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CHEVELLE, SICK PUPPIES Riviera Theatre, 2/20, 7:30 PM, all-ages, sold out.
CYMBALS EAT GUITARS Schubas, 4/4, 6 and 9 PM, early all-ages show added, 773-525-2508.
FOUR TET, NATHAN FAKE Empty Bottle, 2/19, 8 and 11 PM, early show added, late show sold out.
DAVID GARRETT Park West, 3/17-19, 7:30 PM, all-ages, third show added, on sale Sat 2/6, 10 AM, 3/18-19 sold out.
LOTUS Schubas, 2/21, 6:30 PM; 2/22, 8 PM, all-ages, 2/22 is 18+, sold out.
MAGNETIC FIELDS Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 3/7-8, 7:30 PM, second show added, 312-334-7777.
MAYHEM, TOMBS Bottom Lounge, 4/13, 8 PM, canceled.
PASSION PIT, MAYER HAWTHORNE & THE COUNTY Congress Theater, 4/2, 8 PM, all-ages, sold out.
SCREECHING WEASEL, LEMURIA Reggie's Rock Club, 2/26, 8 PM, 17+, sold out.
SLAYER, MEGADETH, TESTAMENT UIC Pavilion, 8/20, 7 PM, rescheduled from 2/5, tickets honored.
SNOOP DOGG Metro, 2/16, 8 PM, Sold out; 18+.

Previously listed

ABOVE & BEYOND, BENNY BENASSI, SECOND SUN Congress Theater, 3/20, 7 PM, 17+, 312-804-2736.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. Empty Bottle, 4/2, 10 PM.
AIR, AM Riviera Theatre, 3/24, 8 PM, 18+.
ALBUM LEAF, SEA WOLF Lincoln Hall, 4/25, 9 PM, 18+, on sale Fri 2/5, noon, 773-525-2501.
ALESANA, A SKYLIT DRIVE Metro, 2/21, 6 PM, all-ages, metrochicago.com.
ALICE IN CHAINS Aragon Ballroom, 3/20, 8 PM, all-ages, sold out.
ALKALINE TRIO, CURSIVE Metro, 2/27, 9 PM; 2/28, 6:30 PM, all-ages, 2/27 is 18+, sold out.
ALO Martyrs', 5/28, 9 PM, on sale Sat 2/6, 10 AM.
ALTAN Abbey Pub, 3/27, 8 PM, 18+.
TREY ANASTASIO & CLASSIC TAB Riviera Theatre, 2/19, 8 PM, 18+, sold out.
KEITH ANDERSON Joe's, 6/17, 8:30 PM, on sale Fri 2/5, 10 AM.
APPLES IN STEREO, GENERATIONALS Lincoln Hall, 4/30, 10 PM, on sale Fri 2/5, noon, 773-525-2501.
APPLESEED CAST, DREAMEND Bottom Lounge, 3/19, 8 PM, 17+.
AVETT BROTHERS, LOW ANTHEM House of Blues, 3/7, 9 PM, 17+.
SUSANA BACA Old Town School of Folk Music, 4/23, 8 PM, all-ages, 773-728-6000.
TIM BARRY Reggie's Rock Club, 3/31, 8 PM, 17+.
BRENDAN BAYLISS & JEFF AUSTIN Schubas, 3/17, 9 PM, 18+, 773-525-2508.
BEACH HOUSE, BACHELORETTE Metro, 4/2, 9 PM, 18+, metrochicago.com.
JUSTIN BIEBER Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, 3/24-25, 7 PM, sold out.
THE BIG PINK, A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS Metro, 3/20, 9 PM, 18+, metrochicago.com.
BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, OBSCURA Reggie's Rock Club, 3/16, 5 PM, all-ages.
BLACK EYED PEAS United Center, 3/13, 7:30 PM.
BLACK JOE LEWIS & THE HONEYBEARS Lincoln Hall, 3/5, 10 PM, 18+, 773-525-2501.
BLACK LIPS, BOX ELDERS Logan Square Auditorium, 4/1, 8:30 PM, all-ages.
BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB, BAND OF SKULLS Metro, 3/25, 8 PM, 18+, metrochicago.com.
TERENCE BLANCHARD SPACE, Evanston, 2/28, 8 PM, all-ages.
BLU & EXILE, TANYA MORGAN Subterranean, 3/6, 11:30 PM, 17+.
BLUE OCTOBER House of Blues, 4/20, 9 PM, 17+.
BON JOVI Soldier Field, 7/30, 7 PM.
BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY Congress Theater, 3/27, 8 PM, all-ages, 773-276-1235.
BONERAMA Martyrs', 2/20-21, 10 PM, 800-594-8499.
BONOBO Metro, 4/1, 9 PM, 18+, DJ set in Smart Bar following Metro show, both on sale Sat 2/6, noon, metrochicago.com.
BOOKER T., ERIC BIBB Old Town School of Folk Music, 2/20, 7 and 10 PM, all-ages, 773-728-6000.
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE Metro, 5/30, 8 PM, 18+, metrochicago.com.
THE BRONX, JAPANTHER Subterranean, 3/25, 8 PM, 17+, on sale Sat 2/6, 10 AM.
JONATHA BROOKE SPACE, Evanston, 5/1, 8 PM, all-ages.
GREG BROWN SPACE, Evanston, 4/11, 8 PM, all-ages.
LUKE BRYAN Joe's, 5/7-8, 8:30 PM.
MICHAEL BUBLE Allstate Arena, Rosemont, 3/27, 8 PM, sold out.
BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO Cubby Bear, 2/19, 10 PM.
BULLETBOYS Abbey Pub, 3/6, 8:30 PM.
THE BUSINESS, HOLLOWPOINTS Reggie's Rock Club, 4/29, 8 PM, 18+.
CALIFONE Lincoln Hall, 3/9-10, 9 PM, 773-525-2501.
CAMERA OBSCURA Lincoln Hall, 4/5, 8 PM, 18+, 773-525-2501.
CAPITALIST CASUALITIES, VERBAL ABUSE Reggie's Rock Club, 5/14, 7 PM, 18+.
VINICIO CAPOSSELA Lakeshore Theater, 3/10, 8 PM, all-ages.
CAPTURED BY ROBOTS Abbey Pub, 4/24, 8:30 PM, 18+.
CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS Schubas, 2/28, 8 PM, 773-525-2508. FitzGerald's, Berwyn, 2/27, 9 PM.
CAVE SINGERS Empty Bottle, 3/27, 10 PM.
CELTIC WOMAN Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, 4/9-10, 8 PM.
CEU Green Dolphin Street, 4/23, 9:30 PM, 800-838-3006.
THE CHARIOT, GREELEY ESTATES Reggie's Rock Club, 3/3, 5 PM, all-ages.
CHI-TOWN BLUES FESTIVAL WITH BOBBY BLAND, SHIRLEY BROWN, MEL WAITERS, BOBBY RUSH, AND OTHERS Star Plaza Theatre, Merrillville, 3/6, 7 PM.
CHIEFTANS Symphony Center, 3/7, 3 PM, 312-294-3000.
ERIC CHURCH Joe's, 2/18, 8:30 PM.
CITIZEN COPE the Vic, 3/5, 8 PM.
CLIENTELE Lincoln Hall, 3/17, 9 PM, 773-525-2501.
CLOUD CULT Lincoln Hall, 4/15, 9 PM, 773-525-2501.
MARC COHN SPACE, Evanston, 2/21, 8 PM, all-ages.
COLD CAVE, HAIR POLICE Empty Bottle, 2/25, 9:30 PM.
COPELAND, I CAN MAKE A MESS LIKE NOBODY'S BUSINESS Metro, 3/14, 6 PM, all-ages, metrochicago.com.
BILLY CORGAN & MATT WALKER LaSalle Power Co., 2/18, 7 PM, 224-364-7220.
HUGH CORNWELL Abbey Pub, 4/10, 7 PM.
COWBOY JUNKIES SPACE, Evanston, 3/23, 8 PM.
COWBOY JUNKIES, GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS Old Town School of Folk Music, 3/19, 7 and 10 PM, all-ages, 773-728-6000.
ROBERT CRAY BAND, SHEMEKIA COPELAND House of Blues, 4/3, 8:30 PM, 17+.
JAMIE CULLUM Park West, 3/16, 8:30 PM, 18+, sold out.
DAEDELUS, NOSAJ THING, JOGGER, ABSTRACT SCIENCE DJS Lincoln Hall, 2/16, 7 PM, all-ages.
EVAN DANDO Double Door, 2/19, 9 PM, 877-435-9849.
DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL House of Blues, 4/6, 6 PM, all-ages, 877-598-8703.
RAY DAVIES Riviera Theatre, 3/13, 8 PM, 18+, on sale Sat 2/6, 10 AM.
A DAY TO REMEMBER, AUGUST BURNS RED, SILVERSTEIN House of Blues, 4/18-19, 4:45 PM, all-ages, 877-598-8703.
DEBBIE DEB, JOHNNY O, TKA, JUDY TORRES Congress Theater, 2/27, 8 PM, 773-227-7595.
PAUL DI'ANNO, ICARUS WITCH Reggie's Rock Club, 2/25, 9 PM.
DIGITAL LEATHER Subterranean, 3/27, 10:30 PM.
DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, DARKEST HOUR Reggie's Rock Club, 4/2, 7 PM, all-ages.
DION, DRIFTERS, FLAMINGOS Chicago Theatre, 6/4, 8 PM.
LILA DOWNS House of Blues, 4/30, 8:30 PM, 17+.
DR. DOG, SEAN BONES Metro, 4/16, 9 PM, 18+, metrochicago.com.
DRIVE BY TRUCKERS, LANGHORNE SLIM the Vic, 4/9, 8 PM, 18+, on sale Sat 2/6, 10 AM.
EFTERKLANG, BALMORHEA Lincoln Hall, 3/8, 9 PM, 773-525-2501.
ENGLISH BEAT, FISHBONE House of Blues, 3/2, 8 PM, 17+.
ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO Old Town School of Folk Music, 4/3, 7 and 10 PM, all-ages, 773-728-6000.
EVERGREEN TERRACE, DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR Reggie's Rock Club, 3/25, 5 PM, all-ages.
THE EX, SHELLAC Lincoln Hall, 3/20, 10 PM, 18+, 773-525-2501.
EXPERIENCE HENDRIX FEATURING BILLY COX, JOE SATRIANI, SUSAN TEDESCHI, JONNY LANG, ERIC JOHNSON, AND OTHERS Chicago Theatre, 3/18, 7 PM.
MARY FAHL Martyrs', 2/20, 7 PM, 800-594-8499.
FALL OF TROY, ENVY ON THE COAST Subterranean, 4/9, 7 PM, all-ages.
FINNTROLL, MOONSORROW, SWALLOW THE SUN Bottom Lounge, 4/16, 8 PM, 17+.
FIVE FOR FIGHTING, MATT WERTZ the Vic, 3/24, 7 PM, all-ages.
FLATLINERS Reggie's Rock Club, 3/2, 5 PM, all-ages.
BELA FLECK WITH BASSEKOU KOUYATE, NGONI BA, AND OTHERS Old Town School of Folk Music, 2/21, 5 and 8 PM, all-ages, 773-728-6000.
FLOGGING MOLLY Aragon Ballroom, 3/13, 7 PM.
FLORENCE & THE MACHINE, HOLY HAIL House of Blues, 4/12, 7 PM, all-ages, on sale Fri 2/5, 10 AM, 877-598-8703.
DAVID FORD Schubas, 3/12, 7 PM, 773-525-2508.
FOREIGN BORN, FREE ENERGY Empty Bottle, 3/5, 10 PM.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE Double Door, 4/15, 9 PM, on sale Sat 2/6, noon, 877-435-9849.
JEFFREY FOUCAULT, ANDY FRIEDMAN Schubas, 4/17, 7 PM, 773-525-2508.
FRIGHTENED RABBIT Metro, 5/8, 9 PM, 18+, on sale Sat 2/6, noon, metrochicago.com.
FROM FIRST TO LAST, EYES SET TO KILL Reggie's Rock Club, 4/1, 5 PM, all-ages.
FRUIT BATS Lincoln Hall, 3/6, 10 PM, 18+, 773-525-2501.
FURTHUR Auditorium Theatre, 3/2-3, 7:30 PM, sold out.
GAELIC STORM House of Blues, 3/12-13, 9 PM, 17+.
GALACTIC the Vic, 4/10, 8:30 PM, 18+.
GEAR DADDIES Double Door, 2/27, 9 PM, 877-435-9849.
GILBERTO GIL Symphony Center, 4/2, 8 PM, 312-294-3000.
GIPSY KINGS the Venue at Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, 4/29, 7:30 PM.
GOATWHORE, ENFOLD DARKNESS Bottom Lounge, 3/7, 7 PM, 17+.
GOGOL BORDELLO, DEVOTCHKA Congress Theater, 4/23, 7 PM, 17+, 888-512-7469.
GOLDEN TRIANGLE Beat Kitchen, 3/24, 9:30 PM.
GOMEZ the Vic, 3/4, 7:30 PM, 18+.
MATTHEW GOOD, AUTOMATIC LOVELETTER Double Door, 3/24, 9 PM, 877-435-9849.
GREAT BIG SEA House of Blues, 3/19-20, 8 PM, 17+.
JACKIE GREENE SPACE, Evanston, 3/7, 8 PM, all-ages, on sale Sat 2/6, 11 AM.
GREENSKY BLUEGRASS Double Door, 3/11, 9 PM, on sale Sat 2/6, noon, 877-435-9849.
GRINGO STAR; BRIGHTON, MA Subterranean, 3/26, 9:30 PM, 17+.
MERLE HAGGARD & KRIS KRISTOFFERSON Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, 2/21, 7 PM.
HAMMERFALL, POWERGLOVE Metro, 3/15, 6 PM, all-ages, metrochicago.com.
HAR MAR SUPERSTAR Double Door, 4/7, 9 PM, on sale Sat 2/6, noon, 877-435-9849.
HARVEY MILK, COALESCE Subterranean, 3/13, 9:30 PM, 17+.
JOE HENRY Old Town School of Folk Music, 3/13, 7 PM, all-ages, 773-728-6000.
DAN HICKS & THE HOT LICKS Old Town School of Folk Music, 3/14, 7 PM, all-ages, 773-728-6000.
HIGH PLACES Schubas, 4/3, 10 PM, 18+, 773-525-2508.
HIM, WE ARE THE FALLEN, DOMMIN House of Blues, 4/9, 6:30 PM, all-ages, on sale Fri 2/5, 10 AM, 877-598-8703.
ROBYN HITCHCOCK SPACE, Evanston, 3/6, 8 PM, all-ages. Schubas, 3/5, 10:30 PM, 773-525-2508.
HOCKEY Lincoln Hall, 3/12, 10:30 PM, 18+, 773-525-2501.
HOT CHIP, THE XX Riviera Theatre, 4/19, 8 PM, 18+.
HUDSON MOHAWKE Abbey Pub, 3/20, 8 PM, 18+.
CHARLIE HUNTER Beat Kitchen, 2/24, 9 PM, 17+.
HYPOCRISY, HATE, BLACKGUARD Reggie's Rock Club, 3/22, 7 PM, all-ages.
IN THE COUNTRY Empty Bottle, 2/24, 9:30 PM.
JACK'S MANNEQUIN, FUN, VEDERA House of Blues, 2/22-23, 6 PM, all-ages, 17+.
JAPANDROIDS Lincoln Hall, 4/9, 10 PM, 18+, 773-525-2501.
JAY-Z, YOUNG JEEZY United Center, 3/18, 7 PM.
JEDI MIND TRICKS Subterranean, 4/2, 10 PM, 17+, on sale Sat 2/6, 10 AM.
JOHN BROWN'S BODY, TOUBAB KREWE Double Door, 4/3, 9 PM, 877-435-9849.
MATHEW JOHNSON, SASSMOUTH Smart Bar, 2/19, 10 PM, smartbarchicago.com.
NORAH JONES Chicago Theatre, 3/20, 8 PM.
RICKIE LEE JONES Lincoln Hall, 3/25, 8 PM, 773-525-2501.
JOVANOTTI Lincoln Hall, 5/6, 9 PM, 18+, 773-525-2501.
ANGELIQUE KIDJO Lincoln Hall, 3/4, 8 PM, 773-525-2501.
CAROLE KING & JAMES TAYLOR Allstate Arena, Rosemont, 5/24, 7:30 PM, sold out.
B.B. KING House of Blues, 4/24-25, 8 PM.
KAKI KING Park West, 5/6, 7:30 PM, all-ages.
KING SUNNY ADE & HIS AFRICAN BEATS Old Town School of Folk Music, 4/16, 7 and 10 PM, all-ages, 773-728-6000.
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE Metro, 2/20, 7 PM, all-ages, metrochicago.com.
SANDER KLEINENBERG House of Blues, 4/16, 11 PM, 877-598-8703.
GLADYS KNIGHT the Venue at Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, 3/27, 7:30 PM.
MARK KNOPFLER Chicago Theatre, 4/23, 7:30 PM.
HABIB KOITE & BAMADA Old Town School of Folk Music, 3/27, 7 and 10 PM, all-ages, 773-728-6000.
BONNIE KOLOC Old Town School of Folk Music, 2/19, 7 PM, all-ages, 773-728-6000.
KREATOR, VOIVOD, NACHTMYSTIUM Bottom Lounge, 3/12, 6 PM, all-ages.
MILES KUROSKY Schubas, 4/1, 9 PM, 773-525-2508.
LA RIOTS Abbey Pub, 2/20, 10 PM, 18+.
TED LEO & THE PHARMACISTS Bottom Lounge, 3/13, 7 PM, all-ages.
SONDRE LERCHE, JBM Lincoln Hall, 2/19, 10 PM, 773-525-2501.
HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS the Venue at Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, 4/16, 7:30 PM.
AARON LEWIS the Venue at Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, 2/25, 7:30 PM.
LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH Reggie's Rock Club, 4/12, 7 PM, 17+.
LITTLE BOOTS, DRAGONETTE Metro, 5/1, 9 PM, 18+, metrochicago.com.
LIVING SACRIFICE, WAR OF AGES, SHAI HULUD, LIONHEART, GREAT COMMISSION Reggie's Rock Club, 2/16, 5 PM, all-ages.
LOCAL H Metro, 5/23, 7 PM, all-ages, on sale Sat 2/6, noon, metrochicago.com.
LOS CAMPESINOS! Metro, 4/30, 7 PM, all-ages, metrochicago.com.
LOS LOBOS Center for Performing Arts, University Park, 3/20, 8 PM, 708-235-2222. the Hemmens, Elgin, 3/19, 8 PM, 847-931-5900.
LOVE IS ALL Empty Bottle, 4/6, 9:30 PM.
LOW ANTHEM Lincoln Hall, 4/6, 9 PM, 773-525-2501.
LUCKY BOYS CONFUSION Subterranean, 2/19, 9:30 PM, 17+.
LULLABYE ARKESTRA Beat Kitchen, 4/11, 8 PM, 17+, on sale Sat 2/6, 10 AM.
STEPHEN LYNCH the Venue at Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, 4/3, 7:30 PM.
BAABA MAAL Old Town School of Folk Music, 4/9, 8 PM, all-ages, 773-728-6000.
MAJOR LAZER, RUSKO Metro, 4/10, 10 PM, 18+, metrochicago.com.
MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA, FEATURES Metro, 3/23, 6:30 PM, all-ages, metrochicago.com.
GIL MANTERA'S PARTY DREAM Empty Bottle, 3/19, 10 PM.
WYNTON MARSALIS Symphony Center, 3/19, 8 PM, 312-394-3000.
MATADORS, KOFFIN KATS Bottom Lounge, 3/20, 8 PM, 17+.
IMELDA MAY Martyrs', 3/15, 6 PM, on sale Sat 2/6, 10 AM.
JOHN MAYER, MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD United Center, 4/10, 8 PM.
MEGAFAUN Empty Bottle, 4/8, 9:30 PM.
PAT METHENY Symphony Center, 5/10, 8 PM, 312-294-3000.
MI AMI Hideout, 4/9, 10 PM.
INGRID MICHAELSON, MAT KEARNEY Riviera Theatre, 4/2, 7 PM, all-ages, on sale Sat 2/6, 10 AM.
CHRISETTE MICHELE, LAURA IZIBOR House of Blues, 3/10, 8:30 PM, 17+.
MIIKE SNOW Metro, 4/5, 9 PM, 18+, metrochicago.com.
RHETT MILLER FitzGerald's, Berwyn, 3/6, 9 PM.
MISERY INDEX, MAGRUDERGRIND Reggie's Rock Club, 2/28, 7 PM, 18+.
MISSION OF BURMA Double Door, 4/10, 9 PM.
MOE. Riviera Theatre, 3/5-6, 8 PM, 18+.
MOLOTOV Congress Theater, 4/17, 8 PM, all-ages, 773-276-1235.
MONTE MONTGOMERY FitzGerald's, Berwyn, 3/5, 9 PM.
JUSTIN MOORE Joe's, 3/11, 8 PM.
MORNING BENDERS Schubas, 4/12, 8 PM, 773-525-2508.
SHAWN MULLINS SPACE, Evanston, 4/9, 8 PM, all-ages.
MUSE, SILVERSUN PICKUPS United Center, 3/12, 7:30 PM.
MY DEAR DISCO Double Door, 3/12, 9 PM, 877-435-9849.
NEEDTOBREATHE, STEPHEN KELLOGG & THE SIXERS House of Blues, 3/18, 8 PM, 17+.
WILLIE NELSON & FAMILY Genesee Theatre, Waukegan, 3/21, 7 PM. Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet, 3/24, 7:30 PM.
NEVER SHOUT NEVER, HEY MONDAY, THE CAB, EVERY AVENUE House of Blues, 4/10, 6:30 PM, all-ages.
NEW FOUND GLORY, SAVES THE DAY House of Blues, 3/5, 6:15 PM, all-ages.
CARRIE NEWCOMER & ELIZA GILKYSON Old Town School of Folk Music, 4/18, 7 PM, all-ages, 773-728-6000.
JOANNA NEWSOM the Vic, 4/3, 7:30 PM, all-ages, on sale Sat 2/6, 10 AM.
SCOUT NIBLETT Schubas, 3/19, 10 PM, 773-525-2508.
JOE NICHOLS Joe's, 3/5, 8:30 PM.
NICKELBACK, BREAKING BENJAMIN, SHINEDOWN Allstate Arena, Rosemont, 5/18, 6:30 PM.
JOHN OATES SPACE, Evanston, 3/21, 8 PM, all-ages.
ORPHANED LAND, INDIAN Bottom Lounge, 3/14, 7 PM.
OTEP, BURY YOUR DEAD Reggie's Rock Club, 2/22, 5 PM, all-ages.
ALEC OUNSWORTH Schubas, 2/25, 9 PM, 773-525-2508.
OVERKILL, VADER, GOD DETHRONED, WARBRINGER Metro, 4/9, 5:30 PM, all-ages, metrochicago.com.
OWEN, BROOKE WAGGONER Lincoln Hall, 4/16, 10 PM, 18+, 773-525-2501.
OWL CITY, LIGHTS Aragon Ballroom, 4/30, 7 PM, all-ages.
OWEN PALLETT Lincoln Hall, 4/10, 10 PM, 18+, 773-525-2501.
GRAHAM PARKER Old Town School of Folk Music, 4/17, 7 and 10 PM, all-ages, 773-728-6000.
PAST LIVES, AIR WAVES Bottom Lounge, 3/25, 8 PM, 17+.
ELLIS PAUL SPACE, Evanston, 4/16, 8 PM, all-ages.
ALICE PEACOCK, PETER BRADLEY ADAMS SPACE, Evanston, 4/30, 8 PM, all-ages.
PELICAN, PINEBENDER Beat Kitchen, 3/12, 9:30 PM, 17+.
PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS Subterranean, 2/18, 10 PM, 17+.
EL PERRO DEL MAR, ANNA TERNHEIM Lincoln Hall, 2/22, 8 PM, 773-525-2501.
MADELEINE PEYROUX Old Town School of Folk Music, 4/10, 7 and 10 PM, all-ages, 773-728-6000.
PHANTOGRAM, JUNK CULTURE Schubas, 2/17, 9 PM.
PIERCED ARROWS Subterranean, 2/25, 9 PM, 17+.
PISSED JEANS Empty Bottle, 4/14, 9:30 PM.
PNUMA TRIO Abbey Pub, 4/10, 11 PM, 18+.
STEVE POLTZ Schubas, 4/2, 7:30 PM, 773-525-2508.
PORCUPINE TREE Riviera Theatre, 4/30, 7:30 PM, all-ages.
PORTUGAL. THE MAN, PORT O'BRIEN Lincoln Hall, 2/26, 10 PM, 18+, 773-525-2501.
P.O.S. Bottom Lounge, 3/18, 8 PM, 17+.
PRETTY & NICE, TITLE TRACKS Hideout, 2/18, 9 PM.
JOHN PRINE Old Town School of Folk Music, 3/6, 8 PM, all-ages, 773-728-6000. Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet, 3/4, 8 PM.
CHUCK PROPHET FitzGerald's, Berwyn, 2/26, 9:30 PM.
JOE PUG, JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE Lincoln Hall, 2/27, 10:30 PM, 773-525-2501.
PUNCH BROTHERS Old Town School of Folk Music, 3/7, 5 and 8 PM, all-ages, 773-728-6000.
PUSCIFER, UNCLE SCRATCH'S GOSPEL REVIVAL the Vic, 3/26-27, 7:30 PM, all-ages.
QUASI Lincoln Hall, 5/1, 10 PM, 773-525-2501.
CORINNE BAILEY RAE the Vic, 4/22, 8 PM, 18+, on sale Sat 2/6, 10 AM.
RED BACTERIA VACUUM, OMODOKA, JINNYOOPS! Empty Bottle, 3/23, 8 PM.
RED SPAROWES Lincoln Hall, 4/21, 9 PM, on sale Fri 2/5, noon, 773-525-2501.
RED STICK RAMBLERS SPACE, Evanston, 2/27, 8 PM, all-ages.
JOSHUA REDMAN, ANAT COHEN QUARTET Symphony Center, 4/23, 8 PM, 312-294-3000.
ANTONIS REMOS the Venue at Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, 5/15, 8 PM, on sale Fri 2/5, noon.
REO SPEEDWAGON Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet, 3/27, 8 PM.
RETRIBUTION GOSPEL CHOIR Hideout, 2/19, 10 PM.
REVEREND HORTON HEAT Double Door, 3/5-6, 9 PM, 877-435-9849.
TONY RICE UNIT Old Town School of Folk Music, 4/25, 7 PM, all-ages, 773-728-6000.
RJD2, BREAK SCIENCE, HAPPY CHICHESTER Metro, 3/13, 9 PM, 18+, metrochicago.com.
CARRIE RODRIGUEZ Old Town School of Folk Music, 5/14, 7:30 PM, all-ages, 773-728-6000.
ROGUE WAVE Lincoln Hall, 4/17, 10 PM, 18+, 773-525-2501.
SONNY ROLLINS Symphony Center, 4/9, 8 PM, 312-294-3000.
HENRY ROLLINS (SPOKEN WORD) the Vic, 4/7, 7:30 PM.
PETER ROWAN BLUEGRASS BAND Old Town School of Folk Music, 6/5, 7 PM, all-ages, 773-728-6000.
RUBY SUNS, TORO Y MOI Schubas, 3/31, 9 PM, 773-525-2508.
RX BANDITS, BUILDERS & THE BUTCHERS Bottom Lounge, 4/4, 6 PM, all-ages.
MATTHEW RYAN Schubas, 4/18, 8 PM, 773-525-2508.
ARTURO SANDOVAL, DARWIN NOGUERA Old Town School of Folk Music, 3/20, 7 and 10 PM, all-ages, 773-728-6000.
SERENA MANEESH, DEPRECIATION GUILD Bottom Lounge, 3/31, 8 PM, 17+.
SETTLE, FRIDAY NIGHT FEVER Reggie's Rock Club, 3/7, 5 PM, all-ages.
MARTIN SEXTON, RYAN MONTBLEAU BAND Park West, 4/23, 8 PM, 18+, on sale Sat 2/6, 10 AM.
SHEARWATER, WYE OAK Lincoln Hall, 4/4, 9 PM, 773-525-2508.
SHERWOOD Subterranean, 3/24, 6:30 PM, all-ages, on sale Sat 2/6, 10 AM.
SIA the Vic, 4/25, 7:30 PM, all-ages, on sale Fri 2/5, 10 AM.
SLEEPYTIME GORILLA MUSUEM Bottom Lounge, 4/18, 8 PM, 17+.
SLIGHTLY STOOPID Congress Theater, 3/26, 7:30 PM, 888-512-7469.
SMALL BLACK, WASHED OUT, PICTUREPLANE Empty Bottle, 4/5, 9:30 PM.
PATTI SMITH Park West, 2/20, 8 PM, sold out.
SMOKING POPES Reggie's Rock Club, 2/19, 8 PM; 2/20, 7 PM, 2/20 is all-ages.
BEN SOLLEE, DANIEL MARTIN MOORE Schubas, 3/13, 10 PM, 773-525-2508.
SONATA ARCTICA, POWERGLOVE, MUTINY WITHIN House of Blues, 4/11, 6 PM, all-ages.
SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES, NICO VEGA Lincoln Hall, 2/28, 8 PM.
SPLIT LIP RAYFIELD Double Door, 2/20, 9 PM, 877-435-9849.
SPOON, DEERHUNTER, MICACHU & THE SHAPES Aragon Ballroom, 4/1, 6 PM, all-ages.
ST. VINCENT, WILDBIRDS & PEACEDRUMS Metro, 2/18, 9 PM, 18+, metrochicago.com.
STATE RADIO Metro, 2/19, 7 PM, all-ages, metrochicago.com.
ANDY STATMAN & THE LUCKY BREAK BLUEGRASS Martyrs', 2/22, 7 PM, 800-594-8499.
STORY OF THE YEAR Cubby Bear, 2/26, 8 PM.
STRAIGHT NO CHASER Chicago Theatre, 4/11, 7:30 PM.
SURFER BLOOD, TURBO FRUITS Schubas, 3/10, 9 PM, 18+, 773-525-2508.
SWITCHFOOT House of Blues, 2/16, 7 PM, all-ages.
JOE JACK TALCUM Schubas, 4/8, 9 PM, 773-525-2508.
TALLY HALL, JUKEBOX THE GHOST Lincoln Hall, 3/12, 7 PM, all-ages, 773-525-2501.
TEGAN AND SARA Aragon Ballroom, 3/26, 8 PM, all-ages.
THE TEMPER TRAP, KISSAWAY TRAIL Metro, 3/24, 7 PM, metrochicago.com.
TESLA House of Blues, 2/27, 9 PM, 17+.
THAT 1 GUY Beat Kitchen, 3/27, 7:30 PM, all-ages.
THESE ARE POWERS, WHITE CAR Hideout, 3/27, 9 PM.
GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS, FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS Star Plaza Theatre, Merrillville, 3/27, 8 PM.
TIGERCITY, GEMINI CLUB Schubas, 3/11, 9 PM, 18+, 773-525-2508.
ANITA TIJOUX Martyrs', 3/27, 9 PM, 800-594-8499.
TINARIWEN Old Town School of Folk Music, 2/27, 7 and 10 PM, all-ages, 773-728-6000.
TOBACCO, THE HOOD INTERNET Empty Bottle, 4/3, 10 PM.
TORTOISE, LICHENS Lincoln Hall, 2/20, 10 PM, 18+, 773-525-2501.
TOSSERS Metro, 3/17, 8 PM, metrochicago.com.
ALLEN TOUSSAINT SPACE, Evanston, 2/19, 8 PM, all-ages.
TRAINWRECK Martyrs', 3/13, 9 PM.
TRAMPLED BY TURTLES, DEVIL MAKES THREE Double Door, 4/8, 9 PM, 877-435-9849.
TRANS AM, NICE NICE Empty Bottle, 4/23, 10 PM.
TRANSATLANTIC Park West, 4/20, 7 PM, all-ages.
WALTER TROUT House of Blues Back Porch Stage, 4/10, 10 PM.
TWIZTID Logan Square Auditorium, 4/10, 7 PM, all-ages.
U2 Soldier Field, 7/6, 7 PM.
UNEARTH, STICK TO YOUR GUNS, VEIL OF MAYA House of Blues, 3/26, 5 PM, all-ages, 877-598-8703.
URGE OVERKILL Cubby Bear, 3/5, 9 PM, on sale Fri 2/5, 10 AM.
VAMPIRE WEEKEND, ABE VIGODA Riviera Theatre, 3/25-26, 7 PM, all-ages, sold out.
PHIL VASSAR Joe's, 4/9-10, 8:30 PM.
VETIVER Empty Bottle, 3/10, 9:30 PM.
VITALIC, LAZER CRYSTAL Empty Bottle, 2/23, 9:30 PM.
VIVIAN GIRLS Subterranean, 3/12, 9:30 PM, 17+.
ROCKY VOTOLATO Schubas, 2/26, 10 PM, 18+, 773-525-2508.
WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS, THE LONELY FOREST Lincoln Hall, 3/11, 9 PM, 18+, 773-525-2501.
THE WEDDING PRESENT Double Door, 4/16, 9 PM, 877-435-9849.
WHITE WIZZARD Reggie's Rock Club, 3/23, 8 PM, 17+.
BARRENCE WHITFIELD & THE SAVAGES Abbey Pub, 3/19, 9:30 PM, on sale Sat 2/6, noon.
WILD BEASTS, STILL LIFE STILL Schubas, 2/18, 9 PM; 2/19, 10 PM, 2/18 is 18+, 773-525-2508.
DAN & MATT WILSON Schubas, 3/27, 7:30 PM, 773-525-2508.
WIZ KHALIFA Abbey Pub, 2/26, 8:30 PM, 18+.
WOLFE TONES Abbey Pub, 2/19, 9 PM.
WOODS, REAL ESTATE Lincoln Hall, 3/15, 9 PM, 18+, 773-525-2501.
XIU XIU, TUNE-YARDS Lincoln Hall, 4/3, 9 PM, 18+, 773-525-2501.
THE XX, JJ Lincoln Hall, 4/8, 6 and 9:30 PM, all-ages, late show sold out, 773-525-2501.
YACHT, MNDR Empty Bottle, 2/27, 10 PM.
YEASAYER Metro, 4/29, 9 PM, 18+, metrochicago.com.
YES House of Blues, 2/18-19, 8 PM, 17+.
YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE! Empty Bottle, 3/31, 9:30 PM.
YOUNG WIDOWS, MY DISCO Empty Bottle, 3/11, 9:30 PM.
ZOLA JESUS Beat Kitchen, 3/13, 10:30 PM, 17+.

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