Thursday 10/19/23

Oct 19, 2023

Thursday!

And there are plenty of great music event options happening in and around Chicago… read on and get out to enjoy one or more if you can… and thanks for sharing the list with others, reading and subscribing, it’s what make this happen!

4:30 Tea Time Concert with Juan Pablo Horcasitas, piano at Goodspeed Hall, Fulton Recital Hall, University of Chicago

5:00 Andy Brown at Green Mill

5:00 Luciano Antonio at Epiphany Center, RSVP, Golden Hour

x 5:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Katherine & Chris at Catch 35, Beyond Night

5:30 Pacifica Quartet Lecture Demonstration, International House Assembly Hall, University of Chicago, RSVP

? 5:30 Matt Hendricks acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends

5:30 Static-X, Sevendust at Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana Gary, $40

6:00 Hot Business, Daddy Burger Swag, Baby No Name, Ben Sturdevant at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

6:00, 8:15 Proximity at Andy’s, $15

6:00-10:00 Tom Holland at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

6:00 Jake Mack at Preservation Geneva

6:00 Dan Peters at Lindy's Landing Wauconda

6:00 Open Mic at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca

6:30 Gabriel Datcu Jazz Solo Guitar at Artango Bar & Steakhouse

6:30 Riley and The Red Hots at Encore Little Gem Oak Park

6:30 Matt Strom at Alter Brewing Company Downers Grove, Music on Tap

6:30 Ed Ellis at The Elm LaGrange

7:00 Flatfoot 56, Huntingtons, Take The Reins, Space Age Zeros, Sex Dream at Reggie’s Rock Club, $20-25

7:00 HXLT at Chop Shop, $25

7:00 Boys Like Girls at Aragon Ballroom, $50-75

7:00 Dez Desermeaux & Anthony D’agostino at Le Piano, Retro Jazz & Blues Night

x 7:00 Banjo After Dark with Jonas Friddle & Jug Band Happy Hour, Public Jam afterward at Borelli’s Pizza

7:00 VIN, Turquoise, Seaxes, Problems at Fallen Log, Kitchen 17

7:00 Queen Wanda & Kevin at Tack Room, Monster Mash Bash

7:00 Chris Milam, Marcus Bailey at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10

x 7:00 Tony Richards solo at Savannah Supper Club

7:00 Denise LaGrassa Band at Output Lounge

7:00 Thursday Night Trad Irish Session hosted by James Conway & Michael Austin at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center

7:00 Open Mic Night at Gallery Cabaret

x 7:00 Eric Phillippi & Cody Brooks at FitzGerald’s Sidebar, RSVP

x 7:00 Gerald Dowd's Thing at Sketchbook Skokie

7:00 Luke Frees at Quigley’s Naperville

7:00 Jaik Willis at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry

7:00 Jazz Central at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

7:00 Good Jim & Kelly at Stadium Club McCook

7:00 1312 with Career Tomboy at Double Clutch Brewing Company Evanston

7:00 Tony Cruz at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

x Thu 10/19? 7:00 Open Mic with Brian Carter at Blue Island Beer Company Blue Island

7:00 Open Jam with Jimmy Jr. & Friends at The Quarry Thornton, one free drink per player

7:00 Projam with Geoffrey Lowe & Jordan Macarus at Shanahan’s Woodridge

7:00 The Open Jam with Sam Wyatt at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

7:00 Thursday Open Mic Night at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach

7:00 Open Mic hosted by A.J. Johnson at Dockside Ottawa

7:30 Gloss Coats, Milkswarm, Eve Black, Pat Owen Leary at Martyrs, $10

7:30 You, Me, Them, Everybody with at Hungry Brain, $10

7:30, 9:30 Jeremy Kahn Trio with Abigail Riccards at Winters Jazz Club, $18-23, Day In, Day Out, The Doris Day Songbook

7:30 Gershwin & Bernstein at Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center, $35-250

x 7:30 Ann Wilson, Tripsitter at The Vic Theatre, $45-150+

7:30 gin hell at Comfort Station, Comfort Music

7:30 Daymé Arocena at Kehrein Center, RSVP

7:30 Living Hour, The Ophelias at Color Club Ballroom, $15

7:30 The Cellar, Cultural Zenith of Arlington Heights at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $20-45

x 7:30 The Chapin Family at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $39-89, Harry Chapin at 80, a Retrospective

7:30 Colin Cimmarusti at Broken Oar Port Barrington

7:30 Open Mic at The Outta Space Berwyn

8:00 Living Hour, The Ophelias, OK Cool at Golden Dagger, $12

8:00 Brandy Clark, Tattletale Saints at Thalia Hall

8:00 Hawktail, Väsen at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $28

8:00 Divino Niño, Victor Internet, Heartgaze, Blesstonio DJ Set at Metro, $25-30

8:00 When We Was Kids, The Skies Are Shifting, Anfang, Kanbina at Reggie’s Music Joint, $10-13

8:00 Sad Park, Nora Marks, Jesus Freak at Beat Kitchen, $18

8:00 Subsonic Eye, Cusp at Schubas, $15

8:00 This Is the Kit, Gruff Rhys at Lincoln Hall, $20-25

8:00 Carbon Leaf at City Winery, $32-45

8:00 Ready For Death, Pinko, Salvation, Ills at Sleeping Village, $18

8:00 Sam Nelson at Subterranean, $20

8:00 Alan Gresik’s Swing Orchestra at Green Mill, $10

8:00, 10:00 Donald Harrison Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $25-40

8:00 Mikey Ahearn’s The Octagyn Collective at Fulton Street Collective, $15

8:00 Omar Coleman Blues Band, Funky Mojo Daddy Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $15

8:00 BTS Express with Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago

8:00 Pretty Lights at The Salt Shed, sold out

8:00 Dick Taste (Like Frito), Matthew Morgan, The League of Erics at Phyllis' Musical Inn

8:00 Polyphia, Domi, JD Beck at Riviera Theatre, sold out?

8:00 Malort & Saviour, Wayside, Jeff Schaller and the Long Way Home at Burlington Bar

x 8:00 Niko Twist Action at Lizards Liquid Lounge

8:00 Chris Cresswell, Jon Snodgrass, Seth Anderson at Cobra Lounge, $25

8:00 The War Inside, Meds, Dromeo and the Loverboys at LiveWire Lounge

8:00 Tyler Halverson at Carol's Pub, $15

8:00 Kashmir tribute to Led Zeppelin at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

8:00 Catch a Fyre Thursday Hosted by DJ Fyre with DJ EMagic at Wild Hare, $10 after 8:00

8:00 John Doyle & John Williams at Chief O'Neill's, $30, Workshop at 4:00, $30, both $50

8:00 Skoli Moly Donut Shop at Cafe Mustache

x 8:00 Courtesy Patrol at Friendly Tap Berwyn

8:00 Jenny Owen Youngs, John Mark Nelson at SPACE, $15-20

8:00 Plain White T's at Rivers Casino Des Plaines, $40-75

8:00 Carlose Vives at Rosemont Theatre, $30-247

8:00 Rumours of Fleetwood Mac tribute to Fleetwood Mac at Des Plaines Theatre, $29-59

8:00 Mondo Cortez at Austin Community Tavern Steger, RSVP

x 8:00 PBJ at Durty Nellies Palatine, $5

8:00 Open Mic Night at Ballydoyle Aurora

8:00 Open Mic with Keith Richard at The Studio Lockport

x 8:30 Jim Lauderdale, The Texas Rubies at Hideout, $25-30

8:30 Maddie Vogler at Constellation, $15

8:30 Matthias Müller, Matthias Muche & Quintet at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students, Improvised Music Series

8:30, 9:30, 11:00 Rosa's All-Stars Band with Lil Ed Williams, Joey J. Saye, Tony Mangiullo, Harlan Terson, Thaddeus Krolicki, Ariyo at Rosa’s, $10-20

8:30 Zack Fedor and The Long Goodbyes, Lydia Cash at California Clipper, $5

8:30 Open Jam at Fuller’s Pub

x 8:30 Nathan Graham, Sara Jean Stevens at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-25

8:30 Leo Fron at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

8:30 Open Mic Blues Jam at Harlem Avenue Lounge Berwyn

x 9:00 Free Range, Sima Cunningham, Hazel City at Empty Bottle, $15

9:00 Willie Buck at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $15

9:00 Open Mic Night with Max Reeve at The Thirsty Tavern

9:00 Halloween VJ Sam O'Rama plays Goth, Industrial, Metal Videos at Delilah’s

9:00 Always with DJs 1981Tokyo, Ryan Moses at The Whistler

x 9:00 Sancocho Eclectico at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP, Pachanka Music Culture Presents

9:00 Stephanie Aaron and the All-Star Vegans at Blind Faith Cafe Evanston, $15, Live After Hours Jazz

9:00 Ben Crooch at House Pub St Charles, Thursday Showcase

10:00 Teo The Artist, Alysha Monique & the Family Divine, Juice Mazelee at Cole’s Bar, $13

10:00 Matt Martin Band at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

10:00 Reggae Gold at Subterranean, $10

10:30 Anthony Bruno at Andy’s, $15

10:30 Barb Bailey With Paul Coscino at Le Piano, Late Night with Barbie