Sunday 12/15/24

Dec 15, 2024

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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8:30a-12:30 Elana Arian Shabbat Artist in Residence at Am Shalom Glencoe

10:00a Sister Hazel at House of Blues, $60-65, 9:00a door, brunch buffet, water, soda, juice, coffee included, drinks purchased at bar

10:00a The Nutcracker Suite "Clara's Enchanted Holiday Tea Party" at Epiphany Center, $35, $25 child, $15 Volta student, Volta Performing Arts presents

10:00a-11:30, 2:00-3:30 The People's Music School Winter Spectacular at Riviera Theatre, free

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

10:30a-2:30 Fred Cantu's Strollin' Dixieland Trio at Parkers Restaurant & Bar Downers Grove, Sunday Jazz Brunch

11:00a James Conway Irish Folk Jam at City News Cafe

11:00a Sam Fazio Trio at 101 Room, Holiday Brunch

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

11:00a-2:00 ? at Madame Zuzu's Highland Park, free

x 11:00a, 1:00 A Charlie Brown Christmas Brunch with The Kevin Fort Trio at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $10, sold out

x 11:30a Yakuza duo Matt McClelland & Bruce Lamont at Beat Kitchen, free, Sunday Spotlight Brunch, metal

11:30a School of Rock Chicago West at Subterranean, free

11:30a-2:30 Andy Pratt & Petra van Nuis at Hemingway's Bistro Oak Park

x 12:00n-2:00 Phil Angotti & Friends Beatles Christmas Brunch with John San Juan, Carolyn Engelmann, Tom Ryan, Blair Holmes at City Winery, $15-18, optional $25 buffet

12:00n-3:00 Jack Maeklin at Gayle V's Best Ever Grilled Cheese

12:00n DJ Jivan Ivan at Cafe Mustache

12:00n-6:00 Witch-o-Rama "A Mean Green Witchmas" Market and Drag Show with DJ Jinxd at Blue Island Beer Co, $3

12:00n Colleen Wild at Black Dog Cafe Plainfield, Sunday Sessions

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

1:00-4:00 APOL Chicago Big Band Dance at Arthur Murray Dance Studio Oakbrook Terrace

1:00-4:00 Shea Marie at Preservation Geneva heated patio

1:00-5:00 Nicole Devine Music at Blue Raptor Tap House South Elgin

1:30 Slam'n'Jam Open Mic for musicians and poets at City News Cafe

1:30 Music Institute of Chicago Piano Department Recitals at Nichols Concert Hall Evanston, free

1:30 Lakeshore Brass "Christmas Brasstacular" at St. Johns Lutheran Church Wilmette, $20 suggested donation

2:00-4:30 Handel's Messiah performed by Apollo Chorus with soloists Josefien Stoppelenburg, Kayleigh Decker, Martin Luther Clark, Stephen Clark at Alice Millar Chapel Northwestern University Evanston, $25-53

2:00-5:00 Ashwin Rode and Friends with Arun Sabapthy, Vikas Falnikar at Logan Center Performance Penthouse University of Chicago, $20, Indian classical

2:00-4:00 The Magical Mimosa Tour hosted by Kevin Campbell at Bobby's Eastside Forest Park, free, tip the band, Beatles family singalong

2:00-5:00 SameBoat at Milk Money Brewing La Grange

2:00-6:00 Jack Byron at The Hampton Social Burr Ridge

2:00-5:00 Katie Bogle at Brother Chimp Brewing North Aurora

2:00 Hi Infidelity Duo with Dave Mikulskis & Dave Uhrich at Broken Oar Port Barrington

2:00-5:00 Grant Milliren solo at Sew Hopped Brewing Co Huntley

2:00-5:00 Jimarth with Jim Harte & Steve Marth at Sundance Saloon Mundelein

2:00-5:00 Telstar at Toadstool Pub Highwood

2:00 The Tom Lowery Trio "Holiday Music" at Eisenhower Public Library Harwood Heights

x 2:30 Jonas Friddle Bluegrass Trio, Tony and Joe Abboreno at Artifact Events, $30, Rendezvous Arts presents

2:30 Smokin Gunz at Jamo's Live, free, Country Lunch, line dancing lessons 1:00-2:30

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

x 3:00 Mariachi Herencia De México "A Mariachi Christmas" at Thalia Hall, $40 seated

3:00 Countess Luann de Lesseps "Very Countess Christmas" at Park West, $65-150

3:00-4:00 Thomas Weisflog and Millar Brass at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel University of Chicago, free, hot cider served, Brass & Pipes for the Season

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

x 3:00 Ian Leith at Gayle V's Best Ever Grilled Cheese

3:00 December Organ Concert at Madonna Della Strada Loyola University, free, Organ Concert Series

3:00-7:00 Blues Jam (with Sura Dupart and the Sidepocket Experience?) at Jimmy's Woodlawn Tap

x 3:00 Maggies Farm at Friendly Music Community Berwyn

3:00-6:00 Vito Zatto Christmas Show at Tony D's Elmwood Park, free, Las Vegas Style singer & comedian

x 3:00 Torpedo Los at Outta Space Berwyn, $10, Rockin' Holiday Matinee

x 3:00 Sage Christie, Heather Styka at Maple Street Concerts Lombard, $20

3:00 Fox Valley Orchestra & Fox Valley Jazz Big Band present "Nutcracker: Tchaikovsky meets Ellington" at St. Mark's Lutheran Church Aurora

x 3:00 Buddy Rich Big Band Machine “A Groovy Christmas” at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $39-69

3:00-6:00 Johnny Don't at Church Street Brewing Taproom Itasca

3:00 Peter Storms "A Solstice Concert" with C21 Women's Ensemble at Schweikher House Schaumburg, sold out

3:00-5:00 Evanston Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert with Evanston Children's Choir, North Shore Choral Society, Evanston Symphony Holiday Gospel Choir, ETHS Vocal Music Program at Evanston Township High School Evanston, $15

3:00-4:00 Ethos Duo at Northbrook Public Library, classical

x 3:00-5:00 Great Moments in Vinyl plays The Hits of The Holidays at The Promenade Bolingbrook

x 4:00 Songs of Good Cheer with Mary Schmich and Eric Zorn at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $58, 26th Annual Holiday Caroling Party

4:00, 8:00 Corey Wilkes Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $25-40

x 4:00-6:00 Chicago Jazz Composers Collective presents Michael Hudson-Casanova trio with Dan Thatcher, Gustavo Cortiñas, Ana Everling Quartet with Hunter Diamond, Matt Ulery, Wes Dziedzic at Green Mill, $10

x 4:00-6:00 Dowd & Drew Holiday Matinee with Gerald Dowd & Rachel Drew at Cary's Lounge

x 4:00 Ravenswood Community Orchestra December Concert at St. Sylvesters 2157 Humboldt Blvd

4:00-6:00 Alejandro Urzagaste Quartet at Clara

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

4:00-6:00 Bellas Artes School of Music's Monthly Student Jam 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

x 4:00-6:00 Annalee Koehn & Chuck Cox at Sketchbook Brewing Skokie

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

x 4:00 Joel Paterson's Hi-Fi Christmas Guitar at Kiki's House of Righteous Music Madison WI, $15, sold out, wait list

4:30-8:00 OTSFM Blues Ensembles at Rosa's Lounge, free

5:00-9:00 Exosphere, Solshade, Farseer, Lower Automation at The Fallen Log Kitchen 17, $10, Save the Night presents

5:00-7:00 Patricia Tyson, Storyteller Band at Epiphany Center, $35-50, Shalom Music presents

5:00, 7:00 Bonzo Squad perform "A Charlie Brown Christmas" at Untitled

5:00-8:00 Low-reen & Maxwell St Market Blues Band host 3rd Sunday Chicago Blues Jam at O's Tap

5:00-7:30 Irish & Bluegrass Sundays at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

5:00 Rob Leines at The Law Office Pub & Music Hall Yorkville, $20

5:00 Next to Eternity, Void the Light, Opprerssed Affliction, Blind the Sacrifice, Svntn at Rookies Rochaus West Dundee, $15-22, Sunday Funday Metal

5:30, 7:30 Bobbi Wilsyn & Company "Bobbi Sings Billie" with Miguel de la Cerna, Marlene Rosenberg, Frank Parker IV, Larry Brown Jr., Eric Schneider at Winters Jazz Club, $30-35

5:30-2:00a Mike Wheeler, Nicholas Alexander Blues Band, Kingston Mines Blues Jam at Kingston Mines, $10, free if jamming

5:30-8:00 Hilton Hart Project dinner jazz set at Buddy Guy's Legends, free

X 6:00 Wincanton, Stray Vines, Tavern Cats, Ab Lag at Montrose Saloon

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

6:00-7:30 The Barefoot Hawaiian Hula Show at Chef Shangri-La Riverside

6:00-9:00 Abigail Riccards at Eddie V's Oak Brook

x 6:00, 9:00 Chris White Trio and Choir 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' at SPACE Evanston, $15-25

x 6:00 The Chris Greene Quartet, Anna Soltys & The Familiar, DJ Pickled Beets at Art Makers Outpost Evanston, $30 BYOB, Outpost After Dark

6:00 Rosie & The Rivets "Jingle Bell Rocks" at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-35

6:00-9:00 Jazz Jam hosted by Mike Petrie at Madcats Palatine, sign-up online

6:00 Infinity "Christmas Wizards" tribute to Trans Siberian Orchestra at Tailgaters Bolingbrook, $30-40

6:30-9:30 ? at Davenport’s Piano Bar

6:30-9:00 Off With Their Heads, Grassface, Wrong War at Liars Club, $17-20, 4:00 door

6:30 Cohen Noise, Careful Gaze, Errors of Humanity, Vapid Soul, Aether Aura at WC Social Club West Chicago, $15-25

7:00-9:00 The Wild Night at Cary's Lounge, monthly storytelling

7:00-8:00 Amy Yassinger and friends "Merry Christmas Darling" with Stuart Seale, Kenny Thompson, TJ Thompson, Josh Shapiro Aaron Mitter at Davenport's Cabaret, $29

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 Amr Fahmy Trio ++ ? Jose Valdes Quartet Brazilian & Latin Jazz Night? at Le Piano

7:00-9:00 Bar for Bar Celebration of Hip-Hop & Poetry at Epiphany Center, free RSVP, Love & Nappyness presents

7:00 First Time Talent Show at Color Club Tavern, $10

7:00 Max Diaz, Cheerleader Roadkill at Cobra Lounge, $20-22

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

7:00-11:00 Sam Fazio Duo at Vincent

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

x 7:00 Chicago Skyliners with Bill O'Connell at FitzGeralds Nightclub, free RSVP, Big Band & BBQ

7:00-11:00 Chris Charles Arnold Vintage Swing Band Christmas at Congregational United Church of Christ Saint Charles

7:00 David Nail "A Campfire Christmas" at Vixen McHenry, $30-75

x 7:00 John Primer, Donna Herula, and Friends at Grayslake Village Hall, $20, Lake County Folk Club

7:00 Alan Turner "The Gambler" tribute to Kenny Rogers at Lyric Blue Island, $45-55

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 Tommy Bravos, Mila La Morena, Chillona at Schubas, $13-15

7:30 Angelica Baylor "A Neo-Soul Love" Tribute to Erykah Badu & Jill Scott at City Winery, $35-48

7:30 Tired All The Time, Burly Gates, Future Misters at Subterranean, $12-15

7:30 Alysha Monique & Bobby Wonderfull "A Swingin' Holiday Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong" at Epiphany Center, $30, sold out

x 7:30 Jazz is Dead tribute to The Grateful Dead at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $29-59

7:30 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy "Wild And Swingin' Holiday Party" at Rialto Square Theatre Joliet, $43-63

x 8:00 Nathaniel Braddock & Abdoulaye Conde at Judson & Moore, $15

8:00 Draggy Tingz Assassins Circle 4 with Esuna Doom, Evelynn Cortez, Iona Sparkx, Jade Thee Supreme, Kiki Love-Sota, Mr. Mistress, Niki Da Queen, Portia Lynn Snaps, Roska, Ruebella Sashshay, Spine, Yvette La Sidora at Subterranean, $10, #SUBT30

8:00 Modern Tapes film screening of 'Between Sets' with Closing Sarah Lutkenhaus, Theo Katsaounis/Kat Borderud Duo at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students

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

8:00 Luke Pytel Blues Band with Mzz Reese at Blue Chicago

8:00 Vom with Rufus Parenti, Leo Buczkowski at The Whistler, jazz, funk, folk, free improvisation, rock, ambient, minimalist

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 8:30 Hashimoto 5 at Simon's Tavern, tip the band, Scandinavian jazz

8:30-1:30a Seth at The Zebra Lounge

8:30 Crushes at aliveOne

9:00 Marble Teeth, Zofia, Gerfety, Friendly Faces at Empty Bottle, $12, RAWK Radio & The Apartment present

9:00 ? at Buddy Guy's Legends, $15

9:00 VJ Samarama Plays Rock & Roll Christmas Videos All Night at Delilah’s

x 9:30 Look Both Days record release for "Look Both Days" with Erez Dessel, Ben Hall, Fred Jackson Jr., Mai Sugimoto, Marvin Tate, Alpert/Corsano/Udoh with Kim Alpert, Chris Corsano, Sharon Udoh at Hungry Brain, $15-18

10:00-2:00a Clay Barker at Welcome To The Farm, country

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