A revamped RedEye means a new Show Up? Sort of. As we move to a weekly paper, this feature will cover all of the must-see Chicago concerts from the upcoming weekend to the following Wednesday. It will be the same roundup you’ve come to expect as you plan your week in music, just covering different days. Simple enough, right?
This week’s batch of shows features a RedEye cover alum, a chance to see one of my favorite rising Chicago producers and a few of my favorite bands. Check out the list below.
*** = RedEye’s show of the week
THURSDAY
***Noname, Ravyn Lenae
Metro
3730 N. Clark St. 773-549-4140
Two of Chicago’s best talents combine for the second night of two sold-out shows at Metro. Watch Noname, in her biggest Chicago show yet, go through her phenomenal “Telefone” project, and see singer Ravyn Lenae prove why she’ll be next to blow up.
Tickets: Sold out.
Priests, Stef Chura, Blizzard Babies
Beat Kitchen
2100 W. Belmont Ave. 773-281-4444
D.C.’s Priests have one of my favorite albums of 2017 so far in “Nothing Feels Natural,” a master class in defiant post-punk. Detroit’s Stef Chura opens, and her delightfully fuzzy new record “Messes” is worth your time as well.
Tickets: Beatkitchen.com
SATURDAY
Sango, Monte Booker
Metro
3730 N. Clark St. 773-549-4140
Monte Booker is a member of Zero Fatigue, the immensely talented creative crew featuring Ravyn Lenae and St. Louis rapper Smino. The producer’s rhythmically idiosyncratic sounds serve as the musical framework for these artists and prove they’re ones to watch as they ignite their careers. He opens for Sango, who recently produced Smino’s excellent single “blkswn.”
Tickets: Metrochicago.com
WEDNESDAY
Japandroids, Craig Finn & the Uptown Controllers
The Vic Theatre
3145 N. Sheffield Ave. 773-472-0449
Fans of anthemic, beer-swilling rock ‘n’ roll are stoked that Vancouver’s Japandroids just released their third studio album, “Near to the Wild Heart of Life.” Speaking of anthemic, beer-swilling rock ‘n’ roll, The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn opens.
Tickets: Sold out.
Hamilton Leithauser (of The Walkmen), Lucy Dacus
Lincoln Hall
2424 N. Lincoln Ave. 773-525-2501
Since The Walkmen disbanded, singer Hamilton Leithauser has amassed quite the string of great solo records, including 2014’s “Black Hours” and “I Had a Dream That You Were Mine,” last year’s collaborative effort with Vampire Weekend alum Rostam. RedEye favorite Lucy Dacus kicks off the show in support.
Tickets: Sold out.
Monobody, Slow Mass, Great Deceivers
Beat Kitchen
2100 W. Belmont Ave. 773-281-4444
The progressive instrumental stylings of local band Monobody (which features Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, who’s now getting much-deserved recognition for his solo work) top this bill. Slow Mass, who are also from Chicago and also rule, will be there, too.
Tickets: Beatkitchen.com
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