This Week in Great Music: 1/9 - 1/15
We are getting back in the swing of things here with the weekly calendar.  It's the beginning of the year, cut me some slack.We've got some great local artists on bills this week, plus some very diverse acts coming in as part of the Tomorrow Never Knows festival, spread out at Schubas, Lincoln Hall, Metro, and the Hideout.  And, the Old Town School of Folk Music is kicking off a 55-day celebration of not only its 55th anniversary, but also the grand opening of its new building this week, with various classes, concerts, and other events.Monday, January 9Robbie Fulks, Don Stiernberg; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 Suggested DonationTuesday, January 10Gabe Dixon, Leila Broussard; SPACE. 8 pm, $10-14The Black Willoughbys; Hideout. 9 pm, $5 Suggested DonationCreepy Band, Jon Drake & the Shakes, Johnathan Young, Ryley Walker; Empty Bottle. 9 pm, $8Wednesday, January 11Koo Nimo & The Occidental Highlife Association; Old Town School of Folk Music (West; 4544 N Lincoln). 8:30 pm, free ($5 suggested donation)Thursday, January 12Drake Bell; SPACE. 7 pm, $25-30Tycho, Active Child, Ant'lrd, Abstract Science DJs; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, sold outFriday, January 13Filligar, Daniel Ellsworth & the Great Lakes, Save the Clocktower; Subterranean. 9 pm, $10Saturday, January 14Alejandro Escovedo, JT Nero, Allison Russell; Old Town School of Folk Music (West; 4544 N Lincoln). 7 pm & 10 pm, $24-28Too Hot To Handel: The Jazz Gospel Messiah; Auditorium Theatre. 7:30 pm, $30-72The Walkmen; Metro. 10 pm, $26Sunday, January 15The Pickin' Bubs; Schubas. 12 pm, freeToo Hot To Handel: The Jazz Gospel Messiah; Auditorium Theatre. 3 pm, $30-72Vance Gilbert; Old Town School of Folk Music (East; 4545 N Lincoln). 7 pm, $16-20Nina Ferraro, The Parlour Suite, Bad Bad Meow, Natalie Grace Alford; Beat Kitchen. 8 pm, $10Freakers Ball: A Tribute to Shel Silverstein, ft. Jon Langford, Sally Timms, Nora O'Connor, and others; Hideout. 8 pm, $20