Wednesday 5/31/23
5:00 Jason Lee at Epiphany, RSVP, Golden Hour
5:00 Kettlestrings at Epiphany, RSVP, Golden Hour
5:00 Michael Steven Cohen at Northman Riverwalk, Vintage Love Songs
5:30 Wunderhorse at Empty Bottle, WXRT Pop-Up, access code
5:30 Ron Simmons & Carlos Showers acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends
5:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Julia Danielle at Catch 35
5:30 Bob’s Pizza food at Sketchbook Skokie
6:00, 8:15 Jon Irabagon Quartet at Andy’s, $15
6:00 Andrew Diehl at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
6:00 Half a Cup of Rock & Rye at On Tour Brewing, Grateful Dead Wednesdays
6:00 whaddayaknow Musical Trivia Bingo at Smoke Daddy Wicker Park
6:00 This is Hell office hours with Chuck Mertz at Cary’s Lounge
6:00 Game Night at Church Street Brewing Itasca
6:00 Bingo at Jesse’s Tavern Chicago Ridge
X 6:30 Soft Opening with DJ Dustin Harris at SPACE Evanston, $15 SRO
x 6:30 Donnie Biggins & Ben White, Paige Kizer, Mike Vinopal at Exit Strategy Brewing Forest Park, Shuffleboard League Night
6:30 The Brandy Alexander Show at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, $10
6:30 The Blooze Brothers with Sensational Sheila at Panton Mill Park South Elgin
6:30 Live Pete at Encore Little Gem Oak Park
6:30 Grant Akins at Preservation Geneva
7:00 Suenos Latin Jazz at FitzGeralds Patio
7:00 Deluge, DCTOP40, Huron Coast at Montrose Saloon
7:00 Nick Cox & Adam Heisler at Hey Nonny, $15-40
7:00 Valley, Aidan Bissett at House of Blues, $28
7:00 Jared Mattson, George Arthur Calendar at Subterranean, $15
7:00 Dog, Blood Nymph, Pillbug Junction, Unmanned Ship at Cafe Mustache
7:00 Cabaret ZaZou at Cambria Hotel, $80-190
7:00 Luz Ewerling & Co at Le Piano Chicago, Brazillian Latin jazz "Rio Bamba"
7:00 Carribean Ladies Night at Jonny Cab’s Burr Ridge
7:00 The Moth StorySlam at Promontory, $15
7:00 Trivia Night at Howard Street Brewing
7:00 Trivia at Sketchbook Skokie
7:00 Trivia Night at Take Flight Spirits Skokie
7:00 Stump Trivia Quiz at Beacon Tap Des Plaines
7:00 Muppets & Disney Trivia Night with Dancing in the Rain DJ at Black Lung Brewing Company Round Lake Beach
7:00 Schitt's Creek Trivia at Stadium Club McCook
7:00 Trivia Night at Howard Street Brewing
7:00 Bingo Night at The Quarry Thornton
7:00 Shan-Acoustic Jam hosted by Eric Lambert at Shanahan’s Woodridge
7:00 Karaoke Night hosted by RoyMacDog at Whiskey Girl Tavern
x 7:30 Donna Herula at Untitled
7:30 Bobby, Holly and the Ricketts, Nina Nastasia, Tim Midyett at Hideout, $12-15
7:30, 9:30 Neal Alger's Here & Now Quartet with Chris Madsen at Winters Jazz Club, $18-23
7:30 Irish Music Session with Larry Nugent and Frank Quinn at Mrs Murphys
7:30 Jonathan Rubin with Sami Scot & Dave Richter at Drews on Halsted, RSVP, $25 Food/Bev minimum
7:30 Hot Pepper Jam Night at Firewater Saloon Edison Park
7:30 Karaoke at Heroes West Lemont, Singing & Winging Warrior Wednesday
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 Andie & The Bandits, Friday James, Sophia Cruz at Golden Dagger, $12
8:00 Karim Nagi & Huzam Ensemble at OTSFM Szold Hall, RSVP $10, World Music Wednesdays
8:00 Maul, Brat, Sarin, Voimaton, Hate and Discontent at Reggies Music Joint, $15-20
8:00 Supercorp, Binx, Hardly, Inoculous at Beat Kitchen, $12
8:00 Jess Williamson at Judson & Moore Distillery, $25-27
8:00 K'Jon at City Winery, $35-55
8:00 Caitlin Rose, Andrew Combs at Sleeping Village, $23
8:00 Alex Lahey, Liza Anne at Schubas, $18-20, sold out
8:00 Baby Rose, Q, Through the Soul, Mamii at Lincoln Hall, $25-27
8:00 Alfonso Ponticelli at Green Mill, $10
8:00, 10:00 BakerzMillion Septet at Jazz Showcase, $20-30, $15 with student id
8:00 60 Strings, Gordon Fung, Melon Sprout, Jackie Swanson at Elastic Arts, $15, Elastro Series
8:00 Dante Milano Quartet, Sourfunk at Fulton Street Collective, $15
8:00 Luke Pytel Blues Band with Shirley Johnson at Blue Chicago
8:00 Brian Citro Quartet at Dorian’s
8:00 Misspoken, Jairo Peralta, Paul Sottnick at Gallery Cabaret
8:00 Rin Martens, Lex Alley Project, Hungry Fathers, Sunsets South at Burlington Bar
8:00 Arizona Jackhammer, Andrew D. Huber at Phyllis’ Musical Inn
8:00 Pat Sun, Phnx, Stranded Civilians, Linda Sol at Epiphany, $15-20
8:00 Respect tribute to Missy Elliot hosted by DJ Lmnt at Wild Hare, $10 after 8:00
8:00 Big Suit tribute to Talking Heads at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, $5
8:00 Bang Yong-gukat The Forge Joliet, $30-60
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, 9:30 The Vaudettes, ++ at Cobra Lounge, $10, Bikes & Burlesque
8:00 Schtick hosted by Seth Payne with Olivia Carter, Obi Ehn, John Gasper, Ken Hamlett, Deanna Ortiz, Hannah Roeschlein, Max Shanker at Schubas Upstairs
8:00 whaddayaknow Country Music Trivia Night at Carol’s Pub
8:00 Dart League at Lizards Liquid Lounge
8:00 Karaoke at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry
x 8:30 Naomi’s Other Band at Simon’s Tavern
8:30 The Kabir Dalawari Quintet at FitzGeralds Sidebar
8:30 The Chris Greene Trio performs Sonny Rollins' “Way Out West“ at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $15-20, Jazz Album Tributes Volume IV
8:30 The Crooked Mouth with Izzy Yellen, Chris Bower, Kristin Garrison at Constellation, $20
9:00 Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota at Hungry Brain
9:00 Javier Red performs Thelonious Monk 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 Jimmy Burns hosts The Jam at Buddy Guy’s Legends, $15
9:00 Imperial Boxmen at The Whistler, Relax Attack Jazz Series
9:00 We Love Hip Hop Dilla, Premo, Pete Rock with Joe Kollege, Sean Alvarez, BVAX at Promontory, $5
9:00 Garage Punk DJ Drew at Delilah’s
9:00 Corridos vs. Reggaeton at Giant Penny Whistle
9:00 Murder Bingo at Illuminated Brew Works
9:30 Kansas Thorns, Willows at Cubby Bear, $7
10:00 Sunglaciers, 8-Bit Creeps, Orisun at Empty Bottle, $10
10:00 Comedy Open Mic at Cole’s Bar
10:00 Live Band Karaoke at Bub City Chicago
10:30 Jordan Baskin’s Utopia at Andy’s, $15
?:00 DJs Glamour Cadaver, Angelia Word, Timecop at California Clipper, Femme Decks
X 6:30 Soft Opening with DJ Dustin Harris at SPACE Evanston, $15 SRO
x 6:30 Donnie Biggins & Ben White, Paige Kizer, Mike Vinopal at Exit Strategy Brewing Forest
x 7:30 Donna Herula at Untitled
x 8:00 Tommy Nickles Virtual Open Mic at Anywhere on Zoom, search FB for Tommy Nickles Virtual Open Mic
x 8:30 Naomi’s Other Band at Simon’s Tavern