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Work up an appetite with suburban, city Black Wednesday shows

Posted November 17, 2017 5:00 am

Brian Shamie

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Courtesy of John Barry/Big Time PhotoThe Student Body brings the music for your Black Wednesday celebration at Naperville's Empire Burger Bar.

If you're not responsible for the turkey next week, there's a chance you might be looking to bond with some friends or family members without all the nap-inducing side dishes.

Here are some Black Wednesday shows in the suburbs and Chicago you can enjoy to work up your appetite on the night before Thanksgiving.

Brian Allison: 5 p.m. at Main Street Pub, 466 N. Main St., Glen Ellyn. No cover. (630) 790-1734 or themainstreetpub.com.

Waterparks, As It Is, Chapel, Sleep On It: 6 p.m. at House of Blues, 329 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. $18-$22. (312) 923-2000 or houseofblues.com.

There Goes the Neighborhood, Crazy X: 6:30 p.m. at Chicago Loop Sports Bar & Grill, 7 W. Streamwood Blvd., Streamwood. $7. (630) 830-2565 or chicago-loop.com.

Heart to Heartbreaker, Rokkor: 7 p.m. at Penny Road Pub, 545 Penny Road, Barrington. Check with venue for further information. (847) 428-0562 or pennyroadpub.com.

Nick Lynch Band: 7 p.m. at BaseCamp Pub, 5750 Lakeside Drive, Lisle. $5. (331) 777-4712 or basecamppub.com.

Jesse James Dupree & Jackyl: 7 p.m. at H.O.M.E. Bar, 1227 E. Rand Road, Arlington Heights. $20. (847) 749-0253 or homebarchicago.com.

Lemont rockers The Threads headline the Blackout Wednesday music showcase at Chicago's Elbo Room. Courtesy of The Threads

The Threads, Dysfunctional Mariachi, Underclass, Spineless, Heartless, This Is The Way The World Ends, The blood in the snow, Quarter Till Five, Vyse, Children of Dismay: 7 p.m. at Elbo Room, 2871 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $10-$15. (773) 549-5549 or elboroomlive.com.

Mr. Blotto, Little Big Fat: 7 p.m. at Reggies Rock Club, 2109 S. State St., Chicago. $15. (312) 949-0120 or reggieslive.com.

Typesetter (acoustic), Visceral Silver (Maureen Neer of Bloodhype), Sam Porter (Kali Masi), Jason Douglas Swearingen (Turnspit), and more: 7 p.m. at Township, 2200 N. California Ave., Chicago. $5. (773) 384-1865 or townshipchicago.com.

STK Chicago Gets futuriSTK featuring DJ Akib: 7 p.m. at STK, 9 W. Kinzie St., Chicago. Free, but registration is required; dinner and VIP packages also available. (312) 340-5636 or eventbrite.com.

The Safes, The Differents, Little Boy Jr., The Hustle: 7:30 p.m. at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. $10. (773) 281-4444 or ticketfly.com.

Kings of Class (Erik Johnson and Bobby de Maria) are joined by Elliot J and Johan Franzn for the Black Wednesday Banger at The Town in Aurora. Courtesy of RoboToaster Media

Black Wednesday Banger featuring Kings Of Class, Elliot J, Johan Franzn: 8 p.m. at The Town, 2681 E. New York St., Aurora. Free. (630) 499-9975 or thetownbar.com.

Spare Parts, Stampy: 8 p.m. at Schubas Tavern, 3159 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. $10-$12. (773) 525-2508 or lh-st.com.

Wedding Banned: 8 p.m. at Cubby Bear, 1059 W. Addison St., Chicago. $5. (773) 327-1662 or cubbybear.com.

The Blisters, Mikey Wells (of NE-HI): 8 p.m. at Tonic Room, 2447 N. Halsted St., Chicago. $7-$10. (773) 248-8400 or tonicroom.ticketfly.com.

Robin Schulz, Gianni Blu, Smiirk: 8 p.m. at Concord Music Hall, 2047 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. $20-$30. (773) 570-4000 or concordmusichall.com.

Pegboy, The Bollweevils, Airstream Futures, Breakmouth Annie: 8 p.m. at 1st Ward at Chop Shop, 2033 W. North Ave., Chicago. $15. (773) 537-4440 or chopshopchi.com.

Goin' Down South, The Sky Ghosts: 8:30 p.m. at Montrose Saloon, 2933 W. Montrose Ave., Chicago. $5. (773) 463-7663 or montrosesaloon.com.

Boy Band Review, Girl Power Night: 9 p.m. at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. $7. (847) 358-9150 or durtynellies.com.

The Student Body: 9 p.m. at Empire, 48 W. Chicago Ave., Naperville. No cover. (630) 355-9000 or empireburgerbar.com.

The Lake County rockers of Local H headline at Q Bar Glendale Heights on Black Wednesday. Courtesy of Katie Hovland

Local H, Silverside: 9 p.m. at Q Bar Glendale Heights, 2240 Bloomingdale Road, Glendale Heights. $12-$15. (630) 893-9346 or qbarglendaleheights.com.

Fletcher Rockwell, Dozen Buzzin' Cousins: 9 p.m. at FitzGerald's, 6615 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $10, $20. (708) 788-2118 or fitzgeraldsnightclub.com.

Ozuna “ODISEA Society USA Tour” with Wisin: 9 p.m. at Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $140. (800) 745-3000 or rosemont.com/allstate/events/ozuna/.

Davenport Ed: 9 p.m. at Muldoon's Irish Pub, 133 W. Front St., Wheaton. Check with venue for further information. (630) 668-8866 or muldoonswheaton.com.

Family Groove Company: 9 p.m. at Mackey's Hideout, 2601 S. River Road, McHenry. $10. (815) 363-7040 or mackeyshideout.com.

Blue Cloud, Axons, Belmont & Clark, Fauvely: 9 p.m. at Quenchers Saloon, 2401 N. Western Ave., Chicago. $6. (773) 276-9730 or quenchers.com.

Hodie Snitch, Cochino y Los Pistoleros, Wild Earp and the Free For Alls: 9 p.m. at Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $10. (773) 404-9494 or martyrslive.com.

Deals Gone Bad, Mystery Actions: 9 p.m. at Cobra Lounge, 235 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago. $15. (312) 226-6300 or cobralounge.com.

Evil Burrito: 9 p.m. at Spot on 66, 6542 Joliet Road, Countryside. No cover. (708) 588-1702 or spoton66.com.

Keith Semple, Valentine Bennett (acoustic duo): 9:30 p.m. at Nevin's Brewing Company, 12337 IL-59, Plainfield. No cover. (815) 436-3900 or nevinsbrewing.com.

Mike Zabrin's Funktastic: 10 p.m. at Mickey Finn's Brewery, 345 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. $5 donation benefits Feed My Starving Children. (847) 362-6688 or mickeyfinnsbrewery.com.

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