We’ve got some great bands coming this week and I actually even get to take a break from my computer next Sunday to catch a few of the acts. Download or stream here now – or, thanks to modern technology, you can even subscribe via iTunes! Yay interwebs!

Monday Picks:

All American Rejects & A Rocket to the Moon @ the Metro (3730 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60613)

Fucked Up @ Lincoln Hall (2424 N. Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL 60614)

Tuesday Picks:

Perfume Genius & Parenthetical Girls @ Schubas (3159 N. Southport Ave. Chicago, IL 60657)

Christopher Paul Stelling @ Ace Bar (1505 W. Fullerton Ave. Chicago, IL. 60614)
Download “Mourning Train To Memphis” free via his bandcamp page.

Wednesday

Conya Doss @ The Shrine (2109 South Wabash Avenue  Chicago, IL 60616)

Download her track “Letter”

Willie Nelson and Family @ The Paramount (23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora IL) (Extra show added for April 11th)

Stream his cover of Pearl Jam’s “Just Breathe” from his upcoming album Heroes. He performs this with his son Lukas.

Thursday Picks:

JD Samson & MEN, Shuteye Zebra Katz Afterparty @ Berlin (954 W Belmont, Chicago, IL 60657)

JD Samson & MEN – Make Him Pay (Ezekiel remix):

Rodrigo y Gabriela @ Chicago Theatre (175 N. State St. Chicago, IL 60601)

Ingrid Michaelson @ The Vic Theater (3145 N Sheffield Ave Chicago, IL 60657) (Not included in podcast but still worth a mention)

Caveman @ Schubas (3159 N. Southport Ave. Chicago, IL 60657)

Screaming Females @ Subterranean

Friday Picks:

These United States @ the Metro (3730 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60613)

Mr. Gnome @ Schubas (3159 N. Southport Ave. Chicago, IL 60657)

Big Freedia & BBU @ The Empty Bottle (1035 N. Western Ave. Chicago, IL 60622

This video is bananas – I’m talking Tracy Morgan on Portlandia.

Saturday Picks:

Fun. @ The Vic Theater (3145 N Sheffield Ave Chicago, IL 60657)

Stream their album Some Nights in its entirety on Soundcloud and see how the band is going green with this spring tour.

Good Old War & Belle Brigade @ Lincoln Hall (2424 N. Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL 60614)

Sunday Picks:

The Naked & Famous, Now Now & Vacationer @ The Vic Theater (3145 N Sheffield Ave Chicago, IL 60657)

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