Thursday 10/24/24

Oct 24, 2024

Thursday!

Lots of great music event options are available in and around town… read on for the details, and get out to enjoy them if you can… welcome to new subscribers, thanks for reading, subscribing to, sponsoring, and especially sharing Jerome’s Event List!

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10:00a-12:00n Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World Opera for Young People at Kehrein Center for The Arts

x 12:00n Tamila Viola at Gayle V's Best Ever Grilled Cheese

1:00-3:30 Miguel de la Cerna Trio at Promontory, $15, Afternoon Delight Jazz At The Promontory

4:00-7:00 Chi Town Duo at Flagship on the Fox St Charles

4:30 Tea Time Concert with Four Hands, One Heart Piano Duet by Dr. Lina Yoo Min Lee & Dr. Kaju Lee at Goodspeed Hall Fulton Recital Hall University of Chicago, free

5:00-7:15 Andy Brown at Green Mill

5:00-8:00 The Marjays at Epiphany Center, RSVP, Golden Hour

5:00-7:00 Lola Bard Trio at InterContinental Chicago Mag Mile

5:00 Lenny Capp at Parker's Restaurant Downers Grove

5:30-8:00 Matt Hendricks acoustic set at Buddy Guy's Legends, free

5:30-6:45, 8:30-9:45 Songbook by William Patrick Corgan at Madame Zuzu's Highland Park, $145-275

x 6:00, 8:15 Sabertooth at Andy's, $15

6:00-2:00a Omar Coleman Band, Studebaker John Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $15

6:00-10:00 Windy City Rev Ups Duo of House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

x 6:00-9:00 Lou Shields at Milk Money Brewing LaGrange

6:00-8:30 Matt Petersen at Elm Restaurant La Grange

6:00-9:00 Megan Curran Duo at Adelle's Restaurant Wheaton, WDCB Jazz Thursdays

x 6:00-9:00 Ian Leith at Preservation Geneva

6:00-8:00 ? at Alter Brewing & Kitchen St Charles, Live Music Thursdays, 5th Anniversary

6:00-9:00 Gritman & Moran at Lindy's Landing Wauconda

x 6:00 Saul Good Trio at Banging Gavel Vogt House Orland Park, RSVP

6:00-10:00 DJ Lawrence Peters at Big Star Wicker Park, Country Only

6:00-9:00 Kiss The Sky Records at Preservation Geneva Front Lounge

6:00-9:00 Vinyl Thursday with John Dreznes of Beverly Records at Nicky's of Beverly

6:30, 8:30 Kevin Fort Trio with Christy Bennett, Kevin Fort, Sam Peters, Jon Deitemyer at Winters Jazz Club, $20-25, The Music of Judy Garland

6:30-10:00 Lee Ketch, Eliya Gwetta, The Good-by Number at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10

6:30-8:30 Akenya, Sparklmami at Preston Bradley Hall Chicago Cultural Center, RSVP

6:30-9:00 Rob Russo at Alter Brewing Company Downers Grove

7:00 Hannah Judson, My Cousins Jacket, The Chicago Sound Collective, Bread On Fork at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

x 7:00 Joan Baez 'When You See My Mother, Ask Her to Dance' chat on poetry with Krista Tippett at Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture, $56, $45 Members, presented by Chicago Humanities and OTSFM

7:00 Enter Shikari, You Me At Six, Yours Truly at Metro, $35-40

7:00 Electric Villain, Passengers, Militia2six, Silver Mask at Reggies Music Joint, $15

7:00 Isaiah Collier at Jazz Institute of Chicago office, Fine Arts Building, $5 RSVP

7:00 Dayglow, Sun Room at House of Blues, sold out, moved from Aragon Ballroom

7:00? Gamblers, The Back Alley, Pretoria at Cobra Lounge, $15-19

7:00-10:00 Hypothetical Star, DJ Tigermilk at Cafe Mustache

7:00-9:00 Thursday Night Sessions hosted by Michael Austin and James Conway at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center, all welcome

7:00-10:00 The Ben Paterson Organ Trio at Le Piano, Laurens Hammond B3 Night

x 7:00 Banjo After Dark with Jonas Friddle, Jug Band Happy Hour, Public Jam 8:00 at Borelli’s Pizza

x 7:00 Cosmic Country Showcase 'Bad Trip' with Andrew Sa, Mary Williamson, The Flying Objects house band including Red PK, guests Julia Steiner, Dani Jean-Baptiste, black light haunted tavern by Glamhag, lights by Hydrosonic Light Show, opening band Hazel City at Color Club Tavern and Ballroom, $25 at Color Club Tavern and Ballroom, $25

7:00 Friedrich Rau & Band at Epiphany Center, $15-20

x 7:00 The Country Doctors at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free/RSVP

7:00-10:00 BluMax Trio at Jonny Cabs Burr Ridge

7:00 Brother John Kattke solo acoustic at The Open Door Taproom and Bottleshop Clarendon Hills

7:00 Newsboys at Egyptian Theatre DeKalb, $27-45

7:00 Death by Technology, Liquid Faction, Skellerjam, ++ at Rookies Rochaus West Dundee, $10+ Thursday Night Live

7:00-9:00 Billy Nixon at Tighthead Brewing Mundelein

7:00-9:00 Chi-Town Sessions Band at The Studio Lockport, blues, open jam at 9:00

7:00? Jack Byron at Girl In The Park Orland Park

x 7:00 Mark Dvorak Monthly Folk Jam at Friendly Tap Berwyn

x 7:00-10:00 Projam hosted by Geoffrey Lowe with Dave Rice at Shanahan’s Woodridge

7:00 Thursday Open Mic hosted by Kent Lewis at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach

7:00-11:00 Open Mic Night hosted by Rob Rosenberg at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich

? 7:00-10:00 Open Mic at The Quarry Ballroom Thornton

7:00-9:00 Open Mic Lemont hosted by The Fog at Pollyanna Brewing Lemont

7:00 Jazz Jam with the Sam Burns Electric Trio at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

x 7:30 Alaina Stacey, Madeleine Kelson at Martyrs, $20

7:30 Escuela Grind, For Your Health, Wisdom & War, Vow at Reggies Rock Club, $29

7:30 Debbie Gibson at City Winery, $65-125, sold out, waitlist, Acoustic Youth Songs and Stories from the Electric Youth Era

7:30 Don Quixote at Symphony Center, $39-250

7:30 Maggie Rogers, Ryan Beatty at United Center, $25

7:30 Elsa Lanchester 'She’s Alive' musical tribute with Charlotte Booker, Mark Nutter at Venus Cabaret Theater, Mercury Theater Chicago, $40

7:30 The Dirty Dead at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

7:30 Gotham Ramblers Duo at Quigley's Naperville

x 7:30 Steve Poltz at SPACE Evanston, $20-30

7:30 Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Northwestern University Evanston, $6, $4 students

7:30 Steep Canyon Rangers at Center Theatre, North Shore Center for Performing Arts, $35+

x 7:30 Iron Maiden, The Hu at Allstate Arena Rosemont, $90-159

(postponed) x 7:30 Badfinger at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $49-89

7:30 Live Pete at Moretti's Morton Grove

7:30-10:00 Brandye Phillips with the R&B Divas tribute to Tina Turner blues at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon 'N Brass Speakeasy, free, two drink or food equivalent minimum

7:30 Erik Donner at Moretti's Hoffman Estates

7:30 Open Mic Night hosted by Mitchell Turner at The Outta Space Berwyn

x 8:00 Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $30

8:00 BabyJake, Will Swinton at Beat Kitchen, $20-28

(postponed) 8:00 Diamond Cafe, Melvin Knight at Schubas

8:00 Boogarins, The Crooked Rugs, Kangaroo Court at Lincoln Hall, $25

x 8:00 NadNavillus at Judson & Moore, free, sold out, waiting list

8:00-10:30 Colin Heshmat Trio with Macari Ramsey, Jeff Wheaton, Michael Jones Quartet with Erik Skov, Kitt Lyles, Gustavo Cortiñas at Fulton Street Collective, $15

8:00 Zach Seabaugh, Noah Rinker at Subterranean, $20, #Subt30

8:00-12:00m Alan Gresik’s Swing Orchestra at Green Mill, $10

8:00, 10:00 Jeremy Pelt Quintet with Jalen Baker, Alex Wintz, Leighton Harroll, Jared Spears at Jazz Showcase, $25-40

8:00 BTS Express with Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago

8:00 Kany Garcia at Chicago Theatre, $60+

8:00 Leon Bridges, Hermanos Gutiérrez at Auditorium Theatre, $61+

8:00-10:00 Daniela Bisenius and Darwin Noguera "Passion, Flair, and Fun" at Davenport’s Cabaret, $25, 2 drink minimum

8:00 The League of Erics, "Chickenwing" Quigley, Anne Kay at Phyllis' Musical Inn

8:00? JB/Cory, Blue Moon, Travsh at The Store

8:00 Loose Buttons, Coastal Club at Burlington Bar, $12

8:00 Redferrin, Owen Riegling at Joe's on Weed, $20

8:00 Iris Marlowe, Olivia and the Lovers at Carol’s Pub, $10

8:00-10:30 Solomon Lindenberg Trio with Leo Buczkowski, Charlie O’Neill at Clara

8:00 Open Jam Thursdays hosted by Joshua Robertson and the Saints at The Tonk

8:00-10:50 Open Mic Night at Gallery Cabaret, signup at 7:30?

8:00 DJ Muggs, DJ Rude One, BoatHouse, DJ Ca$h Era & mor at Avondale Music Hall, $30-38, Closed Sessions 15 Year Anniversary Party

x 8:00 Female Featured Fourth Thursday at Friendly Tap Berwyn

x 8:00 Jim Lauderdale & The Game Changers, The Siderunners at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $20-37

X 8:00 Richard Thompson Band at Cahn Auditorium Evanston, $61-107, sold out, presented by SPACE

8:00? Simply Sound at Beacon Tap Des Plaines

8:00 Frank Wysong & Kelly Curin Ott at Austin Community Tavern Steger

x 8:00 Wlly Porter Band at The Bur Oak Madison WI, $30-35, sold out, seated

8:00 Open Jam Thursday at Uptown Plainfield

x 8:30 C3zR album release, Pugs Atomz, Imperial Boxmen, Sarita Songbird at Hideout, $12

8:30 A Country Western, Gash, Harvey Waters at Sleeping Village, $16-21+

8:30 ONEderful with Nora Petran, Jeremy David Miller, Keefe Jackson at Constellation, $10-12

8:30 Heinemann/Long/Strinning with Jakob Heinemann, Norman Long, Sebastian Strinning, Dave Gordon Plasmosonic Sextet with Dushun Mosley, Brian Gephart, Chris Dammann, Jack Gallagher at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students, Improvised Music Series

8:30, 9:30, 11:00 Rosa's All-Stars Band with Jimmy Burns, Tony Manguillo, Thaddeus Krolicki, Harlan Terson, Joey J. Saye at Rosa’s, $10-20

8:30-11:30 Sami Scot? at Davenport’s Piano Bar

8:30-1:30a Filipe at The Zebra Lounge

8:30 Dance Monkey at Jamo's Mokena, free show Thursday

8:30 Open Jam at Fuller's Pub

x 8:30 Califone, Bruce Lamont at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $35-50

9:00 Fat Dog, Lip Critic, Heet Deth at Empty Bottle, $18

9:00 Edition Redux with Dessel/Finnegan/McDonald/Vandermark at Hungry Brain, $15-18

9:00 Dave Specter at Buddy Guy's Legends, $15

9:00 Bladee, Yung Sherman at Salt Shed Indoors, sold out?

9:00 Bussy Kween Power Trip, Los Skin Problems, Miserable People at Liars Club, $10

9:00 Janeece, King X, Mario McClean at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $12

9:00-11:00 "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" Guitar for Guaraldi Tribute at Tack Room

9:00-12:00m The Black Mariah Theater, Fecto Glen, Em Grace and the Undercuts at Reed's Local, $10

9:00-11:55 Open Mic hosted by Max Reeve at Thirsty Tavern

9:00-2:00a Eighties New Wave DJ AC at Delilah’s

9:00 Prosperity Room with Darumakjo at The Whistler, RnB, Hip Hop Remixes, Afrobeats, Baile Funk, ++

x 9:00 Cigar Box at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP, Pachanka Music presents

9:00 Matt Keen at The House Pub St Charles, Thursday Showcase

9:00-12:00m Austin Bishop at Emerald Isle

9:00-11:00 Open Mic at The Studio Lockport, sign up at 7:00

9:30-11:50 Bonzo Squad at aliveOne

9:30 Rick King's Royal Hustle at Mom's Place

10:00 Lloyd Snyder and The Big Big Band at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

? 10:00 ? Reggae Gold at Subterranean ?

10:00-1:00a One Big Fun A$$ Party Nightmare 2 at Promontory, $15-30

10:00-2:00a DJ Dominic at Briny Swine, College Night

10:00 Submission on Division hosted by Mistress Onyx with music from Mr. Bobby at Bourbon on Division, $18

10:30 The Sabertooth Groove It Pro Jam at Andy’s, $10

Jerome’s highlights

x = recommended, interested, of note to me or friends

X = the plan, though that can change

x 12:00n Tamila Viola at Gayle V's Best Ever Grilled Cheese

x 6:00, 8:15 Sabertooth at Andy's, $15

x 6:00-9:00 Lou Shields at Milk Money Brewing LaGrange

x 6:00-9:00 Ian Leith at Preservation Geneva

x 6:00 Saul Good Trio at Banging Gavel Vogt House Orland Park, RSVP

x 7:00 Joan Baez 'When You See My Mother, Ask Her to Dance' chat on poetry with Krista Tippett at Athenaeum Center