Friday and Saturday are full of great shows that have been awful to choose between. If only we could all split ourselves into multiples.
Monday, January 31
Todd Carey, Bascom Hill, The Heyday; Schubas. 8 pm, $6
Tuesday, February 1
Shelby Lynne, Derek Nelson; SPACE. 8 pm, $27-40
Scott Lucas and the Married Men, Kevin Tihista’s Red Terror; Schubas. 8 pm, $8
Wednesday, February 2
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, The Opposition Party; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $22
Thursday, February 3
Tina Dico; Schubas. 8 pm, $12-14
Greensky Bluegrass; Double Door. 8 pm, $10-12
Friday, February 4
The Decemberists, Wye Oak; the Riviera. 7:30 pm, sold out
Trina Hamlin, Keri Noble; SPACE. 8 pm, $12-20
Talib Kweli, Que Billah; The Shrine (2109 S Wabash). 9 pm, $25-35
My Brightest Diamond, Cloudbirds; Lincoln Hall. 10 pm, $14
Saturday, February 5
Sahara Smith, Liza Day; Schubas. 7 pm, $10
The Giving Tree Band, Hoots and Hellmouth; Mayne Stage. 8 pm, $15
Fitz and the Tantrums, JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, The Right Now, Soul Summit DJs; Metro. 9 pm, $14
Retribution Gospel Choir, Peter Wolf Crier, Zeus; Schubas. 10:30 pm, $12
Sunday, February 6
Meh.