Wednesday 5/17/23
5:00 Myles Hayes at The Ritz-Carlton Lobby and Torali Bar
5:00-8:00 Brother John Kattke at Camp Aramoni, Tonica
5:30 Ron Simmons & Carlos Showers at Buddy Guy’s Legends
5:30-9:00 Hyde Park Summerfest Community Showcase at Promontory
5:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Russ Johnson at Catch 35
5:30 Bob’s Pizza food at Sketchbook Skokie
6:00, 8:15 Charles Heath Presents at Andy’s, $15
6:00 Infunktious Duo at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
6:00 St. Charles North Jazz Ensembles at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $38 includes Buffet Dinner, Cash Bar, Jazz Showcase 2023
6:00 Half a Cup of Rock & Rye at On Tour Brewing, Grateful Dead Wednesdays
6:00 Despina Pafralides at Preservation Geneva
6:00 (7:00 ET) Open Mic hosted by Jack Whittle at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $0-25
6:00-11:30 The Wild Hare Sound System at Wild Hare
6:00 Axios Chicago Office Hours at Hideout, RSVP
6:00 This is Hell office hours with Chuck Mertz at Cary’s Lounge
6:00 whaddayaknow Musical Trivia Bingo at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park
6:00 Bingo at Jesse’s Tavern Chicago Ridge
x 6:30 The Mountainaires at Exit Strategy Brewing Forest Park, Shuffleboard League Night
6:30 Ethan Adelsman at Encore Little Gem Oak Park
6:30 UnComedy Ground at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10
6:30 Bags Tournament at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, Southside Bags
x 7:00 The Joel Paterson Trio at Fitzgeralds Patio
x 7:00 Lou Shields at Montrose Saloon
7:00 Thank You I'm Sorry, Your Arms Are My Cocoon, Grave Animosity at Subterranean, $15, sold out
7:00 Everyday Specials, Pet Mosquito, Yada Yada, The Side-Bets at Cobra Lounge, $15
7:00 Breland, Matt Jordan at Joe's On Weed Street, $10
7:00 Currents, Like Moths To Flames, Foreign Hands at Bottom Lounge, sold out
7:00 Luz Ewerling & Co at Le Piano Chicago, Brazillian Latin jazz "Rio Bamba"
7:00 Elaine Dame with Andy Pratt at Drews on Halsted, RSVP, $20 Food/Bev minimum
7:00 Cabaret ZaZou at Cambria Hotel, $80-190
7:00 Shan-Acoustic Jam hosted by Josette Kacey at Shanahan’s Woodridge
7:00 Karaoke Night hosted by RoyMacDog at Whiskey Girl Tavern
7:00 Latin Ladies Night at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
7:00 Trivia Night at Howard Street Brewing
7:00 Trivia at Sketchbook Skokie
7:00 Trivia Night at Stadium Club McCook
7:00 Mike Judge Trivia Night hosted by Kyle from Dancing in the Rain DJ, Stix and Noodles Food Truck at Black Lung Brewing Company Round Lake Beach
7:00 Stump Trivia Quiz at Beacon Tap Des Plaines
7:00 Bingo Night at The Quarry Thornton
x 7:30 Max & Otto Allard, Eve's Undoing, Pickett's Folly at Beat Kitchen, $12
7:30 Luke Winslow-King with Rachael Davis at SPACE Evanston, $15-25
7:30 The Walkmen, RIP Dunes at Metro, $35-40
7:30 The Feathered Beaus at Hey Nonny, $15-40
7:30 Slater, DJ Rozwell, Repent at Schubas, $13-15
7:30, 9:30 Andy Brown & Friends at Winters Jazz Club, $18-23, Brazilian Bossa Nova and Samba, Jobim, Joao Gilberto and Luiz Bonfa
7:30 Emma Lovewell at Park West, $65
7:30 West End 40 at Untitled
7:30 Englewood Spring Community Concert at Kennedy-King College, $10, Uniting Voices Chicago
7:30 Irish Music Session with Larry Nugent and Frank Quinn at Mrs Murphys
7:30 Irish Session at Quigley’s Naperville, sponsored by West Suburban Irish
7:30 Hot Pepper Jam Night at Firewater Saloon Edison Park
7:30 Karaoke at Heroes West Lemont, Singing & Winging Warrior Wednesday
7:30 Chelsea Hood at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy, $10, Comedy Night Speakeasy Style
7:30 Trivia Night at Burning Bush Brewery
7:30 Bingo Night at Madcats Palatine
x 8:00 Tommy Nickles Virtual Open Mic at Anywhere on Zoom, search FB for Tommy Nickles Virtual Open Mic
8:00 Wicked Drawl, Rebecca Spectre at Hideout, $15
8:00 Eleonore, Dani Boots, Heat Stroke at Montrose Saloon, $10
8:00 David Wax Museum, Albion West at Golden Dagger, $20
8:00 Queen Karla and her Musical Menagerie with ? at The Outta Space Berwyn, $10
8:00 Amy Ray Band, H.C. McEntire at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $40
8:00 Alla Boara at OTSFM Szold Hall, RSVP $10, World Music Wednesdays
8:00 Pat McCurdy at Reggies Comedy Shack, $10
8:00 Chirp, Splor, Spocket at Reggies Music Joint, $10-13
8:00 David Davis at City Winery, $20-32
8:00 Westerman, Twain at Lincoln Hall, $18-20
8:00 Alfonso Ponticelli at Green Mill, $10
8:00, 10:00 Bob Lark’s Alumni Big Band at Jazz Showcase, $20-30, $15 with student id
8:00 Emily Rach Beisel, Nicky Alonso, Hedra Rowan, Janna Lee, Tina Lefauve, Issy Hung at Elastic Arts, $15, Pleiades Series
8:00 Lexa Maxa and Emily Cox at Fulton Street Collective, $15
8:00 Nate Manos with Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago
8:00 Lulu Santos at The Vic Theatre, $50-80
8:00 Lizzo, Latto at United Center, $69-149
8:00 The Aren Thompson Quartet at Dorian’s
8:00 Eric Michael Fitts, Christo, Brigid Buckey at Gallery Cabaret
8:00 Ciao Mang at Teddy O’Brian’s Highwood
8:00 Mary Jane Breakdown tribute to Tom Petty at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park
8:00 Open Mic at Friendly Tap Berwyn
8:00 Open Mic hosted by Kelly Ott at Pub 78 Brookfield
8:00 Wednesday Night Open Mic at Brauer House Lombard, 7:00 signup
8:00 Karaoke at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry
8:00 whaddayaknow Trivia Night at Carol’s Pub
8:00 Dart League at Lizards Liquid Lounge
8:00 Bitch Bingo at Cafe Mustache
x 8:30 Real Pretenders at Simon’s Tavern
8:30 Allison Mahal at FitzGeralds Sidebar
8:30 The Last Word Quintet at FitzGeralds Nightclub, Jazz, Songs, Poetry
8:30 Splice Series at Beat Kitchen
8:30 Brendan Kelly, Elway, ++ at Gman Tavern, $15-20
8:30 Live Band Karaoke at Cubby Bear
9:00 Various Distractions at Empty Bottle
9:00 Lewis OfMan, Tommaso at Sleeping Village, $27
9:00 Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota at Hungry Brain
9:00 Steve Knight Trio at Prairie Moon Evanston, $7, FSC presents Jazz at the Moon
9:00, 11:00 Ivy Ford Band at Rosa’s Lounge, $15-20
9:00 Amarcord Trio at The Whistler, Relax Attack Jazz Series
9:00 Jimmy Burns hosts The Jam at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $15
9:00 In The Garage DJ Gentleman John Battles at Delilah’s
9:00 Murder Bingo at Illuminated Brew Works
10:00 Live Band Karaoke at Bub City Chicago
10:00 Comedy Open Mic at Cole’s Bar
10:30 Jordan Baskin’s Utopia at Andy’s, $15
11:00 Iniko at The Forge Joliet, $54
?:00 Mutant Assembly at California Clipper
?:00 DJs Sonida Del Were, Baragoon at Giant Penny Whistle, Disco, Funk, Soul
x 6:30 The Mountainaires at Exit Strategy Brewing Forest Park, Shuffleboard League Night
x 7:00 The Joel Paterson Trio at Fitzgeralds Patio
x 7:00 Lou Shields at Montrose Saloon
x 7:30 Max & Otto Allard, Eve's Undoing, Pickett's Folly at Beat Kitchen, $12
x 8:30 Real Pretenders at Simon’s Tavern