Thursday 10/26/23

Oct 26, 2023

Thursday!

And there are plenty of great music event options on this pre-weekend evening… read on and get out to enjoy one or more if you can… and thanks for sharing the list with others who need to know what’s happening (who should you share it with now?) and for reading, and for subscribing!

4:30 Tea Time Concert with Afro-Cuban Folkloric Ensemble at Goodspeed Hall, Fulton Recital Hall, University of Chicago

5:00 Andy Brown at Green Mill

5:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Morgan Pirtle ++ at Catch 35, Beyond Night

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

6:00, 8:15 Micah Collier's Alectet at Andy’s, $15

6:00-10:00 Smiley Tillmon Duo at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

x 6:00 Scott Tipping at Preservation Geneva

6:00 Duane Hansen at Lindy's Landing Wauconda

6:00 Open Mic at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca

6:30 Roy Kinsey, Nico Segal at Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center 3rd Floor South, RSVP, Under The Dome Concert

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 Barley Priest at Alter Brewing Company Downers Grove, Music on Tap

6:30 Matt Peterson at The Elm LaGrange

6:30 Pat McCurdy at Durty Nellies Palatine, $6

6:30 Bowmanville at Madame Zuzu's Teahouse Highland Park, RSVP, Oktoberfest

x 7:00 Naomi's Other Band at Sketchbook Skokie

x 7:00 Compass Rose 6 at Maya Oak Park

x 7:00 Mark Dvorak Acoustic Neighbors Folk Jam at Friendly Tap Berwyn Folktoberfest

7:00 Ramy Youssef at Promontory, $38

7:00 Bath Rooms, Bret Koontz, Garbage Hole at Cafe Mustache, Folk History Night

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 Radiator Hospital, Canadian Rifle, National Photo Committee at Fallen Log, Kitchen 17

7:00 Kara Cole, Nathan Page at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10

7:00 Bestial Mouths, Un Homre Solo, Blood Handsome, Replicant at Epiphany Center, $40, Sanctum Festival Pre-Party

x 7:00 Tony Richards with Joe Policastro at Savannah Supper Club

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

7:00 The Electric Cars at Porkchop, $10

7:00 Open Mic Night at Gallery Cabaret

X 7:00 Gerald Dowd with Nora O'Connor at FitzGerald’s Sidebar, RSVP, Song of the Month Club

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

7:00 Thirsty Boots Trio at Quigley’s Naperville

7:00 James Libera at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

7:00 Terminally Hip at Double Clutch Brewing Company Evanston

x Thu 10/26? 7:00 Open Mic with Brian Carter at Blue Island Beer Company Blue Island

7:00 Projam with Geoffrey Lowe & Dave Rice at Shanahan’s Woodridge

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

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

7:30 The Trouble Notes, Wyatt Waddell at Martyrs, $20

x 7:30, 9:30 Chris Greene Quartet at Winters Jazz Club, $20-25

7:30 The Dear Hunter, All Get Out, Delta Sleep at House of Blues, $27

7:30 Mahler 1 conducted by Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider with cellist Jian Wang at Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center, $39-350

7:30 Mega Laverne and Shirley at Comfort Station, Quiet Comfort

7:30 Martin Zellar at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $12-35, sold out

7:30 Martin Barre at Arcada Theatre, $59-99, A Brief History of Jethro Tull

7:30 Jim & Justin at Broken Oar Port Barrington

7:30 Open Mic at The Outta Space Berwyn

7:45 Red Clay Strays, Aaron Raitiere at Joe's On Weed Street, $25, sold out

x 8:00 The Metalliques, The James Dean Joint, Jeffrey Kmieciak at Montrose Saloon, $10

8:00 Alanna Royale at Golden Dagger, $15

8:00 Deeper, Mia Joy, Lawn at Thalia Hall, $20-40

8:00 Clown Core at Metro, $30-35

8:00 Ten Chicago performs Pearl Jam 10, Jagged Little Pill Chicago performs Alanis Morrisettte Jagged Little Pill at Reggie’s Music Joint, $10, Jim Ryan's Classic Albums Night

8:00 Troy Cartwright, Woodrow Hart & the Haymaker at Beat Kitchen, $16

8:00 Joey Nebulous, Tenci, Pinksqueeze at Schubas, $13-15

8:00 Charlie Cunningham, Ethan Tasch at Lincoln Hall, $25

8:00 Glass Cannon at City Winery, $40

8:00 Frenship, Bizzy at Subterranean, $20

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

8:00, 10:00 Chuchito Valdes Trio at Jazz Showcase, $25-40

8:00 Russ Nolan Quartet, Jack Sundstrom Quintet at Fulton Street Collective, $15

8:00 Carl Weathersby Blues Band, Vino Louden Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $15

8:00 Luke Pytel Blues Band with Sheryl Youngblood at Blue Chicago

8:00 Harvey Midnight at Cubby Bear

8:00 Nai Palm at Bottom Lounge, sold out

8:00 Curse Mackey, I Speak Machine, Sine at Burlington Bar, $17

8:00 Dashboard Professional, Salt Sweat Sugar at Cobra Lounge, $15

8:00 Mchnz, Bullet To The Heart, Alenia, Nomadic Structures at LiveWire Lounge, $10-15

8:00 Lunar Ticks at Carol's Pub, $10

8:00 Damager as Kiss, Tommy Kessler as The White Stripes, Madame Reaper as Lady Gaga, Disaster Kid as The Killers at Gman Tavern, $12-15, Gman Halloween Dance

8:00 Phat Kiss tribute to Kiss at Firewater Saloon Edison Park, $10 donation, $30 drinks & appetizers, benefits Chicago Police Memorial Foundation, The Garrido Stray Rescue Foundation

X 8:00 Scott Ligon's All-Star Freakout at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $15-20

8:00 Jeremie Albino, Evvvie at SPACE, $17 SRO

8:00 AVOL at Friendly Tap Berwyn

8:00 Carlos Rivera at Rosemont Theatre, $37-118

8:00 38 Special at Genesee Theatre Waukegan, $40-78

8:00 Open Mic Night at Ballydoyle Aurora

8:00 Open Mic with Downtown Charlie Brown at The Studio Lockport

8:30 Mike Reed's Separatist Party at Constellation, $20

8:30 Jon Irabagon, Weasel Walter at Elastic Arts, Improvised Music Series, Cisco Bradley presents The Williamsburg Avant-Garde

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 Fake Baseball, Sophia Lucia at California Clipper, $5

8:30 James O'Connell at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

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

9:00 A Night of Modular Synthesis IX at Empty Bottle, $10

9:00 Jmsn, Nicole Miglis, Ghost In The Arena at Sleeping Village, $36

9:00 Nasty Snacks with Alanna Royale at Dorian's, $10

9:00 Scott Ellison at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $15

9:00 Nightshade And The Human Veil at Tack Room

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

9:00 Jump Up Records Ska & Reggae DJ Chuck Wren at Delilah’s

9:00 Flaccid House, Kiki Kuamo’o at The Whistler

x 9:00 Raíces with Joe Sonnefeldt at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP, Pachanka Music Culture Presents

9:00 Cat Man Dog at House Pub St Charles, Thursday Showcase

x 9:30 Coyote Island, Certainly So at Hideout, $15-20

9:30 Free Range, Case Oats, Tootsie, DJ Scary Stevens with at Hungry Brain, $10, Ye Olde Halloween

10:00 Pons, Heet Deth, Home Entertainment at Cole’s Bar, $13

10:00 Lloyd Snyder and The Big Rig 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

?:00 Pat Owen-Leary at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry

?:00 Dan Peters at Beacon Tap Des Plaines