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