Wednesday 5/8/24

May 08, 2024

Wednesday!

Back in Chicago, and a 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!

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12:15 Jakyoung Huh cello and Victor Asuncion piano at Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Dame Myra Hess Concerts

5:00-7:00 Jazz Links Jam Session at Jazz Showcase, for students ages 9-19, presented by Jazz Institute of Chicago

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

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

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

6:00-8:00 Bach & Bitney at California Clipper, front window

6:00-9:00 Rock & Rye at On Tour Brewing, Barton Hall Days

6:00-9:00 Joey Wilbur at Preservation Geneva

6:00 Griffin Rupp trombone at Regenstein Master Class Room, Northwestern University Evanston, Student Recitals

6:00 Olivier Elkan piano at Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University Evanston, Student Recitals

6:00-8:30 Down Home Guitars Bluegrass Jam hosted by Steve Haberichter at Cultivate Community Table Frankfort

x 6:30 Ian Leith with Matthew Pittman at Outta Space Berwyn, $10, Guitar Playground

6:45 Gunna at Aragon Ballroom, $27-81

x 7:00 Folk You with host Larry O. Dean, guests Joe Gorka, David Sherman at Montrose Saloon

7:00-9:30 Reginald Robinson solo with onstage interview by Howard Reich at Winters Jazz Club, $10-60, Spotlight On

7:00 Mer, Kia Harper, Timeshare, Nikki Morgan at House of Blues, $15

7:00-11:00 Good Vibes Only with Just Nesh at Promontory, $30-40

7:00-2:00 Ultrabomb, Space Age Zeros, Sweetie at Liars Club, $17

7:00 Unprocessed, Night Spice at Cobra Lounge, $13

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 Junia, Toosh, Henry Geraghty at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10

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

7:00-2:00a Taurus Bash hosted by Nbhmacjones, Marly Boy Ladies at Wild Hare

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

7:00-11:59 Decapitated, Septicflesh, Kataklysm, Allegaeon at The Forge Joliet, $27-65

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 Eric Scharping & Dr. Dave Rios at Shanahan’s Woodridge, Neil Young Night ++

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

7:00 Bluegrass Jam 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 On The Air at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich

7:30 Brenn, Nick Folwarczny at Schubas, $15, sold out

x 7:30 John Oates, Pete Muller & The Kindred Souls at City Winery, $52-68

7:30 Nikcy Youre at Subterranean, $18-20

7:30 Dorothy Carlos at Elastic Arts, Making Multichannel Music Workshop with Experimental Sound, CLEAT Series

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 Dustin Kensrue, The Brevet, Brother Bird at Bottom Lounge, $23

7:30 Rhythm Rockets at Untitled Supper Club

7:30 Ensemble Du Jour with Michael Tran, Hee Yeon Kim, Ryan Senger at Clara

7:30 Chamber Orchestra at Belushi Performance Hall, McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, $7

x 7:30 Lucy Kaplansky at SPACE Evanston, $20-32

7:30-10:00 The Jimmy Martin Ensemble at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy, Live Jazz & Blues

7:30 Concert Band Spring Concert at James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, College of Lake County, Grayslake, $7-8

x 7:30-10:00 Jorma Kaukonen, John Hurlbut at Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton WI, $40

8:00 Cabezas de Cera at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $10, World Music Wednesdays

8:00 Vorlust, Wraith, Granulated, Morbidity at Reggies Music Joint, $15

8:00 CSS, Bev Rage & The Drinks at Lincoln Hall, $25

8:00 Frank Leone at Dorian's, $20

8:00 Alfonso Ponticelli at Green Mill, $10

x 8:00 Bill Cessna Trio with Sam Peters, Ethan Bouwsma album release for “Billy Boy” at Fulton Street Collective, $15

8:00, 10:00 The Julián and Friends composers showcase with Marques Carroll, Julián Pujols Quall at Jazz Showcase, $20-30, $15 students

8:00 Nate Manos with Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago

8:00-11:00 Jacolyn Parker, Ryan Maney, Mo at Gallery Cabaret, Originals Night

8:00 Kelsey Waldon, Lydia Cash at Carol's Pub, $18-20

x 8:00 Joey Acopiado, Karl Kirkpatrick, Mikey Harms, Josh Soroka at aliveOne Chicago

8:00 Luke Frees & The Shadowband at Robert's Westside Forest Park, RSVP, $10+ door, Rock on Madison

8:00-10:00 CTA Chicago Tribute Authority tribute to Chicago 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 ? at The Studio Lockport

8:30 Edie McKenna, Ava Brennan, Winefred RT at Hideout, $10

x 8:30 Expo '76 at Simon's Tavern

8:30 Emergency Group, The International Disassociation, Plastic Crimewave Syndicate, Mac Blackout at Sleeping Village, $16

8:30 Chris Coleslaw, Jessica Risker at Cafe Mustache

x 8:30 Greg Koch with The Koch Marshall Trio at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-30

8:30 Shijie Li violin at McClintock Choral and Recital Room, Northwestern University Evanston, Student Recitals

9:00 Woltanski and Piatek at Montrose Saloon

9:00 Blues Ambush, The Curls, Kind Buds at Empty Bottle, $10

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

9:00, 11:00 Stefan Hillesheim at Rosa’s, $10-20, 'When I'm Gone'

9:00-1:30 WHPK presents Josh Tong, barbuhh, DJs Twelve Gage, AI Dan at California Clipper

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

9:00-2:00a Bama Lama DJ Chris Holtane at Delilah’s

9:00 The David Boykin Expanse with Alex Wing, Jim Baker at The Whistler, Relax Attack Jazz Seriess

9:00 Alex Beltran Quartet with Dan Nicholson, Pete Benson, Neil Hemphill at Prairie Moon Evanston, $7

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