Thursday 6/4/26
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Onsales & Presales
x Fri 7/24 8:00 Midnight Sun Band tribute to Kool & The Gang vs. Cameo at SPACE Evanston, $20-41, all ages, 7:00 door, presale rainbow
x Fri 8/7 8:00 Sons of the Never Wrong at SPACE Evanston, $15-47, all ages, 7:00 door, presale rainbow
x Mon 8/10 7:30 Clinard Dance’s Flamenco Quartet Project at SPACE Evanston, $18-43, all ages, 6:30 door, presale rainbow
x Mon 8/24 7:30 Bywater Call at SPACE Evanston, $20-41, all ages, 6:30 door, presale rainbow
x Fri 8/28 8:00 Josh Rouse at OTSFM Szold Hall, $35-45, onsale members Wed 6/3 public Fri 6/5, online 9a, in person & phone 10a
x Fri 9/4 8:00 John Primer and Friends Tribute to Theresa’s Lounge at SPACE Evanston, $30-67, all ages, 7:00 door, presale rainbow
x Sat 9/12 12:00n Pravda Fest with The Handcuffs, The Effigies, Jon Langford, The Claudettes, Nathan Graham & Band, Park Hills Circle, Josh Caterer Trio, Nora O’Connor & Band, Chris Greene Quartet, Steve Dawson & Band, The Sleepers, Imperial Sound, Brian Krumm & His Barfly Friends, Follow The Firefly, ++ at FitzGerald’s, $45-66, presale pravdafitz
x Mon 9/14 7:30 Dominique Fils-Aimé at SPACE Evanston, $20-41, all ages, 6:30 door, presale rainbow
x Mon 9/14 8:00 Susanna Hoffs at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $65-78, onsale members Wed 6/3 public Fri 6/5, online 9a, in person & phone 10a
Today’s Thursday 6/4/26 Shows
12:00n-3:00 Gabriel Datcu at Gayle V’s Best Ever Grilled Cheese
x 5:00-7:15 Andy Brown at Green Mill
x Jazz Night Out Oak Park on Marion between Lake and North Blvd
5:00-7:00 Karli Bunn Trio
7:00-9:00 Josh Murtha Organ Trio
5:00-7:00 Jonny DiSilvestro at Church Street Brewing Taproom Itasca
x 5:30-8:00 Matt Hendricks acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends, free
x 5:30 Music for Migrants with High & Lonesome, Kuato at Robert’s Westside Forest Park, $20 suggested donation, benefits the Oak Park Migrant Ministry
5:30-8:30 Amy Yassinger at Carnivore and the Queen Downers Grove
x 6:00 Girls of the Golden West at Hideout, free, 5:00 door
x 6:00-7:15, 8:15-9:30 Mario Abney at Andy’s, $20 RSVP required
x 6:00-2:00a Rico McFarland Blues Band, Joanna Connor Blues Band, Gerry Hundt acoustic set at Kingston Mines, $15-18
6:00-10:00 Honey with DJ CashEra at Salt Shed Three Top Lounge, sold out, 5:30 door, r&b
6:00-10:00 Chicago Blues Guitar Workshop Student Showcase at Fuller’s Pub
6:00-9:00 Natalie Scharf Trio with Joel Paterson, Dan Anderson at Gale Street Inn
x 6:00-10:30 Blues Fest kickoff at Ramova Theatre, free RSVP
6:00-7:00 20 Years of the Mississippi Blues Trail
Fireside Chat with Mayor John Horhn, Scott Barretta,
Bill McPherson, Dr. Edgar Smith, Jim O’Neal
moderated by Yolonda Clay-Moore, Visit Jackson
7:15-8:30 John Primer tribute to Theresa’s Lounge
8:45-10:15 Willie Clayton
x 6:00-7:30 Lamont Harris at Willie Dixon’s Blues Garden, free, donations appreciated, Record Row Concert Series
6:00-9:00 Michael Stryker Quartet with Ryan Shultz at Labriola Ristorante Oak Brook, WDCB Jazz Night & Patio Party
6:00-9:00 Steve Knight Duo at Adelle’s Modern Kitchen & Bar Wheaton, WDCB Jazz Thursdays
6:00-8:00 Joe Jakupcak on Sainte Genevieve Riverboat Ottawa, $37, seniors & vets $33, children 3-12 $27, infants free, sunset cruise
6:00 Luke Wejman, cello at McClintock Choral and Recital Room Northwestern University Evanston, free, student recitals
6:00 Stewart Bridgeforth, bass trombone at Regenstein Master Class Room Northwestern University Evanston, free, student recitals
6:00-12:00m Open Jam at Main Street Outfitters Pub Wauconda
x 6:00-9:00 Situation Davis Duo with Andon Davis & Tom Gerlach at Hackney’s on Harms, first Thursdays
6:00 Blues Jam Night hosted by Nate & The NightWolves at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park
6:30 Terror, Pain of Truth, End It, Start Today, xACHEx at Metro, $30-38, 18+, 5:30 door
x 6:30, 8:30 John Dokes Quartet “The Music of Joe Williams and Mark Murphy (and Birthday Bash for John!)” with Joey Skoch, Dennis Carroll, Neil Hemphill at Winters Jazz Club, $24-29, one drink minimum $10 per set
6:30-9:30 Abigail Riccards Trio at Eddie V’s Oak Brook
6:30 Waste, Catsclaw, Dead Awake, Traumatization, Soluna, Dark Surface at WC Social Club West Chicago, $15-31+, all ages, 5:30 door
6:30-9:30 Brandon Reisdorf at Preservation Geneva Patio
6:30-9:30 Open Mic Night at Emerson and Oliver Woodstock, first Thursdays
6:30-9:30 Ten Cat Swing at Banging Gavel Vogt House Tinley Park, jazz
x 7:00-10:00 Banjo After Dark with Jonas Friddle Happy Hour Public Jam 8:00 at Borelli’s Pizza
x 7:00-9:00 Charles Heath presents The Next Generation of Jazz at Simone’s Bar Pilsen, $5 or free for performing musicians
x 7:00 Luis Villalobos at FitzGerald’s Sidebar, free RSVP, 5:00 door, Pachanka Music Culture presents
7:00 Thaiboy Digital, Whitearmor at Outset, $34-60+, all ages, hip hop, rap
7:00 LP aka Listening Party with Heather Cagle at Lemon Chicago, $10-25
7:00-9:00 Michael Cali, Simm, Michael Quiroz with Gio at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $13, all ages, 6:30 door
x 7:00 Thursday Night Music Sessions at Fifth Province Pub Irish American Heritage Center, free, bring your instrument, a friend, love of Irish tradition
7:00-10:00 The Ben Paterson Organ Trio with Bobby Broom, Greg Artry, ++ at Le Piano, $15, Lauren’s Hammond B3 Night
x 7:00 Pierce Crask at La Barra Riverside
x 7:00 Open Mic Night at The Little Owl Social Pub Brookfield, signup after 6:00
x 7:00-10:00 ProJam presented by Geoffrey Lowe with Brother John Kattke at Shanahan’s Woodridge
7:00-10:00 The Open Jam with Sam Wyatt at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles
7:00-10:00 Jazz Jam Session hosted by Gabriel Datcu Ensemble with Shelley Yoelin at Sabor a Café Steakhouse Niles, free RSVP
7:00 Nick Sanzeri at Moretti’s Morton Grove
7:00 Justin Wallace at Broken Oar Port Barrington
7:00 Open Mic hosted by Kent Lewis at Black Lung Brewing Grayslake, 1st, 3rd, 5th Thursdays
7:00-11:00 Open Mic Night at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich
7:00-10:00 Intergalactic Honky Tonk hosted by Friendzone at 28 Mile Distilling Bourbon Lounge Highwood
7:00-9:30 Grace & John at North & Maple Kitchen & Bar Tinley Park, RSVP required
7:30 Sample Quincy, Kayliah Love, Tollbooth at Beat Kitchen, $22, 17+, 6:30 door
7:30-10:00 Sofija Knezevic with Scott Hesse at FSC aka Fulton Street Collective in Hubbard Street Lofts, $15, 7:00 door
7:30 Em Beihold, Janani K. Jha at Chop Shop, $31-51+, sold out, waiting list, all ages, 6:30 door
7:30 Alsop conducts Adams, Copland & Marsalis at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $55-349
7:30-9:30 Zander Raymond and Jack Herscowitz at Comfort Station, free, Comfort Music
x 7:30 Funkadesi 30th Anniversary Celebration at City Winery, $24-36+, 2 item per person encouraged, 6:00 door
7:30-10:00 Sean McKee blues at Arcada Theatre Legends Stage St Charles, free, dinner menu offered
7:30 Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra at Galvin Recital Hall Northwestern University Evanston, $8, students $5, Bienen Ensembles
7:30-10:00 John Scoville with Robin Watson at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon ‘n Brass Speakeasy, $5, jazz, blues
7:30 Sandra Antongiorgi at Harper College Palatine Ender Pavilion, free, Euclid entrance lots 9 and 10
7:30 Vito Zatto at Moretti’s Barrington
7:30 Jon Allegretto at Moretti’s Hoffman Estates
7:30-10:00 Liz Berg at Vixen Lounge McHenry
x 7:30 Stella Cole sings the Great American Songbook at Ravinia Bennett Gordon Hall, $45, 6:00 gates
7:30 Genesis Retouched at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $29-43, 6:00 door
x 8:00 All Star Harmonica Blast with Matthew Skoller, Rob Stone, Martin Lang, Tom Holland, Harrell “Young Rell” Davenport, Kenny Smith, Lee Kanehira, Andrew Diehl, Mike Scharf, ++ at Reggies Music Joint, $30-40, 7:00 door, Chicago Blues Fest pre party
8:00 toss, Billy Joel Jr., Sun Queen at Schubas, $15-20, 18+, 7:30 door
8:00 Arts Fishing Club, Cardinal Bloom at Lincoln Hall, $27-36, 18+, 7:00 door
8:00 Brooklyn Charmers tribute to Steely Dan at Garcia’s, $28 GA remain, 6:30 door
8:00-12:00m Alan Gresik’s Swing Orchestra at Green Mill, $10
8:00 Wilde, Flake Michigan at Subterranean Upstairs, $22, 17+, 7:00 door
8:00, 10:00 Melissa Aldana Quartet at Jazz Showcas e, $30-45
x 8:00 Mike Wheeler Blues Band with Mzz Reese at Blue Chicago
8:00-10:00 Open Jam Thursdays hosted by Joshua Robertson and the Saints at The Tonk Pilsen, 4th Thursdays
8:00 Smilin’ Bonnie and The Clemtones at Phyllis’ Musical Inn
8:00? Jawson Dell tribute to John Mayer at O’s Tap
8:00 Big Kid Show hosted by Raycha & Toaster with tunes by DJ Ca$hera at Dorians, $10 after 8:00, 6:00 door
8:00 Brian Citro Organ Trio at The Checkout Lakeview, $18+, Composer Night
8:00-1:00a Donkey Basketball, naturalblkinvention, Rikki G Godd at California Clipper, ambient, electronic, experimental, ++, live music
8:00 Fivefold, Kings By Day, Truss, Embers Rise at Bookclub, $13-15+, 18+, 7:00 door
8:00 Mellowpunk, The Orchids, Daisi at Cobra Lounge, $15-17, 17+, 7:00 door
8:00 Fruit LoOops, Baby Gurl, Grave Gnaw at The Burlington, $14
8:00 Open Mic with Kelly Wayzer at Gallery Cabaret
8:00? Moy’noq, Valletta, Saint Red at LiveWire Lounge
8:00-11:00 Denise La Grassa at Firewater Saloon Edison Park, soul blues singer songwriter
8:00-10:00 Tim Fleming, Lexi Kennedy and friends at The Galway Arms, Irish
8:00-12:00m Wax On all vinyl night at Cafe Mustache, hip hop, rap, beats, hosted by DJ Skoli
x 8:00 Modern Day Saints at Friendly Music Community Berwyn, free, tip the band
8:00-11:00 Uptown Rhythm at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
8:00-11:00 East Wind Second Sets Jazz Jam at East Wind Social Club Aurora
8:00 Cirrus Falcon Duo at Quigley’s Irish Pub Naperville
8:00 Danny Garwood & Company at Law Office Pub & Music Hall Yorkville, $23
x 8:00 Domani, King at SPACE, $30-41 SRO, all ages, 7:00 door
8:00-10:00 Moon Jazz Jam Session hosted by Clark Sommers, Jake Rosenkault, Scott Hesse at Prairie Moon Evanston, free, all players and listeners welcome
8:00-11:00 Open Jam Thursday at Uptown Plainfield
x 8:30 Dylan Tripplet at Reggie’s Comedy Shack, free, 7:30 door, blues fest party
x 8:30, 9:30, 11:00 Lil Ed Williams All Star Band with Thaddeus Krolicki, Sumito Ariyoshi, Tony Mangiullo, Harlan Terson, Joey J. Saye acoustic opening set at Rosa’s Lounge, $15-25, 8:00 door, “Thursday Night Live” Blues
x 8:30 Mathis Picard Trio at Constellation, $25-31, 8:00 door
8:30-1:30a Anna May at The Zebra Lounge
x 8:30 Loewy at FitzGerald’s Sidebar, free RSVP, 7:30 door
8:30 Jamie Park, double bass at McClintock Choral and Recital Room Northwestern University Evanston, free, student recitals
8:30 Dylan Halliday, bass trombone at Regenstein Master Class Room Northwestern University Evanston, free, student recitals
x 8:30-10:30 Nikki O’Neill at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, free RSVP, After Party
x 9:00 Treyf, Edith Judith at Hideout, $20-26+, 8:30 door
x 9:00 TsuShiMaMiRe, Crisis Actress, Bog Power, at Empty Bottle, $15-20, 8:00 door
9:00-1:00a Bursting, Temps, BirdHands, Utility at Sleeping Village, $15+, 8:00 door
9:00 Russ Johnson’s Headlands with Rob Clearfield, Matt Ulery, Jon Deitemyer at Hungry Brain, $15-21, 7:00 door
x 9:00 Derek Caruso at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $27
9:00 Open Jam Night hosted by Max Reeve at Thirsty Tavern
9:00 The Delivery Boy, Eric Solitude, Mahal Slick at Cole’s Bar, $16, 8:30 door
9:00-1:00a Open Jam at Fuller’s Pub, every Thursday
9:00 Heat Sync with Basik, Ladiesman, Blokewho, Sir Trevor, James at The Whistler, free, 6:00 door, deep grooves, driving techno, full-on sonic immersion
9:00-2:00a Garageland DJ Vinyl Richie at Delilah’s
9:00-11:59 Vampire Cowgirl, SNART, Endowed at Reed’s Local
9:00 Cogstet plays Dead at aliveOne
9:00-11:00 Bowmanville at Bobby’s Eastside Forest Park, free, tip the band
9:00 Shawn Kumar & Company at House Pub St Charles
9:30 Mosaic with Sllnz, Mr. Mann, Brkn at Subterranean Downstairs, free
9:30 John Wesley Experience at Mom’s Place
x 10:00-11:15 The Chi-Nola Jam Session at Andy’s, $10 RSVP required
10:00 Lloyd Snyder and The Big Rig Band at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP
Jerome’s highlights for Today’s Thursday 6/4/26 Shows
x 5:00-7:15 Andy Brown at Green Mill
x Jazz Night Out Oak Park on Marion between Lake and North Blvd
5:00-7:00 Karli Bunn Trio
7:00-9:00 Josh Murtha Organ Trio
x 5:30-8:00 Matt Hendricks acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends, free
x 5:30 Music for Migrants with High & Lonesome, Kuato at Robert’s Westside Forest Park, $20 suggested donation, benefits the Oak Park Migrant Ministry
x 6:00 Girls of the Golden West at Hideout, free, 5:00 door
x 6:00-7:15, 8:15-9:30 Mario Abney at Andy’s, $20 RSVP required
x 6:00-2:00a Rico McFarland Blues Band, Joanna Connor Blues Band, Gerry Hundt acoustic set at Kingston Mines, $15-18
x 6:00-10:30 Blues Fest kickoff at Ramova Theatre, free RSVP
6:00-7:00 20 Years of the Mississippi Blues Trail
Fireside Chat with Mayor John Horhn, Scott Barretta,
Bill McPherson, Dr. Edgar Smith, Jim O’Neal
moderated by Yolonda Clay-Moore, Visit Jackson
7:15-8:30 John Primer tribute to Theresa’s Lounge
8:45-10:15 Willie Clayton
x 6:00-7:30 Lamont Harris at Willie Dixon’s Blues Garden, free, donations appreciated, Record Row Concert Series
x 6:00-9:00 Situation Davis Duo with Andon Davis & Tom Gerlach at Hackney’s on Harms, first Thursdays
x 6:30, 8:30 John Dokes Quartet “The Music of Joe Williams and Mark Murphy and Birthday Bash for John” with Joey Skoch, Dennis Carroll, Neil Hemphill at Winters Jazz Club, $24-29, one drink minimum $10 per set
x 7:00-10:00 Banjo After Dark with Jonas Friddle Happy Hour Public Jam 8:00 at Borelli’s Pizza
x 7:00-9:00 Charles Heath presents The Next Generation of Jazz at Simone’s Bar Pilsen, $5 or free for performing musicians
x 7:00 Luis Villalobos at FitzGerald’s Sidebar, free RSVP, 5:00 door, Pachanka Music Culture presents
x 7:00 Thursday Night Music Sessions at Fifth Province Pub Irish American Heritage Center, free, bring your instrument, a friend, love of Irish tradition
x 7:00 Pierce Crask at La Barra Riverside
x 7:00 Open Mic Night at The Little Owl Social Pub Brookfield, signup after 6:00
x 7:00-10:00 ProJam presented by Geoffrey Lowe with Brother John Kattke at Shanahan’s Woodridge
x 7:30 Funkadesi 30th Anniversary Celebration at City Winery, $24-36+, 2 item per person encouraged, 6:00 door
x 7:30 Stella Cole sings the Great American Songbook at Ravinia Bennett Gordon Hall, $45, 6:00 gates
x 8:00 All Star Harmonica Blast with Matthew Skoller, Rob Stone, Martin Lang, Tom Holland, Harrell “Young Rell” Davenport, Kenny Smith, Lee Kanehira, Andrew Diehl, Mike Scharf, ++ at Reggies Music Joint, $30-40, 7:00 door, Chicago Blues Fest pre party
x 8:00 Mike Wheeler Blues Band with Mzz Reese at Blue Chicago
x 8:00 Modern Day Saints at Friendly Music Community Berwyn, free, tip the band
x 8:00 Domani, King at SPACE, $30-41 SRO, all ages, 7:00 door
x 8:30 Dylan Tripplet at Reggie’s Comedy Shack, free, 7:30 door, blues fest party
x 8:30, 9:30, 11:00 Lil Ed Williams All Star Band with Thaddeus Krolicki, Sumito Ariyoshi, Tony Mangiullo, Harlan Terson, Joey J. Saye acoustic opening set at Rosa’s Lounge, $15-25, 8:00 door, “Thursday Night Live” Blues
x 8:30 Mathis Picard Trio at Constellation, $25-31, 8:00 door
8:30-1:30a Anna May at The Zebra Lounge
x 8:30 Loewy at FitzGerald’s Sidebar, free RSVP, 7:30 door
x 8:30-10:30 Nikki O’Neill at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, free RSVP, After Party
x 9:00 Treyf, Edith Judith at Hideout, $20-26+, 8:30 door
x 9:00 TsuShiMaMiRe, Crisis Actress, Bog Power, at Empty Bottle, $15-20, 8:00 door
x 9:00 Derek Caruso at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $27
x 10:00-11:15 The Chi-Nola Jam Session at Andy’s, $10 RSVP required
Future Highlights through next Sunday 6/14/26
x Fri 6/5-Sun 6/9 The Working Songwriter Forum with Joe Pug, John Moreland, David Ramirez, Rachel Baiman, Jonas Friddle, weekend of Concerts, Workshops, Podcasts, ++ at OTSFM Szold Hall, $199-222
Fri 6/5 12:00n-3:00 Todd Allison at Gayle V’s Best Ever Grilled Cheese
x Fri 6/5 Chicago Blues Festival Millenium Park
Visit Mississippi Crossroads Stage (South Promenade)
12:00n-1:15 Mississippi Marshall
1:30-2:45 Big Time Rhythm & Blues Band
3:00-4:15 Eden Brent
4:00-5:45 Ra’shad The Blues Kid
Rosa’s Lounge, North Promenade
12:30-1:45 Nick Alexander Blues Band
2:00-3:15 Funky MojoDaddy
3:30-4:45 The Mike Wheeler Band with Demetria Taylor
5:00-6:15 Tom Holland & The Shuffle Kings
6:30-7:45 The Freddie Dixon Blues Band
Wrigley Square, Next Generation of Blues
12:00n-12:45 Walter H. Dyett High School for the Arts
1:00-1:45 Chicago West Community Music Center
2:00-2:45 Curie Metro High School
3:00-3:45 The People’s Music School
4:00-4:45 Kenwood Academy High School
5:15-6:15 Meaza Joy
6:45-7:45 VanderCook College of Music
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
3:30-3:45 Emcee Intro Remarks, National Anthem, Lift Every Voice
3:45-4:45 Marquise Knox
5:00-6:00 C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band
6:15-7:15 Elvin Bishop Duo & Charlie Musselwhite
7:30-9:00 55 Years of Alligator Records with...
Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials, Ronnie Baker Brooks,
Toronzo Cannon, Nick Moss, Tinsley Ellis
x Fri 6/5 4:30-9:45 Live on The Lake at Navy Pier Beer Garden, free
4:30 Donna Herula Band
7:35 Joanna Connor
x Fri 6/5 5:00 Smiley Tillmon Duo at Reggie’s Music Joint Sidewalk, free, blues fest
x Fri 6/5 5:00 The Luke Francis Sagadin Organ Trio at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, all ages, 5:00 door, Happy Hour
x Fri 6/5 5:30-7:30 The Hoyle Brothers XL at Empty Bottle, free RSVP, Hard Country Honky Tonk
x Fri 6/5 5:30-7:30 Billy Flynn acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends, free, 4:00 door
x Fri 6/5 7:00 Rico McFarland Blues Band, Nora Jean Bruso Blues Band, Gerry Hundt acoustic at Kingston Mines, $20-23
x Fri 6/5 7:00 The Menards at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, all ages, 5:00 door
x Fri 6/5 7:30 L’Bartones, The Dry Look, Falling Stars, Tall Grass Captains at Montrose Saloon, $15 door
x Fri 6/5 7:30 Joshua Bell & Jeremy Denk at Ravinia Martin Theatre, $91-114, 5:00 gates
x Fri 6/5 8:00 Driftwood, Tri-County at Martyrs, $15-20, 7:00 door, folk rock, americana
x Fri 6/5 8:00 Cabeza De Chivo ‘In the Round’, Vatos Tristes, Eva Maria DJ Set at Thalia Hall, $25-34, 17+, 7:00 door
x Fri 6/5 8:00 David Ramirez, Rachel Baiman at OTSFM Szold Hall, $29-37
x Fri 6/5 8:00 Still IL tribute to The Smiths, Dancing Horses tribute to Echo & The Bunnymen at Beat Kitchen, 17+, 7:00 door
x Fri 6/5 8:00 Meg & The Wheelers, Mallory Eagle & The Flying Objects at Judson & Moore, $18, 7:30 door
x Fri 6/5 8:00 Corey Dennison, Nicholas Alexander at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $27, 21+ after 8:00
x Fri 6/5 8:00 Mike Wheeler Blues Band with Demetria Taylor at Blue Chicago
x Fri 6/5 8:00 The Flock with Jerry Goodman, Mike Flynn, Jerry Smith, Howard Levy, Jamo Van de Bogert, Don Laferty, Quent Lang, Mitch “The Lip”, One of The Boyzz Band at SPACE Evanston, $25-54, all ages, 7:00 door
x Fri 6/5 8:00 Chicago Farmer at The Music Box Rockford, $20+, 18+, 7:00 door
x Fri 6/5 8:30 Steely Dane tribute to Steely Dan at Reggie’s Rock Club, $29-38, 17+, 7:30 door, jazz rock tribute
x Fri 6/5 8:30-11:30 Spatial Awareness II with Clay Condon, Erik Oldman, Keith Wakefield, Luc Mosley, Trash Pandas at Cary’s Lounge, tip hard, ambient, improvisation
x Fri 6/5 8:30 Rocks Off tribute to The Rolling Stones at FitzGerald’s Nightclub, $25-30, 7:30 door
x Fri 6/5 8:30 The New Heartaches, The Nobodies at FitzGerald’s Sidebar, free RSVP, all ages, 5:00 door
x Fri 6/5 9:00 Midnight in Harlem tribute to Tedeschi Trucks Band at Reggie’s Comedy Shack, $20-27, 8:00 door, blues rock tribute
x Fri 6/5 9:30, 11:00 John Primer and Friends album release for “Tribute to Theresa’s Lounge” at Rosa’s Lounge, $15-30, 8:00 door
x Fri 6/5 9:30 Diamondback at Carol’s Pub, $10, 9:30 door
x Fri 6/5 10:30 Chicago Blues Supersession with Bob Stroger, Billy Flynn, Brother John Kattke, Melvin “Pooky Styx” Carlisle, Dave Katzman, Melvin Smith, Oscar Wilson, Amy Lowe at Reggie’s Music Joint Sidewalk, $25-34, 9:30 door, blues fest
x Sat 6/6 Chicago Blues Festival Millenium Park
Visit Mississippi Crossroads Stage, South Promenade
12:00n-1:15 John Clayton White
1:30-2:45 Anissa Hampton
3:00-4:15 Cuz Band
4:30-5:45 Dexter Allen
Rosa’s Lounge, North Promenade
12:30-1:45 Theo Huff & The Legacy Band
2:00-3:15 Melody Angel
3:30-4:45 The Nick Moss Band with Dennis Gruenling
5:00-6:15 Gerry Hundt Trio
6:30-7:45 Oscar Wilson Blues Band
Wrigley Square, Next Generation of Blues
12:00n- 12:45 WDCB presents Remembering Blues Educator Eric Noden
1:00-1:45 Nicholas Senn High School
2:00-2:45 BandWith Chicago
3:00-3:45 Fernando Jones presents the Blues Kids of America Jam Session
4:00-4:45 Whitney Young High School
5:15-6:15 Chicago Blues Revival
6:45-7:45 Midwest Young Artist Conservatory
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
3:45-4:00 Emcee Intro Remarks, National Anthem, Lift Every Voice
4:00-5:00 Dylan Triplett
5:15-6:15 Shakura S’Aida
6:30-7:30 Ruthie Foster
7:45-9:00 75 Years of Billy Branch with Kenny Neal, Ronnie Baker Brooks
x Sat 6/6 1:00 Mariachi Sirenas at FitzGerald’s Patio, $15-18 reserved seats
x Sat 6/6 2:30 Brother John Kattke at Reggie’s Music Joint Sidewalk, free, blues fest
x Sat 6/6 3:00 Tony Mac at Reggie’s Roof Deck, free, acoustic blues, blues fest
x Sat 6/6 4:00 Soul Message Band at FitzGerald’s Sidebar, free RSVP, 11:00a door
x Sat 6/6 4:00-7:00 Terry White & The Loaded Dice with Andon Davis, Michael Krayniak, Chris Neville, Paul Bivans at Cary’s Lounge, tip hard
x Sat 6/6 4:30-9:45 Live on The Lake at Navy Pier Beer Garden
4:30 Feelgood Party Band
7:35 Morry Sochat & The Special 20s
x Sat 6/6 5:00 Derek Caruso & John Chorney at Reggie’s Music Joint Sidewalk, free, blues fest
x Sat 6/6 7:00, 9:30 Christian McBride & Ursa Major at Garcia’s, $39-68, 6:00, 9:00 doors
x Sat 6/6 7:00 Teen Open Mic at OTSFM Armitage Concert Hall, $3-5
x Sat 6/6 7:00 Expo ‘76 at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, all ages, 11:00a door
x Sat 6/6 7:30 Kurt Elling with Fred Hersch “Wildflowers” at Ravinia Sandra K. Crown Theater, $66, 6:00 gates
x Sat 6/6 8:00 John Moreland, Joe Pug at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $49-60
x Sat 6/6 8:00 Mike Wheeler Blues Band with Demetria Taylor at Blue Chicago
x Sat 6/6 8:00 Sue Foley at The Venue Aurora, $30-40, all ages, 7:00 door, blues
x Sat 6/6 8:00 BoDeans at Des Plaines Theatre, $79-109+, 6:30 door
x Sat 6/6 8:30-11:30 Jan King & Medicine Ball, Idle Spies at Cary’s Lounge, tip hard, good hard rockin’ music
x Sat 6/6 8:30 Fuego De Cumbia & Rosalba Valdez at FitzGerald’s Nightclub, $20-26, 7:30 door, Pachanka Music presents Cumbia & Comunidad
x Sat 6/6 9:30, 11:00 Dan Souvigny at Rosa’s Lounge, $20-30+, 8:00 door
x Sat 6/6 10:00 Stephen Hull Experience at Reggie’s Music Joint, $25-34, 9:00 door, blues fest, blues, singer songwriter, soul
x Sat 6/6 10:00 Fernando Jones Trio, Ricky D and The Barrelhouse Boys at Reggie’s Comedy Shack, $15-21, 9:00 door, blues fest, blues, blues rock, chicago blues
x Sat 6/6 10:00 John Primer, Patch of Blues at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $27, 21+ after 8:00
x Sun 6/7 11:00a Dave Weld & the Imperial Flames, Dave Herrero with Emiliano Juarez, Dai Gallo at Reggie’s Music Joint, free, 10:30a door, blues brunch
x Sun 6/7 Chicago Blues Festival Millenium Park, free
Visit Mississippi Crossroads Stage, South Promenade
12:00n-1:15 Libby Rae Watson with Bill Steber
1:30-2:45 Fred T and The Band
3:00-4:15 Mzz. Reese & Reese’s Pieces
4:30-5:45 Jaye Hammer
Rosa’s Lounge, North Promenade
12:30-1:45 A Patch of Blues
2:00-3:15 Dan Souvigny Band with Carlos Johnson
3:30-4:45 Bob Stroger: Windy City Blues Legend
5:00-6:15 Rick King’s Royal Hustle
6:30-7:45 Gerald McClendon (The Soulkeeper) & The A-Team Band
Wrigley Square, Next Generation of Blues
12:00n-12:45 Wendy and DB
1:00-1:45 King College Prep
2:00-2:45 Jones College Prep
3:00-3:45 Will Carter Music
4:00-4:45 Alex Olson
5:15-6:15 Knott Us Band
6:45-7:45 The Chicago Academy for the Arts
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
3:30-3:45 Emcee Intro Remarks, National Anthem, Lift Every Voice
3:45-5:00 Women in Blues Tribute to Mama Yancey and Big Mama Thornton
with Mary Lane, Deitra Farr, Katherine Davis, Nora Jean Wallace,
Melody Angel, Lee Kanehira, Lynne Jordan & the Shivers
5:15-6:15 Sue Foley
6:30-7:30 Chris Cain
7:45-9:00 Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band
Maxwell Street Blues Series, free trolley from/to 10:30-2:30
10:00a-11:00a DJ James Porter
11:00a-12:00n Studebaker John’s Maxwell Street Kings
12:00n-12:30 DJ James Porter
12:30-1:30 John Primer & Steve Bell
1:30-2:00 DJ James Porter
2:99-3:00 Harmonica Hinds Duo
x Sun 6/7 12:00n Phil Angotti & Friends Beatles Brunch at FitzGerald’s Patio, $15-18+, 11:00a door
x Sun 6/7 1:30 Alisa Weilerstein & Inon Barnatan at Ravinia Martin Theatre, $43-66, 12:00n gates
Sun 6/7 3:00-8:15 Live on The Lake at Navy Pier Beer Garden
3:00 Beat the Meatles
6:05 Urban Roots Reggae Band
x Sun 6/7 3:00 Little Anthony and The Music at Des Plaines Theatre, $67-109+, 2:00 door
x Sun 6/7 5:00 Smiley Tillmon Band at Reggie’s Music Joint Sidewalk, free, blues fest
x Sun 6/7 5:00 Chicago Blues Angels at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, 11:00a door, Mondo’s Birthday Bash
x Sun 6/7 5:30 Studebaker John jazz set at Buddy Guy’s Legends, free
x Sun 6/7 5:30-1:00a Rico McFarland Blues Band, Sheryl Youngblood Blues Band, Nicholas Alexander acoustic at Kingston Mines, $15-18
x Sun 6/7 7:00 Mike Wheeler, Dave Weld, Nick Most Trio at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $27
x Sun 6/7 7:00 Chicago Grandstand at FitzGerald’s Nightclub, free RSVP, Big Band & BBQ
x Sun 6/7 7:00 Melissa Etheridge at Brookfield Zoo, $60, members $50, Roaring Nights
x Sun 6/7 7:00 Goran Ivanovic at SPACE Evanston, $20-41, all ages, 6:00 door
x Sun 6/7 7:30 Lyle Lovett up close “Songs & Stories” at City Winery, $186+, sold out, wait list, 2 item per person encouraged, 6:00 door
x Sun 6/7 7:30 Kurt Elling with Fred Hersch “Wildflowers” at Ravinia Sandra K. Crown Theater, $66, 6:00 gates
x Sun 6/7 8:00 BTS Express with Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago
x Sun 6/7 8:30 Matt Gold & Storms of Love at Simon’s Tavern, tip the band
x Sun 6/7 9:30 Bob Stroger, Jimmy Burns, Oscar Wilson, Billy Flynn, Lee Kanehira, Melvin “Pooky Styx” Carlisle, Melvin Smith, Dave Katzman, Vince Salerno, ++ at Reggie’s Music Joint Sidewalk, $25-34, 9:00 door, end of blues fest after party pro jam
x Sun 6/7 9:30 Knott Us Band, Meaza Joy, A Patch of Blues at Rosa’s Lounge, free RSVP code dcase, blues fest after party
x Mon 6/8 7:30 Lyle Lovett up close “Songs & Stories” at City Winery, $162+, sold out, wait list, 2 item per person encouraged, 6:00 door
x Mon 6/8 7:30 Chris Thile & the CSO at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $45-199
x Mon 6/8 7:30 Edie Carey, Megan Burtt at SPACE Evanston, $20-41, all ages, 6:30 door
x Tue 6/9 7:00 Nora O’Connor Singers Galore with Janet Bean, Amalea Tshilds, Marydee Reynolds, Julie Pomerleau, Jeanine O’Toole, Angela James, Jane Roberts, L.Wyatt at Hideout, $20-26, “See you next Tuesday” residency
x Tue 6/9 7:00 Matt Gold & Storms of Love at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, 5:00 door
x Tue 6/9 7:30 Lyle Lovett up close “Songs & Stories” at City Winery, $162+, sold out, wait list, 2 item per person encouraged, 6:00 door
x Tue 6/9 7:30 Willi Carlisle, Futuretime String Band at SPACE Evanston, $20-41, all ages, 6:30 door
x Tue 6/9 8:00 Folk You hosted by Larry O. Dean with Joel Daniel, Carey Farrell at Montrose Saloon, free
x Tue 6/9 8:30 Songwriter Circle hosted by Ron Lazzeretti with Tim Rack, Jack Swain at FitzGerald’s Sidebar, free RSVP, 7:00 door
x Tue 6/9 7:00 Voicebox with Cathy Richardson & Maureen Muldoon at FitzGerald’s Nightclub, $15-18+, 6:00 door
x Wed 6/10 6:30 Sierra Ferrell at Salt Shed Outdoors, $78-209, 5:00 gate
x Wed 6/10 6:30 The Chris Greene Quartet at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, 5:00 door
x Wed 6/10 7:30 Tierra Roja at OTSFM Szold Hall, free RSVP, $10 suggested donation, World Music Wednesdays
x Wed 6/10 7:30 Lyle Lovett up close “Songs & Stories” at City Winery, $162+, sold out, wait list, 2 item per person encouraged, 6:00 door
x Wed 6/10 7:30 Griffin House at SPACE Evanston, $22-56, all ages, 6:30 door
x Wed 6/10 7:30 Bridges Jazz & Classical Fusion, new works from the Bridges Composition Competition at Ravinia Bennett Gordon Hall, $25, 6:30 gates, Steans Institute Series
x Wed 6/10 8:00 Terriers, The Shams Band, Sam McAllister DJ Set at Beat Kitchen, $17, 17+, 7:00 door
x Wed 6/10 8:30 Expo ‘76 at Simon’s Tavern, tip the band, Rockin’ Delights
x Wed 6/10 8:30 The Paul Hecht Trio at FitzGerald’s Sidebar, free RSVP, all ages, 7:30 door
x Thu 6/11 6:00-7:30 The Pastiche Experience at Willie Dixon’s Blues Heaven Foundation at Chess Records 2120, free, Record Row Concerts Thursdays through 9/10
x Thu 6/11 6:00-8:00 In Good Company Duos with Matt Gandurski & Friends at Bobby’s Eastside Forest Park, free, tip the artists
x Thu 6/11 7:00 Nahualteca at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, 5:00 door, Pachanka Music Culture presents
x Thu 6/11 7:30 Inara George, Auralai at SPACE Evanston, $33-57, all ages, 6:30 door
x Thu 6/11 8:00 Al Scorch’s Big Fantastical Residency with Charles Joseph Smith at Hideout, $20-26, 7:30 door
x Thu 6/11 8:00 Kelly Willis & Radney Foster songs & stories at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $45-55
x Thu 6/11 8:00 Nad Navillus at Judson & Moore, $15, 7:30 door
x Thu 6/11 8:00 The Wallflowers, Early James at The Vic Theatre, $53-395, 18+, 7:00 door
x Thu 6/11 8:30 Aval Stanley Zaucha Organ Trio at FitzGerald’s Sidebar, free RSVP, all ages, 7:30 door
x Fri 6/12-Sun 6/14 Andersonville Midsommarfest
x Fri 6/12 5:00 Cheers to the Mural celebration of Art in the Community at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, sold out, complimentary Miller High Life tattoos completed by Soulfire Tattoo, complimentary temporary tattoos for the committment challenged, mural on East wall completed by Ryan Duggan and Benjamin Marasco
5:00 Hillbilly Frolic with Jon Williams, Rick “Cookin’” Sherry, Kip Rainey
7:00 The Oh Boys with Zachary Stevenson, Shaun Whitley, Kieran McCabe
x Fri 6/12 7:00 The Oh Boys at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, all ages, 5:00 door
x Fri 6/12 8:00 Darrell Scott at OTSFM Szold Hall, $39-49
x Fri 6/12 8:00 Sons of the Silent Age at SPACE Evanston, $25-47, all ages, 7:00 door
x Fri 6/12 8:00 The Wailin’ Jennys at Genesee Theatre Waukegan, $46-63
x Fri 6/12 8:30 The Bones of J.R. Jones at FitzGerald’s Nightclub, $30-38, 7:30 door
x Fri 6/12 8:30 Majestic 12 at FitzGerald’s Sidebar, free RSVP, all ages, 5:00 door
x Sat 6/13 12:00n Pride Month Celebration hosted by Eva Styles with Betty Theft, Lúc Ami at FitzGerald’s Patio, $10-13, all ages, 11:00a door
x Sat 6/13 4:00 The Hold Steady, Built To Spill, Bully, Titus Andronicus at Salt Shed Outdoors Fairgrounds, $80-157, 3:00 door
x Sat 6/13 4:00 Groove Witness at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, all ages, 11:00a door
x Sat 6/13 7:00 The Lizard Kings tribute to The Doors perform ’68 Hollywood Bowl at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, all ages, 11:00a door
x Sat 6/13 7:00 Santana, The Doobie Brothers at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre Tinley Park, $57-295+
x Sat 6/13 8:00 Michael J. Miles and Jill Kaeding album release for “Great American Jukebox” at OTSFM Szold Hall, $30-39
x Sat 6/13 8:00 Trousdale aka Quinn D’Andrea, Georgia Greene, Lauren Jones, with verygently at SPACE Evanston, $30-38+, 7:00 door
x Sun 6/14 7:00 Shout Section Big Band at FitzGerald’s Nightclub, free RSVP, 6:00 door, Big Band & BBQ
x Sun 6/14 7:00 John Mead’s True Believers play The Songs of Bob Dylan with Steve Dawson, Alton Smith, John Abbey, Gregg Ostrom, Peter Manis at SPACE Evanston, $15-34, all ages, 6:30 door
Newly Added Future Highlights beyond next Sunday 6/14/26
x Wed 6/24 6:30 Joe Policastro & Friends at FitzGerald’s Patio, free RSVP, 5:00 door
x Wed 6/24 8:30 Breezy Rodio at Simon’s Tavern, tip the band
x Fri 6/26 10:00 Lydia Cash album release for “Violet”, Half Gringa, Mikey Harms at Empty Bottle, $12-16, 9:00 door
x Sun 6/28 8:30 Steve Knight Trio at Simon’s Tavern, tip the band, jazz
x Tue 6/30 8:30 Songwriter Circle hosted by Naomi Ashley with ERP, Bret Koontz at FitzGerald’s Sidebar, free RSVP
x Sun 7/5 8:30 Bonzo Squad at Simon’s Tavern, tip the band
x Sat 7/11 8:00-11:00 The Illegal Smiles tribute to John Prine at Toadstool Pub Highwood
x Fri 7/17 8:00 Billy Allen & The Pollies, ++ at Judson & Moore Distillery, $25, 7:30 door
x Fri 7/24 8:00 Max Subar album release for “Anything Could Be”, Sarah Weddle at Hideout, $20-26, 7:30 door
x Fri 7/24 8:00 Big Hair Big Trouble, Black Friars Social Club, McLuhan at Martyrs, $15, 7:00 door
x Fri 7/31 9:00 Terrapin Flyer “Days Between” A Celebration of Life of Jerry Garcia Night 1 at Martyrs, $20, 8:00 door
x Sat 8/1 9:00 Terrapin Flyer “Days Between” A Celebration of Life of Jerry Garcia Night 2 at Martyrs, $20, 8:00 door
x Thu 8/6 8:00 Terrapin Flyer “Days Between” A Celebration of Life of Jerry Garcia Night 3 at Martyrs, $20, 7:00 door
x Fri 8/7 9:00 Terrapin Flyer “Days Between” A Celebration of Life of Jerry Garcia Night 4 at Martyrs, $20, 8:00 door
x Sun 8/9 8:00 Terrapin Flyer “Days Between” A Celebration of Life of Jerry Garcia Night 5 at Martyrs, $20, 7:30 door
x Sat 8/15 9:00 High & Lonesome at FitzGerald’s Sidebar, free RSVP, 7:30 door
x = recommended, interested, notable to me or friends
X = the plan, though that can change
? = uncertainty, likely good to call ahead to verify
(date)? happening that date? conflicting sources?
(time)? time uncertain?
++ = and more
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