Sunday!
The weekend winds down with lots of great musical events in and outside the city… read on and get out to see one or more of them!
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11:00a Brunch + Beats with Mija at Chop Shop, $10+
11:00a Andrew Diehl at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park
11:00a Annalise and The Backsliders at City News Cafe
11:30a The Hoyle Brothers at FitzGeralds Patio, Country Brunch
12:00n Mr. Dave at City Winery, $12-15, +$25 for brunch, Brunch & Beats Kids Concert
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 Dan Peters Duo at Beacon Tap Des Plaines
Thirsty Ears Classical Music Festival on Wilson between Hermitage and Ravenswood
Main Stage
1:00 Jeff Kowalkowski and Friends
2:00 Blue Violet Duo
3:00 5th Wave Collective
4:00 Lakeshore Rush
5:00 Tiffin Trio
6:00 Shi-an Costello
7:00 Altino-Horn-Brown Trio
8:00 Austin Williams and Friends
Kid Zone
1:30 Magic Rob
2:00 Lucky Trikes
3:00 Jenny Viets
4:00 Dawn-Marie’s Toddler Jam
Chicago Brewing District Dancing In The Streets
1:00 Through a Different Lens
2:30 Brendan Forrest & Friends
4:30 Jon Gram & The Sway
6:30 The Brooklyn Charmers
8:30 Old Shoe
1:00 Sunday Session hosted by Irish Music School of Chicago at Mrs Murphy’s
x 1:00 Uncle Pigeon at Fatman's Gurnee
1:00 Matthew Kiser at Preservation Geneva, Steel Drum Island Party
x 1:30 The Lawrence Peters Outfit at FitzGeralds Patio, Country Brunch
2:00 Amplified Chicago at Golden Dagger
2:00 Goin' Down South at Northman Riverwalk
2:00 Roger That at Toadstool Pub Highwood
2:00 Tennessee Whiskey, Two Beer Tommy at Broken Oar Port Barrington
2:30 Lara Bell Band at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake, $10
x 3:00 The Hoyle Brothers at Martyrs
3:00 Club Crib at Honky Tonk BBQ
3:00 Shanta Nurullah at Experimental Sound Studio, RSVP, Option
3:00 DJ Jivan Ivan Mundo 80s at Logan Arcade
3:00 Paul & Jay at Whiskey Bend St Charles
3:00 Anna Moss at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry, $15
x 3:00 Terry White & Pie Eyed Pete with Jenny Bienemann, Tracey Dear, Kevin James, Rob Pierce, David Walker at Friendly Tap Berwyn, Sunday Matinee
3:00 Emily Nott & Jess McIntosh at Sketchbook Evanston
3:00 Johnny Don't at Church Street Brewing Itasca
3:00 Anna Moss at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry, $15
4:00 Crosswind at Reggies 63rd St Beach, jazz
4:00, 8:00 Alexander McLean Project at Jazz Showcase, $30-45
4:00 Jan King and Medicine Ball with Marnie Sher at Cary's Lounge
4:00 All Under Heaven, Sleepwalk, Bow and Spear at Cobra Lounge, $19
4:00 Bryant and The Blues Kings at Nichols Park Hyde Park, 2023 George Franklin Memorial Summer Sunday Concert Series
4:00 Paul Strolia at Natural Law Blue Island
4:00 DJ Outta Control at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park
x 4:20 Mr. Blotto at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood, Sunday Funday Summer Residency
4:30 A Light Sleeper, Planchette at Hideout, $15
5:00 theCMF Metal Sunday BBQ with SABBATHA at LiveWire Lounge
5:00 Absract Science DJs at Sleeping Village, RSVP
5:00 ? at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park
5:00 Notapalooza with All Under Heaven, Astrobrite, Sleepwalk, Old Coke, Bow & Spear, Illusion of Choice, DJs Scary Lady Sarah, hilly Peroxide before, between, after at Cobra Lounge, $19
5:00 The Wildmans at FitzGeralds Patio
x 5:00 Jon Langford, Sally Timms, John Szymanski, Martin Billheimer at Wine Goddess Custer Oasis, $25
5:00 Deadfest Band tribute to The Grateful Dead at Brauer House Lombard, $0-10, Car & Bike Show
5:00 The Modern Gentlemen aka the Voices Behind Frankie Valli at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $19-49
5:00 Bluegrass Sundays at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia
5:00 Joe Filisko & Eric Noden at Woodstock Square, Sundays on the Square
x 5:30, 7:30 Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with Yvonne Gage at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33
5:30 Hilton/Hart Project at Buddy Guy’s Legends
6:00, 8:15 Andy Brown Quartet at Andy’s, $15
Sun 8/5 6:00 Hail The Sun, Being As An Ocean, Kaonashi, Origami Button at Bottom Lounge, $25
Sun 8/5 6:00 Magic Carpet at Tiny Tapp Riverwalk
x 6:00 Compass Rose at Scoville Park Oak Park
6:00 Ansa at Madcats Palatine
6:00 Shout Section Big Band at Roxy Lockport, $15
6:00 (7:00 ET) Mark Ficks & The Significant Others at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $15-40
6:30 Illinois Philharmonic String Quartet at Breidert Green Park, Frankfort
x 7:00 Sons of The Never Wrong at City Winery, $15-25
7:00 Salsa Sunday at Cubby Bear, $7-9
7:00 Ok Cool, The Dreaded Laramie, Cusp, Hard Femme at Subterranean, $13
7:00 Chicago Cellar Boys at Honky Tonk BBQ
7:00 Harry Tonchev Trio at Phyllis' Musical Inn
7:00 St. Jams at The Dock at Montrose Beach
7:00 Open Mic Night at Gallery Cabaret, signup sheet at 6:30
7:00 Dez Desermeaux, ++ at Le Piano
x 7:00 Ralph Covert with String Section at Hey Nonny, $20-45
7:00 Blacktop Mojo, Yet Again, The Midnight Calls at The Forge Joliet, $9-36
7:00 Kozak System at Joe’s Live Rosemont, $75+, $30 kids under 12
7:00 Boz Scaggs, Keb' Mo' at Ravinia Pavilion Highland Park, lawn $45-80, pavilion $75-115
7:30 Neo Nite with D’Andre Adonis, Liv Roskos, Kaicrewsade, Iamaurin at Schubas, $13-18
X 7:30 JD McPherson, McKinley James at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $39-50, sold out
7:30 Matchbox Twenty, The Wallflowers at Tinley Park Amphitheatre, $28+
8:00 Chofis Sessions at Martyrs
8:00 Chepang, Bandit, Decultivate, Sick/Tired, Organ Failure, Party Rice at Reggies Music Joint, $15-20
8:00 Audiomonkeys, Tommy Kessler, Naked Brunch, Sin at Beat Kitchen, $12
x 8:00 Soul Message at Green Mill, $10
8:00 Mike Wheeler Blues Band with Sheryl Youngblood at Blue Chicago
8:00 Glad Rags, Dried Spider, Phnx at Color Club, $15
x 8:00 Freddy Jones Band at SPACE Evanston, $38 SRO
8:00 Sunday Sessions Open Jam at The Studio Lockport
8:30 Jennifer Knapp, Thunder and Rain at Golden Dagger, $22-72
8:30 Hashimoto 5 at Simons Tavern, jazz
8:30 Draggy Tingz hosted by Logan Zass at Subterranean, $10
9:00 Bobcat at Montrose Saloon
9:00 Oneida, Arriver, Stander at Empty Bottle, $13
9:00 Restroy with Davis/Kwan/Giallorenzo/Dammann/Ra at Hungry Brain, $10
9:00 Willie Buck at Buddy Guy’s Legends
9:00 Arepa Boogie with Bumbac Joe & friends with Cabo Blanco at Dorian's
9:00 Non_slip, Marlon Montez at California Clipper
9:00 DJ Travers Gauntt at Cole’s Bar
9:00 Maximum R&B DJ Pete Nathon at Delilah’s
10:00 Wax Motif, Omnom, Jake Shore at Concord Music Hall, $25
10:00 A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie at Prysm, $45-50
10:00 DJ Simone, Steph, DB Stereo at Prysm No9, $10-15, Sundown Sundaze
10:00 Gorgon City, Kyle Kinch, Inphinity, Jaygee at Radius Cermak Hall, $40
10:00 Alan Walker, Telykast, Tvvin at Radius, $45
10:00 Dillon Nathaniel at Spybar, $20
10:00 Matroda, Avi Sic, Nabss at Sound Bar, $30
10:30 Michelle Thomas at Andy’s, $15
11:00 Dehd, The Hecks at Thalia Hall, main floor sold out, $40 seated balcony, limited number at door?
11:00 Poolside, James Patterson at Lincoln Hall, $35
11:00 Sylvan Esso, Sarah Kinsley at Metro, $35-40, sold out
?:00 Escapade with DJs Aced Spade, Slot-A at Giant Penny Whistle
x 1:00 Uncle Pigeon at Fatman's Gurnee
x 1:30 The Lawrence Peters Outfit at FitzGeralds Patio, Country Brunch
x 3:00 The Hoyle Brothers at Martyrs
x 3:00 Terry White & Pie Eyed Pete with Jenny Bienemann, Tracey Dear, Kevin James, Rob Pierce, David Walker at Friendly Tap Berwyn, Sunday Matinee
x 4:20 Mr. Blotto at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood, Sunday Funday Summer Residency
x 5:00 Jon Langford, Sally Timms, John Szymanski, Martin Billheimer at Wine Goddess Custer Oasis, $25
x 5:30, 7:30 Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with Yvonne Gage at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33
x 6:00 Compass Rose at Scoville Park Oak Park
x 7:00 Sons of The Never Wrong at City Winery, $15-25
X 7:30 JD McPherson, McKinley James at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $39-50, sold out
x 8:00 Soul Message at Green Mill, $10
x 8:00 Freddy Jones Band at SPACE Evanston, $38 SRO