Saturday 9/9/23

Sep 09, 2023

Saturday!

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x 8:30a-12:00n Connie Cipher at Downer's Grove Farmers Market across from Cadence Kitchen

9:00a-1:00 Northwest Highway, Big Fish at Woodstock Square Woodstock, Music at the Market

10:00a-10:00 Musky Fest with Nelson Street Revival, Spoken Four, ++ at Wills Northwoods Inn

10:00a-9:00 Harris Fest Music & Dance in the Park at Millenium Park

10:15a Tunes with Tim at FitzGeralds Patio, $25 per Family, Patio Family Fun

Rock the Block in Downtown Elmhurst

11:00a-5:00 Kids Zone

11:00a Erik Donner

12:15 How Rude

2:15 Ultrabeat

4:15 Fletcher Rockwell

6:30 ARRA

8:45 Sixteen Candles

11:00a Bluegrass Brunch at Beat Kitchen

11:00a Brunch & Beats with Mr. Dave at City Winery, $12-15, plus $25 optional brunch

11:00a Studebaker John & Earl Howell at City News CAFE

World Dumpling Fest at Logan Square Park

12:00n Chicago Balinese Gamelan

1:15 Crossing Borders Music

2:15 Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago

2:30 Los Pleneros de Don Segundo

4:00 Center of Peruvian Arts

5:00 Philippine American Cultural Foundation (PACF) Performing Arts

5:45 Nejla Yatkin

6:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra

6:45 Chicago Flying Fairies Culture and Arts Center

Renegade Chicago at Phyllis' Musical Inn

12:00 Arizona Jackhammer

1:00 Jimijon America

2:30 Taylor Morse Band

5:00 The Clemtones

8:00 The Rhemantics

12:00n Shout Section at FitzGeralds Nightclub, RSVP, Big Band Brunch

12:00n St. Charles North Jazz Workshop with Lenard Simpson at Reflections Statue behind St. Charles Municipal Building, St. Charles Jazz Weekend

12:00n Andrew Egizio Trio at Jeans & A Cute Top Shop, St. Charles Jazz Weekend

1:00 6th Ward Back Alley Jazz + Hip Hop Free Music Festival with Sam Thousand, Reginald T McCants, Freddie Old Soul and Stepchild, Chise UP at East 77th Street & South Vernon Avenue

Oktoberfest at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park

2:00 Karen & Jerek

6:00 Die Musikmeisters

Glen Ellyn Backyard BBQ benefits Bridge Communities

?:00 Mary Macaroni in Piglet Playland

2:00 Panic at the Costco

3:30 Ralph Covert & Friends

4:45 EP8

7:00 Libido Funk Circus

2:00 Cover Dogs at Broken Oar Port Barrington

2:00 Nick Glover Trio at Coroco Coffee, St. Charles Jazz Weekend

2:00 Sam Robinson Quartet at Coroco Coffee, St. Charles Jazz Weekend

2:00 Black Oak Ensemble perform Silenced Voices, String Trios by Six World War II–Era Jewish Composers at Ravinia Bennett Gordon Hall Highland Park, $15 reserved

2:00 Terry Byrne at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

2:00 Peoria Rhythm Kings at Dockside Ottawa

2:20 Mercedes Inez at Lagunitas Taproom

3:00 Paper Machete at Green Mill

3:00 Tuvergen Band at Global Garden Refugee Training Farm, Sacramento & Gunnison

3:00-7:00 McNulty Irish Dancers at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

4:00 Tim Menard & Cathie Van Wert Menard at Cary's Lounge

4:00 Groove Witness at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP

4:00 Kim Schaefer at Hey Nonny, RSVP, Heyday Happy Hour

4:00 Austyn Menk at St. Charles History Museum, St. Charles Jazz Weekend

5:00 ? acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends

5:00 Windy City Rev Ups Duo at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

5:00 Dean Sinclair at Epiphany, RSVP

5:00 Bear Williams at Epiphany, RSVP

5:00 Josette Kacey at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca

5:00 Grey Matter Quartet at McNally's Irish Pub & Kitchen, St. Charles Jazz Weekend

5:00 Blumax Trio at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

5:00 Queen! with Ron Trent and Shawn Christopher, DJs Derrick Carter and Michael Serafini, hosts Lucy Stoole and Nico at Ravinia Carousel Stage, $33 lawn

5:30 Cheryl Rodey Band at Container Collective Social Carpentersville

6:00, 8:15 Andy Brown Quartet at Andy’s, $15

6:00 Eric Hochberg Trio with Ernie Watts at Catch 35

6:00 Sada Baby at The Forge Joliet, $30-150

6:00 Nick Bell Band at Broken Oar Port Barrington

6:00 John Wesley Jazz Band at The Wine Exchange, St. Charles Jazz Weekend

6:00 Ellis Wright at 116 Gallery, St. Charles Jazz Weekend

6:00 Jack Macklin Trio at The Filling Station Pub & Grill, St. Charles Jazz Weekend

6:30 Harvest Hafla at Elastic Arts, $20-25, Ritual Rhythms

6:30 Bill Boris Jazz Trio at Eden Restaurant & Events, St. Charles Jazz Weekend

x 6:30 Connie Cipher at J. Fleming’s Absolutely Delicious Westmont

6:30 Burnt Biscuits at Preservation Geneva, RSVP, Festival of the Vine

6:30 Victoria Storm at Exit Strategy Brewing Forest Park

7:00, 10:30 Michelle Buteau at City Winery, sold out, waitlist

7:00 Smiley Tillmon Band at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park

7:00 Dirty Curtis & the Funky UFOs tribute to P Funk at O's Tap

7:00 Elder, Rezn, Lord Buffalo, High Priest at Avondale Music Hall, $30

7:00 Piso 21 at Park West Chicago, $60

7:00 Damager, Modern Dairy, Daylongsigh, Llo Llo at Cobra Lounge, $19

7:00 The Boils at Mrs Murphy’s

7:00 The Chad Willetts Quartet at Le Piano

7:00 Northside at The Dock at Montrose Beach

7:00 Toy Robots, Ronnie Criss at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP

7:00 Talent Spotlight at Madison Street Theatre Oak Park, $45 includes first drink, food, raffle ticket, benefits Metavivor, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

7:00 TKO at Shanahans Woodridge

7:00 Rock N' Soul Band at The Quarry Thornton, $10, Quarry Blast Pig Roast and Helicopter Rides

7:00 Bourbon House, Colleen Wild and the Haunted, Kelsey Montanez Band & Katie Hibben Band at Q Bar Darien, $10

7:00 Friday at Five at Heroes West Lemont, $10-16

7:00 Lorenzo D at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

7:00 (8:00 ET) Marrakesh Express tribute to Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $40-65

7:30, 9:30 Soul Message Band with Kimberly Gordon at Winters Jazz Club, $25-30

7:30 Rico McFarland Band, Joanna Connor Band at Kingston Mines, $20

7:30 iKon at Auditorium Evanston, $65-176

7:30 Brandon James Signed, Sealed, and Delivered Tribute to Stevie Wonder at Epiphany, $15-30

Sun 7/9 7:30 Leyendas Legendarias at The Vic Theatre, $39-50

7:30 Jay Langston at Reclaimed Restaurant & Bar, $1

7:30 Eddie Harrison Paris Jazz at Encore Little Gem Oak Park

7:30 Dave Specter Band with Brother John Kattke at Hey Nonny, $18-35

7:30 Ron Hawking tribute to Frank Sinatra at The Lyric Blue Island, $45-50

7:30 Alyssa Allgood at Moonlight Theatre, St. Charles Jazz Weekend

7:30 The Strangers tribute to The Cure, Atomic tribute to Blondie at Brauer House Lombard, $0-25, sold out?

7:30 Jason Aldean, Mitchell Tenpenny, Corey Kent, Dee Jay Silver at Tinley Park Amphitheatre, $64+

x 7:30 Johnny Burnett at Rox City Grill Hotel Baker St Charles

7:45 Justine Ewald at Joe's On Weed Street, Front Room Acoustic Afterparty

8:00 Electric Brew, Bad Hombres, 5pm to Nowhere at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

8:00 Sorry Girls, Emma Butterworth at Golden Dagger, $12

8:00 Born Without Bones, Taking Meds, Ryan Rumchaks at Beat Kitchen, $20

8:00 Mckinley Dixon, Semiratruth, Orion Meadows at Schubas, $15-17

8:00 Heet Deth, Orisun, The Laughing Hearts at Subterranean, $15

8:00, 10:00 John Wojciechowsk Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $30-45

8:00 Ben Sidran's 80th Birthday Bash at Green Mill, $20

8:00 The Stepney Sisters conversation, Rotary Connection 222, DJs Ayana Contreras, Junius Paul at Dorian’s, $10, Charles Stepney Step On Anniversary Celebration

8:00 Funky Mojo Daddy, Paulo Apuli at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $25

8:00 Demetria Taylor Blues Band at Blue Chicago

8:00 Ween at Salt Shed, $279 ?

8:00 Winnie Cooper at Cubby Bear, $9

x 8:00 Naomi Ashley & Victor Sanders, Ava Brennan at Jarvis Square Pottery

x 8:00 Brian Krumm and His Barfly Friends, Phil Angotti, Scott & Odie at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10t

x 8:00 The Teskey Brothers, Minor Gold at Riviera Theatre, $41-132

8:00 Dskarados, The Crombies, Tone Zone Skam at The Burlington, $10

8:00 Night Spice, latenightsinmy, Gold Steps, Robot Heart Throb at Bottom Lounge, $20

8:00 Murphy's Lawyer at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center

x 8:00 Greg Jacks & Brother Help at Hard Rock Chicago

8:00 Baby J & Golden State Reggae Band hosted by DJ G Sharp at Wild Hare, $15

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

8:00 Mr. Lucky and his Orchestra of Tomorrow at The Outta Space Berwyn, $15, Live & Lucky Ruby Spencer Burlesque Revue

x 8:00 Toronzo Cannon at SPACE Evanston, $15-25

(postponed) x 8:00 John Hiatt, Sara-Jean Stevens at SPACE Evanston, sold out

8:00 Easily Distracted at Pub 78 Brookfield

8:00 Banda El Recodo at Rosemont Theatre, $59-139

8:00 Leonid & Friends tribute to Chicago at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $69-99, St. Charles Jazz Weekend

8:00 Pure Prairie League, Firefall at Des Plaines Theatre, $49-79

8:00 Charles & The Company Band at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

8:00 Rockapella at Woodstock Opera House, $35-45

8:00 TNT tribute to AC/DC, Beautiful Disaster at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $10

8:00 Taylor & Mane at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood

8:00 Russell Thomas Group at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

8:00 The Desperate Bastards at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia

8:00 The Soulful Sounds with Johnny Gill, Dave Hollister & Danny Boy at Horseshoe Casino Hammond IN, $69-130

8:00 John Ballantyne & Crazy Heart at Main Street Outfitter Wauconda

8:30 Michele Thomas The Assumption at Constellation, $20

8:30 Cumbiones at Copernicus Center, $49-110

x 8:30 Night of 1000 Stars with Friendly Free Jazz trio, Joe Fournier, Tammy Worl, Dave Walker, Kettlestrings at Friendly Tap

8:30 Alt 101 at Quigley’s Naperville

8:30 Cadillac Groove at Two Brothers Roundhouse Aurora, $10

8:30 Heartache Tonight tribute to The Eagles at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, $50-60

9:00 Hide, Tim Kinsella & Jenny Pulse, Cube, The Ineffectuals, DJ Club Drippy, DJ Raudy at Empty Bottle, $18

9:00 Oz Noy, Dennis Chambers, Jimmy Haslip, Marbin at Reggies Comedy Shack, $30

9:00 Of Montreal, Locate S,1 at Lincoln Hall, $25, sold out

x 9:00 GA-20, Hollyy, Nathan Graham at Chop Shop, $19

x 9:00 The Joel Paterson Trio with Beau Sample and Alex Hall at Hungry Brain, $10

9:00, 11:00 Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band at Rosa’s, $20-30

9:00 Mack & The Blues Attack at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, $10 after 9:00

9:00 The Nitz & Howe Experience at Davenport’s Piano Bar Cabaret, $5

9:00 Tim Menard & Cathie Van Wert Menard at Cary's Lounge

9:00 The Key Suspects at Honky Tonk BBQ

9:00 Monk, Oracles, Death, Memphis, Unlikely Souls at Gallery Cabaret

9:00 Kevan Eftekhari at Tack Room

9:00 All Love at The Whistler

9:00 The Eric Case Band at FitzGerald's Sidebar, RSVP

9:00 Mike Wheeler Band at Harlem Avenue Lounge Berwyn

9:00 Localvores at Madcats Palatine, $5

9:00 Pat Travers Band at Broken Oar Port Barrington

9:00 Zombie Manana solo at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry

x 9:00 Frank Catalano at The House Pub, St. Charles Jazz Weekend

9:00 Extraordinary Popular Delusions at Hunt House Creative Arts Center at The House Pub, St. Charles Jazz Weekend

9:00 Don't Tell Mama at Austin Community Tavern Steger

9:00 Ignited at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

9:00 Andrew Sedlak Blues at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach

9:00 Charlie Foxtrot Band at Arlington Ale House Arlington Heights

9:30 Kaleta & Super Yamba Band, DJ Khali Melon at Hideout, $15-20

9:30 Trailer Park Twisters at Carol's Pub, $5

9:30 Stolie at Hey Nonny, RSVP, Nightcap Music Series

10:00 Fjaak, Hyperactive, Jason Patrick at Metro, $25-3,

10:00 Old and Dirty, Young and Freaky at Subterranean, $20

10:00 You Folk, Pale Shade, Close Kept at Cole’s Bar, $13

10:00 Strawdawg at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

10:00 Heads Carolina at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

10:00 All American Throwbacks at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, RSVP, $5

10:00 Brad Redlich Band at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP

10:30 Alejandro Salazar at Andy’s, $15

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

12:00m The Midnight Calls at Reggies Music Joint

?:00 The Dan Peters Band at Open Door Taproom Clarendon Hills, Oktoberfest 2