Tri-Cities Live Music: June 20-23

Shows in Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles Thursday through Sunday.

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*Below are “listed” start/end times — actual play times tend to vary. The 🎟️ symbol indicates an admission fee. Links to band/event info are provided where available.

Thursday (6/20) ⬇️

✔️ Matt Shukin: Craft Beer Tent (Swedish Days) | Geneva | 1PM | Musician info

✔️ Jonny Martinez: Flagship on the Fox | St. Charles | 5-8PM | Musician info

✔️ JJ Smith: Preservation | Geneva | 6-9PM | Event info

✔️ Gregory Hyde: Aurelio’s Pizza | Geneva | 6-9PM | Musician info

✔️ Live music: Gia Mia | Geneva | 6PM

✔️ Thirsty Boots: Rookies Pub | St. Charles | 6-9PM | Musician info

✔️ Paul and Jay: The Office | St. Charles | 6:30-9:30PM

✔️ Starlight City: Lincoln Park Gazebo | St. Charles | 7PM

🎟️ Throw a Flow: Pollyanna Brewing | St. Charles | 7-10PM

✔️ Inflation Chicago - The Rod: Rookies Pub | Geneva | 8-11PM

✔️ Live Band Karaoke: Evenflow | Geneva | 9PM | Event info

✔️ John Till: House Pub | St. Charles | 9PM-12AM | Event info

Friday (6/21) ⬇️

✔️ Steve Bores: Whiskey Bend | St. Charles | 4PM | Musician info

✔️ Pleasant Panic: Brother Chimp Brewing | North Aurora | 6-9PM | Musician info

✔️ The Shoop Dogs: Geneva Winery | Geneva | 6-9PM | Musician info

✔️ Wheelhouse Trio: Rookies Pub | St. Charles | 6-9PM

✔️ New Vintage Strings: Riverlands Brewing | St. Charles | 6-8PM | Event info

✔️ Leslie Hunt: The Office | St. Charles | 6-7:30PM | Musician info

✔️ Doc Elliot: The Wine Exchange | St. Charles | 6-9PM

✔️ Willard Wilcox: Preservation | Geneva | 6:30-10PM | Event info

✔️ Saint Astro: Grainology | Batavia | 7PM | Event info

✔️ The Old Fashioneds: Foxfire | Geneva | 7PM

✔️ True Company Trio: Aurelio’s | Geneva | 7-11PM

✔️ Jib Brothers Trio: Sturdy Shelter | Batavia | 7PM | Musician info

🎟️ Dropped Once & The Ray Boyd Band: Evenflow | Geneva | 7PM | Event info

✔️ Horizon: The James | Geneva | 7PM | Musician info

✔️ Tom Linsk: ROX at Hotel Baker | St. Charles | 7:30-11PM | Musician info

🎟️ Zazz: Moonlight Theater | St. Charles | 7:30PM | Event info

✔️ Live music: Pal Joey’s | Batavia | 7:30PM

🎟️ Frank Liston: Pollyanna Brewing | St. Charles | 7:30-10:30PM | Musician info

✔️ Christian Alan Hansen: Craft Urban | Geneva | 8PM

✔️ Arena Rock Country: Rookies Pub | Geneva | 8-11PM

🎟️ Lonestar: Arcada Theater | St. Charles | 8PM | Event info

✔️ ZooFunkYou: Sidecar Supper Club | Batavia | 8-11PM | Event info

🎟️ This End Up: Club Arcada | St. Charles | 8:30PM | Event info

🎟️ Mike Wheeler Band: House Pub | St. Charles | 9:30PM-2AM | Event info

Saturday (6/22) ⬇️

✔️ The Old Fashioneds and Elliot Quast: Grainology | Batavia | Sometime between 12-7PM

✔️ Frank Smiles: 93 Octane Brewing | St. Charles | 1-4PM

🎟️ Rock the Fox — Deluxury, Flavor, Cox's Army, and Cock 'n' Bull: Batavia Moose | 2-8PM | Event info

✔️ Jay Cherry: Brother Chimp Brewing | North Aurora | 6-9PM

✔️ Lark&Laurel: Geneva Winery | Geneva | 6-9PM | Event info

✔️ Mike Vermeland: Rookies Pub | St. Charles | 6-9PM

✔️ John Blomquist: Riverlands Brewing | St. Charles | 6-9PM | Event info

✔️ Anthony Padilla: Preservation | Geneva | 6:30-10PM | Event info

✔️ Jeff Handley: D and G Brewing | St. Charles | 7PM

✔️ Mary Hunt: Foxfire | Geneva | 7PM | Musician info

✔️ Jacquelyn Vale: The James | Geneva | 7PM | Musician info

🎟️ Mellenium & Interstate 90s: EvenFlow | Geneva | 7PM | Event info

✔️ The Frizz: Aurelio’s | Geneva | 7-11PM

✔️ Steve Bores: D and G Brewing | St. Charles | 7PM

✔️ Richard Dean: The Evergreen Pub | St. Charles | 7PM | Event info

🎟️ Rick Saucedo: Moonlight Theatre | St. Charles | 7:30PM | Event info

🎟️ Noah Gabriel: Pollyanna Brewing | St. Charles | 7:30-10:30PM | Musician info

✔️ Johnny Burnett: ROX at Hotel Baker | St. Charles | 7:30-11PM | Musician info

✔️ Live music: Craft Urban | Geneva | 8PM

✔️ This End Up: Rookies Pub | Geneva | 8-11PM | Musician info

✔️ Not Petty: Tanna Tap | Geneva | 8PM | Event info

✔️ Andie: Alibi | St. Charles | 8PM

✔️ The Heels: Rock n’ Ravioli | St. Charles | 8PM

✔️ Lost Pyramids: Sidecar Supper Club | Batavia | 8-11PM | Event info

🎟️ Los Lonely Boys: Arcada Theater | St. Charles | 8PM | Event info

✔️ Bill Czerny: Pal Joey’s | Batavia | 8:30-11PM

🎟️ Tony Ocean: Club Arcada | St. Charles | 8:30PM | Event info

🎟️ GoatBelly, Echo Pilot (Nashville, Tn) & Eugeine Grey and The Bad Habits: House Pub | St. Charles | 9:30PM-2AM | Event info

Sunday (6/23) ⬇️

✔️ Syahi: Riverlands Brewing | St. Charles | 1-4PM | Event info

✔️ Drew Clausen: Preservation | Geneva | 1-4PM | Event info

✔️ Minor Damage: Rookies Pub | Geneva | 2-5PM | Musician info

✔️ Jim Gruden: Geneva Winery | Geneva | 2-5PM | Event info

✔️ Matt Garcia: Brother Chimp Brewing | North Aurora | 2-5PM | Musician info 

✔️ New Vintage Strings: Art History Brewing | Geneva | 2-5PM

✔️ Jim Duncan: Whiskey Bend | St. Charles | 3-6PM

🎟️ Songs of Sinatra w/ Nick Pontarelli: Club Arcada | St. Charles | 3:30-7PM | Event info

✔️ Bluegrass Sunday: Sidecar Supper Club | Batavia | 4-7PM | Event info

✔️ Matthew Kopecky: Aurelio’s | Geneva | 5-8PM | Musician info

✔️ Harmonic Haze: Batavia Popcorn Depot | 6-8PM

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