Thursday 1/30/25
Thursday!
Starting with onsales, followed by great music event opportunities happening in and around town on Thursday!
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Onsales
x Sun 3/23 7:00 Bella White at SPACE Evanston, presale Wed 1/29 10:00a, public onsale Fri 2/1 10:00a
x Fri 4/4 7:00 Nathan Graham, Falling Stars at Thornton Distilling Co Cooper's Hall, Trail Mix Acoustic Concert Series, onsale Sat 2/1
x Thu 5/1 7:00, 9:30 Elvin Bishop at SPACE Evanston, presale Wed 1/29 10:00a, public onsale Fri 2/1 10:00a
x Tue 5/6 7:30 Richard Shindell at SPACE Evanston, presale Wed 1/29 10:00a, public onsale Fri 2/1 10:00a
x Thu 5/8 8:00 Paul Thorn at SPACE Evanston, presale Wed 1/29 10:00a, public onsale Fri 2/1 10:00a
x Thu 5/15 7:30 Karla Bonoff at SPACE Evanston, presale Wed 1/29 10:00a, public onsale Fri 2/1 10:00a
x Fri 6/20 7:00 Simple Minds, Modern English, Soft Cell at Northerly Island, presales from Tue 1/28 10:00, public onsale Fri 1/31 10:00a
x Tue 9/9 6:30 Tedeschi Trucks Band, Government Mule, Nolan Taylor at Northerly Island, presales from Tue 1/28 10:00, public onsale Fri 1/31 10:00a
Thursday 1/30 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 Paolo Apuli at Gayle V's Best Ever Grilled Cheese
2:00-6:00 Al Smith saxophone at Jewel Osco 95th E of Stony Island, Black History Month kickoff
x 4:30 Daniel Pesca and André Washington Tea Time Concert at Goodspeed Hall Fulton Recital Hall University of Chicago, free, tea & cookies at 4:15
5:00-7:15 Andy Brown solo at Green Mill
5:00 Jackson Jay Kidder with Doug Ferdinand at Epiphany Center, free RSVP, Golden Hour
5:00-2:00a Thursday Night Steppers Set at Lee's Unleaded Blues, $5 donation, steppers lessons
x 5:30 Buddy Guy, Stefan Hillesheim, Paolo Apuli at Buddy Guy's Legends, $85-135
Thu 1/30? 5:30-9:30 The Smiley Tillmon Duo at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
x 6:00-2:00a Seventh Heaven 7 Year Anniversary Customer Appreciation Night with DJ Greazy E at Sleeping Village Main Bar, free RSVP, 50% off all drafts and select whiskey
x 6:00-7:15, 8:15-9:30 Sabertooth at Andy's, $15 RSVP required
6:00-2:00a Missippi Heat, ? at Kingston Mines, $15
x 6:00-9:00 Gerry Hundt at Briny Swine
6:00-10:00 Pat Owen-Leary at Bobby's Eastside Forest Park, tip the artist
6:00-9:00 Cheryl Rodey acoustic at Milk Money Brewing La Grange
6:00-10:00 Andrew Diehl Duo with Josh Murtha at Golden Boy Barbecue Elmhurst, free
6:00-10:00 Willard Wilcox at The Foxtail Downers Grove
x 6:00-9:00 Michael Marsden at Preservation Geneva
6:00-9:00 Steve Knight Duo with Alejandro Urzagaste at Adelle's Modern Kitchen & Bar Wheaton, WDCB Jazz Thursdays
6:00-8:00 Grant Milliren at Alter Brewing & Kitchen St Charles, free, Live Music Thursdays
6:00-9:00 Emo Night at Pollyanna Brewing Roselle
6:00-9:00 Bluewater Creek aka Gritman & Moran at Lindy's Landing Wauconda
6:00 Peter Miletic at Banging Gavel Vogt House Tinley Park
6:00-9:00 Open Mic Night at Church Street Brewing Itasca, signup from 4:00
x 6:30, 8:30 Chris Greene Quartet with Damian Espinosa, Marc Piane, Steve Corley at Winters Jazz Club, $24-29
x 6:30-8:30 David Blamires & Friends at Maya del Sol Oak Park, RSVP
6:30-9:30 Abigail Riccards Trio at Eddie V's Oak Brook
6:30-9:30 ? at Alter Brewing Company Downers Grove
6:30 Within Destruction, Axty, Lost In Separation, How It Ends, Trust In the Serpent at WC Social Club West Chicago, $20-38+
x 7:00 Jaik Willis at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP
x 7:00, 9:00 Pat Mallinger Quartet with Dan Trudell, Dennis Carroll, George Fludas at Jazz Showcase, $20-35
7:00-10:00 Hidden Currents at Lemon Chicago, $5-7, ambient and experimental jazz series
7:00-9:00 Thursday Night Sessions hosted by Michael Austin and James Conway at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center, all welcome
7:00-9:00 Feed The Monkeys, The Laughing Hearts, Ben Pavlik at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $12, Uncommon Unplugged
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
7:00-10:00 Ryan Argast at Jonny Cab's Burr Ridge
7:00-10:30 Jason Paul Jeka at Alter Brewing Oak Brook
7:00-9:30 The Other Woman at Double Clutch Brewing Evanston
7:00 Sondra Radvanovsky Vocal Master Class at Galvin Recital Hall Northwestern University Evanston, $10, $5 students, part of the Tichio-Finnie Vocal Master Class Series
7:00 Michael Patterson at Broken Oar Port Barrington
Thu 1/30? 7:00-12:00a Open Mic Night at DeMito's Saloon Villa Park?
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 Rodney & Space at Shanahan’s Woodridge
7:00-11:00 The Open Jam with Sam Wyatt at Pollyanna Brewing St. Charles
7:00-11:00 Open Mic Night hosted by Rich Nelson at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich
7:00 Jazz Jam hosted by The Sam Burns Trio at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield
7:00-9:00 CollaBarAma with Robin Chandler and Five Dollar Dave at The Studio Lockport, These Thumpin' Thursdays
x 7:30 Maximiano, Ava Brennan, Ultra-Violet Archer at Hideout, $13
7:30 Lions Of The Tone Age performs Queens of the Stone Age “Queens of the Stone Age”, Smiling Politely performs Smashing Pumpkins “Siamese Dream”, Red's Hot Chili Peppers perform Red Hot Chili Peppers “Blood Sugar Sex Magik” at Reggie's Music Joint, $15, Jim Ryan's Classic Albums Night
7:30 Mindy Smith at City Winery, $30-40, singer songwriter
7:30 The Backfires, Foxtide at Subterranean, $16-18
7:30 Bartók Concerto for Orchestra conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen with Iveta Apkalna at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $35-225
7:30 Steve Gibons and Gabriel Datcu at Epiphany Center, $20-30
7:30 True Story at Quigley's Irish Pub Naperville
7:30 Marty Friedman, Nikki Stringfield at Arcada Theatre, $29-49
x 7:30 Albert Lee at SPACE Evanston, $20-35
7:30 Denise Armour at Moretti's Morton Grove
7:30 Erik Donner at Moretti's Hoffman Estates
x 7:30 Robert Ellis at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $20-40
7:30 Kevin Willison at Moretti's Barrington
x 7:30 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis at Marcus Performing Arts Center Milwaukee WI, $55
x 8:00 James Gedda, Panick & The Friars at Montrose Saloon, $10 suggested donation
8:00 Porridge Radio, Sluice at Thalia Hall, $25
x 8:00 Dylan LeBlanc, David Ramirez at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $26
x 8:00 Taimane & Her Trio at OTSFM Szold Hall, $28
8:00 Flugel, Baugs, Plant Matter at Beat Kitchen, $15-22
8:00 Fulton Lee at Lincoln Hall, $30-75
8:00-12:00m Alan Gresik’s Swing Orchestra at Green Mill, $10
8:00 BTS Express with Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago
8:00 Jaden Decker at Carol's Pub, $8-10
8:00-11:30 Musula, Howsblow, Daku, S4L, Hale Haven, Gulli, Ella Malarkey at Fallen Log Kitchen 17, $10
8:00-10:30 Gabriel Heinemann Trio at Clara, avant-garde jazz, post-bop, indie rock
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
8:00-10:00 Call Me Sy, Kenny Bureaux, Mike DFG, Boyneski, Mo, DJ Nephew at Cafe Mustache
8:00 Lace For Leisure, Liptoss, Emma Butterworth at Cobra Lounge, $13-15
8:00 Open Jam Thursday hosted by Juan Gabriel with Ian Valentin, Mimi Martinez at The Tonk
x 8:00 Friendly Fifth Thursday at Friendly Tap Berwyn, americana
x 8:00 Cover Roulette hosted by MC Rob Brookman with Linda Weseman, Phil Angotti, Gerald Dowd, Rachel Drew, Casey McDonough, Rachel Swain at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $10-21
x 8:00 Chicago Soul Spectacular at The Venue Aurora, $20-30, Soulful Thursday
x 8:00 Shirley King "The B.B. King Legacy" at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon 'N Brass Speakeasy Des Plaines, $10
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 Ensemble Dal Niente with Matt Oliphant, Theo Ramsey, Mabel Kwan at Constellation, $20-23, students $10-13
8:30 Paul Abella’s Questionable Decisions with Alex Wing, Michael Levin, Preyas Roy, Chris Bernhardt, Tommy Carroll Trio with Marcos Rios, Lyn Rye 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 John Kimler at Phyllis’ Musical Inn, tipping encouraged and appreciated
8:30-1:30a Seth at The Zebra Lounge
8:30-1:00a Open Mic Thursday at Fuller's Pub
x 8:30 Ike Reilly & The Zimmermen Do Dylan at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $25, sold out
9:00 Geordie Greep, Nnamdï at Empty Bottle, sold out, follow for info
9:00 Liv Mershon/Mikel Patrick Avery/Jason Stein, Marvin Tate/Mikel Patrick Avery/Jason Stein at Hungry Brain, $15-18
9:00 Kid Yung, Javar Sounds, J. Onyx at Cole's Bar, $13
9:00-11:00 Pablo Alto, Lus Sangules at Tack Room
9:00-11:30 Barrett's Hidden Agenda, ++ at Reed's Local, $8 suggested donation
9:00-12:30a Tera Lynne Fister at Emerald Isle
x 9:00 La Tirana y El Cid at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP, Pachanka Music Culture presents, punk 'n roll nostalgia
9:00-12:00m Lucky Pickers at House Pub St Charles, Thursday Showcase
9:00-1:00a Open Mic Night at Gallery Cabaret, signup at 8:30
9:00-2:00a Jump Up Records Ska & Reggae DJ Chuck Wren at Delilah’s
9:00-1:30a WHPK DJs E2H2, Twelve Gage, Buddy Finch, Pugs Adams at California Clipper, free
9:00-12:30 DJ R Celo at Whiskey River Glenview, EDM Night
9:30 Rick King's Royal Hustle at Mom's Place
9:30 Bonzo Squad at aliveOne
9:30-1:30 Medtrax at The Whistler, music, networking, good vibes, dancing for med students, grad students, young professionals
10:00 Riley Brothers Band at Bub City Chicago, RSVP
10:00 Reggae Gold at Subterranean, reggae, dancehall, afrobeats
Jerome’s highlights
x Thu 1/30 11:30a-12:20, 4:30-5:20 Winter Quarter Carillon Tower Tour at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel University of Chicago, free
x Thu 1/30 12:00n-3:00 Paolo Apuli at Gayle V's Best Ever Grilled Cheese
x Thu 1/30 4:30 Daniel Pesca and André Washington Tea Time Concert at Goodspeed Hall Fulton Recital Hall University of Chicago, free, tea & cookies at 4:15
x Thu 1/30 5:30 Buddy Guy, Stefan Hillesheim, Paolo Apuli at Buddy Guy's Legends, $85-135
x Thu 1/30 6:00-2:00a Seventh Heaven 7 Year Anniversary Customer Appreciation Night with DJ Greazy E at Sleeping Village Main Bar, free RSVP, 50% off all drafts and select whiskey
x Thu 1/30 6:00-7:15, 8:15-9:30 Sabertooth at Andy's, $15 RSVP required
x Thu 1/30 6:00-9:00 Gerry Hundt at Briny Swine
x Thu 1/30 6:00-9:00 Michael Marsden at Preservation Geneva
x Thu 1/30 6:30, 8:30 Chris Greene Quartet with Damian Espinosa, Marc Piane, Steve Corley at Winters Jazz Club, $24-29
x Thu 1/30 6:30-8:30 David Blamires & Friends at Maya del Sol Oak Park, RSVP
x Thu 1/30 7:00 Jaik Willis at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP
x Thu 1/30 7:00, 9:00 Pat Mallinger Quartet with Dan Trudell, Dennis Carroll, George Fludas at Jazz Showcase, $20-35
x Thu 1/30 7:00 Banjo After Dark with Jonas Friddle, Red Star Ramblers, Jug Band Happy Hour, Public Jam 8:00 at Borelli’s Pizza
x Thu 1/30 7:30 Maximiano, Ava Brennan, Ultra-Violet Archer at Hideout, $13
x Thu 1/30 7:30 Albert Lee at SPACE Evanston, $20-35
x Thu 1/30 7:30 Robert Ellis at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $20-40
x Thu 1/30 7:30 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis at Marcus Performing Arts Center Milwaukee WI, $55
x Thu 1/30 8:00 James Gedda, Panick & The Friars at Montrose Saloon, $10 suggested donation
x Thu 1/30 8:00 Dylan LeBlanc, David Ramirez at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $26
x Thu 1/30 8:00 Taimane & Her Trio at OTSFM Szold Hall, $28
x Thu 1/30 8:00 Vincent Davis’ Percussion Plus with Preyas Roy, Jim Baker, Scottie Hesse, Ed Wilkerson, Junius Paul, Justin Dillard at Connect Gallery
x Thu 1/30 8:00 Friendly Fifth Thursday at Friendly Tap Berwyn, americana
x Thu 1/30 8:00 Cover Roulette hosted by MC Rob Brookman with Linda Weseman, Phil Angotti, Gerald Dowd, Rachel Drew, Casey McDonough, Rachel Swain at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $10-21
x Thu 1/30 8:00 Chicago Soul Spectacular at The Venue Aurora, $20-30, Soulful Thursday
x Thu 1/30 8:00 Shirley King "The B.B. King Legacy" at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon 'N Brass Speakeasy Des Plaines, $10
x Thu 1/30 8:30 Ensemble Dal Niente with Matt Oliphant, Theo Ramsey, Mabel Kwan at Constellation, $20-23, students $10-13
x Thu 1/30 8:30 Ike Reilly & The Zimmermen Do Dylan at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $25, sold out
x Thu 1/30 9:00 La Tirana y El Cid at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP, Pachanka Music Culture presents, punk 'n roll nostalgia
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x = recommended, interested, notable to me or friends
X = the plan, though that can change
? = uncertainty, likely good to call ahead to verify
(date)? happening that date? conflicting sources?
(time)? time uncertain?