Arts & Entertainment
Chicago-Area Live Music Recommendations for Feb. 25-March 3
Margo Price (Yana Yatsuk)
Each Wednesday, WTTW News producer Josh Terry presents must-see live music shows from indie rock to jazz, country, hip-hop and more.
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Thursday, Feb. 26:
Florist, h. pruz at Old Town School of Folk Music. Tickets.
A night of delicate, intricate and intimate folk music in Lincoln Square.
Cash Langdon, Glass-Beagle, Joe Glass at GMan Tavern. Tickets.
The Alabama shredder caps the best rock’n’roll bill of the week.
Friday, Feb. 27:
The Hoyle Brothers at Empty Bottle. Free.
Think shows happen too late in the night? Head to the Bottle every Friday at 5 p.m. for this long-running honky tonk residency.
Joel Paterson at Judson and Moore. Free.
Another matinee show in Avondale kicks off at 5 p.m. with the talented local guitarist.
Emily Scott Robinson, Olivia Ellen Lloyd at Old Town School of Folk Music. Tickets.
Folk music at the Old Town School of Folk Music? Now I’ve seen everything.
Cat Power at Riviera Theatre. Tickets.
An evening with the acclaimed and storied songwriter.
Jonathan Richman, Tommy Larkins at Thalia Hall. Tickets.
The Modern Lovers bard makes another stop in Pilsen.
Saturday, Feb. 28:
Damien Jurado, St. Yuma at Empty Bottle. Tickets.
A singer-songwriter from the Pacific Northwest looks back on his excellent catalog.
Margo Price, Logan Ledger at Metro. Tickets.
The Illinois native mixes country, rock and a righteous swagger in Lakeview.
Marissa Nadler, Maria BC at Sleeping Village. Tickets.
Quiet, atmospheric folk music that pushes boundaries in Avondale.
Tom Henry, Austin Warshawsky, Riddle M at Hideout. Tickets.
Local talent at the intersection of jangle-pop and power-pop.
Puma Blue, Salami Rose Joe Louis at Outset. Tickets.
Electronic music, pop and dense grooves mark this Bucktown show.
Monday, March 2:
The Part Timers, Winefred RT, Toadvine at Empty Bottle. Free.
A free Monday show at the best small venue in the city? Sign us up.
Tuesday, March 3:
Josephine, Adam Schubert at Empty Bottle. Tickets.
Nothing/Assumed is the Empty Bottle’s concert series catered to sober people with a full menu of non-alcoholic beverages.
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