Chicago Shows This Week: 12/14-12/20
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Thursday, December 14th
Anthony Bruno @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Koji @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / all ages / $17
Alllove DJs @ Blind Barber / 9:00 / 21+ / free
High Wire @ Bottom Lounge / 7:00 / 17+ / $15
Dave Specter @ Buddy Guy’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Falcon Superchair @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Mome @ California Clipper / 8:00 / 21+ / $5
Rematch @ Cobra Lounge / 6:00 / all ages / $19
Blacc Kristoff @ Cole’s Bar / 9:00 / 21+ / $13
Ernest Dawkins @ Constellation / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
G.S The Brand @ Cubby Bear / 7:00 / 21+ / $35
DJ Earnmoney @ DSTRKT / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Biologica y Sucombo @ Easy Does It / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Bloodyminded @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $12
Jackson Jay Kidder @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 7:00 / 21+ / $20
Alan Gresik’s Swing Orchestra @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Mom Rock @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
Katie Ernst/Lenard Simpson @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Red Korn @ Judson & Moore / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Ivy Ford Blues Band @ Kingston Mines / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
616 @ LiveWire Lounge / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
DJ Just Jacob @ The Loft / 9:00 / 21+ / $40
Willows @ Montrose Saloon / 7:00 / 21+ / $15
The Bisceglia Brothers @ Phyllis’ Musical Inn / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Phil Stone @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Freeway @ The Promontory / 9:00 / 21+ / $40
Mati b2b Blum @ PRYSM No 9 / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Sonorama @ Punch House / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Startographers @ Reed’s Local / 9:00 / 21+ / $8
Favelas @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:00 / 21+ / $12
Exmortus @ Reggies Rock Club / 7:30 / 21+ / $25
Joey J Saye @ Rosa’s Lounge / 8:30 / 21+ / $20
Zeds Dead @ Salt Shed / 8:00 / 17+ / $63
Olive Avenue @ Schubas / 8:00 / all ages / $15
Flores Negras @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Anything is Everything @ Subterranean / 8:00 / 17+ / $12
Estlin Usher @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Shaylin B @ Uncommon Ground / 8:00 / all ages / $15
Elusions @ Watra / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
DJ John Simmons & Jesse Sandwich @ The Whistler / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Friday, December 15th
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Chicago Calling @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Hot Mulligan @ Aragon Ballroom / 5:30 / all ages / $35
Yada Yada @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $12
Will Galvan @ Blind Barber / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Vieux Carré @ Bourbon on Division / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Annie and the Orphans @ Brudder’s / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Shawn Holt @ Buddy Guy’s / 8:00 / 21+ / $25
Billy Joel Jr @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Moshun @ Cafe Mustache / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Jonathan Suazo @ California Clipper / 6:00 / 21+ / free
The Simple Remedy @ Carol’s Pub / 8:00 / 21+ / $8
Arc Impulse @ Cobra Lounge / 6:00 / 17+ / $15
Holy Joke @ Cole’s Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Breath/Carries/Ritual @ Constellation / 8:30 / 21+ / $20
Bloomswitch @ Cubby Bear / 7:30 / 21+ / $10
Alejandro Salazar @ Dorian’s / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $10
Shon Dervis @ Easy Does It / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Mike Lust @ Empty Bottle / 10:00 / 21+ / $12
Jackson Jay Kidder @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
Sunflower Summit @ Gallery Cabaret / 9:00 / 21+ / free
DJs Kosmo, Brother B, Billa Beats @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Fluorescents @ Gman Tavern / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Chicago A Cappella @ The Graff / 7:00 / all ages / $5
Anthony Bruno @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $20
The Paul Asaro Quartet @ Hungry Brain / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Morgan Evans @ Joe’s on Weed / 8:00 / 21+ / $25
Big Sadie @ Judson & Moore / 8:00 / 21+ / $31
Vino Louden Blues Band @ Kingston Mines / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
Hollyy @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $22
The Ready Freddies @ LiveWire Lounge / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
The Buckstops @ Montrose Saloon / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Brendan McAlinden @ Open Outcry Brewing / 7:30 / 21+ / free
Lizanne Cook @ The Owl / 11:00 / 21+ / free
Uncle Joe’s Band @ Phyllis’ Musical Inn / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Huey Mnemonic @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
The P-Moe Experience @ The Promontory / 7:00 / 21+ / $20
Gene Farris @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
HLIOS @ PRYSM No 9 / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Jeremiah Meece @ Punch House / 9:00 / 21+ / free
King Sans @ Reed’s Local / 9:00 / 21+ / $8
Phil Angotti & The Naughty Neighbors @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:30 / 21+ / $20
Motel Breakfast @ Reggies Rock Club / 8:30 / 17+ / $20
Stephen Hull Experience @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $25
Zeds Dead @ Salt Shed / 8:00 / 17+ / $123
Huron John @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $20
Full Body @ Sleeping Village / 8:30 / 21+ / $20
Mike Servito @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Dela @ Smoke & Mirrors / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Cheyenne Giles @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Enamour @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
DJ Sprite @ Subterranean Downstairs / 10:00 / 17+ / free
Paige and the Kizers @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
JD McPherson @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Scotch The Filmmaker @ Uncommon Ground / 8:00 / all ages / $10
Travis Scott @ United Center / 8:00 / all ages / $126
Matt Rogers @ The Vic / 7:30 / 18+ / sold out
Buen Viaje @ The Whistler / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Saturday, December 16th
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Chicago Calling @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Blind Equation @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $12
Blesstonio @ Blind Barber / 9:00 / 21+ / free
The Flatliners @ Bottom Lounge / 9:00 / 17+ / $26
Ivan Singh @ Buddy Guy’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
Shrineburner @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
You Are The Garden @ California Clipper / 6:00 / 21+ / free
Joy (Anonymous) @ Chop Shop / 9:00 / 21+ / $32
Braid @ Cobra Lounge / 7:00 / 17+ / sold out
St. Marlboro @ Cole’s Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Lucky Boys Confusion @ Concord Music Hall / 6:00 / all ages / $25
Chicago Maqam @ Constellation / 8:30 / 21+ / $25
Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few @ Dorian’s / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $10
DJ Iggy @ Easy Does It / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Dead Inside DJs @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Baritone & The Live Jazz Ensemble @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 7:30 / 21+ / $45
Provider @ Foundation Room / 7:30 / 21+ / $15
Kimler @ Gallery Cabaret / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Green @ Hideout / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Hot Mulligan @ House of Blues / 6:30 / all ages / sold out
The Sidepieces @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Vino Louden Blues Band @ Kingston Mines / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
Sur Le Lac @ Listening Room / 9:00 / 21+ / $30
Armored Assault @ LiveWire Lounge / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Maurice ‘Mobetta’ Brown @ Martyrs’ / 9:00 / 21+ / $60
The Armed @ Metro / 7:00 / all ages / $30
Moonsyde @ Montrose Saloon / 7:00 / 21+ / $15
DJ Esteban @ The Owl / 11:00 / 21+ / free
Jasmine Infiniti @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Christopher Lawrence @ Primary / 10:00 / 21+ / $19
Cordell Johnson & James Vincent @ The Promontory / 4:00 / 21+ / $10
Gianni Blu @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Ashina Hamilton & Paul Caston @ Punch House / 9:00 / 21+ / free
elrow @ Radius / 9:00 / 18+ / $90
Skin & Bones @ Reggies Music Joint / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $30
Zeds Dead @ Salt Shed / 8:00 / 17+ / $123
Veggi @ Schubas / 9:00 / 18+ / sold out
La Rosa Noir @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $20
The Blessed Madonna @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Peter Croce @ Smoke & Mirrors / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Mike Lang @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Ben Rau @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Pure Intention @ Subterranean Downstairs / 6:30 / 17+ / $10
Kevan Eftekhari @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Bitchin Bajas @ Thalia Hall / 8:30 / 17+ / $20
Connor O’Shea @ Uncommon Ground / 8:00 / all ages / $10
DJ Quin Kirchner @ The Whistler / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Sunday, December 17th
Julia Danielle @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Stephen Moller @ Beat Kitchen / 11:30am / all ages / free
Moe Cyrus @ Bourbon on Division / 7:00 / 21+ / $15
Undisclosed Sims @ California Clipper / 6:00 / 21+ / free
Wicked Drawl @ Carol’s Pub / 6:00 / 21+ / $5
The Empty Pockets @ City Winery / 7:00 / 21+ / $20
DJ James Swanberg @ Cole’s Bar / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Irina Kairatovna @ Concord Music Hall / 9:00 / 17+ / $80
Jenni Stark @ Dorothy / 8:30 / 21+ / $10
Roof Dogs @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
The BBE Carols @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 7:00 / 21+ / $20
DJ J.Stereo @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Soul Message @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Possessed by Paul James @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $14
Billy Wolfe Octet @ Hungry Brain / 9:30 / 21+ / $10
Gaitero Con Rumba @ Joe’s on Weed / 6:00 / 21+ / $20
The Hoyle Brothers @ Martyrs’ / 3:00 / 21+ / free
Little High, Little Low @ Montrose Saloon / 8:30 / 21+ / free
Will Galvan @ Punch House / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Molly Compton @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Stefan Hillesheim @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Jonny Rock @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Mariachi Herencia de Mexico @ Thalia Hall / 7:30 / 17+ / $40
Club Drippy DJs @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Monday, December 18th
The Shout Section Big Band @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 6 & 8:15 / all ages / $15
Extraordinary Popular Delusions @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 21+ / free
PROBLEMS @ Cafe Mustache / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Chanté Moore @ City Winery / 7:30 / 21+ / sold out
Giallorenzo/Longberg @ Elastic Arts / 8:00 / all ages / $15
Boybrain @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Model Citizens @ Gallery Cabaret / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Wealthy Habits @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Zack Fedor @ Reggies Music Joint / 7:00 / 21+ / free
DJ Charm High @ Simon’s Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Tuesday, December 19th
The Abney Effect @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 6 & 8:15 / all ages / $15
Rad Payoff @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Chanté Moore @ City Winery / 7:30 / 21+ / sold out
Anthony Bruno Trio @ Dorian’s / 6:00 / 21+ / $20
Chicago Cellar Boys @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Mister Tom Musick @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
Mr. Blotto @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Dave Herrero @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $20
T Star Verse @ Schubas / 8:00 / 21+ / free
ira glass @ Sleeping Village / 8:00 / 21+ / $9
Dustin Laurenzi’s Natural Language @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Wednesday, December 20th
Danny Bauer @ aliveOne / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Pete Benson @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
On The Afro @ Arbella / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Rose Bud @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Zeetus Lapetus @ Cafe Mustache / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Chanté Moore @ City Winery / 7:30 / 21+ / sold out
Donovan Melero @ Cobra Lounge / 8:00 / 17+ / $25
Feldman/Kleijn/Jackson/Adasiewicz/Kempers/Aoki/Berman/Roebke @ Constellation / 8:30 / 21+ / $10
M.E.H. @ Dorian’s / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Ken Markovich @ Gallery Cabaret / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Ted Sirota @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / free
The Chicago Sound Collective @ Montrose Saloon / 7:00 / 21+ / $15
Pat McCurdy @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
John Primer @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 10:30 / 21+ / $25
Piwa @ Schubas / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Real Pretenders’ @ Simon’s Tavern / 8:30 / 21+ / free
Robot Heart Throb @ Sleeping Village / 8:30 / 21+ / $17
Delmark Blues & Jazz All-Stars @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / $30
Algoritmo @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
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