Kind of a lame week in live music around here, with the exception of Saturday night: original British folk punker Billy Bragg brings his rough vagabond tales to the Park West, iconic shoegaze pioneers Swervedriver park it at Metro for the night, and the gorgeous harmonies of Once castmates Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova (as The Swell Season) will fill the stately Chicago Theater. Bottom line: stick close to home and save your eardrums for the weekend.
MONDAY, JUNE 9

Unicycle Loves You w/ Bitter Tears and Builder/Destroyer @ Empty Bottle

TUESDAY, JUNE 10

Cyndi Lauper w/ The B-52’s, Tegan and Sarah, and The Cliks @ The Chicago Theater

Adam Green w/ Tim Fite @ The Lakeshore Theater

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11

There’s nothing going on, so go find a patio to drink on.

THURSDAY, JUNE 12

Be Your Own Pet w/ She Wants Revenge and Virgins and Switches @ House of Blues

Oxford Collapse w/ Frightened Rabbit @ Empty Bottle

FRIDAY, JUNE 13

Lightspeed Champion w/ Flowers Forever and The Explorers Club @ Empty Bottle

SATURDAY, JUNE 14

Billy Bragg @ Park West

Stevie Nicks @ Charter One Pavilion

These New Puritans @ Subterranean

Annuals @ Empty Bottle

Swervedriver w/ Life and Times and Terra Diablo @ Metro

SUNDAY, JUNE 15

The Swell Season @ Chicago Theater

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