This Week in Great Music: 6/28 - 7/4

I suppose the holiday weekend makes for a slow concert week.  The most exciting stuff is happening over at the Taste of Chicago, really.  On Saturday, I'll be heading to a super-secret location for a teeny-tiny show by Rocky Votolato, who is doing a series of living room concerts over the summer.   There are only a handful of tickets still available (7, at the time I'm writing this post), so if you're interested, you should act fast.  He was fantastic when I saw him at Schubas, so I'm super excited to see him in a much smaller setting.

Monday, June 28Robbie Fulks, Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donationHuntsville; On Fillmore ft. Nels Cline; Millennium Park. 7:30 pm, freeThao and Mirah with the Most of All, These United States; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $14

Tuesday, June 29Los Lobos, Los Lonely Boys; Grant Park (Taste of Chicago).  5:30 pm, freeBlack Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Hacienda; Lincoln Hall. 10 pm, $12-14

Wednesday, June 30Matt Kearney, Brett Dennen; Grant Park (Taste of Chicago).  5:30 pm, freeEisley, The Lion and The Sail, Christie DuPree; Lincoln Hall. 7 pm, $15

Thursday, July 1Todd Kessler, A Band Called Catch; Park Grill. 4 pm, freeSons of the Never Wrong; Grant Park (Taste of Chicago).  5:20 pm, freeSara Bareilles, A Rocket to the Moon; Hard Rock Cafe. 6 pm, freeOccidental Brothers Dance Band International, ft. Samba Mapangala; Grant Park (Taste of Chicago).  6:40 pm, free

Friday, July 2Derek Nelson and the Musicians; Empty Bottle. 10 pm, $7

Saturday, July 3JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound; Grant Park (Taste of Chicago).  12 pm, freeBrooke Waggoner, Dignan; Schubas. 10 pm, $10Rocky Votolato; A living room in Chicago. 8 pm, $20

Sunday, July 4Passion Pit; Grant Park (Taste of Chicago).  12 pm, free