September 20, 2005

M.I.A at 9:30 Club

September 26, 2005

Sufjan Stevens at 9:30 Club

October 2, 2005

The Decemberists at 9:30 Club

October 18, 2005

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at Black Cat

October 22, 2005

Death Cab for Cutie at 9:30 Club

October 26, 2005

Broken Social Scene at 9:30 Club

January 26, 2006

Deerhoof at Ottobar

February 3, 2006

RJD2 at 9:30 Club

February 11, 2006

Wu-Tang Clan at Sonar

February 24, 2006

Stars at Black Cat

March 8, 2006

Metric at 9:30 Club

March 19, 2006

The Go! Team at Black Cat

March 20, 2006

Stereolab at 9:30 Club

March 21, 2006

Animal Collective at Black Cat

March 23, 2006

Jenny Lewis at Birchmere

March 26, 2006

Arctic Monkeys at 9:30 Club

March 26, 2006

Annie at Black Cat

April 8, 2006

Neko Case with Martha Wainwright at 9:30 Club

April 11, 2006

Franz Ferdinand, Death Cab for Cutie, The Cribs at DAR Constitution Hall

April 12, 2006

Wolf Parade at Black Cat

April 13, 2006

Ladytron at 9:30 Club

April 29, 2006

Coachella Valley Music Festival 2006 at Empire Polo Field

May 10, 2006

Mogwai at 9:30 Club

May 12, 2006

Pinback at Black Cat

June 2, 2006

Tapes 'n Tapes, Cold War Kids at Abbey Pub

June 6, 2006

Band of Horses, Mt. Egypt at The Crofoot Ballroom

June 16, 2006

The Spinto Band, Dr. Dog, The Lovely Feathers at The Crofoot Ballroom

June 23, 2006

Calexico, Jason Collett at Crown Room

June 23, 2006

Fiery Furnaces at Crown Room

June 24, 2006

Intonation Music Festival at Union Park

June 25, 2006

The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma at Millenium Park

June 28, 2006

Seu Jorge at Crown Room

June 29, 2006

Seu Jorge, Amadou & Mariam [FREE] at Millenium Park

July 1, 2006

Nine Inch Nails, Bauhaus, Peaches at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

July 4, 2006

Peaches (DJ set) at Funky Buddha Lounge

July 8, 2006

Liz Phair, Fountains of Wayne, World Party at Petrillo Music Shell

July 9, 2006

Dressy Bessy, The Like Young at Abbey Pub

July 22, 2006

Wicker Park Festival at North & Damen

July 27, 2006

Muse at Aragon Ballroom

July 28, 2006

Art Brut at The Empty Bottle

July 28, 2006

Camera Obscura w/ Georgie James at Logan Square Auditorium

July 28, 2006

Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park

July 30, 2006

"Taste of Lincoln Festival, with BLUE ÖYSTER CULT" at 1/Quarterly Space

July 31, 2006

The Roots, Talib Kweli, and The Pharcyde at Congress Theatre

August 3, 2006

Lollapalooza at Grant Park

August 3, 2006

Mates of State, Cold War Kids at Abbey Pub

August 4, 2006

Of Montreal (w/ DJ Kevin Barnes) at The Crofoot Ballroom

August 7, 2006

Wolf Parade w/ Frog Eyes at Crown Room

August 10, 2006

KOOL KEITH aka DR OCTAGON at Abbey Pub

August 11, 2006

TALVIN SINGH at HotHouse

August 12, 2006

WU TANG CLAN & RHYMEFEST at Congress Theatre

August 13, 2006

Silversun Pickups, Page France at The Crofoot Ballroom

August 18, 2006

Chris Mills, Bishop Allen, Hotel Lights at Subterranean

August 19, 2006

DMC 2006 USA Finals at Eagles Club/The Rave/Eagles Ballroom

August 19, 2006

Beirut, Devin Davis, Essie Jain at The Empty Bottle

August 25, 2006

Shakira, Wyclef Jean at United Center

August 25, 2006

Foo Fighters, Frank Black at Auditorium Theatre

August 27, 2006

Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Damian Marley at Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island

September 1, 2006

Jurassic 5 at House of Blues

September 2, 2006

PURENATION at Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island

September 5, 2006

Band of Horses, Chad VanGaalen at Crown Room

September 7, 2006

Rogue Wave, The Grates, Foreign Born at Logan Square Auditorium

September 8, 2006

M. Ward, Oakley Hall at Crown Room

September 9, 2006

Girl Talk at The Empty Bottle

September 9, 2006

Zero 7 at Park West

September 13, 2006

Nouvelle Vague at Crown Room

September 13, 2006

Cat Power & The Memphis Rhythm Band at Vic Theater

September 15, 2006

Built to Spill at Crown Room

September 16, 2006

Snow Patrol at Riviera

September 16, 2006

A Tribe Called Quest at Congress Theatre

September 16, 2006

The Mountain Goats, Christine Fellows at The Empty Bottle

September 21, 2006

Man Man at Logan Square Auditorium

September 23, 2006

Cardigans at Crown Room

September 26, 2006

Sufjan Stevens, My Brightest Diamond at Riviera

October 4, 2006

Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins at Vic Theater

October 4, 2006

Chicago Film Festival at

October 5, 2006

Yo La Tengo at Vic Theater

October 7, 2006

Okkervil River, Elvis Perkins at The Crofoot Ballroom

October 8, 2006

Scissor Sisters at Riviera

October 9, 2006

DJ Shadow at House of Blues

October 12, 2006

Art Brut, We Are Scientists, The Spinto Band at Crown Room

October 13, 2006

VITALIC at Crown Room

October 14, 2006

Beck at UIC Pavilion

October 15, 2006

Regina Spektor at Park West

October 16, 2006

Lily Allen at Double Door

October 17, 2006

The Killers at Chicago Theatre

October 20, 2006

Viva Voce, Silversun Pickups at The Empty Bottle

October 21, 2006

The Futureheads at Crown Room

October 22, 2006

The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon at Grant Park

October 27, 2006

Xiu Xiu w/ Cong for Brums at Logan Square Auditorium

October 27, 2006

Jamie Lidell at Crown Room

November 7, 2006

Mouse on Mars, Birdy Nam Nam at The Empty Bottle

November 11, 2006

The Decemberists at Riviera

November 24, 2006

Diplo at Crown Room

November 24, 2006

Andrew Bird, Occidental Brothers Dance Band International at Logan Square Auditorium

November 24, 2006

Wilco at Auditorium Theatre

November 25, 2006

Andrew Bird, The Paulina Hollers at Logan Square Auditorium

November 25, 2006

Wilco at Auditorium Theatre

December 2, 2006

Devotchka at Logan Square Auditorium

December 7, 2006

The Lemonheads, Vietnam, Hymns [night 1] at Double Door

December 8, 2006

Low, The Astronomer at Old Town School of Folk Music

December 30, 2006

The Raconteurs at Riviera

December 31, 2006

Girl Talk at The Empty Bottle

January 12, 2007

Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton, Tall Firs at Lake Shore Theater

January 18, 2007

Ryan Adams at House of Blues

January 27, 2007

Deerhoof at Crown Room

January 29, 2007

M. Ward at Park West

February 3, 2007

David Vandervelde & The Moonstation House Band (CD Release) at The Crofoot Ballroom

February 3, 2007

Camera Obscura w/ The Essex Green at Logan Square Auditorium

February 8, 2007

Lily Allen at Crown Room

February 10, 2007

The Shins, Viva Voce at Congress Theatre

February 14, 2007

midlake at The Crofoot Ballroom

February 23, 2007

Snowden w/ Malajube at Beat Kitchen

February 23, 2007

Young Love at Beat Kitchen

February 24, 2007

The Changes, The Spinto Band, Dios Malos at Crown Room

March 8, 2007

Bishop Allen, Say Hi To Your Mom at The Crofoot Ballroom

March 9, 2007

Scissor Sisters at Riviera

March 10, 2007

Badly Drawn Boy, Adem at Crown Room

March 11, 2007

The Walkmen, Broken West [late show] at The Crofoot Ballroom

March 12, 2007

TV on the Radio, Subtle [night 1] at Crown Room

March 13, 2007

TV on the Radio, Subtle [night 2] at Crown Room

March 15, 2007

Of Montreal, Walter Meego, Grand Buffet at Crown Room

March 17, 2007

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Barr at Beat Kitchen

March 21, 2007

Ratatat + 120 Days at Logan Square Auditorium

March 23, 2007

Bloc Party at Congress Theatre

March 24, 2007

Birdmonster at Subterranean

March 28, 2007

Explosions in The Sky at Crown Room

March 29, 2007

Neko Case [night 2] at Park West

April 1, 2007

Sondre Lerche, Willy Mason, Thomas Dybdahl at Double Door

April 2, 2007

Snow Patrol, OK Go, Silversun Pickups at Aragon Ballroom

April 6, 2007

Jedi Mind Tricks, Sean Price, Grayskul at Subterranean

April 7, 2007

Headlights, Page France at The Crofoot Ballroom

April 12, 2007

The Gossip at Abbey Pub

April 13, 2007

Lucinda Williams, Carrie Rodriguez at Vic Theater

April 13, 2007

Low, Loney Dear, Charlie Parr at Crown Room

April 13, 2007

John Vanderslice, St. Vincent at Lake Shore Theater

April 14, 2007

Blonde Redhead at Crown Room

April 15, 2007

Rosie Thomas, Denison Witmer at Beat Kitchen

April 16, 2007

Klaxons at The Crofoot Ballroom

April 18, 2007

The Frames at Crown Room

April 19, 2007

Elf Power, The Syllable Section, Whale|Horse at Subterranean

April 20, 2007

RJD2, Busdriver at Crown Room

April 20, 2007

Andrew Bird, Apostle of Hustle at Riviera

April 22, 2007

Modest Mouse at Auditorium Theatre

April 28, 2007

Ted Leo/Pharmacists, Love of Diagrams at Crown Room

April 28, 2007

The Books [early show] at Old Town School of Folk Music

April 28, 2007

The Books [late show] at Old Town School of Folk Music

May 3, 2007

Grant-Lee Phillips, Judson Claiborne at Lake Shore Theater

May 3, 2007

Junior Boys at The Empty Bottle

May 3, 2007

Amy Winehouse at The Crofoot Ballroom

May 5, 2007

Norah Jones w/ M. Ward at Riverside Theater

May 5, 2007

The Kooks at Crown Room

May 6, 2007

LCD Soundsystem at Crown Room

May 8, 2007

Arctic Monkeys & Be Your Own Pet at Riviera

May 8, 2007

Peter Bjorn and John - LATE SHOW at The Empty Bottle

May 8, 2007

Laura Veirs & The Saltbreakers, Lake at The Crofoot Ballroom

May 9, 2007

Elvis Costello & The Imposters at House of Blues Chicago

May 10, 2007

Daniel Johnston, Sharks & Seals [late show] at Lake Shore Theater

May 12, 2007

Morrissey, Kristeen Young at Riverside Theater

May 12, 2007

Björk at Auditorium Theatre

May 13, 2007

regina spektor at Riviera

May 14, 2007

Damien Rice at Civic Opera House

May 17, 2007

Animal Collective at Crown Room

May 18, 2007

Arcade Fire at The Chicago Theater

May 19, 2007

Arcade Fire at The Chicago Theater

May 20, 2007

Arcade Fire at The Chicago Theater

May 22, 2007

Electrelane, Sterling, Tender Forever at The Empty Bottle

May 22, 2007

the Faint at Crown Room

May 23, 2007

!!! (chk chk chk) at Crown Room

May 23, 2007

The Broken West, Probably Vampires, Mark Mallman at The Crofoot Ballroom

May 28, 2007

Lavender Diamond, Indian Jewelry at The Empty Bottle

May 31, 2007

Sea & Cake, The Zincs [late show] at The Empty Bottle

May 31, 2007

Dinosaur Jr / Awesome Color [night 1] at Abbey Pub

June 1, 2007

Skinny Puppy at House of Blues

June 1, 2007

Dinosaur Jr / Awesome Color [night 2] at Abbey Pub

June 3, 2007

Interpol at Crown Room

June 7, 2007

The Pipettes, Smoosh at The Empty Bottle

June 11, 2007

Architecture in Helsinki at Logan Square Auditorium

June 12, 2007

The Fray, OK Go, Mae at Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island

June 17, 2007

The Veils at The Empty Bottle

June 19, 2007

Feist at Vic Theater

June 22, 2007

Fiery Furnaces at The Empty Bottle

June 24, 2007

The Wrens, Catfish Haven at Belmont Arts & Music Festival

June 27, 2007

Bishop Allen, The Teeth at Beat Kitchen

June 28, 2007

Headlights, Dark Meat at Subterranean

June 29, 2007

Calvin Johnson, Julie Doiron at South Union Arts

June 29, 2007

Page France, Starflyer 59 at Beat Kitchen

June 30, 2007

Great Lake Swimmers, Kyle Andrews, Sean Hayes at The Crofoot Ballroom

July 1, 2007

Tortoise at Crown Room

July 5, 2007

The Police, Fiction Plane at Wrigley Field

July 7, 2007

Cheap Trick, Soul Asylum, Cracker [FREE!] at Petrillo Music Shell

July 14, 2007

Pitchfork Music Festival 2007 [day two] at Union Park

July 16, 2007

Maximo Park at Double Door

July 17, 2007

Mirah, Laura Veirs at Logan Square Auditorium

July 18, 2007

The Decemberists w/ Grant Park Orchestra at Jay Pritzker Pavilion - Millennium Park

July 27, 2007

The Thermals, The Dials, Patience Please at Subterranean

July 29, 2007

Calla, Perfect Panther, Unique Chique at The Crofoot Ballroom

August 2, 2007

Lollapalooza at Grant Park

August 4, 2007

The Cribs at Empty Bottle at The Empty Bottle

August 7, 2007

Tegan and Sara at Lake Shore Theater

August 9, 2007

Bishop Allen at Subterranean

August 10, 2007

West Fest at Chicago Ave. and Damen

August 17, 2007

Au Revoir Simone / Oh No! Oh My! at Abbey Pub

August 17, 2007

Chicago Air & Water Show at North Avenue Beach

August 17, 2007

Beyonce at United Center

August 19, 2007

Dear and the Headlights, Mae, As Tall As Lions at The Crofoot Ballroom

August 24, 2007

Kanye West at House of Blues

August 25, 2007

Fountains Of Wayne, Office at Double Door

August 26, 2007

Rock The Bells Featuring: Wu-Tang Clan at Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island

August 27, 2007

Ida, Young Neils at The Crofoot Ballroom

August 29, 2007

Papercuts, Casiotone For The Painfully Alone at The Crofoot Ballroom

August 30, 2007

Earlimart with The String Dream Team, Patrick Park at The Crofoot Ballroom

August 31, 2007

Stereo Total, The Octopus Project at Abbey Pub

September 2, 2007

My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult at Double Door

September 4, 2007

VHS or Beta at Subterranean

September 4, 2007

The White Stripes at Aragon Ballroom

September 5, 2007

The White Stripes at Aragon Ballroom

September 5, 2007

Marissa Nadler at Ronny's

September 6, 2007

Louis XIV at Beat Kitchen

September 6, 2007

Hideout Block Party 2007 at Hideout

September 7, 2007

The Flaming Lips at Aragon Ballroom

September 7, 2007

Akron/Family, Greg Davis, Megafun at Logan Square Auditorium

September 8, 2007

Dan Deacon, O'Death at AV-aerie

September 10, 2007

Animal Collective w/ Eric Copeland at Vic Theater

September 11, 2007

Editors, Biffy Clyro, Ra Ra Riot at Park West

September 12, 2007

Wilco at Jay Pritzker Pavilion - Millennium Park

September 12, 2007

Midlake at Crown Room

September 12, 2007

Oh No! Oh My! at Beat Kitchen

September 12, 2007

Arctic Monkeys at Riviera Theater

September 13, 2007

Aesop Rock, The Octopus Project, Blockhead at Crown Room

September 14, 2007

Ozomatli at Millennium Park

September 15, 2007

Diplo w/ Switch at Crown Room

September 17, 2007

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at Crown Room

September 18, 2007

Devendra Banhart, Matteah Baim-Death’s Groove at Portage Park Theater

September 18, 2007

Simian Mobile Disco, JDH & Dave P at The Empty Bottle

September 19, 2007

Kristin Hersh at The Crofoot Ballroom

September 20, 2007

Common, Joss Stone at Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island

September 21, 2007

Bonde Do Role, w/ Juiceboxxx at The Empty Bottle

September 22, 2007

The National, St. Vincent at Vic Theater

September 23, 2007

Iron & Wine, Arthur & Yu at Crown Room

September 24, 2007

The Chemical Brothers at Riviera Theater

September 24, 2007

Kaiser Chiefs at Crown Room

September 25, 2007

Peter Bjorn and John at Riviera

September 25, 2007

Metric at Crown Room

September 26, 2007

Beastie Boys at Riviera Theatre

September 27, 2007

Gruff Rhys at The Crofoot Ballroom

September 29, 2007

Alejandro Escovedo at Abbey Pub

October 1, 2007

the blow at The Empty Bottle

October 2, 2007

The Pipettes at Park West

October 2, 2007

Bat for Lashes, Lewis and Clarke at The Empty Bottle

October 4, 2007

Voxtrot, The Little Ones, Sleeping States at Crown Room

October 4, 2007

Jose Gonzalez, James Blackshaw at Park West

October 4, 2007

Beirut at Portage Park Theater

October 5, 2007

Fujiya & Miyagi at The Empty Bottle

October 5, 2007

The Sea and Cake, Meg Baird at Crown Room

October 6, 2007

Of Montreal, Grand Buffet, MGMT [night 1] at Crown Room

October 6, 2007

Klaxons, Shitdisco at Vic Theater

October 7, 2007

The Watson Twins, Ben Weaver, Twilight Revival at The Empty Bottle

October 7, 2007

Matt Pond PA, Jesca Hoop at Double Door

October 7, 2007

Of Montreal, Grand Buffet, MGMT [night 2] at Crown Room

October 8, 2007

Besnard Lakes at The Empty Bottle

October 8, 2007

Tokyo Police Club at The Crofoot Ballroom

October 10, 2007

Grizzly Bear, w/ Beach House at Park West

October 11, 2007

Interpol at Aragon Ballroom

October 12, 2007

Spoon at Riviera Theatre

October 13, 2007

The Go! Team at Double Door

October 13, 2007

Superdrag, Stewart Pack at Crown Room

October 14, 2007

Pinback, MC Chris at Crown Room

October 17, 2007

Justice at Crown Room

October 18, 2007

The New Pornographers, Emma Pollock at Crown Room

October 19, 2007

The New Pornographers, Emma Pollock at Crown Room

October 19, 2007

The Raveonettes at The Empty Bottle

October 19, 2007

Nada Surf, The Little Ones [night 1] at The Crofoot Ballroom

October 19, 2007

Shout Out Louds at Logan Square Auditorium

October 20, 2007

Nada Surf, Sea Wolf [night 2] at The Crofoot Ballroom

October 24, 2007

Rogue Wave, Port O'Brien at Double Door

October 25, 2007

The Weakerthans at Crown Room

October 25, 2007

Queens of the Stone Age, Biffy Clyro at Riviera

October 28, 2007

Great Lake Swimmers, Tiny Vipers at The Crofoot Ballroom

October 28, 2007

The Decemberists: The Long of It at Vic Theater

October 29, 2007

The Decemberists: The Short of It at Vic Theater

October 29, 2007

The Castanets at The Empty Bottle

October 30, 2007

Mobius Band, Tigercity at The Empty Bottle

October 30, 2007

The Hold Steady, Art Brut, Federale [night 1] at Crown Room

October 31, 2007

Fiery Furnaces at Logan Square Auditorium

October 31, 2007

The Hold Steady, Art Brut, Federale [night 2] at Crown Room

October 31, 2007

Mucca Pazza at The Empty Bottle

November 1, 2007

Múm, Tom Brosseau at Logan Square Auditorium

November 2, 2007

Jens Lekman, DJ Viktor Sjöberg at Logan Square Auditorium

November 2, 2007

Stars, Magnet at Vic Theater

November 2, 2007

The Whigs, The Broken West, Wild Sweet Orange at The Crofoot Ballroom

November 3, 2007

Sunset Rubdown at The Empty Bottle

November 5, 2007

Tori Amos at Roosevelt University - Auditorium Theater

November 5, 2007

Cass McCombs, Ariel Pink, Tirra Lirra at The Empty Bottle

November 6, 2007

Tori Amos at Vic Theater

November 8, 2007

Battles with Caribou and Born Ruffians at Crown Room

November 11, 2007

My Brightest Diamond, Tim Fite at Lake Shore Theater

November 12, 2007

Band of Horses, The Drones at Crown Room

November 13, 2007

Ben Lee at Double Door

November 13, 2007

Razorlight at Crown Room

November 15, 2007

Menomena, w/ Illinois at Crown Room

November 15, 2007

The Mountain Goats at The Empty Bottle

November 16, 2007

Busdriver at The Empty Bottle

November 17, 2007

Feist, KT Tunstall at Riviera Theater

November 17, 2007

Feist at Riviera

November 18, 2007

Jeff Buckley Tribute at Crown Room

November 20, 2007

Sondre Lerche at Park West

November 21, 2007

The Pipettes at Double Door

November 21, 2007

MIA, Against Me at House of Blues - Chicago

November 23, 2007

TI at Eagles Club/The Rave/Eagles Ballroom

November 23, 2007

MIA at Vic Theater

November 28, 2007

The Bird and the Bee at The Crofoot Ballroom

November 29, 2007

Tegan and Sara at Portage Park Theater

December 1, 2007

Prefuse 73 at The Empty Bottle

December 2, 2007

Modest Mouse at Eagles Club/The Rave/Eagles Ballroom

December 8, 2007

The Most Serene Republic at Beat Kitchen

December 8, 2007

The Redwalls & Johnathan Rice at Crown Room

December 11, 2007

The Lemonheads at Double Door

December 11, 2007

Aimee Mann, Aimee Mann's Christmas Show at Vic Theater

December 11, 2007

Vampire Weekend at The Crofoot Ballroom

December 11, 2007

Ingrid Michaelson at Martyrs'

December 11, 2007

Aimee Mann at Vic Theater

December 12, 2007

The Lemonheads at Double Door

December 14, 2007

Duran Duran at The Chicago Theater

December 18, 2007

The Sounds ft. The Bravery at Vic Theater

December 21, 2007

Office, The 1900s, Narrator, Mannequin Men at Crown Room

December 27, 2007

Flosstradamus at Abbey Pub

December 28, 2007

DJ Icey at Crown Room

December 31, 2007

Spoon at Crown Room

December 31, 2007

Black Kids, These Are Powers, Walter Meego DJs at The Empty Bottle

December 31, 2007

Switch at Crown Room

January 5, 2008

The Dresden Dolls at Vic Theater

January 11, 2008

The Bird and the Bee at The Crofoot Ballroom

January 16, 2008

John Vanderslice, The M's, Young Galaxy at The Crofoot Ballroom

January 17, 2008

AK1200 at Crown Room

January 18, 2008

Rhymefest at Crown Room

January 19, 2008

Ohmega Watts at The Crofoot Ballroom

January 20, 2008

The Walkmen, White Rabbits, White Denim at The Crofoot Ballroom

January 25, 2008

Editors at Vic Theater

January 26, 2008

Girl Talk, Dan Deacon at Crown Room

February 1, 2008

DJ Shadow at Park West

February 10, 2008

Dean & Britta with Keren Ann at Lake Shore Theater

February 15, 2008

Wilco at Riviera

February 16, 2008

Wilco at Riviera

February 17, 2008

Holy Fuck at Schubas

February 23, 2008

St. Vincent (2 Shows) at Schubas

March 14, 2008

The Magnetic Fields at Old Town School of Folk Music

March 25, 2008

Tilly And The Wall at Subterranean