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21+ Event Listings

Showing 156 music listings for Chicago shows in the next 10 days.
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Wednesday May 22 = Editor's Pick
1st Call Band Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm 21+
Scorpion Child, The Velcro Lewis Group, Broke N Ugly, Dead Feathers Double Door: 9pm 21+
Dave Cavalier, One Season, Rooms Elbo Room: 8:30pm 21+
Flashlights, Dead Native, Cougar Island Empty Bottle: 9pm 21+
Jim Baker, NRG Ensemble plays Sun Ra, DJ Sets Corbett vs. Dempsey Hideout: 9:30pm, $8 21+
Tone B Nimble Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bars: 9pm, $0 21+
Helping Phriendly Orchestra Martyrs': 9pm, 10-$12 21+
Cory Grimm, Brittany Moffit, Matt Kissinger, Brian Riggs Quenchers Saloon: 8pm 21+
Shane Merrill Reggie's Music Joint: 7pm, $0 21+
Joe S. Rodan: 10pm, $0 21+
Sugar Blue Rosa's Lounge: 9pm 21+
John Curley, Marc Buxton Smartbar: 10pm, $0 21+
James Davis Birthday Bash: Quartet & Quintet The Whistler: 8pm, $0 21+

Thursday May 23 = Editor's Pick
Jennifer Fletcher Abbey Pub: 10pm, $0 21+
Rob Blaine Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm 21+
Julian Bell, Wes Hollywood, 61 Inch, Living In Pretend (acoustic) Double Door: 8pm 21+
Brett Newski & the Corruption, Elephant Gun, Broken Anchor Empty Bottle: 9pm, $7 21+
Open Mic Blues Jam Harlem Avenue Lounge: 8:30pm, $0 21+
Taught Abroad, Software Giant, K. Serra Hideout: 9pm, $8 21+
Pokey LaFarge, Al Scorch Lincoln Hall: 9pm, 13-$15 21+
Lying Delilah, Sugarman, The Slowbots Martyrs': 8pm, $7 21+
Bike Cops, Le Tour, Todayshits Quenchers Saloon: 8pm 21+
Pyro Fighter, Sunsquabi Reggie's Music Joint: 7:30pm, $8 21+
Backbeat Rodan: 10pm, $0 21+
James Wheeler, Ariyo, Harlan Terson, Tony Mangiullo Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm 21+
Saturday Looks Good To Me, Like Pioneers, Mister Suit Schubas: 9pm, 10-$12 21+
Mala Smartbar: 10pm, 10-$13 21+
Antiserum, Clicks & Whistles, Ant TC1 Smartbar: 9pm, 15-$20 21+
Mavado The Shrine: 21+
Crimson Glow The Whistler: 8pm, $0 21+

Friday May 24 = Editor's Pick
Project Pitchfork, Ayria, V1rtual D3scent Abbey Pub: 8pm, 22-$26 21+
Sean Shiel Abbey Pub: 9pm 21+
Fatbook, Cole Degenova & The People's Republic Beat Kitchen: 9pm, $10 21+
Sugar Blue Buddy Guy's Legends: 10:30pm 21+
Guilty Simpson, Rita J, Cysion, Impolite Society, Cutz on Cuts Double Door: 9pm, $5 21+
the Neighborhoodlums, Kevin Leeds and Global Cooling Elbo Room: 8pm 21+
The Hoyle Brothers Empty Bottle: 5:30pm, $0 21+
Soft Speaker, Radar Eyes, Bitchin' Bajas Empty Bottle: 9:30pm, 8-$10 21+
Bill MacKay Hideout: 6pm 21+
Jimmy Whispers, Magic Milk, Names Divine, DJ Sets by Bobby Burg Hideout: 10pm, $7 21+
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Tunde Olaniran Lincoln Hall: 10pm, $15 21+
Secret Disco Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bars: 9pm, $0 21+
Ghost Owl (with Toubab Krewe) Martyrs': 9:30pm, $16 21+
The Fur Coats, Rad Payoff, Wide Angles, Costanza Quenchers Saloon: 10pm 21+
The Stone Chromatics, Killing Gods, Sybarites Reggie's Music Joint: 9pm, $7 21+
Soul Glo Rodan: 10pm, $0 21+
Chicago Blues All-Stars Rosa's Lounge: 9pm 21+
Cassy, Derek Plaslaiko, Orchard Lounge Smartbar: 8pm, 15-$20 21+
Brenda D., Brian Gardner Smartbar: 10pm, 10-$12 21+
Q Bert, Shortkut The Mid: 21+
Kinto Sol The Shrine: 21+
Cherries Records Presents The Whistler: 9:30pm, $0 21+

Saturday May 25 = Editor's Pick
Devils In Angels, Fists Of Rage Abbey Pub: 9pm 21+
Michael Wheeler Buddy Guy's Legends: 11pm 21+
Die Kreuzen, We Are Hex, Canadian Rifle Double Door: 9pm, $17 21+
Windy City Soul Club Empty Bottle: 9:30pm 21+
Barrelhouse Chuck & The Blue Lights Harlem Avenue Lounge: 9:30pm, $6 21+
Bluesday Open Mic Blues Jam Harlem Avenue Lounge: 8:30pm, $0 21+
Brent Puls, Hello Death, Forgotten Species Hideout: 9pm, $10 21+
The Malt Shop Hideout: 11:59pm 21+
Senn Alan Band Joe's Bar: 10pm, $0 21+
sonorama Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bars: 9pm, $0 21+
The Dirty Blue, Coronado, Tomorrow the Moon Martyrs': 9:30pm, $8 21+
The Paver, Nomads, Tower, Edgar Allan Ectoplasm Quenchers Saloon: 9pm 21+
Provinces, New Missionaries Reggie's Music Joint: 8:30pm, $7 21+
Lep Bogus Boys, Hell Rell, Chella H, Rig Reggie's Rock Club: 11:30pm, $20 21+
The Messaround Rodan: 10:30pm, $0 21+
Willie Buck Rosa's Lounge: 10pm 21+
Teri Bristol, DJ Psycho-Bitch Smartbar: 10pm, 10-$12 21+
Nathan Scott, Bill Basil The Mid: 21+
Impala Sound Champion DJs The Whistler: 9pm, $0 21+

Sunday May 26 = Editor's Pick
Luminox Cutz on Cuts, Molly Bass, Vader Abbey Pub: 9pm, 8-$12 21+
Extraordinary Popular, Delusions Beat Kitchen: 8:30pm 21+
Nellie "Tiger"Travis Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm 21+
Blah Blah Blah, The Bright White, Good Evening Chicago, Paper Thick Walls, God and The Architects Double Door: 8pm 21+
Aaron Dore Band, Romantic Rebel, The Private Instigators Elbo Room: 7pm 21+
The (Best) Prom You Never Had, Girl Group Chicago, Bobby Conn and the Pretty Flowers, Chances Dances DJs, Emcee Ruby Dee Empty Bottle: 9pm, $12 21+
Randy Nieto Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bars: 9pm, $0 21+
Kenny Nikki: 9pm, $10 21+
61Inch, Opaque Stutters Reggie's Music Joint: 8:30pm, $5 21+
The Ike Reilly Assassination, Jason Heath & the Greedy Souls Schubas: 8pm, $10 21+
Frankie Knuckles, Derrick Carter, Michael Serafini, Garrett David Smartbar: 10pm, 10-$15 21+
The Pleasure Principle with DJ Gloria Vanderbilt and DJ Fred Wells The Whistler: 9pm, $0 21+

Monday May 27 = Editor's Pick
Brother John Hosts The Jam Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm 21+
I AM FEST Battle of the Bands Preliminary Round Elbo Room: 8pm 21+
Miracle Condition, Dark Fog, Mexican Knives Empty Bottle: 9pm, $0 21+
Open Mic Blues Jam Harlem Avenue Lounge: 8:30pm, $0 21+
Robbie Fulks w/ Audrey Auld Hideout: 7pm 21+
b--side Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bars: 9pm, $0 21+
The Waffle Stompers Reggie's Music Joint: 9pm, $5 21+
Push Beats Rodan: 10pm, $0 21+
Arrington De Dionyso's Malaikat Dan Signa, Toupée, Laughing Eye Weeping Eye Schubas: 8pm, $10 21+
Dystopia: Post Punk, Minimal Electronics, Shoegaze, Krautrock The Whistler: $0 21+

Tuesday May 28 = Editor's Pick
Joanna Connor Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm 21+
I AM FEST Battle of the Bands Preliminary Round Elbo Room: 8pm 21+
Broken Water, Running, Torture Love Empty Bottle: 9pm, $8 21+
Bluesday Open Mic Blues Jam Harlem Avenue Lounge: 8:30pm, $0 21+
Chandeliers Hideout: 9pm, $5 21+
Tony Morrison Quintet Quenchers Saloon: 9pm 21+
Mr. Blotto, Dreaming Bull, Dexter Reggie's Music Joint: 7:30pm, $5 21+
Johnny Fonseca Rodan: 10pm, $0 21+
The Staves, Musikanto Schubas: 8pm, $14 21+
Summer Family Love Triangle, The Red Threads, Cold Country Subterranean: 8:30pm, $8 21+
Relax Attack Jazz Series The Whistler: $0 21+

Wednesday May 29 = Editor's Pick
Rad Payoff, Guns and Ammunition, The Hamburglers, The Unknown Pleasures Beat Kitchen: 8:30pm, $8 21+
Anthony Moser, Sonic Soul Buddy Guy's Legends: 9:30pm 21+
White Reaper, Flare Jeans, Coqui Igloo Empty Bottle: 9pm 21+
The Green Pasture Happiness, Block/Genetti/Young Hideout: 9:30pm 21+
DJ Spitfire Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bars: 10pm, $0 21+
Ron Platzer Reggie's Music Joint: 7pm 21+
Hozac Rodan: 21+
Sugar Blue Rosa's Lounge: 9pm 21+
David Ford, Matt Script Schubas: 8pm, 12-$14 21+
Chris Gin, Andre Solaris, Nosmo Subterranean: 10pm, $0 21+
G-B.A.L.L., GZus Piece, Franco, The Super Fresh Bros. Subterranean: 10pm, $10 21+
Richie Spice The Shrine: 21+
Hood Smoke, Peninsula The Whistler: $0 21+

Thursday May 30 = Editor's Pick
One Of The Girls Abbey Pub: 9pm 21+
The Great I Am Abbey Pub: 9pm, 5-$8 21+
Bring Your Ray Gun, Spirit Animal, The Ivorys, The LAB Beat Kitchen: 8:30pm 21+
GunPlay, Save Money, Tink G, Lil Herb & Lil Bibby Double Door: 8pm, $3 21+
Jared Saltiel, Darrick Thompson, North of South, Mary Elbo Room: 8pm 21+
Articular Facet featuring Screaming Planet, Handshake Error Ensemble Empty Bottle: 6:30pm 21+
VLLLGE, The Sueves Empty Bottle: 9pm 21+
Open Mic Blues Jam Harlem Avenue Lounge: 8:30pm, $0 21+
Caroline Smith & the Good Night Sleeps, Summer Girlfriends, Peekaboos Hideout: 9pm, $8 21+
DJ Joe Bryl Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bars: 10pm, $0 21+
Shannon McNally, Will Phalen And The Stereo Addicts Martyrs': 8pm, $12 21+
Bobby, Holly and the Ricketts, Hawk and Dove, Big Dammit, Dylan Durham Quenchers Saloon: 8pm, $5 21+
Dan Mihail Rodan: 10pm, $0 21+
James Wheeler, Ariyo, Harlan Terson, Tony Mangiullo Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm 21+
Drivin N Cryin, Miles Nielsen & the Rusted Hearts Schubas: 9pm, 15-$18 21+
One Six Zero, Sinistarr, Stunna, Mega Mike Smartbar: 10pm 21+
Moonrise Nation, Kelly Steward, Kevin Flynn and the Avondale Ramblers, Angel Katz Subterranean: 8pm, $8 21+
Eric Roberson The Shrine: 21+
Dark Music with DJ Peroxide The Whistler: $0 21+

Friday May 31 = Editor's Pick
Fruteland Jackson, Tommy McCraken Buddy Guy's Legends: 9pm 21+
Detroit Cobras, Pangea, The Statutes of Liberty Double Door: 9pm, $13 21+
Sidecar Static, We Killed the Lion, Dark Sarcazm Elbo Room: 8pm 21+
The Hoyle Brothers Empty Bottle: 5:30pm, $0 21+
Torche, KEN Mode, Tight Phantomz, Lo-Pan Empty Bottle: 9:30pm 21+
Pistol Pete Band Harlem Avenue Lounge: 9:30pm, $6 21+
The Lawrence Peters Outfit, Crazy Water Crystals, Tangleweed Hideout: 10pm, $8 21+
Reckless Kelly with The Dirty River Boys Joe's Bar: 8:30pm, $10 21+
Sea Wolf, Savoir Adore Lincoln Hall: 9pm, $14 21+
Luis Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bars: 10pm, $0 21+
Toubab Krewe, Ghost Owl Martyrs': 9:30pm, $16 21+
The Ross Originals, Hot Cops, The Loud Room Blues Quenchers Saloon: 9pm 21+
The Big Ditties Reggie's Music Joint: 5:30pm, $0 21+
Gushing Cloud, Goliathon, The Kings Rising Reggie's Music Joint: 8:30pm, $5 21+
Contact High Rodan: 10pm, $0 21+
Toronzo Cannon & The Cannonball Express Rosa's Lounge: 9:30pm 21+
Eats Everything, Striz Smartbar: 10pm, 10-$15 21+
Glittermouse, Nice Bison, Dead Parade Subterranean: 10:30pm, $8 21+
The Untouchables, Gene Hunt, Craig Alexander, DJ BOXX, CZBoogie, Zebo The Mid: 10pm, $10 21+
TTTTotally Dudes The Whistler: $0 21+

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