Chicago Shows This Week: 11/9-11/15
🔺 Featuring shows at Buddy Guy's, Fallen Log, Hungry Brain, Montrose Saloon, Uncommon Ground, The Whistler + more 🔻
Chicago Show Calendar is a weekly calendar of concerts around Chicago created by me, Caroline. Buy merch when you can, always tip your bartenders, and enjoy the show! Don't forget to follow the Chicago Weekly Show Calendar Instagram and follow the playlist.
Thursday, November 9th
Bonzo Squad @ aliveOne / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Anthony Bruno @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Kesha @ Aragon Ballroom / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Daisychain @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $12
HXLT @ Blind Barber / 9:00 / 21+ / free
The Last Dinner Party @ Bottom Lounge / 7:45 / all ages / sold out
MfnMelo @ Bourbon on Division / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Brookwood Drive @ Buddy Guy’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Almost there but not really @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
DJ Jivan Ivan @ Cafe Mustache / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Reilly Downes & The Acid Cowboys @ California Clipper / 8:00 / 21+ / $5
My Morning Jacket @ Chicago Theatre / 7:30 / all ages / $35
Leisure @ Chop Shop / 8:00 / 18+ / sold out
Jojo Hermann @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / $25
Louyah @ Cobra Lounge / 7:00 / all ages / $23
Nick Mazzarella @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $15
Vulgar Commons @ Cubby Bear / 7:30 / 21+ / $7
Alysha Monique @ Dorian’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Coco Maria @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Michelle McCarthy @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
String Machine @ Gman Tavern / 8:00 / 21+ / $18
Stephen Schuch @ Grapes & Grains / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Alan Gresik’s Swing Orchestra @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
badcandy @ Hideout / 7:30 / 21+ / $12
Lil Skies @ House of Blues / 7:30 / all ages / $35
Luke Polipnick’s Lean Years @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Paulina Hollers @ Judson & Moore / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Mike Wheeler Blues Band @ Kingston Mines / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Ajani Jones @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $25
The Convalescence @ LiveWire Lounge / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Angel Du$t @ Metro / 7:00 / 18+ / $28
WAW @ Montrose Saloon / 7:30 / 21+ / $10
Chris Renzema @ Park West / 7:30 / all ages / $22
The Bisceglia Brothers @ Phyllis’ Musical Inn / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Proper DNB @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Richie Goods and Chien Chien Lu @ Promontory / 8:00 / all ages / $20
Chaepter @ Reggies Music Joint / 9:00 / 21+ / $13
Joey J Saye @ Rosa’s Lounge / 8:30 / 21+ / $20
The Trenchies @ Schubas / 9:00 / 18+ / $15
Walter Etc. @ Sleeping Village / 8:30 / 21+ / $17
Glamour Cadaver @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Bone Study @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Deer Tick @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / $29
Seth Glier @ Uncommon Ground / 7:00 / all ages / $15
Mammoth WVH @ The Vic / 7:30 / 18+ / $30
DJ Chico @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Friday, November 10th
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Alejandro Salazar @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Iris Blue @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $12
Will Galvan @ Blind Barber / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Driveways @ Bottom Lounge / 7:30 / all ages / $15
Scoochie Boochie @ Bourbon on Division / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Tony Weeks @ Buddy Guy’s / 8:00 / 21+ / $25
Aseethe @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Eva Maria @ Cafe Mustache / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Lone Valentine @ California Clipper / 6:30 / 21+ / $5
Trailer Park Twisters @ Carol’s Pub / 9:30 / 21+ / $5
My Morning Jacket @ Chicago Theatre / 7:30 / all ages / $35
Moonbird @ Chop Shop / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
Sharp Pins @ Cobra Lounge / 7:00 / all ages / $25
His His @ Cole’s Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Cancel Rescue Mission @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $15
Rene Avila @ Dorian’s / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $10
Takashi Shallow @ Elastic Arts / 8:30 / all ages / $15
We Are Scientists @ Empty Bottle / 9:30 / 21+ / $22
Casey Nielsen @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Joytrip @ Gallery Cabaret / 9:00 / 21+ / free
DJ Dewey Lo Hace & Roger McFly @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Rocket Miner @ Gman Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Jillie @ Grapes & Grains / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Howard Levy 4 @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Anna Mieke @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $25
Dragonforce @ House of Blues / 7:00 / 17+ / sold out
DJ Foster Grant @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $5
Wade Bowen @ Joe’s on Weed / 8:00 / 21+ / $18
Joel Paterson @ Judson & Moore / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Toronzo Cannon Blues Band @ Kingston Mines / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
S.G. Goodman @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $23
Calussa @ Listening Room / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
Bloodletter @ LiveWire Lounge / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Manic Focus @ Metro / 9:00 / 18+ / $30
Medicated Goo @ Montrose Saloon / 8:30 / 21+ / $10
Valerie June @ Old Town School of Folk / 7:00 / all ages / $55
The Motet @ Park West / 8:00 / 18+ / $28
Denise La Grassa @ Phyllis’ Musical Inn / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Jevon Jackson @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Imanu @ Primary / 10:00 / 21+ / $36
Olivia Dean @ Promontory / 8:00 / all ages / sold out
Agents of Time @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Armin Van Buuren @ Radius / 10:00 / 18+ / sold out
Night Freak @ Reed’s Local / 9:00 / 21+ / $8
Left Lane Cruiser @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Hällas @ Reggies Rock Club / 8:30 / 17+ / $25
Tom Holland and the Shuffle King @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $25
Pendejo Time @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $30
Hhunter @ Schubas Upstairs / 9:00 / 21+ / free
The Bug Club @ Sleeping Village / 8:30 / 21+ / $20
The Ritual @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $35
What So Not @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $30
Ben Sterling @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Lurk @ Subterranean / 7:00 / 17+ / $17
Razor Braids @ Subterranean Downstairs / 7:00 / 17+ / $15
Kevan Eftekhari @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Ritt Momney @ Thalia Hall / 8:30 / 17+ / $25
Eileen Doan @ Uncommon Ground / 8:00 / all ages / $10
DJ Esteban la Groue & Jaehad @ The Whistler / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Saturday, November 11th
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Alejandro Salazar @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Full Of Hell @ Avondale Music Hall / 7:00 / 17+ / $31
The Brevet @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $17
Ben4ever@ Blind Barber / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Into It Over It @ Bottom Lounge / 7:30 / all ages / $25
Peyote Joe @ Bourbon on Division / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Mzz Reese @ Buddy Guy’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
Schlupp @ Burlington Bar / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
DJ PLuto & CQQCHIFRUIT @ California Clipper / 10:00 / 21+ / $5
Wild Earp @ Carol’s Pub / 9:30 / 21+ / $5
My Morning Jacket @ Chicago Theatre / 7:30 / all ages / $35
Juan Atkins @ Chop Shop / 8:00 / 21+ / $44
Taylor Acorn @ Cobra Lounge / 7:00 / all ages / sold out
Miniskirt @ Cole’s Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
BCJsPs @ Color Club / 8:00 / 18+ / $15
Disco Lines @ Concord Music Hall / 10:00 / 18+ / $25
Chicago Immigrant Orchestra @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $20
Virlan Garcia @ Copernicus Center / 8:00 / all ages / $50
Chase Shakur @ Dorian’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $26
Hitomi Oba @ Elastic Arts / 8:00 / all ages / $15
Puma Blue @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / sold out
Vivian GarcÃa @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
DJ White Owl @ Foundation Room / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Dustin Sheridan @ Fulton Market Kitchen / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Secret Forest Service @ Gallery Cabaret / 9:00 / 21+ / free
DJ Mo Mami @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Kai Elise @ Grapes & Grains / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Howard Levy 4 @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Axis:Sova @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
Real Friends + Knuckle Puck @ House of Blues / 7:00 / 17+ / sold out
The Paul Asaro Quartet @ Hungry Brain / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
TVBOO @ Joe’s on Weed / 8:00 / 21+ / $23
Toronzo Cannon Blues Band @ Kingston Mines / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
Ben Kweller @ Lincoln Hall / 9:00 / 18+ / sold out
Nez @ Listening Room / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Half Moon Run @ Metro / 8:00 / 18+ / $31
Vinyl Idols @ Montrose Saloon / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Papadosio @ Park West / 9:00 / 18+ / $30
Ronnie and the Nastys @ Phyllis’ Musical Inn / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Livwutang @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Terry Hunter @ The Point / 10:00 / 21+ / $10
Basura Boyz @ Primary / 10:00 / 21+ / $9
DJ Diaspora @ Promontory / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Morten @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $30
MK b2b Sonny Fodera @ Radius / 10:00 / 18+ / $35
Las Cruces @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Anti-Heros @ Reggies Rock Club / 5:00 / 18+ / $45
Stephen Hull Experience @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $25
Gretel Hänlyn @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $16
Vitigrrl @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
DJ Swisha & Kush @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Massane @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Rafa Barrios @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
X-tasy @ Subterranean / 9:00 / 17+ / $15
The Law of Huey @ Subterranean Downstairs / 7:00 / 17+ / $15
Kevan Eftekhari @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Slow Pulp @ Thalia Hall / 7:00 / 17+ / sold out
Choose Your Character @ Uncommon Ground / 8:00 / all ages / sold out
Kasabian @ The Vic / 7:30 / all ages / $35
All Love DJs @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Sunday, November 12th
Michele Thomas @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
The Do-Rights @ Beat Kitchen / 11:30am / all ages / free
Periphery @ Bottom Lounge / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Indigo Blues Band @ Buddy Guy’s / 5:00 / 21+ / $25
Long Birds @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Los Gallos @ California Clipper / 6:30 / 21+ / free
Thomas Xu @ The Charleston / 2:30 / 21+ / free
Harold López-Nussa @ City Winery / 7:00 / 21+ / $25
Silly Goose @ Cobra Lounge / 6:30 / all ages / $20
Sombre Arcane @ Cole’s Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Dying Fetus @ Concord Music Hall / 10:00 / 18+ / $25
Odeya Nini @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $15
RAM1RO! @ Dorian’s / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Hot Second @ Elastic Arts / 4:00 / all ages / $15
Period Bomb @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $12
Outcast Jazz Band @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 6:30 / 21+ / $25
DJ Mdok @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Soul Message @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Jeremy Pinnell @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
Gera MX & Nanpa Básico @ House of Blues / 8:00 / all ages / $82
The Bridge @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Gold Panda @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $25
The Hoyle Brothers @ Martyrs’ / 3:00 / 21+ / free
Action Park @ Reed’s Local / 9:00 / 21+ / $8
Billy Flynn Band @ Reggies Music Joint / 11:00am / 21+ / $25
Dwarves @ Reggies Rock Club / 7:30 / 21+ / $30
The Ladybug Transistor @ Schubas / 7:00 / 18+ / $25
Kenny Reichert Organ Trio @ Simon’s Tavern / 8:30 / 21+ / free
Cory Hanson & Slowhand @ Sleeping Village / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Justin Strauss @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
One Step Closer @ Subterranean / 6:00 / all ages / $20
Kishi Bashi @ The Vic / 7:30 / all ages / $35
DJ Wimberly @ The Whistler / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Monday, November 13th
The Blueshift Big Band @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 6 & 8:15 / all ages / $15
Extraordinary Popular Delusions @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Sound Arkitek @ Blind Barber / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Periphery @ Bottom Lounge / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Minivan @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Good Grief @ Cole’s Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Dirty Honey @ Concord Music Hall / 7:30 / 17+ / $28
Products Band @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Joel Paterson @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Simon Joyner @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
Skinny Puppy @ House of Blues / 8:00 / 17+ / $50
Flyte @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $25
Two 22 @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Zack Fedor @ Reggies Music Joint / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Helicopter Leaves @ Schubas / 8:00 / 21+ / free
The Vlamunist @ Sleeping Village / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Far Caspian @ Subterranean / 8:00 / 17+ / $19
Depeche Mode @ United Center / 7:30 / all ages / $125
Tuesday, November 14th
The Windy City Ramblers @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 6 & 8:15 / all ages / $15
Frozen Soul @ Avondale Music Hall / 7:30 / 17+ / $25
Monaleo @ Beat Kitchen / 7:30 / all ages / $25
Sound Arkitek @ Blind Barber / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Scene Queen @ Bottom Lounge / 7:00 / 17+ / $22
Rosegarden Funeral Party @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Yawn Mower @ California Clipper / 7:30 / 21+ / $5
DJ Shon Dervis @ The Charleston / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Marqueal Jordan @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / $22
FLEX Trio @ Dorian’s / 6:00 / 21+ / $20
Ian Sweet @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Chicago Cellar Boys @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
No Star @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
Skinny Puppy @ House of Blues / 8:00 / 17+ / $50
Hannah Deland @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $20
Mr. Blotto @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Dave Herrero @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $20
Billy Joel Jr. @ Sleeping Village / 8:30 / 21+ / $9
No Party For Cao Dong @ Thalia Hall / 7:00 / 17+ / sold out
Jeremy Zucker @ The Vic / 7:30 / all ages / $30
DJs Sky Changes and PDCKev @ The Whistler / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Wednesday, November 15th
Pete Benson @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Pronoun @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
Division Point @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Robot Heart Throb @ Cafe Mustache / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Impulsive Hearts @ Cobra Lounge / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
Babasónicos @ Concord Music Hall / 7:00 / all ages / $35
Dimensions & Extensions @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $15
Chandelier @ Cubby Bear / 7:30 / 21+ / $7
Sofia Galaté @ Dorian’s / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
DJ Broken Arrow & SoundInBetween @ Easy Does It / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Juliann Wang @ Elastic Arts / 7:30 / all ages / $15
Matt Browning @ Gallery Cabaret / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Alfonso Ponticelli @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
The Special Distortions @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $18
Skinny Puppy @ House of Blues / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Ted Sirota @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Atarashii Gakko! @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / all ages / sold out
Beach Fossils @ Metro / 7:30 / 18+ / $42
Brian Krumm @ Montrose Saloon / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Windy City Ramblers @ Old Town School of Folk / 8:00 / all ages / free
Tonina @ Promontory / 7:00 / 18+ / $20
Jared James Nichols @ Reggies Music Joint / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
Suffocation Incantation @ Reggies Rock Club / 6:30 / 17+ / $30
Lil Darkie and the Collapse of Modern Society @ Riviera Theatre / 7:00 / all ages / $30
Ivy Ford Band @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $20
Beauty School Dropout @ Subterranean / 7:00 / all ages / $25
Hotbox Sparrin’ @ Subterranean Downstairs / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Baroness @ The Vic / 7:00 / 18+ / $33
Pat Leary Trio @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
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