Looking for some live music in Chicago this weekend? We’ve got you covered. Check out this weekend’s featured show along with a more extensive weekend list below!
STEPHEN PAUL SMOKER (Record Release Show) at The Empty Bottle, 4/27
Relocating to Chicago from Pennsylvania, Stephen Paul Smoker got right to work shaping indie pop music with psychedelic approach. After forming the group Ripe Fruit to to cover live performance duties, songwriting became a more collaborative effort. The debut full length record, Ripe Fruit was written and recorded last summer, and will be released through Kilo Records at the release show tonight. Take the listen to the album below, before heading out to the Empty Bottle.
You can order a copy of Ripe Fruit on limited edition clear vinyl through Kilo Records for just $16. You might want to get moving, because as of typing this, there are only 95 left. You can also pick up a copy in person tonight at the Empty Bottle.
Beat Kitchen
GREEN RIVER ORDINANCE – 4/27
CANASTA – 4/28
SHELLEY MILLER (CD Release) – 4/29
Bottom Lounge
THE RUMBLE – CHICAGO 4/27 & 4/28
PANDA RIOT – 4/28
MICHAEL MENERT – 4/28
PJ MORTON – 4/29
Double Door
FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE – 4/27
THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS – 4/28
Elbo Room
KID SID – 4/27
THE LINDEN METHOD – 4/28
THE KYND – 4/29
The Empty Bottle
TORTOISE – 4/28
RABID RABBIT – 4/29
House of Blues
STEEL PANTHER – 4/27
THE MAINE – 4/29
Lincoln Hall
JD McPHERSON – 4/27
SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS – 4/28
SAUL HERNANDEZ – 4/29
Martyrs’
THE BAND OF HEATHENS – 4/27
Metro
JC BROOKS & THE UPTOWN SOUND – 4/27
Schuba’s
ELECTRIC GUEST – 4/27
EZRA FURMAN – 4/28
GAUNTLET HAIR – 4/29
Subterranean
ARCHIE POWELL & THE EXPORTS (Record Release – Previously) – 4/27
JAMIE LONO – 4/28
COLE DeGENOVA & THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC – 4/28
THE DRUMS (SOLD OUT) – 4/29
Photo by Kyle LaMere
