Saturday 6/3/23
10:00a School Of Rock Park Ridge at FitzGeralds Patio
11:00a Bluegrass Brunch at Beat Kitchen
11:00a Three Lil’ Birds Kids’ Reggae Party at Promontory, $5-20
11:00a Billy Flynn at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park
11:00a Brian Imig at City News Cafe
11:00a-6:00 Classic Car Show at Grandpa’s Place Parking Lot Glenview
x 12:00n Joe Policastro & Friends at FitzGeralds Patio, Jazz Brunch
12:00n-3:00 Chicago Sews Summer Event at Cary’s Lounge, RSVP
12:00n-5:00 Art Market at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca
12:00n-10:00 Windy City Hot Dog Fest at Six Corners
1:00 Do Division Street Fest
West Leavitt Stage, Subterranean
1:00 School of Rock Chicago
3:00 Bonzie
4:00 SRSQ
5:15 Daniel Romano's Outfit
6:30 The Dirty Nil
7:45 MSPAINT
9:00 Cloakroom
East Damen Stage, Empty Bottle
1:45 Girls Rock! Chicago
3:00 Big Joanie
4:15 Conjunto Primitivo
5:45 Frankie Rose
7:15 Daniel Villarreal Group
8:45 Bobby Oroza
1:00 Upbeat Music Student Showcase at Schubas, $10
1:00 Stephen Williams acoustic at Irish Legend Patio Willow Springs
1:30-5:00 Empty Bottle Yoga with Gina at Empty Bottle, $10
2:00 River Front Fest River Grove
2:00 Rosie & The Rivets
5:30 Radio Gaga & Queen? The Blooze Brothers?
8:30 Enuff Znuff
2:00 One Year Anniversary Party at Howard Street Brewing
2:00 Matt Kopecky at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles
2:00 Party Obvious at Broken Oar Port Barrington
2:00-4:00 Sing Around at Two Way Street Coffee House Downers Grove
2:00 Bastid's BBQ with Lord Finesse, Skratch Bastid, The Cool Kids, Terry Hunter, DJ Heather, Shortkut, Maddjeanius, King Marie, DJ Metro at House of Vans, RSVP
2:00-8:00 I Think You Should Come Motorcycle Meetup & Karl’s Costume Contest at Emporium Arcade Fulton Market
3:00 Golden Fiddle at Montrose
3:00 Metal Church, Legion of Doom, Spread Eagle, Witchslayer, Adamantis, Zuul, Serpent Rider, Shield of Wings at Reggies Rock Club, $30-130, Legions of Metal Fest 2023
3:00 Infinity Dream, Xil, Chamber Mage, Locust Point, Iron Brigade at Reggies Music Joint, $30-130, Legions of Metal Fest 2023
3:00 Paper Machete at Green Mill
3:00 Andy Pratt at Northman Riverwalk
3:00 Mustard's Last Stand food at Sketchbook Skokie
3:00 Rita's Ice Food Truck at Illuminated Brew Works
x 4:00 Soul Message Band at FitzGeralds Patio
x 4:00 Tim Menard and Cathy at Cary’s Lounge
4:00 Sarah CoCo at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Heyday Saturday Happy Hour
4:00 Geminis On The Rooftop at Promontory, $30
4:00 Semple at Broken Oar Port Barrington
5:00 Dave Herrero at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
5:00 Ryan Moses at Epiphany Center, RSVP, Golden Hour
5:00 Comida Cantina food at Sketchbook Evanston
5:00 Johnny Don't at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca
5:00 Vince Amore at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
5:00 The Burjek Collective at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
5:30 Gerry Hundt acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends
6:00-11:00 Bitter Jester Music Festival Night Two at Port Clinton Square Highland Park, Val's Halla Pop-Up
6:00 Rio Romeo, Kimbelle at Martyrs, $25
6:00, 8:15 Marques Carroll Quintet at Andy’s, $15
6:00 Eric Hochberg Trio with Angel Spiccia at Catch 35
6:00 The BuckStops at Northman Riverwalk
6:00 (7:00 ET) Club Rainbow at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $25-50
6:00 (7:00 ET) Incognito, Loose Ends with Jane Eugene at Hard Rock Gary IN, $49-79
6:00 SC Deuces at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park
6:00 Jacelyn Vale at The Wine Exchange St. Charles
6:00 Tracye Eileen at Center Stage Theater Naperville, $25-59
6:30 Multimagic, Calicoloco, Bershy, Goof at Subterranean, $15
6:30 Haken, Arch Echo at Concord Music Hall, $28
6:30 Lisa Star at J. Fleming’s Absolutely Delicious Westmont
6:30 Alex Hoffer at Preservation Geneva
6:45 Taylor Swift, Girl In Red, Owenn at Soldier Field, sold out?
7:00 The Hungry Williams at FitzGeralds Patio
7:00 Chicago Really Loves Drag at Metro, $25-30
7:00 Teen Open Mic at OTSFM Armitage Concert Hall, $3
7:00 Andrew Diehl at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park
7:00 Caustic, Choke Chain, Acucrack, Morgue Vvitch, Flesh_Bot, Mutilato, Subspace, Jeff Moyer, Martin Atkins, Djsj, Echodroides at Subterranean, $20, The Sean Payne Fundraiser Telethon All-Star Cavalcade & Benefit Show
7:00 Ilsa, Fister, Of Wolves, Plague of Carcosa at Cobra Lounge, $18
7:00 The Chad Willetts Quartet at Le Piano
7:00 Cabaret ZaZou at Cambria Hotel, $85-210
7:00 Chains Over Razors, Jawfane, Convoy at Brauer House Lombard, $9+
7:00 Otep, September Mourning, Spider Rockets, Alenia at The Forge Joliet, $27-45
7:00 Duck & Cover at Shanahans Woodridge
7:00 Hugo Elvis tribute to Elvis Presley at Stadium Club McCook
7:00 Bongo Chief 60s-90s Covers at The Quarry Thornton
7:00 The Desperate Bastards at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles
7:00 Pete Dankelson Band at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach
7:00 Saturday Night Lights at Zoe’s Patio
7:00 Music Bingo at Sketchbook Evanston, Saturday Social
x 7:30, 9:30 Paul Marinaro Sextet at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33, present the Music of Sinatra & Jobim
x 7:30 Steve Miller Band at Genesee Theatre Waukegan, $99-179
7:30 Rico McFarland Band, Joanna Connor Band at Kingston Mines, $20
7:30 The Box Band at Burning Bush Brewery
7:30 Ed Burns & Lou Marini at Encore Little Gem Oak Park
x 8:00 The Peter Joly Group, The Magikists at Outta Space Berwyn, $10, with Jason Watts Signs of Life Art Show, doors at 6:00
x 8:00 Vinto Van Go, The Spindles, Go Time at Q Bar Darien, $5-15
x 8:00 Junior Brown at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $45
x 8:00 Liverpool Legends tribute to The Beatles at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $29-49
8:00 Choose Your Character, Blind Trust, Enter the Cobra, Epsilon Plus at Montrose, $10-15
8:00 The Amazons, Sunvolume at Beat Kitchen, $18
8:00 Burning Red tribute to Taylor Swift at Lincoln Hall, $25
8:00, 10:30 Mike Jones Trio at Green Mill, $20
8:00, 10:00 John Wojciechowski Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $30-45
8:00 John Primer Blues Band with Sheryl Youngblood at Blue Chicago
8:00 Debussy La mer & Ravel La valse conducted by David Afkham with Vadim Gluzman at Symphony Center, $35-250
8:00 Jamala at Chop Shop, $90
8:00 Morry Sochat & The Special 20s, ? variété, followed by DJ Ankit Dance Party at Untitled
8:00 Daybreaker, Dismalimerence, Dream Alazia, Farseer at Cubby Bear, $15, YTB Fest
8:00 Midcentury Llama, The Silver Palms, Frankie Master at Subterranean, $15
8:00 Vulgar Commons, Scam Likely, North Warren at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10
8:00 Black Club with DJs T.To, Giiivens at Epiphany Center
8:00 Chicken Dolphin at Phyllis’ Musical Inn
8:00 Dad Strength at Joe's On Weed Street Rooftop
8:00 Greasy Gravy at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center
8:00 Yabba Griffiths & Traxx hosted by DJ G Sharp at Wild Hare, $15, The Wild Hare Memorial Weekend Party
8:00 The Chancers at Mrs Murphy’s
8:00 Kathleen & Jim at High Stool Bar
8:00 Matt Keen at The Venue Aurora, $15-25
8:00 Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band at Rivers Casino Des Plaines, $47-125
8:00 Chuy Lizarraga Y Su Banda Tierra Sinaloense at Rosemont Theatre, $49-110
8:00 Roger That at Toadstool Pub Highwood
8:00 KennyLive tribute to Kenny Chesney, Billy Gray at Joe’s Live Rosemont, $12
8:00 Unity The Band at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood
8:00 Poison'd Crue at Broken Oar Port Barrington
8:00 Now and Then Cover Band at Arlington Ale House Arlington Heights
8:00 Mungion, Earth Radio at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $10-20
8:00 GJAK'd Up with Good Jim and Kelly at Pub 78 Brookfield
8:00 Fran Banish Bannd at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
8:00 True Adkins at The Studio Lockport
8:00 Lost Pyramids at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia
8:00 Los Toxicos with Ken Flores at Avondale Music Hall, $35
8:00 Gay Agenda release party at Illuminated Brew Works
8:00 Karaoke at Cafe Mustache
8:00 The US Air Guitar Chicago Regional Qualifiers at LiveWire Lounge, $8
x 8:30 Joshua Hedley & Lauren Morrow at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-30
8:30 The Congregation, Soulbillys at Golden Dagger, $15
8:30 Charlie Otto at Hey Nonny, free summer show series
8:30 Dark Canyon, Tobacco City duo at Constellation, $15
8:30 Meredith Haines, Toni Kunst, Helen Lee, Rin Peisert, Kezia Waters at Elastic Arts, $15, Relative Intensity Noise
8:30 Caifanes at House of Blues, $65
8:30 Kali Masi, Palette Knife, Thanks I Hate It at Gman Tavern, $12-15
8:30 Half Krausened at Friendly Tap Berwyn
8:30 Soundstar at Quigley’s Naperville
x 9:00 The Heavy Sounds at FitzGeralds Sidebar
x 9:00 The Joel Paterson Trio with Beau Sample and Alex Hall at Hungry Brain, $10
9:00 Jim The Kid & ThePainkillers, Choose Your Character, Blind Trust, The Architects of Beauty, TheCitrosonics at Montrose, $10-15
9:00 W.I.T.C.H., Death Valley Girls, Abraxas at Empty Bottle, $28, Do Division Aftershow
9:00 Stuck, Melkbelly, Spread Joy at Sleeping Village, $21
9:00 Hotel Fiction, Hollyy at Schubas, $15
9:00 Blue Olives at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00
9:00 Popa Chubby, ? at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $25
9:00 Daryl Nitz & George Howe at Davenports Piano Bar, $5
9:00 Ricky Liontones Soul Boogie at Honky Tonk BBQ
9:00, 11:00 Isaiah Collier & Friends at Dorian’s, $10
9:00 Kyle Downs Trio, Richard Bandini, Teal Trap, Jake Racina at Gallery Cabaret
9:00 Bama Lamas, Royal Son of a Guns, Mostly Trees, James The Boneless at Liars Club
9:00, 11:00 Jamiah Rogers at Rosa’s, $15-25
9:00 The Simple Remedy at Carol's Pub, $8
9:00 Kevan Eftekhari at Tack Room
9:00 Big Ray & Chicago's Most Wanted at Harlem Avenue Lounge Berwyn
9:00 stop drop rewind at Madcats Palatine, $5
9:00 Jessie's Girl at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett
9:00 Renegade Wildflower at Piazza Aurora, $10
9:00 Rebel Heart at Austin Community Tavern Steger
9:00 Victor Brown Band at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry
9:00 Tom Holland Trio at Jesse’s Tavern Chicago Ridge
9:00 Don't Matter To Me at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
9:00 Bad Medecine Duo at Ballydoyle Aurora
9:00 Vundabar DJs at Hideout
9:00 Julio Sierra, DJ Erge at Rivers Casino Des Plaines
9:00 Seven Lions, Jason Ross, Gem & Tauri, Oblvyn at Radius, $50
9:00 Danny Leroy DJ Set at Emporium Arcade Wicker Park
9:00 Electric with Quicktastic at Emporium Arcade Logan Square, Dance Planet
9:00 DJ Iggy at Emporium Arcade Fulton Market
9:30 Two Beer Tommy at Bub City Rosemont
x 10:00 Sasha McVeigh at Bub City Chicago
10:00 Ganzo Party at House of Blues Foundation Room, RSVP
10:00 Jet Gala, The Gemini Bash & Black Icon Experience at Promontory, $40-75
10:00 Redhorn Gate, Alkilith, Lone Sentinel at Cole’s Bar, $13
10:00 Yankee Cowboy at Firewater Saloon Edison Park
10:00 Infinity tribute Journey at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5
10:00 Audien at Prysm, $35-40
10:00 Hotel Garuda, Tear It Up, Cross at Sound Bar, $10-20
10:00 DJs Kosmo, Maker, Metrognome, Skratch Bastid at Giant Penny Whistle
10:00 Roy Rosenfeld at Spybar, $30, Rituals
10:00 Kaysin, Avilo b2b Mars, Nickyb, Des Fine at Primary Night Club, $19
10:00 DJ Feelgood at The Whistler
10:00 Karaoke with Sweet Melissa at Reed’s Local
10:30 Thaddeus Tukes at Andy’s, $15
10:30 Karaoke with Mary Mac at Lizards Liquid Lounge
11:00 Petra Van Nuis, Dennis "Deluxe" Luxon at Le Piano, After Glow Late Show
11:00 DJ Esteban, DJ Danny Dan at The Owl Bar
12:00m Black Angus tribute to Bon Scott Era AC/DC at Reggies Music Joint, Legions of Metal After Party
12:00m Michael Johnson, Michael Robinson at Reggies Comedy Shack
?:00 Tux & Flipper at Exit Strategy Brewing Forest Park
x 12:00n Joe Policastro & Friends at FitzGeralds Patio, Jazz Brunch
x 4:00 Soul Message Band at FitzGeralds Patio
x 4:00 Tim Menard and Cathy at Cary’s Lounge
x 7:30, 9:30 Paul Marinaro Sextet at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33, present the Music of Sinatra & Jobim
x 7:30 Steve Miller Band at Genesee Theatre Waukegan, $99-179
x 8:00 The Peter Joly Group, The Magikists at Outta Space Berwyn, $10, with Jason Watts Signs of Life Art Show, doors at 6:00
x 8:00 Vinto Van Go, The Spindles, Go Time at Q Bar Darien, $5-15
x 8:00 Junior Brown at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $45
x 8:00 Liverpool Legends tribute to The Beatles at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $29-49
x 8:30 Joshua Hedley & Lauren Morrow at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-30
x 9:00 The Heavy Sounds at FitzGeralds Sidebar
x 9:00 The Joel Paterson Trio with Beau Sample and Alex Hall at Hungry Brain, $10
x 10:00 Sasha McVeigh at Bub City Chicago