Thursday 7/20/23

Jul 20, 2023

Thursday!

And you’ll have to be enjoying the many music show options for those of us who’ve decamped for a bit and so aren’t able… the list will keep coming, in more and more condensed form, and get back to more normal levels of detail before too long… please share it with those who you know need to know, and thanks for doing so, it’s really appreciated!

5:00 Andy Brown at Green Mill

x 5:00 Nikki O’Neill Band at Northman Riverwalk

5:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Kathryn & Chris at Catch 35, Beyond Night

x 6:00 Special Consensus founders and alums Greg Cahill, Marc Edelstein, Don Stiernberg, Chris Waltz, with Mark Guarino at Harold Washington Library, book event for “Country and Midwestern”

x 6:00 Blue Thursday Fun Fest with Jon Langford, Yuri Lane, Carla Stillwell at Hideout, RSVP

6:00, 8:15 Micah Collier's Alectet at Andy’s, $15

6:00 Susan Williams Duo at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

x 6:00-7:00 Tommi Zender solo at River Park Field House

x 6:00 Uncle Pigeon at Park Street Restaurant Mundelein

6:00 Open Mic at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca

6:30 Stephen Marley, Skanking Lizard, Jump Up Records DJ Chuck Wren at Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millenium Park

6:30 Bernard Crump at Reggie’s 63rd St Beach, Jazz/R&B

7:00 Kelroy, Deived, Edens, Baby Ace at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

x 7:00 Tony Richards solo Jazz Guitar 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 Funkadesi at Sawyer Ave S of Lawrence Ave, Lot Jams Albany Park

7:00 Giovany Revelle at FitzGeralds Patio, Pachanka Music Culture Presents

x 7:00 Rachel Drew Band at Sketchbook Skokie

7:00 Jim Peterik & Toby Hitchcock at Club Arcada Speakeasy St Charles, $39 GA

7:00 Open Jam with Jimmy Jr. & Friends at The Quarry Thornton, 1 free drink per player

x Thu 7/20? 7:00 Open Mic hosted by Alan Cromwell at Blue Island Beer Company Blue Island

7:30 Co-Stanza, Kt, 3 Point Sinker at Schubas, $15-18

x 7:30, 9:30 Jeremy Kahn Trio with David Blamires at Winters Jazz Club, $18-23, The Essential Chet Baker

7:30 Open Mic at The Outta Space Berwyn

8:00 Joey Aich, Morgan Gold, Dom Deshawn at Golden Dagger, $10

8:00 Ivy Hollivana, Joshua Virtue, Nüde at Martyrs, $10

8:00 Boyscoutmarie, Dust3Y & Friends, Anaiet Soul, Cëra at Reggie’s Music Joint, $12-15

8:00 Toosh, Tenci, The Phantom Broadcast at Beat Kitchen, $15

8:00 Louise Post, The Dumes at Lincoln Hall, $20-25

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

8:00, 10:00 Thaddeus Tukes Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $25-40

8:00 Mike Wheeler, Funky Mojo Daddy Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $15

8:00 BTS Express with Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago

8:00 Blackberry Jam at Cubby Bear, post game show

8:00 Max Kaplan and the Magics at Lizards Liquid Lounge

8:00 Housework at Sleeping Village Main Bar

8:00 Sam Grisman Project at SPACE Evanston, $10-20, the music of Garcia/Grisman

x 8:00 Courtesy Patrol at Friendly Tap Berwyn

8:30 Tommy Newport, ? at Reggie’s Music Joint, $22-25

8:30 Acevedo/Baker/Bitney/Jackson, Stein/Polipnick/Courage/Walter at Elastic Arts, $15, Improvised Music Series

8:30 Dried Spider, Ari Lindo at California Clipper, $5

x 8:30 The Iguanas at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $25-35

x 8:30 The Arab Blues with Rami Gabriel at FitzGeralds Sidebar

8:30 Open Mic Blues Jam at Harlem Avenue Lounge Berwyn

x 9:00 Danny Black and Friends, Girls of the Golden West at Hideout, $12-15

9:00 Say Sue Me, Precocious Neophyte at Empty Bottle, $20

9:00 Air Traffic Controller, Cxpital at Reggie’s Music Joint, $13-15

9:00 Grace Ives, Kassie Krut at Sleeping Village, $23, Pitchfork Aftershow

9:00 Matt Ulery Residency with Laurenzi/Davis/Duncan/Miller/Kirchner at Hungry Brain, $15

9:00 Johnny Rawls at Buddy Guy’s Legends, private show before, entry after 9:00

9:00 Dark DJ Raphael Fantasma at Delilah’s

9:30, 11:00 Rosa's All-Stars Band with Willie Buck at Rosa’s, $10-20

10:00 Closed Sessions present Legend Conversation After Party with DJ Muggs at Dorian’s, $20 after 10:00

10:00 Siren Chicago at House of Blues, $40, Slutpop

10:30 Anthony Bruno at Andy’s, $15

?:00 DJ Grief Richards at California Clipper