BPRB: Calendar of Events

“BORED PEOPLE ARE BORING”

There’s a ton of stuff to do in Chicago and what I post is a small, small fraction of possible events to check out. Most of these will be music shows, but I’ll also put up drink deals, art exhibits and other stuff if it piques my interest. I’ll update it at least once a week (changes will be in orange), and I’ll try to stay at least 4 weeks ahead to give y’all some fair warning…

It’s a big town — below are events I would  recommend…

(just added on - 4/27/09)

“Bored People Are Boring” April ‘09

Tuesday April 28
7:30 PM Flight of the Conchords
Arie Crown Theater All Ages $38.50

Wednesday April 29
7:30 PM Flight of the Conchords
Arie Crown Theater All Ages $38.50

“Bored People Are Boring” May ‘09

Saturday May 02
9:00 PM
Ha Ha Tonka, Unicycle Loves You, Ben Weaver
Subterranean 18+ $10

Sunday May 03
9:00 PM Ponytail
Schubas 18+ $10a/ $12d

Sunday May 03
7:00 PM The Books
Museum of Contemporary Art All Ages $20

Monday May 04
9:30 PM Mice Parade
Empty Bottle 21+ free

Monday May 04
10:00 PM
Youth Group
Hideout 21+ $10

Wednesday May 06
8:00 pm The Detroit Cobras, Dexter Romweber Duo
Double Door 21+  $15

Wednesday May 06
8:00 PM Leonard Cohen
Chicago Theatre All Ages $55.50

Wednesday May 06
9:30 PM Crystal Antlers, Vivian Girls
Empty Bottle 21+ $10

Thursday May 07
6:00 PM Dan Deacon, Future Islands, Teeth Mountain
Metro All Ages $10

Friday May 08
8:30 PM Manchester Orchestra, Audrye Sessions, Winston Audio
Subterranean 18+ $13

Friday May 08
8:00 PM Del tha Funkee Homosapien
Reggie’s Rock Club 18+ tba

Saturday May 09
9:00 pm
Bob Nanna, Sundowner, Hanalei, Gordon Robertson
Ronny’s 21+tba

Saturday May 09
8:00 PM
Cursive
Bottom Lounge 18+ $15

Saturday May 09
10:30 PM Loney, Dear
Schubas 21+ $10

Saturday May 09
6:30 PM Richard Lloyd (of Television), The Sufi-Monkey Trio, Nicholas Tremulis
Abbey Pub 18+ $12

Friday May 15
10:00 PM Chin Up Chin Up
Empty Bottle 21+ $8a/ $10d

Friday May 15
10:00 PM Yea Big/Kid Static, The Hood Internet, Mad Happy
Hideout 21+ $8

Saturday May 16
8:00 pm Wolves in the Throne Room, A Storm of Light, Krallice
Bottom Lounge 18+ $12a/$14d

Saturday May 16
8:00 pm The Vaselines, The 1900’s
Metro All Ages $20

Saturday May 16
10:30 PM Vast
Beat Kitchen 21+ $20

Sunday May 17
8:00 pm Big Business, Tweak Bird
Bottom Lounge 18+ $13a/$15d

Sunday May 17
9:30 pm Destroyer (solo)
Empty Bottle 21+ $12

Monday May 18
8:00 PM Melvins (performing Houdini in entirety)
Double Door 21+ $25

Wednesday May 20
9:30 pm
Black Dice, Wolf Eyes
Empty Bottle 21+  $12

Wednesday May 20
8:00 pm Black Moth Super Rainbow, School of Seven Bells
Bottom Lounge 18+ $12a/
$15d

Wednesday May 20
9:30 pm Black Dice, Wolf Eyes
Empty Bottle 21+ $12

Wednesday May 20
8:00 PM Toadies
Metro All Ages $15

Thursday May 21
8  pm FOUND Magazine’s Denim & Diamonds Tour
Lakeshore Theater21+ $12

Friday May 29
10:00 pm Viva Voce, Cut Off Your Hands
Empty Bottle 21+ $12

Friday May 29
8:00 pm Camera Obscura, Agent Ribbons
Metro 18+ $17.50

Friday May 29
10:00 pm Viva Voce, Cut Off Your Hands
Empty Bottle 21+ $12

Friday May 29
7:30 PM
Doves
Vic Theater All Ages $24

Saturday May 30
10:00 pm
Holy Fuck, Crocodiles
Empty Bottle 21+ $13

Saturday May 30
12:00 pm
Flosstradamus, Handsome Furs
Do Divsion Street Festival $5

Saturday May 30
9:00 pm
Har Mar Superstar
Bottom Lounge 21+tba

Sunday May 31
12:00 pm
Menomena, White Rabbits, Hollywood Holt
Do Divsion Street Festival

Sunday May 31
8:00 pm Gogol Bordello, Man Man
Congress Theatre 18+ $24a/$27d

Sunday May 31
8:00 PM
Th’ Legendary Shack*Shakers
Double Door 21+ $13a/ $15d

“Bored People Are Boring” June ‘09

Monday June 01
9:30 pm Menomena
Empty Bottle 21+ $15

Wednesday June 03
8:00 PM
A Camp (w/ Nina Persson of Cardigans)
Double Door 21+ $15

Thursday June 04
8:00 PM
Dillinger Four, Japanther
Bottom Lounge 18+tba

Friday June 05
10:00 pm 1990s
Schubas 18+ $12

Saturday June 06
6:00 pm Young Love, Paper Route
Beat KitchenAll Ages $10a/$12d

Saturday June 06
8:00 pm Smoking Popes, Scotland Yard Gospel Choir
Double Door 21+ $15

Saturday June 06
12:00 pm John Vanderslice, Here We Go Magic, Apostle of Hustle, Kid Congo Powers, Rock Plaza Central, Turbo Fruits
Empty Bottle 21+ $5

Saturday June 06
10:00 pm John Vanderslice
Empty Bottle 21+ $12

Saturday June 06
6:00 pm
Young Love, Paper Route
Beat Kitchen $10a/
$12d

Saturday June 06
10:00 pm
John Vanderslice
Empty Bottle 21+ $12

Saturday June 06
8:00 PM Smoking Popes
Double Door 21+ $15

Sunday June 07
8:00 PM
St. Vincent, Pattern is Movement
Epiphany All Ages $15

Monday June 08  – Friday June 12
9:00 PM
Art Brut
Schubas 18+ $15

Wednesday June 10
9:30 pm
Pink Mountaintops
Empty Bottle 21+ $12

Thursday June 11  & Friday June 12
10:00 PM
Jonathan Richman, Vic Chesnutt
Empty Bottle 21+ $15

Saturday June 13
8:00 pm
Phoenix, Amazing Baby
Park West $17

Sunday June 14
9:30 pm Passion Pit
Empty Bottle 21+ $12

Sunday June 14
6:30 pm Metric
MetroAll Ages $20

Sunday June 14
9:30 PM
Passion Pit
Empty Bottle 21+ $12

Tuesday June 16
8:00 pm The Juan Maclean, The Field
Double Door 21+ $15

Tuesday June 16
8:00 pm
The Juan Maclean, The Field
Double Door 21+ $15

Friday June 19
5:30 pm
Dr. Dog
Taste of Randolph Street $10

Saturday June 20
9:00 pm
Pansy Division
Subterranean 18+ $12

Saturday June 20
6:00 The Church, Adam Franklin (From Swervedriver)
House of Blues ChicagoAll Ages $25a/
$28dBuy Tickets

Sunday June 21
2:00 The Hold Steady
Taste of Randolph StreetAll Ages $10

Thursday June 25
8:00 pm
Au Revoir Simone, Findlay Brown
Logan Square Auditorium $12

Saturday June 27
8:00 Shellac, Bear Claw, Three Second Kiss
Bottom Lounge21+ $12Buy Tickets

Saturday June 27
10:00 pm
Thursday Thunderheist, Moneypenny
Schubas 18+ $10

Monday June 29
9:30 PM
Sir Richard Bishop (of Sunday City Girls)
Empty Bottle 21+ $10

“Bored People Are Boring” July ‘09

Thursday July 02
8:00 Explosions in the Sky, Jason Lytle (of Grandaddy)
Congress Theatre All Ages $18

Friday July 03
9:00 The Paper Chase
Empty Bottle21+ $10

Mon July 13
7:00 Micachu & The Shapes
Schubas All Ages $8

Friday July 17
5:00 Built To Spill, The Jesus Lizard, Yo La Tengo, Tortoise
Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival – Setlist By Request)All Ages $35Buy Tickets

Saturday July 18
1:00 The National, Yeasayer, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Fucked Up, Plants and Animals, Matt & Kim, Wavves, Charles Hamilton, The Dutchess & The Duke, Disappears
Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival)All Ages $35Buy Tickets

Sunday July 19
1:00 The Flaming Lips, Grizzly Bear, M83, The Walkmen, Pharaoh Monch, Blitzen Trapper, The Black Lips, The Very Best, Mew, Vivian Girls, Japandroids, Women
Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival)All Ages $35Buy Tickets

Saturday July 25
9:30 The Dodos
Subterranean18+ $12Buy Tickets

“Bored People Are Boring” September ‘09

Saturday September 12, September 13
7:00 pm
U2
Soldier Field $30

“Bored People Are Boring” October ‘09

Friday October 09
10:00 pm
Venetian Snares
Reggie’s Rock Club 18+tba