Wednesday 4/17/24

Apr 17, 2024

Wednesday!

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

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12:15 Gateways Music Festival Brass Collective at Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Dame Myra Hess Concerts

5:00-8:00 Eric Hochberg Trio with Dave Miller at Catch 35

5:00-9:00 Andrew Diehl at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

5:00 Pacifica Quartet Masterclass with Community String Quartets at Goodspeed Hall, Fulton Recital Hall, University of Chicago

5:00 Luciano Antonio at Epiphany Center, Golden Hour

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

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

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

6:00-11:30 Wild Hare Poetry Night hosted by DJ Bishop at Wild Hare

x 6:00-9:00 Ian Leith at Preservation Geneva

6:00-7:30 Life Rhythms Community Drum Circle at Art Center of Highland Park

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

7:00 Big Kitty, Heartshades with The Reverend, The Montvales at Montrose Saloon

x 7:00 Spacca Napoli at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $10, World Music Wednesdays

x 7:00 Pinkpantheress, Bktherula at Metro, $30-35, sold out

7:00 Vulture Feather, DJ Speedsick, Repent, Cancer House at Subterranean, $15

7:00 Floating Teeth, Stems on Blondie, Lettering at Cafe Mustache

x 7:00 Greg Garing at Uptown Taproom

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 Open Mic at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10

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

7:00-10:00 Downtown Charlie Brown Blues Band at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy, $8, Live Jazz & Blues

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

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

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

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

7:00-10:00 Acoustic Open Mic at The Mirage Restaurant Oasis Lounge, Four Points Sheraton Schiller Park, signup at 7:00, free Hor Doeuvres 5:00-7:00

7:00-10:00 Harpdog & Mojo Filter guest host Acoustic Americana & Blues Open Jam at Black Lung Brewing Fox Lake

x 7:30 Catherine Russell at City Winery, $38-58

x 7:30, 9:30 Andy Brown Trio with Joe Policastro, Bob Rummage at Winters Jazz Club, $20-25, The Best Of Blue Note, Songs From The Iconic Record Label

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

7:30 Michael Ray, Kassi Ashton at Joe's On Weed Street, $15

7:30 The Jazz Bridge # 2.10 with Nick Mazzarella, Tim Stine, Céline Rivoal, Katie Ernst, Sylvain Lemêtre at Logan Center, Performance Penthouse, University of Chicago

7:30 Kathy Cowan with Jane Kenas-Heller, James Moore, Jeffrey Kowalkowski, Mi Ran Choi, Rebecca Armstrong, Patrick Feehan, Robert Heitzinger, The Women’s Choir of the Old Town School of Folk Music at Main Campus Auditorium Building E 106A, Northeastern University, Faculty Recital “More Songs I’ve Always Wanted to Sing”

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

7:30 Stewart Goodyear piano at Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University Evanston, $35, $10 students, Recitals & Lectures, Gateways Music Festival

x 7:30 Joshua Redman at Center Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts Skokie, $45-85

x 7:30 Lydia Cash & Reilly Downes at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $12-30

7:30 Irish Sessions at Quigley's Naperville

x 8:00 Jesse Dayton, Uncle Sexy and The Nephews at Reggies Music Joint, $20

8:00 Your Neighbors, Dreamfone at Schubas, $17-20

8:00 Vinny Kabat Trio at Dorian's

8:00 Wiki, Messiah at Subterranean, $20

8:00 Alfonso Ponticelli at Green Mill, $10

8:00 HUP aka Heisenberg Uncertainty Players perform Boy Band/Big Band with John Dorhauer, Natalie Lande, Kelley Dorhauer, Sam Pilnick, Matt Beck, James Baum, Michael Nearpass, Josh Torrey, Andrew Meyer, Akshat Jain, Grace Mulvey, Jon Rarick, Bennett Heinz, Emily Kuhn, Mike Maneechote, Stu Seale, Dan Parker, Joel Baer at Fulton Street Collective, $15

8:00, 10:00 Julián & Friends with Jonathan Suazo at Jazz Showcase, $20-30, $15 students

8:00 BTS Express with Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago

8:00 Jumbo, Division Minuscula at House of Blues, $50

8:00 Mike Felten, Tom Compton at Phyllis' Musical Inn

8:00 Money Man at The Vic Theatre, $45-55

8:00-11:00 Hidden Currents 2 with Kohl/Kolar, Concrete Bath, Darwin & The Diversity Of Life at California Clipper

8:00-11:00 Allison Demers, Britney Kaye Walker, Des Pickard at Gallery Cabaret, Originals Night

8:00 FireCat, Second City Seance, Dwells at Burlington Bar, $10, Punks for Palestine

8:00 Daybreaker, Seventh Cloud, New Divine, Spliff at Cobra Lounge, $15

8:00 Sad House Guest, Poster Girl, Quinn Miller at Cubby Bear, $7

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

x 8:00 The Smiley Tillmon Band with Kate Moss at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $14-19

x 8:00 Sue Foley, Nikki O'Neill at SPACE Evanston, $20-40

8:00 Jason Paul Jeka at The Studio Lockport

8:00-10:00 Brooklyn Charmers tribute to Steely Dan at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, RSVP, $5

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

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

x 8:30 Koifsh, judy, akiro at Hideout, $13

x 8:30 Magnetic Fields at Thalia Hall, sold out

x 8:30 The Real Pretenders at Simon's Tavern

8:30 Splice Series at Beat Kitchen, $20

8:30 Ami live recording with ++, Shantina Lynet at Sleeping Village, $15

8:30-1:00 Rosa's Blues-Jam with Sean McKee, Al Shorter, David Levitt at Rosa’s, $15, house band sets at 8:30, 12:00m, Blues-Jam 9:30-12:00

x 8:30 The Bros. Landreth at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $25

9:00 Caroline Rose, Kairos Creature Club at Empty Bottle, sold out, follow for info

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

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

9:00 .Vom with Rufus Parenti, Kenny Reichert, Leo Buczkowski, Tommy Sagins at The Whistler, Relax Attack Jazz Series

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

9:00 Devin Foster Trio with Fred Jackson, Marcus Evans at Prairie Moon Evanston, $7

10:00 Chicago es Chingon with Wero One, SWK Chino, Aksey MC, Ese Sihor One, Rio Callix, Madame Monay, Saeint Jaeint, Open Decks at Subterranean

10:30 Alejandro Urzagaste at Andy's, $15, Late Night Concert Series