Crystal Fighters w/ Is Tropical and Spooky Moon

Music: Electronic

Crystal Fighters

Tomorrow @ The Empty Bottle

Kitsuné means "fox" in Japanese, but it's also the name of the influential, Paris-based electronic music and fashion label (dropping releases... 

Downtown Sound: Kelly Hogan w/ Scott Lucas & the Married Men

Music: Country

Scott Lucas & the Married Men

Monday 5/28 @ Millennium Park

Forget graduation parties and Memorial Day weekend cookouts; for us, the signpost that summer has arrived is the annual Downtown Sound... 

Apparat w/ Endian and Abstract Science DJs

Music: Electronic

Apparat

Monday 5/28 @ Lincoln Hall

The last time we saw Apparat live was at the consistently fantastic Finest Lunch With The Germans party at SXSW: lots... 

Sonny Vincent & The Bad Reactions

Music: Punk

Sonny Vincent

Monday 5/28 @ The Burlington

Far be it from us to try and make amendments to the iconic history of late 1970s Lower East Side punk... 

I Break Horses w/ California Wives

Music: Electronic

I Break Horses

Tuesday 5/29 @ Lincoln Hall

Swedish electronic duo I Break Horses bear a striking (fatal, to some) similarity to former tourmates M83. The slow-drift Hearts (Bella... 

The Hood Internet w/ Psalm One

Music: DJ

The Hood Internet

Friday 6/ 1 @ The Hideout

Like Girl Talk and Danger Mouse, local production/DJ crew the Hood Internet elevate the mashup from party-trick novelty to transformational creative... 

Battles

Music: Indie

Battles

Saturday 6/ 2 @ Bottom Lounge

Battles are a complex clockwork machine made of ordinary human limbs and musical instruments doing extraordinary, MC Escher-like things. Their songs... 

Canasta: 10th Anniversary Show feat. Ghosts of Canasta Past w/ Wooden Rings

Music: Pop

Canasta

Saturday 6/ 2 @ Schubas

On the heels of a successful tour of Mongolia, Canasta has a big milestone to celebrate: 10 years playing their brand... 

The Soft Pack w/ Grass Widow and Soft Speaker

Music: Indie

Grass Widow

Saturday 6/ 2 @ Beat Kitchen

Over the course of a few LPs and singles, San Francisco trio Grass Widow expertly tapped into the studied ramshackle genius... 

Craig Finn w/ Minor Characters

Music: Rock

Craig Finn

Saturday 6/ 2 @ The Empty Bottle

As frontman for the Hold Steady, Craig Finn sets story-like songs — with intricately interconnected characters and themes — to big,... 

Free Musical Performance

Music: Experimental

Free Musical Performance

Sunday 6/ 3 @ Hyde Park Art Center

Hyde Park Art Center invites you to a free musical performance by members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative... 

INSTRUMENT play Fugazi's <em>13 Songs</em>

Music: Punk

INSTRUMENT play Fugazi's 13 Songs

Sunday 6/ 3 @ Lincoln Hall

Last year, you might remember, a one-off tribute band calling themselves Econoline performed as legendary Pedro corndogs the Minutemen at Lincoln... 

Jonathan Richman w/ Bobby Broom and The Deep Blue Organ Trio

Music: Rock

Jonathan Richman

Monday 6/ 4 @ Millennium Park

With today's rapidly evolving and perishing trends, staying relevant in rock seems almost impossible. Spanning decades and genres from proto-punk to...