This Week's Shows: 5/18-5/24
🔺 Featuring shows at Beat Kitchen, Cafe Mustache, Dorian's, House of Blues, Promontory, Salt Shed, Uncommon Ground + more 🔻
Thursday, May 18th
Bonzo Squad @ aliveOne / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Anthony Bruno @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
The National @ Auditorium Theatre / 7:30 / all ages / sold out
The Orphan The Poet @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
Dave Specter @ Buddy Guy’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Youch @ Burlington Bar / 8:30 / 21+ / $10
DJ Skoli @ Cafe Mustache / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Alex Williams @ Carol’s Pub / 9:00 / 21+ / $12
Carrying Torches @ Chop Shop / 8:00 / 21+ / $14
Oddysseys @ Cobra Lounge / 7:00 / 17+ / $15
Accessory @ Color Club / 8:00 / all ages / $10
Hemlock @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $10
Ariel Zetina @ Dorian’s / 9:30 / 21+ / $10
The Mouth Is Beginning @ Elastic Arts / 8:30 / all ages / $15
Olivia Jean @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Vivan Garcia @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
DJ Aaron O @ Gman Tavern / 5:30 / 21+ / free
The Tragedies @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Drone Rodeo @ Grace Place / 8:00 / all ages / $12
Alan Gresik’s Swing Orchestra @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Banditos @ Hideout / 9:30 / 21+ / $18
Les Vikq and Black Bear @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Sheryl Youngblood Band @ Kingston Mines / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Dead/Awake @ Liar’s Club / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Shawnee Dez @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $20
Chokesetter @ LiveWire Lounge / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Six Foot Blonde @ Martyrs’ / 7:30 / 21+ / $10
The Walkmen @ Metro / 7:30 / 18+ / $40
The Morningsides @ Montrose Saloon / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Sondre Lerche @ Old Town Music Hall / 8:00 / all ages / $30
Chickenwing Quigley @ Phyllis’ Musical Inn / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Miss Toto @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Midnight @ Reggies / 8:30 / 17+ / $20
Joey J Saye @ Rosa’s Lounge / 8:30 / 21+ / $20
Me Nd Adam @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $15
Junius Paul + J.Kergylle @ Sleeping Village / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Ariel Zetina @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
The Weeks @ Subterranean / 8:00 / 17+ / $18
Indigo De Souza @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Street Dove @ Uncommon Ground / 9:00 / all ages / $10
Club Drippy DJs @ The Whistler / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Friday, May 19th
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Chicago Calling @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
The National @ Auditorium Theatre / 7:30 / all ages / $40
Rich Aucoin @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $13
Cursive @ Bottom Lounge / 8:00 / all ages / sold out
Sqwerv @ Bourbon on Division / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Shawn Holt @ Buddy Guy’s / 8:00 / 21+ / $25
96 Cougar @ Burlington Bar / 8:30 / 21+ / $10
Techtonique @ Cafe Mustache / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Humboldt Arboreal Soundsystem @ California Clipper / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Craig Gerdes Band @ Carol’s Pub / 9:30 / 21+ / $5
Natalie Merchant @ Chicago Theatre / 8:00 / all ages / $40
Overgrow @ Cobra Lounge / 6:30 / 17+ / $17
Taleen Kali @ Cole’s Bar / 9:00 / 21+ / $13
Lower Automation @ Concept Sanctuary / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Klub Nocturno @ Concord Music Hall / 9:30 / 17+ / $15
Don’t Believe In Ghosts @ Cubby Bear / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Sam Thousand @ Dorian’s / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $10
Megan Loveless @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
DJ Tabu @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Dan Bern @ Golden Dagger / 8:30 / 21+ / $20
Matt Ulery @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Mar Caribe @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $12
Set It Off @ House of Blues / 6:30 / all ages / $30
Ida Y Vuelta @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Joel Paterson @ Judson and Moore / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Rico McFarland Band @ Kingston Mines / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
Narrow Head @ Lincoln Hall / 9:00 / 18+ / $20
Cassy @ The Listening Room / 9:00 / 21+ / $23
Black Cross Hotel @ LiveWire Lounge / 8:00 / 21+ / $12
Furious Styles @ The Loft / 9:00 / 21+ / $40
Sneezy @ Martyrs’ / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
The Walkmen @ Metro / 7:30 / 18+ / $40
Uncle Pigeon @ Montrose Saloon / 8:30 / 21+ / $10
Alejandro Escovedo @ Old Town Music Hall / 8:00 / all ages / $50
Vivian Garcia @ Phyllis’ Musical Inn / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Daisychain @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Kenny Larkin @ Primary / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Dee Alexander & John McLean @ Promontory / 8:00 / all ages / $17
Cassian @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Jeremiah Meece @ Punch House / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Basement Party @ Reed’s Local / 9:00 / 21+ / $8
Rolling Quartz @ Reggies / 9:00 / 17+ / $25
Mississippi Heat @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $25
The Moss @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / sold out
Chuck Strangers @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $20
Matrixxman @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Tom & Collins @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Jeremy Olander @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / $30
Pink Sky @ Subterranean / 7:00 / 17+ / $12
Brad Macdonald @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Fortune @ Thalia Hall / 7:00 / 18+ / $17
Brady Matteson @ TriTriangle / 8:30 / all ages / $10
Jeff Tweedy @ The Vic / 8:00 / 18+ / $75
Buen Viaje @ The Whistler / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Saturday, May 20th
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Chicago Calling @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Daundry @ Archie’s / 8:00 / 21+ / free
The National @ Auditorium Theatre / 7:30 / all ages / $40
Rebounder @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
HR Shovenstuff @ Bourbon on Division / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Honeydew @ Buddy Guy’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
The Trenchies @ Burlington Bar / 8:30 / 21+ / $10
Family Junket @ California Clipper / 7:00 / 21+ / $5
JABR @ The Charleston / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Tone Loc & C+C Music Factory @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / $58
Pinksqueeze @ Cobra Lounge / 7:00 / all ages / $19
Sunflower Headlights @ Cole’s Bar / 9:00 / 21+ / $13
Friends of the Gamelan @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $20
Kamran & Hooman @ Copernicus Center / 9:00 / all ages / $69
Proximity @ Dorian’s / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $10
Y La Bamba @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $20
Adam Gottlieb @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Garrett David @ Fulton Market Kitchen / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Railway Gamblers @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / $12
Matt Ulery @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
The Webstirs @ Hideout / 7:30 / 21+ / $15
Ari Brown @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Giovannie & The Hired Guns @ Joe’s on Weed / 8:00 / 21+ / $25
Joanna Connor Band @ Kingston Mines / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
REZN @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 21+ / $18
Jean Pierre @ The Listening Room / 10:00 / 21+ / $23
Tyrant @ LiveWire Lounge / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Alan King @ The Loft / 9:00 / 21+ / $40
The Walkmen @ Metro / 7:30 / 18+ / $40
Eighties Slang @ Montrose Saloon / 7:00 / 21+ / $15
Alejandro Escovedo @ Old Town Music Hall / 8:00 / all ages / $50
Ron Pope @ Park West / 7:30 / all ages / $25
Derek Plaslaiko @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Mihai Popoviciu @ Primary / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Shiba San @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Ashina Hamilton & Pauly Caston @ Punch House / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Fer De Lance @ Reggies / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Sheryl Youngblood Band @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $25
Odie Leigh @ Schubas / 7 & 10 / 18+ / $18
Tony Humphries @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Tisoki @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Jaded @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Anna Shoemaker @ Subterranean / 7:00 / 17+ / $12
Kevan Eftekhari @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
John Butler @ Thalia Hall / 8:30 / 17+ / sold out
McLuhan @ Uncommon Ground / 8:00 / all ages / $10
Jeff Tweedy @ The Vic / 8:00 / 18+ / sold out
Sunday, May 21st
The Trio Book @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
The National @ Auditorium Theatre / 7:30 / all ages / sold out
DJ Ca$h Era @ Blind Barber / 6:00 / 21+ / free
Mixx Company Band @ Buddy Guy’s / 8:00 / 21+ / $25
Dusty Turrets @ Burlington Bar / 8:30 / 21+ / $10
Karl Almaria @ California Clipper / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Afroqbano @ Dorian’s / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Tunic @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $12
Avalon String Quartet @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 6:00 / 21+ / $20
DJ Cedeño @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Jill Barron @ Gman Tavern / 6:00 / 21+ / free
Hemlock + Erez Dessel @ Golden Dagger / 2:00 / 21+ / $10
Soul Message @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Cass Cwik @ Hideout / 8:00 / 21+ / $12
Man With A Mission @ House of Blues / 7:00 / all ages / $25
Hatcher/Abrams/Damon @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Chokesetter @ LiveWire Lounge / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Claudia Buckley @ Martyrs’ / 7:30 / 21+ / $25
Musclebus @ Montrose Saloon / 7:00 / 21+ / $15
Carrie Newcomer @ Old Town Music Hall / 8:00 / all ages / $28
Zolita @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / free
DJ Jukie Tha Kidd @ Promontory / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
TOMBZ @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Secret Shame @ Reggies / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Future Islands @ Salt Shed / 8:00 / 17+ / $35
Khaliyah X @ Schubas / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Derrick Carter @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Tall Tall Trees @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
John Butler @ Thalia Hall / 8:30 / 17+ / %58
19Keys @ The Vic / 7:00 / all ages / $46
King Hippo @ The Whistler / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Monday, May 22nd
The Clif Wallace Big Band @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 6 & 8:15 / all ages / $15
Knob Ross @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $10
Joyfriend @ Cafe Mustache / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Joey J. Saye @ California Clipper / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Devin T. Mays + Jordan Knecht @ Charleston / 9:00 / 21+ / free
The Good Days Boys @ Chop Shop / 7:00 / all ages / $49
Paquito D’Rivera @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $10
Chris Dammann Trio @ Elastic Arts / 8:00 / all ages / $15
Chicken Happen @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / free
DJ Scary Lady Sarah @ Gman Tavern / 6:00 / 21+ / free
Cosmic Jaywalkers @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Joel Paterson @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Phantom Planet @ Metro / 8:00 / 18+ / $30
Rickie Lee Jones @ Old Town Music Hall / 8:00 / all ages / $63
Chris U @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Blake Burkhart @ Reggies / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Bright Light Bright Light @ Schubas / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
DJ A.Parssi @ Sleeping Village / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Bluebucksclan @ Subterranean / 8:00 / 18+ / $25
Tuesday, May 23rd
The Abney Effect @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 6 & 8:15 / all ages / $15
Masiwei @ Bottom Lounge / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Jacob Horn Trio @ Burlington Bar / 8:30 / 21+ / $10
Anthony Bruno @ Dorian’s / 6:00 / 21+ / $20
Giant Swan @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Groupchat @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Chicago Cellar Boys @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Ella Mai @ House of Blues / 7:00 / all ages / $40
Mareux @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $20
Sunset Rubdown @ Metro / 8:00 / 18+ / $25
Razorhouse @ Montrose Saloon / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Fresco Trey @ Promontory / 7:00 / 18+ / $15
Mr. Blotto @ Reggies / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Dave Herrero @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $20
Josephine @ Sleeping Village / 8:00 / 21+ / $14
Hermeto Pascoal @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / $32
Gino @ The Whistler / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Wednesday, May 24th
Eramnasia @ aliveOne / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Jordan Baskin @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Remember Sports @ Beat Kitchen / 7:00 / all ages / $17
Cold @ Bottom Lounge / 6:30 / 17+ / $25
Zachary Finnegan @ Cafe Mustache / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Giallorenzo/Stein/LaMar @ California Clipper / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Al Stewart @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / sold out
Cold Gawd @ Cobra Lounge / 7:00 / 17+ / $15
Flannau @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $15
Alejandro Salazar Trio @ Dorian’s / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Cxpital @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Lauren Hall @ Grapes & Grains / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Alfonso Ponticelli @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Joe Rian and the A.M. Drinkers @ Hideout / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Ella Mai @ House of Blues / 7:00 / all ages / $45
Turvergen Band @ Old Town Music Hall / 8:00 / all ages / free
Rico Nasty @ Patio Theater / 7:30 / 18+ / sold out
Katie Got Bandz @ Promontory / 9:00 / 18+ / $30
Orua @ Reggies / 8:00 / 21+ / $13
Ford Band @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $20
Hippo Campus @ Salt Shed / 7:00 / 17+ / sold out
Cool Heat @ Schubas / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Carlile @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $9
Shame @ Thalia Hall / 8:30 / 17+ / $25
Boxcar Band @ Uncommon Ground / 7:00 / all ages / $10
Alestorm @ The Vic / 7:00 / 18+ / $29
IRIS @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free        Â
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!