The Week In Chicago Rock

You shoulda been there.
1. Tinariwen at Thalia Hall on Monday night.

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2. Ndpndnt at Chop Shop on Thursday night.

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3. Lucinda Williams at the Chicago Theatre on Thursday night.

This #LucindaWilliams song from #CarWheelsOnaGravelRoad goes out to Mike Jones, Jenn Gann and Shannon Thorne. You’re the biggest fans of hers I know and this is the 20th anniversary of her seminal album. Thanks for sharing her with me! #lsdtour

A post shared by Brenan Sharp (@artbybrenan) on Aug 17, 2018 at 5:49pm PDT

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4. Steve Earle at the Chicago Theatre on Thursday night.

Steve Earle covering Hey Joe last night in #Chicago as part of the #lsdtour #steveearle

A post shared by Tom O’Brien (@tomob) on Aug 17, 2018 at 1:08pm PDT

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5. Dwight Yoakam at the Chicago Theatre on Thursday night.

#dwightyoakam 🤠Thanks to @ducketts_ we scored mayor Rahm Emanuel’s seats by telling the people he is my Uncle Rahm. Got in trouble more for dancing. @chicagotheatre #chicagotheatre #chicagohonkytonk #mayorofchicagohonkytonk #dance #twostep

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6. Jeff Lynne’s ELO at the big insurance arena in Rosemont on Wednesday night.

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7. Metric at the big Chicago airplane arena on Monday night.

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8. Gilberto Santa Rosa and Alberto Alvarez at Festival Cubano in Riis Park on Sunday night.

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9. Josie Dunne at Lincoln Hall on Sunday night.

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10. Michael Angelo Batio at Beat Kitchen on Thursday night.

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Catching up with . . .
Kozmic Kicks at Liar’s Club on August 4th.

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Beyonce and Jay Z at Soldier Field on August 11th.

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The Gaslight Anthem at the Riv on August 11th.

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Bernard Allison and Mike Zito at SPACE in Evanston on August 10th.

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The Ally Venable Band at SPACE in Evanston on August 10th.

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Autograph at the Arcada in St. Charles on August 11th.

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Comments welcome.

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Posted on August 17, 2018