The best Chicago shows this week

12 picks for Nov 6-12, out of 351 shows in the next 7 days. Updated every day.

This week's picks

• FRI6NOV
  
  Basement

  House of Blues Chicago · 6 PM

  Melodic hardcore, hardcore · 1.1M Last.fm listeners · 1,300-capacity room · likely to sell out
  Price not listed On sale
• FRI6NOV
  
  Kaskade

  Radius Chicago · 10 PM · 18+

  House, electronic · 1.2M Last.fm listeners · 4,000-capacity room · likely to sell out
  Price not listed On sale
• SAT7NOV
  Joshua Radin

  with Raye Zaragoza

  City Winery Chicago · 7:30 PM

  Acoustic, singer-songwriter · 1.1M Last.fm listeners · 300-capacity room · $54 · likely to sell out
  $54 On sale
• SAT7NOV
  
  Little River Band

  Rialto Square Theatre · 7:30 PM

  Classic rock, soft rock · 613k Last.fm listeners · 1,966-capacity room · $39 · likely to sell out
  $39 On sale
• SAT7NOV
  
  Agriculture, Genital Shame, Pure Hex

  Empty Bottle · 9 PM

  Black metal, post-black metal · 62k Last.fm listeners · 400-capacity room · $33.17 · likely to sell out
  $33.17 On sale
• SUN8NOV
  
  Death From Above 1979

  with Wine Lips

  Thalia Hall · 7:30 PM

  Indie rock, indie · 1.1M Last.fm listeners · 800-capacity room · $49 to $66.63 · likely to sell out
  $49 to $66.63 On sale
• SUN8NOV
  
  Vince Staples

  Riviera Theatre · 7:30 PM

  Hip-hop, rap · 1.5M Last.fm listeners · 2,500-capacity room · likely to sell out
  Price not listed On sale
• SUN8NOV
  
  Queen!

  with Featuring Derrick Carter * Julie Marghilano * Michael Serafini Hosted by Lucy Stoole * Nico Guest Host: Claire

  Smartbar · 10 PM · 21+

  Classic rock, rock · 7.4M Last.fm listeners · 400-capacity room · $20 · likely to sell out
  $20 On sale
• TUE10NOV
  
  Engelbert Humperdinck

  Arcada Theatre · 7:30 PM

  Pop, classical · 697k Last.fm listeners · 900-capacity room · likely to sell out
  Price not listed On sale
• TUE10NOV
  
  Cut Copy

  Garcia's Chicago · 8 PM

  Electronic, indie · 1.4M Last.fm listeners · 500-capacity room · likely to sell out
  Price not listed On sale
• WED11NOV
  
  Strawberry Guy

  with Jean-Luc Eldenwood

  Metro · 7:30 PM · All ages

  Dream pop, indie pop · 1.9M Last.fm listeners · 1,100-capacity room · likely to sell out
  Price not listed On sale
• THU12NOV
  
  Live

  with Derry Queen

  Lincoln Hall · 8 PM · 18+

  Alternative rock, rock · 1.4M Last.fm listeners · 507-capacity room · $25 · likely to sell out
  $25 On sale

Free and under $15

• FRI6NOV
  
  Golden Hour

  with mjam, Not Your Nani

  Epiphany Center for the Arts · 5 PM

  Techno, math rock · 7k Last.fm listeners · 600-capacity room · $4 to $16 · just announced
  $4 to $16 On sale
• FRI6NOV
  
  Pieta Brown

  with special guest Ani Mari

  Old Town School of Folk Music · 8 PM

  Singer-songwriter, alt-country · 50k Last.fm listeners · 425-capacity room · $8 to $36 · just announced
  $8 to $36 On sale
• SAT7NOV
  
  Bumsy & The Moochers, Something To Do, Run and Punch

  Cobra Lounge · 9 PM

  Ska · 7k Last.fm listeners · 300-capacity room · $15 · just announced
  $15 On sale
• SUN8NOV
  
  Frequency

  with Sachi Keiko w/ Ava Brennan

  Constellation · 8:30 PM

  Melodic death metal, heavy metal · 48k Last.fm listeners · 200-capacity room · $5 to $15 · likely to sell out
  $5 to $15 On sale
• WED11NOV
  
  Alfonso Ponticelli

  Green Mill · 8 PM

  Jazz · 8k Last.fm listeners · 150-capacity room · $10 · just announced
  $10 On sale
• THU12NOV
  
  Joe Jenneman

  Carol's Pub · 8 PM · 21+

  Singer-songwriter, pop · 11k Last.fm listeners · 200-capacity room · $10 to $12.50 · just announced
  $10 to $12.50 On sale

Small rooms, before they get big

• FRI6NOV
  
  The Bends

  with The Braymores

  Lincoln Hall · 8 PM · 18+

  Rock, alternative · 45k Last.fm listeners · 507-capacity room · $20 · likely to sell out
  $20 On sale
• SAT7NOV
  
  Supergold

  with Paige Galdieri

  Cole's Bar · 9 PM · 21+

  Pop rock · 35k Last.fm listeners · 100-capacity room · $16 · likely to sell out
  $16 On sale
• MON9NOV
  
  Equip

  with DJs Equip, Mukqs

  Cole's Bar · 8 PM · 21+

  Ambient · 43k Last.fm listeners · 100-capacity room · likely to sell out
  Price not listed On sale
• TUE10NOV
  
  Triage

  The California Clipper · 8 PM

  Dubstep, drum and bass · 14k Last.fm listeners · 150-capacity room · likely to sell out
  Price not listed On sale
• WED11NOV
  
  Marci

  Sleeping Village · 9 PM

  Dream pop, indie pop · 40k Last.fm listeners · 500-capacity room · $18 · just announced
  $18 On sale
• THU12NOV
  
  Andy Brown

  Green Mill · 5 PM

  Jazz, indie · 10k Last.fm listeners · 150-capacity room · likely to sell out
  Price not listed On sale

All 351 shows this week · This weekend · Tonight

How these are picked: Go See Shows ranks every show of the next 7 days by how fast tickets are going, how many people follow the artist on Last.fm, and whether there are photos and a description, then spreads the picks across venues, genres and days. Nobody pays to be on this list.