Sunday 1/5/25
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!
10:00a Annalise and The Backsliders at City News Cafe, americana
10:00a-12:00n ? at The Lodge Antioch, acoustic breakfast
11:00a-2:00 Bryan Harrell acoustic at The Harp & Fiddle Park Ridge
11:00a-2:00 Casey Neilsen Duo at Madame Zuzu's Highland Park, free
x 12:00n Phil Angotti & Friends Beatles Brunch with Nash Duo strings at City Winery, $15-18, plus $25 buffet add-on
12:00n-6:00 Killer Queen League at The Fallen Log Kitchen 17
x 12:00n-2:00 The Lawrence Peters Outfit at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP, Country Brunch
12:30 Pub Church at Shanahan's Woodridge
1:00 Sunday Session hosted by Irish Music School of Chicago at Mrs Murphy’s
2:00 Blackberry Jam Duo with Jeff Anthony at Broken Oar Port Barrington
2:00-5:00 Keith Semple solo at Sundance Saloon Mundelein
2:15-6:15 The Chicago Brass Quintet Music of the Americas at Thornhill Education Center Glen Ellyn
x 3:00 The Hoyle Brothers at Martyrs, Honky Tonk Sundays, free two-step dance lesson at 2:30
3:00 ? Sunday Church with Herb at Liars Club
3:00 Terry White, Andon Davis, ? at Friendly Tap Berwyn, roots americana
3:00-6:00 Club Crib at The Tonk, r&b, soul
3:00-6:00 Contorno, Chris Rawlins at Tone Deaf Records, Live In-Store, psych rock/country
x 3:00 Special Consensus at Maple Street Concerts Lombard, $25, sold out
3:00-4:15? -7:00? Tuvergen Band at Skokie Public Library, Mongolian fusion
x 3:00-6:00 Pierce Crask at Une Année Brewery Niles
3:00 Bluegrass Jam Circle hosted by Lucky Pickers Caleb & Despina at Black Lung Brewing Round Lake Beach
3:00-6:00 Severio Mancieri at Mackey's Hideout
x 4:00 Bluegrass Breakdown hosted by Aaron Smith with house band set followed by Open Jam at Judson & Moore, free
4:00-7:00 ? at Cary's Lounge, jazz
4:00-6:00 Jack Macklin at Clara
4:00-6:00 Terry Bartolotta Trio at Two Hound Red Brewing Co Glen Ellyn, Sunday Jazz
4:00-7:00 Bluegrass Sunday 'Fireside' hosted by River Valley Rangers Mark at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia
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
4:00 The Wild Chicago, Rough Grooved Surface, The Dreamers, The Trisolieres at Rookies Rochaus West Dundee, $10+, metal
5:00-8:00 Fast Eddie at Emerald Isle
5:00-8:00 Fred Cantu's Strollin' Dixieland Trio at Parkers Restaurant & Bar Downers Grove, Sunday Dinner Jazz Series, $75 includes 3 course plated dinner, 4:00 door, seated by 4:30, two sets
5:00 Traci "Are You Ready For It Taylor Experience" tribute to Taylor Swift at Des Plaines Theatre, $39-59
5:30, 7:30 Chris Madsen Quartet with Abigail Riccards "Eras of Jazz, Dixieland/New Orleans, The Jazz that Started It All" with Pete Benson, Clark Sommers, George Fludas at Winters Jazz Club, $29-34
5:30-2:00a Mike Wheeler, ?, Kingston Mines Blues Jam at Kingston Mines, $15, free if jamming, signup 6:00-8:00
5:30-8:00 Hilton Hart jazz set at Buddy Guy's Legends, free
6:00 Alter, The Magikists, Toy Dynamite, Noah Gabriel at Montrose Saloon, $10-15
6:00, 8:15 Andy Brown Quartet at Andy’s Jazz Club, $20
6:00 Wraith, Traitor, Chemical Dependency, followed by DJs CarrieMonster & Rodney at LiveWire Lounge, $15, CMF Metal Sunday January Edition
6:00-7:30 Rick Lindy Duo with Tim Johnson tribute to Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, The Beatles, ++ at Chef Shangri-La Riverside
6:00-9:00 Shout Section Big Band at Roxy Lockport, $10
6:00 Mania tribute to ABBA at Rialto Square Theatre Joliet, $25-65
6:00-9:00 Special Sunday Open Mic hosted by Rob Rosenberg and Rosie at Madcats Palatine, 5:00 signup
6:30-9:30 ? at Davenport's Piano Bar
x 6:30 Roots Salon Epiphany Night "Revelations" with Steve Vazquez & Jamie O'Reilly, Mark Guarino reading at Tre Kronor, $25 RSVP online
7:00 Jahari Stampley at City Winery, $38-58, jazz
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 Chicago Grandstand at FitzGeralds Nightclub, free RSVP, Big Band & BBQ
x 7:00 John Mead’s True Believers with Chris Greene tribute to David Bowie Birthday at SPACE Evanston, $15-23
x 7:00-9:00 Brian Gephart Quartet at Sketchbook Skokie
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
7:30-11:30 ? B43Lasers Living Listening Party at The Whistler ?
8:00 Stems on Blondie, Kweelag, Lucy the Droid at Schubas, free, 100% off
8:00 Draggy Tingz hosted By Logan Zass with Azula Lynn, Ayesha Voodoo, Becca B, Blythe, Bobbeigh Pin, Mercy Van Carter, Skinni, Sylvan Cole at Subterranean, $8-10
x 8:00-12:00m Soul Message with Chris Foreman, Lee Rothenberg, Greg Rockingham at Green Mill, $10
8:00-10:30 Charm School, Graphics, King Sans, Surf Candy at The Fallen Log Kitchen 17, $10
8:00 The Chofis Sessions jam hosted by Chris Sanchez at Martyrs
8:00-10:00 John Williams, Katie Grennan and Friends at The Galway Arms
x 8:00 Album Covers Presents 'Eat A Peach one for Dickey Betts' with Scott Tipping, Brother John Kattke, Gerald Dowd, ++ at The Venue Aurora, $20-30, sold out
x 8:30 Nothing/Assumed with Ryley Walker, Ben Lamar Gay, Quin Kirchner, Sam Prekop at Empty Bottle, $18
8:30-1:30a Stephen at The Zebra Lounge
9:00 Dustin Laurenzi/Charlie Rumback, Mark Feldman/Jason Roebke at Hungry Brain, $15-18
9:00 Nate Manos at Buddy Guy's Legends, $15
9:00-12:00m I Don't Wanna Go Fest Day 4 with Speed Babes, Casual Fanatics, Void Class, Torch the Hive at Reed's Local, $8 suggested donation
9:00 ? at Delilah’s
10:00 Queen with Vitigrrl, DJ wOLFY, Michael Serafini, hosted by Lucy Stoole, Nico, Trisha Can at Metro, $15-20
Jerome’s highlights
x = recommended, interested, of note to me or friends
X = the plan, though that can change
x 12:00n Phil Angotti & Friends Beatles Brunch with Nash Duo strings at City Winery, $15-18, plus $25 buffet add-on
x 12:00n-2:00 The Lawrence Peters Outfit at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP, Country Brunch
x 3:00 The Hoyle Brothers at Martyrs, Honky Tonk Sundays, free two-step dance lesson at 2:30
x 3:00 Special Consensus at Maple Street Concerts Lombard, $25, sold out
x 3:00-6:00 Pierce Crask at Une Année Brewery Niles
x 4:00 Bluegrass Breakdown hosted by Aaron Smith with house band set followed by Open Jam at Judson & Moore, free
x 6:30 Roots Salon Epiphany Night "Revelations" with Steve Vazquez & Jamie O'Reilly, Mark Guarino reading at Tre Kronor, $25 RSVP online
x 7:00 Chicago Grandstand at FitzGeralds Nightclub, free RSVP, Big Band & BBQ
x 7:00 John Mead’s True Believers with Chris Greene tribute to David Bowie Birthday at SPACE Evanston, $15-23
x 7:00-9:00 Brian Gephart Quartet at Sketchbook Skokie
x 8:00-12:00m Soul Message with Chris Foreman, Lee Rothenberg, Greg Rockingham at Green Mill, $10
x 8:30 Nothing/Assumed with Ryley Walker, Ben Lamar Gay, Quin Kirchner, Sam Prekop at Empty Bottle, $18
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