Thursday 11/21/24

Nov 21, 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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12:00n Terry Byrne at Gayle V's Best Ever Grilled Cheese

1:00-3:30 Phil Seed with Brian Danzy, Tim Fullerton, Chuck Lacy at Promontory, $15, Afternoon Delight Jazz, 12:30 door

1:00-5:00 Logan Ramey & The Memphis Flash Band tribute to Elvis Presley at Jacob Henry Mansion Joliet

2:00-6:00 Willard Wilcox at Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich

3:05 Student Recital Hour at NEIU Recital Hall, Northeastern Illinois University

4:30 Tea Time Concert with Vocal Studies Recital 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 Steven C. Manns Jr 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

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

6:00-2:00a Rico McFarland Band, Gerry Hundt Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $15

6:00 Susan Williams Duo at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

6:00 Idkhow, Alexsucks at Concord Music Hall, $25

x 6:00-8:00 Christine Melody at Bobby's Eastside Forest Park, free, tip the band

6:00-9:00 Blend Acoustic Duo at Milk Money Brewing La Grange

6:00-8:30 JBC Duo at The Elm Restaurant La Grange

6:00-10:00 Kevin Presbey at Golden Boy Barbecue Elmhurst

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

6:00-9:00 Vinny Binetti at Preservation Geneva Heated Patio

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

6:00-9:00 Dan Maguire at Mockingbird Bar + Garden East Dundee

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

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

6:00 (7:00 ET) Los Lobos at Acorn Theatre, $100-155, sold out

x 6:30, 8:30 Jeremy Kahn Trio with special guest Abigail Riccards, Clark Sommers, Phil Gratteau at Winters Jazz Club, $23-28, celebrating Dinah Washington's Centennial

x 6:30-8:00 The Juju Exchange with Nico Segal, Kurt Shelby, Julian Davis Reid, Nova Zaii at Jazz Institute of Chicago, Fine Arts Building, Front Row concert recording, free RSVP, $5 donation

6:30 Chicago Sinfonietta conducted by Vinay Parameswaran performs 'Culture Chronicles' including Gabriela Lena Frank’s Elegia Andina / Andean Elegy, Juan Pablo Contreras' Alma Monarca / Monarch Soul, Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 at Wentz Concert Hall Naperville, $57-67, $17 students

6:30-8:30 Good Clean Fun with Steve Edwards at Maya del Sol Oak Park, RSVP

6:30-9:30 Phil & Tim at Alter Brewing Company Downers Grove

6:30 Club House with DJ Double Virgo, DJ PJs, DJ Katie B, DJ Mazyck, Sindy Viscious as MC at WC Social Club West Chicago, $10-20

6:30 Songwriter Showcase hosted by Demi Clara with Chuck Wilson, Connor Lee, Dan Asio, Noah Gabriel at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

7:00 The Lake County Breaks, The Moon Machine, Chris Rawlins at Montrose Saloon

7:00-9:00 Steve Kessler aka Saturday June, Elly Zaid, Gabe and Dave at Uncommon Ground, $12

7:00-9:00 Thursday Night Sessions hosted by Michael Austin and James Conway, Kathy Cowan 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 Open House Walk Through the History of 6615 W. Roosevelt at FitzGeralds Nightclub, free RSVP, sold out

x 7:00 The Woolly Rhinos at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP

x 7:00-9:00 Monthly Folk Jam with Mark Dvorak at Friendly Community Room Berwyn

7:00 Rob Russo at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

7:00-10:00 Projam hosted by Geoffrey Lowe with Chris Fisher at Shanahan’s Woodridge

7:00-11:00 The Open Jam with Sam Wyatt at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

7:00-9:30 RPM at Double Clutch Brewing Company Evanston

7:00 Terry Byrne at Beacon Tap Des Plaines

7:00-11:00 The Open Jam hosted by the Fog? Dan Asio? Adela? at Pollyanna Brewing Roselle

7:00 Thursday Night Live Local Showcase with Punkbordello, Ivent Horizon, To Fight For, Javelin, ++ at Rookies Rochaus West Dundee, $10-13+

7:00 Josh Patterson at Broken Oar Port Barrington

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

7:00-10:00 Blue Thursday with Chi-Town Sessions and Open Jam at The Studio Lockport

7:00? Jason Paul Jeka at Girl In The Park Orland Park, RSVP

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

7:00-10:00 Speakeasy Open Mic Night hosted by Nicole Devine at Go Brewing Naperville

7:00 Jason Bonham tribute to Led Zeppelin at Hard Rock Live Gary IN, $50-95

7:30 Isaiah Sharkey at City Winery, $35-48, r&b, rock

7:30 Bottom Bracket, Calicoloco, tenmonthsummer, Mt. Oriander, Sweet Bike at Subterranean, $15-18

7:30 Tchaikovsky Swan Lake with Vilde Frang at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $59-399

7:30-9:30 Kouri Hall & Matthew Daher at Comfort Station, Comfort Music

7:30 The Gaffes, Indigo Flood at Cubby Bear, $7

7:30 Dad Bod at Ballydoyle Downers Grove, Lester Elementary Fundraiser

7:30 Nick Olsen at Quigley's Irish Pub Naperville

7:30 Paul Wall, Frankie J, Amanda Perez at The Piazza Aurora, $50+

7:30 Echoes of Pompeii tribute to Pink Floyd at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $29-49

7:30 Jon Allegretto at Moretti's Morton Grove

7:30-10:00 Mile Minor "Rockin' The Blues" at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon 'N Brass Speakeasy, free, two drink or food equivalent minimum

(cancelled) x 7:30 The Tubes at Des Plaines Theatre, $39-79, plus optional $125 VIP Meet & Greet

7:30 Erik Donner at Moretti's Hoffman Estates

7:30 The Blueshift Big Band vinyl release for "Joystick Jazz Vol. 3" at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $18-35

7:30 Darryl Grady, Pete Calacci, Chris Grove at Austin Community Tavern Steger

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

7:30-10:00 SistaStrings at Stoughton Opera House Stoughton WI, $40

8:00 Slow Pulp, Bnny, Free Range at Thalia Hall, sold out, limited number at door

8:00 Kevin Garrett, Frances Whitney at Sleeping Village, $25-30, presented by Metro

x 8:00 Bad Motorfingers performs Soundgarden “Superunknown", The Electric Cars perform The Cars “The Cars”, Planet Claire perform The B-52’s “The B-52’s” at Reggies Music Joint, $15, Jim Ryan's Classic Albums Night

8:00 Hunter Root, Joe Stamm at Schubas, $13-15

8:00 Jordy, Zee Machine, Siena Liggins at Lincoln Hall, $22-25

8:00 Dogpark, Meyru at Beat Kitchen, $20-27

8:00 Dusk, Visual Learner at Judson & Moore, $15

8:00-10:30 Brooks/Naidu Quintet with Kyle Brooks, Kavi Naidu, Oliver Scott, ++, Augurs of Eden with Chris Hartley, Mike Guerra, Leo Buczkowski, Connor Johnson, Marty Myron at Fulton Street Collective, $15 donation

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

8:00, 10:00 Ron Blake Quartet with Bobby Broom, Dennis Carroll, Kobie Watkins at Jazz Showcase, $30-45

8:00 Nate Manos with Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago

8:00 Mr. Phylzzz, A Deer A Horse, Heet Deth at Liar's Club, $15

8:00 Tyler Halverson, Zack Fedor at Carol's Pub, $15-20

8:00 K Camp, TheArtist at The Vic Theatre, $40

8:00 Kip Moore, Hannah McFarland at Joe's on Weed, sold out

8:00 Jazz Ensemble tribute to Muhal Richard Abrams at Logan Center for the Arts University of Chicago, free RSVP

8:00 Melly's Couch Season 4 Wrap Party hosted by Chill Bill with sounds by Kung Pao, Myah Storm, Smokey Smothers, DJ Taye, Samiam The Emcee, Weegi Wizers, Belve, Ilajide, Kali Jones at Bourbon on Division, $12

8:00-11:00 Walls of Denial tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

8:00-10:45 Kenthaney Redmond at Epiphany Center, free, Sanctuary Sessions, any and all jazz players welcomed, signup at 7:00

8:00-10:30 Solomon Lindenberg Trio at Clara

8:00-10:00 Austin Cash, Hali Palombo, Nathan Riggs at Cafe Mustache

8:00 Melanie A. Davis, Kathryn O’Shea, Official Claire at Color Club Tavern, $8-10, indie dream folk

8:00 ? Fanclub, Flowering, Human Sacrifice ? at Burlington Bar

x 8:00 Chris Squared with Chris Neville x Chris Siebold at Friendly Tap Berwyn, harmony duo

x 8:00 The Accidentals, The Rebel Eves at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $25-40, One Year Anniversary

8:00 Dead Night with Bill Grady and Mikey Schroeder at The Venue Aurora, $20

8:00 Open Jam Thursdays hosted by Ian Valentin & Mimi Martinez tribute to Juan Gabriel at The Tonk

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

x 8:00 Cameron Whitcomb, Ben Cottrill at SPACE Evanston, $12 SRO

8:00-11:00 Marcus Rezak's Shred Is Dead tribute to The Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia Band at Teddy O’Brian’s, $10

8:00 Open Jam Thursday at Uptown Plainfield

8:30 Alan Braufman, Quin Kirchner and band at Constellation, $20-23

8:30 Jean-Luc Capozzo with Mabel Kwan, Mark Feldman, Joshua Abrams, Michael Zerang at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students, Improvised Music Series

8:00 Rav, Kill Bill The Rapper at Chop Shop, $20-25

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

8:30-11:30 ? at Davenport’s Piano Bar

8:30 John Kimler at Phyllis' Musical Inn

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

8:30 Alice Oh, Hanna Oyasu, Claire Kim, Sydney Feldman flute ensemble at McClintock Choral and Recital Room Northwestern University Evanston, free, student recitals

8:30 Open Jam at Fuller's Pub

x 8:30-12:00m Trailer Park Twisters with Connie Cipher at Jamo's Mokena, free

9:00 Like Someone I Know record release, DJs St. Stephen, Ali Najdi, Coucou Chloe, Empty Bottle record & clothing fair at Empty Bottle, free RSVP

x 9:00 The Sidepieces led by Jordan Martins with Angela James, Sam Cantor, Ryan Norris, Kelsey Wild, Raul Cotaquispe, Nolan Chin, Gus Martini, Chris Salveter at Hungry Brain, $15-18, country

9:00 Randy Johnson at Buddy Guy's Legends, $15

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

9:00 Edith Judith, Nelson Devereaux, Suko Pyramid at Cole's Bar, $13

9:00 Last Call Legend at Tin Roof Chicago

9:00 ? Sosmula, ++ ? at Reggie's Rock Club

9:00 Rumors with Ariel Zetina, Miss Twink USA, Dutchesz Gemini, Abhijeet, Bonita Appleblunt, Anneasha, Celeste, Lynzo the Hearthhrob at Dorians, $10 after 8:30

9:00 Shrek Rave at House of Blues, $19-38

9:00 Proto Punk DJ Steve-O at Delilah’s

9:00 City Pop with Van Paugam and Kadobara at The Whistler

9:00-1:00a Chromabeats at DMen Tap, Third Thursdays

x 9:00 Christian Larumbe at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP, Pachanka Music Culture presents

9:30-11:50 Bonzo Squad at aliveOne

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

10:00 Matt Martin at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

10:00 Reggae Gold at Subterranean, reggae, dancehall, afrobeats

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