Short week this week thanks to the holiday. Not the strongest week ever, but there’s at least one show I’d be interested in seeing every night, and the weekend is pretty much flat-out bad ass thanks to the Do Division Festival. And if you want to see one of my favorite up-and-coming acts around right now, join me at Schubas on Saturday night for Milwaukee’s fantastic Juniper Tar.

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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Tuesday, June 1
Cubby Bear: Fuel, 1 Less Reason, Jimi Falls
Double Door: Dreams of the Sea, Milk & Honey, more
Empty Bottle: Casino Versus Japan, Nudge, Signal Drift
Hideout: Sanctified Grumblers
Lincoln Hall: 3 Penny Movie Night – Boogie Nights & Trainspotting
Martyrs: Pecha Kucha
Quenchers: Yves Francois and Rocambu Jazz
Reggie’s Rock Club: Gilby Clarke, Cavalry, Hessley, Bad City
Ronny’s: Bring Your Ray Gun, Sprickets, The Sour Notes, Have Gun Will Travel, Jared Grabb
Saki Records (6pm): Sadhu Sadhu, Hollows
Schubas: New York Songwriters Circle
Subterranean: Bitter Wigs, The Earth is a Man, The Canoes, The Pear Traps

Gilby Clarke: “Cure Me or Kill Me” (live)

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Wednesday, June 2
Beat Kitchen: Wishgift, Health&Beauty, The Sewing Machine
Chicago Theatre: Erykah Badu
Darkroom: Hightide Blues, Tesla Rossa
Double Door: John Wesley’s Band, Shades of a Lightyear, more
Empty Bottle: Green Grocer, Invade Rome, Waterstreet
Hideout: Immediate Sound Series ft. Leimgruber/Hug/Longberg-Holm/Demierre/Mallozzi
Martyrs (7pm): Tributosaurus becomes The Beatles Vol. 2 [SOLD OUT]
Martyrs (10pm): Tributosaurus becomes The Beatles Vol 2
Park West: Evelyn Evelyn
Quenchers: Bible of the Devil, Broken Teeth, Vibrolas
Reggie’s Rock Club: Garaj Mahal, Black Bear Combo, Environmental Encroachment
Ronny’s: The Para-medics, Humble an Empire, Moon Rock Wiz-Kid, Peacewolf
Schubas: Like Pioneers (ex-Bound Stems), Darren Garvey
Subterranean: Bad City, The Rails, The Natural, The Webelos

Tributosaurus: “Somebody to Love” (Queen)

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Thursday, June 3
Abbey Pub: Workout Music, Caveat Empire, Yawn, more
Beat Kitchen: Lorus, Shifting Totem
Beauty Bar: Radioclit, Kid Color, Black Holes
Chicago Theatre: Erykah Badu
Darkroom: Gospel Gossip, Spouse, Bully Pulpit, Matt Crews
Double Door: Beatallica, Black Angus, I Love Rich
Empty Bottle: Bird Names, Ken Camden, Distractions, Zelienople
Hideout: Thee Hardy Mums, Outer Minds, Bedfellows, Victim of Time (DJ)
Lincoln Hall: Tortoise, D. Rider
Martyrs: Big C Jamboree ft. Izzy & the Kesstronics
Quenchers: Helicopters, The Single Helix, Legs Like Straw
Pritzker Park (6:30pm): Antibalas, The Very Best
Ronny’s: The Downtown Struts, Andy Marchel and the Cocaine Rainbow, Blackbelts, Villains
Schubas: Charlie Mars, Julie Meckler
Subterranean: Social Studies, New Ruins, The Burning Hotels, Honest Engines

Beatallica: “Hero of the Day Tripper”

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Friday, June 4
Abbey Pub: I Lost Control, Magatha Trysty, The Hurtin’ Kind, more
Beat Kitchen: Rainbow Rhythms, Milano
Bottom Lounge: Rock & Wrestling Supershow
Cubby Bear: Adrianna Ramirez, Late Night Hooligan Riff Raff, more
Darkroom: The Goodness, People Under The Stairs
Double Door: Tortured Soul, Maad Soul, more
Empty Bottle: Mannequin Men, Jacuzzi Boys, CoCoComa, Maximum Wage
Hideout (6:30pm): The Interview Show ft. Charlie Trotter, The Jordan Years
Hideout (10pm): CAVE, Jerusalem and the Starbaskets, Daniel Lutz
Lincoln Hall: The Life and Times, This Will Destroy You, Light Pollution
Martyrs: Kicksville
Metro: The Highlife, Dear Noel, Draft Week, Just Left, Kirkland
Quenchers: Tin Tin Can, The Van Goghs, Mana Kintorso, Rock Falls
Reggie’s Rock Club: Merlin Wall, Pagan Youth, Cottonseed
Ronny’s: Deth Warrant, Smelly Fucking Mulkpants, more
Schubas: Arrington de Dionyso’s Malaikat, Dan Singa, more
Subterranean: The Good Life, Brighton MA, Quieting Syrup
The Vic: Jewel, Kip Moore

The Good Life: “Heartbroke” (mean version)

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Saturday, June 5
Abbey Pub: Aaron Fox and the Reliables, Nice Vega, The Great Crusades
Beat Kitchen: Yakuza, The Alaya Conscious, The Swan King
Beauty Bar: The Hood Internet, Jason Tyler, more
Bottom Lounge: Train Company, Jason & The Haymakers, Scattergun, Divebar
Do Division Fest (12pm): The Hood Internet, Pelican, Headlights, Maritime, more
Double Door: Hollywood Holt, K-Os, Ill Legit, more
Empty Bottle: Toro y Moi, Save the Clocktower, Glitter Bones
Hideout: Future Islands, Lower Dens, Altered States
House of Blues: Mathien
Lincoln Hall (7pm): Julia Nunes
Lincoln Hall (10pm): Tom Schraeder & His Ego, Richard Edwards, more
Martyrs (7pm): Mickey Harte
Martyrs (9:30pm): 28 Mansions, Adam Fitz, Haywood Yards
Martyrs: Dot Dot Dot, The Insecurities, The Lifeline
Old Town School: Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, Elizabeth Cook
Quenchers: The Polkaholics
Reggie’s Rock Club: Entombed, Jungle Rot, Woe of Tyrants, more
Ronny’s: Champagne Champagne, Pocahaunted, Emanuel Vinson, more
Saki Records (6pm): Astronomer
Schubas: The Mother Hips, Juniper Tar
Subterranean: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons, Musikanto

Juniper Tar: “Black Pain Tea”
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit: “Cigarettes and Wine” (live)
Pelican: “Dead Between The Walls”

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Sunday, June 6
Beauty Bar: Bobby Birdman, Jeffrey Jerusalem, YACHT (DJ sets)
Darkroom: Romania, Starina, The Baker Family, Holiday House
Do Division Fest (12pm): YACHT, The Ponys, El Ten Eleven, Warpaint, more
Double Door: Goodbyehome, The Root Cause, more
Empty Bottle: Pelican, Miracle Condition, Medusa
Hideout: Liam Hayes & Plush, Henry Joseph
Lincoln Hall: The Show ‘n Tell Show
Park West: w00tstock (3 hours of geeks & music)
Quenchers: The Bare Hand Jug Band, Mad Bread
Reggie’s Rock Club: Vera Cruz, Illusions Fate, Amorallous, Atomize
Ronny’s: Brian Olive, Cartolinas, Paula Head, Wooden Wing
Saki Records (4pm): Jon Langford
Schubas: Trashcan Sinatras, The Candles
Subterranean: Empires, Lights Resolve, Harvard

The Ponys: “Shadow Box” (live)
YACHT: “Summer Song”
El Ten Eleven: “I Like Van Halen Because My Sister Says They Are Cool” (live on KEXP)