Wednesday 9/18/24

Sep 18, 2024

Wednesday!

Plenty 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… welcome to new subscribers, thanks for reading, subscribing to, sponsoring, and especially sharing Jerome’s Event List!

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x Ravinia Farmers Market Music

9:00a-10:30a Pierce Crask

11:00a-1:00 Mark Dvorak

12:00n-2:00 Wednesday Jam with Skip Landt at OTSFM Lincoln Ave East Lobby

12:15 Charlene Kluegel, violin and Katherine Petersen, piano at Seventeenth Church of Christ Scientist, Dame Myra Hess Concert

3:00 NOFX Pop Up Shop with Punk Rock Paintbrushes at Cobra Lounge, free

4:00-7:00 Paul Willaert at Gather Pingree Grove

5:00-8:00 Steve Knight Trio at The Albert, residency

5:00-9:00 Stewart Arp at Barstool River North

5:00-9:00 Jack Byron at Hampton Social Burr Ridge

5:00-9:00 Dan Maguire at Heritage Prairie Farm Elburn

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

x 6:00-9:00 Half a Cup of Rock & Rye at On Tour Brewing, Grateful Dead Wednesdays

6:00 Sum 41, Drug Church, Many Eyes at Concord Music Hall, $60

6:00-10:00 Grant Milliren at Fuller House Hinsdale, free

6:00-9:00 Willard Wilcox at Preservation Geneva

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

6:00 Open Mic at Open Door Taproom & Bottleshop Clarendon Hills

6:00 Katy Perry Listening Party for '143' at Val's Halla Oak Park, free

6:30, 8:30 Andy Brown Trio with Clark Sommers, Bob Rummage at Winters Jazz Club, $20-25, Music of the Movies, Favorite Tunes Written for the Silver Screen

6:30 AA Williams, Allen Epley at Subterranean, $20

6:30 Wood Street Bloodhounds at Fred's Garage Winnetka

7:00 Royel Otis, Johnny Cheddar at Salt Shed Indoors, $45, moved from Metro

7:00 Chris Travis at Promontory, sold out?

7:00 Nuclear Jazz Quarktet at Phyllis Musical Inn

7:00 Norma Jean, Darkest Hour, We Weren't Invited, Suncrusher at Bottom Lounge, $25, moved from Park West

7:00 Crush Fund x Frotted x OMG_Aeri x Coco Joey at Cafe Mustache

7:00-9:00 Black Voices in Cabaret presents Reimagining Cabaret Journey through the Genres with Evelyn Danner, Patrick Davis, Meija Fitzhugh, Sean Harris, Rae-Myra Hilliard, Randolph Johnson, Holly McGuire, Madeline Morgan, Sonia Oyola, Patricia Tyson, Gabriel Valentino, Dion Walton, Darcelle & Eugene Williams, Theodis Rodgers, Jr., director/producer Lynn Colbert-Jones, music director Theodis Rodgers, Jr., emcee Margaret Murphy Webb at Logan Center Performance Hall, University of Chicago, $20-55

7:00 Tim Fitzgerald Guitar Trio with Tom Vaitas on Hammond B3 organ at Le Piano Chicago, Latin and Swing Jazz

7:00 Open Mic at Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $5

x 7:00-10:00 Pierce Crask at The Hurley Tap Bucktown

7:00-11:00 Music of the Baroque plays The Chicago Water Music at Chicago Riverwalk from Riverwalk East to Merchandise Mart, free

7:00-12:00m The Wild Hare Poetry Club at Wild Hare

x 7:00 Joel Paterson Trio at FitzGeralds Patio, free RSVP

7:00 The Mannequins, Julies Bones, Rotundos at WC Social Club West Chicago, $10-13

7:00 Gina Gonzalez at Life Time Lake Zurich

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

7:00-9:00 Ciao Mang at Teddy O'Brien's

7:00-11:00 Kevin Presbrey at Aloft Bolingbrook

7:00-11:30 Gorgatron, Misfire, Apothic at The Forge, $13-30

x 7:00 Keb' Mo', Shawn Colvin, Paul Kelly at Rialto Square Theatre Joliet, $52-79

x 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 with Trivia at Shanahan’s Woodridge

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

7:00 Open Jam Night hosted by Low-reen at Black Lung Brewing Fox Lake, signup at 6:00

7:00 The Heart of Rock & Roll tribute to Huey Lewis at Belfry Music Theatre Delavan WI, $62-79

x 7:30 Hoodoo Gurus at Thalia Hall, $30

x 7:30 Farah Saraj at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $10, World Music Wednesdays

7:30 Mikey Harms, Genevieve Libien, Sad House Guest at Reggies Comedy Shack, $12-15

? 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 Together Band at Cubby Bear, $8

7:30-12:00m Nightfreak, Flavour, Liquids, Maneater at Reed's Local, $10

x 7:30 Carsie Blanton, Matt the Electrician at SPACE Evanston, $25-35, sold out

7:30-10:00 The Brian Patti Prohibition Band jazz at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon 'N Brass Speakeasy, free, two drink or food equivalent minimum

7:30 Crystal Bowersox at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $20-75

7:30 Irish Sessions at Quigley's Naperville

8:00 Theyself, Thrown-out Bones at Montrose Saloon, $10

8:00 Dozer, Gozu, High Desert Queen, Damn The Buzzards at Reggies Rock Club, $25-30

8:00 Tall Doug, Red At Night, Marc Alan Prince, Life Looks Good at Reggies Music Joint, $10

8:00 Juniper Honey, Pretty Pleased, CalicoLoco at Beat Kitchen, $12-17

8:00 Dana and Alden, Soaring Tortoise at Schubas, sold out

8:00 Sam Dicke and Friends at Schubas, $10

8:00 Liana Flores, Juliana Chahayed at Lincoln Hall, $20

8:00-10:00 Greg Wahl Quintet with Julia Minkin, Andrew Sudhibhasilp, Ben Dillinger, Tommaso Moretti and Max Brown Sextet with Jules Dickey, Frank McKearn, Lance Letellier, Aden Stier, Henry Ptacek at Fulton Street Collective, $15

8:00-12:00m Alfonso Ponticelli with Steve Gibons, Ethan Philion, Bob Rummage at Green Mill, $10

8:00, 10:00 Bob Lark at Jazz Showcase, $20-30, $10 students

8:00 Mexican Slum Rats, Winona Forever, Israel's Arcade, Scam Likely at Chop Shop, $25

8:00 Sheryl Youngblood Blues Band at Blue Chicago

8:00 Idles, English Teacher at Aragon Ballroom, $58+

8:00-11:00 Forest Ray, 50k Check, Pat Egan solo at California Clipper, $5

x 8:00 Keane, Everything Everything at Chicago Theatre, $39-99

8:00 Jason Grey, DJ Andrews, Josh Bird at Gallery Cabaret, Originals Night

8:00-11:55 Denise La Grassa Band at Briny Swine

8:00-11:00 Jarvis Squear Open Mic at Jarvis Square Tavern, Queer Centered, Straight Friendly

8:00 Northwestern Undertones at Double Clutch Brewing Evanston

8:00-10:00 Second Hand News tribute to Fleetwood Mac at 115 Bourbon Street Beer Garden Merrionette Park, $5

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

8:00-11:45 Open Mic hosted by Johnny Z. at House Pub St Charles

8:00 Hot Pepper Jam Open Mic at Whiskey River Glenview

8:00-10:00 Acoustic Open Mic at The Mirage Restaurant Oasis Lounge, Four Points Sheraton Schiller Park, signup at 7:00

x 8:00 Nathan Graham, Andrew Christiansen at The Bur Oak Madison WI, $12-15

x 8:30 Real Pretenders at Simon's Tavern

x 8:30 St. Vincent at Metro, $55-65, sold out

8:30 Splice Series at Beat Kitchen, free

8:30 When Chai Met Toast, Samuel Aaron at Sleeping Village, $25+

8:30 The Low Mids with Justin Dillard, Kelsee Vandervall, Robyn Smith, Xavier Breaker at Constellation, $15-18

8:30 Rosa's Blues Jam with Zach Avery, Sean McKee, Ray Klass, David Levit, ?? at Rosa's, $15-20

8:30-12:30 Chase Rice at Welcome To The Farm

8:30-1:30 Katy at The Zebra Lounge

8:30-12:30a Lauren Ashley Hall at Grapes & Grains

x 8:30 Matt Gold Trio at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP

9:00 Various Distractions with Hunting Scene, Tss Bradley, Beau Wanzer, Signal DJs at Empty Bottle, free

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

9:00 Christopher Dammann Quartet Plays Monk with Jake Wark, Erez Dessel, Lily Finnegan at The Whistler, Relax Attack Jazz Series

9:00-11:00 Javier Red Quartet with Dakarai Barclay, Nat Lin, Gustavo Cortinas at Prairie Moon Evanston, $7

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

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

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

10:00 Chicago es Chingon with Mami Zaddy at Subterranean

Jerome’s highlights

x = recommended, interested, of note to me or friends

X = the plan, though that can change