Sunday 4/6/25

Apr 06, 2025

Sunday!

There are some great music event opportunities happening tonight in and around Chicago… get out to enjoy one if you can… welcome to new subscribers, and thanks to everyone for reading, subscribing to, sponsoring, and especially sharing Jerome’s Event List!

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x 10:00a Annaliese & The Backsliders at City News Cafe, americana

x 10:00a-12:00n Despina Pafralides at The Lodge Antioch, acoustic breakfast

10:30a-2:00 Mario Abney's Windy City Ramblers Trio at Parker's Restaurant & Bar Downers Grove, Sunday Jazz Brunch

11:00a-2:00 Steve Knight Duo at State and Lake Chicago Tavern in Wit Hotel, Blues Barbecue Bourbon Brunch

11:00a-2:00 Robert’s Westside x Literally Outside Gear Swap at Robert's Westside, $5 for up to 5 outdoor gear items

x 11:00a-2:00 Stephen Kohler at Madame ZuZus Teahouse Highland Park, free

11:30a Sunday Spotlight Brunch with School of Rock at Beat Kitchen

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

12:00n-5:00 Art Etc Club at Empty Bottle, free RSVP

12:00n The Yacht Rock-ettes Brunch at City Winery, $15-18, optional $25 buffet

12:00n-4:00 Beats and Brunch at Cafe Mustache

x 12:00n Phil Angotti & Friends Beatles Brunch at FitzGerald's Nightclub, $15, sold out, reserved tables & communal seating

12:30 Pub Church at Shanahans Woodridge

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

1:00-4:00 Jim DiDomenico at Preservation Geneva Heated Patio

1:00 Makin' Music Bluegrass Jam at Trailside Museum of Natural History Thatcher Woods River Forest

1:00 Jon Allegretto at Go Brewing Naperville

1:00 MO8B aka Members Only 80s Cover Band at Draft Picks Naperville

1:00 Demi Clara at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield, Sunday Sessions

x 2:00 Chicago Scots with Jai McDowall, Craig Weir, John Ballantyne’s Crazy Heart, Thistle & Heather Highland Dancers at Montrose Saloon, Big Tartan Day Show

2:00 "La Boheme" at Civic Opera House

2:00 Equity Arc Pathways Orchestra Finale conducted by Kyle Dickson with members of CSO, Civic at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, free RSVP

2:00-5:00 Celtic Social Gathering Dance with John Staunton of Westport, Co. Mayo at Founders Room Irish American Heritage Center, $15 donation

2:00-10:00 Beneath The Disco with Hatiras, J Paul Getto, Nikho, Bobby Afterlife, Tsunami, Lisa Pizza, B Pharrell at Masada Nightclub, $5

2:00 Jack Byron at The Hampton Social Streeterville

2:00-5:00 Jukebox JBC at Milk Money Brewing La Grange

2:00 Samuel and Elinor Thaviu String Competition at Galvin Recital Hall Northwestern University, free, student recitals

2:00 Jak Tripper at Broken Oar Broken Barn Port Barrington

? 2:00-5:00 Reverend Church & The Steeple Drunks? at Sew Hop'd Brewery Huntley ?

2:00 Telstar with Roger Underwood at Toadstool Pub Highwood

x 2:00 Help on the Way with Mr Blotto, Bodhicitta, Covington Groove, Sean McKee at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $20-40, benefits Dan Bowman

2:00 Mel Senese duo at Scorched Earth Brewing Company Algonquin

2:00 Nick Sanzeri at The Village Vinter Winery & Brewery Algonquin

2:30-4:30 Evanston Symphony Orchestra with North Shore Choral Society "Johannes Brahms' German Requiem" at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Evanston

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

3:00 Taylor Morse and Friends with Aviva Jaye at Phyllis' Musical Inn

3:00 CSO Chamber Music with CSO Brass section members Esteban Batallán, John Hagstrom, David Griffin, Michael Mulcahy, Gene Pokorny at Mandel Hall Reynolds Club University of Chicago, $22-33, students $12

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

3:00 Women's History Month Closing Concert with Amy Wurtz at Epiphany Center, free RSVP

x 3:00-5:00 Find Your Power with Adam Burke, Rachel Drew Band at Eris Brewery & Cider House

3:00 Irish Music Session with John Williams and Friends at Celtic Knot Public House Evanston

3:00-8:00 We Love Soul 15 Year Anniversary Celebration with DJs Sean Alvarez, Duane Powell, Joe Kollege, guest Jay Illa at Promontory, $15-30

x 3:00 Terry White, Pie Eyed Pete and hist Electrical All Star Band with John Carpender at Friendly Music Community Berwyn

3:00-6:00 Rock Brunch with Richie Shep solo at Tony D's Elmwood Park

x 3:00 Mark Dvorak, Ashley & Simpson, Sons of the Prairie, Wattle & Daub at Two Way Street Downers Grove, donations accepted, 2:30 door

3:00 Celtic Angels at Egyptian Theatre De Kalb, $38-58, children 12&under $5 discount

3:00 Numbchuck at Une Année Brewery & Kitchen Niles

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

x 3:00-6:00 DB aka Desparate Bastards Quartet at Sew Hop'd Brewery Huntley

x 3:00 Chasen Wayne, Pat Reedy, WT Newton at Mackey's Hideout McHenry

x 3:00 Bluegrass Jam Circle with Lucky Pickers duo Caleb & Despina at Black Lung Brewing Round Lake Beach

3:00 Midwest Dueling Pianos at James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, College of Lake County, Grayslake, $30

3:00-4:30 J2 Strings Classical at Northbrook Public Library Auditorium Northbrook, RSVP

3:00-6:00 Grace & John at Jamo's Live Mokena, free, all ages, Sunday Funday

3:30-5:30 North Shore Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jennifer Crosby at Northminster Presbyterian Church Evanston, $15-20, 18&under free, Spring Concert

3:30 Reggie Nicholson Concept at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, AACM 60th Anniversary Series

? 3:30-7:00 Sinatra Sunday at Club Arcada Speakeasy St. Charles

x 4:00 Kariki Party hosted by Tsunami at Hideout, learn Steve Albini's favorite Dice Game, benefits Letters for Santa

x 4:00-7:00 The Do-Rights at Cary's Lounge, tip hard, jazz

4:00, 8:00 Ben Wolfe Trio at Jazz Showcase, $35-50

x 4:00 Nora Jean Wallace at Ramova Loft, $15, Blues Masters Series Blue Sunday

4:00 Youth Jazz Ensemble of DuPage's Fundraiser for Trip to "Essentially Ellington" Competition in NYC at Two Hound Red Brewing Co Glen Ellyn

4:00 Chicago a cappella “Jazz a cappella” at Wentz Concert Hall Naperville

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

x 4:00-6:00 Brian Gephart Quartet at Sketchbook Evanston? (think it's Skokie), tip the artist

4:00-6:00 Jewish Music Heritage Series "The Life of Doña Graçia Nasi" at Am Shalom Glencoe

4:00 Cherry Purple, Shining Nothing, Cult Like, Yhprum at Rookies Rochaus West Dundee, $10-20

4:00-7:00 Invitational with Jim Sieg?, Open Jam? at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich

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

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

5:00-9:00 Jaik Willis at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

5:00 Celebration of Life for DJ Funk aka Charles Chambers at Park West, $20-30

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

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

5:00 Michele Thomas at Parker's Restaurant & Bar Downers Grove, Dinner Jazz Series

5:00 Outbound Acappella at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, $20-30

5:00 The Illegal Smiles tribute to John Prine at The Lyric Blue Island, sold out

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

x 5:30, 7:30 Chris Madsen Quartet with Alyssa Allgood "Eras of Jazz, Swing, A Toe-tapping Good Time" with Lara Driscoll, Matt Ulery, Neil Hemphill at Winters Jazz Club, $29-34

x 6:00 Michael Steven Cohen 100th Performance at the Saloon with The Everly Hillbillies, EC at Montrose Saloon, hit the tip bucket

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

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

6:00-8:00 Anna Silver is Some Sapien, Ryan Egglinger at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $18-23

6:00 Duo Riso and Garden Unit Duo at Clara

6:00-9:30 Outcast Jazz Band's Big Band Dance Party at Epiphany Center, $20-25, 6:00, 7:15 Swing Dance Lessons

6:00 Anxious, Ultra Q, Stateside at Cobra Lounge, $25-31, sold ou

x 6:00 Bluegrass Breakdown hosted by Aaron Smith at Judson and Moore Distillery, free RSVP

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

6:00 Disciple, Don't Think Twice, Nerijus, Distant Haze at WC Social Club West Chicago, $15-30, 18+, 7:00 door

6:00 Michael Monroe with Donnie Vie perform Enuff Z'Nuff at Arcada Theatre St. Charles, $29-79

6:00-9:00 Fossil Tonez at Madcats Palatine

6:00 Shout Section Big Band with Tatum Langley? at Roxy Lockport, $10

6:00 Tyler Henry at Hard Rock Casino Gary IN

6:30 Leisure Hour, Bottom Bracket, tenmonthsummer, Mud Whale, Keep For Cheap, Lavender Point at Subterranean Upstairs, $20-35, all ages

6:30 Texas Hippie Coalition, Chokesetter at Hobart Art Theatre Hobart IN, $25-35+

7:00 Subhumans, Fea, Blind Adam & The Federal League at Reggies Rock Club, $22-25, all ages, Riot Fest presents

7:00 Combat, Forests, Binx, Superkick at Beat Kitchen, $16-23, 17+

7:00 Lachy Doley at City Winery, $30-55

7:00 Prieto Conducts Shostakovich 7 with Civic Orchestra of Chicago conducted by Carlos Miguel Prieto at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $5-100, pay what you wish

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

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

? 7:00 Sam Robinson Quintet at Phyllis' Musical Inn

7:00-10:00 José Valdez & His Brazilian Latin Jazz Band at Le Piano

7:00 Grace Hudson-Mairet cello senior recital at PianoForte

7:00-11:50 Salsa Sunday at Cubby Bear, dance lesson at 6:00

7:00? Blues Jam with Jimmy James, Dana Donna at O's Tap

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

x 7:00 Chicago Grandstand at FitzGerald's Nightclub, free RSVP, Big Band & BBQ

x 7:00 Jackie Greene, Pernikoff Brothers at SPACE Evanston, $25-45, all ages

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

7:30 Bayside, errors, Sincere Engineer at House of Blues, $35, sold out?

7:30 Music of the Baroque Orchestra conducted by Dame Jane Glover with Imogen Cooper "Mozart and His Mentors" at Center Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts Skokie, sold out

8:00 Chofis Sessions at Martyrs, free, tip the band

8:00 Tamino, plus at Thalia Hall, $31-45

8:00 Source, Tanzen, Blunt at Reggies Music Joint, $15, metal, progressive metal, rock

8:00 Maiden King single release, Flower Problem, Wyatt Waddell, Jaguar Sun?, Cousin Simple?, Arms Akimbo? at Schubas, $15-18, 18+

8:00 Draggy Tingz "Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse" hosted by Logan Zass & The Dommm with Aspen Peak, Bernadette Burnett, Betta, Holly Berry Blossom, Jules Astaire, Ms Tacky, Phoebe Phoniex, Reliquary, Tater Tot, Virgona Reigns at Subterranean Downstairs, $8, 17+

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

8:00 BTS Express with Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago

8:00 Become Death, End It All, C.O.M.A., Oceans Of Titan at Burlington Bar, $10

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

8:00-10:30 Nifty, Weak Daze, Jean Claude and the Eclairs at Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10, all ages

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

x 8:00 ZZ Top, The Sedonas at Riverside Theater Milwaukee WI, $70-96

x 8:00 Bob Dylan at Cofrin Family Hall Green Bay WI, sold out

X 8:30 Steve Dawson, Diane Christiansen, Dirtbags UK, ++ at Simon's Tavern, Steve's Birthday Show

8:30 Flore Laurentienne, Lia Kohl at Constellation, $18-21

x 8:30-10:30 Surfin' Bird at Skylark, surf jazz

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

9:00 The Dracula Show with Buio Omega, Stress Positions, Bianca Xunise, DJ Scary Lady Sarah, Video Waste at Empty Bottle, $12

x 9:00 Macie Stewart/Steve Marquette/Chris Corsano, Jaap Blonk/Damon Smith/Michael Zerang at Hungry Brain, $15-18

9:00 Luke Repass at Buddy Guy's Legends, $15

9:00-2:00 Maximum R&B DJ Pete Nathon at Delilah’s

9:00-2:00a Perfect Archaeology with Sharperheart, Slugscape, Ommen at California Clipper

10:30-11:45 Walker Landgraf at Andy's, $20, RSVP required

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