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  Big James & the Chicago Playboys + Joanna Connor

  Fri, Sat 7:30pm

  Kingston Mines 2548 N Halsted St, between Lincoln and Wrightwood Aves, Lincoln Park, Chicago (773-477-4646)

  Just as Eddie Shaw made a place for the sax in Chicago blues, Big James slides the trombone into his shuffle. Given his funk tendencies, he's not far from the Dirty...

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  The Big Pink + Crystal Antlers + White Car

  Fri 10pm

  Empty Bottle 1035 N Western Ave, at Cortez St, Ukrainian Village/West Town, Chicago (773-276-3600)

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  The Bottle Rockets + The Giving Tree Band

  Fri 9:30pm

  FitzGerald's 6615 W Roosevelt Rd, Berwyn, IL (708-788-2118)

  The hype-driven alt-country trend train may have come and gone, but the Bottle Rockets were always propelled by their own brand of bathtub-brewed road fuel. The St....

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  David Boykin Expanse

  Fri 9:30pm

  Velvet Lounge 67 E Cermak Rd, between Michigan and Wabash Aves, Printers Row/South Loop, Chicago (312-791-9050)

  A frequent collaborator with Nicole Mitchell, saxophonist Boykin shares her curiosity for the Sun Ra side of the avant-garde: searching and bluesy, with a fondness...

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  Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros + Fool's Gold + Local Natives

  Fri 10pm

  Lincoln Hall 2424 N Lincoln Ave, between Fullerton Ave and Montana St, Lincoln Park, Chicago (773-525-2508)

  L.A. troupe Fool's Gold—which features indie rockers from the Fall, We Are Scientists and Foreign Born—soaks up the whole of northern Africa in its upbeat, fluid...

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  Ezra Furman & The Harpoons + The Sleeptalkers + Club for Heroes

  Fri 9pm

  Double Door 1572 N Milwaukee Ave, at Damen Ave, Bucktown/Wicker Park, Chicago (773-489-3160)

  There's nothing slick about Ezra Furman. He tumbles through his songs in fits and starts, full of wildly poetic lyrics that burst like fireworks over impassioned...

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  George Jones + Janie Fricke

  Fri 8pm

  Star Plaza Theatre 8001 Delaware Pl, Merrillville, IN (219-769-6600)

  Country legend George Jones should need no introduction, let alone a rehabilitation. Yet for a few years there, the powers that be tried to roll out Jones for a new...

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  Harry Allen Quartet

  Tomorrow–Sat 8pm, 10pm, Sun 4pm, 8pm, 10pm

  Jazz Showcase 806 S Plymouth Ct, at Polk St, Printers Row/South Loop, Chicago (312-360-0234)

  Few young players swing with the level of graceful authenticity the prolific NYC tenorist Harry Allen demonstrates. He blows behind his latest, New York State of...

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  The Hoyle Brothers

  Fri 5:30pm, Dec 4 5:30pm

  Empty Bottle 1035 N Western Ave, at Cortez St, Ukrainian Village/West Town, Chicago (773-276-3600)

  The Hoyle Brothers began their residency at the Empty Bottle in 2002, and their earthy, no-frills, authentic country always attracts a full house (come early if you...

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  The Jesus Lizard + Model/Actress

  Fri 9pm

  Metro 3730 N Clark St, between Waveland and Racine Aves, Lakeview/Roscoe Village/Wrigleyville, Chicago (773-549-0203)

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