Thursday 9/28/23

Sep 28, 2023

Thursday!

The weekend kicks off with “Little Friday” and there are plenty of great music event options in and around our great city… read on and get out to enjoy one or more if you can… thanks for reading, sharing, and subscribing to Jerome’s Event List, it helps a lot!

3:00 Brother John Trio at Lagunitas Tap Room

5:00 Andy Brown at Green Mill

5:00 Kettlestrings at Epiphany Center, RSVP, Golden Hour

5:00 Brother John Trio at Lagunitas Taproom

x 5:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Surely You Jest with Leslie Beukelman at Catch 35, Beyond Night

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

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

6:00-10:00 Keith Scott at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

6:00 Röyksopp, Chess Knight at Concord Music Hall, $38

X 6:00 The Menards at Eris Brewery & Cider House

6:00 Black Veil Brides, VV at Hard Rock Gary, $22-40

6:00 Matt Petersen at The Elm LaGrange

6:00 Jake Mack at Preservation Geneva

6:00 Gerald & Camille acoustic duo at Lindy's Landing Wauconda

6:00 Open Mic at Church Street Brewing Company Itasca

6:30 Fiddlehead, Buggin, Lifeguard, Restraining Order at Metro, $25-30

6:30 Puppet, Essenger, Young Medicine at Cobra Lounge, $22

6:30 Leah Kate, Conor Burns, Senses at Bottom Lounge, $25

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 Spooky Boo, Prerex, She's So Quiet, Lynn Nardelli at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

7:00 Johnny Orlando, ++ at Lincoln Hall, $25-30

x 7:00 La Perla, Kafolike School of Percussion at Promontory, RSVP, World Music Festival

7:00 Open Mic at Gallery Cabaret

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

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

7:00 Able Baker, Pet Sit, Hungu at Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10

7:00 Rane, Bradford Michela, Barely Carvallo at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10

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

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

x 7:00 Naomi's Other Band at Sketchbook Skokie

7:00 Geoff Tate, Ivory Lake at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $39-89

7:00 Saliva, Drowning Pool, Adelita's Way, AnyGivenSin at The Forge Joliet, $25-90

7:00 Billy Denton at The Open Door Tap Room and Bottleshop Clarendon Hills

7:00 Thirsty Boots Trio at Quigley’s Naperville

7:00 ? at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

7:00 6FM at Double Clutch Brewing Company Evanston

7:00 Center of the Universe at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe Plainfield

x 7:00 Open Mic with Brian Carter at Blue Island Beer Company Blue Island

7:00 Projam hosted by Kelly Ott at Shanahan’s Woodridge

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

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

7:30 Satsang at Martyrs, $20-25, $75 VIP

7:30 Crowbar, Primitive Man, Bodybox, Stomach at Reggie’s Rock Club, $25

7:30 Ricky Liontones performs Queens of the Stone Age "Queens of the Stone Age", Violent Themmes perform Violent Femmes "Violent Femmes", Heisenberg Uncertainty Players perform Led Zeppelin "Houses of the Holy" at Reggie’s Music Joint, $10

7:30 Midamerican Elevator, Jane Hobson, Medical Miracle at Schubas, 100% Off

x 7:30, 9:30 Chris Greene Quartet at Winters Jazz Club, $20-25

7:30 Muti, Glass & Mendelssohn Italian at Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, $65-399

7:30 Young Wolf, Uncanny Snow, TreStyle, Evyn and CoreBot at Cubby Bear, $15

7:30 Desert Liminal, Mute Duo at California Clipper, $5

7:30 tripleS at Riviera Theatre, $70-126a

7:30 Brianna Chickenfry at Joe's On Weed Street, sold out

7:30 Hearsay with Marvin Tate & Hunter Diamond at Comfort Station, Amalgam presents

7:30 Zach Pietrini Band at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-30

7:30 Echoes of Pompeii tribute to Pink Floyd at Des Plaines Theatre, $29-49

7:30 Judson Brown Duo at Broken Oar Port Barrington

7:30 Monthly Folk Jame with Mark Dvorak at Friendly Community Room Berwyn

7:30 Open Mic at The Outta Space Berwyn

8:00 Frankie Master, Albion West at Golden Dagger, $10

8:00 The Midnight, Flamingosis at Thalia Hall, $30

8:00 David Longstreth, Sen Morimoto at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $28

8:00 Jacks and Atoms, Flwers, Carrying Torches at Beat Kitchen, $12

8:00 40 Fingers at City Winery, $25-45

8:00 D2X, Sonny, Senite at Subterranean, $12

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

x 8:00, 10:00 Chico Freeman Group at Jazz Showcase, $25-40

8:00 Mike Wheeler Blues Band, Vino Louden Blues Band at Kingston Mines, $15

8:00 Nate Manos with Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago

8:00 RTJX Run The Jewels 2 at The Salt Shed, $49-80

8:00 Phyllis' League Night with Steve Karras, The League of Erics, Black Magick Marching Band at Phyllis' Musical Inn

8:00 Lil Rel Howery at The Vic Theatre, $49-71

8:00 LaSalle Grandeur, Gio Genesis, Piwa, Morgan Gold at Burlington Bar

8:00 Chase Wright, Chris Bandi at Carol's Pub, $10

8:00 DJs La Gitana and Surrealnic at Cafe Mustache

8:00 Whatever Nevermind tribute to Nirvana at Firewater Saloon Edison Park

8:00 Marcus Rezak's Shred is Dead at SPACE Evanston, $12-22

x 8:00 Kara Kesselring at Friendly Tap Berwyn

8:00 Manuel Turizo at Rosemont Theatre, $31-151

x 8:00 War at Egyptian Theatre DeKalb, $47-87

8:00 Open Mic Night at Ballydoyle Aurora

8:00 Open Mic with ? at The Studio Lockport

8:30 Carlos Truly solo, Javier Reyes, Head at Hideout, $12-15

8:30 Bruton, Udoh, Jackson, Zanolini, film screening by Stacy Hardy & Daniel Borzutsky at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students, Improvised Music Series

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

8:30 Max Gomez at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $15-25

x 8:30 Gerald Dowd with Kelli Owens Hutton at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP, Song of the Month Club

8:30 The Basement Bums at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

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

9:00 Jesse Jo Stark, Rachel Bobbitt, Teen Blush at Empty Bottle, $20

9:00 Niia, George Arthur Calendar at Sleeping Village, $25

9:00 Alejandro Salazar & Alvin John Santner Trio at Hungry Brain, $10

9:00 Nasty Snacks at Dorian’s, $10 after 8:00

9:00 Morry Sochat & the Special 20s at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $15

9:00 Hallows, Club Drugs, Sharperheart, LNR TMB, DJs Flores Negras & Faith Betinis at LiveWire Lounge, $15

9:00 The Unknown Pleasures, Dinosaur Galaxy, The Spoonbenders at Gman Tavern, $8-10

9:00 Jump Up Records Ska & Reggae DJ Chuck Wren at Delilah’s

9:00 Lauren Hall at Tack Room

9:00 Teejay Kay & The Moon People at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry

9:00 Doug Feltz at House Pub St Charles, Thursday Showcase

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

9:30 Encuentro with La Colocha & Mickey Pérez at California Clipper

10:00 Scott Yoder, Carrellee, Kill Scenes, DJ Scary Lady Sarah at Cole’s Bar, $13

10:00 Matt Martin Band 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