CHIRP: The Chicago Independent Radio Project

Karin Fjellman writes

Weekly Voyages Mon Dec 29 to Sun Jan 4

Didn’t get invited to any classy New Year’s Eve parties this time around? REally?!? Those jerks. Oh, well. You’ll show ‘em. No need to worry, as we’ve got plenty of backup plans for you.

Check what’s going on this week!

monday, december 29

Raise High The Roof Beam, Soft Speaker, The Black Fortys
Empty Bottle
9pm
21+

tuesday, december 30

The Sea & Cake, Baby Alright
Schubas
10pm
21+

Wax Museums, Teenage Cool Kids, Big Knife
Cobra Lounge
9pm
21+

Douglas Ewart & The Nyabhingi Drum Choir
Velvet Lounge
8:30pm

Mr. Russia, Venom Lords, Avagami, American Draft, Emulsion [DJ set]
Empty Bottle
9pm
21+

wednesday, december 31

Jay Reatard, Miss Alex White & Francis, The Yolks, DJ Robert Q
Empty Bottle
10pm
21+

Justice [DJ set], Peanut Butter Wolf, So Me, Hey Champ, Home Video, Willy Joy, DJ Zebo, Dark Wave Disco DJs, The Glamour, Skyler, Bearries
Congress Theater
7pm
17+

New Year’s Eve Hideout Dance Party
Walk This Way vs. Gutter Butter, DJs Frier Tuck and Logan Bay
Hideout
9pm
21+

The Sea & Cake, Chandeliers
Schubas
10pm
21+

Holy Fuck, Aleks & The Drummer, Unique Chique
Subterranean
10pm
21+

Hum, The Life and Times, Dianogah
Double Door
10pm
21+

The Dandy Warhols, Robert Been (of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club) [DJ set]
Metro
9pm
18+

Future Rock with Daedelus, Dark Party (featuring Eliot Lipp & Leo123), Ben Silver (of Orchard Lounge)
Abbey Pub
9pm
21+

Lawrence Arms, The Methadones, The Arrivals, The Copyrights, Off With Their Heads
Reggie’s Rock Club
8pm
21+

Local H, Office, Sybris, Big Science
Bottom Lounge
8pm
21+

Smoking Popes, Catfish Haven, Tall Dark Stranger, Kid You’ll Move Mountains,
Mad Maggie’s (Elgin, Ill.)
8pm
21+

DJs Joe Bryl and Eric Pulse
Sonotheque
9pm
21+

Bottle Rockets, The Saps, Rego
Beat Kitchen
9pm
21+

Tight Phantomz, Cougars
Quenchers Saloon
9pm
21+

thursday, january 1

“This Is How We Do It” with the TTTTotally Dudes DJs
The Whistler
9pm
21+

Hum, The Life and Times, Dianogah
Double Door
9pm
21+

friday, january 2

Mannequin Men, The Living Blue, Team Band
Schubas
10pm
21+

Naked Raygun, Hot Water Music, Shot Baker & The Copyrights
House of Blues Chicago
6pm
All ages

Volcano!, Cougars, Zing!
Empty Bottle
10pm
21+

Kid You’ll Move Mountains [record release], The Sapiens, Pool of Frogs, Picture Books
Metro
9pm
18+

Pet Lions, Blah Blah Blah, Caw! Caw!, Hollows
Subterranean
9:30pm
21+

All Things Lucid
Hideout
10pm
21+

saturday, january 3

Naked Raygun, Hot Water Music, Methadones, The Arrivals
House of Blues Chicago
6pm
All ages

Led Zeppelin 2: The Live Experience
Empty Bottle
10pm
21+

The Sinks, I Attack, The Sleeping Creepers, Fascist Beauties, Culo
Ronny’s
9pm
21+

Par Avion, Last Fast Action, Robot Love Story
Beat Kitchen
6pm
All ages

Unicycle Loves You, Let’s Get Out of This Terrible Sandwich Shop, The Loneliest Monk
Beat Kitchen
10pm
17+

The Singleman Affair, David Singer & The Sweet Science
Hideout
9pm
21+

Dance Party with DJ Josh Abrams
Hideout
11:30pm
21+

Detholz!, Pink Devil, Sonoi
Schubas
10pm
21+

sunday, january 4

Bonobo [DJ set], Papa G
Sonotheque
9pm
21+

Fair Herald, The Audians, The Jesters
Hideout
3pm
21+