Thursday 6/22/23
Thu 6/22-Sat 6/24 Summerfest Milwaukee
4:00-11:00 ? at Brauer House Lombard, Tire Swarm Car & Bike Night
4:30 Ramsey Lewis, Gentleman of Jazz Panel Discussion with Mark Ruffin, Frayne Lewis, Robert Lewis, Aaron Cohen, Henry Johnson, Scott Hall at Chicago Cultural Center Claudia Cassidy Theater 2nd Floor North
5:00 Andy Brown at Green Mill
5:00 Kent Rose & The Remedies at Northman Riverwalk
5:00 Josh Harlow at Epiphany, RSVP, Golden Hour
5:30 Harry Hmura at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
5:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Kathryn & Chris at Catch 35, Beyond Night
6:00, 9:00 Sarah Sherman at Thalia Hall, $25, early show sold out?
6:00, 8:15 Micah Collier's Alectet at Andy’s, $15
6:00 Eric Reed Trio at Hyde Park Jazz Festival Benefit & Concert at Promontory, $200+, sold out
6:00 270, Mikey Darwish, Superstar Sel, Unotheactivist, Sid Shyne at Bottom Lounge, $30, Ragers in Chicago
6:00 Lynn Nardelli at Milk Money Brewing LaGrange
6:00 Songwriters in the Round at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
6:00 Matthew Kopecky at Preservation Geneva
6:00 Open Mic at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca
x 6:30 Johnny Burnett with Mike Lehman at The Office St. Charles
6:30 Sweet Diezel Jenkins at Reggie’s 63rd St Beach
6:30 Marty Christian at Encore Little Gem Oak Park
6:30 Tribute to Ramsey Lewis, A Gentleman of Jazz with Orbert Davis, Thaddeus Tukes Trio, Donald Lawrence & The Co., The Urban Knights, The Ramsey Lewis Legacy Band, Monty Alexander Trio with Steve Jordan, Santita Jackson at Jay Pritzker Pavilion
6:30 Duane Powell on Rick James at Green Line Performing Arts Center, RSVP, Rear View Mirror Sessions
6:30 Jukebox JBC at The Elm La Grange
6:30 ? at Alter Brewing Company Downers Grove, Music on Tap
x 7:00 Tony Richards with Clark Sommers 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 Uncle Pigeon at Oak Trail Taphouse Mundelein
x 7:00? Open Mic hosted by Alan Cromwell at Blue Island Beer Company Blue Island
7:00 Algoritmo at FitzGeralds Patio, Pachanka Music Culture presents
7:00 Kim Schaefer, Marlon St. John, Made In September, Sonny & the Eggrolls at Montrose Saloon, $10-15
7:00 Nora Marks, Party'z, Crocodyle, Calico Plaid at Cobra Lounge, $15
7:00 Dez Desermeaux & Anthony D’agostino at Le Piano, Retro Jazz & Blues Night
7:00 Gloupjake, Preme, Lotto, DJ Simmy at House of Vans, Summer Smash Pre-Party
7:00 Cabaret ZaZou at Cambria Hotel, $80-190
Thu 6/22? 7:00 Thursday Night Irish Session hosted by James Conway and Michael Austin at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center
7:00 The Ex-Bombers at Double Clutch Brewing Company Evanston
7:00 (8:00 ET) PettyBreakers tribute to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at Acorn Theatre, $40-65
7:00 The Bart Attacks at Sketchbook Skokie
7:00 Jay Heer at Pub 78 Brookfield
7:00 Projam hosted by Kelly Ott at Shanahan’s Woodridge
7:00 Billy Denton at The Open Door Bottle Shop Clarendon Hills
7:00 Maddie at Beacon Tap Des Plaines
7:00 Vintage Vinyl at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge, Night of Bacharach
7:00 Thirsty Boots Trio at Quigley’s Naperville
7:00 Joe Ryan Dave at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park
7:00 Jim & Justin at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake
7:00 Open Jam with Jimmy Jr. & Friends at The Quarry Thornton, 1 free drink per player
7:00 Off the Vine at Grandpa’s Place Glenview Lower Patio
7:00 Open Mic Night with Downtown Charlie Brown at The Studio Lockport
7:00 Thursday Open Mic Night hosted by Kent Lewis at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach
7:00 Open Mic hosted by A.J. Johnson at Dockside Ottawa
x 7:30 Phil Angotti & The Old '61s with Tom Ryan, Casey McDonough, Todd Rusin, Debbie Kaczynski, Dan Ingenthron, Kriss Bataille, Jim Barclay perform Elvis Costello's My Aim Is True, The Byrds' Younger Than Yesterday, Neil Young's Harvest at Reggies Music Joint, $10
7:30 Big Richard, Eli Winter at SPACE Evanston, $15-22
7:30, 9:30 Bryan Eng Trio at Winters Jazz Club, $20-25
7:30 Melon Sprout & Noise Shrine at Comfort Station, Comfort Music
7:30 Jeannie & Stacy at Drews on Halsted, RSVP, $25 food/bev minimum
7:30 Melody Gardot at Martin Theatre Ravinia, $40 lawn, $100 reserved
7:30 Rumor Hazit lite at Broken Oar Port Barrington
7:30 Open Mic at The Outta Space Berwyn
x 8:00 Eddie 9V at The Venue Aurora, $15-25
8:00 The Game Shō with Zeetus Lapetus, Garren & Hannah at Golden Dagger
8:00 Johnny2x4, Sidaka, Woonds at Martyrs, $10
8:00 Adeem the Artist, Jamie McDell at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $23
8:00 Llo Llo, Cruel, Morgan Powers, Sky Changes at Beat Kitchen, $12
8:00 Braxton Cook, Senite, Joshua Crumbly at Schubas, $20
8:00 Alan Gresik’s Swing Orchestra at Green Mill, $10
8:00, 10:00 Christian Dillingham Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $25-40
8:00 Kenny Thompson Quintet, Juliette Gardiner Quintet at Fulton Street Collective, $15
8:00 John Primer Blues Band, Vino Louden Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $15
8:00 Nate Manos, Sonia Astacio-Downs at Blue Chicago
8:00 Deante' Hitchcock, Akeem Ali, Dante Clay at Subterranean, $18
8:00 Mayor's Kids, Wildcat, Jam in Between at Epiphany, $10-15
8:00 Michelle Shafer, League of Erics, Paulette D'Amour at Phyllis' Musical Inn
8:00 Lettering, Startle, Sweet Gloom, Pretty Pleased at Gman Tavern, $12-15
8:00 Together Again at Cafe Mustache
8:00 Beggars Banquet tribute to Rolling Stones at Firewater Saloon Edison Park
8:00 Joe Buck Yourself, Dead Sun Rising, Clear Coat at LiveWire Lounge
8:00 AVOL at Friendly Tap Berwyn
8:00 Empire Strikes Brass at Austin Community Tavern Steger
8:00 Open Jam with Pallisard Bros at Jesse’s Tavern Chicago Ridge
X 8:30 Steve Dawson and Chris Rawlins at Hideout, $10-12
x 8:30 Gerald Dowd with Darcy Wilkin at FitzGeralds Sidebar, Song of the Month Club
8:30 Ghalia Volt at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $15-20
8:30 The Corner Boys at Hey Nonny, Free Summer Show Series
8:30 Devin Gray Solo, Charlie Kirchen Quartet + 1 at Elastic Arts, $15, Improvised Music Series
8:30 Marcus Atom, Safety Squad at California Clipper, $5
8:30 Jake Worthington at Carol's Pub, $15
8:30, 9:30, 11:00 Willie Buck, Joey J. Saye at Rosa’s, $15-20
8:30 Open Mic Blues Jam at Harlem Avenue Lounge Berwyn
8:30 Unbridled burlesque & variété, followed by DJ All the Way Kay Late Night Dance Party at Untitled
9:00 Jerry Paper, Lipsticism at Empty Bottle, $16
9:00 Water from Your Eyes, Floatie, Options at Sleeping Village, $15, Computer Music
9:00 Booth/Kirchner/Taylor, Marquette/Lamar Gay at Hungry Brain, $10
9:00 Nasty Snacks at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00
9:00 Randy Johnson at Buddy Guy’s Legends
9:00 Jon Gram and The Sway at On Tour Brewing
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 Punk & Pop DJ Bill V. at Delilah’s
9:00 CNCO at Rosemont Theatre, $65-180
9:00 Tribe at Giant Penny Whistle, Chicago Style House Music
9:00 RTST DJ Set at Emporium Arcade Fulton Market
9:00 The Sample Platter with Scendsei & K.Sity at Emporium Arcade Logan Square
9:00 Open Swim with Beat Social, Slot-A at Emporium Arcade Wicker Park
9:30 We Love Hip Hop De La/ATCQ/EPMD/Outkast Nite with Joe Kollege/Sean Alvarez at Promontory, $5
9:30 Matt Martin Band at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP
10:00 Tallies, Sunshy, Humdrum at Cole’s Bar, $13
10:00 Feel Good Country Boys at Bub City Chicago, RSVP
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 Discos La Femme at California Clipper
x 6:30 Johnny Burnett with Mike Lehman at The Office St. Charles
x 7:00 Tony Richards with Clark Sommers 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? Open Mic hosted by Alan Cromwell at Blue Island Beer Company Blue Island
x 7:30 Phil Angotti & The Old '61s with Tom Ryan, Casey McDonough, Todd Rusin, Debbie Kaczynski, Dan Ingenthron, Kriss Bataille, Jim Barclay perform Elvis Costello's My Aim Is True, The Byrds' Younger Than Yesterday, Neil Young's Harvest at Reggies Music Joint, $10
x 8:00 Eddie 9V at The Venue Aurora, $15-25
X 8:30 Steve Dawson and Chris Rawlins at Hideout, $10-12
x 8:30 Gerald Dowd with Darcy Wilkin at FitzGeralds Sidebar, Song of the Month Club