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Saturday, September 12
Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM
Hurray for the Riff Raff w. Free Range: Evanston Folk Festival Afterpresented by Bluegrass Situation
SPACE · Evanston
Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM
The Waco Brothers, Trash Kickers
Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM
Parlour Magic, Course, Nae
The Hideout
Sat · Sep 12 · 9:00 PM
JEMBAA GROOVE w/ Dark Canyon
Sleeping Village
$27.30Sat · Sep 12 · 9:00 PM
IVAN SINGH
Buddy Guy's Legends
$12Sat · Sep 12 · 9:30 PM
Billy Gray
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 PM
Oskar med K (18+ event)
Radius - Chicago · Chicago
20↻ RecurringSat · Sep 12
Late Night Concert Series w/John Moulder
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringSat · Sep 12
1st Set With Mercurian Force feat. Isaiah Collier
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringSat · Sep 12
2nd Set With Mercurian Force feat. Isaiah Collier
Andy's Jazz Club
Sunday, September 13
Sun · Sep 13 · 12:00 PM
Evanston Folk Festival 2026 - SUNDAY
Dawes Park · Evanston
Sun · Sep 13 · 12:00 PM
BLUES BRUNCH ft. The Nigel Mack Acoustic Duo
FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn
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World Famous Gospel Brunch at House of Blues (CHI)
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Sun · Sep 13 · 1:00 PM
"quiet as it's kept" Visual Gallery Exhibition Closing Reception
Elastic Arts
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Garth Brooks - Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
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The Hoyle Brothers
Martyrs'
Sun · Sep 13 · 4:00 PM
Hugel at Navy Pier Open Air
Navy Pier · Chicago
Sun · Sep 13 · 5:00 PM
The Phil Angotti Four: POWER POP!
FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn
$18Sun · Sep 13 · 5:30 PM
Mike Wheeler Blues Band/Rico McFarland Blues Band
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
Sun · Sep 13 · 5:30 PM
Bruce Henry Quartet with special guest Kevin King - The Great Male Voices of Jazz: Armstrong, Cole, Hendricks, Jarreau
Winter's Jazz Club
Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM
Sequinox: A Ritual Cycle with Secrets of the Beehive and Mehtab Kirtan’s Death Songs
Elastic Arts
Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM
Los Tigres del Norte
Ravinia · Highland Park
Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM
Big Band & BBQ w/ SHOUT SECTION BIG BAND
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM
Bettye LaVette
Old Town School of Folk Music
Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM
Venjent
Outset · Chicago
Sun · Sep 13 · 8:00 PM
Pitbull - I'm Back with special guest Lil Jon
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park
Sun · Sep 13 · 8:00 PM
Lily Allen Performs West End Girl
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
Sun · Sep 13 · 8:00 PM
Joey Harkum, Zack Fedor & the Long Goodbyes, Russ Baum
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
Sun · Sep 13 · 8:30 PM
Chávez Ismaily Saunier
Constellation
Sun · Sep 13 · 8:30 PM
A Tribute to John Prine's Bruised Orange: Evanston Folk Festival Afterpresented by Bluegrass Situation
SPACE · Evanston
$16.99Sun · Sep 13 · 9:00 PM
MIXX COMPANY
Buddy Guy's Legends
20↻ RecurringSun · Sep 13
2nd Set With Andy Brown Quartet
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringSun · Sep 13
1st Set With Andy Brown Quartet
Andy's Jazz Club
Sun · Sep 13
John Rice Celebration of Life
Martyrs'
20↻ RecurringSun · Sep 13
Late Night Concert Series w/Sunday Soul
Andy's Jazz Club
Monday, September 14
↻ RecurringMon · Sep 14 · 6:30 PM
Trivia Night
City Winery Chicago
Mon · Sep 14 · 7:00 PM
Hamza Walker: The Renaissance Society Years
Constellation
Mon · Sep 14 · 7:00 PM
Bikini Kill with Ganser
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
Mon · Sep 14 · 7:00 PM
Up Chicago
The Hideout
Mon · Sep 14 · 7:30 PM
Dominique Fils-Aimé
SPACE · Evanston
Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM
Bob Log III
Beat Kitchen · Chicago
Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM
Industry Night Market
Sleeping Village
Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM
Dirty Sound Magnet , Gran Moreno, Tombstone Eyes, Ricky Liontones
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM
Susanna Hoffs
Old Town School of Folk Music
Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM
Industry Night w/ Saggitari
Sleeping Village
20Mon · Sep 14
1st Set With The Blueshift Big Band
Andy's Jazz Club
Mon · Sep 14
Dan Kaufman Trio
Jazz Showcase
20Mon · Sep 14
2nd Set With The Blueshift Big Band
Andy's Jazz Club
Tuesday, September 15
Tue · Sep 15 · 6:30 PM
BRENN! - AMATEUR AT BEST WORLD TOUR
Outset · Chicago
25Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM
Tony Rogers & Friends - The Significant Birthday
Martyrs'
$27-$41Tue · Sep 15 · 7:30 PM
The 24th Annual Chicago Gypsy Jazz Fest
SPACE · Evanston
Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM
Paul Cauthen w/ Ben Chapman
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM
Metro Presents… Avalon Emerson & the Charm w/ Lipsticism
Sleeping Village
$46-$611Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM
Paul Cauthen with Ben Chapman
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM
Jay Park with special guest LNGSHOT: Serenades & Body Rolls
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM
LP - All Is Not Lost Tour
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM
Thomas Dollbaum, Glass Beagle
The Hideout
Tue · Sep 15 · 8:30 PM
Dead Pink Radio, the Charlie Berry Project
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
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Open Mic Night
Cubby Bear · Chicago
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Tue · Sep 15 · 10:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Subterranean · Chicago
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Petra's Recession Seven
Jazz Showcase
20Tue · Sep 15
1st Set With Chi-Town Trumpet Summit
Andy's Jazz Club
20Tue · Sep 15
2nd Set With Chi-Town Trumpet Summit
Andy's Jazz Club
Wednesday, September 16
Wed · Sep 16 · 6:30 PM
Abigail Riccards & Friends - A Night of Soul Jazz Blues Favorites
Winter's Jazz Club
Wed · Sep 16 · 6:30 PM
$uicideboy$ Present Grey Day Tour 2026 W. Destroy Lonely & More
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM
Tinlicker North America 2026
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM
Tove Lo - ESTRUS TOUR
The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
Bolokada Conde
Old Town School of Folk Music
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
Ronnie Baker Brooks
North Theatre at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts · Skokie
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
Kat and the Hurricane, Half Ivory, Dutch Cove, Naked Brunch
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
Altin Gun (18+)
Vic Theatre · Chicago
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
Andy Irvine
Martyrs'
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
Melvin Taylor
SPACE · Evanston
↻ RecurringWed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM
Trivia Night
Carol's Pub · Chicago
↻ RecurringWed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM
Carly Pearce – Honest Woman: Up Close – Presented by Conundrum Wines
Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago
Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM
Grelley Dance Party
The Hideout
Wed · Sep 16 · 8:30 PM
Jazz in the Sidebar w/ Aval Stanley Zaucha Organ Trio!
FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR · Berwyn
Wed · Sep 16 · 9:00 PM
Metro Presents… upsammy & Valentina Magaletti * composuresquad * Mithra
Sleeping Village
$16.99↻ RecurringWed · Sep 16 · 9:00 PM
JIMMY BURNS – Host The Jam
Buddy Guy's Legends
20↻ RecurringWed · Sep 16
1st Set With Charles Heath
Andy's Jazz Club
Wed · Sep 16
Bethany Pickens
Jazz Showcase
20↻ RecurringWed · Sep 16
2nd Set With Charles Heath
Andy's Jazz Club
10↻ RecurringWed · Sep 16
Late Night Concert Series w/Ben Paterson
Andy's Jazz Club
Thursday, September 17
$18Thu · Sep 17 · 6:00 PM
Mike Wheeler Blues Band/Nicholas Alexander Blues Band
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
Thu · Sep 17 · 6:00 PM
Liz Phair & Sleater-Kinney: The Flannel and The Fury 2026
The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago
Thu · Sep 17 · 6:30 PM
Jeremy Kahn Trio with special guest Julia Danielle - Voices of the Twenties: Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Ruth Etting
Winter's Jazz Club
Thu · Sep 17 · 6:30 PM
Big Freedia: BIG FREEDOM Tour
Outset · Chicago
Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM
THE B-52s * DEVO: COSMIC DE-EVOLUTION TOUR
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park
Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM
POiSON GiRL FRiEND
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
$13Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM
JOE MOESE AND THE POWER THROBS
Cubby Bear · Chicago
Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM
Ziggy Marley w/ Thievery Corporation
Ravinia · Highland Park
↻ RecurringThu · Sep 17 · 7:30 PM
Petr Popelka & Hilary Hahn
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
Thu · Sep 17 · 7:30 PM
Black Flag W/ the Crosses
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
$27-$41Thu · Sep 17 · 7:30 PM
Reggae Tribute with The Urban Roots Band
SPACE · Evanston
Thu · Sep 17 · 7:30 PM
Gary Clark Jr.
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM
Morrissey Warm Up Ft. the Handsome Devilz
Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago
Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM
Slap Bunt, Pepper Said, Gatsbe
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
$25-$211↻ RecurringThu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM
Carly Pearce – Honest Woman: Up Close – Presented by Conundrum Wines
Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago
Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM
Bombargo
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM
Dutch Interior w/ Racecourse
Constellation