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Thu · Nov 5 · 8:30 PM
Rudresh Mahanthappa Hero Trio
Rudresh Mahanthappa Hero Trio
Constellation · Chicago
Tickets: $10…Thu · Nov 12 · 8:00 PM
Joe Jenneman
Joe Jenneman
Carol's Pub · Chicago
$16.99↻ RecurringSun · Nov 15 · 9:00 PM
TBA
Buddy Guy's Legends · Chicago
Mon · Dec 14
Blue Monday: Remembering Barrelhouse Chuck w. Lee Kanehira, Johnny Iguana, Gerry Hundt, Billy Flynn & friends
Lee Kanehira +3
Space · Evanston
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 22 · 4:00 PM
Caroline Schiff, "Daily Dessert"
Author: Caroline Schiff
The Book Cellar
$5Fri · Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
Dill Costa Quartet
Dill Costa Quartet
The California Clipper · Chicago
Sat · Oct 24 · 7:00 PM
Fruit Bats with Matthew Logan Vasquez
Fruit Bats +1
Cold Waves Festival · Chicago
Fri · Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Yada Yada
Yada Yada +2
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
$25Sat · Oct 31 · 7:30 PM
ACM Presents Score & Screen: Nosferatu
The CheckOut · Chicago
Thu · Nov 5 · 8:00 PM
Trippie Redd - The Non-disclosure Agreement Tour
Trippie Redd
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
Fri · Dec 18 · 7:00 PM
Svdden Death
Svdden Death
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
Fri · Feb 26 · 6:00 PM
Alan Walker
Alan Walker
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
Wed · Oct 21 · 9:00 PM
Eleventh Dream Day
Eleventh Dream Day
The Hideout · Chicago
↻ RecurringFri · Nov 27 · 11:30 PM
Chicago's Best Stand Up
Laugh Factory Chicago
Sat · Dec 5 · 8:00 PM
Bryce Alakai
Bryce Alakai
Ramova Theatre · Chicago
Tue · Oct 20 · 6:30 PM
An Evening With Richard Shindell - All Acoustic
Richard Shindell
Space · Evanston
Thu · Oct 22 · 8:00 PM
Houseplant
Houseplant +1
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Fri · Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Montreal Canadiens
United Center · Chicago
20↻ RecurringSat · Oct 24
Late Night Concert Series w/Walker Landgraf
Walker Landgraf
Andy's Jazz Club
Mon · Oct 26
Vitamin String Quartet
Vitamin String Quartet
George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie
$65Fri · Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
Fall Wreaths with Angela's Gardens
Pink Couch Books (Romance Only Bookstore)
$40Fri · Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Three Floyds 30th Anniversary Event with Pig Destroyer, Necrot, Eternal Champion, and Lair of The Minotaur
Pig Destroyer +3
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
$27Thu · Nov 5 · 6:30 PM
Teddy Thompson w. Jenna Nicholls
Teddy Thompson +1
SPACE · Evanston
Fri · Nov 6 · 7:30 PM
Sleep (18 and Over)
Sleep
Riviera Theatre- IL · Chicago
$27Tue · Nov 10 · 6:00 PM
Tyler Ballgame w. Evan Blix
Tyler Ballgame +1
SPACE · Evanston
Fri · Jan 29 · 9:00 PM
Wes Parker w/ Samuel Aaron (Tomorrow Never Knows Fest)
Wes Parker +1
Sleeping Village · Chicago
Thu · May 27 · 6:30 PM
FKJ - TYBER TOUR
Fkj
The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago
Wed · Oct 21 · 6:30 PM
The Lowest Pair w. The Spine Stealers
The Lowest Pair +1
Space · Evanston
FreeFri · Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
The Time and a Half-Pints discuss...
Time and a half Books
Thu · Nov 12 · 6:00 PM
Sharon Chubbuck and Cynthia Ellwood BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE
Author: Sharon Chubbuck +1
Bookends & Beginnings · Evanston
Sat · Nov 14 · 5:00 PM
Lucky Boys Confusion - 25 Years of Throwing the Game
Lucky Boys Confusion
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Free↻ RecurringWed · Nov 18 · 8:00 PM
Whaddayaknow Trivia
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Sat · Nov 21 · 2:00 PM
Best Seat in the House: An Afternoon with Jeff Garlin
Author: Jeff Garlin
The Book Stall · Winnetka
Tue · Dec 29 · 7:00 PM
Neptune's Core
Neptune's Core +2
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Sun · Feb 21 · 6:00 PM
Daughtry: 20 Years Unplugged Tour
Daughtry
Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana · Gary
Fri · Apr 9 · 9:00 PM
TEAM DRESCH
Team Dresch
Sleeping Village · Chicago
Thu · Oct 15 · 4:00 PM
Stephanie Soileau - "Should the Waters Take Us"
Author: Stephanie Soileau
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
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Open Mic
Madcats · Palatine
↻ RecurringSat · Nov 7 · 8:00 PM
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
Old Town School of Folk Music · Chicago
Sat · Nov 21 · 6:35 PM
TRIVIUM: CROWN IN THE GRAVE WORLD TOUR
Trivium
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
Sat · Nov 13 · 8:00 PM
Iliza Shlesinger
Iliza Shlesinger
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
↻ RecurringMon · Oct 26 · 5:30 PM
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
Chicago Public Library - Harold Washington Library Center · Loop
$16Sun · Nov 8 · 7:30 PM
Tommy Kessler Dedmet The Living Head
Tommy Kessler
Cole's Bar · Chicago
Mon · Nov 9 · 8:30 PM
NATANYA
Natanya
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
↻ RecurringSat · Dec 5 · 6:30 PM
Roses for the Roches ft. Nora O’Connor, Sima Cunningham, and Kelly Hogan
Nora O’Connor +2
SPACE · Evanston
Fri · Oct 23 · 7:30 PM
Abigail Riccards Quartet - Motown Gems: The Music of Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, and Aretha Franklin
Abigail Riccards Quartet
Winter's Jazz Club · Chicago
Fri · Nov 13 · 9:00 PM
Noche Eterna and Feeltrip present: WINGTIPS (10 Year Anniversary) Blood Handsome Slugscape DJ Lidia Vomito
WINGTIPS +3
Empty Bottle · Chicago
Sat · Nov 21 · 7:00 PM
George Lopez
George Lopez
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
Sat · Nov 21 · 10:00 PM
Madeon (18 and Over with Government ID)
Madeon
Radius - Chicago · Chicago
↻ RecurringSun · Nov 29 · 7:00 PM
Angine de Poitrine with zouz
Angine de Poitrine +1
Cold Waves Festival · Chicago
Mon · Nov 16 · 7:30 PM
lighthearted Kate Stephenson
lighthearted +1
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
↻ RecurringFri · Nov 20 · 9:15 PM
Chicago's Best Stand Up
Laugh Factory Chicago
↻ RecurringMon · Nov 30 · 7:00 PM
Angine de Poitrine with zouz
Angine de Poitrine +1
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
$15.77Thu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM
Kweelag T. Maguire Laikaa
Kweelag T. Maguire Laikaa
Cole's Bar · Chicago
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 21 · 8:00 PM
ALFONSO PONTICELLI
ALFONSO PONTICELLI
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago
Thu · Oct 22 · 8:00 PM
The Singer & The Song
The Hideout · Chicago
Free↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Whaddayaknow Trivia
Carol's Pub · Chicago
$20Wed · Nov 4 · 7:30 PM
Discovery Series: Schubert Quintet – Adagio Movement
The CheckOut · Chicago
Fri · Nov 6 · 7:30 PM
Odie Leigh
Odie Leigh
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
$30Sat · Nov 14 · 7:00 PM
Amythyst Kiah w. Buffalo Nichols
Amythyst Kiah +1
SPACE · Evanston
Sat · Nov 28 · 7:00 PM
Pegboy
Pegboy
Metro · Chicago
↻ RecurringWed · Dec 30 · 7:00 PM
Greensky Bluegrass
Greensky Bluegrass
Cold Waves Festival · Chicago
↻ RecurringSun · Nov 1 · 7:00 PM
Geese - Getting Killed Again Tour
Geese
Cold Waves Festival · Chicago
↻ RecurringSat · Nov 7 · 6:30 PM
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey with Special Guest Bello Nock
Bello Nock
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
Tue · Nov 24 · 6:00 PM
Sabaton: Legends on Tour
Sabaton
Cold Waves Festival · Chicago
↻ RecurringSun · Nov 29 · 3:00 PM
Mariachi Herencia de México
Mariachi Herencia de México
Old Town School of Folk Music · Chicago
↻ RecurringWed · Dec 2 · 7:30 PM
Bingo
Madcats · Palatine
Free↻ RecurringWed · Dec 16 · 8:00 PM
Whaddayaknow Trivia
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Thu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM
David Byrne on Sleeping Beauties
Author: David Byrne
Chicago Humanities Festival · River North
Sat · Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
True Loves
True Loves
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Sat · Oct 24 · 7:30 PM
Ben Paterson Organ Trio featuring Bobby Broom
Ben Paterson Organ Trio +1
Winter's Jazz Club · Chicago
Wed · Oct 28 · 6:00 PM
Make Main Character Magic: A Picture Book Workshop
Bookends & Beginnings · Evanston
Sat · Nov 7 · 7:00 PM
Orville Peck - Man Turned Mule Tour
Orville Peck
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
Sun · Nov 8 · 7:00 PM
West 22nd
West 22nd +2
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Wed · Nov 25 · 9:00 PM
Jaff Graffner (Album Release Show) Earl Gary AJ Jacob Ciocci DJ Set
Jaff Graffner +3
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
Thu · Dec 17 · 6:30 PM
Dogs In A Pile presented by Thalia Hall and Deep Cut - TWO DAY PASS
Dogs In A Pile
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Sat · Oct 17 · 5:00 PM
Josh Joplin - Matinee
Josh Joplin
The Hideout · Chicago
Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
Authors on Tap: Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris and Daniel Kraus
Author: Dr Lindsey Fitzharris +1
Exile in Bookville · Loop
FreeFri · Oct 23 · 12:00 PM
D2L Bootcamp: Discussions and Submissions - Intermediate/Advanced
DePaul University · Chicago
$15Fri · Oct 23
Boogie Fever starring Rhea The Second + Friends
Rhea The Second
Bookclub · Chicago
20↻ RecurringSat · Oct 24
2nd Set With Victor Garcia
Victor Garcia
Andy's Jazz Club
↻ RecurringTue · Oct 27 · 11:00 AM
Chicago Wolves V Manitoba Moose
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
Tickets: $15↻ RecurringSun · Nov 1 · 3:00 PM
Chicago 1971
Chicago 1971
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Wed · Nov 25 · 8:00 PM
The Tossers + Flatfoot 56 + Three Blue Teardrops
The Tossers +2
Chop Shop / 1st Ward · Chicago
Tue · Nov 24
Nick Moss Band feat. Dennis Gruenling
Nick Moss Band +1
Space · Evanston
Sat · Feb 13 · 7:00 PM
Kathleen Madigan: Flying Cats Tour
Kathleen Madigan
Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana · Gary
Thu · Nov 5 · 7:30 PM
Tanner Dane
Tanner Dane
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
↻ RecurringSat · Mar 13 · 8:00 PM
The Basement Yard
The Basement Yard
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
Sat · Oct 24
San Pacho
San Pacho +2
Radius - Chicago · Chicago
Sun · Oct 25 · 6:00 PM
A Bobby Nsenga Experience Chicago
Bobby Nsenga
Thalia Hall · Chicago
↻ RecurringSat · Dec 5 · 8:00 PM
Wilco
Wilco
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
Fri · Feb 12
Davide De Pierro
Davide De Pierro
George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie
Fri · Oct 23 · 5:00 PM
LET'S MAKE ZINES
Bookends & Beginnings · Evanston
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 23 · 5:30 PM
Hard Country Honky Tonk with The Hoyle Brothers
The Hoyle Brothers
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
FreeSat · Oct 31
Slightly Spooky October
Navy Pier · Chicago
Sun · Nov 1 · 7:30 PM
L7
L7
Vic Theatre · Chicago
Sat · Dec 5 · 7:30 PM
Josie Edwards
Josie Edwards
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
↻ RecurringSat · Dec 19 · 6:30 PM
A Charlie Brown Christmas w. Chris White Trio & Choir (Early)
Chris White Trio
SPACE · Evanston
20↻ RecurringFri · Oct 23
1st Set With Victor Garcia
Victor Garcia
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringSun · Oct 25
Late Night Concert Series w/Sunday Soul
Sunday Soul
Andy's Jazz Club
Events in Chicago, IL
Concerts, comedy, theater, author readings and community happenings, collected straight from local venue calendars and updated daily. Chicago has the deepest improv and blues benches in the country — Second City and iO, Kingston Mines and Buddy Guy's Legends — plus Lincoln Hall, Thalia Hall, the Lyric and the CSO.