Clubs: Howard and the White Boys in Mt. Prospect

Blues Bar, 2 W. Busse Ave., Mount Prospect: Class of '68, 9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11; Howard and the White Boys, Saturday, 9:30 p.m. Feb. 12. (847) 788-9977 or blues-bar.com.

Beans & Leaves Coffee & Tea Cafe, 320 Old McHenry Road, Long Grove: Long Grove Wood and Wire (guitar, mandolin duo), 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12; Merv Collins (fingerstyle guitar), 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13. All free. (847) 821-0011.

Blue Star Wine Bar, 1209 N. Noble St., Chicago: Fire & Rain, an Oak Lawn-based band, presents musical tribute to James Taylor, 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11. (773) 278-2233 or bluestarwinebar.com.

The Chambers, 6881 N. Milwaukee, Niles: Vocalist Connie Marshall and pianist Johnny Gabor, 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13; The Johnny Gabor Trio with pianist Johnny Gabor and vocalists Connie Marshall and Daniella “Cha-Cha” Montoya; 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16. Dancing, dining. No cover charge. (847) 647-8282.

Chicago Prime Steakhouse, 1444 E. Algonquin Road, Schaumburg: Neil Rose Trio, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11; Bon Vivants, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12; Laura Preston, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, and Wednesday, Feb. 16; and Ed Collins, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17. (847) 969-9900 or ChicagoPrimeSteakhouse.com.

Cubby Bear Lincolnshire, 21661 N. Milwaukee Ave., Lincolnshire: Afterglow, Green Thirteen, 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11; Country Music Night with Suburban Cowboys, 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, (free). (847) 541-4700 or cubbybear.com/lincolnshire.

Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine: Arra, Friction, 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11 ($7); 7th Heaven, 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12 (($7); Streetlight Manifesto, Lionize, A Loss for Words, Terrible Things, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, (($15). (847) 358-9150 or durtynellies.com.

FitzGerald's, 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn: James Hunter, Joel Paterson, 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, (($20); Savoy Brown, Kim Simmonds, Saturday, 9 p.m. Feb. 12, (($25); Felix and Dave, 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, in the SideBar (free). (708) 788-2118 or fitzgeraldsnightclub.com.

Harlem Avenue Lounge, 3701 S. Harlem Ave., Berwyn: The Kingsnakes, 9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, (($6); Barrelhouse Chuck & The Blue Lights, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, (($6); Solo by Old Town School of Folk Music's Joe Filisko, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, (free); Open Mic Blues Jam, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, (free). (708) 484-3610 or harlemavenuelounge.com.

John Barleycorn, 1100 American Lane, Schaumburg: Hi-Infidelity, 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, ($9); Rock Chicago All Ages Rock Show, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, (($8). (847) 619-5540.

Montrose Room at the InterContinental O'Hare Hotel, 5300 N. River Road, Rosemont: Hidden Village, Friday, Feb. 11; Buckwheat Zydeco, Thursday, Feb. 17. (847) 544-5300.

Peggy Kinnane's Irish Restaurant and Pub, 8 N. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights: Midnight, 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11; June's Got the Cash, 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12. (847) 577-7733 or peggykinnanes.com.

Penny Road Pub, 545 Penny Road, Barrington: Vintage, A Born Plague, 9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11. (847) 428-0562 or pennyroadpub.com.

Two Way Street Coffee House, 1047 Curtiss St., Downers Grove: Switchback, 8:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11 (($7). (630) 969-9720 or twowaystreet.org.

Via Bella, 75 S. LaGrange Road, La Grange: Frank Sinatra Dinner Show features Sinatra tribute artist Nick Pontarelli at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12. Evening also features dinner and dancing. Call for pricing information. (708) 482-0055.