Bitter Jester wraps up its 16th season with tribute to Highland Park community
Sunday’s Bitter Jester Music Festival grand finale was part concert, part contest and part reunion.
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Gallery: Open mic night at Pollyanna Brewing – 8/25/22
Pollyanna Brewery drew a mix of regulars and newbies to its open mic night, held every other Thursday at its Roselare location in Roselle.
Concerts in the park: The Student Body and the summer lineup for Northbrook, Glenview and Deerfield
The temps hovered around 100 early Tuesday night, but that didn’t keep the crowd from coming out to see The Student Body. Here’s where to find more summer park district concerts on the North Shore.
Gallery: Careless Sanctions at The WC Social Club 5/17/22
Careless Sanctions played the WC Social Club Tuesday, May 17
Gallery: The Million Reasons – Martyrs’ 4/17/22
The Millions Reasons’ “Haven” release show at Martyrs’ April 17, 2022
Gallery: The Million Reasons — Bottom Lounge 8/20/21
The Million Reasons hit the stage with a vengeance when they played Bottom Lounge in August.
Gallery: Third Step on the Moon & The Throwbacks — 56 Music Fix 8/21/21
Third Step on the Moon and The Throwbacks hit the first notes on Day 2 of the 56 Music Fix in Mount Prospect.
Gallery: Phillip-Michael Scales, Nikki Morgan — Hey Nonny 7/14/21
“Capturing people online is cool,” said Phillip-Michael Scales, “but capturing those fans who are going to see live music — catching up with those people is huge.”
Gallery: School of Rock Glenbrook Grand Opening — 8/30/20
The School of Rock Glenbrook played its opening act this week in Northbrook. See our gallery of talented young artists.
Gallery: Capital Soiree — Jewel-Osco 7/25/2020
READ MORE: Milk, bread and music — Capital Soiree plays Mount Prospect grocery store show
Gallery: I Fight Dragons, Violet Crime, Secret Bad Boy — Lincoln Hall 12/21/19
With big venues still dark, revisit one of our favorite shows from late last year.
Gallery: The Million Reasons, The Footlight District and Bubbles Erotica — Martyrs’ 2/21/20
READ MORE: The Million Reasons ignites the spark within in ‘If Not for the Fire’
Gallery: Gazebo Effect, Capital Soirée — Sleeping Village 2/12/20
Sleeping Village was alive last week with Gazebo Effect’s fiery jams and Capital Soirée’s dreamy indie-pop. See Denis Cheng’s gallery.
Gallery: The Weekend Run Club, Violet Crime, August Hotel, Splits – Beat Kitchen 2/7/20
The Weekend Run Club headlined a sold-out album release show at Chicago’s Beat Kitchen Friday, Feb. 7, with Violet Crime, August Hotel and Splits.
ALS benefit with Take the Reins, Bumsy and the Moochers, Lights Over Bridgeport and Attic Salt – BrauerHouse 2/1/20
Caitlin Edwards raised $1000 for ALS research with performances by Take the Reins, Bumsy and the Moochers, Lights Over Bridgeport and Attic Salt at BrauerHouse in Lombard.
Gallery: Moore & Friends, Rotten Mouth, Space Mafia, Signal the Launch — House of Blues 1/9/20
Andrew Moore and Watch City repped Elgin on the House of Blues stage Thursday, Jan. 9, with Rotten Mouth, Space Mafia, Signal the Launch and a special surprise guest.
MS Sucks: Singing for a Cure – Bottom Lounge 12/21/19
READ MORE: LBC’s Stubhy Pandav turns MS diagnosis into a benefit project