October Shows We Recommend in Chicago

Ahhh¦October. Our indie hipster friends couldn’t be happier – it’s finally an appropriate temperature to wear skinny organic raw selvedge denim jean pants and Fleet Foxes-esque tight flannel shirts without accumulating anywhere near the amount of ball sweat they did all summer long. So pour yourself a nice warm cider spiked with George Dickel, take this opportunity to finally wash your jeans, and head on out to the rock show. October’s going to be a great month! I’ll be at the Monsters of Folk show October 30 and others¦

Lastly, on a more serious note, please consider attending the benefit show for Scotland Yard Gospel Choir on 10/31 at Sub-T. You can read why here.

Yo La Tengo – Vic Theatre – 10/6

Youth Group – Schubas – 10/6

These United States / Or, The Whale – Subterranean – 10/7

Japandroids – Schubas – 10/9-10

Portugal. The Man / Hockey – Schubas – 10/10-11

Califone – Museum of Contemporary Art – 10/10-11

Lucinda Williams – Park West – 10/13, 14, 15

Brighton, MA – Beat Kitchen – 10/15

Dinosaur, Jr. – Vic Theatre – 10/15

Mike Doughty – Schubas – 10/15-16

Rhett Miller – Park West – 10/16

Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Riviera Theatre – 10/16

Wilco – UIC Pavilion – 10/18-19

The Dodos / Ruby Suns – The Bottom Lounge – 10/19

Sunset Rubdown – Logan Square Auditorium – 10/19

Elliott Brood – Schubas – 10/20

Samantha Crain & The Midnight Shivers – Empty Bottle – 10/22

Langhorne Slim / Dawes – Lincoln Hall – 10/23

Hacienda / Los Lonely Boys – Old Town School of Folk Music – 10/23

Ha Ha Tonka – The Bottom Lounge – 10/23

Red Cortez / Henry Clay People – Metro – 10/23

Will Hoge – Double Door – 10/23

Lucero – The Bottom Lounge – 10/24

The Black Angels – Metro – 10/25

Dead Confederate – Double Door – 10/26

Ben Gibbard / Jay Farrar – Lincoln Hall – 10/26

Great Lake Swimmers – Lincoln Hall – 10/28

Bob Dylan – Aragon Ballroom – 10/29, 30, 31

Gringo Star/ The Uglysuit – Schubas – 10/29

Noah and the Whale – Lakeshore Theater – 10/29

Monsters of Folk – Auditorium Theatre – 10/30

*Benefit Show for Scotland Yard Gospel Choir – Subterranean – 10/31