Thursday 1/2/25
Thursday!
There are once again plenty of great music event opportunities available in and around town, check them out below and get out to enjoy one or more if you can!
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5:00-7:15 Andy Brown solo at Green Mill
x 6:00-7:15, 8:15-9:30 Sabertooth at Andy's, $15 RSVP required
6:00-2:00a Nicholas Alexander Blues Band, Omar Coleman Band, Gerry Hundt acoustic set at Kingston Mines, $15
6:00-8:00 Kelvin Francis at Bobby's Eastside Forest Park, tip the artist
6:00-9:00 Tony do Rosario Duo at Adelle's Modern Kitchen & Bar
6:00-9:00 Nate Krause at Preservation Geneva heated patio
6:00-8:00 Grant Milleren ? at Alter Brewing & Kitchen St Charles, Live Music Thursdays
6:00-9:00 ? at Lindy's Landing Wauconda
6:30, 8:30 Tatum Langley and Jeremy Kahn Trio with Clark Sommers, Phil Gratteau at Winters Jazz Club, $24-29
6:30-9:00 Elaine Dame Trio at Fioretta Italian Steakhouse Fulton Market
6:30-9:30 ? at Alter Brewing Company Downers Grove
7:00 The Collideoscopes, White Orchid, it rips at Beat Kitchen, $12-16
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 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? Irish Session at Harp & Fiddle Park Ridge, every Thursday
x 7:00 Sunken Treasure hosted by Donnie Biggins with Cheryl Tomblin at Val's Halla, free RSVP
7:00-10:00 Common Allies at Jonny Cab's Burr Ridge
7:00 Dan Peters at Broken Oar Port Barrington
7:00-10:00 Andy Braun at Tighthead Brewing Mundelein
7:00 Mr. Rees' Singer Songwriter Showcase with Brennon Waaso, Jimmy "Blue" Lanute, Chad Link, MG Bailey at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield
7:00 Allan Laskey Quartet at The Quarry Ballroom Thornton
7:00-11:00 Open Mic Blues Jam at Johnny's Blitz Sports Bar Westmont
7:00-10:00 Projam hosted by Dave Rutter at Shanahan’s Woodridge
7:00-11:00 The Open Jam hosted by 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
x 7:00 584th Acoustic Jam with "Auld Lang Syne" and Dennis J. Leise leading the Robert Burns classic at Paul Henry Art Gallery, $10, $5 performers and snack bringers, snacks must be single serving individually wrapped
7:30 PureSoul tribute to Quincy Jones at City Winery, $20-35, r&b
7:30 Joe Cantafio at Quigley's Irish Pub Naperville
x 7:30 The Alfie Jackson Sextet release party for "The Peacocks" at SPACE Evanston, $15-22
7:30 ? at Moretti's Morton Grove
7:30 ? at Moretti's Hoffman Estates
8:00-10:00 The Cat Gaddis Project at Montrose Saloon, $10
8:00 The Do-rights Jazz Band, Horno Stars at Reggie's Music Joint, $10
8:00-12:00m Alan Gresik’s Swing Orchestra at Green Mill, $10
8:00-10:30 Folkus at Clara
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
8:00-10:50 Open Mic Night at Gallery Cabaret, signup at 7:30?
8:00 Sound Obsession with DJ Zipgun Boogie at Dorian's, free
8:00-12:00m Wax On at Cafe Mustache
x 8:00 ? Chris & Kathryn at Friendly Tap Berwyn
8:00-10:00 Jazz Jam Session with Clark Sommers, Chase Williams, Brandon Harper at Prairie Moon Evanston, free
8:00-11:00 Open Jam Thursday at Uptown Plainfield
8:30, 9:30, 11:00 Rosa's All-Stars Band with Lil Ed Williams, ++, Joey J. Saye at Rosa’s, $10-20
8:30-11:30 ? at Davenport’s Piano Bar
8:30-1:30a Anna May at The Zebra Lounge
8:30 ? Open Jam at Fuller's Pub
8:30-11:30 Katy on Keys at Big Shot Piano Lounge Arlington Heights
9:00 Jason Stein/Marcus Evans/Lia Kohl/Lamar Gay, Jason Stein Solo at Hungry Brain, $15-18
9:00-11:00 Cogs Trio at Tack Room
9:00 Garageland DJ Vinyl Richie at Delilah’s
9:00 Excursions with DJs Cordell Johnson, James Vincent at The Whistler
9:30 Rick King's Royal Hustle at Mom's Place
9:30-11:50 Bonzo Squad at aliveOne
10:00 Feel Good Country Boys 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
x 6:00-7:15, 8:15-9:30 Sabertooth at Andy's, $15 RSVP required
x 7:00 Banjo After Dark with Jonas Friddle, Red Star Ramblers, Jug Band Happy Hour, Public Jam 8:00 at Borelli’s Pizza
x 7:00 Sunken Treasure hosted by Donnie Biggins with Cheryl Tomblin at Val's Halla, free RSVP
x 7:00 584th Acoustic Jam with "Auld Lang Syne" and Dennis J. Leise leading the Robert Burns classic at Paul Henry Art Gallery, $10, $5 performers and snack bringers, snacks must be single serving individually wrapped
x 7:30 The Alfie Jackson Sextet release party for "The Peacocks" at SPACE Evanston, $15-22
x 8:00 Vincent Davis’ Percussion Plus with Preyas Roy, Jim Baker, Scottie Hesse, Ed Wilkerson, Junius Paul, Justin Dillard at Connect Gallery
x 8:00 ? Chris & Kathryn at Friendly Tap Berwyn
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