Thursday 4/18/24

Apr 18, 2024

Thursday!

So many great music event opportunities in and around Chicago on this “little Friday”… read on for the details and get out to enjoy one or more of them if you can… welcome to new subscribers, and thank you to all for reading, subscribing to, and sharing Jerome’s Event List!

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3:05 Brass Studios Showcase at Main Campus Recital Hall 160A, Northeastern University

4:30 Afro-Cuban Folkloric Ensemble at Goodspeed Hall Fulton Recital Hall, University of Chicago, Tea Time Concert, tea & cookies at 4:15

5:00 Kettlestrings at Epiphany Center, Golden Hour

5:00-10:00 Groove Collection Vintage Jazz DJ at Encore Little Gem Oak Park

x 5:00-6:00 Surely You Jest with Leslie Beukelman at Catch 35, Beyond Night

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

5:30-8:00 Matt Hendricks acoustic at Buddy Guy's Legends

x 6:00 Blue Beginnings Blue Thursday Happy Hour at Hideout, RSVP

x 6:00, 9:30 Lalah Hathaway at City Winery, $75-95

6:00, 8:15 Anthony Bruno at Andy’s, $15

6:00-2:00a Mike Wheeler Blues Band, Joanna Connor Band at Kingston Mines, $15

6:00-10:00 Infunktious Duo at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

6:00 Chuck Wilson at Milk Money Brewing La Grange

6:00-8:00 Harry Hmura with Vic Jackson acoustic duo at The Elm LaGrange

6:00-9:00 Sam Robinson Duo at Adelle's Restaurant Wheaton

6:00-9:00 Nick Moss at Preservation Geneva

6:00-8:00 Two Good Dudes Duo at Alter Brewing Company St Charles, Live Music Thursdays

6:00-9:00 Gina Gonzalez at Lindy's Landing Wauconda

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

6:30-9:00 Matt Strom at Alter Brewing Company Downers Grove, Music on Tap

6:30 Demi Clara presents Storytime Songwriters Showcase with Despina Pafralides, Amber Lea Berg, Willard Wilcox, Pete Jive, Hayley Hasegawa-Skreens at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

6:30-9:30 Leo Fron at Girl In The Park Orland Park

x 7:00 Spanish Love Songs, Oso Oso, Sydney Sprague, Worry Club at Metro, $25-30

7:00 Night Club, Rosegarden Funeral Party, JPEG at Cobra Lounge, $25

7:00 Skoli Moly Donut Shop with Bombshell Blonde, Icyybands, Barrixrosee, bt1, Enveez, Eugene, Jackkk3x, Baby Azul, dom Marino, Nocapsawbuckk, GKTR, J-Heavy, DJ Skoli at Cafe Mustache

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

7:00 Airshow, Whoosh at Bourbon on Division, $15

x 7:00 Banjo After Dark with Jonas Friddle, Jug Band Happy Hour, Public Jam 8:00 at Borelli’s Pizza

7:00-11:00 New Divine, The Sea Ghouls, The Tracies at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $12

7:00-9:00 Peddler's French at Uncommon Ground, $10

x 7:00-9:30 Vinto Van Go album release, The 321's at Epiphany, $10-15

7:00-9:00 Thursday Night Trad Irish Session hosted by James Conway & Michael Austin at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center

x 7:00 Ernie Hendrickson with Brian Wilkie at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP

7:00 Good Jim & Kelly at Stadium Club McCook

7:00-10:00 James Libera at Jonny Cab's Burr Ridge, $10

7:00 True Story at Quigley’s Naperville

7:00-9:00 Baby No Name at Double Clutch Brewery Evanston

7:00? Acoustic Generation at Beacon Tap Des Plaines

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

7:00 Mojohand at Mackey's Hideout McHenry

7:00 Ian Leith at Tighthead Brewing Company Mundelein

7:00 Phoebe Hunt, Doug Raffety at The Rock Shop Homewood, $25, Trail Mix presents

7:00-10:00 Zach Crean, Vivian James, Jus Juliette at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, RSVP, $20-25

7:00-10:00 Projam with Alberto Alvarez at Shanahan’s Woodridge

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

7:00 Open Mic with Rob Rosenberg at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich

7:30, 9:30 Jeremy Kahn Trio with Spider Saloff, Stew Miller, Phil Gratteau at Winters Jazz Club, $20-25, April In Paris, Songs of Count Basie

7:30 Joe Satriani, Steve Vai at Chicago Theatre, $39-149

7:30 Chopin & Tchaikovsky conducted by Tugan Sokhiev with Yulianna Avdeeva at Symphony Center, $35-225

7:30-9:30 Mosely/Piesert aka Luc Mosely & Rin Piesert at Comfort Station, Comfort Music & Homeroom

7:30 Instrumental Showcase with Percussion Ensemble and Wind Ensemble at Jo Ann Rooney Hall, Loyola University

x 7:30 The Ultimate Doors tribute to Jim Morrison & The Doors at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $19-39

7:30-9:30 Thot Dawg with Chano Cruz at Moonlight Theatre St Charles, $15

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

7:30 Alice Wallace Band at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $12-30

7:30 Josh Patterson at Broken Oar Port Barrington

x 7:30 Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives at Rialto Square Theatre Joliet, $35-60

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

8:00 DD3, Mark Ambrose, The Radio Hour at Montrose Saloon, $10

8:00 Grahame Lesh & The North, Sneezy at Martyrs, $20

x 8:00 Graham Parker, Ralph Covert at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $48

x 8:00 Joe Pug at OTSFM Szold Hall, $40

8:00 Ripped to Shreds, Nucleus, Shrivel up, Degenerate Synapse at Reggies Music Joint, $17-20

x 8:00 Surf Trash, Parrot Fish, Gosh Diggity at Beat Kitchen, $15

8:00 Mind’s Eye, Flowerbabe at Schubas, $18-25

8:00 Ethan Bortnick, Ivri at Lincoln Hall, $18-20

x 8:00 Sarah Louise at Judson & Moore, $15

8:00 Valley Gals album release, Sunglow, Crisis Actress, Helicopter Leaves at Sleeping Village, $18

8:00 Hardrock at Subterranean, $20-25

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

8:00-10:30 Janelle Finton’s Joygarden with Caroline Jesalva, Meghan Stagl, Max Brown Sextet with Alex Kelsh, Peter Mathistad, Lance Letellier, Jordan Kowalski, ++ at Fulton Street Collective, $15

8:00, 10:00 Alyssa Allgood CD release party with Kendrick Scott, Greg Ward, Ethan Philion, Julius Tucker at Jazz Showcase, $20-35

8:00 Luke Pytel Blues Band with Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago

x 8:00 Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors, Donovan Woods at House of Blues, $25

8:00 The Bisceglia Brothers at Phyllis' Musical Inn

8:00 Jesus Adrian Romero at Copernicus Center, $40-179

8:00 Daniel, Me Estás Matando at Park West, $25

8:00-10:30 Cole DeGenova Trio at California Clipper, $5

8:00 RandomAnimal, Will Is Chillin, S.Reidy, Monzy & Dylan at The Burlington, $10

8:00 Kashus Culpepper, Reilly & Cody at Carol's Pub, $10

8:00-11:00 Otherwise Civilized at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

8:00 G-Mo Nite with DJ Sean Crawford at Gman Tavern, Spanish Love Songs After Party

8:00 Ian Valetin and Mimi Martinez tribute to Juan Gabriel at The Tonk Chicago, Open Jam Thursdays

x 8:00 The Blackout Diaries at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $21-26

8:00 Ruen Brothers, Andrew Montana at SPACE Evanston, $12-15

8:00 Funky Mojo Daddy at Austin Community Tavern Steger, RSVP

8:00 Open Mic with Cheryl Rodey at The Studio Lockport

8:00 DJ Frankie J, El Baron, Jed Walker at Salerno's Hodgkins, Sultry Salsa Thursdays, 8:15 lesson

x 8:00 Todd Rundgren, Me/We at The Pabst Theatre Milwaukee WI, $40-85

8:15 Side by Side with Pacifica Quartet at Goodspeed Hall Fulton Recital Hall, University of Chicago

x 8:30 goodkids, Kangaroo at Hideout, $10

x 8:30 Magnetic Fields at Thalia Hall, sold out

8:30 Ari Hoenig Trio with Gadi Lehavi, Ben Tiberio at Constellation, $25

8:30, 9:45, 11:00 Rosa's All-Star Band with Lil Ed Williams, Joey J. Saye at Rosa’s Lounge, $10-20

8:30 Plasmata, Bachelor’s Grove, Rise of Leo at LiveWire Lounge

8:30 Senders with DJs Mike Broers and Chris Kalis, guests Beau Wanzer and Jeremiah Meece at The Whistler

x 8:30-11:30 Courtesy Patrol at Friendly Tap Berwyn

8:30 Standard Strings at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

9:00 Rosali, Fran at Empty Bottle, $16

9:00 Douglas McCombs/Michael Vallera, Nick Macri/Lily Finnegan at Hungry Brain, $15

x 9:00 Dave Specter at Buddy Guy's Legends, $15

9:00 Sands of the Hour & KW3, Harley Omega, Spizm at Cole's Bar, $10-13

9:00-11:00 Aya Ito at Tack Room

9:00-12:00m Wet Chain/Mold/Colm Lennon at Reed's Local, $8s

9:00-12:00m Open Mic Night at Gallery Cabaret, signup at 8:30

9:00 Rumors with Ariel Zetina, Miss Twink Usa, Dutchesz Gemini at Dorian's, $10 after 8:30

9:00 DJ Day Mary at Delilah’s

x 9:00 Raíces Latin Jazz at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP, Pachanka Music Culture presents

9:00 Anderlik, Otto & Church at House Pub St. Charles, Thursday Showcase

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

10:00 Reggae Gold at Subterranean

10:30 Michele Thomas at Andy’s, $15, Late Night Concert Series