Sorry for the relative silence around these parts the last few days. I’m still settling into my new Chicago digs, though thankfully I’m just about done unpacking. That means you can expect all kinds of low-quality blogging coming your way later this week.

Until then, here’s what is going on around Chicago this week. My picks are in bold. If I’ve missed anything, feel free to add it in the comments!

Oh, and I beg you… someone out there has to go see Cattle Decapitation at Bottom Lounge on Tuesday. Not me, but someone. Best name ever.

Sunday, 10/11
Abbey Pub: EOTO & Sub Swara
Beat Kitchen: Nachtmystium, Indian, The Swan King, Tim Larson
Congress Theater: Riot Fest – Screeching Weasel, Alkaline Trio, Pegboy, The Arrivals, more
Double Door: The Horrors, Crocodiles
Empty Bottle: Sian Alice Group, El Jesus De Magico, Unlucky Atlas
Hideout: Box Elders, The Fresh & Onlys
Martyr’s: MIMIX plays Superfly
Metro: Riot Fest – Cock Sparrer, Lower Class Brats, Flatfoot 56, Fear City
Museum of Contemporary Art: A Multimedia Event w/ Califone
Reggie’s Rock Club: We Drive Yeah, Seppuku Survivor, It’s Just Vanity, Like So, The Para-medics
Ronny’s: Lockeroom Talk, Koo Koo Kangaroo
Schubas: Portugal. The Man, HOCKEY, Drug Rug [sold out]
Subterranean: Hit The Lights, There For Tomorrow, Fireworks, Sparks the Rescue, This Time Next Year

Monday, 10/12
Beat Kitchen: Pat McCurdy
Empty Bottle: Twilight Sad, Brakesbrakesbrakes, We Were Promised Jetpacks
Metro: Bob Mould Band, Alec Ounsworth
Reggie’s Rock Club: Kylesa, Saviours, Red Fang, The Atlas Moth
Schubas: Wax Tailor, Midnight Conspiracy

Tuesday, 10/13
Abbey Pub: DJ Spooky presents The Secret Song, DJ Intel & Kidd Russell
Beat Kitchen: The Creepshow, The Mighty Stef, Johnny Murder & The 25 to Life
Bottom Lounge: Soulfly, Prong, Cattle Decapitation, Mutiny Within
Double Door: The Postmarks, Brookville, Milano
Empty Bottle: Kurt Vile and the Violators, Love of Everything, Plastic Crimewave Solo, Ken Camden
Martyr’s: S. Joel Norman, Aaron Koppel Quartet, Kelly Rudick
Metro: Michael & Michael Have Issues
Park West: Lucinda Williams
Reggie’s Rock Club: Bear Claw
Schubas: The Lovely Feathers, Lacona, Me And My Arrow
Subterranean: Push Play

Wednesday, 10/14
Abbey Pub: Go Long Mule, John Wesley Band, Liza Day
Beat Kitchen: Dr Killbot
Empty Bottle: School of Seven Bells, Depreciation Guild, Warpaint, Panda Riot
Hideout: ige*timer, Dorling/Kelly/Zerang
Logan Square Auditorium: Mumiy Troll, Puerto Muerto
Martyr’s: Big Time, Darts & Arrows, LOOM
Park West: Lucinda Williams
Schubas (early): Viv Albertine (of The Slits), Jon Langford & Sally Timms
Schubas (late): Jolie Holland, Matt Bauer
Subterranean: Suckers, Tirra Lirra, All The Creatures Of The Sea

Thursday, 10/15
Abbey Pub: Inn Cinema, 8 Per Second, We All Have Hands For Hooks, Seven Day Sonnet
Beat Kitchen: Brighton, MA, We Landed on the Moon, Dalring Disarm
Chopin Theatre: tUnE-yArDs, Aleks & The Drummers
Double Door: Shout Out Out Out Out, Clique Talk, DJ Sets by Only Children
Empty Bottle: Times New Viking, Bird Names, Tyler Jon Tyler
Hideout: AZITA, Daniel Knox, Still Life Still, more
Martyr’s: WareHouse City, The Rocketboys, Dignan
Park West: Lucinda Williams
Ronny’s: Human Eye, Terrible Twos, Wanton Looks, Unstoppable Death Machines
Schubas (early): Mike Doughty – The Question Jar Show
Schubas (late): Mike Doughty – The Question Jar Show
Sonotheque: Bird Peterson, Prentice Thomas, DJ Hilary Rawk
Subterranean: Islands, Jemina Pearl, Toro Y Moi
The Vic: Dinosaur Jr., Lou Barlow + The Missingmen

Friday, 10/16
Abbey Pub: Kasim Sulton w/ full band
Beat Kitchen: The Eli Story, Empire State Express, Amanda Sena & The Thieves of Thunder, The Paris Shutz Band
Bottom Lounge: Old Canes, Chaperone, The Marshmallow Ghosts
Double Door: Tortured Soul, Winmi, DJ Lady D
Empty Bottle: Amy Millan, Bahamas, Kellen & Me
Hideout: Magas, Gatekeeper, Beau Wanzer, DJ Mike Broers, more
Lincoln Hall: Mike Doughty – The Question Jar Show
Martyr’s: Three Bad Jacks, Hot Rod Hucksters, The Dyes
Metro: The Gossip, Men, Post Honeymoon
Park West: Rhett Miller
Reggie’s Rock Club (early): We Shot The Moon, The Able Body, Lights Resolve, Destry
Reggie’s Rock Club (late): Alaya Conscious, An Aesthetic Anaesthetic, Sleeping in Gethsemane, Don of Knotts
Riviera: Rodrigo y Gabriela
Ronny’s: World Wide Riot, Andy Marchel and the Cocaine Rainbow
Schubas: Le Loup, Nurses
Subterranean: Molehill, The Gentlemen’s Club, Photo Atlas, The Epilogues

Saturday, 10/17
Abbey Pub: Captured By Robots, Waste, Ephyra
Aragon Ballroom: Metalocalypse – Dethklok, Mastodon
Beat Kitchen: Project 86, Showbread, The Wedding, Children 18:3
Bottom Lounge: Birds of Avalon, The Bitter Wigs, Ramova
Double Door: Rain Machine, Sharon Van Etten, Reds and Blue
Empty Bottle: Headlights, The Shaky Hands, Pomegranates, Still Life Still
Lincoln Hall: Liam Finn, Unicycle Loves You, Greycoats
Martyr’s: Hot Buttered Run
Metro: Dane Gavin Dance, Emarosa, Of Mice and Men, Tides of Man, Of Machines
Park West: Keller Williams
Reggie’s Rock Club (early): Inept, On the Front, A Hero Named Hope, Trainwreck Symphony, Arma
Reggie’s Rock Club (late): Vitallight, Waterstreet, Roster McCabe
Ronny’s: The Catburglars, Truman & His Trophy, others
Schubas: Grand Archives, Black Whales, Paletazo
Subterranean: Cro-Mags, Merauder, Death Threat, The Killer, Left Hand Path, Convicted [sold out]