Thursday 1/16/25

Jan 16, 2025

Thursday!

Starting off with some onsale news about shows that went presale or onsale on Wednesday, or go onsale on Friday, and then continuing on to the many great things happening in and around town on Thursday night!

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Onsales…

x Mon 2/17 7:30 The Arab Blues, Matt Hendricks at SPACE Evanston, $15-22, presale now icicle, public onsale Fri 1/17 10:00a

x Fri 3/14 8:00 Sons of the Silent Age at SPACE Evanston, $25-35, presale now icicle, public onsale Fri 1/17 10:00a

x Tue 3/18 7:30 Mike Morgan and The Crawl at SPACE Evanston, $15-25, presale now icicle, public onsale Fri 1/17 10:00a

x Wed 3/26 7:30 Jake Blount at SPACE Evanston, $15-25, presale now icicle, public onsale Fri 1/17 10:00a

x Thu 3/27 7:30 Buffalo Nichols at SPACE Evanston, $15-22, presale now icicle, public onsale Fri 1/17 10:00a

x Sun 4/6 7:00 Jackie Greene at SPACE Evanston, $25-45, presale now icicle, public onsale Fri 1/17 10:00a

x Mon 4/21 8:00 Seun Kuti at SPACE Evanston, $35 SRO, presale now icicle, public onsale Fri 1/17 10:00a

x Sat 5/10 6:30 Son Volt at FitzGerald's Outdoors, $49 onsale Fri 1/17 10:00a

Thursday 1/16/25 listings…

x 11:30a-12:20, 4:30-5:20 Winter Quarter Carillon Tower Tour at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel University of Chicago, free

x 12:00n-3:00 Paul Ramirez at Gayle V's Best Ever Grilled Cheese

x 1:00 Mark Dvorak at Wood Dale Public Library Wood Dale, free

4:30-6:00 Early Summer Jazz Combo at Fulton Hall University of Chicago, free, Tea Time Concert with complimentary tea & cookies at 4:15

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

5:00-9:00 Paulo Apuli at The Hampton Social

5:00 Kevin Harris at Beacon Tap Des Plaines

x 5:30 Buddy Guy, Melvin Taylor, Lil Red & The Rooster at Buddy Guy's Legends, $85-135

x 6:00-7:15, 8:15-9:30 Sabertooth at Andy's, $15 RSVP required

x 6:00-9:00 Lou Shields acoustic at Milk Money Brewing La Grange

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

6:00-9:00 Terry Bartolotta Duo at Adelle's Modern Kitchen & Bar Wheaton, WDCB Jazz Thursdays

6:00 Songwriters in the Round at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

6:00 Bluegrass Jam at Bubblehouse Brewing Lisle

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

6:00-9:00 Dan Maguire at Preservation Geneva heated patio

6:00-9:00 Terry Byrne at Lindy's Landing Wauconda

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

x 6:30, 8:30 Jeremy Kahn Trio "Una Mas celebrating the Centennial of Kenny Dorham" with Art Davis, Lawrence Kohut, Phil Gratteau at Winters Jazz Club, $24-29

x 6:30 Mark Dvorak at Friendly Community Room, free, Yoga, Pie, and Song

6:30-8:30 Guitarra Azul at Maya Del Sol Oak Park

6:30-9:30 Abigail Riccards Trio at Eddie V's Oak Brook

6:30-9:30 ? at Alter Brewing Company Downers Grove

x 7:00 McLuhan, Esmerelda's Boys aka John Lewandowski and Andrew Clark at Montrose Saloon, $10 suggested donation

7:00, 9:00 Eric Schneider & Natalie Scharf Quintet with Dennis Carroll, Dennis Luxion, Alex Hall at Jazz Showcase, $20-35

7:00-9:00 Hi Score, Halle Berhe at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, sold out

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, Red Star Ramblers, Jug Band Happy Hour, Public Jam 8:00 at Borelli’s Pizza

? 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 James Libera at Jonny Cab's Burr Ridge

7:00-10:30 Eddie Andersen at Alter Brewing Oak Brook

7:00-9:30 Nissim Torres at Double Clutch Brewing Evanston

7:00 Kristin Rose Kelly at Broken Oar Port Barrington

7:00-10:00 Nicole Devine at Tighthead Brewing Mundelein

7:00 Storytime Singer Songwriter Showcase hosted by Demi Clara at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

7:00-11:00 Open Mic Thursday Jam hosted by Wes Tabayoyong at Johnny's Blitz Sports Bar Westmont

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

7:00-9:30 Thirsty Thursday Monthly Jazz Jam at Fret Wine Bar & Theatre Yorkville

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

7:00-10:00 Open Mic hosted by Kent Lewis at Black Lung Brewing Round Lake Beach

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

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

7:00-9:00 These Thumpin' Thursdays CollaBarAma at The Studio Lockport, 6:00 door

7:00-9:00 Open Mic Nite hosted by Bil Sheppard at Brothership Brewing Mokena, acoustic, $100 cash prize, email signup, 2:00 door

7:30 Fascinator, 4th Point, Fin Talbot, Bloomswitch at Reggie's Music Joint, $12-15, alternative, indie rock, midwest emo

7:30 Reid Etter, Fun to Say at Cubby Bear, $10

7:30 Johnny V Duo at Quigley's Irish Pub Naperville

x 7:30 Senite, Gayun Cannon, Whoisaubry at SPACE Evanston, $20 SRO

7:30 Simply Sound at Moretti's Morton Grove

7:30-10:00 Miles Minor "rockin the blues" at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon 'N Brass Speakeasy Des Plaines, free, 2 drink or equivalent minimum

7:30 Erik Donner at Moretti's Hoffman Estates

(postponed) x 7:30 Jim Peterik & Friends at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $25-75

x 8:00 Beat The Meatles tribute to The Beatles, Stan P Band at Martyrs, $15

8:00 Monroe, The Trenchies, Wei Xu, Green TTea & the Tempos at Beat Kitchen, $12-17

8:00 Lutalo, runo plum, Sleeper’s Bell at Schubas, $20, Tomorrow Never Knows 2025

8:00 Oddly Satisfying aka Ky Newman & atlgrandma, Underscores DJ set, Hafsa Guled at Lincoln Hall, $20-25, sold out, Tomorrow Never Knows 2025

x 8:00 Cosmic Country Showcase with Cactus Lee, Michael Novak aka Dark Canyon, Andrew Sa, house band The Flying Objects at Judson & Moore, $15, TNK Fest

8:00 Half Waif, Noia at Sleeping Village, $18-23, TNK Fest

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

8:00 Future Nobodies, Stare Away, Ghost Days at Chop Shop, $18-25

8:00 Luke Pytel Blues Band with Demetria Taylor at Blue Chicago

8:00 The Gaffes, Jenny Scara, The Black Denim Blues?, Silo Phone at Burlington Bar, $10

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

8:00 Manico Panico, Born in Blonde, Sattva Dog, Charity Work at Cobra Lounge, $15-19

x 8:00 Vincent Davis’ Percussion Plus with Preyas Roy, Jim Baker, Scottie Hesse, Ed Wilkerson, Junius Paul, Justin Dillard at Connect Gallery

8:00-10:00 Tim Fleming, Lexi Kennedy and friends at The Galway Arms, Irish

8:00-12:00m Branden Good, Pat Reedy & The Longtime Goners at Lemon, Honkytonk night

8:00 Open Jam Thursday hosted by Juan Gabriel at The Tonk

x 8:00 Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with Dee Alexander at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-25

x 8:00 Courtesy Patrol at Friendly Music Community Berwyn

x 8:00-11:00 Dead Night hosted by Bill Grady and Mikey Schroeder with Jakob Freitag, Mo Pippy, Dan Moulder at The Venue Aurora, $20-25

8:00-11:00 Irish Session at Harp & Fiddle Park Ridge, every Thursday

8:00-11:00 Open Jam Thursday at Uptown Plainfield

x 8:30 Axis Sova, Desert Liminal, Ovef Ow at Hideout, $15, Tomorow Never Knows

8:30 Jorrit Diijkstra/Jeb Bishop/Beth MacDonald/Ishmael Ali/Michael Zerang, Emily Beisel/Ro Lundberg/Norman Long 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 at Rosa’s, $15-25

8:30 Linda Sol EP release, Piwa, Mike DFG, DJ Mo Mami at Gman Tavern, $15-20

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

8:30-1:00a Open Jam Thursday at Fuller's Pub

8:30-12:30a Katy on Keys at Big Shot Piano Loung Arlington Heights

9:00 Bible Of The Devil, Claw Toe, The Side Bets at Empty Bottle, $15

9:00 Jason Stein/Kim Alpert/Chris Corsano, Jason Stein/Zach Moore/Sam Scranton at Hungry Brain, $15-18

9:00 Rumors with Ariel Zetina, Miss Twink USA, Dutchesz Gemini at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:30

9:00 Mortwight, Redhorn Gate, Elyvilon, Terran Wretch at Cole's Bar, $13-15, Great Lakes Dungeon Siege

9:00-11:00 Jamie Demeny and Friend at Tack Room

9:00-12:00a Braden Martin at Emerald Isle

9:00-1:00a Open Mic Night at Gallery Cabaret, signup at 8:30

9:00 Eighties Freak Fest DJ Dean at Delilah’s

9:00-2:00 Skoli Moly Donut Shop at Cafe Mustache

9:00 Prosperity Room at The Whistler, rnb, hip hop remixes, afrobeats, baile funk, ++

x 9:00 Vivian Garcia at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP, Pachanka Music Culture presents

9:00-12:00m Matthew Kopecky at House Pub St Charles, Thursday Showcase

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

9:30-11:50 Bonzo Squad at aliveOne

10:00 Tim Gleason at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

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

Jerome’s highlights

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

X = the plan, though that can change