Wednesday 12/27/23

Dec 27, 2023

Wednesday!

Hump Day between two Holiday weekends, with plenty of great music event opportunities available… read on for the details, and get out to enjoy one or more of them if you can… thanks very much for reading, subscribing to, and especially for sharing Jerome’s Event List with other music obsessed people you know!

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x 5:00 Got a Black Magic Marker, paintings by Evan Dando for Sale Here Tonight with music after 8 by Dorian Taj, Springa and Co., Pony, Taylor Morse, ++ at Liar's Club

5:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Mark Feldman at Catch 35

5:30 Ron Simmons & Carlos Showers acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends

6:00, 8:15 Juan Pastor's Chinchano at Andy’s, $15

x 6:00-9:00 Mr. Blotto Paul Bolger & Mark Hague at On Tour Brewing, Grateful Dead Wednesdays

6:00 Doc Elliot at Preservation Geneva

6:30-9:00 Acoustic Bluegrass Jam at Pete Mitchell's Bar & Grill Frankfort, presented with Down Home Guitars

7:00 Highplanes, Shrimp Forks, David Zane Coiner, Trending Time at Montrose Saloon, $10-15

7:00, 10:30 Raheem DeVaughn at City Winery, $55-75

7:00-10:30 Jazz show with Jazz Flux & Sabin at Cafe Mustache

7:00 Luiz Ewerling & Co at Le Piano Chicago, Brazilian Latin jazz "Rio Bamba"

x 7:00-10:00 Talking John Prine's 1978 'Bruised Orange' with Hank Neuberger, Mark Guarino at Interstellar Space Records

x 7:00 Joe Policastro & Friends at FitzGerald's Sidebar, RSVP

x 7:00 The Menards, Blue Lorraine, Lou Danforth at Outta Space, $10

7:00 Jay Warren accompaniment for "My Friend From India" silent film screening at Des Plaines Theatre, $10

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

x 7:30, 9:30 Patricia Barber at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33

7:30 Indoorsman, Robot Heart Throb, Moonbird, Sun Riser at Cubby Bear, $7

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

x 7:30 Cathy Richardson & Anne Harris at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $25-55

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

8:00 Righteous Sound, Zack Fedor & the Long Goodbyes, Zakhoury, Noble Bautista Band at Reggies Music Joint, $10-13

8:00 Alfonso Ponticelli at Green Mill, $10

8:00 Club Crib at Dorian’s

8:00, 10:00 Marquis Hill Composers’ Collective at Jazz Showcase, $30-45

8:00 BTS Express with Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago

X 8:00 Patti Smith and Her Band at Salt Shed, $45-105

8:00 Fly Skinz, DJ Payday at Promontory, $25-40, Birth of A Change, Make Chicago Fun Again

8:00-11:00 ? at Gallery Cabaret, Originals Night

8:00 West End 40 at Untitled

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

8:00 The Half-Brits at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $15-20

x 8:00 Reilly Downes, Lydia Cash at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $0-10

8:00-10:00 Simply Elton tribute to Elton John at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, RSVP, $5

8:00 Open Mic at Friendly Tap Berwyn

x 8:00 Tommy Nickles Virtual Open Mic Anywhere on Zoom, search FB for Tommy Nickles Virtual Open Mic

8:00 Open Mic hosted by Kelly Ott at Pub 78 Brookfield

8:00 Open Mic at House Pub St Charles

X 8:30 Waco Brothers, Deano and Jo, Jane Hobson and Band at Hideout, $25-30, Winter Wonderland Night 2

x 8:30 Greasy Gravy at Simon's Tavern

8:30-11:00 Sahn Ecstatik hosted by Darien Sea and Liv Mershon with Edging, Stressica, Noise Shrine at California Clipper, $5

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

9:00 Ivy Ford Band at Rosa's Lounge, $10-20

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

9:00 Garage Punk DJ Drew at Delilah’s

9:00 King Hippo DJ Set at The Whistler, Relax Attack Jazz Series

10:30 Pete Benson at Andy’s, $15