Wednesday 5/15/24
Wednesday!
A nice bunch 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… thanks for reading, subscribing to, and sharing Jerome’s Event List!
12:15 Maxwell Foster and Alex Raineri piano at Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Dame Myra Hess Concerts
5:00-8:00 Eric Hochberg Trio with Mark Feldman at Catch 35
5:00 Feestet at Epiphany Center, Golden Hour
5:00-7:00 Acoustic Cyphers hip hop at Hairpin Arts Center, RSVP
5:30-8:00 Ron Simmons & Carlos Showers acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends
5:30-9:30 Brother John Kattke at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, free
6:00, 8:15 Charles Heath Presents at Andy's, $15
6:00 Electric Callboy at Aragon Ballroom, $61
6:00-9:00 Josh Olken & ? at On Tour Brewing, Grateful Wednesdays
6:00 DJ Papi Cruz at House of Blues Foundation Room, RSVP
6:00-9:00 Bobby K at Milk Money Brewing LaGrange
6:00-9:00 Shea Marie at Preservation Geneva
6:00 Ari Rios trumpet at Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University Evanston, free, Student Recitals
6:00 Uncle Pigeon acoustic duo at Car Fun on 21 Libertyville
6:00-8:30 Down Home Guitars Bluegrass Jam hosted by Steve Haberichter at Cultivate Community Table Frankfort
x 6:30-8:30 Andy Brown Trio with Joe Policastro, Phil Gratteau at Winters Jazz Club, $20-25, Brazilian Bossa Nova and Samba, Jobim, Joao Gilberto, Luiz Bonfa
6:30 Emery, The Almost, Bad Luck at Chop Shop, $29
7:00 Stampede, Daniel Rey & the Revenirs, One Dan Band, Rosemary’s Baby Carrots at Montrose Saloon, $10-15
7:00 Ashley Kutcher, Gavn, Dead Like Disco at Subterranean, $20-24
7:00 Orchestral Rendition of Dr. Dre 2001 at House of Blues, $45-135
7:00 Women’s Ensemble Lullaby Concert at Goodspeed Hall Fulton Recital Hall, University of Chicago, free
7:00 Tim Fitzgerald Guitar Trio with Tom Vaitas on Hammond B3 organ at Le Piano Chicago, Latin and Swing Jazz
7:00 Kash'd Out, Dale and the ZDubs at Bourbon on Division, $18
x 7:00 Greg Garing at Uptown Taproom
7:00 Lyrics & Libations Open Mic at Hairpin Arts Center, $5-30
7:00-10:00 Open Mic at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17
x 7:00 Joel Paterson Trio at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP
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, Musical Trivia Night
7:00-11:30 Open Mic Night at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
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 Open Jam hosted by Low-Reen & Jimmy Upstairs at Black Lung Brewing Co Fox Lake
7:30 Allen Moore at Elastic Arts, Making Multichannel Music Workshop with Experimental Sound, CLEAT Series
7:30 BJ The Chicago Kid at City Winery, $45-65
7:30-10:30 Jeannie Tanner at Davenport’s Piano Bar
7:30 Irish Music Session with Larry Nugent and Frank Quinn at Mrs Murphys
7:30 Student Solo Percussion Concert at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University Evanston, $6, $4 students, Bienen Ensembles
7:30-10:00 Downtown Charlie Brown Blues Band at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy, free, two drink or equivalent minimum, Live Jazz & Blues
7:30 Gin, Chocolate & Bottle Rockets with Jennifer Farley, Shawndell Marks, Beth Kille tribute to The Trio at Hey Nonny, $15-30
7:30 Irish Sessions at Quigley’s Naperville, sponsored by West Suburban Irish
8:00 Yellow Days 'In the Round', The Jack Moves at Thalia Hall, $28
8:00 Beto Jamaica El Rey del Vallenato at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $10, World Music Wednesdays
x 8:00 Bridget Kearney, Dearlady at Judson & Moore, $19
8:00 Crazy & The Brains, Radar Waves, Brain Repair at Reggies Music Joint, $15-20
8:00 Pacific Avenue, Motel Breakfast at Beat Kitchen, $22
8:00 Dent May, Jimmy Whispers at Schubas, $20-22
8:00 Alvin Cobb Trio at Dorian's, free
8:00 Alfonso Ponticelli at Green Mill, $10
8:00 Mr. Chair with Ben Ferris, Mike Koszewski, Jason Kutz, Jon Irabagon at Fulton Street Collective, $15
8:00-11:00 Marques Carroll Quintet at Jazz Showcase, free, 1 drink minimum, WDCB presents
8:00 Nate Manos with Sonia Astacio-Downs at Blue Chicago
8:00-11:00 Hidden Currents Rami Gabriel listening party for "That's what I been sayin'" with Jnana, Luke Polopnik Trio, afterset by DJ K-Rad at California Clipper, free
8:00 Sleep Token at Salt Shed Indoors, sold out?
8:00 Elston Ave, Box Noise, The Aquatic Center, Zack Fedor solo set at Liar’s Club, $10
8:00 Mike Felten at Phyllis' Musical Inn
8:00-11:00 Bill Cerzny, Olivia Chavez at Gallery Cabaret, Originals Night
8:00 Stillwell, Ghoul For a Goblin, Raccoon Tour, Lincoln at Cobra Lounge, $19-22
8:00 OxvyMoron at Cafe Mustache
8:00 Jarvis Squear Open Mic at Jarvis Square Tavern, Queer Centered, Straight Friendly
8:00 Open Mic at Archie's Cafe
8:00 The Displaced, Gnarly Gap at SPACE Evanston, $12
8:00 Diljit Dosanjh at Allstate Arena Rosemont, $115-399
8:00-10:00 Face Value tribute to Phil Collins 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
8:00 Hot Pepper Jam Open Mic at Whiskey River Glenview
8:00 Southern Culture On The Skids, Exotics at Vivarium Milwaukee WI, $25-30
8:00 Jackie Venson, Midnight Purchase at Shank Hall Milwaukee WI, $20
x 8:30 Real Pretenders at Simon's Tavern
8:30 Splice Series at Beat Kitchen, free
8:30 Babehoven, Greg Mendez, Mia Joy at Sleeping Village, $18-20
8:30 2x4 with Schneider/Jackson, Kimmel/Long, Piet/Shead, Beisel/Harris at Constellation, $10
8:30 Rosa's Blues-Jam with Zach Avery & Mike Scharf at Rosa’s, $15-20
x 8:30 Zach Person at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20+
x 8:30 Kabir Dalawari at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP
8:30 Mingyue Fei violin at Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University Evanston, free, Student Recitals
8:30 Yunlong Zhang guitar at McClintock Choral and Recital Room, Northwestern University Evanston, free, Student Recitals
9:00 Various Distractions with Jim E. Brown, Andy Ortmann, DJ I'm Dead, DJ Signal at Empty Bottle, free
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 The Arman Sangalang Quartet with Dave Miller, Matt Ulery, Devin Drobka at The Whistler, Relax Attack Jazz Seriess
9:00 Toogood Open Mic hosted by kidjuli x junotheyungjedi with Mami Zaddy DJ set, TD Banks, Shego, Aksey at Subterranean, $5
9:00 Open Mic at Fullers Pub
9:00-2:00a In The Garage DJ Gentleman John Battles at Delilah’s
9:00 Abram Collier Quartet with Dylan McGaharn, Jesse Lear, Joel Baer at Prairie Moon Evanston, $7
9:00 Nice Motor at aliveOne Chicago
9:30 Rell Cash, Asha Omega, Cory Rhymal at Hideout, $14
10:30 The Last Minute jam Session at Andy's, $15
Jerome’s highlights
x = recommended, interested, of note to me or friends
X = the plan, though that can change
x 6:30-8:30 Andy Brown Trio with Joe Policastro, Phil Gratteau at Winters Jazz Club, $20-25, Brazilian Bossa Nova and Samba, Jobim, Joao Gilberto, Luiz Bonfa
x 7:00 Greg Garing at Uptown Taproom
x 7:00 Joel Paterson Trio at FitzGeralds Patio, RSVP
x 8:00 Bridget Kearney, Dearlady at Judson & Moore, $19
x 8:30 Real Pretenders at Simon's Tavern
x 8:30 Zach Person at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20+
x 8:30 Kabir Dalawari at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP
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