Sunday!
There are lot of great music options today… get out and enjoy one or more if you can…
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11:00a-10:00 Taylor Street Little Italy Festa
11:00a Derek Caruso and the Blues Fuse at Reggies Music Joint, $20-25, Blues Brunch
11:00a Tom Holland at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park
11:00a Scott Angst ++ Jazz at City News Cafe
Glenwood Arts Festival Rogers Park
West Stage
12:00 Unity Choir
1:30 Adam Gottlieb & OneLove
3:00 Hydro Reggae Band
4:30 Esso
6:00 Funkadesi
East Stage
12:00 Wee Groove
1:15 Ochin Pakhi
2:30 A Flor de Piel
4:00 Iron Years
5:30 Lake
x 12:00n Phil Angotti & Friends Beatles Brunch at City Winery, $15-18, plus $25 optional brunch
12:00n Ambient Brunch with Tim, Olivia, Grant at Cafe Mustache
12:00n Rum Punch Brunch hosted by DJ Big Mike at Wild Hare
12:00n Tiny Country at FitzGeralds Patio, Country Brunch
Ribfest Chicago on Lincoln
South Stage at Irving
1:00 Lamajamal
2:30 The Band Calderisi
4:00 Mike Wheeler Band
6:00 Phillip Michael Scales
8:30 Michael McDermott & the Arsonists
North Stage at Berteau
1:30 Viceroy
3:30 Into the Heart
5:30 Karen Hart Band - Pretending
7:30 The Gingers
1:00 Sunday Session hosted by Irish Music School of Chicago at Mrs Murphy’s
1:00 Radium Swing Band at Outta Space Berwyn, $10
1:00 Demi & Aaron at Heroes West Lemont
1:00 Jaik Willis at Preservation Geneva, Sunday Funday
x 1:30 Decoy Prayer Meeting at FitzGeralds Patio, Country Brunch
1:30 Slam'n'Jam Open Mic for poets and musicians at City News Cafe
2:00 Lyn Rye, Erik Sowa/Peter Maunu/Norman Long at Golden Dagger, $10, Gather
2:00 Paul Abella's Questionable Decisions at Northman Riverwalk
2:00 The Gospel House Praise Party at Epiphany
2:00 Mourning Afterdrinks DJs O.D. & Bloodshot Scott at Delilah’s
2:00 JD at Milk Money Brewing LaGrange, Sunday Funday and acoustic requests
2:00 See Alice at Toadstool Pub Highwood
2:00 7th Heaven, Sk8Ter Boyz at Broken Oar Port Barrington
2:00 Who Dat Dere Band at Dockside Ottawa
2:30 Glenn Underground, Celeste Alexander, Ron Carroll, Nosha Luv, Melvin Gentry, ++ at Promontory, $10-20, The Happy Place Enchanted Garden
Sun 7/30 2:30 JP, Jenny & the Flames at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $10
x 3:00 The Hoyle Brothers at Martyrs
3:00 Uptown Poetry Slam at Green Mill, $10
3:00 Club Crib at Honky Tonk BBQ
3:00 Wavy Dave plays the 80s at On Tour Brewing
3:00-8:00 DJ Jivan Ivan Soulful By The Bowlful at Logan Arcade
3:00 Devon Gates at Experimental Sound Studio, RSVP, Option
x 3:00 Maggie's Farm at Friendly Tap Berwyn, Sunday Matinee
3:00 Brian Gephart Duo at Sketchbook Evanston
3:00 Gaslighter tribute to Dixie Chicks at Brauer House Lombard
3:00 Johnny Don't at Church Street Brewing Itasca
3:00 Young Artists Open Mic at Val's Halla Oak Park
3:00 The Downhillers at Mackey's Hideout McHenry
3:00 Jon Babin at Whiskey Bend St Charles
4:00, 8:00 Stu Katz-John Campbell Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $30-45
4:00 Keith Scott at Reggies 63rd St Beach
4:00 Sarah Marie Young at Nichols Park Hyde Park, 2023 George Franklin Memorial Summer Sunday Concert Series
4:00 One Of These Nights tribute to The Eagles at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, RSVP
x 4:20 Mr. Blotto at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood, Sunday Funday Summer Residency
5:00 Adam G & OneLove, Leah S Band, Secrets of the Beehive, Late Breaking News at Montrose Saloon, $10-15, Conscious Music Night
5:00 Billy Flynn at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park
5:00 Brother John Kattke at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
x 5:00 Peter Joly Group with Rachel Drew at FitzGeralds Patio, Sunset Show
x 5:00 Nora O’Connor Trio with Casey McDonough and Alex Hall at Wine Goddess Custer Oasis, $25
5:00 CSO Tchaikovsky Spectacular at Ravinia Pavilion Highland Park, lawn $17-65, pavilion $35-145
5:00 The Artimus Pyle Band, Head East at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $39-99
5:00 Bluegrass Sundays at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia
5:00 The Lucky Pickers at Woodstock Square Cass & Van Buren, Sundays on the Square
5:30, 7:30 Chris Madsen Quartet with Alyssa Allgood at Winters Jazz Club, $25-30, The Music of Lester Young & Billie Holiday
5:30 Hilton/Hart Jazz Set at Buddy Guy’s Legends
6:00, 8:15 Andy Brown Quartet at Andy’s, $15
6:00 Emily Chloe Quinn & Eddie Ashe at Epiphany, $15-20
6:00 Honeybee3 at Lizard's Liquid Lounge
6:00 Trever Keith at Cobra Lounge, $31
6:00 Mrs. Brovado Band at Firewater Saloon Edison Park
6:00 The Clash Live in Italy 1979 & Japan 1982 screening at Delilah’s
6:00 Harold Green at Tiny Tapp Riverwalk, Flowers For The Living, wear yellow
6:00 (7:00 ET) Drew Stolz & Priscilla Sabourin at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $15-40
6:30 John Duty, Molly Brandt at California Clipper
6:30 Jazz Jam at Madcats Palatine
x 7:00 Bettye Lavette at City Winery, $42-55
7:00 Salsa Sunday at Cubby Bear, $7-9
7:00 Chicago Cellar Boys at Honky Tonk BBQ
7:00 Ladrones, Los Black Dogs, Shitizen at Liar's Club
7:00 Pretty Boy Floyd, The Midnight Devils, Poison Boys at LiveWire Lounge, $15
7:00 Dez Desermeaux, ++ at Le Piano
7:00 Inertia at The Dock at Montrose Beach
7:00 Open Mic Night at Gallery Cabaret, signup sheet at 6:30
7:00 Katie Dahl at FitzGeralds Sidebar, $15
7:00 Chicago Skyliners with Bill O'Connell at FitzGeralds Nightclub, RSVP, Big Band & BBQ
7:00 Buckcherry, Venrez, Fuzzrd at Des Plaines Theatre, $19
7:00 Dan Peters Duo at Beacon Tap Des Plaines
x 7:00 Megon McDonough, Blind Hills at Grayslake Village Hall, $15-18
7:30 Madds Buckley, Isabel Pless at Beat Kitchen, $15
7:30 Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra at The Vic Theatre, $51-81
8:00 New Nostalgia, Geo Trio at Golden Dagger, $12
8:00 Hemlock, The Waterfall King, Stolen Sun, Gina Mari at Reggies Music Joint, $15-20
8:00 Song Club, Anna Vogelzang, Tasha, R.Lum.R, Jessica Mindrum at Schubas, $13
x 8:00 Soul Message at Green Mill, $10
8:00 Kikù Hibino & Pedro Lopes, Solos & Duos at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students
8:00 Mike Wheeler Blues Band with Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago
8:00 Johnny Booth, Thoughtcrimes, Earth Groans at Subterranean, $14
8:00 Mikaela Davis, Old Pup at SPACE Evanston, $20
8:00 Artem Pyvovarov at Joe’s Live Rosemont, $80, sold out
8:00 Sunday Sessions Open Jam at The Studio Lockport
8:00 Lisa Starr at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach
8:30 Nick Mazzarella Quartet at Simon's Tavern
8:30 Rose Wollman at Constellation, $15
9:00 Monsoon, Scaffolding, Oddysseys, Damager at Empty Bottle, $10
9:00 Chad McCullough Trio + 1 at Hungry Brain
9:00 Arepa Boogie with Bumbac Joe & friends with Deacon Blu at Dorian's
9:00 Deuce ‘n a Quarter at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $15
9:00 DJ Todayshits at Cole’s Bar
9:00 Club Drippy’s Discotheque with DJs Club Drippy Pixel Grip, Raudy, Paulieee visuals at The Whistler
9:00 Clash VJ Samorama features Joe Strummer & The Clash in Video at Delilah’s
10:30 Michelle Thomas at Andy’s, $15
?:00 DJs Davidtt, Jorrasa, Biahl Hclap, Gonzo at Giant Penny Whistle
x 12:00n Phil Angotti & Friends Beatles Brunch at City Winery, $15-18, plus $25 optional brunch
x 1:30 Decoy Prayer Meeting at FitzGeralds Patio, Country Brunch
x 3:00 The Hoyle Brothers at Martyrs
x 3:00 Maggie's Farm at Friendly Tap Berwyn, Sunday Matinee
x 4:20 Mr. Blotto at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood, Sunday Funday Summer Residency
x 5:00 Peter Joly Group with Rachel Drew at FitzGeralds Patio, Sunset Show
x 5:00 Nora O’Connor Trio with Casey McDonough and Alex Hall at Wine Goddess Custer Oasis, $25
x 7:00 Bettye Lavette at City Winery, $42-55
x 7:00 Megon McDonough, Blind Hills at Grayslake Village Hall, $15-18
x 8:00 Soul Message at Green Mill, $10