Thursday 6/1/23
4:00-11:00 No Dope For Dawn 80s Rock & Pop at Brauer House Lombard, Tire Swarm Car & Bike Night
5:00 Andy Brown at Green Mill
5:00 Luciano Antonio at Epiphany, RSVP, Golden Hour
5:00 DJ Austin James at Northman Riverwalk, Riverwalk Beats
5:00 BattleBots Thursday at Cary’s Lounge
5:00 Aran Q Mooney Art Pop-Up at Miskatonic Brewing Company Darien
5:30 River Front Fest at River Front Park River Grove
5:30 DJ Geno Del Boccio
8:00 16 Candles
5:30 Matt Hendricks acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends
5:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Surely You Jest with Leslie Beukelman at Catch 35, Beyond Night
x 6:00 (7:00 ET) Cosmic Country Showcase hosted by Andrew Sa at Acorn Theatre, $30-55
6:00, 8:15 Proximity at Andy’s, $15
6:00 Doktu Rhute at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
6:00 Open Mic at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca
6:00 Willard Wilcox at Preservation Geneva
6:00 whaddayaknow Trivia at Smoke Daddy Wrigleyville
6:30 Band Of Silver, Ava Max, The Scarlet Opera at House of Blues, $30
6:30 damsel, Jenni Stark at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10
6:30 Riley and The Red Hots at Encore Little Gem Oak Park
6:30 ? at Alter Brewing Company Downers Grove, Music on Tap
6:30 ? at The Elm La Grange
x 7:00 Tony Richards at Savannah Supper Club
x 7:00 Banjo After Dark with Jonas Friddle & Jug Band Happy Hour, Public Jam afterward at Borelli’s Pizza
x 7:00 PBJ Rooftop Act at Durty Nellies Palatine, $5
7:00 The Rhemantics, EBJ Band at Montrose Saloon, $10
7:00 Reader Best of Chicago Celebration with Joseph Chilliams, Dos Santos, Bonita Appleblunt, Lillie West, Ryan the Person, hosted by Jacoby Cochran at Metro, $30-125
7:00 Masonic Wave, Rollo Tomasi, Burned or Buried at Liars Club
7:00 Edging, Robot Civil War, Late, Daddy's Boy at Cobra Lounge, $15
7:00 Dez Desermeaux & Anthony D’agostino at Le Piano, Retro Jazz & Blues Night
Thu 6/1? 7:00 Thursday Night Irish Session hosted by James Conway and Michael Austin at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center
7:00 Cabaret ZaZou at Cambria Hotel, $80-190
7:00 Awake At Last, Discrepancies, Reddstar at The Forge Joliet, $13-39
7:00 Good Jim & Kelly at Quigley’s Naperville
7:00 Lara Bell Duo at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake
7:00 Simply Sound at Grandpa’s Place Glenview 2nd Floor Outdoor Terrace
7:00 Zach Pizzolato at Pub 78 Brookfield
7:00 This End Up at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
7:00 Projam hosted by Jeff Rutter at Shanahan’s Woodridge
7:00 Open Mic with Jimmy Jr. & Friends at The Quarry Thornton, 1 free drink per player
7:00 Open Mic hosted by Chris Farrell at Dockside Ottawa
7:00 Thirsty Thursday Open Mic Night at The Studio Lockport
7:00 The Open Jam with Sam Wyatt at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles
7:00 Thursday Open Mic Night at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach
7:00 Trivia Night hosted by Heather at Miskatonic Brewing Company Darien, Baig of Tricks Entertainment
7:00 Disney Villains Trivia Night at Heroes West Lemont
7:00 General Knowledge Trivia at Exit Strategy Brewing Forest Park
7:00 I Think You Should Come Trivia Night & Mini Games at Emporium Arcade Wicker Park
7:30 Bombadil at SPACE Evanston, $12-22
7:30 Joshua Davis at Hey Nonny, $18-35
7:30, 9:30 Henry Johnson & Jo Ann Daugherty Quartet with Sarah Marie Young at Winters Jazz Club, $25-30
7:30 Joe Di Zillo, Mayor's Kids, The Dead Tamagotchis at Cubby Bear, $7
7:30 Debussy La mer & Ravel La valse conducted by David Afkham with Vadim Gluzman at Symphony Center, $35-250
7:30 Beisel/Harris Duo, Elijah McLaughlin/Jason Toth/Tomasso Moretti at Comfort Station, Comfort Music
7:30 Open Mic at Outta Space Berwyn
7:30 Chicago Comedy Club at House of Blues Foundation Room, $12
7:30 Pub Trivia hosted by Trivia Lab at Mrs Murphy’s
7:30 Team Trivia with Go4It at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia
7:30 ? Storytelling at Mrs Murphy’s 2nd Floor
8:00 Anfang, Sweetmelk, Fetishist, Ryan Borens and the Forever Band at Hideout, $12-15
8:00 Fugu Dugu, Ana Everling, Neighbors You Know at Golden Dagger, $15
8:00 Charles Wesley Godwin, Drayton Farley at Thalia Hall, $25
8:00 Abandoncy, Stalled, Liminal Space, Surf Candy at Reggie’s Music Joint, $12-15
8:00 Possessed by Paul James, Jeff Schaller at Beat Kitchen, $16
8:00 Jess Williamson at Judson & Moore Distillery, $25-27
8:00 Jimmy Webb at City Winery, $45-55
8:00 Wunderhorse, Free Range at Schubas, $15
8:00 The Album Leaf, Raays at Lincoln Hall, $17-25
8:00 Alan Gresik’s Swing Orchestra at Green Mill, $10
8:00, 10:00 John Wojciechowski Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $25-40
8:00 Blueshift Big Band with Grant Dawson at Fulton Street Collective, $15
8:00 Mississippi Heat Blues Band, Omar Coleman Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $15
8:00 BTS Express with Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago
8:00 David Neylon at On Tour Brewing
8:00 Wax On at Cafe Mustache
8:00 Into The Heart tribute to U2 at Firewater Saloon Edison Park
8:00 Kayo, Sydny August, iGoByLC, Morgan Gold at Epiphany, $15-20
8:00 Strictly 90s Nostalgia with Matrix, G Sharp, Fucharistic, Stachild at Wild Hare, $10 after 8:00
8:00 Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Northerly Island, $30-339
?8:00 ? at Friendly Tap Berwyn
8:00 Open Jam with ? at Jesse’s Tavern Chicago Ridge
8:00 DJs Gator & Julie host Country Line Dance Night at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park
8:00 Laugh Loud Laugh Dance Comedy & Dance at Whiskey Girl Tavern
8:00 Schubas Open Mic hosted by Naomi Spungen, Adrienne Stout, Suz Ballout at Schubas, LHST Comedy presents
x 8:30 Cathy Richardson Band tribute to Goddesses of Rock at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-30
8:30 Midnight Snacks at FitzGeralds Sidebar
8:30 Waterwheel at Constellation, $15
8:30 Schmidt-Swartz/Sowa Duo, Thwartet at Elastic Arts, $15, Improvised Music Series
8:30, 9:30, 11:00 Lil Ed Williams All-Stars Band, Joey J. Saye at Rosa’s, $15-20
8:30 Open Mic Blues Jam at Harlem Avenue Lounge Berwyn
8:30 Unbridled, followed by DJ All the Way Kay Late Night Dance Party at Untitled
8:30 Stand-Up Comedy Night with Marcus Banks, Kevin Kellam, Kimberly Marion, hosted by Laura Huggat at Madcats Palatine, $15
8:30 Karaoke hosted by Khnemu Menu-Ra at Davenport’s Piano Bar Cabaret
9:00 Brainiac, Lung, Matt Espy at Empty Bottle, sold out, limited number at door
9:00 Yungmorpheus, Fly Anakin, Semiratruth at Sleeping Village, $23
9:00 Batalla de Campeones, Aczino, Cacha, Lobo Estepario, Yoiker, RC, Ghetto, Reverse, Boss, Oner, Chester at Joe’s Live Rosemont, $60, Eventos Inc presents
9:00 Stephen Schuch at Tack Room
9:00 Stonedrift at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
? 9:00 ? at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $15
? 9:00 Open Mic Night hosted by Max Reeve at The Thirsty Tavern
? 9:00 Open Mic at Gallery Cabaret, 8:30 sign up
9:00 Eighties DJ Dean at Delilah’s
9:00 Fangirl Fantasy Harry Styles vs. One Direction at Subterranean, $18
9:00 Taylor Fest at Bottom Lounge, $20
9:00 Tribe at Giant Penny Whistle, Chicago Style House Music
9:00 Jazz Loves Adorno with DJ Sasha Lindskog at Reed’s Local
9:00 Thursday Night Fever with Zzzosma & Lizanne Cook at Emporium Arcade Fulton Market
9:00 DJ John Simmons at Emporium Arcade Logan Square
9:00 DJ Van Paugam, Kadobara at The Whistler, Lost in Translation, 70s and 80s Japanese Jazz, Disco, Funk, City Pop
9:00 Karaoke at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood
9:30 Sip & Sing Ladies Night at Promontory, $15-40
9:30 Hallo Gallo Fest 2.5 with Sharp Pins, Donkey Basketball, Deerest Friends, Uniflora, Laurie Duo, Knareekm at Color Club, $10
9:30 Jessie's Girl at Bub City Rosemont
10:00 Red Scarves, Loveseat, Plant Matter at Cole’s Bar, $13
10:00 Lloyd Snyder at Bub City Chicago
10:00 Reggae Gold at Subterranean, $10
10:30 Anthony Bruno at Andy’s, $15
10:30 Afro Fusion Thursday at Le Nocturne, Afrobeats, Hiphop, Dancehall, Soca
?:00 Preauxx, C-MaJor, AWFM, Chris Crack, ++ at California Clipper, $5, Unapologetic Memphis Showcase
x 6:00 (7:00 ET) Cosmic Country Showcase hosted by Andrew Sa at Acorn Theatre, $30-55
x 7:00 Tony Richards at Savannah Supper Club
x 7:00 Banjo After Dark with Jonas Friddle & Jug Band Happy Hour, Public Jam afterward at Borelli’s Pizza
x 7:00 PBJ Rooftop Act at Durty Nellies Palatine, $5
x 8:30 Cathy Richardson Band tribute to Goddesses of Rock at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-30