Sunday 4/28/24

Apr 28, 2024

Sunday!

The weekend wraps up with some great music event opportunities to enjoy in and around Chicago today and tonight… read on for the details, and get out to enjoy one or more if you can… Thanks for reading, subscribing to, and especially sharing Jerome’s Event List!

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11:00a-12:15 Sundays at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago

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

x 11:00a-2:00 Billingsley & Earp at Madame Zuzu's Highland Park, Musical Brunch Series

11:30 Pat Reedy at Beat Kitchen, Sunday Spotlight Country Brunch

x 11:30a Diamondback at FitzGeralds Nightclub, RSVP, Country Brunch

12:00n School of Rock Chicago West at Reggie's Rock Club

12:00n School of Rock Chicago West at Reggie's Music Joint

12:00n-4:00 Blooms 'n' Bloodies Plant Sale at Outta Space Berwyn, $5

12:00n Sheldon Frazier conducting at Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University Evanston, Student Recitals

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

1:00-4:00 Jim Gruden at Riverlands Brewery St Charles

1:00 John Hanrahan Quartet present Wayne & Trane, celebrating the Music of John Coltrane & Wayne Shorter at SPACE Evanston, $15-25

x 1:30 The Box Band at FitzGeralds Nightclub, RSVP, Bluegrass Brunch

x 2:00-3:00 Daytime Beatles Ensemble plays A Hard Day's Night album at OTSFM Gallery

2:00-5:00 The Real Hoodwives of Chicago Sensual Poet's Pop-Up Brunch hosted by E’mon Lauren with Raych Jackson, Venus Ayalani, sounds by Kovu at Judson & Moore, RSVP

2:00 Southbound, Freebyrd at Broken Oar Port Barrington

2:00-5:00 Beyond The Blonde Bobby & Charity duo at Sundance Saloon Mundelein

2:00 Second Hand Tunes at The Toadstool Pub Highwood

2:00 Uncle Frank acoustic at Mickey Finn's Libertyville

2:00 John Condron & Ray Hall at Chicago Street Pub Joliet

2:30 Minghao Liu clarinet at McClintock Choral and Recital Room, Northwestern University Evanston, Student Recitals

x 3:00 The Hoyle Brothers at Martyrs, Honky Tonk Sundays

3:00 BRSO Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks aka Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra led by Sir Simon Rattle at Symphony Center, $69-299

3:00-6:00 Club Crib at The Tonk

3:00-6:00 Dog Faced Band duo at On Tour Brewing

3:00 Sunday Church with Reverend Herb, DJ Bud Sweet at Liars Club

x 3:00 Peter Joly Band at Friendly Tap Berwyn, Sunday Matinee

3:00 Chicago a capella presents The History of Harmony at Belushi Performance Hall, McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, $38-48

3:00 The Graduates tribute to Simon & Garfunkel at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $29-59

3:00 Symphonic Band at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University Evanston, $6, $4 students, Bienen Ensembles

3:00 Reverie Stone at The Fat Shallot Evanston

3:00-6:00 Milwaukee Slim Blues Band at Une Année Brewery & Kitchen Niles

3:00 Matt Vee & The Killer Vees tribute to Neil Diamond at Des Plaines Theatre, $39-69

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

3:00 Eli Lev at Mackey's Hideout McHenry

4:00-6:00 Paul Hecht Quartet with James Davis, Ben Dillinger, Gustavo Cortinas, Daniel Thatcher Quartet with Mark Feldman, Ryan Shultz, Charles Rumback at Green Mill, $10, Chicago Jazz Composers Collective

4:00, 8:00 Marques Carroll Quintet at Jazz Showcase, $25-40

x 4:00 Cheap Talking Wine at Cary's Lounge

4:00 Bajkowy Kalejdoskop at Copernicus Center, $20

4:00 South Asian Music Ensemble at Logan Center Performance Penthouse, University of Chicago

4:00-7:00 Bluegrass Sundays at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia

x 4:00 Annalee Koehn, Chuck Cox, Jess Baldissero at Sketchbook Skokie

4:00 Wind Ensemble Spring Concert at James Lumber Center for the Performing Art, College of Lake County, Grayslake, $7-8

4:00-7:00 Invitational with Jim Sieg at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich

x 4:30 OTSFM Blues Ensemble at Rosa's Lounge

4:30 Shout Section Big Band with St. Charles East Jazz Band at Moonlight Theatre St Charles, $20

5:00 Chicago Human Rhythm Project with Black Girls Dance, Khalidah’s North African Dance Experience, Joel Hall Dancers & Center, Collaborative Institute for Cultural Arts, Juliani Ensemble, Najwa Dance Corps., Stone Soup Rhythms, Movement Revolution Dance Crew at Logan Center Performance Hall, University of Chicago, RSVP, MAC aka Mayfair Arts Center at The Logan

5:00 six bassists under the direction of bass choirmaster Tatsu Aoki perform Suite for Bass and Ironing Bored Variation (1983), Duras Piece (1998) at Experimental Sound Studio, $20

5:00 Sunday Chicago Blues Jam hosted by Low-reen & the Maxwell St Market Blues Band at Water Hole

5:30, 7:30 Bobbi Wilsyn & Company with Miguel de la Cerna, Marlene Rosenberg, Eric Schneider, Frank Morrison at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33, Duke’s Place Ode to Ellington’s 125th

5:30-8:00 Hilton/Hart jazz set at Buddy Guy's Legends

6:00 Fish-Head & The Bones, Krononaut, Mike Felten Band, Ember Days at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

6:00 Saetia, pageninetynine, City of Caterpillar, Crowning at Metro, $30-35

6:00 Crosswind at Reggies Comedy Shack, $15-20, latin jazz

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

6:00-2:00a Sheryl Youngblood, Joe Doyle, Kingston Mines Blues Jam with Sheryl Youngblood at Kingston Mines, $15, $10 before 8:00, free if jamming

6:00-9:00 Lilla Sol, Frankie Master at California Clipper

6:00 Shaggy 2 Dope, DJ Clay at Cobra Lounge, $43-56

6:00 Squidhammer, Pharohound at LiveWire Lounge, $10

6:00-9:00 Open Mic at Riverlands Brewery St Charles, signup from 5:30

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

6:30-9:30 Julia Merchant at Davenport’s Piano Bar

6:30-11:15 Blues Jam at Madcats Palatine

x 7:00 Madeleine Peyroux, Jill Sobule at City Winery, $60-85

7:00-9:00 Bovi Out Of Order at Promontory, $30-80

7:00-10:00 Chicago Cellar Boys at The Tonk

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

7:00-10:00 Amr Fahmy Trio, ++ at Le Piano

7:00-10:00 Killvongard, Lamon Manuel,Tomcantsleep, A Place Called Hell, Party Rice at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $15

7:00-11:50 Salsa Sunday with Caribe Project Renier Rosario at Cubby Bear, 8:00 dance lesson with Destina Rivera from La Mecca

Sat 4/27 7:00-10:00 Skip Griparis 60s Heroes of Rock at Roxy Lockport, $15

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

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

x 7:00 Ernie Hendrickson at Milk Money Brewing La Grange

x 7:00 Coco Montoya at Arcada Theatre Rock 'n Ravioli, $25

7:00 Lizz Wright at SPACE Evanston, $35, sold out, few at door?

7:30 August Hotel farewell show, Midamerican Elevator, Goof at Schubas, $15

7:30 Jacob On The Moon, Dogcatcher at Sleeping Village Main Bar, RSVP

7:30 Sadie Jean, Jake & Shelby at Chop Shop, $25

7:30 Benny The Butcher, Boldy James at The Vic Theatre, $35-45, moved from Riviera

x 7:30-9:00 Alysha Monique & Bobby Wonderfull album release for “Ella & Louis Reimagined” at Epiphany, $20-30

7:30 Shoestring Puppets Cabaret with Supermarket, Marianna Gallegos and Za Ha Ha, Tanima and Agnotti, Grimble, Dani Loza and Co, Rowan Davis Kai Wood and Jocelyn Rainwater, Emma Johnson, Shoestring Puppets at Color Club, tix at door

7:30 Gabriela Montero piano at Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University Evanston, $30, $10 students, Part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series

x 8:00 Alex Cuba at OTSFM Szold Hall, $35

8:00 Trauma Illinois, Ricky Liontones, Sin at Beat Kitchen, $12

x 8:00 Butterss, Laurenzi, Cunningham at Judson & Moore, $15

8:00 Michael Foster's The Ghost with John Moran, Joey Sullivan, Hearsay with Allen Moore, Ishmael Ali, Bill Harris 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 Laufey at Chicago Theatre, $246+

8:00 Mike Wheeler Blues Band with Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago

8:00 The Sonnets, The Seagulls, Max Effin Cherry at The Burlington Bar, $10

8:00 Dead Poet Society, Silly Goose at Bottom Lounge, $25

8:00 Open Mic with Mani Jurdan, Teddy Truman, Ebony V, Addvocate, Adia Dew, Rook, Asha Omega at Bourbon On Division, $18, Thee Self Made Series, show up early to sign up

8:00 Vinyl by .diasfunk at Dorians

8:00 Draggy Tingz with Logan Zass, Amora Storm, Ash Wednesday, Astrid, Ellexl, Evelynn Cortez, Gelatina, Izzy Fierce, Jade Thee Supreme, Jelly, Lady Piphone, Winter Diorr at Subterranean, $10

8:00-12:00m Reed's Fest Day 4 with Philip Hunger, Gavin Ellis, Chase Your Tail, The Road Soda at Reed's Local, $10

8:00 Sunday Sessions Open Jam at The Studio Lockport

x 8:00 Strings Attached Duke Ellington Project at Robert's Westside Forest Park, RSVP, $0-19

x 8:15 Torpedo Los at Simon's Tavern

8:30 Cacie Miller at Constellation, $15, Frequency Series

9:00 Soup Activists, Pleasant Mob, Sugar Tradition, Answering Machines at Empty Bottle, $15

9:00 Gorgatron, Carrion Throne, Selenoplexia, Scumrot at Reggies Music Joint, $15-20

9:00 Hatcher/Young/Damon, Berman/Jackson/Zerang at Hungry Brain, $15

9:00 Smiley Tillmon with Kate Moss at Buddy Guy's Legends, $15

9:00 High On Stress, Matt Derda & The High Watts at Cole's Bar, $13

9:00 The Curls, The God Awful Small Affairs at The Whistler, CHIRP Night

9:00 Genre Fluid DJ November at Delilah's

10:00-2:00a Afro Fusion Sunday Funday hosted by Bovi with DJ Dee Money, 3K at Promontory, $20-30

10:30-11:45 Romel Sims at Andy’s, $15

(postponed) x 7:00 The Immediate Family at Arcada Theatre St Charles

(cancelled) x 8:30 The Imperial Sound at Simon's Tavern

Jerome’s highlights

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

X = the plan, though that can change