This Week's Shows: 8/17-8/23
🔺 Featuring shows at Dorian's, Dorothy, Easy Does It, Joy District, Metro, Sleeping Village, Thalia Hall, United Center + more 🔻
@ChicagoShowCal 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, August 17th
Bonzo Squad @ aliveOne / 9:30 / 21+ / free
Anthony Bruno @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Background Character @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $12
DJ Mochi @ Blind Barber / 9:00 / 21+ / $6
Jontan @ Bim Bom Studios / 8:00 / all ages / $10
Quentin Coaxum @ Broken Shaker / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Misc Division @ Bookclub / 9:00 / 17+ / $10
Three Wise Monkeys @ Bourbon on Division / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Mike Dangeroux @ Buddy Guy’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Gooseberry @ Burlington Bar / 8:30 / 21+ / $10
DJ Skoli @ Cafe Mustache / 8:00 / 21+ / free
M.E.H. @ California Clipper / 9:00 / 21+ / $5
Uncle Pigeon @ Carol’s Pub / 7:00 / 21+ / $5
Jim Peterik @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / $38
Cathedral Bells @ Cobra Lounge / 8:00 / 17+ / $19
Medical Miracle @ Cole’s Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Primal Moon @ Cubby Bear / 7:30 / 21+ / $10
Jaimie Branch @ Dorian’s / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Lajé @ Dorothy / 7:00 / 21+ / $20
Kirch/Van/Lux @ Easy Does It / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Beth McDonald Solo @ Elastic Arts / 8:30 / all ages / $15
Vivian Garcia @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Shadwick Wilde @ Gman Tavern / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Sydney Cramer @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Rachel Brumfield @ Grapes & Grains / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Alan Gresik’s Swing Orchestra @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
The Laughing Hearts @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $10
Gavin Degraw @ House of Blues / 8:00 / 17+ / free
Ayokay @ Joy District / 6:00 / 21+ / $20
Black Seinfeld @ Martyrs’ / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Ann Marie @ Metro / 8:30 / 18+ / $31
P.A. Pritchett @ Montrose Saloon / 7:00 / 21+ / $15
Secret Forst Service @ Phyllis’ Musical Inn / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Josh Tong @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Nosike @ Promontory / 9:30 / 21+ / $10
The Fighting Side @ Reggies / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
Joey J Saye @ Rosa’s Lounge / 8:30 / 21+ / $20
Hermitage Green @ Schubas / 7:30 / 21 + / $20
Godly the Ruler @ Sleeping Village / 9:30 / 21+ / $22
Flores Negra @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Queen Wanda @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
DJs 1981Tokyo and Ryan Moses @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Friday, August 18th
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Chicago Calling @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Freddy Got Magic @ Avondale Music Hall / 8:00 / all ages / free
Midwestern Dirt @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
Bleeding Through @ Bottom Lounge / 7:00 / 17+ / $22
DJ Mochi @ Bourbon on Division / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Louisiana Al @ Buddy Guy’s / 8:00 / 21+ / $25
Bottom Bracket @ Burlington Bar / 8:30 / 21+ / $10
Miss April @ Cafe Mustache / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Miss Christine @ California Clipper / 6:20 / 21+ / $5
Pat Reedy & The Longtime Goners @ Carol’s Pub / 9:00 / 21+ / $7
The Aggrolites @ Chop Shop / 8:00 / 18+ / $30
Life of Agony @ Cobra Lounge / 7:00 / 17+ / $41
Snow Ellet @ Cole’s Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Adventure Club @ Concord Music Hall / 9:00 / 18+ / $25
Alta Vista @ Constellation / 8:30 / 18+ / $15
Sam Thousand @ Dorian’s / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $10
Just One @ Easy Does It / 10:00 / 21+ / free
AstroCandy @ Elastic Arts / 9:30 / all ages / $15
Blesstonio @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Lex Alley Project @ Gallery Cabaret / 10 & 11 / 21+ / free
Sonny Falls @ Gman Tavern / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Dogs at Large @ Golden Dagger / 8:30 / 21+ / $12
Molly Adamson @ Grapes & Grains / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Alfonso Ponticelli & Swing Gitan @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Midcentury Llama @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $12
Tessa Violet @ House of Blues / 8:00 / all ages / $25
The Joel Paterson Trio @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Robbie Gold @ Joe’s on Weed / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band @ Kingston Mines / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
Sweeping Promises @ Lincoln Hall / 8:00 / 18+ / $20
Dani Deahl @ The Listening Room / 9:00 / 21+ / $17
Daisychain @ LiveWire Lounge / 8:00 / 21+ / free
District 97 @ Martyrs’ / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Glaive @ Metro / 8:00 / all ages / $32
Gleasons Drift @ Montrose Saloon / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Ron Carroll @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Patrice Roberts @ Promontory / 10:00 / 21+ / $40
Sasha @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $35
Steve Angello @ Radius / 10:00 / 218+ / $45
Lever @ Reed’s Local / 9:00 / 21+ / $8
The Fighting Side @ Reggies / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
Pibo Márquez @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $25
Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová @ Salt Shed / 8:00 / 17+ / $56
Drumming Bird @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $15
Louie Vega @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $30
Dirt Monkey @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Demuir @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Scam Likely @ Subterranean / 6:30 / 17+ / $12
Laura Cai @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway @ Thalia Hall / 8:30 / 17+ / $25
Buen Viaje @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Saturday, August 19th
DJ Boathouse @ aliveOne / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Chicago Calling @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Animal Panic @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $15
The Warning @ Bottom Lounge / 7:30 / 17+ / $26
Theo Huff @ Buddy Guy’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
We Will Eat Rats to Survive @ Burlington Bar / 8:30 / 21+ / $10
Dry County Line @ Carol’s Pub / 9:30 / 21+ / $5
The Righteous Babes @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Young Wolf @ Cole’s Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Lefty Parker @ Color Club / 7:00 / 18+ / $20
Adventure Club @ Concord Music Hall / 9:00 / 18+ / $25
Orlando Maraca Valle & Brian Lynch @ Constellation / 8:00 / 18+ / $40
Illville Vanguard @ Dorian’s / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $10
Gira Dahnee @ Elastic Arts / 8:00 / all ages / $15
Soul Summit DJs @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $5
Lazer Lloyd @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 8:00 / 21+ / $25
Amy Unland @ Fulton Market Kitchen / 10:00 / 21+ / free
The Unswept @ Gallery Cabaret / 9:00 / 21+ / free
DJ Circa3k @ Golden Dagger / 8:30 / 21+ / $5
Chris Heroldt @ Grapes & Grains / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Alfonso Ponticelli & Swing Gitan @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Magical Powers @ Hideout / 7:00 / 21+ / $12
Kings Kaleidoscope @ House of Blues / 8:00 / all ages / $30
Fay Victor @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Johnny Alletto Duo @ Joe’s on Weed / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band @ Kingston Mines / 7:30 / 21+ / $20
Agua @ Lincoln Hall / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
Anthony Attalla @ The Listening Room / 10:00 / 21+ / $29
Pedal @ LiveWire Lounge / 7:00 / 21+ / free
A Celebration of Lin Brehmer @ Metro / 7:00 / 18+ / sold out
Thrifty Kid @ Montrose Saloon / 7:00 / 21+ / $15
Estate Sale @ Phyllis’ Musical Inn / 8:00 / 21+ / free
KETIA @ Podlasie Club / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Landon Conrath @ Reggies / 8:00 / 17+ / $20
Jason Ricci and The Bad Kind @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $25
Silver Cup @ Schubas / 9:00 / 18+ / $15
VITIGRRL & Miss Toto @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $25
Kornél Kovács @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Paul Van Dyk @ Sound-Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Ayybo @ Spybar / 10:00 / 21+ / $25
Degenerate Algorithm @ Subterranean / 6:00 / all ages / $10
Kevan Eftekhari @ Tack Room / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Old 97’s @ Thalia Hall / 8:30 / 17+ / $25
Zakhoury @ Uncommon Ground / 7:30 / all ages / $10
Chance the Rapper @ United Center / 8:00 / all ages / sold out
Dabura & Rostek @ Whispers / 3:00 / 21+ / $50
DJs Esteban La Groue & Nic The Graduate @ The Whistler / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Sunday, August 20th
Michele Thomas @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
DJ Cindel @ Aragon Ballroom / 9:00 / 21+ / $100
Madds Buckley @ Beat Kitchen / 7:30 / all ages / $15
Deuce ’N A Quarter @ Buddy Guy’s / 9:00 / 21+ / $15
John Duty @ California Clipper / 6:30 / 21+ / free
Bettye Lavette @ City Winery / 7:00 / 21+ / $42
Trever Keith @ Cobra Lounge / 7:00 / 17+ / $31
DJ Todayshits @ Cole’s Bar / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Rose Wollman @ Constellation / 8:30 / 21+ / $15
Deacon Blue @ Dorian’s / 6:00 / 21+ / free
Jane O’Neill & mmush @ Dorothy / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Kikù Hibino @ Elastic Arts / 8:00 / all ages / $15
Monsoon @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Eddie Ashe @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 6:00 / 21+ / $20
DJs Da Vidtt @ Giant Penny Whistle Tavern / 9:00 / 21+ / free
New Nostalgia @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / $12
Soul Message @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Chad McCullough Trio @ Hungry Brain / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Ladrones @ Liar’s Club / 9:00 / 21+ / $14
Pretty Boy Floyd @ LiveWire Lounge / 7:00 / 21+ / $15
Adam G & OneLove @ Montrose Saloon / 5:00 / 21+ / $15
DJ Diesel @ Primary / 10:00 / 21+ / free
Art Dealer @ PRYSM / 10:00 / 21+ / $15
Hemlock @ Reggies / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Nick Mazzarella Quartet @ Simon’s Tavern / 8:30 / 21+ / free
Derrick Carter @ Smartbar / 10:00 / 21+ / $20
Johnny Booth @ Subterranean / 8:00 / 17+ / $14
Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra @ The Vic / 7:00 / 18+ / $81
Club Drippy DJs @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
Monday, August 21st
The Shout Section Big Band @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 6 & 8:15 / all ages / $15
Sound Arkitek @ Blind Barber / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Shotwell @ Burlington Bar / 8:30 / 21+ / $10
Catriona Sturton @ Cafe Mustache / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Joey J. Say Trio @ California Clipper / 9:00 / 21+ / free
DJ Jordan Knecht @ The Charleston / 9:00 / 21+ / free
DJ Francine Almeda @ Dorothy / 6:00 / 21+ / free
World Peace @ Empty Bottle / 8:30 / 21+ / free
Model Citizens @ Gallery Cabaret / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Tommy Carroll @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Joel Paterson @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Zack Fedor & The Long Goodbyes @ Reggies / 7:00 / 21+ / $10
Zach Morp @ Sleeping Village / 7:30 / 21+ / free
Girl Ultra @ Subterranean / 10:00 / 21+ / $10
Tuesday, August 22nd
The Windy City Ramblers @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 6 & 8:15 / all ages / $15
Ellie Banke @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $12
Orisun @ Burlington Bar / 8:30 / 21+ / $10
Salvation @ Cole’s Bar / 10:00 / 21+ / $13
Anthony Bruno @ Dorian’s / 6:00 / 21+ / $20
Green/Irabagon @ Elastic Arts / 8:00 / all ages / $15
William Matheny @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / $12
Chicago Cellar Boys @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Brandon L @ Hideout / 8:30 / 21+ / $12
Earl Sweatshirt @ House of Blues / 7:30 / all ages / sold out
Goo Goo Dolls @ Huntington Bank Pavilion / 7:00 / all ages / $30
Fontaines D.C. @ Metro / 8:00 / 18+ / sold out
Chris Rawlins and Emily Haden Lee @ Montrose Saloon / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Darsh and Friends @ Porkchop / 9:00 / all ages / $5
Dave Herrero @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $20
Maeta @ Schubas / 8:00 / 18+ / $20
Maiden King @ Sleeping Village / 9:00 / 21+ / $9
Proper. @ Subterranean / 6:30 / 17+ / $15
Nativity Beds @ The Whistler / 7:00 / 21+ / free
Wednesday, August 23rd
Pete Benson @ Andy’s Jazz Club / 10:30 / all ages / $15
Honey Cellar @ Beat Kitchen / 8:00 / 17+ / $12
Harvey Waters @ Burlington Bar / 8:30 / 21+ / $10
Rami Gabriel Group @ California Clipper / 7 & 8 / 21+ / free
Melissa Ferrick @ City Winery / 8:00 / 21+ / $20
Raavi @ Color Club / 7:30 / all ages / $15
Isiah Spencer Trio @ Dorian’s / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Zilched @ Empty Bottle / 9:00 / 21+ / $10
Ana Everling @ Epiphany Center for the Arts / 5:00 / 21+ / free
Kris Dabu Trio @ Gallery Cabaret / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Ghost Days @ Golden Dagger / 8:00 / 21+ / $12
Lauren Hall @ Grapes & Grains / 8:00 / 21+ / free
Alfonso Ponticelli @ Green Mill / 8:00 / 21+ / $10
Dan Damnit @ Hideout / 9:30 / 21+ / $15
Ted Sirota @ Hungry Brain / 9:30 / 21+ / $12
5 Seconds of Summer @ Huntington Bank Pavilion / 8:00 / all ages / $30
Late Night Drive Home @ Lincoln Hall / 7:00 / all ages / $25
Ivy Ford Band @ Rosa’s Lounge / 9 & 11 / 21+ / $20
Flynt Flossy & Turquoise Jeep @ Subterranean / 8:00 / 21+ / $15
Ben Zucker @ Tack Room / 7:00 / all ages / free
AlgoRitmo @ The Whistler / 9:00 / 21+ / free
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