Hate to say it, but June is proving to be a pretty disappointing month for music for me. This week definitely has a few more shows that I’m interested in seeing than the last couple of weeks – including a fantastic double-bill at Schubas on Friday night with Crooked Fingers early and So Cow late – but it still feels pretty underwhelming on whole. Hopefully July will be better.

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, June 21
Abbey Pub: Anna Mayworm, Cristen Navolio, more
Bottom Lounge: Teror, Gravemaker, Foundation, Naysayer
Empty Bottle: JEFF the Brotherhood, Rabble Rabble, Natural Child, State Champion [FREE]
Evanston SPACE: Max Weinberg Big Band
Hideout: Robbie Fulks + Eric Noden – Steel String Sadness
Martyrs’: Tin Lynott
Pritzker Pavilion (noon): Dosh
Pritzker Pavilion (6:30pm): The Books, Via Tania
Ronny’s: Swim Ignorant Fire, more
Schubas: Sally Seltmann, Katie & Pat
Subterranean: Tame Impala, Pinebender

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Tuesday, June 22
Abbey Pub: Wooden Wand, The Bear of Blue River
Andrew Rafacz Gallery: DM Stith, Inlets, Silje Nes
Beat Kitchen (upstairs): Chicago Underground Comedy
Beat Kitchen: Andrew Jackson Jihad, The Gunshy, Treasure Feet
Chicago Theatre: Harry Connick Jr. & Orchestra
Double Door: Farwell, David & Goliath, Inn Cinema, more
Empty Bottle: Floor, Droids Attack
Hideout: Sanctified Grumblers
Lincoln Hall: Mates of State, Free Energy, Todd Barry, more
Martyrs’: Jace Everett, Tiffany Strietelmeier
Reggie’s Rock Club: Cage, Hate Your Guts, Oui Si Only You, more
Ronny’s: The Atom Age, Treephort, Still Alive
Schubas: Yourself and the Air, Friendo, Bourgeois Zeus
Subterranean: In Tall Buildings, The Young Republic, Bear Country, Paper Thick Walls

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Wednesday, June 23
Abbey Pub: The Names That Spell, Snaarj, Tabitha Rae, Dick Wolf
Chicago Theatre: Harry Connick Jr. & Orchestra
Darkroom: The Albertans, Astronomers, Torch Singer, Taxi
Double Door: Heatbox, Roster McCabe, Shoeless Revolution, Funktion
Empty Bottle: The Goodnight Loving, Bass Drum of Death, The Flips
Hideout: Immediate Sound Series ft. Bass Duos, Trios & Quartet
House of Blues: Miyavi: Neo Tokyo Samurai Black World Tour 2010
Lincoln Hall: Mucca Pazza, Canasta
Martyrs’: Keith and the Complications, Sarah Katheryn
Reggie’s Rock Club: This Is The Good Fight, TV TV, Missiles and Markers, more
Ronny’s: Austin Lucas, The Wooden Sky
Schubas: Amy Cook, Susan Voelz, Benyaro
Subterranean: Color Card, The Fallen Rivers, When Clouds Attack, Stereospeak

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Thursday, June 24
Beat Kitchen: Dr. Manhattan, Red Knife Lottery, Bad City, more
Beauty Bar: Brahms, DJ Misa
Darkroom: White Widow, Julie Leuck & The Groove, JG3
Double Door: Sleepy Sun, Mondo Drag, The Hounds Below
Empty Bottle: Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Eddy Current Suppression RIng, Cave
Hideout: The Runnies, Loose Dudes, Empty Heads
Lincoln Hall: Andrew Fraker & Sons, Murley Shertz, Weber Band, SunFallen
Martyrs’: Bert Jansch, Meg Baird
Ronny’s: Brovine Album, American Draft, Cooler By The Lake, more
Schubas: Southeast Engine, The Daredevil Christopher Wright, New Ruins
Subterranean: Wolfgang Jay, Strong Arm Robbery, Triodelay

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Friday, June 25
Abbey Pub: Mic One
Aragon: Ween
Beat Kitchen: Jonny Rumble, California Wives, You Can Be A Wesley
Congress Theater: Thievery Corporation, Telepath
Double Door: The Melvins, Totimoshi
Empty Bottle: Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, CoCoComa
Hideout: Bikes Bands Beer ft. Rabid Rabbit, Sadhu Sadhu, The Swan King
Lincoln Hall: Mason Jennings, Colin Gilmore, Sahara Smith
Martyrs’: Albert Lee & Hogan’s Heroes, Bobby Cochran, more
Metro: Makeshift Prodigy, Treaty of Paris, A Hero Named Hope, more
Reggie’s Rock Club: Youth Brigade, Murphy’s Law, D.I., Agent Orange, more
Ronny’s (6pm): The Reaganomics, Direct Hit, Mixtapes, To Fear The Wolf
Ronny’s (10pm): Wally Dogger, The Sewing Circle, I Love You Alien
Schubas (7pm): Crooked Fingers, Small Awesome
Schubas (10pm): Tyvek, So Cow, Secret Twins
Subterranean: Get Up With The Get Downs, Bumpus, Akasha, DJRC
Taste of Chicago (Petrillo): Rob Base, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Bell Biv Devoe, Salt-n-Pepa
Taste of Chicago (other): The Shams Band, Ditcheed Diesel, Derek Nelson, more

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Saturday, June 26
Abbey Pub: Yard Dogs Road Show, Black Bear Combo
Beat Kitchen: Verona Red, Camera, The Ivorys, My My My
Bottom Lounge: Dead Fame, Le Castle Vania, D.I.M., more
Congress Theater: Public Enemy, Avi [Sic]
Cubby Bear: Dread Zeppelin
Double Door: Andrew Belle, Bears (Acoustic), Andy Davis
Empty Bottle (2pm): Todd Congelliere, Audacity, The Pizazz, Cum Stain, Cosmonauts
Empty Bottle (9pm): Woven Bones, Red Mass, Mickey, Radar Eyes
Green Music Fest (noon-10pm): The Wailers, The Aggrolites, Deals Gone Bad, more
Hideout: My Gold Mask, Brilliant Pebbles
Lincoln Hall: Mason Jennings, Musikanto, Sahara Smith
Martyrs’: Bambi Raptor, The Queue, Say You Swear
Metro: Acid Washed, Dark Wave Disco DJs, Young Josh (of Flossdradamus), more
Old Town School: Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur, Bare Hand Jug Band
Permanent Records (5pm): Maps & Atlases (Album Release In-Store)
Reggie’s Rock Club: Mudqueens, The Wanton Looks, The Runnies, more
Ronny’s (5pm): Spanish Gamble, Love and Squalor, Vacation Bible School
Ronny’s (9pm): Cougars, Rollo Tomasi, Das Kapital, The Non
Saki Records (12pm): The Bitter Teasr, The Judy Green
Schubas: Turbo Fruits, Shellshag, Bird Talk
Subterranean: Maps & Atlases, Fang Island
Taste of Chicago (Petrillo): Gavin Rossdale, Band From TV
Taste of Chicago (other): Mannequin Men, White Mystery, The Yolks, more
The Vic: Band From TV (ft. Hugh Laurie, Greg Grunberg, more)

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Sunday, June 27
Aragon: Pitbull – Mr. Worldwide’s Carnaval Tour
Beat Kitchen: The Scene Aesthetic, Goodbye Coastline, Action Madison
Bottom Lounge: The Carnivores, We Love You, Abby Go Go
Darkroom: Caustic, The Dark Clan, Null Device, AM.Psych
Double Door: Sunken Ships, Coins, Coupleskate, more
Green Music Fest (noon-10pm): Cloud Cult, David Bazan, Maps & Atlases, Fang Island
Hideout: A Day In The Country ft. Sarah and the Tall Boys, Long Gone Lonesome Boys, more
Lincoln Hall: Steel Train, Jukebox the Ghost, Via Audio
Martyrs’: Jon Spiegels Birthday Concert
Metro: Taking Back Sunday, Gabriel the Marine
Park West: Dark Star Orchestra
Ronny’s: Royal Osprey, Mondo Drag, Vee Dee, Solar Fox
Schubas: Zola Jesus, Dada Trash Collage, Jabon
Subterranean: Zikr, Property of Saints, more
Taste of Chicago (Petrillo): Emily Osment, Allstar Weekend
Taste of Chicago (other): Kong Fuzi, Entourage, Men From Marz, more