This Week's Shows: 10/5-10/11
🔺 Featuring shows at Avondale Music Hall, City Winery, Gallery Cabaret, Martyrs', Rosa's Lounge + more 🔻
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Thursday, October 5th
Bonzo Squad @ aliveOne / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Chris Madsen @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Est Gee @ Avondale Music Hall / 8:00 / all ages / $30
Rat Bath @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
All Love DJs @ Blind Barber / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Travis Reid @ Buddy Guy’s Legends / 9:00 / 21+ / free
R3iD @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Arman Sangalang Quartet @ California Clipper / 8:30 / 21+ / $5
Jonathan Hutcherson @ Carol’s Pub / 8:00 / 21+ / $8
DJ Catieo @ The Charleston / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band @ Chicago Theatre / 7:30 / all ages / sold out
Magnitude @ Cobra Lounge / 7:00 / 17+ / $19
Night Freak @ Cole’s Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Thrice @ Concord Music Hall / 8:00 / all ages / $39
Rami Atassi @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $15
Randy Trubitt Quartet @ Easy Does It / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Akenya @ Elastic Arts / 7:30 / all ages / free
Provider @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Christian Jalon @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / $12
Elisa Carlson @ Grapes & Grains / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Alan Gresik’s Swing Orchestra @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Home Entertainment @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
Chappell Roan @ House of Blues / 6:00 / all ages / sold out
Hanging Hearts & Deep Glens @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Maren Morris @ Joe’s on Weed / 7:30 / 21+ / sold out
Fur Mountain @ Judson & Moore / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Corey Dennison Blues Band @ Kingston Mines / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Krooked Kings @ Lincoln Hall / 7:30 / all ages / $18
High Priest @ LiveWire Lounge / 7:00 / 21+ / $12
Tangerine Dream @ Metro / 8:00 / 18+ / $50
The Frantastic Sound System @ Montrose Saloon / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
LEGO @ Never Have I Ever / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Composure Squad @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Flora @ Primary / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Lord Finesse @ The Promontory / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
The Bot & The Ghouls @ Reed’s Local / 9:00 / 21+ / $8
Sam Tompkins @ Reggies / 8:30 / 17+ / $20
Violent Femmes @ Riviera Theatre / 7:30 / all ages / $85
Joey J Saye @ Rosa’s Lounge / 8:30 / 21+ / $20
Bre Kennedy @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $15
Miles Miller @ Sleeping Village / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
Preethi @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Zelooperz @ Subterranean / 9:00 / 21+ / $20
Jordan Hamilton @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Generationals @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / $22
Kwaj @ Uncommon Ground / 8:00 / all ages / $10
Jessie Ware @ The Vic / 7:30 / all ages / sold out
Friday, October 6th
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Thaddeus Tukes @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Pains @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $12
Will Galvan @ Blind Barber / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Lauren Sanderson @ Bottom Lounge / 7:00 / all ages / $20
The Runaway Grooms @ Bourbon on Division / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Mississippi Heat @ Buddy Guy’s / 8:00 / 21+ / $25
Wrong War @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
The Curls @ Cafe Mustache / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Lamar Kedar & Tony Piazza @ California Clipper / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Austin Snell @ Carol’s Pub / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Worries @ Chop Shop / 8:00 / 18+ / $22
Fatoumata Diawara @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / $35
Madball @ Cobra Lounge / 7:00 / 17+ / $30
Melvin Knight @ Cole’s Bar / 4:00 / 21+ / $40
Die Hochstapler @ Constellation / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
Will Miller & Les Sons du Cosmos @ Dorian’s / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
DJ 9ardenstate @ Double Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Patter @ Empty Bottle / 10:00 / 21+ / $12
Ryan Moses @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Bussy Kween Power Trip @ Fallen Log / 8:00 / 18+ / $5
Tim Woody @ Gallery Cabaret / 9:00 / 21+ / free
DJ Cedeño @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Superkick @ Gman Tavern / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
Tommy Kessler @ Golden Dagger / 8:30 / 21+ / $10
Jillie @ Grapes & Grains / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Allemana/Goode/Freeman/Ferguson/Raynor @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Shamarr Allen @ Hideout / 9:30 / 21+ / $15
Adekunle @ House of Blues / 7:00 / 17+ / $35
The Arab Blues @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 2!+ / $10
Ravenscoon @ Joe’s on Weed / 8:00 / 21+ / $24
Vino Louden Blues Band @ Kingston Mines / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
Kangaroo Court @ Lincoln Hall / 9:00 / 18+ / $18
INVT @ The Listening Room / 10:00 / 21+ / $23
DJ Wilf @ The Loft / 10:00 / 21+ / $40
Kennyhoopla @ Metro / 8:00 / 18+ / $35
Stampede String Band @ Montrose Saloon / 8:30 / 21+ / $10
Option4 @ Never Have I Ever / 10:00 / 21+ / free
The Handsome Family @ Old Town School of Folk / 8:00 / all ages / $30
Ambar Lucid @ Park West / 7:30 / 18+ / $23
Batu @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Sona @ Primary / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Yvonne Gage @ The Promontory / 6:45 / 21+ / $35
Pawsa @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $50
Stiff @ Reed’s Local / 9:00 / 21+ / $8
Murphy’s Law @ Reggies / 8:00 / 21+ / $28
Gerald McClendon @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $25
Tommy Lefroy @ Schubas / 8:00 / all ages / sold out
Buffalo Nichols @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $23
Horse Meat Disco @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Red Achinelli @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Traumer @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
The Mission @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / $30
Constellation Men’s Ensemble @ Uncommon Ground / 8:00 / all ages / $20
Little Dragon @ The Vic / 8:00 / 18+ / $33
Agua De Rosas @ The Whistler / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Saturday, October 7th
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Thaddeus Tukes @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Conductor Mei-Ann Chenn @ Auditorium Theatre / 7:30 / all ages / $57
Chris Farren @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $20
Will Galvan @ Blind Barber / 5:00 / 21+ / free
DJs Mochi and Simmy @ Bourbon on Division / 10:00 / 21+ / $30
The Boneshakers @ Buddy Guy’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
Bleached Cross @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Ohly @ California Clipper / 6:30 / 21+ / $5
August Son @ Carol’s Pub / 9:30 / 21+ / $5
Paul Cowling @ Cell Block / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
The Beaches @ Chop Shop / 9:00 / 18+ / sold out
BW3 @ Cole’s Bar / 4:00 / 21+ / $40
Midnight Tyrannosaurus @ Concord Music Hall / 9:00 / 18+ / $20
Material Luv @ Co-Prosperity / 5:00 / all ages / free
Sirsy @ Dorothy / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe @ Elastic Arts / 7:30 / all ages / free
Kate Bollinger @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $18
D’Andre Adonis @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
John Kimler Band @ Gallery Cabaret / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Vilagerrr @ Gman Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Bitch @ Golden Dagger / 8:30 / 21+ / $18
Cassandra Kaczor @ Grapes & Grains / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Allemana/Goode/Freeman/Ferguson/Raynor @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Tylar Bryant @ Hideout / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
Vacations & Last Dinosaurs @ House of Blues / 6:30 / 17+ / sold out
Jordan Martins @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Jessica Audiffred @ Joe’s on Weed / 8:00 / 21+ / $24
Vino Louden Blues Band @ Kingston Mines / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
Get Smart! @ Liar’s Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $17
Yumi Zouma @ Lincoln Hall / 9:00 / 18+ / $25
Maxinne @ The Listening Room / 10:00 / 21+ / $23
Will Debs @ The Loft / 10:00 / 21+ / $40
VNV Nation @ Metro / 8:00 / 18+ / $40
Helen Huff @ Montrose Saloon / 3:00 / 21+ / $8
Chanel Mercedez Benz @ Never Have I Ever / 11:00 / 21+ / free
The Handsome Family @ Old Town School of Folk / 8:00 / all ages / $30
Terrence Parker @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Mars @ Primary / 10:00 / 21+ / free
SNBRN @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Ben Böhmer @ Radius / 9:00 / 18+ / $35
Monuments @ Reggies / 7:30 / 17+ / $20
Grace Potter @ Riviera Theatre / 8:00 / 18+ / $40
Joe Pratt & SourceOneBand @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $25
Trousdale @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / sold out
Margaret Glaspy @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $31
Eris Drew@ Smartbar / 9:30 / 21+ / $25
DJ Susan & Sherm @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Bijou @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
SIN. @ Subterranean / 6:30 / 17+ / $12
Kevan Eftekhari @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Kyle J-E Trio Experiement @ Uncommon Ground / 8:00 / all ages / $10
DJ #Feelgood @ The Whistler / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Sunday, October 8th
Julia Danielle @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
The Band CAMINO @ Aragon Ballroom / 6:00 / all ages / $40
Lola Young @ Beat Kitchen / 7:30 / all ages / sold out
Dirtymoneybeats @ Blind Barber / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Qujo @ Bourbon on Division / 9:00 / 21+ / $20
Doc Mino @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
The Kantors @ California Clipper / 6:30 / 21+ / $5
Bonnie Raitt @ Chicago Theatre / 7:30 / all ages / sold out
Digging Roots @ Chop Shop / 5:30 / all ages / free
badcandy @ Cobra Lounge / 7:00 / all ages / $15
YASMINE @ Cole’s Bar / 4:00 / 21+ / $40
EydÃs Evensen @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $25
Anna Maria Jopek & Piotr Wojtasik Quintet @ Copernicus Center / 6:00 / all ages / $45
Cabo Blanco @ Dorian’s / 9:00 / 21+ / free
D-Composed @ Elastic Arts / 6:00 / all ages / free
SNÕÕPER @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Ashley Laschelle @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 7:00 / 21+ / $25
DJ Mdok @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Tophouse @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / $16
Soul Message @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Maria Elena Silva @ Hideout / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Christian French @ House of Blues / 5:30 / all ages / $22
Die Hochstapler @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Arkells @ Metro / 7:00 / all ages / $25
The Pornstache @ Montrose Saloon / 5:30 / 21+ / free
Ron Carroll @ Never Have I Ever / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Blind Boys of Alabama @ Old Town School of Folk / 7:00 / all ages / $58
Samantha Fish @ Park West / 7:30 / 18+ / $28
Tini Gessler @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Kentheman @ Reggies / 8:30 / 17+ / sold out
The Wonder Years @ Riviera Theatre / all ages / $35
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
Genevieve Heyward @ Subterranean / 8:00 / 17+ / $10
Maude Latour @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Wu-Tang Clan & Nas @ United Center / 8:00 / all ages / $36
DJ Chico @ The Whistler / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Monday, October 9th
The Blueshift Big Band @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 6 & 8:15 / all ages / $15
Kneecap @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
Intoner @ Bookclub / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
The Smiley Tillmon Band @ Buddy Guy’s / 6:00 / 21+ / $44
Digging Roots @ Chop Shop / 5:30 / all ages / free
Carminho @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / $35
Plum @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Soldial @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Joel Paterson @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
JJ and the Daydrinkers @ Hideout / 8:00 / 21+ / $12
Good Reverend @ Montrose Saloon / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Wayne Williams & Dee Jay Alicia @ Promontory / 3:00 / 21+ / $15
Mauricio @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Zack Fedor @ Reggies / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Lewsberg @ Sleeping Village / 8:30 / 21+ / $17
Ollie Wride @ Subterranean / 8:00 / 17+ / $20
Tuesday, October 10th
The Abney Effect @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 6 & 8:15 / all ages / $15
Threezero @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $12
Emarosa @ Bottom Lounge / 8:00 / 17+ / $22
Sandra Antongiorgi @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Glad Rags @ Constellation / 7:30 / 18+ / $15
Cat Mullins & The Holy Lonesome @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Karli Bunn Quartet @ Fulton Street Collective / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Chicago Cellar Boys @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Jon Langford and His Fancy Men @ Hideout / 7:00 / 21+ / $20
TesseracT @ House of Blues / 7:00 / 17+ / $28
Gum @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $25
Say She She @ Martrys’ / 8:00 / 21+ / $22
Yeule @ Metro / 8:00 / 18+ / $31
Darsh and Friends @ Porkchop / 9:00 / all ages / $5
Mr. Blotto @ Reggies / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Dave Herrero @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $20
Stalled @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / free
Holy Joke @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $9
SZA @ United Center / 8:00 / all ages / $325
Raye @ The Vic / 7:30 / all ages / sold out
Free Times @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Wednesday, October 11th
Digeometric @ aliveOne / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Pete Benson @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Reneé Rapp @ Aragon Ballroom / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Invent Animate @ Avondale Music Hall / 6:30 / 17+ / $22
Sorry Mom @ Beat Kitchen / 7:00 / all ages / $15
Wildcat @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Karma Fête @ Cafe Mustache / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Andy McKee @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / $25
The Orchard @ Cobra Lounge / 7:00 / 17+ / $19
Juliann Wang @ Elastic Arts / 8:00 / all ages / $15
AWEFUL @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Seth Pae @ Gallery Cabaret / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Lauren Hall @ Grapes & Grains / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Alfonso Ponticelli @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
The Bandulus @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $18
A R I Z O N A @ House of Blues / 7:00 / 17+ / sold out
Ted Sirota @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Sam Gellaitry @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $30
Ivy Ford Band @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $20
Cece Coakley @ Schubas / 7:30 / all ages / $17
Blue Hawaii @ Sleeping Village / 8:00 / 21+ / $22
underscores @ Subterranean / 8:00 / all ages / sold out
The Brook & The Bluff @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
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