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Thursday, December 8, 2011 - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 Volume 47 Number 49

All shows are 21+ unless otherwise noted.

o the top-grossing lms o all time is an odd choice

or a midnight movieusually the province o more

obscure cult classics, or at least ficks that you cant

catch on cable twice a weekyou can at least catch

Indy at the beginning, beore his legacy was sullied,

then saved, then nally, needlessly, a little o both.

Letters From The Big Man : Facets Cinmathque, 7 & 9:15pm, $9

Tosca: Gene Siskel Film Center, 6pm, $11

Passione: Gene Siskel Film Center, 6:15 & 8pm, $11

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within: Gene Siskel Film Center, 8:45pm, $11

Tyrannosaur: Music Box Theatre, 5:40, 7:40, & 9:40pm, $5-$9.25

America The Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments : Music Box Theatre,

7:30pm

Fday dc 9

MSC

dweledouble door, 9pm, $25

Dwele rst made his name as a guest vocalist on

Slum Villages Tainted, parlaying that into a solo

career that uses contemporary R&B styles with the

comortably cool croonings o decades past. His last

two eorts, Some Kinda and Sketches Of A Man,

were neo-soul collections that skewed decidedly old

in terms o presentation. Last years W.ants W.orld

W.omen didnt stray ar rom rom his pattern o

late-night-with-a-bottle-o-wine smooth tunes, but

it does add a twist: The trisected album ocuses on

worldly desires, politics, and romantic entangle-

ments. It also reunites him with Slum Village on

hard-times anthem How I Deal. Its that kind o

collaboration that suits Dwele, who also guested on

the Kanye West mega-single Power. Also playing:

Pennjamin Banneker, Sir Criss, Cavalier Kidd.

The Felix culpetro, 5:45pm, $11, ll geThe Felix Culpa isnt a deep and brooding band, but

i there were ever Learning Annex courses on such

a thing, the jangly rock band would be the rst to

pre-register. The quartet rom the Illinois/Wiscon-

sin border tries valiantly, though, rom a name (a

religious term reerring to Adam and Eves loss o

the Garden o Eden) and song titles clipped rom

a high-schoolers poetry journal (Good Business

Moves and The End O Inspiration, or instance)

to the bands rule that everysong must build to a

bombastic climax, even i its unearned and eels

hollow. Maybe all that hype nally got to the band,

who announced its break-up late this summer. This

Tsday dc 8

MSC

The string cheee nientargon llroom, 8pm, ol out, ll ge

Ater 18-plus years as a band and a hal-baked break-

up, the String Cheese Incident (aectionately known

as SCI) has been all over the place, geographically

and musically speaking. The quartet has delivered its

well-worn take on the jam band aesthetic playing ev-

erywhere rom Colorado haunts in Denver, Boulder,

Vail, and Morrisons Red Rocks, to headlining at the

Rothbury Festival, Austin City Limits, and Bonna-

roo. These days, leaders Bill Nershi and Michael Kang

keep reuniting the band to play more live shows,documenting the spectacle o its perormances on

the bands last, inormal release, 2010s Rhythm Of

The Road: Vol. 1Incident In Atlanta. This go-around,

the Roots Run Deep 2011 tour, is the bands rst

semi-sustained tour in our years. (Through Dec. 10)

chri connellThe ieout, 9pm, $10

Ministry and Revolting Cocks member Chris Con-

nelly released his 12th studio album,How This Ends,

last year. Made up o two hal-hour tracks that dey

convention, the records experimental nature should

come as no great surprise or ans o Connellys

boundary-pushing career. The prolic musician hasauthored three novels, including a thriller released

last year, and acts as manager o local music haven

Reckless Records in Bucktown. On top o all that, he

debuted a new band, The High Conessions, last year

along with ellow rock royalty bandmates rom Sonic

Youth and Minsk. 20 years on in his career, the airs

still lled with Connelly productions, making him

one o the rare prolic artists who ocuses more on

words than sound. Also playing: These Wonderul

Evils, Zak Boerger, Dan Sullivan.

oli oue + The ltroun, Gg Orer, sex Fight: Beat Kitchen,

8pm, $8

The shirle Johnon lue n: Blue Chicago - Ohio St, 9pm, $10

cork siegel chmber lue: Chicago Cultural Center, 6:30pm, free

The Fbulou Lie Of Fitne: Coles Bar Stage, 10pm, freeThe Plti oner n + oxlner, Lt King Of Poln, nergroun

ummer culture, strhnine: The Crown Tap Room, 9pm, $5

ike Golen + Prmi: Double Door, 9pm, $8

Ttu Nktni: Elastic Arts, 10pm, $8, all ages

Woorow rt + The ig Legue, Girl On ile, Pni Pixel, The op:

Elbo Room, 8pm, $8

sve The cloktower + Winbreker: Empty Bottle, 9:30pm, $8

Nomi ahle + on Lzzeretti, obin an Jenn ienemn, John clxton,

cne collier: FitzGeralds, 8pm, $8

Jme armtrong lue n + Jonn connor lue n: Kingston

Mines, 8pm, $12

onor soiet + alex Goot, The Tre, sunerln: Lincoln Hall, 7pm, $21,

all ages

Tributouru: Journe: Martyrs, 7pm, $20

anrew Frker + Jeffre dvi, Vintge lue, dP: Metro, 8:30pm, $9/$11,

18+

ighth lkbir: Museum of Contemporary Art Theatre, 6pm, free, all ages

Pt cur: Reggies Music Joint, 8:30pm, $5

nn ule + dJ devin uon, stefn Pone, tt o White: Reggies

Rock Club, 9pm, $8, 18+

Jme Wheeler + ario, Ton ngiullo, rln Teron: Rosas, 9:30pm, $7

rin Keown: Schubas, 8pm, $12

alfonz de L ot + eg ike, Orle, J cro: Smart Bar, 10pm, free

The er Of lue iver + Julie ekler, Kellen an e, elleile:

Subterranean, 8:30pm, $10

The de + vermen, shotgun Gmbling, Leper: ltra Lounge, 9pm, $5

Kte To n: ncommon Ground (Clark), 8pm, free, all ages

dJ li: The Whistler, 9pm, free

COMED

eing With a Frienannone Thetre, 10:30pm, $10

As one o the Annoyances capstone shows, veteran

improviser Susan Messings long-running showMess-

ing With A Friendis appropriately oulmouthed and

aecting: Two traits all enduring perormances at thetheater exhibit. As the title suggests, ounding mem-

ber Messing takes to the stage with an unnamed

guest co-star (perormers rom other theaters are o-

ten drated, though big-name TV and lm actors

have also joined her) as the pair embarks on a earless

long-orm show inspired by a single audience sug-

gestion. While an audience is always assured more

expletives than any reasonable person can endure,

otentimes the shows will hint at a deeper vulner-

ability or emotional undertow.

Lit!: Annoyance Theatre, 8pm, $15

comesportz: ComedySportz Theatre, 8pm, $22

mprov inion: ComedySportz Theatre, 10pm, $5

ert Kreiher:mprov Comedy Club, 7:30pm, $18-$21, 18+cl d + colletible: iO Theater (Cabaret), 8pm, $12

The Vere: another Fire stor: iO Theater (Del Close), 8pm, $15

gmufn + JOdy: iO Theater (Del Close), 10:30pm, $5

urning lueber: The Neo Futurarium, 8pm, $20

sa + Lverne an surl: Second City (Donnys Skybox), 10:30pm, $10-$12

FLM

Raiders Of The Lost Arkui ox Thetre, 5 & 9:45pm, $5-$9.25

Steven Spielberg and George Lucas Raiders Of The

Lost Ark set the gold standard or action-adventure,

combining the swashbuckling heroics o the 1940s

serials theyd grown up admiring with the eminent-

ly postmodern charms o star Harrison Ford, whose

cynical, world-weary approach to rescuing history

rom the clutches o evil Nazis always smartly un-

derplayed such outlandish contrivances. While one

With the holiday season pressing down on Chicago like a clump o slow-walking tourists on Michigan Avenue, locals probably need a drink. Luckily,The A.V. Clubs here to help with a guide to deliciously boozy seasonalpunches. The citys cocktail renaissance has spilled over to this party arethats thankully much, much classier than a bunch o Everclear and Kool-Aidcombined in an old cooler. Whether its milk or rum or holiday, theres a punchor everyone this season.

Its been a hell o a year or alt-rock anniversaries, rom Neverminds 20th toPearl Jams big birthday celebration. This month, though, the Chicago

Symphony Orchestra is celebrating the centennial anniversary o the death oone totally alternative dude: Gustav Mahler. Put that sco away, Vedder-heads;the Austrian composer was one wicked character. Dont believe it? Check outour guide to Mahlers alt-classical genius this week.

This week, we also talk to Cyrus Moussavi, a young Chicagoan with a bigproject at hand: traveling around the world to dierent underground musicscenes and making a TV show about it. So ar, hes been to Kisumu in Kenya andFestival In The Desert, located about three hours outside o Timbuktu in Mali.The resulting episodes oRaw Music International are progressive, interesting,andor ans o world musicbrain exploding, just like Moussavis interviewwith The A.V. Club. But dont take our word or it. Check out chicago.avclub.com this week to nd out or sure.Marah Eakin, Chicago city editor

With the holiday season pressing down on Chicago like a clump o slow-walking tourists on Michigan Avenue, locals probably need a drink. Luckily,The A.V. Clubs here to help with a guide to deliciously boozy seasonalpunches. The citys cocktail renaissance has spilled over to this party arethats thankully much, much classier than a bunch o Everclear and Kool-Aidcombined in an old cooler. Whether its milk or rum or holiday, theres a punchor everyone this season.

Its been a hell o a year or alt-rock anniversaries, rom Neverminds 20th toPearl Jams big birthday celebration. This month, though, the Chicago

Symphony Orchestra is celebrating the centennial anniversary o the death oone totally alternative dude: Gustav Mahler. Put that sco away, Vedder-heads;the Austrian composer was one wicked character. Dont believe it? Check outour guide to Mahlers alt-classical genius this week.

This week, we also talk to Cyrus Moussavi, a young Chicagoan with a bigproject at hand: traveling around the world to dierent underground musicscenes and making a TV show about it. So ar, hes been to Kisumu in Kenya andFestival In The Desert, located about three hours outside o Timbuktu in Mali.The resulting episodes oRaw Music International are progressive, interesting,andor ans o world musicbrain exploding, just like Moussavis interviewwith The A.V. Club. But dont take our word or it. Check out chicago.avclub.com this week to nd out or sure.Marah Eakin, Chicago city editor


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show will be its last, and the bands been taking re-

quests rom ans on Facebook. Also playing: Mon-

days Hero, Sainthood Reps, El Oso.

on verc Pvilion, 7:30pm, $40, ll ge

The backstory onFor Emma, Forever Ago,Justin Ver-

nons debut album under the name Bon Iver, reads

like a musical version o Jon KrakauersInto The Wild.

Singer-songwriter Vernon holed up in his athers

cabin in northwestern Wisconsin or several months

ater a series o personal setbacks, including breakups

with his band and girlriend, and a lingering bout

with mononucleosis that kept him in bed or three

months. The result is a set o hauntingly beautiul

olk songs that caught the attention o critics and ce-

lebrities alike, ultimately landing him a backup vocal

spot on several Kanye West songs. Bon Ivers latest re-

cord,Bon Iver, isnt quite as mesmerizing as his debut,

but its enchanting and lonely all the sameparticu-

larly when adding the videos that accompany each

song on the deluxe editionmaking it one o the

best o 2011 or sure.

ego + Wheeler rother: Abbey Pub, 9:30pm, $10

The string cheee nient: Aragon Ballroom, 8pm, sold out, all ages

kehift Proig: Beat Kitchen, 9pm, $10, 17+

The Nellie Tiger Trvi lue n: Blue Chicago - Ohio St, 9pm, $10

Piere The Veil + i , Woe e, Letlive, The amit afition: Bottom

Lounge, 5:30pm, $15, all ages

The swet + Fur cot, Kerr: Coles Bar Stage, 10pm, free

Jingle Jngle letro chritm: Congress Theater, 8pm, $15, 17+

smoke rown: Elastic Arts, 9pm, $10, all ages

The ole rother: Empty Bottle, 5:30pm, free

Pterotl + amerin olt, oritt, Flux ike: Empty Bottle, 10pm, $8

Projet gnition + Velvet Jimi, Tripwirz: FitzGeralds, 8pm, $8

shme Tht Tune: The Hideout, 6:30pm, $5

Joephine Foter: The Hideout, 10pm, $10

smoke obinon: Horseshoe Hammond Casino - The Venue, 8pm, $50-$90

The dn n: House Of Blues, 9pm, $22.50/$25, 17+

rett lrige + drke White: Joes on Weed St., 10pm, $8

dr. duke Tumtoe an The Power Trio + Jonn connor lue n:

Kingston Mines, 8pm, $15

The nGnome: Martyrs, 5pm, $2

The set + sequoi, Peritene Of emor, ot ot obot: Martyrs, 9pm, $8

shemeki copeln + ill rike: Old Town School of Folk Music, 8pm,

$21-$25, all ages

Whle + Nongon, lkout dte: Quenchers, 9pm, $5

Velikovk + dexter, Left With Tomorrow:Red Line Tap, 9pm, $5

rin ipp: Reggies Music Joint, 5pm, free

The Jgz + oe Gun: Reggies Music Joint, 8pm, $5

2O + cruel n, n ope, xploe an ke p: Reggies Rock Club,

7pm, $15, all ages

ill rnh an The son Of lue: Rosas, 9:30pm, $15

Peter rle am: Schubas, 7:30pm, $8/$10

Poke LFrge + The dirt duber: Schubas, 10pm, $10/$12

enoit an sergio + Orhr Lounge: Smart Bar, 10pm, $12/$15

With a Twit: Stage 773, 8pm, $20

iliff + young ufflo: Subterranean, 9pm, $10

eptoi + chigo Thrh nemble, Full On, Jr Looe: ltra Lounge,

9pm, $8

Jo + Nik Gge: ncommon Ground (Clark), 10pm, free, all ages

srh an The Tll o: ncommon Ground (Devon), 6pm, free

P omn + denni chill, urie Lennon: Wilmette Theatre, 7:30pm,

$18

COMEDOprh! a come! Live your et Lugh: Annoyance Theatre, 8pm, $15

Tin Fit: a o sout uil : Annoyance Theatre, 10pm, $10

ol Fuk come our: Annoyance Theatre, 12am, free

The Kte: The Book Cellar, 8pm, free

comesportz: ComedySportz Theatre, 8 & 10pm, $22

Oop! a ritne oli: ComedySportz Theatre, 12am, $10

ert Kreiher: mprov Comedy Club, 8 & 10:15pm, $18-$21, 18+

ser Tower + ingo strr: iO Theater (Cabaret), 8pm, $14

drt + evolver: iO Theater (Cabaret), 10:30pm, $14mprovie shkepere: iO Theater (Del Close), 8 & 10:30pm, $16

Lor Of The yum yum: The Lincoln Lodge, 8:30 & 10:30pm, $10


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Too uh Light ke The b Go lin: The Neo Futurarium, 11:30pm,

$10-$15

Grtti: The Playground Theater, 10pm, $10

The dvenport: The Playground Theater, 11:55pm, $5

e e Liver: The chigo drinking Pl : The Pub Theater at Fizz, 8pm, $20

chpter 11: The yer n evue: Second City (Donnys Skybox), 7:30pm,

$10-$13The r siewert srugg Work Women Fetivl 2011: Second City

(Donnys Skybox), 9pm, $12

3: Second City (Donnys Skybox), 10:30pm, $10-$13

survivl evivl: a ile cl Guie To eing Poor: Second City (Donnys

Skybox), 11:55pm, $10-$12

sene iing: Second City (Donnys Skybox), 11:55pm, $10-$12

FLM

Everyday Sunshine: TheStory Of FishboneGene sikel Film center, 8pm, $11

With its impossible-to-pin-down sound and uncon-

tainable energy, Fishbone seemingly burst out o

nowhere to top everyones short list o the coolest

band in America in the mid-80s. Mixing punk, ska,unk, and whatever else occurred to its members, the

group inspired contemporaries like Red Hot Chili

Peppers and later acts like No Doubt. Though signed

to a major label not long ater its rst public gigs,

Fishbone ound its commercial breakthrough re-

mained just out o reach as the 80s turned into the

90s. Had Fishbone been less o a democracy, they

might have been a more successul band, ormer

band manager Roger Perry says early inEveryday Sun-

shine: The Story Of Fishbone. But had they been less

o a democracy, they wouldnt have been Fishbone.

The lms directors will be present or Friday, Satur-

day, and Sundays screenings, and the band itsel will

make an appearance Saturday. (Through Dec. 15)

Willy Wonka And TheChocolate Factoryollwoo oulevr cinem, 4, 6:15, & 8:30pm, $10

Tim Burtons adaptation o Roald Dahls dark clas-

sic Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, with Johnny

Depp as eccentric conectionary king Willy Wonka,

met with mixed criticism, and its not likely to sup-

plant the 1971 version, a lm that holds a unique

place in many moviegoers hearts. Willy Wonka And

The Chocolate Factoryremains a cross-generational a-

vorite because its the rare kids lm that doesnt talk

down to its audience or (ahem) sugarcoat its source

material. Moviegoers at this weekends screenings are

in or a special sweet treat, as the original cast mem-

bers who played Charlie Bucket, Mike TeaVee, Violet

Beauregarde, Augustus Gloop, and Veruca Salt will be

in attendance. (Through Dec. 12)

Mad Love: Great Shorts Of 2011: Chicago Filmmakers, 8pm, $8

Garbo The Spy: Facets Cinmathque, 7 & 9pm, $9

The Science Of Sleep: Gene Siskel Film Center, 6pm, $11

Silent Souls: Gene Siskel Film Center, 6:15pm, $11

The Guard: Gene Siskel Film Center, 8pm, $11

The Room: Music Box Theatre, 12am, $9.25

saTday dc 10

MSCTori amochigo Thetre, 8pm, $39.50-$59.50, ll ge

Tori Amos has lived several

dierent lives since starting

out as Mary Ellen Amos the

child musical prodigy, dab-

bling in synth-pop in the

80s with Y Kant Tori Read,

and then moving on to the

incendiary passion and an-

ger that ueled her seminal

1992 solo debut,Little Earth-

quakes. Since then, Amosrecorded output has been

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The a.V. club: do ou feel ouve one our prtto put our home tte of albm on the mui-l mp?

sT 2 Lettz: It was all about building a scene.Rather than going to a bigger city with a big-ger market and trying to match up with it, weknew it was going to be a long, hard roadbut we decided to build up Huntsville. Notjust Alabama, but Huntsville. And we wantour own sound, so thats why we werent gon-

na go to Atlanta. We dont have an Atlantasound; we have our own sound.

aVc: your oun h been lle ouple of if-ferent thing, like lou rp.

sT: Our partner Walkmaster Flex made upthat term. But I dont know, I eel its justHuntsville music. We get a lot o comparisonsto these other artists who are coming up, be-cause they have a sound thats a lot like ours,like that sound thats real airy and spacey likeus. But I like to think that the [G-Side produc-

ers] Block Beataz do that better than anybodyelse. But no, to us its just Huntsville hip-hop;its not cloud rap.

aVc: t eem like tple of lou rp, but howimportnt i mrijun to ou gu?

sT: Its 50/50. Clova doesnt smoke, even likeonce a year, maybe to celebrate something re-ally big. Me, I smoke daily. I wouldnt even sayits so important, because we never reallymake smoke songs or anything like that; wejust make music. And I dont depend on mari-juana to make music. Its something I do ev-ery day, but i theres an instance where Idont have it, like i were in Europe and

theres no weed around, I can still record qual-ity music without being high.

aVc: do ou think G-sie oul ever blow up onmintrem pop hrt?

yung clov: Well, everybody wants to go tothat next level. Everybody. But we dont wantto compromise who we are or the music wemake. We want to bring that mainstream toHuntsville, to Athens. Let them respect what

we do.

sT: I think the thing with the majorsall wewould really want is creative control. I we cancontrol how our sound is, and they dont tryto change it, then yeah, I think wed be cool.As ar as being pop artists, I cant see us beingthe Black Eyed Peas, yknow? I could see uswith that type o an base, and even that largeo a an base, but I cant see us dressing up incrazy costumes and doing bullshit like that.Well still be us at the end o the day. I we everget a chance to do the Super Bowl haltime

show, well probably be dressed in Purple Ty-rant, our clothing line.

aVc: at fetivl like Pithfork Fet n Fun FunFun Fet, mot of the ttenee re ounger,white ollege ki. are ou omfortble with row like tht?

yc:Thats our whole an base. Were used to itnow. All our crowds be like that. Im not madat it at all, especially coming rom Alabama.Just that two black dudes rom Alabama, to beable to perorm towell, I wouldnt say all-whitetheyre pretty mixed crowds, but amajority white. For that to happen, I think, isa testament to the music.Dylan Peterson

The rising indie hip-hop duo G-Side is composed of two different rapperswith a clear, shared goal: to be No. 1. Hell, G-Side wont even release analbum on a date that doesnt have a 1 in it (The One ... Cohesive was re-leased Jan. 1, 2011, and Island was released Nov. 11, 2011). ST 2 Lettazand Yung Clova have been players in the Southern rap game for nearlya decade, but their ambitious persistence paid off in 2011, as they en-

joyed nearly universal praise for Cohesive. Before their Dec. 13 stop atthe Empty Bottle, ST 2 Lettaz and Yung Clova talked to The A.V. Club aboutgoing from Alabama to the Internet, all of the white kids at their shows,and the duos high ambitions.

The rising indie hip-hop duo G-Side is composed of two different rapperswith a clear, shared goal: to be No. 1. Hell, G-Side wont even release analbum on a date that doesnt have a 1 in it (The One ... Cohesive was re-leased Jan. 1, 2011, and Island was released Nov. 11, 2011). ST 2 Lettazand Yung Clova have been players in the Southern rap game for nearlya decade, but their ambitious persistence paid off in 2011, as they en-

joyed nearly universal praise for Cohesive. Before their Dec. 13 stop atthe Empty Bottle, ST 2 Lettaz and Yung Clova talked to The A.V. Club aboutgoing from Alabama to the Internet, all of the white kids at their shows,and the duos high ambitions.

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developed a knack or musical time travel. His lovely,

lazy style o old-school Western swing is so authen-

tic, youll be seeing in black and white and hearing

in mono. Hancocks latest, 2009s Viper Of Melody, is

bursting at the seams with danceable murder ballads

like Your Love And His Blood, and songs or the99 percent like Workin At Workin. Also playing:

Jayke Orvis And The Broken Band, The Lawrence Pe-

ters Outt, Pearls Mahone And The One-Eyed Jacks.

The Grehoun + The Four str r n, dJc: Abbey Pub, 9pm, $10

The string cheee nient: Aragon Ballroom, 8pm, sold out, all ages

The xokeleton + stoop Goonoie, dvi cot, Goobe Gooene: Beat

Kitchen, 6pm, $10, all ages

Geronimo! + si en, Thoun Pouner: Beat Kitchen, 10:30pm, $8

The Nellie Tiger Trvi lue n: Blue Chicago - Ohio St, 9pm, $10

Fihbone + oot Of cretion, 3PO: Bottom Lounge, 9pm, $20, 18+

The Fer + The dut unnie, lk Lb: Coles Bar Stage, 10pm, free

John simmon + rin Grner, ren d, To rin: Darkroom, 11pm, $5

Tributuru: FitzGeralds, 9pm, $20

The oli ll: The Hideout, 9pm, $20

t Of en soul xpre: The Hideout, 11:30pm, $5

ami sri + en Pirni, Weepin Willow: Homeroom, 8pm, $30, all ages

dr. duke Tumtoe an The Power Trio + Jonn connor lue n:


Virgini colition + oo smoke: Lincoln Hall, 10pm, $15, 18+

alien Queen + ttletr Fntti, owoner:Metro, 9pm, $16-$30, 18+

Ti theler + shn rve: Old Town School of Folk Music, 10am, $5,

all ages

renn li an Jke cinninger: Park West, 8pm, $20-$80, all ages

The Polkholi: Quenchers, 9pm, $5

Nik Lnh + cnr enwoo: Red Line Tap, 8pm, $5

cl n drkne + Wing Of severne, denight, Twelfth Gte: Reggies

Rock Club, 7pm, $10, 17+

Jd Pheron: Schubas, 10pm, $10

Jutin Long + Joh Werner, Nthn drew Lren, smone obert: Smart

Bar, 10pm, $10/$13

Lmpkin ui Group: Stage 773, 8pm, $18

The Whiper + Vlerie simpon: Star Plaza Theatre, 8pm, $39, all ages

Woo + Wet ir, rin e: Subterranean, 9:30pm, $13/$15, 17+

chnnel Four + Gorill Pre, lk ct ert attk: ltra Lounge, 8pm, $5

The Vn uren o + The rother Gro, enoie: ltra Lounge,

11:30pm, $5

Jenn ienemnn + The signint Other: ncommon Ground (Clark),

10pm, free, all ages

srh an The Tll o: ncommon Ground (Devon), 6pm, free

Tiffn ull + steve Lef, The rvine: ncommon Ground (Devon), 10pm, $7

irle conition + depth an current: Viaduct Theater, 10pm

anthon attll + spektr: Vision, 10pm, $5-$15

dJ Ptrik sion: The Whistler, 10pm, free

COMEDannone chritm Pgent: Annoyance Theatre, 8pm, $14-$18

F L L L... Fuk t: Annoyance Theatre, 10pm, $10-$15

skinprov: Annoyance Theatre, 12am, $7

The comesportz crew sve snt!: ComedySportz Theatre, 11am,

$7-$10

comesportz: ComedySportz Theatre, 6, 8, & 10pm, $22

The ot Krl: ComedySportz Theatre, 12am, $10

ert Kreiher: mprov Comedy Club, 7 & 9:15pm, $18-$21, 18+

The deltone + ike eliopter: iO Theater (Cabaret), 8pm, $14enriett Put + cho Theor: iO Theater (Cabaret), 10:30pm, $14

nite stte Of mprov: iO Theater (Cabaret), 12am, $5

stortown: iO Theater (Del Close), 10:30am, $5

Whirle New Tonight: iO Theater (Del Close), 8pm, $14

cupi a ert On: iO Theater (Del Close), 10:30pm, $20

couple couneling + sirett an swen: iO Theater (Del Close), 12am, $5


Too uh Light ke The b Go lin: The Neo Futurarium, 11:30pm,

$10-$15

e e Liver: The chigo drinking Pl : The Pub Theater at Fizz, 8pm, $20

The Legen Of oueco.: Second City (Donnys Skybox), 7:30pm, $8-$10

North Polr diorer: Second City (Donnys Skybox), 11:55pm, $10-$12

ike an dune: Wilmette Theatre, 9pm, $12

FLMGarbo The Spy: Facets Cinmathque, 3, 5, 7, & 9pm, $9

Eugene Onegin: Gene Siskel Film Center, 3pm, $11

Farmageddon: Gene Siskel Film Center, 3pm, $11Silent Souls: Gene Siskel Film Center, 4:45 & 8:15pm, $11

The Guard: Gene Siskel Film Center, 6:15pm, $11

Everyday Sunshine: The Story Of Fishbone: Gene Siskel Film Center, 7pm, $11

Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory: Hollywood Palms Cinema, 12, 2:45, 5,

7:15, & 9:30pm, $10

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Music Box Theatre, 12am, $9.25

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Three years isnt an extraordinarily long wait be-

tween proper studio albums, but it speaks to RyanAdams impressive proliicacy in the 00s that this

hit-or-misssee 2009s particularly uninspiring Ab-

normally Attracted To Sin, which alls back on some o

the same breathless religion-versus-sex themes that

rst made her a avorite o goth-lite girls in the 90s.Amos most recent, Night Of Hunters, brings still an-

other genre into the mix: Its a concept album in-

spired by centuries o classical music history. Despite

the quiet, somber nature o that release, Amos still

has presence that can silence a room or make it sizzle.

Also playing: Thomas Dybdahl.

cor chiel an TheWnering sondouble door, 8:30pm, $10/$14

Cory Chisel became an unlikely success story in 2007

when he signed a deal with RCA Records while still

living in his hometown o Appleton, Wisconsin.

Even beore then, the young Chisel had attracted a-

mous ans like Rick Nielsen o Cheap Trick thanks tohis soulully gritty vocals, charismatic stage presence,

and solid songwriting, which is rooted in the bluesy

Americana o Tom Waits and Time Out Of Mind-era

Bob Dylan. In 2008, Chisel released the Cabin Ghosts

EP on RCA imprint Black Seal, and 2009s ull-length,

Death Wont Send A Letter, eatured members o My

Morning Jacket, The Raconteurs, and Band O Hors-

es. While a new LP isnt due out until sometime next

year, ans can get stoked about Upstairs At United, the

new EP the bands selling on tour. Also playing: Das-

tardly, The Unortunate.

Over The hineOl Town shool of Folk ui, 7 & 10pm, $24-$28,ll geTheres no rhyme or reason to the act that Cincin-

natis Over The Rhine remained unknown while art-

ists like Sarah McLachlan and Sixpence None The

Richer managed to top the charts. Formed in the late

80s, Over The Rhines pleasant, mature records have

always been just as goodi not betterthan its con-

temporaries records. Though praised by tourmates

and riends rom Cowboy Junkies to Bob Dylan, the

band never got its big break; but it has nonetheless

remained active over the years. O the studio albums

released since 2001, 2007s The Trumpet Child best

conveys the sparse, atmospheric alt-pop that has

made Over The Rhine a continuing success. The

bands latest, The Long Surrender, may carry the ullweight o an underappreciated career thats spanned

over two decades, but rom all that disappointment

and despair comes one o its most raw and beauti-

ully nuanced albums yet. Also playing: The Milk

Carton Kids.

Wne The Trinnokeggie ui Joint, 8:30pm, $15

Wayne The Train Hancock plays country music

with a hillbilly attitude that gives the nger to mod-

ern country and all o that VH1-courting, crossover-

appeal horse pucky. Touted by none other than HankWilliams III or capturing the cowboy spirit o Hank

Williams Sr. better than either o his namesakes, Han-

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alls newAshes & Fire eels like a long-awaited re-

turn ater the break rom recording and touring he

took in the wake o 2008s Cardinology. (Though

even then, Adams didnt exactly leave ans in thelurch: During his hiatus, he released a metal record

called Orion, a shelved album recorded with the

Cardinals calledIII/IV, and two books calledInfin-

ity Blues and Hello Sunshine.) A mellow collection

o olkie songs with understated country arrange-

ments, Ashes may seem designed to charm those

turned o by Adams veering, sporadic nature. But

mostly it relects the worldview o an older, more

centered man pointed toward a long, reliable ca-

reer. Also playing: Jessica Lea Mayield.

Luoetro, 6:30pm, $16, ll ge

Named ater the

lovable beast in

the Bowie-tastic

cult classicLaby-

rinth, Ludo cites

70s butt-rock

as a source o

infuence or

its earnest, yet

slightly tongue-

in-cheek sound.

Like Fountains

O Wayne and

Weezer beore

it, Ludos lyricsstrain to be clever, punctuated by its cheesy, upbeat

instrumentation and almost-too-smooth harmonies.

With their endure-at-all-costs love o huge hooks and

soaring choruses, its easy to see why these guys are

teetering on the edge o mainstream success. They

have a loyal an base, though, one they do well to

pay back this show, billed as A Very Ludo Christ-

mas, complete with an area to get photos with San-

ta, a giant candy cane arch, elves serving hot choc-

olate, and tons o crushed red velvet clothing. Also

playing: Treaty O Paris, Workout Music.

Tribeshub, 8pm, $8/$10, 18+

Tribes ormed just last year in London, but their ew

single releases have been gaining the group plenty

o attention as new stars on the scene. Reportedly

the band members joined orces ater the drummercaught the guitarist trying to steal his wallet, which

only goes to show that the group is badass and sleazy

enough or rock n roll. Their music a nd appearance

eel a lot like a slacker version o The Strokes, with

Johnny Flynns lazy vocals drawling all over the sub-

dued chords o the guitars. Citing infuences like Nir-

vana and The Libertines, its no wonder the group

succeeds at looking and sounding pretty shaggy.

Baby, Tribes debut album, is set or release this Janu-

ary. Also playing: We Barbarians.

r roni: Beat Kitchen, 12pm, $6, all ages

Pehe stten lue n: Blue Chicago - Ohio St, 9pm, $8

sun slon: Chicago Cultural Center, 3pm, free

4-0 + ot, Fundubentl, Prtt: Elbo Room, 8pm, $7

Noene d + sun splitter, conent: Empty Bottle, 7pm, $3verone a dJ: Empty Bottle, 10pm, free

ill Oconnell chigo skliner ig n: FitzGeralds, 6pm, $5-$10, all ages

Line alexner lue n + chrlie Love an The silk smooth lue

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bi bbit + clw Toe, Phi TV: Reggies Rock Club, 7pm, $15/$20, 18+

celti Thuner: Rosemont Theatre, 3pm, $33-$73, all ages

The Pikin ub: Schubas, 12pm, free, all ages

Gutfer yellowgol: Schubas, 3pm, $10-$12, all ages

l . + ihel serni, dJ Ki color, aulture: Smart Bar, 10pm, $2The Ok ige o: Star Plaza Theatre, 4pm, $39, all ages

The et + opping Fene, duller color, ching r: Subterranean,

8:30pm, $8

derg + dJ eitol 5000: ltra Lounge, 9pm, $8

dvi wkin + sue Fink, ik Neele, Jim Gr: ncommon Ground

(Clark), 7pm, free, all ages

dniel an The Lion: ncommon Ground (Devon), 8pm, $5

COMEDannone chritm Pgent: Annoyance Theatre, 2pm, $14-$18

Lit!: Annoyance Theatre, 8pm, $15

Otvriu: ComedySportz Theatre, 7pm, $10

Ndtlk: spreing Worthle e: The Hideout, 8pm, $5

ert Kreiher: mprov Comedy Club, 7pm, $18-$21, 18+

The Lte 90 + deep shw: iO Theater (Cabaret), 8pm, $12

ile age + comebk, 3033: iO Theater (Cabaret), 10:30pm, $5

stuent Grution show: iO Theater (Del Close), 7pm, $5

The Kti + Fmil Tree oue, ot aient: iO Theater (Del Close),

10:30pm, $5

Too uh Light ke The b Go lin: The Neo Futurarium, 7pm,

$10-$15

Koleno + The Pnt Filer, deliriou confetti: The Playground Theater,

7:30pm, free

FLMGarbo The Spy: Facets Cinmathque, 3, 5, 7, & 9pm, $9

Cinderella: Gene Siskel Film Center, 3pm, $11


Farmageddon: Gene Siskel Film Center, 5:15pm, $11

Everyday Sunshine: The Story Of Fishbone: Gene Siskel Film Center, 5:30pm,

$11

Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory: Hollywood Boulevard Cinema, 12,

2:30, 4:45, & 7pm, $10

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When it comes to critical adulation and eager an-

ticipation o its every move, Wilco stands alone

in the current generation o American rock bands.

Few would have guessed such accolades would

ollow upon the release o the bands ho-hum

1995 debut,A.M., but Wilco earned its reputation

thanks to an unbroken string o albums that, even

i they werent great, were always intriguing. This

years The Whole Love inds the band sounding

as Wilco as ever. Playing like a grab bag o the

bands previous guises, the album oers up Sum-

merteeth-era power-pop gems, a long-lost country-

rock side, and the light jangle o la tter-day Wilco.

This year, the band will ring in the holidays with

ivecount em, ivesold-out shows in Chica-

go, all with dierent openers. Also playing: Nick

Lowe. (Also Dec. 13, 15, 16, and 18; see wilco-

world.net or venues and openers.)

xtrorinr Populr deluion: Beat Kitchen, 8:30pm, free

ig Time srh & The Ts xpre: Blue Chicago - Ohio St, 9pm, $8

clil on: Chicago Cultural Center, 12pm, free

Oeipu an The m o + rue drn, Wlher clemon: Elbo

Room, 8pm, $7

Ler an Ft an shit + Vmo, lte diplomt: Empty Bottle,

9:30pm, free

obbie Fulk + dine chritinen, steve dwon: The Hideout, 7pm, $10

stin + arn, n e hine: House Of Blues, 8pm, $42.50/$45, 17+

crl Wetherb n + J.W. Willim an The chi Town utler: Kingston

Mines, 8pm, $12

Ovrevolt + aloiu, imi: Martyrs, 8pm, $7

still stning + Willie e: Reggies Music Joint, 8pm, free

diego Gri + Lini Orteg: Schubas, 8pm, $12

COMED100 Proof come: ComedySportz Theatre, 8pm, $10

The cher: ComedySportz Theatre, 9:30pm, free

The armno diz xperiene: iO Theater (Del Close), 8:30pm, $12

irth Girl + ererker: iO Theater (Del Close), 10:30pm, free

Willim an rtinez: The Playground Theater, 10pm, $5

FLMGarbo The Spy: Facets Cinmathque, 7 & 9pm, $9

Silent Souls: Gene Siskel Film Center, 6pm, $11

Eugene Onegin: Gene Siskel Film Center, 6:30pm, $11

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G-siempt ottle, 9:30pm, $8Thanks to the playing eld-leveling power o the

Internet, rappers rom truly underground locales

can rise to semi-ame and be mentioned alongside

the ew major-label rap signees that still exist. Like

Huntsville, Alabamas avorite sons, G-Side, the duo

o ST 2 Lettaz and Yung Clova, who have parlayed

multiple ree albums (most recently, 2011s Island)

into eatures in Spin, European tours, and headlining

U.S. tours like the one that takes them to town this

week. Taking breaks rom their day jobs o cutting

hair and working at a gas station to cut records with

local producing powerhouses Block Beataz, G-Side

approaches rap as a means o expressing its blue col-

lar rustration as much as a means o getting out oHuntsville. Also playing: YP.

sext + Trevor spen, Wetern automti ui: Abbey Pub, 9:30pm, $5

chrlie Love lue n + demetri Tlor: Blue Chicago - Ohio St, 9pm, $8

dJ K rk + crrienne: Coles Bar Stage, 10pm, free

mpt Poket + rirhill, Trip ffet: Elbo Room, 8pm, $7

dog Pth mbler: The Hideout, 9pm, $5

ri Guitr dvi & The Troublemker + ike Wheeler lue n:


klemore an n Lewi + chmpgne chmpgne: Lincoln Hall, 7pm,

$12/$15, all ages

Northern gnoli + re, amerin Wolf: Martyrs, 8pm, $7

sountrk serene: Quenchers, 9pm, $5

The upp + The Ke: Red Line Tap, 9pm, free

r. lotto: Reggies Music Joint, 8pm, $5

nquiition: Reggies Rock Club, 7pm, $15

Wilo + leventh drem d: Riviera Theatre, 8pm, sold out, all ages

Pete Glni + Nte no: Rosas, 9:30pm, $5

rper lnn + epubli Of Light: Schubas, 8pm, $8/$10, 18+

dJ Greg corner + dJ e chmp: Schubas, 11pm, $13

Jime ojo: Subterranean, 8pm, $8

t Fourteen + dve Pruin: ncommon Ground (Clark), 8pm, free, all ages

Pul Gillorenzo + chrle umbk, Tob summerel: The Whistler,

10pm, free

COMEDchigoln & Fihnut: Annoyance Theatre, 8pm, $8

n a Worl...: Annoyance Theatre, 9:30pm, $8

chigo nergroun come: Beat Kitchen, 9:30pm, $5

nkling + cook count soil club: iO Theater (Cabaret), 8pm, $12

Fition For The Poor + The ekoning: iO Theater (Del Close), 10:30pm, $5

The Free mprov show: The Playground Theater, 10pm, $5

7 d short: Second City (DeMaat Theatre), 10:30pm, $10

FLMGarbo The Spy:

Facets Cinmathque, 7 & 9pm, $9The Science Of Sleep: Gene Siskel Film Center, 6pm, $11

The Guard: Gene Siskel Film Center, 6pm, $11

Silent Souls: Gene Siskel Film Center, 8pm, $11

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Tim enol & T3Linoln ll, 8pm, $20

Most people know Tim Reynolds only as Dave Mat-

thews complementary guitar virtuoso and requent col-

laborator, yet his 35-plus-year career got its start in the

mid-80s as the eponymous member o the Tim Reyn-olds Trio (TR3). Featuring a rotating roster o musicians,

Reynolds and his crew used jazz, unk, and rock until

the mid-90s, when he disbanded the group to embark

on a solo career and play with Matthews. It was only

recently that he reormed the TR3 with bass player Mick

Vaughn and drummer Dan Martie, and in 2009 the

group releasedRadiance, its rst album in 14 years. This

years hideously titledFrom Space And Beyondis yet an-

other live record rom the group which has made the

majority o its cred out on the road.

The Jo Formibleetro, 8:30pm, $17/$20, 18+

In the grand tradition o no-bullshit record titles like

Mudhoneys Superfuzz Bigmuff and Big Blacks Songs

About Fucking, The Joy Formidables big, roaring debut

or Atlantic is titled, well, The Big Roar. But while all three

albums have a taste or cutting to the chase and crank-

ing the gain, The Big Roarkeeps its buzzing bright and

anthemic. Upping the records sunshine quotient: ront-

woman Ritzy Bryan, a pixie-like gure o big eyes, whose

even bigger voice cuts through the clouds o distortion

like a beam o cooing light. Also playing: Bad Veins.

The lement Of stle + amdnmite, Little inight: Beat Kitchen, 8pm, $8

JW Willim lue n + Lreth Wetherb: Blue Chicago - Ohio St, 9pm, $8

The Prlor ob: Bottom Lounge, 8pm, $8, 18+

dme r e conert serie: Chicago Cultural Center, 12:15pm, free

Kthrn cler + imln er: Double Door, 9pm, $10

crtl t + Open Ln, Verite:Elbo Room, 8pm, $7

elin auikiti: Empty Bottle, 6pm, $5

strhnine + chrming People: Empty Bottle, 9:30pm, $8

Jon stein: The Hideout, 9:30pm, $7

crl Wetherb n + sm Gooe lue n: Kingston Mines, 8pm, $12

The Night our + shlloboi: Martyrs, 8pm, $7

a crpenter chritm speil: Metropolis Performing Arts Centre,

7:30pm, $25-$35

rih chritm n ameri: Old Town School of Folk Music, 9:30pm, $21-$25,

all ages

elit: Reggies Rock Club, 7pm, free, all ages

Joh cterer + sott Lu, inbow hthm: Schubas, 9pm, $12

tt cmpbell: ncommon Ground (Clark), 8pm, free, all ages

Kell Zullo: nderground Wonder Bar, 8pm, $8

urrine egge n: nderground Wonder Bar, 1am, $8

Pebo an shermn: The Whistler, 9:30pm, free

COMEDFoz The ook + cmeron poito, am urke: Coles Bar Stage, 9pm, free

Free Night Of come: ComedySportz Theatre, 8pm, free

a Lovele rrige + Virgin diquiri, crl an The Pion: iO Theater

(Cabaret), 8pm, free

TJ an dve: iO Theater (Cabaret), 11pm, $5

The ever + Felt: iO Theater (Del Close), 8pm, $5

Jo! an O Fmil chritm speil: iO Theater (Del Close), 9pm, $10

dumm + urerer: iO Theater (Del Close), 10:30pm, $5

comein you shoul Know show: Timothy OTooles Pub, 9pm, $5

FLMLe Concert: Doc Films - Max Palevsky Cinema, 6:30pm, $7Garbo The Spy: Facets Cinmathque, 7 & 9pm, $9

The Nutcracker: Gene Siskel Film Center, 6pm, $11

Silent Souls: Gene Siskel Film Center, 6:15pm, $11


Everyday Sunshine: The Story Of Fishbone: Gene Siskel Film Center, 8:30pm, $11


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