Here’s what’s going on in Chicago this week. As usual, my picks are in bold. If I’m missing anything interesting, let me know in the comments.

Sunday, 10/18
Abbey Pub: Beast with X-Wife, LookBook, Punky Fresh, more
Beat Kitchen: The Frantic, The Insecurities, Brown Town, The Delivery Boys
Double Door: Inspector Owl, Geronimo!, A Million Years, Picture Books
Empty Bottle: UUVVWWZ, Sadhu Sadhu
House of Blues: MuteMath, As Tall As Lions
Riviera: Boys Like Girls
Schubas: Timothy B. Schmit (from The Eagles)
UIC Pavilion: Wilco, Tortoise [sold out]

Monday, 10/19
Beat Kitchen: Pat McCurdy
Bottom Lounge: The Dodos, The Ruby Suns
Double Door: Satyricon, Chtonic, Withering Soul, Rosenguard
Empty Bottle: The Temper Trap, Mittens on Strings, Beep Beep [free!]
Logan Square Auditorium: Sunset Rubdown, NewVillager
Martyr’s: Tin Lynott
Reggie’s Rock Club: The Turbo Vamps, Altercation Punk Comedy Tour, Modern Day Rippers, The Horrids
Ronny’s: Fauxbot, The Pear Traps
UIC Pavilion: Wilco, Tortoise

Tuesday, 10/20
Bottom Lounge: Shonen Knife, White Mystery, The Dials, The Alright Alreadies
Double Door: Guh, Dean Welch, The Constellations, Killing The Enemy
Empty Bottle: Brownout!, Rob Sevier (DJ set)
Hideout: Country Music Tuesdays ft. Mar Caribe, more
House of Blues: Jet, Kill Hannah
Martyr’s: Spring, Matt Schneider Trio
Riviera: Mika
Ronny’s: Sissy Mena, I Was Totally Destroying It, The Story Changes
Schubas: Elliot Brood, Wooden Sky, Speck Mountain
Sonotheque: Bonobo (DJ set), Striz

Wednesday, 10/21
Abbey Pub: Mindy Smith and Eric Baker
Beat Kitchen: Flights
Empty Bottle: CoCoComa, Sonic Chicken 4, The Yolks, PsychedAlex (DJ set)
Hideout: Immediate Sound Series w/ NRG Ensemble
Lincoln Hall: La Roux, Moneypenny
Martyr’s: No Exit, Andrew Fraker & Sons, Bite Size Chunks
Metro: The Get Up Kids, Kevin Devine, The Life and Times
Schubas (early): Dead Man’s Bones
Schubas (late): Dead Man’s Bones
Sonotheque: Dan Bitney/Jon Brumit/Frank Rosaly, Litesalive, Word & Number

Thursday, 10/22
Abbey Pub: Danger, Filthy Dukes
Double Door: Kittie, Soi, Arkaea, Straight Line Stitch
Empty Bottle: Samantha Crain & The Midnight Shivers, Cameron McGill & What Army, The Lost Cartographers
Hideout: The Hideout Players present Little Shop of Horrors
House of Blues: Styx
Martyr’s: Dangerous Strangers, Modern Conversation, Jen Porter
Metro: The Get Up Kids, Kevin Devine, The Life and Times
Ronny’s: Elephant Gun, Meah!, Wounded Roots, Animal City, Reddelicious
Schubas: Lake, Karl Blau, Cains & Abels
Subterranean: Kraak & Smaak

Friday, 10/23
Abbey Pub: The Future Burns & Friends, Highland Avenue, more
Beat Kitchen: Off With Their Heads, The Copyrights, Smalltown, La Plebe, The Reaganomics
Bottom Lounge: Lucero, Amy Lavere, Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm
Double Door: Will Hoge, Andrew Ripp, Jerome Holloway
Empty Bottle: Welcome to Ashley, Hallelujah The Hills, Soft Speaker
Hideout: The Hideout Players present Little Shop of Horrors
House of Blues: Yonder Mountain String Band, Danny Barnes & Darol Anger
Lincoln Hall: Landhorne Slim, Dawes, Tom Schraeder & His Ego
Martyr’s: Bernard Fowler
Metro: The Airborne Toxic Event, The Henry Clay People, Red Cortez
Park West: Pretty Lights
Reggie’s Rock Club: Venetian Snares, Wisp, Surachai
Ronny’s: Thin Hymns, Horns of Happiness, Dan Mohr
Schubas: Drummer, Royal Bangs
Sonotheque: Shit Robot, Tigersapien, Jordan Z
Subterranean: The Disciplines (ft. Ken Stringfellow)
Vic Theatre: Say Anything

Saturday, 10/24
Aragon Ballroom: Bryndis: Industria Del Amor
Beat Kitchen (early): Rise and Fall, Cross Examination, Harm’s Way, Creatures, Duress
Beat Kitchen (late): Todd Hembrook & The Hemispheres
Double Door: Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Lubriphonic
Empty Bottle (early): Blues Control, Michael Columbia, Axis:sovA
Empty Bottle (late): Silver Abuse, Tutu & The Pirates, Wes & Brian
Hideout: The Hideout Players present Little Shop of Horrors
House of Blues: Yonder Mountain String Band, Danny Barnes & Darol Anger
Lincoln Hall: David Bazan, Say Hi…
Martyr’s: An Evening With Fran Healy & Andy Dunlop (of Travis)
Metro: The Lawrence Arms, The Menzingers, La Plebe, Mike Park
Reggie’s Rock Club: The 69 Eyes, Dommin, The Becoming
Riviera: Gov’t Mule
Ronny’s: Shopping
Schubas: Horse In The Sea, Venna, Kevin Andrew Prchal
Subterranean: Nicole Atkins & The Black Sea
Vic Theatre: Joe Bonamassa