1
HERBIE HANCOCK & KAMASI WASHINGTON
(Northerly Island)
Hancock’s Miles Davis Quintet-backed piano chops, alongside Washington’s artful sax, assures a genre-bent night of jazz and beyond.
August 10
2
(SANDY) ALEX G
(Empty Bottle)
Following a Thursday Lolla appearance, the lo-fi prince of indie brings his intimate, DIY sound to a Chicago institution.
August 3
3
SHARON VAN ETTEN
(Lincoln Hall)
The songstress of the moment tours her incisive, dreamy new album, “Remind Me Tomorrow,” as she steps into her magnitude as a frontwoman.
August 3
4
CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH
(Lincoln Hall)
The small-batch indie project has pared down to its founding member, Alec Ounsworth, and he returns to Chicago full of jitters, urgency and bounce.
August 26
5
SQUEEZE
(Chicago Theatre)
The New Wave pioneers cross the pond, bringing their brainy, groovy pop. Should be cool for cats during the dog days of summer.
August 31
JR Atkinson is an incoming junior at Wesleyan University where she studies English and film. She is Newcity’s summer intern.