This Week's Shows: 4/13-4/19
🔺 Featuring shows at Allen Recital Hall @ DuPaul, The Listening Room, Primary, SPYBAR, The Whistler + more 🔻
Thursday, April 13th
Bonzo Squad @ aliveOne / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Anthony Bruno @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / 21+ / $15
Haunt Me @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
K.Marie @ Bourbon on Division / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Funky Dojo Daddy @ Buddy Guy’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Numerical Control Society @ The Burlington / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Grace Bloom @ California Clipper / 8:30 / 21+ / $5
Troy Cartwright @ Carol’s Pub / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
John Mellencamp @ Chicago Theater / 8:00 / all ages / sold out
Susanna Hoffs @ Chop Shop / 7:00 / all ages / $38
Morgan James @ City Winery / 7:30 / 21+ / $25
Weeping Wound @ Cobra Lounge / 8:00 / 17+ / $18
KNOTTS @ Cole’s Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Greenttea & The Tempos @ C0lvin House / 7:00 / all ages / $15
Matt Ulery Nonet @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / free
Silvertone @ Cubby Bear / 7:30 / 21+ / $10
Nick Mazzarella @ Dorian’s / 9:00 / 21+ / free
The Brunt @ Elastic Arts / 8:30 / all ages / $15
Mute Duo @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $12
Ryan Moses @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Tchami @ Fourth Presbyterian Church / 7:00 / 18+ / sold out
Painted Canyon @ Gman Tavern / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Surgery Cult @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Andy Brown @ Green Mill / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Alpine Subs @ Hideout / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Rami Gabriel Quartet @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Mississippi Heat Blues @ Kingston Mines / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Tommy Stinson @ Liar’s Club / 7:00 / 21+ / $25
Stars @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 21+ / $35
Rural Jurors @ Montrose Saloon / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
The Bisceglia Brothers @ Phyllis’ Musical Inn / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Sorrbet @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Freddy Todd @ Primary / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Chance the Rapper @ Promontory / 9:30 / 21+ / $60
Marilee @ Reggies / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
City Morgue @ Riviera Theatre / 7:00 / all ages / $30
Lil Ed Williams @ Rosas Lounge / 9:30 & 11 / 21+ / $20
TC Superstar @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $15
Sweet Bike @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $5
Vial @ Subterranean / 7:30 / all ages / $14
Stephen Schuch @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Fruit Bats @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
DJs Cordell Johnson & James Vincent @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Friday, April 14th
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Alejandro Salazar @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / 21+ / $15
Yeat @ Aragon Ballroom / 7:00 / all ages / $60
Black Flag @ Aragon Ballroom / 7:00 / 17+ / $42
Little Stranger @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $18
Jatan Satan @ Bourbon on Division / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
John Primer @ Buddy Guy’s / 8:00 / 21+ / $25
Nonagon @ The Burlington / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
MIND CRUSH @ Cafe Mustache / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
jenniferfauxxpez @ California Clipper / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Jeff Givens Band @ Carol’s Pub / 9:00 / 21+ / $5
John Mellencamp @ Chicago Theater / 8:00 / all ages / sold out
Kursa @ Chop Shop / 8:00 / 18+ / $38
Marcia Ball & Tinsley Ellis @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / $45
Bass Drum of Death @ Cobra Lounge / 8:00 / 17+ / $18
Watermelon @ Cole’s Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Guy Zensei @ Concept Saves / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Deathpact @ Concord Music Hall / 10:00 / 18+ / $25
Sertab Erener @ Copernicus Center / 8:00 / all ages / $60
Rene Avila @ Dorian’s / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $10
Billie Howard @ Elastic Arts / 8:00 / all ages / $15
Cafe Racer @ Empty Bottle / 10:00 / 21+ / $12
Just Jerry & DJ Pharaoh @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
DJs Mo Mami, Elock, Janesita @ Giant Penny Whistle / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Paper Mice @ Gman Tavern / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Paula Boggs Band @ Golden Dagger / 8:30 / 21+ / $12
Ari Brown Quintet @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
ScenesFromSound @ House of the Apocalypse / 7:00 / all ages / free
Radio Outernational @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Boy Named Banjo @ Joe’s on Weed / 8:00 / 21+ / $12
Barbaro @ Judson & Moore / 8:00 / 21+ / $18
Toronzo Cannon Blues Band @ Kingston Mines / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
The Kozmic Kooks @ Liar’s Club / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Michigander @ Lincoln Hall / 9:00 / 18+ / sold out
1312 @ LiveWire Lounge / 8:00 / 21+ / free
DJ Flipside @ The Loft / 9:00 / 21+ / $40
Los Gallos @ Montrose Saloon / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Windborne @ Old Town School of Music / 8:00 / all ages / $24
Emanate @ Primary / 10:00 / 21+ / $19
DJ Jay Illa @ Promontory / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Bedouin @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $35
Thompson Springs @ Red Room / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Left Lane Cruiser @ Reggies / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Morry Sochat & The Special 20’ @ Rosas Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $20
Goose @ Salt Shed / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Flyte @ Schubas / 9:00 / 18+ / $20
Honey Harper @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $5
George Fitzgerald @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Luzcid @ SoundBar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Qrion @ SPYBAR / 10:00 / 21+ / $30
Truth or Consequences @ Subterranean / 6:30 / 17+ / $12
Katy Marquardt @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Scary Pockets @ Thalia Hall / 7:30 / all ages / sold out
G-Strings @ Uncommon Ground / 9:00 / all ages / $10
DJ Shon Dervis @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Saturday, April 15th
Julia Soulsby @ Allen Recital Hall / 3:00 / all ages / free
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Alejandro Salazar @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / 21+ / $15
North Star Boys @ Aragon Ballroom / 6:30 / 17+ / $20
Daisy The Great @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / all ages / $18
NOAHFINNCE @ Bottom Lounge / 7:00 / all ages / $20
Joe Glass @ Bookclub / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
DJ Logic @ Bourbon on Division / 12:00am / 21+ / $20
Derek Caruso & the Blues Fuse @ Buddy Guy / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
Noshaluv & Material @ California Clipper / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Diamondback @ Carol’s Pub / 9:30 / 21+ / $5
Daily Bread @ Chop Shop / 10:00 / 18+ / sold out
Bass Drum of Death @ Cobra Lounge / 8:00 / 17+ / $18
Deezzyy @ Cole’s Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Minnesota @ Concord Music Hall / 10:00 / 18+ / $18
Pang! @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $15
Yolanda del Rio @ Copernicus Center / 7:30 / all ages / $39
Isn’t It Strange @ Cubby Bear / 7:00 / 21+ / $12
Anthony Bruno Quartet @ Dorian’s / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $10
Nina Dante @ Elastic Arts / 8:00 / all ages / $15
Cryogeyser @ Empty Bottle / 8:00 / 21+ / $13
Laith Al-Saadi @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 7:30 / 21+ / $30
August Hotel @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Ari Brown Quintet @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
C. Buns @ Hideout / 11:00 / 21+ / $10
Rami Atassi @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Barbaro @ Judson & Moore / 8:00 / 21+ / $12
Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band @ Kingston Mines / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
The Nude Party @ Lincoln Hall / 9:00 / 18+ / sold out
Whistlefac3 @ The Listening Room / 10:00 / 21+ / $23
Maurice Halsted @ The Loft / 10:00 / 21+ / $40
Sunny Day Real Estate @ Metro / 7:00 / all ages / $40
The Belle Rangers @ Montrose Saloon / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Tom Paxton & the DonJuans @ Old Town School of Music / 8:00 / all ages / $40
Karizma @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Melanie Ribbe @ Primary / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
DJ Wayne Williams @ Promontory / 5:00 / 21+ / $20
Noizu @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $35
Boiler Room DJs @ Radius / 10:00 / 18+ / sold out
Wormwitch @ Reggies / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Toronzo Cannon & The Chicago Way @ Rosas Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $20
Goose @ Salt Shed / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Field Guide @ Schubas / 9:00 / 18+ / $22
DJ Alex Julian Leeds @ Sleeping Village / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
DJ Holographic @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Doctor P @ SoundBar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Volac @ SPYBAR / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Kevan Eftekhari @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Demko @ Uncommon Ground / 8:00 / all ages / $10
DJ Quin Kirchner @ The Whistler / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Sunday, April 16th
Jordan Baskin @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / 21+ / $15
Dave Specter @ Buddy Guy’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Distress Misstress @ The Burlington / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
DJ Warp @ California Clipper / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Marquis Hill @ City Winery / 7:00 / 21+ / $20
Strawberry Girls @ Cobra Lounge / 7:00 / 17+ / $31
KASIA @ Color Club / 7:00 / 18+ / $10
Dan Flanagan & Ann Yi @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $15
Space Shoes @ Dorian’s / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Secret Mutilator @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $12
Morgan Gold @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 7:30 / 21+ / free
Jill Barron @ Gman Tavern / 6:00 / 21+ / free
Emily White @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Holy Joke @ Green Mill / 2:00 / 21+ / $30
Peter Maunu @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Daikaiju Attacks @ Liar’s Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $22
The Criticals @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $20
VAZUM @ LiveWire Lounge / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Neo.stalgia @ Montrose Saloon / 6:00 / 21+ / $15
Aynur @ Old Town School of Music / 7:00 / all ages / $30
DJ All The Way Kay @ Promontory / 5:00 / 21+ / $15
Ron Carroll @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Jesse Ray and the Carolina Catfish @ Reggies / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Tei Shi @ Sleeping Village / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Michael Serafini @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Gable Price and Friends @ Subterranean / 7:30 / all ages / $20
DJ Jace Inman @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Monday, April 17th
The Shout Section Big Band @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 6 & 8:15 / 21+ / $15
Slap Bunt @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $10
Denara Aureil @ Cafe Mustache / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Joey J. Saye @ California Clipper / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Katie Ernst Solo @ Elastic Arts / 8:00 / all ages / $15
Beh’ouai @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Tommy Carroll @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Joel Paterson & Friends @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
The Academic @ Lincoln Hall / 7:30 / all ages / $20
Payday @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Zack Fedor & The Long Goodbyes @ Reggies / 8:00 / 21+ / $5
The Alright Maybes @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $5
Tommy Kessler @ Subterranean / 6:30 / 17+ / $15
Tuesday, April 18th
The Windy City Ramblers @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 6 & 8:15 / 21+ / $15
Fly By Midnight @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $17
Mames Babegenush @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / $22
Tamarisk @ Elastic Arts / 8:00 / all ages / $15
zzzahara @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $12
Weekend Girl @ Golden Dagger / 8:30 / 21+ / $10
Chicago Cellar Boys @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Carcass @ Metro / 7:00 / 18+ / $37
Mr. Blotto @ Reggies / 6:30 / 21+ / $10
Nate Manos @ Rosas Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $20
Two Another @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / sold out
Nathan Graham @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $5
Smash Into Pieces @ Subterranean / 8:00 / 17+ / $16
DJ Ritsman @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Wednesday, April 19th
Eric Schneider @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / 21+ / $15
Lewis Capaldi @ Aragon Ballroom / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Jimmy Burns @ Buddy Guy’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Neptun3 Blu @ Cafe Mustache / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Nick Mazzarella Quintet @ California Clipper / 7:00 / 21+ / free
SURL @ Chop Shop / 7:00 / 18+ / $38
The Talbott Brothers @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / $18
Screaming Females @ Cobra Lounge / 8:30 / 17+ / sold out
Alejandro Salazar Trio @ Dorian’s / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Kinesonics @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Spocket @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Alfonso Ponticelli @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Youth in a Roman Field @ Hideout / 8:00 / 21+ / $12
The Band of Heathens @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 21+ / $25
Moonbird @ Montrose Saloon / 7:30 / 21+ / $10
Ugochi & The African Soul Ensemble @ Old Town School of Music / 8:00 / all ages / free
Ford Band @ Rosas Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $20
Kinneret @ Schubas / 7:30 / all ages / $25
Real Pretenders @ Simon’s Tavern / 8:30 / 21+ / free
TWEN @ Sleeping Village / 8:30 / 21+ / $12
Ben Lamar Gay @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Editors note: I am not affiliated with any of these venues. Please check venue websites before buying tickets/attending the show to make sure all information is accurate including if the show has been canceled or postponed. Also please check COVID regulations on each venue’s site to make sure the health of all concertgoers is prioritized. Have a great weekend!