Chicago Shows This Week: 7/18-7/24
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Thursday, July 18th
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
Co-Stanza @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
Big Al and the Heavyweights @ Buddy Guy's Legends / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Invalids @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
DJ Skoli @ Cafe Mustache / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Rich Jones @ California Clipper / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Woodrow Hart & the Haymakers @ Carol's Pub / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Oddisee & Good Compny @ City Winery / 7:30 / 21+ / $38
Solomon Lindenberg Trio @ Clara / 8:00 / all ages / $10
Si Dios Quiere @ Cobra Lounge / 8:00 / 17+ / $19
Mayor For Life @ Color Club / 7:00 / all ages / $20
AKENYA @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $20
Kottonmouth Kings @ Cubby Bear / 8:30 / 21+ / $20
Ariel Zetina, Miss Twink USA, Dutchesz Gemini @ Dorian's / 8:30 / 21+ / $10
Mountain Laurel @ Elastic Arts / 8:30 / all ages / $15
David Nance & Mowed Sound @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
DJ Rika B @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Cassandra Lynn @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Kan Kan @ Fallen Log / 7:30 / 17+ / $10
Chris Robbin' @ Gman Tavern / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Felipe Ramos @ Grapes & Grains / 8:30 / 21+ / free
Andy Brown @ Green Mill / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Alan Gresik @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Bay Faction @ Hideout / 9:30 / 21+ / sold out
Zach Top @ Joe's on Weed / 8:00 / 21+ / sold out
Joe Doyle Band @ Kingston Mines / 6:00 / 21+ / $15
OFF! @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / sold out
Sean Henning @ Montrose Saloon / 7:00 / 21+ / $15
Daniel Chavez Organ Quartet @ Navy Pier / 5:00 / all ages / free
The Bisceglia Brothers @ Phyllis' Musical Inn / 8:00 / 21+ / free
DJ Xochi G @ Pilsen Yards / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Nanoos @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
DJ Skinny @ Promontory / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Buckstops @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Seth Payne @ Schubas / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Mr. Bobby @ Smartbar / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Juju @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / fre
Mates of State @ Subterranean / 7:30 / all ages / $30
Andie @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Matias Delaflor @ Uncommon Ground / 7:00 / all ages / $10
Aced Spade & Slot-A @ The Whistler / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Friday, July 19th
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Pat Malinger Quartet @ Andy's Jazz Club / 6:00 / all ages / $20
Pat Malinger Quartet @ Andy's Jazz Club / 8:15 / all ages / $20
Quentin Coaxum @ Andy's Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $20
Joe Pratt @ Avalon Park / 6:00 / all ages / free
Tortured @ Beat Kitchen / 10:30 / 17+ / sold out
Soul Killer @ Bottom Lounge / 7:00 / all ages / $15
Secret Formula @ Bourbon on Division / 8:00 / 21+ / $13
Randy Johnson @ Buddy Guy's Legends / 8:00 / 21+ / $25
Sparkling Urbana @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Superfloss @ Cafe Mustache / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Mr Gene Hunt @ California Clipper / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Aidan Canfield @ Carol's Pub / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
America @ Chicago Theatre / 7:00 / all ages / $50
Whethan @ Chop Shop / 9:00 / 18+ / sold out
Oleta Adams @ City Winery / 7:30 / 21+ / sold out
Azure Main @ Clara / 8:00 / all ages / $10
Discontent @ Cobra Lounge / 3:00 / 17+ / $54
Angry Blackmen @ Cobra Lounge / 10:00 / 17+ / $15
SJOD @ Cole's Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Rebel Alley @ Cubby Bear / 8:00 / 21+ / $7
M.e.h. @ Dorian's / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
M.e.h. @ Dorian's / 11:00 / 21+ / $10
Humboldt Arboreal Society @ Easy Does It / 10:00 / 21+ / free
M. Sage @ Elastic Arts / 8:00 / all ages / $15
Hoyle Brothers @ Empty Bottle / 5:30 / 21+ / free
Nothing @ Empty Bottle / 10:00 / 21+ / $22
Tom Lowery Trio @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Vivian Garcia @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
The Sandra Delgado Experience @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 8:00 / 21+ / $35
DJ Jackie Rob DMI @ Foundation Room / 6:00 / 21+ / free
Sally Cozzi @ Gallery Cabaret / 9:00 / 21+ / free
CDProm @ Gman Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Felipe Ramos @ Grapes & Grains / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Sani @ Grapes & Grains / 10:30 / 21+ / free
Chris Foreman @ Green Mill / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Marques Carroll Quintet @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Baby Teeth @ Hideout / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Paul Asaro Quartet @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Zorila @ Joe's on Weed / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Dillon Riley @ Joe's on Weed / 6:00 / 21+ / free
Black Duck @ Judson & Moore / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials @ Kingston Mines / 7:00 / 21+ / $20
The Crosses @ Liar's Club / 9:30 / 21+ / $22
Aireloosh @ The Loft / 9:00 / 21+ / $40
Sqwerv @ Martyrs' / 8:00 / 21+ / 15
Sam Robinson Quintet @ Montrose Saloon / 6:00 / 21+ / free
deadfoot @ Montrose Saloon / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Meg & The Wheelers @ Navy Pier / 5:00 / all ages / free
Blind Pilot @ Old Town School of Folk / 7:00 / all ages / $35
Blind Pilot @ Old Town School of Folk / 9:30 / all ages / $35
Lizanne Cook @ The Owl / 11:00 / 21+ / free
Chicken Dolphin @ Phyllis' Musical Inn / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Shon Dervis @ Pilsen Yards / 7:00 / 21+ / free
CTRLZora @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Melanie Ribbe @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Chus @ Recess / 5:00 / 21+ / sold out
Honduh Daze @ Reed's Local / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Decent Criminal @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
The Queers + Sloppy Seconds @ Reggies Rock Club / 8:30 / 17+ / $25
Max Wagner @ Schubas Upstairs / 9:00 / 21+ / free
DOSS @ Sleeping Village / 10:00 / 21+ / $37
DJ Tennis @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Hhunter @ Smoke & Mirrors / 10:00 / 21+ / $19
Baauer @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
CRi @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / $30
Hotline TNT @ Subterranean / 10:00 / 17+ / $22
Nitefire @ Subterranean Downstairs / 7:00 / 17+ / $18
Silver Sounds @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
DIOX @ TAO / 11:00 / 21+ / $20
Timothy Monger @ Uncommon Ground / 8:00 / all ages / $12
Buen Viaje @ The Whistler / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Saturday, July 20th
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Pat Malinger Quartet @ Andy's Jazz Club / 6:00 / all ages / $20
Pat Malinger Quartet @ Andy's Jazz Club / 8:15 / all ages / $20
Quentin Coaxum @ Andy's Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $20
The Saw Doctors @ Aragon Ballroom / 8:00 / 17+ / $76
Weekend Nachos @ Beat Kitchen / 10:30 / 17+ / sold out
Club Show @ Beauty Bar / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Nora Jean Wallace @ Buddy Guy's Legends / 8:00 / 21+ / $25
Sass Dragons @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Hoover & Harley and the Boys @ California Clipper / 7:00 / 21+ / $5
DJ Mo Mami @ California Clipper / 10:00 / 21+ / $5
Ensemble Ziraph @ California Clipper / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Trey Knepp @ Carol's Pub / 9:30 / 21+ / $8
Kyle Deschner Underground Sound Jazz Combo @ Clara / 8:00 / all ages / $10
PISS ANT @ Cobra Lounge / 12:00 / 17+ / $76
Big Girl @ Cole's Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Hailu Mergia @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / sold out
Anthony Bruno Quartet @ Dorian's / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Anthony Bruno Quartet @ Dorian's / 11:00 / 21+ / $10
DJ Greg #Feelgood @ Easy Does It / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Model Actiz @ Empty Bottle / 11:00 / 21+ / $25
J. Cabb @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Iris Blue @ Foundation Room / 6:00 / 21+ / $28
Danny McGavock @ Gallery Cabaret / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Kaleen Dolan @ Grapes & Grains / 6:00 / 21+ / free
Connor McCoy @ Grapes & Grains / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Sonic Healing @ Grapes & Grains / 10:30 / 21+ / free
Paper Machete @ Green Mill / 3:00 / 21+ / free
Marques Carroll Quintet @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Horizon of Darkness @ Hideout / 6:00 / 21+ / $10
Joanna Sternberg @ Hideout / 10:30 / 21+ / $20
YG @ House of Blues / 8:00 / all ages / $36
Almafuerte @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Funk Almighty @ Joe's on Weed / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Western Elstons @ Judson & Moore / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials @ Kingston Mines / 7:00 / 21+ / $20
Feeble Little Horse @ Lincoln Hall / 10:00 / 18+ / $20
Sweet Knives @ LiveWire Lounge / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Street Phaze @ The Loft / 9:00 / 21+ / $40
Kode9 @ Metro / 10:00 / 18+ / $25
McLuhan @ Montrose Saloon / 3:00 / 21+ / free
The Last Afternoons @ Montrose Saloon / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Shamarr Allen @ Navy Pier / 5:30 / all ages / free
DJ Esteban and DJ Danny Dan @ The Owl / 11:00 / 21+ / free
Stray Bolts @ Phyllis' Musical Inn / 9:15 / 21+ / free
DJ Kosmo @ Pilsen Yards / 7:00 / 21+ / free
DJ Voices @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Grace Jenn @ The Point / 7:00 / 21+ / $13
Major League DJs @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Aireloosh @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $10
Schoolboy Q @ Ramova Theatre / 8:00 / all ages / $40
Helion Prime @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Mayday Parade and The Maine @ Salt Shed / 2:00 / 17+ / $50
Kara Jackson @ Schubas / 10:00 / 18+ / $30
Ali Najdi @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Joe Claussell @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Never Dull @ Smoke & Mirrors / 10:00 / 21+ / free
George Strait @ Soldier Field / 5:45 / all ages / $183
Troyboi @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $50
Bingewatch @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / $10
Daft Disko @ Subterranean / 9:00 / 21+ / free
The Most @ Subterranean Downstairs / 6:30 / 17+ / $15
Kevan Eftekhari @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Frank Walker @ TAO / 11:00 / 21+ / $20
Lee Cleaveland & The Lefthand Band @ Uncommon Ground / 8:00 / all ages / $10
DJ Cloudy @ The Whistler / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Sunday, July 21st
Andy Brown Quartet @ Andy's Jazz Club / 6:00 / all ages / $20
Andy Brown Quartet @ Andy's Jazz Club / 8:15 / all ages / $20
Mobius @ Andy's Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $20
Superdime @ Beat Kitchen / 7:00 / all ages / $15
Closure In Moscow @ Bottom Lounge / 7:30 / 17+ / $25
Willie Buck @ Buddy Guy's Legends / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Harvey Street @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Jesse Chandler @ Clara / 4:00 / all ages / $10
Nala Sinephro @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / sold out
.diasfunk @ Dorian's / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Chan Band @ Dorothy / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Lifeguard @ Empty Bottle / 11:00 / 21+ / $20
Diego Rodriguez Big Band @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 6:00 / 21+ / $20
DJ Rampage, Alvin Ease, DJ Jade, DJ Ryke @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Soul Message @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
The Flat Five @ Hideout / 5:00 / 21+ / sold out
The Flat Five @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $25
As I Lay Dying @ House of Blues / 7:30 / 17+ / $48
Mike Wheeler @ Kingston Mines / 5:30 / 21+ / $15
The Hoyle Brothers @ Martyrs' / 3:00 / 21+ / free
Golden Fiddle @ Montrose Saloon / 3:00 / 21+ / free
R&R Crossing @ Montrose Saloon / 6:00 / 21+ / $15
Surabhi Ensemble @ Navy Pier / 2:00 / all ages / free
DJ Papa G @ Navy Pier / 4:30 / all ages / free
The Drastics @ Navy Pier / 5:30 / all ages / free
Smokey Mirror @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
311 @ Salt Shed / 6:00 / 17+ / $60
Derrick Carter @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
DJ Sara Kay @ The Whistler / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Monday, July 22nd
The Clif Wallace Big Band @ Andy's Jazz Club / 6:00 / all ages / $15
The Clif Wallace Big Band @ Andy's Jazz Club / 8:15 / all ages / $15
Extraordinary Popular Delusions @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Femtanyl @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Jordan Knecht + King Hippo @ The Charleston / 9:30 / 21+ / free
The Sewing Club @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Trombone Jazz Band @ Gallery Cabaret / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Joel Paterson @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Mom Rock @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $12
That Girl Lay Lay @ House of Blues / 7:00 / all ages / $87
Béla Fleck @ Millennium Park / 6:30 / all ages / free
Zack Fedor @ Reggies Music Joint / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Light Blue Lines @ Schubas / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Tuesday, July 23rd
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
Hey, Nothing @ Beat Kitchen / 7:00 / all ages / sold out
Malina Moye @ City Winery / 7:30 / 21+ / $25
Anthony Bruno Quartet @ Dorian's / 6:30 / 21+ / $20
The Well @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $16
Ski Club @ Fallen Log / 6:30 / 17+ / $10
Chicago Cellar Boys @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
The Menards @ Hideout / 6:00 / 21+ / $10
Zenna Nomi @ The Point / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Sean Mac @ Promontory / 9:00 / 21+ / $20
Road Waves @ Reggies Music Joint / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Mick Flannery @ Schubas / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Quentin Coaxum's Satellite @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Wednesday, July 24th
Charles Heath @ Andy's Jazz Club / 6:00 / all ages / $15
Charles Heath @ Andy's Jazz Club / 8:15 / all ages / $15
Misery Signals @ Avondale Music Hall / 7:00 / 18+ / sold out
Oolong @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $12
The Greeting Committee @ Bottom Lounge / 8:00 / 17+ / $20
Thelma & The Sleaze @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Oliver Scott @ Clara / 6:00 / all ages / $10
Brian Citro Quartet @ Dorian's / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Head @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $12
Megan Esther @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Andrew Meyer Quintet @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
Peter Isaac @ Gallery Cabaret / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Alfonso Ponticelli @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Queen of Jeans @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $14
Ted Sirota @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / free
The Stews @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $25
JC and the Reup Band @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Jack Sundstrom Quartet @ Simon's Tavern / 8:30 / 21+ / free
Godstar Megamax @ Sleeping Village / 8:30 / 21+ / $17
Sunflo'er @ Subterranean Downstairs / 6:30 / 17+ / $15
M.e.h. @ Tack Room / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Vacations @ The Vic / 7:30 / all ages / $30
DMF Trio @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
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