
Never Better (formerly Talk To You Never) makes its debut at Wire Sunday, March 24, with Makena, Hard Loss, Cliffhanger and Bad Planning. Courtesy of Never Better
Concert highlights 3/22-3/28: Never Better debuts at Wire, Red Sun Rising at Bottom Lounge
Unforgiven, Freak On A Leash, VOODOO, SIC: 7 p.m. Friday, March 22, at RocHaus, 96 W. Main St., West Dundee. $12-$15. (815) 482-2870 or rochaus.com.
Law of Keanu, Rebels In Stereo, Fire Cat, Lightweights: 7 p.m. Friday, March 22, at 2871 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $7-$10. (773) 549-5549 or elboroomlive.com.
Leikeli47 “Acrylic Tour”: 7 p.m. Friday, March 22, at Subterranean, 2011 W. North Ave., Chicago. $20. (773) 278-6600 or subt.net.
Skerryvore: 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 22, at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. $35-$40. (847) 577-2121 or visit metropolisarts.com.
Jeff Tweedy Benefit for Education: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 22 and 23, at The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield Ave., Chicago. $75; the Saturday night performance is sold out. (773) 472-0449 or victheatre.com.
Eric Church’s “Double Down Tour”: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 22 and 23, at Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $29-$139 Friday; $69-$139 Saturday. (800) 745-3000 or rosemont.com/allstate.
Blind Adam and the Federal League, Sleeping Under 47, Caitlin Edwards: 8 p.m. Friday, March 22, at Two Brothers Roundhouse, 205 N. Broadway, Aurora. Free. (630) 264-2739 or twobrothersbrewing.com.
Summer Camp On the Road featuring Alabaster, Zoofunkyou, FuzzLove, Stormy Chromer, The Bank Notes: 8 p.m. Friday, March 22, at Martyrs’, 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $10. (773) 404-9494 or martyrslive.com.
Glen Phillips: 8 p.m. Friday, March 22, at Old Town School of Music, 4545 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $28; $26 for Old Town School members. (773) 728-6000 or oldtownschool.org.
Ian Leith: 8 p.m. Friday, March 22, at FitzGerald’s, 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $5. (708) 788-2118 or fitzgeraldsnightclub.com.
Blackberry Smoke “Break It Down Acoustic Tour” with Ida Mae: 8 p.m. Friday, March 22, at Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $27.50-$57.50. (847) 263-6300 or geneseetheatre.com.
The Bishop’s Daredevil Stunt Club, The Last Afternoons: 8 p.m. Friday, March 22, at Chop Shop, 2033 W. North Ave., Chicago. $7-$10. (773) 537-4440 or chopshopchi.com.
Four It All, Overclocked, Deadwolf, Oakmen: 8 p.m. Friday, March 22, at Silvie’s Lounge, 1902 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago. $10. (773) 871-6239 or silvieslounge.com.
Varsity, Pool Holograph, Stuyedeyed And Rookie ‘In The Round’: 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 22, at Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport St., Chicago. $12. (312) 526-3851 or thaliahallchicago.com.
Kashmir: 9 p.m. Friday, March 22, at Wire, 6815 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $10. (708) 669-9473 or wireismusic.com.
Porn and Chicken, Dack Janiels, Rico Act, Symbiotic: 9 p.m. Friday, March 22, at Bottom Lounge, 1375 W. Lake St., Chicago. $20. (312) 666-6775 or bottomlounge.com.
October Birds of Death, The First Rule, Evil Engine, The Studs: 9:30 p.m. Friday, March 22, at BrauerHouse, 1000 N. Rohlwing Road, Lombard. $7-$10. (630) 495-2141 or brauerhouse.com.
The Midtown Men: 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. $45-$55. (630) 896-6666 or paramountaurora.com.
Wynchester, The Moonlight Pickers, Bryn Rich: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at Subterranean, 2011 W. North Ave., Chicago. $10. (773) 278-6600 or subt.net.
25th Anniversary of soprano Renée Fleming’s Chicago debut with guest singers Sondra Radvanovsky, Lawrence Brownlee, Quinn Kelsey, Eric Owens and Christian Van Horn: 7 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. $69-$199. (312) 827-5600 or lyricopera.org.
Road to Punk the Burbs with The Crombies, No Comprendo, The Magnifiers, Death Of Self, Cherryhead: 7 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at BaseCamp Pub, 5750 Lakeside Drive, Lisle. $10-$13. (331) 777-4712 or basecamppub.com.
Matt Derda: 7 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at Dry City Brew Works, 120B N. Main St., Wheaton. Free. (630) 456-4787 or drycitybrewworks.com.
Elgin Symphony Orchestra performs Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony, Bach and Telemann: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 24, at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. $30-$75; $10 youth. (847) 888-4000 or elginsymphony.org.
Chicago Sinfonietta in “In Darkness We Rise”: 8 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at North Central College’s Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville; 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 25, at Mandel Hall at University of Chicago, 1131 E. 57th St., Chicago. $10-$99. (312) 284-1554 or chicagosinfonietta.org.
Coopers Dead Things: 8 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at RocHaus, 96 W. Main St., West Dundee. $10-$13. (815) 482-2870 or rochaus.com.
John Waite: 8 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $39-$79. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com.

Summer Camp On the Road featuring Gazebo Effect, Downers Groove, Frequilibrium, Illy Wonka & Friends, SJOD: 8 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at Martyrs’, 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $10. (773) 404-9494 or martyrslive.com.
Scott Ligon’s All Star Freakout: 9 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at FitzGerald’s, 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $10. (708) 788-2118 or fitzgeraldsnightclub.com.
Too White Crew, Bella Cain: 9 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at Joe’s Live, 5441 Park Place, Rosemont. $15. (847) 261-0392 or joesliverosemont.com.
Decay, Vicious Attack, Jury of Fears, South Arsenal, Central Disorder: 9 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at Bourbon on Division, 2050 W. Division St., Chicago. $8. (773) 796-5879 or bourbonondivision.com.
Head East, Vanilla Fudge, Iron Butterfly: 3 p.m. Sunday, March 24, at Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $49-$89. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com.
Never Better, Makena, Hard Loss, Cliffhanger, Bad Planning: 6 p.m. Sunday, March 24, at Wire, 6815 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $5-$7. (708) 669-9473 or wireismusic.com.

Red Sun Rising plays Chicago’s Bottom Lounge with Goodbye June and Dirty Honey Sunday, March 24. – Courtesy of Red Sun Rising
Red Sun Rising, Goodbye June, Dirty Honey: 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 24, at Bottom Lounge, 1375 W. Lake St., Chicago. $15. (312) 666-6775 or bottomlounge.com.
Bad Bunny “X100Pre Tour”: 7 p.m. Sunday, March 24, at Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Tickets start at $69. (800) 745-3000 or rosemont.com/allstate.
Spoken, Away at Last: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 24, at RocHaus, 96 W. Main St., West Dundee. $10-$13. (815) 482-2870 or rochaus.com.
Willie Taylor: 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, at Wire, 6815 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $15-$20. (708) 669-9473 or wireismusic.com.
Knox Hamilton, Brother Moses, August Hotel: 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, at Subterranean, 2011 W. North Ave., Chicago. $12. (773) 278-6600 or subt.net.
Noah Gabriel: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, at The Finery & Blacksmith Bar: 305 W. Main St., St. Charles. (630) 940-2380 or thefineryrestaurant.com.
Weathered, Mess, You Folk, Rocky Point Holiday: 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, at Subterranean (downstairs), 2011 W. North Ave., Chicago. $10. (773) 278-6600 or subt.net.
Red Wanting Blue, The Trews: 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, at Subterranean, 2011 W. North Ave., Chicago. $15. (773) 278-6600 or subt.net.
Luke Underhill: 6 p.m. Thursday, March 27, at Wire, 6815 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $8. (708) 669-9473 or wireismusic.com.
Old 97’s, Joshua Ray Walker: 7 p.m. Thursday, March 28, at Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport St., Chicago. $25-$60. (312) 526-3851 or thaliahallchicago.com.
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