Sunday 10/15/23

Oct 15, 2023

Sunday!

And there are many great music event options available on this drier date in and around our fair city… read on and get out to enjoy one or more if you can… and thanks for sharing the list with friends, reading it and subscribing to it!

10:00a Pierce Crask at Skokie Farmers Market

10:15a Mr. Dave Music at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $25/family, Family Fun in the Club

11:00a Sundays at Rockefeller at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago

11:00a James Conway at City News Cafe

11:30a The Barb and Barrett Show at Beat Kitchen, $15

11:30a Tiny Country at FitzGeralds Nightclub, RSVP, Country Brunch

12:00n Suzi Shelton & Little Miss Ann at Chop Shop, $15, $45 family 4 pack, Fall Family Music Concert

12:00n-5:00 Pig Swig Record Dig at Schubas

12:00n The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of The Beatles for Kids at Cubby Bear, $17, under 1 free

12:00n Ambient Brunch with Tim, Olivia, Grant at Cafe Mustache

12:00n Rum Punch Brunch hosted by DJ Big Mike at Wild Hare

12:00n-4:00 Ostoberfest with Foundation DJs at O's Tap, Sunday Funday

12:00n Witch-O-Rama Halloween Market hosted by The Dommm, Julez Osco with DJ Jinx'd at Blue Island Beer Company, $1

1:00 Sunday Session hosted by Irish Music School of Chicago at Mrs Murphy’s

1:00 Mr Lucky & His Orchestra of Tomorrow at Outta Space Berwyn, $10

1:00 Henry JBC at Preservation Geneva, Sunday Funday

1:00 Juicy at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield, Sunday Sessions

x 1:30 Decoy Prayer Meeting at FitzGeralds Nightclub, RSVP, Country Brunch

x 2:00 Eric Lugosch and Tim Mulvenna at SPACE Evanston, $15-25

2:00 Lakeview Orchestra at Athanaeum Center, $10-24

2:00 My Metal Heart at Broken Oar Port Barrington

2:00-5:15 Old-Time & Bluegrass Workshop with Steam Machine at Two Way Street Coffee House Downers Grove, $30-35

X 2:30 Murder Ballads Old and New Book Release and Performance with Jon Langford, Sally Timms, John Szymanski, Rick Sherry, Rachel Drew, Rick Rizzo, John Mohr, Boiled in Lead ++ at Hideout, $20-50

3:00 The Mich Shirey Trio plays Vince Guaraldi's soundtrack for It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, ++ at Montrose Saloon

3:00 Jaap van Zweden Conducts Beethoven 5 at Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center, $45-399

x 3:00 The Hoyle Brothers at Martyrs

3:00 Club Crib at Honky Tonk BBQ

3:00-6:00 Half a Cup of Rock and Rye at On Tour Brewing, pre-show shindig

3:00 Uptown Poetry Slam at Green Mill, $10

x 3:00 Maggie's Farm at Friendly Tap Berwyn, Sunday Matinee

3:00 Paw Paw Steve with Rachel Quest at Une Année Brewery & Kitchen Niles

3:00 Van Wailin' at Toadstool Pub Highwood

3:00 Sean Shiel solo at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry

3:00 Johnny Don't at Church Street Brewing Itasca

x 3:30 Frank Bang & The Secret Stash Three at Reggies Music Joint

x 4:00 Polkaholics, The Sonnenbrilles at Eris Oktoberfest

4:00, 8:00 Connie Han Trio at Jazz Showcase, $30-45

4:00, 7:00 Kaki King, Modern Yesterdays at OTSFM Szold Hall, $30

4:00 Off The Vine at Phyllis’ Musical Inn, Sunday Twang

4:00 Bahamas, Fortunate Ones at Park West, $30

4:00 Barely Carvallo, Ano Ba, Lever at Cole's Bar, $13

x 4:00 The Hawthorns at FitzGeralds Nightclub, RSVP, Sunday Matinee

4:00 Cookbook at Sketchbook Skokie

4:00 Wind Ensemble Fall Concert at James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theatre, College of Lake County, Grayslake, $7-8

5:00, 8:30 Damien Escobar at City Winery, $58-78, early show sold

5:00 Fiddle in the Middle at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

x 5:00 Mickey Dolenz, Nick Psyhogios and Stefanie Jo at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $49-99

5:00 Bluegrass Sundays at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia

5:30, 7:30 Chicago Jazz Orchestra with Alyssa Allgood at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33

5:30 Sharon Lewis jazz set at Buddy Guy’s Legends

x 6:00 Waltzer, Josephine, Caleb Ramos, DJ Finom at Sleeping Village, $25, benefits Northwest Side Solidarity Network

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

6:00 Gwyneth Zeleny Anderson, Nick Meryhew, Anna Johnson, Spectralina with Dan Bitney and Selina Trepp, Allen Moore at Elastic Arts, $15, students $10, Elastro A/V Night 2 curated by Ruby Que, Asya Dubrovina, Castroduperly

6:00 Matt Gold Trio at California Clipper

6:00 Honeybee3 at Lizards Liquid Lounge

6:00 Frontega, heaving, The Midshift, Swimshirt at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10

6:00 Adam Gottlieb & One Love at Epiphany

6:00 Chicago Cabaret Professionals 25th Anniversary Annual Gala at Epiphany, $40-75

6:00 Jazz Jam at Madcats Palatine

6:00 Sean Altman & Jack Skuller tribute to Simon and Garfunkel at The Lyric Blue Island, $45-50

x 6:00 Gladys Knight at Hard Rock Gary IN, $69-199

6:00 (7:00 ET) PettyBreakers tribute to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $40

7:00 Future Nobodies, Modeling, Stepmom, Ghost Days at Golden Dagger, $12-15

7:00 Safekeeping, Why Bother, Strawberry Launch, Walkney at Schubas, $15

7:00 Malcolm Todd, Charlie Addis at Subterranean, $18, sold out

7:00 Chicago Cellar Boys at Honky Tonk BBQ

7:00 Dez Desermeaux, ++ at Le Piano

7:00 Chicago Skyliner with Bill O'Connell at FitzGeralds Nightclub, RSVP, Big Bands & BBQ

7:00 We Came As Romans, Emmure, Bodysnatchers, Archetypes Collide at The Forge Joliet, $35-90

7:00 Lee Murdock's Great Lakes Ghosts at Grayslake Village Hall, $15-18, Lake County Folk Club

7:30 D.S. Wilson at Epiphany, $20-30

7:00 Open Mic Night at Gallery Cabaret, signup sheet at 6:30

7:00 Salsa Sunday with DJ Doubleo at Cubby Bear, $10, $7 before 9:00, dance lessons at 8:00

7:30 Nation of Language, Miss Grit at Metro, $26

7:30 Claudio Simonetti's Goblin performs Dario Argento's Demons at Copernicus Center, $25-30

x 7:30 Little Feat performs Sailin’ Shoes & The Hits, Neal Francis at The Vic Theatre, $75-125

7:30 Phish at United Center, $86-229

7:30 Holy Fawn, Caracara, lowheaven at Cobra Lounge, $20

7:30 Ashley Laschelle in The Beautiful Experience, Ty Renée at Epiphany, $25-30,

7:30 Music of the Baroque Viva Vivaldi at Center Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts Skokie, $35-100

x 8:00 Brian Krumm & His Barfly Friends, The Waymores, Balthazar de Ley at Montrose Saloon

x 8:00 The California Honeydrops, Hollyy at Thalia Hall, $30-45

x 8:00 The Zombies at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $75, sold out, email wait list

8:00 DJ Wizzard, Justin Famous, J.Artiz at Reggies Music Joint, $20

8:00 Small Black, Claire George at Lincoln Hall, $20-23

x 8:00 Soul Message at Green Mill, $10

8:00 Sheryl Youngblood Blues Band at Blue Chicago

8:00 Feels Like Karma, Foreign Sunsets, Rise Of Leo at Burlington Bar

8:00 Marco Antonio Solis at Allstate Arena Rosemont, $120+

8:00 Sunday Sessions Open Jam at The Studio Lockport

8:30 Model/Actriz, Conjunto Primitivo at Hideout, sold out

x 8:30 Hashimoto 5 at Simon's Tavern

8:30 Locus at Constellation, $15, Frequency Series

8:30 Oxxxymiron at Joe’s Live Rosemont, sold out?

8:30 Draggy Tingz hosted by Logan Zass at Subterranean, $10

9:00 Orions Belte, Junegrass at Empty Bottle, $22

9:00 Ilgenfritz/Giallorenzo/Long/Majumder/Otis/Stein/Zucker, Diamond/Rumback at Hungry Brain, $10, Sunday Series

9:00 Kaina, Senite, Bumcac Joe, King Hippo at Dorian's, $20s

9:00 Dave Specter at Legends, $15

9:00 Chill Room at California Clipper

9:00 ? at Delilah’s

9:30 Club Drippy’s Discotheque at The Whistler

10:30 Michele Thomas at Andy’s, $15

(postponed) x 7:30 Tommi Zender and Matt Tiegler Band at SPACE Evanston, $12-22