Thursday 1/9/25

Jan 09, 2025

Thursday!

Starting off with some (and some more) 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!

Also check out the upcoming week highlights that were posted early Wednesday!

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Presales and onsales…

X Wed 1/22 7:30 The Flat Five, Chris Ligon at Hideout, $25, Wig-Out Wednesdays residency

X Wed 1/29 7:30 The Flat Five, Andrew Sa at Hideout, $25, Wig-Out Wednesdays residency

X Wed 2/5 7:30 The Flat Five, Paul Cebar at Hideout, $25, Wig-Out Wednesdays residency

x Wed 3/5 7:30 Tommy Castro and the Painkillers at SPACE Evanston, presale now frozen, public onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

x Sat 3/8 8:00 Melody Angel at SPACE Evanston, presale now frozen, public onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

x Wed 3/12 7:30 Edie Carey & Sarah Sample at SPACE Evanston, presale now frozen, public onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

x Thu 3/13 8:00 Selwyn Birchwood at SPACE Evanston, presale now frozen, public onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

X Sat 3/15 8:00 Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy and Friends perform R.E.M. "Fables of The Reconstruction" ++ at SPACE Evanston, $35, presale now frozen, public onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

x Mon 3/17 7:30 Beautiful Vision tribute to Van Morrison with Steve Dawson, Chris Greene, Alton Smith, John Mead, John Abbey, Larry Brown, Sophie Creutz at SPACE Evanston, presale now frozen, public onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

x Wed 3/19 7:30 Mike Farris at SPACE Evanston, presale now frozen, public onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

x Fri 4/18 7:30 Jeff Tweedy Anuual Benefit Show, onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

x Sat 4/19 7:30 Jeff Tweedy Annual Benefit Show, onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

x Fri 4/25 7:30 Robbie Fulks at SPACE Evanston, $25-45, presale now frozen, public onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

x Sat 4/26 7:30 Robbie Fulks at SPACE Evanston, $25-45, presale now frozen, public onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

x Fri 6/6 8:00 Josh Rouse at SPACE Evanston, presale now frozen, public onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

Fri 6/6 7:30 Billy Strings at Allstate Arena Rosemont, presale now, public onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

Sat 6/7 7:30 Billy Strings at Allstate Arena Rosemont, presale now, public onsale Fri 1/10 10:00a

Thursday 1/9/25!

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

x 4:15 Jeannie Tanner Quartet at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $10, $5 students/standing, Women's Jazz Festival

x 4:30 Tomoko Kashiwagi & Daphne Capparelli Gerling at Logan Center Goodspeed Hall University of Chicago, free RSVP, Tea Time Concert, complimentary tea and cookies at 4:15

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

x 5:30 Buddy Guy, Kingfish, Matt Hendricks at Buddy Guy's Legends, sold out

5:30-9:00 Todd Beebe at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

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

6:00-2:00a Rico McFarland Blues Band, Gerry Hundt Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $15

6:00-9:00 Borther John Kattke acoustic at Milk Money Brewing La Grange

6:00-9:00 Michael Stryker & Scott Mason at Adelle's Modern Kitchen & Bar Wheaton, WDCB Jazz Thursdays

x 6:00-9:00 Ian Leith at Preservation Geneva heated patio

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

6:00-9:00 Brian Casatillo at Lindy's Landing Wauconda

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

6:30, 8:30 Neal Alger’s Blue Note Quartet "Songs from the Golden Era of Blue Note" with John Tate, George Fludas, Scott Burns at Winters Jazz Club, $24-29

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

6:30 Chicago Jazz Dads at Evanston Pour, free

6:30-9:00 Kenny Reichert solo jazz guitar at Uncork, Unwind Des Plaines

x 7:00 Henry Carpender at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP

x 7:00 Martin Davids and Karen Dekker at Seman Violins Skokie, free RSVP, sold out

7:00, 9:00 Marlene Rosenberg Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $20-35

7:00-9:00 Prairie Roots, Momo and Alvin at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $12

7:00-10:00 The Ben Paterson Organ Trio at Le Piano, Laurens Hammond B3 Night

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

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 Holiday shindig at Cafe Mustache

7:00-10:30 Grant Milliren at Alter Brewing Oak Brook

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

7:00-9:30 Late Breaking News at Double Clutch Brewing Evanston

7:00 Yankee Cowboy Jaren Gray solo at Broken Oar Port Barrington

7:00-10:00 Ed Gershon at Tighthead Brewing Mundelein

7:00-9:30 Mr. Lucky & his Orchestra of Tomorrow at Roxy Lockport, $10, jazz, Latin, soul, classics, vintage cocktail pop

7:00-9:00 Chi-Town Sessions Blues Trio at The Studio Lockport, Blue Thursday

7:00-12:00m Open Mic 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 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 Nite hosted by Bil Sheppard at Brothership Brewing Mokena, acoustic, $100 cash prize, email signup, 2:00 door

x 7:00 Zachary Stevenson, Jacob Roman, Vasily Deris, Kieran McCabe tribute to The Original Winter Dance Party with Buddy Holly, Ritchie Vallens, The Big Bopper, Dion DiMucci at Belfry Music Theater Lake Geneva WI, $72-88

x 7:00 Morning Train tribute to John Prine at Shank Hall Milwaukee WI, $20

7:30 Jenipher Jones at City Winery, $25-35, r&b

7:30 Blind Fury, D Ray, What It Do, Dubb Saq, 906Hammy at WC Social Club, $15-25, country & rap

7:30 Call Me Jo at Quigley's Irish Pub Naperville

x 7:30 Alongside Harold, Audio Goblin at SPACE Evanston, $15-22

7:30 Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular with Shawn Klush, Cody Ray Slaughter, Ryan Pelton, Trent Smith, Ed Enoch & The Stamps Quartet at Center Theater Northshore Center for the Performing Arts Skokie, $39-75

7:30 28 Days Duo at Moretti's Morton Grove

7:30-10:00 Brandye Phillips & The R&B Divas tribute to Tina Turner at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon 'N Brass Speakeasy Des Plaines, $5, 2 drink or equivalent minimum

7:30 Denise Armour at Moretti's Hoffman Estates

x 7:30 Jo Ann Daugherty with Sarah Marie Young, Anisha Rush & The Encounter at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $35-48, $10 students/standing, Women's Jazz Festival

8:00 Justjoy, Never Been Won’t Go, Sad House Guest at Reggie's Music Joint, $12-15, indie folk, indie pop, singer/songwriter

x 8:00 Bitcrush, Dan Bitney & Leroy Bach, 9magicforever1 at Schubas, free, 100% off

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

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

8:00-10:30 Arts & Letters, Silje Sweets, Woodrow Hart & the Haymaker at Kitchen 17 Fallen Log, $10

8:00-10:30 Kabir Dalawari Quartet at Clara, free, 25% of bar sales to house drum kit

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 The Big Kid Show hosted by Raycha & Toaster with DJ Ca$hera at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00

8:00 Open Jam Thursday hosted by The Masters Collection at The Tonk

x 8:00 Dom Flemons "The American Songster" at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $25-35

x 8:00 Chris Squared with Chris Sieboldt, Chris Neville at Friendly Music Community

x 8:00-10:30 The Country Doctors at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $10-21

x 8:00-11:00 Jazz Sessions with Jonny Gifford and his band at The Venue Aurora, $5, sign up to play at the show

8:00 The Canal Jumpers at American Legion Post 42 Evanston, free

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 Toddo, Sarah Weddle, Hell Trash at Hideout, $15

x 8:30 Daniel Knox, Lee Ketch at Constellation, $15-18

8:30 New Year's Open Jam led by Ishmael Ali, Ben Zucker, opening set by Hatcher/Giallorenzo/Kirshner at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students, free if joining the jam Improvised Music Series

8:30, 9:30, 11:00 Rosa's All-Stars Band with Tom Holland, ++, 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 Jolly Ringwalds at Jamo's Mokena, free, 80s cover band

9:00 Cupcakke, J Bambii at Empty Bottle, $30

9:00 Josh Berman/Katie Ernst/Jeremy Cunningham/Jason Stein/, Macie Stewart/Lily Finnegan/Jason Stein at Hungry Brain, $15-18

9:00 Daundry, Atheena, Bum Rush at Cole's Bar, $13

9:00-11:00 Matt Coakley at Tack Room

9:00-12:00m Quiet Cake, Montrose Beach, The Violet Hearts at Reed's Local, $8

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

9:00 ? at Delilah’s

9:00 Blesstonio presents Fusion at The Whistler

x 9:00 Cuevo Perez at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP, Pachanka Music Culture presents

9:00-12:00m Ryan Cooper 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 The Country Night 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