Chicago Goings-On (Updated 3/7/12)

3/7 - Wet Hair @ Pancho's
3/7 - Corrosion of Conformity, Torche, Valient Thorr @ Double Door
3/7 - mewithoutYou @ Durty Nellie's [Palatine]
3/7 - The Head and the Heart @ Vic Theatre
3/8 - The Head and the Heart @ Vic Theatre
3/8 - John Oates, Van Ghost (unplugged) @ Lincoln Hall
3/8 - Yellow Ostrich, 1, 2, 3 @ Empty Bottle
3/8 - Saint Motel @ The Hideout
3/8 - Lower Dens, Judson Claiborne @ Subterranean
3/8 - Ana Sia, LoBounce @ Smart Bar
3/9 - Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker @ Allstate Arena [Rosemont]
3/9 - Gomez @ Vic Theatre
3/9 - Lez Zeppelin @ Double Door
3/9 - Rich Robinson @ Schubas
3/9 - Alabama Shakes @ Lincoln Hall
3/9 - Company of Thieves @ Metro
3/9 - Radar Eyes, The Chambermaids, Heavy Deeds @ The Burlington
3/9 - Art Department @ Spy Bar
3/10 - Colin Hay @ Park West
3/10 - Deicide @ Reggie's Rock Club
3/10 - John Prine @ Genesee Theatre [Waukegan]
3/10 - EMA @ Lincoln Hall
3/10 - Balkan Beat Box @ Metro
3/10 - SXSW Send Off Party @ The Hideout (In Tall Buildings, The Waco Brothers, Outer Minds, Football, etc.)
3/10 - Edie Sedgwick, Reds and Blue @ Township
3/10 - Sausage Fest @ Empty Bottle (Running, Bad Drugs, Stacian, Bitchin' Bajas)
3/11 - Sausage Fest @ Empty Bottle (Apache Dropout, Heavy Times, ZATH, Supersonic Piss)
3/11 - Summer Girlfriends @ The Whistler
3/12 - The Twilight Sad @ Empty Bottle
3/13 - Bitch @ Schubas
3/13 - Anti-Flag @ Reggie's Rock Club
3/13 - Jimkata @ Subterranean
3/13 - Raekwon, Freddie Gibbs @ Cubby Bear
3/14 - Grimes, Born Gold @ Empty Bottle
3/15 - Mindless Self Indulgence @ House of Blues
3/15 - Grimes, Born Gold @ Empty Bottle
3/15 - Lovely Little Girls @ The Burlington
3/15 - Chandeliers, Sonoi, Deep Sleep @ The Hideout
3/16 - Colette @ Smart Bar
3/16 - Toots & The Maytals @ House of Blues
3/16 - Heyoka @ Bottom Lounge
3/16 - Maceo Plex @ Spy Bar
3/17 - G. Love & Special Sauce @ Metro
3/17 - Jim Gaffigan @ Rialto Square Theatre [Joliet] (2 shows)
3/17 - Maggot Twat @ Ultra Lounge
3/17 - Paul Oakenfold @ The Mid
3/17 - Calvin Harris, Borgore @ Congress Theater
3/17 - How To Dress Well (DJ set) @ The Whistler
3/17 - ONO, Spires That in the Sunset Rise, Pandava @ The Hideout
3/18 - Andrew Jackson Jihad @ Subterranean
3/18 - Kevin Seconds @ Township (formerly Pancho's)
3/19 - The Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys @ United Center
3/19 - K-Holes, Bare Wires, Bezoar @ Empty Bottle
3/19 - Fiona Apple @ Lincoln Hall
3/20 - Saul Williams @ Bottom Lounge
3/20 - John Digweed @ Spy Bar
3/20 - Super Minotaur, KG Price, Cut Yourself, The Jam Band @ Empty Bottle
3/20 - Blasted Canyons, Running @ The Burlington
3/21 - The Men, Nude Beach @ Treasure Town
3/21 - A Place to Bury Strangers, Apteka, The Big Sleep @ Empty Bottle
3/22 - Psychic Ills, Prince Rama @ The Hideout
3/22 - Ott., Dr Fameus, Zoogma @ Bottom Lounge
3/22 - TRMRS, Slushy, The Bingers @ Empty Bottle
3/22 - B.B. King @ House of Blues
3/23 - B.B. King @ House of Blues
3/23 - Magnetix, Xray Eyeballs, Blizzard Babies @ Empty Bottle
3/23 - Delta Spirit @ Metro
3/23 - We Were Promised Jetpacks @ Bottom Lounge
3/23 - ZATH, Balaclavas @ The Burlington
3/23 - Andre Williams and the Goldstars, Jon Langford & Skull Orchard @ The Hideout
3/23 - James Murphy (DJ set) @ The Mid
3/23 - Mike Doughty @ Montrose Room - InterContinental O'Hare
3/23 - Rachael Yamagata @ Schubas
3/23 - The Temper Trap @ Lincoln Hall
3/24 - The Temper Trap @ Lincoln Hall
3/24 - Rachael Yamagata @ Schubas
3/24 - The Saw Doctors @ Vic Theatre
3/24 - Jackopierce @ SPACE [Evanston]
3/24 - Night Beats, Radar Eyes, Sore Subjects @ Empty Bottle
3/24 - Rebelution, The Wailers @ Congress Theater
3/24 - Nicholas Jaar (live), Valentin Stip (live) @ Metro
3/24 - Electric Jellyfish @ Permanent Records
3/24 - Moonrises, Electric Jellyfish, Brain Idea @ The Burlington
3/24 - The Business @ Cobra Lounge
3/25 - Cursive, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Conduits @ Lincoln Hall
3/25 - Andrew W.K. (performing "I Get Wet" in its entirety) @ Riviera Theatre
3/25 - Boyz II Men @ House of Blues
3/25 - The Wooden Sky @ Township (formerly Pancho's)
3/25 - Lasers and Fast and Shit @ The Burlington
3/25 - Peter Case & Paul Collins, Summer Twins, The Sleepovers @ Empty Bottle
3/25 - Kimya Dawson @ Old Town School of Folk Music
3/26 - Kwaidan, Winters In Osaka, Trevor de Brauw @ Empty Bottle
3/26 - The Magnetic Fields @ Vic Theatre
3/27 - The Magnetic Fields @ Vic Theatre
3/27 - The Wedding Present @ Double Door
3/27 - Oberhofer, Pond, Yawn @ Lincoln Hall
3/27 - El Ten Eleven @ SPACE [Evanston]
3/27 - Rusted Root @ Cubby Bear
3/27 - feedtime, Nones @ Empty Bottle
3/27 - Ian McCulloch (of Echo & The Bunnymen) @ Schubas
3/28 - Ian McCulloch (of Echo & The Bunnymen) @ Schubas
3/28 - of Montreal, Loney Dear, Kishi Bashi @ Metro
3/28 - Fanfarlo, Gardens & Villa @ Lincoln Hall
3/28 - Woodsman, Dustin Wong @ Empty Bottle
3/29 - Bowerbirds @ Lincoln Hall
3/28 - Imaginary Softwoods, Rene Hell, Chemtrails @ The Burlington
3/29 - The Pretty Reckless, The Parlor Mob @ Bottom Lounge
3/29 - Hunx and His Punx, Heavy Cream @ Double Door
3/29 - Police Teeth, Bottomless Pit, Fake Limbs @ Quencher's
3/29 - Mind Spiders, Magic Milk @ The Burlington
3/30 - William Fitzsimmons @ Lincoln Hall
3/30 - Childish Gambino, Danny Brown @ Riviera Theatre
3/30 - Chairlift, Nite Jewel, Moon Furies @ Empty Bottle
3/30 - Miniature Tigers, The Chain Gang of 1974 @ Schubas
3/30 - Of Monsters and Men @ Park West
3/30 - Del Rey, Arriver, Rabid Rabbit @ The Burlington
3/30 - Wolfgang Gartner @ The Mid
3/30 - Jeff Tweedy @ Vic Theatre
3/31 - Jeff Tweedy @ Vic Theatre
3/31 - Mike Epps @ Arie Crowne Theater
3/31 - NEEDTOBREATHE @ Riviera Theatre
3/31 - Ben Kweller @ Lincoln Hall
3/31 - The Hood Internet @ Empty Bottle
3/31 - Steve Bug @ Smart Bar
3/31 - Benga, Skream @ Congress Theater
3/31 - Dirty South @ The Mid
3/31 - The Yolks @ The Burlington
3/31 - Mansions on the Moon @ Bottom Lounge

4/1 - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds @ Riviera Theatre
4/1 - Van Halen @ Allstate Arena [Rosemont]
4/2 - Kasabian @ Vic Theatre
4/2 - Nada Surf, An Horse @ Metro
4/2 - David Choi @ Schubas
4/3 - Damn Yankees @ Rialto Square Theatre [Joliet]
4/3 - Band of Skulls, We Are Augustines @ House of Blues
4/3 - Swervedriver @ Bottom Lounge
4/3 - The Ting Tings, MNDR @ Metro
4/3 - Lost in the Trees @ Schubas
4/3 - Gotye, Kimbra @ Aragon
4/3 - Quilt, Nude Sunrise @ Empty Bottle
4/3 - Tim Fite @ Subterranean
4/3 - Health&Beauty, Pressures, A Tundra @ The Burlington
4/4 - Keep Shelly in Athens, Jonquil, Speck Mountain @ Empty Bottle
4/4 - Metronomy @ Lincoln Hall
4/4 - Youth Lagoon, Porcelain Raft @ Metro
4/4 - Say Anything, Kevin Devine & The Goddamn Band, Fake Problems @ House of Blues
4/4 - Victorian Halls @ Beat Kitchen
4/5 - Reptar @ Schubas
4/5 - Guster (acoustic), Jeff Garlin @ Vic Theatre
4/5 - Wild Flag @ Metro
4/5 - Thomas Dolby @ Park West
4/5 - Shabazz Palaces @ Lincoln Hall
4/6 - Cloud Nothings, A Classic Education @ Schubas
4/6 - Neon Indian, Friends @ Metro
4/6 - First Aid Kit @ Lincoln Hall
4/6 - Dinosaur Feathers, Sister Crayon @ Empty Bottle
4/6 - The Juan Maclean (DJ set) @ Smart Bar
4/6 - Brand Nubian @ Double Door
4/7 - Lucero, William Elliott Whitmore @ Metro
4/7 - SBTRKT @ House of Blues
4/7 - Nero (live) @ Congress Theater
4/7 - Erkah Badu, Doug E. Fresh @ Arie Crown Theater
4/7 - Outer Minds, Mannequin Men, Summer Girlfriends @ Empty Bottle
4/7 - Foxy Shazam @ Subterranean
4/7 - FELA! On Tour @ Lincoln Hall
4/8 - White Rabbits, Gull @ Metro
4/8 - Our Lady Peace @ Subterranean
4/9 - The Cribs @ Schubas
4/9 - Brain Idea, T'Bone, Thunders @ Empty Bottle
4/9 - The All-American Rejects, A Rocket to the Moon @ Metro
4/10 - Rasputina, Daniel Knox @ Double Door
4/10 - Perfume Genius, Parenthetical Girls @ Schubas
4/12 - Rodrigo y Gabriela, C.U.B.A. @ Chicago Theatre
4/12 - Ingrid Michaelson @ Vic Theatre
4/12 - Dirty Ghosts, Magic City @ Empty Bottle
4/12 - Caveman @ Schubas
4/12 - Enter Shikari @ Bottom Lounge
4/12 - Screaming Females @ Subterranean
4/13 - Mr. Gnome, Soft Speaker, The Record Low @ Schubas
4/13 - Disappears, Lotus Plaza @ Lincoln Hall
4/13 - Trampled By Turtles, These United States @ Metro
4/13 - Lechuguillas, Terminator 2, Tiger Hatchery, Mines @ Mortville
4/13 - Mastodon, Opeth, Ghost @ Riviera Theatre
4/13 - Matthew Dear (DJ set) @ Spy Bar
4/13 - Big Freedia @ Empty Bottle
4/13 - Tiger & Woods (live), Jacques Renault @ Smart Bar
4/13 - Fang Island @ Beat Kitchen
4/13 - Creed (performing "My Own Prison" in its entirety) @ Chicago Theatre
4/14 - Creed (performing "Human Clay" in its entirety) @ Chicago Theatre
4/14 - fun. @ Vic Theatre
4/14 - Good Old War, The Belle Brigade @ Lincoln Hall
4/14 - Secret Colours @ Subterranean
4/14 - Tight Phantomz, Stnnng, Brokeback @ Quencher's
4/14 - Ben Klock @ Smart Bar
4/14 - Cowboy Junkies @ SPACE [Evanston]
4/14 - Bassnectar, VibeSquad @ Congress Theater
4/15 - Bassnectar, VibeSquad @ Congress Theater
4/15 - The Naked and Famous @ Vic Theatre
4/15 - The Cave Singers @ Schubas
4/15 - The Arrivals, Japanther @ Beat Kitchen
4/16 - Wume @ Empty Bottle
4/16 - Death Cab For Cutie feat. The Magik*Magik Orchestra, Low @ Chicago Theatre
4/17 - Death Cab For Cutie feat. The Magik*Magik Orchestra, Low @ Chicago Theatre
4/17 - Talvin Singh & Naladri Kumar @ Empty Bottle
4/17 - Portugal. The Man, The Lonely Forest @ Vic Theatre
4/17 - The Fray @ Riviera Theatre
4/17 - Trust @ Empty Bottle
4/18 - Bear In Heaven, Blouse, Doldrums @ Schubas
4/18 - Hanni El Khatib @ Empty Bottle
4/18 - Soulfly @ Bottom Lounge
4/18 - RJD2 @ Lincoln Hall
4/19 - Kaiser Chiefs @ House of Blues
4/19 - White Denim, Hundred Visions @ Lincoln Hall
4/19 - Willis Earl Beal @ The Hideout
4/19 - Daniel Tosh @ Chicago Theatre (2 shows)
4/19 - Tanlines @ Empty Bottle
4/19 - This Must Be The Band @ Martyrs'
4/20 - This Must Be The Band @ Martyrs'
4/20 - Excision @ Congress Theater
4/20 - Cults, Spectrals, Mrs. Magician @ Metro
4/20 - Cornmeal, Hot Buttered Rum @ Vic Theatre
4/20 - Bloodiest @ Empty Bottle
4/20 - The Jezabels @ Lincoln Hall
4/20 - Chain and the Gang, Coasting @ The Hideout
4/20 - Nick Lowe & His Band @ Park West
4/20 - Jeff Mills @ The Mid
4/20 - Crowbar, Prong @ Cobra Lounge
4/21 - Hot Chelle Rae, Electric Touch @ House of Blues
4/21 - Snow Patrol @ Aragon
4/21 - Gemini Club, Pet Lions @ Lincoln Hall
4/21 - This Must Be The Band @ Martyrs'
4/21 - CAVE, Hott Lunch, ONO @ Empty Bottle
4/21 - Gemini Club, Pet Lions @ Lincoln Hall
4/21 - Modeselektor (live) @ Metro
4/22 - Anthony Raneri (of Bayside) @ Schubas
4/23 - Acid Mothers Temple, Phantom Family Halo @ Empty Bottle
4/24 - Lambchop @ Lincoln Hall
4/25 - Overkill @ Bottom Lounge
4/25 - Hume, The Dreebs, Wume, Nude Sunrise, Distractions @ Treasure Town
4/25 - Spanyurd, Pontiak, PissPissPissMoanMoanMoan @ Empty Bottle
4/26 - Random Rab, Bluetech @ Double Door
4/26 - Horse Feathers, Brown Bird @ Lincoln Hall
4/27 - Fountains of Wayne, Nicole Atkins @ Double Door
4/27 - Steel Panther @ House of Blues
4/27 - Gipsy Kings @ Chicago Theatre
4/27 - Stephen Paul Smoker @ Empty Bottle
4/27 - Electric Guest @ Schubas
4/28 - School of Seven Bells, Exitmusic @ Lincoln Hall
4/28 - Ezra Furman @ Schubas (2 shows)
4/28 - Tortoise @ Empty Bottle (2 shows)
4/28 - Sander Van Doorn @ The Mid
4/29 - The Drums, Craft Spells, Part Time @ Subterranean
4/30 - Frankie Rose, Dive @ Township
4/30 - The Wombats @ Park West

5/1 - Great Lake Swimmers, Cold Specks @ Lincoln Hall
5/1 - Kina Grannis @ Park West
5/1 - Eleanor Friedberger, Hospitality @ Schubas
5/2 - RUINS Alone @ Empty Bottle
5/2 - Yanni @ Chicago Theatre
5/3 - Yanni @ Chicago Theatre
5/3 - Spiritualized @ Metro
5/3 - Retribution Gospel Choir @ Schubas
5/4 - M83, I Break Horses @ Riviera Theatre
5/4 - Rammstein @ Allstate Arena [Rosemont]
5/4 - Yann Tiersen @ Metro
5/4 - The Boxer Rebellion @ Lincoln Hall
5/4 - Theory of a Deadman, Pop Evil @ House of Blues
5/4 - Bob Schneider @ Double Door
5/4 - Emily Wells, Portland Cello Project @ Schubas
5/4 - Rusko @ Congress Theater
5/5 - Rusko @ Congress Theater
5/5 - Local H @ Double Door
5/5 - Carolina Chocolate Drops @ Lincoln Hall
5/5 - Suckers @ Empty Bottle
5/5 - Alcoholic Faith Mission @ Schubas
5/7 - Black Dice @ Bottom Lounge
5/8 - Carol Burnett @ Rialto Square Theatre [Joliet]
5/10 - Ty Segall, White Fence, The Strange Boys @ Lincoln Hall
5/10 - Justin Townes Earle, Tristen @ Park West
5/11 - St. Vincent @ Vic Theatre
5/11 - Plants and Animals @ Schubas
5/11 - Maps & Atlases @ Metro
5/11 - Daughtry @ Genesee Theatre [Waukegan]
5/11 - NRBQ @ SPACE [Evanston]
5/12 - Andrew Bird, Mucca Pazza @ Auditorium Theatre
5/12 - Electric Six @ Double Door
5/12 - Quintron & Miss Pussycat @ Empty Bottle
5/12 - 70's Jam: Stylistics, Chilites, The Emotions, The Delfonics, The Blue Notes @ Arie Crown Theater
5/12 - Shpongle @ House of Blues
5/12 - Father John Misty, Har Mar Superstar @ Schubas
5/12 - Grouplove, Reptar @ Metro
5/12 - Chickenfoot @ Chicago Theatre
5/15 - Meshuggah @ House of Blues
5/15 - Allo Darlin', The Wave Pictures @ Schubas
5/15 - Steve Winwood @ Chicago Theatre
5/16 - Damien Jurado @ Schubas
5/16 - Active Child, Balam Acab, Superhumanoids @ Lincoln Hall
5/16 - The Cranberries @ Riviera
5/16 - The Polyphonic Spree, Sweet Lee Morrow @ Park West
5/17 - HoZac Blackout Fest @ Empty Bottle
5/17 - Here We Go Magic, Hospitality @ Empty Bottle
5/17 - Xiu Xiu, Dirty Beaches @ Lincoln Hall
5/17 - Mark Lanegan Band @ Metro
5/17 - Fear Factory, Shadows Fall @ Bottom Lounge
5/17 - Kathy Griffin @ Rialto Square Theatre [Joliet]
5/17 - Mayer Hawthorne & The County @ Park West
5/18 - HoZac Blackout Fest @ Empty Bottle
5/18 - Joe Pug @ Lincoln Hall
5/18 - K.D. Lang @ Genesee Theatre [Waukegan]
5/18 - Yamantaka//Sonic Titan @ Schubas
5/18 - Michelle Shocked @ SPACE [Evanston]
5/19 - Joe Pug @ Lincoln Hall
5/19 - HoZac Blackout Fest @ Empty Bottle
5/19 - Bonnie Raitt, Marc Cohn @ Chicago Theatre
5/19 - Lucha Libre, Surf and Rock & Roll Party @ Congress Theater
5/19 - This Land is Our Land: A Centennial Concert Celebration of The Legendary Woody Guthrie (feat. Tom Morello and more) @ Metro
5/20 - Kurt Vile & the Violators, Black Bananas, True Widow @ Lincoln Hall
5/21 - The Beach Boys @ Chicago Theatre
5/22 - The Beach Boys @ Chicago Theatre
5/22 - M. Ward, Lee Ranaldo Band @ Vic Theatre
5/22 - Dark Dark Dark @ The Hideout
5/23 - Curren$y @ Metro
5/24 - The Adicts, World/Inferno Friendship Society @ Metro
5/24 - Mark Sultan @ Empty Bottle
5/24 - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes @ Riviera Theatre
5/25 - DJ Quik @ Double Door
5/26 - LMFAO @ Allstate Arena [Rosemont]
5/26 - Armin Van Buuren @ Congress Theater
5/28 - Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Allstate Arena [Rosemont]
5/29 - I Break Horses @ Lincoln Hall
5/30 - Nickelback, Bush, Seether, My Darkest Days @ Allstate Arena [Rosemont]

6/1 - Le Butcherettes @ Subterranean
6/2 - Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons @ Chicago Theatre
6/2 - Tech N9NE @ House of Blues
6/2 - Margot & The Nuclear So and So's @ Lincoln Hall
6/2 - Thrice, Animals As Leaders @ Metro
6/8 - Roger Waters - The Wall @ Wrigley Field
6/8 - The Parlotones @ Schubas
6/10 - New Edition @ UIC Pavilion
6/15 - Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive! @ Chicago Theatre (2 shows)
6/16-17 - Spring Awakening Music Festival @ Soldier Field (Skrillex, Afrojack, Moby, Diplo, A-Trak, Wolfgang Gartner, Claude VonStroke, Derrick Carter, Green Velvet, Kill The Noise, etc.)
6/17 - The Reigning Sound, Rabble Rabble @ Double Door
6/20 - Mogwai @ Metro
6/20 - Foster The People, Tokyo Police Club @ Congress Theater
6/21 - Foster The People, Tokyo Police Club @ Congress Theater
6/22 - Dinosaur Jr. @ Subterranean
6/23 - Bill O'Reilly & Dennis Miller @ Rosemont Theatre [Rosemont]
6/23 - The Raveonettes @ Subterranean
6/24 - Destroyer, Sandro Perri @ Metro
6/24 - Styx, REO Speedwagon @ Charter One Pavilion
6/28 - Ministry @ Vic Theatre
6/29 - Ministry @ Vic Theatre
6/29 - Fruit Bats @ Schubas

7/1 - Codeine @ Lincoln Hall
7/1 - Kinky Friedman @ SPACE [Evanston]
7/5 - Iron Maiden, Alice Cooper @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre [Tinley Park]
7/6 - Neil Diamond @ United Center
7/6 - Danielson @ Schubas
7/10 - Radiohead, Caribou @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre [Tinley Park]
7/12 - Barry Manilow @ Chicago Theatre
7/13 - Barry Manilow @ Chicago Theatre
7/13-15 - Pitchfork Music Festival @ Union Park (Vampire Weekend, Feist, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Hot Chip, AraabMUZIK, The Field, Liturgy, Grimes, Cloud Nothings, Tim Hecker, etc.)
7/14 - Barry Manilow @ Chicago Theatre
7/27 - Best Coast, Those Darlins @ Vic Theatre

8/3-5 - Lollapalooza @ Grant Park
8/7 - Coldplay @ United Center

9/7 - Amon Tobin - Isam Live @ Congress Theater
9/8 - Amon Tobin - Isam Live @ Congress Theater
9/19 - Madonna @ United Center

10/13 - Adam Ant @ Cubby Bear

11/2 - Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson plays "Thick As A Brick 1 & 2" @ Chicago Theatre

recently added (All shows in Chicago unless otherwise noted)