Live music in Chicago tonight , Thu, Nov 12 . 131 shows across Chicagoland and NW Indiana .

3:30pm

Jenny & Brad

Pop

Green Mill

5:00pm

Andy Brown

Jazz · Indie

↻ Weekly · Thu

House of Blues

Pollyanna Brewing & Distilling Company

5:00pm

VOILÀ Presents: Moonbloom

with ,

New wave · Post-rock

The Land School

Grand Crossing

5:00pm

Listening Hours with Duane Powell: "1976: In Retrospect"

Dance

St. Charles

5:00pm

STC - Happy Lobster

Polo Lounge at The Drake Oak Brook Hotel

COA Patio · Oak Brook

5:00pm

Patrick Gemkow

Folk

Adorn Bar & Restaurant

Gold Coast

6:00pm

Mile High with DiasfunK

Jazz

↻ Weekly · Thu

Andy's Jazz Club

6:00pm

Mario Abney

Jazz · Soul

$20

↻ Weekly · Thu

Cefalu Seaside Sicilian

Elk Grove Village

6:00pm

Jazz Supper Club

Jazz

Chemistry Chicago

Hyde Park

6:00pm

Jazz & Blues Night

Jazz · Blues

↻ Weekly · Thu

City Winery

6:00pm

The Eric Roberson Improv Sessions

R&B

from $54

Cobra Lounge

6:00pm

Worst Party Ever

with , ,

Midwest emo · Indie rock

$26

Gale Street Inn

Jefferson Park

6:00pm

James Sanders Trio

Jazz

Kingston Mines

Reclaimed Bar and Restaurant

6:00pm

Gerry Hundt - Acoustic Set

Blues

$18

Preservation

Geneva

6:00pm

Brandon Reisdorf

Rock · Folk

Robert's Westside

Bobby's Eastside · Forest Park

6:00pm

In Good Company: Duos with Matt Gandurski & Friends

Folk · Blues

No cover

Doors 5:30pm

The WC Social Club

West Chicago

6:00pm

Rittz | STR8 Barzzz | Moppy | White Smoke

Hip-hop

$25 adv

Copernicus Center

Gateway Lounge · Jefferson Park

6:30pm

Diego Figueiredo – Gateway Lounge

Jazz

Radius Chicago

Near South Side

6:30pm

Frost Children

with

Hyperpop · Electropop

Reclaimed Speakeasy · North Center

6:30pm

Wine & Jazz Featuuring Shara Maxwell

Jazz

Reclaimed Bar and Restaurant

North Center

6:30pm

Wines & Jazz

Jazz

Stan Mansion

Chicago

6:30pm

Candlelight: Tribute to Juan Luis Guerra

Classical

from $44

Strawberry Moon

Wauconda

6:30pm

Steve Gritman

Winter's Jazz Club

Streeterville

6:30pm

Libby York Quartet with special guest Paul Marinaro - Hit the Road To Dreamland: The Artistry of Johnny Mercer & Co.

Jazz

$23.75–$28.75

28 Mile Distilling

Highwood

7:00pm

The Intergalactic Honky Tonk hosted by Friendzone

Country

Apothecary Cocktail Lounge

Broken Oar Marina-Bar & Grill

7:00pm

Wax & Remedy: Adam LeBlanc

Port Barrington

7:00pm

Acoustic Jukebox

Folk

No cover

Cafe Mustache

Cork + Oak | Wine, Whiskey, Tapas

7:00pm

Heavy Air Happy Hour w/ Jackson Wheeler, Colin Dorion, & Caroline Jesalva

Cooper's Corner

Winfield

7:00pm

Diva Montell

Classical

Coq d'Or

Gold Coast

7:00pm

Steve Biossat Duo

Jazz

Lansing

7:00pm

Live Music

↻ Weekly · Wed, Thu

Double Clutch Brewing Company

Evanston

7:00pm

The Sidewalkers LIVE!

Gallery Cabaret

Bucktown

7:00pm

Open Mic

↻ Weekly · Tue, Thu

Holtschneider Performance Center

Dempsey Corboy Jazz Hall

Holtschneider Performance Center

7:00pm

DePaul Jazz Workshop

Jazz

No cover

Allen Recital Hall · Lincoln Park

7:00pm

DePaul String Chamber Showcase I

Classical

No cover

Joe's Bar on Weed St.

Sabor a Café Niles - Steakhouse & Live Music Venue

7:00pm

Mack Geiger - When it's Pouring 2026 Tour

Country

$38

Le Piano

Rogers Park

7:00pm

Thursday: Ben Paterson Organ Trio | Bobby Broom Guitar | Greg Artry | Honoring Laurens Hammond's B3 Organ

Swing

$10-$20

↻ Weekly · Thu

Reggies

Rock Club · South Loop

7:00pm

Psycroptic

with , ,

Technical death metal

$33.70

Doors 6:00pm

ROXY Lockport

Lockport

7:00pm

Mr. Lucky & his Orchestra of Tomorrow

Jazz · Classical

$10

Niles

7:00pm

Thursday Jazz Jam Night 🎷

Jazz

↻ Weekly · Thu

Tighthead Brewing Company

Mundelein

7:00pm

ktwheels

Rock · Indie

The Vixen

McHenry

7:00pm

A Killer’s Confession w/ Dizaster Piece & Dead Things

The VLounge at Venuti's

Addison

7:00pm

Rick Lindy & the Wild Ones

Rock

Arcada Theatre

Main Stage · St. Charles

7:30pm

Kenny G

Smooth jazz · Adult contemporary

Des Plaines Theatre

Des Plaines

7:30pm

Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening

Hard rock · Blues

Des Plaines Theatre

Bourbon 'N Brass Speakeasy

Des Plaines

7:30pm

LIVE BLUES SHOW WITH SEAN McKEE BLUES BAND

Blues · Folk

Evanston SPACE

Evanston

7:30pm

John Carroll Kirby w. Erin Durant

Ambient · New age

$34-47

Doors 6:30pm

FitzGerald's

Nightclub · Berwyn

7:30pm

YARN w/ special guest Terry White & The Loaded Dice at FITZGERALDS Nightclub

Americana · Country

$30-190

Fulton Street Collective

Holtschneider Performance Center

7:30pm

DIEGO RODRIGUEZ BIG BAND Live at FSC

Jazz

Hey Nonny

Arlington Heights

7:30pm

Paul Wertico & David Becker

Experimental · Jazz

Gannon Concert Hall · Lincoln Park

7:30pm

DePaul Wind Symphony

Classical

No cover

Kingston Mines

North Stage · Lincoln Park

7:30pm

Joanna Connor

Blues rock

$18

Lemon

7:30pm

Organic Music

Jazz

$10

Local Note

Set 1 · Evanston

7:30pm

Kenny Reichert Quintet ALBUM RELEASE

Modern jazz

$15

Martyrs'

North Center

7:30pm

Second Hand News - Fleetwood Mac Tribute (2 Sets!)

Rock

Doors 6:30pm

Montrose Saloon

Albany Park

7:30pm

Unfurnished

with Billionaire Fight Club, Chi-Tara

115 Bourbon Street

Merrionette Park

8:00pm

THE ONE: Season 16 - WEEK 7 - Michael Jackson · Duets

aliveOne

8:00pm

Boys Club + Indiscipline

American Legion Post 42

Evanston

8:00pm

Music: Chicago to Macon

Beat Kitchen

Roscoe Village

8:00pm

Surely Tempo

Psychedelic rock · Alternative rock

Doors 7:00pm

Blue Chicago

8:00pm

Mike Wheeler Blues Band w/ Shirley Johnson

Blues

Bookclub

8:00pm

Headliners 001: Jeff Klein

with

$22

Doors 5:00pm

Bourbon on Division

8:00pm

Techno and Espresso - Open Deck Night

Electronic

The Burlington Bar

8:00pm

Marie Ann Hedonia

with Simonne Wrath, Anne Helen Wells, h_dobrogica

The California Clipper

Humboldt Park

8:00pm

Andy Schumm’s Gin Bottle Four

Jazz

Carol's Pub

8:00pm

Joe Jenneman with Local Memory

Singer-songwriter · Pop

$12-22

The CheckOut

8:00pm

Composer Night: Marcel Bonfim

Jazz

$24.11

Doors 7:30pm

Cole's Bar

8:00pm

Wynter Bates

with ,

R&B

$15.77

Doors 7:30pm

Color Club

Ballroom · Irving Park

8:00pm

DELTA BADHAND Presents ZOËXTINE'S SWEET 16

Art pop · Indie rock

$15-$35

Color Club

Tavern · Irving Park

8:00pm

Kiernan

with , ,

Indie rock · Indie pop

$15

Doors 7:30pm

Esco Chicago

Firewater Saloon - Edison Park

8:00pm

Chicas Thursday! With Deja Reve & Marco Foster

Latin

↻ Weekly · Thu

EvenFlow Music & Spirits

Geneva

8:00pm

PBJ • Classic Vinyl Hits | Every 2nd & 4th Thursday

Rock

Edison Park

8:00pm

Beggars Banquet - Rolling Stones Tribute

Rock

FitzGerald's

Sidebar · Berwyn

8:00pm

Pachanka Music Presents: THE HUESEROS

Latin rock

Friendly Music Community

Berwyn

8:00pm

Niko Twist Action and Friends

Indie · Pop

Garcia's Chicago

8:00pm

Ashley Monroe & Charlie Worsham

Singer-songwriter · Country

Doors 6:30pm

Green Mill

8:00pm

Alan Gresik's Swing Orchestra

Jazz

$10

↻ Weekly · Thu

The Hideout

Honky Tonk BBQ / The Tonk

8:00pm

Disaster Kid (Single Release) with Sara Geist and Julian Saunders

Doors 7:30pm

Pilsen

8:00pm

UNRLSD

with

Hip-hop

Howl at the Moon Chicago

Johnny's Blitz Bar & Grill

8:00pm

Dueling Pianos

↻ Nightly except Fri

Jazz Showcase

South Loop

8:00pm

Pharez Whitted Quintet

Jazz

Westmont

8:00pm

Open Mic

↻ Weekly · Mon, Thu

Lincoln Hall

8:00pm

Nori Reed: Nori Is Present LIVE at Lincoln Hall

$25

Doors 7:00pm

Masada Nightclub

8:00pm

Heat Sync Thursday Service

↻ Weekly · Thu

Quigley's Irish Pub

Naperville

8:00pm

Call Me Jo

Reggies

Music Joint · South Loop

8:00pm

Alenia

with , ,

Metalcore

$20.87

Doors 7:00pm

Reggies

Comedy Shack · South Loop

8:00pm

SONAL AGGARWAL

with , ,

Singer-songwriter · Dance

$14.96

Doors 7:00pm

Robert's Westside

Forest Park

8:00pm

The Pono Players perform the music of Neil Young

Rock

$19.38

Doors 6:30pm

RocHaus

West Dundee

8:00pm

Kottonmouth Kings

Rap rock · Rapcore

Salt Shed

Goose Island

8:00pm

Charles Wesley Godwin with Tyler Nance - Christian Name Tour

Country · Americana

Doors 7:00pm

Schubas Tavern

8:00pm

Jackie Evans

with

Folk

$20 Advance, $25 Day of Show

Doors 7:30pm

The Stray Bar

Frankfort

8:00pm

The Whips at The Stray Bar

Rock · Pop

Subterranean

8:00pm

James Ivy

Shoegaze

$18.00-$20.00

Doors 7:00pm

Thalia Hall

Pilsen

8:00pm

Hiss Golden Messenger - I'm People Tour with Sam Amidon

Folk rock · Alt-country

$40-128

Uptown Lounge

8:00pm

Denise LaGrassa Band

Elastic Arts

8:30pm

Improvised Music Series: Chad Kouri & Ben Lamar Gay, Willis

with Worthington, Naylor, Jesalva

Folk · Electronic

Kingston Mines

Main Stage · Lincoln Park

8:30pm

Mississippi Heat

Blues

$18

Rosa's Lounge

8:30pm

Joey J. Saye – Traditional Blues Hour

Blues

↻ Weekly · Thu

Zebra Lounge

Gold Coast

8:30pm

Anna May

Stan Mansion

Chicago

8:45pm

Candlelight: Tribute to Lauryn Hill

Classical

from $43

Beauty Bar

9:00pm

Ritual - Goth Dance Party

Electronic

No cover

Doors 7:00pm

Buddy Guy's Legends

South Loop

9:00pm

Scott Ellison

Blues rock

$16.99

Cafe Mustache

9:00pm

Magic's Groovebox

Instrumental hip-hop

Chop Shop

9:00pm

Alix Perez

Drum and bass · Liquid funk

$35.78

Doors 8:00pm

Delilah's

9:00pm

Hozac Sadistic Sound System DJ Todd

Electronic

Dorian's

9:00pm

Anthony Bruno

$10 Cover

Empty Bottle

Ukrainian Village

9:00pm

Improvement Movement · Jalen Reyes

Indie pop · Psychedelic

$26.78

Finnegan's Pub

Dyer

9:00pm

Chris Grove & Guest

Fuller's Pub

Irving Park

9:00pm

Open Mic

No cover

↻ Weekly · Wed, Thu

The Native

Universal Entertainment Events

9:00pm

Endless Jams

Rock · Pop

Punch House

Pilsen

9:00pm

Sabor Tropical with Nytclassm, DJ Wero, and Alvinthethird

Latin

Sidetrack

Northalsted

9:00pm

Let's Go! Latin

Pop · Latin

No cover

Doors 3:00pm

Sleeping Village

Avondale

9:00pm

SLEEPWALK w/ CUSS & LEFT OF HEAVEN

$20 Adv

Tin Roof

Wrigleyville

9:00pm

Sidestreets

Chicago

9:00pm

Noche De Acustico

Folk

$10

Doors 8:00pm

The VIG

Old Town

9:00pm

Thursday Night Jams

No cover

↻ Weekly · Thu

The Whistler

Mom's Place - A Chicago Gathering Spot

9:00pm

Blesstonio Presents…fusion

No cover

Local Note

Set 2 · Evanston

9:30pm

Kenny Reichert Quintet ALBUM RELEASE

Modern jazz

$15

9:30pm

Tim Gleason Band

Contemporary country · Pop rock

Progress Bar Chicago

Boystown

10:00pm

FLOW Thursdays

↻ Weekly · Thu

Tunnel Chicago

10:00pm

Toxicas Thursdays

↻ Weekly · Thu

Andy's Jazz Club

10:30pm

Joe Policastro Trio The Late Set

Jazz fusion · Jazz rock

$10

Hydrate Nightclub

Northalsted

11:00pm

Sativa’s Hot Boxxx

The Owl

11:00pm

Open World DJ Set with Hima-Ji

↻ Weekly · Thu

Rosa's Lounge

11:00pm

Thursday Night Live Blues — Rosa’s All-Star Band Feat. Lil’ Ed Williams & Sumito “Ariyo” Ariyoshi

Blues

↻ Weekly · Thu

Red Head Piano Bar

11:30pm

Kaleen Dolan & Darrel Cole

Rock · Pop

The Mine Music Hall