Wednesday 10/16/24

Oct 16, 2024

Wednesday!

Plenty of great mid-week 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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x Ravinia Farmers Market Music

9:00a-10:30a Pierce Crask

11:00a-1:00 Annalee Houston

12:15 Sohui Yun, viola and Sunmi Han, piano at Seventeenth Church of Christ Scientist, Dame Myra Hess Concert

4:00-7:00 Paul Willaert at Gather Pingree Grove, final week

4:00-8:00 Bear Williams 'A Journey Through Jazz' at Chicago Public Library Altgeld Gardens

5:00-8:00 Steve Knight Trio at The Albert, residency

5:00-7:00 Acoustic Cyphers hip hop at Hairpin Arts Center, RSVP

5:00-8:00 Roger Weaver at Parker's Restaurant & Bar Downers Grove

5:00-8:00 Brian Castillo at Flagship on the Fox St Charles

5:30-8:00 Carlos Showers & Ron Simmons acoustic set at Buddy Guy's Legends, free

5:30-8:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Steve Million at Catch 35

6:00, 8:15 Charles Heath at Andy's, $15

6:00-9:00 Jon Gram & Janis Wallin at On Tour Brewing, free, Grateful Dead Wednesdays

6:00-10:00 Ryan Argast solo cover set at Mastro's Steakhouse

? 6:00-10:00 ? Kyle Smith at Cubby Bear ?

6:00-9:00 Petra van Nuis/Andy Brown Duo at Hemingway's Bistro Oak Park

6:00-10:00 Jack Byron at fourteensixteen La Grange

6:00-9:00 Katie Rose at Preservation Geneva

6:00-8:30 Down Home Guitars Bluegrass Jam hosted by Steve Haberichter at Cultivate Community Table Frankfort

6:00-8:00 Blues Lab Jam with Brother John Kattke at Tailgaters Bolingbrook, free & open to public, monthly jam session for students ages 11-19 to experience the art of improvisational blues music, 3rd Wednesdays

x 6:30, 8:30 Andy Brown Trio with Dennis Carroll, George Fludas at Winters Jazz Club, $20-25

x 6:30 Carolyn Wonderland, Pierce Crask at Bobby's Eastside Forest Park, free, tip the bands

6:30-9:30 Braden Smith Quartet at French 75 Aurora

6:30 Silent Theory, Discrepancies, Dizasterpiece, Aight Bet at WC Social Club West Chicago, $17-38

7:00 Tyler Jakes, Gargamel at Montrose Saloon

7:00 Tim Fitzgerald Guitar Trio with Tom Vaitas on Hammond B3 organ at Le Piano Chicago, Latin and Swing Jazz

7:00 Aaron Wolf & Cariiēs at Cubby Bear, $20+

7:00-12:00m Poetry Club hosted by DJ Bishop at Wild Hare

x 7:00 Joel Paterson presents The Western Elstons at FitzGeralds Nightclub, free RSVP

x 7:00 The Anthony Bruno Quartet at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP

7:00-10:00 On the Air at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich

7:00 James Gedda at Austin Community Tavern Steger, Artist Originals Series

7:00 Low-reen & Jimmy Upstairs host 3rd Wednesday Open Jam at Black Lung Brewing Fox Lake

7:00-11:00 Gina Gonzalez at Life Time Lake Zurich

7:00-11:00 Kevin Presbey solo acoustic at Aloft Bolingbrrok

x 7:00-10:00 Open Mic hosted by Phil Bayer at Friendly Tap Berwyn, signup at 6:00

7:00-10:00 Shan-Acoustic Jam hosted by Shukin & Dr. Dave Rios with Shukin & The Ramblers at Shanahan’s Woodridge

7:00-11:30 Open Mic Night at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

? 7:00-10:00 ? Jazz Jam West at Ballydoyle Aurora ?

7:00 The Psychedelic Furs, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Frankie Rose at The Riverside Theater Milwaukee WI, $40-86

x 7:30 The Arab Blues with Rami Gabriel and Karim Nagi at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $10, World Music Wednesdays

x 7:30 Will Wood (aka Shayfer James?) at City Winery, $37-58, sold out, waitlist, singer songwriter, comedy

7:30 Nicole Muto-Graves at Hungry Brain, free, $1 PBRs, One Dollar Bill weekly solo series

7:30 Making Multichannel Music with Dani Jean-Baptiste & Dante Ammons at Elastic Arts, free, BYO laptop or simply observe & listen

? 7:30-10:30 Jeannie Tanner ? at Davenport’s Piano Bar

7:30 Irish Music Session with Larry Nugent and Frank Quinn at Mrs Murphys

7:30 Elsa Lanchester 'She’s Alive' musical tribute with Charlotte Booker, Mark Nutter at Venus Cabaret Theater, Mercury Theater Chicago, $40

7:30 Student Ensembles Concert with Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Singers, Concert Choir, Percussion Ensemble, Jazz/Pop Combos at Belushi Performance Hall, McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, $7

7:30 Irish Sessions at Quigley's Irish Pub Naperville, sponsored by West Suburban Irish

x 7:30 Amy Grant at Egyptian Theatre De Kalb, $56-72

x 7:30 Paul Anka at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $69-129

x 7:30 Martin Barre 'History of Jethro Tull' at Des Plaines Theatre, $69-119

7:30-10:00 JD & Company jazz at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon 'N Brass Speakeasy, free, two drink or food equivalent minimum

7:30 Addison Agen, Jonah Baker at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-35

x 8:00 MJ Lenderman & The Wind, Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band at Thalia Hall, sold out, limited number at door, email waitlist

x 8:00 Local H at Metro, $25-30, Whatever Happened to P.J. Soles? 20th Anniversary

8:00 Kite, Clubdrugs at Beat Kitchen, 20-27

8:00 Stop Light Observations, Doc Robinson at Schubas, $10

8:00 Doechii at Lincoln Hall, $74+, sold out

8:00 Andy Baker’s Chi-tet tribute to Benny Golson with Derek Gardner, Geof Bradfield, Jeremy Kahn, Larry Kohut, Cliff Wallace at Fulton Street Collective, $15

8:00 Healy, Buppy at Subterranean, $20

8:00-12:00m Alfonso Ponticelli with Steve Gibons, Ethan Philion, Bob Rummage at Green Mill, $10

8:00, 10:00 Bob Lark’s Alumni Big Band at Jazz Showcase, $20-30, $15 students

8:00 Luke Pytlel Blues Band with Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago

8:00 Clairo, Alice Phoebe Lou? at Salt Shed Indoors, $81+

8:00 Barren Heir, Dug, Blood Nymph, superModel at Cobra Lounge, $15-19

8:00-10:00 System Exclusive, Ovef Ow at Cafe Mustache

8:00 Read Some Shit, Sova & Friends at aliveOne

8:00-10:30 Nickolas Kaplan Quartet with Julia Minkin at Clara

? 8:00-12:00m Sam Thousand 'Jazz & Gumbo' at Dorians

x 8:00-12:00a Wussy Duo at House Show Berwyn

? 8:00-12:00m ? The Pulsars at Burlington Bar ?

8:00-11:00 Jarvis Squear Open Mic at Jarvis Square Tavern, Queer Centered, Straight Friendly

x 8:00 Daniel Nunnelee, Shane T at SPACE Evanston, $17 SRO

x 8:00 Graham Nash at Cahn Auditorium Evanston, $55-100, presented by SPACE, Songs & Stories

8:00-10:00 Peach Jam tribute to Allman Brothers Band at 115 Bourbon Street Beer Garden Merrionette Park, $5

8:00 Open Mic hosted by Kelly Ott at Pub 78 Brookfield, 5 Year Anniversary

8:00-11:45 Open Mic hosted by Johnny Z. at House Pub St Charles

8:00 Hot Pepper Jam Open Mic at Whiskey River Glenview

8:00-10:00 Acoustic Open Mic at The Mirage Restaurant Oasis Lounge, Four Points Sheraton Schiller Park, signup at 7:00

8:00-11:00 Jazz Manouche Gypsy Jam hosted by Sam Shepard and The Uptown Strings at Roxy Lockport, free

8:00 Joshua Hyslop at The Bur Oak Madison WI, $15 seated

8:30 Jake McKelvie, Mint Mile, and Advance Base at Hideout, $12

x 8:30 Real Pretenders at Simon's Tavern

8:30 Alabaster, The Reveal, The Mummy Cats at Reggies Music Joint, $10

8:30 Splice Series at Beat Kitchen, free

8:30 Pardoner, Big Laugh, National Photo Committee at Sleeping Village, $14+

8:30 Riley Green at Joes on Weed, sold out, Low Dough Show

8:30-1:30a Seth at The Zebra Lounge

8:30-12:00m Flash, CB Radio Gorgeous, Ejaculators at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $15

8:30-12:30a Lauren Ashley Hall at Grapes & Grains

8:30 Rosa's Blues Jam hosted by David Levit (with Zach Avery Band?) at Rosa's Lounge, $15

9:00 Various Distractions with Venus Club, DJ Fósil, DJs pbqd, Signal at Empty Bottle, free

9:00 Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota at Hungry Brain, free

9:00 Jimmy Burns hosts The Jam at Buddy Guy's Legends, $15

9:00 Christopher Travis, AJ Rosales, Steven Romero Schaeffer at Gallery Cabaret, Originals Night

9:00 Dancing Plague, Morbid Circle, Imperfections, DJ Leah Lachesis Lazuli at LiveWire Lounge, $18

x 9:00 Nate Lepine Trio with Anton Hatwich, Jeremy Cunningham at The Whistler, Relax Attack Jazz Series

9:00-11:00 Meghan Stagl 4 at Prairie Moon Evanston, $7

9:00-2:00a In The Garage with DJ Gentleman John Battles at Delilah’s

9:30 Feel Good Party Band at Mom's Place

10:00-11:15 The Last Minute Jam Session at Andy's, $10

10:00 Chicago es Chingon hosted by Essse Güey with DJ Curt Henry, Marame Monay art, El Bulldog Duran, Memoloko, Elenova, RaCesar, Stoneflacco, Osmel El Mega at Subterranean, free with costume before 11:00

Jerome’s highlights

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

X = the plan, though that can change