Thursday 8/17/23

Aug 17, 2023

Thursday!

Here comes the weekend, starting with “Little Friday” so get out and enjoy some of the great music options…

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x 4:00-11:00 Pat Reedy at Brauer House Lombard, Tire Swarm Car & Bike Night

5:00-10:00 Taylor Street Little Italy Festa

5:00-Sun 8/20 Hobart Lakefront Festival in Hobart IN

x 5:00 The Brad Elvis Conversation at Northman Riverwalk

5:00 Andy Brown at Green Mill

5:00 Vivian Garcia at Epiphany Center, RSVP, Golden Hour

5:00 CAA Creative Audio Archive DJ Night 5 with ESS Experimental Sound Studio Archives Manager James Wetzel at Middle Brow, RSVP

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

5:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Kara Kesselring & Friends at Catch 35, Beyond Night

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

6:00-10:00 And Then Came Humans at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

6:00 Jon Gram & The Sway at On Tour Brewing

6:00 Ben & Mike at Lindy's Landing Wauconda

6:00 Open Mic at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca

6:30 Ricky Liontones at Reggie’s 63rd St Beach

6:30 PJ Morton, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, DJ Selay Say at Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park Summer Music Series

6:30 Gabriel Datcu Jazz Solo Guitar at Artango Bar & Steakhouse

6:30 Riley and The Red Hots at Encore Little Gem Oak Park

x 6:30 Ian Leith at The Elm LaGrange

6:30 Willard Wilcox at Preservation Geneva

7:00 Prerex, Back Alley Miracle, Leavitt, P. A. Pritchett at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

x 7:00 Uncle Pigeon at Carol's Pub, $5

7:00 Girl Party at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10

7:00 Cathedral Bells, Blood Club, Ghost Days at Cobra Lounge, $19

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

7:00 The Racket at Double Clutch Brewing Company Evanston

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

7:00 Radio Free Honduras at Tapestry Health, Lot Jams Albany Park

7:00 Chicken Dolphin at The Dock at Montrose Beach

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

7:00 Chicha Roots at FitzGeralds Patio, Pachanka Music presents

x 7:00 Rachel Drew Rock Quartet at Sketchbook Skokie

7:00 Good Jim & Kelly at Stadium Club McCook

7:00 Projam hosted by Chris Fisher at Shanahan’s Woodridge

x 7:00 Extreme, Living Color at Hard Rock Gary IN, $39-65

7:00 Mark Taylor solo at Quigley’s Naperville

x 7:00 Open Mic hosted by Alan Cromwell at Blue Island Beer Company Blue Island

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

7:00 Mixtape Heroes at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake

7:00 Terry Byrne at Beacon Tap Des Plaines

7:00 Tony Radzik at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

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

7:00 My Son the Hurricane, Ordinary Hero, Robot Man at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood

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

7:00 The St. John Family Hour at Grandpa’s Place Glenview Lower Patio

7:00 Thursday Open Mic Night at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach

7:00 The Blues Brothers screening at Rialto Square Theatre Joliet, $5

7:30 Hermitage Green, Seán Lyons at Schubas, $15-20

7:30, 9:30 Jeremy Kahn Trio with Julia Danielle at Winters Jazz Club, $18-23, I Hear Music, When Ella met Oscar

7:30 Primal Moon, Addy's Corner, The Switches, Sincerely Sarlacc at Cubby Bear, $10

7:30 king dom cummies, Obvious Lie at Comfort Station, Comfort Music

x 7:30 Judy Roberts and Greg Fishman at Hey Nonny, $20-50

7:30 Open Mic at The Outta Space Berwyn

7:30 (G)I-DLE at Rosemont Theatre, $89-275

7:30 Josh Patterson at Broken Oar Port Barrington

8:00 Sydney Cramer, Rain Garden, Rose Bud at Golden Dagger, $10

8:00 Black Seinfeld, Brinstarr, Sunny Chimes at Martyrs, $10

8:00 Zach Person, Shane Guerrette at Reggie’s Music Joint, $10

8:00 Background Character, Nikko Blue, Totally Cashed at Beat Kitchen, $12

8:00 Ides of March with Jim Peterik at City Winery, $38-50

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

8:00, 10:00 Stu Katz-John Campbell Quartet at Jazz Showcase, $25-40

8:00 Bunn/Sanchez Electric Collective, BW3 at Fulton Street Collective, $15

8:00 jamie branch Listening Party, DJs King Hippo & Scottie Mcniece at Dorian’s

8:00 ?, Joanna Connor Band at Kingston Mines, $15

8:00 Sheryl Youngblood Blues Band at Blue Chicago

8:00 Gavin DeGraw, Brandon Ratcliff at House of Blues, $35

8:00 Secret Forest Service, The Citrosonics at Phyllis' Musical Inn

8:00 Alisa Weilerstein plays the Elgar Concerto with the CSO, Joshua Weilerstein conducts Shostakovich 5 and Still’s Poem for Orchestra at Ravinia Pavilion Highland Park, $22-50 lawn, $40-100 reserved

8:00 Victor Garcia at Epiphany Center, $25-38

8:00 Gooseberry, Provider, Ashtrachan, Plant Matter at Burlington Bar

8:00 Cosmic Bull at Lizards Liquid Lounge

8:00 Skoli Moly Donut Shop at Cafe Mustache

8:00 Wall of Denial tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

x 8:00 Shadwick Wilde & Quiet Hollers, Nathan Graham, Lacey Guthrie at Gman Tavern, $12-15

8:00 Catch A Fyre Thursdays hosted by DJ Fyre at Wild Hare, $10 after 8

x 8:00 Courtesy Patrol at Friendly Tap Berwyn

x 8:00 Son Volt, Anders Parker at SPACE, $45 SRO, sold out, Songs of Trace and Doug Sahm

8:00 Sarah Clanton at The Venue Aurora, $10-20

8:00 Stoney Curtis Band at Austin Community Tavern Steger, RSVP

8:00 Thirsty Thursday Open Mic Night at The Studio Lockport

8:30 The Laughing Hearts, The Phantom Tollbooth, Thrifty at Hideout, $10

8:30 Beth McDonald Solo & Trio, Dessel/Gwetta Duo at Elastic Arts, $15, Improvised Music Series

8:30 Ann Marie, Precious P, Journey Montana, DJ Will at Metro, $26-101

8:30 Reilly Downes & The Acid Cowboys, M.E.H. at California Clipper, $5

8:30, 9:30, 11:00 Rosa's All-Stars Band with Jimmy Burns, Joey J. Saye at Rosa’s, $10-20

8:30 Marc Ford & The Steepwater Band at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-30

8:30 Dan Tedesco at FitzGeralds Sidebar

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

8:30 The Burjek Collective at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

9:00 Godly the Ruler, Victor Internet, DJ Dreamer Isioma at Sleeping Village, $22

9:00 Mike Dangeroux at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $15

9:00 Queen Wanda on piano at Tack Room

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

9:00 DJ Papi Cruz at House of Blues Foundation Room, RSVP

9:00 Dark DJ Raphael Fantasma at Delilah’s

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

9:00 A;waus wotj 1981Tokyo, Ryan Moses, Lasalle Smith at The Whistler

9:30 The Gingers at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP

10:00 Medical Miracle, Ten02, Mid American Elevator at Cole’s Bar, $13

10:00 Reggae Gold at Subterranean, $10

10:00 Nathan Dean at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

10:30 Anthony Bruno at Andy’s, $15