Saturday 9/30/23

Sep 30, 2023

Saturday!

And there are plenty of great music events happening in and around Chicago… read on and get out to one or more if you can… and thanks for reading, sharing, and subscribing to Jerome’s Event List, we really appreciate your support!

x 8:30a-12:00n Connie Cipher at Downers Grove Farmers Market, across from Cadence Kitchen

9:00a-1:00 Guyz with Bad Eyez, Cheryl & The Down Home Boys at Woodstock Square Woodstock, Music at the Market

10:15 Laura Doherty & the Heartbeats at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $25/Family, Patio Family Fun

10:30a Wade Fitzgerald, Jim Fackenthal, Kim Schafer, Austin Ferguson at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel University of Chicago, Great Lakes Regional Carillon Conference Guest Recital

11:00a Bluegrass Brunch at Beat Kitchen

11:00a February Sky at City News Cafe

12:00n-10:00 Chicago Brewing District's Oktoberfest with Midwest Coast Brewing Company, On Tour Brewing Company, Goose Island Beer Company, Great Central Brewing Company, All Rise Brewing Company, Twisted Hippo Brewing, Around the Bend Beer Company, Casa Humilde Cerveceria, Burnt City Brewing, Forbidden Root, Old Irving Brewing Company, shuttle service 1:00-6:00 on Reggie's Bus, RSVP

x 12:00n Phil Angotti & Friends Beatles Brunch at FitzGeralds Nightclub, RSVP

x 12:00n Lawrence Peters & Matt Gandurski at Nicky's of Beverly Patio

x Apple Fest Lincoln Square
Green Post tent
12:00n Kent Rose
3:00 Eric Chial & Brian Stout
South Stage
12:00n Bourbon Aristocracy
3:30 Tijuana Hercules
Giddings Plaza
12:15 Jackie Jasperson
1:15 Steve Doyle
2:15 Barb Silverman & Rick Veras
3:15 Charles Kim
4:15 Colby Maddox

Oktoberfest at Une Année Brewery & Kitchen Niles
1:00 Four Star Brass Band
5:00 DB3

x 1:00-7:15 Global Peace Picnic with 6 bands on 2 stages at Humboldt Park Boathouse, RSVP, World Music Festival

x 1:00 Spoo Willoughby, Rich Krueger, Jeremy Jacobsen, Dennis Leise, Mike Owens, Oliver Steck, Aristotle Galanos, Larry Rand, Nicole Mendyk, Corney Hardwick, Al Day at Paul Henry's Art Gallery, 416 Sibley, Hammond IN, $20, Spoo Willoughby 12th Annual Corn Boil and Delirium Hoe Down

x Hoptoberfest at Tighthead Brewing Company Mundelein
2:00 The Tap Room All-Stars
5:00 Uncle Pigeon

2:00 Alpine Thunder at Northman Riverwalk

2:00 Eighth Blackbird Composition As Explanation at Court Theater University of Chicago, $14-44

2:00 Scraps of Brass at Broken Oar Port Barrington

2:00 Victor Raul at Dockside Ottawa

2:00 Matt Keen at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

3:00 Eugene's Axe at Montrose Saloon, $10

3:00 Paper Machete at Green Mill

3:00 H.O.O.F. Hands Off Our Fest with Sweetie, Hayley and the Crushers, Won't Stay Dead, Heet Deth, Hi Ho, Sex Dream, Sleeping Villains, Shannon Candy at Blue Island Beer Co Blue Island, $25

x 4:00 Cheap Talking Wine at Cary's Lounge, 2nd 50th Anniversary Party

4:00 La Zafra Steel Drum Band at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP

4:00-8:30 Oktoberfest with The Sonnenbrilles at Kenilworth Assembly Hall

4:20 Smiley Tillmon Band at Lagunitas Tap Room

5:00 Horizon of Darkness, Hali Palombo, Michael Zerang’s Velvet Bell at Hideout, $15

5:00 Tracye Eileen acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends

5:00 Tom Holland at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

5:00 DJ Funky Blackman at Epiphany, RSVP, Golden Hour

5:00 Fiesta Cuba at Epiphany, RSVP, Golden Hour

5:00 Keithen Banks at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca

5:00 ? at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

6:00, 8:15 Petra's Recession Seven at Andy’s, $15

6:00 Eric Hochberg Trio with Suzanne Palmer at Catch 35

6:00 Joey J. Saye at California Clipper

6:00 Alpine Thunder at Northman Riverwalk

6:00 Venom Inc, Satan, Ringworm, 72 Legions at Cobra Lounge, $43

6:00 Michael Solotke, Tin-Shi Tam, Jon Lehrer at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel University of Chicago, Great Lakes Regional Carillon Conference Guest Recital

6:00 Movements, Mannequin Pussy, Softcult, Heart to Gold at Concord Music Hall, $30

6:00 Atif Aslam at Arie Crown Theater, $65-300

6:00 Robert Rolfe Feddersen at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park

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

6:30 Andrew Diehl at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park

6:30 Roy Kinsey at House of Blues, $20

6:30 Stephen William at J. Fleming’s Absolutely Delicious Westmont

6:30 Stephen Bores at Preservation Geneva, RSVP

x 7:00 Dirty Blond, The Front Desk, Kelsey Montanez, Corduroy Cat, Model-J at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

7:00 Joel Styzens, Herine Coetzee Koschak, Jinty McTavish, Genevieve Tabby at OTSFM Szold Hall, $28

7:00 Turning Birds, Tree Piece, 50K Check at Subterranean, $12

x 7:00 Mehtab ++ at Jarvis Square Pottery, 3rd Annual Birthday Show

7:00 BLP Kosher at Avondale Music Hall, sold out

7:00 The Jukebox Heroes at Mrs Murphy’s

7:00 The Chad Willetts Quartet at Le Piano

7:00 Axis Sova, SPVD at Tone Deaf Records

7:00 Lauren Anderson at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP

7:00 The Kennedys at Acoustic Renaissance Concerts Hinsdale, $20

7:00 John Papadolias, Invisible Taxis, Staff Infection, LeGrande Band at Two Brothers Roundhouse Aurora, benefits A+ Foundation for Fine Arts in Aurora Schools

7:00 J. Johnson Blues Band at The Quarry Thornton

7:00 All American Throwbacks at Heroes West Lemont, Emo Dance Party

7:00 Kelly Tansor at Take Flight Spirits Skokie, RSVP

7:00 Matt Strom at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

7:00 ? at Shanahans Woodridge

7:00 (8:00 ET) AJ Swearingen and Jayne Kelli tribute to Simon & Garfunkel at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $25-50

7:30 Wolves in the Throne Room, Blackbraid, Gaerea, Hoaxed at Metro, $25-30

7:30, 9:30 Tammy McCann at Winters Jazz Club, $30-35

7:30 Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials, Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $20

7:30 Muti, Glass & Mendelssohn Italian at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $75-399

x 7:30 Tank and The Bangas with Chicago Philharmonic at Auditorium Theatre, $71-107

7:30 Grossman Ensemble++ Virtuosi At The Edge at University of Chicago Logan Center Performance Hall, $20, students free

7:30 Harold Dawson at Encore Little Gem Oak Park

7:30 The Gipsy Kings with Nicolas Reyes at Genesee Theatre Waukegan, $61-131

7:45 Megan Moroney, Logan Crosby at Joe's On Weed Street, sold out

7:45 August James Band at Stadium Club McCook

x 8:00 Clannad at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $55-130

8:00 Happy Landing, Illinois Joy at Schubas, $15-18, sold out

8:00 Miya Folick, Babebee at Lincoln Hall, $20

x 8:00 Joshua Hedley at Judson & Moore Distillery, $15

8:00 Grace Bloom, Soft and Dumb, Pictoria Vark, Oux at Subterranean, $12

x 8:00, 10:00 Chico Freeman Group at Jazz Showcase, $30-45

8:00 Mighty Blue Kings at Green Mill, $20

8:00 Mike Wheeler Blues Band with Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago

x 8:00 Ivan Singh, ? at Legends, $25

8:00 The Fuze Band at Cubby Bear, $7

8:00 Lonesome Whippoorwills at O's Tap

8:00 Fortunate Youth, Dubbest at Bottom Lounge, $25

8:00 Fluorescents, Lake Mosaic, Torch The Hive, Panda House at Burlington Bar

x 8:00 Torpedo Los at Lizards Liquid Lounge

8:00 The Dooley Band at Irish American Heritage Center Fifth Province Pub

8:00 Midnight Hour Soul at The Atlantic Bar & Grill, $10

8:00 Whiskey Thunder at Hard Rock Chicago

8:00 Ifficial Reggae Movement hosted by DJ G Sharp at Wild Hare, $15

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

8:00 Park N Ride at Untitled

8:00 Lee Cleveland & The Lefthand Band, Tubesocks at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10

8:00 Lashera Moore tribute to Aretha Franklin at Epiphany, $25-30

8:00 Gary Thomas tribute to Frank Sinatra at Mercury Theater Venus Cabaret Theater, sold out, It Was a Very Good Year, Sinatra, '54

8:00 RTJX Run The Jewels 4 at The Salt Shed, $49-80

x 8:00 Peter Gabriel at United Center, $44-340

8:00 Casual Abstinence at Cary's Lounge

8:00 Key Suspects, ? at The Outta Space Berwyn, $10

8:00 Bill & Jilian Nershi, Jason Hann at SPACE Evanston, $20-35

8:00 Omar Coleman at The Venue Aurora, $15-25

8:00 El Fantasma at Allstate Arena Rosemont, $49-189

8:00 Tony Kishman tribute to Paul McCartney at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $39-59

8:00 Hotel California tribute to The Eagles at Des Plaines Theatre, $29-49

x 8:00 Red Pop Fury at The Heights Bar & Grill

x 8:00 The Claudettes at The Lyric Blue Island, $25

8:00 Chicken Bone at Toadstool Pub Highwood

8:00 Niko Moon, Jordan Harvey at Joe’s Live Rosemont, sold out? GA $20-25?

8:00 Kevin Purcell & The Nightburners at Broken Oar Port Barrington

8:00 La Migra, Belico, Grupo Perverso, Interrogacion de Dgo at Distro Music Hall Berwyn, $35-40

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

8:00 Voodoo tribute to Godsmack, My Sacrifice tribute to Creed at Q Bar Darien, $10-11

8:00 The Ropers with Mark Rongers at Austin Community Tavern Steger, RSVP

8:00 Gumbo tribute to Phish with Marcus Rezak at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood, $12-35

8:00 Noah Gabriel, Ryan Carney, Chris Palmerin at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

8:00 Funktional Family at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia

8:00 The Orange Vega at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach

8:00 Chicago Rockhouse at Durty Nellies Palatine, $10

8:00 Planet Groove Chicago at Bannerman’s Sports Grill Bartlett

8:00 Kathleen Keane & James Conway at High Stool Bar

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

8:00 ? at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

8:00 ? at The Studio Lockport

8:30 Russ Johnson Quartet at Constellation, $20

8:30 Jessie's Girl at The Thirsty Tavern

x 8:30 Ron Lazzeretti Band at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP

8:30 Rocks Off tribute to The Rolling Stones at Quigley’s Naperville

9:00 Mapache at Empty Bottle, $16

9:00 Armchair Boogie, Sicard Hollow at Martyrs, $15-20

9:00 Tithe, Beyond Deth, Carrion Throne, Noose Ritual at Reggies Music Joint, $15

9:00 Islands, Fat Tony at Sleeping Village, $27

9:00, 11:00 Erthe St. James at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00

9:00, 11:00 Sheryl Youngblood Band at Rosa’s, $15-25

9:00 Funky Mojo Daddy at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00

9:00 The Greenwaves at Honky Tonk BBQ

9:00 High Speed Death Cult at Gallery Cabaret

9:00 Canadian Rifle, Nightmarathons, Distants, Two Houses at Gman Tavern, $12-15

9:00 Kevan Eftekhari at Tack Room

9:00 ? at Davenport’s Piano Bar Cabaret, $5

x 9:00 Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-29

9:00 Sharon Lewis & Texas Flood at Harlem Avenue Lounge Berwyn

9:00 Black Diamond Sessions at Madcats Palatine, $10

9:00 Organ Fairchild at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry

9:00 R-Gang at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

9:00 Shadoobee at Ballydoyle Aurora

9:00 El Circo tribute to Maltida Vecindad, Cocktail Molotov, Los Corb, The Lizard Kings tribute to The Doors at Brauer House Lombard, $15

9:00 Kashmir tribute to Led Zeppelin at Tailgaters Sports Bar Bolingbrook, $12-15

9:00 Now and Then Band at Arlington Ale House Arlington Heights

9:00 Ray Boyd Quartet at The House Pub St. Charles

x 9:00 Ali & The Thieves at Scratch Public House Forest Park, $8

x 9:30 Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash at Carol's Pub, $5

x 10:00 Quitapenas, Rudy de Anda, DJ La Colocha at Chop Shop, RSVP, World Music Festival

10:00 Noche De Perreo at Subterranean, $5

10:00 Ty Jones, Devin Hudson, First Name Last Name at California Clipper

10:00 Roselit Bone, Reverse Cowboys, Craig Brown Band, Leased at Cole’s Bar, $13

10:00 Trace Hamilton at Joe's On Weed Street Front Room, Acoustic Afterparty

10:00 Double Wide Ride at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

10:00 Yankee Cowboy at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

10:00 Louder Now at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, RSVP, $5

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

10:00 DJ Zzzosma at The Whistler

10:30 Isaiah Spencer at Andy’s, $15

11:00 The Shakedown with C. Bun$, Uncouth, Sky Changes at Hideout, $5-10

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