9/2/2010
Scissor Sisters, Casey Spooner @ Riviera
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin @ Lincoln Hall
Chicago Jazz Fest w/ Jim Wagner's All Stars @ Grant Park
Bret Michaels @ Joliet Memorial Stadium
JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound @ South Belmont Harbor
Ahmad Jamal @ Millennium Park
The Knights @ Ravinia
Too Short @ The Shrine
Spare Parts @ AliveOne
Candye Kane @ Heatland Cafe
Counting Cards, File Explodes @ Abbey Pub
X Is For Eyes, Lowtalker, The Snips @ Beat Kitchen
Ready the Destroyer, Starter Kit @ Double Door
Jeff the Brotherhood, Wizzard Sleeve @ Empty Bottle
Singing In the Abbey @ Hideout
Walter Scott, Joanna Connor @ Kingston Mines
Gas House Gorillas @ Martyrs'
Jesse de la Pena, Danny the Wildchild @ Smart Bar
Hotel Brotherhood, New Church of Ease @ Quenchers
Swingin' Utters @ Reggie's
Sarah Vonderhaar, Martha Berner @ Schubas
BeauSoleil Quartet avec Michael Doucet @ Space
Wolf In a Spacesuit, Seafarer @ Subterranean
9/3/2010
North Coast Music Fest w/ The Chemical Brothers, Paul van Dyk, etc. @ Union Park
Disco Biscuits, Jay Electronica, Orchard Lounge @ Congress Theater
KISS, The Academy Is, The Envy @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
California Wives, Panda Riot, Gemini Club @ Schubas
Loyal Divide, The Flavor Savers @ Bottom Lounge
African Festival of the Arts w/ Julie Dexter, Nick Lavendar @ Washington Park
Nelly Furtado @ Ravinia
Buddy Guy @ Naperville Last Fling
Ezra Furman & the Harpoons @ South Belmont Harbor
Chicago Jazz Fest w/ Ramsey Lewis @ Grant Park
The Machine @ Beverly Arts Center
V Sparks, Fifth Story, Just Married @ Abbey Pub
Jookabox, Truman & His Trophy @ Beat Kitchen
Jason Gatz, Que Billah, Boy Illinois @ Double Door
Poison Arrows, Follows, This Is Versailles @ Empty Bottle
Altered States, Cool Memories @ Hideout
Big James & Chicago Playboys @ Kingston Mines
Murley Shertz, Train Company @ Lincoln Hall
Valius, The Locals @ Martyrs'
Catherine Feeny, Rachele Eve @ Mayne Stage
The Hudson Branch, Camera, My My My @ Metro
Tom Middleton, Brad Owen @ Smart Bar
Model N, i crime @ Quenchers
The Rosedales @ Reggie's
Begin By Gathering Supplies @ Subterranean
9/4/2010
North Coast Music Fest w/ Moby, Umphrey's McGee, De La Soul, etc. @ Union Park
New Mastersounds, Family Groove Company @ Double Door
Boys Noize, Midnight Conspiracy, Mettle @ Bottom Lounge
The Omega Moos, Wyllys @ Metro
Bash on Wabash w/ Flosstradamus, The Hood Internet, Gemini Club @ Wabash & Roosevelt
Scotland Yard Gospel Choir @ South Belmont Harbor
Chicago Jazz Fest w/ The Either/ Orchestra @ Grant Park
Collective Soul, Brother John @ Naperville Last Fling
African Festival of the Arts w/ Tito Jackson, Angelique Kidjo @ Washington Park
Orchard Lounge @ Millennium Park
Gayle Ritt @ Wrigley Field
Train @ Ravinia
Lucky Boys Confusion, Allister @ House of Blues
Two Fresh @ Kinetic Playground
Paula Deen @ The Venue
A Wilhelm Scream @ Reggie's (early)William Elliott Whitmore, Steepwater Band
King Pignacious @ Viaduct Theater
Tidal Wave @ darkroom
Kid A, Handsome Devilz, Mr. Gray @ Abbey Pub
Dormlife @ Beat Kitchen (early)
Come On Come On, Pale @ Beat Kitchen (late)
Baio @ Beauty Bar
Frontier @ Empty Bottle
Chances Dances DJs @ Hideout
Big James & Chicago Playboys @ Kingston Mines
Stay Smooth DJs, Quadraphonica @ Lincoln Hall (early)
Dominique Young, Moneypenny, BBU @ Lincoln Hall (late)
Heather Styka @ Martyrs' (early)
Bakelite Army @ Martyrs' (late)
Terisa Griffin @ Mayne Stage
DJ Funk, Gant Man @ Smart Bar
Stay Smooth DJs @ Schubas (early)
Bumpus, Rita J @ Schubas (late)
This Must Be the Band @ Space
New Generation Dudes, Weekend FM @ Subterranean
9/5/2010
North Coast Music Fest w/ Nas and Damian Marley, Disco Biscuits, etc. @ Union Park
Vampire Weekend, Beach House, Dum Dum Girls @ Aragon
Bash on Wabash w/ Detroit Cobras, Cracker, Asobi Seksu @ Wabash & Roosevelt
Green Velvet, Claude VonStroke @ Transit
Brendan Bayliss & Joel Cummings, Van Ghost, Wyllys @ Bottom Lounge
Ssion, My Gold Mask @ South Belmont Harbor
Chicago Jazz Fest w/ Kurt Elling Quintet @ Grant Park
African Festival of the Arts w/ Avant, Bobbi Humphrey @ Washington Park
Clint Black @ Naperville Last Fling
Crowded House @ House of Blues
Dum Dum Girls (DJ set), Brent Zmrhal @ Beauty Bar
Tom Chapin @ Ravinia
Asobi Seksu, Shaper @ Space
Phil Angotti, Eric Howell, Frank Canino @ Beat Kitchen
Warm Ones, Silver Ghost @ Empty Bottle
Linsey Alexander, Charlie Love @ Kingston Mines
Justin Miller, Woolfy, Kid Color @ Smart Bar
Kajanjan, Avery Set @ Quenchers
Ghetto Division @ Reggie's
House of Normandie, Rabble Rabble @ Subterranean
9/6/2010
African Festival of the Arts w/ Chaka Khan @ Washington Park
The Kimi Hayes Band @ Naperville Last Fling
Purple Apple @ South Belmont Harbor
Dollyrots, The Cathy Santonies @ Abbey Pub
Charlie Deets, Aleks Eva, Photo Sans Nom @ Empty Bottle
Carl Weathersby, J.W. Williams @ Kingston Mines
9/7/2010
Sexfist @ Kinetic Playground
Luster, Grey Market @ Double Door
Eric 'Guitar' Davis, Joe Barr @ Kingston Mines
Midwest Hype, Soul Vendor, Velvet Jimis @ Lincoln Hall
Pecha Kucha @ Martyrs'
Yves Francois & Rocambu Jazz @ Quenchers
Daysleeper, Emily White @ Schubas
Agent Ribbons @ Subterranean
9/8/2010
Billy Idol, Slash @ Riviera
Ghostland Observatory @ House of Blues
Carbon Leaf @ Space
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone @ Subterranean
Rhys Chatman Trio @ Museum of Contemporary Art
Dan Patrevito & Friends @ AliveOne
Young Widows, Helms Alee, Let's Pet @ Beat Kitchen
Victim of Time DJs @ Beauty Bar
Maurice Vaughn, Jimmy Burns @ Kingston Mines
Michael Rother & Friends, Disappears @ Lincoln Hall
Papadosio, Finley Knight @ Martyrs'
Spring Standards @ Mayne Stage
Major Taylor @ Smart Bar
7th Kind @ Quenchers
Ha Ha Tonka, Treaty of Paris, Divebar @ Reggie's
Rick Shapiro, Prescott Tolk, Drew Michael @ Schubas
9/9/2010
Sonar Fest w/ Kid Koala, Jimmy Edgar @ Millennium Park
Sleep, Lichens, Ga'an @ Logan Square Auditorium
Spare Parts @ AliveOne
Lionheart, Donnybrook, Call to Preserve @ Beat Kitchen
Miami Horror, Kid Color, Midnight Conspiracy @ Double Door
Bears of the Blue River, Thieving Irons @ Empty Bottle
Cool Devices, Tacoma Narrows, Frigates @ Hideout
Carl Weathersby, Joanna Connor @ Kingston Mines
Marina & the Diamonds, Young the Giant @ Lincoln Hall
Great American Taxi, Steakhouse Mints @ Martyrs'
Ludo, The Graduate @ Metro
Falty DL, DJ Warp @ Smart Bar
Rivals of the Peacemaker, Whiskey Daredevils @ Quenchers
Pac Div @ Reggie's
Tommy Keene, The Handcuffs @ Schubas
Garnet Rogers @ Space
Mother Culture, Ryan Traster @ Subterranean
9/10/2010
Ratatat, Dom, Bobby Birdman @ Riviera
Billy Bragg, Darren Hanlon @ Dominican University
Hot Hot Heat, The 22-20s, Hey Rosetta @ Lincoln Hall
Skybox, What Laura Says @ Subterranean
Sonar Fest w/ Nosaj Thing, Braiden @ Chicago Cultural Center
Chuck's Fest w/ Mr. Blotto, The Flapjacks @ Toyota Park
Bill Bellamy @ The Venue
John Cafferty @ Aragon
The Stawbs, Sir Plastic Crimewave @ Abbey Pub
The Ataris, Gasoline Heart, The Scissors @ Beat Kitchen
Papa Tony, Electrik Bill, DJ Misfit @ Bottom Lounge (early)
Blow the Speakers, Dark Wave Disco @ Bottom Lounge (late)
Fu Manchu, Black Tusk, Audio Violence @ Double Door
Rangda, Efterklang @ Empty Bottle
Death Ships, Clip Art, John Roeser Avenue @ Hideout
Giving Tree Band, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound @ House of Blues
Magic Slim & Tear Drops, Joanna Connor @ Kingston Mines
Papa Grows Funk, BS Brass Band @ Martyrs'
HeyPenny & Kyle Andrews @ Mayne Stage
A.D.D., Kastasyde @ Metro
Black Devil Disco Club, Space Dimension @ Smart Bar
Sam Amidon, Via Tania @ Old Town School of Folk
Typical Cats, Qwel & Maker, DJ SPS @ Reggie's
Matt Ryd, Mike Mentzer, Little Light @ Schubas
Anais Mitchell @ Space (early)
Devon Allman's Honeytribe @ Space (late)
9/11/2010
Ludacris @ Park West
Kele, Does It Offend You Yeah?, Innerpartysystem @ Double Door
The Tossers, Scott Lucas & the Married Men @ Reggie's
Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs & Donald Fagen @ Chicago Theatre
Xavier Rudd & Izintaba, Good Old War @ Vic
Wells Street Fall Fest w/ Cowboy Mouth @ North & Wells
Sonar Fest w/ Ben Frost @ Chicago Cultural Center
Renegade Craft Fair w/ Mucca Pazza @ Damen & Division
Chuck's Fest w/ Blue Plate Special @ Toyota Park
Lonnie Brooks @ Governor's State University
Alberto Cortez @ The Venue
King Pignacious @ Viaduct Theater
Second Sun @ Vision
Bachataso de la Kalle @ Congress Theater
Anatomy of Habit, E.T. Habit, Disrobe @ Abbey Pub
The Bomb, Noise By Numbers, No Enemy @ Beat Kitchen
High Places, Wooden Ships @ Empty Bottle
Led Zeppelin 2 @ House of Blues
Vance Kelly, Joanna Connor @ Kingston Mines
Alice Peacock @ Lincoln Hall (early)
The Hood Internet, Kid Static @ Lincoln Hall (late)
Assembly of Dust, Buffalo Killers @ Martyrs'
Chevere @ Mayne Stage
Marcel Settmann, Justin Long @ Smart Bar
Abigail Washburn @ Old Town School of Folk
Duke of Uke, Barehand Jug Band @ Quenchers
Unicycle Loves You, Village, Nurse Novels @ Schubas
Chris Smither @ Space
9/12/2010
Wavves, Christmas Island @ Lincoln Hall
Wells Street Fall Fest w/ 16 Candles @ North & Wells
Renegade Craft Fair w/ Environmental Encroachment @ Damen & Division
Chuck's Fest w/ Kim Wilson, Dave Herrero @ Toyota Park
Girl In a Coma, Hacienda, Sick of Sarah @ Beat Kitchen
CAVE, Cloudland Canyon, Helen Money @ Empty Bottle
Linsey Alexander, Charlie Love @ Kingston Mines
Cor(e)yography, Kid Color, Michael Serafini @ Smart Bar
Heavy Bombers, Jimmy Two Hands @ Quenchers
The Chop Tops @ Reggie's
Emily Wells @ Schubas
Jerry Portnoy, Highway RickEy, Harry Garner @ Space
9/13/2010
Pavement, No Age @ Millennium Park
The Setts, Streetwiseman @ Beat Kitchen
Distractions, Mako Sica @ Empty Bottle
Robbie Fulks w/ Scott Ligon @ Hideout
Carl Weathersby, J.W. Williams @ Kingston Mines
Jenny & Johnny, Love As Laughter, Jaill @ Lincoln Hall
Bonzo Terks, Quick and Easy Boys @ Martyrs'
Chali Ona @ Reggie's
The Do, The Wooden Sky, Dirty Diamonds @ Schubas
9/14/2010
Hey Champ, Maybenauts, Perfect Kiss @ Double Door
Beautiful Girls, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad @ Lincoln Hall
Jeff Daniels @ Space
Sexfist @ Kinetic Playground
Eric 'Guitar' Davis, Joe Barr @ Kingston Mines
Euforquestra @ Martyrs'
Alysheba @ Quenchers
Garotas Suecas, I Kong Kult @ Schubas
Strong Arm Robbery, Ambient Green @ Subterranean
9/15/2010
Airborne Toxic Event w/ The Calder Quartet @ Park West
The Glitch Mob, Martyparty @ Metro
Bret Michaels @ Arcada Theatre
Nebulous @ AliveOne
Jim Jones Revue @ Double Door
Sin Ropas, Father Murphy, Hands of Hydra @ Empty Bottle
Maurice Vaughn, Jimmy Burns @ Kingston Mines
The Oh Sees, Hot Machines, Paul Cary @ Lincoln Hall
Big Time @ Martyrs'
Major Taylor @ Smart Bar
The Groundkeepers @ Quenchers Caspian
Cobalt & the Hired Guns, Run Run Run @ Schubas
Raul Midon, Jen Lowe & Johnny Rabb @ Space
The Fallen Rivers, Buxter Hoot'n @ Subterranean
9/16/2010
Alice In Chains, Deftones, Mastodon @ Charter One Pavilion
David Bazan, The Mynabirds @ Lincoln Hall
Crooked Still @ Schubas
Steve Cole @ The Venue
Spare Parts @ AliveOne
Blah Blah Blah, Of1000Faces @ Bottom Lounge
Garage-A-Trois w/ Stanton Moore, Marco Benevento, The Hue, Wyllys @ Double Door
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, Field Auxiliary @ Empty Bottle
Les Getrex, Joanna Connor @ Kingston Mines
Darling, Rachele Eve @ Hideout
Ali Baba's Tahini, The Macpodz @ Martyrs'
Plastician, Richie August, Mertz @ Smart Bar
Scale Model, Kinkador, Phil Angotti @ Quenchers
Nappy Roots @ Reggie's
Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks @ Space
9/17/2010
Dave Matthews Band, Jason Mraz @ Wrigley Field
Big Boi, Chiddy Bang @ Congress Theater
Dirty Projectors, Happy Birthday @ Metro
School of Seven Bells, Active Child @ Lincoln Hall
Electric Six, The Constellations, Javelin @ Double Door
Juan Atkins, Lady D, James Lauer @ Smart Bar
Aimee Mann @ Prairie Center for the Performing Arts
The Fabulous Thunderbirds @ Beverly Arts Center
Viva! Chicago w/ Mexican Institute of Sound, Cristian Castro @ Millennium Park
Pharoahe Monch, Kidz In the Hall, Skyzoo @ Abbey Pub
Victorian Halls @ Beat Kitchen (early)
Molehill @ Beat Kitchen (late)
Despised Icon, Misery Index @ Bottom Lounge
Owen, Savoir Adore @ Empty Bottle
Neil Hamburger @ Viaduct Theater
Mittens on Strings, Daniel Knox, Magic Gloves @ Hideout
Railroad Earth, Toubab Krewe @ House of Blues
Duke Tumatoe, Joanna Connor @ Kingston Mines
20x2 @ Martyrs' (early)
Handsome Devilz @ Martyrs' (late)
Texas Tornados @ Old Town School of Folk
Oro, Self Evident @ Quenchers
Linsey Alexander, Charlie Love @ Kingston Mines
Young Josh, Kid Color @ Smart Bar
Katatonia @ Reggie's
Mark Olson @ Schubas (early)
Colour Revolt, Pomegranates @ Schubas (late)
John Gorka @ Space
Tera Melos, The Shapers @ Subterranean
9/18/2010
Dave Matthews Band, Jason Mraz @ Wrigley Field
Titus Andronicus, Best Coast, Free Energy @ Metro
Charlatans UK @ Double Door
Aimee Mann @ Old Town School of Folk
Toby Keith, Trace Adkins @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Smash Mouth @ Charter One Pavilion
Jesse Malin & St. Marks Social @ Subterranean
Oyster Fest w/ Sugarcult, Neon Trees @ Roscoe & Damen
Viva! Chicago w/ Mexican Institute of Sound, Sones de Mexico @ Millennium Park
Air Supply @ Blue Chip Casino
Tommy Emmanuel @ Park West
Earthen Grave, Bible of the Devil @ Abbey Pub
Lights Over Paris @ Beat Kitchen
Armitage Shanks @ Bottom Lounge
White Mystery, Super Wild Horses @ Empty Bottle
Peter Stampfel, The Cairo Gang @ Hideout
Kottonmouth Kings, Blaze Ya Dead Homie @ House of Blues
Duke Tumatoe, Joanna Connor @ Kingston Mines
Justin Townes Earl, Jessica Lea Mayfield @ Lincoln Hall
The Branded, Red City @ Martyrs'
Mowgli, Brian Ffar @ Smart Bar
Jon Langford & Skull Orchard @ Quenchers
Blitzkid @ Reggie's
Elmwood @ Schubas
Brendan James, Ellery @ Space
9/19/2010
Matt & Kim @ Metro
Aimee Mann @ Old Town School of Folk
Margot & the Nuclear So & So's @ Lincoln Hall
Loopfest w/ Candlebox, UFO @ Toyota Park
The Prince Experience @ The Venue
Tommy Emmanuel @ Park West
Ribbons @ Beat Kitchen
Honest Engines @ Double Door
Caw! Caw!, We Are Country Mice @ Empty Bottle
Robbie Fulks w/ The Horns @ Hideout
Grant Hart, Land of the El Caminos @ Quenchers
Star Fucking Hipsters @ Reggie's
Michelle Shocked @ Space
9/20/2010
Roger Waters @ United Center
The Gaslight Anthem, Fake Problems @ Riviera
Extraordinary Popular, Delusions @ Beat Kitchen
Venomous Concept @ Double Door
Radar Eyes, Crocodiles, Heavy Times @ Empty Bottle
Carl Weathersby, J.W. Williams @ Kingston Mines
Biffy Clyro @ Lincoln Hall
The Parlotones, Atomic Tom @ Schubas
Uncle Lucius, Dear Adora @ Space
9/21/2010
Roger Waters @ United Center
The Toadies, Gringo Star @ Double Door
Land of Talk, Suuns @ Lincoln Hall
Hollus, Absinthe & the Dirty Floors @ Empty Bottle
Iced Earth, Sons of Liberty @ House of Blues
Eric 'Guitar' Davis, Joe Barr @ Kingston Mines
Sexfist @ Kinetic Playground
M13 @ Quenchers
Weedeater @ Reggie's
Shonen Knife, Aleks & the Drummer @ Schubas
Anne Akiko Meyers @ Space
9/22/2010
The Tallest Man on Earth, S. Carey @ Park West
Alberta Cross, Dead Confederate @ Double Door
Those Darlins, Turbo Fruits, Velcro Lewis @ Lincoln Hall
Richard Buckner @ Schubas
Nootka Sound @ AliveOne
Stan Ridgway @ Abbey Pub
+/-, Soft Speaker @ Empty Bottle
Maurice Vaughn, Jimmy Burns @ Kingston Mines
Major Taylor @ Smart Bar
Alex Grenier @ Quenchers
NYC w/ Tommy Bolan @ Reggie's
Chris Pureka, Kelsey Wild @ Space
9/23/2010
Roger Waters @ United Center
Jackson Browne @ Chicago Theatre
Ed Kowalczyk, Thriving Ivory @ Park West
Dieselboy, Stunna @ Smart Bar
Hudson Mohawke, Starkey, Phaded @ Metro
Spare Parts @ AliveOne
Sloppy White, Dave Mata, Duke Grip @ Double Door
Fennesz, David Daniell, Male @ Empty Bottle
Capillary Action, Volcano! @ Hideout
Billy Branch, Eric 'Guitar' Davis @ Kingston Mines
Emmitt Nershi Band, Chicago Farmer @ Martyrs'
Purgatory Hill, Jeff Harms, Dan Mohr @ Quenchers
Strung Out @ Reggie's
Deep Dark Woods, These United States @ Schubas
Pat McGee @ Space
9/24/2010
Roger Waters @ United Center
Built to Spill, Revolt Revolt, The Stay Lows @ Vic
Walter Meego @ Empty Bottle
Nonpoint @ Austin's Fuel Room
Foals, Esben & Witch @ Lincoln Hall
Sonny & the Sunsets, Kelley Stoltz @ Beat Kitchen
Ekoostik Hookah, Fifth Wold, Lee @ Reggie's
AM Taxi @ Bottom Lounge
Download, Plateau, Otto Von Shirach @ Double Door
Nation Beat, Horse's Ha, Wanees Zarour @ Hideout
Badfish, Scotty Don't, Full Service @ House of Blues
Larry McCray, Eric 'Guitar' Davis @ Kingston Mines
Mahala Rai Banda, DJ Robert Soko @ Martyrs'
Efdemin, Gianna Hardt @ Smart Bar
Cimarron & Los Guitarristas @ Old Town School of Folk
The Safes, Bruiser Queen, Sore Subjects @ Quenchers
Villagers @ Schubas
Sierra Leone Refugee All-Stars @ Space
9/25/2010
Of Montreal, Janelle Monae @ Riviera
Menomena, Suckers @ Metro
Vitalic, V Mirror, Teenage Bad Girl @ Bottom Lounge
The Commodores @ The Venue
Little Feat @ Park West
El Ten Eleven, Dosh, Baths @ Lincoln Hall (early)
Innerpartysystem, Midnight Conspiracy @ Lincoln Hall (late)
Skillet @ Allstate Arena
Spacehog @ Cubby Bear
Chelsea Handler @ Chicago Theatre
DJ Rootz, The Coop, David Murphy @ Kinetic Playground
Chicago Acoustic Underground @ Viaduct Theater
Trainwreck @ Beat Kitchen
Lubriphonic, Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band @ Double Door
3 Leg Torso @ Empty Bottle
Mondo Drag @ Hideout (early)
Life During Wartime DJs @ Hideout (late)
Larry McCray, Eric 'Guitar' Davis @ Kingston Mines
Liz Knowles @ Martyrs' (early)
Debo Band @ Martyrs' (late)
Toy Selectah, Frikstailers, El G @ Smart Bar
Kinobe & Soul Beat Africa @ Old Town School of Folk
Nonagon, Maple Stave @ Quenchers
Street Dogs @ Reggie's
Matt Hires @ Schubas (two shows)
Graham Colton, Trey Lockerbie @ Space
9/26/2010
The National, Owen Pallett @ Riviera
Caribou, Emeralds @ Metro
Sea Wolf, Patrick Park, Sera Cahoone @ Lincoln Hall
Royal Bangs, Chain Gang of 1974 @ Hideout
Chelsea Handler @ Chicago Theatre
Steven Curtis Chapman @ Allstate Arena
You Me & Everyone We Know @ Beat Kitchen
Fly Phoenix, Half-Pint Jones @ Double Door
Nymph, Dark Fog @ Empty Bottle
Serj Tankian w/ The F.C.C. @ House of Blues
Zee Avi @ House of Blues Back Porch Stage
Linsey Alexander, Charlie Love @ Kingston Mines
Emiline Michel @ Martyrs'
Clique Talk, Kid Color, Michael Serafini @ Smart Bar
Connie Smith, Robbie Fulks @ Old Town School of Folk
Sway Machinery @ Reggie's
Van Dkye Parks, Clare & the Reasons @ Schubas
Al Day Trio & Steve Rashid @ Space
9/27/2010
Mice Parade @ Empty Bottle
Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames, The Watson Twins @ Lincoln Hall
Arrah & the Ferns, Pool @ Beat Kitchen
Scout Niblett, Holy Stone @ Double Door
Robbie Fulks w/ Jenny Scheinmen @ Hideout
Lyfe Jennings @ House of Blues
Pietra Montecorvino @ House of Blues Back Porch Stage
Carl Weathersby, J.W. Williams @ Kingston Mines
Selim Sesler w/ Lamajamal, Balkano @ Martyrs'
9/28/2010
The XX, Warpaint, Zola Jesus @ Chicago Theatre
Elf Power @ Schubas
Wovenhand, Serena Maneesh @ Lincoln Hall
The Strange Boys, Natural Child @ Empty Bottle
Eric 'Guitar' Davis, Joe Barr @ Kingston Mines
Tom Tom Club, Caravan of Thieves @ Metro
Tony Morrison Quartet @ Quenchers
Stanton Moore Trio w/ Anders Osborne @ Space
9/29/2010
!!!, Fol Chen @ Bottom Lounge
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Cairo Gang @ Lincoln Hall (two shows)
Boxer Rebellion, Amusement Parks on Fire @ Empty Bottle
The Congregation, The Jordan Years @ Double Door
Maurice Vaughn, Jimmy Burns @ Kingston Mines
Wiz Khalifa, Yelawolf @ Metro
Major Taylor @ Smart Bar
Buzzov @ Reggie's
Pedro Morales, DJ Tudo @ Schubas
Preston Reed @ Space
9/30/2010
Klaxons, Baby Monster @ Lincoln Hall
Valient Thorr, Junius @ Double Door
Spare Parts @ AliveOne
Avagami, Disposable Thumbs @ Empty Bottle
Vino Louden, Joanna Connor @ Kingston Mines
Gayngs, Glasser @ Metro
Caspa, Jim K, Kabz @ Smart Bar
Fucking Hot Lights @ Quenchers
Savoy Brown @ Reggie's
The Acorn, Basia Bulat @ Schubas
Ari Brown & John Brumbach @ Space