EARLY WARNINGS

ADULT., PARTS & LABOR, TUSSLE Empty Bottle, 5/4

BLACK ANGELS, VIETNAM Empty Bottle, 4/14

DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET Symphony Center, 6/1, all-ages

LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM House of Blues, 4/9, on sale 10 AM Saturday (2/10)

REGINA CARTER QUINTET, MARCUS ROBERTS TRIO Symphony Center, 3/16, all-ages

CHIEFTAINS Symphony Center, 3/2, all-ages

DADA Park West, 4/6, 18+, on sale 10 AM Saturday (2/10)

DEAN & BRITTA of LUNA Schubas, 3/15-16

DEERHUNTER, NUDGE Empty Bottle, 4/4

DETROIT COBRAS, BLACKS Logan Square Auditorium, 3/2, all-ages, free ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND, LET'S GO SAILING Schubas, 4/6, 18+

EMPEROR Metro, 5/30, all-ages

JOE FIRSTMAN Schubas, 4/13, on sale 10 AM Saturday (2/10)

BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES Symphony Center, 6/28, all-ages

FLYLEAF, SKILLET, FAIR TO MIDLAND House of Blues, 4/15, all-ages, on sale 10 AM Saturday (2/10)

FREEZERBURNER TOUR with QWEL, QWAZAAR, ROBUST, HELLSENT, MEATY OGRE, DJ DALLAS JACKSON Abbey Pub, 3/8, 18+, on sale noon Saturday (2/10)

G3 TOUR with JOE SATRIANI, JOHN PETRUCCI, PAUL GILBERT Congress Theater, 3/24, all-ages, on sale 10 AM Saturday (2/10)

GALACTIC The Vic, 4/12, 18+, on sale 10 AM Saturday (2/10)

HALIFAX, MADINA LAKE, GREELEY ESTATES, VINCENT BLACK SHADOW Metro, 4/6, all-ages, on sale noon Saturday (2/10)

ROY HARGROVE BIG BAND & SMALL ENSEMBLE Symphony Center, 5/4, all-ages

HEADLIGHTS, PAGE FRANCE Schubas, 4/7

HOT ROD CIRCUIT, LIMBECK, FORECAST Subterranean, 4/7, all-ages

JAMES HUNTER Martyrs', 3/29

KEITH JARRETT Symphony Center, 2/17, all-ages

KOTTONMOUTH KINGS, KINGSPADE, SEN DOG, DOGBOY House of Blues, 4/11, all-ages, on sale 10 AM Saturday (2/10)

SONDRE LERCHE, WILLY MASON, THOMAS DYBDAHL Double Door, 3/30, on sale noon Saturday (2/10)

LOTUS Abbey Pub, 4/7, 18+, on sale noon Saturday (2/10)

LTJ BUKEM & MC CONRAD, ODDBALL Smart Bar, 4/19, on sale noon Saturday (2/10)

PAT METHENY + BRAD MEHLDAU Symphony Center, 4/6, all-ages

MICKEY AVALON, DYSLEXIC SPEEDREADERS Metro, 3/6, all-ages, on sale noon Saturday (2/10)

MUTE MATH, SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOU BORIS YELTSIN, CINEMATICS House of Blues, 3/28, all-ages, on sale 10 AM Saturday (2/10)

WILLIAM PARKER QUARTET Empty Bottle, 4/4

PHONOGRAPH Hideout, 3/2

PLAID Empty Bottle, 4/10

PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS, SWEET COBRA, KINGDOM OF MAGIC Abbey Pub, 3/6, 18+, on sale noon Saturday (2/10)

+/- Subterranean, 3/12, 18+

PRESETS, CRYSTAL CASTLES Metro, 3/24, 18+, on sale noon Saturday (2/10)

PUBLIC ENEMY, X-CLAN, BANNED, HEET MOB, IMPOSSEBULLS, LOWDOWN House of Blues, 3/8, 18+, on sale 10 AM Saturday (2/10)

DIANNE REEVES Symphony Center, 2/16, all-ages

RODRIGO Y GABRIELA The Vic, 5/4, all-ages, on sale 10 AM Saturday (2/10)

ROOTS, LUPE FIASCO Chicago Theatre, 3/17, all-ages, on sale 10 AM Saturday (2/10)

JESSIE ROSE, DJ HOMEWRECKER Smart Bar, 5/25, on sale noon Saturday (2/10)

SAY ANYTHING, SAVES THE DAY House of Blues, 4/25, all-ages, on sale 10 AM Saturday (2/10), Metro, 4/26, all-ages, on sale noon Saturday (2/10)

RAVI SHANKAR & ANOUSHKA SHANKAR Symphony Center, 4/14, all-ages

SONATA ARCTICA Metro, 9/21, all-ages

GWEN STEFANI, AKON, LADY SOVEREIGN First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, 6/8, all-ages, on sale noon Saturday (2/10)

TECH ITCH, M1D1, ORACLE Smart Bar, 3/1, on sale noon Saturday (2/10)

TIGERCITY, JAI-ALAI SAVANT, SILENT YEARS Schubas, 3/22

McCOY TYNER SEPTET Symphony Center, 6/8, all-ages

UGLY DUCKLING Empty Bottle, 3/2

LUCINDA WILLIAMS, CARRIE RODRIGUEZ The Vic, 4/13-14, 18+, on sale 10 AM Saturday (2/10)

CARTEL, COBRA STARSHIP, BOYS LIKE GIRLS, QUIETDRIVE House of Blues, 3/7, sold out

MARY GAUTHIER & GIRLYMAN Old Town School of Folk Music, 2/10, all-ages, sold out KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DRAGONFORCE, CHIMAIRA, HE IS LEGEND House of Blues, 4/8, all-ages, second show added 4/7, all-ages, on sale 10 AM Saturday (2/10)

JAMES McMURTRY Old Town School of Folk Music, 2/9, two shows, all-ages, sold out MIDLAKE Schubas, 2/14, two shows, early show 18+, both shows sold out BOBBY OSBORNE, CAMPBELL BROTHERS Old Town School of Folk Music, 2/18, all-ages, late show canceled

RAZORLIGHT Martyrs', 3/3, sold out

RJD2, BUSDRIVER, CHICHESTER Metro, 4/20, 18+

ROBIN THICKE Park West, 3/12, canceled ALLEN TOUSSAINT Old Town School of Folk Music, 2/16, two shows, first one sold out, all-ages

ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE Empty Bottle, 5/5

AD ASTRA PER ASPERA Ronny's, 2/25

OLETA ADAMS Steppenwolf Theatre, 3/10

AKRON/FAMILY Empty Bottle, 3/9-10

ALL SMILES Schubas, Mondays in March

ALL THAT REMAINS, MISERY SIGNALS Metro, 2/16, all-ages

ELLEN ALLIEN, SAFETY SCISSORS Smart Bar, 3/23

ALOHA, MICHAEL COLUMBIA Subterranean, 2/20

AMBULETTE Schubas, 3/10, 18+

AMIINA, ADEM Lakeshore Theater, 3/23, all-ages

ANBERLIN, BAYSIDE Metro, 3/2, all-ages

KEN ANDREWS, FIRST WAVE HELLO, BEAR CLAW Double Door, 3/27

ANGELCORPSE, WATAIN Empty Bottle, 5/10

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Metro, 5/17, all-ages

ANNUALS Schubas, 2/22, 18+

ANTI-FLAG, ALEXISONFIRE, EXPLOSION, SET YOUR GOALS Metro, 3/16, all-ages

APPLES IN STEREO Subterranean, 2/23, 18+

ARBOURETUM Empty Bottle, 2/22

ATARIS, ASOBI SEKSU The Vic, 3/13, all-ages

ATERCIOPELADOS House of Blues, 3/23, 18+

THE AUGUST, ROB BLACKLEDGE Schubas, 2/18, 18+

AUTUMN DEFENSE Park West, 3/3, 18+

BABY TEETH, BABY DAYLINER Schubas, 3/17

BADFISH - A TRIBUTE TO SUBLIME House of Blues, 3/24, all-ages

BADLY DRAWN BOY Metro, 3/10, all-ages

BARBEZ South Union Arts, 3/20, all-ages

BATTLES Empty Bottle, 3/30

TONY BENNETT Rialto Square Theatre, 3/17, all-ages

BIG SANDY & HIS FLY-RITE BOYS Old Town School of Folk Music, 2/11, all-ages

BILLY TALENT, DRIVE BY House of Blues, 3/26, all-ages

BIRDMONSTER Subterranean, 3/24, 18+

BISHOP ALLEN, SAY HI TO YOUR MOM Schubas, 3/8, 18+, 773-525-2508

BITCH & THE EXCITING CONCLUSION, WISHING CHAIR Old Town School of Folk Music, 3/23, all-ages

BLOC PARTY Congress Theater, 3/23, all-ages

BLONDE REDHEAD Metro, 4/14, 18+

BLOOD BROTHERS, CELEBRATION House of Blues, 3/25, all-ages

BLUE OCTOBER Metro, 2/9, all-ages, sold out JASON BOLAND & THE STRAGGLERS Joe's, 3/1

BOOKS Old Town School of Folk Music, 4/28, two shows, all-ages

BRAND NEW House of Blues, 3/20, the Vic, 3/21, both shows sold out BRIGHT EYES, MARIA TAYLOR Metro, 2/25, all-ages, sold out JON BRION Steppenwolf Theatre, 3/9

JONATHA BROOKE Old Town School of Folk Music, 4/29, all-ages

RICHARD BUCKNER Schubas, 2/23, 773-525-2508

BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO House of Blues, 2/17, 18+

STEVE BUG, SIRFICE Smart Bar, 3/16

BURNS SISTERS BAND, HARVEY REID Old Town School of Folk Music, 4/1, all-ages

BY THE END OF TONIGHT South Union Arts, 3/10, all-ages

CAGE, SLOW SUICIDE STIMULUS Abbey Pub, 2/9, 18+

CALL ME LIGHTNING, FT (THE SHADOW GOVERNMENT) Empty Bottle, 2/19, free CALLA Empty Bottle, 4/7

CARBON LEAF Park West, 2/15, 18+

RON CARROLL Smart Bar, 2/18

DERRICK CARTER, ACIDMAN, TYREL WILLIAMS Smart Bar, 2/22

NEKO CASE Park West, 3/29, 18+, 3/30 sold out

PETER CASE & JON DEE GRAHAM FitzGerald's SideBar, 2/18

KARAN CASEY, CROOKED STILL Old Town School of Folk Music, 3/10, all-ages

CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE, BARR, MARNIE STERN Beat Kitchen, 3/17

CASTANETS, SHAPES & SIZES Empty Bottle, 3/22

SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB Abbey Pub, 3/10

CHANGES, SPINTO BAND, DIOS MALOS Metro, 2/24, 18+

CHARALAMBIDES Empty Bottle, 3/1

CHARMS, HANDCUFFS, VENOM LORDS The Note, 3/6

CLIPSE, LOW B of HOLLERTRONIX Metro, 3/2, 18+

CLUTCH, DUB TRIO, FIVE HORSE JOHNSON Metro, 3/14, 18+

ROGER CLYNE & THE PEACEMAKERS Joe's, 5/4

COLD WAR KIDS Subterranean, 3/9, two shows, early show all-ages

BOBBY CONN, BIRD NAMES Empty Bottle, 2/17

CHRIS CONNELLY Hideout, 2/17

HARRY CONNICK JR. & HIS BIG BAND Chicago Theatre, 3/15, sold out, 3/16, all-ages

COOLER BY THE LAKE, PARTY DOWNERS, LITTLE RED & THE HOODS The Note, 2/10

COWBOY MOUTH House of Blues, 2/9, 18+

ROB CROW, MAKE BELIEVE Empty Bottle, 2/23

RODNEY CROWELL & CHRIS KNIGHT Old Town School of Folk Music, 4/15, two shows, all-ages

CRUXSHADOWS, AYRIA, EGO LIKENESS Metro, 2/10, 18+

CUTE IS WHAT WE AIM FOR, CIRCA SURVIVE, AS TALL AS LIONS Metro, 4/5, all-ages

DARK FOG, PLASTIC CRIMEWAVE SOUND Empty Bottle, 2/14

DAUGHTRY, EVE TO ADAM, CINDER ROAD Double Door, 3/7, sold out DECEMBERISTS, MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND Riviera Theatre, 4/18-19, all-ages

BRETT DENNEN Schubas, 2/24, 18+

RAHEEM DeVAUGHN House of Blues, 2/19

ROB DICKINSON of CATHERINE WHEEL, LIA AVENE Schubas, 3/4

CHRIS DIFFORD of SQUEEZE Abbey Pub, 3/10

DIGITALISM, GUNS & BOMBS Smart Bar, 3/24

DIR EN GREY House of Blues, 2/13, all-ages

DIRTY ON PURPOSE, BESNARD LAKES Schubas, 3/29

DO MAKE SAY THINK Empty Bottle, 2/24

DOPE Metro, 2/23, all-ages

DOWN THE LINE, TODD CAREY, DICK PRALL Park West, 3/9, all-ages

DR. DOG, BOBBY BARE JR. Schubas, 3/23-24

DR. MANHATTAN, FELIX CULPA, THE MOMENT, THIS IS CINEMA, INSPECTOR OWL Metro, 2/18, all-ages

THE DRAFT Abbey Pub, 3/22, 18+

DROPKICK MURPHYS, SICK OF IT ALL, AGGROLITES House of Blues, 3/9, early show sold out, late show 18+

EARLY NOVEMBER, ROCKET SUMMER, MELEE, NOTHING EVER STAYS House of Blues, 4/3, all-ages

EASTERN BLOK, ALGERNON, NOMO Double Door, 2/10

EL-P Logan Square Auditorium, 3/23, all-ages

ELECTRIC SIX, TEST YOUR REFLEX Abbey Pub, 5/5, 18+

KURT ELLING Park West, 3/18, all-ages

ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO, CHUCK PROPHET Old Town School of Folk Music, 3/9, two shows, all-ages

ETERNALS, WATCHERS Empty Bottle, 2/16

ETTES Ronny's, 2/23

EVERCLEAR, JONNY LIVES House of Blues, 2/10, 18+

EVIL BEAVER Double Door, 2/22

EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY Metro, 3/28, all-ages

FAIN, ROYAL, BOBAFLEX Double Door, 2/13

FENIANS Abbey Pub, 2/17

FLICKERSTICK Double Door, 4/21

FLOOK Martyrs', 3/5

LOS FOLKLORISTAS, SON DEL VIENTO Old Town School of Folk Music, 4/21, two shows, all-ages

PETER FRAMPTON Rialto Square Theatre, 4/13, all-ages

FU MANCHU, ARTEMIS PYLEDRIVER, VALIENT THORR Double Door, 3/11

TONY FURTADO BAND Abbey Pub, 2/16

G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE the Vic, 2/16, 18+, sold out GAELIC STORM House of Blues, 3/16-17, 18+

GIPSY KINGS House of Blues, 2/14-15

GIRLSCHOOL, DAZE Abbey Pub, 3/29

DJ GOLDIE & MC ARMANI, EVOL, BITFIEND Smart Bar, 3/29

GOMEZ, BEN KWELLER The Vic, 3/1, 18+, 3/2, all-ages

GOO GOO DOLLS NIU Convocation Center, 3/2

GOODBYE SATELLITE, MEQQA, RED TIE AFFAIR, GREYCE Double Door, 3/14

LESLEY GORE Old Town School of Folk Music, 3/17, two shows, all-ages

GOSSIP Abbey Pub, 4/12, 18+

GOURDS Abbey Pub, 3/3

GREAT BIG SEA Riviera Theatre, 3/16, all-ages

PAT GREEN House of Blues, 3/4, 18+

JJ GREY & MOFRO, NEW MONSOON House of Blues, 4/20, 18+

GRIZZLY BEAR, DIRTY PROJECTORS Subterranean, 2/9

JOSH GROBAN United Center, 2/24

GROOVERIDER, PIPELINE, DJ STUNNA Smart Bar, 3/15

GURU'S JAZZMATAZZ featuring SUPERPRODUCER SOLAR House of Blues, 4/4, 18+

GYM CLASS HEROES, RX BANDITS, P.O.S., K-OS House of Blues, 3/15, all-ages

GYUTO MONKS Harris Theater, 2/17, all-ages

JOHN HAMMOND Schubas, 3/31

EMMYLOU HARRIS Genesee Theatre, 3/30, all-ages

HASTE THE DAY, FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES Metro, 3/11, all-ages

HAUNTED, DARK TRANQUILITY, INTO ETERNITY Metro, 4/4, all-ages

HELLA Abbey Pub, 4/6, 18+

HERCULANEUM Empty Bottle, 2/13

TAYLOR HICKS House of Blues, 3/29, sold out JASON HODGES, MASTIKSOUL Smart Bar, 3/30

KELLY HOGAN & THE WOODEN LEG Hideout, 2/16

WILL HOGE, BOTTLE ROCKETS Double Door, 3/3

JAMES HOLDEN, BRAD OWEN Smart Bar, 3/2

HOLLY GOLIGHTLY Subterranean, 3/17, 18+

HONEYDOGS Schubas, 2/15

JAMES HUNTER Martyrs', 3/29

IAMX Schubas, 3/28, 18+

INDIAN, STERLING Empty Bottle, 2/12, free ISIS, JESU, ZOZOBRA Metro, 3/22, all-ages

J+J+J Beat Kitchen, 2/16

JACK'S MANNEQUIN, HEAD AUTOMATICA Riviera Theatre, 2/16, all-ages, sold out BONEY JAMES Chicago Theatre, 2/14, all-ages

JEDI MIND TRICKS, SEAN PRICE Subterranean, 4/6, 18+

BILLY JOEL Sears Centre, 4/23, all-ages

GEORGE JONES Rialto Square Theatre, 3/16, all-ages

RICKIE LEE JONES Portage Theater, 2/24, all-ages

JUSTICE Smart Bar, 1/20

LED KAAPANA & MIKE KAAWA Old Town School of Folk Music, 4/27, all-ages

KAISER CHIEFS The Vic, 4/20

KASSIN +2 Old Town School of Folk Music, 3/30, all-ages

JORMA KAUKONEN Old Town School of Folk Music, 2/24, both shows sold out MAT KEARNEY, THE FEELING, ROCCO DeLUCA Metro, 3/30, House of Blues, 3/31, both shows all-ages

KEB' MO' House of Blues, 3/30, 18+

B.B. KING House of Blues, 4/5-6

KONONO NO. 1 Empty Bottle, 4/24

KYLESA, GENGHIS TRON, YAKUZA Beat Kitchen, 4/8, 18+

LADYFINGER, LITTLE BRAZIL Beat Kitchen, 3/3, 18+

LADYHAWK Abbey Pub, 3/27, 18+

LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR Empty Bottle, 3/13

TED LEO + PHARMACISTS Metro, 4/28, all-ages

AARON LEWIS of STAIND House of Blues, 3/5, all-ages

TOBY LIGHTMAN Schubas, 2/16

LIQUID SOUL House of Blues Back Porch Stage, 2/23-24

LIVE Riviera Theatre, 3/24, all-ages

THE LOCUST, DAUGHTERS, CATTLE DECAPITATION Logan Square Auditorium, 4/7, all-ages

LONEY, DEAR Schubas, 3/18

JUSTIN LONG, ALENA Smart Bar, 2/17

LONGVIEW & CASEY DRIESSEN Old Town School of Folk Music, 3/18, two shows, all-ages

LOS LOBOS Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 3/15-16, all-ages

LOS STRAITJACKETS, BIG SANDY & HIS FLY-RITE BOYS FitzGerald's, 5/4-5

LOVE OF DIAGRAMS Schubas, 3/2

LOW Metro, 4/13, 18+

LUNASA, DERVISH Old Town School of Folk Music, 3/24, two shows, all-ages

LYMBYC SYSTEM, RELAY Empty Bottle, 2/25

M.A.N.D.Y. Smart Bar, 4/6

MANA Allstate Arena, 3/22-23

MANISHEVITZ, MISS ALEX WHITE & THE RED ORCHESTRA, EUPHONE Schubas, 2/17

MARGOT & THE NUCLEAR SO AND SO'S, PAGE FRANCE Beat Kitchen, 3/9, 18+

EDWIN MCCAIN House of Blues, 4/28, 18+

DELBERT McCLINTON House of Blues, 2/16, 18+

DEL McCOURY BAND, STEEP CANYON RANGERS Old Town School of Folk Music, 4/20, two shows, all-ages

ERIN McKEOWN Schubas, 3/1

MENOMENA, FIELD MUSIC Empty Bottle, 3/20

MINGUS BIG BAND FitzGerald's, 2/25

MONO Empty Bottle, 4/20

RYAN MONTBLEAU BAND Schubas, 2/9, 18+

IAN MOORE Schubas, 3/23

MR. SCRUFF Smart Bar, 2/16

MUCCA PAZZA, VELCRO LEWIS & HIS 100 PROOF BAND, REDS AND BLUE Double Door, 2/23

ALEXI MURDOCH Martyrs', 2/16

MV & EE Empty Bottle, 2/28

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, RISE AGAINST Allstate Arena, 3/1, all-ages

NAKED RAYGUN, BOLLWEEVILS, EFFIGIES, SHOT BAKER House of Blues, 4/27, all-ages

DREW NEELY Double Door, 2/14

WILLIE NELSON, MERLE HAGGARD, RAY PRICE, ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL Rosemont Theatre, 3/25

NEW AMSTERDAMS Subterranean, 2/10

NICKELBACK Allstate Arena, 3/2

1900s Schubas, Mondays in February

OF MONTREAL, WALTER MEEGO Metro, 3/15

OOIOO Empty Bottle, 3/21

OWEN, ROCKY VOTOLATO, DRAG THE RIVER Abbey Pub, 4/6, all-ages

PANDA & ANGEL, FAIRMONT Ronny's, 2/20

PAPA ROACH The Vic, 2/15, all-ages

PARA ONE, JOHNNY LOVE Smart Bar, 3/22

PEEPING TOM Park West, 4/15, all-ages

PEPPER House of Blues, 2/25, all-ages

EL PERRO DEL MAR Lakeshore Theater, 3/6, all-ages

RUSSELL PETERS the Vic, 4/28, 18+

KELLY JOE PHELPS Schubas, 3/25

GLEN PHILLIPS, CRAIG CARDIFF Black Orchid, 2/17

PIGEON JOHN, MACROMANTICS Abbey Pub, 3/19, 18+

PILOT SPEED Empty Bottle, 2/24

PLAIN WHITE T'S, BOYS NIGHT OUT, LOVEDRUG Metro, 5/2, all-ages

PLASTICLAND, GOLDSTARS Empty Bottle, 2/9

PO' GIRL, JT LINDSAY Schubas, 2/21

POGUES Congress Theater, 3/5-6, all-ages

PONYS, BLACK LIPS, MANNEQUIN MEN Logan Square Auditorium, 3/31, all-ages

POP LEVI Schubas, 3/6

CHRIS POTTER, TYPHANIE MONIQUE Old Town School of Folk Music, 2/25, all-ages

PRIMORDIAL UNDERMIND Empty Bottle, 2/27

PROBABLY VAMPIRES, HIGH STRUNG, THE TEETH Schubas, 2/10, 18+

RAHIM Ronny's, 3/8

RAQ Park West, 3/24, 18+

RATATAT, 120 DAYS Logan Square Auditorium, 3/21, all-ages

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, GNARLS BARKLEY Allstate Arena, 2/27

RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS, EMERY, SCARY KIDS SCARING KIDS, A STATIC LULLABY, KADDISFLY House of Blues, 3/14, all-ages

RED SPAROWES, WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE Subterranean, 3/14, 18+

RELIENT K, MAE, SHERWOOD House of Blues, 3/22-23, all-ages

REVEREND HORTON HEAT, TOSSERS, MURDER BY DEATH Metro, 3/8, all-ages, 3/9, 18+

JOSH RITTER Park West, 2/11, all-ages

RIVER CITY TANLINES Subterranean, 3/3, 18+

BRUCE ROBISON FitzGerald's, 2/28

ROCK PLAZA CENTRAL Schubas, 4/1, 18+

JOSH ROUSE Old Town School of Folk Music, 4/14, two shows, all-ages

RUSSIAN CIRCLES, DEL REY Schubas, 3/3, 18+

RUSTED ROOT House of Blues, 3/2-3, 18+

MATTHEW RYAN, TIM EASTON Schubas, 2/24

SAMPLES Martyrs', 3/10

SAW DOCTORS The Vic, 3/17, 18+

BOB SCHNEIDER & BAND Metro, 4/7, 18+

SCISSOR SISTERS Riviera Theatre, 3/9, all-ages, sold out SEBADOH, YOU AM I Metro, 3/21, 18+

SECRET CHIEFS 3, SLEEPYTIME GORILLA MUSEUM Double Door, 3/10

PEGGY SEEGER, DIANA JONES Old Town School of Folk Music, 3/11, all-ages

SEVENDUST, DIECAST House of Blues, 3/19, all-ages

MARTIN SEXTON Park West, 4/13, 18+

CHRIS SHAFFER of the WHY STORE, JIM MULLEN House of Blues, 2/22, 18+

TOMMY SHAW & JACK BLADES Joe's, 4/5

SHINS Congress Theater, 2/10, all-ages

SILOS House of Blues, 4/7

SLEEPING AT LAST Park West, 2/16, all-ages

THE SLIP Double Door, 3/16

SNOW PATROL, OK GO Aragon Ballroom, 4/2, all-ages, sold out SNOWDEN, MALAJUBE Beat Kitchen, 2/23, 18+

SOIL, FASHION BOMB Metro, 2/17, all-ages

SON VOLT The Vic, 4/10, 18+

SOUTHERLY The Note, 3/15

SPARKLEHORSE, JESSE SYKES & THE SWEET HEREAFTER Double Door, 2/21

STEEL PULSE House of Blues, 2/11, 18+

ROD STEWART United Center, 3/3

STONE SOUR, SHADOWS FALL, LACUNA COIL Congress Theater, 3/27, all-ages

SUGARLAND Chicago Theatre, 2/21, all-ages

TAPES 'N TAPES Abbey Pub, 5/12, two shows, early show 18+

DAVE TAYLOR aka SWITCH, LEE FOSS Smart Bar, 2/9

TEITUR Beat Kitchen, 2/18

THAT ONE GUY Schubas, 2/11

THERMALS Subterranean, 2/28

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Allstate Arena, 3/12-13, all-ages

AMON TOBIN Metro, 5/5, 18+

TOBYMAC, MANDISA House of Blues, 3/11, all-ages

TODD, RACEBANNON Beat Kitchen, 3/31, 18+

TOOTS & THE MAYTALS House of Blues, 3/18, 18+

TRANS AM, ZOMBI Empty Bottle, 4/28

CHRIS TRAPPER Schubas, 2/9

TRENTALAGE The Note, 3/8

TV ON THE RADIO, SUBTLE Metro, 3/12, all-ages, 3/13, 18+

ULELE Martyrs', 2/17

UNCLE EARL, JIM LAUDERDALE Old Town School of Folk Music, 3/3, all-ages

ALEX UNDER, SASSMOUTH Smart Bar, 3/8

UNDER BYEN, FRIDA HYVONEN Abbey Pub, 3/13, 18+

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF GIANTS Abbey Pub, 2/19, 18+

THE USED, 30 SECONDS TO MARS, SENSES FAIL, SAOSIN, AIDEN, CHIODOS, EVALINE Aragon Ballroom, 3/16, all-ages

VAINS OF JENNA Double Door, 2/20

JOHN VANDERSLICE Lakeshore Theater, 4/13, all-ages

PHIL VASSAR Joe's, 2/23

VAST Park West, 4/5, all-ages

THE VIEW Schubas, 3/7

VITAL INFORMATION Martyrs', 4/1

VNV NATION Metro, 4/25, 18+

WALKMEN Schubas, 3/11, late show sold out, early show 18+

WATERSON:CARTHY Old Town School of Folk Music, 2/23, all-ages

SUSAN WERNER, RICHARD SHINDELL Old Town School of Folk Music, 3/31, two shows, all-ages

MATT WERTZ, STEPHEN KELLOGG & THE SIXERS, JON McLAUGHLIN House of Blues, 4/14, all-ages

THE WHO, TRAGICALLY HIP Sears Centre, 3/5, all-ages

DAVID WILCOX Schubas, 3/24

DAR WILLIAMS Steppenwolf Theatre, 2/24

WINGER House of Blues, 2/18, 18+

DENISON WITMER Beat Kitchen, 2/25, all-ages

WOLFE TONES Abbey Pub, 2/24

YING YANG TWINS Pearl Room, 2/9, all-ages

PETE YORN, AQUALUNG Riviera Theatre, 3/3, 18+

YOUNG LOVE, MOROS EROS Beat Kitchen, 2/23, all-ages

YOUTH GROUP, AQUEDUCT Empty Bottle, 4/17

Z'EV, SIKHARA, VERTONEN Empty Bottle, 4/19