CHIRP: The Chicago Independent Radio Project

Clarence Ewing writes

Weekly Voyages: Friday 12/10 to Thursday 12/16

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Friday December 10

American English
Abbey Pub: 9pm, 21+

The Killer, Harm’s Way, Left Hand Path, Nowhere Bound, All to Hell
Beat Kitchen: 8:30pm

DJ Kevin Smith
Beauty Bar: 7pm, 21+

Rhyme Spitters Invitational
Double Door: 9pm, 21+

The Hoyle Brothers
Empty Bottle: 5:30pm, 21+

Killing Joke
Empty Bottle: 10pm, 21+

The Flat Five
Hideout: 10:30pm, 21+

Badly Drawn Boy, Justin Jones
Lincoln Hall: 9pm, 21+

Cloud Cult, Dark Dark Dark, Ben Weaver
Metro: 9pm, 18+

Pine Leaf Boys
The Old Town School of Folk Music: 8pm

Ifficial, The Opposition Party, Soulphonetics
Reggies Music Joint: 8pm, 21+

Mac Miller, Vic Mensa, Dave Coresh
Reggies Rock Club: 8pm, 18+

Tennis, Family Portrait
Schubas: 10pm, 18+

Johnny Fiasco, Gene Farris, Karl & Mark Almaria
SmartBar: 10pm, 21+

Las Guitarras de Espana, Avanti Guitar Trio
SPACE: 8pm

Jay Brannan, Derek Nelson
Subterranean: 9:30pm

Saturday December 11

Frontiers, Petty Profits
Abbey Pub: 8:30pm, 21+

Romantica, Roma Di Luna, The Part Five, Torch Singer
Beat Kitchen: 10:30pm, 21+

Raj Mahal, Tesha, Itch13, Shon Dervis
Beauty Bar: 10pm, 21+

Urban Camouflage feat. Alexander East, James Anthony, John Simmons, Brian Gardner
darkroom: 9pm, 21+

Hewhocorrupts, Dudemanbro, Maggot Twat, Downtown Brown
Double Door: 9pm, 21+

Killing Joke, Beak
Empty Bottle: 10pm, 21+

Dave Lacrone & The Mistletones, Descendro Allegro
Hideout: 9pm, 21+

Alter Bridge, Sick Puppies, Bad City
House of Blues Chicago: 8:30pm

Janus
House of Blues Chicago Back Porch: 11:30pm, 21+

Punch Brothers
Lincoln Hall: 9pm, 21+

The Bollweevils, 88 Fingers Louie, Noise by Numbers, The House that Gloria Vanderbilt, Boom Juice
Metro: 8pm, 18+

Over The Rhine, Sarah Siskind
The Old Town School of Folk Music: 7pm & 10pm

The Queers, Kepi Ghoulie, The Riptides, The Old Comiskeys
Reggies Music Joint: 6pm

The Congregation, Winslow, France Jean-Baptiste
Reggies Music Joint: 9pm, 21+

Bule Plus
Reggies Rock Club: 7pm, 21+

Crowbar, Black Tusk, Rue
Reggies Rock Club 11pm

London Calling
Schubas: 9pm, 18+

Justin Long, Josh Werner, Sativa
SmartBar: 10pm, 21+

Joe Krown Trio
SPACE: 7:30pm

Comasoft, Fan-Tan, Perfect Kiss
Subterranean: 6:30pm

Carbon Tigers, The Window Theatre, Katz Company, Late in the Playoffs
Subterranean: 10:15pm

Sunday December 12

Mary Macaroni
Beat Kitchen: 12pm

New Idea Society
Beat Kitchen: 8:30pm, 21+

BBU, Midnight Rockers
Beauty Bar: 10pm, 21+

Cave Bear, Truman And His Trophy, Fleshbroker, Leah Stargazing
Double Door: 9pm, 21+

Bad Cop, Pink Torpedo, Life Partner
Empty Bottle: 7pm, 21+

Five Finger Death Punch, Hell Yeah, The Damned Things
House of Blues Chicago: 8:30pm

Danko Jones
House of Blues Chicago Back Porch: 11:30pm, 21+

Punch Brothers
Lincoln Hall: 7pm

The Sword, Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel
Metro: 9pm, 18+

Dan Navarro, Amy Speace, Jon Vezner, Sally Barris
The Old Town School of Folk Music: 7pm

Alex & The Kaleidoscope Band
Schubas: 4pm

Jill Andrews, Gabrielle Schafer & Aaron Rester, Luluc
Schubas: 8pm, 21+

Brother El, Kid Color, Michael Serafini, Adulture
SmartBar: 10pm, 21+

Rembrandt Chamber Players
SPACE: 7:30pm

Kurfew, Chekk Famous3, Gez Lewiz, Royal T, Young Holla, P-Dolla Jillz, SG, Fire Squad
Subterranean: 10:30pm, 21+

L’Orchestre Super Vitesse
The Whistler: 10pm, 21+

Monday December 13

Extraordinary Popular, Delusions
Beat Kitchen: 8:30pm, 21+

Greeley Estates, Vanna, Tides of Man, A Bullet for Pretty Boy, Reaching for Alaska
Beat Kitchen: 5:30pm

Maluca, Marcus Price, Willy Joy, Ghetto Division DJs
Beauty Bar: 10pm, 21+

Barehand Jugband, The Hoyle Brothers, The Lawrence Peters Outfit
Double Door: 9pm, 21+

Sybris, Apteka, Secret Colours
Empty Bottle: 9:30pm, 21+

Robbie Fulks
Hideout: 7pm, 21+

Chevelle, Finger Eleven, Hail The Villian
House of Blues Chicago: 8:30pm

American Bang
House of Blues Chicago Back Porch: 11:30pm, 21+

Tricky
Lincoln Hall: 8pm, 21+

Deuce Funk Monster, Red Electric Rainbow, Magicks
Reggies Music Joint: 8pm, 21+

Paper Arrows, The Counterpane
Schubas: 8pm, 18+

Tuesday December 14

Hollywood Holt, Johnny Fonseca
Beauty Bar: 10pm, 21+

Woody Pines, Umbra & The Volcan Seige, Byron Grossman
darkroom: 7pm, 21+

Indolent, SutureSelf, Among The Flood
Double Door: 9pm, 21+

Origin Of Animal, We Repel Each Other, Patrick Thunder, Grandfather Clock
Empty Bottle: 9pm, 21+

Sanctified Grumblers
Hideout: 9pm, 21+

Cake
House of Blues Chicago: 8:30pm

Jonathan Tyler, The Northern Lights
House of Blues Chicago Back Porch: 11:30pm, 21+

Dave Barnes, Drew Holcomb
Lincoln Hall: 7pm

Mr. Blotto, Barefoot Fred
Reggies Music Joint: 8pm, 21+

Fly Phoenix, Tim Sheff & The Information, Mike Mentzer
Subterranean: 8pm, 21+

Leaf Bird, Eliza Rickman
The Whistler: 9:45pm, 21+

Wednesday December 15

Rad Brian, Steven LaGrue, Selector Aaron
Beauty Bar: 10pm, 21+

Project .44, Apocalypse Theater, Cyanotic, Lockjaw, Chris Connelly
Double Door: 9pm, 21+

Colony Park, Very Truly Yours, Vehicle Blues
Empty Bottle: 9:30pm, 21+

Immediate Sound Series
Hideout: 9:30pm, 21+

Sima Cunningham
Hideout: 6pm, 21+

My Chemical Romance, Greek Fire, Middle Class Rut
House of Blues Chicago: 8:30pm

Steve Frisbie, John San Juan, Tom Szidon & Mike Zelenko
Schubas: 8pm, 21+

Steven Tang, Hakim Murphy, Steve Mizek, Michael Serafini
SmartBar: 10pm, 21+

Todd Carey, Josh Hoge
SPACE: 8pm

House Sounds, Seafarer, Dead Sheriff, Males and Females
Subterranean: 8pm, 21+

Wheelhouse
The Whistler: 10pm, 21+

Thursday December 16

Hifi Superstar, The Sentinels, Tiny Bones, Magic Gloves
Abbey Pub: 8:30pm, 21+

The Micah Walker Band, Tim Larson & The Owner/Operators
Beat Kitchen: 9pm, 21+

Rubyhornet Presents: Digital Freshness
Beauty Bar: 10pm, 21+

Soul Summit Dance Party
Double Door: 9pm, 21+

Melismatics, Chrash
Empty Bottle: 9:30pm, 21+

Vaudevileins, Workhorse Kings, Chris Flood
Reggies Music Joint: 8:30pm, 21+

Reckless Ones, The Pin-Ups, Nothing to Gain
Reggies Rock Club: 7pm

The Laureates
Schubas: 8pm, 18+

Stunna, Submorphics, The Earsmiths
SmartBar: 10pm, 21+

Bobby Broom
SPACE: 8pm

Hollus, Gypsy Blood, Brontosaurus
Subterranean: 8:30pm

Shapers, Chants
The Whistler: 10pm, 21+

Minus the Bear, Rah Rah
Vic Theater: 6:30pm