Sunday 12/29/24

Dec 29, 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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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 Studebaker John and Earl Howell at City News Cafe, blues

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

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

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

12:00n-4:00 Andrew Diehl at Ina Mae Tavern

12:00n-4:00 Ant The DJ at Cafe Mustache

x 12:00n Diamondback at FitzGeralds Nightclub, free RSVP, Country Brunch

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

X 1:00-4:00 The Dozen Buzzin Cousins tribute to The Decemberists at Outta Space, $10

x 1:00-4:00 Dave Ramont at Preservation Geneva heated patio

1:55-5:00 Dan Peters Band at Sew Hop'd Brewery Huntley

2:00-6:00 Grant Milliren at Riverlands Brewing St Charles

2:00 7th Heaven trio with Nick, Adam, Frankie at Broken Oar Port Barrington

2:00-5:00 Modern Day Romeos duo Jim & Justin at Sundance Saloon Mundelein

2:00 Righteous Hillbillies at Jamo's Live, free

2:30 Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $37-149

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

x 3:00 Rhythm, Rhyme, & Resilience “Lifting The Light That Lasts” during Kwanzaa 2024 with Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues, avery r. young, Shawn Wallace, Afrika Porter, Respair Media Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger, Emily Hooper Lansana, Michelle Duster, Isaac Stanley, Sylvia Ewing, Tonyisha Harris at Rosa's Lounge, sold out, call for possible availability

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

3:00 Sunday Church with Herb at Liars Club

x 3:00 Mark Dvorak at Friendly Tap Berwyn, roots americana

x 3:00 Jay & The Americans at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $49-79

3:00-6:00 Ethan Burfield at Une Année Brewery Niles

3:00 Ronnie B Elvis with Jeff Rutter and his Scramble Band at Des Plaines Theatre, $19-s39

3:00-7:00 James Gedda at Mackey's Hideout

3:00-6:00 Big Boss and the Toes at Toadstool Pub Highwood

4:00, 8:00 Marquis Hill & Color Theory with Logan Richardson, Mike King, Junius Paul, Marcus Gilmore at Jazz Showcase, $35-50

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

4:00-7:00 Mario Dueñas Duo at La Marimba Restaurant Oswego

x 4:00-6:00 Cookbook with Jason Batchko 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, 7:00 Robbie Fulks with Shad Cobb at Kiki's House of Righteous Music Madison WI, $25 at capacity, email waiting list

5:00 High Hat Second Line, A Christmas Dinner at Beat Kitchen, free

5:00, 8:30 Raheem DeVaughn at City Winery, sold out, waitlist, r&b

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

5:00-9:00 Texture Freq, Daddy’s Boy, The Raspberry Jams at Bric-a-Brac Records, $10, bring a mask

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

x 5:00-9:00 Jon Gram and Paul Bolger at Durty Nellies Palatine, $5

5:30, 7:30 Chris Madsen Quartet with Abigail Riccards "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book" with Kevin Fort, John Sutton, Linard Stroud at Winters Jazz Club, $29-34

5:30-2:00a Mike Wheeler, Nicholas Alexander Blues Band, Kingston Mines Blues Jam at Kingston Mines, $15, free if jamming, signup 6:00-8:00

5:30-8:00 The Rowgers Jazz & Soul Experience dinner jazz set at Buddy Guy's Legends, free

6:00 TheeUnRelentingForce, Ava Brennan, Adina Rose and Whistling J Walter, Aerial Drop at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

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

6:00 Twilight Movie Marathon at Empty Bottle, free

6:00-7:30 Louis Pipes tribute to Sinatra & Darin at Chef Shangri-La Riverside

6:00-9:00 Amy Yassinger Trio at Eddie V's Oak Brook

6:00-10:00 Sara and Kenny Reichert at Uncork, Unwind Des Plaines

6:00-8:00 George Grunditz presents "A Jazz Christmas" at Roxy Lockport, $10

6:00-9:00 Open Mic Night hosted by Katie B at Riverlands Brewing St Charles, signup at 5:30

6:30 Beach Bunny "Pool Party on Ice" night 2 with Raffaella at Thalia Hall, sold out, limited number at door

6:30-9:30 ? at Davenport’s Piano Bar

x 6:30 Duff Driscoll Nonet performs Miles Davis' "Birth of the Cool" at Roberts Westside

x 6:30-10:45 The Madcats Blues Jam with Tom Holland, Marie Martens, Geoffrey Lowe, Dave Levit at Madcats Palatine

7:00-8:00 Francesco Addante at Davenport's Cabaret, $15

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

7:00 Angela Eve’s Lightning Crotch Burlesque Baby Shower Fundraiser with Sio Bast, Millie May, Lady India, Renee Ryder, Morteisha Adams, Vivi Valens, Kevlar B Lightning at Liars Club, $10-20 suggested donation, glam, rock, metal, disco, soul

x 7:00 Thomas A Matecki Band at Phyllis' Musical Inn

7:00-10:00 José Valdez 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 The Phenoms, The Safes, Time Thieves, Speed Babes at FitzGeralds Sidebar, $15

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

7:30-11:30 Lauren Ashley Hall at Redhead Piano Bar

8:00 Sound Obsession with DJ Zipgun Boogie at Dorian's, free

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

x 8:00 Nate Manos, Mzz Reese at Blue Chicago

8:00 Genna Simon, Loveseat, D Jean Baptiste at Burlington Bar, $10

8:00-11:00 Sunday Jazz Jam Session with Ernest Dawkins Trio at Norman's Bistro

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

X 8:00 Real Pretenders at FitzGeralds Nightclub, free RSVP

x 8:00 Lucero, Cory Branan at SPACE Evanston, $45 SRO

x 8:30 Matt Gold & Storms of Love at Simon's Tavern, instrumental country/soul

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

8:30 Crushes at aliveOne

x 9:00 Tim Daisy's December Music with Jon Irabagon, Mai Sugimoto, Ethan Philion, Tim Daisy, Berman/Roebke/Daisy with Josh Berman, Jason Roebke at Hungry Brain, $15-18

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

9:00 Eighties Freak Fest DJ Dean at Delilah’s

9:00-1:30a Chillroom with DJs Shon Dervis, Shazam Bangles, Striz at California Clipper, vintage downtempo

10:00 City Pop at The Whistler

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