Chicago Shows This Week: 11/30-12/6
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Thursday, November 30th
Bonzo Squad @ aliveOne / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Anthony Bruno @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Piece The Veil @ Aragon Ballroom / 5:30 / all ages / sold out
Sam Tinnesz @ Beat Kitchen / 6:30 / all ages / $18
DJ Mochi @ Blind Barber / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Johnny Rawls @ Buddy Guy’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Mydge @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Daydreams & Nightmares @ Cafe Mustache / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Action/Adventure @ Cobra Lounge / 7:00 / 17+ / $25
Daniel Gayden @ Cole’s Bar / 9:00 / 21+ / $13
Ethan Philion Quartet @ Constellation / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
Adam Thomas Band @ Cubby Bear / 7:30 / 21+ / $7
DJ Earnmoney @ DSTRKT / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Tommaso Moretti @ Easy Does It / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Bysh @ Elastic Arts / 8:30 / all ages / $15
blood club @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $12
Andrew Diruzza @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Laura Cai @ Grapes & Grains / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Alan Gresik’s Swing Orchestra @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
G.E.E.Z. @ Hideout / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
The Maine @ House of Blues / 6:30 / 17+ / sold out
Almafuerte @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Alana Springsteen @ Joe’s on Weed / 7:45 / 21+ / $15
Sunny War @ Judson & Moore / 8:00 / 21+ / $23
Vino Louden/Joanna Connor Band @ Kingston Mines / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Pale Horseman @ LiveWire Lounge / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Ama Lou @ Lincoln Hall / 7:00 / all ages / $22
The Hurtin Kind @ Montrose Saloon / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Daniel D. Ensemble @ Phyllis’ Musical Inn / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Flower Food @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Bobbi Wilsyn @ The Promontory / 1:00 / all ages / $15
RGB @ Punch House / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Jer & Vial @ Reggies Rock Club / 8:00 / 17+ / $25
Joey J Saye @ Rosa’s Lounge / 8:30 / 21+ / $20
Jay Wood @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $15
Firstnamelastname @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Queen Wanda @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Hania Rani @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Bagel @ Uncommon Ground / 7:00 / all ages / $10
Lost in Kyoto @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Friday, December 1st
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Thaddeus Tukes @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Piece The Veil @ Aragon Ballroom / 6:30 / all ages / sold out
Damien Rice @ Auditorium Theatre / 7:30 / all ages / sold out
Leon Thomas @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / all ages / sold out
Will Galvan @ Blind Barber / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Smoking Popes @ Bottom Lounge / 7:30 / 17+ / $25
Dizgo @ Bourbon on Division / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Altered Five Blues Band @ Buddy Guy’s / 8:00 / 21+ / $25
Phantom Works @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Anti-Soul Organization @ Cafe Mustache / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Hannah Frances/Clausen @ California Clipper / 6:30 / 21+ / free
Duke & the American Dream @ Carol’s Pub / 9:00 / 21+ / $5
Brett Eldredge @ Chicago Theatre / 8:00 / all ages / sold out
Kenny Lattimore @ City Winery / 7 & 10:30 / 21+ / $48
Josh Trimble @ Cobra Lounge / 6:00 / all ages / $15
Terms @ Cole’s Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Bats @ Color Club / 8:00 / 18+ / $15
Riot Ten @ Concord Music Hall / 9:00 / 18+ / $25
Sam Thousand & The Soul Vortex @ Dorian’s / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $10
DJ 9ardenstate @ Double Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
DJs La Queen & Alicia Serrano @ Easy Does It / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Curious Theatre Branch @ Elastic Arts / 8:00 / all ages / $15
Wild Earp @ Empty Bottle / 10:00 / 21+ / $12
DJs Dewey Lo Hace & Roger McFly @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Elisa Carlson @ Grapes & Grains / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Donny McCaslin Quartet @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Thompson Springs @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
The Arab Blues @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
David Nail @ Joe’s on Weed / 8:00 / 21+ / $30
The Last Kind Words @ Judson & Moore / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials @ Kingston Mines / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
Neffex @ Lincoln Hall / 9:00 / 18+ / $20
Synthetiq @ LiveWire Lounge / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Orange Element @ Montrose Saloon / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
Deacon Booze @ The Owl / 11:00 / 21+ / free
King Hippo and Meftah @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Yaya @ Primary / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Q. Moore & Vandell Andrew @ The Promontory / 8:00 / all ages / $25
Hotpretty @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Eccentric Disco @ Punch House / 9:00 / 21+ / free
TroyBoi @ Radius / 10:00 / 18+ / $35
Human Trials @ Reed’s Local / 9:00 / 21+ / $8
Pat Smillie @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Joe Russo’s Almost Dead @ Riviera Theatre / 8:30 / 18+ / $65
Jamiah Rogers @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $25
Maiden King @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $15
Chico @ Schubas Upstairs / 9:00 / 21+ / free
La Goony Chonga @ Sleeping Village / 8:30 / 21+ / $20
Ron Trent @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Brian Cid @ Smoke & Mirrors / 10:00 / 21+ / $22
Goodboys @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Shonky @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Garden Unit & Kneafsey @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Angel Olsen @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Damsel @ Uncommon Ground / 8:00 / all ages / $10
Jackersize @ The Whistler / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Saturday, December 2nd
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Julia Danielle @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
LIL TJAY @ Aragon Ballroom / 7:00 / all ages / $35
Ella Vos @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / all ages / $20
Stevie Ortega @ Blind Barber / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Mae @ Bottom Lounge / 7:30 / all ages / $28
Honeydew @ Buddy Guy’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
Routine Faces @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
1981 Tokyo @ California Clipper / 10:00 / 21+ / free
South City Revival @ Carol’s Pub / 9:30 / 21+ / $7
Mark De Lange @ Cell Block / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
Brett Eldredge @ Chicago Theatre / 8:00 / all ages / sold out
Dwele @ City Winery / 6 & 9:30 / 21+ / $55
Torch The Hive @ Cobra Lounge / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
DJ Jivan Ivan @ Cole’s Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / free
LP Giobbi @ Concord Music Hall / 9:00 / 18+ / sold out
Jason Roebke Quartet @ Constellation / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
Shahram Shabpareh @ Copernicus Center / 8:30 / all ages / $59
Dave Herrero @ Dorian’s / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $10
DJ Jacob Pohill @ Easy Does It / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Tom Borax @ Elastic Arts / 7:00 / all ages / $15
Kiwi Jr & Stef Chura @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
DJ Funky Blackman @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
DJ Cedeño @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Doso @ Gman Tavern / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
Molly Adamson @ Grapes & Grains / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Donny McCaslin Quartet @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
The Lawrence Peters Outfit @ Hideout / 4:00 / 21+ / $12
Sister Hazel @ House of Blues / 7:00 / 17+ / $30
SloGlo @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Cooper Alan @ Joe’s on Weed / 8:00 / 21+ / sold out
Maya de Vitry @ Judson & Moore / 8:00 / 21+ / $23
Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials @ Kingston Mines / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
Galo @ Listening Room / 10:00 / 21+ / $17
Chrome Waves @ LiveWire Lounge / 7:00 / 21+ / $15
Highway 78 @ Montrose Saloon / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
Louis The Child x Quinn XCII @ Navy Pier / 5:30 / 18+ / $76
Seamus Egan @ Old Town School of Folk Music / 8:00 / all ages / $28
DJ Esteban @ The Owl / 11:00 / 21+ / free
Cynthia @ Patio Theater / 7:00 / 18+ / $45
Lee Collins and Sadar Bahar @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Amine K @ Primary / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
The Black Affair VIII @ Promontory / 10:00 / 21+ / $10
San Pacho @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Jerry Reyes @ Punch House / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Harlem Hayfield @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Joe Russo’s Almost Dead @ Riviera Theatre / 8:30 / 18+ / $65
Rico McFarland @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $25
Darci @ Schubas / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
Modern Nun @ Sleeping Village / 8:00 / 21+ / $16
DJ Bone @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
ben4evr @ Smoke & Mirrors / 9:00 / 21+ / free
No Mana @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Mason Collective @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Brad Rickert @ The Store / 7:00 / 21+ / free
DJs Cordell Johnson & James Vincent @ Subterranean / 9:00 / 21+ / $5
The Orphan The Poet @ Subterranean Downstairs / 6:30 / 17+ / $12
Jillie @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Angel Olsen @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Timothy Monger @ Uncommon Ground / 8:00 / all ages / $10
DJ #Feelgood @ The Whistler / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Sunday, December 3rd
Julia Danielle @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
DannyLux @ Aragon Ballroom / 7:00 / all ages / $51
Gyasi @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $13
The Suicide Machine @ Bottom Lounge / 7:00 / all ages / sold out
Tiffany Renee & The Volumes of Chicago Band @ Buddy Guy’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
You Vandal @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Nolan Taylor @ Carol’s Pub / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Straight No Chaser @ Chicago Theatre / 3:00 / all ages / $50
The English Beat @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / $55
DJ Travers Gauntt @ Cole’s Bar / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Kari Watson + Anna Johnson @ Constellation / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
Jacka Kaczmarskiego @ Copernicus Center / 7:00 / all ages / free
Bumbac Joe @ Dorian’s / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Jenniferfauxxpez @ Dorothy / 4:00 / 21+ / $12
Eaters @ Elastic Arts / 8:00 / all ages / $15
Body of Light @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Philip Daniel @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 7:30 / 21+ / $25
DJs Aced Spade & Slot-A @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Soul Message @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Sister Hazel @ House of Blues / 9:00am / all ages / $60
Russ Johnson Quartet @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Raja Kumari @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $20
The Hoyle Brothers @ Martyrs’ / 3:00 / 21+ / free
The Japanese House @ Metro / 8:00 / 18+ / sold out
Over the Rhine @ Old Town School of Folk Music / 7:00 / all ages / $38
The Grady Experience @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Strawberry Guy @ Schubas / 7:30 / all ages / sold out
The Country Doctors @ Simon’s Tavern / 8:30 / 21+ / free
Derrick Carter @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Angel Olsen @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / $35
Mariah Carey @ United Center / 7:30 / all ages / $146
EWM @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Monday, December 4th
The Heritage Jazz Orchestra @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 6 & 8:15 / all ages / $15
Sydney Richards @ Beat Kitchen / 7:30 / 17+ / $12
Sound Arkitek @ Blind Barber / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Olivia and the Lovers @ Cafe Mustache / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
The English Beat @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / $55
Dazy @ Cobra Lounge / 7:00 / all ages / $19
Lakeside Pride Sax Ensemble @ Dorothy / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Kabir Dalawari @ Easy Does It / 10:00 / 21+ / free
The Black Keys DJ set @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / sold out
Joel Paterson @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Eartheater @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / sold out
James Perkins & Devyn @ The Promontory / 7:00 / all ages / $25
Mauricio @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Zack Fedor @ Reggies Music Joint / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Olivia Barton @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $15
DJ Niko Twist @ Simon’s Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Romy @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Tuesday, December 5th
The Abney Effect @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 6 & 8:15 / all ages / $15
The Black Keys @ Aragon Ballroom / 7:00 / 17+ / $101
Lighthearted @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $12
HOTH @ California Clipper / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Marsha Ambrosius @ City Winery / 6 & 9:30 / 21+ / $65
August Burns Red @ Concord Music Hall / 6:30 / all ages / $32
Bill Callahan @ Constellation / 8:30 / 21+ / $30
Anthony Bruno @ Dorian’s / 6:00 / 21+ / $20
Mandy, Indiana @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Cattle Decapitation @ House of Blues / 6:00 / 17+ / $25
Confidence Man @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $25
Dina Simone @ Montrose Saloon / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Mr. Blotto @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Majid Jordan @ Riviera Theatre / 8:00 / 18+ / $30
Dave Herrero @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $20
Rich Robbins @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $15
THREEZERO @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $9
Flowtowe @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Wednesday, December 6th
Pete Benson @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Lovejoy @ Aragon Ballroom / 7:00 / 17+ / $71
Welshly Arms @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $20
Aterciopelados @ Bottom Lounge / 7:00 / 17+ / $40
Passengers @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Schoolgirl Byebye + Carlos Truly @ Chop Shop / 7:30 / all ages / $28
Marsha Ambrosius @ City Winery / 6 & 9:30 / 21+ / $65
Bill Callahan @ Constellation / 8:30 / 21+ / sold out
DJ Ca$hera @ Dorian’s / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Krissy Bergmark @ Elastic Arts / 7:00 / all ages / $15
Criminal Kids @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $12
Lauren Hall @ Grapes & Grains / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Alfonso Ponticelli @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
TOURISZT & Kanal Nula @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $12
Dylan Matthew @ Lincoln Hall / 7:00 / 18+ / $25
Arkansauce @ Martyrs’ / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Sky Ferreira @ Metro / 7:30 / all ages / sold out
Lynn Thompson @ Montrose Saloon / 7:00 / 21+ / $15
Firas Zreik @ Old Town School of Folk / 8:00 / all ages / free
Ivy Ford Band @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $20
Jensen McRae @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / sold out
Gerald Dowd @ Simon’s Tavern / 8:30 / 21+ / free
Josh Radnor @ Subterranean / 8:00 / 17+ / $17
Witches 3 @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
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