Good news, music fans. You can spend your entire summer budget at Summerfest and still check out live music for free all summer long all over the city.

Take your pick of jazz, rock and an array of local bands in between. Milwaukee's weekly concerts offer something for everyone. Grab some food, some friends and enjoy a free Milwaukee summer night with some great summer tunes.

Sunday

Cafe Sopra Mare
Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, Mercury Courtyard- 2220 N. Terrace Ave.
All concerts 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
cavtmuseums.org

June 3: Wisconsin Conservatory of Music Jazz (Museum will extend FREE ADMISSION to all guests from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on this day)
June 10: Myserk Celtic Quartet
June 17: Peter Baime
June 24: Good Vibes
July 1: Macyn Taylor
July 8: The Painted Caves
July 15: Padilla & Tatnall
July 22: Kurt Von Eckroth
July 29: Tocco Rico
August 5: Gorence & Di Cristo
August 14: Keith Watling
August 19: 4th Street Elevator
August 26: Joseph Di Frances
September 2: Trio Du Monde
September 9: Roller Mills String Band
September 16: Lydian Hards
September 23: Carl Stehling
September 30: Wordlwind Jazz Trio

Fine Arts Quartet
Helen Bader Concert Hall, 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd (414) 229-4308
All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m.

June 10: Beethoven Quartet, Zimbalist Quartet (1959), Faure Piano Quintent No.2, Op.115; guest pianist Xiayin Wang
June 17: Haydn Quartet Op.74-2, Dohnanyi Quartet No.2, Beethoven Quartet Op.59-3
June 24: Mozart Quartet KV 575, Debussy Estampes, Schubert "Trout" Quintent; with guest pianist Menahem Pressler and guest string bassist Robert Kassinger.

Franklin Park Concert Series
Bandshell at Lion Legends Park, 8050 S. Legend Drive, Franklin
All concerts begin at 1:30 pm. Check the website as performers are announced.

June 24
July 8
July 22
August 5
August 19

Sunday Blues
The Iron Horse Hotel, 500 W. Florida St. (888) 543-4766
theironhorsehotel.com

May 27: Blue Ribbon Band
June 24: Robert Allen Jr.
July 29: Alex Wilson
August 26: Bobby Evans Band
September 30: Reverend Raven and the Chain-Smokin' Altar Boys

Monday

Courtyard Music Series -- Monday Night Jazz
Italian Conference Center Courtyard, 631 E. Chicago St.
All concerts 6:30 p.m.

June 4: Bob Maynard and The Milwaukee Connection
June 11: Jackson Dordell and the Ray Tabs Trio
June 18: Vivo Rio featuring Pam Duronio, Tim Stemper, and Warren Wiegrantz
June 25: Frank De Miles All Stars
July 9: Joanne Mattson with Paul Lang, Joel Freisinger, Tom Sorce and Brian Ford
July 16: Sandra Mandella with the Tom Sorce Band
July 23: Joe Zarcone with Sharon Schmidt and Jeff Stoll
July 30: Anita Stemper with the Tom Sorce Band
August 6: Frank De Miles and Company
August 13: Jack & Jill Jazz featuring Jack Grassel, Jill Jensen, John Babbitt and Johnny Padilla
August 20: Bob Maynard and The Milwaukee Connection
August 27: Janet Planet with Tom Theabo, Ross Pederson, and Dan Loomis
September 10: Pete Sorce and Jeff Lebarge with Swing Explosion Band
September 17: Ellen Winters Group (Tribute to Rosemary Clooney)
September 24: Gail Valenti with Joel Freisinger, Tom Sorce and Brian Ford

Musical Mondays
Lake Park, 3233 E. Kenwood Blvd., Picnic Area 3
All concerts 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
lakeparkfriends.org

July 2: Liberty Call U.S. Navy Showband from Great Lakes Naval Base
July 9: Mandragora Tango
July 16: Manty Ellis Quartet
July 23: Philomusica String Quartet
July 30: Grandsons (& Granddaughters) of the Pioneers
August 6: Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society
August 13: Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet
August 20: Patrick Ball, Celtic Harper, with his "Theater of Legend"
August 27: All-Star SUPERband

Tuesday

Bay View Chill on the Hill
Humboldt Park Bandshell, 3000 S. Howell Ave.
Opening acts start at 6 p.m.; main acts run 6:30-8:30 p.m.
bayviewneighborhood.org

June 5: TBA
June 12: Honkytonkitis/The Carpetbaggers
June 19: The Squeezettes
June 26: Great Lake Drifters/Vitrolum Republic
July 3: American Legion Band
July 10: Opus Jazz
July 17: Fresh Cut Collective
July 24: Dick Satan Trio/The Exotics
July 31: I Am Not a Pilot
August 7: Orpheus/The Bottom Line
August 14: The Gleasons
August 21: The Barrettes/Venus in Furs
August 28: D'Calleson

Courtyard Music Series -- Tuesday Bluesday
Italian Conference Center Courtyard, 631 E. Chicago St.
All concerts 6:30 p.m.

June 5: Steve Cohen Band with Greg Koch
June 12: Bryan Lee "Braille Blues Daddy" and His Band
June 19: Jim Liban Blues Combo
June 26: LeRoy Airmaster with Junior Brantley
July 10: All-Star SUPERband
July 17: Perry Weber & the De Villes
July 24: Robert Allen Jr. Band
July 31: La Chazz
August 7: Greg Koch Funk Quartet
August 14: Reverend Raven & the Chain-Smokin' Altar Boys
August 28: Jim Liban Combo
September 4: Bel-Airs
September 11: Dave Miller Blues Band
September 18: LeRoy Airmaster
September 25: Reverend Raven & the Chain-Smokin' Altar Boys

Wednesday

Concerts at the Cathedral
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 812 N. Jackson St., (414) 276-9814
12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
stjohncathedral.org

May 30: Michael Batcho, organ
June 6: Sheri Masiakowski, organ
June 13: Dr. Thomas Fielding, organ
June 20, Dr. H. Ricardo Ramirez, organ
June 27: Daniel Beliavsky, piano & Yuri Beliavsky, violin

Ethnic Concert Series
Trimborn Farm, 8881 W. Grange Ave., Greendale (414) 529-7724
All concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. $10 donation suggested.
milwaukeehistory.net

June 20
July 18
August 15

Live @ the Lakefront
Discovery World, 500 N. Harbor Dr., (414) 765-9966
5:30 - 9:30 p.m.
liveatthelakefront.com
July 11 - August 29

Music in the Glen
5910 N. Milwaukee River Parkway, Glendale
musicintheglen.org
All concerts 7 p.m.

June 27: Kids From Wisconsin (at Whitefish Bay High School Auditorium)
July 4: Glendale Days (at Kletzsch Park)
July 11: TBA
July 18: The Concord Chamber Orchestra
July 25: Kay Stiefel and Peter Donald
August 1: Vivo
August 8: Mr. Lucky Syndicate

River Rhythms
Pere Marquette Park, 900 N. Plankinton Ave.
westown.org
All concerts 6:30-9 p.m.

June 13: Fresh Cut Collective
June 20: Brother
June 27: Steve Cohen Blues Allstars with Junior Brantley & Greg Koch
July 11: Jeanna Salzer Trio & The Crooked Keys
July 18: Madison County
July 25: Milwaukee Battle of the Bands
August 1: Madisalsa
August 8: Trapper Schoepp & The Shades
August 15: Skerryvore
August 22: Five Card Studs
August 29: Pat McCurdy

Tosa Tonight
Rotary Performance Pavilion, 68th and State Streets, Wauwatosa
tosatonight.com
Opening act begins at 5 p.m. and main act at 7 p.m. Check the website as details are announced.

Waterfront Wednesdays
Pewaukee Lake Beach, 120 W. Wisconsin Ave.
waterfrontwednesday.com
All shows 6-9 p.m.

June 6: Boy Band + 1
June 13: Andrea and the Mods
June 20: Burgundy Ties
June 27: Soul Kitchen
July 11: Knock on Wood
July 18: Hat Trick
July 25: Kojo
August 1: Step-in-Out
August 8: Steriotype
August 15: The Danny Miller Band
August 22: Stoneship Eden
August 29: Crazy Man's Basement
September 5: Boomer Nation

Wednesday Night Live
Budweiser Music Pavilion, Wisconsin State Fair Park, 8100 W. Greenfield Ave.
All shows 6:30 - 10:30 p.m. Check the website as more details are announced.

Westown Farmers Market
Zeidler Union Square, 301 W. Michigan St.
westown.org
Check the website as more details are announced.

Wonderful Wednesdays Family Concerts
Lake Park, 3233 E. Kenwood Blvd., Picnic Area 3
lakeparkfriends.org
If it rains, go to the pavilion at the top of the Grand Staircase
All concerts 6:30-7:30 p.m.

June 27: The Chickadees
July 11: Gypsy Geoff
July 18: The Squeezettes
July 25: The Mark Davis Trio
August 1: Ken Baron
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