire, The Backups, Brad Cole and The Erly at Acorn Theatre, $100 GA, reserved sold out
2:00 Payton Palooza at Toadstool Pub Highwood
2:00 Spin Lizzy at Broken Oar Port Barrington
2:00 Open House Open Decks at Golden Dagger
2:00 Empty Bottle LLC Start-Up Workshop at Empty Bottle
2:00 Terry Byrne at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles
2:00 Nutzy Mac at Dockside Ottawa
2:00 Sing Around at Two Way Street Coffee House Downers Grove, $10
2:20 Naomig at Lagunitas Taproom
x 2:30 Uncle Pigeon at Libertyville Days Main Stage
x Blues on the Fox 2023 at Riveredge Park Aurora, $35
3:00 Joey J. Saye
5:00 Mud Morganfield
7:00 Kenny Neal Band
9:00 Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
3:00 Hamell on Trial at Montrose Saloon, $10
3:00 Paper Machete at Green Mill
3:00 The Leisure Committee at Northman Riverwalk
3:00 The Soundmine Merchants at Kehrein Center, Juneteenth Concert
x 4:00 The New Heartaches at FitzGeralds Patio
4:00 Black Partridge at Cary’s Lounge
4:00 Sean Heffernan at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Heyday Saturday Happy Hour
4:00 All Together Now at Promontory, $20-30
4:00 Struck Down at Broken Oar Port Barrington
4:00 Joe Marcinek Band, Rust Belt, Alabaster, Zoofunkyou at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry $15-20, Concert by the Creek 2023 #1
5:00 Neil Dixon Smith at Montrose Saloon Beer Garden, $10
5:00 Tom Holland at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
5:00 Brian Citro at Epiphany Center, RSVP, Golden Hour
5:00 Connie Cipher at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca
5:00 Michael Baron at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
5:00 Johnny Alletto at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
5:30 Williams/Wright acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends
5:45 John Dwyer w/ Tom Dolas, Drew St. Ivany, Bill Roe, Cindy Lee, Steve Gunn, Who Is The Witness?, Oui Ennui, Cafe Racer at Bohemiam National Cemetery Outside, Enter The Mirror, A Celebration of Les Rallizes Dénudés
x 6:00 Torpedo Los at Northman Riverwalk
6:00, 8:15 George Fludas Quartet with Derrick Gardner at Andy’s, $15
6:00 Eric Hochberg Trio with Dee Alexander at Catch 35
6:00 Sam Wyatt at The Wine Exchange St. Charles
6:30 Goldgrrl Fest at Elastic Arts, $10
6:30 Kasia, Shaun Nuance, Olive Avenue at California Clipper, $5
6:30 Eric Butler at J. Fleming’s Absolutely Delicious Westmont
6:30 Anthony Padilla & Patrick Moynihan at Preservation Geneva
7:00 The Gingers at FitzGeralds Patio
7:00 Money Beats Soul, Tele Moon, Trick Shooter Social Club, Ciao Mang, Richard Bandini at Montrose Saloon, $10-15
7:00 Old Town School Queer Open Mic hosted by Shelley Miller and Ro Valladares at OTSFM Armitage Concert Hall, $5
7:00 Tony Richards with Joe Policastro at Pro Musica
7:00 Ramy Youssef at The Vic Theatre, $56-66
7:00 Billy Flynn at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park
7:00 Tree Piece, When We Was Kids, Close Kept at Subterranean, $12
7:00 Ghost Forest, Lotec, The Kozmic Kicks at Liars Club
7:00 Spitalfield, Shane Henderson, Rookie of the Year at Cobra Lounge, $29, sold out
7:00 Rotten Mouth, Blaqrock, Los Black Dogs, The Swabs at Bottom Lounge, $12
7:00 Roundhouser at O's Tap
7:00 Cabaret ZaZou at Cambria Hotel, $85-210
7:00 Just Us Chickens with caller Meg Dedolph at Second Unitarian Church, $10, Queer Contra
7:00 Joe Rian and the AM Drinkers at Blue Island Beer Company Blue Island
7:00 Jaripeo Estilo Mexico at Allstate Arena Rosemont, $39-149
7:00 Loft Lizards at Shanahans Woodridge
7:00 The Blooze Brothers at The Warehouse on Park Genoa, $10
7:00 Kieran Byrne at Mrs Murphy’s
7:00 The Chad Willetts Quartet at Le Piano
7:00 The Socially Acceptable Band with Getting Started at Cubby Bear, $9
7:00 Joe Fascetta at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park
7:00 All Night Boogie Band at The Quarry Thornton, Funk, Soul, Blues
7:00 Pride Squad Social Event at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca
7:00 Redline Audio at Heroes West Lemont, $10-32
7:00 House Happy Hour with Del Pueblo Records at Emporium Arcade Fulton Market
7:00 Bring Back Rock Don’t Matter To Me, Jack Wiemeler & Peyton Ruddy, The Wrecker Brothers at Roxy Lockport, $10
7:00 Leo Fron at Ballydoyle Aurora
7:00 Smiley Tillmon Band at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles
7:00 Will Downing and Phil Perry at Country Club Hills Amphitheater, $59-125
7:00 The Been Reals at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach
x 7:30 Billy Strings at Northerly Island, $97-343
7:30 Dvořák Stabat Mater with Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus, Olivia Boen, Siena Licht Miller, John Matthew Myers, Joseph Beutel, conducted by Carlos Kalmar, chorus directed by Christopher Bell at Jay Pritzker Pavilion, lawn $0, pavilion $26-105
7:30, 9:30 Pharez Whitted Quintet at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33, The Music of Miles Davis
7:30 Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band, Vino Louden Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $20
7:30 Provider, Division Point, Machin at House of Blues Foundation Room, RSVP
7:30 Fiddlehead, Citizen, Sanguisugabogg at House of Blues, $33
7:30 Haden Lee with Jennifer Femme at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10
7:30 Club Lebon Satellite DJ Veganinblack, DJ Jena Max at Epiphany Center, $10-15
7:30 Jay Langston at Reclaimed Patio, $1
7:30 Juneteenth Community Celebration at Sketchbook Skokie
7:30 ReTurn2Soul at Encore Little Gem Oak Park
7:30 80s vs 90s Music Video Dance Party with DJ Emo Bryan at Piazza Aurora, $5
7:30 Nancy Hays and Mary Heffernan tribute to Judy and Liza at the London Palladium at Skokie Theatre, $25-30
7:30 Trailer Park Twisters at Stadium Club McCook
x 8:00 John Doe Folk Trio at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $28
x 8:00 John Mead’s True Believers present Judith Weirauch & Tell Mama tribute to Janis Joplin at SPACE Evanston, $12-22
x 8:00, 10:00 Bobby Lewis Quintet at Jazz Showcase, $30-45
8:00 Deep Cricket Night, The Radium Swing Band at The Outta Space Berwyn, $10
8:00, 10:30 La Tosca at Green Mill, $15
8:00 Fear, Bastard Squad, The Krank Daddies, Lollygagger at Reggies Rock Club, $30-35
8:00 Pansy Division, Bev Rage & The Drinks, Space Age Zeros at Beat Kitchen, $15
8:00 Minor Moon, Bats at Judson & Moore Distillery, $12-15
8:00 Shokoufeh with DJ A Parssi at Sleeping Village
8:00 Billie Marten, Olivia Kaplan at Lincoln Hall, $20
8:00 Lyn Lapid, Stephanie Poetri at Schubas, $18-20, $78
8:00 BTS Express with Demetria Taylor at Blue Chicago
8:00 Chest Fever Official Revival of The Band at Chop Shop, $25
8:00 Gerald McClendon, variété between sets, followed by a DJ Dance Party at Untitled
8:00 Ollie Frazer, James Frost, Brad Meese at Jarvis Square Pottery
8:00 Muti, Pokorny, & Schubert 9 at Symphony Center, $35-399
8:00 Marcela Gandara, Sarai Rivera at Copernicus Center, $48-118
8:00 Julio Bishop and Friends Specter, Duane Powell, Frique at Epiphany Center, $10-15
8:00 Queen of the Harpees at Lizards Liquid Lounge
8:00 Brian Hoyt at Joe's On Weed Street Rooftop
8:00 Stoney Larue, Sean McKee Band at Joe's On Weed Street, $20
8:00 Stolie at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center
8:00 Superbig, Wolfram, The Lion Within at LiveWire Lounge, $10
8:00 Chaka B & the Tropics hosted by DJ G Sharp at Wild Hare, $15, The Wild Hare Memorial Weekend Party
8:00 Nick Muilaert at Hard Rock Chicago
8:00 Los Huracanes del Norte at Rosemont Theatre, $59-129
8:00 Graham Bonnet Band, The Killer Dwarfs at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $29-49
8:00 Black Sabbitch, McKenna Band at Des Plaines Theatre, $19-39
8:00 Big Brothers Vinyl at Toadstool Pub Highwood
8:00 Peach Jam tribute to Allman Brothers at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood
8:00 Kashmir at Broken Oar Port Barrington
8:00 Banda la Prendida de Mazatlan Sinaloa, Los Nietos de Manuel, Los de la Alta at Distro Music Hall Berwyn, $30-40
8:00 Blackened tribute to Metallica, Sins N Roses tribute to Guns N Roses at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake
8:00 Katie Hibben at Pub 78 Brookfield
8:00 Gerhart, Massasauga at Austin Community Tavern Steger
8:00 Victor Brown Band at Grandpa’s Place Glenview Lang Hall
8:00 The Class of '68 at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
8:00 Alex Hoffer at The Studio Lockport
8:00 St. Malarky at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia
8:00 Lauryn Hill at Ravinia, $103+
8:00 3 Doors Down at Tinley Park Amphitheatre, $26-99
8:30 Rich Robbins, Doso, Myron Laban at Golden Dagger, $15-20
8:30 Ginger Road at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, free summer show series
8:30 The Arab Blues at Hungry Brain, $15
8:30 Jolie Holland with Health & Beauty at Constellation, $25
8:30 Summer Salt, The Rare Occasions, Addison Grace at Metro, $28-33
8:30 Victoria Storm at Friendly Tap Berwyn
8:30 This End Up Band at Quigley’s Naperville
x 9:00 Phil Angotti & Friends tribute to Paul McCartney’s Birthday at Fitzgeralds, $15-20
x 9:00 Jamgrass Project at FitzGeralds Sidebar
x 9:00 The Arab Blues with Rami Gabriel at Hungry Brain, $15
x 9:00 TJ Kennedy aka Uncle Sexy & Friends with Matthew Paige at Jesse's Tavern Chicago Ridge
9:00 Soul Summit DJs at Empty Bottle, RSVP, $5 after 10:00, Soul Summit Dance Party
9:00 Model Citizen, Flesh Panthers, Modern Shag at Reggies Music Joint, $15
9:00, 11:00 Justice Hill & Nightime Love at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00
9:00 Sonia Astacio Band at Harlem Avenue Lounge Berwyn
9:00 Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00
9:00 DJ Eddie Gobbo at House of Blues Foundation Room, RSVP
9:00 Mike Wheeler, Winn Noll at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $25
9:00 Tape B at Chop Shop, $37
9:00 Daryl Nitz & Andrew Blendermann at Davenports Piano Bar, $5
9:00 Miles Minor Blues Band at Honky Tonk BBQ
9:00 Kevan Eftekhari at Tack Room
9:00 The Kansas Thorns at The Thirsty Tavern
9:00 Dark 80s New Wave Nite at Subterranean, $15, Music for the Masses
9:00, 11:00 Jimmy Burns at Rosa’s, $15-20
9:00 Julio Sierra and Mark Lojo at Rivers Casino Des Plaines
9:00 Physical Graffiti at Madcats Palatine, $5
9:00 Seven Soul at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett
9:00 Pipedreams at Arlington Ale House Arlington Heights
9:00 Meritage at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
9:00 Ashley Victoria at Saddle Up at Q Aurora, Line Dancing at 6:00
9:00 The Double 00s at Brauer House Lombard, $0-40
9:00 Funkin’ Around with Zzzosma & Kimanisho at Emporium Arcade Logan Square
9:00 Mamicana DJ Set at Emporium Arcade Fulton Market
9:00 Sugar The Nu-Metal Party at Durty Nellies Palatine, $15-45
9:30 Stray Bolts at Phyllis' Musical Inn
9:30 Kurtis James Band at Carol's Pub, $5
9:30 Big Boogie at The Forge Joliet, $50-175
9:30 Karla Perez tribute to Selena at Joe’s Live Rosemont, $20
9:30 Southern Draw Band at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP
10:00 Astral Undertones with DJs Kobe Dupree, Inquilab, Aloe at Hideout, $10-15
10:00 Uncle Waffles at Promontory, $40, One Night Only presents
10:00 7K, Judy, Kid Yung at Cole’s Bar, $13
10:00 JB Aaron at Firewater Saloon Edison Park
10:00 Loudernow at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5
10:00 Öwnboss, Capri, DJ Simone, Summermel at Prysm, $20
10:00 Cultura Saturdays with DJ X-tasy & J.Santos at Zoe’s Patio
10:00 Bruno Martini, Stvn Leon, DJ Vlad, Caps Lock, Zebo at Sound Bar, $10-15
10:00 Hannah Wants, Kwal, Muffy at Spybar, $30
10:00 Double Touch, Dan O'Connor, Andtrobus, Akash at Primary Night Club
10:00 DJ Brian Trent at The Whistler
10:00 Nick Deleo at Bub City Chicago, RSVP
x 10:30 Chicago Calling at Andy’s, $15
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 Nocturna 35Th Anniversary Celebration with Adult at Metro, $20-25
11:30 DJs Nook E.X. & Wes-Side at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood, Teddy After Hours
?:00 Nightmoves with Ross Kelly, Pen Pals, Marlon Montez at California Clipper
?:00 DJ Papa G at Giant Penny Whistle, The Best Dance Party
x Sat 6/17 Taste of Randolph West Loop
West Stage
12:15 The Avondale Ramblers
1:30 Soft Speaker
3:00 Charlie Otto + His Gear
4:30 Carlile
6:00 Your Grandparents
7:20 Jacob Banks
9:00 Jamila Woods
East Stage
12:15 DJ G-String
3:00 DJ Bvax
?:00 Nicky B
4:00 Monty Kiddo
5:15 Jaygee
6:30 Miss Dre
7:45 Joshwa
9:00 Chris Lorenzo
x Sat 6/17 1:00 Michael Franti & Spearhead, Neal Francis, Madison Cunningham, Briscoe, Brigitte Calls Me Baby, Lowdown Brass Band, Alejandro Escovedo, Toronzo Cannon, Abby Holliday, Hollyy, Funkadesi, Oshima Brothers, Wyatt Waddell, Johanna Samuels, Kiely Connell, Lilla Sol, Josh Spinner, Asher Alcantara at Winnetka Music Festival Downtown Winnetka, $60-275
x Sat 6/17 2:00 Acorn Music Festival with Cracker, Aaron Lee Tasjan, May Erlewine, Anne Harris & Dave Herrero, Nora O'Connor with Steve Dawson, Michele McGuire, The Backups, Brad Cole and The Erly at Acorn Theatre, $100 GA, reserved sold out
x Sat 6/17 2:30 Uncle Pigeon at Libertyville Days Main Stage
x Sat 6/17 Blues on the Fox 2023 at Riveredge Park Aurora, $35
3:00 Joey J. Saye
5:00 Mud Morganfield
7:00 Kenny Neal Band
9:00 Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
x Sat 6/17 4:00 The New Heartaches at FitzGeralds Patio
x Sat 6/17 6:00 Torpedo Los! at Northman Riverwalk
x Sat 6/17 7:30 Billy Strings at Northerly Island, $97-343
x Sat 6/17 8:00 John Doe Folk Trio at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $28
x Sat 6/17 8:00 John Mead’s True Believers present Judith Weirauch & Tell Mama tribute to Janis Joplin at SPACE Evanston, $12-22
x Sat 6/17 8:00, 10:00 Bobby Lewis Quintet at Jazz Showcase, $30-45
x Sat 6/17 9:00 Phil Angotti & Friends tribute to Paul McCartney’s Birthday at Fitzgeralds, $15-20
x Sat 6/17 9:00 Jamgrass Project at FitzGeralds Sidebar
x Sat 6/17 9:00 The Arab Blues with Rami Gabriel at Hungry Brain, $15
x Sat 6/17 9:00 TJ Kennedy aka Uncle Sexy & Friends with Matthew Paige at Jesse's Tavern Chicago Ridge
x Sat 6/17 10:30 Chicago Calling at Andy’s, $15