Welcome to the new, not-really-improved BabyStew This Week In Chicago listing.

What’s new about it, you ask? Absolutely nothing, except that it now covers the week from Monday through Sunday rather than Sunday through Saturday. It always seemed weird to me not to be listing Sunday shows until the morning of – when not many people are reading blogs – for the sole purpose of sticking with the conventional definition of “week” (i.e., Sun-Sat). But convention be damned.

So here’s what’s going on in Chicago this “week”. My picks are in bold.

Monday, November 16
Abbey Pub: Doug Keith, Chaperne, Transmontane
Beat Kitchen: Slaughtertown String Band, The Lepers, The Damn Choir
Empty Bottle (early): MV & EE, A Tundra [free]
Empty Bottle (late): All The Day Holiday, The Glide [free]
Martyr’s: Tin Lynott
Metro: Dir En Grey, Digital Mindy
Reggie’s Rock Club: Mudqueens, The Bama Lamas, Get Up With The Get Downs, The Alright Alreadies
Reggie’s Music Joint: Conductive Alliance, Motion Turns It On, more
Ronny’s: Coke Rats, Microwaves, Birth
Schubas: The Old Ceremony, Cobalt & The Hired Guns, Nathan Xander
The Vic: Devendra Banhart and The Grogs

Tuesday, November 17
Abbey Pub: Bitta Taste, CLASS ED, Monsoon Staraw, more
Double Door: Midwestern Mass, Fall7, Man The Mighty
Empty Bottle: Nana Grizol, Al Scorch, Animal City
Hideout: Country Music Tuesdays (Sanctified Gamblers, more)
House of Blues: Trivium, Chimaira, White Chapel, Dirge Within
Martyr’s: Halfpint Jones, Scientific Map
Reggie’s Rock Club: Aetiology, Voicebox, Conflux, Eigenfunk
Reggie’s Music Joint: Mr. Blotto, Blue Moon Revue
Schubas: Marissa Nadler, Alela Diane, The Singleman Affair
Subterranean: Killer Moon, Mass Solo Revolt, Josiah Leming

Wednesday, November 18
Abbey Pub: Shades of Grey, The Cell Phones, Old Black and Blue Eyes, more
Aragon Ballroom: 31
Beat Kitchen: The Graduate The Morning of, Linde, PM Today
Bottom Lounge: Wells-Next-The-Sea, Furious Frank, The Giving Tree Band, Kellen and Me
Double Door: On The Run, A Band Called Catch, Oui Si Only You, Empra
Empty Bottle: Team Band, Raise High the Roof Beam, Thrillage
Hideout: Immediate Sound Series (Mars Williams, more)
House of Blues: Joe Perry Project, The Steepwater Band
House of Blues (Back Porch): Spencer Day
Lincoln Hall: Maps & Atlases, Vacations, Old Fake
Martyr’s: Like Trains & Taxis, The Morningsides, Jared Bartman
Metro: Brother Ali, Evidence, Toki Wright, BK One
Reggie’s Music Joint: Audrio, Lazer Dudes
Schubas: Skybox, Modern Skirts, Clip Art
Subterranean: Cougar, 1000 Vertical Feet

Thursday, November 19
Abbey Pub: Girl Activity, Faggy Pussy, Hospital Garden, The Delta Routine
Andrew Rafacz Gallery: Owen, Bikes Will Take Us
Aragon Ballroom: The Pixies
Beat Kitchen: Bully in the Hallway, Roses and Sake, Geronimo!
Bottom Lounge: A Sunny Day In Glasgow, Pet Lions, Apteka, Color Card
Double Door: A/V Murder, Pale Gallery, The Braves, Radar Eyes
Empty Bottle: Mickey, The Wanton Looks, Ratattack, Reptoids
Hideout: Rockpile
House of Blues: Saosin, P.O.S., Innerpartysystem, more
House of Blues (Back Porch): Devon Allman’s Honeytribe
Lakeshore Theatre: God’s Pottery, Tim Harmston
Lincoln Hall: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Catfish Haven
Martyr’s: Dylan Rice, Analog Device, Ian Wilson
Metro: Glittermouse, Boho Paisley, Helicopters, Weber Band
Reggie’s Rock Club: The Heiz, Vee Dee, Scotia Widows, Mustard Men
Reggie’s Music Joint: The Pantone Trio, Magic Milk, Flabby Hoffman
Ronny’s: Coltrane Motion, Fuck Knights, The Kidults, Ludlow Lions, The Scissors
Schubas: Person L, John Nolan, Brian Bonz
Subterranean: Riot Inside, Arma, VulGarrity, Inn Cinema
The Vic: Old Crow Medicine Show

Friday, November 20
Abbey Pub: Monica Del Castillo, Nick Coury, Land of Lincoln
Aragon Ballroom: The Pixies
Beat Kitchen: Two Fresh, Heavyweight Dub Champion
Bottom Lounge: The Gorilla Press, The Sweeps, Flights, Split
Congress Theatre: deadmau5, Ghostland Observatory
Double Door: Black Actress, The Paver, Lophophora, Hobo and Boxcar
Empty Bottle: Devlin & Darko, DJ / rupture & Matt Shadetek, more
Hideout (5:30pm): Kelly & The Thespians
Hideout (9pm): Blue Ribbon Glee Club, Simco Band, The Back Pockets
House of Blues: Esmee Denters
Lincoln Hall: Brendan Benson, Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons
Martyr’s (7pm): Ian McLagan (of The Faces)
Martyr’s (9pm): Blue Rodeo, Lee Harvey Osmond
Metro: Peaches, Amanda Blank
Reggie’s Rock Club: Mad Caddies, The Johnstones, Rule 22, Drop Steady
Reggie’s Music Joint: Innosphere, Fly Phoenix, Yaw, Charity
Ronny’s: The Fake Fictions, The Laureates, Very Truly Yours, Beauty and the Feast
Schubas (7pm): Graham Colton, Dick Prall
Schubas (10:30pm): The Mother Hips, Backyard Tire Fire
Subterranean: The Copyrights, Nothington, The Brokedowns, Dead Town Revival
The Vic: Poi Dog Pondering

Saturday, November 21
Abbey Pub (early): Cy Curnin (of The Fixx), Nick Harper
Abbey Pub (late): Scythian
Aragon Ballroom: The Pixies
Beat Kitchen: 3 Inches of Blood, Saviours, Holy Grail
Bottom Lounge: Guh, Lynyrds Innards, Johnny Murder and the 25 To Life, more
Double Door: Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam, Rob Drabkin
Empty Bottle (10pm): Fuck Buttons, Growing
Empty Bottle (12am): Depressed Buttons
Hideout: Permanent Records 3rd Anniversary (CAVE, Cacaw, Black Math, Make Sica)
House of Blues: Medeski, Martin & Wood
Lincoln Hall: Elvis Perkins in Dearland, AA Bondy
Martyr’s: Assembly of Dust, Lubriphonic
Metro: Julian Plenti, I’m In You
Park West: Pat McGee Band
Reggie’s Rock Club: Nothing Forgotten, Parts Per Million, Crazy 88’s, Wonderland Honey
Reggie’s Music Joint: RVL, NCM, No Two Waynes
Ronny’s: Totally Michael, Best Fwends, Burn Tibet, Vienna Beef
Schubas (7:30pm): Steve Forbert
Schubas (10:30pm): The Mother Hips, Backyard Tire Fire
Subterranean (6pm): Milano, Bluefish Fellows, Snacktime for Benjamin
Subterranean (10pm): Haywood Yards, Little Black Stereo, We Will Eat Rats to Survive
The Vic: Poi Dog Pondering

Sunday, November 22
Aragon Ballroom: Rob Zombie
Beat Kitchen (early): Mary Macaroni
Beat Kitchen (late): Ferrison, Farwell, 48sin
Bottom Lounge: T and the Wonder, Columbian Exposition, Stereo Disconnect, more
Double Door: This Is Versailles, Child Bite, Story of the Sea, Or So It Goes, Canyons of Static
Empty Bottle: Common Loon, Color Card, Slow Gun Shogun
House of Blues: Surrender Dorothy
Lincoln Hall: Harper Simon, Brighton, MA
Metro: Madina Lake, Inept, Comasoft, A Hero Named Hope
Reggie’s Rock Club: Elle Macho, Brad Peterson, Anna Soltys
Ronny’s: Eine Kleine Chinmuzik
Schubas: Evangelicals, Holiday Shores, Light Pollution
Subterranean: Caroline Smith & The Good Night Sleeps, The Bears of Blue River, Waterhens