Thursday 12/28/23

Dec 28, 2023

Thursday!

There are plenty of great music event opportunities available… read on for the details, and get out to enjoy one or more of them if you can… thanks very much for reading, subscribing to, and especially for sharing Jerome’s Event List with other music fans you know!

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5:00 Andy Brown at Green Mill

5:30 Morgan Pirtle Plus at Catch 35, Beyond Night

5:30 Matt Hendricks acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends

5:30 Noah Plotkin hosts Songwriters Circle In The Round at Madame Zuzu's Highland Park, RSVP

x 6:00 Girls of the Golden West at Hideout, $8

6:00, 8:15 Proximity at Andy’s, $15

6:00 Glassjaw, Sleepwalk, Convert at Concord Music Hall, $49

6:00 Calleigh McPartlin at Milk Money Brewing LaGrange

x 6:00 Ian Leith at Preservation Geneva

6:00-9:00 Abby Kay Duo at Lindy's Landing Wauconda

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

6:30-9:30 Bossa Nova with Luciano Antonio at Artango Bar & Steakhouse

6:30-9:30 ? at The Elm LaGrange

6:30 Luke Frees at Alter Brewing Company Downers Grove, Music on Tap

7:00 Arnica Montana, Benyamin Herst and Ely Cooper, Cornelius & the Sled Dogs, The Partakers at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

7:00-2:00a Made in Chicago Artist Showcase at Wild Hare

x 7:00 Tributosaurus becomes Stevie Wonder at Theater On The Lake, $35

7:00 Black Metal Cowboys with Harley Omega, Marky McFLy, Rizzi Konway, J Heavy at Cafe Mustache

7:00 The Ben Paterson Organ Trio at Le Piano, Laurens Hammond B3 Night

7:00 Mike Pinto, The Palmer Squares, Dad Strength at Cubby Bear, $18-100

x 7:00 Banjo After Dark with Jonas Friddle & Jug Band Happy Hour, Public Jam afterward at Borelli’s Pizza

7:00 Open Mic Night? at Gallery Cabaret

X 7:00 Gerald Dowd Song of The Month Club with surprise guests from past SOMCs* at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP (*standing in for Scott Tipping, who was injured in a car crash a few nights ago and is recovering under hospital care)

x 7:00 Mark Dvorak Folk Jam at Friendly Tap Berwyn

7:00-10:00 Jonny Lyons at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

7:00 Prairie Station Duo at Quigley’s Naperville

x 7:00 Bill Kirchen at Molly's House Concerts Lincolnwood, $25

7:00 Cheryl Rodey solo show at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

7:00-9:00 Ryan Herrick at Tighthead Brewing Mundelein

7:00 Projam with Chris Fisher at Shanahan’s Woodridge

7:00 Open Mic with Kent Lewis at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach

7:00 Open Jam with Jimmy Jr. & Friends at The Quarry Thornton, one free drink per player

x 7:00 Dennis J. Leise leads "Auld Lang Syne" at Annual New Year's Jam, Paul Henry Art Gallery, Hammond IN, $10, $5 for performers and snack-bringers, must be indivdually wrapped single servings

x 7:30, 9:30 Josie Falbo Quartet with Jeremy Kahn, Eric Hochberg, Bob Rummage at Winters Jazz Club, $20-25, Swinging Ladies of Jazz

7:30-11:00 Miles Over Mountains, Despina Pafralides at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $12-30

7:30 Daryl Markette at Broken Oar Port Barrington

x 7:30 The Guess Who at Genesee Theatre Waukegan, $35-75

7:30 Open Mic at The Outta Space Berwyn

8:00 Beloved Radio One Year Anniversary at Empty Bottle, RSVP

8:00 Terisa Griffin at City Winery, $48-68

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

8:00, 10:00 Marquis Hill Composers’ Collective at Jazz Showcase, $30-45

8:00-3:30a Omar Coleman Band, Joanna Connor Band at Kingston Mines, $15

8:00 Mike Wheeler Blues Band with Mzz Reese at Blue Chicago

8:00 Mt. Joy at Salt Shed, sold out?, 93XRT Holiday Jam

8:00 Holiday Hangover with Curtis Foster, CantBuyDeem, Moore, TZ Dunn with MBM Stickshift & BigP So Bougie, Yung Tact, Orlando Coolridge, Emil and the Skinny Hendrixx Experience, sounds by DJ Fanggg at Burlington Bar, $10, Curtis Foster presents, donate hygiene products, gently used clothes & coats to benefit Crime Drought

8:00 Hitwave 80s at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

8:00 Mustard Plug, Flatfoot 56, J. Navarro & The Traitors at Bottom Lounge, $18, Mustard Plug's 21st Annual Holiday Spectacular

8:00-10:00 30 Something & Friends at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $5

8:00 AVOL at Friendly Tap Berwyn

x 8:00 The Chris Greene Quartet at Robert's Westside Forest Park, RSVP, $0-12

8:00 Annie Sellick & Pat Bergeson at The Venue Aurora, $20-30

x 8:00 Ouray at SPACE Evanston, $15-25

8:00 The Docksiders tribute to Yacht Rock at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, $15-30

8:00 Open Mic with Downtown Charlie Brown at The Studio Lockport

8:30 American Hustle performs Grateful Dead “In The Dark”, Traveling Light performs Sir Doug & The Texas Tornados “Texas Rock for Country Rollers” at Reggie’s Music Joint, $15, Jim Ryan's Classic Albums Night

x 8:30 DKV Trio with Hamid Drake, Kent Kessler, Ken Vandermark at Elastic Arts, $25, $40 2-day

8:30, 9:30, 11:00 Rosa's All-Stars Band with Lil' Ed Williams, Joey J. Saye, Tony Mangiullo, Thaddeus Krolicki, Ariyo, Harlan Terson at Rosa’s, $10-20

8:30-11:30 Sami Scot at Davenport’s Piano Bar Cabaret

x 8:30 The Ivan Singh Band with Alicia Ya Ya Townsend and Horn Section at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $15-20

8:30 Leo Fron at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

9:00 resavoir with Will Miller, Eddie Burns, William Corduroy, Kenneth Leftridge Jr. at Dorian’s, $15

9:00 Tommaso Moretti "Outside In" at Hungry Brain, $10

9:00 Luke Pytel at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $15

9:00 Rat Chasm, Chicken Happen, The Missed, Damage Dames at Liar's Club, $10, Marjorie's Birthday Bash

9:00 Baldy Locs, Jovan Landry, Mia Panic, DJs Skoli, K!te at Cole's Bar, $5, Candy Sto

9:00-11:00 Andie at Tack Room

9:00-11:55 Open Mic Night with Max Reeve at The Thirsty Tavern

9:00 Chromeo DJ Set 'In the Round' with Mark Grusane at Thalia Hall, $20, presented by Tonic

9:00 Jump Up Ska & Reggae DJ Chuck Wren at Delilah’s, 30th Year Of Spinning At Delilah’s Party

9:00 Damian Rivero at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP, Pachanka Music Culture presents

9:00-12:00m Ryan Worthy at House Pub St Charles, Thursday Showcase

9:00? Dead Mans Dog at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry, $10

9:30-2:00a DCG Brothers, Pronto Spazzout, Hxllywood, Carla G, Kingpinrue, Booman Forever, Elektra, Flex Sinatra, Big Mouf Bo & E-man, Tune Hendrixx, DJ Skinny at Promontory, $30-60, One Big Fun A$$ Concert

9:30 Agua de Rosas with Julio Cordova, Gabriela Riveros, Karen Valencia at The Whistler

10:00 Lloyd Snyder and the Big Rig Band at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

10:00 Reggae Gold at Subterranean, $10

10:30 Anthony Bruno at Andy’s, $15