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November 1, 2003
The Decemberists
at The Crofoot Ballroom
January 17, 2004
The Wrens
at The Crofoot Ballroom
April 25, 2005
Atmosphere, Grayskul, P.O.S., Vox Vermillion
at The Empty Bottle
May 6, 2005
Nine Inch Nails / Dresden Dolls
at Congress Theatre
May 12, 2005
Jeff Hanson, Shearwater, The Mountain Goats
at Logan Square Auditorium
May 14, 2005
Magnolia Electric Co./Songs: Ohia
at Cactus Club
May 21, 2005
The Good Life, Make Believe
at Bottom Lounge
May 23, 2005
Glen Hansard [of The Frames]
at Martyrs'
May 31, 2005
Hot Hot Heat, Robbers on High Street
at The Rave
June 2, 2005
The Hold Steady, Red Eyed Legends, Foxtail
at The Empty Bottle
June 3, 2005
The Hold Steady, P.O.S.
at Stonefly Brewery
June 25, 2005
Andrew Bird, Great Lake Swimmers
at Cafe Montmartre
June 26, 2005
Robbers on High Street, The High Strung, May or May Not
at Bottom Lounge
July 14, 2005
David Mead, Brad Peterson
at The Crofoot Ballroom
July 15, 2005
Fountains of Wayne, The Verve Pipe, Rusted Root
at Old St. Pat's World's Largest Block Party
July 15, 2005
Intonation (Pitchfork) Music Festival
at Pulaski Park Fieldhouse
July 22, 2005
Gravy Train!!!!, The Plus Ones
at Open End Gallery
July 22, 2005
Dinosaur Jr
at Quest Club
July 23, 2005
Pernice Brothers, Dressy Bessy, Royal Gun
at 400 Bar
July 26, 2005
Evan Dando
at Shank Hall
July 29, 2005
Okkervil River, Olivia Tremor Control, Head of Femur, Scotland Yard Gospel Choir
at Wicker Park
July 29, 2005
Okkervil River
at Subterranean
August 25, 2005
Jump, Little Children, Popular Genius
at The Crofoot Ballroom
August 26, 2005
Jump, Little Children, Dick Prall
at The Crofoot Ballroom
September 2, 2005
Bumbershoot, The Seattle Arts Festival
at Seattle Center
September 2, 2005
Robyn Hitchcock, The Fell Swoops
at The Crocodile
September 3, 2005
The Long Winters [free Bumbershoot afterparty!]
at Chop Suey
September 7, 2005
The Faint
at The Rave
September 7, 2005
Aqualung, The Perishers, Tracy Bonham
at Pabst Theater
September 10, 2005
Troubled Hubble, This Holiday Season, Big Green Sofa
at Mad Planet
September 11, 2005
the pAper chAse
at Cactus Club
September 21, 2005
Tilly and the Wall, Neva Dinova, Orenda Fink, David Dondero
at Club 770
September 30, 2005
The Hold Steady, The Oranges Band, Foreign Islands
at Maxwells
October 1, 2005
The Oranges Band, Rahim, NYC Smoke
at The Knitting Factory
October 4, 2005
Atmosphere, Blueprint, DJ Rare Groove, P.O.S.
at Pabst Theater
October 5, 2005
Mates of State, Ida, Mark Waldoch
at Miramar Theater
October 7, 2005
Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, Autolux
at United Center
October 8, 2005
John Vanderslice, The Double
at The Crofoot Ballroom
October 9, 2005
The Posies, Oranger, Deathray Davies
at Shank Hall
October 11, 2005
Mike Doughty's Band, Orenda Fink
at Pabst Theater
October 13, 2005
Robbers on High Street, The King of France, Inside Pitch
at Mad Planet
October 14, 2005
The Mountain Goats, The Prayers and Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers
at The Empty Bottle
October 22, 2005
The Frames, Josh Ritter
at Park West
October 26, 2005
Liz Phair (solo acoustic), Matt Pond PA
at Pabst Theater
October 28, 2005
The Hold Steady, The Constantines, Thunderbirds Are Now!
at Logan Square Auditorium
November 3, 2005
The Oranges Band, The Reputation, The Cops
at Beat Kitchen
November 4, 2005
David Lowery & Johnny Hickman (Cracker unplugged!)
at Martyrs'
November 5, 2005
Sweep the Leg Johnny [B.A.D.S.], Locks, Mahogany Throttle
at Cactus Club
November 6, 2005
Okkervil River, Minus Story
at Abbey Pub
November 10, 2005
Nothing Feels Good, Maritime
at Cactus Club
November 17, 2005
Art vs. Craft
at Turner Hall
November 20, 2005
Crooked Fingers, Mark Waldoch, Vera Dierdre
at Mad Planet
December 2, 2005
David Mead, Cole Guerra
at The Crofoot Ballroom
January 16, 2006
We Are Scientists, Oxford Collapse
at Subterranean
January 20, 2006
Camper van Beethoven, Trampled By Turtles
at Potawatomi Bingo Casino
January 21, 2006
Cameron McGill and What Army, Edward Burch, Gray
at Hideout
January 26, 2006
Low, His Name is Alive, Death Vessel
at Miramar Theater
January 28, 2006
Jeff Hanson, Burbank Cartel, Southerly
at Cactus Club
February 2, 2006
Andrew Bird, Haley Bonar
at Miramar Theater
February 2, 2006
The Hold Steady, Swearing at Motorists, Plastic Constellations
at Tasty World
February 4, 2006
The Hold Steady, Swearing at Motorists, Plastic Constellations
at The Earl
February 11, 2006
Nine Inch Nails, Moving Units
at Eagles Club/The Rave/Eagles Ballroom
February 12, 2006
The Casket Lottery, Lasalle, Sleep Comes Down
at Cactus Club
February 17, 2006
David Mead, Matthew Ryan
at The Crofoot Ballroom
February 24, 2006
Will Sheff (Okkervil River), Brandon Durham (Palaxy Tracks)
at The Crofoot Ballroom
March 5, 2006
Nada Surf, Rogue Wave [FREE!]
at Atomic Records
March 5, 2006
Nada Surf, Rogue Wave, Inara George
at Crown Room
March 9, 2006
Smoking Popes, Bayside, Maritime
at Miramar Theater
March 10, 2006
Ted Leo/Pharmacists, The Duke Spirit, Les Aus
at Abbey Pub
March 11, 2006
Belle & Sebastian, The New Pornographers
at Riverside Theater
March 12, 2006
Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins, Johnathan Rice, Whispertown 2000
at Pabst Theater
March 19, 2006
Dan Solomon, Partisan, Real Live Tigers
at Bremen Cafe
March 22, 2006
Headlights, Metal Hearts, Cameron McGill
at Cactus Club
March 23, 2006
Head of Femur, Sport of Kings, Bound Stems
at Cactus Club
March 25, 2006
Maritime, Chin Up Chin Up, The Championship [late show; 21+]
at Cactus Club
March 30, 2006
Neko Case, Martha Wainwright
at Pabst Theater
April 1, 2006
Arab Strap, A Whisper in the Noise
at The Empty Bottle
April 2, 2006
Page France [FREE!]
at Atomic Records
April 8, 2006
Jason Collett, Hanalei, Brad Peterson
at The Crofoot Ballroom
April 8, 2006
Centro-matic, Great Lake Swimmers, Two Cow Garage
at Subterranean
April 9, 2006
Eagles of Death Metal [FREE!]
at Atomic Records
April 14, 2006
Low, The Keep Aways
at High Noon Saloon
April 15, 2006
John Vanderslice, Crystal Skulls
at The Crofoot Ballroom
April 18, 2006
Crystal Skulls
at Stonefly Brewery
April 19, 2006
Eef Barzelay (Clem Snide)
at Cafe Montmartre
April 21, 2006
Eef Barzelay (Clem Snide), The City on Film
at The Crofoot Ballroom
April 22, 2006
Eef Barzelay (Clem Snide), Inspector Owl, Surround Sound, Heligoats
at The House Cafe
April 26, 2006
The Books, Those Royals
at Stonefly Brewery
April 28, 2006
The Wrens, Kiss Me Deadly, The Oranges Band
at The Crofoot Ballroom
April 29, 2006
The Wrens, Tapes 'n Tapes, The Oranges Band
at The Crofoot Ballroom
May 6, 2006
Fruit Bats, Amandine, Sam Jayne
at Lake Shore Theater
May 13, 2006
Atmosphere, Brother Ali, Los Nativos
at Pabst Theater
May 19, 2006
The Twilight Singers, Afterhours, Jeff Kline
at Crown Room
May 26, 2006
The Twilight Singers
at Lee's Palace
June 2, 2006
The Walkmen, Mazarin, Sybris
at Miramar Theater
June 10, 2006
David Mead, Alison Breitman
at The Crofoot Ballroom
June 15, 2006
David Bazan (Pedro the Lion)
at The Crofoot Ballroom
June 19, 2006
the pAper chAse, Ha Ha Potato, Motivo Loco
at Cactus Club
June 22, 2006
We Are Scientists, The Double, Au Revoire Simone
at Miramar Theater
June 23, 2006
Rogue Wave, Chin Up Chin Up
at Lake Shore Theater
June 23, 2006
MOBFEST feat. Chris Pierce, Cameron McGill, Jay Nash, Trevor Manear
at The Note
June 24, 2006
Aimee Mann, Chris Mills
at Barrymore Theater
June 30, 2006
Twiztid, Blaze, Axe Murder Boys, Pot Luck
at Miramar Theater
July 1, 2006
The Court and Spark, Shearwater, Gaberdine, Tom Heyman
at Beat Kitchen
July 2, 2006
Nine Inch Nails, Bauhaus, Peaches
at Marcus Amphitheater
July 5, 2006
Mike Doughty's Band, Over the Rhine, Cameron McGill
at Summerfest
July 5, 2006
Wilco, Andrew Bird
at Summerfest
July 9, 2006
Twiztid, Potluck, Axe Murder Boys
at Forest Hills Lodge
July 12, 2006
The Wrens
at Alte Mälzerei
July 13, 2006
The Wrens
at Karlstorbahnhof
July 15, 2006
The Wrens
at Knust
July 22, 2006
Psalm One CD Release Party* and Scribble Jam Chicago Pre Lim MC Battle
at Abbey Pub
July 28, 2006
Pitchfork Music Festival
at Union Park
July 29, 2006
Jason Lytle, Nik Freitas (late show)
at The Crofoot Ballroom
August 1, 2006
Grant-Lee Phillips
at The Crofoot Ballroom
August 2, 2006
Grant-Lee Phillips
at The Crofoot Ballroom
August 3, 2006
Lollapalooza
at Grant Park
August 4, 2006
The Hold Steady, Chief
at Shank Hall
August 5, 2006
Nada Surf, The Frames, Elvis Perkins, Josh Caterer
at Crown Room
August 10, 2006
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
at Atomic Records
August 11, 2006
Fiona Apple, Davíd Garza
at Riverside Theater
August 23, 2006
Apes and Androids + The Foundry Field Recordings + Cassettes Won't Listen (FRICTION)
at Sin-E
September 6, 2006
Rainer Maria, The Brief Candles [MOVED]
at Miramar Theater
September 7, 2006
Rogue Wave, The Grates, Foreign Born
at Logan Square Auditorium
September 8, 2006
Touch & Go 25th Anniversary Celebration/10th Annual Hideout Block Party
at Hideout
September 10, 2006
Shearwater, The Beauty Shop, Kid You'll Move Mountains
at Subterranean
September 15, 2006
Allison Moorer, David Mead, Tim Easton
at Pabst Theater
September 15, 2006
David Mead [FREE!]
at Atomic Records
September 16, 2006
The Mountain Goats, Christine Fellows
at The Empty Bottle
September 24, 2006
Cursive, The Thermals, Ladyfinger
at Pabst Theater
September 29, 2006
Harvey Danger, So Many Dynamos [FREE!]
at Memorial Union
October 3, 2006
Jenny Lewis
at Pabst Theater
October 5, 2006
Built To Spill w/ Camper Van Beethoven; Helvetia [RESCHEDULED]
at Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
October 6, 2006
Damien Jurado
at The Knitting Factory
October 7, 2006
Apes & Androids, Die Romantik, Palomar, The Oranges Band
at Sin-E
October 7, 2006
Harvey Danger, Ra Ra Riot, So Many Dynamos, Metal Hearts
at Mercury Lounge
October 8, 2006
Harvey Danger, So Many Dynamos, Capt. Bog & Salty
at Maxwells
October 14, 2006
The Wrens, Swearing at Motorists, Ruby Vileos
at Southgate House
October 24, 2006
Glen Hansard (The Frames), Dove Man
at The Crofoot Ballroom
October 26, 2006
The Hold Steady, Sean Na Na, Catfish Haven
at Crown Room
October 27, 2006
Oranger (w/ Spiral Stairs), John Doe, Carlos, Engine 88, Overwhelming Colorfast
at Mezzanine
October 30, 2006
Jeff Tweedy, The Autumn Defense
at Pabst Theater
November 1, 2006
The Twilight Singers, Stars of Track and Field, Jeff Klein [night 1]
at Double Door
November 2, 2006
The Twilight Singers, Stars of Track and Field, Jeff Klein [night 2]
at Double Door
November 19, 2006
Sam Roberts Band, Jason Collett
at Shank Hall
November 25, 2006
The Oranges Band, Red-Eyed Legends, John Lennox
at The Note
December 4, 2006
Robbers On High Street, Brighton MA
at Subterranean
December 12, 2006
Jeremy Enigk, Canasta
at Shank Hall
December 23, 2006
Compound Red/Alligator Gun/Loomis Reunion Show
at MSOE Todd Wehr Theater
December 31, 2006
The Hold Steady, Dave Shouse
at House of Blues
February 2, 2007
P.O.S., Mac Lethal, Verbal Kent, Visual & Rhymescheme
at Abbey Pub
February 9, 2007
Cage, Yak Ballz, Slow Suicide Stimulus, DJ Krazy Glue, Aristacats
at Abbey Pub
February 17, 2007
The Lemonheads, VietNam
at Shank Hall
February 23, 2007
The Apples In Stereo, Casper & The Cookies, Tullycraft
at Subterranean
February 28, 2007
John Vanderslice, Damien Jurado, Submarines, Black Fiction (Noise Pop 2007)
at The Independent
March 1, 2007
Langhorne Slim
at Rickshaw Stop
March 2, 2007
Dandy Warhols (Noise Pop 2007)
at Mezzanine
March 3, 2007
Clinic, Earlimart, Sea Wolf, The Mumlers (Noise Pop 2007)
at The Independent
March 4, 2007
Noise Pop Expo [day 2]
at Swedish American Hall
March 4, 2007
Midlake (Noise Pop 2007)
at Mezzanine
March 7, 2007
The Mountain Goats
at The Independent
March 8, 2007
The Mountain Goats
at The Independent
March 15, 2007
A.C., Foetopsy, Half Gorilla, Crappy Dracula
at Cactus Club
March 16, 2007
TV on the Radio (w/ Subtle)
at Orpheum Theatre
March 20, 2007
Sebadoh, You Am I, The Bent Moustache
at Shank Hall
March 23, 2007
The Long Winters, Bound Stems, Stars of Track & Field
at Miramar Theater
March 28, 2007
A lecture by Juan Cole: The United States and Iraq's Shiites: Partnership or Crisis?
at University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee - Union Theater
April 11, 2007
David Bazan, Will Johnson
at Shank Hall
April 13, 2007
John Vanderslice, St. Vincent
at Lake Shore Theater
April 27, 2007
The Dismemberment Plan
at Black Cat
April 28, 2007
The Dismemberment Plan, Beauty Pill, Owls & Crows [night 2]
at Black Cat
May 3, 2007
Grant-Lee Phillips, Judson Claiborne
at Lake Shore Theater
May 12, 2007
Morrissey, Kristeen Young
at Riverside Theater
May 17, 2007
The Hold Steady, The Heartless Bastards, The Ratchets
at Miramar Theater
May 19, 2007
Sloan
at Crown Room
June 9, 2007
The National with Shapes & Sizes
at High Noon Saloon
June 9, 2007
Cameron McGill and the Quartet Offensive, Painted Saints
at Cafe Montmartre
June 23, 2007
Heartless Bastards, Bob Mould, The Redwalls, Robbers on High Street
at Belmont Arts & Music Festival
June 24, 2007
The Wrens, Catfish Haven
at Belmont Arts & Music Festival
June 26, 2007
Minus Story, Old Canes, 1908
at The Crofoot Ballroom
June 29, 2007
Great Lake Swimmers, Cameron McGill and the Quartet Offensive
at Cafe Montmartre
July 6, 2007
Page France, The Celebrated Workingman
at Stonefly Brewery
July 10, 2007
Robbers On High Street, Coltrane Motion
at The Crofoot Ballroom
July 12, 2007
The Redwalls, Robbers On High Street, Elements Of Style, Liv Kid
at Miramar Theater
July 14, 2007
The Redwalls, Robbers On High Street, Baby Teeth
at High Noon Saloon
July 18, 2007
Pela, Avagami, Royal Pines
at The Crofoot Ballroom
July 25, 2007
Smoking Popes, Bosio, From The Headline
at Mad Planet
August 25, 2007
Fountains Of Wayne, Office
at Double Door
August 30, 2007
Earlimart with The String Dream Team, Patrick Park
at The Crofoot Ballroom
September 6, 2007
David Bazan, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
at Shank Hall
September 16, 2007
Devendra Banhart, Rio En Medio
at Pabst Theater
September 17, 2007
Okkervil River, Damien Jurado
at Pabst Theater
September 21, 2007
The National
at Pabst Theater
September 25, 2007
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
at Riverside Theater
September 30, 2007
World/Inferno Friendship Society, Wooden Robot [FREE!]
at Memorial Union
October 4, 2007
Of Montreal
at Pabst Theater
October 8, 2007
Regina Spektor, Only Son
at The Rave
October 9, 2007
Grizzly Bear, Beach House
at Pabst Theater
October 15, 2007
Atmosphere, Mac Lethal, Grayskul, LUCKYIAM
at Pabst Theater
October 17, 2007
The New Pornographers, Emma Pollack, Benjy Ferree
at Pabst Theater
October 24, 2007
Rogue Wave, Port O'Brien
at Double Door
October 27, 2007
The Hold Steady, Art Brut, Federale
at Newport Music Hall
October 30, 2007
The Mountain Goats, Bowerbirds
at Pabst Theater
October 31, 2007
The Hold Steady, Art Brut, Federale [night 2]
at Crown Room
November 2, 2007
The Mountain Goats, Bowerbirds, Cryptacize [FREE!]
at Gardner Lounge
November 3, 2007
Robyn Hitchcock, Sean Nelson
at High Noon Saloon
November 16, 2007
Patrick Park, Darren Spitzer (The Changes)
at The Crofoot Ballroom
November 17, 2007
The Hold Steady, Art Brut, The 1990s
at Bottle Tree Cafe
November 18, 2007
The Hold Steady, Art Brut, The 1990s
at Variety Playhouse
November 22, 2007
Against Me!, Sage Francis, World/Inferno Friendship Society, Cobra Skulls
at Crown Room
January 14, 2008
The National
at Kings Arms
January 19, 2008
The Hold Steady, Fake Problems, Young Livers
at Czar Bar
February 2, 2008
Robbers On High Street, Grand Mal, Famous Letters, Franz Nicolay
at Mercury Lounge
February 9, 2008
Six Organs of Admittance, Mick Turner, Wooden Robot
at Mad Planet
February 15, 2008
Dan Kennedy
at Quimby's
March 6, 2008
Harvey Danger [night 1]
at The Triple Door
March 7, 2008
Harvey Danger [night 2]
at The Triple Door
March 8, 2008
Mark Pickerel and His Praying Hands
at Tractor Tavern
March 9, 2008
The Gutter Twins (feat. Mark Lanegan and Greg Dulli), Great Northern
at High Noon Saloon
March 20, 2008
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, John Vanderslice
at Pabst Theater
March 28, 2008
Low, Scotland Yard Gospel Choir
at Turner Hall Ballroom
April 4, 2008
Nada Surf, The Jealous Girlfriends
at Crown Room
April 11, 2008
The Hold Steady, The Dynamiters
at Turner Hall Ballroom
April 18, 2008
John Vanderslice, The Show Is The Rainbow [FREE!]
at Club 770
April 27, 2008
Tim and Eric's Awesome Tour [late show]
at The Empty Bottle
May 10, 2008
Jason Anderson, Strand of Oaks
at South Union Arts
May 23, 2008
Rilo Kiley, Spinto Band, Nik Freitas
at Pabst Theater
May 30, 2008
Firewater, La Scala, Post Honeymoon
at The Empty Bottle
June 13, 2008
Aimee Mann
at Pabst Theater
June 24, 2008
Eef Barzelay
at The Crofoot Ballroom
June 27, 2008
The Hold Steady, Birds of Avalon
at Ramshead Live
July 10, 2008
Grant-Lee Phillips [night 2]
at The Crofoot Ballroom
July 18, 2008
The Hold Steady
at Eagle Theater
July 20, 2008
Bowerbirds
at The Crofoot Ballroom
July 21, 2008
The Hold Steady
at Club Majestic / Majestic Theatre
July 22, 2008
The Hold Steady
at First Avenue
July 22, 2008
Earlimart
at Chop Suey
July 23, 2008
The Hold Steady
at Fargo Theatre
July 23, 2008
Andrew Bird
at Woodland Park Zoo
July 26, 2008
Nine Inch Nails
at Key Arena
August 14, 2008
Bon Iver, A. A. Bondy
at Pabst Theater
September 9, 2008
Miles Hunt
at The Crofoot Ballroom