Chicago Shows This Week: 12/5-12/11
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Thursday, December 5th
Bonzo Squad @ aliveOne / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Sabertooth @ Andy's Jazz Club / 6:00 / all ages / $15
Sabertooth @ Andy's Jazz Club / 8:15 / all ages / $15
Morbid Angel @ Avondale Music Hall / 6:00 / 18+ / $35
Swearwords @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
Audio Support Department @ Beauty Bar / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Sound Arkitek @ Blind Barber / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Stalled @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Robert Glasper @ City Winery / 6:00 / 21+ / $55
Robert Glasper @ City Winery / 9:30 / 21+ / $55
Alvin Santner Trio @ Clara / 8:00 / 21+ / free
The Lawrence Arms @ Cobra Lounge / 8:00 / 17+ / $49
Test Pattern @ Cubby Bear / 7:30 / 21+ / $7
DJ Ca$hera @ Dorian's / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Akio Jeimus @ Elastic Arts / 8:30 / all ages / $15
Wild Earp and the Free for Alls @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $14
Connor McCoy @ Grapes & Grains / 8:30 / 21+ / free
Andy Brown @ Green Mill / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Alan Gresik @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Bats @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
Nick Mazzarella Quartet @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Dylan Schneider @ Joe's on Weed / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Joanna Connor Band @ Kingston Mines / 6:00 / 21+ / $15
Tophouse @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $27
Blair @ The Lounge / 10:00 / 21+ / $16
Trio Bien @ Montrose Saloon / 7:00 / 21+ / $15
Over the Rhine @ Old Town School of Folk / 8:00 / all ages / $45
DJ Jonathan Marks @ Pilsen Yards / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Philly Peroxide @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Juelz Santana @ Promontory / 10:00 / 21+ / $40
Will Galvan @ Punch House / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Andy Miller & the 145's @ Reed's Local / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Leftover Crack @ Reggies Rock Club / 8:00 / 17+ / $25
Joey J Saye @ Rosa's Lounge / 8:30 / 21+ / $20
Lil Ed Williams @ Rosa's Lounge / 9:30 / 21+ / $20
Lil Ed Williams @ Rosa's Lounge / 11:00 / 21+ / $10
Wishy @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / sold out
Green Machine @ Smartbar / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Marc Rebillet @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Evann McIntosh @ Uncommon Ground / 7:00 / all ages / sold out
Aced Spade & Slot-A @ The Whistler / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Friday, December 6th
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 10:00 / 21+ / free
The MC Quintet @ Andy's Jazz Club / 6:00 / all ages / $20
The MC Quintet @ Andy's Jazz Club / 8:15 / all ages / $20
Shawn Maxwell @ Andy's Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $20
Mavis Staples @ Auditorium Theatre / 7:30 / all ages / $55
Hajime Kinoko & Marie Sauvage @ Avondale Music Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $45
Coalesce @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
M-Dok @ Blind Barber / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Altered Five Blues Band @ Buddy Guy's Legends / 8:00 / 21+ / $25
Cool Heat @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Duke & The American Dream @ Carol's Pub / 9:00 / 21+ / $8
The Gaffes @ Cary's Lounge / 8:30 / 21+ / free
Brett Eldredge @ Chicago Theatre / 8:00 / all ages / $80
Alleycvt @ Chop Shop / 9:00 / 18+ / $34
Robert Glasper @ City Winery / 6:00 / 21+ / sold out
Robert Glasper @ City Winery / 9:30 / 21+ / sold out
Solomon Lindenberg Trio @ Clara / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Romel Sims @ Clara / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Scarlet House @ Cobra Lounge / 7:30 / all ages / $19
Jane Hobson @ Cole's Bar / 9:00 / 21+ / $13
deeg @ Color Club / 8:00 / 18+ / $10
Will Clarke @ Concord Music Hall / 10:00 / 18+ / $20
Wendy Eisenberg @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $25
Illville Vanguard @ Dorian's / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Illville Vanguard @ Dorian's / 11:00 / 21+ / $10
Humboldt Arboreal Society @ Easy Does It / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Hoyle Brothers @ Empty Bottle / 5:30 / 21+ / free
Dutchess the DJ @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Brandon James @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
John Lovetron @ Fallen Log / 8:30 / all ages / $5
John Lewandowski @ Gallery Cabaret / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Lauren Hall @ Grapes & Grains / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Sani @ Grapes & Grains / 10:30 / 21+ / free
Chris Foreman @ Green Mill / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Mighty Blue Kings @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Head @ Hungry Brain / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Austin Snell @ Joe's on Weed / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Joanna Connor Band @ Kingston Mines / 7:00 / 21+ / $20
Oliver Hazard @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $22
Combichrist @ LiveWire Lounge / 8:00 / 21+ / $28
The Lawrence Arms @ Metro / 8:00 / 18+ / $46
Funkadesi @ Old Town School of Folk / 8:00 / all ages / $30
Lizanne Cook @ The Owl / 11:00 / 21+ / free
Al Shami @ Patio Theater / 8:00 / 18+ / $77
Jesse De La Peña @ Pilsen Yards / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Nanoos @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
GaTa @ The Point / 8:00 / 21+ / $33
Archie Hamilton + Josh Butler @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
DNB Allstars @ Radius / 9:30 / 18+ / $35
Denude @ Reed's Local / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
The Constellations @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
John Primer & The Real Deal Blues Band @ Rosa's Lounge / 9:30 / 21+ / $30
John Primer & The Real Deal Blues Band @ Rosa's Lounge / 11:00 / 21+ / $20
Joe Russo's Almost Dead @ Salt Shed / 8:00 / 18+ / sold out
The Alright Maybes @ Schubas / 9:00 / 18+ / $13
Conflict Bureau @ Schubas / 9:00 / 21+ / free
DJ Hungu @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Horse Meat Disco @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / sold out
Hhunter @ Smoke & Mirrors / 10:00 / 21+ / $19
Chris Lorenzo @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $35
Luke Andy @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / $10
Zachary Finnegan Duo @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Nabss @ TAO / 11:00 / 21+ / $20
Marc Rebillet @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
I Guess So @ Uncommon Ground / 8:00 / all ages / $12
Smush @ Underground Lounge / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Sim1 @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Saturday, December 7th
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 10:00 / 21+ / free
The MC Quintet @ Andy's Jazz Club / 6:00 / all ages / $20
The MC Quintet @ Andy's Jazz Club / 8:15 / all ages / $20
Shawn Maxwell @ Andy's Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $20
Littlebirds @ Beat Kitchen / 5:00 / 17+ / $15
Harms Way @ Bottom Lounge / 7:00 / all ages / sold out
Ivan Singh @ Buddy Guy's Legends / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
What Gives @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Damon Lamar & Solson @ California Clipper / 10:00 / 21+ / $5
South of 80 @ Carol's Pub / 9:30 / 18+ / $12
Brett Eldredge @ Chicago Theatre / 8:00 / all ages / $188
The Staleys @ Chop Shop / 7:00 / 18+ / $20
Jack Sundstrom Quartet @ Clara / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Laura Cai @ Clara / 9:30 / 21+ / free
The 1800s @ Cobra Lounge / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
Juice Mazelee @ Cole's Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Semi-Cycle @ Color Club / 7:30 / 18+ / $12
it's murph @ Concord Music Hall / 10:00 / 18+ / $20
Dorothy Carlos @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $25
Erthe St James @ Dorian's / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Erthe St James @ Dorian's / 11:00 / 21+ / $10
Girli @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
Chan000 @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Pete Singer @ Gallery Cabaret / 9:00 / 21+ / free
DJ Cedeño @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Connor McCoy @ Grapes & Grains / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Sani @ Grapes & Grains / 10:30 / 21+ / free
Mighty Blue Kings @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Christopher Owens @ Hideout / 7:00 / 21+ / sold out
Peter Cunningham @ Hungry Brain / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Pravda @ Judson & Moore / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Joanna Connor Band @ Kingston Mines / 7:00 / 21+ / $20
The Thing @ Liar's Club / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Combichrist @ LiveWire Lounge / 8:00 / 21+ / $28
The Lawrence Arms @ Metro / 8:00 / 18+ / $46
Rural Jurors @ Montrose Saloon / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Wonho @ Outset / 6:30 / all ages / sold out
DJ Esteban and DJ Danny Dan @ The Owl / 11:00 / 21+ / free
Brendan Bayliss & Jake Cinninger @ Park West / 7:30 / all ages / $40
Shon Dervis @ Pilsen Yards / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Teflon Dons @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
K Fresh @ The Point / 10:00 / 21+ / free
MK @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $40
Jerry Reyes @ Punch House / 9:00 / 21+ / free
LP Giobbi @ Radius / 10:00 / 18+ / $36
Christian Death @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:30 / 21+ / $25
Echoes of Pompeii @ Reggies Rock Club / 9:00 / 17+ / $20
Toronzo Cannon & The Chicago Way @ Rosa's Lounge / 9:30 / 21+ / $25
Toronzo Cannon & The Chicago Way @ Rosa's Lounge / 11:00 / 21+ / $15
Illiterate Light @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $25
Avernus @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $23
Robert Hood @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Janeret @ Smoke & Mirrors / 10:00 / 21+ / free
YDG @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Stacey Pullen @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Hannah Bahng @ Subterranean / 7:30 / all ages / $40
Chicago a cappella @ Szold Hall at Old Town School of Folk Music 3:00 all ages $15
Kevan Eftekhari @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Nick Rockwell @ TAO / 11:00 / 21+ / $20
Marc Rebillet @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Ahona M. @ Uncommon Ground / 8:00 / all ages / $12
DJ #Feelgood @ The Whistler / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Sunday, December 8th
Andy Brown Quartet @ Andy's Jazz Club / 6:00 / all ages / $20
Andy Brown Quartet @ Andy's Jazz Club / 8:15 / all ages / $20
Walker Landgraf @ Andy's Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $20
Ghalia Volt @ Buddy Guy's Legends / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
When We Was Kids @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Brett Eldredge @ Chicago Theatre / 8:00 / all ages / $44
The English Beat @ City Winery / 7:00 / 21+ / sold out
Duo Riso @ Clara / 4:00 / 21+ / free
Rematch @ Cobra Lounge / 7:00 / all ages / $23
Cruutahn @ Cole's Bar / 9:00 / 21+ / $13
Joyce Manor @ Concord Music Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Shi-An Costello and Michael Hall @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $15
DJ Zipgun Boogie @ Dorian's / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Olula Negre @ Elastic Arts / 4:00 / all ages / $15
Clinic Stars @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Ken Fobs @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 7:00 / 21+ / $25
DJs Syko, Ceasedays, Mdok, J. Santos, Lite, Neeko, Sound @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Soul Message @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Damon Locks @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
Jake La Botz @ Liar's Club / 3:00 / 21+ / $15
The Hoyle Brothers @ Martyrs' / 3:00 / 21+ / free
Bettye LaVette @ Old Town School of Folk / 7:00 / all ages / $48
Nettspend @ Patio Theater / 7:30 / 18+ / $30
Midnight Sun @ Promontory / 7:00 / 21+ / $35
Theo Lawrence @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Aaryan Shah @ Schubas / 7:30 / all ages / $25
Mar Caribe @ Simon's Tavern / 8:30 / 21+ / free
4AM NYC @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Prairie School @ Sportsman's Club / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Hannah Bahng @ Subterranean / 7:30 / all ages / $40
DJ Ritsman @ The Whistler / 8:30 / 21+ / free
Monday, December 9th
The Blueshift Big Band @ Andy's Jazz Club / 6:00 / all ages / $20
The Blueshift Big Band @ Andy's Jazz Club / 8:15 / all ages / $20
Extraordinary Popular Delusions @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 21+ / free
The English Beat @ City Winery / 7:30 / 21+ / $58
Equip & Mukqs @ Cole's Bar / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Jenni Stark @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Joel Paterson @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
DJ Deacon Booze @ The Owl / 11:00 / 21+ / free
Zack Fedor @ Reggies Music Joint / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Everything Yes @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $20
Tuesday, December 10th
The Windy City Ramblers @ Andy's Jazz Club / 6:00 / all ages / $15
The Windy City Ramblers @ Andy's Jazz Club / 8:15 / all ages / $15
Cage the Elephant @ Aragon Ballroom / 7:00 / 17+ / sold out
Matthew Davis Quintet @ Dorian's / 6:30 / 21+ / $20
Uniform + Pharmakon @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $20
Chicago Cellar Boys @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Andrew Sa @ Hideout / 7:30 / 21+ / $25
Nique Royale @ Promontory / 9:30 / 18+ / $20
Mr. Blotto @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:30 / 21+ / $10
No/Más @ Reggies Rock Club / 7:00 / 17+ / $20
Pete Galanis @ Rosa's Lounge / 9:30 / 21+ / $20
Pete Galanis @ Rosa's Lounge / 11:00 / 21+ / $15
Freak Slug @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / sold out
Mono @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / $50
Kabir Dalawari Quintet @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Wednesday, December 11th
Charles Heath @ Andy's Jazz Club / 6:00 / all ages / $15
Charles Heath @ Andy's Jazz Club / 8:15 / all ages / $15
All-American Rejects @ Aragon Ballroom / 7:00 / 17+ / $74
In Her Own Words @ Beat Kitchen / 7:00 / 17+ / $15
Blue Ether @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Tommy Carroll Trio @ Clara / 8:00 / 21+ / free
gavn! @ Cobra Lounge / 7:00 / all ages / $23
Shiba San & CID @ Concord Music Hall / 10:00 / 18+ / $25
Zachary Finnegan Organ Trio @ Dorian's / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Erica Miller @ Elastic Arts / 8:00 / all ages / $15
Lightning Bolt @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / sold out
Luciano Antonio @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Lauren Hall @ Grapes & Grains / 8:30 / 21+ / free
Alfonso Ponticelli @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Andrew Sa @ Hideout / 7:30 / 21+ / $25
Machine Girl @ House of Blues / 7:00 / all ages / $42
Zach Moore @ Hungry Brain / 7:30 / 21+ / free
Ted Sirota @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / free
MFX @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Donna Herula Trio @ Rosa's Lounge / 9:30 / 21+ / $20
Donna Herula Trio @ Rosa's Lounge / 11:00 / 21+ / $15
Christ Dillinger @ Subterranean / 8:30 / 17+ / $20
ML Buch @ Thalia Hall / 7:30 / 17+ / $30
Bonzo Squad @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
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