Sound check: Conway, Jillian Somera play Elbo Room; Jefferson Starship at Arcada
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Sound check: Punk Rock Bazaar at BrauerHouse; seven nights of Madonna
BrauerHouse bazaar Lombard’s BrauerHouse throws open the doors for Sunday’s Punk Rock Bazaar, a flea
Sound check: Better Love, Late Nights, Commonweather and Weighted play Evolution; Sum 41 hits the Vic
Evolution showcase Evolution Music in Downers Grove hosts a celebration of some of the Chicago
Sound check: Badflower kicks off ‘Sick’ tour at Chicago’s Bottom Lounge; Scissors, Punting Baxter release shows and more
Badflower at Bottom Lounge Badflower is a band on the rise. After cruising the country supporting
Sound check: Jonfin’s new single, Beat Kitchen show; Mumford & Sons, Twenty One Pilots on WKQX Christmas bill
Jonfin’s new ‘Old Ways’ With its fresh spin on garage rock, the indie-alternative band Jonfin
Sound check: Cardinal Harbor release show; Villains at Bottom Lounge; Glen Hansard at Chicago Theatre
Cardinal Harbor release When Cardinal Harbor drops “Vulture Hottub” this week, the six-piece indie-rock band,
Sound check: Better Than Ezra, Vertical Horizon headline Last Fling; Chicago talent packs Bears Block Party
Last Fling Naperville shuts the door on summer with the Jaycees’ annual Last Fling carnival,
Sound check: Haley Reinhart, Lee DeWyze return home for Ravinia, SPACE gigs
‘Idol’ homecomings Two former suburban “American Idol” contestants who earned high honors and national attention
Sound check: Iconic Dionne Warwick plays RiverEdge; 90s Palooza in Lisle
‘What’s it all about, Alfie?’ International icon and smooth-voiced musical legend Dionne Warwick makes an
Sound check: John Mayer ditches the Company for solo Chicago shows
John Mayer and more at the United Center When John Mayer first hit commercial acclaim
Sound Check: Like Language, Eric Vorel play Hey Nonny; funk at Penny Road
Local Language Elmhurst pop-rock band Like Language won new fans and made new friends at
Sound check: Michael McDermott, Heather Horton play Mercy Home benefit at BrauerHouse
Mercy Home benefit show The musical pair Michael McDermott and Heather Horton headline a concert
Sound check: Sleep On It, Like Pacific make tour stop in Chicago
Sleep on It tour stop While fans are eagerly anticipating the follow-up to 2017’s “Overexposed”
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Sound check: Revolt Coda; Garth Brooks; DISRUPT Fest; Windy City Smokeout and more
DISRUPT Fest Looking to rock a little harder this weekend? Sum 41 headlines the Rockstar
Sound check: Snoop Dogg’s Sunset Smokeout at BaseCamp; Heart in Tinley Park; Jimi Falls and the ’90s
Snoop’s Sunset Smokeout Snoopadelic headlines The Sunset Smokeout, an intimate performance by the one and
Sound check: Willie Nelson, Avett Brothers headline Outlaw Music Fest; Vinyl Pop, Kowloon Bay, Violet Crime release shows
Outlaw Music Fest Ever the rebel, country star Willie Nelson is kicking around on tour
Sound check: Rolling Stones resume rescheduled tour with Chicago launch; Country LakeShake; Summer Solstice; MuddFest at BaseCamp
I heard you like The Rolling Stones Mere months after the Rolling Stones announced the
Sound check: Friday Pilots Club joins Lumineers, Young the Giant for PIQNIQ
PIQNIQ in the park Chicago rising star Friday Pilots Club is making a name for itself nationally,
Sound check: Nashville’s Hush Kids bring indie-folk treats to Hey Nonny; A.M.B. Fest; Bury Me In Lights’ new EP; Social Que, RedHorse at Bolingbrook Pride Picnic
Hush Kids at Hey Nonny You know what they say about having too many chefs