Sunday 5/10/26

First Edition

May 10, 2026

Sunday 5/10/26 First Edition

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mothers and everyone who celebrates with them and/or remembers them fondly. Missing my dear Mom Barbara on this first Mother’s Day (and every other day) since her passing last fall, and moving ahead with life as she would want.

Enjoyed a great “Then… Now Then” show last night, so… here’s another First Edition that’s pretty complete on the daytime into evening stuff, watch for an upcoming Final Edition with more everything coming up as soon as can get it compiled.

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There are some great Sunday music event options in Chicago and the surrounding areas. Read on for the details, and get out to enjoy some of them if you can and want to…

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10:00a, 12:30 World Famous Gospel Brunch with Cedric Nunley at House of Blues, $69+ includes food, non-alcohol beverages, tax, gratuity, and one mimosa, all ages, call if under 5, gospel

x 10:00 School of Rock Oak Park Summer Showcase at Fitzgerald’s Patio, free RSVP, all ages

x 10:00-12:00n Jack Swain at Friendly Music Community, tip the artist, Friendly Sunday Church of the Singer-Songwriters

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

x 11:00 Peter Demuth at City News Cafe, tip the artist, indie rock

11:30a Sunday Spotlight Brunch at Beat Kitchen, free RSVP, all ages

12:00n-6:00 Mama, Me and RnB with DJ Shurn, DJ Dez at Wild Hare Club Level, $10, sold out, complimentary mimosa for Mothers

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

x 1:30 Mark Dvorak with Patty Peace at City News Cafe, tip the artist, folk

2:00, 7:00 The Music of Square Enix “Magic, Memories, and Melodies” conducted by Eric Roth at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $77-121, soundtracks and visuals from video games

X 3:00 Al Scorch’s Big Fantastical Residency celebrates Mother’s Day with Kelly Hogan and Jon Langford at Hideout, $20-38 sliding scale, benefits ICIRR aka Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, outside if it’s nice

x 3:00 The Hoyle Brothers at Martyrs, free, 2:00 door, Honky Tonk Sundays

3:00-6:00 Taylor Morse and Friends at Phyllis’ Musical Inn

3:00 University Symphony Orchestra & Choirs at Mandel Hall University of Chicago, free RSVP, donaations appreciated $10 general, $5 students, livestreamed?

3:00 Robert Levinger at The CheckOut Lakeview, $13+, all ages, 2:30 door

3:00 University Symphony Orchestra & Choirs “Opus 50” at Mandel Hall University of Chicago, free RSVP, suggested donations appreciated $10, students $5, livestreamed

x 3:00 The Menards Trio at Friendly Music Community, tip the band

x 4:00, 8:00 Donald Harrison Quartet with Dan Kaufman, Yasushi Nakamura, Brian Richburg at Jazz Showcase, $35-50

x 4:00 The Dowds with Gerald Dowd, Ramona Dowd, Truman Dowd at Cary’s Lounge, tip hard, Mother’s Day matinee

4:00-5:00 Civic Brass Quintet at Clara, Civic Chamber Series

x 5:00 Jimmy Burns at Taylor Street Tap, blues

5:00-8:00 Open Mic at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, free, 4:00 signup

5:00 “Bells of Spring” Spring Concert at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel University of Chicago

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

5:30, 7:30 Thaddeus Tukes Trio with Bruce Henry, Jeremiah Hunt, Clif Wallace at Winters Jazz Club, $25-30, one drink minimum $10 per set

x 5:30-1:00a Mike Wheeler Blues Band, Nicholas Alexander Blues Band, Gerry Hundt acoustic at Kingston Mines, $15-18

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

6:00 Fem&m x Astrid aka Emo Girls vs Rave Girls, milkypossum vs Charloux at Subterranean Upstairs, sold out? waitlist, all ages, 7:00 door

6:00-9:00 Kevin Fort Trio with Kurt Lubbe, Greg Geary at Gale Street Inn

6:30 Local News Legend, Pigeon Pit, Doom Scroll, Mother’s Day Rogers at Beat Kitchen, $27, all ages, 6:00 door

6:30 Disclosure, Laurence Guy at Salt Shed Outdoor Fairgrounds, sold out, 17+, 6:00 door, dance, electronic

6:30 Clark, Mode Hexe at Outset, $42+ SRO, all ages

x 7:00 Al Rose with Steve Doyle, Steve Hashimoto & Lance Helgeson, opening set from John Szymanski at Montrose Saloon, 2nd Damn Sunday of The Fucking Month Residency

x 7:00 Hannah Frances, Lucky Cloud at OTSFM Szold Hall, $27-34

7:00 Cassy Jade, Dialect Tre, Jrny Gz, Ria Royale, John Angel$, Armanii Day at Reggies Comedy Shack, $10-15, 6:00 door

7:00-10:00 Chicago Cellar Boys at The Tonk, interpreting jazz and hot dance styles of the 1920s and 1930s

x 7:00-12:00m Stray Bolts at Broken Hearts Bar, tip the band

7:00-10:00 Jose Valdez Latin Jazz Trio, ++ at Le Piano

7:00 Salsa Sunday with DJ Saffiro at Cubby Bear, $10 RSVP, dance lesson at 8:00

x 7:00 Shout Section Big Band at FitzGerald’s Nightclub, free RSVP, 6:00 door, Big Band & BBQ, Mother’s Day

x 7:00 Artemis at SPACE Evanston, $30-65, all ages, 6:00, 9:00 doors

8:00 To Violently Vomit, Vulnificus, Degenerate Synapse, Carrion Feeder at Reggies Music Joint, $20-27, 7:00 door, blues, hip hop, singer songwriter

8:00 Weaklung, The Human Trials, Celebrity DUI at Schubas, $5, 7:30 door, High Five presents

8:00 Chicago Jazz String Summit 2026 at Hungry Brain, $20-26, 7:00 door

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

8:00 Devon Kay & The Solutions, Hell Beach, Beat The Smart Kids at Subterranean Downstairs, $27, 17+, 7:00 door

8:00 Sheryl Youngblood Blues Band at Blue Chicago

x 8:30 Nicholas Barron & the Galaxy 5 at Simon’s, tip the band, rock, blues

10:30-11:45 Isaiah Spencer at Andy’s, $20, RSVP required

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