Sunday 9/3/23

Sep 03, 2023

Sunday!

And a special one where most are off work the following day, so there are way more musical options in and around town than on a usual Sunday… please read on and get out to see one or more of them if you can… and thanks for reading, sharing, and subscribing to the list, it helps to keep it coming your way!

West Loop Art Fest

10:00a Jenn DeSantis

11:30a Larry Brown

1:00 Emily Quinn

2:30 Rory Book & the Volumes

4:00 Jake Brewer

5:30 Tears Dry on their Own

10:00a Annalise and The Backsliders at City News Cafe, Americana

Chicago Jazz Festival

Harris Theater Rooftop Next Gen Jazz, enter on Randolph

11:00a Saucedo Alumni Latin Jazz Collective

12:00n Urban Horizons

1:00 Charlie Reichert Powell & New River

2:00 Neon Wilderness

3:00 Mxmrys

Von Freeman Pavilion

11:30a Herbsaint

12:40 Tim Fitzgerald Wes Montgomery Project

1:50 Christian Dillingham Quartet

3:00 Petra's Recession Seven

WDCB Jazz Lounge

12:00n Workshop and Demonstration on "New Standards" with Paul Abella Trio

2:15 Charles Heath

4:30 Frank Catalano

6:45 Guru Tonic

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

4:15 The Pharez Whitted Quintet

5:25 Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with Dee Alexander

6:25 Billy Valentine

7:45 Juan de Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All Stars

Fox Valley Folk Festival at Island Park Geneva

Main Stage

11:00a Two Way Street Favorites

11:30a Shanta Nurullah, Beth Horner

12:00n Rev Robert Jones

12:30 Snorty Horse

1:00 Joe Filisko and Eric Noden

1:30 Mean Mary

2:00 Zoe Mulford

2:30 Matt Watroba

3:00 Sons of the Never Wrong

3:30 Small Potatoes

4:00 Sarah McQuaid

4:30 Bryan Bowers

5:00 Gina Forsyth

5:30 Anne Hills

6:00 Old Time Barn Dance with Snorty Horse & Back Porch Crew, teaching and calling by Meg Dedolph

7:30 Spine Tingling Tales with Beth Horner, Shanta Nurullah, Margaret Burk, Lee Murdock, Carolyn Thomas-Davidoff, ++

WS1/Storytelling

11:00a Chicago Songwriters Collective

12:00n Fox Valley Storytelling Guild

1:00 Beth Horner, Shanta Nurullah

2:00 Margaret Burk & Friends

3:00 Beth Horner

4:00 Shanta Nurullah

5:00 Rev Robert Jones

WS2

11:00a Lake County Folk Club

12:00n I'd Write It All Over Again with Small Potatoes, Anne Hills, Zoe Mulford

1:00 Dancing on Guitar Strings with Rich Preslosa, Lee Murdock, Dave Para, Phil Cooper

2:00 Two Way Street Favorites with Wattle and Daub, Jonas Friddle

3:00 I Learned It From... with Bryan Bowers, Bill Robinson, Filisko & Noden, Dave Para & Erika Gerety

4:00 Where Old Time, Country, and Folk Meet with Matt Watroba, Mean Mary, Snorty Horse

5:00 Duet Again with Small Potatoes, Shortleaf, Matt & Kim Watroba

WS3

11:00a Plank Road Folk Music Society

12:00n Celebrating Women with Gina Forsyth, Mean Mary, Sarah McQuaid

1:00 You May Say That I'm A Dreamer with Anne Hills, Bryan Bowers, Sons of the Never Wrong, Sarah McQuaid

2:00 Blue and More with Gina Forsyth, Filisko and Noden, Rev Robert Jones

3:00 Taking Wing with Zoe Mulford, Anne Hills, Mean Mary

4:00 Open Mic, signup at the Workshop Tent

5:00 Traditional to Contemporary Continuum with February Sky, Sarah McQuaid, Zoe Mulford

Teaching

11:00a Sacred Harp Singers learn shape note harmony from 1800s Hymnals

12:00 Hammered Dulcimer with Bill Robinson

1:00 Community Sing with Matt Watroba

2:00 Learn to Play The Uke with Jacquie Manning, loaner Ukes available

3:00 Cajun Fiddle with Gina Forsyth

4:00 Harmony Through The Back Door group harmony singing workshop with Sons of the Never Wrong

5:00 Old Time Jam & Barn Dance Basics, get ready for the dance with Back Porch Crew, Meg Dedolph

Kids Zone

11:00a Decorate the Festival Banner, draw what makes the Festival fun, all day, SciPlus

12:00n Shake It Up, make and decorate a shaker instrument, SciPlus

1:00 Rhythm Sing-Along, learn new songs and play your shaker with Amy Sebastian

2:00 Visit the Instrument Petting Zoo with Amy Sebastian

3:00 Instrument Round-Up, make a recycled instrument, SciPlus

4:00 Bloon Rocket Racing, flying fun for festival kids, SciPlus

5:00 Bubbles & Art & Songs, Oh My multi-activity fun for the family, SciPlus, Amy Sebastian

Homegrown

11:00a Set up and Open Jam

12:00n Sea Shanty, join in the song circle and sing great chorus songs

2:00 Pullman Morris Dance, demo and teaching of an ancient ritual dance with Meg Dedolph

3:00 Fox Valley Folklore Society Sing Around, all levels welcome, share a song, Hosted by FVFS

4:00 Open Jam, play nicely together

Schaumburg Septemberfest

Main Stage

5:00 Woogie

6:00 Michael Glabicki with Dirk Miller

8:30 BoDeans

Local Stage

11:00a District 54

1:30 Navrasa Dance Academy

3:00 Lights, Camera, Dancing

5:00 Mock Star

8:00 Rick Lindy and the Wild Ones

Craft Beer and Wine Stage

11:00a Mixtape Heroes

1:30 Live Pete

4:00 Nicole Devine

7:00 Nicole Devine

11:00a Matt Hendricks at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park

x 11:30a The Hoyle Brothers at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP, Country 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

Taste of Polonia at Copernicus Center, $15, under 13 free

Tribute Stage

12:30 Eddie Wojcik Tribute Band

2:30 That Lil Ol’ Tribute Band from Chicago tribute to ZZ Top

4:30 El Bandolero

6:30 Gentlemen of Leisure

8:30 Think Floyd Usa

World Music Stage

2:00 School of Rock Chicago

3:30 Media Sound Band & Tom Holland

5:00 Auxnoise

6:45 Grzegorz Hyży

8:30 Muniek i Przyjaciele

1:00 The Mash Open Auditions for the Paper Machete at Green Mill

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

1:00 Set Sail Against Hunger IV with ? at Outta Space

1:00 Willard Wilcox at Preservation Geneva, Sunday Funday

1:00 Michael Rawls & Jason Benefield tribute to Jason Isbell at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe

1:30 The Lawrence Peters Outfit at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP, Country Brunch

2:00 Amplified Chicago at Golden Dagger, RSVP

2:00 Yacht Rock-Ettes, Bob Stroger at Reggies 63rd St Beach

2:00 The Gospel House Praise Party at Epiphany

2:00 Arra at Broken Oar Port Barrington

2:00 Tessa Lark Violin at Ravinia Bennett Gordon Hall Highland Park, reserved $15

2:00 Two Beer Tommy at Dockside Ottawa

2:30 Rosie and The Rivets 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 Erez Dessel at Experimental Sound Studio, RSVP, Option

3:00 The Humble Badasses at Northman Riverwalk

X 3:00 Blue Lorraine Trio & Phil Angotti at Friendly Tap Berwyn, Sunday Matinee

3:00 Phat Cat Swinger at Des Plaines Theatre, $10-39

x 3:00 Tommi Zender & Tom Ryan at Sketchbook Evanston

3:00 OK Kiddos at Une Année Brewing Niles

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

3:00 Steve Bores at Whiskey Bend St Charles

3:00 Cesare Salad and the Spicy Croutons at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach

4:00 Taylor Morse at Phyllis' Musical Inn

4:30 Clamarnorshe at Sleeping Village, RSVP

5:00 Andrew Diehl at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park

X 5:00 Anna Fermin's Trigger Gospel at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP, Sunset Show

5:00 Devon Allman & Donavon Frankenreiter at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $29-69

5:00 Small Batch at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

5:00 Bluegrass Sundays at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia

5:30, 7:30 BakerzMillion at Winters Jazz Club, $23-28

6:00 Back Alley Miracle, Tennis Court Oath, Mopery, ROM at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

6:00 Plantasia with Laraaji, Jeremiah Chiu, Alex Zhang Hungtai, Black Duck, Desert Liminal, .temp, Isaiah Collier & the Chosen Few at Garfield Park Conservatory, $45, Sacred Bones and Empty Bottle present

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

6:00 Lucky Cloud, Flash Card at California Clipper

6:00 Distant, Left To Suffer, Justice For The Damned, Cabal, Astray We Bloom at Cobra Lounge, $21

6:00 Amazing Heeby Jeebies at Northman Riverwalk

6:00 (7:00 ET) The 1985 tribute to the 80s at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $30-55

7:00 Local Band Movie Premiere, Cut Your Losses, Superkick at Beat Kitchen, $15

7:00 Chicago Cellar Boys at Honky Tonk BBQ

7:00 Salsa Sunday at Cubby Bear, $15

7:00 Dez Desermeaux, ++ at Le Piano

7:00 Reality Bites at The Dock at Montrose Beach

7:00 Research & Development Fundraiser and Charity Drive with DJs Ariel Zetina, Zona Cinco, Flores Negras, Alejandro Marenco, JS Alvarez, Makeen at The Whistler

7:00 Chicago Grandstand at FitzGeralds Nightclub, RSVP, Big Band & BBQ

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

x 7:00 The Heavy Sounds with Renaldo Domino, Gina Bloom, Michael Avery at SPACE Evanston, $15-25, A Night of Classic Soul

x 7:00 Shakti 50th Anniversary with John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan, Béla Fleck at Ravinia Pavilion Highland Park, lawn $61-85, pavilion $85-135

7:00 Anthony Cruz with Indika Reggae Band, DJ Fyre at Brauer House BHouse Live Lombard, $20

8:00 Chofis Sessions at Martyrs

8:00 Underground Wonder Bar Alumni Reunion at Reggies Comedy Shack, $20

8:00 Blankslate, Em Grace, Billy Joel Jr., Natalie at Reggies Music Joint, $10-13

8:00 Little Image, Hastings, Levi Evans at Reggies Music Joint, $15-17

x 8:00 Soul Message at Green Mill, $10

8:00 Mike Wheeler Blues Band w/ Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago

8:00 Daniel Caesar at Salt Shed, sold out, resale $230

8:00 Demetria Taylor Band at Untitled

8:00 Thomas A Matecki Band at Phyllis' Musical Inn

8:00 CMF Metal Sunday September Edition with DJs Carrie Monster & Eva at LiveWire Lounge

8:00 Gizzae hosted by DJ Fucha at Wild Hare, $10, Lobor Day Sunday Party

8:00 Pino Farina Band at Broken Oar Port Barrington

8:30 Smart Objects at Hideout, $15

8:30 Nicholas Barron & the Divine Affliction at Simon's Tavern

8:30 Draggy Tingz hosted by Logan Zass at Subterranean, $8

8:30 aja monet at Constellation, $22-25

9:00 Cut Cats Summer Binger with POM, Edging, Abject Horror, Repent at Empty Bottle, $10

9:00 The Fly Honeys at Thalia Hall, $50-150

9:00 Labor Day All Building Queen with The Carry Nation, Derrick Carter, Miles Maeda, Michael Serafini, Mr Wallace, Lucy Stoole, Nico, Ramona Slick, Lila Star, Yur Unkle, Saint at Metro and smartbar, $20-30

9:00 Ari Brown, Joshua Abrams, & Mike Reed at Hungry Brain, $10

9:00 9:00 Bobby Watson at Jazz Showcase, $30-45

9:00 Arepa Boogie with Bumbac Joe & friends, Clark Quente at Dorian's

9:00 Iris & Axel at California Clipper

9:00 In The Stix at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

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

10:00 Arc After Dark Vintage Culture b2b Carlita, Fleur Shore, JuJu at Concord Music Hall, $40

10:30 Michele Thomas at Andy’s, $15