Chicago Music Guide

SONIC SOUL
2026-05-14 21:30 - 23:30 (America/Chicago) | Buddy Guy’s Legends, 700 S Wabash, Chicago, IL, 60605, United States
SONIC SOUL
Ages 21 and up
Thursday, May 14
Show: 9:30 pm
$16.99
Buddy Guy’s Legends
Online ticket cut off time is 4:00PM day of show.
Tickets are available at the door after 5:00PM
NO ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE
CLOSED FOR PRIVATE EVENT UNTIL 9:30PM
KITCHEN WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE EVENING
Headliner: SONIC SOUL 10:00 – TO CLOSE

The Peppermint Patties Present: Love You (Hate You) Mean It
2026-05-14 19:30 - 22:00 | Hey Nonny, 10 S Vail Avenue, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 60005, United States
The Peppermint Patties Present: Love You (Hate You) Mean It
Hey Nonny
May 14, 2026
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7:30 pm
The Peppermint Patties Present: Love You (Hate You) Mean It
The Peppermint Patties return to Hey Nonny with a brand-new close-harmony cabaret exploring the many moods of love.
Love You (Hate You) Mean It is a journey through the highs, lows, and lessons of love, friendship, family, and everything in between. The program includes Andrews Sisters favorites, Golden Age classics, jazz standards, and musical theater songs in the group’s distinctive style, with a few new surprises along the way.
The show is accompanied by pianist Michael Oldham and features Anna Caldwell, Daina Fischer, Nikki Krzebiot, and guest artists Kiki Russell and Ross Matsuda.

Nonpoint - Soil - Sumo Cyco
2026-05-14 19:30 | Bottom Lounge, 1375 W Lake St, Chicago, Illinois, 60607, United States

Jimmy Burns Hosts The Jam
2026-05-13 21:00 - 23:00 | Buddy Guy’s Legends, 700 S Wabash, Chicago, IL, 60605, United States
Jimmy Burns Hosts The Jam
Ages 21 and up
Wednesday, May 13
Show: 9 pm
$16.99
Buddy Guy’s Legends
Online ticket cut off time is 4:00PM day of show.
Tickets are available at the door after 5:00PM
Free Acoustic Set: Carlos Showers — 5:30PM-8:00PM
Jimmy Burns Hosts The Jam — 9:00-10:30PM
Blues Jam — 10:30PM-Close
21+ After 8:00PM

Ultra Sunn
2026-05-13 21:00 | Sleeping Village, 3734 West Belmont Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60618, United States

Rodrigo y Gabriela
2026-05-13 20:00 - 23:00 | Chicago Theatre, 175 N State Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60601, United States
Rodrigo y Gabriela
20th Anniversary Tour
The Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL
Wed, May 13, 2026 – 8:00 PM CT
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Doors 7:00 PM CT

Triumph: The Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded Tour
2026-05-13 20:00 - 23:00 | Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont, Illinois, 60018, United States
Triumph: The Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded Tour
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
8:00 PM

King Tuff
2026-05-13 20:00 | Lincoln Hall, 2424 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60614, United States

Chantal Kreviazuk
2026-05-13 19:30 - 23:30 | City Winery, 1200 W Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60607, United States
Chantal Kreviazuk
05/13/2026
Wed 7:30 PM
Main Stage, City Winery Chicago
1200 W. Randolph St
Chicago 60607
United States
City Winery Chicago Presents Chantal Kreviazuk on Wednesday, May 13th at 7:30 PM!
Chantal Kreviazuk arrives at City Winery Chicago for one unforgettable night of powerhouse vocals and timeless songwriting. A Grammy and JUNO Award winning artist, Kreviazuk is celebrated for her heartfelt ballads and commanding stage presence that has captivated audiences worldwide.
A Member of the Order of Canada and recipient of the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award, she has released seven acclaimed albums and earned multi platinum success. Her songs have appeared in Armageddon and Dawson’s Creek, and she has performed on Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Jay Leno, and The Tonight Show. As a songwriter, she has crafted hits for Drake, Kelly Clarkson, Christina Aguilera, Kendrick Lamar, Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne, Shakira, and Josh Groban.
With a new album arriving this spring, join us in our intimate Chicago setting for an evening of live music, wine, and dining. Reserve your seats now for this special midweek performance.

Chris Greene Quartet
2026-05-13 18:30 - 20:00 | Fitzgerald’s, 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn, Illinois, 60402, United States
FITZGERALDS PRESENTS:
Chris Greene Quartet
FREE SHOW!
We always leave room for walk-ins so if you can’t find a reservation, don’t sweat it, c’mon over!
The Chris Greene Quartet – led by the Evanston saxophone colossus – played its first gig in 2005 and has since become one of the most highly visible, award-winning and critically lauded bands in the Chicago area. While honoring jazz’s tradition, the band incorporates elements of funk, hip-hop, rock, Afro-Cuban, the blues and reggae, reflecting their diverse backgrounds. CGQ is currently celebrating the release of “Conversance,” the first ever jazz release for Chicago’s longest-running indie rock label, Pravda Records.
Enjoy dinner from BABYGOLD BARBECUE

Maye & Ambar Lucid
2026-05-13 18:00 - 22:00 | Thalia Hall, 1807 S Allport Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60608, United States
Maye & Ambar Lucid – Entre Dos Mundos Tour with special guest Judith
Entre Dos Mundos brings together maye and Ambar Lucid for a tour rooted in duality; not just sonically, but also emotionally. Together, they create a space that feels both intimate and expansive, where softness, healing, and self-expression take center stage.Framed as a space to unmask and reconnect, the tour leans into themes of vulnerability and the divine feminine, inviting audiences to tap into a more instinctive and emotional side of themselves. While maye and Ambar come from distinct artistic worlds, their contrast is what defines the experience: two energies in conversation, balancing light and shadow in real time.

Samara Cyn
2026-05-12 19:30 | Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60618, United States

Gia Margaret
2026-05-12 19:00 | Thalia Hall, 1807 S Allport Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60608, United States
Every artist has to discover their voice. Gia Margaret didnt find herself until she lost hers. With a vocal injury that kept her from singing for years, she developed other musical languages, mastering the grammar of an intricate, homey form of ambient music pioneered by Ernest Hood and perfected by The Books. Now, her physical voice healed and her artistic voice honed, she comes full circle with Singing, her first vocal album since 2018s Theres Always Glimmer. Led by soft piano lines that fall like breath onglass, the music on Singing evidences the same jewelers sensitivity to detail that she developed in her silence.There was a time when I really didnt know if I would sing again. So once I healed, there was a lot of internal pressure to come back strong, Margaret says. I didnt know who I was anymore. So it felt like beginning again, and reconnecting with these very old, old parts of myself. This feeling of intermixed alienation and rediscovery is palpable across the album. In opener Everyone Around Me Dancing, she watches a party from the wings, aware of how her body keeps her from communal joy while also providing new modes of self-knowledge. Shut out from the scene, she is closer to the ground, theplanet. In Alive Inside, shes so far away from the source that shes praying to whoever might hear (a god, a friend thats gone, a spirit). As her voice rises, it seems to be trapped in a web of distortion; its as if in her pursuit, shes pushing at the very boundaries of what can be said.The process of making Singing was one of learning how to trust each of those feelings. The album was partially recorded in London with Frou Frous Guy Sigsworth, who helped Margaret unify the spree of ideas she had for Good Friend, an album highlight that includes Gregorian chant by ILĀ and turntable scratches, among many other things. David Bazan and Amy Millan also make appearances, as do Kurt Vile and Sean Carey, while Margarets longtime collaborator Doug Saltzman plays on and co-produces much of the record. Deb Talan, previously of The Weepies, lends her voice, piano, and guitar to the albums closingand definitivestatement, E-Motion.Gia Margaret is always singing. Every note of this album sings a warm requiem to her past selves; every layer sings her future self into being. Across the album, she applies the lessons of speechlessnessthe quasirational ways we communicate without communicating, the way formless sound can cut to the heart of things like a scalpelto her own artistic voice.
Please Note:
This event is 17 and over. Any ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 17 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund. Ticket Fee includes 1% City Amusement Tax.

All That Remains
2026-05-12 18:30 - 23:00 | The Forge, 22 West Cass Street, Joliet, Illinois, 60432
All That Remains, Born Of Osiris, Dead Eyes, Eyes of Anguish
Date: May 12, 2026
Doors: 6:30PM
Location: The Forge – Joliet, IL
Event Types: Tour
Audience: All Ages

Natalie Scharf & Friends
2026-05-11 20:00 - 23:30 | Green Mill Coctail Lounge, 4802 N. Broadway Ave., Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
NATALIE SCHARF & FRIENDS
Monday May 11
8:00pm – 12:00am
$10 Cover
Natalie Scharf & Friends featuring:
Natalie Scharf – sax
Eric Schneider – sax
Ben Paterson – Hammond B-3 organ
Alex Hall – drums

Asha Omega + Sydny August + Carson + Caress Sahura
2026-05-11 20:00 - 23:00 | Bookclub, 2871 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60657, United States
Bookclub x SoulCity Sessions present:
Asha Omega + Sydny August + Carson + Caress Sahura
May 11, 2026
$15
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Ages 18 and up
Door Open – 7 pm
Show Starts – 8 pm
Asha Omega
Sydny August
Carson
Caress Sahura

John-Robert
2026-05-11 20:00 | Schubas, 3159 North Southport Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60657, United States

Diljit Dosanjh – Aura World Tour
2026-05-10 20:00 | Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont, Illinois, 60018, United States

Mike Wheeler
2026-05-10 19:30 - 20:30 | Kingston Mines, 2548 North Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60614, United States

Andrés Cepeda
2026-05-10 19:30 | Riviera Theatre, 4746 North Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
Moved from October 28 to May 10. All previously purchased tickets will be honored.
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Andrés Cepeda’s musical career is divided into two fundamental stages: his beginning with the band Poligamia (1989-1998), and his consolidation as a soloist. Poligamia, a Bogotá rock group, marked a milestone on the national scene with songs that are now classics such as Dispel and My Generation, leaving a legacy of eight years of hits and four albums.
In 1999, Cepeda began his solo career with the album I know how to die under the FM Discos label. Since then, each production has been accompanied by recognition from both the public and critics. The Carpenter (2001), Broken Song (2003) and the first live DVD by a Colombian artist, There is always a song left (2002), consolidated their musical identity and interpretive sensitivity.
In 2005 he launched To Love You Better, an album that placed five singles in first place on national radio. The production obtained a Gold and Platinum Record in record time and marked the beginning of its international projection. The reissue of the album, distributed by Univision in the United States, included unreleased songs by maestro Jorge Luis Piloto and earned Cepeda his first Latin Grammy nomination (2007).
In 2008 he presented Day after day, considered by critics to be one of the most successful works of his career, with singles that led the radio charts. This album was certified Gold and Platinum and earned three Latin Grammy nominations (2009), as well as multiple national and international awards.
During the following years, Andrés Cepeda made extensive tours throughout Colombia, Latin America, Europe and North America. In 2012 he launched The best thing in my life, an album that achieved Gold and Platinum status and received the Latin Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album in 2013. This production was accompanied by a successful international tour and multiple awards, including recognition for digital downloads and physical sales.
In 2014 he participated in international festivals and went on tour. 360 Symphonic along with Santiago Cruz and Juan Fernando Velasco. That same year, FM Entertainment launched Based on a True Story, a compilation album in CD, DVD and vinyl format.
Your album Thousand Cities (2015), under Sony Music, marked a new stage in his career and obtained two Latin Grammy nominations. With collaborations from artists such as Kany García and Ricardo Montaner, and the production of renowned producers, this work was the focus of an international tour that extended until 2018.
In 2016 he published his first book A Thousand Songs to Sing to You: Love Stories, and started the tour Compadres with Fonseca. In parallel, he developed a new presentation format, exploring staging with big band, symphony orchestras or intimate versions with guitar and voice.
In 2018 he released the single I’m going to love you along with Cali and El Dandee, a song that had a successful international debut. This single was followed by collaborations with Sebastián Yatra, Morat and Jessy & Joy. In April of that year he presented the theatrical show Cepeda in Tables, with more than 80 sold-out shows in its 2018 and 2019 seasons.
In 2019 he received the Latin Grammy for Best Traditional Tropical Album for Andrés Cepeda Big Band. That same year he released the album Compadres alongside Fonseca, a work that once again made him the winner of a Latin Grammy and took him on tour across the United States in 2021. He also virtually premiered the show Cepeda on Tablas: A Thousand Songs to Tell, an experience that combines music, narrative and performance.
During the pandemic in 2020, Cepeda remained active with virtual concerts and the production of new content. In 2022 it launches The Songs My Dad Sung, an intimate tribute to his roots, and the live album Guitar and Voice, recorded at the Teatro Colón. He closes that year with two successful tours: Me Importas Tour and The Purple Route, with presentations in Colombia, the United States and Canada, highlighting its five consecutive shows with full houses at the Movistar Arena in Bogotá.
Invited by Disney, Andrés participated in the live presentation of Encanto in Los Angeles and gave talks at Harvard and Berklee, reaffirming his impact beyond music. At the same time, he has been a coach for ten seasons in The Voice Colombia, receiving special recognition for his commitment to national talent.
In 2023, Andrés Cepeda led The Purple Route on 24 stages in Colombia and presented symphonic concerts in the Dominican Republic and Europe. In November, he received his cuarto Latin Grammy, again in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album category, during the ceremony held for the first time outside the US, in Seville, Spain.
2024 began with a new edition ofLa Voz Kids Colombia and the announcement of his next world tour, I’m looking forward to Tour, which began in April with 20 dates in the United States. For the second semester, he presented Our Life in Songs, this is how it reaches the most important venues in 14 cities, in stages such as: The Estadio Polideportivo de Envigado, La Plaza de Toros de Cartagena, El Estadio de Beisbol de Montería, among others to close with a full house at the Nemesio Camacho Stadium in Campín de Bogotá on December 13.
In April 2025, he published his fifteenth studio album Bogotá, from which the hits Prométeme, El Café, Bogotá and Una Flor emerge. This album includes collaborations with artists such as Andrés Obregón, Manuel Medrano, among others.
With more than three decades of experience, multiple awards and the unconditional affection of his audience, Andrés Cepeda has established himself as one of the most important artists in contemporary Latin music.

Sheryl Youngblood
2026-05-09 22:30 - 23:30, 2026-05-08 22:30 - 23:30 | Kingston Mines, 2548 North Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60614, United States

BILLY BRANCH
2026-05-09 21:00 - 23:30 | Buddy Guy’s Legends, 700 S Wabash, Chicago, IL, 60605, United States
BILLY BRANCH
Ages 21 and up
Saturday, May 09
Show: 9 pm
$27.30
Buddy Guy’s Legends
Online ticket cut off time is 4:00PM day of show.
Tickets are available at the door after 5:00PM
Acoustic: Harmonica Hines — 5:30- 8:00PM
Opener: Mary Lane – 9:00PM – 10:00PM
Headliner: BILLY BRANCH – 10:30PM to Close

Peso Pluma
2026-05-09 20:00 - 23:00, 2026-05-08 20:00 - 23:00 | United Center, 1901 West Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
Peso Pluma
Dinastía by Peso Pluma & Friends
May 7, 2026
8:00 PM
Gates Open at 6:30 PM To May 9, 2026

Lowertown
2026-05-09 20:00 | Subterranean, 2011 West North Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60647, United States

Disclosure DJ Set
2026-05-08 22:00 - 2026-05-09 02:00 | Radius, 640 West Cermak Road, Chicago, Illinois, 60616, United States
Disclosure DJ Set
TSHA
Fri, May 8, 2026
Time
10:00 PM
Doors
10:00 PM
Ages18 & Over with Valid Government ID
Artist Information
Disclosure are brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence. They began releasing music in 2010 with their debut album Settle arriving in 2013 to huge critical acclaim – a lead single of which, ‘Latch’ featuring Sam Smith, has recently surpassed 1 BILLION streams. They have released three further studio albums, Caracal (2015), ENERGY (2020) and Alchemy (2023). They have been nominated for 8 Grammy’s, 4 BRIT Awards and an Ivor Novello, amongst many other accolades. They have headlined arenas and festival bills all over the world across their 14 year career with the slightly younger sibling, Howard Lawrence having only just celebrated his 30th birthday.
Their latest single ‘She’s Gone, Dance On’ has whipped up a frenzy in clubs and shows all over the world with DJ support from the likes of Todd Edwards, Joy Anonymous, salute, DJ Seinfeld, Peggy Gou, Sammy Virji, John Summit and Dom Dolla.
They also have a new club series – Friends & Family – curated by Guy. A joyful space where Guy visits the world’s intimate venues to throw a party with, you guessed it, friends (the DJs) and family (the fans). Each unexpected lineup consists of exciting B2Bs, which have included so far Cajmere (Green Velvet), HAAI, Chloé Caillet, salute (see recent set in Medellín), Sammy Virji, DJ Tennis, TSHA,Duskus and many more. This series has given Disclosure fans – old and many, many new – the chance to fully immerse themselves in their world; a very different but equally rewarding experience from their epic, full-blown live shows.

Hit Like A Girl
2026-05-08 20:00 | Burlington, 3425 W Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60647

Irina Rimes
2026-05-08 20:00 | Joe’s Live, 5441 Park Place, Rosemont, Illinois, 60018, United States

San Fermin & Eighth Blackbird
2026-05-08 20:00 | Athenaeum Center, 2936 N Southport Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60657, United States
