Chicago-Area Live Music Recommendations for March 25-31

Josh Terry | March 25, 2026, 5:00 am

Geordie Greep (Credit: Yis Kid)

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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Wednesday, March 25:
Hannah Cohen, mmeadows at Lincoln Hall. Tickets.
Psychedelic and soulful folk rock from a charismatic crooner.

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Yuuf, Junegrass at Sleeping Village. Tickets.
Like winding, locked-in guitar jams? Head to Avondale.

Thursday, March 26:
FKA twigs, Tokischa at Wintrust Arena. Tickets.
The enigmatic experimental pop artist makes a stop where the city’s WNBA team plays.

Lilly Hiatt at Old Town School of Folk Music. Tickets.
This artist’s tasteful Americana and folk is perfect for the venue.

John Moreland, Patterson Hood at SPACE. Tickets.
Two veteran singer-songwriters team up in Evanston.

Vincent Neil Emerson, Kade Hoffman at Lincoln Hall. Tickets.
Austere, clear-eyed country from a rising Texas songwriter.

Zander Raymond, Ro Lundberg + Caroline Jesalva at Color Club. Tickets.
Head to Old Irving Park for a night of immersive experimental music.

Friday, March 27:
Eliza McLamb, Oldstar at Lincoln Hall. Tickets.
Get there early for the rowdy country-punk of the Florida opening band.

Nothing, Full Body 2, Cryogeyser, Violent Magic Orchestra at Metro. Tickets.
Several of shoegaze’s best bands play a show in Lakeview.

Serengeti at Schubas. Tickets.
A Chicago rapper with clever, character-based rhymes that highlight his city’s eccentricities.

Tom Skinner, Ben LaMar Gay, Joshua Abrams & Mike Reed Trio at Constellation. Tickets.
This headliner is part of the Radiohead offshoot the Smile.

Westerman, Otto Benson at Sleeping Village. Tickets.
The opener’s music evokes Arthur Russell, Elliott Smith and Alex G.

Ulrika Spacek, Discus, Marital Bed at Empty Bottle. Tickets.
An innovative U.K. band at the intersection of electronic and psychedelic caps off this stacked bill.

Saturday, March 28:
Cass McCombs, Danny Arakaki at Lincoln Hall. Tickets.
Your favorite songwriter’s favorite songwriter hits Lincoln Park with a full band.

Geordie Greep at Metro. Tickets.
The former Black Midi frontman takes his sophisticated, Steely Dan-inspired lounge rock to Lakeview.

Joyce Manor, Militarie Gun, Teen Mortgage, Combat at Salt Shed. Tickets.
Some of punk’s most acclaimed bands play a big riverside venue.

Sunday, March 29:
Gwenifer Raymond, Andrew Scott Young at Hideout. Tickets.
A night of inventive guitar playing at a cozy venue.

Shabaka Hutchings, Joy Guidry at Constellation. Tickets.
Expansive jazz at an intimate venue known for that kind of music.

Monday, March 30:
fanclubwallet, Able Baker, Hollow Bastion at Beat Kitchen. Tickets.
Three rising bands that combine emo, indie rock and folk head to Roscoe Village.

Mirah at Empty Bottle. Tickets.
See why this Brooklyn via Olympia songwriter has experienced such deserved longevity in her career.

Tuesday, March 31:
Glen Hansard at SPACE. Sold out.
Despite being from Ireland, this long-running songwriter behind the Frames and the Swell Season has played some of his best shows in the Chicago area.

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