Upcoming Events

KMFDM – 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

Morlocks * Greg Haus (DJ Set)

Event Info: Thursday, October 31 KMFDM – 40th Anniversary Tour * Morlocks * Greg Haus (DJ Set) $45 Adv. / $49 Day of / $80 2-Day Pass / 18+ / Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM

Age: 18+

Metro & smartbar present...

HALLOQUEEN!

Event Info: Sunday, October 27 Metro & smartbar present… HalloQueen! Featuring: Derrick Carter * Soichi Terada (LIVE) * Tama Sumo + Lakuti * Michael Serafini Hosted by: Lucy Stoole * Nico Guest Hosts: House of Paint $25-30 Advance / $35 Door / $30 Student Door (before 12am with Student ID) / 21+ / Doors: 9PM / Show: 9PM

Age: 21+

American Gothic Productions Presents…

NOCTURNA ALL HALLOWS’ EVE BALL

Event Info: Saturday, October 26 American Gothic Productions Presents… Nocturna All Hallows’ Eve Ball $20 Adv. / $25 Door / 18+ / Doors: 10PM / Show: 10PM

Age: 18+

FRIDAY PILOTS CLUB – THE NOWHERE TOUR

Capital Soiree * Family Dinner

Event Info: Friday, October 25 Friday Pilots Club – The Nowhere Tour * Capital Soiree * Family Dinner $25 Adv. / $30 Day of / All Ages / Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm

Age: All Ages

ENTER SHIKARI

You Me At Six * Yours Truly

Event Info: Thursday, October 24 Metro & Riot Fest present… Enter Shikari * You Me At Six * Yours Truly $35 – $38 Adv. / $40 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 6pm / Show: 7pm

Age: 18+

DROP NINETEENS

Olivia O

Event Info: Wednesday, October 23 Drop Nineteens * Olivia O $25 Adv. / $30 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm

Age: 18+

LSDXOXO

Glamour Cadaver

Event Info: @ Sleeping Village Saturday, October 19 LSDXOXO * Glamour Cadaver $20 Adv. / $25 Day of / Door: 10:30PM / Show: 11PM

Age: 21+

SHINTARO SAKAMOTO

Rogê

Event Info: Saturday, October 19 Shintaro Sakamoto * Rogê $30 Adv. / $35 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm

Age: 18+

DEXTER AND THE MOONROCKS

Edgehill

Event Info: Friday, October 18 Dexter and The Moonrocks * Edgehill $25 Adv. / $30 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm

Age: 18+

THE SHEEPDOGS

Shane Guerrette

Event Info: Thursday, October 17 The Sheepdogs * Shane Guerrette $22 Adv. / $25 Day of / All Ages / Doors: 6:30pm / Show: 7:30pm

Age: All Ages

LOCAL H: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO P.J. SOLES? 20TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW

Event Info: Wednesday, October 16 Local H: Whatever Happened to P.J. Soles? 20th Anniversary Show $25 Adv. / $30 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm

Age: 18+

BROASIS LIVE – THE 30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF OASIS PLAYING METRO

With Special Guests Flesh Panthers * Brit-Pop DJ Set by Synergy

Event Info: Tuesday, October 15 The 30 Year Anniversary of Oasis Playing Metro Definitely Same Date Definitely Same Set List Definitely NOT Oasis Definitely Maybe the next best thing BROASIS LIVE * with special guests Flesh Panthers * Brit-Pop DJ set by Synergy $15 Adv. / $20 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM In Partnership with Heineken Silver

Age: 18+

SEGA BODEGA

Cecile Believe

Event Info: Sunday, October 13 Sega Bodega * Cecile Believe $25 Adv. / $30 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM

Age: 18+

JD MCPHERSON

Kate Clover

Event Info: Saturday, October 12 JD McPherson * Kate Clover $30 Adv. / $35 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm

Age: 18+

THE GET UP KIDS – 25 YEARS OF SOMETHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT

Smoking Popes

Event Info: Friday, October 11 The Get Up Kids – 25 Years of Something To Write Home About * Smoking Popes $32.50 Adv. / $39 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 7:30pm / Show: 8:30pm

Age: 18+

THE GET UP KIDS – 25 YEARS OF SOMETHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT

Smoking Popes

Event Info: Thursday, October 10 The Get Up Kids – 25 Years of Something To Write Home About * Smoking Popes $32.50 Adv. / $39 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 7:30pm / Show: 8:30pm

Age: 18+

NILÜFER YANYA

Angélica Garcia * Lutalo

Event Info: Monday, October 7 Nilüfer Yanya * Angélica Garcia * Lutalo $26 Adv. / $30 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm

Age: 18+

JAZZ IS DEAD welcomes...

MARCOS VALLE

Event Info: Monday, September 30 JAZZ IS DEAD welcomes… Marcos Valle $35 Adv. / $40 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm

Age: 18+

COLD WAVES XII: CLAN OF XYMOX

THE CASSANDRA COMPLEX * BLACKBOOTS * HOUSES OF HEAVEN * CURSE MACKEY * I YA TOYAH

Event Info: Sunday, September 29 Cold Waves XII CLAN OF XYMOX * THE CASSANDRA COMPLEX * BLACKBOOTS * HOUSES OF HEAVEN * CURSE MACKEY * I YA TOYAH $53 Adv. / $60 Day of / $145 3-Day Pass / 18 & Over / Doors: 6pm / Show: 7pm Portion of proceeds to benefit Darkest Before Dawn and other non-profit organizations

Age: 18+

COLD WAVES XII: A-SPLIT-SECOND

PIG * SPIKE HELLIS * PAUL BARKER * PUERTA NEGRA * NUXX VOMICA

Event Info: Saturday, September 28 Cold Waves XII A-SPLIT-SECOND * <PIG> * SPIKE HELLIS * COCKSURE * PUERTA NEGRA * NUXX VOMICA $53 Adv. / $60 Day of / $145 3-Day Pass / 18 & Over / Doors: 6pm / Show: 7pm Portion of proceeds to benefit Darkest Before Dawn and other non-profit organizations

Age: 18+

COLD WAVES XII: DRAB MAJESTY

SRSQ * KORINE * URBAN HEAT * MALE TEARS * CARRELLEE

Event Info: Friday, September 27 Cold Waves XII DRAB MAJESTY * SRSQ * KORINE * URBAN HEAT * MALE TEARS * CARRELLEE $53 Adv. / $60 Day of / $145 3-Day Pass / 18 & Over / Doors: 6pm / Show: 7pm Portion of proceeds to benefit Darkest Before Dawn and other non-profit organizations

Age: 18+

A. G. COOK: BRITPOPMANIA TOUR

Event Info: Thursday, September 26 A. G. Cook: BritpopMania Tour $30 Adv. / $35 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm

Age: 18+

Riot Fest Late Night

HOT MULLIGAN

Event Info: Saturday, September 21 Riot Fest Late Night Hot Mulligan $35 Adv. / $40 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 10PM / Show: 11PM

Age: 18+

93XRT & Riot Fest Late Night Present...

SPOON A Giant Dog * Ganser

Event Info: Friday, September 20 93XRT Presents… Riot Fest Late Night Spoon * A Giant Dog * Ganser $50 Adv. / $55 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 9:15PM / Show: 10:15PM

Age: 18+

A Q101 Pop-Up with...

THE OFFSPRING

Event Info: Thursday, September 19 A Q101 Pop-Up with… The Offspring Free Tickets via Q101 / 18 & Over / Doors: 7:30PM / Show: 9:00PM

Age: 18+

MOVED TO PARK WEST // ALL TICKETS HONORED

LEPROUS – MELODIES OF ATONEMENT NORTH AMERICAN 2024 TOUR

Event Info: MOVED TO PARK WEST // ALL TICKETS WILL BE HONORED @Park West Thursday, September 19 Leprous – Melodies of Atonement North American 2024 Tour * Earthside * Fight The Fight $30 Adv. / $35 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 6pm / Show: 7pm

Age: 18+

Riot Fest Late Night Presents..

ST. VINCENT

Event Info:Wednesday, September 18 Riot Fest Late Night Presents.. St. Vincent $55 – $65 Adv. / $65 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 7PM / Show: 8:30PM

Age: 18+

Moved to The Salt Shed // All Tickets Will Be Honored

ROYEL OTIS: GLORY TO GLORY

Event Info: Due to demand, our show with Royel Otis on Wednesday, September 18th has been moved to The Salt Shed. All previously purchased tickets will be honored. @ The Salt Shed (1357 N Elston) Wednesday, September 18 Royel Otis: Glory to Glory $25 Adv. / $30 Day of / All Ages / Doors: 6:30PM / Show: 7:30PM

Age: All Ages

ROYEL OTIS: GLORY TO GLORY

Event Info: Tuesday, September 17 Royel Otis: Glory to Glory $25 Adv. / $30 Day of / All Ages / Doors: 6:30PM / Show: 7:30PM

Age: All Ages

Metro presents...

THE DARE

Event Info:@Sleeping Village (3734 W Belmont) Sunday, September 15 Metro presents… The Dare $25 Adv. / $27 Day of / 21+ / 8PM / 9PM

Age: 21+

Empire Productions Welcomes...

FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE & SHADOW OF INTENT – THE BLACK OPERA ACROSS NORTH AMERICA 2024

Event Info:Sunday, September 15 Empire Productions Welcomes… Fleshgod Apocalypse & Shadow of Intent – The Black Opera Across North America 2024 Ingested * The Zenith Passage * Disembodied Tyrant $27.50 Adv. / $32 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 5PM / Show 6PM

Age: 18+

TED LEO AND THE PHARMACISTS – SHAKE THE SHEETS 20TH ANNIVERSARY

Ganser

Event Info:Saturday, September 14 Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – Shake The Sheets 20th Anniversary * Ganser $30 Adv. / $35 Day of / 18 & Over / Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm

Age: 18+

An Evening with...

PHOSPHORESCENT

Event Info:Friday, September 13 An Evening with… Phosphorescent $35 Adv. / $40 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm

Age: 18+

NEW DATE // ALL TICKETS HONORED

SHABOOZEY Luke Borchelt

Event Info:NEW DATE // ALL TICKETS HONORED Tuesday, September 10 Shaboozey * Luke Borchelt $27.50 Adv. / $30 Day of / $110 VIP / All Ages / Door: 6:30PM / Show: 7:30PM Due to the VMA schedule, Shaboozey will be moving his show at METRO a day earlier and will now be performing on Tuesday, September 10th. All original tickets will be honored. Shaboozey is nominated for Best New Artist at the 2024 Video Music Awards! Airing on September 11th.

Age: All Ages

RUSSIAN CIRCLES

Pelican * Djunah

Event Info:Saturday, September 7 Russian Circles * Pelican * Djunah Celebrating 20 Years of Russian Circles $35 Adv. / $40 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm

Age: 18+

PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT

Performing Both ‘Substance’ Albums by Joy Division & New Order Live

Event Info:@ Riviera Theatre Saturday, September 7 Peter Hook & The Light Performing Both ‘Substance’ Albums by Joy Division & New Order Live $37.50-$40 GA Floor / $45-$70 Reserved Balcony / 18 & Over / Doors: 6:30PM / Show: 8PM

Age: 18+

CHIRP Radio Welcomes...A Metro Local Series

TOBACCO CITY * HALF GRINGA * RED PK

Event Info:Friday, September 6 CHIRP Radio Welcomes… A Metro Local Series… Tobacco City * Half Gringa * Red PK $15 Adv. / $20 Day of / All Ages / Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm

Age: All Ages

Just Announced

ARC AFTER DARK

Event Info:Saturday, August 31 ARC After Dark In Metro: 4THALUV: Dennis Ferrer * HoneyLuv * Rochelle Jordan * DJ Heather In smartbar: DJ Seinfeld * Oppidan * Madeline $25 – $40 / 21+ / Event: 10PM – 5AM

Age: 21+

Just Announced

ARC AFTER DARK

Event Info:Friday, August 30 ARC After Dark In Metro: FJAAK (DJ Set) * Daria Kolosova * DJ Hyperactive In smartbar: Cosimea: Salute * X Club. * AZZECCA * Shaun J. Wright $25 – $40 / 21+ / Event: 10PM – 4AM

Age: 21+

American Gothic Productions Presents…

NOCTURNA

Event Info:Saturday, August 24 American Gothic Productions Presents… Nocturna With a Special Live Performance From The Bellwether Syndicate $20 Adv. / $25 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 11pm / Show: 11pm

Age: 18+

BUILT TO SPILL: “THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH LOVE” 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

Event Info:Friday, August 23 Built To Spill: “There’s Nothing Wrong With Love“ 30th Anniversary Tour * Floating Witch’s Head * Rich Mattson and the Northstars $40 Adv. / $45 Day of / 18 & Over / Door: 7PM / Show: 8PM

Age: 18+

BUILT TO SPILL: “THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH LOVE” 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

Event Info:Thursday, August 22 Built To Spill: “There’s Nothing Wrong With Love” 30th Anniversary Tour * Floating Witch’s Head * Rich Mattson and the Northstars $40 Adv. / $45 Day of / 18 & Over / Door: 7PM / Show: 8PM

Age: 18+

Abortion Access Front presents...

L’ABORTION VARIETY HOUR: A CAVALCADE OF COOCH

Event Info:Monday, August 19 Abortion Access Front presents… L’Abortion Variety Hour: A Cavalcade of Cooch Featuring Comedy by: Lizz Winstead * Marcella Arguello * Rebecca O’Neal Music by: Jon Langford & Sally Timms (The Mekons) * Bethany Thomas * Nora O’Connor Burlesque by: Dannie Diesel (Danielle Colby from American Pickers) Hosted by: Lizz Winstead & Jill Hopkins $35 Adv. / $40 Day of / 18 & Over / Doors: 7pm / Event: 8pm A Portion of Proceeds to Benefit Abortion Access Front

Age: 18+

TORTURED SOUL (LIVE)

Event Info:Friday, August 16 Tortured Soul (Live) DJ Sets: Lady D * David Sabat * Steve Miggedy Maestro $15 Early Bird / $20 Adv. / $25 Day of / 21+ / Doors: 9PM / Event: 9PM – 2AM

Age: 21+

LATE SHOW!

DON’T TURN YOUR BACK ON FRIDAY NIGHT: A PREMIERE SCREENING

Event Info:*Late Show* Thursday, August 15 Don’t Turn Your Back on Friday Night: A Premiere Screening Followed with a live performance by The Ike Reilly Assassination $30 Adv. / $40 Day of / 18+/ Doors: 9pm / Show: 10pm

Age: 18+

EARLY SHOW!

DON’T TURN YOUR BACK ON FRIDAY NIGHT: A PREMIERE SCREENING

Event Info:*Early Show* Thursday, August 15 Don’t Turn Your Back on Friday Night: A Premiere Screening Followed with a live performance by The Ike Reilly Assassination $30 Adv. / $40 Day of / All Ages / Doors: 5pm / Show: 6pm

Age: All Ages

Metro & smartbar present...

MARKET DAZE QUEEN!

Event Info:Sunday, August 11 Metro & smartbar present… Market Daze Queen! Featuring: Ralphi Rosario * Derrick Carter * Shaun J Wright * Michael Serafini * Alexis Tucci * Madeline * Steve Fabus Hosted by: Lucy Stoole * Nico Guest Hosts: Mulan Alexander * Serena Fiierce $20-$25 Advance / $30 Door / $20 Student Door (before 12am with Student ID) / 21+ / Doors: 9PM / Show: 9PM

Age: 21+

JESSE®

Event Info:Saturday, August 10 Jesse® $30 / All Ages / Doors: 6:30pm / Show: 7:30pm

Age: All Ages

FURBALL: MARKET DAYS CHICAGO

Event Info:Friday, August 9 Joe Fiore presents… Furball: Market Days Chicago featuring DJ Paulo $25 Adv. / $30 Door / 21 & Over / Doors: 11:30PM / Event: 11:30PM – 4AM

Age: 21+

CHIRP Radio Welcomes...

WASHED OUT

Event Info:Friday, August 9 CHIRP Radio Welcomes… Washed Out * Babehoven $30 Adv. / $35 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm

Age: 18+

BUFFALO TOM

Event Info:Thursday, August 8 Buffalo Tom $40 / 18+ / Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm

Age: 18+

TIRZAH

Event Info:Wednesday, August 7 Tirzah $28 Adv. / $32 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm

Age: 18+

THE JAPANESE HOUSE

Event Info:Wednesday, July 31 Metro & C3 present An Official Lollapalooza Aftershow… The Japanese House * Allison Ponthier $34.50 Adv. / $35 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm

Age: 18+

D4VD

Event Info:Tuesday, July 30 Metro & C3 present An Official Lollapalooza Aftershow… d4vd $31 Adv. / $36 Day of / All Ages / Doors: 6:30 PM / Show: 7:30PM

Age: All Ages

METH.

Event Info:Saturday, July 27 meth. * Greet Death * We Weren’t Invited * Stress Positions * Dazey Doom $20 Adv. / $25 Day of / All Ages / Doors: 5pm / Show: 6pm

Age: All Ages

THE DEAD BOLTS

Event Info:Friday, July 26 A Metro Local Series… The Dead Bolts * Totally Cashed * LLO LLO $15 Adv. / $20 Day of / All Ages / Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm

Age: 21+

HYPERDUB 20TH ANNIVERSARY

Event Info:Saturday, July 20 Metro & smartbar Present… Hyperdub 20th Anniversary Kode9 * RP Boo * Jana Rush * DJ Hank $20 Adv. / $25 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 10PM / Event: 10PM – 3AM

Age: 18+

NEO REUNION 2024

Event Info:Saturday, July 13 Neo Reunion 2024 with DJs Jeff Moyer * Glenn Russell * Bill Saveley * Rob Kokot * Suzanne Shelton * Scary Lady Sarah * Special Guest Storyteller Steve Silver $22 Adv. / $25 Day of / $60 Table for Two / 21 & Over / Doors: 8PM / Show: 8PM-3AM $1 from each ticket sold helps fund Darkest Before Dawn, a non-profit organization providing mental and emotional health support resources for our industry workers.

Age: 21+

PEGBOY

Event Info:Friday, July 12 Pegboy * The Arrivals (Reunion) * Canadian Rifle * Criminal Kids $23 Adv. / $27 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM

Age: 18+

TEAIRRA MARI – THE ULTIMATE BLACK PARTY

Event Info:Saturday, July 6 Chicago Black Pride presents… Teairra Mari – The Ultimate Black Party with Stevia Smoke Da Rapper * GakTrizzy * ThizzMarley * Aki Da Rapper * Cash Da Trapper * Ok’Jaycen Special Guests: DJ Gucci Roxx * DJ Brice $25 Adv. / $30 Day of / $50 VIP / 21 & Over / Doors: 11:59pm / Show: 11:59pm-5am

Age: 21+

PRIDE PARADE QUEEN!

Event Info:Sunday, June 30 Metro & smartbar present… Pride Parade Queen! Featuring: Derrick Carter * Michael Serafini * Janky * Blu9 * Candy J* Vitigrrl * Lori Branch Hosted by: Lucy Stoole * Nico Guest Hosts: Monsieur Bombastic * Sal E * Laila McQueen $20-$25 Advance / $30 Door / $20 Student Door (before 12am with valid ID) / 21+ / Doors: 9PM / Show: 9PM

Age: 21+

THE DANDY WARHOLS

Event Info:Thursday, June 27 The Dandy Warhols * Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor $35 Adv. / $40 Day of / All Ages / Doors: 6:30pm / Show: 7:30pm

Age:

BOOTS

Event Info:Saturday, June 22 BOOTS Dim Lights • Hard Music • Hot Hosts Music: THELIMITDOESNOTEXIST (NYC) * Boots (DJ Set) * Jenny Fox * Miss Toto Hosts: Abhijeet * Alex Jenny * Bambi Banks-Couleé * Glittery Trashcat * Lynzo The Heartthrob * pb * Ramona Slick * Ty Yamamoto Installation by JForPay + Pagina Photos: Anneasha $15 Early Bird / $20 Adv. / $25 Day of / 21 & Over / Doors: 10PM / Event: 10PM – 5AM

Age: 21 & over

INAYAH

Event Info:Thursday, June 13 Sean Healy presents… Inayah $28 Adv. / $33 Day of / $38 VIP / 18 & Over / Doors: 7:30pm / Show: 8:30pm VIP Ticket includes: – Priority Entry (starting at 7:15pm) Inayah is one of R&B’s most fearless storytellers. With a combination of unshakeable Southern-fried swag and impassioned vocals, the singer/songwriter/actress uses her gifts to share heartfelt stories about relationships, owning one’s confidence and navigating through faith. Her newest album Wait, There’s More (out April 19th via EMPIRE Records) captures the beauty of the multi-dimensional woman, embracing the flaws, tenderness and unapologetic sass.

Age: 18+

RICK SPRINGFIELD

Event Info:Sunday June 9 An Evening with… Rick Springfield $80 GA / $90 Day of / $150-$500 VIP / 18+ / Doors: 6PM / Show: 7PM $150 VIP Ticket: – Admission for one – Early Entry – Access to Reserved Balcony Section $500 VIP Table for Two: – Admission for two – Reserved Table in Balcony Over the past four decades, Rick Springfield is best known for creating some of the finest power-pop hits of the ’80s as a Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, and musician — selling 25 million albums and scoring 17 U.S. Top 40 hits, including “Jessie’s Girl,” “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” “An Affair of the Heart,” “I’ve Done Everything for You,” “Love Somebody,” and “Human Touch.” He’s an accomplished actor who has starred opposite Meryl Streep in the feature film “Ricki and the Flash,” gave a chameleonic performance as the creepy Dr. Irving Pitlor in HBO’s prestige drama “True Detective,” earned great reviews for his portrayal of Lucifer on the CW hit “Supernatural,” and most recently played the insane Pastor Charles on FX’s worldwide hit series “American Horror Story.” An author as well, both his candid 2010 memoir Late, Late at Night (which Rolling Stone named one of the 25 greatest rock memoirs of all time) and his 2014 comedic novel Magnificent Vibration earned rave reviews and spots on the New York Times Best Sellers’ list. In 2014, Springfield was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located around the corner from the first apartment he lived in when he first arrived in the U.S. from Australia in 1971. Springfield’s Sirius-XM radio show, Working Class DJ, is a huge hit and airs weekly on 80’s on 8. His new album “Automatic” is out now.

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ARCHSPIRE – EVERYTHING’S F#*!@D TOUR

Event Info:Thursday, June 6 Empire Production presents… Archspire – Everything’s F#*!@D Tour * Aborted * Carcosa * Alluvial $25 Adv. / $30 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 6pm / Show: 7pm

Age: 18+

GLASS BEAMS

Event Info: The genesis for the Melbourne-based trio, which formed around founding member Rajan Silva, was through the rekindling of childhood memories relating to his father, who emigrated to Melbourne from India in the late 1970’s. Silva recalled watching a DVD on repeat with his father; ‘Concert for George’, a star-studded tribute to late Beatles member George Harrison performed at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2002, featuring legendary Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar with daughter Anoushka, alongside Western icons Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney and ELO’s Jeff Lynne. This intersection of musical styles was reflected in the record collection of Silva’s father, where the sounds of iconic Bollywood vocalists Asha Bhosle and the Mangeshkar lineage sat alongside music from blues legends like B.B. King and Muddy Waters. In particular, Silva was drawn to the fusion of Western musical styles and traditional Indian music; a concept pioneered by Indian artists like R.D. Burman, Ananda Shankar, and fraternal duo Kalyanji-Anandji. This cross-pollination of East and West, of old and new, is a sentiment that the band have sought to capture in their self produced works. Across their output, Glass Beams presents a timeless fusion of cultures and sounds beamed through a prism of live instrumentation and DIY electronica, all wrapped up inside a mesmerizing and mystical visual world of their own making.

Age: 21+

DRAIN – BEACH PARTY

Event Info: Friday May 31 Empire Productions Welcomes…The Good Good Tour Drain – Beach Party * Terror * Mindforce * God’s Hate * Angel Du$t * End It * Cosmic Joke $50 Adv. / $55 Day of / All Ages / Door: 5PM / Show: 6PM

Age: All Ages

DRAIN – BEACH PARTY

Event Info: Thursday May 30 Empire Productions Welcomes…The Good Good Tour Drain – Beach Party * Terror * Angel Du$t * Twitching Tongues * Mindforce * End It * Cosmic Joke $50 Adv. / $55 Day of / All Ages / Door: 4PM / Show: 5PM

Age: All Ages

Honey Dijon * Michael Serafini * Candy J * Shaun J Wright * Miss Twink * Sorrbet // Hosted by: Lucy Stoole * Nico // IML Hosts: Wild Cat Howl * Abhijeet // IML GOGO Dancers: GNAT * Marcus * Lilith Babylon * Sean Des Garçon * MochaMocha2.0

Event Info: Sunday, May 26 IML Queen! featuring Honey Dijon * Michael Serafini * Candy J * Shaun J Wright * Miss Twink * Sorrbet Hosted by Lucy Stoole * Nico IML Hosts: Wild Cat Howl * Abhijeet IML GOGO Dancers: GNAT * Marcus * Lilith Babylon * Sean Des Garçon * MochaMocha2.0 $20-$25 Adv. / $30 Door / $20 Student Door (before 12AM with Student ID) / 21+ / Doors: 9PM / Event: 9PM

Age: 21+

FURBALL: IML CHICAGO

Event Info: Joe Fiore presents… Furball: IML Chicago featuring DJ Leo Blanco $25 Adv. / $30 Door / $40 Furball Pass / 21 & Over / Doors: 11:30pm / Show: 11:30pm $40 Furball Pass includes: – Admission for one to Furball: IML Chicago (5/25/24) – Admission for one to Furball: Market Days (8/9/24)

Age: 21+

PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS

Event Info:Saturday, May 18 Psychedelic Porn Crumpets * Spoon Benders $25 Adv. / $27.50 Day of / 18 & Over / Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm

Age: 18+

COM TRUISE (DJ SET)

Event Info:“Repetition is a form of change,” reads one of Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies. Seth Haley knows the concept well, and his style of technicolour synth-wave takes the mantra as a challenge — how much emotion can one man convey through his machines? Six years ago, Galactic Melt introduced space traveller Com Truise and his journey through far-flung galaxies, before mini-epics Wave 1 and Silicon Tare expanded the story in further cosmic detail. And now Iteration concludes this sprawling saga. True to its name, the album is built on Com Truise hallmarks: neon-streaked melodies, big drums, robotic grooves, bleary nostalgia. But Iteration is also the most elegant and streamlined that Haley’s music has ever sounded. Such a clear refinement of the Com Truise sound took time to develop, but Iteration is well worth the patience and perseverance it cost. Some of Haley’s smartest, catchiest work is here, from the weightless pop heights of “Memory” to “Ternary”‘s lush synth-funk. A song like “Vacuume” somehow manages to balance massive bass swells and punishing drums with stuttering angelic gasps, and “Usurper” gracefully pairs subtle poignant melodies with uplifting dance beats. “For me, it feels like change,” Haley says of his second album, and yes, this is Com Truise like never before. By embracing the music’s inherent nature and peerless qualities, Iteration finds new avenues of expression in its vivid, familiar surroundings.

Age: 21+

CKY

Event Info: Once upon a time, CKY burned it all down, with a raucous, anarchic, hard rock sound soaked in the skate-punk culture that birthed them and a hard-partying lifestyle onstage and off that decimated relationships and reputations in its wake. Chad I Ginsburg, the band’s guitarist and singer, steps into the frontman role with charisma, charm, and bravado, confidently delivering a diverse performance as he claims a position that was clearly rightfully his to own. He’s joined in enduring partnership and musical and personal chemistry by fellow CKY cofounder, Jess Margera, the drummer whose extracurricular work in projects like The Company Band (with guys from Clutch and Fireball Ministry) expanded CKY’s horizons as much as Ginsburg’s solo work has as well. The totality of the CKY experience is perhaps best summarized by a quote from enigmatic comic book legend, author, and self-proclaimed magician, Alan Moore. “My experience of life is that it is is not divided up into genres; it’s a horrifying, romantic, tragic, comical, science-fiction cowboy detective novel. You know, with a bit of pornography if you’re lucky.”

Age: 18+

RIDE

Event Info:As Ride were working on their excellent new record, the quartet realised they had now been a band longer in their second phase than their original incarnation had lasted. When Andy Bell, Laurence “Loz” Colbert, Mark Gardener and Steve Queralt reunited in 2015, it was with a desire to re-conjure the musical alchemy that had made them one of the most exciting British bands of the late 80s and early 90s. Yes, there was a legacy to celebrate, album anniversaries to mark and old classics to dust off, but what Ride really wanted to do was keep pushing forward, pick up the thread of what made them such an exhilarating proposition in the first place. It was a reunion underpinned with a sense of unfinished business.

Age: 18+

PROF

Event Info:Sunday, May 12 Prof * Grip * Futuristic * Willie Wonka $29.50 Adv. / $32.50 Day of / 18 & Over / Doors: 6pm / Show: 7pm

Age: 18+

SWANS

Event Info:Saturday, May 11 Swans * Kristof Hahn $32 Adv. / $37 Day of / 18 & Over / Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm

Age: 18+

STIFF LITTLE FINGERS

Event Info:Stiff Little Fingers were formed in 1977 in Belfast, Ireland. Along with the likes of the Clash, Sex Pistols, The Jam, Buzzcocks, Undertones, Sham 69, Stranglers, et al – Stiff Little Fingers were at the forefront of the punk movement. They wrote initially about their own lives, growing up at the height of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, in songs like “Suspect Device” and “Wasted Life”. These were the first of what became SLF’s signature style: lyrics that meld the personal and political, music that combines the energy of punk with infectious hooks, and delivery that rings of honesty and commitment. In 1979, they became the first band ever to hit the UK top 20 album charts on an independent label with their debut Inflammable Material. Their music chronicles the band’s anger and frustration at “the Troubles” in Northern Ireland, and call on youth to create their own reality.

Age: 18+

OBITUARY

Event Info:Monday May 6 Empire Productions Welcomes… Obituary * Molder * Sector $25 Adv. / $30 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM

Age: 18+

SANGUISUGABOGG / JESUS PIECE

Event Info:Saturday, May 4 Metro & Empire Productions present… Sanguisugabogg * Jesus Piece * Gag * PeelingFlesh $25 Adv. / $30 Day of / All Ages / Doors: 6pm / Show: 7pm

Age: All Ages

BONGRIPPER (RECORD RELEASE)

Event Info:Friday May 3 Bongripper (Record Release) * Pinebender * Immortal Bird * Bleached Cross $20 Adv. / $25 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM

Age: 18+

MATTHEW SWEET

Event Info:Matthew Sweet moved to Athens, GA at the urging of his pen pal, R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe in the early 1980s. Sweet honed his craft in the flourishing alternative rock scene playing with Oh-OK, Lloyd Cole, the Golden Palominos, Buzz of Delight, and recording two critically-acclaimed solo records before emerging in 1991 as the leading figure of the American power pop revival with the release of his watershed album, Girlfriend.

Age: 18+

URBANITE: DANCE SHOWCASE

Event Info:Featuring 20 performing teams, Urbanite is a high-energy dance showcase and party featuring dance companies from around the region, nation, and world.

Age: 18+

KUBLAI KHAN TX

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Age: All Ages

NOCTURNA GRAVEYARD GARDEN SPRING BALL

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Age: 18+

PINKPANTHERESS – CAPABLE OF LOVE TOUR

Event Info:PinkPantheress is a multi-platinum recording artist, songwriter, and producer. On an upward trajectory since 2021, PinkPantheress introspective lyrics, and ability to create infectious beats have garnered her a dedicated fan base.

Age: All Ages

SPANISH LOVE SONGS & OSO OSO

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Age: 18+

KETTAMA

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Age: 18+

MOTEL BREAKFAST

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Age: 18+

ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER

Event Info:Daniel Lopatin is a Brooklyn-based musician, composer, and Mercury Prize nominated producer who records and performs as Oneohtrix Point Never. Daniel has released numerous critically acclaimed albums, including his tenth and latest LP, “Again,” in October 2023 — his most expansive work to date.

Age: 18+

MIKE: SOMEBODY FINE ME TROUBLE TOUR

Event Info:MIKE is a quintessential old soul. The 24-year-old artist’s wisdom is evident in both his calm delivery and measured questioning, even if he doesn’t always understand the depth of his words until they’re written.

Age: 18+

ALLAH-LAS

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Age: 18+

SAETIA

Event Info:Saetia was formed in 1997 in New York City and only existed until 1999. During two decades of inactivity, the band’s music took on a life of its own, cultivating a large international fanbase and is broadly acknowledged as massively influential in the DIY emo hardcore universe.

Age: All Ages

FRIKO

Event Info:Friko, a trio that’s cemented itself as a stalwart in the Chicago music scene, is frontman Niko Kapetan, and drummer Bailey Minzenberger. Their most recent release, “Crimson To Chrome,” is an anthemic offering, Kapetan’s vocals incendiary.

Age: All Ages

CODE ORANGE

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TWIN TEMPLE – GOD IS DEAD TOUR

Event Info:Whitney Johnson, Macie Stewart & Lia Kohl * Abstract Science DJ's (afterparty)

Age: 18+

BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB

Event Info:Bombay Bicycle Club have been writing songs for Saturday nights and songs for Sunday mornings since their mid-teens. That they’re now barely in their thirties and remain one of the most inventive, insistent and, arguably, influential British guitar bands of the past generation says much to their powers of reinvention.

Age: 18+

MCLUSKY

Event Info:Having formed in the late nineteen-nineties and releasing music, if that is what it was, from 2000-2004, Mclusky disbanded soon afterwards in a slow motion farce of not enough drama to get press off the back of it.

Age: 18+

KMFDM

Event Info:KMFDM (originally Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid, loosely translated by the band as “no pity for the majority”) is a multinational industrial band from Hamburg,Germany, led by Sascha Konietzko, who founded the band in 1984 as a performance art project in Paris, France.

Age: 18+

THE TOSSERS

Event Info:One of the first and most enduring bands on the Celtic punk underground, Chicago’s the Tossers mix the attitude and swagger of punk rock with a muscular but respectful approximation of Irish traditional folk music.

Age: 18+

DANNY BROWN

Event Info:Danny Brown’s career is the uncompromising work of a virtuosic talent who understands how to use his unique personality as a vicious instrument.

Age: 18+

ANA TIJOUX

Event Info:Ana Tijoux is the Chilean hip-hop protester. Her cover letter could well be what media outlets like The Rolling Stones who chose her as the best rapper in Spanish, The New York Times who points to her as the Latin American response to Lauryn Hill

Age: 18+

Bowie Ball

Event Info:David Bowie's 77th Birthday feat. Heaven Malone // Bowiesque drag performances by Lucy Stoole * Nico * Sally Marvel * Dahlia Fatale

Age: 18+

Plaid

Event Info:Whitney Johnson, Macie Stewart & Lia Kohl * Abstract Science DJ's (afterparty)

Age: 21+

Garrett’s Birthday Queen! Featuring

Event Info:Huerta * Michael Serafini * Garrett David / Hosted by Lucy Stoole * Nico / Guest hosts Finn * Mats

Age: 21+