This Week's Shows: 10/12-10/18
🔺 Featuring shows at Bottom Lounge, Fallen Log, House of Blues, Montrose Saloon, Porkchop, Subterranean + more 🔻
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Thursday, October 12th
Bonzo Squad @ aliveOne / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Chris Madsen @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Teddy Bear Orchestra @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
DJ Mochi and Hillery Banks @ Blind Barber / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Big Dez @ Buddy Guy’s Legends / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Bad Planning @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
DJ Jivan Ivan @ Cafe Mustache / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Brian Citro Quartet @ California Clipper / 8:30 / 21+ / $5
Raphael Saadiq @ Chicago Theatre / 8:00 / all ages / sold out
BLKBOK @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Body Thief @ Cobra Lounge / 7:00 / all ages / $23
Sonoma the Kid @ Cole’s Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Jessica Risker @ Color Club / 8:00 / 18+ / $15
NoCap @ Concord Music Hall / 7:30 / all ages / $35
Ana Paula Santana + Kikù Hibino @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $15
Paul Giallorenzo Trio @ Elastic Arts / 8:30 / all ages / $15
CIVIC @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $17
DJ Mwelwa @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Sun Queen @ Fallen Log / 8:00 / 18+ / $10
Laura Cai @ Grapes & Grains / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Alan Gresik’s Swing Orchestra @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Amy LaVere & Will Sexton @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
Tom West @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Ashley Cooke @ Joe’s on Weed / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Rico McFarland Band @ Kingston Mines / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Geese @ Lincoln Hall / 7:30 / 18+ / $20
Hanging Fortress @ LiveWire Lounge / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
The Brothers Comatose @ Martyrs’ / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Everything Everything @ Metro / 8:00 / 18+ / $33
Mrs. Smith and The Present @ Montrose Saloon / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Kiana Ledé @ Park West / 8:00 / 18+ / sold out
The Bisceglia Brothers @ Phyllis’ Musical Inn / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Jordan Fields @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Bryan Kearney @ Primary / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
ZHU @ Radius / 10:00 / 18+ / $60
The Feeders @ Reed’s Local / 9:00 / 21+ / $8
Exciter @ Reggies / 8:00 / 17+ / $20
Joey J Saye @ Rosa’s Lounge / 8:30 / 21+ / $20
Thundercat @ Salt Shed / 8:00 / 17+ / $55
Próxima Parada @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $25
Jessy Lanza @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $27
Glamour Cadaver @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Mustard Service @ Subterranean / 9:00 / 21+ / $20
Max Buzone @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Drugdealer @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / $22
The Devil Said Jump @ Uncommon Ground / 7:00 / all ages / $10
The Chats @ The Vic / 6:30 / all ages / $25
DJs Cordell Johnson & James Vincent @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Friday, October 13th
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Alejandro Salazar @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
DC the Don @ Avondale Music Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / $25
Young Bride @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
Will Galvan @ Blind Barber / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Superheaven @ Bottom Lounge / 8:00 / all ages / sold out
Ahee @ Bourbon on Division / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Eliza Neals and Joey Doyle @ Buddy Guy’s / 8:00 / 21+ / $25
Lovely Little Girls @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Jenniferfauxxpez @ California Clipper / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Anthony Orio @ Carol’s Pub / 9:30 / 21+ / $7
Iambrandon @ Cell Block / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
Tauk & Dopapod @ Chop Shop / 11:30 / 21+ / $38
Dikembe @ Cobra Lounge / 7:00 / 17+ / $19
Polaris @ Concord Music Hall / 7:00 / all ages / $28
Circuit des Yeux @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $20
WHUT? @ Cubby Bear / 7:30 / 21+ / $15
DJ Biz @ Double Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Quicktastic @ Easy Does It / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Jaap Blonk @ Elastic Arts / 8:00 / all ages / $15
Born Days & Lipsticism @ Empty Bottle / 10:00 / 21+ / $12
Kacie Brown and Mara Luna @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 8:30 / 21+ / free
Devil Said Jump @ Gallery Cabaret / 9:00 / 21+ / free
DJs Dewey Lo Hace & Roger McFly @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
James Deia @ Gman Tavern / 11:00 / 21+ / free
Taxi @ Golden Dagger / 8:30 / 21+ / $10
Carli Muñoz @ Grapes & Grains / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Joel Policastro @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Damon and Naomi @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $18
Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band @ Kingston Mines / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
Blanco White @ Lincoln Hall / 9:00 / 18+ / $25
Late Delivery @ The Listening Room / 9:00 / 21+ / $20
DJ Jiggy @ The Loft / 10:00 / 21+ / $40
Botch @ Metro / 8:00 / 18+ / $50
Jack Moony & The Sun Drops @ Montrose Saloon / 7:30 / 21+ / $10
G Flip @ Park West / 7:30 / all ages / $20
Morenexxx @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Tand @ The Point / 11:00 / 21+ / $10
Skeptical @ Primary / 10:00 / 21+ / $36
Carlton Spencer @ The Promontory / 6:00 / 21+ / $20
Christoph @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
ZHU @ Radius / 10:00 / 18+ / $55
Dead Feathers @ Reggies / 9:00 / 17+ / $15
Lucinda Williams @ Riviera Theatre / 7:30 / 18+ / $55
John Primer & The Real Deal Blues Band @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $25
Band of Horses @ Salt Shed / 8:00 / 17+ / $45
Esmé Patterson @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $18
Molly Burch @ Sleeping Village / 9:30 / 21+ / $21
Riva Starr @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Max Wagner & Arvi Mala @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Dosem @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Six Foot Blonde @ Subterranean / 6:30 / 21+ / $12
Adelaide @ Tack Room / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Genesis Owusu @ Thalia Hall / 9:00 / 17+ / $22
Constant Smiles @ Uncommon Ground / 8:00 / all ages / $10
Phish @ United Center / 7:30 / all ages / $79
The Darkness @ The Vic / 7:30 / 18+ / $35
DJs Pauly & Ashina @ The Whistler / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Saturday, October 14th
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Alejandro Salazar @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
James Blake @ Aragon Ballroom / 9:00 / 17+ / $50
Bia @ Avondale Music Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / $30
Off With Their Heads @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Billa @ Blind Barber / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Protest The Hero @ Bottom Lounge / 7:00 / 17+ / $25
Omar Coleman and Darren Jay @ Buddy Guy’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
Milkswarm @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Tommaso @ California Clipper / 6:30 / 21+ / $5
South of 80! @ Carol’s Pub / 9:30 / 21+ / $10
The Temptations & the Four Tops @ Chicago Theater / 8:00 / all ages / $50
Spoonbill & Goopsteppa @ Chop Shop / 9:00 / 18+ / $38
Dave Bruzza @ City Winery / 1:00 / 21+ / $22
VDL @ Cobra Lounge / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Old Joy @ Cole’s Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Young Man in a Hurry @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $15
Agnieszka Chylinska @ Copernicus Center / 7:00 / all ages / $65
DJ Iggy @ Easy Does It / 10:30 / 21+ / free
Fetter @ Elastic Arts / 6:00 / all ages / $15
Dee Montero @ Fulton Market Kitchen / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Rent Party @ Gallery Cabaret / 6:00 / 21+ / free
DJs Mo Mami, Lady D + Alejandro Marenco @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Laurent Lebec @ Gman Tavern / 11:00 / 21+ / free
Hasan Govan @ Grapes & Grains / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Joel Policastro @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Kath Bloom @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $18
Jessie Murph @ House of Blues / 7:30 / 17+ / sold out
Chicago Cellar Boys @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Jon Langford & Sally Timms @ Judson & Moore Distillery / 8:00 / 21+ / $25
Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band @ Kingston Mines / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
Stop Light Observations @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $20
James Wyler @ The Listening Room / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Sacred Dawn @ LiveWire Lounge / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
DJ Jiggy @ The Loft / 10:00 / 21+ / $40
Giacomo Turra & The Funky Minutes @ Martyrs’ / 7:30 / all ages / $18
Botch @ Metro / 8:00 / 18+ / sold out
Omara Portuondo @ Old Town School of Folk Music / 8:00 / all ages / $60
Luca Lush @ Never Have I Ever / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Tommy Emmanuel, CGP @ Park West / 8:00 / all ages / $49
Craig Gonzalez @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Tand @ The Point / 11:00 / 21+ / $10
Automhate @ Primary / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Nola @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
ZHU @ Radius / 9:30 / 18+ / $40
Shawn James @ Reggies / 8:00 / 17+ / $30
Streetlight Manifesto @ Riviera Theatre / 8:00 / all ages / $36
Ivan Gomez Singh @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $25
Colter Wall @ Salt Shed / 8:00 / 17+ / $50
Margo Cilker @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $18
Cayucas & Matt Costa @ Sleeping Village / 8:00 / 21+ / $25
Call Super @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
HYO @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / sold out
Nala @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Perspective… A Lovely Hand To Hold @ Subterranean / 7:00 / all ages / $15
Kevan Eftekhari @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Low Cut Connie @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / $25
Jazmin Sky @ Uncommon Ground / 8:00 / all ages / $10
Phish @ United Center / 7:30 / all ages / $79
Tom Odell @ The Vic / 8:00 / all ages / $30
All Love DJs @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Sunday, October 15th
Michele Thomas @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Billy Raffoul @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $18
Dash & Saint Austin @ Blind Barber / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Dave Specter @ Buddy Guy’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Feels Like Karma @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Matt Gold @ California Clipper / 6:00 / 21+ / free
Damien Escobar @ City Winery / 5 & 8:30 / 21+ / $58
Barely Carvallo @ Cole’s Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Locus @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $15
Claudio Simonetti @ Copernicus Center / 7:30 / all ages / $30
Slauson Malone 1 @ Co-Prosperity Sphere / 9:00 / 18+ / $25
Kaina @ Dorian’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $20
Jacob Polhill @ Easy Does It / 2:00 / 21+ / free
Gwyneth Zeleny Anderson @ Elastic Arts / 6:00 / all ages / $15
Orions Belte @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $18
D.S. Wilson @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 7:30 / 21+ / $25
Frontega @ Fallen Log / 6:00 / 18+ / $10
DJ Kique @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Future Nobodies @ Golden Dagger / 7:00 / 21+ / $15
Soul Message @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Model/Actriz @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / sold out
Diamond/Reed @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Small Black @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $23
Nation of Language @ Metro / 7:30 / all ages / $26
Brian Krumm @ Montrose Saloon / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Ron Carroll @ Never Have I Ever / 10:00 / 21+ / free
The Zombies @ Old Town School of Folk / 7:00 / all ages / $73
Bahamas @ Park West / 4 & 8 / all ages / $30
Terry Hunter @ The Point / 3:00 / 21+ / $10
BNXN @ The Promontory / 8:00 / 21+ / $30
DJ Wizzard @ Reggies / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
The Wonder Years @ Riviera Theatre / all ages / $35
Safekeeping @ Schubas / 7:00 / 18+ / $15
Steve Frisbie & Liam Davis @ Simon’s Tavern / 8:30 / 21+ / free
Marina Herlop @ Sleeping Village / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Michael Serafini @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Malcolm Todd @ Subterranean / 7:00 / all ages / sold out
The California Honeydrops @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / $30
Phish @ United Center / 7:30 / all ages / $79
Little Feat @ The Vic / 7:30 / 18+ / $75
Club Drippy DJs @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Monday, October 16th
The Shout Section Big Band @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 6 & 8:15 / all ages / $15
Monowhales @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $18
DJ Sound Arkitek @ Blind Barber / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Ester @ Cafe Mustache / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Mike Donovan @ California Clipper / 7:30 / 21+ / $5
DJ Dom Hanks @ Charleston Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Jefferson Starship @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / $48
Holy Fawn @ Cobra Lounge / 7:30 / 17+ / $20
Equip & Mukqs @ Cole’s Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Sarah Clausen @ Elastic Arts / 8:00 / all ages / $15
draag me @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Model Citizens @ Gallery Cabaret / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Tommy Carroll @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Joel Paterson @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Tobi Lou @ Metro / 8:00 / 18+ / $31
Tsunami @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Temple of the Fuzz Witch @ Reggies / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Amindi @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $20
Plant Matter @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $9
The California Honeydrops @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / $30
Little Feat @ The Vic / 7:30 / 18+ / $75
Tuesday, October 17th
The Windy City Ramblers @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 6 & 8:15 / all ages / $15
Saturdays At Your Place @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
DJ Sound Arkitek @ Blind Barber / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Eddie Zuko @ Bottom Lounge / 8:00 / 17+ / $25
Passionplay @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Shon Dervis @ The Charleston / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Yahritza y Su Esencia @ Copernicus Center / 8:00 / all ages / $40
Anthony Bruno @ Dorian’s / 6:00 / 21+ / $20
Theo Katsaounis @ Elastic Arts / 8:00 / all ages $15
Carl Stone @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $16
Halloween @ Fallen Log / 7:00 / 17+ / $12
Tommy Bravos @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Chicago Cellar Boys @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Kiss the Tiger @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
The Aces @ House of Blues / 7:00 / all ages / $26
Infinity Song @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $25
Cam Cole @ Martrys’ / 8:00 / 21+ / $25
Sextile & N8NOFACE @ Metro / 8:00 / 18+ / $25
Billy Don Burns @ Montrose Saloon / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Darsh and Friends @ Porkchop / 9:00 / all ages / $5
Mr. Blotto @ Reggies / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Pete Galanis @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $20
Gaidaa @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $20
Ulrika Spacek @ Sleeping Village / 8:45 / 21+ / $25
Playboy Manbaby @ Subterranean / 8:00 / 21+ / $14
Amigo the Devil @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / $25
Sarah Potenza @ Uncommon Ground / 7:00 / all ages / $25
Space Shoes @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Wednesday, October 18th
Pete Benson @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Kim Petras @ Aragon Ballroom / 8:00 / 17+ / $60
Williams/Kessler/Long/Finnegan/Maunu @ Beat Kitchen / 8:30 / 21+ / free
Theyrgy @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Exedo @ Cobra Lounge / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
Fernanda Navarro @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $15
Number One Sons @ Cubby Bear / 7:30 / 21+ / $7
Sad House Guest @ Gallery Cabaret / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Truth Club @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Lauren Hall @ Grapes & Grains / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Alfonso Ponticelli @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Pure Intention @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
Owl City @ House of Blues / 7:30 / 17+ / sold out
Tirzah @ Metro / 8:00 / 18+ / $32
HeartShades @ Montrose Saloon / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Le Vent du Nord @ Old Town School of Folk / 8:00 / all ages / $28
Notrydo.Sincere @ The Promontory / 7:00 / 18+ / $20
Tech N9ne & Hollywood Undead @ Radius / 7:00 / 17+ / $55
JW-Jones @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $20
Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade @ Salt Shed / 7:00 / 17+ / $43
John @ Schubas / 7:30 / 18+ / $15
Jitwam @ Sleeping Village / 8:00 / 21+ / $26
Easy Honey @ Subterranean / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
She Past Away @ Thalia Hall / 8:30 / 17+ / $30
John Mayer @ United Center / 7:30 / all ages / $156
Bowmanville @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
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