Thursday 9/14/23
Thursday!
And plenty of great music options are available in and around our great city… read on and get out to one or more if you can… and thanks for reading, sharing, and subscribing to Jerome’s Event List, it’s really appreciated!
2:00 Sulestial Day Party at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10
4:00 RevBrew Oktoberfest Riverwalk Bar Crawl at Tiny Tapp Riverwalk
5:00 Andy Brown at Green Mill
5:00 Brian Citro and Don Tisch at Epiphany Center, RSVP, Golden Hour, Evening of Jazz Guitar
5:00 Masso Saxophone Quartet, Tricia Park, D-Composed with Tomeka Reid at Epiphany Center, RSVP, Golden Hour, New Music Chicago Impromptu Fest
5:15, 8:45 Chris Shiflett, Jim Lindberg at FitzGeralds Sidebar, $30, sold out
x 5:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Kara Kesselring & Friends at Catch 35, Beyond Night
x 6:00 Real Pretenders at Tiny Tapp Riverwalk
6:00, 8:15 Micah Collier's Alectet at Andy’s, $15
6:00-10:00 Nigel Mack at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
6:00 Harry Hmura & Vic Jackson at The Elm LaGrange
6:00 Michele McCarthy at Preservation Geneva
6:00 Jeff Trudell at Lindy's Landing Wauconda
6:00 Open Mic at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca
6:30 The Angel Colon Band at Reggie’s Music Joint, $12
6:30 Gabriel Datcu Jazz Solo Guitar at Artango Bar & Steakhouse
6:30 Riley and The Red Hots at Encore Little Gem Oak Park
7:00 Overland Flyer, Mad Drunken Americans, Epsilon Plus at Montrose Saloon, $10-15
7:00 Tallah, Convictions, We Weren’t Invited, La Pest at Reggie’s Rock Club, $17-20
7:00 Dom Corleo, Yung Kayo at Promontory
7:00 Heavy Air Improvised Happy Hour at Cafe Mustache
7:00 Dez Desermeaux & Anthony D’agostino at Le Piano, Retro Jazz & Blues Night
7:00 Carol Genetti & Peter Maunu Duo, Katinka Kleijn at Comfort Station, Amalgam
x 7:00 Banjo After Dark with Jonas Friddle & Jug Band Happy Hour, Public Jam afterward at Borelli’s Pizza
7:00 Tough Old Bird, Carter Ward and Sleepers Bell at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10
7:00 Open Mic at Gallery Cabaret
7:00 Chirp DJ Comus Rivera at Sleeping Village Main Bar
7:00 Tres Tristes Tigres at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP, Pachanka Music presents
7:00 Ship of Fools at Sketchbook Skokie
7:00 Projam hosted by Dave Rice at Shanahan’s Woodridge
7:00 Luke Frees at Quigley’s Naperville
7:00 Pete Jive at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry
7:00 Jazz Central at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
7:00 Open Jam with Jimmy Jr. & Friends at The Quarry Thornton, one free drink per player
7:00 Open Mic hosted by A.J. Johnson at Dockside Ottawa
7:00 Throw A Flow Hip Hop Open Mic with Angrous at Pollyanna Brewing St Charles
7:00 Mr. Lucky & his Orchestra of Tomorrow at Roxy Lockport, $10
7:00 Grateful Thursday with Chuck & Gio at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield
7:00 Brother John Kattke at Shuckin' Shack Oyster Bar Naperville
7:00 Thursday Open Mic Night at Black Lung Brewing Co Round Lake Beach
x 7:00 Open Mic hosted by Alan Cromwell at Blue Island Beer Company Blue Island
7:00 The Jimi Project tribute to Jimi Hendrix at Double Clutch Brewing Company Evanston
x 7:30 Frances Luke Accord, Liz Chidester at OTSFM Szold Hall, $20
7:30, 9:30 Michael Lerich Jazz Ensemble at Winters Jazz Club, $18-23, S’Wonderful, S’Marvelous, S’Gershwin
7:30 The Third Degree, Sushi Cowboy at Cubby Bear, $7
7:30 Jay Langston at Reclaimed Bar and Restaurant, $1
7:30 Open Mic at The Outta Space Berwyn
x 7:30 Iain Matthews ++ at SPACE Evanston, $15-25
7:30 Kraig Kenning at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $12-30
7:30 Empress Unplugged at Broken Oar Port Barrington
x 7:30 Phil Angotti & Friends tribute to Tom Petty at Kenilworth Assembly Hall Kenilworth, $20
7:30 Skerryvore at Center Theatre, North Shore Center for Performing Arts
8:00 Viv & Riley, Anna Jordan at Hideout, $10
8:00 Clowder, Screeners, Daarling at Golden Dagger, $10
8:00 Corinne Bailey Rae, Jon Muq at Rockefeller Chapel, $50, presented by Empty Bottle
8:00 Bombino at Martyrs, $27-30
8:00 Joy Oladokun, Becca Mancari at Thalia Hall, $23
8:00 Gregg Hill Band at Reggie’s Music Joint, $12
8:00 Tommy Kessler, Gosh Diggity, Yada Yada, Truth or Consequences New Mexico at Beat Kitchen, $12
8:00 Madeline Kenney, Ben Sloan at Schubas, $18-20
8:00 Youth Lagoon, Urika’s Bedroom at Lincoln Hall, $25
8:00 Karyn White at City Winery, $38-58
8:00 Pile, Being Dead, Yours Mookie, Options at Sleeping Village, $18-20
8:00 John Mark Mcmillan, Taylor Leonhardt at Subterranean, $24
8:00 Alan Gresik’s Swing Orchestra at Green Mill, $10
8:00, 10:00 Greg Ward Rogue Parade at Jazz Showcase, $25-40
8:00 Robot Heart Throb, CD Prom at Fulton Street Collective, $15
8:00 Mississippi Heat, Joanna Connor Band at Kingston Mines, $15
8:00 Nate Manos, Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago
8:00 Janelle Monáe at Aragon Ballroom, $72-82
8:00 The Bisceglia Brothers at Phyllis' Musical Inn
8:00 The Last Word Quintet at Epiphany Center, $15-20
8:00 Roman Alexander at Carol's Pub, $10
8:00 Big Bang Baby at Firewater Saloon Edison Park
8:00 Bayside, Hawthorne Heights at Bottom Lounge, sold out
8:00 Chris2 at Friendly Tap
8:00 Terrapin Flyer at The Venue Aurora, $20
8:00 Open Mic Night at Ballydoyle Aurora
8:30 New Configurations and Improvisations at Elastic Arts, $15, Elastic Aural Mexico City X Chicago Exchange: Night 1
8:30, 9:30, 11:00 Rosa's All-Stars Band with Lil Ed Williams, Joey J. Saye at Rosa’s, $10-20
8:30 Gloss Coats, Gun Metal Grey, DJ Feral at California Clipper, $5
8:30 Feed The Llama at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
8:30 Open Mic Blues Jam at Harlem Avenue Lounge Berwyn
x 8:30 Chris Smither, Paul Cebar at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $30-40
9:00 Pod Blotz, Alex Barnett, Bakantez, IG Metall, Mission To The Sun at Empty Bottle, $12
9:00 Matty Witney, Francesca Giannis at Hungry Brain, $10
9:00 RichRel Unplugged at O’s Tap
x 9:00 The Rachel Drew Bongo Band at Lizards Liquid Lounge
9:00 Pop & Punk DJ Tony at Delilah's
9:00 Olivia Flanagan at Tack Room
9:00 Excursions with DJs Cordell Johnson & James Vincent at The Whistler
9:00 Wax Chicago with DJ Jes, Groovin Kiki, Wyser at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00
9:00 DJ Jivan Ivan at Cafe Mustache
9:00 Open Mic Night with Max Reeve at The Thirsty Tavern
10:00 Spike Carter, Austen Nobles, Paris Ye at Cole’s Bar, $13
10:00 Overmono, Ayesha, Mattheo at Concord Music Hall, $25
10:00 Feel Good Country Boys at Bub City Chicago, RSVP
10:00 Reggae Gold at Subterranean, $10
10:30 Anthony Bruno at Andy’s, $15
10:30 Barb Bailey With Paul Coscino at Le Piano, Late Night with Barbie
x 5:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Kara Kesselring & Friends at Catch 35, Beyond Night
x 6:00 Real Pretenders at Tiny Tapp Riverwalk
x 7:00 Banjo After Dark with Jonas Friddle & Jug Band Happy Hour, Public Jam afterward at Borelli’s Pizza
x 7:00 Open Mic hosted by Alan Cromwell at Blue Island Beer Company Blue Island
x 7:30 Frances Luke Accord, Liz Chidester at OTSFM Szold Hall, $20
x 7:30 Iain Matthews ++ at SPACE Evanston, $15-25
x 7:30 Phil Angotti & Friends tribute to Tom Petty at Kenilworth Assembly Hall Kenilworth, $20
x 8:30 Chris Smither, Paul Cebar at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $30-40
x 9:00 The Rachel Drew Bongo Band at Lizards Liquid Lounge