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Showing 253 music listings for Chicago shows in the next 10 days.
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Thursday May 16 = Editor's Pick
Copper Box Abbey Pub: 21+
The 92's, Grandkids, Wilshire, Old Honey Drums Beat Kitchen: 8pm, $10 Other
In Flames, Armored Assault, Burn The Remains Bottom Lounge : 6:30pm, 22-$25 Other
Mz. Peachez Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm 21+
RAW Natural Born Artists Showcase Double Door: 8pm, 7-$10 21+
Rempis/Daisy Duo Elastic Arts Foundation:
E Minor, Kyle Young Elbo Room: 9pm, $5 21+
Dada Life Elektricity Nightclub: 9:30pm, $30 18+
Mike Rep + Tommy Jay, Negative Scanner, The Sleaze Empty Bottle: 9pm, $10 21+
Open Mic Blues Jam Harlem Avenue Lounge: 8:30pm, $0 21+
Peter Murphy w/ Blah Blah Blah House of Blues:
DePaul University Big Band Jazz Showcase: 8pm & 10pm
Jenny Dragon Jerry's Sandwiches:
The Thermals, Bare Mutants, Moon King Lincoln Hall: 9pm, $15 18+
Art Galt's Widow, Impulsive Hearts, What It Do, PUSH Martyrs': 8pm, $8 21+
Shout Out Louds Metro: $20 All Ages
Kristin Hersh Old Town School of Folk Music: 8pm
Garrett Lane and Friends Quenchers Saloon: 8pm 21+
Rotten Sound, Enabler, Reign Inferno, Dead in the Dirt, Pit of Spikes Reggie's Music Joint: 7pm, 10-$12
Calvin Evans Reggie's Music Joint: 6pm, 20-$25 21+
Dead Horses, Good Ground, The Butterroot Band Reggie's Music Joint: 9pm, $5 21+
Rotten Sound, Enabler, Reign Inferno, Dead in the Dirt, Pit of Spikes Reggie's Rock Club: 7pm, 10-$12 18+
LES Foundation Rodan: 10pm, $0 21+
James Wheeler, Ariyo, Harlan Terson, Tony Mangiullo Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm 21+
Colin Stetson, Justin Walter Schubas: 9pm, $14 21+
Four Tet, Nate Manic Smartbar: 10pm, 10-$13 21+
Grant-Lee Phillips, Nicholas Barron SPACE: 7:30pm, 20-$40
Good Willsmith, COIN Subterranean: 8pm, $10 Other
Tom Swoon, Alex Andros The Mid: 21+
Tess Kisner The Whistler: $0 21+

Friday May 17 = Editor's Pick
Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, Sons of Bill Abbey Pub: 9pm, 20-$23 21+
Rodriguez Arie Crown Theater: 8pm
The O'My's, Midwest Hype, Train Company, Mos Scocious Beat Kitchen: 9pm, $8 21+
Red, We As Human, Southbend Fearing Bottom Lounge : 7pm, 12-$15 21+
Euro Express Band DANK Haus German American Cultural Center: 7:30pm, $0 18+
ShowYouSuck, The Whoevers, Que Billah, Shayna Love, Kidd Tha Chicagoan, FM Supreme, Jay 2 "The Kidd Classic", Duke, Cadillac Duke, Nino Punchlines Double Door: 8pm, 7-$10 21+
Sona Bliss, Snow Globe Mules, Homer Marrs Elbo Room: 9pm, $5 21+
The Hoyle Brothers Empty Bottle: 5:30pm, $0 21+
Unnatural Axe, Tyvek, Eat skull, Make Overs, Buck Biloxi & The Fu*cks, Winter Bear Empty Bottle: 8pm, $25 21+
Marty Sammon Band Harlem Avenue Lounge: 9:30pm, $6 21+
Wild Jesus & The Devil's Lettuce, Black Bear Combo Hideout: 10pm, $10 21+
The Dan Band w/ Neil Diamond Phillips House of Blues:
DePaul University Big Band Jazz Showcase: 8pm & 10pm
J-Roc and the Biz with Buck Hunter Jerry's Sandwiches:
of Montreal, Wild Moccasins Lincoln Hall: 8pm, $25 All Ages
Afrika Freak Out! Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bars: 9pm, $0 21+
Shinyribs feat. Kevin Russel, Majors Junction Martyrs': 9pm, 10-$12 21+
The Energy Commission, The Ivorys, Aktar Aktar, Noise FM Metro: 8:30pm, $10 18+
Will from Brazil Old Town School of Folk Music: 8:30pm
Zigtebra, Doctor Pyramid, Matt Owen and the Electric Tuba, Comfort Food Quenchers Saloon: 9pm 21+
Mia & The Bear Reggie's Music Joint: 5:30pm 21+
Aniba Hotep & The Sol Collective Reggie's Music Joint: 9pm, $15 21+
Somo, Nick Luebke, Dennis, Kid Slim, Corey Pieper Reggie's Rock Club: 7pm, 13-$15 All Ages
Subtropical Rodan: 10pm, $0 21+
Demetria Taylor Rosa's Lounge: 8pm 21+
Anders Parker & Kendall Meade, Honey and Buffalo Schubas: 7pm, 10-$12 21+
Futurebirds, Diarrhea Planet Schubas: 10pm, $12 21+
Osunlade, Luke Solomon, Julius the Mad Thinker Smartbar: 10pm, 10-$15 21+
Jane Monheit SPACE: 7:30pm, 20-$40
Mike Mentz, Tim Stop Subterranean: 8:30pm, $8 Other
Butch Clancy, DJ Solo, Zebo, eRok The Mid: 10pm, $10 21+
Kindred The Family Soul (+ special guest) The Shrine: 21+
Atmosphere Strut w/ DJ Kid Color The Whistler: $0 21+
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Vic Theatre: Other

Saturday May 18 = Editor's Pick
Jim Bartholomew Abbey Pub: 10pm, $0 21+
Laura Stevenson, Field Mouse, Warren Franklin & The Founding Fathers Beat Kitchen: 9pm, $12 Other
Newsted, Wilson Bottom Lounge: 9pm, $25 Other
Newsted Bottom Lounge : 8pm, $25 Other
Mathew Scoller, Dave Herrero, Eric "Guitar" Davis Buddy Guy's Legends: 6pm 21+
Soul Summit Free Dance Party: DJs Sloppy White, Dave Mata, & Duke Grip, Danny Holloway, Laurent Réus Double Door: 9pm, $0 21+
Mom's Kitchen Band, The Middle City Sound, Honor By August Elbo Room: 8pm, $10 21+
Chrome, Wizard Steve, Cop City/Chill Pillars, FNU Ronnies, Verma Empty Bottle: 8pm, $25 21+
Funky Mojodaddy Harlem Avenue Lounge: 9:30pm, $6 21+
Outer Minds, Sybris Hideout: 9pm, $12 21+
DePaul University Big Band Jazz Showcase: 8pm & 10pm
Rap Karaoke with Hosts Psalm One (Rhymesayers) and Encyclopedia Brown Jerry's Sandwiches:
Tate Stevens, Senn Alan Band Joe's Bar: 8:30pm 21+
Super Happy Fun Club, Ryan Powers & the Secret Weapons, Bury Me In Lights Lincoln Hall: 9pm, 10-$12 18+
Synthetiq Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bars: 9pm, $0 21+
Wolfgang Jay, Sun Stereo, The Choir Martyrs': 9:30pm, $8 21+
Flying Lotus, Thundercat, Teebs Metro: 10pm, $26 18+
Anaïs Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer Old Town School of Folk Music: 8pm
Foals (DJ Set), Greg Corner, Redux, Fleege Primary: 10pm, $10 21+
Geronimo!, Hospital Garden, Destroy this Place, Meat Wave Quenchers Saloon: 9pm 21+
Ovadya, Metropolly, American Musk Ox, Newburys, Sam Vicari Reggie's Music Joint: 7pm 21+
Superchrist, Bones, Sons of Famine, Ofyacus Reggie's Rock Club: 8pm, $10 Other
Hot Butter Rodan: 10:30pm, $0 21+
Eric "Guitar" Davis Rosa's Lounge: 8pm 21+
Jeffery Foucault & Cold Satellite, The Pines Schubas : 9pm, $18 21+
Justin Long, Carlos Souffront, Samone Smartbar: 10pm, 10-$13 21+
Billy Branch & Sons of the Blues SPACE: 8pm, 12-$22
The Twilight and the Sound, A-Gang Subterranean: 9pm, $7 21+
Sidney Samson, Nathan Scott The Mid: 10pm, $0 21+
Interstellar w/ DJ Marty Mars The Whistler: 21+
Foals Vic Theatre: Other

Sunday May 19 = Editor's Pick
Sierra Ridge, Free Radical, The Giving Moon, A Minute's Worth, Jansen Hogan Beat Kitchen: 6pm, $10 All Ages
Eric "Guitar" Davis Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm 21+
Turbonegro, Mount Carmel Double Door: 8pm, $25 21+
Plan 9 Burlesque Elbo Room: 9pm, $8 21+
Dwight Twilley, Pezband, Games, The Sueves Empty Bottle: 8pm, $25 21+
Kirk Franklin’s Gospel Brunch at House of Blues (Chicago) House of Blues:
Nick Broste Trio, Minerva Hungry Brain :
DePaul University Big Band Jazz Showcase: 8pm & 10pm
Electronic night Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bars: 9pm, $0 21+
John Coltrane's A Love Supreme presented by The Hanrahan Quintet Martyrs': 7:30pm, $8 21+
Amir Gwirtzman Mayne Stage: 8pm, $10 18+
Turbonegro, Mount Carmel Metro: 8pm, $25 21+
Rafi Malkiel Quintet Old Town School of Folk Music: 7pm, $0 All Ages
Delmark Records 60th Anniversary Celebration Old Town School of Folk Music: 6:30pm
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Orchestra Hall: 7:30pm, 20-$50 All Ages
Mad Mary, Sarah Holtschlag, Bryan Alvarez, Piecemeal Quenchers Saloon: 7pm 21+
Cocktail Preachers, Johnny Roger Reggie's Music Joint: 8pm, $5 21+
Taking Off, Saving haven, Four Rifts, Bloody Mary Reggie's Rock Club: 5pm, $12 All Ages
ReDe's Third Law of Motion Rodan: 10pm, $0 21+
Ms Mr, Magic Man Schubas: 8pm, 13-$15 18+
Michael Serafini, Garrett David Smartbar: 10pm, $7 21+
The SteelDrivers SPACE: 7pm, 20-$30
A Guy Named Guy, Waste Basket Subterranean: 8pm, $10 Other
Playing Favorites: Pillowhammer plays Pink Floyd The Whistler: $0 21+

Monday May 20 = Editor's Pick
Extraordinary Popular, Delusions Beat Kitchen: 8pm, $0 21+
Jimmy Burns Hosts The Jam Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm 21+
Jamaican Queens, Netherfriends, Charlatan Free Empty Bottle: 9pm, $0 21+
Gilad Hekselman Trio Green Mill Jazz Club: 9pm, $10 21+
Open Mic Blues Jam Harlem Avenue Lounge: 8:30pm, $0 21+
Robbie Fulks Hideout: 7pm 21+
Julie Huff Jazz Showcase: 8pm & 10pm
b--side Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bars: 9pm, $0 21+
Odd Folk, Spitzer Space Telescope, Coyote Armada Reggie's Music Joint: 8pm, $5 21+
Push Beats Rodan: 10pm, $0 21+
Ms Mr, Magic Man Schubas: 8pm, 13-$15 18+
Glad Cloud Ambient Music Series The Whistler: $0 21+

Tuesday May 21 = Editor's Pick
The Henhouse Prowlers Abbey Pub: 10pm, $5 21+
Gilad Hekselman Trio Anshe Emet Synagogue: 7pm, $10 All Ages
Timbuck2 Beauty Bar: 9pm, $0 21+
Sheryl Youngblood Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm 21+
Silver Abuse, Daemon Familiar, Go Time, I Lost Control Double Door: 8pm, $7 21+
Solo by Jim Anderson Harlem Avenue Lounge: 8:30pm, $0 21+
Chandeliers, Bad Guys Hideout: 9pm, $5 21+
Petra's Recession Seven 20s & 30s Jazz Jazz Showcase: 8pm & 10pm
Lissie, Vance Joy Lincoln Hall: 8pm, $18 18+
Catie O Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bars: 9pm, $0 21+
Obisoulstar, Makers of Sense, Forbidden Knowledge Martyrs': 8pm, $7 21+
M 13 Quenchers Saloon: 9pm 21+
Mr. Blotto Reggie's Music Joint: 7:30pm, $5 21+
Johnny Fonseca Rodan: 10pm, $0 21+
Pete Galanis, Nate Moss & Friends Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm 21+
Secret Chiefs Schubas: 9pm, $20 21+
Ernie Halter, Julian Bell SPACE: 7:30pm, 12-$22
Fargo, Midnight Snack, Autumn Island, The Capitol Subterranean: 8pm, $10 Other
Relax Attack Jazz Series The Whistler: $0 21+

Wednesday May 22 = Editor's Pick
Secret Chiefs Beat Kitchen: 8:30pm, $20 Other
1st Call Band Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm 21+
Hadar Noiberg Trio Chicago Cultural Center: 6:30pm, $0 All Ages
Scorpion Child, The Velcro Lewis Group, Broke N Ugly, Dead Feathers Double Door: 9pm 21+
Dave Cavalier, One Season, Rooms Elbo Room: 8:30pm 21+
Flashlights, Dead Native, Cougar Island Empty Bottle: 9pm 21+
Jim Baker, NRG Ensemble plays Sun Ra, DJ Sets Corbett vs. Dempsey Hideout: 9:30pm, $8 21+
Kastle, XXXY, Equator Club, Aztek Lincoln Hall: 9pm, 15-$20 18+
Tone B Nimble Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bars: 9pm, $0 21+
Helping Phriendly Orchestra Martyrs': 9pm, 10-$12 21+
Mary Chapin Carpenter & Shawn Colvin Old Town School of Folk Music: 7pm
Cory Grimm, Brittany Moffit, Matt Kissinger, Brian Riggs Quenchers Saloon: 8pm 21+
Shane Merrill Reggie's Music Joint: 7pm, $0 21+
Joe S. Rodan: 10pm, $0 21+
Sugar Blue Rosa's Lounge: 9pm 21+
John Curley, Marc Buxton Smartbar: 10pm, $0 21+
El Ten Eleven, Michna & NUDE POP SPACE: 7:30pm, 10-$18
James Davis Birthday Bash: Quartet & Quintet The Whistler: 8pm, $0 21+

Thursday May 23 = Editor's Pick
Jennifer Fletcher Abbey Pub: 10pm, $0 21+
Backseat Charlie, Blue Dream, Jacob's Cabin, Moonrise Nation Beat Kitchen: 8:30pm, $10 Other
Rob Blaine Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm 21+
Ester Rada City Winery: 6pm, 25-$40 All Ages
Julian Bell, Wes Hollywood, 61 Inch, Living In Pretend (acoustic) Double Door: 8pm 21+
Kimmel/Riggs/Zerang, Paul Giallorenzo Trio Elastic Arts Foundation:
Brett Newski & the Corruption, Elephant Gun, Broken Anchor Empty Bottle: 9pm, $7 21+
Open Mic Blues Jam Harlem Avenue Lounge: 8:30pm, $0 21+
Taught Abroad, Software Giant, K. Serra Hideout: 9pm, $8 21+
Gerald Clayton Trio Jazz Showcase: 8pm & 10pm
Laura Marling Lincoln Hall: 8pm 18+
Pokey LaFarge, Al Scorch Lincoln Hall: 9pm, 13-$15 21+
Lying Delilah, Sugarman, The Slowbots Martyrs': 8pm, $7 21+
Antiserum, Clicks & Whistles, Ant TC1 Metro: 9pm, 15-$20
Bike Cops, Le Tour, Todayshits Quenchers Saloon: 8pm 21+
Pyro Fighter, Sunsquabi Reggie's Music Joint: 7:30pm, $8 21+
Parallels and Lies, Savior Self, Monika Santucci, Lady Raven Reggie's Rock Club: 5pm, 8-$12 All Ages
Backbeat Rodan: 10pm, $0 21+
James Wheeler, Ariyo, Harlan Terson, Tony Mangiullo Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm 21+
Terriers, The Oarsman, Boil Schubas: 8pm, $7 18+
Laura Marling Schubas: 8pm, 25-$30 21+
Saturday Looks Good To Me, Like Pioneers, Mister Suit Schubas: 9pm, 10-$12 21+
Antiserum, Clicks & Whistles, Ant TC1 Smartbar: 9pm, 15-$20 21+
Mala Smartbar: 10pm, 10-$13 21+
Joe Louis Walker SPACE: 7:30pm, 15-$27
Brownie Mountain, Rhone Subterranean: 8pm, $10 Other
Mavado The Shrine: 21+
Crimson Glow The Whistler: 8pm, $0 21+

Friday May 24 = Editor's Pick
Project Pitchfork, Ayria, V1rtual D3scent Abbey Pub: 8pm, 22-$26 21+
Sean Shiel Abbey Pub: 9pm 21+
Fatbook, Cole Degenova & The People's Republic Beat Kitchen: 9pm, $10 21+
For We Are Only Human featuring The Recovering, The Projectionists, Half The Battle, Unskappable, Matt Garvin Bottom Lounge : 6pm, $10 Other
Sugar Blue Buddy Guy's Legends: 10:30pm 21+
the Neighborhoodlums, Kevin Leeds and Global Cooling Elbo Room: 8pm 21+
The Hoyle Brothers Empty Bottle: 5:30pm, $0 21+
Onra, Impala Sound Champions Empty Bottle: 7pm, $40
Soft Speaker, Radar Eyes, Bitchin' Bajas Empty Bottle: 9:30pm, 8-$10 21+
Bill MacKay Hideout: 6pm 21+
Jimmy Whispers, Magic Milk, Names Divine, DJ Sets by Bobby Burg Hideout: 10pm, $7 21+
Bilal w/PJ Morton, and Avery Sunshine House of Blues:
Gerald Clayton Trio Jazz Showcase: 8pm & 10pm
Morgan Frazier with Elizabeth Lyons Joe's Bar: 10pm
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Tunde Olaniran Lincoln Hall: 10pm, $15 21+
Secret Disco Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bars: 9pm, $0 21+
Ghost Owl (with Toubab Krewe) Martyrs': 9:30pm, $16 21+
Juicy J Metro: 10pm, 26-$31 18+
Kanikapila Old Town School of Folk Music: 8:30pm
The Fur Coats, Rad Payoff, Wide Angles, Costanza Quenchers Saloon: 10pm 21+
The Stone Chromatics, Killing Gods, Sybarites Reggie's Music Joint: 9pm, $7 21+
Maggot Twat, Dizmal Daze, Never We See, Trials Reggie's Rock Club: 8pm, $10 18+
Soul Glo Rodan: 10pm, $0 21+
Chicago Blues All-Stars Rosa's Lounge: 9pm 21+
Andrew Belle, Neulore Schubas: 7pm & 10pm, $15 All Ages
Brenda D., Brian Gardner Smartbar: 10pm, 10-$12 21+
Cassy, Derek Plaslaiko, Orchard Lounge Smartbar: 8pm, 15-$20 21+
The Kruger Brothers presented with Bluegrass Legends Chicago SPACE: 7pm, 20-$35 Other
Idiot Glee, Yawn, Riites Subterranean: 9pm, $10 Other
Q Bert, Shortkut The Mid: 21+
Kinto Sol The Shrine: 21+
Cherries Records Presents The Whistler: 9:30pm, $0 21+

Saturday May 25 = Editor's Pick
Devils In Angels, Fists Of Rage Abbey Pub: 9pm 21+
Michael Wheeler Buddy Guy's Legends: 11pm 21+
Die Kreuzen, We Are Hex, Canadian Rifle Double Door: 9pm, $17 21+
Windy City Soul Club Empty Bottle: 9:30pm 21+
Barrelhouse Chuck & The Blue Lights Harlem Avenue Lounge: 9:30pm, $6 21+
Bluesday Open Mic Blues Jam Harlem Avenue Lounge: 8:30pm, $0 21+
Brent Puls, Hello Death, Forgotten Species Hideout: 9pm, $10 21+
The Malt Shop Hideout: 11:59pm 21+
Gerald Clayton Trio Jazz Showcase: 8pm & 10pm
MC Longshot, Psalm One Jerry's Sandwiches:
Anamanaguchi, Chrome Sparks, Infinity Shred, Sharpless Lincoln Hall: 9pm, $12 18+
sonorama Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bars: 9pm, $0 21+
The Dirty Blue, Coronado, Tomorrow the Moon Martyrs': 9:30pm, $8 21+
Chance the Rapper Metro: 7pm, 13-$15 All Ages
Kaumakaiwa Kanaka'ole Old Town School of Folk Music: 8pm
The Paver, Nomads, Tower, Edgar Allan Ectoplasm Quenchers Saloon: 9pm 21+
Provinces, New Missionaries Reggie's Music Joint: 8:30pm, $7 21+
Trapper Schoepp & The Shades, Andrew Fraker & Sons Reggie's Rock Club: 7pm, 15-$20 All Ages
Lep Bogus Boys, Hell Rell, Chella H, Rig Reggie's Rock Club: 11:30pm, $20 21+
The Messaround Rodan: 10:30pm, $0 21+
Willie Buck Rosa's Lounge: 10pm 21+
Teri Bristol, DJ Psycho-Bitch Smartbar: 10pm, 10-$12 21+
An Evening with Rickie Lee Jones SPACE: 8pm, 35-$80 Other
Valo, Daysleeper, Adam Ashbach Subterranean: 10:20pm, $10 Other
Impala Sound Champion DJs The Whistler: 9pm, $0 21+

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