10:30a Mark and Anne Burnell at Hey Nonny, Jazz Brunch
11:00a Gerry Hundt at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park
11:00a Studebaker John and Earl Howell at City News Cafe
11:00a Sundays at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago
11:00a Drag Brunch at The Studio Lockport
x 11:30a Diamondback at FitzGeralds Nightclub, Country Brunch
11:30a The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of Bob Marley for Kids ++ at Thalia Hall, $15, Earth Day Celebration
12:00n Alliance For The Great Lakes, Little Giant at Reggies Rock Club, $25-30
12:00n Bubbles & Beauties Drag Brunch at City Winery, $15-43
12:00n Earth Day Market at Sleeping Village Main Bar
12:00n Spring Open House at Sketchbook Skokie
12:00n Spring Open House at Sketchbook Evanston
12:00n Ambient Brunch with weathering & Jordan Knecht at Cafe Mustache
12:00n, 7:00 Cabaret ZaZou at Cambria Hotel, $85-195
12:00n-6:00 DJ Big Mike, DJ Fucha at Wild Hare, Rum Punch Brunch
1:00 Rockin' with Leonardo kids show at The Lyric Blue Island, $10
1:00 Sunday Session hosted by Irish Music School of Chicago at Mrs Murphy’s
1:00 Bingo at Begyle Brewing
1:00-4:00 Miss Sarah on Piano at The Quarry Thornton
1:00 Pete Jive at Preservation Geneva, Sunday Funday
x 2:00 International Pop Overthrow Chicago at Montrose Saloon, $10
2:00 All City Affairs
2:45 Freetoed
3:30 Le Bon Ton
4:15 The Alright Maybes
5:00 The Unswept
x 5:45 Phil Yates & The Affiliates
2:00 Kabir Dalawari, Terence Dunphy at Golden Dagger, $10
2:00 Makisu food at Sketchbook Skokie
2:00 Mustard’s Last Stand food at Sketchbook Evanston
2:00 Acoustic Generation at Toadstool Pub Highwood
2:00 Brass From The Past at Broken Oar Port Barrington
2:00 John Narcissi at Jesse’s Tavern Chicago Ridge
2:00 Blue Torch at Milk Money Brewing LaGrange
x 3:00 The Hoyle Brothers at Martyrs
x 3:00 Nikki O’Neill & Rich Lackowski at Sketchbook Skokie
x 3:00 Peter Joly Band at Friendly Tap Berwyn, Sunday Matinee
x 3:00 Willie Buck at Une Année Morton Grove
3:00 Professor Mark Plummer Rock Talk on Chicago and how the band changed at the hands of David Foster at The Venue Aurora
3:00 Club Crib at Honky Tonk BBQ
3:00 Sunday Daydream tribute to The Grateful Dead at On Tour Brewing
3:00 South Asian Music Ensemble at Logan Center Performance Penthouse, University of Chicagoa
3:00 Brian Gephart Group at Sketchbook Evanston
3:00 David Sedaris at Belushi Performance Hall, McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, $70-90, sold out
3:00-6:00 Johnny Don’t at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca, Sunday Funday
3:00 Amy Yore at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry
x 3:30 Songwriters in the Round with Todd Kessler, Nathan Graham, Hanna Acuzi, Ryan Mannix at Color Club, $10
4:00 Cecille Savage Ensemble, Artie Black Ensemble at Green Mill, $10, Chicago Jazz Composers Collective presents
4:00, 8:00 Miguel Zenon Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $30–45
4:00 John Williams & Friends at The Celtic Knot Evanston
4:00 Chicago Dance Crash at James Lumber Center for the Performing Art, College of Lake County, Grayslake, $10-28
4:30 OTSFM Blues Band at Rosa’s
5:00 Andrew Diehl at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park
5:00 Jer, Teenage Halloween, Devon Kay & The Solution at Cobra Lounge, $27, sold out, waiting list
5:30, 7:30 Bobbi Wilsyn Quinte at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33, Honoring Alberta Hunter, The Grand Dame of the Blues
5:30 Hilton/Hart acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends
x 6:00 Tony Fitzpatrick, Jon Langford, and John Rice at Hideout, sold out, Cinderella Blackbird: Poems, Stories & Songs in Memory of Lin Brehmer, benefits a charity in Lin’s name
6:00, 8:15 Andy Brown Quartet at Andy’s, $15
6:00 Los Xhavis, Fabrizzio Subia with Victoria Boateng at Elastic Arts, $15, 'Sign Of Cipactli' Gallery Exhibition Closing
6:00 DJs Bloodshot Scott & Odie, seamstress Jodi at LiveWire Lounge, Sew What alterations & drinks
6:00 Night Beat at Madcats Palatine
6:00 (7:00 ET) Open Mic Night with Jen Lawson at Acorn Theatre, $0-25
6:30 The Flat Cats at Epiphany, $20-25
6:30 Song Circle at Grayslake Heritage Center, Lake County Folk Club
X 7:00 Flo Estes with Steve Dawson at Jarvis Square Pottery
7:00 British Buddy Big Band at FitzGeralds Nightclub, Big Band & BBQ
7:00 Russ Walker, Brandon Good, LYON$ at Martyrs, $10
7:00 Greg Ward's Rogue Parade, Imperial Boxmen at SPACE Evanston, $15-22, presented by WDCB
7:00 David Howley at OTSFM Szold Hall, $26
7:00 Ann Hampton Callaway Tribute To Peggy Lee at City Winery, $22-28, Fever
7:00 Tink & Friends at Chicago Theatre, sold out, resale $110+
7:00 DJ El Capbp at Cubby Bear, $7-10, Salsa Sundays
7:00 Chicago Cellar Boys at Honky Tonk BBQ
7:00 Heavy Seas, Singing Lungs, Dust Biters, Bruder at Liars Club, $10
7:00 Anastasia Antropova & Quintet at Epiphany, $45, Immersive Chamber Music series
7:00 Thomas A Matecki Band at Phyllis’ Musical Inn
7:00 Shadow of Intent, Body Snatcher, Boundaries at The Forge Joliet, $22-45
7:00 Open Mic at Gallery Cabaret, signup sheet at 6:30
7:00 Anti-Normal Comedy Open Mic at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca, In The Steeple
7:00 Sundaze Karaoke hosted by Sheldon Calhoun, DJ Fucha at Wild Hare
7:00 Dez Desermeaux & friends at Le Piano
x 7:30 International Pop Overthrow Chicago at Montrose Saloon, $10
7:30 Einstein’s Sister
8:15 The Thin Cherries
9:00 Baby Money
9:45 Wheel Of Giants
10:30 Kobanes
7:30 Coverboy with Scott Lucas, Jill Hopkins DJ Set, Glitterguts Photobooth at Gman Tavern, $30 includes 1st drink, benefits MCP Rescue and KT's Kids
x 8:00 Soul Message at Green Mill, $10
8:00 Brandon James, Alexander Kleiner, Cheri Soul, Sharita Love Jones at Reggies Music Joint, $20
8:00 Rudy De Anda, Blood Club, Sidaka at Schubas, $18-22
8:00 Joe P, Raffaella, Peter Raffoul at Beat Kitchen, $16
8:00 Lies, Aitis Band at Sleeping Village, $20-22
8:00 Nils Frahm at Salt Shed, $45-65
8:00 Dragula Titans, The Boulet Brothers at Riviera Theatre, $40-71
8:00 Los Autenticos Decadentes at Joe’s Live Rosemont, $50-60
8:00 Karaoke at Cafe Mustache
8:00 Open Jam at The Studio Lockport
X 8:30 Situation Davis at Simon’s Tavern
8:30 Pinback, Disheveled Cuss at Thalia Hall, $30
8:30 Austin Larkin & Riley Leitch at Constellation, $15, Frequency Series
9:00 Monica LaPlante, System Exclusive, Flesh Panthers at Empty Bottle, $10
9:00 Giallorenzo/Sugimoto/Damman, Jones/Zucker/Kwan/Shead at Hungry Brain, $10
9:00 Noreen Stark at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $15
9:00 Evanti DJs Shanti and Evan at The Whistler, Otherworldly Ambiguity
9:00 Rock & Roll DJ Bill V. at Delilah’s
9:00? Candela by DJ Cedeño at Giant Penny Whistle, Latin and World Inspired
9:30 Arepa Boogie with Bumbac Joe and friends with Rareform at Dorian’s
10:00 The Show at Promontory, $15-25
Sun 4/23? 10:00 DJs Equip & Mukqs at Cole’s Bar, Video Game Music DJ Night
10:00 Malóne at Prysm, $10-15, Sundown Sundaze
10:00 Fun Simulation 2000 Open Mic Comedy at Reed’s Local
10:30 Jordan Baskin’s Utopia at Andy’s, $15
?:00 DJS Non-slip, koko Blue, Ross Kelly at California Clipper, Lovesick on the Dancefloor
x 11:30a Diamondback at FitzGeralds Nightclub, Country Brunch
x 2:00 International Pop Overthrow Chicago at Montrose Saloon, $10
2:00 All City Affairs
2:45 Freetoed
3:30 Le Bon Ton
4:15 The Alright Maybes
5:00 The Unswept
x 5:45 Phil Yates & The Affiliates
x 3:00 The Hoyle Brothers at Martyrs
x 3:00 Nikki O’Neill & Rich Lackowski at Sketchbook Skokie
x 3:00 Peter Joly Band at Friendly Tap Berwyn, Sunday Matinee
x 3:00 Willie Buck at Une Année Morton Grove
x 3:30 Songwriters in the Round with Todd Kessler, Nathan Graham, Hanna Acuzi, Ryan Mannix at Color Club, $10
x 6:00 Tony Fitzpatrick, Jon Langford, and John Rice at Hideout, sold out, Cinderella Blackbird: Poems, Stories
X 7:00 Flo Estes with Steve Dawson at Jarvis Square Pottery
x 7:30 International Pop Overthrow Chicago at Montrose Saloon, $10
7:30 Einstein’s Sister
8:15 The Thin Cherries
9:00 Baby Money
9:45 Wheel Of Giants
10:30 Kobanes
x 8:00 Soul Message at Green Mill, $10
X 8:30 Situation Davis at Simon’s Tavern