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Showing 255 music listings for Chicago shows in the next 10 days.
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Friday May 11 = Editor's Pick
Rolling Jones, 3 in Counting, Big Dog Mercer Abbey Pub : 9pm, 8-$10 21+
Brighton MA, Champions, Suns, Ballroom Boxer Beat Kitchen: 9pm, $10 Other
Mark Flava Beauty Bar: 9pm 21+
Carlos Johnson, Alex Wilson, Jimmy Johnson Buddy Guy's Legends: 9pm, $20 21+
Jip Jop, cLOUD 9 Collective Cubby Bear: 8pm, $7 21+
Jon Drake & The Shakes, Frontier Ruckus, Rachele Eve Double Door: 9pm, 7-$10 21+
Waveforms Elastic Arts Foundation: 7pm, $5 21+
That Saturday, The Trouble!, Westbury, Paul Luc, Bonne Finken, Sean Magwire Elbo Room: 2pm 21+
VHS or Beta, Sybris, Perfect Kiss Empty Bottle: 10pm, $12 21+
Deb Seitz Blues Band Harlem Avenue Lounge: 9:30pm, $6 21+
Machine Gun Mojo, Derek Nelson & The Musicians, Saint Anyway Hideout: 10pm, $8 21+
The Hoyle Brothers Hideout: 5:30pm, $0 21+
An Evening With The Fab Four House of Blues: 9pm, 25-$30 Other
Benny Golson Jazz Showcase: 8pm & 10pm, $20
Paul Marinaro Katerina's: 6:30pm, $0
Alfonso Ponticelli's Flamenco & Gypsy-Jazz Showcase Katerina's: 10pm, $10
Tyrone Wells, Joe Brooks Lincoln Hall: 9pm, 15-$18 18+
joe bryl Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar: 9pm, $0 21+
Toubab Krewe, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Martyrs': 9:30pm, $16 21+
Maps & Atlases, So Many Dynamos, Sister Crayon Metro: 9pm, $16 18+
Lamajamal Old Town School of Folk Music: 8:30pm, $10 All Ages
Inkeepers, The Laureates, The Grooks Quenchers Saloon: 9pm, $5 21+
Andrea Dawn, Jack Mack & The Last Stand Reggie's Music Joint: 8pm 21+
Mud Queens of Chicago, Daikaiju, Paul Cary Band Reggie's Rock Club: 8pm Other
DJ Yours Truly and Dempsey Rodan: 10pm, $0 21+
National Science Band Rodan: 11pm, $0 21+
Toronzo Cannon Rosa's Lounge: 8pm 21+
Dan Bern Schubas: 7:30pm, 22-$25 21+
Plants and Animals, Hundred Waters, American Wolf Schubas : 10pm, $12 21+
Efunk, Voices of Black Smartbar: 10pm, 10-$15 21+
NRBQ SPACE: 8pm, 20-$36 All Ages
Aktar Aktar, Snow Ghost, Hawaiian Lion, Waxworks Subterranean: 9pm, 8-$10 Other
Geoff Farina The Whistler: 6pm, $0 21+
St. Vincent Vic Theatre: 7:30pm

Saturday May 12 = Editor's Pick
Genome, Herbert Wiser Band, Frau Troffea Abbey Pub: 9pm, 8-$10 21+
Joe McShane Abbey Pub: 9pm, $0 21+
Wells-Next-The-Sea, Flashing Blue Lights Beat Kitchen: 6:30pm, $8 21+
Dax Riggs, Young Jesus Beat Kitchen: 10:30pm, $10 Other
Go Radio Bottom Lounge: 6:30pm, $12
Eddie C. Campbell, Matt Hendricks, Gerry Hundt Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, $20 21+
Above and Beyond, Cosmic Gate, Mat Zo Congress Theater: 8pm, $28 Other
Mr. Blotto Cubby Bear: 9pm, $10 21+
PJ's My Cousin Too, Valius, Yellow Jacket, Lullwater, Osvaldo Paese Elbo Room: 8pm 21+
Empty Bottle Farmers, Market Empty Bottle: 12pm, $0 21+
Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Pierced Arrows, Don't, Sir DJ Empty Bottle: 10pm, $12 21+
Old Town School of Folk Music's Blues Harmonica Recital Hosted by Joe Filisko Harlem Avenue Lounge: 7:30pm, $0 21+
Anatomy of Habit, Chord, Jon Mueller Hideout: 10pm, $8 21+
The Hideout Dance Party DJs Arman Mabry & Trevor De Brauw Hideout: 11:59pm, $5 21+
Phutureprimitive House of Blues: 11:30pm, 32.50-$35 Other
Benny Golson Jazz Showcase: 8pm & 10pm, $20
Berlin/Paris/NewYork: Suzanne Petri Katerina's: 6:30pm, $10
Paris La Nuit Katerina's: 10pm, $10
The Right Now, Derobert & The Half Truths, DJRC Lincoln Hall: 9pm, 10-$12 18+
mp moderation Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar: 9pm, $0 21+
Toubab Krewe, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Martyrs': 9:30pm, $16 21+
Grouplove, Reptar Metro: 8pm, $16 All Ages
Carla Hassett Morseland: 10pm, $7 21+
Patty Larkin & Lucy Kaplansky Old Town School of Folk Music: 7pm, 21-$25 All Ages
Mad Anthony, The Heavy Bombers, Jackhammer Hearts, The Columbines, The Sentinels Quenchers Saloon: 9pm, $5 21+
Carbon Tigers, The Summer Pledge Reggie's Music Joint: 8pm, $5 21+
Wookiefoot, Jon Wayne and the Pain, Fifth World Reggie's Rock Club: 7pm, $15 18+
Wayne Montana Rodan: 8pm, $0 21+
Chicago Blues All-Stars Rosa's Lounge: 8pm 21+
Pearl and the Beard, Brendan Losch Schubas: 7pm, $12 18+
Father John Misty, Har Mar Superstar Schubas: 10pm, $14 21+
Ron Morelli, Justin Long, Samone Roberts Smartbar: 10pm, 10-$13 21+
Freedy Johnston & Alison Scott SPACE: 7pm, 18-$30 All Ages
Sam Llanas SPACE: 10pm, 12-$22 All Ages
The Future Laureates, Cobalt & The Hired Guns, Tree Subterranean: 8:30pm, 10-$12 21+
CAZZETTE The Mid : 10pm, $10 21+
Atmosphere Strut, Kid Color The Whistler: 9pm, $0 21+
Tributosaurus Becomes Michael Jackson Vic Theatre: 7:30pm, $24

Sunday May 13 = Editor's Pick
Tyler Hilton, Dion Roy, Spencer Simmons Beat Kitchen: 7pm, 10-$13 All Ages
Jazz Set w/ Guy King and His Organ Trio Buddy Guy's Legends: 5pm 21+
Sharon Lewis Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, $10 21+
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra Chicago’s Orchestra Hall: 7:30pm , 20-$50 All Ages
F.A. (the squad), Warner Drive, Cocktail Preachers, Wesley Morgan, Colin Tyler Elbo Room: 8pm 21+
Population, Lost Tribe, Cemetary Empty Bottle: 9:30pm, $3 21+
House of Blues Gospel Brunch House of Blues: 10am & 12:30pm, 22-$37.50 All Ages
Adrenaline Mob w/ Kill Devil Hill House of Blues: 8pm, 22.50-$25 Other
Benny Golson Jazz Showcase: 4pm, 8pm & 10pm, $20
DJ rachel Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar: 9pm, $0 21+
Daughter of the Blues featuring Demetria Taylor Old Town School of Folk Music: 6:30pm, $15 All Ages
Bad Sneakers Orchestra Reggie's Music Joint: 7pm 21+
Pete Dougherty Rodan: 10pm, $0 21+
Sarah Jarosz Schubas : 8pm, $20 21+
Shuteye, Michael Serafini, Garrett David, Jpeg, Andrew Ryan Smartbar: 10pm, $5 21+
Claudia Schmidt & Sally Rogers SPACE: 7pm, 15-$26 All Ages
Cowboy Indian Bear, SonoEco The Whistler: 9pm, $0 21+

Monday May 14 = Editor's Pick
Extraordinary Popular, Delusions Beat Kitchen: 8:30pm, $0 21+
Brother John Hosts the Jam Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, $10 21+
Dog 1 and Double Door Present: Basement Bluegrass with Dog 1 Double Door: 6pm, $5 21+
I AM FEST BATTLE of the BANDS Elbo Room: 8pm 21+
Killer Moon, Creepy Band, Alma Negra Empty Bottle: 9:30pm, $0 21+
Robbie Fulks with band, Fountains of Wayne Hancock Hideout: 7pm, $10 21+
Luciano Antonio Trio Jazz Showcase: 8pm, $10
Four Women Katerina's: 7:30pm, $10
Autumn Owls, Opposites Martyrs': 8pm, $7 21+
DJ Adam Killing with Cinema Savant. Rodan: 10pm, $0 21+
Sarah Jarosz SPACE: 8pm, 20-$34 All Ages
Roommate, Biographer The Whistler: 9pm, $0 21+

Tuesday May 15 = Editor's Pick
Timbuck2 Beauty Bar: 9pm, $0 21+
Hurt Bottom Lounge: 7:30pm, $12
Joanna Connor Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, $10 21+
Elvisbride The Nightcleaners, The Sun Parade, Jeff Weisfeld Double Door: 8pm, $5 21+
I AM FEST BATTLE of the BANDS Elbo Room: 8pm 21+
suburban living, City States Empty Bottle: 9:30pm 21+
Solo by Tom Holland Harlem Avenue Lounge: 8:30, $0 21+
Wreckmeister Harmonies Hideout: 9pm, $5 21+
Rose Colella Quartet Jazz Showcase: 8pm & 10pm, 5-$10
Amy Ray, Shadowboxers Lincoln Hall: 8pm, 15-$18 21+
People's DJ Collective Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar: 9pm, $0 21+
Radiant Devices, Sisero, Pinto & the Bean Martyrs': 8pm, $7 All Ages
The Deep End Morseland: 10pm, $0 21+
M 13 Quenchers Saloon: 9pm, $5 21+
Mr. Blotto Reggie's Music Joint: 7pm, $5 21+
Automatic Gravy Wave DJ's Rodan: 10pm, $0 21+
Pete Galanis w/ Nate Manos & Friends Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm 21+
Allo Darlin, The Wave Pictures, The Halamays Schubas: 8pm, $10 18+
Old Black and Blue Eye, The Gorilla Press Subterranean : 8pm, $8 21+
Charles Rumback Trio The Whistler: 9pm, $0 21+

Wednesday May 16 = Editor's Pick
The Break, The Royalty, Natre Show Beat Kitchen: 8pm, $10 Other
The Joe Moss Band Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, $10 21+
Simplfied Elbo Room: 7:30pm 21+
We Are Serenades, Northpilot, Dozens Empty Bottle: 9:30pm, 10-$12 21+
Rempis/Abrams Duo Hideout: 9:30pm, $7 21+
Shinedown, Art of Dying House of Blues: 7:30pm, 35-$40 Other
Jim Holman Quintet Jazz Showcase: 8pm & 10pm
Laury Shelley Trio Katerina's: 8pm, $10
Active Child, Balam Acab, Superhumanoids Lincoln Hall: 9pm, $15 18+
braziilliance Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar: 9pm, $0 21+
Jenny Dragon, Nina Ferraro, Scuttlebuggs Martyrs': 8pm, $7 21+
Lokua Presents Heartbeats Morseland: 9pm, $0 21+
The Polyphonic Spree Park West: 7:30pm
Gunners Daughter, The Stereo State, Let Me Run Quenchers Saloon: 9pm, $5 21+
Damien Jurado Reckless Records (Lakeview): 6pm, $0 All Ages
Peelander Z, Arc Impulse, Ramova Reggie's Music Joint: 8pm 21+
Sabaton, Panzer, Tattoo the Devil Reggie's Rock Club: 6pm All Ages
The Cranberries Riviera Theatre: 7:30pm, $42
Velcro Lewis Group Rodan: 10pm, $0 21+
Damien Jurado, JBM Schubas: 8pm, $14 21+
Cajmere, Chez Damier, Czboogie Smartbar: 10pm, $0 21+
Cajmere, Chez Damier, Czboogie Smartbar: 10pm, $0 21+
Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer SPACE: 7:30pm, 10-$18 All Ages
Kellen & Me, Victor Villarreal The Whistler: 9pm, $0 21+
Reggie Watts Vic Theatre: 7:30pm, $24 18+

Thursday May 17 = Editor's Pick
American Wolf, Schwervon, Manes, Pisces at the Animal Fair Beat Kitchen: 8pm, $10 Other
Mayer Hawthorne Beauty Bar : 9pm, $5 21+
Matthew Skoller Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, $10 21+
The Melismatics BNLX, Bear Lake, Gag Order Double Door: 8:30pm, $5 21+
Anchors, The Toe Tags, Malynda Hale Elbo Room: 8pm 21+
Here We Go Magic, Hospitality, Dolphins Empty Bottle: 9:30pm, $12 21+
Mingus Awareness Project 2012 Fitzgerald's : 8 pm, $20 All Ages
Open Mic Blues Jam Harlem Avenue Lounge: 8:30pm , $0 21+
The Wandering, Luther Dickinson (solo) Hideout: 9pm, $15 21+
Willie Pickens Jazz Showcase: 8pm & 10pm, $20
Petra's Recession Seven Katerina's: 8:30pm, $10
Xiu Xiu, Dirty Beaches Lincoln Hall: 9pm, $14 18+
HFTMT Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar: 9pm, $0 21+
Mary Fahl of October Project Martyrs': 7pm, $23 21+
Helping Phriendly Orchestra Martyrs': 9:30pm, 10-$12 21+
Mark Lanegan Band, Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss, Apteka Metro: 9pm, 19-$21 18+
Glen Phillips with Jonathan Kingham Old Town School of Folk Music: 7:30pm All Ages
Mayer Hawthorne & The County Park West: 7:30pm
Barefoot on Bumblebees, Absolutely Not Quenchers Saloon: 9pm, $5 21+
Alar Wave, Elliot Street Lunatic, This Magazine is Haunted, The Cutthroat Drifters Reggie's Music Joint: 8pm, $5 21+
Zero1, Oedipus, Deadmans Wake Reggie's Rock Club: 8pm, $8 Other
Eric Williams Rodan: 10pm, $0 21+
Blues Jam w/ James Wheeler, Ariyo, Tony Mangiullo, Harlan Terson Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm 21+
Rocky Votolato, Kevin Long Schubas: 9pm, 15-$17 18+
Eliot Lipp, Intel, Maker, Big Once Smartbar: 10pm, 8-$12 21+
POCO SPACE: 8pm, 32-$48 All Ages
Hollows, Radar Eyes, Coffin Pricks, Summer Girlriends Subterranean: 8:30pm, $8 Other
Kele (of Bloc Party) The Mid : 10pm, $0 21+
Slo 'Mo jams for the Homos The Whistler: 9pm, $0 21+
Tiki Cowboys Tiki Terrace: 6pm , $0 All Ages

Friday May 18 = Editor's Pick
Spindrift, Secret Colours, Strangers Family Band Beat Kitchen: 9:30pm, $10 Other
Taproot Bottom Lounge: 8pm, $15
Eddie Clearwater, Eddie Taylor Jr, Diamond Jim Greene Buddy Guy's Legends: 9pm, $20 21+
Your Villain My Hero Cubby Bear: 9pm, $7 21+
Soul Summit Presents: Ikebe Shakedown, Soul Summit DJs Dave Mata, Duke Grip, Sloppy White Double Door: 9pm, $0 21+
Chuck Springfield, Pandorum, Duck., Shakin Moneymakers, Sean Magwire, Roxi Copland Elbo Room: 8pm 21+
HoZac Blackout Fest Empty Bottle: 5pm 21+
Jon Conover & Miles Nielsen presents The Rusted Hearts Hard Rock Cafe : 9pm, $5 21+
Dominican University’s Blues Diva’s Featuring: Deitra Farr, Peaches Staten,Nellie Travis & Sharon L Harlem Avenue Lounge: 9:30pm, $6 21+
Bill MacKay Hideout: 6pm 21+
The Dirt Daubers, The Lawrence Peters Outfit, Angela James Hideout: 10pm, 8-$10 21+
Little Ozzy w/ Judas Beast House of Blues: 9pm, 12-$15 Other
Willie Pickens Jazz Showcase: 8pm & 10pm, $20
Petra Van Nuis & Andy Brown Katerina's: 6:30pm
Joe Pug, Bailiff Lincoln Hall: 10pm, $15 18+
Bro Safari Logan Square Auditorium: 9pm, $18 18+
DJ BAEZ Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar: 9pm, $0 21+
School of Rock Evanston presents...Women of Rock Martyrs': 5:30pm, 7-$10 21+
Environmental Encroachment, BS Brass Band, Deuce Funk Monsters Martyrs': 9:30pm, $12 21+
Amrita, Model Stranger, Polarizer, Glendenning Metro: 7pm, $11 All Ages
Moonlight Bride Morseland: 10pm, $5 21+
An Evening with Ottmar Liebert Old Town School of Folk Music: 8pm & 10pm, 26-$30 All Ages
Dastardly Solo Reggie's Music Joint: 5:30pm, $0 21+
Electric Boogaloo, The Delta Saints Reggie's Music Joint: 9pm, $5 21+
Nasum, Brutal Truth, Eunuchs Reggie's Rock Club: 7pm 18+
DirtyTriff Party Rodan: 10pm, $0 21+
Nick & The Ovorols Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm 21+
Chris Trapper Schubas: 7:30pm, 18-$20 21+
Yamantaka, Eight Bit Tiger, Supreme Cuts Schubas: 10pm, 8-$10 21+
Todd Terry, Bear Who? Smartbar: 10pm, 10-$15 21+
Michelle Shocked SPACE: 8pm, 20-$40 All Ages
Chance Tha Rapper, Tree, Fatboi Fresh, Mick Luter, Mike Brown, Shorty K Subterranean: 9:30pm, 10-$15 21+
The Twelves The Mid: 10pm 21+
Geoff Farina The Whistler: 6pm, $0 21+

Saturday May 19 = Editor's Pick
George Lepauw Athenaeum Theatre: 7:30pm, $25 All Ages
George Lepauw Athenaeum Theatre: 7:30pm, 15-$25 All Ages
The Blisters, Sons of the West, Bellows Beat Kitchen: 6:30pm, $10 All Ages
Ode, Wally Dogger, Geronimo Beat Kitchen: 10:15pm, $10 Other
Steve Kimock featuring Bernie Worrell, Wally Ingram, Andy Hess Bottom Lounge: 8pm, $32
Orchard Lounge featuring Digeometric, Duece Funk Monsters, Adam Decay Bottom Lounge: 9pm, $16
King Corey, Rob Blaines, Scott Nev Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, $20 21+
Sami Grisafe, GIRLBAND, Kelsey Montanez, Patti Rain, Dustin Burley, DJ Filibusta Elbo Room: 8pm 21+
HoZac Blackout Fest Empty Bottle: 5pm 21+
Funky Mojodaddy Harlem Avenue Lounge: 9:30pm, $6 21+
Bil Vermette, Chandeliers, Mr. 666 Hideout: 9pm, $7 21+
Willie Pickens Jazz Showcase: 8pm & 10pm, $20
Joe Pug, David Wax Museum Lincoln Hall: 10pm, $15 21+
dj skar Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar: 9pm, $0 21+
Hairball Willie featuring John Kadlecik, Dime Store String Band Martyrs': 9pm, $12 21+
THIS LAND IS OUR LAND: A CENTENNIAL CONCERT CELEBRATION OF THE LEGENDARY WOODY GUTHRIE Metro: 8pm, 16-$56 18+
Scott Free's 12th Annual Alt Q featuring JC Brooks, Daphne Willis, Alix Dobkin and More Old Town School of Folk Music: 7pm, 18-$22 All Ages
MY Cold Dead Hand, The Drowning Season, Redneck Exocist Quenchers Saloon: 9pm, 5-$7 21+
Tragedy, Wartorn, Black September Reggie's Rock Club: 2pm 18+
The Aggrolites, Old Man Markley, Green Room Rockers, Tracer Bullet Reggie's Rock Club: 9pm, 13-$15 21+
Voice of Addiction, Turbo Vamps, Nothing to Gain, Giraffes Eating Lions, Fighting for Scraps Reggie's Rock Club: 8pm 21+
Wayne Montana Rodan: 8pm, $0 21+
Sugar Blue Rosa's Lounge: 10pm 21+
Truth & Salvage Co., Musikanto Schubas: 9pm, 13-$15 21+
Prosumer, Sassmouth Smartbar: 10pm, 10-$15 21+
Richie Hawtin The Mid: 10pm 21+
Brasstax The Whistler: 9pm, $0 21+

Sunday May 20 = Editor's Pick
The Flips Beat Kitchen: 8pm, $10 Other
Jazz Set w/ Guy King and His Organ Trio Buddy Guy's Legends: 5pm 21+
Mariachi El Bronx, Two Gallants Double Door: 9pm 21+
The Blushing Gun, The Usual Things, Tom Sauk, Jarvis Raymond Trio, Chet Williams Elbo Room: 8pm 21+
HoZac Blackout Fest Empty Bottle: 5pm 21+
Access Contemporary Music Green Mill: 2pm, $5 All Ages
Willie Pickens Jazz Showcase: 4pm, 8pm & 10pm, $20
Kurt Vile & the Violators, Black Bananas, True Widow Lincoln Hall: 8pm, $15 18+
Bill MacKay & Leroy Bach Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar: 9pm, $0 21+
Diamonds in Our Own Back Yard featuring Sharon Lewis and Texas Fire Old Town School of Folk Music: 6:30pm, $15 All Ages
Apollo House, The Kuhls Reggie's Music Joint: 8pm, $5 21+
The Chicago Battle of the Bands Reggie's Rock Club: 3pm All Ages
ReDe's Third Law of Motion Rodan: 10pm, $0 21+
Hoots and Hellmouth, Cloudbirds Schubas: 8pm, 10-$12 21+
Derrick Carter Smartbar: 10pm, $5 21+
Frank Vignola SPACE: 7pm, 15-$27 All Ages
Desert Noises, Republic of Lights, Exit Ghost Subterranean: 8pm, $10 21+
Ghost Heart, James Collin The Whistler: 9pm, $0 21+

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