Wednesday 9/25/24

Sep 25, 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 David Hayes

11:00a-3:00 Denny Diamond at White Fence Farm Romeoville

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

12:15 Lotus Quartet with GianCarlo Lay, Johnathan Lee, Keegan Ewan, Jerick Meagher at Seventeenth Church of Christ Scientist, Dame Myra Hess Concert

4:00-7:00 Nicole Devine at Gather Pingree Grove

4:00-8:00 Marques Carroll at St Moses Catholic Church 331 E 71st

x 5:00-9:00 Music Biz Roadshow with Jeff McClusky, Daniel Crane, Scott Fetters, David Johnson, ++, Columbia College of Chicago at Hideout, free RSVP, limited capacity, all attendees get 1 drink ticket

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

5:00-8:00 Roger Weaver at Parker's Restaurant & Bar Downers Grove

5:30-8:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Steve Million at Catch 35

5:30-8:00 Carlos Showers & Ron Simmons acoustic at Buddy Guy’s Legends, free

5:30-9:30 Infunktious Duo at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

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

6:00 DJ Eddie Gobbo at House of Blues Foundation Room, guest list RSVP required

x 6:00-9:00 Josh Olken & Paul Bolger at On Tour Brewing, free, Grateful Dead Wednesdays

x 6:00 Songwriter Showcase hosted by Noah Plotkin & Al Rose with guests Rachel Drew, Albie Powers at Kopi Cafe

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

6:00-9:00 Shea Marie at Preservation Geneva

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

6:00-10:00 Open Mic Night at Roxy Lockport

x 6:30, 8:30 Patricia Barber with Emma Dayhuff, Greg Artry, Neal Alger at Winters Jazz Club, $28-33

6:30 Stories Through Storms, Dream Alazia, Tanzen, La Pest, Fallen Condition at WC Social Club West Chicago, $10-18

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

6:30 Blue Sky Highway at Fred's Garage Winnetka

7:00 Superfrye and the Valiant 72s, The League of Erics, Letterbomb, Black Magick Marching Band at Montrose Saloon

7:00 Last Train to Juarez, Tom McElvain at Reggies Music Joint

x 7:00 Fränder, Maryna Krut at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $10, World Music Wednesdays, World Music Festival Chicago

7:00 Divine Sweater, Benét, Moonbird at Beat Kitchen, $17-24

7:00 Niki, Allison Ponthier at The Vic Theatre, $50+, moved from Aragon Ballroom

7:00 Kygo, Zara Larsson, Vandelux at Northerly Island, $110+

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

7:00 Gold Label, Stanczyk, Frontega at Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10

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

x 7:00 Joe Policastro & Friends at FitzGeralds Patio, free RSVP, jazz

x 7:00 Bobby’s Bluegrass Jam Night with House Band at Bobby's Eastside Forest Park, free, sign up at 6:00

7:00 Billy Denton at The Open Door Taproom & Bottleshop Clarendon Hills

7:00 Jay Warren organ accompaniment to 'A Gentleman of Paris' 1927 silent film screening at Des Plaines Theatre, $10

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

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

x 7:00-10:00 Open Mic hosted by Phil Bayer at Friendly Tap Berwyn, signup at 6:00

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

7:00 Can't Get Next To You tribute to The Temptations at Belfry Music Theatre Delavan WI, $68-86

x 7:30 Federico Aubele at Martyrs, $25

x 7:30 Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters at City Winery, $45-65

? 7:30-10:30 Jeannie Tanner at Davenport’s Piano Bar

7:30 Alvaro Diaz at Park West, $35

7:30 Sylvia Sawyer James, Carter Ward, & Petsit at Cafe Mustache

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

7:30 Andrew Diehl & the Nightmen at Untitled

X 7:30 The Possum Hollow Boys, The Blue Lorraine Quartet at The Outta Space Berwyn, $10, Last Wednesdays with Blue Lorraine

x 7:30 John Cooper Clarke at SPACE Evanston, $20-30

x 7:30 Roger McGuinn at Center Theatre North Shore Center for Performing Arts, Skokie, $29-49

7:30-10:00 Stevie Swing & The Summer Wind Band jazz at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon 'N Brass Speakeasy, free, two drink or food equivalent minimum

x 7:30 Natalies Wood plays Roland Kirk at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-35

7:30 Bunny at Tuscan Wine Market Arlington Heights

8:00 Julien Baker, McKinley Dixon, Katie Malco, Hannah Read at Thalia Hall, $150, sold out, limited number at door

8:00 Marilee, Joy Gamby, Erica Deniece Experience at Reggies Comedy Shack, $20

8:00 Sam Lachow, Ralph Raymond, Bowdizz at Reggies Rock Club, $15-20

8:00 Gift, Sharp Pins, Chaepter at Schubas, $15-18

8:00 Noah Floersch, Haffway, Josephine at Lincoln Hall, $18

8:00-10:30 Leah Warman, Sam Burns at Fulton Street Collective, $15

8:00 Counterfeit Madison, Mai Sugimoto, Free Improv Session at Elastic Arts, $15, $10 students, Pleiades Series

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

8:00 WesGhost, Layto, Noah Cunane at Chop Shop, $20-25

8:00 Luke Pytel Blues Band with Demetria Taylor at Blue Chicago

8:00 Sunny Day Real Estate, Itchy Kitty of House of Blues, $40

8:00 Stephen Sanchez, The Brook & The Bluff at Salt Shed Indoors, $50-70+

8:00 Jimmy Pibbles and the Runny Dribbles, Your Grease at Phyllis Musical Inn

8:00 Ryan Whitney at Gallery Cabaret, Originals Night

8:00 Descartes A Kant, ++ at Cobra Lounge, $31

8:00 TomCat Trumpet Experience at aliveOne

8:00-10:30 Undisclosed Sims at Clara

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

x 8:00 Daniel Rey & the Revenirs, Eric Hagen at Robert's Westside Forest Park, free RSVP, $10 door

8:00-10:00 Shan-Acoustic Jam hosted by Shukin & Dr. Dave Rios with Dr. Dave & The House Band at Shanahan’s Woodridge, later start time

8:00-10:00 The Blooze Brothers 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 8:30 John Aselin & Friends at Simon's Tavern, classic covers

8:30 Dimensions & Extensions with Ipek Eginli, Jacob Fawcett, Chad Clark, Joe Vajarsky, Ausberto Acevedo, Tyler Wagner, Graham Stephenson, Jake Wark, Robbie Lynn Hunsinger at Constellation, $10-12

x 8:30 Soul Coughing, Mike Doughty at Riviera Theatre, $46+, moved from The Vic

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

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

x 8:30 Chatham County Line at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-30

x 8:30 Derek Duleba Organ Trio at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP

9:00 Whippets, Edging, Nightfreak at Empty Bottle, $12

9:00 Still House Plants, La Timpa, Fruitleather at Co-Prosperity Sphere, $16, EB presents

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

9:00 Dream Blunt Rotation with Saint Icky & J.A. Grimms, Asha Omega, Randal Bravery at Subterranean, $10

9:00, 11:00 Sheryl Youngblood Band hosts Blues, R&B, Soul, Reggae Jam Session at Rosa's, $10-20

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

9:00 Lindenberg/Heinemann/Danstrom/Frankel with Gabriel Heinemann, Solomon Lindenberg, Owen Frankel, Andy Danstrom at The Whistler, Relax Attack Jazz Series

9:00-11:00 Ella Grace Duo with Park Dendy at Prairie Moon Evanston, $7

9:00-2:00a Bonus Round Punk DJ Drew 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

Jerome’s highlights

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

X = the plan, though that can change