January Shows In Chicago

January is always a slow time of year. 2008 is looking no different. That said, the Tomorrow Never Knows Festival at Schubas from the 16-20th is going to be very interesting. John Vanderslice, Illinois Bon Iver, The M's, The Walkmen and many others will be playing......i think this will be fun. Tickets are rather cheap and I'm very curious to see when it's inevitably -10 degrees outside if people will stick pack the place. I bet they will. Tickets are on sale right now through Schubas' website. Dan Deacon will also return at the end of the month with a show at the sleepy Lakeshore Theater and another at the Metro (with Girl Talk) which will undoubtedly be a blast. Have a good New Year, everyone.

Wed 1/02
A Tundra, Brilliant Pebbles @ Empty Bottle 9pm

Thurs 1/03
People Noise (ex-VHS or Beta), The Hidden Mitten, Tennis Courts @ Empty Bottle 9pm%

Fri 1/04
Is She Weird, Is She White (Pixies tribute feat. Bobby Bare Jr. & Friends), The Teenage FBI (Guided By Voices tribute feat. Silver Jews & Clem Snide) @ Schubas 10pm

Sat 1/05
Bobby Bare Jr., The Young Criminal’s Starvation League @ Schubas 10pm

The Dresden Dolls, Two Ton Boa, Meow Meow @ Vic Theater 6pm

Hey Champ, Coltrane Motion @ Reggie’s Rock Club 9pm

Mon 1/07
White/Light, Teith @ Empty Bottle 9pm

Ultra Sonic Edukators, Unicycle Loves You, Modern Temper @ Schubas 8pm

Wed 1/09
Office @ Victory Gardens at the Biograph Theatre 8pm#

Talib Kweli @ House of Blues 8pm

Gunshy @ Empty Bottle 9pm

Fri 1/11
The Von Bondies, SSM, Freer @ Abbey Pub 8pm

The Bird and the Bee, Charlie Wadhams @ Schubas 10pm

Sat 1/12
Roommate, Christy & Emily, Till By Turning @ Empty Bottle 10pm

Sun 1/13
Miracle Condition, Dylan Posa, Locks @ Schubas 8pm

Mon 1/14
Ultra Sonic Edukators, The Ladies and Gentlemen @ Schubas 8pm

Busy Signals, Shopping, Chronic Seizure, Canadian Rifles @ Empty Bottle 9pm

Tues 1/15
Cairo Gang, Birthmark, Teeth Mountain, Grass Canyon @ Empty Bottle 9pm

Wed 1/16
John Vanderslice, The M’s, Young Galaxy, Heypenny (Tomorrow Never Knows Festival) @ Schubas 9pm*

Thurs 1/17
Son Volt @ House of Blues 7:30pm

Bobby Conn, Nomo, The Hylozoists (Tomorrow Never Knows Festival) @ Schubas 9pm*

Fri 1/18
Mannequin Men, The Dials, VEE DEE, Yolks @ Abbey Pub 8pm

William Elliott Whitmore, Dianogah, Racebannon @ Reggie’s Rock Club 7pm

Cloud Cult, Illinois, Bon Iver, Wax Fang (Tomorrow Never Knows Festival) @ Schubas 9pm*

Sat 1/19
White Williams, Cadence Weapon, Ohmega Watts, Ecstatic Sunshine (Tomorrow Never Knows Festival) @ Schubas 9pm*

Sun 1/20
The Walkmen, White Rabbits, White Denim (Tomorrow Never Knows Festival) @ Schubas 9pm*

Mon 1/21
Ultra Sonic Edukators, Inspector Owl @ Schubas 8pm

Young Widows, Suicide Note, Millions @ Subterranean 7pm

Wed 1/23
Cornelius @ Metro 6:30pm

Mason Proper, Via Audio, Kid, You’ll Move Mountains @ Empty Bottle 9pm

Thurs 1/24
Brad Peterson, Le Concorde @ Double Door 8pm

Velvet Revolver @ Riviera Theatre 8pm

Mung, Pillars and Tongues, A Tundra @ Hideout 9pm

Fri 1/25
Editors, Hot Hot Heat @ Vic Theater 8pm*

Todd Rundgren & Band @ Park West 8pm

moe. @ Riviera Theatre 8pm

The Changes @ Double Door 8pm

Dan Deacon, Jimmy Joe Roche @ Lakeshore Theater @ 9pm

Marah (acoustic), Adam & Dave’s Bloodline @ Schubas 7pm (2nd show at 10pm)

Sat 1/26
Girl Talk, Dan Deacon @ Metro 7pm (2nd show at 11pm)*

Jeff Tweedy (solo acoustic show) @ Vic Theater 8pm*&

Lenny Kravitz @ Riviera Theatre 7:30pm

Dianogah, Bear Claw, Quatre Tete @ Empty Bottle 10pm

Otter Petter, The Ladies and Gentlemen, Slings & Arrows @ Subterranean 9pm

Sun 1/27
Luca @ Empty Bottle 9pm

Mon 1/28
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Blue Ribbon Glee Club, Black Apple, North Pilot @ Empty Bottle 9pm

Ultra Sonic Edukators, Maradona, The Loyal Divide @ Schubas 8pm

Thurs 1/31
Todd Rundgren & Band @ Park West 8pm

Decibully, Eons, Chrash @ Empty Bottle 9pm

CoCoComa, Submarine Races @ Hideout 9pm

Chuck Ragan (of Hot Water Music), Joshua English, Ben Nichols (of Lucero) @ Schubas 7pm

Magjongg @ Subterranean 6:30pm

* Hooray!

% The Empty Bottle is the only place in Chicago you'll find Tennis Courts without a three hour wait. Zing!
& No talking!

# John Dillinger, Abraham Lincoln, and Janeane Garafalo were all shot here so be careful.