This Week's Shows: 5/4-5/10
🔺 Featuring shows at Bottom Lounge, City Winery, Elastic Arts, House of Blues, Old Town School of Music, PRYSM + more 🔻
Thursday, May 4th
Bonzo Squad @ aliveOne / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Anthony Bruno @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Jarrod Dickenson @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $12
Mr. Anthony @ Buddy Guy’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Eddy Green @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Fetter @ California Clipper / 8:30 / 21+ / $5
Heads Carolina @ Carol’s Pub / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Dave Hollister @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / sold out
The CF3 @ Cobra Lounge / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
Velcro Lewis Group @ Cole’s Bar / 9:00 / 21+ / $13
FJ R(E)L @ Concord Music Hall / 7:30 / all ages / $18
Scotty Austin @ Cubby Bear / 7:30 / 21+ / $10
Matt Piet Trio @ Elastic Arts / 8:30 / all ages / $15
Sunwatchers @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $16
Katie Kadan @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 7:30 / 21+ / $40
Defprez @ Golden Dagger / 8:30 / 21+ / $20
Kelly Lynch @ Grapes & Grains / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Andy Brown @ Green Mill / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Nasty Buoy @ Hideout / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Hayley Kiyoko @ House of Blues / 6:00 / all ages / sold out
Erwin Helfer @ Hungry Brain / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Omar Coleman Blues Band @ Kingston Mines / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
R.A. The Rugged Man @ Martyrs’ / 7:00 / 21+ / $25
Fidlar @ Metro / 7:30 / all ages / $28
Sean Hef @ Montrose Saloon / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
POUYA @ Patio Theater / 7:00 / all ages / $30
The Bisceglia Brothers @ Phyllis’ Musical Inn / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Glamour Cadaver @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / free
GZA @ Promontory / 8:30 / 21+ / $35
Hirs Collective @ Reggies / 8:00 / 21+ / $12
Lil Ed Williams All-Stars Band @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9:30 & 11 / 21+ / $14
OK Cool @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $15
Sunburned Hand of the Man @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $20
Phantom 45 @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Bankrol Hayden @ Subterranean / 7:00 / all ages / $25
Stephen Schuch @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Built To Spill @ Thalia Hall / 8:30 / 17+ / sold out
Abby Lyons @ Uncommon Ground / 7:00 / all ages / $10
Sky Changes @ The Whistler / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Friday, May 5th
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Thaddeus Tukes @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Homixide Gang @ Avondale Music Hall / 7:00 / all ages / $25
Si Dios Quiere @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
Josh Trimble and the Juice @ Bookclub / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
Enter Shikari @ Bottom Lounge / 8:00 / all ages / sold out
DJ Mochi and Aya @ Bourbon on Division / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Paul Nelson @ Buddy Guy’s / 8:00 / 21+ / $25
royb0t @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Nosha and Material @ California Clipper / 10:00 / 21+ /free
Dennis Leise @ Carol’s Pub / 9:30 / 21+ / $5
Brit Floyd @ Chicago Theatre / 8:00 / all ages / $17
Kitchen Dwellers @ Chop Shop / 9:00 / 18+ / $26
Dave Hollister @ City Winery / 6:30 & 10 / 21+ / sold out
The New Amsterdams @ Cobra Lounge / 8:00 / 17+ / $22
Superkick @ Cole’s Bar / 9:00 / 21+ / $13
Wage War @ Concord Music Hall / 7:00 / 17+ / $32
The Dead Tamagotchis @ Cubby Bear / 8:30 / 21+ / $5
Soul Message @ Dorian’s / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $10
Ben Zucker @ Elastic Arts / 8:00 / all ages / $15
Dougie Poole @ Empty Bottle / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Emily Chloe Quinn @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
DJ Gonzo @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
The James Dean Joint @ Gman Tavern / 8:30 / 21+ / $20
XYZXYZ @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / $12
Katy Marquardt @ Grapes & Grains / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Isaiah Collier and the Chosen Few @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Baby Teeth @ Hideout / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
half alive @ House of Blues / 7:00 / all ages / sold out
Elkhorn @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Flatland Cavalry @ Joe’s on Weed / 8:00 / 21+ / sold out
Kenny Roby @ Judson & Moore / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Toronzo Cannon Blues Band @ Kingston Mines / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
Channel 3 @ Liar’s Club / 7:00 / 21+ / $22
Vedo @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / sold out
Born Dirty @ The Listening Room / 9:00 / 21+ / $23
DJ Victorlua @ LiveWire Lounge / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Elixir @ The Loft / 10:00 / 21+ / $40
Mucca Pazza @ Martyrs’ / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
Mac Ayres @ Metro / 9:00 / 18+ / $32
Stick Arounds @ Montrose Saloon / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Richard Thompson @ Old Town School of Music / 8:00 / all ages / $35
Bamboo @ Patio Theater / 7:00 / all ages / $75
Denise La Grassa @ Phyllis’ Musical Inn / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Ron Morelli @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Enrico Sangiuliano @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Feist @ Radius / 7:00 / all ages / $50
Call Me Bronco @ Reggies / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Sheryl Youngblood Band @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $15
The Flaming Lips @ Salt Shed / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Winona Forever @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $18
Meat Wave @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $20
Paurro @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Kumarion @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Worakls @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / $30
The New Pornographers @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Kevin Kaarl @ The Vic / 7:30 / all ages / sold out
DJs Esteban La Groue & Nic the Graduate @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Saturday, May 6th
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Thaddeus Tukes @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Two Mares @ Archies / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Payasa @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
Peter Cat Recording Co. @ Bottom Lounge / 8:00 / all ages / sold out
Sheryl Youngblood @ Buddy Guy’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
The Looniest Toon @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Manasseh @ California Clipper / 6:00 / 21+ / $5
Kurtis James Band @ Carol’s Pub / 9:30 / 21+ / $5
DJ Neon @ Cell Block / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
Amtrac @ Chop Shop / 9:30 / 18+ / $32
Kamasi Washington @ City Winery / 6 & 9:30 / 21+ / $45
Dan Vapid & The Cheats @ Cobra Lounge / 7:00 / all ages / $25
Teda Sane @ Cole’s Bar / 9:00 / 21+ / $13
Mersiv @ Concord Music Hall / 10:30 / 18+ / $25
Acevedo @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $15
Frank Catalano @ Dorian’s / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $10
Drazek Fuscaldo @ Elastic Arts / 8:00 / all ages / $15
Joanne Robertson @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Mdok @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 6:00 / 21+ / free
RLYR @ Gman Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Fundamental Kink @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Rachel Brumfield @ Grapes & Grains / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Isaiah Collier and the Chosen Few @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
DJ Chess Knight @ Hideout / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
half alive @ House of Blues / 7:00 / all ages / sold out
Kinky @ Joe’s on Weed / 9:00 / 21+ / $45
Garrett T. Capps @ Judson & Moore / 8:00 / 21+ / $17
Toronzo Cannon Blues Band @ Kingston Mines / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
The Giraffes @ Liar’s Club / 9:30 / 21+ / $24
Bellhead @ LiveWire Lounge / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Reign @ The Loft / 10:00 / 21+ / $40
Lucky Boys Confusion @ Martyrs’ / 6:30 / all ages / $25
WWSP @ Montrose Saloon / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Télépopmusik @ Park West / 7:30 / all ages / $25
Circulation @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Toni Varga @ Primary / 10:00 / 21+ / $19
Levity @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $10
Escape From the Zoo @ Reggies / 12:30p / 21+ / $50
Hippie Sabotage @ Riviera Theatre / 7:30 / all ages / $30
SUSO SAIZ @ Rockefeller Chapel / 7:00 / all ages / $55
Vance Kelly & The Backstreet Blues Band @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $20
The Crystal Casino Band @ Schubas / 9:00 / 18+ / $15
The Lemon Twigs @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $27
Mary Yuzovskaya @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Wuki @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Anythony Attalla @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Jeromes Dream @ Subterranean / 6:00 / 17+ / $35
The New Pornographers @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
I Guess So @ Uncommon Ground / 8:00 / all ages / $10
blink-182 @ United Center / 7:30 / all ages / sold out
DJ #Feelgood @ The Whistler / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Sunday, May 7th
Trio Book @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Bottom Bracket @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $12
Ringo Deathstarr @ Bottom Lounge / 7:30 / 17+ / $20
D.K. Harrell @ Buddy Guy’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Kamasi Washington @ City Winery / 5 & 8:30 / 21+ / $45
Brainbleed @ Cobra Lounge / 7:00 / 17+ / $19
Monte @ Cole’s Bar / 9:00 / 21+ / $13
Sean Ellis Hussey @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $15
Raven Wright @ Dorian’s / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Ben Roidl-Ward @ Elastic Arts / 7:00 / all ages / $15
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $16
Heet Deth @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Soul Message @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Wark/Piet/Dillinger/Moretti/Clausen @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Madame Gun @ LiveWire Lounge / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Rodney Crowell @ Old Town School of Music / 8:00 / all ages / $68
Chachi Guerrero @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / free
DJ TuneHendrixx @ Promontory / 9:30 / 21+ / $30
Devon James @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Days N Daze @ Reggies / 12:30p / 21+ / $50
The Flaming Lips @ Salt Shed / 8:00 / 17+ / $40
Brian Dunne @ Schubas / 7:30 / 18+ / $15
The Oh Boys @ Simon’s Tavern / 9:30 / 21+ / free
The Lemon Twigs @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $27
Derrick Carter @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
The Sawtooth Grin @ Subterranean / 6:00 / 17+ / $35
Gogo Penguin @ Thalia Hall / 8:00 / 17+ / $27
blink-182 @ United Center / 7:30 / all ages / sold out
Kevin Kaarl @ The Vic / 7:30 / all ages / sold out
Xochig @ The Whistler / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Monday, May 8th
The Blueshift Big Band @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 6 & 8:15 / all ages / $15
Against The Current @ Bottom Lounge / 7:00 / all ages / $25
Edging @ Cafe Mustache / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Mila La Morena @ California Clipper / 8:30 / 21+ / $5
Gavin Creel @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / sold out
Lara Driscroll Trio @ Elastic Arts / 8:00 / all ages / $15
Stomatopod @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Soldial @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Joel Paterson @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Spiritbox @ House of Blues / 6:00 / all ages / sold out
Chaosphere @ LiveWire Lounge / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Metronomy @ Martyrs’ / 9:00 / 21+ / $35
The Veldt @ Montrose Saloon / 8:00 / 21+ / $12
Robbie Fulks @ @ Park West / 7:00 / all ages / $35
Big 3 @ Promontory / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
Deja Rêve @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
DJ Miles Kalchik @ Sleeping Village / 6:00 / 21+ / free
Good Kid @ Thalia Hall / 7:30 / all ages / $23
Tuesday, May 9th
The Abney Effect @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 6 & 8:15 / all ages / $15
Danger Tuesday @ Beat Kitchen / 7:30 / 17+ / $12
Plini @ Bottom Lounge / 7:00 / 17+ / sold out
Eric Roberson @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / sold out
Anthony Bruno Trio @ Dorian’s / 6:00 / 21+ / $20
Vanity Produtions @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $12
Zombie Mañana @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Chicago Cellar Boys @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Maria Elena Silva @ Hideout / 8:00 / 21+ / $12
Spiritbox @ House of Blues / 6:00 / all ages / sold out
Deadwolff @ Liar’s Club / 9:30 / 21+ / $15
Durand Jones @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $35
Obituary @ Metro / 6:30 / 18+ / $29
The Microphones @ Old Town School of Music / 8:00 / all ages / $38
Jordan Ward @ Reggies / 8:30 / 17+ / $20
City and Colour @ Riviera Theatre / 8:00 / 18+ / $44
Dave Herrero @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $15
Old Coke @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $15
Ethers @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $9
Carlito @ Subterranean / 7:00 / 17+ / $5
Cobra Man @ Thalia Hall / 8:30 / 17+ / $25
Lane Beckstrom @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Wednesday, May 10th
Danny Bauer @ aliveOne / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Jordan Baskin @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Monsoon @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $12
X Harlow @ Burlington Bar / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Ovef Ow @ Cafe Mustache / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Leroy Bach and Dan Bitney @ California Clipper / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Sophie B. Hawkins @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / sold out
Aram Shelton @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $10
Isaiah Spencer Trio @ Dorian’s / 8:00 / 21+ / free
nunn @ Elastic Arts / 8:00 / all ages / $15
The Laughing Hearts @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Chris Madsen @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
Coyote Fire @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Alfonso Ponticelli @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Phil Yates & The Affiliates @ Hideout / 8:00 / 21+ / $12
Logan Mize @ Joe’s on Weed / 7:00 / 21+ / $20
NadNavillus @ Montrose Saloon / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Tim Bernardes @ Old Town School of Music / 8:00 / all ages / free
Babyface Ray @ Patio Theater / 7:00 / all ages / sold out
High Speed Death Cult @ Phyllis’ Musical Inn / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Tiaybe @ Promontory / 8:00 / 21+ / $30
Marilee @ Reggies / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Yaeji @ Riviera Theatre / 8:30 / 18+ / $35
Ford Band @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $15
The Flaming Lips @ Salt Shed / 8:00 / 17+ / sold out
Quinnie @ Schubas / 7:30 / all ages / $25
Nick Waterhouse @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
Kyle Madsen Trio @ 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!