Chicago Shows This Week: 8/29-9/4
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Thursday, August 29th
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
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
Grave Animosity @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $12
Janesita @ Beauty Bar / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Dave Herrero @ Buddy Guy's Legends / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
The Tracies @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Paige Alice Naylor + Haruhi Kobayashi @ California Clipper / 8:00 / 21+ / $5
Eric Roberson @ City Winery / 7:30 / 21+ / $58
Solomon Lindenberg Trio @ Clara / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Miss Misery @ Cobra Lounge / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
La Gitana @ Cole's Bar / 9:00 / 21+ / $13
Hanah Jon Taylor Quartet @ Elastic Arts / 8:30 / all ages / $15
Bear Williams @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Violet Clare @ Fallen Log / 6:30 / 17+ / $10
DJ Jill Hopkins @ Gman Tavern / 4:00 / 21+ / free
IPE @ Grapes & Grains / 8:30 / 21+ / free
Andy Brown @ Green Mill / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Alan Gresik @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Modern Dairy @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $12
Matt Ulery's Mother Harp @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Glass Animals @ Huntington Bank Pavilion / 7:45 / all ages / $68
The Tillers @ Judson & Moore / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Joanna Connor Band @ Kingston Mines / 6:00 / 21+ / $15
Side Project @ The Lounge / 10:00 / 21+ / $16
Toy Dynamite @ Montrose Saloon / 7:00 / 21+ / $15
Omar Coleman @ Navy Pier / 5:00 / all ages / free
Paul Ramirez @ Phyllis Musical Inn / 8:00 / 21+ / free
DJ Clif Wallace @ Pilsen Yards / 7:00 / 21+ / free
JS Alvarez @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Clur b2b Nola @ Primary / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Sparrow & Barbossa @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $30
Cocoon @ Radius / 10:00 / 18+ / $50
Sanhedrin @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
The Prelude @ Rhine Hall Distillery / 8:00 / 21+ / $21
Passenger @ Riviera Theatre / 7:30 / all ages / $35
Joey J Saye @ Rosa's Lounge / 9:30 / 21+ / $15
Lil Ed Williams @ Rosa's Lounge / 9:30 / 21+ / $15
Lil Ed Williams @ Rosa's Lounge / 11:00 / 21+ / $10
The Gaslight Anthem @ Salt Shed / 6:30 / 17+ / $45
Daundry @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $15
Band 2 @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $14
Family Matters @ Smartbar / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
K-Alexi @ Smoke & Mirrors / 10:00 / 21+ / $22
Dunes of Dawn @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / $10
OMA @ Subterranean / 7:30 / all ages / $35
JChris @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Disco Biscuits @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / $50
Steve Schaeffer @ Uncommon Ground / 7:00 / all ages / $12
DJs Aced Spade & Slot-A @ The Whistler / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Pearl Jam @ Wrigley Field / 7:00 / all ages / $111
Friday, August 30th
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Greg Spero @ Andy's Jazz Club / 6:00 / all ages / $20
Greg Spero @ Andy's Jazz Club / 8:15 / all ages / $20
Millie Ahearn @ Andy's Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $20
Chess Knight @ Beauty Bar / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Nonagon @ Bottom Lounge / 8:00 / 17+ / $10
Mac Arnold & Plate Full O' Blues @ Buddy Guy's Legends / 8:00 / 21+ / $25
MaryMary! @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Radio Friendly Unit Shifter @ Cafe Mustache / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Nathan Dean and The Damn Band @ Carol's Pub / 9:30 / 21+ / $7
Charlotte De Witte @ Cermak Hall / 10:00 / 18+ / sold out
Dan Deacon @ Chop Shop / 9:00 / 18+ / $29
Eric Roberson @ City Winery / 7:30 / 21+ / $58
Marli Volpe @ Clara / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Nikho @ Cobra Lounge / 11:00 / 21+ / $19
Meduza & Sonny Fodera @ Concord Music Hall / 10:00 / 18+ / $55
Jamal @ Copernicus Center / 8:30 / all ages / $15
Gutek @ Copernicus Center / 8:30 / all ages / $15
Downhill Runner @ Cubby Bear / 8:30 / 21+ / $8
Hoyle Brothers @ Empty Bottle / 5:30 / 21+ / free
Sunday Drive @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Downtown Charlie Brown @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 8:00 / 21+ / free
John Lewendowski @ Gallery Cabaret / 9:00 / 21+ / free
DJ Mdok @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Connor McCoy @ Grapes & Grains / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Sani @ Grapes & Grains / 10:30 / 21+ / free
Chris Foreman @ Green Mill / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Ben Sidran Quartet @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Mr. Rudy Day @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
Subtronics @ House of Blues / 12:30 / 18+ / sold out
Paul Asaro Quartet @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Mike & Joe @ Joe's on Weed / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Justine Ewald @ Joe's on Weed / 6:00 / 21+ / free
Joanna Connor Band @ Kingston Mines / 7:00 / 21+ / $20
Christian Dillingham Trio @ Lemon / 10:00 / 21+ / $10
Boyce Avenue @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 21+ / $45
Revel Dogs @ LiveWire Lounge / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
DJ Yoni Sea @ The Loft / 9:00 / 21+ / $40
Fjaak @ Metro & Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / sold out
Echo and Ransom @ Montrose Saloon / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
J. Bambi @ Navy Pier / 5:00 / all ages / free
Sonny Landreth @ Old Town School of Folk / 8:00 / all ages / $45
Avalon Emerson @ Outset / 10:00 / 18+ / $40
Stray Bolts @ Phyllis Musical Inn / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Shon Dervis @ Pilsen Yards / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Demuir @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Dex @ The Point / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
DJ Keoki @ Primary / 9:00 / 21+ / $20
Anthony Q @ Promontory / 7:00 / 21+ / $30
DJs Valley, Tyn Man, Ringo @ Promontory / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Kaskade Redux + Cassian @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / sold out
Gesaffelstein @ Radius / 10:00 / 18+ / sold out
Roselit Bone @ Reed's Local / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Cliffs @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:30 / 21+ / $20
Kayko @ Reggies Rock Club / 8:00 / all ages / $20
Stephen Hull Experience @ Rosa's Lounge / 9:30 / 21+ / $20
Stephen Hull Experience @ Rosa's Lounge / 11:00 / 21+ / $20
Bikini Kill @ Salt Shed / 8:00 / 17+ / $45
Joshua Quimby @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $15
Rylescan @ Shubas Upstairs / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Angel Tapes DJs @ Sleeping Village / 8:30 / 21+ / free
Mandy @ Sleeping Village / 8:00 / 21+ / $21
DJ Heartstring @ Smoke & Mirrors / 10:00 / 21+ / sold out
Netsky @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $35
La Queen + Inés @ Sportsman's Club / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Sara Landry @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / sold out
Many Eyes @ Subterranean / 7:30 / 17+ / $22
wht.rbbt.obj @ Subterranean Downstairs / 7:00 / 17+ / $15
Laura Cai @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
ACRAZE @ TAO / 10:00 / 21+ / $40
Disco Biscuits @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Kasey Anderson @ Uncommon Ground / 8:00 / all ages / $12
Left To Write @ Underground Lounge / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
DJ John Simmons @ The Whistler / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Saturday, August 31st
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Greg Spero @ Andy's Jazz Club / 6:00 / all ages / $20
Greg Spero @ Andy's Jazz Club / 8:15 / all ages / $20
Millie Ahearn @ Andy's Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $20
The Nubile Thangs @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $12
Four Stars @ Bottom Lounge / 6:30 / all ages / $15
Midamerican Elevator @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
South City Revival @ Carol's Pub / 9:30 / 21+ / $10
Mau P @ Cermak Hall / 10:00 / 18+ / sold out
Eric Roberson @ City Winery / 7:30 / 21+ / $58
Thee UnRelenting Force @ Clara / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Millie Ahearn @ Clara / 8:30 / 21+ / free
Angelo Rizzo @ Cobra Lounge / 11:00 / 21+ / $19
Zombie Mañana @ Cole's Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Golfos @ Concord Music Hall / 10:00 / 18+ / sold out
Yea Big @ Elastic Arts / 8:30 / all ages / $15
DJ KMBRK @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Smooth Rogers @ Fallen Log / 7:30 / 17+ / $10
J. Santos @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
DJ Jill Hopkins @ Gman Tavern / 3:30 / 21+ / free
Bill Larkin @ Grapes & Grains / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Sani @ Grapes & Grains / 10:30 / 21+ / free
Paper Machete @ Green Mill / 3:00 / 21+ / free
Ben Sidran Quartet @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Illenium @ House of Blues / 12:30 / 18+ / $115
Christian Dillingham @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Deathpact DJ Set @ Joe's on Weed / 11:30 / 21+ / $40
Omar Coleman Band @ Kingston Mines / 7:00 / 21+ / $20
Tommy O'Rourke @ Lemon / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Jonah Marais @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $30
DJ Zay @ The Loft / 9:00 / 21+ / $40
The Devil of Jonestown @ LiveWire Lounge / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Dennis Ferrer @ Metro & Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $35
The Geriatric Cats @ Montrose Saloon / 7:00 / 21+ / $15
Ron Carroll @ Navy Pier / 5:30 / all ages / free
Gino Rockin Romo @ Navy Pier / 2:00 / all ages / free
MK & Derrick Carter @ Outset / 10:00 / 18+ / $50
Sonido Del Wero @ Pilsen Yards / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Mark Grusane Kenjiro @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Cryptid @ The Point / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Frankie Bones @ Primary / 9:00 / 21+ / $20
The Martinex Brothers + Beltran @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / sold out
Dom Dolla @ Radius / 10:00 / 18+ / sold out
Armnhmr @ Ramova Theatre / 11:30 / 18+ / $35
Acid King @ Reggies Rock Club / 7:30 / 17+ / $25
Luke Pytel @ Rosa's Lounge / 9:30 / 21+ / $20
Luke Pytel @ Rosa's Lounge / 11:00 / 21+ / $20
Scam Likely @ Sleeping Village / 8:00 / 21+ / $21
J. Worra @ Smoke & Mirrors / 10:00 / 21+ / sold out
Dabin @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / sold out
Carl Craig @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / sold out
Box of Crowns @ The Store / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Chester @ Subterranean / 4:00 / all ages / free
Kevan Eftekhari @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
DJ Hyo @ TAO / 10:00 / 21+ / $35
DJ Esteban and DJ Danny Dan @ The Owl / 11:00 / 21+ / free
Mitchell Matthews @ Uncommon Ground / 8:00 / all ages / $12
Prosperity Room @ The Whistler / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Pearl Jam @ Wrigley Field / 7:00 / all ages / $111
Sunday, September 1st
Andy Brown Quartet @ Andy's Jazz Club / 6:00 / all ages / $20
Andy Brown Quartet @ Andy's Jazz Club / 8:15 / all ages / $20
Elisha @ Andy's Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $20
Heritage Jazz Orchestra @ Andy's Jazz Club / 6:00 / all ages / $20
Heritage Jazz Orchestra @ Andy's Jazz Club / 8:15 / all ages / $20
Charles Heath @ Andy's Jazz Club / 6:00 / all ages / $20
Charles Heath @ Andy's Jazz Club / 8:15 / all ages / $20
Strawberry Girls @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $20
Mike Dangeroux @ Buddy Guy's Legends / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Rixe @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Carl Cox @ Cermak Hall / 10:00 / 18+ / sold out
Rhoda G & Bell Darris @ City Winery / 7:00 / 21+ / $30
Tombz @ Cobra Lounge / 11:00 / 21+ / $19
The Kantors @ Cole's Bar / 9:00 / 21+ / $13
Kettama @ Concord Music Hall / 10:00 / 18+ / $35
Ritual Action @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $15
DJs Aced Spade & Slot-A @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Soul Message @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Two Friends @ House of Blues / 11:00 / 18+ / $76
Jeezy @ House of Blues / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard @ Huntington Bank Pavilion / 6:30 / all ages / sold out
The Hoyle Brothers @ Martyrs' / 3:00 / 21+ / free
Steve "Silk" Hurley @ Metro & Smartbar / 9:00 / 21+ / sold out
Mopery @ Montrose Saloon / 6:00 / 21+ / $15
DJ Papa G @ Navy Pier / 4:30 / all ages / free
Baby J & Golden Street Reggae @ Navy Pier / 5:30 / all ages / free
LP Giobbi @ Outset / 10:00 / 18+ / $56
Thomas A Matecki @ Phyllis Musical Inn / 8:00 / 21+ / free
DJ Rudy De Anda @ Pilsen Yards / 1:00 / 21+ / free
Barry Can't Swim @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / sold out
Bison @ The Point / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Nico Moreno @ Primary / 10:00 / 21+ / sold out
Purple Disco Machine @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / sold out
Guy b2b Armand Van Helden @ Radius / 10:00 / 18+ / sold out
Eyehategod @ Reggies Rock Club / 8:00 / 17+ / $25
Rachel Drew @ Simon's Tavern / 8:30 / 21+ / free
Dos Flakos @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
Klangkeunstler @ Smoke & Mirrors / 10:00 / 21+ / sold out
San Holo @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $35
Hot Since 82 @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / sold out
Slander @ TAO / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Roy Kinsey @ Thalia Hall / 5:00 / 17+ / $25
Peter Cat Recording Co. @ The Vic / 8:00 / all ages / $30
Zona Cinco @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Monday, September 2nd
janna lee/norman long @ Cafe Mustache / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Plant Matter @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Joel Paterson @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Wallows @ Huntington Bank Pavilion / 7:30 / all ages / $55
DJ Dyaspara @ Promontory / 3:00 / 21+ / $15
Ranger Trucco @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $30
Zack Fedor @ Reggies Music Joint / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Royal Dog @ Sleeping Village / 7:30 / 21+ / free
Tuesday, September 3rd
Hoods @ Cobra Lounge / 7:00 / 17+ / $25
Pinkii @ Cole's Bar / 9:00 / 21+ / $16
Arman Sangalang Trio @ Dorian's / 6:30 / 21+ / $20
Paul Giallorenzo Trio @ Elastic Arts / 8:30 / all ages / $15
Moontype @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $12
Chicago Cellar Boys @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Leah & The Lake @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $12
Hermitage Green @ Martyrs' / 8:00 / 21+ / $35
Mars Red Sky @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:00 / 17+ / $20
Powerwolf @ Riviera Theatre / 8:00 / 18+ / $47
Dave Herreo @ Rosa's Lounge / 9:30 / 21+ / $20
Dave Herreo @ Rosa's Lounge / 11:00 / 21+ / $15
Any Two Words @ Schubas / 7:00 / 18+ / $15
Speedy Ortiz @ Sleeping Village / 8:00 / 21+ / $22
Sophie Ellis-Bextor @ The Vic / 7:30 / all ages / $38
Wednesday, September 4th
Kyle Madsen Organ Trio @ aliveOne / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Bob Log III @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
The Living Head @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Karyn White @ City Winery / 7:30 / 21+ / $48
Simulakra @ Cobra Lounge / 7:00 / 17+ / $25
Meridian Trio @ Dorian's / 8:00 / 21+ / free
D2x & Bruiser Wolf @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Lauren Hall @ Grapes & Grains / 8:30 / 21+ / free
Alfonso Ponticelli @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Ted Sirota @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Drew Mitchell @ Pilsen Yards / 6:30 / 21+ / free
Dioptrics @ The Point / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Perpetual Warfare @ Reggies Music Joint / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Stefan Hillesheim @ Rosa's Lounge / 9:00 / 21+ / $20
Stefan Hillesheim @ Rosa's Lounge / 11:00 / 21+ / $15
Veaux @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $15
The Country Doctors @ Simon's Tavern / 8:30 / 21+ / free
@ @ Sleeping Village / 8:30 / 21+ / $21
Eva Maria @ Thalia Hall / 9:00 / 17+ / free
Colour and Sound @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
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