Sunday!
It’s December, and there are more great music event opportunities to enjoy in and around Chicago today and tonight… 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!
9:30a Toys for Tots Motorcycle Parade After Party at O's Tap
10:00a Annalise and the Backsliders at City News Cafe, americana
10:00a-12:00n ? at The Lodge Antioch, acoustic breakfast
10:30 Fred Cantu's Strollin' Dixieland Trio at Parkers Restaurant & Bar Downers Grove, Sunday Jazz Brunch
11:00a-2:00 Bryan Harrell acoustic at Harp & Fiddle Park Ridge, brunch
x 11:00a, 1:00 A Charlie Brown Christmas Brunch with The Chris White Trio at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $10, sold out
11:30a Bluegrass at Brunch Time with CC, Ben, Amelia, Rachel at Beat Kitchen, free, Sunday Spotlight Brunch
11:30a-2:30 Andy Pratt & Petra van Nuis at Hemingway's Bistro Oak Park
12:00n-4:00 Andrew Diehl at Ina Mae's Tavern
12:00n Beats and Brunch at Cafe Mustache
12:00n Patrick Spiroff & Conner Lee at Black Dog Cafe Plainfield
12:00n-4:00 Nicole Devine at Fox Valley Mall Aurora
1:00 Sunday Session hosted by Irish Music School of Chicago at Mrs Murphy’s
1:00-4:00 Jukebox JBC aka Henry Scherrer at Preservation Geneva
x 1:30 The Lawrence Peters Outfit at FitzGeralds Nightclub, free RSVP, Country Brunch
1:55-5:00 Blackberry Jam Chicago at Sew Hopped Brewing Co Huntley, Small Brewery Sunday
2:00 Arklight, Jessie's Girl at Tony D's Elmwood Park, Toys for Tots afterparty
x 2:00-5:00 Ernie Hendrickson at Milk Money Brewing La Grange
2:00 GooRoos acoustic at Broken Oar Port Barrington
2:00-5:00 Hi Infidelity acoustic duo Dave Mikulskis & Dave Urich at Sundance Saloon Mundelein, 12:00n door
2:00 Rally Day at Toadstool Pub Highwood
2:00-5:00 Classic acoustic at Quarry Ballroom Thornton
2:00-5:00 One Up at Jamo's Mokena, free, Sunday Funday
2:00-6:00 Mondo Cortez and Chicago Blues Angels at Thomas Hartung American Legion New Lenox, Toys for Tots, american roots music, rock n roll, blues, rockabilly, soul
2:30 Grampas Piano at City News Cafe
x 3:00 The Hoyle Brothers at Martyrs, Honky Tonk Sundays
Sat 12/1 3:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra "The Wizard of Oz in Concert" at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $75-299
Sat 12/1 3:00 Soundtracks of a Generation tribute to The Last Waltz with Lilly Hiatt, Nicholas Tremulis, Howard Levy, Mud Morganfield & Rick Kreher, Lauren Jelencovich, Nathan Graham, Matt Keen, The Alright Maybes at Des Plaines Theatre St Charles, $29-59
3:00-6:00 Club Crib at The Tonk, r&b, soul
3:00 ? Sunday Church with Reverend Herb at Liar's Club ?
x 3:00 Pie Eyed Pete & Terry White at Friendly Music Community Berwyn
3:00-6:00 Johnny Don't at Church Street Brewing Taproom Itasca
3:00-7:00 Stan P Band, Grassfed Collective, Dirty Dead Band, OPE at Durty Nellies Palatine, $10
3:00-7:00 Bluegrass Jam Circle hosted by Lucky Pickers Caleb and Despina at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach
3:00 White Dog at Mackey's Hideout McHenry
3:00 Jaik Willis at Blue Island Beer Co, Songs for Scholars benefits Dwight D Eisenhower Education Foundation of CHSD 218
4:00 Bluegrass Breakdown hosted by Aaron Smith with House Band followed by Open Jam, free
4:00, 8:00 Justin Robinson Quintet with Marques Carroll, James Austin, Jeremiah Hunt, Kyle Swan at Jazz Showcase, $30-45, tribute to Roy Hargrove
4:00-6:00 Blues Jam with ? at Woodlawn Tap
4:00-9:00 Sundays are for Lovers R&B Day Party at Promontory, $10, free before 5:30
4:00-7:00 Sunday Jam Session with John Scoville & Friends at Tre Sorelle Restaurant Oak Park
4:00-6:00 Ten Cat Swing at Two Hound Red Brewing Co Glen Ellyn
4:00-7:00 Bluegrass Sundays 'Fireside' hosted by River Valley Rangers Mark at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia
4:00 Guttural, Satara, Unrivaled at Rookies Rochaus West Dundee, $10+, Sunday Night Live
x 4:00-6:00 Brian Gephart Quartet at Sketchbook Brewing Skokie
4:00 A Charlie Brown Christmas With The Chris White Trio at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $18-40, sold out
4:00-7:00 Invitational with Jim Sieg and Friends at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich
4:00 Lisa Rock "Carpenters Christmas" tribute to The Carpenters at Lyric Blue Island, $45-55
4:00-8:00 Blues Jam with The Fabulous Kings at Cuzin's Tavern & Pizza Tinley Park
4:00 Greg Rzab/Jay Davenport/Jeff Massey at Austin Community Tavern Steger
5:00-7:30 Irish & Bluegrass Sundays at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
5:00 Debbie Taylor and Top of The World tribute to The Carpenters at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $39-89
x 5:00 Chris Greene Quartet at Parkers Restaurant & Bar Downers Grove, Sunday Dinner Jazz Series
5:00-8:00 Fast Eddie at Emerald Isle
5:30, 7:30 Chris Madsen Quartet with Alyssa Allgood, Deanna Witkowski, Sam Peters, Charles Heath at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book
5:30-2:00a Mike Wheeler?, Omar Coleman?, Kingston Mines Blues Jam at Kingston Mines, $10, free if jamming
5:30-8:00 Tracye Eileen with Marqueal Jordan at Buddy Guy's Legends, free dinner jazz set
6:00 Dave and the Bad Ideas, Tavern Cats, Dusty Soles, The Rescues at Montrose Saloon, $10-15
6:00, 8:15 Andy Brown Quartet at Andy’s Jazz Club, $20
6:00-7:30 Rick Lindy Duo with Tim Johnson tribute to Jukebox Legends of 50s and 60s, Elvis, Johnny Cash, The Beatles, ++ at Chef Shangri-La Riverside
6:00-9:00 Randy Rock and Friends at Madcats Palatine
6:00-9:00 Shout Section Big Band at Roxy Lockport, $15
6:30-9:30 ? at Davenport’s Piano Bar
6:30-9:30 Outcast Jazz Band's Big Band Dance Party at Epiphany Center, $20-25, Traffic Jam Swing Dance Lesson 6:00-6:30, Intermediate Swing Dance Lesson 7:15-7:45
7:00 Pat McCurdy at Reggies Comedy Shack, $10, ugly sweater Christmas party
x 7:00 BoDeans at City Winery, $58-75
7:00 Destroy Lonely, Lil 88 at Aragon Ballroom, $60-95+ d
7:00 Pineapple Thief at House of Blues, $35
7:00-8:00 Celebrating the Holidays Latin-American Style with Para Mujeres aka Diana Mosquera, Jess Anzaldúa, Narda Martinez, Sonia Oyola, Natalie Lande at Davenport's Cabaret, $29, 2 drink minimum
7:00-11:00 Chicago Cellar Boys at The Tonk, interpreting jazz and hot dance styles of the 1920s and 1930s
7:00-12:00m The Viceroys, Roots Renegades, Wadadah II at Wild Hare, $20
7:00-11:00 Joe Pratt & The Source One Band at The Odyssey East Lounge
7:00-9:00 Open Mic Night at Gallery Cabaret, signup sheet at 6:30
7:00-10:00 Amr Fahmy Trio, ++ at Le Piano
x 7:00 Chicago Grandstand at FitzGeralds Nightclub, free RSVP, Big Band & BBQ
x 7:00-2:00a Bobby Rush, Brandye Phillips Band with Brother John Kattke, Jodie Lady DJ & OJay at Royal Palace Joliet, $35-40
7:00 Sunday Sessions Open Jam at The Studio Lockport, signup at 6:00
7:00-10:00 Blues Jam with Corey Dennison and Friends at Leroy's Hot Stuff Porter IN
7:30 Sharp Pins, National Photo Committee, Deerest Friends at Schubas, $15, CHIRP welcomes
7:30 Contrapuntal Readngs with Eli Sugerman, Jacob Stovall/Early Country, Jessica Mindrum, Tyler Crain, Shami, Vamos at Cole's Bar, $10-13
8:00 Chofis Sessions at Martyrs, First Sundays
8:00 Nikki Minerva, Mourning Star, Mad Rose at Reggies Music Joint, $12-15, bedroom pop, indie folk, indie rock
x 8:00-12:00m Soul Message with Chris Foreman, Lee Rothenberg, Greg Rockingham at Green Mill, $10
8:00 Nate Manos with Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago
8:00 Blind Adam & The Federal League, Danny Attack, Turn n Fire, Shami at Liar's Club, $15, benefits Mutial Aid Disaster Relief
8:00 Splitjaw, Dred Furst, Trust in the Serpent, Life Looks Good at Burlington Bar, $12
8:00 Adam Shead Quartet with Fred Jackson Jr, Jack Langdon, Andrew Scott Young at The Whistler, Relax Attack Jazz Series
8:00 Hayden Pedigo with The Slaps acoustic at Epiphany Center, $20-25
8:00-11:00 Sunday Jazz Jam Session with Ernest Dawkins Trio at Norman's Bistro
8:00 Sound Obsession with DJ Zipgun Boogie at Dorian's, free
x 8:00 The Empty Pockts 'Mistletunes' at SPACE Evanston, $25-45
X 8:30 Situation Davis at Simon's Tavern, tip the band, psychedelic folk-rock twangfest freakout
8:30 Christopher Narloch, Dan Galat, Nicholas Jeffery, Kelly Quesada perform Morton Feldman's "Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello" at Constellation, $15-18, Frequency Series
8:30-1:30a Molly at The Zebra Lounge
8:30 Crushes at aliveOne
x 9:00 Cloud Nothings, Armlock, Farmers Wife at Empty Bottle, $25
9:00 Jason Adasiewicz/Ausberto Acevedo/Tim Daisy Trio, Mai Sugimoto/Paul Giallorenzo/Chris Dammann Trio at Hungry Brain, $15-18
9:00 Mojo Daddy at Buddy Guy's Legends, $15
9:00 Maximum R&B DJ Pete Nathon at Delilah’s
10:00-2:00a Sasha McVeigh at Welcome to The Farm
10:00-2:00a Vibes Like This “Winter Wonderland” with DJ Skinny, DJ Commando at Promontory, $15-40
10:30-11:45 Walker Landgraf at Andy’s Jazz Club, $20
Jerome’s highlights
x = recommended, interested, of note to me or friends
X = the plan, though that can change
x 11:00a, 1:00 A Charlie Brown Christmas Brunch with The Chris White Trio at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $10, sold out
x 1:30 The Lawrence Peters Outfit at FitzGeralds Nightclub, free RSVP, Country Brunch
x 2:00-5:00 Ernie Hendrickson at Milk Money Brewing La Grange
x 3:00 The Hoyle Brothers at Martyrs, Honky Tonk Sundays
x 3:00 Pie Eyed Pete & Terry White at Friendly Music Community Berwyn
x 4:00-6:00 Brian Gephart Quartet at Sketchbook Brewing Skokie
x 5:00 Chris Greene Quartet at Parkers Restaurant & Bar Downers Grove, Sunday Dinner Jazz Series
x 7:00 BoDeans at City Winery, $58-75
x 7:00 Chicago Grandstand at FitzGeralds Nightclub, free RSVP, Big Band & BBQ
x 7:00-2:00a Bobby Rush, Brandye Phillips Band with Brother John Kattke, Jodie Lady DJ & OJay at Royal Palace Joliet, $35-40
x 8:00-12:00m Soul Message with Chris Foreman, Lee Rothenberg, Greg Rockingham at Green Mill, $10
x 8:00 The Empty Pockts 'Mistletunes' at SPACE Evanston, $25-45
X 8:30 Situation Davis at Simon's Tavern, tip the band, psychedelic folk-rock twangfest freakout
x 9:00 Cloud Nothings, Armlock, Farmers Wife at Empty Bottle, $25
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