Thursday 7/6/25

Jul 06, 2023

Here Comes The Weekend, way sooner than usual, and it starts with “little Friday” ie Thursday, while the great FitzGerald’s staff is still resting up, there’s still plenty else to choose from, please enjoy some live music!

4:00-11:00 JP and Jenny at Brauer House Lombard, Tire Swarm Car & Bike Night

5:00 Andy Brown at Green Mill

5:00 Andrew DiRuzza Duo at Epiphany, RSVP, Golden Hour

5:00 DJ Virgil7 at Northman Riverwalk, Riverwalk Beats

5:30 Matt Hendricks acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends

5:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with The Kara Kesselring Band at Catch 35, Beyond Night

x 6:00 Real Pretenders at Tiny Tapp Riverwalk

6:00 Aren Thompson at Sleeping Village Patio

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

6:00 Harry Hmura at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

6:00-9:00 Harold Green & Flowering for the Living, Bonita Appleblunt at Harper Court Hyde Park

6:00 Ursus Americanus Press presents 'I Wake With Eyes The Sound of Nectarines' at Cafe Mustache

6:00 Crows of Fury at Milk Money Brewing LaGrange

6:00 Dan Maguire at Preservation Geneva

6:00 Open Mic at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca

6:30 Tony Cazeau’s New Black Renaissance at Reggie’s 63rd St Beach

6:30 David Neylon at On Tour Brewing

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

7:00 Cxpital, T.O.F.T.S., The Outer Dimensions, Hawt Chicken at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

x 7:00 Tony Richards with Clark Sommers at Savannah Supper Club

7:00 NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert On The Road with Little Moon at Subterranean, sold out

7:00 Liminal Space, Dear Daniel, Dawndivision at Cobra Lounge, $15

7:00 Drake, 21 Savage at United Center, sold out, resale $290+

7:00 John Mackey, Dogs with Hats, The Adler Brothers at Carol's Pub, $8

7:00 Dez Desermeaux & Anthony D’agostino at Le Piano, Retro Jazz & Blues Night

7:00 Ésso at Cano Health Albany Park Lot Jams

7:00 Soca Lime Thursday hosted by Stachild at Wild Hare, $10 after 8:00

x 7:00 Banjo After Dark with Jonas Friddle & Jug Band Happy Hour, Public Jam afterward at Borelli’s Pizza

7:00 Thursday Night Irish Session hosted by James Conway and Michael Austin at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center

7:00 Open Mic at Gallery Cabaret, 8:30 sign up

7:00 Pop Quiz Hot Shot Chicago Panel Show House Party with Susie an, Margaret Lyons, Araceli Gomez-Aldana, hosted by Jill Hopkins at Gman Tavern, $12-15

x 7:00 Diamondback at Sketchbook Skokie

7:00 Golden Richards at Double Clutch Brewing Evanston

7:00 Simply Sound at Grandpa’s Place Glenview Lower Patio

x 7:00 PBJ Rooftop Act at Durty Nellies Palatine, $5

7:00 Good Jim & Kelly at Quigley’s Naperville

7:00 Projam hosted by Jeff Rutter at Shanahan’s Woodridge

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

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

x Thu 7/6? 7:00 Open Mic hosted by Alan Cromwell at Blue Island Beer Company Blue Island

x 7:00 Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs at Molly’s House Concerts Lincolnwood, $25

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

7:00 Keith Magneen 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 Open Mic hosted by A.J. Johnson at Dockside Ottawa

x 7:30 Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound at SPACE Evanston, $20-30

7:30, 9:30 Elaine Dame Quartet at Winters Jazz Club, $18-23

7:30 nunn, Rin Peisert/Jason Stein at Comfort Station, Comfort Music

7:30 Dancefestopia at Cubby Bear, $20

7:30 Cmn ineed yr hlp, Jurassic Kong, Fetishist, Vacancy Chain at Color Club, $15-20, PRF BBQ 2023 Kick-off

7:30 Jackyl at Arcada Theatre, $39-79

7:30 Alicia & Ben at Broken Oar Port Barrington

7:30 An Evening Tableau of Piano & Strings at Ravinia Bennett Gordon Hall Highland Park, $15 reserved

7:30 Open Mic at The Outta Space Berwyn

8:00 Tayls, Pearl Earl, Aunt Kelly at Golden Dagger, $12

8:00 Johnny Kilroy, Sycosis, 3Igsoul at Reggies Music Joint, $15-20

8:00 Pretty Pleased, Rust Ring, Gosh Diggity, Inoculous at Beat Kitchen, $12

8:00 Mile Twelve at Judson & Moore Distillery, $15-18

8:00 David Cook at City Winery, $28-40

8:00 Bubble Tea and Cigarettes, Dreams We’ve Had at Schubas, $17-20

8:00 Matt Ulery Residency with Ernst, Tashjian, Gold, Ulery at Hungry Brain, $15

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

8:00, 10:00 Charles Heath Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $25-40

8:00 Omar Coleman Blues Band, Sharon Lewis Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $15

8:00 Mike Wheeler Blues Band with Sheryl Youngblood at Blue Chicago

8:00 Chosen Few DJs present The Music & Memories of Ron Hardy with Bill Hardy, Julie McKnight at Promontory, $20

8:00 Heartland Ramble Revue with Nate Porter, Matthew Welde, Jimmy and Vince Dewald, Stefanie Clark Harris, Matthew Lundquist, Jack Lorang at Epiphany, $20-25

8:00 Cabanarama tribute to Jimmy Buffett at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

8:00 Wax On at Cafe Mustache

8:00 Chris & Kathryn at Friendly Tap Berwyn

8:00 Massey/Rzab/Davenport at Austin Community Tavern Steger, RSVP

8:00 Open Jam with Couch Tour at Jesse’s Tavern Chicago Ridge

8:00 Open Mic Night with Deb Duke at The Studio Lockport

8:30 Friend of a Friend, Lonnie at Hideout, $10

8:30 Long/Jackson Duo, Near Miss at Elastic Arts, $15, Improvised Music Series

8:30 DeadStrings, Ifeanyi Elswith at California Clipper, $5

8:30, 9:30, 11:00 Lil Ed Williams All-Stars Band, Joey J. Saye acoustic at Rosa’s, $15-20

8:30 Thursdays Open Jam at Fuller’s Pub

8:30 Unbridled Marvel vs. DC burlesque & variété, followed by late night dance party with DJ All the Way Kay at Untitled

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

9:00 Pardoner, National Photo Committee, Dangüs Tarküs at Empty Bottle, $12

9:00 Big Kid Show hosted by Raycha & Toaster with DJ Ca$hera at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00

9:00 Nate Manos at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $15

9:00 Billie Howard at Tack Room

9:00 Garageland DJ Vinyl Richie at Delilah’s

9:00 Tribe at Giant Penny Whistle, Chicago Style House Music

9:00 Dribble Jukks with Janesita at Emporium Arcade Wicker Park

9:00 VJ Adam Black at Emporium Arcade Logan Square

9:00 Thursday Night Fever with Zzzosma & Lizanne Cook at Emporium Arcade Fulton Market

9:30 Signal with DJ Leah Damte at The Whistler

9:30 Windy City Rev Ups at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP

10:00 Kozmic Kicks, Satanic Panic, Lever at Cole’s Bar, $13

10:00 Lloyd Snyder at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

10:00 Reggae Gold at Subterranean, $10

10:00 5AM, Brunk x Mufunka, AverySound, Nebulas, Daynables at Primary Night Club, Sound Test Thursdays

10:30 Anthony Bruno at Andy’s, $15

10:30 Afro Fusion Thursday at Le Nocturne, Afrobeats, Hiphop, Dancehall, Soca