Solid week of music coming up here in Chicago. The only two shows I’m definitely going to are Tommy Keene at Schubas on Thursday and Hey Rosetta! at Lincoln Hall on Friday, but there’s plenty of other interesting stuff that might convince me to venture out on other nights.

One show I will not be seeing, however, is that Slash set with Myles Kennedy on vocals (opening for Billy Idol). Based on the video I’ve seen, I’d much prefer to see Axl Rose show up an hour late with a team of fake Slashes than Slash show up on time with this dude.

Shows in bold are recommended shows, while shows in larger bold red are shows that I plan on going to and/or shows that I really, really think you should be going to. Oh, and be sure to check out the embedded videos/audio below to get a taste of some of the bands playing this week (including Slash and not-Axl performing “Paradise City”).

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Monday, September 6
Empty Bottle: Charlie Deets, Aleks Eva, Photo.sans.nom [FREE SHOW]
South Belmont Harbor: Joyous Outdoor Event – Purple Apple

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Tuesday, September 7
Double Door: Luster, Grey Market, Parts Per Million, Absolutely Perfect
Empty Bottle: MEAH!, Maribelle, Wish Gift [FREE w/ RSVP, $8 door)]
Fireside Bowl: Old Scars, The Old Comiskeys
Hideout: Sanctified Grumblers
Lincoln Hall: Midwest Hype, Soul Vendor, The Velvet Jimis, Dubasaurus
Martyrs: Pecha Kucha
Ronny’s: Blood Feathers, Laura Stevenson and the Cans, Transmontane
Schubas: Songcircle: Chicago Showcase ft. Daysleeper, Emily White, more
Subterranean: Agent Ribbons, 8 Inch Betsy
Whistler: Automata, Information Superhighway, DJ The Gaucho

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Wednesday, September 8
Abbey Pub: Graphic Nature, Wolcott, Dawn Xiana Moon
Beat Kitchen: Young Widows, Helms Alee, Let’s Pet
Empty Bottle: I Ching Quartet, CJ Boyd, Dadad
Evanston SPACE: Carbon Leaf
Hideout: Immediate Sound Series ft. Jason Roebke, Keefe Jackson Trio
House of Blues: Ghostland Observatory
Lincoln Hall: Hallogallo 2010 – Michael Rother and Friends (perf. music of NEU!), Disappears
Martyrs: Papadosio, Finley Knight
Mayne Stage: The Spring Standards, Cains and Abels, What About Rosalind
Museum of Contemp. Art: Rhys Chatham Trio ft. Tim Barnes & David Daniell, John Wiese, Bill Orcutt
Reckless Records (Wicker Park – 12pm): Bill Orcutt
Reggie’s Rock Club & Music Joint (6pm): Reggie’s 3-year Anniversary ft. Ha Ha Tonka, Treaty of Paris, more
Riviera: Billy Idol, Slash ft. Myles Kennedy
Ronny’s: Khann, Wasted Fortune, Giraffe Amputation
Schubas: Rick Shapiro, Prescott Tolk, Drew Michael, Junior Stopka
Subterranean: Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, Otouto, Key Losers
Whistler: Flagstaff

Slash w/ Myles Kennedy: “Paradise City” (video)
Michael Rother + Friends: live at Lincoln Center (video)

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Thursday, September 9
Beat Kitchen: Lionheart, Donnybrook!, Call to Preserve, Stand United, All To Hell
Darkroom: Fort Wilson Riot, Holyoke, Zapruder Point, The Benders
Double Door: Miami Horror, The Midnight Conspiracy, Codebreaker, Kid Color
Empty Bottle: The Bears of Blue River, Thieving Irons, Teenage Rage
Evanston SPACE: Garnt Rogers, Luke Sayers
Hideout: Cool Devices, Frigates, Tacoma Narrows
Lincoln Hall: Marina & The Diamonds, Young The Giant
Logan Square Aud.: Sleep, Lichens, Ga’an
Martyrs: Great American Taxi, Steakhouse Mints
Metro: Ludo, There for Tomorrow, The Graduate, Tommy & The High Pilots
Reggie’s Rock Club: Pac Div, Chuck Inglish and VIPJ of Cool Kids, DJ Skooda
Ronny’s: TV Buddhas, Birth, Death Valley, Billy Harris
Schubas: Tommy Keene (performing “Songs From The Film”), The Handcuffs
Subterranean: The Love Shots, Mother Culture, Ryan Traster, Empire State Express
Whistler: Battlehooch, Village

Tommy Keene: “Places That Are Gone” (on Conan O’Brien in 1994)

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Friday, September 10
Abbey Pub: The Strawbs (acoustic), Sir Plastic Crimewave
Beat Kitchen: The Ataris, Gasoline Heart, The Scissors, Finishing School
Bottom Lounge (Volcano Room): Reunion: Papa Tony, Electrik Bill, DJ Misfit, Erik Flash
Double Door: Fu Manchu, Black Tusk, Audio Violence, Anxiety High
Empty Bottle: Rangda, Efterklang, Michael Zerang/Jim Baker Duo, Buke & Gass
Evanston SPACE (7pm): Anais Mitchell
Evanston SPACE (10pm): Devon Allman’s Honeytribe
Hideout: Death Ships, Clip Art, John Roeser Avenue, T’bone
House of Blues: The Giving Tree Band, JC Brooks/Uptown Sound, How Far to Austin, The Future Laureates
Lincoln Hall: Hot Hot Heat, 22-20s, Hey Rosetta!
Lucky Gator Loft: UV Race, Raw Nerve, Population, Daylight Robbery
Martyrs: Papa Grows Funk, BS Brass Band, Hot Club of Detroit
Mayne Stage: HeyPenny, Kyle Andrews, Seafarer, A Light Sleeper
Metro: A.D.D., Skank, Kastasyde, The Burning Down, Stuck Underwater
Old Town School of Folk: Sam Amidon, Via Tania
Reggie’s Rock Club: Typical Cats, Qwel & Maker, DJ SPS, more
Riviera: Ratatat, Dom, Bobby Birdman
Ronny’s: The Amazing Larries, Talky Tina, Lynyrds Innards, Sore Subjects
Schubas: Matt Ryd, Mike Mentzer, Little Light
Subterranean: Skybox, What Laura Says

Hey Rosetta!: “Young Glass” (live video/new tune)
Skybox: “In A Dream” (video)

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Saturday, September 11
Abbey Pub: Anatomy of Habit, E.T. Habit, Lechuguillas, Disrobe
Aragon: Ruben Blades, Tito Nieves, Gilberto Santarosa
Beat Kitchen (11:30am): Concert for Kids Block Party
Beat Kitchen (8:30pm): The Bomb, Noise by Numbers, The Transgressions, No Enemy!
Chicago Theatre: Dukes of September Rhythm Revue (Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs)
Crown Tap Room: Mississippi Gabe
Double Door: Kele, Does It Offend You Yeah?, Innerpartysystem
Empty Bottle: High Places, Wooden Shjips, Julian Lynch, Ahleuchatistas
Evanston SPACE: Chris Smither
House of Blues: Led Zeppelin 2 (tribute)
Lincoln Hall (7pm): Alice Peacock (Rock for Reading benefit)
Lincoln Hall (10:30pm): Just Desserts #10 – The Hood Internet, Kid Static
Martyrs: Assembly of Dust
Mayne Stage: Chevere
Metro: Monsters, Rooks, Thieves, Demolisher
Old Town School of Folk: Abigail Washburn
Park West: Ludacris
Reggie’s Rock Club: The Tossers, Nefarious Fat Cats, Scott Lucas and the Married Men, Das Kapital
Ronny’s: Let Me Run, Rust Belt Lights, X Is For Eyes
Saki (3pm): Streets On Fire
Schubas: Unicycle Loves You, Village, The Nurse Novels
Subterranean: Apteka, Sissy Mena, Secret Colours, Kam
Vic: Xavier Rudd & Izintaba, Good Old War

Apteka: Traitors 7″ (audio)
Kele: “Tenderoni” (video)

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Sunday, September 12
Beat Kitchen: Girl in a Coma, Hacienda, Sick of Sarah
Empty Bottle: CAVE, Cloudland Canyon, Mick Barr, Helen Money
Lincoln Hall: Wavves, Christmas Island, Killer Whales
Mayne Stage: Cathy Richardson, Wendy Colonna
Old Town School of Folk: Voices of Resistance Nice – Fair and Lovely
Reckless Records (Wicker Park – 2pm): Cloudland Canyon
Reggie’s Rock Club: The Chop Tops, The Gravetones, Johnny Murder and the 25 To Life, more
Schubas: Emily Wells, Angel Olsen
Subterranean: The Rails, Crash Hero, Standby Radio
Whistler: Perseus Noble, Chew Heart

Hacienda: “She’s Got A Hold On Me” (video)
Wavves: “Post Acid” (video)

Wow, talk about a slow week. I suppose if I cared about any of the artists at the North Coast Festival I might think otherwise, but as it stands, it looks like I’ll be attending one, maybe two, shows this week. Not good. That said, the Thomas Function/White Mystery/Cococoma show at Crown Tap Room on Saturday is a major winner, and it gives me the opportunity to finally check out Crown Tap Room. See you there?

Shows in bold are recommended shows, while shows in larger bold red are shows that I plan on going to and/or shows that I really, really think you should be going to.

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Monday, August 30
Double Door: Names Divine, Nude Sunrise, Forbes/Young Duo, The Kremlin
Empty Bottle: Stereo Total, Brilliant Pebbles, Boutros
Hideout: Daddy’s Book Party ft. Lindsay Hunter, Lindsay’s Dad, Blake Butler, more
Martyrs: Booty Movement Coalition
Pritzker Pavilion (12pm): Future Rock
Ronny’s: Almanac, Cody Copeland, Pat Hull, Zikr
Schubas: Volcanoes Make Islands, Scott Lucas & The Married Men, Mutts, more

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Tuesday, August 31
Empty Bottle: The Great Society Mind Destroyers, Geffika [FREE w/ RSVP]
Evanston SPACE: The Civil Wars & Madi Diaz, Tim Schurrer
Fireside Bowl: Treasure Fleet, Lipreader, Dastard, FXHK
Hideout: David “Honeyboy” Edwards, Sanctified Grumblers
Lincoln Hall: Orgone, The Right Now, Nootka Sound, The Dirty Diamond DJs
Schubas: Sarah Jaffe, Rego
Subterranean: Community College, Seafarer, House Sounds, Richardson Richardson

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Wednesday, September 1
Abbey Pub: Pro Blak, Fatel Flows, ATrade, Mark n’ Genius, more
Crown Tap Room: Grown Up, Dumpster Babies, Magic Milk
Double Door: Some Years Later, Ambient Green, The Auctioneers, Luring Thieves
Empty Bottle: Tyevk, Loose Dudes, Bummers
Evanston SPACE: Sam & Ruby, Abalone Dots
House of Blues: Apocalyptica, Dir En Grey, Evaline
Martyrs (7pm): Tributosaurus becomes The Moody Blues
Martyrs (10pm): Tributosaurus becomes The Moody Blues
Ravinia: The Beach Boys
Schubas: Eliabeth Cook, Ernie Hendrickson

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Thursday, September 2
Abbey Pub: Counting Cards, File Explodes, Shadow is Past
Beat Kitchen: X Is For Eyes, Lowtalker, The Snips, Belmont Transfer
Crown Tap Room: Verma, Dire Wolves, Solar Fox
Darkroom: Vincent Minor, Slow Witch, Matt Hopper & The Roman Candles, The Devil Whale
Double Door: Ready the Destroyer, Starter Kit, Barcait Couture, Without a Breath
Empty Bottle: JEFF, The Brotherhood, Wizzard Sleeve, Daily Void
Evanston SPACE: BeauSoleil Quartet
Hideout: Baby Teeth, Singing In The Abbey, Man Is A Man
Lincoln Hall: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Telekinesis, The Kickback
Martyrs: Big C Jamboree ft. Gas House Gorillas
Reggie’s Rock Club: Swingin’ Utters, The Menzingers, The Stranger, The Please & Thank Yous
Riviera: Scissor Sisters, Sammy Jo
South Belmont Harbor: Joyous Outdoor Event – JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound
Schubas: Sarah Vonderhaar, Martha Berner
Subterranean: Wolf In A Spacesuit, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., The Single Helix, Earth Program

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Friday, September 3
Abbey Pub: V Sparks, Fifth Story, Just Married, more
Beat Kitchen: Jookabox, Truman & His Trophy
Bottom Lounge: Loyal Divide, The Flavor Savers
Double Door: Jason Gatz, O.D., Que Billah, Boy Illinois, Ronnie Bass, DJ Trentino
Empty Bottle: The Poison Arrows, Follows, This Is Versailles
Hideout: Altered States, Cool Memories, Baltimore Art Department
Lincoln Hall: Murley Shertz, Train Company, Markit 8, Peter Terry
Martyrs: Valius, The Locals, Halfway North
Metro: The Hudson Branch, Camera, Reds and Blue, My My My
North Coast Festival: Chemical Brothers, Paul van Dyk, Pretty Lights, more
Reggie’s Rock Club: The Rosedales, The Mission Creeps, Outburst on the 66
Schubas: California Wives, Color Radio, Panda Riot, Gemini Club (DJ set)
South Belmont Harbor: Joyous Outdoor Event – Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
Subterranean: Begin By Gathering Supplies, Trophy Wives, The Pear Traps, Odd Obsession (DJ)

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Saturday, September 4
Abbey Pub: Kid A (Radiohead trib.), Handsome Devilz (Morrissey/Smiths trib.), Mr. Gray
Aragon: El Tri
Bash on Wabash (12-10pm): Flosstradamus, Hood Internet, more
Beat Kitchen (6pm): Dormlife, Nick Miller and the Neighbors, The Outbreaks, And After
Beat Kitchen (10:30pm): Come On Come On, Pal, The Sleights
Beauty Bar: Baio, DJ Zebo
Bottom Lounge: Boys Noize, Kissy Sellout
Crown Tap Room: Thomas Function, White Mystery, Cococoma
Double Door: The New Mastersounds, Family Groove Company
Empty Bottle: Frontier, special guests
Evanston SPACE: This Must Be The Band
Hideout: Altered States, Cool Memories, Baltimore Art Department
House of Blues: Lucky Boys Confusion, Allister, Facing Forward, Adora
Lincoln Hall/Schubas Boat @ Columbia Yacht Club: Stay Smooth XIV: Nowhere Left to Rum
Lincoln Hall (10:30pm): Dominique Young Unique, BBU, Money Penny (DJ set), more
Martyrs (7pm): Heather Styka
Martyrs (9:30pm): Bakelite Army, Tommi Zender & Friends, Machine Gun Mojo
Metro: The Omega Moos, Wyllys
North Coast Festival: Moby, Umphrey’s McGee, De La Soul, The New Deal, more
Reggie’s Rock Club (5pm): A Wilhelm Scream, Counterpunch, The Sky We Scrape, Thrillage
Reggie’s Rock Club (10pm): William Elliott Whitmore, The Steepwater Band, The Nadas
Ronny’s: Bass Line Bums, Tracer Bullet, On The Attack
Schubas: Bumpus, Rita J, DJRC
South Belmont Harbor: Joyous Outdoor Event – Scotland Yard Gospel Choir
Subterranean (6pm): New Generation Dudes, Weekend FM, Too Close to Perfect, The Orwells
Subterranean (10:15pm): I&A, Wes Restless, Vertual Vertigo, Scheme, Goodlife

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Sunday, September 5
Aragon: Vampire Weekend, Beach House, Dum Dum Girls
Bash on Wabash (12-10pm): Cracker, Asobi Seksu, Detroit Cobras, more
Beat Kitchen: (The Return of) The Gear w/ Phil Angotti, Eric Howell, more
Bottom Lounge: Brendan & Joel of Umphrey’s McGee
Empty Bottle: Warm Ones, Silverghost
Evanston SPACE: Asobi Seksu, Shaper
House of Blues: Crowded House
North Coast Festival: Nas & Damian Marley, Disco Biscuits, Maps & Atlases, Phantogram, more
Reggie’s Rock Club: Ghetto Division, Seel Fresh, Guns Down, Phero, P. Choppa
Ronny’s: Miles of Kyles
Saki (2pm): Radar Eyes
South Belmont Harbor: Joyous Outdoor Event – Ssion, My Gold Mask
Subterranean: House of Normandie, Rabble Rabble, People Sometimes, The Hudson Landing

Very solid week of music in town this week. Several big conflicts, which typically would annoy me, but given how slow things have been for the last month or so, I can handle it.

Shows in bold are recommended shows, while shows in larger bold red are shows that I plan on going to and/or shows that I really, really think you should be going to.

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Monday, August 23
Beat Kitchen: Nathen Maxwell & The Original Bunny Gang, The Crombies
Double Door: Jessica Robbins, A Wu Li Conspiracy, more
Empty Bottle: Dusty Bible, Tirra Lirra, The Brothers Goforth [FREE]
Hideout: Robbie Fulks – String Wizard Trio
Martyr’s: M13, Chris Siebold & Psychles
Park West: Brandon Flowers [SOLD OUT]
Reckless Records/Lakeview (3pm): Julian Lynch
Reggie’s Rock Club: Exodus, Malevolent Creation, Holy Grail, more
Ronny’s: Frozen Teens, Street Legal, Nature Boys, Planet Ketchup
Schubas: Archie Powell & The Exports, Two Star, Stay Golden
Subterranean: Black Bear Combo, Neo, Tribraco, Jim Tashjian Group

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Tuesday, August 24
Darkroom: Ego Likeness, The Ludovico Technique, Short to Ground
Double Door: Small Houses, Mitch Mead, John Davey, more
Empty Bottle: Unsane, Today Is The Day, Keelhaul
Hideout: Sanctified Grumblers
Martyr’s: Farkus, Darrick Thompson, Greg Thomas
Ronny’s: The Hamburglars, International Espionage!, more
Schubas: The Wooden Birds, Dan Mangan, Hospital Ships
Subterranean: Bad City, Dastardly, George Swayne

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Wednesday, August 25
Double Door: Always the Villain, Voodoo Pilot, Ampline, more
Empty Bottle: Paul Collins Beat, Half Rats, Ian Olvera & The Sleepwalkers
Hideout: Immediate Sound Series ft. Elisabeth Harnik, Ken Vandermark, more
Lincoln Hall: Deanna Devore, Cole DeGenova & The People’s Republic, more
Martyr’s: Cabaret Vagabond
Pritzker Pavilion: David Gray & Ray LaMontagne
Reckless Records/Lakeview (6pm): Sarin McHugh and the Everymen
Reckless Records/Wicker Park (3pm): Paul Collins Beat
Reggie’s Rock Club: Enthroned, Destroyer 666, Pathology, Cardiac Arrest
Schubas: Casiokids, Light Pollution

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Thursday, August 26
Abbey Pub: Pheta Morgana, Waiflike, Polymer Twins, Art Garden
Beat Kitchen: Poison Control Center, Holyoke, Chrash
Darkroom: Dorian Taj, La Scala, The Ragtones
Double Door: Dick Wolf!, Conrad Richards, Dozens, Origin of Animal
Empty Bottle: Belmondos, Nathan Xander & Witchouse, Welcome to Ashley
Hideout: Hollows, Tyler Jon Tyler, Half Rats
Lincoln Hall: Vienna Teng & Alex Wong, The Guggenheim Grotto
Martyr’s: 3 in Counting, Ben Keeler & the 500 Club, Dawn Xiana Moon
Park West: Justin Nozuka Band
Reggie’s Rock Club: The Bitter Wigs, Mark the Knife, Lasers and Fast and Shit, more
Ronny’s: The Bumpus Hounds, Dingus, The Roaring .22s, Thirty Case Chase
Schubas: Lou Barlow & The Missingmen, Wye Oak, Young Man
Subterranean: The Lavellas, Mr Russia, Magnetars

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Friday, August 27
Abbey Pub: Gypsyfly, Poundcake
Beat Kitchen: Spitalfield, Just Left, The Forecast
Bottom Lounge: Big Science, Post Honeymoon, The Kickback, Camera
Darkroom: The Melismatics, The Duke of Dark, Blane Fonda, more
Double Door: Otter Petter, Jessica Godwin, Scale Model, The Visitors
Empty Bottle: God Bullies, TV Ghost, White Drugs, My Cold Dead Hand
Logan Square Aud.: Jon Drake & The Shakes, The Shams Band, The Minneapolis Henrys, more
Hideout (6:30pm): Flame Shark, T-Bird Magera, The Cells, Curtis Evans
Hideout (10pm): Michael Columbia, Running, Verma
Lincoln Hall: White Mystery, The 1900s, Lover!
Martyr’s: Hollus, Dirty Rooks, Delta Routine
Metro: Cameron McGill & What Army, Horse in the Sea, more
Old Town School: Fruit Bats, Nathaniel Braddock
Reggie’s Rock Club: Coliseum, Sweet Cobra, Burning Love, Fight Amp
Ronny’s: She Likes Todd, The Tired and True, Loudmouth, The Atrocities
Schubas (7pm): Drag the River (acoustic), Cory Branan
Schubas (10pm): Brent Puls, Death Ships, The Glory Singers
Subterranean: Riot Inside, Room 101, Arma, Echo Son

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Saturday, August 28
Abbey Pub: Benefit for Youth Recordings Chicago
Beat Kitchen: Spitalfield, Nervous Circuits
Bottom Lounge: 1000 Vertical Feet, Phaded
Double Door: American Motherload, Black Angus, Admiral of Black, Blackbox
Empty Bottle: Windy City Soul Club
Hideout: Warmbloods, Mistress Stephanie & Her Melodic Cat
Lincoln Hall: Memoryhouse, Twin Sister, Yawn, Distractions
Martyr’s: Reckoning, Blood on the Tracks, The Rolling ClonesUSA
Metro: Team Bayside High, Zebo, Alex Zelenka, more
Old Town School: Todd Snider
Park West: Zoso (Led Zeppelin tribute)
Reggie’s Rock Club: Textures of Lions, The Megabangers, Fain, more
Ronny’s: Highball, Be My Doppleganger, The Neutron Bombs, Sore Subjects
Saki Records: Paper Mice (4pm), Locks (3pm)
Schubas: The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Wooden Sky
Subterranean: Tub Ring, Dr Killbot, Dr Manhattan, Mose Giganticus

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Sunday, August 29
Aragon: Iggy and the Stooges
Beat Kitchen: Alert, Beckon Q, Roots 101, more
Bottom Lounge: The Audition, Breathe Electric, The Action Blast, more
Double Door: Down-Fi, Rodeo, Dogs of Fortune
Empty Bottle: DISROBE, DAD, Skank Wolf & The Mange
Hideout: Kumail Nanjiani, Beth Stelling, Joselyn Hughes
Lincoln Hall: Carioca Trio
Metro: Curren$y and Friends
Ronny’s: Almanac, Cody Copeland, Pat Hull, Zikr
Saki Records: The Velcro Lewis Group (3pm)
Schubas: TV Torso, Radar Eyes, The Lighthouse and the Whaler
Subterranean: Teenage Bottlerocket, The Reaganomics, Love & Squalor

Shows in bold are recommended shows, while shows in larger bold red are shows that I plan on going to and/or shows that I really, really think you should be going to.

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Monday, August 16
Double Door: The Forty Whacks, ThunderDriver, more
Empty Bottle: Paper Mice, Laarks, Unmanned Ship [FREE]
Hideout: Robbie Fulks – Doghouse Flights w/ Beau Sample
Martyrs: Tin Lynott
Pritzker Pavilion (12pm): The Juan Maclean (DJ set)
Pritzker Pavilion (6:30pm): Lost In The Trees
Schubas: The Names That Spell, Dastardly, Honest Engines, The Hate Maxes
Vic: Interpol, Twin Tigers

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Tuesday, August 17
Abbey Pub: Thirst E, Angie Star, K. Williams, more
Charter One Pavilion: My Morning Jacket
Double Door: Sawbuck, Brother George, The Nashville Wreckers, more
Empty Bottle: Ty Segall, Royal Baths, CoCoComa
Hideout: Sanctified Grumblers
Martyrs: Enlou, Bo & The Locomotive, Benjamin Ezra, Warren Buckler
Permanent Records (5pm): Ty Segall, Baths
Reggie’s Rock Club: Dexterous Roy, Kris Myers of Umphrey’s McGree, Liquid Soul, more
Ronny’s: Crunk Witch, Devon Kay & The Solutions, The Kickback, Sisero
Schubas: Ari Herstand, Joey Ryan & Kenneth Pattengale

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Wednesday, August 18
Abbey Pub: When Clouds Attack, CMKT4, Bullet Called Life, Biographer
Beat Kitchen: The Wild Birds, The Yes Way, Hollis Brown, Governor
Bottom Lounge: Mel Hammond, Alex Zelenks, Source 1
Charter One Pavilion: Paramore, Tegan & Sara
Empty Bottle: Outer Minds, All Things Lucid, Sweet Spots, Yuppies
Hideout: Immediate Sound Series ft. Bhob Rainey, more
Martyrs: Looking Daggers, TAxi, Alma Sub Rosa
Reggie’s Rock Club: Dave Weiner, Rob Balducci, more
Ronny’s: Shit Heads, Sex Robots, Nightcap, more
Schubas: The Sweetback Sisters, Parkington Sisters
Subterranean: Hellsent, Robust, DJ Dallas Jackson

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Thursday, August 19
Abbey Pub: The Canoes, Go Long Mule, Model N, The Van Goghs
Beat Kitchen: Sidewalk Chalk, Mos Scocious, Akasha, more
Bottom Lounge: Volbeat, The Sleeping, Dommin
Darkroom: Milk At Midnight, Tomorrow The Moon, Berserker Theory
Double Door: Soul Summit Dance Party
Empty Bottle: Remaindermen, True Womanhood, Neutral Uke Hotel, Angel Olsen
Evanston SPACE: The Watson Twins, Ferraby Lionheart
Hideout: JT and the Clouds, Dave McGraw and Crow Wing, Mandy Ferrarini
Lincoln Hall: David Singer & The Sweet Science, The Interiors, Nelken
Martyrs: Dead Superheroes Orchestra, more
Park West: An Acoustic Evening w/ Jon Anderson
Reggie’s Rock Club: The Handsome Devilz, Dec8de, Swoon Method
Schubas (7pm): William Fitzsimmons, Rosi Golan [ALL AGES]
Schubas (10pm): William Fitzsimmons, Rosi Golan

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Friday, August 20
Abbey Pub: The Western, The Numbers
Beat Kitchen (6pm): Par Avion, Kirkland, Ava Waits
Beat Kitchen (10:30pm): The Mediums, The Action, Steve Stone
Bottom Lounge: Autolux, This Will Destroy You, Alla
Darkroom: The Rosen Association, 800Belover, more
Double Door: Suns, Robbers, Gaberdine, Brontosaurus
Empty Bottle: Dax Riggs, Brighton MA, Mark Trecka
House of Blues (9pm): STS9
Lincoln Hall: Elsinore, Canasta, The Bears of Blue River
Martyrs: The Charming Beggars, The Webstirs, The Delafields
Metro: Tokyo Police Club, Freelance Whales, Arkells
Old Town School of Folk: The Spares, Mike Mangione & The Union
Reggie’s Rock Club: The Tards, Ramova, Dethwarrant, more
Ronny’s: The Casting Out, Quite a Mob, The Minor League, The American Autumn
Schubas (7:30pm): Bushwalla
Schubas (10pm): The Sadies, Prichard
Subterranean: Doko Benjo, The Jordan Years, Cold Water Mystic
UIC Pavilion: Slayer, Megadeth, Testament

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Saturday, August 21
Abbey Pub: Hospital Garden, Portable Models
Aragon: STS9, Mos Def
Beat Kitchen: The Felix Culpa, O’Brother, Tigers In The Backseat, Machree
Chicago Theatre: The Black Crowes
Double Door: Madina Lake, AM Taxi, The Fold, more
Empty Bottle: A Frames, Headache City, Bloodyminded
Hideout: Mad Decent Block Party ft. POPO, Maluca, more
House of Blues (7:30pm): George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Eddie Shaw
House of Blues (12:30am): Bassnectar
Lincoln Hall: Jimmy Webb, Barry Mann
Martyrs (7pm): Paul Sanchez, Shamarr Allen
Martyrs (9:30pm): 500 Miles to Memphis, Kopecky Family, more
Metro: Nocturna, DJ Scary Lady Sarah
Old Town School of Folk: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Tangleweed
Reggie’s Rock Club: Brain Drill, Flesh Consumed, Arkaik, more
Ronny’s: Joan of Arc, Abner Trio, Maximum Wage, The Blue Ribbon Glee Club
Schubas (7:30pm): Screaming Females, Michael Michael Motorcycle
Subterranean: Sundowner, The Sidekicks, American War, This Is This

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Sunday, August 22
Abbey Pub: Animal City, The Armchairs, The Bears of Blue River, Tin Tin Can
Beat Kitchen: Love of Everything, Eux Autres, City Center
Double Door: The Sparta Philharmonic, The Period, Cottonseed
Empty Bottle: Mumiy Troll, Run Run Run, Raised on Zenith
House of Blues: Rhythym Devils ft. Bill Kreutzmann + Mickey Hart
Reggie’s Rock Club: Goddamn Gallows, Nothing to Gain, Stang Stomper, more
Ronny’s: Kevin Seconds, Jaredd Grabb, Bill Tucker
Saki Records (3pm): Great Society Mind Destroyers, Rabble Rabble
Schubas: The Rails, The Ivorys, The Clergymen
Subterranean: You Hang Up, State & Madison, The Able Body

Sorry about missing last week (again!). I typically write these posts over the weekend, but last weekend was Pitchfork Fest, and I’m sure you can understand that I was busy with other things. This week I have no such excuse.

Shows in bold are recommended shows, while shows in larger bold red are shows that I plan on going to and/or shows that I really, really think you should be going to.

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Monday, July 26
Double Door: We Make Thunder, Canning, Soft Jolts, The Forget Me Nows
Empty Bottle: Sadhu Sadhu, Cool Memories, Forget Cassettes [FREE SHOW]
Hideout: Robbie Fulks – I Heart Alex Chilton
Martyrs: Booty Movement Coalition, WATIV
Pritzker Pavilion (12pm): A Grape Dope ft. Spectronics (Dan Bitney of Tortoise)
Priztker Pavilion (6:30pm): Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens, Bomba Estereo
Reggie’s Rock Club: Bomb The Music Industry, The Gunshy, Sanawon, Sundials
Schubas: David Dondero, The Heligoats, Animal City

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Tuesday, July 27
Beat Kitchen: Chicago Underground Comedy
Double Door: We Drive Yeah, The Grown Ups, Knockhopper, Sir Leo
Empty Bottle: Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens, JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound, more
Hideout: Sanctified Grumblers
House of Blues: The Gaslight Anthem, Tim Barry, Chamberlain
Lincoln Hall: Jump Smokers, Alex Peace, Mixin Marc, Jerzy
Metro: Smashing Pumpkins, Kill Hannah (Benefit for Matthew Leone)
Reggie’s Rock Club: Mysoiree
Ronny’s: Smiley With A Knife, The Para-Medics, Freudian Slip, Communipaw
Schubas: Adam Ezra Group, Ronnie & The Puzzle

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Wednesday, July 28
Beat Kitchen: Aubyn Beth, The Sweeps, Sunset & Camden, Stereospeak
Chicago Theatre: Keane
Double Door: Andrew Edwards, Charlie Deets, Cave Bear
Empty Bottle: Puttin Out, Kramer vs. Kramer, Glass Bricks
Hideout: Immediate Sound Series ft. two sets with The Engines
Martyrs: Circus McGurkis, Dozens, Mother Brother
Reggie’s Rock Club: Diamond Plate, Rattlehead, Hexen, more
Ronny’s: Medications, Deleted Scenes, Remaindermen
Schubas: Ben Keeler & The 500 Club, Matt Kelly, Milk & Honey
Subterranean: The Protomen, Super 8 Bit Brothers, The Adventures of Duane & Brando

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Thursday, July 29
Abbey Pub: Handsome Devilz, special guest DJs
Beat Kitchen: Lowdown Brass Band, The O’My’s, Jewsus
Double Door: Last Chance to Reason, Iron Thrones, Alaya Concious, Hessler
Empty Bottle: Columbines, JP and the Gilberts, Datus
Hideout: Zomes, Jason Urick
Lincoln Hall: Todd Carey, Jessica Robbins, Josiah Leming
Reggie’s Rock Club: Weekend FM, Scarlett, You & My Disguise, more
Ronny’s: Noise By Numbers, Horace Pinker, The Heat
Schubas: Alex Band, Mer
Subterranean: The Vindits, And I Was Like Why?, more

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Friday, July 30
Abbey Pub: This Must Be The Band (Talking Heads tribute), Athens
Beat Kitchen (7:30pm): Paul F. Tompkins
Beat Kitchen (10pm): Paul F. Tompkins [SOLD OUT]
Bottom Lounge: Kung Fu Vampire, The Prep School Tragedy, 2nsane, more
Congress Theater: The Dead Weather, Harlem
Darkroom: Equalizer, New Duncan Imperials, Trailer Trash Tremblers, more
Double Door: Greensugar, Under Dover, Northpilot, Archeology
Empty Bottle: La Scala, The Loneliest Monk, Violetness
Hideout: Offstrings: Inventions for Guitar
House of Blues: The Dan Band
Lincoln Hall: Tift Merritt, Dawn Landes & The Hounds
Martyrs: The Ragbirds, Strange Arrangement, Waterstreet
Reggie’s Rock Club: Hell Awaits (Slayer tribute), Summon, Kastasyde, Degradation
Ronny’s: Cinco de Gatos, Formosa Triangle, Cory Flanigan, Fork In Socket
Schubas (7:30pm): Hamell On Trial
Schubas (10pm): Reds and Blue, Hollows, Royce
Subterranean: Mission of Burma, D. Rider, The Poison Arrows

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Saturday, July 31
Abbey Pub: Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd tribute)
Beat Kitchen: Lethal Poetry Presents… Night of Sight & Sound
Bottom Lounge: Cynic, Intronaut, Dysrhythmia
Congress Theater: Pastilla, Vicente Gayo & Hong Kong Blood
Double Door: Eliot Lipp, Alex B, The Gaslight Killer, Signal Path, DJ Thibault
Empty Bottle: TV Set, Night Beats, The Clams, Electric Hawk, DJ Psyched Alex
Hideout: Cults, Light Pollution
Lincoln Hall: The Right Now, JT & The Clouds, Dan Dyer, DJRC
Martyrs: Algebro, Paper Bear, Bright Young Things
Metro: Jokers of the Scene, Team Bayside High, Moneypenny (DJ set), more
Park West: Uncle Kracker
Permanent Records (5pm): Psychic Steel, Fielded
Reggie’s Rock Club (5pm): Teenage Rehab, The Nerve Sceme, more
Reggie’s Rock Club (9pm): Jungle Rot, Lightning Swords of Death, Woe of Tyrants, more
Ronny’s: Ono, Eyes, Jesus Is Angry, Mind Brain
Saki Records (3pm): Angel
Schubas: Cotton Jones, The Parson Red Heads, Tin Tin Can
Subterranean: Baroness, Torche, Valkyrie, Earthride

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Sunday, August 1
Beat Kitchen: On Again Off Again, Halstead, Tereu Tereu, Patrick Herek
Double Door: Lolla Remix Throwdown
Empty Bottle: Sun Splitter, Drug Honkey, FluiD
Hideout: Psychic Steel, Fielded
Reckless Records (4pm – Wicker Park): Night Beats
Ronny’s: The Dopamines, Lipreader, Love and Squalor
Schubas: Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants, Ari Shine, Adam Bones

Sorry about missing last week. Was another relatively slow music week. This week is much, much better, though mid-week is a little slow for my tastes.

Shows in bold are recommended shows, while shows in larger bold red are shows that I plan on going to and/or shows that I really, really think you should be going to.

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Monday, July 12
Beauty Bar: Caribou (DJ set), DJ Zebo, DJ Rachel Hinsdale
Double Door: Miss Wicker Park Pageant, The Jordan Years
Empty Bottle: We Were Promised Jetpacks, Bear Hands, MillionYoung
Hideout (7pm): Robbie Fulks ft. Doberman stories w/ Paul Turner
Hideout (10pm): Lover!, King Louie’s Missing Monuments, The Sleepovers
Lincoln Hall: Islands, Gregory Pepper
Martyrs: Biographer, Evan Holmes
Pritzker Pavilion: Caribou, The Budos Band
Reggie’s Rock Club: Killer Moon, The Buddha Smile, Dark Fog, Sunglasses
Schubas: El Guincho, White Car

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Tuesday, July 13
Beat Kitchen: Aetiology, Death On Two Wheels, The Columbines
Double Door: Mike Pinto, Ballyhoo!, Bambi Raptors, E3PO
Empty Bottle: Child Abuse, I Klatus, Lechuguillas
Hideout: Sanctified Grumblers
Lincoln Hall: Andy McKee, Johnny Dickinson
Martyrs: Kevin O’Donnell’s Summer Spectacular
Ronny’s: The Minor League, Heartsounds, The Revision Plan, more
Schubas: Depredo of Calexico

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Wednesday, July 14
Beat Kitchen: Mirror The Second, Fifth Story, Coyote Camaro
Double Door: Die Antwoord
Empty Bottle: The Kickback, Fly Tsetse Fly, Videotape, Dylan Durham
Hideout: Immediate Sound Series ft. Drake/Bishop/Parker/Abrams
Lincoln Hall: In Tall Buildings, Village, Honest Engines, Chrash
Martyrs: Red Baraat, DJ Jimmy Singh, DJ Warp
Ravinia: The Swell Season, Marja Tuhkanen, Bertrand Galen
Reckless Records/Wicker Park (12pm): Sky White Tiger
Ronny’s: Jaime Rojo, Black Cab Casino
Schubas: Sarah Harmer, David Romano
Subterranean: Helicopters, The King & The Thief, Dignan, Evening Bells
The Vic: Hole

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Thursday, July 15
Abbey Pub: Textbook Committee (GbV tribute), B1g T1me (Tom Waits tribute)
Beat Kitchen: The Che Arthur 3, Trophy Scars, Nigel Silverthorn
Bottom Lounge: Pitchfork Music Fest Kickoff Party
Chicago Theatre: Widespread Panic
Double Door: Soul Summit – Duke Grip, Dave Mata, Sloppy White, more
Empty Bottle: Jack Oblivian & The Tennessee Tearjerkers, more
Evanston SPACE: Loudon Wainwritght III, Meg Hutchinson
Hideout: 1971 ft. The Thin Man (as The Kinks)
House of Blues (Backporch): Cary Ann Hearst, Michael Trent
Lincoln Hall: SUCK (movie) + The Royal We (band)
Martyrs: Finley Knight, Split, Great Gray Buildings
Reggie’s Rock Club: Violet Winter, Cynergy 67, Comasoft, more
Ronny’s: Cipher, Duress, Bayonets, Chapters
Schubas: Sarah Borges & The Broken SIngles, Samantha Crain
Subterranean: Cary Brothers, Harper Blynn
The Vic: Hole

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Friday, July 16
Abbey Pub: Cold Water Mystic, Midwest Hype, Red City
Beat Kitchen: Boyce Avenue, Tamar Kaprelian
Bottom Lounge: Liars
Chicago Theatre: Widespread Panic
Darkroom: The Hood Internet, Kid Static, Only Children, Let Trois Stooges
Double Door: Southern Culture on the Skids, Whiskey Daredevils
Empty Bottle: Delorean, Glasser, Light Pollution
Hideout: Mannequin Men, Vacations
House of Blues: Jonny Lang
House of Blues (Backporch): Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons, more
Lincoln Hall: Just Desserts #8 ft. Ninjasonik, Totally Michael, more
Martyrs: Bonerama, Bumpus
Metro: Holding Mercury, Urbanites, Glasko, Bitter Wigs
Navy Pier Beer Garden (6pm): Old 97′s, Patricia Vonne [FREE SHOW]
Pitchfork Music Festival: Modest Mouse, Broken Social Scene, Liars, more
Reggie’s Rock Club: Souls Demise, Lair of the Minotaur, Earthen Grave, more
Ronny’s: Imperial Battlesnake, Colossus, Dynasty of Poseidon, Beak, Cleric
Schubas: Radar Brothers, Bill Janovitz (of Buffalo Tom)
Subterranean: Titus Andronicus, Hallelujah The Hills

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Saturday, July 17
Abbey Pub: Tesco Vee’s Hate Police, White Flag, Das Kapital, Fester
Beat Kitchen: Silent Scones, The Safes, Black Wine, Sandworms, Rex Catapult
Bottom Lounge: Cap’n Jazz, Gauge, Plague Bringer
Chicago Theatre: Widespread Panic
Darkroom: Yelawolf, The Smoking Section and Ruby Hornet, more
Double Door: The J. Davis Trio, Sean Haefell, Bryan Ford, Goulet
Empty Bottle: Best Coast, Candy Claws, Bird Talk
House of Blues: Jordin Sparks, Ashlyne Huff, Days Difference
House of Blues (Backporch): Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons
Lincoln Hall: Bear In Heaven, Twin Sister, Mountain Men
Martyrs (7pm): Jenny Gillespie
Martyrs (9:30pm): The Greenwoods, Milhous, Dylan Rice Band
Metro: The Action Blast, Seven Day Sonnet, Made Avail, more
Old Town School: Henhouse Prowlers, Mark Dvorak
Permanent Records (5pm): Pop. 1280, E.T. Habit
Pitchfork Music Festival: LCD Soundsystem, Panda Bear, Kurt Vile, Free Energy, more
Reggie’s Rock Club (5pm): The Birthday Massacre, The Prep School Tragedy
Reggie’s Rock Club (10pm): The Dwarves, The Turbo A.C.s, The Matics The Horrids
Ronny’s: Voice of Addiction, Hopeless Otis, 40 Oz. Sidekicks, more
Saki (3pm): Slowest Runner In All the World, Model Stranger
Schubas: Here We Go Magic, Sharon Van Etten, A Lull
Subterranean: Kurt Vile, Cloud Nothings

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Sunday, July 18
Abbey Pub: Cains and Abels, Strand of Oaks, The Daredevil Christopher Wright, more
Beat Kitchen: The Brokedowns, The Sidekicks, Tigers Jaw, Like Bats
Bottom Lounge: Cap’n Jazz, Gauge, Tongues
Double Door: Netherfriends, The Alaya Concious, A Lull
Empty Bottle: Tyevk, Human Eye, The Coathangers, Blasted Diplomats
Lincoln Hall: Local Natives, Yawn [SOLD OUT]
Pitchfork Music Festival: Pavement, Surfer Blood, Beach House, Best Coast, more
Reggie’s Rock Club: Bang Tango, With A Gun, The Secret Saints, Felon Love
Subterranean: Real Estate, Zola Jesus

Another extended edition of This Week In Chicago, because lord knows I don’t feel like spending my July 4th drafting up one of these things.

Shows in bold are recommended shows, while shows in larger bold red are shows that I plan on going to and/or shows that I really, really think you should be going to.

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Monday, June 28
Abbey Pub: The Zombeatles
Double Door: Counterpunch, She Likes Todd, Paint The Night
Empty Bottle: Bible of the Devil, Sweet Cobra, Head of Skulls! [FREE]
Hideout: Robbie Fulks w/ Robbie Gjersoe + Beau Sample
Lincoln Hall: Thao & Mirah With The Most of All, These United States
Martyrs: Booty Movement Coalition
Pritzker Pavilion (noon): I Am Robot and Proud
Pritzker Pavilion (6:30pm): Huntsville, On Fillmore (ft. Nels Cline)
Reggie’s Rock Club: Urban Grind TV’s Birthday Bash
Schubas: Juston Stens & The Get Real Gang, Brass Bed, Blue Ribbon Glee Club
Subterranean: Civil Twilight, Slowhawks
Taste of Chicago (Petrillo): Broadway in Chicago

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Tuesday, June 29
Abbey Pub: Honest Engines, Eytan & The Embassy, more
Beat Kitchen: Chicago Underground Comedy
Double Door: Jon Conover, Cheryl B. Englehardt, Shaun Ruymen
Empty Bottle: Huntsville, Apiary
Hideout: Joe Filisko & Eric Noden, Beau Sample
Lincoln Hall: Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, Hacienda, DJRC [SOLD OUT]
Park West: Renaissance & Steve Hackett
Reggie’s Rock Club: Whole Wheat Bread, Chase Long Beach, Weekend FM, Warhellride
Schubas: Laugh It Up, Kid (comedy showcase)
Subterranean: Dark Fog, The Clams, Hands of Hydra, The Hudson Landing
Taste of Chicago (Petrillo): Los Lobos, Los Lonely Boys

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Wednesday, June 30
Double Door: Leslie Beukelman, Natalie Oliveri, Ami Saraiya, Miranda Rae
Empty Bottle: The Caribbean, All Tiny Creatures, Nick Butcher
Hideout: Immediate Sound Series ft. The Friction Brothers + Male
House of Blues: Cyndi Lauper, David Rhodes
Lincoln Hall: Eisley, The Lion & The Sail, Christie DuPree
Martyrs: Roxy Swain, Ellen Rosner & the Bubble Creek All Stars, Persephonic
Ronny’s: The Cortlandt Homes, Miles of Kyles
Schubas: Whomadewho, Gemini Club
Subterranean: The Devil Wears Prada, Miss May I, Your Demise
Taste of Chicago (Petrillo): Mat Kearney, Brett Dennen

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Thursday, July 1
Abbey Pub: ReUp Band, Kidd Russell, LA and Mr. Music, J. Beck
Beat Kitchen: Red Channel, Benedict Arnold, Nothing To Gain, Number 9 Hard
Double Door: Comasoft, Love In October, The Moves, Dirty Diamonds
Empty Bottle: Charred Walls of the Damned, Don Jamieson
Hideout: Scott Lucas & The Married Men, Ceiling Stars
House of Blues (Back Porch): Moon Taxi, Groovatron
Lincoln Hall: Black Mountain, David Vandervelde
Martyrs: Big C Jamboree, Little Rachel
Metro (all building event): Datsik, Eprom, Phaded, Nosaj Thing, many more
Ravinia: John Hiatt, Levon Helm Band
Reggie’s Rock Club: The Born Ready, Snowsera, Eureka Sky, more
Ronny’s: Bird Talk, Caddywhompus, The Tender
Schubas: Katzenjammer, The Blakes
Schubas (upstairs): Everything Is Terrible!
Subterranean: The Devil Wears Prada, Miss May I, Your Demise
Taste of Chicago (Petrillo): Trey Songz, Teairra Mari
Taste of Chicago (other): Skybox, Occidental Brothers Dance Band, others

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Friday, July 2
Abbey Pub: Brew City Bombshells Burlesque, Fritzpatrick
Beat Kitchen (7pm): The Great Crusades, Ford’s Theater
Beat Kitchen (10:30pm): Remaindermen, Brother George
Double Door: The Streets on Fire, Big Science, Blah Blah Blah, John Rambo and the Vietnam Wars
Empty Bottle: Derek Nelson & The Musicians, Pool of Frogs, Psychic Friends
Hideout: Mazes, Hotel Brotherhood
Lincoln Hall: The Loneliest Monk, Aleks Eva, Hollows
Martyrs: Dale Watson, Gin Palace Jesters
Metro: Streetlight Manifesto, The Supervillains, The Wonder Years, Dan Potthast
Reggie’s Rock Club: Nominion, Quinta Essentia, Infinitum Obscure, more
Ronny’s (5pm): The Van Buren Boys, The New 45, The Fizzy Pops, Ergquist
Ronny’s (9pm): American Heritage, Spirits, Exorciser, Heaving Mass
Schubas: The Katie Todd Band, Gabrielle Schafer & Aaron Rester
Subterranean: Waterstreet, The Noise FM, Karate Coyote, The Sweeps
Taste of Chicago (Petrillo): Rob Thomas

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Saturday, July 3
Aragon: Silversun Pickups, Against Me!, The Henry Clay People
Beat Kitchen: The Dyes, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Fatbook, Harris and the Mood
Double Door: The Flavor Savers, C.A.R.M.A., more
Empty Bottle: Kinch, Hospital Garden
Hideout: GLEAMING, Forbes/Young
Lincoln Hall: The Heavy, The Dirty Diamonds, DJ Misa
Metro: Nocturna’s 22nd Anniversary
Reggie’s Rock Club: Alex Ludovico w/ The Dutchmaster, Snakeoil Salesman, more
Ronny’s: Vicious Sex, The Shutdown, Combat Crisis, The Angst, Modern Day Rippers
Schubas: Brooke Waggoner, Dignan
Subterranean: The Embracables, The Sometimes Family, Nikki ‘n Tek
Taste of Chicago (Petrillo): Steve Miller Band
Taste of Chicago (other): JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound, The Heavy

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Sunday, July 4
Empty Bottle: Tiny Vipers, The Spend
Ronny’s: The Treasure Fleet, Bandit Teeth, more
Subterranean: Ill Legit w/ Vertikal, Goodlife, Isis Rose w/ The 45s, more
Taste of Chicago (Petrillo): Passion Pit, Robert Randolph and The Family Band, Alejandro Escovedo, Carney
Taste of Chicago (other): Jason & The Haymakers, Katie Quick, others

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Sunday, July 5
Empty Bottle: Nice Nice, Shapers, Call Me On The Allophone, Names Divine
Hideout: Robbie Fulks – Mandolin Duets w/ Don Stiernberg
Pritzker Pavilion (noon): Nice Nice
Pritzker Pavilion (6:30pm): The Thermals, Disappears
Reggie’s Rock Club: Vektor, Small Town Murder, Chicago Thrash Ensemble, Quietus
Ronny’s: Bastard Noise, Millions, Winters In Osaka, Sea of Shit
Schubas: New York Songwriters Circle
Subterranean: Norreport, The Globes, Good Work Johnson

Hate to say it, but June is proving to be a pretty disappointing month for music for me. This week definitely has a few more shows that I’m interested in seeing than the last couple of weeks – including a fantastic double-bill at Schubas on Friday night with Crooked Fingers early and So Cow late – but it still feels pretty underwhelming on whole. Hopefully July will be better.

Shows in bold are recommended shows, while shows in larger bold red are shows that I plan on going to and/or shows that I really, really think you should be going to.

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Monday, June 21
Abbey Pub: Anna Mayworm, Cristen Navolio, more
Bottom Lounge: Teror, Gravemaker, Foundation, Naysayer
Empty Bottle: JEFF the Brotherhood, Rabble Rabble, Natural Child, State Champion [FREE]
Evanston SPACE: Max Weinberg Big Band
Hideout: Robbie Fulks + Eric Noden – Steel String Sadness
Martyrs’: Tin Lynott
Pritzker Pavilion (noon): Dosh
Pritzker Pavilion (6:30pm): The Books, Via Tania
Ronny’s: Swim Ignorant Fire, more
Schubas: Sally Seltmann, Katie & Pat
Subterranean: Tame Impala, Pinebender

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Tuesday, June 22
Abbey Pub: Wooden Wand, The Bear of Blue River
Andrew Rafacz Gallery: DM Stith, Inlets, Silje Nes
Beat Kitchen (upstairs): Chicago Underground Comedy
Beat Kitchen: Andrew Jackson Jihad, The Gunshy, Treasure Feet
Chicago Theatre: Harry Connick Jr. & Orchestra
Double Door: Farwell, David & Goliath, Inn Cinema, more
Empty Bottle: Floor, Droids Attack
Hideout: Sanctified Grumblers
Lincoln Hall: Mates of State, Free Energy, Todd Barry, more
Martyrs’: Jace Everett, Tiffany Strietelmeier
Reggie’s Rock Club: Cage, Hate Your Guts, Oui Si Only You, more
Ronny’s: The Atom Age, Treephort, Still Alive
Schubas: Yourself and the Air, Friendo, Bourgeois Zeus
Subterranean: In Tall Buildings, The Young Republic, Bear Country, Paper Thick Walls

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Wednesday, June 23
Abbey Pub: The Names That Spell, Snaarj, Tabitha Rae, Dick Wolf
Chicago Theatre: Harry Connick Jr. & Orchestra
Darkroom: The Albertans, Astronomers, Torch Singer, Taxi
Double Door: Heatbox, Roster McCabe, Shoeless Revolution, Funktion
Empty Bottle: The Goodnight Loving, Bass Drum of Death, The Flips
Hideout: Immediate Sound Series ft. Bass Duos, Trios & Quartet
House of Blues: Miyavi: Neo Tokyo Samurai Black World Tour 2010
Lincoln Hall: Mucca Pazza, Canasta
Martyrs’: Keith and the Complications, Sarah Katheryn
Reggie’s Rock Club: This Is The Good Fight, TV TV, Missiles and Markers, more
Ronny’s: Austin Lucas, The Wooden Sky
Schubas: Amy Cook, Susan Voelz, Benyaro
Subterranean: Color Card, The Fallen Rivers, When Clouds Attack, Stereospeak

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Thursday, June 24
Beat Kitchen: Dr. Manhattan, Red Knife Lottery, Bad City, more
Beauty Bar: Brahms, DJ Misa
Darkroom: White Widow, Julie Leuck & The Groove, JG3
Double Door: Sleepy Sun, Mondo Drag, The Hounds Below
Empty Bottle: Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Eddy Current Suppression RIng, Cave
Hideout: The Runnies, Loose Dudes, Empty Heads
Lincoln Hall: Andrew Fraker & Sons, Murley Shertz, Weber Band, SunFallen
Martyrs’: Bert Jansch, Meg Baird
Ronny’s: Brovine Album, American Draft, Cooler By The Lake, more
Schubas: Southeast Engine, The Daredevil Christopher Wright, New Ruins
Subterranean: Wolfgang Jay, Strong Arm Robbery, Triodelay

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Friday, June 25
Abbey Pub: Mic One
Aragon: Ween
Beat Kitchen: Jonny Rumble, California Wives, You Can Be A Wesley
Congress Theater: Thievery Corporation, Telepath
Double Door: The Melvins, Totimoshi
Empty Bottle: Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, CoCoComa
Hideout: Bikes Bands Beer ft. Rabid Rabbit, Sadhu Sadhu, The Swan King
Lincoln Hall: Mason Jennings, Colin Gilmore, Sahara Smith
Martyrs’: Albert Lee & Hogan’s Heroes, Bobby Cochran, more
Metro: Makeshift Prodigy, Treaty of Paris, A Hero Named Hope, more
Reggie’s Rock Club: Youth Brigade, Murphy’s Law, D.I., Agent Orange, more
Ronny’s (6pm): The Reaganomics, Direct Hit, Mixtapes, To Fear The Wolf
Ronny’s (10pm): Wally Dogger, The Sewing Circle, I Love You Alien
Schubas (7pm): Crooked Fingers, Small Awesome
Schubas (10pm): Tyvek, So Cow, Secret Twins
Subterranean: Get Up With The Get Downs, Bumpus, Akasha, DJRC
Taste of Chicago (Petrillo): Rob Base, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Bell Biv Devoe, Salt-n-Pepa
Taste of Chicago (other): The Shams Band, Ditcheed Diesel, Derek Nelson, more

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Saturday, June 26
Abbey Pub: Yard Dogs Road Show, Black Bear Combo
Beat Kitchen: Verona Red, Camera, The Ivorys, My My My
Bottom Lounge: Dead Fame, Le Castle Vania, D.I.M., more
Congress Theater: Public Enemy, Avi [Sic]
Cubby Bear: Dread Zeppelin
Double Door: Andrew Belle, Bears (Acoustic), Andy Davis
Empty Bottle (2pm): Todd Congelliere, Audacity, The Pizazz, Cum Stain, Cosmonauts
Empty Bottle (9pm): Woven Bones, Red Mass, Mickey, Radar Eyes
Green Music Fest (noon-10pm): The Wailers, The Aggrolites, Deals Gone Bad, more
Hideout: My Gold Mask, Brilliant Pebbles
Lincoln Hall: Mason Jennings, Musikanto, Sahara Smith
Martyrs’: Bambi Raptor, The Queue, Say You Swear
Metro: Acid Washed, Dark Wave Disco DJs, Young Josh (of Flossdradamus), more
Old Town School: Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur, Bare Hand Jug Band
Permanent Records (5pm): Maps & Atlases (Album Release In-Store)
Reggie’s Rock Club: Mudqueens, The Wanton Looks, The Runnies, more
Ronny’s (5pm): Spanish Gamble, Love and Squalor, Vacation Bible School
Ronny’s (9pm): Cougars, Rollo Tomasi, Das Kapital, The Non
Saki Records (12pm): The Bitter Teasr, The Judy Green
Schubas: Turbo Fruits, Shellshag, Bird Talk
Subterranean: Maps & Atlases, Fang Island
Taste of Chicago (Petrillo): Gavin Rossdale, Band From TV
Taste of Chicago (other): Mannequin Men, White Mystery, The Yolks, more
The Vic: Band From TV (ft. Hugh Laurie, Greg Grunberg, more)

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Sunday, June 27
Aragon: Pitbull – Mr. Worldwide’s Carnaval Tour
Beat Kitchen: The Scene Aesthetic, Goodbye Coastline, Action Madison
Bottom Lounge: The Carnivores, We Love You, Abby Go Go
Darkroom: Caustic, The Dark Clan, Null Device, AM.Psych
Double Door: Sunken Ships, Coins, Coupleskate, more
Green Music Fest (noon-10pm): Cloud Cult, David Bazan, Maps & Atlases, Fang Island
Hideout: A Day In The Country ft. Sarah and the Tall Boys, Long Gone Lonesome Boys, more
Lincoln Hall: Steel Train, Jukebox the Ghost, Via Audio
Martyrs’: Jon Spiegels Birthday Concert
Metro: Taking Back Sunday, Gabriel the Marine
Park West: Dark Star Orchestra
Ronny’s: Royal Osprey, Mondo Drag, Vee Dee, Solar Fox
Schubas: Zola Jesus, Dada Trash Collage, Jabon
Subterranean: Zikr, Property of Saints, more
Taste of Chicago (Petrillo): Emily Osment, Allstar Weekend
Taste of Chicago (other): Kong Fuzi, Entourage, Men From Marz, more

Yeah, so I forgot to do a This Week In Chicago post last week. Sorry about that. The music options around town the last few weeks – at least during the week – have been something less than inspiring.

This week is a little better, thankfully, and also benefits from TBS’ Just For Laughs Festival (some shows are listed below, but go here for the full list). And don’t forget the Taste of Randolph festival this weekend, featuring SUPERCHUNK and Lucero, among others.

Shows in bold are recommended shows, while shows in larger bold red are shows that I plan on going to and/or shows that I really, really think you should be going to.

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Monday, June 14
Beat Kitchen: Matt Mackelcan, Nobodys Perfect
Double Door: The Fuck You Kiss My Asses, Story of Everest, Hot Garbage, more
Empty Bottle: The Pack A.D., The Stranger, Tracer Bullett [FREE]
Hideout: Robbie Fulks w/ KC McDonough, Gerald Dowd
Lincoln Hall: Marah, Nathan Xander & Witchouse
Martyrs: A Hero En Route, Geri X, Aquifers, Marbin
Pritzker Park (12pm): The Cool Kids
Pritzker Park (6:30pm): Tony Allen, Great Lake Swimmers
Reggie’s Rock Club (5pm): Pestilence, Warbringer, Vital Remains, Enfold Darkness, Sacrificial Slaughter
Ronny’s: Fugitive Kind, Everything Is Ruined, The Ovens, Easy Prey
Schubas: Peggy Sue, She Keeps Bees, Judson Claiborne
Subterranean: Mittens on Strings, Rabbit Children, Secret Cities

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Tuesday, June 15
Beat Kitchen: Chicago Underground Comedy
Double Door: Carbellion, Outbursy on the 66, My Cold Dead Hand, Witch Banger [FREE]
Empty Bottle: Man Forever, Noveller, Moonrises, Inferior Amps
Hideout: Sanctified Grumblers
Lincoln Hall: Karen Elson, JT Nero
Martyrs: Carmen Consoli, Caravan of Thieves
Reggie’s Rock Club (5pm): Cute Is What We Aim For, The Friday Night Boys, The Bigger Lights, more
Ronny’s: The Midnight Creeps, Thee Invaders, Vicious Sex
Schubas: Breathe Owl Breathe, Where Astronauts Go To Hide, Photographers
Subterranean: The Blamers, Calibrated Crematorium, Deadlands, The Black Birdies

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Wednesday, June 16
Abbey Pub: Ghosthouse DJs, JDP and The Smoking Section, Lockeroom Talk, Keyphase
Beat Kitchen: The Happy Hollows, Grooms, Mr Russia
Chicago Theatre: Ellen’s Somewhat Special (Just For Laughs Festival)
Double Door: Greensky Bluegrass, Kris and Wavy
Empty Bottle: Indian Jewelry, Chandeliers, Bitchin’ Bajas
Hideout: Immediate Sound Series ft. The Thing + Joe McPhee
Lincoln Hall: Born Ruffians, Young Rival, Netherfriends
Martyrs: Enter the Haggis, Little Big Fat
Park West (7pm and 10pm): Lucha VaVoom (Just For Laughs Festival)
Reggie’s Rock Club: Mary Magdalan, Fashion Bomb, Blue Felix, Lollypop Tragedy, more
Ronny’s: Barn Burner, Raise the Red Lantern, The Muzzler, The Witches Tit
Schubas: Wakey!Wakey!, The Spring Standards
Subterranean: On Again Off Again, Holiday House, Seafarer, Brendan Losch
The Vic (7pm): Aziz Ansari (Just For Laughs Festival) [SOLD OUT]
The Vic (9:30pm): Aziz Ansari (Just For Laughs Festival)

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Thursday, June 17
Abbey Pub: Larry and His Flask, Ben Keeler and The 500 Club, Fire City Limits, Jessica Hernandez
Beat Kitchen: Polar Bear Club, Moving Mountains, Lemuria, Living With Lions
Darkroom: Ornery Little Darlings, Stephen Paul Smoker, The Parlour Suite
Double Door: New York Dolls, The Last Vegas
Empty Bottle: Cold Cave, Hair Police, Locrian
Hideout: Sad Brad Smith, Harper Blynn, Katie Mullins
House of Blues: Zane Lamprey
Lincoln Hall: The Autumn Defense, Kevin Junior
Martyrs: The City that Works, Schadenfreude, The Jordan Years (Just For Laughs Festival)
Park West (7pm): The Adam Carolla Podcast (Just For Laughs Festival)
Park West (9:30pm): Childrens Hospital ft. Rob Corddry (Just For Laughs Festival)
Pritzker Park (6:30pm): Tinariwen, Omar Faruk Tekbilek
Reggie’s Rock Club: Producer Battle
Ronny’s: The Chinese Telephones, Canadian Rifle, Days Off, Tenement, Dastard
Schubas: Lookbook, Boutros, guest
Subterranean: Death Ships, Will Phalen & The Stereo Addicts, Love Raid, Emblems
The Vic (7pm): Aziz Ansari (Just For Laughs Festival) [SOLD OUT]
The Vic (9:30pm): Aziz Ansari (Just For Laughs Festival) [SOLD OUT]

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Friday, June 18
Abbey Pub: Jamie McLean Band, Dan Price, The Dogpatch Ramblers, Dubasaurus
Beat Kitchen: Jay Brannan, Far From Falling [SOLD OUT]
Beauty Bar: JD Samson, Queerer Park DJs
Bottom Lounge: Land of the El Caminos, This Is Versailles, System and Station
Chicago Theatre: Cedric the Entertainer’s Urban Circus (Just For Laughs Festival)
Darkroom: Disko Ruido, Nando, Angelfuk, Resistol 5000
Double Door: Kings Go Forth, Soul Summit DJs
Empty Bottle: The Fiery Furnaces, Robbie Hamilton & Soft Ones, The Field Auxiliary
Hideout: Follows, Locks, Craig Klein
House of Blues: Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller
Lincoln Hall: Phenomenal Handclap Band, Only Children, Kid Color, Just Desserts
Martyrs: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Hacienda
Metro: CocoRosie, Diane Cluck
Old Town School: Jazz Guitar Night ft. Paulinho Garcia, Tony do Rosario, Mike Allemana
Park West (7pm): The Adam Carolla Podcast (Just For Laughs Festival)
Park West (midnight): Leon Black and Friends (Just For Laughs Festival)
Ronny’s: Kinetic Stereokids, The (Glorious) Teaparty, Holiday Band
Riviera: MGMT [SOLD OUT]
Schubas (7:30pm): Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby
Schubas (10pm): Les Shelleys: Tom Brosseau & Angela Correa, Shelley Short, Christy & Emily
Subterranean: Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs
Taste of Randolph: Lovehammers, Matthew Santos Band, Waco Brothers
The Vic (7pm): The Nasty Show ft. Greg Giraldo, Jim Norton (Just For Laughs Festival)
The Vic (9:30pm): The Nasty Show ft. Greg Giraldo, Jim Norton (Just For Laughs Festival)

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Saturday, June 19
Abbey Pub: Project Pitchfork, Ayria
Beat Kitchen (5:30pm): Mark Rose, Bob Nanna, Joey Marcantonio, The Able Body
Beat Kitchen (10:20pm): Jon Drake & The Shakes, Jane & The Steadfast Acrobats, more
Bottom Lounge: Todd Hembrook & The Hemispheres, Chi Town Kids
Chicago Theatre: Denis Leary (Just For Laughs Festival)
Double Door: Curtis Evans (Album Release), The Record Low, Gia Margaret
Empty Bottle: eyehategod, Nachtmystium, Strong Intention, Weekend Nachos
Hideout: France Has The Bomb, Tiger Bones, Brain Idea
Lincoln Hall: Aktar Aktar, Dastardly, Automata
Martyrs: Lab Partners, The Western, Hot Hot Robot
Metro: Delta Spirit, Ezra Furman & The Harpoons, The Romany Five
Old Town School: Motor City Rock n’ Soul Revue
Park West (7pm and 10pm): Da Bears Movie Dat Wasn’t
Reggie’s Rock Club (5pm): Plunket, Shut Up and Deal, The Riot (PA), DC Fallout, Draft Week
Reggie’s Rock Club (10pm): The Handsome Devilz, Swoon Method, DJs
Ronny’s: Vortis, No Enemy, Stand & Deliver, The Brothers of Barabas, The Larroquettes
Saki Records (2pm): Califone
Schubas: Lost In The Trees, guest
Subterranean: The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Very Truly Yours, Wells-Next-The-Sea
Taste of Randolph: Lucero, One Eskimo, Mucca Pazza, Twin Tigers, Spinach Prince
The Vic (7pm): Patton Oswalt (Just For Laughs Festival)
The Vic (9:30pm): Patton Oswalt (Just For Laughs Festival)

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Sunday, June 20
Beat Kitchen: We Landed On The Moon, Rego, Meander
Double Door: Spicery Crackers, Lake Shore Vibe, Melk, MPATHOGEN
Empty Bottle: eyehategod, Nachtmystium, The Atlas Moth, Yakuza, Bongripper
Evanston SPACE: John Doe (solo), Jon Langford
Hideout: Liam Hayes & Plush, Archer Prewitt & Mark Greenberg
Lincoln Hall: The Gentlemen’s Club, Soul Vendor, Molehill, more
Old Town School: Hot Tuna Electric ft. G.E. Smith
Reggie’s Rock Club: Gold Sounds, Common Shiner, Young Sun, Peacewolf
Schubas: Susanna & The Magical Orchestra, La Strada, guest
Taste of Randolph: Superchunk, Califone, Headlights, The Love Language, more

Short week this week thanks to the holiday. Not the strongest week ever, but there’s at least one show I’d be interested in seeing every night, and the weekend is pretty much flat-out bad ass thanks to the Do Division Festival. And if you want to see one of my favorite up-and-coming acts around right now, join me at Schubas on Saturday night for Milwaukee’s fantastic Juniper Tar.

Shows in bold are recommended shows, while shows in larger bold red are shows that I plan on going to and/or shows that I really, really think you should be going to.

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Tuesday, June 1
Cubby Bear: Fuel, 1 Less Reason, Jimi Falls
Double Door: Dreams of the Sea, Milk & Honey, more
Empty Bottle: Casino Versus Japan, Nudge, Signal Drift
Hideout: Sanctified Grumblers
Lincoln Hall: 3 Penny Movie Night – Boogie Nights & Trainspotting
Martyrs: Pecha Kucha
Quenchers: Yves Francois and Rocambu Jazz
Reggie’s Rock Club: Gilby Clarke, Cavalry, Hessley, Bad City
Ronny’s: Bring Your Ray Gun, Sprickets, The Sour Notes, Have Gun Will Travel, Jared Grabb
Saki Records (6pm): Sadhu Sadhu, Hollows
Schubas: New York Songwriters Circle
Subterranean: Bitter Wigs, The Earth is a Man, The Canoes, The Pear Traps

Gilby Clarke: “Cure Me or Kill Me” (live)

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Wednesday, June 2
Beat Kitchen: Wishgift, Health&Beauty, The Sewing Machine
Chicago Theatre: Erykah Badu
Darkroom: Hightide Blues, Tesla Rossa
Double Door: John Wesley’s Band, Shades of a Lightyear, more
Empty Bottle: Green Grocer, Invade Rome, Waterstreet
Hideout: Immediate Sound Series ft. Leimgruber/Hug/Longberg-Holm/Demierre/Mallozzi
Martyrs (7pm): Tributosaurus becomes The Beatles Vol. 2 [SOLD OUT]
Martyrs (10pm): Tributosaurus becomes The Beatles Vol 2
Park West: Evelyn Evelyn
Quenchers: Bible of the Devil, Broken Teeth, Vibrolas
Reggie’s Rock Club: Garaj Mahal, Black Bear Combo, Environmental Encroachment
Ronny’s: The Para-medics, Humble an Empire, Moon Rock Wiz-Kid, Peacewolf
Schubas: Like Pioneers (ex-Bound Stems), Darren Garvey
Subterranean: Bad City, The Rails, The Natural, The Webelos

Tributosaurus: “Somebody to Love” (Queen)

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Thursday, June 3
Abbey Pub: Workout Music, Caveat Empire, Yawn, more
Beat Kitchen: Lorus, Shifting Totem
Beauty Bar: Radioclit, Kid Color, Black Holes
Chicago Theatre: Erykah Badu
Darkroom: Gospel Gossip, Spouse, Bully Pulpit, Matt Crews
Double Door: Beatallica, Black Angus, I Love Rich
Empty Bottle: Bird Names, Ken Camden, Distractions, Zelienople
Hideout: Thee Hardy Mums, Outer Minds, Bedfellows, Victim of Time (DJ)
Lincoln Hall: Tortoise, D. Rider
Martyrs: Big C Jamboree ft. Izzy & the Kesstronics
Quenchers: Helicopters, The Single Helix, Legs Like Straw
Pritzker Park (6:30pm): Antibalas, The Very Best
Ronny’s: The Downtown Struts, Andy Marchel and the Cocaine Rainbow, Blackbelts, Villains
Schubas: Charlie Mars, Julie Meckler
Subterranean: Social Studies, New Ruins, The Burning Hotels, Honest Engines

Beatallica: “Hero of the Day Tripper”

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Friday, June 4
Abbey Pub: I Lost Control, Magatha Trysty, The Hurtin’ Kind, more
Beat Kitchen: Rainbow Rhythms, Milano
Bottom Lounge: Rock & Wrestling Supershow
Cubby Bear: Adrianna Ramirez, Late Night Hooligan Riff Raff, more
Darkroom: The Goodness, People Under The Stairs
Double Door: Tortured Soul, Maad Soul, more
Empty Bottle: Mannequin Men, Jacuzzi Boys, CoCoComa, Maximum Wage
Hideout (6:30pm): The Interview Show ft. Charlie Trotter, The Jordan Years
Hideout (10pm): CAVE, Jerusalem and the Starbaskets, Daniel Lutz
Lincoln Hall: The Life and Times, This Will Destroy You, Light Pollution
Martyrs: Kicksville
Metro: The Highlife, Dear Noel, Draft Week, Just Left, Kirkland
Quenchers: Tin Tin Can, The Van Goghs, Mana Kintorso, Rock Falls
Reggie’s Rock Club: Merlin Wall, Pagan Youth, Cottonseed
Ronny’s: Deth Warrant, Smelly Fucking Mulkpants, more
Schubas: Arrington de Dionyso’s Malaikat, Dan Singa, more
Subterranean: The Good Life, Brighton MA, Quieting Syrup
The Vic: Jewel, Kip Moore

The Good Life: “Heartbroke” (mean version)

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Saturday, June 5
Abbey Pub: Aaron Fox and the Reliables, Nice Vega, The Great Crusades
Beat Kitchen: Yakuza, The Alaya Conscious, The Swan King
Beauty Bar: The Hood Internet, Jason Tyler, more
Bottom Lounge: Train Company, Jason & The Haymakers, Scattergun, Divebar
Do Division Fest (12pm): The Hood Internet, Pelican, Headlights, Maritime, more
Double Door: Hollywood Holt, K-Os, Ill Legit, more
Empty Bottle: Toro y Moi, Save the Clocktower, Glitter Bones
Hideout: Future Islands, Lower Dens, Altered States
House of Blues: Mathien
Lincoln Hall (7pm): Julia Nunes
Lincoln Hall (10pm): Tom Schraeder & His Ego, Richard Edwards, more
Martyrs (7pm): Mickey Harte
Martyrs (9:30pm): 28 Mansions, Adam Fitz, Haywood Yards
Martyrs: Dot Dot Dot, The Insecurities, The Lifeline
Old Town School: Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, Elizabeth Cook
Quenchers: The Polkaholics
Reggie’s Rock Club: Entombed, Jungle Rot, Woe of Tyrants, more
Ronny’s: Champagne Champagne, Pocahaunted, Emanuel Vinson, more
Saki Records (6pm): Astronomer
Schubas: The Mother Hips, Juniper Tar
Subterranean: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons, Musikanto

Juniper Tar: “Black Pain Tea”
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit: “Cigarettes and Wine” (live)
Pelican: “Dead Between The Walls”

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Sunday, June 6
Beauty Bar: Bobby Birdman, Jeffrey Jerusalem, YACHT (DJ sets)
Darkroom: Romania, Starina, The Baker Family, Holiday House
Do Division Fest (12pm): YACHT, The Ponys, El Ten Eleven, Warpaint, more
Double Door: Goodbyehome, The Root Cause, more
Empty Bottle: Pelican, Miracle Condition, Medusa
Hideout: Liam Hayes & Plush, Henry Joseph
Lincoln Hall: The Show ‘n Tell Show
Park West: w00tstock (3 hours of geeks & music)
Quenchers: The Bare Hand Jug Band, Mad Bread
Reggie’s Rock Club: Vera Cruz, Illusions Fate, Amorallous, Atomize
Ronny’s: Brian Olive, Cartolinas, Paula Head, Wooden Wing
Saki Records (4pm): Jon Langford
Schubas: Trashcan Sinatras, The Candles
Subterranean: Empires, Lights Resolve, Harvard

The Ponys: “Shadow Box” (live)
YACHT: “Summer Song”
El Ten Eleven: “I Like Van Halen Because My Sister Says They Are Cool” (live on KEXP)

I’ve got a super-sized edition of This Week In Chicago for you this week. And by “super-sized,” I mean I’m going including Monday, May 31st (Memorial Day) so that the entirety of the long weekend is covered in this post.

Shows in bold are recommended shows, while shows in larger bold red are shows that I plan on going to and/or shows that I really, really think you should be going to.

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Monday, May 24
Beat Kitchen: Pat McCurdy
Darkroom: The Mag 7, Catsmelvin
Double Door: Jon Griffin’s Comedy Night & Zinger Showcase
Empty Bottle (7pm): Nick Jaina, Ami Saraiya [FREE]
Empty Bottle (9:30pm): G L E A M I N G, El is the Sound of Joy, Verma [FREE]
Hideout: Robbie Fulks w/ Nora O’Connor
Lincoln Hall: Mumford and Sons, The Middle East [SOLD OUT]
Martyrs: Cabaret Vagabond
Pritzker Pavilion: The Besnard Lakes, The Ponys [FREE]
Ronny’s: Ken Mode, Wolvhammer, Bayonets
Schubas: Eluvium, Julianna Barwick

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Tuesday, May 25
Beat Kitchen: Chicago Underground Comedy
Double Door: The Sweeps, The Outbreaks, Jackpot Donnie, more
Empty Bottle: Athens, The Names That Spell, The Gentlemen’s Guild
Hideout: Sanctified Grumblers
Lincoln Hall: Rosaline, Face Time Police, The Dyes, Monsters Armed with Scissors
Ronny’s: Shotgun for Royalty, Martin Luther and the Kings, The Fullertons
Schubas: Suns, Volcanoes Make Islands, The Field Auxiliary
Subterranean: Glittermouse, Lee, We Drive Yeah, Ben Joseph and the Mathematics

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Wednesday, May 26
Beat Kitchen: Dash Cunning
Double Door: Karma to Burn, Admiral of Black, Howler, With a Gun
Empty Bottle: Tim Lowly Ensemble, Husband & Wife, Kaspar Hauser [FREE]
Hideout: Immediate Sound Series ft. Akiyama/Nakamura Duo, Streigenjunko, Koboku Senju
House of Blues: Enanitos Verdes
Lincoln Hall: Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, Shapers
Martyrs: Moonalice
Metro: LCD Soundsystem, Holy Ghost!
Ronny’s: Waste Basket, Stereohype, The Night Brigade, more
Schubas: April Smith & The Great Picture Show, Ornery Little Darlings
Subterranean: Arbogast, Of Wolves, Reptoids, The Larroquettes

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Thursday, May 27
Abbey Pub: The Handsome Devilz, The Cops, Vertigo
Beat Kitchen: Lucky Boys Confusion, The Scissors, Danger is My Middle Name, more
Darkroom: Coltrane Motion, Moxie Motive, Blueheels
Double Door: Carter Twins, Kelly Stanley & Matt Loos
Empty Bottle: Birthday Suits, The Blind Shake, Bird Talk
Hideout: Singing in the Abbey, Can.Ky.Ree, Tacoma Narrows
House of Blues: Toots and the Maytals, Steel Pulse
Lincoln Hall: Josh Rouse, AM
Martyrs: Midnight Ultra, The Black Tape, Tom Fuller Band
Ronny’s: The Sass Dragons, Stoned at Heart, Sister Kisser, more
Schubas: Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, Sadhu Sadhu
Subterranean: Verona Account, God & The Architects, Chaperone, more

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Friday, May 28
Abbey Pub: Anxiety High, Donkey Punch, Ideamen, more
Beat Kitchen: Good Old War, Yukon Blonde, Audra Mae
Darkroom: Equalizer, Ladies & Gentlemen, more
Double Door: Matthew Santos, Bumpus
Empty Bottle: Windy City Soul Club
Hideout: Brent Puls, Coupleskate, Machineshop
House of Blues: Steel Pulse, Toots and the Maytals
Lincoln Hall: The Tallest Man on Earth, Nathaniel Rateliff [SOLD OUT]
Martyrs: ALO, Chris Velan
Metro: Facing Forward, Munroe, A Friend Called Fire, more
Ronny’s: Sequoia, It’s True, Haywood Yards, Brice Woodall
Schubas: The Shondes, Minneapolis Henrys, The Homoticons
Subterranean: Toys That Kill, Mikey Erg, Lil Dave, more

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Saturday, May 29
Abbey Pub: Esohel & The U Dot Fam, YP, Voyce G.I., more
Beat Kitchen: Rough Cut, Geronimo!, Elusive Parallelograms, Slowhawks
Double Door: Members of Morphine & Jeremy Lyons, Rescue School, more
Empty Bottle: Yourself and the Air, Jookabox, YAWN
Hideout: Pieta Brown, Judson Claiborne
House of Blues (Back Porch): Danger Muffin
Lincoln Hall: Smoking Popes, Shot Baker, Bully in the Hallway
Martyrs: The August, John Wesley’s Band
Martyrs: BLOWOFF ft. DJs Richard Morel and Bob Mould
Schubas: Andre Williams, The Dirty Diamonds
Subterranean (4pm): The Ataris, Banner Pilot, The Menzingers, more
Subterranean (9:15pm): The Mushuganas, Winepress, Lynyrd’s Innards, more

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Sunday, May 30
Abbey Pub: Now Now Every Children, Tarlton, Comasoft
Beat Kitchen: Big Light, Van Ghost, Todd Kessler
Darkroom: Indiana Bandana, The Slingerland Ride, more
Double Door: Waco Brothers, Yellowhammers
Empty Bottle: Aquifers, Goodbyehome, Dopplermann, more
Hideout: Eleventh Dream Day, Head of Skulls
Martyrs: Brian Jonestown Massacre, Elephant Stone
Quencher’s: Morningbell, Tim Hazen
Ronny’s: Suffix, Stegosaur, Richard Def and the Mos Pryors, Gun
Schubas: Asian American Arts Benefit ft. Imelda de la Cruz, Aloha Lives!, more
Subterranean: Teen Idols, The Dopamines, Be My Doppelganger, more

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Monday, May 31
Empty Bottle: Stephen Paul Smoker, Perfect Kiss, Loyal Divide [FREE]
Hideout: Visqueen, Purple Apple
Pritzker Pavilion: Hum, Volcano! [FREE]
Ronny’s: Astronautalis, Big Eyes
The Vic: Broken Bells, The Morning Benders [SOLD OUT]

Shows in bold are recommended shows, while shows in larger bold red are shows that I plan on going to and/or shows that I really, really think you should be going to.

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Monday, May 17
Abbey Pub: IBM & guests
Beat Kitchen: Pat McCurdy
Double Door: Sarah Holtschlag & The Crosscuts, more
Elbo Room: You You’re Awesome, Fur Coats for Sportsmen, more
Hideout: Robbie Fulks w/ Jim DeWan
Martyrs’: Tin Lynott
Schubas: Patrick Watson, McKenzie Toma

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Tuesday, May 18
Abbey Pub: Covenant, Critical System Error, BioCarbon 13
Aragon: Them Crooked Vultures
Beat Kitchen: Chicago Underground Comedy
Double Door: Fire City Limits, Gun Hat, Cottonseed, more [FREE]
Empty Bottle: Love of Everything, Loose Dudes, Calibrated Crematorium
Hideout: Sanctified Grumblers
Lincoln Hall: Turin Breaks (acoustic), David Singer
Martyrs’: Moses Cleveland, Wolfgang Jay, Panic Pixel!
Schubas: Laugh It Up, Kid comedy showcase

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Wednesday, May 19
Beat Kitchen: Sonic Boom Six, Knock-Out, She Likes Todd, Dudemanbro
Bottom Lounge: Sage Francis, Free Moral Agents, B. Dolan
Darkroom: Mosquito Fleet, Baby Brutha, Like Trains & Taxis
Double Door: Little Brother, Pugless Atomz, more
Empty Bottle: Shuttle, Clique Talk, Bear the Bell, ANR
Hideout: Immediate Sound Series w/ Dawkins/Abrams/Reed
Lincoln Hall: Alexisonfire, Trash Talk, La Dispute, Therefore I Am
Martyrs’: District 97, JMT/JLS Choreography
Ronnys: Tin Armor, O’Pioneers!, Junior Battles, Hula Hula Dreamgirl
Schubas: Alberta Cross, 22-20s
Subterranean: The Lawrence Arms, Dead to Me, The Blind Staggers

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Thursday, May 20
Abbey Pub: Phil Agnotti Band, Tom Fuller Band, Bakelite Army, Blue Soul Band
Beat Kitchen: Baby Magic, Begin By Gathering Supplies, Still Awesome, The Biltmores
Cubby Bear: Violent Soho
Darkroom: Spectrum, Apteka, This is Versailles
Double Door: Soul Summit, Supreme Court, Dave Mata, more [FREE]
Empty Bottle: The Spits, Nobunny, Mickey
Hideout: Arbouretum, Pontiak, Bitchin Bajas
House of Blues (Back Porch): Sonia Leigh
Lincoln Hall: Gary Louris, Miles Nielsen
Martyrs’: Dan Bern, Musikanto
Ronnys: Devon Kay & The Solutions, The Rememberwhens, more
Schubas: Jessica Lea Mayfield, Dexateens, Futurebirds
Subterranean: MC Chris, Math the Band
The Vic: Metric

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Friday, May 21
Abbey Pub: Earthen Grave, Wrath (Re-Union), ThunderDriver, Chester
Beat Kitchen: Camera, Molehill, Upright Animals
Cubby Bear: Superdiamond
Darkroom: The Sonnets, The Safes, more + DJ Tankboy
Double Door: A&R, Boomjuice, Ronnie Bass, Jason Gatz [FREE]
Empty Bottle: Dengue Fever, I Kong Kult
Hideout: Helen Money, Susan Voelz, Peg Simone
House of Blues: The Action Blast, Heart Set Self Destruct, more
Lincoln Hall: Voxtrot, guests
Martyrs’: Brave Combo, Tacoma Narrows
Metro: JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound, Blah Blah Blah, Hollows, Lasers & Fast & Shit
Old Town School: The Karan Casey Band, more
Park West: Manolito y su Trabuco
Quenchers: Lions Rampant
Ronnys: The Hi-Tones, Channel Four, more
Schubas: Josiah Wolf, Serengeti, Northpilot
Subterranean: Telepath, Archnemisis, Ghetto Sexual
The Vic: Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings

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Saturday, May 22
Abbey Pub: All City Cypher emcee battle
Beat Kitchen (5:30pm): Weekend Nachos, Soul Control, Like Wolves, more
Beat Kitchen (10:15pm): Daylight Robbery, Duress, more
Bottom Lounge: Qwel & Maker, Offwhyte, Robust, more
Congress Theater: Paul Van Dyk, Paul Oakenfold
Cubby Bear: Mr. Blotto
Darkroom: United States of Mind, Ill Legit, more
Double Door: The Steepwater Band, The Sights, Miles Nielsen
Empty Bottle: Screaming Females, The Brokedowns, Heart Shaped Hate
Lincoln Hall: Mono, The Twilight Sad
Martyrs’: Crash Test Dummies, Rob Morseberger
Metro:The Spill Canvas, Tyler Hilton, more
Park West: Diane Birch
Riviera Theatre: Bullet For My Valentine
Reggie’s Music Joint: Archie Powell & The Exports, more
Ronnys: The House That Gloria Vanderbilt, more
Schubas: Alla, Bird Names, Miracle Condition
Subterranean: Big Science, Bailiff, Poison Arrows

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Sunday, May 23
Abbey Pub: Chicago Hip Hop Connects event
Beat Kitchen: Luster, The Ginger Group
Darkroom: Baschyn, Wolf Ram Heart, more
Double Door: The Buzzcocks, The Dollyrots
Empty Bottle: Heavy Times, Bitchin’ Bajas, John Bellows, Campfires
Hideout: Eleventh Dream Day, Jon Langford, Skull Orchard
Lincoln Hall: Midlake, Jason Lytle, John Grant
Metro: Local H, Kinch
Old Town School: Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, more
Riviera Theatre: Imogen Heap
Schubas: Tim Fite, The Wailing Wall
Subterranean: Dangerous Curves Ahead (Burlesque)

Not the greatest week of music in the world, but there are still a handful of really good shows. Sadly, I’ll probably miss Josh Ritter because I have friends coming in town from DC this weekend, but you’ll definitely see me at Robbie Fulks and Clem Snide. I’ll also be at the Eleventh Dream Day/Condo Fucks show, though I may have to go to that show in disguise.

Shows in bold are recommended shows, while shows in larger bold red are shows that I plan on going to and/or shows that I really, really think you should be going to.

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Monday, May 10
Double Door: Lorcan Miller, Milk and Honey, Tuece, Dan Hubbard and the Humadors
Empty Bottle: Plastic Crimewave, Winston Troy, Angel Olsen, Laughing Eye Weeping Eye [FREE]
Hideout: Robbie Fulks w/ full band – Tribute to Slow Train Coming
Lincoln Hall: Shout Out Louds, Freelance Whales [SOLD OUT]
Martyrs: Balkano!, Black Bear Combo
Ronnys: Adam Fallon, The Nows, Grphc! Smmry?

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Tuesday, May 11
Beat Kitchen: Chicago Underground Comedy
Double Door: Indiana Bandana, Lowboy, Blue Line Riders, Tangle Weed [FREE]
Empty Bottle: The Blamers
Hideout: Sanctified Grumblers
House of Blues: As I Lay Dying, Demon Hunter, Blessthefall, War of Ages
Lincoln Hall: Movie Night ft. The Royal Tenenbaums, Bottle Rocket
Martyrs: Love Shots, The Dyes, Wiitala Brothers
Metro/Smart Bar: John Simmons, Josh Werner
Schubas (front bar): Dead Weather Sea of Cowards listening party
Schubas: Ferraby Lionheart, Leslie & The Badgers, Kevin Andrew Prchal
Subterranean: Jon and Carly, Brutal Beatings, Cinchel

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Wednesday, May 12
Abbey Pub: Canja Rave, Hail the Black Dragons, more
Beat Kitchen: Judith Swan, We Repel Each Other, Snakebitedown
Double Door: Otter Petter, Aktar Aktar, Raise High the Roof Beam, The Rikters [FREE]
Empty Bottle: GIVERS, Paperbear, Abbott Smile
Hideout: Immediate Sound Series ft. Wheelhouse, Berman/Abrams/Zerang
Lincoln Hall: Murs, SIck Jacken, Nocando, Earatik Statik
Martyrs: Tremolux, Steve Frisbie, Pete Special
Metro/Smart Bar: Scotty Brandon, Mister Joshua, Kid Color, Samone Roberts
Schubas: Raul Midon
Subterranean: Horse the Band. Super 8 Bit Brothers, Endless Hallway, Oceana
Ronnys: The New Messengers, Starina, Tiger Spirit, Patrick Gemkow

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Thursday, May 13
Abbey Pub: The Webstirs, Johnny L., The Greenwoods
Beat Kitchen: The Romeros, Modern Day Rippers, The Illiterates, Depravos de la Mour
Double Door: Herbert Wiser Band, Thinner Teed, Mos Scocious, Akasha
Empty Bottle: Maximum Wage, Blasted Diplomats, Tyler Jon Tyler
Hideout: Reds & Blue, Like Pioneers, Slow Witch
Lincoln Hall: Clem Snide, The Heligoats
Martyrs: Alive Day, Cabin, Blue Moon Revue
Metro/Smart Bar: The Gaslamp Killer, Caural + K-Kruz, DJ Solo, Chris Widman
Reggie’s Rock Club (7pm): The Down Feathers, Erick Stang Project, Train Company, more
Reggie’s Rock Club (11pm): Mentors, General Bastard [FREE]
Riviera Theatre: a-ha
Ronnys: TV/TV, Ghastly Menace
Schubas: Kim Taylor
Subterranean: Ben Keeler and the 500 Club, Hey Rabbit, Zach Pietrini & The Broken Bones, Matt Kelly

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Friday, May 14
Abbey Pub: Souls of Mischief, Abstract Giants, more
Beat Kitchen: The Swellers, Crime in Stereo, This Time Next Year, The Minor League
Bottom Lounge: Remaindermen, Fetch, The Vindits, Marseilles
Congress Theater: Coheed & Cambria
Double Door: The Last Vegas, Bitter Wigs, Hey Perro, DJ Erik
Empty Bottle: The Lonesome Organist, Sonoi, David Daniell
Hideout: Clean Feed Fest ft. Luis Lopes, Joshua Abrams, Jeb Bishop, Herculaneum
House of Blues: Mint Condition, The New Congress, Yashi
Lincoln Hall: Murder by Death, Ha Ha Tonka, Linfinity
Martyrs: Marco Benevento Trio, Spare Parts
Metro: The Dirty Diamonds, Team Bayside High, Kid Color, more
Metro/Smart Bar: Harvard Bass, Nate Manic
Park West: Tributosaurus – One Hit Wonders of the 70s
Reggie’s Rock Club: Fang, Verbal Abuse, Capitalist Casualties, more
Ronnys: Haymarket Riot, Knife the Symphony, Cinco de Gatos, Hawkbit
Schubas (7pm): Local Natives, Suckers [SOLD OUT]
Schubas (10:30pm): Local Natives, Suckers [SOLD OUT]
Subterranean: Hurricane Bells, King Sparrow, Verona Red

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Saturday, May 15
Abbey Pub (7pm): Kasim Sulton, Gidgets Ga Ga
Abbey Pub (11pm): Brenn, The Handcuffs, The Hushdrops
Beat Kitchen: The Upper Crust, Gorevette, Vendooza
Bottom Lounge: The Handsome Devilz, Saber, DJs
Double Door: Particle, Roster McCabe
Empty Bottle: Greg Laswell, Jimmy Gnecco, Brian Wright
Hideout: Pickin On The Kids bluegrass benefit
Lincoln Hall (2pm): Lockeroom Talk, Kids These Days, Souls, more
Lincoln Hall (10pm): Plants and Animals, Elliott Brood
Martyrs: Stick Men, The E-Mics Acoustic
Metro: An Aesthetic Anaesthetic, Or So It Goes, Loose Lips Sink Ships, Mountains for Clouds
Metro/Smart Bar: Mike Dearborn, Chris Santiago, more
Park West: Peter Wolf
Reggie’s Rock Club: Murder by Death, Ha Ha Tonka, Linfinity
Ronnys: MC Frontalot, Former Fat Boys, Whoremoans, Brandon Patton
Schubas: Verbow, Doug Gillard
Subterranean: Devin the Dude, The Coughee Brothaz, DJ Trew
The Vic: Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band, Joe Pug

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Sunday, May 16
Beat Kitchen: Dommin
Double Door: Members of the Uptown Sound, more
Empty Bottle: The Deep Dark Woods, I Ching Quartet, Matt Crews
Hideout: Eleventh Dream Day, Condo Fucks
Lincoln Hall: Jill Hennessy, Rachele Eve
Metro/Smart Bar: Bald E., Michael Serafini, Kid Color, OCD Automatic
Reggie’s Rock Club: Buggirls, Aint No ER Like a Stripper, Wabash Cannonballs, more
Ronnys: Miss Autopsy, Them Damn Kids, Miss Shevaughn & Yuma Wray, more
Subterranean: Coltrane Motion, You You’re Awesome, California Wives, Tell Your Friends

Wow, so I really just went about two weeks without a single blog post. Sorry about that. A combination of work, travel and general music malaise in the wake of WOXY’s demise have given me less time and desire to post of late. I’m gonna try to fix that.

As for this week’s shows in Chicago… well, there are shows in Chicago this week, and that’s about all I can say.

Shows in bold are recommended shows, while shows in larger bold red are shows that I plan on going to and/or shows that I really, really think you should be going to.

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Monday, May 3
Beat Kitchen: Pat McCurdy
Double Door: Mitch Mead, Elvisbride, Chris Stelloh
Empty Bottle: Dorian Taj, The Interiors, The Ragtones [FREE]
Hideout: Robbie Fulks ft. Mystery Theater w/ Gerald Down, KC McDonough
Lincoln Hall: Kate Nash, Supercute! [SOLD OUT]
Martyrs: Bryan Dogherty, Tom Gullion
Ronnys: An Aesthetic Anaesthetic, The Gentlemen’s Guild, more
Schubas: New York Songwriters Circule

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Tuesday, May 4
Abbey Pub: Luce, The Great Crusades, Color Card
Beat Kitchen: Chicago Underground Comedy
Bottom Lounge: Tyr, Earthen Grave, Urn, Act of Destruction, Atomize
Double Door: Ronny Robinson, Kelsey Wild, Gia Margaret, more
Empty Bottle: Awesome Color, Hair Police, Village
Hideout: Sanctified Grumblers
House of Blues: Ozomatli, Salvador Santana
Lincoln Hall: Laura Marling, Smoke Fairies, Pete Roe
Martyrs: Shelby Lynne, Findlay Brown
Schubas: Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Magic Beautiful, Very Truly Yours

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Wednesday, May 5
Abbey Pub: Nizm ReDFined Xpression Album Release Party
Congress Theater: Cinco de Mondo
Double Door: Daysleeper, Jeff Breakey, Jessica Robbins, Ty Maxon
Empty Bottle: Sadhu Sadhu, Zath, Magic Ian
Hideout: Immediate Sound Series ft. Rempis/Rosal Duo
Lincoln Hall: Chapterhouse, Ulrich Schnauss, Airiel
Martyrs (7pm and 10pm): Tributosaurus – Jefferson Airplane
Schubas: Aqualung, Krista Polvere
Subterranean: Rockie Fresh, JDP, Big Homie D.O.E., more

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Thursday, May 6
Beat Kitchen: Mortified Chicago
Darkroom: Kasey Anderson, Nathan Xander + Witchouse, Jared Bartman
Double Door: This Charming Band, Love Vigilantes
Empty Bottle: Vampire Hands, Daughters of the Sun, Unmanned Ship, Stacian
Hideout: These Are Powers, Love Concept, Gatekeeper DJs
House of Blues: Gilberto Santarosa, Oscar D’Leon
Lincoln Hall: Jovanotti
Martyrs: Big C Jamboree, Devil Dogs
Park West: Kaki King
Ronnys: Color Card
Schubas: Everybody Was In The French Resistance… Now!, Team Band, Chaperone
Subterranean: Stardeath and White Dwarfs, Milk at Midnight, Tin Tin Can

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Friday, May 7
Abbey Pub: Ghetto Division, Zebo, Le Principle
Beat Kitchen: The Dials, Swiss Dots, The Wanton Looks
Bottom Lounge: Comasoft, Femme Fatality, The Secret Saints, Perfect Kiss
Congress Theater: Mocedades
Darkroom: J. Davis Trio, The Jordan Years, Pseudo Slang
Double Door: The iPod Battle Royale
Empty Bottle: Annuals, Most Serene Republic, What Laura Says
Hideout: The Judy Green, Jim Becker
House of Blues: Infected Mushroom
Lincoln Hall: Johann Johannsson
Martyrs: This Must Be The Band perf. “Remain in Light”
Metro: Purple Apple, The Break, The Blisters
Ronnys: The Sky We Scrape, Red City Radio, The Please & Thank Yous, more
Schubas: Truth & Salvage Company, Rob Nicholas
Subterranean: Horse in the Sea, Gia Margaret & Paper Plant, more

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Saturday, May 8
Abbey Pub: Blockhead, The Opus, Quadratic
Beat Kitchen: Derek Nelson & The Musicians, Soft Speaker, Mallory, Ceiling Stars
Bottom Lounge: My My My, Green Sugar, How Far to Austin, more
Congress Theater: Costeno y Tierra Caliente
Double Door: Weber Band, The Well, Browntown, more
Empty Bottle (9pm??): Frightened Rabbit (DJ set), more DJs
Empty Bottle (10pm): Tutu & The Pirates, Da!
Hideout: Josephine Foster, Spires that in the Sunset Rise, Arlt
Lincoln Hall: 30db, Andrew Belle
Martyrs: This Must Be The Band perf. “Remain in Light”
Metro: Frightened Rabbit, Maps & Atlases, Our Brother The Native [SOLD OUT]
Ronnys: The Runnies, Bitch n’ Brown, Paul Cary, more
Schubas (7pm): Canasta (record release), Gregory and the Hawk
Schubas (10:30pm): Canasta (record release), Brighton, MA
Subterranean: Que Billah, Home Bass, Rockie Fresh, more

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Sunday, May 9
Abbey Pub: T.I.M.E. VerbalKent, Johnny Spits, Chaometry, Josh Tree
Beat Kitchen: J+J+J, Faggy Pussy, Ok Ikumi, Forest World
Bottom Lounge: Converge, Coalesce, Black Breath, Lewd Acts
Darkroom: 16 Volt, Chemlab, Left Spine Down, Defcon
Double Door: Dirty Diamonds
Empty Bottle: Relaxation Record, Tadoma, Shalloboi
House of Blues: Butch Walker & the Black Widows, Locksley
Schubas: Ray Wylie Hubbard
Subterranean: Mirror the Second, Crash Hero, more

Decent week of music coming up, though most of what interests me is loaded up on Monday and Thursday. And with the exception of The Whigs on Friday, the weekend is pretty slow. Not sure there’s a single thing I want to see on Saturday. Guess I should find myself a date for that night.

Shows in bold are recommended shows, while shows in larger bold red are shows that I plan on going to and/or shows that I really, really think you should be going to.

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Monday, April 19
Beat Kitchen: Pat McCurdy
Beauty Bar: Jamie xx (DJ set), Midnight Conspiracy, Erik Roldan
Double Door: Joey Marcantonio, Chris Grant, Matt Ayo
Empty Bottle: David Vandervelde, Ghostfinger, Psychic Friends [FREE]
Hideout: Robbie Fulks duo w/ Eliza Gilkyson
House of Blues: A Day to Remember, August Burns Red, more
Martyr’s: Tin Lynott
Metro/Smart Bar: Hot Chip (DJ Set), Scotty Brandon, Mister Joshua
Park West: Bad Lieutenant, Big Science [CANCELLED]
Reggie’s Rock Club: Makeshift Prodigy, The Alumni Club, more
Riviera: Hot Chip
Ronny’s: Literature, Crayolala
Schubas: Monotonix, Bottomless Pit
Subterranean: The Gay Blades, The Press
The Vic: Ben Folds and a Piano, Kate Miller-Heidke

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Tuesday, April 20
Abbey Pub: Young Money, Jae Miltz, more
Beat Kitchen: Chicago Underground Comedy
Double Door: Radio Moscow, Naam, Velcro Lewis & His 100 Proof Band
Empty Bottle (7pm): The Body, Dead Times, Sun Splitter
Empty Bottle (9:30pm): Chord, Locrian, Brief Candles
Hideout: Sanctified Grumblers
House of Blues: Blue October, Stars of Track and Field, Hurricane Bells
Lincoln Hall: Fish Out Of Water DVD Release ft. JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound, more
Martyr’s: The Jordan Years, Crystal Gravy
Park West: Transatlantic
Reggie’s Rock Club: Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Fit For Rivals, more
Ronny’s: The Satire, Oyarsa, more
Schubas: Two Door Cinema Club, Gemini Club [SOLD OUT]
Subterranean: Big D and the Kids Table, Cobalt & The Hired Guns
The Vic: Ben Folds and a Piano, Kate Miller-Heidke

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Wednesday, April 21
Abbey Pub: Solo Mob, C.E.O., The Naturals, more
Beat Kitchen: Zach Hill, The Field Auxiliary
Darkroom: Sons of Fire, Mag 7, Wild Jesus, Montauk Monster
Double Door: Macguffin, Facing Winter, Valentiger, Mike Maimone and the Mutts
Empty Bottle: The Record Low, Follows, Lea
Hideout: Immediate Sound Series ft. James Falzone, Frank Rosaly’s Cicada Music
House of Blues: Bleeding Through, Born Osiris, more
Lincoln Hall: Red Sparowes, Caspian, Fang Island
Martyr’s: Uncle Lucius, Jane Baxter Miller, Lush Budgett
Metro: Echo & The Bunnymen, Hatcham Social
Park West: Charlotte Gainsbourg, AM
Reggie’s Rock Club: Nashville Pussy, Psychostick, more
Ronny’s: Dummy Room, X Is For Eyes
Schubas: Jon McLaughlin
Subterranean: Chaperone, Tacoma Narrows, Laarks
The Vic: Ben Folds and a Piano, Kate Miller-Heidke

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Thursday, April 22
Abbey Pub: International Pop Overthrow – The Luck of Eden Hall, The Tom Fuller Band, more
Beat Kitchen: The Vindits, Simco, The Black Tape, I Lost Control
Bottom Lounge: Falkirk, The Clergymen, Goat Motor, Super Priest
Congress Theater: Passion Pit, The Smith Westerns
Cubby Bear: The Raveonettes [FREE]
Double Door: The Streets on Fire, Conrad Richards, In Runes, Paula Head
Empty Bottle: Aloha, Pomegranates, Reds & Blue
Hideout: Cameron McGill, Sad Brad Smith
Lincoln Hall: The Antlers, Phantogram
Martyr’s: Cadillac Sky, Jill Andrews, Katie & Pat
Reggie’s Rock Club: Deadstar Assembly, Fashion Bomb, more
Ronny’s: Brother George, Wild Moccasins, The Beets, Cloud Nothings, Legs Like Straw, Ara and the Volodkas
Schubas: Horse Feathers, Caroline Smith & The Good Night Sleeps
Subterranean: We Are Wolves, El Ten Eleven, Parlovr
The Vic: Corinne Bailey Rae, Daniel Merriweather

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Friday, April 23
Abbey Pub: International Pop Overthrow – Ellis Clark & Epicycle, Million Yen, more
Beat Kitchen: Urbanites, Blane Fonda, The Hudson Branch, Antennas Up
Beauty Bar: Free Energy, Moneypenny
Bottom Lounge: The Whigs, Empires, Old Fake
Congress Theater: Gogol Bordello
Darkroom: Echonine, Trancid, more
Double Door: The Mashers, Dummy, Minutes
Empty Bottle: Trans Am, Nice Nice, Jonas Reinhardt
Hideout: Immediate Sound Series 4th Anniversary ft. Mike Reed 8tet, Brotzmann/Drake Duo
House of Blues: Pat Green
Lincoln Hall: Carbon Leaf, Alex Band of The Calling
Martyr’s: Cathy Richardson, Lying Delilah
Metro: Rosaline, Till Death, Victorian Halls, more
Park West: Martin Sexton, Ryan Montbleau Band
Reggie’s Rock Club: Nate & His Kite, We The Granada, more
Ronny’s: Iron Reminders, Harpoon, Winters in Osaka
Schubas (7pm): Marie Digby, Jessica Robbins
Schubas (10pm): Elmwood, Daphne Willis
Subterranean: Semi-Precious Weapons, Nice Vega, Breedlove

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Saturday, April 24
Abbey Pub (1:30pm): International Pop Overthrow – Cyclesomething, The Abbeys, more
Abbey Pub (8:30pm): Captured By Robots, I LOVE RICH, more
Aragon: Angels and Airwaves
Beat Kitchen: Melissa Auf Der Maur, Panther Style (canceled due to volcano)
Bottom Lounge: Milano, The Atomica Project, Ayanami, Ode, Mosquito Fleet
Congress Theater: Resonate 5.0
Double Door: Jeffrey David, Chris Muehrle, more
Empty Bottle: The Styrenes, Daily Void, John Bellows
Hideout: Immediate Sound Series 4th Anniversary ft. Josh Berman and His Gang, more
House of Blues: BB King, Rachel Cantu
Lincoln Hall: Umphrey’s McGee [SOLD OUT]
Martyr’s: The Infamous Stringdusters, Sexfist
Metro: One Night Stand’s Make It Rain, Team Bayside High, more
Reggie’s Rock Club: Alcest, Clad in Darkness, Velnias
Ronny’s (5pm): Why Intercept?, Giant Cloud, Pagan Youth
Ronny’s (9pm): Dead Fingers, Mondo Ray, Holley 750, Ratbomb
Schubas (7pm): Jarrod Borbel, Curtis Evans
Schubas (10:30pm): The Mary Onettes, Camera
Subterranean: Deal’s Gone Bad, The Hard Lessons, Scissors

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Sunday, April 25
Abbey Pub (1:30pm): International Pop Overthrow – Hollus, Otter Petter, more
Beat Kitchen: One For The Team, Evan Holmes
Double Door: Shnurov’s Rubl
Empty Bottle: Great Society Mind Destroyers, Centipede Eest, Mediums
House of Blues: BB King, Rachel Cantu
Lincoln Hall: The Album Leaf, Sea Wolf
Martyr’s: Chicago Improv Festival’s Closing Night ft CIF All-Stars, Reset List
Metro: White Rabbits, Here We Go Magic, Pet Lions
Reggie’s Rock Club: The Break, No Love Lost, more
Ronny’s: Nato Coles and the Bad Dream, Blackbelts
Schubas: Spencer Mulder, Family of the Year, Breaking Laces
Subterranean: Abbott Smile, Winter, Ground Support, Violetness
The Vic: Sia, Girl in a Coma