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Cobra Lounge·Ukrainian Village

Archer Oh / Integra Pink

Cobra Lounge presents... Archer Oh w/ special guests Integra Pink $22 ADV // $26 DOS - All Ticket prices inclusive of taxes and fees. What you see is what you pay, no surprises later. 📬Stay in touch, subscribe to our newsletter here➡️ *ASTERISKPLACEH... Read more

RockLatin
Nov 2
6:00 PM
Cobra Lounge·Ukrainian Village

Archer Oh / Integra Pink / Maldita Sea!

Cobra Lounge presents... Archer Oh w/ special guests Integra Pink and Maldita Sea! $22 ADV // $26 DOS - All Ticket prices inclusive of taxes and fees. What you see is what you pay, no surprises later. 📬Stay in touch, subscribe to our newsletter here➡️ \*\*https://cobralounge.com/email-newsletter/** ⬅️

RockLatin
Nov 2
6:00 PM
Reggie's·South Loop

Bears Game Watch Party!

Come watch some Monday night football as the Bears take on the Seahawks. Game with sound will be in The Shack on the 2nd floor. CHICAGO BEARS GAME (with Game Feed Sound) Watch the Bears play some NFL Football with game feed sound, while enjoying tasty food and drinks.

Free
Nov 2
6:00 PM
Jazz Showcase·South Loop

Chicago Academy for the Arts

This concert will feature Music Department students from The Chicago Academy for the Arts along with, and at times alongside, Academy faculty members. Under the direction of Academy Jazz Combo Directors Gregory Dudzienski, Callandra Youngleson, and Nicholas Olynciw, Academy students will be joined by faculty members Christopher Nolte, Jonah Lazarus, and Casey Nielsen to perform jazz standards, modern tunes, and pop songs! The Chicago Academy for the Arts is the nation's premier performing and visual arts high school, where young artists master the skills necessary for academic success, critical thought, and creative expression. The Academy's Music Department curriculum is rooted in the traditions of classical music and jazz while looking ahead to the potentials of commercial music and experimental composition. Students are immersed in: private study; musicianship and audio engineering courses; chamber, electronic, new music, pop/rock, and jazz ensembles; music composition; as well as masterclasses and performances.

Nov 2
7:00 PM
Beat Kitchen·Roscoe Village

June Henry

TICKET EVENT INFORMATION: This event is ALL AGES All sales final, NO refunds or exchanges, events are rain or shine. Door times are subject to change without notice. Tickets purchased at box office will be inclusive of fees. Once you’ve purchased, you will receive an order confirmation email from See Tickets on behalf of ‘Beat Kitchen’ or 'Subterranean' with your eTicket(s) attached. We accept physical IDs or official digital IDs. Photos or screenshots of an ID are not accepted. *IMPORTANT: If you do not see your order confirmation in your inbox, make sure to check your junk/spam folder. If you still do not see your order confirmation or have any other technical ticketing-related issues with your order, click here to access the See Tickets help center. We take pride in creating a space where everyone feels welcome and safe, and we strive to provide accommodations for all guests to the best of our ability. While we commit to doing everything in our power to accommodate when given advanced notice, guests who require accessibility accommodations should contact us at info@subt.net or info@beatkitchen.com . Staff can provide assistance when possible. If you have tickets to an upcoming event and require special accommodations, or have questions, please contact info@subt.net or info@beatkitchen.com at least one week prior to the event.

RockFolk / RootsElectronic
Nov 2
7:00 PM
Reggie's·South Loop

Zack's Open Mic

Acoustic Open Mic Hosted by Zack. OPEN MIC W/ ZACK FEDOR Zack Fedor is Illinois’ country musician. Since 2011 Zack Fedor has been a regular feature of bars, tavern’s, fairs, and festivals all across the Midwest. Playing songs and Zack Fedor is Illinois’ barstool musician. Since 2011 Zack Fedor has been a regular feature of bars, tavern’s, fairs, and festivals all across the Midwest. Playing songs and making friends everywhere he goes! Band Website Spotify Instagram Twitter

FreeFolk / Roots
Nov 2
7:00 PM
Subterranean·Wicker Park

Party Cannon

TICKET EVENT INFORMATION: This event is 17+ All sales final, NO refunds or exchanges, events are rain or shine. Door times are subject to change without notice. Tickets purchased at box office will be inclusive of fees. Once you’ve purchased, you will receive an order confirmation email from See Tickets on behalf of ‘Beat Kitchen’ or 'Subterranean' with your eTicket(s) attached. We accept physical IDs or official digital IDs. Photos or screenshots of an ID are not accepted. *IMPORTANT: If you do not see your order confirmation in your inbox, make sure to check your junk/spam folder. If you still do not see your order confirmation or have any other technical ticketing-related issues with your order, click here to access the See Tickets help center. We take pride in creating a space where everyone feels welcome and safe, and we strive to provide accommodations for all guests to the best of our ability. While we commit to doing everything in our power to accommodate when given advanced notice, guests who require accessibility accommodations should contact us at info@subt.net or info@beatkitchen.com . Staff can provide assistance when possible. If you have tickets to an upcoming event and require special accommodations, or have questions, please contact info@subt.net or info@beatkitchen.com at least one week prior to the event.

Metal
Nov 2
7:00 PM
Thalia Hall·Pilsen

The Blasting Company plays Over The Garden Wall with Patrick McHale & J.R. Kaufman

It's not very well-worn, but the Nashville street band to composer pipeline has certainly been a distinctive, if tempered, fairy-tale arc for Joshua Kaufman and Justin Rubenstein, the brothers at the helm of The Blasting Company. For years, curiosity and circumstance guided them through the streets of the US and Europe as they accumulated a blend of American folk and Eastern European influences, grand orchestral tendencies, and inescapably modern sensibilities, eventually landing them in Los Angeles, where they found a home for most of it in the world of film and television. Their first and perhaps most notable venture into scoring was for the critically-acclaimed animated miniseries, Over the Garden Wall, which has become a seasonal staple for a growing fanbase worldwide whenever fall - or its equatorial approximate - is in the air. Other composing ventures include music written for Burlesque, the New York Times/Serial podcast, The Kids of Rutherford County, Adult Swim's The Elephant, and a three-album soundtrack for table top role playing campaign, The Crooked Moon. Their recent releases feature collaborations with Tom Kenny (Spongebob Squarepants), Haley Reinhart (Post-Modern Jukebox), Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Concords), and one of their all-time musical heroes, arranger and composer Van Dyke Parks. The Blasting Company's journey has been one dedicated to their artistic community and their craft. This, and the eagerness with which they explore music's expansive storytelling potential has made them sought-after collaborators anywhere music can be of use, from Emmy-winning animation to Peabody Award-caliber investigative journalism. Wherever they're found and wherever they'll end up, their music continues to introduce new generations to a panoply of musical traditions, old and new, tailored to their own particular - and peculiar - point of view. Starting with the 10th anniversary shows in LA back in 2024, The Blasting Company has hoped for their live Over the Garden Wall concert to capture, above all, the well-worn warmth of a night spent in the company of good friends who happen to enjoy playing music together. Fortunately, the super-band of multi-instrumentalists, comprised of The Blasting Company and California Feetwarmers, most of whom played on the original soundtrack, has enjoyed traveling and playing music together for most of their adult lives. Together with friends and local special guests, the band plans to faithfully expand on the original soundtrack and invite folks to experience it the way the composers did: as a patchwork of the beautiful artistic personalities that came together to make it, as an homage to and continuation of the generations of art and music that inspired it, and most of all, as a chance for good friends and strangers to open their hearts up to each other just a little bigger and belt out a few new-old tunes the very best they can.

FreeJazz / BluesFolk / Roots
Nov 2
8:00 PM
Beat Kitchen·Roscoe Village

Extraordinary Popular Delusions

Please RSVP to help us plan, though admission will be on a first come, first served basis and cannot be guaranteed. TICKET EVENT INFORMATION: This event is 21+ All sales final, NO refunds or exchanges, events are rain or shine. Door times are subject to change without notice. Tickets purchased at box office will be inclusive of fees. Once you’ve purchased, you will receive an order confirmation email from See Tickets on behalf of ‘ Beat Kitchen’ or 'Subterranean' with your eTicket(s) attached. *IMPORTANT: If you do not see your order confirmation in your inbox, make sure to check your junk/spam folder. If you still do not see your order confirmation or have any other technical ticketing-related issues with your order, click here to access the See Tickets help center. We take pride in creating a space where everyone feels welcome and safe, and we strive to provide accommodations for all guests to the best of our ability. While we commit to doing everything in our power to accommodate when given advanced notice, guests who require accessibility accommodations should contact us at info@subt.net or info@beatkitchen.com . Staff can provide assistance when possible. If you have tickets to an upcoming event and require special accommodations, or have questions, please contact info@subt.net or info@beatkitchen.com at least one week prior to the event.

Nov 2
8:00 PM
Cole's Bar·Logan Square

Leili Grzybowski / Oyeme & C Mikhail / Preston Woolsey

'leili', a queer singer-songwriter based in Logan Square, Chicago, loves to explore themes of family ties, unresolved memories, and love with its relation to nature. Her guitar and vocals lend themselves to telling the story of how every human can resonate with a piece of art, no matter how different their lives have been. Using pedal effects to fill the room with sound, 'leili' loves to put her all into her performance, leaving nothing unspoken. Wedding energetic folk with experimental electronic textures and a resounding 'get me the hell out the suburbs' sentiment, Oyeme and her band stretch the distance from Appalachia to downtown Chicago by folding the map in half and poking a hole through it with a pencil. On the upcoming EP "Dead End Neighborhood," Oyeme embarks on her first non-solo outing exploring intimate five-piece midwestern folktronics and elemental road trip throw downs. Preston Woolsey, hailing from Missouri City, United States, is a talented musician who delves into the captivating genres of Pop and Indie Pop. With his unique blend of infectious melodies and heartfelt lyrics, Woolsey has carved a niche for himself in the music industry. Woolsey's music effortlessly combines the catchy hooks of Pop with the introspective and experimental nature of Indie Pop. His songs are a delightful blend of upbeat rhythms and introspective storytelling, creating a captivating musical experience for his listeners. From start to finish, Woolsey's tracks are a rollercoaster of emotions, taking the audience on a journey of self-discovery and reflection.

Folk / Roots
Nov 2
8:00 PM

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