Thursday 11/14/24 ++

Jen and Jerome Fest 2024 Finale Line-up announced, please get your tickets!

Nov 14, 2024

Thursday!

Jen & Jerome Fest Finale Line-up for this Sunday 11/17 at FitzGerald’s was announced, thanks to Linda Weseman…

Naomi Ashley, Andon Davis, Rachel Drew, Benjamin Ezra, Miguel H Gonzalez, Michael Krayniak, Kip Rainey, Linda Weseman… plus 12 great bands before that…

Please come for a great time and help raise Greater Chicago Food Depository funds!

Get your tickets now at FitzGerald's website or at the Babygold Shop!

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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x 12:00n Mike Reeb at Gayle V's Best Ever Grilled Cheese

3:05 Guitar Studio Showcase at NEIU Recital Hall, Northeastern Illinois University

4:30 Tea Time Concert with Afro-Cuban Folkloric Ensemble at Goodspeed Hall, Fulton Recital Hall University of Chicago, free, tea & cookies at 4:15

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

5:00-8:00 Jackson Jay Kidder at Epiphany Center, free RSVP, Golden Hour

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

5:00-8:00 Lenny Capp at Parker's Restaurant Downers Grove

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

5:30 Soundpost Melodies in Motion, Scoring for Screen with composer Kubi Uner at Symphony Center, $20 includes discount on live Symphony after

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

6:00-2:00a Corey Dennison Band, Funky Mojo Daddy Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $15

6:00-10:00 Kenny Reichert 4tet at Union League Club, Luminarts Live

6:00-10:00 Big Bend at Torn Light Records

6:00-9:00 Brother John Kattke at Milk Money Brewing La Grange

6:00-8:30 Crows of Furey at The Elm Restaurant La Grange

6:00-8:00 Connie Cipher & Michael McInerney at Galaxy Sushi & Ramen Westmont

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

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

6:00-9:00 Dan Maguire at Preservation Geneva Heated Patio

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

6:00-9:00 Open Mic Night at Church Street Brewing Itasca

6:00-9:00 Ironwood at Lindy's Landing Wauconda

6:00 Kim Deal listening party for 'Nobody Loves You More' at Val's Halla Oak Park, free RSVP, swag giveaways

x 6:30, 8:30 Chris Greene Quartet with Damian Espinosa, Marc Piane, Steve Corley at Winters Jazz Club, $23-28

6:30-9:30 Jon Allegreto at Alter Brewing Company Downers Grove

6:30 Songwriter Showcase guest hosted by Tony Cruz with Kent Slayton, Phil Partynski, Joe Leja, Mark Weber, Adela Skowronski at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

7:00 The Embryos, Richard Bandini, Okay Kiddos at Montrose Saloon

7:00 Cytotoxin, Cognitive, Inoculation, Necroticgorebeast, Wounds at Reggies Rock Club, $20

7:00, 10:00 Craig Finn, Katy Kirby at Schubas, $35, early show sold out

7:00 Billie Eilish, Nat & Alex Wolff at United Center, $94-145, sold out

7:00 Big D and The Kids Table, Devon Kay & the Solutions at Cobra Lounge, $31

7:00 Floex Ensemble with Tomáš Dvořák at Classics Building, Room 110 University of Chicago, free RSVP, sold out, waiting list

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

7:00-9:00 Heavy Air Happy Hour 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

7:00-12:00m Cre8ive Open Mic Sessions at Promontory, $5-10

7:00? Pre-Show Late Night with DJ Patrixa at Liar's Club, Front 242 Final Week

7:00-1:00a Baile Sorpresa with The Fundamental Kink, Vatos Tristes, followed by DJs Mala Vida, La Colocha at Simone's Bar, $10 donation, part of Simone's Quinceañera Festival, Ruidosa presents:

7:00 Pierce Crask at Olive Black

x 7:00 The Quin Kirchner Trio at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP

x 7:00 Painted Canyon, Eric Case Band at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $12-19

7:00 Tony Radzik violin at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

7:00 Bond Henry at Beacon Tap Des Plaines

7:00 ? at Broken Oar Port Barrington

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 Jason Blake at Tighthead Brewing Mundelein

7:00-9:00 Robin Chandler & Five Dollar Dave at The Studio Lockport, These Thumpin Thursdays

7:00-11:59 Exodus, Havok, Candy, Dead Heat at The Forge Joliet, $15-44

7:00-9:30 Mr. Lucky & his Orchestra of Tomorrow at Roxy Lockport, $10, jazz, Latin, soul, classics, vintage cocktail pop

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

7:00-10:00 Projam hosted by Geoffrey Lowe with Rodney & Space at Shanahan’s Woodridge

7:30 The Spill Canvas at City Winery, $28-45

7:30 Gemini, Jey at House of Blues, $45

7:30 Modest Mouse, The Black Heart Procession at Salt Shed, sold out?

7:30 Liszt & Bruckner 3 with Daniel Schlosberg, conducted by Marek Janowski with Francesco Piemontesi piano at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $39-250

7:30-9:30 erψn temp3st, Mauricio López F., Sarah Lutkenhaus at Comfort Station, Comfort Music

7:30 The Keystones, Silvertone, Ur Mom at Cubby Bear, $8

7:30-10:00 Chicago Jazz All Stars tribute to Billy Strayhorn & Duke Ellington with Marco Garcia, Jimijon, Sammy G., Heath Chappell, Tony Morrison, Sergio Mayora at Black Eagle Club

7:30 Ebony & Ivory aka John Guerrini & Michael Moses at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

7:30 Call Me Jo at Quigley's Irish Pub Naperville

x 7:30 The Nielsen Trust with Rick Nielsen at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $29-89

x 7:30 Griffin House at SPACE Evanston, $22-42

7:30 Nick Sanzeri at Moretti's Morton Grove

7:30-10:00 Tommy McCracken blues 86th Birthday Bash at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon 'N Brass Speakeasy, free, two drink or food equivalent minimum

7:30 Live Pete at Moretti's Hoffman Estates

7:30 Dan Peters Band at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-35

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

7:30-10:00 Amythyst Kiah at Stoughton Opera House Stoughton WI, $25

x 8:00 Dehd, Divino Niño, hosted by Grelley Duvall at Thalia Hall, $29, sold out?, limited number at door

x 8:00 The Wild Feathers, Nathan Graham at OTSFM Szold Hall, $30

8:00 Street Dove, Young Swan, West Nile Crows at Reggies Music Joint, $12-15, alternative, dream pop, indie pop

8:00 Essenger, Hardly, Mello Jupiter at Beat Kitchen, $15-22

8:00 Tanukichan, Blair at Lincoln Hall, $25-27

x 8:00 Paulina Hollers at Judson & Moore, free

8:00 Selector King Tony and Friends at Dorians, $10

8:00 SonReal, Michael Minelli at Subterranean, $26-30

8:00-10:30 Chris Lega Group perform Benny Carter’s 1961 release 'Further Definitions' with Scott Burns, Dan Nicholson, Kevin Kizer, Joey Skoch, Dennis Carroll, George Fludas at Fulton Street Collective, $15

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

8:00, 10:00 Columbia College Jazz Ensemble directed by Scott Hall with Drummer Kendrick Scott at Jazz Showcase, $20-35

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

8:00 Ladybird, The Part Timers, Shannon Baker and The Burners at Gman Tavern, $12-15

8:00 Open Jam Thursdays hosted by The Masters Collection with Tracy Baker at The Tonk

8:00 Uncle Nephew at Phyllis' Musical Inn, "B-52's crossed with Phish"

8:00 03 Greedo at Avondale Music Hall, $25-32

8:00 Hippies & Cowboys, Calico Mantra at Carol's Pub, $15-18

8:00 W.T. Newton, Pat Reedy at Burlington Bar

8:00 Spomenik EP release, Dead Feathers, The Kozmic Kicks at LiveWire Lounge

8:00 Boy Named Banjo, Will Overman at Joe's on Weed, $12

8:00 Black Violet, zoe & the porktown hustlers at Bourbon on Division, $18

8:00-11:00 NightSnake tribute to White Snake at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

8:00-10:30 Pretty Pleased, Fight Cloud, Close Kept at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10

x 8:00 Mucca Pazza "For The Record" at Epiphany Center, $25-30, four night recording event, 11/3,7,14,23

8:00-10:30 Mahjong Club at Clara, $10

8:00 Lukie Sherman, Mushmush, Vincent Sebastian, Big Step at Color Club Tavern, $15

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

x 8:00 Courtesy Patrol at Friendly Tap Berwyn, ultimate cover band

8:00 Larry Knox & The Canal Jumpers at American Legion Post 42 Evanston, free

8:00 Jazz Sessions hosted by Johnny Gifford and his band, jam session afterward at The Venue Aurora, $5, signup at the show

8:00 Open Jam Thursday at Uptown Plainfield

x 8:00 Patty Griffin, Hayes Carll, Lori McKenna at Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee WI, $40+, Sharing the Stage

x 8:00 Jason Narducy at Kiki's House of Righteous Music Madison WI, $25 RSVP

x 8:30 "The South Got Somethin’ to Say" Hurricane Helene Relief Fundraiser with Amanda Payne, Coley Pappas, Leather Myke, Mike Atcherson, Newt Schottelkotte, Nick Pardo, Ryan P.C. Trimble, Stop Motion Plant, Wes Andy Sins, DJ Dickey Black at Hideout, $10+ sliding scale, masks required

8:30 Twen, Eric Slick, Snake Pond at Sleeping Village, $18+

8:30 Aruán Ortiz Reimagining Tropiques Then and Now with Anaïs Maviel and Aliya Ultan at Constellation, $20-23

8:30 Derek Baron & Luke Martin, The Good-by Number with Hannah Bureau, Bekah Doetzel, Ethan T. Parcell at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students, Improvised Music Series

8:30, 9:30, 11:00 Rosa's All-Stars Band with Willie Buck, ++, Joey J. Saye at Rosa’s, $15-20

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

8:30-1:30a Anna May at The Zebra Lounge

8:30 ? Open Jam at Fuller's Pub

x 8:30 Reverend Horton Heat, Jason D. Williams at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $35+

8:30 Angel Salinas bass trombone at McClintock Choral and Recital Room Northwestern University Evanston, free, student recitals

8:30 The Aftermath at Jamo's Mokena, free show Thursday

9:00 Haley Fohr & Bill Nace duo, Diagram A, Beau Wanzer DJ set at Empty Bottle, $20

x 9:00 Arab Blues aka Rami Gabriel & Karim Nagi at Hungry Brain, $15-18

9:00 Big Dez at Buddy Guy's Legends, $15

9:00 Spread Joy, Artificial Go, Body Shop at Cole's Bar, $13

9:00-11:00 Cogs Trio at Tack Room

9:00 Warm Fuzzies, Clara and the Great Goddamn, Erin Elizabeth, The Road Soda at Reeds Local, $8

9:00-11:00 Khali Melon at Cafe Mustache

9:00-12:00m Jake Holder fiddle at Emerald Isle

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

9:00 Hozac Sadistic Sound System DJ Todd at Delilah’s

9:00 Blesstonio presentss Fusion at The Whistler

x 9:00 The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP, Pachanka Music presents

9:00 Ryan Cooper at The House Pub St Charles

9:30-11:50 Bonzo Squad at aliveOne

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

10:00-2:00a Reggae Gold 20 Year Anniversary with DJ Papa G, Boi Jeanius at Subterranean, reggae, dancehall, afrobeats

10:00 Sammy Virji, Hans Glader, Rtst at Concord Music Hall, $24

10:00 Chris Moreno at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

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

10:30-1:00a Dehd Afterparty with Lily Tomorrow DJ Set at Tack Room, free

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