Sunday 1/12/25

Jan 12, 2025

Sunday!

More great music event opportunities to enjoy in and around Chicago… read on for the details, and get out to enjoy one or more if you can… Thanks for reading, subscribing to, sponsoring, and especially sharing Jerome’s Event List!

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10:00a-12:00n ? at The Lodge Antioch, acoustic breakfast

11:00a Uniting Voices Chicago Get Amp’d Solo Showcase at Metro, $10 door or pay what you can

11:00a Scott Angst at City News Cafe, jazz

11:00a-2:00 Bryan Harrell acoustic at The Harp & Fiddle Park Ridge

11:00a-2:00 Billingsley & Earp Duo at Madame Zuzu's Highland Park, free

11:30a Rachel Kazez, CC Cosgrove, Ben Zorn at Beat Kitchen, free, Sunday Spotlight Bluegrass Brunch

12:00n School of Rock Chicago Rise Against, Rock Operas and Musicals, Metallica, Classic R&B, 90s Rock, Folk Rock at Reggies Rock Club and Comedy Shack, free

12:00n-1:00 Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet at Concordia Church on Seeley, free

x 12:00n The Box Band at FitzGeralds Nightclub, free RSVP, Bluegrass Brunch

12:00n-10:00 Veterans Path to Hope Fundraiser with bands all day at Rookies Rochaus West Dundee, $10+, benefits Veterans Path to Hope

12:30 Pub Church with Pastor Craig at Pub 78 Brookfield

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

1:00-4:00 Milkman's Kids Band at Go Brewing, bluegrass, newgrass, jazz, country, blues

2:00-6:00 Jack Byron at The Hampton Social Streeterville

2:00 Chirps & Friends with callers Meg Dedolph and Dot Kent at Grace Lutheran Glen Ellyn, $5-15, All-Ages Fox Valley Folklore Society Barn Dance

2:00 Soda at Broken Oar Port Barrington

2:00 The 3 Amigos with Dan Peters, Rich Sawyer, Pino Farina at Sew Hop'd Brewery Huntley

x 2:00 Miles Nielsen & Kelly Steward at Chicago Street Pub Joliet, $7

x 3:00 The Hoyle Brothers at Martyrs, Honky Tonk Sundays, free two-step dance lesson at 2:30

x 3:00, 7:00 Cracker at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $45, 3:00 unplugged added, 7:00 sold out

3:00 Too Hot to Handel, The Jazz-Gospel Messiah at Auditorium Theatre, $39+

3:00-6:00 Club Crib at The Tonk, r&b, soul

3:00-6:00 Sunday Daydream tribute to The Grateful Dead at On Tour Brewing

3:00 ? Sunday Church with Herb at Liars Club

3:00 The Menards Trio at Friendly Tap Berwyn, second Sundays

3:00 Trio Valtorna at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Northwestern University Evanston, $40, $15 students, part of the Winter Chamber Music Festival

3:00-7:00 Ana Everling 4Tet with Kenny Reichert, ++ at Skokie Public Library

x 3:00-6:00 Niko Twist Action at Une Année Brewery Miles

3:00-6:00 Grateful Gary at Mackey's Hideout

3:30-7:00 ? Sinatra Sunday at Club Arcada Speakeasy St Charles ?

4:00, 8:00 Marlene Rosenberg Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $25-40

x 4:00-6:00 George Flynn's Annual Birthday Concert with Tom Stevens, Frank Abbinanti, Jonathan Hannau, Janice Misurell-Mitchell, Michael Hartman, Todd Carter, Joanie Pallatto & Bradley Parker-Sparrow duo, Douglas Binkley at Green Mill, $10

x 4:00 Mark Ambrose, Chuck Wasserburg, Dave Sims at Cary's Lounge, free, tip hard

4:00 Off The Vine at Phyllis' Musical Inn

4:00-6:00 Dreams So Real with Tyler Damon, Charlie Olvera, Andrew Scott Young, Ben Zucker at Clara, "cooler groundbreaking side of 70s jazz fusion"

4:00-7:00 Sunday Jam Session with John Scoville & Friends at Tre Sorelle Ristorante Oak Park

4:00-6:00 Ten Cat Swing at Two Hound Red Brewing Co Glen Ellyn, Sunday Jazz

4:00-7:00 Wheels North play Bluegrass Sunday 'Fireside' hosted by River Valley Rangers Mark at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia

x 4:00-6:00 Rachel Drew at Sketchbook Skokie, free

4:00-7:00 Invitational with Jim Sieg and Friends at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich

4:00-8:00 Blues Jam with The Fabulous Kings at Cuzin's Tavern & Pizza Tinley Park

5:00-8:00 Fast Eddie at Emerald Isle

5:00-8:00 Low-reen & the Maxwell St Market Blues Band host the Sunday Chicago Blues Jam at The Water Hole

5:30, 7:30 Bruce Henry Quartet with Miguel de la Cerna, Joshua Ramos, Charles Heath at Winters Jazz Club, $29-34

x 5:30 Buddy Guy, Cash Box Kings, Gerry Hundt at Buddy Guy's Legends, $85-135

5:30 ? The Hogmires at Ballydoyle Downers Grove, Irish & Bluegrass Sundays ?

6:00 The All Hail Hereafter, Trio Bien, Sonya Lorelle at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

6:00, 8:15 Andy Brown Quartet at Andy’s Jazz Club, $20, RSVP required

6:00-2:00a Omar Coleman, Mike Wheeler & Kingston Mines Blues Jam at Kingston Mines, $15, free if jamming 6:00-9:00, door 5:30

6:00? Whiskey Bob Blues Jam at O's Tap

6:00 Zakopower at Copernicus Center, $65-85

6:00-10:00 Cat Crash, Cricket, The Raspberry Jams, Eraserbaby at My Place Ohio, $15 suggested donation, RSVP online

6:00-7:30 Rick "Elvis" Cada tribute to Elvis Presley at Chef Shangri-La Riverside

6:00-9:00 Jeannie Tanner Trio at Eddie V's Oak Brook

6:00 ? Jazz Consortium Big Band at Nellie's Gastropub Palatine ?

6:00-9:00 Bluegrass Jam at Madcats Palatine

6:00-9:00 Open Mic Night at Riverlands Brewing St. Charles, signup at 5:30

6:30 Civic Fellows and D-Composed Chamber Concert "From Folk to Fusion, The Universal Groove" at Epiphany Center, RSVP encouraged, not required

x 6:30? Naseem Rimawi and Friends with C. Mikhail, Lucia Thomas at Jarvis Square Pottery, music at 7:30?, fundraiser for Palestine Music Space

7:00 Anita Wilson at City Winery, $35-45, singer/songwriter, gospel

7:00 Cacie Miller & Missing Piece "Composing the Climate" at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students

7:00-11:00 Chicago Cellar Boys at The Tonk, interpreting jazz and hot dance styles of the 1920s and 1930s

7:00-10:00 José Valdes Latin Jazztet at Le Piano

7:00-11:00 Joe Pratt & The Source One Band at The Odyssey East Lounge

7:00-1:00a Open Mic Night at Gallery Cabaret, signup sheet at 6:30

x 7:00 Shout Section Big Band with Fenton High School Band at FitzGeralds Nightclub, free RSVP, Big Band & BBQ

7:00 Sour Crow tribute to The Grateful Dead, Allman Brother, ++ at Evergreen Pub & Grill St. Charles

7:00 7th Heaven acoustic trio Adam, Nick, Frankie at Sundance Saloon Mundelein

7:00-10:00 Blues Jam with Corey Dennison and Friends at Leroy's Hot Stuff Porter IN

7:30-11:30 Mutzabaugh/Pinto/Deitemyer Trio record release at The Whistler

7:30 Big Head Todd and the Monsters at The Pabst Theater Milwaukee WI, $30-66, 40th Anniversary

8:00 Dead Living, Coronary, The Grow Ops, The Nix at Reggies Music Joint, $10, magicswirl presents

8:00 The Brother Brothers, Elise Leavy at Beat Kitchen, $18-25

x 8:00-12:00m Soul Message with Chris Foreman, Lee Rothenberg, Greg Rockingham at Green Mill, $10

8:00 Sheryl Youngblood Blues Band with Demetria Taylor at Blue Chicago

8:00-10:00 John Williams, Katie Grennan and Friends at The Galway Arms

8:00-12:00m ? FuntCase at Joe's on Weed

8:30 Flannau Duo with Jonathan Hannau and Kyle Flens, Ligament with Anika Kildegaard and Will Yager/Jean-François Charles at Constellation, $15-18, Frequency Series

8:30-1:30a Anna May at The Zebra Lounge

9:00 Vatos Tristes, Peel, Bad Day Sunshine at Empty Bottle, $12

9:00 Peter Maunu/Jim Baker/Ishmael Ali/Bill Harris, Maunu/Baker at Hungry Brain, $15-18

9:00-2:00 All David Bowie Videos with VJ Samarama at Delilah’s

10:00-2:00a Just A Girl From Chicago Pt 5 Girls Night hosted by Anyiahlation at Promontory, $20, Lisa Valadez presents

10:00 Queen with Derrick Carter, Michael Serafini, John Larner, hosted by Lucy Stoole, Nico, Pagina at Metro, $15-20

Jerome’s highlights

x = recommended, interested, of note to me or friends

X = the plan, though that can change