Sunday 1/26/25

Jan 26, 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 Whiskey Devils at The Lodge Antioch, acoustic breakfast

11:00a Studebaker John and Earl Howell at City News Cafe, blues

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

11:30a-2:00 Sunday Spotlight Brunch at Beat Kitchen

11:30a-2:00 Sunday Jazz Brunch with Andy Pratt & Petra van Nuis at Hemmingway's Bistro Oak Park

12:00n Puresoul Soul Brunch tribute to Michael Jackson & The Jackson Five at City Winery, $25-28, optional $25 buffet, r&b, neo soul

x 12:00n-2:00 Dueling Telecasters with Brian Wilkie & Steve Doyle at Frank & Mary's Tavern

12:00n-4:00 Andrew Diehl Duo with Josh Murtha at Ina Mae's Tavern

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

12:00n-6:00 School of Rock Glen Ellyn showcase at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

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

2:00, 7:00 Distant Worlds music from Final Fantasy celebrating XVI and XIV at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $104-114, sold out

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

2:00 Piano Appreciation Meetup at North Shore Music Loft Evanston, free, donations encouraged,

2:00 MYAC Midwest Young Artists Jazz at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-35

2:00 Modern Day Romeos duo Jim & Justin at Broken Oar Port Barrington, Norge Landing Party

2:00-5:00 Sucker Punch with Jen Cundiff duo at Sew Hop'd Brewery Huntley

2:30 Emma Truong piano at Galvin Recital Hall Northwestern University Evanston, free, student recitals

2:30-6:30 Whiskey Kitten Band at Kief's Reef McHenry, Norge Ski Club Annual Ski Jump Tournament post party

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

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

x 3:00 ? at Friendly Tap Berwyn, Sunday matinee

3:00-6:00 Jon DiSilvestro at Church Street Brewing Itasca

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

3:00 Music of the Baroque conducted by Minkowski at Center Theater North Shore Center for the Performing Arts Skokie, $48-100

3:00-6:00 Scott and Sara at Une Annee Niles

3:00-4:30 Ensemble Affect pantomime "The Adventures of Harlequin" at Northbrook Public Library 1st Floor Auditorium, RSVP, family classical concert

Sun 1/26? 3:30-7:00 Sinatra Sunday at Arcada Theatre Club Arcada Speakeasy St Charles

4:00-6:00 Chicago Jazz Composers Collective present Black Diamond with Artie Black, Hunter Diamond, Matt Ulery, Neil Hemphill, Matt Ulery Quintet with James Davis, Dustin Laurenzi, Stu Mindeman, Jon Deitemyer at Green Mill, $10

4:00, 8:00 Christian Dillingham Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $25-40

x 4:00 Ricky Liontones, Death and Memphis, Torch The Hive, Jon Langford solo, The Handcuffs at Liar's Club, $20-25, benefits Los Angeles Area Wildfire Relief through Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles, Musicares, Angel City Pitbulls, 3:00 door

4:00-6:00 Samuel Stein at Clara

4:00-7:00 Music & Potlucks Fundraiser and Folk Jam with Mark Dvorak at Friendly Community Room

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

4:00 Noelle Lezniak at Shanahan's Woodridge, dinner show

4:00-6:00 Sean Rzewnicki Trio at Two Hound Red Brewing Co Glen Ellyn, Sunday Jazz

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

4:00-6:00 Trouble Ahead Duo Tyler & Jim at Sketchbook Skokie, free, acoustic Grateful Dead

4:00 Encore Music Academy presents EMA Youth Orchestra Winter Concert "Symphonic Stanzas, Music In The World" at Raue Center for The Arts Crystal Lake, $15-20

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

x 5:00 The Songs of Mose Allison with Scott Elmegreen and Vicki Walden, Jeff Kowalkowski, Julian Berke, Kirk Anderson, Troy Martin, Robin & Jenny Bienemann at Beau Town Facility Theatre Upstairs, $20 or pay what you can

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

5:00-7:00 Sunday Irish Music Session at Chief O'Neill's

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

x 5:00 Seals & Crofts 2 at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $39-69

5:00 Laurel Canyon with Lauren Fox tribute to Joni Mitchell and Carole King at Des Plaines Theatre Des Plaines, $39-69

x 5:30, 7:30 Spider Saloff Quintet "Frankie & Me, The Music and Tales of Frank Sinatra" with Pete Benson, Stewart Miller, Eric Schneider, Alex Hall at Winters Jazz Club, $29-34

x 5:30 Buddy Guy, Paolo Apuli, ? at Buddy Guy's Legends, $85-135

6:00 Wincanton, Heavy Mental, Kitty Devine and the Big Whoop at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

6:00 I Get By Rock’N’Roll Fundraiser with Four Stars, Midcentury Llama, Naked Brunch, Em Grace at Hideout, $15-20, presented by Friends of Vicki Holda

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

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

x 6:00? Paul Kaye Blues Jam at O's Tap

6:00 Advance Base & Exsanguinated Roommate at Tone Deaf Records, free live in-store

6:00-7:30 Logan Ramey tribute to Elvis Presley at Chef Shangri-La Riverside

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

6:00 The Simon & Garfunkel Story tribute to Simon & Garfunkel at Genesee Theatre Waukegan, $47-60+

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

6:00 Heartsick, Endpath at Hobart Art Theatre Hobart IN, $13

6:30 Ab Lag, The 132s, and Kacie Brown And The Vision at Athenaeum Center, $10, Strictly Chicago Series JanuaryFest

6:30 MIC Music Institute of Chicago Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion Recital at Nichols Concert Hall Evanston, free

6:30-10:45 Blues Jam hosted by Dave Levitt at Madcats Palatine

7:00 YahZarah at City Winery, $28-35, r&b, soul

7:00 Halloween in January with Dia Jane, Suzy Lee, Bur, Montrose Beach at Subterranean, $12-15

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

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

7:00-10:00 Amr Fahmy Trio ++? José Valdes Latin Jazztet? at Le Piano

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

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

x 7:00 British Buddy Big Band at FitzGeralds Nightclub, free RSVP, Big Band & BBQ

x 7:00 Androgynous Mustache tribute to Warren Zevon with Neal Alger, Chris Anderson, Dan Ingenthron, Ethan Semone, Charlie Short, Eddie Torrez, Brian Gephart at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $25-47, benefits Pasadena Community Job Center

7:00-9:00 Shout Section Big Band and Swing Dancing at The Venue Aurora, $20-25

x 7:00 Benny Green at SPACE Evanston, $20

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

7:00 Jontavious Willis at Shank Hall Milwaukee WI, $20

x 7:30 Frank Black, Verböten at Metro, $35

x 7:30 Sing Along at Copernicus Center, $22-49

7:30 Victoria Marshall conducting at Galvin Recital Hall Northwestern University Evanston, free, student recitals

x 8:00 Urban Roots Band at Martyrs, $15, reggae

x 8:00 Meshell Ndegeocello at Thalia Hall, $45 seated

8:00 Pile, Marcus Drake, Bursting, Sen Morimoto DJ set at Sleeping Village, $20+, Metro presents

8:00 Grizfolk, Tanner Dave at Schubas, $22-25

8:00 o, Fingy at Lincoln Hall, $24-27

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

8:00 Sheryl Youngblood Blues Band at Blue Chicago

8:00-12:00m Le Problème, Future Nest, Poster Girl, Yucki Gross, Mike Lee?, Maddie Hanna?, J Reaper?, Eric James?, Fusion Wolf, Axios at Burlington Bar, $10

8:00-11:00 Parking, Memory Card, Answering Machines, Peace Monsters at Kitchen 17 Fallen Log, $10, Nitroglycerine presents

8:00 Problems, Speed Babes at The Whistler, CHIRP night

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

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

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

9:00 King Buffalo, Jr Parks at Empty Bottle, $22

9:00 Chris Pitsiokos/Chris Corsano, Erez Dessel at Hungry Brain, $15-18

9:00 Vatos Tristes, Constant Headache, Hemlock Chaser, Jose M at Liar's Club, $10, 8:00 door

9:00-2:00 Rock & Roll DJ Bill V. at Delilah’s

9:00-1:30a Chillroom with Sean Owens, Greg D, Striz at California Clipper, vintage downtempo

Jerome’s highlights

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

X = the plan, though that can change