Saturday 8/26/23
Saturday!
And there are very many great musical options available in and around town… Thanks very much for reading, sharing, and subscribing to Jerome’s Event List, by doing so you help it to happen!
x 9:00a-1:00 Dennis J. Leise at Chesterton European Market Music Tent
11:00a Bluegrass Brunch at Beat Kitchen
11:00a Andrew Diehl at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park
12:00n The Paul Mutzabaugh Trio at FitzGeralds Patio, Jazz Brunch
12:00n Cultivate at The Nursery, $50
12:00n-9:00 Food Aid Day 1 with The Shams Band, The Heavy Sounds, Cheryl Tomblin, School of Rock Oak Park at Exit Strategy Brewing Forest Park, $20, under 12 free
x Skokie Back Lot Bash
12:30 Shoji Naito
1:30 Jonas Friddle Trio
2:30 Nathan Hunter
3:30 Architects of Beauty
4:30 Conway & Austin
5:30 White Rabbit Object
7:00 The Handcuffs
8:30 Eve 6
1:30-10:00 Thalia Hall Block Party with Levitation Room, V.V. Lightbody, Smut, Modern Nun, George Arthur Calendar, La Academia Mexican Dance, closing DJ set by Mark Grusane at 18th & Allport, $5 donation to Pilsen Food Pantry
x Third Coast Surf Fest at Durty Nellie’s Palatine, $50-300
2:00 The Breakers
3:00 13 Tikis
4:00 Total Beaches
5:00 The Moonrays
6:00 Outronaut
7:00 Roger That
8:00 Los Straitjackets
2:00 Country Western Jam at Two Way Street Coffee House Downers Grove, $10
2:00 Coterie Rockin' Blues Fest at Broken Oar Port Barrington
2:20-5:00 Greasy Gravy at Lagunitas Taproom
Delmark Records Blues and Jazz Street Stroll at Burning Bush Brewery
4:00 Joey Saye
5:00 Paul Giallorenzo Trio
6:00 Delmark All Star Band with Dave Specter, Ken Saydak, Big Ray Stewart, Demetria Taylor & Willie Buck and many special guests
7:15 All star blues jam
3:00 Paper Machete at Green Mill
3:00 The Pornstache at Northman Riverwalk
3:00 Big Mouf’bo, Cece BKE, 7K at Cole’s Bar, $13
x 3:00 Naomi's Other Band at Bucktown Arts Fest Main Stage
x 3:00-4:30 Don Stiernberg Trio at Bluegrass & Brews Festival Countryside
3:00 Sam Wyatt at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles
4:00 Terminally Hip at Cary's Lounge
4:00 The Get Up Kids, The Starting Line at Cobra Lounge
4:00 The Island of Misfit Toys at FitzGeralds Patio, Tom's Bday Bash
4:00 Shannon Marie at Hey Nonny, RSVP, Heyday Happy Hour
4:00 Modern Day Saints at Keystone Park River Forest
5:00 Tracye Eileen acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends
5:00 Susan Williams Duo at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
5:00 Just Jams With Bur and Just Jerry at Epiphany, RSVP, Golden Hour
5:00 Fiesta Cuba with DJ Roberton, Dance Class by Edson de Cuba at Epiphany, RSVP, Golden Hour
5:00 Keithen Banks at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca
5:00 Blumax Trio at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
5:00 The Arthurs at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
5:30 Wesley Heine Poetry, The Rhemantics at Gallery Cabaret
6:00, 8:15 The Jeremiah Review at Andy’s, $15
6:00 Eric Hochberg Trio with Bobbi Wilsyn at Catch 35
6:00 Kent Rose and the Remedies at Northman Riverwalk
6:00 Somos Un Solo Pueblo at Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Chicago Philharmonic
x 6:00 Rachel Drew & John Szymanski Duo at Sherman Arena Evanston
6:00 Aiden Callahan at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park
6:00 Jim Pedicone at The Wine Exchange St. Charles
6:00 The Wailers, Uprooted with Michael Glabicki, Mungion at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $25-100
x 6:00 Uncle Pigeon at Park Street Restaurant Mundelein
6:00 Route 38 at Dockside Ottawa
6:30 Tribe Fest with Sensi Trails, Zoofunkyou & OvejaNegra at Chop Shop, $25
6:30 Cox N Crendor at Bottom Lounge, sold out
6:30 Jason Newton at J. Fleming’s Absolutely Delicious Westmont
6:30 The Offspring, Simple Plan, Sum 41 at Tinley Park Amphitheatre, $51+
6:30 Aaron Kelly & Friends at Preservation Geneva
6:45 Lucca & The Sons of Chicago with Brother John Kattke at Keystone Park River Forest
7:00 The Alright Maybes, CrashDive, Nice Motor, The Devilish Winks, JB Vannatta at Montrose Saloon, $10-15
7:00 Freedom From and Freedom To at Elastic Arts, $15
7:00 Motel Breakfast, Ok Cool, Neptune's Core at Metro, $15-20
7:00 Ochin Pakhi, Naeeem Rimawi at Jarvis Square Pottery
7:00 Barbara Clifford & The Shakin Tailfeathers at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park
7:00 ? at Mrs Murphy’s
7:00 The Chad Willetts Quartet at Le Piano
7:00 Harvey Midnight at The Dock at Montrose Beach
7:00 The Tray Wellington Band at FitzGeralds Patio
7:00 Pontiac, Weaklung, The Swabs, You Died at Blue Island Beer Co
7:00 (8:00 ET) Devon Allman & Donavon Frankenreiter at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $55-80
7:00 Mark Anderson Artist Reception at Friendly Tap Community Room Berwyn
7:00 Archers, Versus Me, Discrepancies, Subcyst at The Forge Joliet, $15-45
7:00 Joe Cantafio at Ballydoyle Aurora
7:00 Vintage Vinyl at Shanahans Woodridge
7:00 Dirty Mac Old School 60s/70s rock at The Quarry Thornton
x 7:00 Dead Freddie, The Spindles, Go Time at Heroes West Lemont
7:00 Isabella Maria at Beacon Tap Des Plaines
7:00 Boyz II Men, The Isley Brothers at Ravinia Pavilion Highland Park, lawn $61-100, pavilion $100-145
7:00 Ladies from the Canyon tribute to Linda Ronstadt & Joni Mitchell at St. Mary's Episcopal Crystal Lake, $25-35
7:30, 9:30 Brianna Thomas at Winters Jazz Club, $30-35
7:30 Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band, Joanna Connor Band at Kingston Mines, $20
7:30 Summer of George at Reclaimed Restaurant & Bar, $10
7:30 Parachute Day, Tiny Voices, Excuse Me Who Are You at Gman Tavern, $12-15
7:30 Eddie Harrison Paris Jazz at Encore Little Gem Oak Park
7:30 Texas Flood tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Journeyman tribute to Eric Clapton at Des Plaines Theatre, $29-49
7:30 Dickie at Hey Nonny, $15-35
8:00 Foris, Pool Hall, Tubesocks at Golden Dagger, $12
x 8:00 Tommy Emmanuel at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $65, sold out, wait list
8:00 Greg Howe, Tu-Ner, Sammy Boller at Reggies Rock Club, $25-35
8:00 Hoods, Brick by Brick, Whut?, Piss Ant, Disinfo at Beat Kitchen, $20
8:00 Swappin' Boots House Band at Judson & Moore, $12, live music at 8:30, Michelle & Earp dance lesson at 7:00
8:00 Switch at City Winery, sold out, waitlist
8:00 Jean Michel-Pilc Trio at Green Mill, $20
8:00 Steve Gunn & David Moore at Constellation, $22-25
8:00, 10:00 Gary Bartz Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $30-45
8:00 Bear Williams, Winn Noll at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $25
8:00 Demetria Taylor Blues Band at Blue Chicago
8:00 Jake Miller, JVKE, Nicky Youre at House of Blues, $35
8:00 Mario Abney & The Abney Effect at Untitled
8:00 Robot Heart Throb, Brian McCreedie, Albion West at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10
8:00 Carleton Koldyke at Joe's On Weed Street Rooftop, RSVP
8:00 RBD Party Pop Night with Celestial, Rosalba Valdez, DJ Enrique Tobias at Joe's On Weed Street, $20-30
8:00 Aidan O'Toole and ? at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center
8:00 cellist Matt Agnew and guitarist Gabriel Datcu Jazz String Duo at Artango Bar & Steakhouse, RSVP
8:00 Yabba Griffiths & Traxx hosted by DJ G Sharp at Wild Hare, $15
8:00 Lori McKenna, Mark Erelli at SPACE Evanston, sold out, small number at door?
8:00 Primary tribute to The Cure at The Outta Space Berwyn, $10
8:00 Zeta Bosio, Ruben Albarran at Distro Music Hall Berwyn, $38
8:00 Jersey Girls at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
8:00 Arcangel at Allstate Arena Rosemont, $50
8:00 Lucero & Mijares at Rosemont Theatre, $59-149
8:00 Yngwie Malmsteen and Glenn Hughes at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $49-99
8:00 Members Only 80s Cover Band at Arlington Ale House Arlington Heights
8:00 Casual Abstinence at Toadstool Pub Highwood
8:00 Mock Star at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood
8:00 Melody Angel at The Venue Aurora, $15-25
8:00 Focal Point at Broken Oar Port Barrington
8:00 Sunflower Headlights at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia
8:30 Messer Chups, Ichi-Bons, Black Widows, Royal Son of a Guns at Reggies Music Joint, $20-25
8:00 The Telepaths at Phyllis' Musical Inn
x 8:30 Eric Lindell at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $35-40
8:30 Jam Hammered at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett
8:30 American Pie at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, RSVP
8:30 Soundstar at Quigley’s Naperville
9:00 Dead Inside at Empty Bottle, RSVP
9:00 Terrapin Flyer at Martyrs, $20
9:00 p1nkstar, Agua de Rosas, Xtranjera at Sleeping Village, $15
9:00 Bricktown Sound with Chula & Francine Almeda at Hungry Brain
9:00, 11:00 Ivan Singh at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00
9:00 Kendré Music at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00
9:00 Daryl Nitz and Andrew Blendermann at Davenport’s Piano Bar Cabaret, $5
9:00 Reverie Stone at The Thirsty Tavern
9:00 Piter Albeiro at Copernicus Center, $70-90
9:00, 11:00 Kara Grainger Band with Brother John Kattke at Rosa’s, $15-25
9:00 Lyon$, Sparkle Carcass at Carol's Pub, $7
9:00 (10:00 EDT?) The Weathermakers, Loa Hex, Anfang at LiveWire Lounge
9:00 Kevan Eftekhari at Tack Room
9:00 Lepolion at Black Barrel Tavern Old Town
9:00 The Lizard Kings tribute to The Doors at FitzGeralds Sidebar
9:00 Stefan Hillesheim Blues Trio at Harlem Avenue Lounge Berwyn
9:00 Raider, Ghidora, Post Traumatic, Bottom Shelf at Brauer House Lombard, $10, Wisconsin Metal and Sausage Fest
9:00 Enuff Z’nuff, Viceroy, Rocket Sauce, The SixFiveFour at Brauer House Lombard, $0-25
9:00 Head Honchos at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
9:00 Nothing Personal at Madcats Palatine, $5
9:00 Pat Owen-Leary at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry
9:00 The Orange Vega at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach
9:30 Lola Kirke, Molly Martin at Hideout, $15-18
9:00 Liv.e at Subterranean, $20
9:30 Pierce Crask at Hey Nonny, RSVP, Nightcap Music Series
9:30 Strawdawg at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP
10:00 Murphy's Law, The Beer Nuts at Cobra Lounge, $31, Cultivate Aftershow
10:00 Watermelon, the Stinkeyes, Vombom at Cole’s Bar, $13
10:00 Beyond Carolina at Firewater Saloon Edison Park
10:00 South City Revival at Bub City Chicago, RSVP
10:00 A Funk Y Fuego Situation, Sean Owens & Mr Jaytoo at California Clipper
10:00 World Over Wedding with DJs Lefto, Uproot Andy, Stepwise, New Life, Itzi Nala at Subterranean, $10
10:00 Cloudy at The Whistler
10:30 Meditations on Mingus at Andy’s, $15
11:00 Petra Van Nuis, Dennis "Deluxe" Luxon at Le Piano, After Glow Late Show
11:30 Nocturna at Metro, $15-20
?:00 Thicc Grooves at Giant Penny Whistle
x Skokie Back Lot Bash
12:30 Shoji Naito
1:30 Jonas Friddle Trio
2:30 Nathan Hunter
3:30 Architects of Beauty
4:30 Conway & Austin
5:30 White Rabbit Object
7:00 The Handcuffs
8:30 Eve 6
x Third Coast Surf Fest at Durty Nellie’s Palatine, $50-300
2:00 The Breakers
3:00 13 Tikis
4:00 Total Beaches
5:00 The Moonrays
6:00 Outronaut
7:00 Roger That
8:00 Los Straitjackets
x 3:00 Naomi's Other Band at Bucktown Arts Fest Main Stage
x 3:00-4:30 Don Stiernberg Trio at Bluegrass & Brews Festival Countryside
x 6:00 Rachel Drew & John Szymanski Duo at Sherman Arena Evanston
x 6:00 Uncle Pigeon at Park Street Restaurant Mundelein
x 7:00 Dead Freddie, The Spindles, Go Time at Heroes West Lemont
x 8:00 Tommy Emmanuel at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $65, sold out, wait list
x 8:30 Eric Lindell at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $35-40