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)