Here are the Wisconsin and Chicago shows we recommend you take in this week. Check them out below and let us know which ones you’ll be attending or ones you think should really make our list. Also, don’t miss the very solid week of new releases, including our recommended purchases below.

Upcoming Wisconsin Shows:

7/7 – Jessica Lea Mayfield – High Noon Saloon, Madison
7/8 – William Fitzsimmons – Majestic, Madison
7/10 – The Hold Steady – Majestic Theatre, Madison
7/10 – Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears – Terrace, Madison
7/11 – Blueheels + Pezzettino – Linneman’s, Milwaukee
7/11 – Black Francis – High Noon Saloon, Madison
7/12 – Black Francis – Shank Hall, Milwaukee

Upcoming Chicago Shows:

7/7 – Sunset Rubdown – Epiphany, Chicago
7/8 – The Fiery Furnaces – The Hideout
7/9 – Rachael Yamagata – Logan Square Auditorium
7/11 – Ryan Bingham – Martyr’s
7/11 – Fiery Furnaces – Millennium Park
7/11 – Magnolia Electric Co./The Donkeys – Schubas
7/12 – Magnolia Electric Co. – The Hideout

Just Announced:

7/31 – Pieta Brown – High Noon Saloon, Madison
8/18 – Metric – The Rave, Milwaukee
8/19 – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Shank Hall, Milwaukee
8/28 – Throw Me The Statue + The Brunettes – The Annex, Madison
9/19 – Andrew Bird/Pale Young Gentlemen – Overture Hall, Madison
10/1 – Monotonix – High Noon Saloon, Madison
10/10 – Over The Rhine/Vienna Teng – Majestic, Madison
10/16 – Andrew Bird + Dosh – Pabst Theater, Milwaukee
10/17 – Andrew Bird (solo) + St. Vincent – Pabst Theater, Milwaukee
10/24 – Ingrid Michaelson – Barrymore, Madison

New Releases:

Son Volt – American Central Dust, Jayhawks – Music from the North Country: The Jayhawks Anthology, The Rural Alberta Advantage – Hometowns, Bowerbirds – Upper Air, Cass McCombs – Catacombs, We Were Promised Jetpacks – These Four Walls

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