Wednesday 6/18/25

Jun 18, 2025

Wednesday!

Onsales and Future Highlights adds already onsale, then plenty of great Wednesday music event options available in and around town today and tonight… read on for the details, and get out to enjoy them if you can… welcome to new subscribers, thanks for reading, subscribing to, sponsoring, and especially sharing Jerome’s Event List!

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Onsales and presales

x Tue 8/5 8:00 John Primer at SPACE Evanston, presale Wed 6/18 10:00a, public onsale Fri 6/20 10:00a

x Sun 8/10 7:00 Gerald McClendon "The Soulkeeper" at SPACE Evanston, presale Wed 6/18 10:00a, public onsale Fri 6/20 10:00a

x Sun 8/24 7:00 The Chicago Jazz Dads at SPACE Evanston, presale Wed 6/18 10:00a, public onsale Fri 6/20 10:00a

x Thu 9/11 8:00 Katie Pruitt, Jess Nolan at SPACE Evanston, artist presale Tue 6/17 10:00a?, public onsale Wed 6/18 10:00a?

x Sun 9/21 7:00 Lene Lovich at SPACE Evanston, presale Wed 6/18 10:00a, public onsale Fri 6/20 10:00a

x Fri 9/26 8:00 Cut Worms at SPACE Evanston, presale Wed 6/18 10:00a, public onsale Fri 6/20 10:00a

x Sun 10/5 7:00 American Aquarium at FitzGerald's Nightclub, $35 GA, presale now, public onsale Fri 6/20 10:00a

x Fri 10/17 7:30 Violent Femmes at Salt Shed indoors, presale Wed 6/18 10:00a, public onsale Fri 6/20 10:00a

x Thu 10/23 7:30 Steve Poltz at SPACE Evanston, presale Wed 6/18 10:00a, public onsale Fri 6/20 10:00a

x Sun 10/26 7:30 Jackopierce at SPACE Evanston, presale Wed 6/18 10:00a, public onsale Fri 6/20 10:00a

Future Highlights adds, already onsale

x Wed 6/18 6:00-9:00 Grateful Dead Wednesdays with Paul Bolger, ++ at Midwest Coast Brewing

x Wed 6/18 8:30 Phil Angotti & Friends Celebrate Paul McCartney's Birthday at FitzGerald's Nightclub, $20-27

x Sun 6/22 6:00 Waco Brothers at Garver Feed Mill Madison WI

x Mon 6/23 8:00? Waco Brothers at Kiki's Righteous House of Music Madison WI

x Tue 6/24 7:00 Waco Brothers at Olbrich Botanical Gardens Madison WI

x Tue 6/24 8:30 Songwriter Circle hosted by Ron Lazzeretti with Ed Hickey and Sue Fink at FitzGerald's Sidebar, free RSVP

x Fri 6/27 8:00 The Western Elstons at Robert's Westside, $21-32

x Sat 6/28 Main Street Fair Evanston

1:00 Gerald Dowd's Thing

1:45 Chris Greene Quartet

3:00 Suite Mollie

5:30 Toronzo Cannon and The Chicago Way

7:30 Nora O'Connor with Ryan Anderson, Dan Ingenthron, Gerald Dowd, Casey McDonough

8:00 The Brad Elvis Conversation with Chris Greene, Chloe Orwell, Charlie Short, Bill Higginz at East Stage

x Sat 6/28 3:00 The Chicago Jazz Dads at SPACE Evanston, free RSVP, all ages

x Sun 6/29 2:00 Expo '76 at Toadstool Pub Highwood, free

x Tue 7/1 7:00 The Cash Box Kings at FitzGerald's Paatio, free RSVP, WDCB Bluesday Tuesday hosted by Tom Marker

x Wed 7/2 6:00-7:30 Jonas Friddle Trio at Chicago Botanic Garden Esplanade Glencoe, modern folk

x Thu 7/3 5:30-8:30 Nick Moss Trio at Blues Heaven, free, Willie Dixon Birthday Bash

x Sun 7/6 8:30 Gina Marie & The Golden Bucks at Simon's Tavern, tip the band

x Thu 7/10 5:00 Gerald McClendon at The Old Post Office, free RSVP, "Soul & Motown Cookout" presented by Snorkelbox, BabyGold BBQ, FitzGerald's

x Thu 7/10 7:00 The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective at FitzGerald's Patio, free RSVP, Pachanka Music presents

X Fri 7/11 5:00 Acoustic mekons, John Szymanski's Instrumekons at FitzGerald's Sidebar, $35-40, 4:30 door

x Fri 7/11 9:00 Mojo 49 Quartet at Celtic Knot Public House Evanston

x Sun 7/13 8:30 Scott Ligon's All Stars at Simon's Tavern, tip the band

x Fri 7/18 7:00 Blake Christiana, Terry White at Friendly Music Community Berwyn

x Wed 7/23 7:30 Emily Hurd with Gerald Dowd at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-37

x Sat 7/26 7:00? Illegal Smiles tribute to John Prine at Toadstool Pub Highwood

x Tue 7/29 7:00 Nikki O'Neill Band at FitzGerald's Patio, free RSVP, all ages, 5:00 door

x Wed 7/30 6:00-7:30 The Donna Herula Band at Chicago Botanic Garden Esplanade Glencoe, blues, americana

x Wed 7/30 7:00 Black Bear Combo at FitzGerald's Patio, free RSVP, all ages, 5:00 door

x Thu 7/31 8:30 Ham Council at FitzGerald's Sidebar, free RSVP

x Fri 8/1 5:00 The Menards at FitzGerald's Patio, free RSVP, all ages, happy hour

x Sat 8/2 4:00 Soul Message Band at FitzGerald's Patio, free RSVP, all ages

x Sat 8/2 9:00 Dan Darrah at FitzGerald's Sidebar, free RSVP

x Sun 8/3 7:00 Chicago Grandstand at FitzGerald's Nightclub, free RSVP, all ages, big band & BBQ

x Fri 8/8 7:00 Fletcher Rockwell at FitzGerald's Patio, free RSVP, all ages

x Fri 8/15 8:30 FACS, Mass Text, DJs Sarah Frier & Gwen Lemos at FitzGerald's Nightclub, $25-37

x Sat 8/23 6:00 Tributosaurus becomes Woodstock at FitzGerald's Outdoors, $35-40

x Mon 8/25 7:30 Jimmy Farace at SPACE Evanston, $16-29

x Fri 11/7 8:00 Josh Ritter at Thalia Hall, $40-72, 17+, 7:00 door

Wednesday 10/18/25 shows

Ravinia Farmers Market at Ravinia District Highland Park

9:00a-11:00a Jazzman Jeff

11:30a-1:00 LJ Slavin

12:15 Aaron Wolff cello and Victor Asuncion piano at Seventeenth Church of Christ Scientist, Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts

1:30, 7:00 Always Patsy Cline at Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace

5:00-8:00 Steve Knight Trio residency at The Albert in Hotel EMC2

5:00 Abstraction with Javier Martinez and Ella Grace at Epiphany Center, free RSVP, Golden Hour

5:00 Sam Thousand Duo at Kitchen & Kocktails by Kevin Kelley, WPFG Juneteenth Celebration

5:00-8:00 Carmen Stokes at Parker's Restaurant & Bar Downers Grove

5:00 Stolie at Sunset Pavilion Lake Zurich

5:00 Derrick Procell DP Trio at Jewett Park Deerfield, Deerfield Food Truck Night

5:00-7:00 Full Circle Acoustic at Chicago Street Pub Joliet

5:30 Carlos Showers & Ron Simmons acoustic at Buddy Guy's Legends, free

5:30 Nicole Devine at The Westin Chicago Northwest Itasca

x 6:00-9:00 Grateful Dead Wednesdays with Paul Bolger, ++ at Midwest Coast Brewing

x 6:00-9:00 Aaron Kelly with Demi Clara at American Legion Post 75 Geneva

x 6:00-7:30 West End 40 at Chicago Botanic Garden Esplanade Glencoe, r&b, jazz

x 6:00-7:15, 8:15-9:30 Charles Heath at Andy's, $15 RSVP required

6:00-9:00 Petra van Nuis/Andy Brown Duo Hemmingway's Bistro Oak Park

6:00 Ryan Argast at Potter's Place and Two-Nine Martini Lounge Naperville

6:00 Cole Brandt?, Jack Byron? at The Glen Club Glenview

? 6:00 Scorched Waves?, Erik Deutsch? at Ravinia Park Highland Park

6:00-8:00 Bluegrass Acoustic Jam hosted by Steve Haberichter of Down Home Guitars at Hailstorm Brewing Tinley Park

6:00-9:00 Open Mic Night at Ed & Joe's Restaurant & Pizzeria Tinley Park

6:00 Lucky Pickers with Despina Pafralides & Caleb Peters at The Boathouse Patio, Lake Geneva WI

6:30-8:30 The Socially Acceptable Band at Elmhurst City Centre, Wednesday Nights Live

x 6:30, 8:30 Abigail Riccards & Friends "Night of Soul/Jazz/Blues Favorites" with Chris White, Clark Sommers, Linard Stroud at Winters Jazz Club, $24-29

6:30 Mendelssohn Violin Concerto conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero with Jeremy Black at Pritzker Pavilion, Grant Park Music Festival, free, $27-115

6:30-9:30 Thomas Linsk Trio at Eddie V's Oak Brook

6:30 Hunt the Dinosaur, Fight From Within, Dream Alazia, Fallen Condition, Vulge at WC Social Club West Chicago, $15-25+

6:30-9:30 Braden Smith Quartet at French 75 Gallery and Lounge Aurora

6:30-9:30 Dan Maguire at Preservation Geneva Patio

6:30 Second Hand Soul Band at Maine Township Mainstreamers Summer Concert Park Ridge

6:30 The 1985 at The Arboretum of South Barrington, free

6:30 Gerhart duo Drew Burrell & Kevin Badten at Austin Community Tavern Steger, Artist Originals Series

6:45 Stick Figure, Stephen Marley, The Hip Abduction at Northerly Island, $14-108+

7:00 Tommy Ragen, Astrachan at Subterranean, $22, all ages, 6:00 door

? 7:00 Tiago PZK? at Thalia Hall ?

7:00-11:00 Nao Yoshioka at Promontory, $29-48

7:00 Nuclear Jazz Quarktet at Phyllis' Musical Inn

7:00-10:00 Tim Fitzgerald Guitar Trio with Paul Marinaro at Le Piano Chicago, $15-18, door 6:00, Latin and Swing Jazz

7:00-10:00 Improv Opera at Borelli's Pizza

7:00 Diego Rodriguez Big Band with Steve Wilson at Epiphany Center, $25-30+

7:00 Bradley Williams album release for "Big Eyes Big Ears" at PianoForte Studios, donation

7:00 Rene Avila´s Afro-Cuban Band at Osito's Tap

7:00-8:30 Gay Guy Music Video Night with Jacob Crow at Cafe Mustache

x 7:00 Joel Paterson Trio with Jonathan Doyle at FitzGerald's Patio, free RSVP, all ages

x 7:00-10:30 Songwriters In The Round with Matt Scharpf, Chris Neville, Justin Sconza at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $12 GA, 6:30 door

x 7:00 Raíces aka Roots Latin Jazz with Joe Sonnefeldtat Dominican University Quad, free

7:00-10:00 Shan-Acoustic Jam with Shukin, Dr. Dave & The Band at Shanahan’s Woodridge

7:00 Glen Ellyn Jazz Ensemble at Lake Ellyn Park/Boathouse Glen Ellyn, Jazz in the Park

7:00-10:00 Wednesday Jazz Jam Session hosted by Kent Bredrup Trio at Manhattan's American Bar & Grill Carol Stream

7:00-9:30 Eric Binder Trio? Gomeh Barak Trio? at Old Elburn Hall Elburn

7:00-9:00 "Are You Ready For It" tribute to Taylor Swift at Arcada Theatre Rock 'n Ravioli St Charles, $59-67, Summer Swiftie Series

7:00 Faster Pussycat, The Supersuckers, The Rumours, The Lonely Ones at Joe's Live Rosemont, $30-38+

7:00 Angelina Victoria at South Elgin Village Hall, South Elgin Summer Concert Series

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

7:00-10:00 Trouble Ahead tribute to The Grateful Dead at 28 Mile Distilling, $10 door, Dead Wednesdays

7:00 Oh Yes at Winnetka Park District, Winnetka in the Woods

7:00 Feel Good Party Band at Skokie Public Library

7:00 Kevin Presbrey at Aloft Hotel Bolingbrook

x 7:00 The Black Crowes, The Band Feel at Ravinia Pavilion Highland Park, lawn $49-130, reserved $130-155

7:00-9:30 Brass Tracks Jazz Orchestra at North & Maple Kitchen & Bar Tinley Park

? 7:00 Black Oxygen?, Riff Raff?, Jarren Benton? at The Forge Joliet ?

7:00 Joe Pratt & The Source One Band at Smiley's Gaming Cafe Calumet Park

x 7:00-10:00 Open Mic at Friendly Music Community

7:00 Hendrix Effect tribute to Jimi Hendrix at Main Square Park Highland IN

x 7:30-9:30 Hailey Brinnel Quintet with Andrew Carson, Nicholas Olynciw, Stephen Parisi Jr., TJ Thompson at Fulton Street Collective, $15 suggested donation, 7:00 door

7:30 Alysha Monique at Untitled

7:30-9:00 Sam Robinson Quintet at Epiphany Center, $20-25+

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

7:30 The Visible Hand with Alex Wing, David Boykin, Preyas Roy at Connect Gallery, $15 donation, open free improvisation Jam

7:30 Irish Sessions at Quigley's Irish Pub Naperville, sponsored by West Suburban Irish

7:30-9:30 Simply Elton tribute to Elton John at Bensenville Village Hall Lawn, Music in The Park Series

x 7:30 Molly Miller Trio, Maiden King at SPACE Evanston, $15-22, all ages

7:30-10:00 Adrianne Blanks & The Oracles at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon 'N Brass Speakeasy Des Plaines, $5, 2 drink or equivalent minimum, jazz

7:30 The Sweet Lillies, Arthur Lee Land at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-37

7:30 Hey Buddy at Fred's Garage Winnetka

7:30 One of These Nights tribute to The Eagles at Fox Pointe Lansing, Free Wednesday Concerts

x 8:00 Pierce Crask at Montrose Saloon, hit the tip bucket, "The man, the legend"

x 8:00 Arreis, Yearb4, Jake Racina at Reggies Music Joint, $12-17, 7:00 door

8:00 Colleen Green, Rozwell Kid, Tweens at Beat Kitchen, $25, 17+, 7:00 door

8:00 Civic, Current Union TM, Lollygagger at Schubas, $20-33, 18+, 7:30 door

8:00 Karate, Uniflora at Schubas, $27-46, 18+, 7:30 door, CHIRP Radio 107.1FM welcomes

? 8:00 Uniflora?, Karate? at Lincoln Hall ?

x 8:00 Johnny Mullenax, Lyons & Co at Garcia's, $19-26+

8:00-12:00m La Tosca at Green Mill, $10

8:00-11:00 Alejandro Salazar Afro-Cuban Exchange at Jazz Showcase, $25-40, students $20

8:00 Julian Davis Reid & Circle of Trust at Dorian’s, free, 6:00 door

8:00 Mike Wheeler Blues Band with Mzz Reese at Blue Chicago

8:00 MJ Lenderman & The Wind, Colin Miller at Salt Shed Indoors, sold out?, 17+, 7:00 door

8:00 Deebaby at Avondale Music Hall, sold out, waitlist, 7:00 door

8:00 Get Dead, Space Age Zeros, Jayke Orvis at Cobra Lounge, $23-26, 17+, 7:00 door

8:00 It Boy, Persian Cowboy, Carter Ward, Trees Will Return at Bookclub, $11-13, 7:00 door

8:00-11:00 John McNulty, Olivia Chavez at Gallery Cabaret, originals night

8:00 Vanishing Kids, The Waterfall King, Burndy, Erosions at LiveWire Lounge, $15, 7:00 door

8:00-10:00 Katie Grennan and Friends at The Galway Arms, Irish

8:00 Greer, Chinese American Bear? at Bottom Lounge, $25-32, 17+, 7:00 door

8:00 Bonzo Squad at aliveOne

8:00 Avery Lee and the Sweeties, Ponyboy and the Idiots, Laceles at Color Club Tavern, $18

8:00-11:00 Clever Space Plants, OMG_Aeri, OTM, Shinespark at Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10, 18+

8:00 Jarvis Squear Open Mic at Jarvis Square Tavern, "queer centered, straight friendly"

x 8:00-11:00 Johnny Burnett solo at Shirley's Piano Bar Barrington

8:00-10:00 The Ron Burgundys at 115 Bourbon Street Beer Garden Merrionette Park, $5-7, yacht rock

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

8:00 Open Mic Night at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

8:00 Open Mic at House Pub St Charles

8:00 Nellie McKay at The Bur Oak Madison WI, $20-25, 7:00 door

x 8:30 Orillia, Hannah Frey, Captain Tallen and The Benevolent Entities at Hideout, $15-19

x 8:30 Real Pretenders at Simon's Tavern, tip the band, Pretenders ++

8:30 Splice Series Quartet with Chris Dammann, Bill Harris, Gerrit Hatcher, Peter Maunu, at Beat Kitchen, free RSVP, 8:00 door

x 8:30 Dimensions & Extensions with Will Faber, Tyler Wagner, James Davis, Will Psilos, Sarah Clausen, Tyler Damon, Zachary Good, Mike Reed, Carol Genetti at Constellation, $16

8:30-1:30a Zoe at The Zebra Lounge

8:30-11:50 Millie Ahearn's Jam Session with Jamie Demeny at Clara

8:30 Lauren Ashley Hall at Grapes & Grains

x 8:30 The Paul Hecht Trio at FitzGerald's Sidebar, free RSVP, all ages

x 8:30 Phil Angotti & Friends Celebrate Paul McCartney's Birthday at FitzGerald's Nightclub, $20-27

8:30-12:00m Open Mic Jam at Whiskey River Glenview

9:00 Furio Giavanni, A. Morgan DJ, Signal DJ, Beau Wanzer DJ at Empty Bottle, free RSVP, 8:00 door, Various Distractions present

x 9:00 Garm with Isaiah Keith, Rufus Parenti, Ben MacDonald, Charlie O'Neill at The Whistler, Relax Attack Jazz Series

9:00 Wednesday Night Fellowship jam session hosted by Ted Sirota at Hungry Brain, free

9:00, 11:00 Rosa's Blues Jam hosted by David Levit at Rosa's Lounge, $10-20

9:00 Sooper Records presents No-Fi RPM at Sleeping Village Main Bar, free RSVP, 6:00 door

9:00 Brother John Kattke hosts The Jam at Buddy Guy's Legends, $17

9:00 Byrdie Wilson at Tin Roof Chicago

9:00-1:00a Open Mic Wednesday at Fuller's Pub

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

9:00-11:00 Steve Knight Trio with Mike Benning, Jeff Stitely at Prairie Moon Evanston, $7

9:30 Feel Good Party Band at Mom's Place, Weirdo Wednesdays

x 10:00-11:15 The Last Minute Jam Session at Andy's, $10 RSVP required

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