Chicago-Area Live Music Recommendations for Nov. 4-10

Josh Terry | November 4, 2026, 5:00 am

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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, Nov. 4:
Diles Que No Me Maten, Cancer House at Constellation. Tickets.
Adventurous, epic and jazzy rock music from Mexico City.

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Bela Fleck at Cahn Auditorium. Tickets.
Virtuosic banjo playing from an icon of the instrument.

Mike Kinsella at Reckless Records (Wicker Park). Free.
The pioneering Chicago-based emo songwriter plays a record store.

Thursday, Nov. 5:
Knox Fortune, Daisi at Hideout. Tickets.
A talented Chicago producer and songwriter returns home.

Tune-Yards, Rituals of Mine at Outset. Tickets.
Kaleidoscopic, harmony-heavy pop at its most off-kilter.

Friday, Nov. 6:
Axis: Sova, Melkbelly, Temps at Hideout. Tickets.
A bill of heady indie rock and post-punk to celebrate the headliner’s record release.

Brody Price, Sarah Weddle, Orillia at Judson and Moore. Tickets.
Conversational folk music in Avondale.

Sleep, Zombi, The Schizophrenics at Metro. Tickets.
The wildly influential stoner metal band takes its loud live show to Lakeview.

Charlie Parr at FitzGerald’s. Tickets.
Head to the burbs to catch this country veteran.

Saturday, Nov. 7:
Orville Peck at Salt Shed. Tickets.
The masked country crooner plays one of his biggest local shows yet.

Dave Matthews at United Center. Tickets.
Make sure to Google whether the United Center allows hacky sacks.

Sunday, Nov. 8:
Lou Turner, Kate Teague at the Hideout. Tickets.
Two stellar indie rockers team up at a cozy venue.

Ultra Lights, Free Time, Head at Sleeping Village. Tickets.
This easy-to-root-for Atlanta band makes anthemic rock songs that evoke Oasis, Pavement and the Strokes.

Tuesday, Nov. 10:
Dead Gowns, Sleepers Bell at Hideout. Tickets.
The Maine folk artist tours her latest LP, “Vegas.”

Michelle Branch at House of Blues. Tickets.
Back in the early 2000s, this songwriter was “Everywhere.”

Tyler Ballgame at SPACE. Tickets.
This Rhode Island-raised singer can really belt it out.

Lucinda Williams at Old Town School of Folk. Tickets.
The iconic country songwriter plots five shows in Lincoln Square. All but Tuesday are sold out.

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