Thursday 11/7/24

Nov 07, 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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11:00a Denny Diamond tribute to Neil Diamond at White Fence Farm Restaurant Romeoville

x 12:00n Gabriel Datcu at Gayle V's Best Ever Grilled Cheese

4:30 Tea Time Concert with Garrett Arney percussion 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 Andrew DiRuzza, Steve Knight 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

6:00, 9:30 Musiq Soulchild at City Winery, $68-88, sold out, waitlist

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

6:00-2:00a Joanna Connor Band, Joe Doyle Band at Kingston Mines, $15

6:00 The Garden, Cowgirl Clue, Slater, 3L3D3P at Aragon Ballroom, $30-84+

6:00-9:00 Open Mic Night at Epiphany Center, free RSVP, closing reception for Unwrapping Lumpia

x 6:00 Politico Playbook Live hosted by Shia Kapos with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky at Hideout, $12

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

6:00-8:30 Brother John Kattke at The Elm Restaurant La Grange

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

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

6:00-9:00 John Lambert at Lindy's Landing Wauconda

6:00 The Dickies, The Queers, The Usuals, Sex Dream at The Vixen McHenry, $25-50

6:00 Emo Night at Pollyanna Brewing Lemont, Throwback Thursday

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

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

x 6:30, 8:30 Elaine Dame Quartet with Elaine Dame, Dan Chase, Joe Policastro, Phil Gratteau at Winters Jazz Club, $20-25

6:30 Harbour, Wild Party at Outset, $22

6:30-8:30 Tim Fitzgerald Trio at Maya Del Sol Oak Park, free RSVP

6:30-9:00 Nicole Devine at Alter Brewing Company Downers Grove

6:30 The Been Reals, Skin n Bonz, Vaudevileins, Esculis at Rookie's Rochaus West Dundee, $10+

x 7:00 Ruby, Shrimp Forks, My Cousins Jacket, Thomas Pace Band at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

7:00-9:00 Blue Rose with Nicholas Zean and Lily Matteson at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $12

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

7:00-9:30 Charles Heath presents The Next Generation of Jazz with Dylan Reed & His Quartet, Live Jam Session at Simone's Bar, $5, students free

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 Diarmuid O Meachair at Chief O'Neill's Pub, $25, traditional Irish music on button accordion

7:00-11:00 Arreis, Shukin & the Ramblers at Cubby Bear, $7-10

x 7:00 Kabir Dalawari at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP

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

7:00 ? DJ RCelo, Harri at Whiskey River Glenview, EDM Night

7:00 Dasha, Adrian Nunez at Joe’s Live Rosemont, $25

7:00 Johnnie Miller at Beacon Tap Des Plaines

7:00 Yankee Cowboy at Broken Oar Port Barrington

7:00-10:00 Desperate Bastards Acoustic Trio at Tighthead Brewing Mundelein

7:00 Singer Songwriter Showcase hosted by Mr. Rees at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

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

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 Blue Thursday with Chi-Town Sessions and Open Jam at The Studio Lockport

x 7:30 Death From Above 1979, Teen Mortgage at Metro, $33-38

x 7:30 Half Gringa at Hungry Brain, free, $1 PBRs, One Dollar Bill weekly solo series

7:30 King Diamond, Myrkur, Overkill, Night Demon at Chicago Theatre, $40-99+, metal

x 7:30 Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens present American Railroad at Harris Theater, $49-184

7:30 Letdown, Jager Henry, Alyeska, Marina City at Cobra Lounge, $19-25

7:30 Choral Evensong for All Souls’ Day at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel University of Chicago, free, student study-break of cocoa and cookies afterward

7:30 NEIU Choir at NEIU Recital Hall, Northeastern Illinois University

7:30-10:30 Careful Gaze, Apophy, Starstudent at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10

7:30 Loyola Jazz Showcase at Newhart Family Theatre Loyola University, $5-15

7:30-9:30 Alex Cunningham, Damon Smith, Adam Shead & Krissy Bergmark at Comfort Station, Comfort Music

7:30 Uncle Boogie at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

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

x 7:30 The Rascals at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $49-99, rescheduled from 8/25

x 7:30 Magos Herrera at SPACE Evanston, $20-30

7:30 Erik Donner at Moretti's Morton Grove

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

7:30 Retrospect at Moretti's Hoffman Estates

7:30-10:00 Cecy Santana jazz at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon 'N Brass Speakeasy, free, two drink or food equivalent minimum

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

7:30 Open Mic Night at Stadium Club McCook, benefits Beds Plus

x 8:00 Illville Vanguard, Alfonzo Jones & U.S.D. at Martyrs, $15

8:00 Vundabar, Courting at Thalia Hall, $25

x 8:00 Jeff Parker Quartet at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $35, Music of the Great American Songbook, co-presented with Chicago Humanities

8:00 Gorilla Tuesday, Poster Girl, Chan Fuze, 50K Check at Reggies Music Joint, $15, alternative, indie rock, r&b

8:00 This Will Destroy You, Rhone, Wailin Storms at Reggies Rock Club, $20-25

8:00 Tommy Kessler record release, The Braymores, Pool Hall, Directrix at Beat Kitchen, $13-18

8:00 Atta Boy, Me Like Bees at Schubas, sold out

8:00 Hasan Raheem, DJ Miss Bhalla at Lincoln Hall, $25

8:00 India Ramey, Michelle Billingsley at Judson & Moore, $15

8:00 Dice, Midwest Blender Company at Subterranean, $20-25, #Subt30

8:00 A Night of Video Game Music with Blueshift Big Band led by Joel Baer & Chris Parsons with Dan Parker, Brad Macdonald, Matt Beck, Evon Sams, Gerald Martinez, Christian Sanchez, Andy Schlinder, Josh Torrey, Andrew Meyer, Grant Dawson, Nick Roach, Chuck Parrish, Sam Wolsk, Bennett Heinz, opener Arc Impulse at Fulton Street Collective, $15

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

8:00, 10:00 Emmet Cohen Trio with Joey Ranieri, Joe Farnsworth at Jazz Showcase, $30-45

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

8:00 Lit, Marvelous 3 at House of Blues, $60

8:00-11:00 Chilanta with Platinumiics, On a Living Spree, Yumdiva at Promontory, $20-30

8:00 Halo Moon, Electric Medicine, Brian Imig at Phyllis' Musical Inn, psychedelic rock

8:00 Founder, Sun Years, With Patience, Dyslexicon at Burlington Bar, $10

8:00 Randall King, Clayton Mullen at Joe's on Weed, $20

8:00 Jagged Little Pill tribute to Alanis Morissette at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

8:00 Houndsen, SG Sweet Lady, Orange Element at Bourbon on Division, $15-18

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 Solomon Lindenberg Trio with Leo Buczkowski, Charlie O’Neill at Clara

8:00-12:00 Josh Merritt at Emerald Isle

8:00 Kay & Friends Open Mic with friends Tanaa Baby, Trinity Sapphire, S The Ethereal, Ridiculus, Dhezi Airam at Wild Hare, $20

8:00 Big Kid Show hosted by Raycha & Toaster with DJ Cashera at Dorians, $10 after 8:00

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

8:00-12:00m Wax On at Cafe Mustache

8:00 Kathryn Lachey & Friend at Friendly Tap Berwyn, jazz adjacent harmony & keys

8:00 Los Temerarios at Allstate Arena Rosemont, $79+

8:00 Rzab/Davenport/Massey at Austin Community Tavern Steger, RSVP

8:00 Hackensaw Boys, Maximiano at Shank Hall Milwaukee WI, $20

8:00 Sierra Green and The Giants at The Bur Oak Madison WI, $15-20

x 8:30 Brian Dunne, Ione at Hideout, $20

8:30 Spectralina aka Selina Trepp & Dan Bitney, ++ at Constellation, $15-18

8:30 Teiku led by Josh Harlow and Jonathan Barahal Taylor with Ben Willis and Molly Jones, opener Hugo Flores García solo at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students, Improvised Music Series

8:30, 9:30, 11:00 Rosa's All-Stars Band with Tom Holland, ++, 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 Felipe at The Zebra Lounge

8:30 ? Open Jam at Fuller's Pub

x 8:30 Chris Greene Quartet album release party at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $15-20

8:30 Group Therapy at Jamo's Mokena, free show Thursday

9:00 Drinking Boys and Girls Choir, Bussy Kween Power Trip at Empty Bottle, $16

9:00 Trauma Ray, Leaving Time, Bursting at Sleeping Village, $16

9:00 Patti Parks at Buddy Guy's Legends, $15

x 9:00 Jazz Against Genocide hosted by Ted Sirota, George Fludas, Mike Allemana, ++ at Hungry Brain, $15-18 Benefit for the Rida Family in Gaza

9:00 Pet Peeves, Off Contact, Model Living at Carol's Pub, $13

9:00 Open Jam Thursdays hosted by Antoine Anthony and the Chicago Players at The Tonk

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

9:00 ? at Delilah’s

9:00-2:00a No Controles 80s Night in Spanish at Simone's Bar, part of the Simone’s Quinceañera Festival

x 9:00 Amnesia 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

9:30 Colours with DJs Aced Spade & Slot-A at The Whistler, RnB and subgenres it has influenced

10:00 Levity Charity Pop-Up at Concord Music Hall, $15, benefits United Way of Florida for Hurricane Relief

10:00 Matt Martin Band at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

10:00 Reggae Gold at Subterranean

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

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