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Thursday May 15 = Editor's Pick
El-P, Dizzee Rascal, DJ Aaron LaCrate, Busdriver Abbey Pub: 9pm, $20 18+
Kelly Brand Trio Andy's: 5pm 21+
Bryan Doherty Band Andy's: 9pm 21+
Three For Thursday B.L.U.E.S.: 9:30pm 21+
Bryan Scary & The Shredding Tears, The Mary Onettes Beat Kitchen: 9:30pm, $10 18+
Shirley Johnson Blues Band Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm, $8 21+
Nick Charles & The S.O.B.'s Blues Island Pub: 9pm 21+
Nicholas Barron Bourbon: 9pm 21+
Phil Guy Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, $10 21+
DJs Sara and Brian Costello spin International Rock & Roll Delilah's: 9pm, $0 21+
Frisbie, Ultra Sonic Edukators, The Teniscourts Double Door: 9pm, $8 21+
Branch/Roebke/Riordan, A Fox Can Be Hungry Elastic Arts Foundation: 10pm 21+
Turn Of The Century, Something Beautiful, Blackjack Kings, William Darling, J Boozer Elbo Room: 8:30pm, $8 21+
Helio Sequence, Bronze, Yourself and the Air Empty Bottle: 9pm, $10 21+
Red Rose Ragtime Band FitzGerald's: 7:30pm, $10 21+
Superheroes of Sound, Dirty Digital, Jyroscope, Dude 'N Nem Funky Buddha Lounge: 9pm, $5 21+
Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra Green Mill: 9pm, $7 21+
Blues Open Mic Harlem Avenue Lounge: 8:30pm, $0 21+
Singleman Affair, Roma di Luna, Relaxation Record Hideout: 9pm, $8 21+
Joanna Connor, Charlie Love and the Silky Smooth Blues Band, Katherine Davis Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
DJs John simmons, Avi Sic, Frankie Naples, hiLary RAWK Lava Lounge : 9pm, $0 21+
Open Mic Lee's Unleaded Blues: 8pm 21+
Joe Griffin, Lukedot, Life Like Fire Lilly's Bar: 8pm 21+
Sars Flannery, Balkans, Brent Pulse Martyrs': 9pm, $6 21+
Blind Melon, Van Ghost Metro: 9pm, $16 18+
Kory Quinn Montrose Saloon: 8:30pm, $0 21+
DJs Serpico, GT and Kana Me spin Hip-Hop, Soul, Funk and Reggae Morseland: 10pm 21+
Shorthand, Mr. Greenweedz, Baby Bam Morseland: 10pm 21+
DJs Qbot Kamr spins 80s, New Wave and more Neo Nightclub: 10pm, $5 21+
Vitallight, The Ability, The New Diet Reggie's Rock Club: 8pm 18+
Cains & Abels, The Zach Heath, Dear Adora Ronny's: 9pm 21+
James Wheeler, Ariyo, Tony Mangiullo, Vic Jackson Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm, $5 21+
Laura Veirs, Liam Finn Schubas: 7pm & 10pm, $14 21+
Fareed Haque Group Skokie Theatre: 8pm All Ages
Osborne, Michna Sonotheque: 9pm, $0 21+
The Von Bondies, Die! Die! Die!, My Were They Subterranean: 7pm, $12 All Ages
Dain Estes, Gregory Douglass Uncommon Ground: 8pm All Ages
Yearzero Underground Lounge: 8pm 21+
Jeff Parker, John Herndon Velvet Lounge: 8pm 21+

Friday May 16 = Editor's Pick
Bryan Cherry Band, Fraker & Sons, Alain de Courtenay, Dave Moran Abbey Pub: 9pm, $7 21+
Typhanie Monique/Neal Alger Trio Andy's: 5pm 21+
Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials B.L.U.E.S.: 9:30pm 21+
The New Invaders Ballydoyle Irish Pub and Restaurant: 9pm, $5 21+
CPC Gangbangs, Cococoma, Mother Of Tears Beat Kitchen: 10:30pm, $10 18+
Pistol Pete Blues Band Bill's Blues Bar: 9pm, $10 18+
Peaches and the Groove Shakers Blue Chicago: 9pm, $10 21+
Charlie Love Blues Band with Nellie Travis Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm, $10 21+
Peaches and the Groove Shakers Blues Chicago: 9pm 21+
South Side Blues Band Blues Island Pub: 9pm 21+
The Blue Line Riders California Clipper: 10pm, $0 21+
Mhondoro Chicago Cultural Center: 12:15pm All Ages
DJ Kathe Frei DANK Haus: 7:30pm, $0 All Ages
DJs Brock and Alexander Bassett, Clique Talk, Tirra Lirra darkroom: 9pm, $5 21+
Marco Morales, Heather Doble Debonair Social Club: 9pm 21+
Sponge, One Night Love Child, Team Rockit, Textbook Double Door: 9pm, $15 21+
Beyond Words, Jackpot Donnie, Hara, Dexter, Packy Lundholm Elbo Room: 8:30pm, $9 21+
Killer Whales, The Prairie Spies, The Bad Veins, The Spectacles Empty Bottle: 10pm, $8 21+
The Hoyle Brothers Empty Bottle: 5:30pm, $0 21+
The Spares, Lou Carlozo FitzGerald's: 9:30pm, $10 21+
Steve Gibons Gypsy Rhythm Project Green Mill: 9pm 21+
Happy Hour Show with Chris Foreman Green Mill: 5pm 21+
Green Mill Quartet Jazz Jam Session Green Mill: 1am, $10 21+
The Marty Sammon Blues Band Harlem Avenue Lounge: 9:30pm, $6 21+
The Rosewood Thieves, Cairo Gang Hideout: 10pm, $8 21+
Bumpus, The Hue, Kinetix Kinetic Playground: 9pm 21+
Duke Tumatoe, Joanna Connor Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
The Pnuma Trio, Eliot Lipp Live Band Lakeshore Theater: 9pm 18+
Alex Morrill, Le Percolateur, Tautologic, Zack Kline and friends, Paul Karner, Slaughtertown String Band Lilly's Bar: 8pm 21+
Enter The Haggis, Danny Burns Defectors Martyrs': 9pm, $12 21+
Thrice, Circa Survive, Pelican Metro: 6pm, $18 All Ages
DJ Rude 1 and Shon Dervis Morseland: 10pm, $0 21+
Moshi Moshi Kaiju, Come On Come On Mutiny: 9pm, $0 21+
DJ RazerX Neo Nightclub: 10pm, $5 21+
reMODERN, Ryans Hope, Par Avion, Project: Threeville, The Alaya Conscious Reggie's Rock Club: 8pm 18+
Pillars and Tongues, Talibam!, Binges Ronny's: 9pm 21+
Sugar Blue Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm, $20 21+
The Heavenly States, Head Of Femur, The Poison Control Center Schubas: 10pm, $12 21+
Green Velvet, Josh Werner, Nick Nice Smartbar: 10pm, $15 21+
Animal City, Jamie Miller, Nathan Xander South Union Arts: 9pm All Ages
Subnoize Souljaz feat. Big B. and Dirtball, Potluck, DGAF, Fear Nuttin Band, Abica Subterranean: 10pm, $12 18+
Jeanne T. Arrigo, Carl Hauck Uncommon Ground: 9pm All Ages
Bob Moses Trio with Doug Rosenberg Velvet Lounge: 9:30pm 21+
KT Tunstall, Paddy Casey Vic Theatre: 7:30pm, $34 All Ages

Saturday May 17 = Editor's Pick
The Sadies, Rosie Flores, Sally Timms, Puerto Muerto, John Rice Abbey Pub: 9pm, $20 21+
Jon Langford & The Pine Valley Cosmonauts, The Sadies, Rosie Flores, Sally Timms, Puerto Muerto Abbey Pub: 9pm 21+
The Cure, 65 Days Of Static Allstate Arena: 7pm, $50 All Ages
Petra Van Nuis Quartet Andy's: 5pm 21+
Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials B.L.U.E.S.: 9:30pm 21+
Paul Green's School of Rock presents...The Beatles Beat Kitchen: 3pm, $12 All Ages
Bottle Rockets, Otis Gibbs Beat Kitchen: 9:30pm, $15 18+
The Ventures Beverly Arts Center: 8, $40 All Ages
Sammy Fender Blues Band Bill's Blues Bar: 9pm, $10 18+
Peaches and the Groove Shakers Blue Chicago: 9pm, $10 21+
Charlie Love Blues Band with Nellie Travis Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm, $10 21+
Peaches and the Groove Shakers Blues Chicago: 9pm 21+
Ron Prince Blues Island Pub: 9pm 21+
Eric Noden, Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials Buddy Guy's Legends: 6pm, $15 21+
The True Historians California Clipper: 10pm, $0 21+
DJ Lego spins House darkroom: 9pm, $8 21+
After School Special, Wabash Cannonballs, The Trashingtons, Penthouse Sweets Double Door: 9pm, $0 21+
DJ Tapedeck, DJ Issues Elastic Arts Foundation: 8pm 21+
Sebastian.Dior, My My My, The Freewheels, Team 3, Coachhouse Elbo Room: 8:30pm, $10 21+
Subtle, Pit Er Pat, Locks Empty Bottle: 10pm, $12 21+
DJ Wizz Kid, Victor R., DJ Sasha Enclave: 9pm 21+
Instant Karma FitzGerald's: 9:30pm, $7 21+
The New Invaders Flatlander's: 10pm, $5 21+
Stephane Wrembel Trio Green Mill: 8pm 21+
After Hours Jazz Party with Sabertooth Green Mill: 12am, $5 21+
Mr. G and The Mystery Blues Band with Osee Anderson Harlem Avenue Lounge: 9:30pm, $6 21+
Chicago Opera Theater Harris Theater for Music and Dance: 7:30pm, $35 All Ages
JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, The Hood Internet Hideout: 9pm, $10 21+
The Butcher's Boy, The Ladybirds, The Robert Hynes Band Horseshoe: 10pm, $5 21+
The Brakes, Carney Kinetic Playground: 9pm, $8 21+
Duke Tumatoe, Joanna Connor Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
Johnny Drummer and The Starliters Lee's Unleaded Blues: 8pm 21+
Dean Welch and the Rhythm Method, Bat Masterson, Clifton Roy and Folkstringer, Dead Roses, Allen Cote Lilly's Bar: 8pm 21+
Kevin So Martyrs': 7pm, $12 21+
Dirty Rooks, High End Trio, All Things Lucid Martyrs': 10pm, $7 21+
Thrice, Circa Survive, Pelican Metro: 6pm, $18 All Ages
WABOLABR Montrose Saloon: 8:30pm, $0 21+
SB & The Soul People Morseland: 10pm, $5 21+
Tongues, Das Kapital, Amen & The Hell Yahs, Childsize Monster Pistol Mutiny: 9pm, $0 21+
DJ Ryan Bedlam spins Industrial, Power Noise and Retro Neo Nightclub: 10pm, $5 21+
Ted Aliota & Sound of None Olympic Theatre: 6pm, $15 21+
Identity Theft Pheasant Run Resort and Spa: 8:30pm, $0 21+
Chicago Cajun Aces Portage Park Center for the Arts: 8pm, $10 All Ages
Butterfly Assassins, The Obstacles, Cavashawn, Luster Reggie's Rock Club: 5pm All Ages
Anti-Crew, AMFM, Color Radio, H20 Soul Reggie's Rock Club: 10pm 18+
The Sass Dragons, Prizzy Prizzy Please, The Coke Dares, The Monikers, The Closet Fairies Ronny's: 9pm 21+
Sugar Blue Rosa's Lounge: 10pm, $20 21+
Brighton, MA, Heypenny, Moxie Motive, These Modern Socks Schubas: 9pm, $10 18+
Beckie Menzie, Tom Michael Skokie Theatre: 8pm All Ages
Justin Long, Fortune Smartbar: 10pm, $10 21+
65Daysofstatic, The Felix Culpa, The Glide Subterranean: 9:30pm, $10 18+
Sleeping Under 47, CTMB, Ideaman, Stuck Underwater, D'Z Nuts, Donkey Punch, Johnny Vomit, Hotlips Messiah Tiger O'Stylies: 3pm, $7 21+
Mark Minelli, Lovers In Arms Uncommon Ground: 9pm All Ages
The Cool Kids University of Chicago: 8pm All Ages
Bob Moses Trio with Doug Rosenberg Velvet Lounge: 9:30pm 21+
Paul Van Dyk, DJ Spin, DJ Mach 1 Vision Nightclub: 9pm 21+

Sunday May 18 = Editor's Pick
Health and Beauty, Jonny Rumble, My Were They Abbey Pub: 7pm, $5 21+
Mark Moultrup Trio Andy's: 10:30am 21+
Alison Ruble Quartet Andy's: 5pm 21+
Jam Session Andy's: 7:30pm 21+
Joe Barr Artis' Lounge: 9pm 21+
Rodney Brown and Hot Rod B.L.U.E.S.: 9:30pm 21+
Paul Green's School of Rock presents...The Beatles Beat Kitchen: 3pm, $12 All Ages
Brice Woodall & The Positrons, Sequoia Beat Kitchen: 8:30pm, $8 18+
Chicago Studio of Professional Singing Berger Park Mansion: 3pm, $25 All Ages
The Shirley Johnson Blues Band Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm, $8 21+
Chicago Blues Jam Blues Island Pub: 9pm 21+
Reggie's Rock Club Bottom Lounge: 8pm 21+
Doug McDonald Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, $10 21+
Annual All Chinese Music Concert Chicago Cultural Center: 3pm All Ages
German Cinema Now DANK Haus: 7pm, $0 All Ages
Lokua, Slava, Garo darkroom: 9pm, $5 21+
DJ Mike Miller spins Ian Fleming's Birthday Delilah's: 9pm, $0 21+
Drive Train, The Viaducts, The Spherical Banana, Andrew Francis Elbo Room: 8:30pm, $7 21+
Child Bite, Oceans, Love Everything Empty Bottle: 9pm, $3 21+
Chicago Grandstand Big Band with the Glenbrook H.S. South Jazz Ensemble FitzGerald's: 6pm, $10 All Ages
Chicago Jazz Composers Collective Green Mill: 2pm 21+
Uptown Poetry Slam Green Mill: 7pm, $6 21+
Kimberly Gordon Organ Trio Green Mill: 11pm, $4 21+
Charlie Love & The Silky Smooth Blues Band, Linsey Alexander Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
Onesidezero, Munroe, Inn Cinema, Meqqa Logan Square Auditoriun: 6pm, $10 All Ages
Jimmy Bennington Morseland: 8pm, $0 21+
DJ Hector Lopez Morseland: 10pm 21+
Nicholas Barron Motel Bar: 10pm 21+
DJ Jeff Moyer spins Electro, Retro, and Industrial Neo Nightclub: 10pm, $0 21+
Joe Lally, Michael Columbia, MRDR Schubas: 9pm, $8 18+
DJ Slacky J spins Reggae Sonotheque: 10pm, $0 21+
Mike Staron Duo Sullivan's Naperville: 5pm 21+
Convergence Uncommon Ground: 7pm All Ages
Isiash Spencer's Jam Session Velvet Lounge: 9:30pm 21+

Monday May 19 = Editor's Pick
Paul Abella Trio Andy's: 5pm 21+
Yoko Noge's Jazz Me Blues Band Andy's: 9pm 21+
Billy Branch Artis' Lounge: 9pm 21+
Linsey Alexander B.L.U.E.S.: 9:30pm 21+
Grana' Louise and the Troublemakers Blue Chicago: 9pm, $8 21+
Grana' Louise and the Troublemakers Blues Chicago: 9pm, $8 21+
Jimmy Burns hosts the Jam Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, $10 21+
Soyoung Kee, piano Chicago Cultural Center: 12:15pm All Ages
Punk Rock with DJ Vinyl Richie Delilah's: 9pm, $0 21+
Theo, Shannon Richardson Band, Keeping Kana, Andrew Bailie Elbo Room: 8:30pm, $7 21+
KTL, Nemeth, Helen Money Empty Bottle: 9pm, $14 21+
Patricia Barber Quartet Green Mill: 9pm, $7 21+
Arch Enemy, Dark Tranquility, Divine Heresy, Firewind House Of Blues: 6pm, $20 All Ages
J.W. Williams, John Primer and the Real Deal Blues Band Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
Tin Lynott Martyrs': 8pm, $0 21+
Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls Morseland: 9pm, $0 21+
Nicholas Barron Motel Bar: 9:30pm 21+
DJ Eleven Neo Nightclub: 10pm, $0 21+
Open Mic Quenchers Saloon: 8pm 21+
The Asylum Street Spankers Schubas: 8pm, $18 21+
Open Mic Uncommon Ground: 7pm All Ages
Closed Today: FitzGerald's
Tuesday May 20 = Editor's Pick
Old Time Relijun, B1g T1me, Mayor Daley, Spires In The Sunset Rise Abbey Pub: 9pm, $10 18+
Tommy Muellner Trio Andy's: 5pm 21+
Jordan Baskin Trio with Dr. Odies Williams Andy's: 9pm 21+
Les Getrex and Creole Cookin' B.L.U.E.S.: 9:30pm 21+
Tom Crivellone Bill's Blues Bar: 9:30pm, $0 21+
Linsey Alexander Blues Band with Nellie Travis Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm, $9 21+
Killer Ray Allison Blues Island Pub: 9pm 21+
Guy King Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, $10 21+
Matana Roberts Trio Chicago Cultural Center: 12:15pm All Ages
Screaming Rachael, Mike Tafoya & Tafoya's Lost Boyzz, General Pacman darkroom: 9pm, $5 21+
DJ Cookie Delilah's: 9pm, $0 21+
The Bellrays, The Architects, Obah Double Door: 9pm, $12 21+
Tension Wire, Sugarfoot, May Queen, Spike Rebel Elbo Room: 8:30pm, $7 21+
Cluster, Chandeliers, Disappears Empty Bottle: 9pm, $18 21+
Dandi Wind, Brilliant Pebbles, DJs Rand Sevila, Hunter Husar, Eryka Funky Buddha Lounge: 9pm 21+
Jose Valdes Latin Jazz Trio Green Dolphin Street: 6:30pm, $0 21+
Salsa Tuesdays Green Dolphin Street: 9:30pm, $10 21+
Deep Blue Organ Trio Green Mill: 9pm, $7 21+
Jimbo Delta Harlem Avenue Lounge: 8:30pm, $0 21+
Chicago Opera Theater Harris Theater for Music and Dance: 7:30pm, $35 All Ages
Devil in a Woodpile Hideout: 9:30pm 21+
Joe Barr, Joanna Connor Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
A Modern Bison, Maurice, GoKartz Martyrs': 8pm, $6 21+
DJ White Russian spins Downtempo, Nu-Jazz, Broken Beat, Funk and House Morseland: 10pm, $0 21+
Nicholas Barron Morseland: 7:30pm, $0 21+
DJs Kamar and Qbot Neo Nightclub: 10pm, $0 21+
Mike Ness, Jesse Dayton Park West: 8pm, $30 18+
Seether, Flyleaf, Red Riviera Theatre: 6pm, $31 All Ages
A Cushicle Rodan: 10:30pm 21+
Psilocin, Mouthbreather Ronny's: 9pm 21+
Pete Galanis Band with Marty Sammon Rosa's Lounge: 9:30 p.m., $7 21+
White Rabbits, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Morning State Schubas: 9pm, $12 18+
Lilianna Zofia, Todd Hill, Bill Mackay Uncommon Ground: 7pm All Ages
Koko Trio with Mikel Avery Velvet Lounge: 8pm 21+

Wednesday May 21 = Editor's Pick
The Cool Kids, All Natural Abbey Pub: 8pm 21+
Andy Brown Trio Andy's: 5pm 21+
Mike Smith Quintet Andy's: 9pm 21+
Big Ray and Chicago's Most Wanted B.L.U.E.S.: 9:30pm 21+
Making Movies, Silent Sirens Beat Kitchen: 6:30pm, $8 All Ages
Chronic Seizure, Invasion, Sin Orden, No Slogan Beat Kitchen: 10pm, $7 18+
J.W. Williams Blues Band with Patricia Scott Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm, $8 21+
Jimmy Bennington Boocoo Cultural Center and Cafe: 8:30pm, $3 All Ages
Dave Spector Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, $10 21+
Coin Coin: Chapter 1: Gens de Couleur Libre Chicago Cultural Center: 7pm All Ages
Inna Faliks, piano Chicago Cultural Center: 12:15pm All Ages
Talseem "Jamila" Firdausee, Lady Gemstar, Amina, Jacinda, Anyi, Unmuvabo darkroom: 9pm, $5 21+
Felix da Housecat Debonair Social Club: 9pm 21+
DJ Jason Larsen spins Country & Western Delilah's: 9pm, $0 21+
Eric Hutchinson, Marie Digby, Justin Nozuka Double Door: 8pm, $12 21+
Deirium Trigger, Andy Suffers, Rory Miller Band, Emily Mugler Elbo Room: 8:30pm, $7 21+
The Old Haunts, Red Eyed Legends, Stanley Ross Empty Bottle: 9pm, $8 21+
Rob Parton's Jazztech Big Band FitzGerald's: 7:30pm, $10 All Ages
Bill Porter Orchestra Green Dolphin Street: 9pm, $10 21+
Frank Catalano Sextet Green Mill: 2am 21+
Alfonso Ponticelli and Swing Gitan Green Mill: 9pm, $7 21+
Jeb Bishop, Dave Rempis, Kent Kessler, Michael Zerang Hideout: 9:30pm, $6 21+
Beto Cuevas, Cucu Diamantes House Of Blues: 9pm, $40 18+
Jimmy Burns, Andre Taylor and the Blues Alley Cats Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
Nick West, Paradigm, Dan Hubbard Lilly's Bar: 8pm 21+
Stankstar, Awesome Car Funmaker, Lovers Of The Sea Martyrs': 8pm, $6 21+
DJ Ben Marc spins Funk, Soul, Psych, and Pop Morseland: 10pm, $0 21+
Doublesaurus Flex, Phillip Morris, Yah Townsend, King Hail Bastards Mutiny: 9pm, $0 21+
DJ Jeff Moyer Neo Nightclub: 10pm, $0 21+
Garry Gand's Pro Blues Jam Reggie's Music Joint: 8pm 21+
No, Riot Inside Reggie's Rock Club: 8pm, $0 21+
Killer Ray Allison Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm, $7 21+
Pela, Minipop Schubas: 9pm, $10 21+
Nightmare Of You, The Graduate, Paper Rival, Edison Glass Subterranean: 6:30pm, $12 All Ages
Mike Staron Duo Sullivan's Naperville: 5pm 21+
Sleeper Car Uncommon Ground: 7pm All Ages
Renee Baker and FAQ Velvet Lounge: 8pm 21+

Thursday May 22 = Editor's Pick
Chicago Rock Lottery Abbey Pub: 9pm, $8 21+
Kelly Brand Trio Andy's: 5pm 21+
Bryan Doherty Band Andy's: 9pm 21+
Toronzo Cannon and the Cannonball Express B.L.U.E.S.: 9:30pm 21+
Shirley Johnson Blues Band Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm, $8 21+
Nick Charles & The S.O.B.'s Blues Island Pub: 9pm 21+
Nicholas Barron Bourbon: 9pm 21+
Bryan Lee Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm, 10pm 21+
Stone Temple Pilots Charter One Pavilion: 8pm, $46 All Ages
Quintet Attacca Chicago Cultural Center: 10:30am & 12pm All Ages
Farewell Captain, Soft Targets darkroom: 9pm, $7 21+
DJ Gina spins Local Rock Delilah's: 9pm, $0 21+
Dave Rempis Group Elastic Arts Foundation: 10pm 21+
Liquorboxx, Retardos de la Mour, Caution Pants, 3rd Times A Charm, Jake Shimon Elbo Room: 8:30pm, $8 21+
Spider Bags, Golden Boys, Black Nag, Mother Of Tears Empty Bottle: 9pm, $8 21+
DJ Nathan Scott and DJ Jernell Geronimo Enclave: 9pm 21+
Ghost Pilot, Rotobeam, Tom Valenzano, Alex Mizicko FitzGerald's: 8:30pm, $5 21+
Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra Green Mill: 9pm, $7 21+
Blues Open Mic Harlem Avenue Lounge: 8:30pm, $0 21+
Shipping News, The Poison Arrows Hideout: 8pm, $8 21+
Sean Kingston House Of Blues: 9pm, $26 18+
Joanna Connor, Charlie Love and the Silky Smooth Blues Band, Quintus McCormick Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
Open Mic Lee's Unleaded Blues: 8pm 21+
Cory Tcheng, Deen Anbar, Bruce Thorn Lilly's Bar: 8pm 21+
Matthew Santos, Calvin Marty & The Sunken Ship Martyrs': 8pm, $17 21+
Rainy Day Woman, Andy Seagram Montrose Saloon: 8:00pm, $0 21+
Ramsey Johnson, Wes Restless, The Crest, Morseland: 10pm, $5 21+
Opposite Of Pants, Rule 22, Absolutely Not Mutiny: 9pm, $0 21+
DJs Qbot Kamr spins 80s, New Wave and more Neo Nightclub: 10pm, $5 21+
James Wheeler, Ariyo, Tony Mangiullo, Vic Jackson Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm, $5 21+
Headlights, The Submarines Schubas: 9pm, $12 18+
Scatteredtrees, Gabriel Lyon, Hinter Subterranean: 8:30pm, $7 18+
Bangers & Mash The Burlington: 21+
The Nix, The Hidden Dangers Underground Lounge: 8pm 21+
Jeff Parker Velvet Lounge: 8pm 21+

Friday May 23 = Editor's Pick
Mentally Ill, Human Eye, Aluminumknoteye, Teeners, TV Ghost, Daily Void Abbey Pub: 8pm, $10 18+
Typhanie Monique/Neal Alger Trio Andy's: 5pm 21+
Vance Kell and the Backstreet Blues Band B.L.U.E.S.: 9:30pm 21+
Zero To Sixty, Four Star Alarm, Vacation Bible School, Love & Squalor Beat Kitchen: 9:30pm, $8 18+
Melvin Taylor and the Slack Band Bill's Blues Bar: 9pm, $10 18+
Maurice John Vaughn Blues Band with Shirley Johnson Blue Chicago: 9pm, $10 21+
John Primer Blues Band with Patricia Scott Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm, $10 21+
Maurice John Vaughn Blues Band with Shirley Johnson Blues Chicago: 9pm 21+
Joe Jammer Blues Island Pub: 9pm 21+
The Diplomats Of Solid Sound, The Del Moroccos, The Stacks, The Honeybees Bottom Lounge: 9pm 21+
Harmonica Hinds, Tommy McCracken, Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues Buddy Guy's Legends: 5:30pm, $15 21+
Susie Gomez and her Multiple Cats California Clipper: 10pm, $0 21+
Kaspar Hauser Cary's Lounge: 9:30pm, $0 21+
Megitza feat. Andreas Kapsalis Chicago Cultural Center: 12:15pm All Ages
Panic At The Disco, Motion City Soundtrack, Phantom Planet, The Hush Sound Congress Theatre: 6pm, $33 All Ages
The Atomica Project, Corporate X, Comasoft, DJ Johnny Kesh, DJ Michael Lacey darkroom: 9pm, $8 21+
Capcom, Heather Doble Debonair Social Club: 9pm 21+
Poverty Tax, Mike Reeb, The Webstirs Double Door: 9pm, $0 21+
Slink Moss and the Flying Aces, The John Huss Moderate Combo Elastic Arts Foundation: 9:30pm 21+
The Princes of Futa, Nguzo, Flatbed Orange, Matt Schaefer Elbo Room: 8:30pm, $9 21+
Blood On The Wall, The War On Drugs, Grimble Grumble Empty Bottle: 10pm, $8 21+
The Hoyle Brothers Empty Bottle: 5:30pm, $0 21+
Rev Run (Run DMC), DJ Mel Debarge Enclave: 9pm 21+
Vertigo USA FitzGerald's: 9:30pm, $10 21+
Happy Hour Show with Chris Foreman Green Mill: 5pm 21+
Green Mill Quartet Jazz Jam Session Green Mill: 1am, $10 21+
Biscuit & The Mix Harlem Avenue Lounge: 9:30pm, $6 21+
Chicago Opera Theater Harris Theater for Music and Dance: 7:30pm, $35 All Ages
Icy Demons, Buffalo Stance, Killer Whales, Golden Birthday Hideout: 9pm, $10 21+
North Mississippi Allstars House Of Blues: 9pm, $23 18+
The Windy City Rollers Kinetic Playground: 9pm, $12 21+
Mem Shannon, Linsey Alexander Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
Andy Cohn, Matt Thompson, Ethan Sellers, Katie Sack, Alex Tobin, Julius Ceaser, 41K Hill, Mira Mira Lilly's Bar: 7pm 21+
The Otters, Frozen Moses, Mos Scocious Martyrs': 9pm, $7 21+
DJ Ryan Ross MaxBar: 9pm 21+
Tiger Army, The Unseen, War Tapes Metro: 6:30pm, $16 All Ages
Burnin Man, God & The Architects Mutiny: 9pm, $0 21+
DJ RazerX Neo Nightclub: 10pm, $5 21+
Bury Me At Makeout Creek, The Ivorys, Fair Herald, The Red Peace, Philosophy Club Reggie's Rock Club: 6pm All Ages
Tongues, Bi-Furious, The Straight As, Michael Michael Motorcycle Ronny's: 9pm 21+
Larry Taylor Blues & Soul Band Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm, $15 21+
Blueblood, The Teenage Prayers Schubas: 10pm, $7 21+
DJs AMPM, Itch 13, Tracy Tobey, Michael Serafini Smartbar: 10pm, $10 21+
Snowden, Colour Revolt Subterranean: 9:30pm, $12 18+
Lindsey Czechowicz, Steph Taylor, Curb Service Uncommon Ground: 9pm All Ages
Big Wow, Craven Dogs Underground Lounge: 8pm 21+
Kanye West, Rihanna, N.E.R.D., Lupe Fiasco United Center: 7pm All Ages
Jeb Bishop, Jeff Parker Velvet Lounge: 9:30pm 21+

Saturday May 24 = Editor's Pick
Zero Boys, Holy Shit!, Clockcleaner, Canadian Rifle, Vapid, Fnu Ronnies, Catburglars Abbey Pub: 8pm, $15 18+
Petra Van Nuis Quartet Andy's: 5pm 21+
Dark Meat, Quiet Hooves AV-Aerie: 9pm, $10 All Ages
Vance Kell and the Backstreet Blues Band B.L.U.E.S.: 9:30pm 21+
Last Fast Action Beat Kitchen: 6:30pm, $10 All Ages
Maurice John Vaughn Blues Band with Shirley Johnson Blue Chicago: 9pm, $10 21+
John Primer Blues Band with Patricia Scott Blue Chicago on Clark: 9pm, $10 21+
Maurice John Vaughn Blues Band with Shirley Johnson Blues Chicago: 9pm 21+
Vino Louden Blues Island Pub: 9pm 21+
Slink Moss and The Flying Aces, Tijuana Hercules, Waco Brothers, The John Huss Moderate Combo, The Lawrence Peters Outfit, True Historians Bottom Lounge: 8pm 21+
Joanna Connor, Taildragger, Carlos Johnson Buddy Guy's Legends: 6pm, $15 21+
Dan Whitaker Country Band California Clipper: 10pm, $0 21+
Panic At The Disco, Motion City Soundtrack, Phantom Planet, The Hush Sound Congress Theatre: 6pm, $33 All Ages
Benny Benassi Crobar: 9:30pm 21+
DJs Lego, Steve Melvage and Kellz spin Deep Disco darkroom: 9pm, $8 21+
Signature, That Saturday, AMFM, Metrovox Double Door: 9pm, $7 21+
GreenSugar, So Long Charlie, The Ability, The Blissters Elbo Room: 8:30pm, $10 21+
The Reptoids, The Party Downers, Sang Des Loups, The Sleepy Kissers Empty Bottle: 10pm, $8 21+
DJ Wizz Kid, Victor R., DJ Sasha Enclave: 9pm 21+
Tim McGraw, Halfway To Hazard, Jason Aldean First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre: 8pm, $60 All Ages
Ronnie Baker Brooks FitzGerald's: 9:30pm, $12 21+
After Hours Jazz Party with Sabertooth Green Mill: 12am, $5 21+
The James Wheeler Blues Band Harlem Avenue Lounge: 9:30pm, $6 21+
Donna Summer Harold Washington Cultural Center : 7pm, $20 All Ages
Life During Wartime Anniversary DJs Mother Hubbard, Bald Eagle Hideout: 9pm 21+
DJ Mwelwa, DJ TopDonn, DJ Maliq, DJ Slacky J Kinetic Playground: 9pm, $10 21+
Mem Shannon, Linsey Alexander Kingston Mines: 8pm 21+
Johnny Drummer and The Starliters Lee's Unleaded Blues: 8pm 21+
Ryan Miller, Divora, Chris Beckstrom Band, Blue Moon Revue Lilly's Bar: 8pm 21+
The Long Blondes, Gabby Glaser Logan Square Auditoriun: 8:30pm, $14 All Ages
Sweat Chicago, IML/Bear Pride with DJ Ted Eiel Metro: 10pm, $30 21+
Kent Rose and the Remedies Montrose Saloon: 8:30pm, $0 21+
DJs Serpico and GT, Longshot, and Swift Morseland: 10pm, $5 21+
Apehead, Cat or Mouse Mutiny: 9pm, $0 21+
DJ Ryan Bedlam spins Industrial, Power Noise and Retro Neo Nightclub: 10pm, $5 21+
The Queers, Lemuria, Bomb The Music Industry, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Kepi Reggie's Rock Club: 7pm All Ages
Rilo Kiley, Nik Freitas Riviera Theatre: 7:30pm, $25 All Ages
Sharon Lewis Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm, $12 21+
The Lava Brothers, Kyle Mann Combo, Jon Hardy/Public Schubas: 10pm, $8 21+
Miles Maeda, DJ Joshua E., Valtek Smartbar: 10pm, $10 21+
Flosstradamus, Pre-Frosh Sonotheque: 9pm, $7 21+
Ten-Speed, A Light Sleeper South Union Arts: 9pm All Ages
DJ Dave Roberts & Kristine, Planet Earth Subterranean: 10pm, $10 21+
PJ Loughran, Ben Abney, Tall Tale Uncommon Ground: 9pm All Ages
Kanye West, Rihanna, N.E.R.D., Lupe Fiasco United Center: 7pm All Ages
Tomeka Reid, Mike Reid, Matana Roberts Velvet Lounge: 9:30pm 21+
Armin Van Buuren Vision Nightclub: 9pm 21+

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