Suburban clubs

Beans & Leaves Coffee & Tea Cafe, 320 Old McHenry Road, Long Grove: Long Grove Wood and Wire Company (guitar/mandolin duo), 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13; Jimmy Liggett (blues/folk), 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14. Free. (847) 821-0011.

Blues Bar, 2 W. Busse Ave., Mount Prospect: Mercury Rising, 9:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12; Freak Freely 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13; Our Name is Jonas, 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13. (847) 788-9977 or blues-bar.com.

Caboose’s Bar & Grill, 300 Crescent, Geneva: “A Nite with Stevie, Blondie & Joplin” features Sharon Hartley of The Rockell Band performing hits of female singers Stevie Nicks, Blondie, Janis Joplin and others. 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, (no cover charge). Guy Dominick, lead guitarist from the band Hi Infidelity, performs an evening of rock favorites. 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, (no cover). (630) 232-9448 or caboosebar.com.

Carlucci Restaurant, 1801 Butterfield Road, Downers Grove: New Image Band, 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13. The Moods Duo, 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18. (630) 512-0990 or carluccirestaurant.com.

The Chambers, 6881 N. Milwaukee, Niles: Vocalist Connie Marshall and pianist Johnny Gabor, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, (no cover). (847) 647-8282.

Cubby Bear North, 21661 N. Milwaukee Ave., Lincolnshire: Mr. Slate, 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, ($3); Country Night with Lucky Town., 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, ($5). (847) 541-4700 or cubbybear.com/lincolnshire.

Durty Nellie’s, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine: Suburban Cowboys, 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, ($6); Legacy of Seattle, Given to Fly, Alice in Chains tribute, Nevermind, 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, ($6); Jazz Consortium Big Band, 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, ($10). (847) 358-9150 or durtynellies.com.

FitzGerald’s, 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn: Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound, 9:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, ($12); Buck Owens Birthday Celebration with Cropduster, 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, in the SideBar music room; C.J. Chenier & His Red Hot Louisiana Band, 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, ($15); Bill O’Connell’s Chicago Skyliners, 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, ($5-$10). (708) 788-2118 or fitzgeraldsnightclub.com.

Harlem Avenue Lounge, 3701 S. Harlem Ave., Berwyn: Rodney Brown & Hotrod, 9:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, ($6); Sharon Lewis & The Texas Fire, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, ($6); Solo by Marty Sammon, 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, (free); Open Mic Blues Jam, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, (free). (708) 484-3610 or harlemavenuelounge.com.

Penny Road Pub, 545 Penny Road, Barrington: Case In Point, 11 p.m. Friday, Aug, 12, in the Rock Room; The Last Affliction, Ignition, Here Goes Nothing, Knockout Kid, Lights Out Dancing, 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, in the Rock Room; Persistence of Memory, King Casey, David & Goliath, 8 p.m. Aug. 12, on the main stage; Sugarwall, Lost Years, 10:45 p.m. Saturday, Aug, 13, in the Rock Room; Rock Bottom (UFO tribute), Lifelike Violence, Rena Poulakis Newman, Vanessa E., 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, on the main stage; David Green, 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, in the rooftop beer garden. (847) 428-0562 or pennyroadpub.com.

Porter’s Pub, 1250 Bowes Creek Blvd., Elgin: The Niche Duo, 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12. No cover charge. (847) 214-5877 or bowescreekcc.com/porters.

Two Way Street Coffee House, 1047 Curtiss St., Downers Grove: Long Journey Home, 8:15 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, ($7). (630) 969-9720 or twowaystreet.org.

Viper Alley, 275 Parkway Drive, Lincolnshire: Vertical Horizon, 8:15 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, ($30). Eliminator (ZZ Top tribute), 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, ($7-$10). (847) 499-5000 or viper-alley.com.