Saturday 9/23/23

Sep 23, 2023

Saturday!

And the last one of Summer is chock full of great music event options… read on and get out to enjoy one or more… thanks for reading, sharing, and subscribing, it really helps this to happen!

9:00a-1:00 Kishwaukee Ramblers, Amy Dixon Kolar at Woodstock Square Woodstock, Music at the Market

10:15 123 Andres at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $25/Family, Patio Family Fun

11:00a-10:30p Two Brothers Atom Smasher Oktoberfest at Two Brothers Tap House Warrenville

11:00 Art in the Barn at Advocate Good Sheperd Hospital Barrington grounds
11:00a Barrington Music Academy & Suzuki School
12:00n Denise Sabala Dance Company
1:00 John Todd
2:00 Jim Sieg
3:00 Tony Amber
4:00 John Ballantyne's Crazy Heart

11:00a Bluegrass Brunch at Beat Kitchen

11:00a Piraguas y Piropos at City News Cafe

11:00a Donna Herula Band, Smiley Tillman, Ugochi at Muddy Waters home & future Mojo Museum, 4339 S Lake Park

x 10th Annual Beverly Art Walk
11:30 Pat Egan at Daniel McCabe's 2213 W 109th
12:00 Joe Rian & The A.M. Drinkers acoustic at Beverly Branch Library
12:00 Brendan Mack & Friends with Matt Gandurski at Nicky's of Beverly parking lot
12:00 DJ Mike Tupac at Beverly Art Center Simmerling Gallery
1:00 Vivian Garcia at Trinity United Methodist Church
2:00 PCGB at the Paul and Jean Harris Home 10856 S Longwood
2:00 Tongues Unknown trio at 99th and Walden Parkway
2:00 Railway Gamblers at Horse Thief Hollow Brewing Co.
3:00 Justin Sconza at Dan McCabe's 2213 W 109th
3:00 DJ John Dresden of Beverly Records - Chicago at Nicky's of Beverly
5:00 The Beverly Art Walk Afterparty at Nicky's of Beverly
5:30 Gerry Hundt's Legendary One Man Band
7:00 Minor Moon
8:30 Radio Free Honduras

x Oktoberfest at Double Clutch Brewing
11:30 Mary Macaroni and the Impastas kids band
2:30 Polkaholics
7:00 Keith Stras and Polka Confetti

Pollyanna Oktoberfest at The Forge Lemont Quarries
12:00 Ryan Craig & Nathanial Holmes (Pollyanna members only)
3:30 Bruce Karosa
6:30 Billy Denton
8:00 The Ron Burgundys

12:00n Soul Brunch by Pure Soul at City Winery, $20-25, plus optional $25 brunch

12:00n Petra Van Nuis at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP, The Music of Julie London

x Oaktoberfest Oak Park at Marion and North Boulevard
12:30 School of Rock Oak Park
2:30 Soldial
4:30 Cole DeGenova
6:30 DeeOhGee
8:30 CJ Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band

x Hyde Park Jazz Festival, $10
Wagner Stage on the Midway
1:30 Joan Collasso and the Family
3:30 Ethan Philion Quartet
6:00 Endea Owens and the Cookout
8:30 Louis Hayes Quintet
West Stage on the Midway
2:30 Soul Message Band
4:45 Melanie Charles with Marquis Hill
7:15 Pedrito Martinez Group
9:30 DJ Rae Chardonnay
Smart Museum of Art, free, open to all
1:00 Ari Brown Quintet
2:45 Silvia Bolognesi Quartet
Hyde Park Union Church
1:00 Quince Ensemble & Dal Niente
2:00 Tomeka Reid & Junius Paul
3:45 Javon Jackson with Nikki Giovanni
Logan Center Performance Penthouse
1:30 Adegoke Steve Colson solo
5:00 Luke Stewart’s Exposure Quintet
6:15 Luke Stewart’s Exposure Quintet
Logan Center Performance Hall
5:00pm Artifacts & Dal Niente
7:15 Ches Smith and We All Break
9:30 Dee Alexander’s Ancestors Reign
Logan Center Screening Room
4:00 The Velvet Lounge 40 Years Later, A Legacy of Place
DuSable Museum
2:00 Bethany Pickens Trio
4:00 Camila Mennitte Trio
Augustana Lutheran Church
3:00 Jason Adasiewicz plays Roscoe Mitchell
5:00 Jeff Chan & Suwan Choi
Hyde Park Bank
4:00 Tim Fitzgerald Trio
5:30 Arman Sangalang Trio
ISAC Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
1:30 Josh Berman & Ben Lamar Gay
3:30 Sam Thousand & Justin Dillard
International House
7:00 Brown Savage World Music
9:30 Instigation Orchestra with Aurora Nealand
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
11:00 Kenny Barron solo, donation

x 1:00-6:00 The Black Oil Brothers, DJ Lawrence Peters spins Country My Way at Irving Park Barber Shop anniversary party

2:00 Open House, Open Decks at Golden Dagger

x 2:00 Mosquitos at Broken Oar Port Barrington

2:00 Wicked Vic at Dockside Ottawa

2:00 Afternoon Logic at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

2:00 Country Western Jam at Two Way Street Downers Grove

x 3:00-10:00 Lux Carnivale at Illuminated Brew Works, 2 Year Anniversary

x 3:00 Falling Martins at Montrose Saloon Garden

3:00 Paper Machete at Green Mill

3:00 Michael Steven Cohen at Northman Riverwalk

x 4:00 Frank Hamilton and the Folk Revival film screening at OTSFM Szold Hall, RSVP

x 4:00 Uncle Pigeon at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP

4:00 Jory Avner at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, RSVP, Heyday Happy Hour

5:00 GoodFest with Tributosaurus, Spread, Hey Buddy at St. John's Lutheran Wilmette

5:00 Matt Hendricks acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends

5:00 Andrew Diehl at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

5:00 DJ Mwelwa at Epiphany, RSVP, Golden Hour

5:00 Nick Scarpinato at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca

5:00 Briley at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

5:30 All Time Low at Aragon Ballroom, $24-49

6:00, 8:15 Tito Carrillo's Urbanessence at Andy’s, $15

6:00 Eric Hochberg Trio with Bobbi Wilsyn at Catch 35

6:00 Rubber, Gossamer, Krish at California Clipper, $5

6:00 Elephonic at Northman Riverwalk

6:00 Without U2 tribute to U2 at Broken Oar Port Barrington

6:00 Jim Green at The Wine Exchange St. Charles

6:00 Elephino at Lindy's Landing Wauconda, RSVP, Oktoberfest

6:30 Symphony Ball with Muti & Kavakos at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $49-399

6:30 Terror Reid, Lu, Domsta, Nogood at Concord Music Hall, $20

6:30 Jimmy Mac at J. Fleming’s Absolutely Delicious Westmont

6:30 Tank & The Beez at Preservation Geneva, RSVP

x 7:00 The Residency, Terry White & the Loaded Dice, CrashDive, Thrifty Kid at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

7:00 Front Line Assembly, a Split Second, 16 Volt, Acumen Nation, Kanga, Mvtant at Metro, $50-240

7:00 Frail Body, We Weren't Invited, Demsfightinwords, Blackwater Sniper, Malinche, X Will Mark the Place at Subterranean, $15

7:00 Rusted Hearts, Sin., Commit This to Memory, the Midshift at Subterranean, $10

7:00 Blind Reality at Cubby Bear, $7

7:00 Fame on Fire, Kingdom Collapse, Of Virtue at Cobra Lounge, $19

7:00 The Jukebox Heroes at Mrs Murphy’s

7:00 The Chad Willetts Quartet at Le Piano

7:00 Prizefighter, The Giving Moon, Drugstore Cowboy, Dead Lucid at Bottom Lounge, $20

7:00 Cordovas Acoustico, Joe Firstman at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP

x 7:00 Sons of the Never Wrong at Maple Street Chapel, $20

7:00 Esso at Sketchbook Skokie Oktoberfest

7:00 Bart Attacks Duo at Sketchbook Evanston Oktoberfest

x 7:00 Ralph Covert & Phil Angotti at Blue Island Beer Co Blue Island

x 7:00 Hector Anchondo Band at Raue Center for the Arts Crystal Lake, $18-35, Veterans free

7:00 Duck & Cover at Shanahans Woodridge

7:00 Bad Medicine at Heroes West Lemont, $10-16

7:00 Mark Ambrose at Take Flight Spirits Skokie, RSVP

7:00 311, AWOLnation, Blame My Youth at Horseshoe Casino Hammond, $64-94

x 7:00 (8:00 ET) Lilly Hiatt, Nathan Graham at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $25-50

7:30 Beta Dogs, Heavy Sancho at Martyrs, $10

7:30, 9:30 Paul Marinaro Quintet at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33

7:30 Mike Wheeler Blues Band, Omar Coleman Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $20

7:30 Senses Fail, Holding Absence, Thousand Below at House of Blues, $31

7:30 The Postal Service, Death Cab For Cutie at Salt Shed, $250 premium, GA & Grandstand sold out

7:30 Royal Blood, Bad Nerves at Riviera Theatre, $35

7:30 High Stakes at Stadium Club McCooK

7:30 Damon Fowler at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-30

7:30 “Nashville” The Reunion Tour with Clare Bowen, Chris Carmack, Charles Esten, Jonathan Jackson and Sam Palladio at Rosemont Theatre, $38-147

7:30 New Philharmonic performs Tchaikovsky and Beethoven at Belushi Performance Hall, McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, $62, $15 under 18

7:30 Harold Dawson at Encore Little Gem Oak Park

x 7:30 Marcia Ball and Tinsley Ellis at Lund Auditorium Dominican University River Forest, $23-38, Acoustic Songs & Stories

7:30 Heard Immunity at Grandpa’s Place Lang Hall Glenview

(postponed) x 7:30 Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives at Egyptian Theatre DeKalb, $46-76

8:00 Patrick Droney, Cecilia Castleman at Thalia Hall, $25-33

x 8:00 Tom Paxton & The DonJuans at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $40

8:00 Zand, Lucy Loone, Dawn Division at Beat Kitchen, $18

8:00 Oracle Sisters, Ryder the Eagle at Schubas, $18-20, sold out

8:00 Sons of the East, Lullanas at Lincoln Hall, $20-25

x 8:00 Frank Orrall, Nora O'Connor at City Winery, $45-58

8:00 Tatsu Aoki & Jamie Kempkers at Elastic Arts, $15, Airmw presents

8:00, 10:00 Isaiah Spencer Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $25-40

8:00 Christian Dillingham at Green Mill, $20

8:00 Luke Pytel Blues Band with Sheryl Youngblood at Blue Chicago

x 8:00 Toronzo Cannon, Matt Fuller at Legends, $25

x 8:00 Stomatopod, Maple Stave, Nonagon at Phyllis' Musical Inn

x 8:00 Honey Whites at Jarvis Square Pottery

8:00 Ahsniko at Aragon Ballroom, $41-49

8:00 Nothing But Thieves, Kid Kapichi at The Vic Theatre, sold out?

8:00 Background Character, Girl Cologne, Fake English, Youch at Burlington Bar

8:00 Valdrin, Blood of the Wolf, Lurid, Gaunt at LiveWire Lounge, $15

8:00 Ryan Montgomery, Madeline Consoer at Joe's On Weed Street, $20

8:00 Andrew Bloomquist at Irish American Heritage Center Fifth Province Pub

8:00 Falling Martins at The Atlantic Bar & Grill, $10

8:00 Casa at Hard Rock Chicago

8:00 Ras D with One Love Reggae Band hosted by DJ G Sharp at Wild Hare, $15

8:00 Guitarra Azul at Artango Bar & Steakhouse, RSVP

8:00 Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames at Untitled

8:00 Karly Driftwood, Callie Cash at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10

8:00 Norberto Guerra's Modern Cuban Jazz Club at Epiphany, $20

x 8:00 Mavis Staples at Lake Stage, Polk Brothers Park, Chicago Live

8:00 High & Lonesome tribute to 90s Alternative & Grunge at The Outta Space Berwyn, $10

8:00 Brohirrim at Pub 78 Brookfield

8:00 Amendola vs. Blades with Nels Cline & Cyro Baptista at SPACE Evanston, $15-20

8:00 Pino Farina at The Venue Aurora, $15-25

8:00 Supernatural tribute to Santana at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $19-39

8:00 Zepperella at Des Plaines Theatre, $29-59

8:00 Hoopla at Toadstool Pub Highwood

8:00 Lateralus tribute to Tool, Concentric tribute to A Perfect Circle at The Piazza Aurora, $20+

8:00 Summer-Time Reggae Bash at Two Brothers Roundhouse Aurora, $10

8:00 Arra at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $15

8:00 Claremont Drive at Q Bar Darien, $5

8:00 The Remedy at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

8:00 Fuerza Regida at Tinley Park Amphitheatre, $70+

8:00 Brooklyn Charmers tribute to Steely Dan at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood

x 8:00 One of The Boyzz at The Original Sundance Saloon Mundelein

x 8:00 John Ballantyne's Crazyheart at The Copper Fiddle Lake Zurich

8:00 Good Jim and Kelly GJAK'd Up at The Studio Lockport

8:00 Stop Drop Rewind at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

8:00 Bronson Rock at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia

8:00 Basil & the Wrath Bones Irish Music Showcase at Roxy Lockport, $5

8:00 Oh Yes at Durty Nellies Palatine, $10

8:00 Funk Brotherz at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett

8:30 Greenlights Music, Jovan Landry, Adem Tesfaye, O.R. They at Golden Dagger, $15

8:30 Jason Kopsian at The Thirsty Tavern

8:30 Crawford's Daughter at Quigley’s Naperville

8:30 Midnight Rider tribute to The Allman Brothers Band, LynSkynyrd tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd at Brauer House BHouse Live Lombard, $12

9:00 Man on Man, Brent Penny, Zeetus Lapetus DJ Set at Empty Bottle, $17

9:00 Peelander-Z, Dog Party, Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre at Reggies Music Joint, $16-19

9:00 Bricktown Sound with Yukiko at Hungry Brain

9:00, 11:00 Alejandro Salazar Trio at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00

9:00, 11:00 Clarence Spady Band at Rosa’s, $15-25

9:00 Mississippi Heat at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00

9:00 Daryl Nitz & Andrew Blenderman at Davenport’s Piano Bar Cabaret, $5

9:00 Ebi at Copernicus Center, $59-129, The Love Project

9:00 Alenia, Black Season Witch, DJ Veganinblack at Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, Be Afraid of the Dark Pre-Party

9:00 Kevan Eftekhari at Tack Room

x 9:00 Tiny Horse with Dennis Leise at Honky Tonk BBQ

9:00 DJ Leah Damte at Sleeping Village Main Bar, RSVP

9:00 Southern Avenue at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $25

9:00 Howard & The White Boys at Harlem Avenue Lounge Berwyn

9:00 Physical Graffiti tribute to Led Zeppelin at Madcats Palatine, $5

9:00 The Messengers at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

9:00 The Red Roses at Ballydoyle Aurora

9:00 Whiskey Kitten Band at Brauer House Lombard

9:00 Whoosh at The House Pub St. Charles

x 9:30 Hodie Snitch at Carol's Pub, $5

9:30 Dave Van Dyke at Hey Nonny, RSVP, Nightcap Music Series

10:00 Lastlings, Perfect World at Chop Shop, $31

10:00 Noleian Reusse, ctrlzora at California Clipper

10:00 Cheikh Ibra Fam, Gizzae, DJ TopDonn at Avondale Music Hall, World Music Festival

10:00 The Winner’s Podium with Deus, Kon, Jyou, Jjay, Chiboyjimmy at Cole’s Bar, $13

10:00 Corey Dakota at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

10:00 South City Revival at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP

10:00 Wedding Banned at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, RSVP, $5

10:00 Cloudy at The Whistler

10:30 Maggie Brown at Andy’s, $15

11:00 Emerg aka The Pilsen Prodigy with Tails The Prince, F-Dott & Shake Baghdad, Chato Vato, Ezekiel Tha Prophet at Subterranean, $10

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

x 10th Annual Beverly Art Walk

x Oktoberfest at Double Clutch Brewing

x Oaktoberfest Oak Park at Marion and North Boulevard

x Hyde Park Jazz Festival, $10