Wednesday 1/8/25
Wednesday!
Plenty of great mid-week music event options available in and around town… read on for the details, and get out to enjoy if you can… welcome to new subscribers, thanks for reading, subscribing to, sponsoring, and especially sharing Jerome’s Event List!
12:15 Kate Liu piano at Seventeenth Church of Christ Scientist, Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts
x 4:15 Margaret Murphy Webb at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $10, $5 students/standing, Women's Jazz Festival
5:00-8:00 Steve Knight Trio at The Albert in Hotel EMC2, residency
5:00-7:00 Jazz Links Jam Session at Jazz Showcase, free, open to public, students 9-19 play with each other and with pro musicians in the house
5:00-8:00 ? Carmen Stokes at Parker's Restaurant & Bar Downers Grove, jazz
x 5:00-7:00 Songwriters Circle in the Round hosted by Noah Plotkin with Chad Zamost, Jess Kaufman, Larry Brown, Cary Cohen at Madame Zuzu's Highland Park
x 5:30 Soup & Bread at Hideout
5:30-8:00 Carlos Showers & Ron Simmons acoustic at Buddy Guy's Legends, free
6:00-7:15, 8:15-9:30 Charles Heath at Andy's, $15, RSVP required
x 6:00-9:00 Chatsworth & Dupree aka Wavy Dave and Chris Gangi perform Dylan and The Dead at On Tour Brewing, Grateful Dead Wednesdays
6:00 Justin Wallace at Lifetime Fitness Lake Zurich
6:00-8:30 Down Home Guitars Bluegrass Jam hosted by Steve Haberichter at Cultivate Community Table Frankfort
x 6:30, 8:30 Ben Paterson Trio with Joel Paterson, Joe Policastro, Alex Hall at Winters Jazz Club, $24-29
x 7:00 Folk You with host Larry O. Dean, guests Ian McKinley & Gibby Toombs at Montrose Saloon
x 7:00-8:30 Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lina González-Granados at Chodl Auditorium Morton East High School Cicero, free RSVP
7:00 Tim Fitzgerald Guitar Trio with Tom Vaitas on Hammond B3 organ at Le Piano Chicago, Latin and Swing Jazz
7:00-10:45 Wild Wednesdays SCCDA Second City Country Dance Association LGBTQ+ country/western dance at Color Club, free RSVP, free lessons
x 7:00 The Chris Greene Quartet at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP, jazz
7:00-9:00 Old Elburn Hall House Band with Randy Ream, Larry Harris, Joel Ream, Michael Barton, Peter Mack at Old Elburn Hall
7:00-10:00 On The Air at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich
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 at Shanahan’s Woodridge
x 7:00 Morning Train tribute to John Prine at The Bur Oak Madison WI, $20, seated
x 7:30 Lester Rey's Decennial Celebration with ?++ at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $10 donation, World Music Wednesdays
7:30 Luca, Denier, Curse Dealer, Audiocide at Schubas, free, 100% off
7:30 Smells Like Nirvana tribute to Kurt Cobain MTV Unplugged at City Winery, $25-35
7:30 Your Arms Are My Cocoon, Excuse Me Who Are You, Homewrecker, snow ellet at Subterranean, $15-20
7:30 Jazmin Sky at Untitled
x 7:30 Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith, Jamiah Rogers, Bob Stroger, Roosevelt Purifoy, Omar Coleman, Sheryl Youngblood at Logan Center Cafe Logan, University of Chicago, free RSVP, $5 suggested donation, "First Wednesday Blues & Beyond Jam"
7:30 Irish Music Session with Larry Nugent and Frank Quinn at Mrs Murphys
7:30-10:00 The Julie Ponce Experience at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon 'N Brass Speakeasy Des Plaines, free, 2 drink or equivalent minimum
x 7:30 Judy Roberts & Bobbi Wilsyn Quintet at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $35-45, $10 students/standing, Women's Jazz Festival
8:00-12:00m Alfonso Ponticelli with Steve Gibons, Ethan Philion, Bob Rummage at Green Mill, $10
8:00 BTS Express with Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago
8:00-11:00 Ebonie, Jacolyn Parker, Renee Nanzer at Gallery Cabaret, Originals Night
8:00-10:30 Crime in Antartica, Hiking Journal, Superfun, The Living Head at Kitchen 17 Fallen Log, $10
8:00 Mayor's Kids with Jopeco at aliveOne
8:00-10:30 The Last Word with Marc Kelly Smith, Al Day, Bob Long, Doug Lofstrom, Michael Levin, Sarah Allen at Clara
8:00-10:00 Sophia Lucia , Swäm, James H Jewell at Cafe Mustache
8:00-10:00 Katie Grennan and Friends at The Galway Arms, Irish
8:00-12:00m Los Inquietos del Vallenato at Bombay Hall Banquets
8:00 Jarvis Squear Open Mic at House Pub St Charles, "queer centered, straight friendly"
x 8:00 Dan Souvigny Organ Trio at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $15, WDCB Hammond B3 Party
8:00 Super Creeps birthday tribute to David Bowie performing 'Ziggy Stardust' ++ at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $15-26
8:00 Jagaloons at Madcats Palatine, $5
8:00-11:00 Jazz Manouche Gypsy Jam hosted by Samuel Shepard at The Roxy Lockport, free
8:00-10:00 Rocks Off tribute to The Rolling Stones at 115 Bourbon Street Front Stage Merrionette Park, $5
8:00 Open Mic with Kelly Ott at Pub 78 Brookfield
8:00 Open Mic at House Pub St Charles
8:00 Hot Pepper Jam Open Mic at Whiskey River Glenview
8:30-1:30a Seth at The Zebra Lounge
8:30-12:30a Lauren Ashley Hall at Grapes & Grains
9:00 Aaayyyaaa, Sponj, Sidaka at Empty Bottle, $12
9:00, 11:00 Giles Corey at Rosa's Lounge, $15-20
9:00 Julia Danielle Quartet with Kenny Reichert, Simon Ciaccio, TJ Thompson at The Whistler, Relax Attack Jazz Series
9:00 Wednesday Night Fellowship jam session hosted by Ted Sirota at Hungry Brain, free
9:00 Jimmy Burns hosts The Jam at Buddy Guy's Legends, $15
9:00-2:00a ? at Delilah’s
x 9:00 Imperial Boxmen at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP, jazz
9:00-11:00 Chase Wilkins Quintet with Leo Milano, Jun Dijon, Brandon Harper, Reuben Stump at Prairie Moon Evanston, $7
9:30 Feel Good Party Band at Mom's Place
x 10:30 Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy with Dag Juhlin, ++ on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
Jerome’s highlights
x = recommended, interested, of note to me or friends
X = the plan, though that can change
x 4:15 Margaret Murphy Webb at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $10, $5 students/standing, Women's Jazz Festival
x 5:00-7:00 Songwriters Circle in the Round hosted by Noah Plotkin with Chad Zamost, Jess Kaufman, Larry Brown, Cary Cohen at Madame Zuzu's Highland Park
X 5:30 Soup & Bread at Hideout
x 6:00-9:00 Chatsworth & Dupree aka Wavy Dave and Chris Gangi perform Dylan and The Dead at On Tour Brewing, Grateful Dead Wednesdays
x 6:30, 8:30 Ben Paterson Trio with Joel Paterson, Joe Policastro, Alex Hall at Winters Jazz Club, $24-29
x 7:00 Folk You with host Larry O. Dean, guests Ian McKinley & Gibby Toombs at Montrose Saloon
x 7:00-8:30 Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lina González-Granados at Chodl Auditorium Morton East High School Cicero, free RSVP
x 7:00-10:00 Open Mic hosted by Phil Bayer at Friendly Tap Berwyn, signup at 6:00
x 7:00 Morning Train tribute to John Prine at The Bur Oak Madison WI, $20, seated
x 7:30 Lester Rey's Decennial Celebration with ?++ at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $10 donation, World Music Wednesdays
x 7:30 Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith, Jamiah Rogers, Bob Stroger, Roosevelt Purifoy, Omar Coleman, Sheryl Youngblood at Logan Center Cafe Logan, University of Chicago, free RSVP, $5 suggested donation, "First Wednesday Blues & Beyond Jam"
x 7:30 Judy Roberts & Bobbi Wilsyn Quintet at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $35-45, $10
x 8:00 Dan Souvigny Organ Trio at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $15, WDCB Hammond B3 Party
x 9:00 Imperial Boxmen at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP, jazz
x 10:30 Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy with Dag Juhlin, ++ on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
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