Saturday 8/31/24
Saturday!
Festivals and shows galore, so many late summer Saturday music event opportunities in and around Chicago this weekend… 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, sponsoring, and getting the word out by sharing Jerome’s Event List!
x 9:00a-1:00 Pierce Crask at Woodstock Farmers Market
x 10:00a-12:00n Beyond Borders at Friendly Tap
11:00a Bluegrass Brunch at Beat Kitchen, free
11:00a Scott R. Grube at City News Cafe, piano blues
West Loop Art Fest at Fulton & Peoria
10:00a Mark W
11:30a Joe Rian
1:00 Choose Your Character
2:30 Made in September
4:00 And The Aminal
5:30 4th Point
7:30 Ultrabeat
x Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park
Harris Theater Rooftop Young Lions Jazz, enter on Randolph
11:00a Whitney Young Jazz Combo
11:50a Midwest Young Artists Conservatory Combo
12:40 ChiArts Combo A
1:35 Lincoln Park High School Jazz Band
2:25 Youth Jazz Ensemble of DuPage
3:15 Kenwood Academy High School Jazz Band
Von Freeman Stage North Promenade
11:30a-12:25 Windy City Ramblers
12:40-1:35 Leslie Beukelman & Jeremy Kahn's "Tonight At Noon"
1:50-2:45 Mike Ross Quartet
3:00-4:00 - James Brandon Lewis
WDCB Jazz Lounge South Promenade
12:00n-1:45 Samuel Mosching Quintet
2:15-4:00 Charles Heath Quartet
4:30-6:15 Lynne Jordan & the Shivers
6:45-7:45 Soul Message Band
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
4:15-5:05 Dennis Carroll
5:25-6:10 Jeff Parker and The New Breed
6:25-7:25 René Marie & Experiment In Truth
7:45-9 Kenny Garrett and Sounds From The Ancestors
Schaumburg Septemberfest at Atcher Municipal Center
Craft Beer & Wine Stage
11:00-4:00 One Man Jam Chris Minardi
4:30-6:30 Sam Savage
7:00-9:00 Cole Brandt
Local Stage
11:00-1:40 School District 54 student showcases
2:30-4:00 School of Rock Schaumburg House Band
5:00-6:30 That's What She Said
7:30-9:30 Dixon Bandits
Main Stage
6:30-8:00 Petty Kings tribute to Tom Petty ++
8:30-10:00 Phillip Phillips
Frankfort Fall Festival
Breidert Green Stage
11:00a-1:00 The Mudd Sharks
2:00-3:30 Grace & John
3:30-4:30 Enrico's Spaghetti Eating Contest
4:30-6:00 Strung Out
The Garden on Oak Street
2:00-5:00 The Macy Brothers
8:00-11:00 American English tribute to The Beatles, $15, 21 and older only
x Taste of Polonia at Copernicus Center
Tribute Stage
12:30-2:00 Eddie Wojcik Tribute Band
2:30-4:00 Blooze Brothers with Brother John Kattke
4:30-6:00 Cap’n Funk & the Groove Train
6:30-8:00 Kashmir tribute to Led Zeppelin
8:30-10:00 7th Heaven
World Music Stage
5:00-6:00 Black Bear Combo
6:30 Alldete
8:30 Elektryczne Gitary
x Shoe Fest at Camp Shaw-Waw-Nas-See Manteno, $180 3 day camping pass
Bent River Stage
1:45-2:45 Janky Limo
4:30-5:45 Neighbor
7:30-8:45 Mr. Blotto
10:30-12:00m Ghost Note
Happy Water Stage
12:30-1:30 Maygen & The Birdwatcher
3:00-4:15 Allie & The Night Krals
6:00-7:15 Chicago Farmer & The Fieldnotes
9:00-10:15 Old Shoe
12:15a-1:30a The Spooklights
Nashwood in Highwood
Toadstool Pub
12:00n-3:00 Country Doctors
4:00-7:00 Desperate Bastards
8:00-11:00 Kevin Purcell
Teddy O'Brian's
8:00-11:00 Bushwood
28 Mile Vodka Company
3:00-7:00 Payton Taylor
Tala Coffee Roasters
4:00-8:00 Braden Jamison
Beermiscuous
6:00-10:00 Payton Taylor
Slyce Coal Fired Pizza
7:00-11:00 Braden Jamison
Naperville Last Fling
Main Stage
12:00n-2:00 Sonic Roadtrip
2:30-4:30 The Chain tribute to Fleetwood Mac
5:15-7:15 Motown Nation
8:00-10:00 Hi Infidelity
Beer Garden Stage
12:00n-10:00 Brent Brown
Yorkville Hometown Days Festival at Beacher Center Yorkville
12:00n-2:00 iPop
3:00-6:00 Fletcher Rockwell
7:00-10:00 Fool House
12:00n-4:00 DJ Triple H at Beacon Tap Des Plaines, DJ Brunch
12:30-3:00 ? at The Lodge Antioch, acoustic lunch
1:00 Joe Clark at Dockside Bar and Grill Ottawa
1:00 Mill Creek Jumble at Harbor Brewing Biergarden Winthrop Harbor
1:00-4:00 InFunktious Duo at Pollyanna Brewing Lemont
X Pravdafest 40 at FitzGeralds
Patio
1:30-2:15 Chris Greene Quartet
2:30-2:50 The Swampland Jewels strolling
3:00-3:45 Thrift Store Halo
5:00-6:00 Diplomats of Solid Sound
6:30-7:00 The Swampland Jewels strolling
7:30-8:30 The Slugs
9:00-10:00 Steve Dawson
Nightclub
2:00-2:45 Susan Voelz
4:00-4:50 Sunshine Boys
5:30-6:15 Allen Hill
7:00-7:50 The Chamber Strings
8:30-9:40 The Handcuffs
10:10-11:15 Nathan Graham
Sidebar
2:30-3:15 Rex Daisy
3:45-4:30 Brian Krumm & His Barfly Friends
5:15-6:10 Cheer-Accident
6:45-7:40 Ivan Julian with Nick Tremulis
8:45-9:45 The Service
2:00-10:00 ARC Music Festival at Union Park, House
2:00-12:00m North Coast Music Festival at SeatGeek Stadium Bridgeview, EDM/Dance
Love on the Lawn Festival Elgin
2:00 Funk Brotherz
3:00-8:00 House DJs
8:30 Musiq Soulchild
2:00-7:00 Jollof Festival Chicago 2024 at Promontory, $35+
2:00 Gino Rockin Romo at Navy Pier Beer Garden
2:00 Michael Satarino at DeMito's Saloon Villa Park
2:00-5:00 Old Time Fiddle & Guitar Workshop with Spencer & Rains at Two Way Street Downers Grove, donations encouraged
2:00-5:00 Samuel Wyatt at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles
2:00 Nick Bell Band at Broken Oar Port Barrington
2:00-6:00 Mizzconstrued at Blarney Island Antioch
Salerno's Labor Day Weekend Music Fest at Salerno's Hodgkins
3:00-4:45 Infatuation tribute to Rod Stewart
5:30-7:00 Ronnie "B" Elvis with Jeff Rutter & The Scramble Band tribute to Elvis Presley
7:30-9:30 Jade 50s tribute to 50s & 60s Rock
10:00-11:30 War Pigs tribute to Black Sabbath
x 3:00-5:00 Honey Whites Play Morphine at Northman Riverwalk, rock
x 3:00 Paper Machete at Green Mill, free
3:00-6:00 Brad Hides at Pollyanna Brewing Roselle
3:30-6:30 Pre-party for Pearl Jam with DJ Jill Hopkins at Gman Tavern, free
4:00-7:00 Scott Free, Help Hounds, PJ Sloan & Friends at Cary's Lounge
x 4:00-6:00 Jupiter Trio with Greg Chojnacki, Joe Fournier, Dave Walker at Friendly Tap, Jazzy Afternoon Happy Hours
4:00 Michael Rawls at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, Heyday Saturday Happy Hour
4:00-7:00 Matt Petko at Plank Road Tap Room Elgin
4:00-8:00 Cody Calkins at Dirt Oval 66 Joliet
Wauconda Street Dance at Main Street
Center Patio
5:00-11:00 DJ Mikey Mike
Wauvinia Stage South
7:15-8:30 Jazz Du Jour
9:00-10:15 BB & The Honey
Main Stage
5:45-7:00 Big Boss & The Toes
7:45-9:00 Better With Bacon
9:30-11:00 Gina Gonzalez & The Wingmen
One Trick Pony Brewery Lansing closing party presented by Quarry Ballroom Thornton
5:00 Bongo Chief
6:30 DeYoung & Friends with Jones, Gutierrez, Hazlett, Dominiak
8:00 Metro Polly
5:00-8:30 Nigel Mack at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
5:00 DJ Kmbrk at Epiphany, Golden Hour
5:00 Fiesta Cuba at Epiphany, Golden Hour
5:00 Nicole Devine at Knoch Knolls Park Naperville
x 5:00-8:00 Connie Cipher at Church Street Brewing Itasca
5:00-8:00 Matt Keen at Sew Hop'd Brewery Huntley
x 5:00-7:00 John Ballantyne at Rinconcito de Veracruz Lake in the Hills
5:00-9:00 Robert Rolfe Feddersen at Phase Three Brewing Lake Zurich
5:00 Who's Who tribute to The Who, WhtRbbtObj at Sundance Saloon Outdoor Stage Mundelein, $5-8
5:00 Greg Brady Experience at Studio Winery & Geneva Lake Distilling Lake Geneva, rock
5:30-8:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Bobbi Wilsyn at Catch 35
5:30 Matt Hendricks acoustic at Buddy Guy's Legends, free
6:00-8:00 The Metalliques at Northman Riverwalk
6:00, 8:15 Greg Spero at Andy's, $20
6:00-3:00a Gizzae, The Wild Hare Soundsystem with DJ G Sharp at Wild Hare, Saturday Night Reggae Party
6:00-9:00 Crawford's Daughter at Palmer Place La Grange
6:00-9:00 Josh Goodman at Ike & Oak Brewing Co Woodridge
6:00-9:00 Brody Tyner at The Wine Exchange St Charles
6:00-9:00 The Ex-Bombers at Buffalo Creek Brewing Long Grove, Pint of Music
6:00-9:00 Pete Henry at Rush Creek Distilling Harvard, free
6:00-8:00 Alchemist Connections at Wilmette Village Green, Acoustics on the Corner
6:00 Jason Drake at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park
6:00-9:00 Acoustic Deficit Disorder at Chop'd Plainfield
6:00-10:00 Rotundos, Plush Crush, Coyote Fire at Haz Cooperative Studios
6:30 Four Stars, Latenightsinmycar, The Keystones, Hardly, Headtrip at Bottom Lounge, $15
6:30-9:30 Emma & The Dilemma at J. Flemings Westmont
6:30-10:00 The Bart Attacks at Preservation Geneva
6:30-10:30 Rock Bottom Duo at Durty Nellies Rooftop
6:30-9:30 Dave Hudson at Bliss Wine Lounge Wauconda
6:30 Groove Fest with Eve Casino, Shades of Grey, Nick Arger at The Studio Lockport
6:30 Saul Good Trio at Banging Gavel Vogt House Tinley Park
6:30? Joe Orozco at Girl In The Park Orland Park
6:30-9:30 John Mikuska at Hickory Creek Brewing New Lenox
6:30-10:00 Whiskey Romance at The Warehouse on The Park Genoa
7:00-5:00a Omar Coleman Band, Joe Doyle Band at Kingston Mines, $20
7:00-10:00 The Final Blues Night with Joey J. Saye Trio at California Clipper
7:00-11:00 Paul Barrilles Trio with Steve Knight at The LaSalle Chicago
7:00 ? at The Dock at Montrose Beach
7:00 ? at Mrs Murphy’s
7:00-11:00 The Chad Willetts Quartet with Bradley Williams, Stacy McMichael, Dez Desermeaux, ++ at Le Piano
x 7:00 Thro, Daundry at Archie's Cafe, the last Archie's concert
7:00-11:00 Lost In A Name at Tin Roof
7:00 Zach Porlier at Scratch on Lake Oak Park
7:00 Denny Diamond tribute to the crooners at Chef Shangri-La Riverside
Sat 8/31? 7:00-11:00 Highwired at Humo Smokehouse Lombard?
7:00 Alex Babiy at Grand Dukes Downers Grove
7:00 Quest tribute to Queen, Elton John, Supertramp at BaseCamp Pub Lisle
7:00-10:00 Trio at Shanahans Woodridge
7:00 Rick and Shannon at Ballydoyle Aurora
7:00-10:00 Déjà Vu at Piazza Aurora outdoor, free RSVP, Sunset Patio Session
7:00-9:00 Nicole Devine at Riverlands Brewing St Charles
7:00 Jim Olson and Friends at Tuscan Wine Market Arlington Heights
7:00 Comstock Lode at Rookies Elgin
7:00-11:00 Wait What at Bandito Barneys East Dundee
7:00-11:00 Eliot Levy at Scorched Earth Brewing Algonquin
7:00 Sunblind tribute to Sublime, Lunch Money Bullies at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $5-20
7:00 Emmy and Friends 2 with Emmy Linker, Lil Zib & Theisy, Sickstop, Tukii Jetson & Louie De Mori, DJ AK aftershow at Vixen McHenry, $10+
7:00-10:00 L&M Experience at Tighthead Brewing Company Mundelein
7:00-9:00 Ex Maquina at Beer On Central Evanston
7:00 Anthony Hamilton at Country Club Hills Amphitheatre, sold out
7:00 One of These Nights tribute to The Eagles at The Forge Lemont Quarries, $15
7:00 The League of Erics at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield
7:00 The Koop at At The Office Crestwood
7:00-11:00 Mondo Cortez & Chicago Blues Angels at Old Plank Tavern Frankfort
7:00 Invincible tribute to Michael Jackson at Hard Rock Gary IN, sold out
x 7:00 (8:00 ET) Wild Earp & The OK Chorale at Acorn Theater Three Oaks MI, $25-50
7:00 World Turning tribute to Fleetwood Mac at Belfry Music Theatre Delavan WI, $68-86
7:30 Eric Roberson at City Winery, $58-75, sold out, r&b
7:30 Pearl Jam, Glen Hansard at Wrigley Field, $111+
7:30 Acid King, Pale Horseman, Blunt, Numerical Control Society at Reggies Rock Club, $25
7:30, 9:30 Denise Thimes with Tom Vaitsas, Mark Sonksen, Charles Heath, Henry Johnson at Winters Jazz Club, $28-38, sings Dinah Washington, A 100th Birthday Salute and also a Birthday Bash for Denise
7:30-9:30 Julia Merchant at Davenport’s Piano Bar
7:30 Mitchell Matthews, Paisley Pants, Moderncults, Freelance Ritual Expert at Uncommon Ground, $12
7:30-10:00 Smooth Rogers, Post Saga, Karma Fete at Fallen Log, Kitchen 17
7:30-9:00 Brandon James tribute to Luther Vandross at Epiphany, $20-30
7:30 Bonnie and The Boy'z Band at Stadium Club McCook
7:30 Claremont Drive at Muggs n Manor Addison
7:30-10:30 Nacho Cheese at Pal Joeys Batavia
7:30 Matt Lenny & The Breakdown at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $12-30
7:30 Dynamix with Oliver Dodge at Durty Nellies Palatine, $8
x 7:30 TLC, Shaggy at Ravinia Pavilion Highland Park, $105-125 reserved, $61-105 lawn
7:30-10:00 City in a Garden at Blue Island Beer Co
x 7:30 Living Colour, Radkey, The Midnight Calls at The Forge Joliet, $30-65
7:30 Michael Paterson at Moretti's Hoffman Estates
x 8:00 The Nubile Thangs, Terrible Spaceship, Outronaut at Beat Kitchen, $12
8:00 Sport Peppers Fest with Scam Likely, Shotgun Funeral, Calico Loco, Cut Your Losses, Hot Alice at Sleeping Village, $16+
8:00 Toadvine plays Waylon Jennings 'Honky Tonk Heroes' at Judson & Moore, $15, plus a set of their own music first
8:00 Jonah Marais, Savanna Leigh, Patrick Martin at Lincoln Hall, $30
x 8:00-12:00m Ben Sidran Quartet with Bill McHenry, Billy Peterson, Leo Sidran at Green Mill, $20
8:00 Demetria Taylor Blues Band at Blue Chicago
8:00-9:00 Judi Mark at Davenport’s Cabaret, $20+, Merely Marvelous, The Songs of Gwen Verdon
8:00 Nettspend at Avondale Music Hall, sold out
8:00? Box of Crowns, Gravity Lake, John Gotti's New Suit at The Store
8:00 Danny McDermed at House of Blues Foundation Room, $15
8:00-1:00 Jordan Rivers at Lee's Unleaded Blues
8:00 Midamerican Elevator, Holy Joke, Harlow, Adelaide at Burlington Bar, $10
8:00 The Hurtin Kind Duo with Ethan & Matt at Reclaimed Bar & Restaurant Patio, $10
8:00 Full Spectrum Bluegrass at The Atlantic Bar & Grill, $10
8:00-12:00m Connie Kaldor at WFMT Folk Stage
8:00-12:00m Kevin Fort at Coq d'Or
8:00-12:00m Sunvolume at Hard Rock Cafe
8:00 The Devil of Jonestown, Malinche, Still in Motion, Laecifis, ++ at LiveWire Lounge, $10-12
x 8:00 Breezy Rodio, late night DJ Set with All The Way Kay follows at Untitled Supper Club
8:00-9:00 Isaiah Horne & Thee UnRelenting Force at Clara, r&b, jazz, blues, soul, funk
x 8:00 David Ramirez, Brandon Good at Roberts Westside, $20-32
8:00-11:00 Hoodwink'd at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge, $10
8:00 Watch the Thinker, Otherside Band at Q Bar Darien, $9-13
x 8:00 Phil Angotti and Friends Ob-La-Di Beatles Night at The Venue Aurora, $20-30
x 8:00 Tusk tribute to Fleetwood Mac at Riveredge Park Aurora, $20
8:00 The Ultimate tribute to Linkin Park, The Buzz Worthys at Piazza Aurora, $20+
8:00-11:00 Brandon Reisdorf Quartet at Sidecar Beer Garden Batavia, $5
8:00 Shawn Klush and Cody Ray Slaughter tribute to Elvis Presley at Arcada Theatre, $29-79
8:00-11:00 Bella's Second Shot at Rookies St Charles
x 8:00 Dave Herrero and Anne Harris at SPACE Evanston, $15-25
x 8:00 Amy Shoemaker and The Magnificent Seven album release with Jay Whitehouse, Sami Scot, Holly McGuire, Zara Zaharieva, Jim Cox, Phil Gratteau at Skokie Theatre, $20
8:00-11:00 August Son at Grandpa's Place Lang Hall Glenview, free
8:00 Meet Loaf tribute to Meat Loaf, Fleatwood Mac tribute to Fleetwood Mac at Des Plaines Theatre, $29-49
8:00-12:00m Pino Farina Band at Hideaway Brew Garden Hoffman Estates
8:00 Riot tribute to Paramore, Love Sux tribute to Avril Lavigne, Basket Case tribute to Green Day at RocHaus West Dundee, $10+
x 8:00-1:00a Johnny Burnett solo at Shirley's Piano Bar Barrington
8:00 My Metal Heart at Broken Oar Port Barrington
8:00-11:00 Cam Wize at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach
8:00-11:00 The Flat Rats at Black Lung Brewing Co Fox Lake
8:00 Susan Williams & The Wright Groove at Main Street Outfitters Wauconda
8:00-11:00 Nothing Personal at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich
8:00-12:00m Sins and Roses, Bad Medicine at Blarney Island Antioch
8:00-12:00m Dueto Los Armadillos, Los Karkiks at Lakehurst Events Waukegan
8:00 The Buzzbins tribute to 90s Alternative Rock at Roxy Lockport, $5
x 8:00-11:00 Pierce Crask at Olive Black Lounge Richmond
8:00 Silent Disco at The Law Office Pub & Music Hall Yorkville
x 8:00 Anna Fermin's Trigger Gospel at The White Lilac Kenosha WI
x 8:30 After Fest Jam Session hosted by Bobby Watson at Jazz Showcase, $30-45
8:30-11:30 HeartShades, Cindy Crawford Cult, The Mossy Stones at Cary's Lounge
8:30 Dead Freddie, Moist Guitars at Outta Space Berwyn, $10
8:30-11:59 4Cast at Two Brothers Roundhouse Aurora, $5
8:30 Reflections of Motown at Arcada Theatre Club Arcada, $15, dinner show
8:30-12:30a Zydeco Voodoo at At 7 Bar & Grill Des Plaines
8:30 American Hustle at Riverside Tap Room Blue Island
8:30 Schtillrokken at Great Lakes Beer & Bourbon Palos Park
x 9:00 Grelley Duvall presents Lady Di at Empty Bottle, $25
9:00 Christian Dillingham Quartet with Greg Ward, Scott Hesse, Quin Kirchner at Hungry Brain, $15
9:00 Chicago Blues All-Stars, Bernard Crump at Buddy Guy's Legends, $25
9:00 Dave Specter Band at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00
9:00 Totem Frogs at The Tonk
9:00-11:55 You Know Who at Thirsty Tavern
9:00 Friendship Commanders, Heet Deth, Brother Wolf, Scrunchies, Ovef Ow at Liar's Club, $17
9:00-1:00a Poetry, Smiff, Erf n Lo, Sunday at Your Place, Lemon Knife at Gallery Cabaret, Band Night
9:00-12:00m Rock & Rye tribute to The Grateful Dead at Nick's Beer Garden
9:00-12:00m Ashley Wineland Band at Firewater Saloon Edison Park
9:00-1:00a Josh Gallagher at Emerald Isle
9:00-1:00a Ashley Wineland at Firewater Saloon Mt Greenwood
9:00-12:00a Kevan Eftekhari at Tack Room
9:00-3:00a Bad Pluma Dance Party at Simone's, Reggaeton, Banda, Corridos
9:00 DJ Chulius, DJ Mister Jhomba at Distro Music Hall Berwyn, $25, Escandalo Fest after-party
9:00 Metalation, Sinister Fate at Tony D's Elmwood Park, free
9:00 Bottomz Up at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
9:00-12:00 Red Panda Band at Madcats Palatine
9:00-12:30 White Pony tribute to Def Tones, Savior tribute to Rise Against at Jamo's Live Mokena, $5+
9:00 Vibez at The Irish Patriot Orland Park
9:30, 11:00 Luke Pytel Band with Shirley Johnson at Rosa's Lounge, $15-25
9:30-12:30 Daryl Nitz and ? at Davenport’s Piano Bar, $5
9:30 South City Revival at Carol’s Pub, $10
9:30 David Hayes at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Nightcap Music Series
9:30 Empress at Mickey Finn's Libertyville
10:00 ARC After Dark at Metro, $25-40, All Building Event
Metro 4THALUV with Dennis Ferrer, HoneyLuv, Rochelle Jordan, DJ Heather
smartbar DJ Seinfeld, Oppidan, Madeline
10:00-2:30 Superflux with Max Tamahori, Brisket, Aguila at California Clipper, $5
10:00 Zombie Mañana, They Need Machines To Fly, Nohmads at Cole’s Bar, $13
10:00 Norberto Guerra and Silvia López at Sabor A Café Steakhouse, free RSVP
10:00 Anthony Orio at Bub City Chicago, RSVP
10:00 Keithen Banks at Mom's Place
10:00-2:00a Gerry Hundt at Briny Swine
10:00-3:00a Promontory 10th Anniversary Party at Promontory, $10+
10:00 MK & Derrick Carter at Outset, $50, Arc After Dark
10:00 Prosperity Room at The Whistler, RnB, Hip Hop Remixes, Afrobeats, Baile Funk, ++
10:00 DJ Boathouse at aliveOne
10:00 Ginger Road at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP
10:00-12:00m Y2K at 115 Bourbon Street Front Stage Merrionette Park, $5
10:30 Millie Ahearn at Andy’s, $20
11:00-1:00a Petra Van Nuis, Dennis "Deluxe" Luxon at Le Piano, After Glow Late Show
12:30a Dani Deahl, Illenium, Cofresi at House of Blues, $115+, 11:30 door, North Coast Night Lights
Jerome’s highlights
x = recommended, interested, of note to me or friends
X = the plan, though that can change
x 9:00a-1:00 Pierce Crask at Woodstock Farmers Market
x 10:00a-12:00n Beyond Borders at Friendly Tap
x Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park
x Taste of Polonia at Copernicus Center
x Shoe Fest at Camp Shaw-Waw-Nas-See Manteno, $180 3 day camping pass
X Pravdafest 40 at FitzGeralds
x 3:00-5:00 Honey Whites Play Morphine at Northman Riverwalk, rock
x 3:00 Paper Machete at Green Mill, free
x 5:00-8:00 Connie Cipher at Church Street Brewing Itasca
x 5:00-7:00 John Ballantyne at Rinconcito de Veracruz Lake in the Hills
x 7:00 Thro, Daundry at Archie's Cafe, the last Archie's concert
x 7:00 (8:00 ET) Wild Earp & The OK Chorale at Acorn Theater Three Oaks MI, $25-50
x 7:30 TLC, Shaggy at Ravinia Pavilion Highland Park, $105-125 reserved, $61-105 lawn
x 7:30 Living Colour, Radkey, The Midnight Calls at The Forge Joliet, $30-65
x 8:00 The Nubile Thangs, Terrible Spaceship, Outronaut at Beat Kitchen, $12
x 8:00-12:00m Ben Sidran Quartet with Bill McHenry, Billy Peterson, Leo Sidran at Green Mill, $20
x 8:00 Breezy Rodio, late night DJ Set with All The Way Kay follows at Untitled Supper Club
x 8:00 David Ramirez, Brandon Good at Roberts Westside, $20-32
x 8:00 Phil Angotti and Friends Ob-La-Di Beatles Night at The Venue Aurora, $20-30
x 8:00 Tusk tribute to Fleetwood Mac at Riveredge Park Aurora, $20
x 8:00 Dave Herrero and Anne Harris at SPACE Evanston, $15-25
x 8:00 Amy Shoemaker and The Magnificent Seven album release with Jay Whitehouse, Sami Scot, Holly McGuire, Zara Zaharieva, Jim Cox, Phil Gratteau at Skokie Theatre, $20
x 8:00-1:00a Johnny Burnett solo at Shirley's Piano Bar Barrington
x 8:00-11:00 Pierce Crask at Olive Black Lounge Richmond
x 8:00 Anna Fermin's Trigger Gospel at The White Lilac Kenosha WI
x 8:30 After Fest Jam Session hosted by Bobby Watson at Jazz Showcase, $30-45
x 9:00 Grelley Duvall presents Lady Di at Empty Bottle, $25
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