Saturday 6/8/24

Jun 08, 2024

Saturday!

And what a Bluesfest weekend Saturday it is, with tons of great music event opportunities in and around Chicago as the weekend continue… read on for the details and get out to enjoy one or more of these shows if you can… welcome to new folks and thanks to all for reading, subscribing to, and getting the word out by sharing Jerome’s Event List!

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x Andersonville Midsommarfest on Clark between Foster and Gregory

North Stage

12:30 Chicago Gay Men's Chorus

1:30 Second City Outlaws

2:00 mars hojilla

3:00 Chicago Spirit Brigade

3:30 A.M. Slingers

4:30 Second City Outlaws

5:00 Nathan Graham

6:30 partywatcher

8:00 Dancing Queen: An Abba Salute

Center Stage

1:00 Lakeside Pride Latin Band

3:00 Cicada Summer

4:30 Oux

6:00 Ovef Ow

7:30 Bev Rage & the Drinks

9:00 Opliam

Swedish Stage

11:00a Swedish Opening Ceremonies

12:00n Steven Future Band and The Rick King Quartet

1:00 Original Gus Giordano Dance School

2:00 Crocodile Rockstar

5:00 Cosmic Jaywalkers

6:30 Love in October

8:00 Rod Tuffcurls and The Bench Press

Balmoral Pride Stage

12:00n Disco Beach Party with M. A. Y. O.

3:30 Disney & Broadway Hits! Live

6:00 Queen! Smartbar Takeover

Summerdale Stage

10:00 The Collective Yoga Coop

1:00 Clean Plate Club

2:30 Cirques Experience

3:00 School of Rock Andersonville

4:00 Drag Queen Storytime with Merriam Levkowitz

4:30 NÆ

6:00 Cirques Experience

6:30 Gayun Cannon

7:30 Queer Dance Freakout/Trans Voices Cabaret

9:00 Ariana DJ House Set

x 10:15a Ralph's World at FitzGeralds Patio, $25/Family, Patio Family Fun

x Old Town Art Fair

Plaza Stage at Wisconsin & Orleans

10:30a Raviv

12:30 Kitt Lyles and Meghan Stagl Duo

2:30 Cecy Santana Band

4:30 Fifth Star Band

6:30 Dad Rock

Food Court Stage at North Park & St. Paul

10:30a zfrank

12:00n North Park Strummers

1:30 Still Inspired Dance

3:00 CPS Bronzeville Classical Guitars

4:30 Soulbillys

6:00 zfrank

11:00a Bluegrass Brunch at Beat Kitchen, free

x 11:00a Studebaker John and Earl Howell at City News Cafe, blues

x Chicago Blues Festival at Jay Pritzker Pavilion and throughout Millennium Park

Visit Mississippi Juke Joint Stage on South Promenade

12:00n Mzz Reese and Reece’s Pieces

1:30 Melvin Taylor

3:00 Ra’Shad The Blues Kid

4:30-5:45 Dexter Allen

Rosa’s Lounge on North Promenade

12:30 Al Spears & The Hurricane Project

2:00 Vino Louden

3:30 Jamiah "Dirty Deacon" Rogers and the Dirty Church Band

5:00 The Mike Wheeler Band

6:30-7:45 Ivan Singh, Last Call with WDCB Radio

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

4:45 National Anthem + Commissioner's Welcome

5:00 Centennial Tribute to Dinah Washington with Dee Alexander, Bruce Henry,

Miguel de la Cerna, Jeremiah Hunt, Charles Heath IV, Melody Angel

6:30 Vanessa Collier

7:45-9:00 Southern Avenue

x 12:00n Nigel Mack & Andon Davis at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP, Blues Brunch

Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park 10th Anniversary Party

1:00 Joe Orozco

6:00 Outta The Loop

x 1:00 Hip-Hop Is History with Questlove at Thalia Hall, $60-70, includes copy of "Hip-Hop is History"

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

2:00 Pleiadesfest Day 2 Improvisation Workshop/Session with High Zero Foundation members Shelly Purdy, CK Barlow, Bonnie Lander at Elastic Arts, $15 per day, $30 3 day pass

2:00 Billy Denton at Pollyanna Brewing St. Charles

2:00 Focal Point at Broken Oar Port Barrington

3:00-5:00 Harry Tonchev Trio at Northman Riverwalk

x 3:00 Paper Machete at Green Mill

3:00-6:00 Müsila and Emil Rojo World Jam at The Tonk, Acoustic Lounge Saturdays

3:00 Tank and The Beez at Pollyanna Brewing St. Charles

3:15 Tribute to Warped at Reggie's, $40

3:15 Dead & Buried tribute to A Day To Remember, Full of Moxie tribute to Rancid, Riot tribute to Paramore, Sucker Punch Rocks tribute to The Interrupters, From Here to Infirmary tribute to Alkaline Trio, Super Rad tribute to “Best Of Ska” at Reggie's Music Joint

4:00 What’s Our Age Again tribute to Blink-182, Basketcase tribute to Green Day, Weeze tribute to Weezer, Sugar We’re A Fall Out Boy Tribute tribute to Fall Out Boy, There Goes The Neighborhood tribute to Sum41/Rise Against, Ixnay tribute to Offspring at Reggie's Rock Club

x 3:15 One of The Boyzz at Franklin Park Fest

X 4:00 An Afternoon of Conversation and Music with Bonnie Koloc hosted by Mark Guarino at Hideout, $20

x 4:00-7:00 Ramona Dowd & Friends Maya Kaczor, Grace Schuler at Cary's Lounge

4:00 Full Spectrum, followed by an Open Jam at The Glenwood

x 4:00 The Eric Case Band at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP

x 4:00-6:00 Undertones Trio at Friendly Tap, Jazzy Afternoon Happy Hours

4:00 School of Rock at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

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

4:00 Lungfest '24 with Uncle Pigeon, Inbound, Empress & Timeless Ideals at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach, $10-15

4:00 The Koop at Banging Gavel Vogt House Tinley Park

5:00 Dave Herrero at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

5:00 Trejon D'Angelo at Cafe Mustache

5:00-8:00 DJ Mwelwa at Epiphany Center, free, Golden Hour

5:00-8:00 Tom Barr at Church Street Brewing Itasca

5:00 Paul Zanello at Studio Winery & Geneva Lake Distilling Lake Geneva

5:00-8:00 Matt Keen at Sew Hop'd Brewery Huntley

Bluesfest Saturday at Buddy Guy's Legends, $25

5:30 Billy Flynn

7:30 Stacy Brooks

9:00 Mandalyn & The Hunters

10:30 Billy Branch

5:00 Salsa Fest at Downtown Joliet

5:30-8:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Mark Madsen at Catch 35

x 6:00-8:00 Nikki O'Neill Band at Northman Riverwalk

x 6:00 Kim Gordon, Irreversible Entanglements, Drew McDowall at Bohemian National Cemetery, $35, sold out, Empty Bottle presents Beyond The Gate

6:00, 8:15 Marques Carroll at Andy's, $20

6:00 Katie Hibben at Bubblehouse Brewing Lisle

6:00-9:00 Dennis O'Brien at The Wine Exchange St Charles

6:00-9:00 Keith Scott Blues at Riverlands Brewing Company St. Charles

6:00-9:00 CK & The Gray at Palmer Place La Grange

6:00 Heart 2 Heartbreaker, Whos Who at Sundance Saloon Mundelein, $5

6:15 Wild Scallions, Teddy & The Edibles, Dan Damnit, Pedal, Wally Dogger at Beat Kitchen, free

6:30 Khruangbin, John Carroll Kirby at Salt Shed Fairgrounds, $65, sold out

6:30-10:00 Fiesta Cuba with DJ Roberton, Edson de Cuba dance class at Epiphany Center, free

x 6:30-9:30 Connie Garritano Cipher at J. Flemings Restaurant Westmont

6:30-10:00 Infunktious at Preservation Geneva

6:30-9:30 Dan Peters at Bliss Wine Lounge Wauconda

6:30 Jory Avner at Girl In The Park Orland Park

7:00 Tall Grass Captains, Rural Jurors, The Residency, The Straydogs at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

x 7:00 Tisa Batchelder, Rebecca Jasso at Jarvis Square Pottery, BYOB, music at 8, Molly & Michael delights before

7:00 Jukebox Heroes at Mrs. Murphy's

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

7:00-10:00 Swamp party at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17

x 7:00 The Smiley Tillmon Band with Kate Moss at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP

7:00 Chicago's Own Piano Man tribute to Billy Joel, Elton John?, The Beatles Guise? at Chef Shangri-La Riverside

7:00 Phil & Tim at Buckledown Brewing Lyons

7:00-10:00 Scramble at Shanahans Woodridge

7:00-9:00 Song Circle at Two Way Street Downers Grove

7:00 Bad Medecine Duo at Ballydoyle Aurora

7:00 Leroy Wynn Power Trio at The Evergreen Pub & Grill St Charles

7:00 Michael Steven Cohen at Take Flight Spirits Skokie

7:00 Sins N' Roses tribute to Guns N' Roses, Freak Like Me tribute to Halestorm at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $10

7:00 The Jazzeros at Light The Lamp Brewery Grayslake

7:00 Lorenzo D at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

7:00 Ocean's Rat Pack at Lyric Theater Blue Island, $50

7:00-10:00 Bongo Chef at The Quarry Thornton, blues

7:00 Jumping Jack Flash tribute to The Rolling Stones at Belfry Music Theatre Delavan WI, $62-79

x 7:30, 9:30 Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with Yvonne Gage, John Fournier, Marques Carroll, Keith Brooks, Amr Fahmy, Larry Brown Jr., Alex Austin at Winters Jazz Club, $28-38

7:30-5:00a Rico McFarland Band, Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $20

7:30 Ravel Boléro conducted by Stéphane Denève with Jean-Yves Thibaudet at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $35-325

7:30 Chris Brown, Ayra Starr, Maeta at United Center, $95-495

7:30-9:30 Julia Merchant at Davenport’s Piano Bar

7:30 Denise Tomasello at Park West, $34-51, cabaret

7:30 Thankful Dead at Reclaimed, $10

7:30 Infatuation tribute to Rod Stewart at Stadium Club Hodgkins

x 7:30-9:30 Kristy Cox & Grasstime at Seman Violins Skokie, $30 RSVP, BYOB

x 7:30 Will Hoge at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $25-50, sold out

x 7:30 James Taylor & His All-Star Band at Ravinia Pavilion Highland Park, $77-235

7:30 stop drop rewind at Austin Community Tavern Steger, RSVP

7:45 Chingy ++, DJ Teknik aftershow at The Vixen McHenry, free

x 8:00 Luke Callen, Adelaide, Shoulderbird at Judson & Moore, $15

8:00 Pleiadesfest Day 2 with Circuit des Yeux, Cristal Sabbah, Irene Hsiao, Julie Meckler, Rin Peisert, Ingrid Laubrock, Mabel Kwan, Shelly Purdy, ?, CK Barlow, Bonnie Lander, Julie Meckler at Elastic Arts, $15 per day, $30 3 day pass

x 8:00-12:00 Million Quartet with Steve Million, Mark Feldman, Eric Hochberg, Bob Rummageat Green Mill, $20

x 8:00, 10:00 Mike Stern Quartet with Leni Stern, Juan Chiavassa, Noam Tanzer, Danny Walsh at Jazz Showcase, $35-50

8:00 BTS Express with Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago

x 8:00 RickyD & the Smokestack Mojos at Phyllis's Musical Inn

x 8:00 John Ballantyne and Crazy Heart at Lizards Liquid Lounge

8:00 Putrid Pile, Eradication Of The Unworthy Infants, Carrion Throne, Advorsa at LiveWire Lounge, $18

x 8:00-12:00m Wax Disasters Monthly No Genre Vinyl Party, Gay Agenda release dance party at Illuminated Brew Works

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

8:00-10:00 Bonnie Stewart, S.R. Batterson at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10

8:00-12:00m Ladies Nite Show with Michele Williams and Sami Scot at The Atlantic Bar & Grill, $10

8:00 Arklight at Cubby Bear

8:00 Breezy Rodio at Untitled

8:00 Gabriel Heinemann Trio at Clara, free

8:00-1:00a Heart of Chicago Soul Club Rare Soul Dance Party with DJs Debbie, Rockin Ricki, Kat, Syreeta/Psyche Prissy Pie at Color Club Ballroom, $15

8:00-3:00a Gizzae, The Wild Hare Sound System with DJ Fucha at Wild Hare, Saturday Night Reggae Party

x 8:00 Dave & Jodi's Night of 1000 Stars at Friendly Tap

x 8:00 The Half Brits at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $16-18

8:00 Signify tribute to Porcupine Tree at Outta Space Berwyn, $10

8:00-11:00 Retro Grade at Pub 78 Brookfield

8:00 Superfly Symphony dance band tribute to Disco at Salerno's Pizza Hodgkins

8:00 Terrapin Flyer at Stage 119 Elmhurst, $10

8:00 The Solid-aire Band at Manny's Public House Elmhurst

8:00 Wombat Carnival at DeMito's Saloon Villa Park

x 8:00-11:00 Jim Peterik and Friends at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge, $10?

x 8:00 The Wildwoods, The Matthew Pittman Band at The Venue Aurora, $15-25

8:00-1:00a Revolucion De Amor B2B Sin Anestesia at Piazza Aurora, $20+

8:00-11:00 Alt 101 at Sidecar Supper Club Beer Garden Batavia, $5

x 8:00 Sebastian Bach at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $49-99, plus optional $199 VIP Upgrade

8:00? Slavegarden at Alibi Bar & Grill St Charles

x 8:00 Fred Hersch at SPACE Evanston, $20-35

8:00 Kashmir tribute to Led Zeppelin at Broken Oar Port Barrington

x 8:00-1:00a Johnny Burnett at Shirley's Piano Bar Barrington

8:00 Midnight Mile at Main Street Outfitter Wauconda

8:00 Roger That at Toadstool Pub Highwood

8:00-11:00 Lost Pyramids at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood

8:00 Papa Jupiter, We Killed the Lion & Albus at Heroes West Lemont, $10-13

8:00 Mark W at Studio Lockport

8:00 DJ Triple H at Beacon Tap Des Plaines

8:30 A Beacon School, E.R. Jurkin at Hideout, $15

x 8:30 Julian Davis Reid's Circle of Trust at Constellation, $20

8:30 Secret Shame, Kill Scenes, Milkswarm at Subterranean, $12-15

8:30-11:30 Them Queers with Nate Kistler, Molly Smith, Mel Vitaterna, LX Song at Cary's Lounge

8:30 Flowerbabe, Ghost Days at Cobra Lounge, $15

x 8:30 Groove Witness at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP

8:30 This End Up at Quigley’s Naperville

8:30 Hi-Infidelity at Two Brothers Roundhouse Aurora, $10

8:30-10:30 The Old Fashioneds at Pollyanna Brewing St. Charles

9:00 Kojaque, Samy Sharif at Empty Bottle, $15

9:00 Pool Hall Record release show, The Orchard, 4x4 Animal Style at Schubas, $15-20

9:00 Cruel farewell show, Kangaroo Court, Diet Lite, ++ at Sleeping Village, $20

9:00 Luke Stewart, Josh Berman, Mike Reed, A.R. at Hungry Brain, $15

9:00, 11:00 Gemini Project presented by Isaiah Collier at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00

9:00 Sauce Chicago with Rich Medina, Yukiko, DJ Mo Manley at Chop Shop, $25

9:00 Win Noll & The Rockin' Souls at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00

9:00 The Do Rights at The Tonk, NoLA trad jazz

9:00-11:55 Lost Wilderness at The Thirsty Tavern

x 9:00, 11:00 Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials at Lee's Unleaded Blues, $20

9:00 Kettlestrings, Next Planet, Hotel Gouda at Gallery Cabaret, Band Night

9:00 Slow Joy, Daundry at Gman Tavern, $15-20, CHIRP welcomes

9:00-12:00m Sidestreets at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

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

9:00 Strange Caffeine, Brain Repair, Out Chasing Squirrels, Bugoff at Underground Lounge, $10

9:00 Salsa, Bachata, Cumbia, Mambo Night at Simone's

9:00 DJ Stain x Rios at Bourbon on Division, $18

9:00 All Love with Love and Alchemy, Dr Ishay at The Whistler, second Saturdays

x 9:00 Kings & Associates at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $15-20

9:00 Southbound at Tony Ds at Tony D's Elmwood Park, free, Country Night

9:00 Reality Bytes at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

9:00 Latin Night with DJ Dro at Ballydoyle Aurora

x 9:00 Lena Prima & Her New Orleans All-Star Band at Club Arcada Speakeasy, $15, dinner & drinks after 5:00, Legends & Legacies Series

9:00-12:00m Now & Then at Whiskey River Glenview

9:00 Rise at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett

9:00-12:00m Triadd at Madcats Palatine, $7

9:00 Water Shed Ramblers at Mackey's Hideout McHenry

9:00 Whiskey Road at Saddle Up at Q Aurora, $5-40, Line Dancing at 6:00

9:00 Storm Empress at The Irish Rebel Oak Lawn

9:00 Dick Diamond & The Dusters at 115 Bourbon Street Front Stage Merrionette Park, $5

9:30, 11:00 Stephen Hull Experience at Rosa’s, $20-25, I'll Play The Blues For You

9:30 Sunfallen at Carols Pub, $7

9:30 Matt Keen at The House Pub St. Charles, $5

9:30 Michael Rawls at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Nightcap Music Series

9:30 Oldplay at Mickey Finn's Libertyville

10:00 Purple Reign tribute to Prince at Logan Square Auditorium, $25, sold out?

10:00-3:00 Afro Soca Love Chicago Afterparty at Promontory, $15 after 11:00

10:00 Rabbit In The Moon, The Crystal Method, Mystic Bill at Concord Music Hall, $20

10:00 Joe Rendon's Jazzteca at Sabor A Cafe Steakhouse, RSVP

10:00 The Simple Remedy at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

10:00 Uncle Boogie at Mom's Place

10:00 DJ Mobeethicc at Cole's Bar

10:00 DJ Boathouse at aliveOne

10:00 Patrick Bale & The Pale Ales at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP

10:30 The Alectet at Andy's, $20

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

Jerome’s highlights

x = recommended, interested, of note to me or friends

X = the plan, though that can change