Rock, Pop, etc.
MARY J. BLIGE Next Friday, September 22, 8 PM, Star Plaza Theatre, I-65 and U.S. 30, Merrillville, Indiana. 773-734-7266 or 312-559-1212.
EUGENE CHADBOURNE Banjo, guitar, and electric rake. Next Saturday, September 23, 7 and 10 PM, theater, Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, 756 N. Milwaukee. 312-243-9088.
DJ YELLOW, ALEX PRAT, STEFFEN DIXON perform at an opening for “The Red Sessions,” paintings by Dzine. Friday, 6-9 PM, Eastwick, 245 W. North. 312-440-2322.
KILL YOUR IDOLS, THE CONTROL, MOVIELIFE, SIN ORDEN Next Saturday, September 23, 8 PM, Ida Noyes Hall, University of Chicago, 1212 E. 59th. 773-252-2433.
NORA O’CONNOR Free concert. Thursday, September 21, 12:15 PM, Randolph Cafe, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington. 312-744-7094.
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FIRESIDE BOWL 2646 W. Fullerton: All-ages shows nightly. Friday, 6 PM, Arrivals, Bump ‘n’ Uglies, Matics, I Love Rich, Multigrain. Saturday, 6 PM, Built-In, Motion City Soundtrack, Amp 176, Spitalfield, Concentration Day Camp; 10 PM, Sicbay, Vida Blue, Last Ditch Effort. Sunday, Cursive, Haymarket Riot, Kolya, Hero of 100 Fights. Wednesday, 7 PM, Traindodge, Sleeping at Last, Saturday Supercade, This Year’s Model. Next Friday, September 22, 7 PM, Mr. T Experience, American Steel, Eyeliners, Useless ID. Next Saturday, September 23, 9 PM, Lozenge, Sorry, Bonfire Madigan. Next Sunday, September 24, 5 PM, Kakistocracy, Authority Abuse, Keelhaul; 7 PM, Gooloo, Neptune. 773-486-2700.
