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Happy Tuesday. If you’re going to North Coast Music Festival this weekend, enjoy Union Park and all the phenomenal acts you’ll see there, such as Jamila Woods. For the rest of us, there are a few club shows we should attend. From a stacked Subterranean lineup of underground talents to a North Coast after-party at Bottom Lounge featuring Chicago’s most promising youngsters, there’s a lot to do to keep busy in the city. Check out our four best shows of the week.

*** = Josh Terry’s show of the week.

Tuesday

Teen Suicide, Elvis Depressedly, Nicole Dollanganger, Friendlys

Subterranean

2011 W. North Ave. 773-278-6600

Front to back, there’s no stopping this four-act bill of Friendlys, Nicole Dollanganger and co-headliners Teen Suicide and Elvis Depressedly. While I could focus in on all of these incredible performers, I’ll instead just talk about how much I love Teen Suicide’s most recent full-length album, “It’s the Big Joyous Celebration, Let’s Stir the Honeypot.” It’s a lo-fi indie rock classic, full of weird and heartfelt pop songs that can turn from a cacophonous and frenetic squall to a vulnerable near-whisper.

Tickets: subt.net

Thursday

Heaters

Gman Tavern

3740 N. Clark St. 773-549-2050

If you were the kind of weirdo who would bet on this type of thing, you’d almost certainly place money on the fact that I’d include my hometown’s best band (sorry, Mustard Plug) playing my favorite bar, the Gman Tavern. With the Lakeview drinking establishment’s renovated back room, it’s now a really great place to see a show. All that aside, I’m actually picking this show on the strength of how much I enjoy the psych-minded garage rock of the Grand Rapids, Mich., trio’s most recent LP, “Baptistina.” You’ll have fun. Try the Malört.

Tickets: Etix.com

The Hecks, Matchess, ONO

The Hideout

1354 W. Wabansia Ave. 773-227-4433

On Thursday, not one but two Chicago acts will be celebrating a record release at The Hideout. First is Matchess, the electronic project of local musician Whitney Johnson. While her third full-length, “The Rafter,” came out in June, its meditative synths and sometimes unsettling mood-setting rhythms are still fresh in our minds. Headlining are the Trouble In Mind-signed trio the Hecks, who are releasing their excellent self-titled album this Friday. Expect a lot of head-bopping post-punk.

Tickets: HideoutChicago.com

Saturday

***Joey Purp, Saba, Akenya

Bottom Lounge

1375 W. Lake St. 312-666-6775

With “Bucket List” on the horizon, RedEye’s recent cover star Saba is looking to capitalize on the momentum from his Lollapalooza performance to debut new songs off the forthcoming project. He joins headliner Joey Purp, my favorite Chicago rapper, who’s going to also blow minds with his charismatic live show and bangers from his mixtape “iiiDrops.”

Tickets: bottomlounge.com

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