Tuesday 11/12/24 ++

plus Jen & Jerome Fest band schedule for this Sunday 11/17 at FitzGerald's!

Nov 12, 2024

Tuesday!

As always, there are great music event opportunities in and around Chicago today and tonight… read on for the details and get out to enjoy if you can…

And today there’s something a little different here in the header, an announcement of the schedule for Jen & Jerome Fest III at FitzGerald’s this Sunday 11/17!

J&J Fest starts with a Babygold BBQ Country Brunch* in the Nightclub at Noon and features a dozen great bands on both Nightclub and Sidebar stages, ending with an All Star finale in the Sidebar ‘til ???

Please get tickets on the FitzGerald’s website or at the shop in Babygold Restaurant and prepare to enjoy our 3rd annual local music festival, which is our 2nd time raising funds for the Greater Chicago Food Depository!

* enjoy food from Babygold BBQ all day

Nightclub
12:00-1:15 Decoy Prayer Meeting, Country Brunch
1:40-2:25 Sears Tower of Folk
2:50-3:35 The Menards
4:00-4:45 Kent Rose and the Remedies
5:15-6:00 Real Pretenders
Sidebar
1:00-1:45 Rachel Drew Band
2:10-2:55 Ed Burch and the Cherry Blossoms
3:20-4:05 Grit and the Double Knit
4:30-5:15 Greasy Gravy
5:45-6:30 Cheryl Tomblin
7:00-7:45 Judson Claiborne
8:15-??? All-Star Finale

Please also let your friends know you’ll be at Jen & Jerome Fest III, and invite them to join the other great Music Fans attending! Thanks a bunch for doing so, the more the merrier and the better we’ll be able to support Greater Chicago Food Depository!

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3:05 Student Recital Hour at NEIU Recital Hall Northeastern Illinois University

4:00-4:30 Tea & Pipes with Thomas Weisflog, ++ at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel University of Chicago, free, tea at 3:45

6:00, 8:15 The Windy City Ramblers at Andy's, $15

6:00 Jazz Happy Hour with Arman Sangalang Trio at Dorian's, $20 includes welcome cocktail

6:00-9:00 Shelley Yoselin/Gabriel Datcu Jazz Quartet at Rojo Gusano

6:00-9:00 Open Mic Night at Alter Brewing & Kitchen St Charles

6:30 School of Rock Chicago, School of Rock Oak Park at Reggies Comedy Shack, free

6:30-8:30 Andy Pratt at Colvin House, RSVP, $15-20

6:30-9:00 Pete Ellman Big Band with Batavia High School at The Venue Aurora, $10

6:30-9:30 TLST The Lockport Swing Thing at Roxy Lockport, free, R.J. and Jessica dance lesson 6:30-7:30, arrive by 6:25

6:30 Steve Knight at Guitar Works Workshops, Guitar Works Evanston

6:30-9:00 Open Mic Night hosted by Deb Van Dril at Hickory Creek Brewing New Lenox

7:00 Latto, Mariah the Scientist, Karrahbooo at Aragon Ballroom, $75+

7:00-11:00 Soul Sessions with Josh K, Tommie B, Hoodraised poetry, JazzStar, Prolific, Ben-Ammi Israel, Mykah Estelle, Emoni Brown at Promontory, $10-30, r&b & spoken word

7:00-10:00 Daryl Nitz, Ester Hana, ++ at Le Piano Chicago, Nitz and Friends Cabaret Night

7:00 Cat Jam Chicago at Insect Asylum

x 7:00 Songwriter Circle hosted by Ron Lazzeretti with guests Dave Kay and Mark Anderson at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP

7:00 Song Circle hosted by George Mattson at Two Way Street Downers Grove

7:00 Nicole Devine at Aloft Schaumburg

7:00 Jazz Jam Tuesdays at Muggs-N-Manor Addison

7:00 Irish Music Session at Sketchbook Evanston

7:00-10:00 Open Mic at The Social 45 Frankfort

7:00 Vinyl Record Night at Mackey's Hideout McHenry

x 7:30 Drone Rodeo with Tyresta, Jake Leech at Hideout, $15, ambient

7:30 Ser Rana Flamenco trio & dancer at City Winery, $30-48, presented by Sonia Franco and International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago

7:30 Kiss of Life at Riviera Theatre, sold out?

x 7:30 Nduduzo Makhathini at SPACE Evanston, $20-40, presented by WDCB

7:30 Northwestern University Jazz Ensemble 'Beyond Category, The Music of Duke Ellington' at Galvin Recital Hall Northwestern University Evanston, $8, $4 students, Bienen Ensembles

7:30 Open Mic Night at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge

7:30 Open Mic at Grandpa’s Place Celtic Room Glenview

7:30-10:30 Open Mic Night at Madcats Palatine, 6:00 signup

x 8:00 Dehd, Gustaf, hosted by Grelley Duvall at Thalia Hall, $29, sold out?, limited number at door

x 8:00 Habib Koité, Aly Keita, Lamine Cissokho, Mandé Sila at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $40

8:00 Extra Life, Imelda Marcos, Anatomy Of Habit at Beat Kitchen, $15-22

8:00 Night Tapes, Bathe Alone at Schubas, $20-25, sold out

8:00-10:30 James Davis’ Beveled with Russ Johnson, Geof Bradfield, Mike Salter, Dan Thatcher, Juan Pastor, opener Alvin John Santner Trio with Mary Halm, Tommy Sagins at Fulton Street Collective, $15

8:00-12:00m Chicago Cellar Boys with Andy Schumm, John Otto, Natalie Scharf, Jim Barrett, Paul Asaro, Dan Anderson at Green Mill, $10

8:00-11:00 WDCB Night with ? at Jazz Showcase, free, 1 drink minimum

8:00 Yungeen Ace, 42 Dugg, Chicken P, Cartier, Audi Money at House of Blues, $40

8:00 ? Kip Moore ? at Joe's on Weed ?

8:00 Adara Rae at Barstool River North

8:00 Open Blues Jam hosted by Ed Genne at Fritzy's Tavern

8:00 Glenwood Open Mic at The Glenwood, 7:30 signup

x 8:00 Uncle Pigeon at Morgan's Bar and Grill Libertyville

x 8:00-12:00m DJ Skid Licious at Phyllis’ Musical Inn, New Wave Tuesday, all vinyl

8:00-12:00m DJ Bruce, DJ Jo-Z at Simone's Bar, free, Monday's Movida Salsa, Bachata, Cumbia, Mambo Tropical night, part of Simone's Quinceañera Festival

x 8:00 Voicebox with Cathy Richardson at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $15

8:00 Blitzen Trapper, GoldenOak at Vivarium Milwaukee WI, $28-33

x 8:30 Mr. Blotto at Reggies Music Joint, $10, Tipsy Tuesday

8:30-1:30 Doug at The Zebra Lounge

8:30-11:00 DJ Kit Kat at Cafe Mustache

9:00 The Flying Luttenbachers, William Covert, The Metalliques at Empty Bottle, $15

9:00 Morgan Turner Quartet with Michael Hudson-Casanova, Kyle Paul, Paul Barrilles at The Whistler, Relax Attack Jazz Series

9:00 Blues Jam Night hosted by Victor Canelas at Gallery Cabaret

9:00 Acoustic Open Mic hosted by Buschy at Paddy Macs

9:00-2:00a Poison Boys Proto Punk DJ Matt Dudzik at Delilah's

9:00-1:00a Open Mic Night hosted by Ben Robinhood at The Uptown Westmont, free

9:30, 11:00 Pete Galanis with Nate Manos ?, Dave Herrero? at Rosa’s Lounge, $10-20

10:00 606 Open Mic at Subterranean, free

10:30-1:00a Dehd Afterparty with Tragedy & Comedy DJ Set at Tack Room, free

Jerome’s highlights

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

X = the plan, though that can change