This Week in Great Music: 5/17 - 5/23
Why hello there, quiet week.No concert activity going on for me, unless I wind up feeling adventurous later in the week. Wednesday and Thursday, Conan O'Brien stops by the Chicago Theater for some futimes. Maybe if you sell a kidney on Craigslist, you can get a ticket.Monday, May 17Robbie Fulks, Jim DeWan; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donationPatrick Watson, McKensie Toma; Schubas. 8 pm, $15Tuesday, May 18Them Crooked Vultures; the Aragon. 7 pm, sold outWednesday, May 19Alexisonfire; Lincoln Hall. 6:30 pm, $15Alberta Cross, 22-20s; Schubas. 7 pm, $14Mike Mangione and the Union; Todd Kessler and the New Folk; SPACE. 8 pm, $12-18Thursday, May 20Metric, Bear in Heaven; the Vic. 7:30 pm, $24Suzy Bogguss, Heather Lynne Horton; SPACE. 8 pm, $20-32.50Dan Bern, Musikanto; Martyrs. 8 pm, $20Jessica Lea Mayfield, Dexateens, Futurebirds; Schubas. 8 pm, $12Friday, May 21Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, The Heavy; the Vic. 8 pm, $23-25Willy Porter, Justin Roth; SPACE. 8 pm, $22-35JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, Blah Blah Blah, Hollows, Lasers and Fast and Shit; Metro. 9 pm, $10Helen Money, Susan Voelz, Peg Simone; Hideout. 9:30 pm, $8Voxtrot; Lincoln Hall. 10 pm, $14Saturday, May 22Diane Birch; Park West. 8 pm, $20Paul Van Dyk, Paul Oakenfold; Congress Theater. 8 pm, $32.50Chicago Clarinet Conglomerate; the Velvet Lounge (67 E Cermak). 9:30 pm, cover variesMono, the Twilight Sad; Lincoln Hall. 10 pm, $14Sunday, May 23Five for Fighting; SPACE. 2 pm, sold outImogen Heap, Geese; the Riviera. 7:30 pm, $25