This Week's Shows: 10/19-10/25
🔺 Featuring shows at Beat Kitchen, City Winery, Gallery Cabaret, Old Town School of Folk, Subterranean + more 🔻
Chicago Show Calendar is a weekly calendar of concerts around Chicago created by me, Caroline. Buy merch when you can, always tip your bartenders, and enjoy the show! Don't forget to follow the Chicago Weekly Show Calendar Instagram and follow the playlist.
Thursday, October 19th
Bonzo Squad @ aliveOne / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Anthony Bruno @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Boys Like Girls @ Aragon Ballroom / 7:00 / 17+ / $50
Sad Park @ Beat Kitchen / 7:30 / 17+ / $18
Chava @ Blind Barber / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Hedonistas @ Bourbon on Division / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Kyle Madsen Trio @ Broken Shaker / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Willie Buck @ Buddy Guy’s Legends / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Malort & Saviour @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
DJ Skoli @ Cafe Mustache / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Zack Fedor and The Long Goodbyes @ California Clipper / 8:30 / 21+ / $5
Tyler Halverson @ Carol’s Pub / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
HXLT @ Chop Shop / 7:00 / 18+ / $26
Carbon Leaf @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / $32
Chris Cresswell @ Cobra Lounge / 8:00 / 17+ / $25
Teo The Artist @ Cole’s Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Living Hour & The Ophelias @ Color Club / 8:00 / 18+ / $15
Maddie Vogler @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $15
Michael Hudson-Casanova @ Easy Does It / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Matthias Müller + Matthias Muche @ Elastic Arts / 8:30 / all ages / $15
Free Range @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Luciano Antonio @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Alan Gresik’s Swing Orchestra @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Jim Lauderdale @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $30
Omar Coleman Blues Band @ Kingston Mines / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
This Is The Kit @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $25
The War Inside @ LiveWire Lounge / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Gloss Coats @ Martyrs’ / 7:30 / 21+ / $10
Divino Niño @ Metro / 8:00 / 18+ / $30
Ben Sturdevant @ Montrose Saloon / 6:00 / 21+ / $15
Hawktail + Väsen @ Old Town School of Folk / 8:00 / all ages / $28
League/Morgan/Dick @ Phyllis’ Musical Inn / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Lokua @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Maddy O’Neal @ The Point / 11:00 / 21+ / $25
Church Fire @ Reed’s Local / 9:00 / 21+ / $8
Flatfoot @ Reggies / 8:00 / 17+ / $20
Polyphia @ Riviera Theatre / 8:00 / 18+ / sold out
Joey J Saye @ Rosa’s Lounge / 8:30 / 21+ / $20
Pretty Lights @ Salt Shed / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Subsonic Eye @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $15
Ready For Death @ Sleeping Village / 8:00 / 21+ / $18
Cqqchifruit @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Sam Nelson @ Subterranean / 8:00 / 17+ / $20
Brandy Clark @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / $25
Chris Milam @ Uncommon Ground / 7:00 / all ages / $10
Ann Wilson of Heart & Tripsitter @ The Vic / 7:30 / 18+ / $45
1981Tokyo & Ryan Moses @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Friday, October 20th
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Chicago Calling @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Men I Trust @ Aragon Ballroom / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Mudhoney @ Avondale Music Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / $25
Passafire @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $20
Will Galvan @ Blind Barber / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Belmont @ Bottom Lounge / 7:00 / all ages / $22
Empathy Test @ Bourbon on Division / 8:00 / 21+ / $14
The Pauses @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Heavensware @ Cafe Mustache / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Noah G. Fowler @ California Clipper / 9:00 / 21+ / $5
The Lawrence Peters Outfit @ Carol’s Pub / 9:30 / 21+ / $5
Printing House @ Cobra Lounge / 8:00 / all ages / $13
Dre Wave$ @ Cole’s Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
HOL! @ Concord Music Hall / 10:00 / 18+ / $18
Bishop/Mattias M/Matthias M @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $15
Hyperplane @ Cubby Bear / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
DJ Papa G @ Double Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Ndulgence @ Easy Does It / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Francisco López @ Elastic Arts / 8:00 / all ages / $15
Pixel Grip @ Empty Bottle / 10:00 / 21+ / sold out
Macie Stewart @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
Satellite Moon @ Gallery Cabaret / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Death Pose @ Gman Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / $20
Paul Marinaro Quintet @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
BCMC @ Hideout / 9:30 / 21+ / $20
Peter McPoland @ House of Blues / 8:00 / all ages / sold out
The Paul Asaro Quartet @ Hungry Brain / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Erin Rae @ Judson & Moore / 8:00 / 21+ / $19
Duke Tumatoe and The Power Trio @ Kingston Mines / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
Vagabon @ Lincoln Hall / 9:00 / 18+ / $25
Legacy @ The Listening Room / 9:00 / 21+ / $27
The Evictions @ LiveWire Lounge / 11:00 / 21+ / free
Eggy @ Martyrs’ / 8:00 / 21+ / $16
The National Parks @ Metro / 7:30 / all ages / $20
The Tax on Doors & Windows @ Montrose Saloon / 7:30 / 21+ / $15
Bill Frisell @ Old Town School of Folk / 8:00 / all ages / $45
Streetcar @ Phyllis’ Musical Inn / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Dark Heaven @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
K-Lab @ The Point / 11:00 / 21+ / $25
Ferra Black @ Primary / 10:00 / 21+ / $19
Ranger Trucco @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Carl Cox @ Radius / 8:00 / 18+ / $50
Watermelon @ Reed’s Local / 9:00 / 21+ / $8
The Queers @ Reggies / 7:00 / 17+ / $27
Stephen Sanchez @ Riviera Theatre / 8:00 / all ages / $38
Jamiah Rogers Dirty Church Band @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $25
Pretty Lights @ Salt Shed / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Knucks @ Schubas / 9:00 / 18+ / $25
Bell Witch @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $31
I. Jordan @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
JSTJR & Henry Fong @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Eliza Rose @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / $30
Nexus 6 @ Subterranean / 10:00 / 21+ / free
René Avila @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
The Main Squeeze @ Thalia Hall / 8:30 / 17+ / $25
Jason Blake @ Uncommon Ground / 8:00 / all ages / $10
Joji @ United Center / 7:30 / all ages / $46
Rachel Hollis @ The Vic / 7:30 / all ages / $29
Buen Viaje @ The Whistler / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Saturday, October 21st
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Chicago Calling @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Motionless In White @ Aragon Ballroom / 6:30 / 17+ / $50
Laney Foux @ Avondale Music Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / $35
Passafire @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $20
Blesstonio @ Blind Barber / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Kidriot @ Bourbon on Division / 10:00 / 21+ / $5
Demetria Taylor @ Buddy Guy’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
3-Point Sinker @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Diamondback @ Carol’s Pub / 9:30 / 21+ / $5
DJs Myle, Ca$h Era, JustOne @ Chop Shop / 9:00 / 21+ / $26
Andy Brown Quartet @ City Winery / 1:00 / 21+ / $15
Tanzen @ Cobra Lounge / 9:00 / 17+ / $19
Please Her @ Cole’s Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Borgore @ Concord Music HAll / 10:00 / 18+ / $23
Atlantic Road Trip @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $15
Erthe St. James @ Dorian’s / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $10
Kique @ Easy Does It / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Karl Evangelista @ Elastic Arts / 6:00 / all ages / $15
Soul Summit DJs @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Liz Townsend Quartet @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Corin Dakota @ Gallery Cabaret / 9:00 / 21+ / free
DJ Joe Shanahan @ Gman Tavern / 3:00 / 21+ / free
Morgan Gold @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / $12
Paul Marinaro Quintet @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
My Brightest Diamond @ Hideout / 5:30 / 21+ / $20
Erin Rae @ Judson & Moore / 8:00 / 21+ / $19
Duke Tumatoe and The Power Trio @ Kingston Mines / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
Mk.gee @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $20
Alex Kislov @ The Listening Room / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Matt Mercado @ LiveWire Lounge / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
The Mary Wallopers @ Martyrs’ / 8:00 / 21+ / $23
Soft Kill @ Metro / 9:00 / 18+ / $25
Brick Briscoe & the Skinny @ Montrose Saloon / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Steep Canyon Rangers @ Old Town School of Folk Music / 5 & 8 / all ages / $38
LOTEC @ Phyllis’ Musical Inn / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Max Watts @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Tripp St @ The Point / 11:00 / 21+ / $25
Oscar L @ Primary / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Capri @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Andrew Bayer b2b Oliver Smith @ Radius / 10:00 / 18+ / $30
Teenage Bottlerocket @ Reggies / 4:00 / 17+ / $27
Eric Nam @ Riviera Theatre / 7:00 / all ages / $50
Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $30
Pretty Lights @ Salt Shed / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Gatlin @ Schubas / 8:00 / all ages / sold out
Will Butler & Sister Squares @ Sleeping Village / 9:30 / 21+ / $25
Special Request @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $250
Hairitage @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Marten Hørger @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / $30
Brendan Bayliss @ The Store / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Sun-Riser @ Subterranean / 7:30 / all ages / $12
Kevan Eftekhari @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Laufey @ Thalia Hall / 7:30 / 17+ / sold out
Pinky Patel @ The Vic / 8:00 / 18+ / $30
DJ Quin Kirchner @ The Whistler / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Sunday, October 22nd
Julia Danielle @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
TV Girl @ Aragon Ballroom / 7:00 / all ages / sold out
Thomas Day @ Beat Kitchen / 7:30 / all ages / $20
Keithen Banks @ Buddy Guy’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
[melter] @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Grace Bloom @ California Clipper / 6:30 / 21+ / free
Koo Koo Kanga Roo @ Chop Shop / 1:00 / all ages / $32
Corky Siegel @ City Winery / 7:00 / 21+ / $35
Blackwater Sniper @ Cobra Lounge / 6:30 / all ages / $15
Curls Death Squad @ Cole’s Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $13
Stockhausen @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $15
Drew from Bajomar @ Dorian’s / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Karl Evangelista @ Elastic Arts / 6:00 / all ages / $15
Messa @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $16
Yin Waster @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
DJ Trestyle @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Chris Darby @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Soul Message @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Victoria Monet @ House of Blues / 7:00 / 17+ / sold out
The Paul Asaro Quartet @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Loyle Carner @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $30
Sons of Ra @ LiveWire Lounge / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
The Hoyle Brothers @ Martyrs’ / 3:00 / 21+ / free
Rachel Drew Band @ Montrose Saloon / 6:00 / 21+ / free
Thomas A Matecki Band @ Phyllis’ Musical Inn / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Nosike + DJ Matrix @ The Promontory / 4:00 / 21+ / $10
Thievery Corporation + DJ Shadow @ Radius / 7:30 / 18+ / $40
The World Without Us @ Reggies / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Bullet For My Valentine @ Riviera Theatre / 6:30 / all ages / $40
Chromeo @ Salt Shed / 8:00 / 17+ / $55
Mike Viola @ Schubas / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
The Oh Boys @ Simon’s Tavern / 8:30 / 21+ / free
Godcaster @ Sleeping Village / 8:00 / 21+ / $17
Mark Farina @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
David Rosales @ Subterranean / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
Laufey @ Thalia Hall / 7:30 / 17+ / sold out
Enhyphen @ United Center / 7:30 / all ages / sold out
DJ Leah Damte @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Monday, October 23rd
The Clif Wallace Big Band @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 6 & 8:15 / all ages / $15
Lil Uzi Vert @ Aragon Ballroom / 7:00 / 17+ / $100
Extraordinary Popular Delusions @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Nate Large & Iris @ The Charleston / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Justin Hayward @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / sold out
Fotocrime @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Joel Paterson @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Semler @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / sold out
Victoria Monet @ House of Blues / 7:00 / 17+ / sold out
BLK Religion @ Humboldt Jungle / 8:00 / 21+ / free
French 79 @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $30
Jockey @ The Promontory / 7:30 / 21+ / $12
Mile High @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Zack Fedor @ Reggies / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Amyl and the Sniffers @ Salt Shed / 8:00 / 17+ / $40
Crashprez @ Schubas / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Stephen Steinbrink @ Sleeping Village / 8:00 / 21+ / $16
Trauna @ Subterranean / 7:30 / 17+ / $15
Tuesday, October 24th
The Abney Effect @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 6 & 8:15 / all ages / $15
Sorcha Richardson @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $18
Tiny Stills @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Justin Hayward @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / sold out
Oddysseys @ Cole’s Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Anthony Bruno @ Dorian’s / 6:00 / 21+ / $20
A Giant Dog @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $17
Chicago Cellar Boys @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
DAVi MUSiC @ Hideout / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Pelican @ Metro / 8:00 / 18+ / $25
Marina @ Montrose Saloon / 6:30 / 21+ / $10
xikers @ Patio Theater / 7:00 / all ages / $160
Darsh and Friends @ Porkchop / 9:00 / all ages / $5
Meagan McNeal & Erthe St. James @ The Promontory / 6:00 / 21+ / $40
Mr. Blotto @ Reggies / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Pete Galanis @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $20
Mo Welch @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $20
The Daisy Heaves @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $9
Rozwell Kid @ Subterranean / 8:00 / 17+ / $16
Laufey @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Don Broco and The Home Team @ The Vic / 6:00 / all ages / $25
Wednesday, October 25th
TomCat Trumpet Experience @ aliveOne / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Pete Benson @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Jenny Scara @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
La Colocha @ California Clipper / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Mac McAnally @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / sold out
The Motion Mosiac @ Cobra Lounge / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
Old Joy @ Color Club / 8:00 / 18+ / $15
Craig Taborn @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $25
Michael Damani @ Dorian’s / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Dal Niente & Beyond This Point @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Misspoken @ Gallery Cabaret / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Lucy Porter @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Alfonso Ponticelli @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Ted Sirota @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Rae Fitzgerald @ Judson & Moore / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Be Your Own Pet @ Lincoln Hall / 7:00 / all ages / $25
Bluewater Kings Band @ Martyrs’ / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Nightly @ Metro / 7:00 / all ages / $30
Toombs @ Montrose Saloon / 8:00 / 21+ / $5
Almafuerte @ Old Town School of Folk / 8:00 / all ages / free
DJs SP1 & Sean Doe @ The Promontory / 7:00 / 18+ / $10
Codefendants @ Reggies / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Ivy Ford Band @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $20
Michael Minelli @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $18
Butcher Brown @ Sleeping Village / 8:00 / 21+ / $25
Thank You, I’m Sorry @ Subterranean / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
William Basinski @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / $32
Trae Sheehan @ Uncommon Ground / 7:00 / all ages / $18
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