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🎸 Live music

*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.

Monday (12/22)

🎟️ New Vintage Strings Candlelight Quartet: Pollyanna Brewing | St. Charles | 7-9PM 

Tuesday (12/23)

✔️ James Libera: Squire Ale House | Campton Hills | 5:30-8:30PM

✔️ Quarter Turn Quartet: Sidecar Supper Club | Batavia | 6:30-7:30PM

Wednesday (12/24)

✔️ Russell and Nicole Hoke: Squire Ale House | Campton Hills | 5:30-7:30PM

Thursday (12/25)

✔️ No music. Christmas Day.

Friday (12/26)

✔️ Wagon Wheel Duo: Squire Ale House | Campton Hills | 6-9PM

✔️ Rob and Max: Nobel House Geneva | Geneva | 6-9PM

✔️ Ian Leith: The Wine Exchange | St. Charles | 6-9PM

✔️ Anthony Padilla: Brother Chimp Brewing | North Aurora | 6-9PM 

✔️ Los Dudes: Preservation | Geneva | 6:30-10PM

✔️ Ethan Larson: McNally's | St. Charles | 7-10PM

🎟️ Boy Hits Car, Cam Camorilla and Now It's Dark: The WC Social Club | West Chicago | 7:30PM

🎟️ Anthem’s “Grand Illusion” - A tribute to Styx: Arcada Theatre | St. Charles | 8PM 

✔️ Peter Miletic: ROX at Hotel Baker | St. Charles | 8-11PM

✔️ Pete Martino: Studio 64 (Arcada Theatre) | St. Charles | 8:30PM

🎟️ The Jersey Girls: Club Arcada | St. Charles | 8:30PM 

🎟️ Hairbanger's Ball: EvenFlow | Geneva | 9PM

🎟️ Pop Punk Night with Chart Attack: The House Pub | St. Charles | 9PM

✔️ Christian Alan Hansen: Sidecar Supper Club | Batavia | 9-10PM

Saturday (12/27)

✔️ Noah Gabriel: Brother Chimp Brewing | St. Charles | 6-8PM

✔️ Tyler Krienitz: Brother Chimp Brewing | North Aurora | 6-9PM

✔️ Drew Clausen: The Wine Exchange | St. Charles | 6-9PM

✔️ Keith Scott: Riverlands Brewing | St. Charles | 6-9PM

✔️ Jake Mack: Fox Social | St. Charles | 6-9PM 

✔️ Mike Vermeland: Squire Ale House | Campton Hills | 6-9PM

✔️ Aaron Kelly: Preservation | Geneva | 6:30-10PM

✔️ Corey Marshall: Batavia Moose Lodge | Batavia | 7-10PM

✔️ Joe Nanzer: McNally's | St. Charles | 7-10PM 

✔️ Stone the Crow Duo: Sturdy Shelter | Batavia | 7-10PM 

🎟️ BoDeans: Arcada Theatre | St. Charles | 8PM

✔️ Thomas Linsk Trio w/ Michael Fiorino and Chuck Schwartz: ROX at Hotel Baker | St. Charles | 8-11PM

✔️ Frankie “Hollywood” Rodriguez: Studio 64 (Arcada Theatre) | St. Charles | 8:30PM

🎟️ The Flat Cats – Swingin’ In Christmas: Club Arcada | St. Charles | 8:30PM 

✔️ Pete Jive: Sidecar Supper Club | Batavia | 9-11PM 

🎟️ Whiskey Friends - The Morgan Wallen Experience: EvenFlow | Geneva | 9:30PM 

🎟️ Fresh Hops: The House Pub | St. Charles | 9:30PM-1AM

Sunday (12/28)

✔️ Frankie Smiles: Livia Italian Eatery | Geneva | 11:30AM-2:30PM

✔️ Dave Ramont: Preservation | Geneva | 1-4PM

✔️ The Three Sons Bluegrass Band: Riverlands Brewing | St. Charles | 1-4PM 

✔️ Classical Christmastide - Live Concert: EvenFlow | Geneva | 2-3PM

🎟️ Songs of Sinatra with Nick Pontarelli: Club Arcada | St. Charles | 3:30-7PM 

✔️ Bluegrass Sunday with The Lucky Pickers: Sidecar Supper Club | Batavia | 4-7PM

✔️ Live Irish Traditional Music Session: McNally's | St. Charles | 4-7PM 

✔️ Hunt House Student Band Showcase: Pollyanna Brewing | St. Charles | 4-7PM

🎟️ The American Harmony Tour - The Association, The Cowsills and The Vogues: Studio 64 (Arcada Theatre) | St. Charles | 8:30PM

Local Open Jams

We recommend calling ahead to confirm dates/times to be safe; details can change at any time.

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