Tomorrow Never Knows 2011 kicks off this week, with shows at Schubas, Lincoln Hall, and Metro. Some year, I'll be able to do something wacky like go to a show every night. This is not that year. I'll be at the Marketa Irglova show for my one TNK 2011 stop this year. Should be good.

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.