Each Wednesday, WTTW News producer Josh Terry presents must-see live music shows from indie rock to jazz, country, hip-hop and more. Wednesday, Sept. 3: Lucky Cloud, Katy Pinke, Astrachan at Hideout. Tickets.Headliner Chet Zenor has one of the year’s best Chicago albums in “Foreground.” Thursday, Sept. 4: McKinley Dixon, Rhea the Second at Schubas. Tickets.The Chicago rapper’s new album “Magic, Alive!” is one of the year’s most acclaimed full-lengths. Friday, Sept. 5: Jessica Risker, V.V. Lightbody at Constellation. Tickets.The Chicago folk-rock songwriter celebrates the release of her new album “Calendar Year.” PUP, Jeff Rosenstock, Ekko Astral at Salt Shed. Tickets.The best punk bill of the summer hits the Salt Shed Fairgrounds. Shemekia Copeland at Old Town School of Folk Music. Tickets.The award-winning and Grammy-nominated blues and soul vocalist with a powerhouse voice returns to Chicago. Saturday, Sept. 6: Sam Evian, Elizabeth Moen at Empty Bottle. Tickets.The in-demand producer and indie rock songwriter plays his lush, heady songs in Ukrainian Village. Iron and Wine, Tune-yards, Sunny War, Ryley Walker, John Moreland, more at Evanston Folk Festival. Tickets.The Evanston Folk Festival highlights the genre’s most respected tunesmiths over two nights at Dawes Park. Sunday, Sept. 7: Beach Bunny, Soccer Mommy, Sidney Gish, Great Grandpa at Salt Shed. Tickets.Summer isn’t over as long as you attend the Chicago pop-punk band’s annual outdoor bash. Margo Price, Bonny Light Horseman, Loudon Wainwright III, Kara Jackson, more at Dawes Park. Tickets.The Evanston Folk Festival highlights the genre’s most respected tunesmiths over two nights at Dawes Park. Monday, Sept. 8: Great Grandpa, Free Range at Empty Bottle. Tickets.Intimate and exceptional songwriting in Ukrainian Village. Tuesday, Sept. 9: Waxahatchee, Jessica Pratt, Sharp Pins at Salt Shed. Tickets.This might be the indie rock bill of the waning summer.
