02/10 Rumble Lounge: aKademy & Olin @ Rodan
02/10 All Systems Go feat. Holy Ghost @ Smartbar
02/11 US Thursdays @ Crocodile
02/11 Hustlepalooza: Hollywood Holt, Curt@ins, Carter @ Wildhare
02/11 Disappear Here: Jesse Jamz, DH @ Angels & Kings
02/12 Antony Atalla, Gene Farriss @ Spybar
02/12 Congorock, Willy Joy, Charlie Glitch @ Smartbar
02/12 Leslie & the Ly's, Christopher the Conquered @ Subterranean
02/12 Family Affair: Riverman, Droopy, Brian Gardner, Brenda D., Todd Mariana, Puffs Baggswelle @ Darkroom
02/12 One Night Stand: Moneypenny, Gemeni Club, Only Children, Skyler, Kid Color, Team Bayside High, Capcom @ Metro
02/13 Frankie Knuckles, Michael Serafini @ Smartbar
02/13 Zola Jesus, Fucked Up, Kurt Vile @ Empty Bottle
02/13 Drug Honkey, Shimmer, Sun Splitter, Bridesmaid @ Darkroom
02/14 Mr Dibbs, Silent Army, Sector 7G, Kidd Russell, Sofrito & Mayonnaise, Qwel & Maker @ Abbey Pub
02/15 Rehab @ Debonair
02/15 Boom Boom Room: Damian Lazarus, Jamie Jones @ Green Dolphin
02/16 Scott Miller @ Schubas
02/16 Earth Proram, Taxi, Portable Models @ Darkroom
02/16 Just Desserts #4: Dan Morrell, Marco Morales, DJ Just Desserts, DJ Scotty T @ Lincoln Hall
02/16 Snoop Dogg @ Metro
02/18 St Vincent, Wildbirds and Peacedrums @ Metro
02/18 Freakeasy Presents: Janaka Selektra & JC Stokes, Radiohiro & MC Zulu, Brad Miner, Striz, Justin Reed @ Smartbar
02/18 FlyByNight: Rob Threezy, Charlie Glitch & More @ Debonair
02/18 People Under the Stairs, Rapper Big Pooh, Eratik Statik @ Subterranean
02/18 Locrian, Harpoon, Anatomy of Habit, Sun Splitter @ Abbey Pub
02/19 Trick Disco: Ghosts of venice, Only Children, La Principale, OCD Automatic @ Subterranean
02/19 Wagon Repair Presents: Matthew Jonson, Sassmouth @ Smartbar
02/19 Dre Day: Psalm One, The Jordan Years @ Darkroom
02/19 Four Tet, Nathan Fake @ Empty Bottle
02/19 Back Spin Concert @ Green Dolphin Street
02/19 Wolfe Tones @ Abbey Pub
02/20 Kings of Convenience, Franklin For Short @ Metro
02/20 White Label Sessions: DJ Lego @ Darkroom
02/20 LA Riots, Members Only AV, Team Bayside High @ Abbey Pub
02/20 Ha Ha Tonka, Rego, Keven Andrew Prchal @ Subterranean
02/20 Hudson Mohawke @ Abbey Pub
02/20 Southside Shakedown #3: Ghetto Division's 3 Year Anniversary @ Metro
02/23 Vitalic @ Empty Bottle
02/24 2Mex, Life Rexall, Sahtyre, Verbal Kent, Qwel & Maker, Scheme, 1773 & CARMA @ Abbey Pub
02/24 Charlie Hunter @ Beat Kitchen
02/25 NIN: Another Version of the Truth (Film Screening) & Dark Wave Disco @ Metro
02/25 Chi Got Soul: Dirty Diamonds, Cherry Bombs, Boomjuice @ Kinetic Playground
02/25 Handsome Devilz: Smiths & Morrisey sets @ Abbey Pub
02/26 Come2gether: Dubtribe, Terry Mullan, Justin Long, Gene Farris @ Green Dolphin
02/26 Equalizer, Soft Speaker, Yukon Blonde, Moxie Motive @ Darkroom
02/26 Atomica Project, theMDR, Rosen Association, Sarah Katheryn @ Metro
02/26 Alexi Delano, Tim Baker, Jason Patrick @ Smartbar
02/27 YACHT, MNDR @ Empty Bottle
02/27 Mig Gets Older @ Five Star
02/27 Panic!: DJs Pogo & Arturo @ Darkroom
02/28 Alkaline Trio, Cursive, The Dear & Departed @ Metro
02/29 Doom & Mos Def, Mike Relm @ Congress Theatre
03/02 We Have Explosives with Weaponry @ 2210 W. Chicago Ave.
03/03 A Sunny Day In Glasgow @ Schubas
03/04 Jeff Garlin @ Park West
03/06 Bring That Beat Back: Blu & Exile,
Eulorhythmics, Tomorrow Kings, DJs Tone B Nimble, Trew, Sean Doe &
RTC @ Subterranean
03/12 Muse @ United Center
03/12 Vivian Girls @ Subterranean
03/13 RJD2, Break Science, Happy Chichester @ Metro
03/13 Family of the Year, Mia Riddle, Queen Killing Kings @ Beat Kitchen (early)
03/13 Zola Jesus, Beau Wanzer, Fielded @ Beat Kitchen (late)
03/14 Copeland, I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business, Person L, Deas Vail @ Metro
03/15 Hammerfall, Powerglove @ Smartbar
03/17 5 Magazine: Jeff Craven, Aaron Dae, Rees Urban @ Smartbar
03/18 P.O.S. @ Bottom Lounge
03/19 Gil Mantera's Party Dream, Brilliant Pebbles @ Empty Bottle
03/19 The Sometimes Family, Bakelite Army @ Beat Kitchen
03/20 The Big Pink, A Place to Bury Strangers @ Metro
03/20 John Simmons, Sativa @ Smartbar
03/24 The Golden Triangle @ Beat Kitchen
03/25 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ Metro
03/25 Caspa, Chris Widman, Phaded @ Smartbar
03/26 Tegan & Sara @ Aragon Ballroom
03/26 Database, Gemeni Club @ Empty Bottle
03/30 John Simmons, DJ Form @ Smartbar
04/01 Bonobo @ Metro
04/01 Beach House, Bachelorette @ Metro
04/02 Passion Pit, Mayor Hawthorne & The Country @ Empty Bottle
04/02 Jedi Mind Tricks @ Subterranean
04/03 Tobacco, The Hood Internet @ Empty Bottle
04/05 Miike Snow, Delorean @ Metro
04/07 Major Lazer, Rusko @ Metro
04/08 Deer Tick @ Bottom Lounge
04/08 The XX @ Lincoln Hall
04/19 Hot Chip @ The Riviera
04/22 We Are Wolves, El Ten Eleven, Parlovr @ Subterranean
04/29 Yeasayer, Sleigh Bells @ Metro
04/30 Owl City @ The Riviera
05/01 Little Boots, Dragonette, French Horn Rebellion @ Metro
05/08 Frightened Rabbit @ Metro
05/23 Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Metro
05/23 Local H @ Metro
Chicago Art Events
Best Albums of 2009
Best Albums of 2009. (list will be updated) – send your suggestions….@ambushu
Dan Auerbach – Keep it Hid
The xx – xx
Miike Snow – Miike Snow
Lee Fields and the Expressions – My World
Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band – Between My Head & The Sky
would have put the track “Healing” but can’t find it
Raekwon-Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt II
Classic Wu-Tang shit (RIP Ol’ Dirty)
The Dead Weather – Horehound
The Flaming Lips – Embryonic
Honorable Mention:
Amadou & Mariam – -Welcome to Mali (2009) – I have no idea what they are saying, but is sounds good!