Wednesday 3/13/24

Mar 13, 2024

Wednesday!

There are lots of great music event options tonight in and around Chicago… read on for the details, and get out to enjoy one of them if you can… thanks for reading, subscribing to, and sharing Jerome’s Event List!

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12:15 AJake Holtzman piano at Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Dame Myra Hess Concerts

5:00-7:00 Jazz Links Jam Session at Jazz Showcase, Jazz Institute of Chicago presents students 9-19

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

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

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

6:00, 8:15 The Alexander-McLean Project at Andy's, $15

6:00 Todd Beebe at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

x 6:00-9:00 Josh Olken & Paul Bolger at On Tour Brewing, Grateful Wednesday

6:00 Dan Maguire at Preservation Geneva

6:00 Stephen Joven-Lee piano at Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University Evanston, Studen Recitals

6:30 Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Dead Rider, Cheer-Accident at Lincoln Hall, $25-30

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

x 7:00 Folk You with host Larry O. Dean, guests James Curley, Matt Sobczyk at Montrose Saloon

7:00 Tommy Skillfinger Day celebration of the life and music of Tommy Skillfinger with Saba, Joseph Chilliams, Mfn Mello, Pivot Gang, Que Billah, Chandlar, Alias John Brown, Big Wiz, Geo D, Outbreak, Sherm Demand, The 99 & 2000s Band, hosted by Tony Baines at Joe's On Weed Street, $26

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

7:00-10:00 The Children’s Crusade, Wrex, Apothecurio, Morbid Circle at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10

7:00 Lyrics & Libations Open Mic at Hairpin Arts Center, $5-30

7:00-2:00 Marly Gras at Wild Hare

x 7:00 Chris Greene Quartet with Damian Espinosa, Marc Piane, Steve Corley at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP

x 7:00 Chicago Blues Interviews with host Nick Moss and John Primer at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $15

7:00 The Handsome Devilz at Outta Space Berwyn, $10

7:00-10:00 Live Pete at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy, Live Jazz & Blues

7:00-10:00 Open Mic at Friendly Tap Berwyn

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

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

7:00 Bluegrass Jam at Ballydoyle Aurora

x 7:30 The First Time First Wave with The First Time Three aka Liam Davis, Gerald Dowd, Steve Frisbie at Martyrs, $12-15

x 7:30, 9:30 Patricia Barber solo at Winters Jazz Club, $20-95, onstage interview by Howard Reich

7:30 Sarah Marie Young at Untitled

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

7:30 Irish Session with Tim O'Shea, Brendan McKinney & Friends at Chief O'Neill's, All Are Welcome

7:30 Student Ensemble Concert with Chamber Orchestra directed by Mark Liu, Chamber Singers directed by Patrick O’Shea, Concert Choir directed by Patrick O’Shea, Percussion Ensemble directed by Ben Wahlund, Jazz/Pop Combos directed by Matt Shevitz at Belushi Performance Hall, McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, $7

x 7:30 The Sea The Sea, Elijah Berlow at SPACE Evanston, $15-22

7:30 The Donnybrooks at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-35

8:00 Sara Curruchich at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $10, World Music Wednesdays

8:00 Bernhoft at OTSFM Szold Hall, $30

8:00 Pat McCurdy at Reggies Music Joint, $10

8:00 Mike Mains and The Branches, The Mild West, Jacob on The Moon at Schubas, $15

8:00 Villekulla at Sleeping Village Main Bar

8:00 Alfonso Ponticelli at Green Mill, $10

8:00-10:30 Stephen Parisi Quintet with Jordan Lerner, Nicholas Olynciw, Josh Achiron, Kabir Dalawar, Neil Hemphill Organ Quartet with Someone Good, Reggie Thomas, Lee Rothemberg at Fulton Street Collective, $15

x 8:00, 10:00 Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with Yvonne Gage, Marques Carroll, John Fournier, Amr Fahmy, Larry Brown, Jr., Andrew Vogt, Keith Brooks II at Jazz Showcase, $20-30, $15 students

8:00 Sheryl Youngblood Blues Band at Blue Chicago

8:00 Fey at House of Blues, $65

8:00 Cousines Like Shit at Phyllis’ Musical Inn

8:00 BOBO, Pudding, Bimbo Rococo, Girl Trouts at Burlington Bar, $10

8:00 Manda Kasem, Robert Riak, Jason Grey at Gallery Cabaret, Originals night

8:00 The Courts, The Sea Ghouls, Mantra at Cobra Lounge, $13

8:00 Macabre, Metal Man at LiveWire Lounge, $24

8:00-10:30 Cuckoo and the Birds, Inside Outside, Bottom Bracket at Cafe Mustache

8:00-10:00 Jarvis Squear Open Mic at Jarvis Square Tavern, Queer Centered, Straight Friendly

x 8:00 The Braymores, Minocqua Ebonie at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $0 GA RSVP, $10-$17, Rock on Madison

8:00 Jagaloons at Madcats Palatine, $5

8:00-10:00 U2 Hype tribute to U2 at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, RSVP, $5

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

8:00-11:00 Open Mic hosted by Kelly Ott at Pub 78 Brookfield

8:00 Open Mic at House Pub St Charles

x 8:30 Expo '76 at Simons Tavern

x 8:30 Natalies Wood plays Roland Kirk with Juli Wood, Natalie Lande, Natalie Scharf, Matt Ferguson, Brian O’Hern, Mike Schlick at Constellation

x 9:00-11:00 Donna Frost at Montrose Saloon

9:00 Horse Lords, Ka Baird, Honestly Same at Empty Bottle, $18

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

9:00, 11:00 Nicholas Alexander at Rosa’s Lounge, $10-20

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

9:00 Julia Danielle Quartet with Kenny Reichert, Jesse Lear, Frank Morrison at The Whistler, Relax Attack Jazz Series

9:00 Bama Lama DJ Chris Holtane at Delilah’s

10:00 Chicago es Chingon Open Mic at Subterranean

10:30 Alex Beltran's Rift at Andy's, $15

(after Fey show) El After Fey Aftershow with DJ Diablo, DJ Baruch at House of Blues Foundation Room, RSVP, 7:30 door