Friendly Music Community

05/31/2026

Sunday afternoons are best spent at Friendly’s listening to local musicians. Check out a favorite of ours - Jamgrass Project a free range string playing grassified tunes.

05/31/2026

Start your Sunday morning with a coffee at Friendly and listen to Bobby and Tommy of the Nobodies take the Friendly stage.

05/30/2026

Sign up today for our Group Guitar sessions. First session starts Monday, June 1st. Each session is 50 minutes and it’s $195 for 8 sessions meeting on Monday evenings in the Friendly Community Room. Check out the website for more information about each session. Link in bio.

05/30/2026

Story Improv 90 Second Stories
Individual seminars are loaded with prompts. The objective is to jog your memory with quick suggestions for themes followed by the opportunity to tell a 90-second story. These short, short stories should give you the raw material to create longer pieces for presentation.
Meet Your Instructor: Errol McLendon

Link in bio to sign up. $25 per session, meets on select Sundays.

05/30/2026

Today at Friendly, the Jazz Showcase features the Steve Knight Duo. From a 4-star Downbeat debut to the Chicago stage—experience the refined, “New York-meets-Chicago” sound of a true modern jazz master.

05/30/2026

05/30/2026

This weekend at Friendly’s

Saturday 5/30

Beyond Borders 10AM - Noon
This dynamic group effortlessly blends pop, jazz, and bluegrass with a beyond-belief style and spirit all their own.

Jazz Showcase - Steve Knight Duo 4-6 PM
From a 4-star Downbeat debut to the Chicago stage—catch guitarist Steve Knight live! Experience the refined, “New York-meets-Chicago” sound of a true modern jazz master.

All Purpose Grind 8 PM
Get ready for the high-energy, “Eclectic Electric Soul” of All Purpose Grind—a funky five-piece powerhouse blending rock, blues, and grit with a unique fiddle-driven edge.

Sunday, 5/31

Tommy and Bobby of the Nobodies at the Sunday Church of Singer Songwriters 10 AM - Noon
Bobby Quatro (lead vocals/guitar) and Tommy Valenzano (lead guitar/vocals) of The Nobodies (Chicago USA) will be performing songs from their debut EP - EVEN THE SCORE, VOL. 1 and from their forthcoming follow-up.  
They combine a punk-derived recklessness and garage-rock sensibility with lyrical wit and a bittersweet vulnerability. Their songs will help you forget your troubles and remember your triumphs.

Friendly Write In with Michelle Young 10:00–11:30 AM
Are you struggling to find time for writing? We got you! Weekly Writers Group, No Charge, Every Sunday. Drop-ins welcome—stories, comedy, music; what’s your jam?

Sunday Matinee: Jamgrass Project  3-5 PM
A free range string band playing originals and grassified interpretations of old-time, bluegrass and rock tunes.

Come for the music, stay for the community. We’ll see you this weekend.

05/25/2026

Head on over to Friendly’s Tuesday, May 26th at 7PM when AJ Rosales takes the stage.

AJ’s style is not easy to classify, but his progressively acoustic tendencies tend to dominate his compositions. His rhythmic, expressive and emotive delivery gets peppered with experimental colors, and an infusion of soulfulness. He draws comparisons to Pete Townshend, Cat Stevens, Nick Drake, and Bob Mould, however he delivers his own unique hybrid sound, blending multiple genres into a cohesive and modern sensibility that sounds like “AJ”.