This is basically the worst week in the world for concerts. And by worst, I mean full of too many choices. I'll be at the Brandi Carlile show at SPACE on Wednesday, and at DeVotchKa at Lincoln Hall on Saturday. The rest of the week is up in the air. I'll probably be sobbing under my desk rather than making any real decisions.

Entertaining in an oh-god-why-can't-people-control-themselves sort of way was the drunk girl who sprawled out on stage, and eventually got up to drunkenly dance on the stage. This is why we can't have nice things, people.

As usual for the summer, there are a ton of great shows going on which also happen to be free. Trek on down to Millennium Park or Navy Pier to check out some cost-free tunes.

One of my favorite things about the city of Chicago is the large number of street festivals, block parties, etc., that take place all summer long. If you can't find something to do on a weekend here, you're probably just not looking hard enough.