Thursday 8/22/24

Aug 22, 2024

Thursday!

Plenty of great music event options are available in and around town… read on for the details, and get out to enjoy them if you can… welcome to new subscribers, thanks for reading, subscribing to, sponsoring, and especially sharing Jerome’s Event List!

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

4:30-5:45 Highland Park Players, theatrical performance

6:00-8:30 Radio Free Honduras, Latin rock

Skyline Sessions at Navy Pier Wave Wall Stage, free

5:00 Xtreme Latin Dance Company / DJ Nabor

6:30 DJ Nabor

8:00 Band Carpio y su Clave Maestra

x 5:00-7:00 Al Rose & Steve Doyle at Northman Riverwalk, folk a rock a boom boom

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

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

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

6:00-2:00a Mississippi Heat, Vino Louden at Kingston Mines, $15

6:00-8:00 Second Hand News tribute to Fleetwood Mac at Tiny Tapp Riverwalk

x 6:00 Tributosaurus becomes Talking Heads at Theater on the Lake, $125+ includes beer, wine, cocktails, Smoque BBQ, benefits The Residents of Misericordia

6:00 ONF at Distro Music Hall Berwyn, $39+

6:00 Pat Owen-Leary at Bobby's Eastside Forest Park, free, tip the band

6:00-9:00 Brother John Kattke at Milk Money Brewing LaGrange

x 6:00-8:30 Ian Leith at Elm Restaurant La Grange

Thu 8/22? 6:00-9:00 ? at Adelle's Restaurant Wheaton, WDCB Jazz Thursdays

Thu 8/22? 6:00-8:00 ? at Alter Brewing & Kitchen St. Charles, Live Music Thursdays

6:00-9:00 Christen Hansen at Pollyanna Brewing Roselle

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

6:00 Infinity at Dundee Depot Market, Thirsty Thursday Street Fest

6:00-9:00 BB & The Honey at Lindy's Landing Wauconda

6:30, 8:30 Jo Ann Daugherty Trio with Devon Sandridge, Joshua Ramos, Ryan Bennett at Winters Jazz Club, $23-28

6:30 Darius, Duñe at Outset, $25

6:30 Peephole, White Pony, 11th Hour at Cubby Bear, $9

6:30-9:30 ? at Alter Brewing Company Downers Grove

6:30-9:30 Nick Moss Chicago Blues at Preservation Geneva

6:30-9:30 The Davenport Project at The Office St Charles

6:30-9:30 Songwriter Showcase #8 hosted by Grant Milliren at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

6:30? Willard Wilcox at Girl In The Park Orland Park, RSVP

7:00 Warp Wolf, Willows, She's So Quiet, Rosemary’s Baby Carrots at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

7:00 Fretboard Summit Earlybird Party with Tyler Siems, Nick Loux, Rhett Shull, Josh Scott and friends at Judson & Moore, free, door 4:30, group bike ride 5:00

7:00 Planet Claire tribute to The B-52s at The Dock at Montrose Beach

7:00-9:00 MikelParis, Joywire with Jeff Murphy at Uncommon Ground, $12

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

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

7:00-10:30 EKG, Nunn, Slugg, DJ Speedsick at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10

x 7:00 Sinners Friend at Archie's Cafe, Archiepocalypse

x 7:00 Media Luna at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP, Pachanka Music Culture presents

x 7:00-9:00 Mark Dvorak Monthly Folk Jam at Friendly Community Room Berwyn

7:00-10:00 The Beatles Guise at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

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

7:00 Thirsty Boots Trio at Quigley's Naperville

7:00-9:30 JJ Smith at Double Clutch Brewing Company Evanston

7:00-9:00 Midwest Blender Company at The Fat Shallot Evanston

7:00 Missy Elliot, Ciara, Busta Rhymes, Timbaland at Allstate Arena, $59+

7:00 Johnnie Miller at Beacon Tap Des Plaines

7:00-9:00 Jason Thomas Duo at Sideouts Sports Tavern Island Lake

7:00-9:00 Gina Gonzalez at Tighthead Brewing Mundelein

x 7:00 Gaelic Storm, The High Kings at Ravinia Pavilion Highland Park, $50-55

7:00 David's Bazaar at Great Lakes Beer and Bourbon Palos Park

7:00 John Condron's 1&1 at Chicago Street Pub Joliet

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

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

7:00-10:00 Open Mic at The Quarry Thornton

7:00 Drew Baloh tribute to Garth Brooks at Belfry Music Theatre Delavan WI, $62-79

x 7:30 Doolin' at SPACE Evanston, $15-25

x 7:30 Mac McAnally at Center Theatre North Shore Center for Performing Arts, Skokie, $65-99+

x 7:30 Dan Navarro at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-40

7:30-9:00 Yuno Miles at Promontory, $10-27+

7:30-9:30 Gilt Drip, Artemisa at Comfort Station, Bodymilk and Comfort Music

x 7:30-10:00 Miles Minor "Rocking the Blues" at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon 'N Brass Speakeasy, free, two drink or food equivalent minimum

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

X 8:00 Rosanne Cash with John Leventhal at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $90, sold out, wait list

x 8:00 Chadwick Stokes 1972 at OTSFM Szold Hall, $35

x 8:00 Built to Spill, Floating Witch's Head, Rich Mattson and the Northstars at Metro, $40-45

8:00 312 perform 311's “Blue Album” at Reggies Music Joint, $15, Jim Ryan's Classic Albums Night

8:00 Anvil, Olathia, Pulsifier, Fierce Atmospheres at Reggies Rock Club, $20-25

8:00 Ben Goldsmith, Aunt Kelly, Tariq Shihadah at Beat Kitchen, $15-22

8:00 Master Steve album release, S-O-S, ThreeZero at Schubas, $15-20

8:00 3734 with Angel Tapes at Sleeping Village Main Bar, free

8:00 Rumors with Ariel Zetina, Miss Twink USA, Dutchesz Gemini, Abhijeet, Bonita Appleblunt, Anneasha, Celeste, Lynzo the Hearthhrob at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:30

8:00 King Buzzo & Trevor Dunn, JD Pinkus at Subterranean, $30

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

8:00, 10:00 Gary Bartz and Trio Nexus with Dennis Carroll, Reggie Thomas, George Fludas at Jazz Showcase, $30-45

8:00 BTS Express with Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago

8:00-9:00 Brianna Murray with Matthew J. Lorenz perform The Year of Cabaret at Davenport’s Cabaret, $20+, 2 drink minimum

8:00 Open Jam Thursdays hosted by Biological Y Su Combo at The Tonk, Latin Jazz

8:00 Naomi 10 Million, Sulkworm at Phyllis Musical Inn

8:00 Nox Novacula, The Feral Ghosts, Plasmata, Dj Philly Peroxide at Burlington Bar, $15

8:00 Cuss, Bosses, Lockstep at Cobra Lounge, $13

8:00-11:00 Beggar's Banquet tribute to The Rolling Stones at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

8:00 Black Rose Burning, Iron Years, Broken Nails, DJ Scary Lady Sarah at LiveWire Lounge

8:00-10:30 Aaron Krings Quartet at Clara

8:00-12:00m Mama's House EP release party hosted by Harlem Nyte with T Star Verse, Thair, Mvte and Rhea the Second, DJ Mobeethicc, at California Clipper, $10

x 8:00 Naomi Ashley's Other Band with Jon Williams, Jason Batchko, Josh Piet at Friendly Tap

x 8:00 Terrapin Flyer tribute to The Grateful Dead at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $15+

8:00 Billy Gray at 115 Bourbon Street Beer Garden Merrionette Park, $5, Bourbon Thunder Country Series

8:00 The Four Horseman with Jeff Massey, Billy O, Chris Grove, Greg Ashby at Austin Community Tavern Steger

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

x 8:30 Esmé Patterson, Em Spel at Hideout, $20

8:30 Girl K album release, Cece Maravilla at Sleeping Village, $18

8:30 Rich Ruth, Valebol at Constellation, $15

8:30 Corsano/McDonald/Stewart/Vandermark, Bishop/Kwan/Kirshner at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students, Improvised Music Series

8:30, 9:30, 11:00 Rosa's All-Stars Band with Lil Ed Williams, Tony Mangiullo, Thaddeus Krolicki, Harlan Terson, Ariyo, Joey J. Saye at Rosa’s, $10-20

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

x 8:30 American English tribute to The Beatles at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-30

x 8:30 Song of the Month Club hosted by Gerald Dowd with Cheryl Tomblin at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP

8:30 Thursdays Open Jam at Fuller's Pub

9:00 Jjuujjuu, Cairo Jag, Junegrass at Empty Bottle, $20

9:00 Matt Ulery's Delicate Charms at Hungry Brain, $15

9:00 Dave Specter at Buddy Guy's Legends, $15

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

9:00 MaryMary, Cherryburn, Medical Miracle at Cole's Bar, $13

9:00 City Pop with Van Paugam, Kadobara at The Whistler, vintage Japanese vinyl

9:00-11:00 The Rust Riders at Tack Room

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

9:00-2:00a Eighties New Wave DJ AC at Delilah’s

9:00 Ben Crooch at House Pub St Charles

9:00 Dance Monkey Band at Jamo's Mokena, free show Thursday

9:30-11:50 Bonzo Squad at aliveOne

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

10:00-2:00a Party & Politic, The Finale at Promontory, $8+

10:00 Cort Carpenter at Bub City Chicago, RSVP

10:00 Reggae Gold at Subterranean, tickets at door

10:00 Rumor Hazit at Bub City Rosemont

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

11:00 Listening Party for Sabrina Carpenter's 'Short n' Sweet' at Val's Halla Oak Park, free RSVP, swag

Jerome’s highlights

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

X = the plan, though that can change