Thursday 6/27/24

Jun 27, 2024

Thursday!

Another summer weekend with many great music event opportunities both large and small in and around Chicago… read on for the details and get out to one or more of these shows if you can… welcome to new subscribers and thanks to all for reading, subscribing to, and especially spreading the word by sharing Jerome’s Event List…

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x 12:00n-12:00m Brigitte Calls Me Baby, Tracy Bonham, Sleater Kinney, Cedric Burnside, McKinley Dixon, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Robin Pluer & the R&B Croquettes, ++ at Summerfest Lakefront Milwaukee WI, $28+, seniors enter free 'til 4:00p

x 4:00 Bob Stroger, Tom Holland at Reggie's Music Joint, free, Stones preparty sidewalk shows

Food Truck Thursdays at Jens Jensen Park Highland Park, Life Rhythms presents

4:30-5:45 Wincanton duo americana

6:00-8:30 Jared Rabin Band folk and bluegrass

4:30 Gandy Gumbo at Gallagher Way outside Wrigley Field

Thu 6/27? 5:00-7:00 ? at Northman Riverwalk

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

x 5:00-8:00 Morgan Pirtle Plus at Catch 35, Beyond Night

5:00 Luciano Antonio at Epiphany Center, free RSVP, Golden Hour

5:00-7:30 Brett Ratner at Lodge of Antioch

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

x 6:00, 8:15 Sabertooth at Andy's, $15

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

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

6:00-9:00 The Little Band at On Tour Brewing

x 6:00-8:00 Real Pretenders at Tiny Tapp Riverwalk, free

6:00-9:00 Vinyl Thursday Fleetwood Mac Night at Nicky's of Beverly

6:00 The Heartwreckers tribute to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $129, benefits CAST Water Safety Foundation, music at 7:45

6:00-9:00 JK Kostyk acoustic at Milk Money Brewing LaGrange

6:00 Matt Peterson at Elm Restaurant La Grange

6:00-8:00 Kevin Janus at Alter Brewing Company Downers Grove, Live Music Thursdays

6:00-9:00 Megan Curran & Keith Brady at Adelle's Restaurant Wheaton, free, WDCB Jazz Thursdays

6:00-9:00 Jason Blake at Riverlands Brewing Company Patio St Charles

Thu 6/27? 6:00-8:00 ? at Alter Brewing & Kitchen St. Charles, Live Music Thursdays

6:00 The Blooze Brothers with Brother John Kattke at Wood Dale Prairie Fest

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

6:00-9:00 John Lambert at Lindy's Landing Wauconda

6:00 Listening Party for Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats 'South of Here' at Val's Halla Oak Park, free RSVP

6:30, 8:30 Libby York Quartet with Tom Vaitsas, Marlene Rosenberg, Eric Schneider at Winters Jazz Club, $23-28, It's Love, Romance and the Great American Songbook

6:30-9:30 Outta Sight Black Listening In Performance with Duriel E. Harris, Tracie Morris, Sylvia Ewing, Me’Chelle, Sterling Plumpp, avery r. young, Justin Dillard, DJ Shawn Buddha Ryderat Logan Center Performance Penthouse, University of Chicago, free

6:30-10:00 Axel Brooks, Suchjammuchchill, Together Melange at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10

6:30-9:30 Matthew Garcia at Preservation Geneva

6:30-9:30 Tim Gleason at The Office Dining & Spirits St Charles, free

6:30-9:30 Tom Purazzo at Girl In The Park Orland Park

7:00 Attack the Sound, School of Rock Andersonville, Sonny Veneer, Missy Vaughn-Dean & The Love Supreme at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

x 7:00 Tributosaurus plays John Denver's America at Martyrs, $30

7:00 Kingfisher, Big Chemical, Double Extra Large at Cobra Lounge, $13-15

7:00 Prompt Battle Royale at Cafe Mustache

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

7:00-9:00 Joe Gorka, LEX, Jared Jones at Uncommon Ground, $10

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, Jug Band Happy Hour, Public Jam 8:00 at Borelli’s Pizza

7:00? Bicycle Thief presents a musical showcase with four bands at Archie's Cafe

x 7:00 The Rolling Stones at Soldier Field, $100+

x 7:00 Duo Destello at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP, Pachanka Music presents

x 7:00 Folk Jam with Mark Dvorak at Friendly Tap

7:00 Billy Denton at The Open Door Taproom & Bottle Shop Clarendon Hills

7:00-10:00 Common Allies at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

7:00-10:00 Projam hosted by Geoffrey Lowe with Jordan Macarus at Shanahan’s Woodridge

7:00 Thirsty Boots Trio at Quigley’s Naperville

7:00-10:00 The Open Jam with Sam Wyatt at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles

7:00-9:00 Pennyluck at Double Clutch Brewing Company Evanston

7:00-9:00 On The Air at The Fat Shallot Evanston

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

7:00-11:55 Kid Whiskey Duo at Sideouts Sports Tavern Patio Island Lake

7:00-11:00 Open Mic Night at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich

7:00 The Jazzeros at Light The Lamp Brewery Grayslake

7:00-9:00 Totem Frogs at Tighthead Brewing Mundelein

7:00 John Condron 1 & 1 with cover theme Manchester at Chicago Street Pub Joliet

7:00 Sean Altman and Jack Skuller tribute to Simon & Garfunkel at Belfry Music Theatre Delavan WI, $62-79

x 7:30 The Dandy Warhols, Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor at Metro, $35-40

7:30 Hisaishi Conducts Hisaishi at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, sold out?

7:30-9:30 Alonso/Meryhew/Moore/Falknor/Rowan/Fung at Comfort Station, Comfort Music

7:30 Bad Planning, Farhampton, Number One Sons, Radio Buzzkills, Dead Freddie at Cubby Bear, $15

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

7:30-10:00 Nicole Kestler Trio at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy, free, two drink or food equivalent minimum

7:30 Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper at Ravinia Carousel Stage Highland Park, $35 lawn GA

x 8:00 Phil Angotti & The Rolling

Riders On The Storm perform The Doors "L.A. Woman" and The Rolling Stones "Out Of Our Heads", Possession tribute to Sarah McLachlan performs "Fumbling Towards Ectasy" at Reggies Music Joint, $15, Jim Ryan's Classic Albums Night

8:00 Moontype, Mister Goblin, Cusp at Beat Kitchen, $12

8:00 Chrissy Chlapecka, Ramona Slick at Schubas, $20-25, plus optional $50 VIP upgrade

8:00 Xana, Dezi at Lincoln Hall, $20-25

8:00 Mastermine Graduation Event with The Lawofhuey, Melanin Blossom, The Ambiance, Khing Kwon, Samthesentient at Subterranean, $10-15

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

x 8:00 KVL with Quin Kirchner, Daniel Van Duerm, Matthew Lux, RAYS with Jake Acosta, Brian Sulpizio, Andrew Scott Young, Skyler Rowe at Judson & Moore, $15

x 8:00, 10:00 Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with Dee Alexander, Marques Carroll, John Fournier, Amr Fahmy, Larry Brown Jr., Andrew Vogt, Keith Brooks II at Jazz Showcase, $20-35

8:00 Nate Manos with Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago

8:00-12:00m Human Bloom, M.e.h., SmallWorld DJs at California Clipper, $10

8:00 Man with a Mission at House of Blues, $35

8:00-9:00 Jack W. Davis 'The Bearded Ingénue' with Andrew Blendermann, Riley Brown, Colin McGonagle, Lauren Ellis at Davenport’s Cabaret, $22, 2 drink minimum

8:00 Joshua Robertson and the Saints host Open Jam Thursdays at The Tonk Chicago

8:00 Hyde Park Jazz Festival Benefit with Derrick Gardner at Promontory, $10+

8:00 CloudForms, Echo Track, Bedsits at Burlington Bar, $10

8:00 Over The Side acoustic at Carols Pub, $5

8:00-11:00 Hot Rocks tribute to The Rolling Stones at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

8:00 Lefty Parker Residency with Sofia Jensen, ++ at Color Club Tavern, $15

8:00 The Living Tombstone at Bottom Lounge, sold out

8:00-10:15 Cyclone Eye, Rebel Alley, J.A. Grimms at Epiphany Center, free RSVP

x 8:00 Brother Smith & Friends TJ, Justin Bell, Dylan? at Friendly Tap

x 8:00 Melissa Ferrick, Gracie and Rachel at SPACE Evanston, $25-38

8:00 ? at Beacon Tap Des Plaines

8:00 Open Mic hosted by Downtown Charlie Brown at The Studio Lockport

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

8:30 Robert Lester Folsom, Sun Child at Hideout, $30

8:30 Sea Woods City with JayVe Montgomery/Ben LaMar Gay/Lisa E. Harris at Constellation, $20

8:30 Maria Elena Silva, Animals & Giraffes at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students, Improvised Music Series

8:30-11:30 Sami Scot at Davenport’s Piano Bar

x 8:30 Colby T. Helms & The Virginia Creepers at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $15, Nightclub Debut

x 8:30 Song of The Month Club hosted by Gerald Dowd with Chris Siebold at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP

x 8:30 Greg Jacks & Brother Help at Hey Nonny, free, RSVP, rhythm & blues, Free Summer Show Series

8:30 DJ LaLa at Heroes West Lemont

9:00 Sir Woman, Hollyy at Empty Bottle, $18

9:00 Advance Base, The Bird Calls at Hungry Brain, $15

9:00 Nasty Snacks at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:30

9:00 Laura Rain and the Caesars at Buddy Guy's Legends, $15

9:00 Stander, Genital Shame, Nüde at Cole's Bar, $13

9:00-11:55 Open Mic Night with Max Reeve at The Thirsty Tavern

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

9:00 Heavensware at Cafe Mustache

9:00-2:00a Jump Up Records Reggae & Ska DJ Chuck Wren at Delilah’s

9:00 City Pip at The Whistler

9:00-11:00 Wicked Drawl at Tack Room

9:00-12:00m Nice Motor, Jon Kelly, Umbra and the Anna Maze at Reed's Local, $8

x 9:00 Electric Cars tribute to The Cars at Jamo's Live Mokena

9:00-2:00a Naci Perra, Tokischa at The Forge Joliet, $65-130

9:30 MJ Lenderman and The Wind, Dari Bay at Sleeping Village, $35

Wed 6/26 9:30-11:50 Bonzo Squad at aliveOne

9:30 Rick King's Royal Hustle at Mom's Place

9:45, 11:00 Rosa's All-Stars Band with Tom Holland at Rosa’s, $10-20

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

10:00 Reggae Gold at Subterranean

10:00-2:00a DaWreck's Annual Celebrity Birthday Bash at Promontory, $20

10:00 Ginger Road at Bub City Rosemont

10:30 The Sabertooth Groove It Pro Jam at Andy’s, $10

Jerome’s highlights

x = recommended, interested, of note to me or friends

X = the plan, though that can change