Wednesday 11/20/24

Nov 20, 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 12:00n-2:00 Wednesday Jam with Skip Landt at OTSFM East Lincoln Lobby, free

12:15 Sonic Quartet with Max Novojilov, Julia Antolec, Shane Quinn, Doireann Ní Aodáin at Seventeenth Church of Christ Scientist, Dame Myra Hess Concert

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

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

5:30-8:00 Carlos Showers & Ron Simmons acoustic 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 & Sean Briskey at On Tour Brewing, free, Grateful Wednesdays

x 6:00 Ian Leith plays Soup & Bread West November Edition at Roberts Westside, free, benefits Pacific Garden Mission, bring coats, hats, gloves, $10 donation or pay what you can, larger amounts accepted

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

x 6:00-9:00 Dave Ramont at Preservation Geneva

6:00-10:00 Greg Vasquez Trio with Judy Night, Scott Mason at Chicago Prime Steakhouse Schaumburg

6:00-10:00 Joe Pratt & The Source One Band at Grey's Social Oak Forest, soul & blues

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

6:00-10:00 Songwriter Night hosted by Danny Lemon with James Gedda, ++ at Smokey Jo's BBQ Crete

6:00 Lou Shields record release at Paul Henry's Hammond IN, $10 donation

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

7:00-11:00 Benyamin Herst, Todd Leiter-Weintraub, Cosmic Bull at Montrose Saloon, hit the tip bucket

7:00 Better Lovers, Full of Hell, Spy, Cloakroom at Metro, $26-30

7:00-10:00 Travis Malloy at Promontory, $25-45, Soul of Chicago presents

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

7:00-10:00 Saftey Squad, Rebecca Jaffe, Hannah Silverman at Cafe Mustache

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

7:00 Cedeño, Ron Carroll at Masada

7:00 The Wild Hare Poetry Club hosted by DJ Bishop at Wild Hare

x 7:00 Joel Paterson Trio at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP

7:00 Northshore Concert Band and Loyola Academy Band at Loyola Academy McGrath Family Performing Arts Center Wilmette, free

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

7:00-11:00 Gina Gonzalez at Lifetime Fitness Bar Lake Zurich

7:00 Kevin Presbey at Aloft Bolingbrook

7:00 Jeff Massey & Eric Lambert at Austin Community Tavern Steger, Artist Originals Series

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

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

7:00 Jay Warren organ accompaniment to “A Girl In Every Port” screening at Des Plaines Theatre, $10, Silent Film Comedy Night

7:00-10:00 Low-reen & Jimmy Upstairs host the 3rd Wednesday Open Jam at Black Lung Brewing Fox Lake

x 7:30 George Crotty Global Cello Explorations at OTSFM Maurer Hall, free RSVP, $10 donation, World Music Wednesdays

7:30 Carminho at City Winery, $38-65, R&B, Portuguese Fado, presented by International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago

7:30 Meditations Reflections on John Coltrane curated by Angelo Hart with Greg Artry, Sarah Clausen, Hunter Diamond, Marion Mallard at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students, Fulcrum Point

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

7:30 Ivona Kesic piano at NEIU Recital Hall Northeastern Illinois University, Graduate Lecture Recital

7:30-11:00 Variety, Babe Report, Brinstarr, DJ Greg Obis at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10

7:30 Sam Fazio 4 tribute to Frank Sinatra at Untitled Supper Club

7:30 Kenny G at Arcada Theatre, $69-139

7:30 Jazz Small Ensembles at McClintock Choral and Recital Room Northwestern University Evanston, $6, $4 students, Bienen ensembles

7:30-10:00 Stevie Swing & the Summer Wind Band jazz at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon 'N Brass Speakeasy, free, two drink or food equivalent minimum

7:30 David Wax Museum at Hey Nonny, $15-35

7:30 Bunny at Tuscan Wine Market Arlington Heights

7:30 Open Mic Night at Jonny Cabs Burr Ridge

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

8:00 Robin Pecknold, Hannah Frances at Thalia Hall, sold out, limited number at door

8:00 Yellow Pills, Cowboy Neal, CrookedJS at Reggies Music Joint, $10-15

8:00 Son Rompe Pera, La Rosa Noir, DJ La Colocha at Reggies Rock Club, $25

8:00 Isaac Delusion, Smooth Rogers at Schubas, $18-20

8:00 Echosmith, Lisa Heller, Jackie Evancho at Beat Kitchen, $30-38

8:00 Brian Citro Quartet at Dorians, free

x 8:00-10:00 Zacc Harris album release for 'Chasing Shadows' with Brandon Wozniak, Bryan Nichols, Dan Carpel, Pete James Johnson at Fulton Street Collective, $15

8:00, 10:00 Bob Lark Septet with guest band Sandburg High School at Jazz Showcase, $20-30, $15 students

8:00 Mike Wheeler Blues Band with Demetria Taylor at Blue Chicago

x 8:00 Amos Lee with The Chicago Philharmonic at Auditorium Theatre, $79-109

8:00 Jazz Fusion Fest with Wave Cage, Sons Of Ra, Kevin King Regime with Shravan Raghuram at Burlington Bar, $15

8:00-11:00 Cogs Trio, Amanda Deboer Bartlett at Gallery Cabaret, Originals Night

8:00 Bread On Fork, Lusica Jane, Surf Cowboy at Cobra Lounge, $13-15

8:00-10:30 Janelle Finton at Clara

x 8:00 Lifecyclist aka Christopher De Salvo, Mozey, Mary Williamson & Christopher De Salvo at Color Club Tavern, $15

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

x 8:00 Donnie Biggins & Friends at Robert's Westside Forest Park, free RSVP, One Year Anniversary, raffling a Shiner Bock guitar, RSVP to enter raffle

x 8:00 Cris Jacobs, Lucky Pickers at SPACE Evanston, $25 SRO

8:00-10:00 Cheap Foreign Cars at 115 Bourbon Street Front Stage Merrionette Park, $5

8:00 Open Mic with Kelly Ott at Pub 78 Brookfield

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

x 8:30 Rob Baird, Danny Golden at Hideout, $18

x 8:30 Real Pretenders at Simon's Tavern

8:30 Dimensions & Extensions with Dorothy Carlos, Whitney Johnson, Jeb Bishop, Joe Adamik, Andrew Scott Young, K.G. Price, Ben Baker Billington, Ben Schmidt-Swartz, Daniel Wyche, at Constellation, $10-12

8:30 Rosa's Blues Jam hosted by David Levit at Rosa's Lounge, $15-20

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

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

9:00 Various Distractions with Easygoingtech, Beau Wanzer & Mina Mills DJ set at Empty Bottle, free RSVP

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

9:00 Kyle Madsen Trio with Ben Dillinger, Andrew Green at The Whistler, Relax Attack Jazz Series

9:00 Brother John Kattke hosts The Jam at Buddy Guy's Legends, $15

9:00 Sova n' Friends Jam at aliveOne

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

x 9:00 The Javier Red Quintet at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP

9:00-11:00 Markus Rutz Trio at Prairie Moon Evanston, $7

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 TMI, Bamhoone, Lady Sabo, Bolter G Real, DJ Curt Henny at Subterranean, $10 after 11:00

Jerome’s highlights

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

X = the plan, though that can change