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Today · Saturday, September 5

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Sat · Sep 5 · 1:00 AM

Tomorrow · Sunday, September 6

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Sun · Sep 6 · 5:30 PM

Open Mic Night

aliveOne

Sun · Sep 6 · 6:00 PM

Brian Bates

Zanies Comedy Club Chicago

Sun · Sep 6 · 7:00 PM

McPhee/Vandermark/Corsano, Halvorson/Courvoisier, 7 Poets Tr

Hungry Brain

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Sun · Sep 6 · 7:00 PM

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurists

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Sun · Sep 6 · 8:00 PM

SOUL MESSAGE

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

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Sun · Sep 6 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

My Buddy's

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Sun · Sep 6 · 10:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Reed's Local

$15

Sun · Sep 6

Mourning Star + Silent No More + Pasty Face

Bookclub

Sun · Sep 6

Rare Cuts

The Whistler

Monday, September 7

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Mon · Sep 7 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park

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Mon · Sep 7 · 8:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Riddles Comedy Club

Mon · Sep 7

Bring Your Own Game Night!

Emporium Arcade Bar - Wicker Park

$15

Mon · Sep 7

Blue Groove Lounge Reunion: “30 Years Later”

Bookclub

Mon · Sep 7

JOEL PATERSON & FRIENDS Dance floor open tonight

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Tuesday, September 8

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Roscoe Village Pub

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Sheffield's Wine & Beer Garden

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Punch Bowl Social Chicago

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Jake Melnick's Corner Tap

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Open Mic / Blues Jam

Gallery Cabaret

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Butch McGuire's

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Timothy O'Toole's Pub Chicago

$16

Tue · Sep 8 · 7:30 PM

Mouse Magazine Presents: Tragic Heroine Try A Dull Knife Plastic Peach

Cole's Bar

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:30 PM

Open Mic Comedy

Harrigan's

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Tue · Sep 8 · 8:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Emerald Isle

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Tue · Sep 8 · 8:00 PM

CHICAGO CELLAR BOYS

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

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Tue · Sep 8 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Laugh Factory Chicago

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Tue · Sep 8 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Vaughan's Pub

Tue · Sep 8

Relax Attack Jazz Series: Clif Wallace (DJ Set)

The Whistler

Tue · Sep 8

Mario Kart Open Mic 003

Bookclub

Tue · Sep 8

Tuesday Night Karaoke w/ Grizzy Mack & Jess

Emporium Arcade Bar - Wicker Park

Tue · Sep 8

Dave Herrero feat. Pete Galanis

Rosa's Lounge

Wednesday, September 9

Wed · Sep 9 · 6:00 PM

Maddi Mays – Special Event

Zanies Comedy Club Chicago

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Wed · Sep 9 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Fado Irish Pub

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:15 PM

WAIT WAIT...DON'T TELL ME PRESENTS: COMEDY GRAB BAG W/ ALZO SLADE!

The Den Theatre

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Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Commonwealth Tavern

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

Burwood Tap

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

ALFONSO PONTICELLI

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Comedy Open Mic

Cole's Bar

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Karaoke Night

Rabbit Hole Wrigley

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Karaoke Night

Sidekick's Entertainment Lounge

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

George Street Pub

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Dante's Tavern

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Wed · Sep 9 · 9:00 PM

Karaoke Wednesdays

Replay Lakeview

Wed · Sep 9

Relax Attack Jazz Series: Ben Branda Quartet

The Whistler

Wed · Sep 9

I Like To Watch

GMan Tavern

Wed · Sep 9

Derek Caruso & The Blues Fuse - "High Voltage Night"

Rosa's Lounge

$12.80

Wed · Sep 9

Homeward Bound + Noah Weissman

Bookclub

Thursday, September 10

$15.77

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:30 AM

Anne Helen Wells, Suroor, MaryMary!

Cole's Bar

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Thu · Sep 10 · 5:00 PM

ANDY BROWN

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Thu · Sep 10 · 6:00 PM

Featured Players

Zanies Comedy Club Chicago

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Thu · Sep 10 · 7:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Whiskey Girl Tavern

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:15 PM

George Civeris

The Den Theatre

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Thu · Sep 10 · 7:30 PM

Jeopardy! Bar League

Guthries Tavern

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Thu · Sep 10 · 8:00 PM

ALAN GRESIK'S SWING ORCHESTRA

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

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Thu · Sep 10 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

Bucktown Pub

Thu · Sep 10

Joey J. Saye: Traditional Blues Hour at 8:30 PM

Rosa's Lounge

Thu · Sep 10

“Thursday Night Live” Blues: Lil Ed Williams with Sumito 'Ariyo' Ariyoshi

Rosa's Lounge

$30 to $100

Thu · Sep 10

The Legendary ONYX Returns to Chicago

Bookclub

Thu · Sep 10

Blesstonio presents: Fusion (September 2026 Edition)

The Whistler

Thu · Sep 10

R.I.Y.L. LIVE!

GMan Tavern

Friday, September 11

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Fri · Sep 11 · 1:00 AM

GREEN MILL JAM SESSION with MARQUIS HILL

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

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Fri · Sep 11 · 5:00 PM

Chris Foreman

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Fri · Sep 11 · 7:00 PM

DNA: A Bountiful Harvest

The Den Theatre

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Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

Open Mic Night

O'Donnell's

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Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

MIKE JONES TRIO

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

$15.77

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:30 PM

Elijah Batson Waco Dogs Run Free

Cole's Bar

Fri · Sep 11 · 9:00 PM

Paul Asaro Quartet ft. Natalie Scharf

Hungry Brain

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Fri · Sep 11 · 10:30 PM

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurists

$10

Fri · Sep 11

A HOUSE PARTY

Bookclub

Fri · Sep 11

Printers Row Lit Fest: Offsite Reading Marathon

The Whistler

$15

Fri · Sep 11

Jackson Jay Kidder + Local Motive + giverupper

Bookclub

Fri · Sep 11

Vibes on Logan presents Classics (September 2026 Edition)

The Whistler

Fri · Sep 11

Lil Ed Williams Band Feat. Mary Lane

Rosa's Lounge

Fri · Sep 11

PYRE BLUE OUTSIDE ON THE FIRE ESCAPE

Bookclub

Things to do in Chicago, IL

Today · Saturday, September 5

RIGHTEOUS ROOSTER ORGAN TRIO

Still A Constant Struggle, Part 2

PAPER MACHETE

O'Farrill's Elephant Irabagon & Oestreicher Russ Johnson

Music Mondays 2026

JUAN PASTOR'S CHINCHANO

HARDCOVER Lilydoll Slow Riser

Kori King

The Infinite Wrench

Feelgood Saturday (September 2026)

A Patch of Blues: “Welcome to the wolves’ den”

Canadian Rifle * Time Thieves * Endorphins * Little Dave

Jay Jurden

Friends w/ Benefits: Initial G and Friends

Tomorrow · Sunday, September 6

Open Mic Night

Brian Bates

McPhee/Vandermark/Corsano, Halvorson/Courvoisier, 7 Poets Tr

The Infinite Wrench

SOUL MESSAGE

Open Mic Night

Open Mic Night

Mourning Star + Silent No More + Pasty Face

Rare Cuts

Monday, September 7

Trivia Night

Open Mic Night

Bring Your Own Game Night!

Blue Groove Lounge Reunion: “30 Years Later”

JOEL PATERSON & FRIENDS Dance floor open tonight

Tuesday, September 8

Trivia Night

Trivia Night

Trivia Night

Trivia Night

Open Mic / Blues Jam

Trivia Night

Trivia Night

Mouse Magazine Presents: Tragic Heroine Try A Dull Knife Plastic Peach

Open Mic Comedy

Open Mic Night

CHICAGO CELLAR BOYS

Open Mic Night

Open Mic Night

Relax Attack Jazz Series: Clif Wallace (DJ Set)

Mario Kart Open Mic 003

Tuesday Night Karaoke w/ Grizzy Mack &#038; Jess

Dave Herrero feat. Pete Galanis

Wednesday, September 9

Maddi Mays – Special Event

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

WAIT WAIT...DON'T TELL ME PRESENTS: COMEDY GRAB BAG W/ ALZO SLADE!

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Trivia Night

ALFONSO PONTICELLI

Comedy Open Mic

Karaoke Night

Karaoke Night

Trivia Night

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Karaoke Wednesdays

Relax Attack Jazz Series: Ben Branda Quartet

I Like To Watch

Derek Caruso & The Blues Fuse - "High Voltage Night"

Homeward Bound + Noah Weissman

Thursday, September 10

Anne Helen Wells, Suroor, MaryMary!

ANDY BROWN

Featured Players

Open Mic Night

George Civeris

Jeopardy! Bar League

ALAN GRESIK'S SWING ORCHESTRA

Trivia Night

Joey J. Saye: Traditional Blues Hour at 8:30 PM

“Thursday Night Live” Blues: Lil Ed Williams with Sumito 'Ariyo' Ariyoshi

The Legendary ONYX Returns to Chicago

Blesstonio presents: Fusion (September 2026 Edition)

Tuesday Night Karaoke w/ Grizzy Mack & Jess