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Deirdre Titel writes

Weekly Voyages for 05/16 through 05/22

WELCOME MAY! I think it’s going to be warm this week. please.

Get out of your apartment and ride that bike to some fly events…

Here’s our picks for the week of 05/16 through 05/22

Friday, May 16 (noon)
(outside at) 640 S. Wabash
Mucca Pazza

Friday, May 16 (4:30 pm)
Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, 610 S. Michigan
David “Fathead” Newman

Friday, May 16 (8 pm)
Upper Hutchinson Field, Grant Park
OK Go

Friday, May 16 (8 pm)
Schubas (21+)
Head of Femur, The Heavenly States

Friday, May 16 (6-11 pm)
Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219 South Morgan St.
The Upset: A Multi-Media Art Event
[with Pop Up Shop from NYC’s Coat of Arms]
The Upset, a collective of artists and photographers from Chicago and New York City, show features over 30 artists with work ranging from photography, paintings, illustrations, street art and video installations. The show, which aims to champion the work of underexposed artists, runs for two weeks from May 16th through May 25th. —lumpen.com
[Additional hours are May 17, 18, 24, and 25 from noon-6 pm.]

Saturday, May 17 (2 pm)
University of Chicago’s Eckhart Quad, 58th St. and University
Sic Alps, Talibam!, Animal Law, Bird Names, Wolfden, The Smith Westerns

Saturday, May 17 (7 pm)
Allstate Arena
The Cure

Saturday, May 17 (8 pm)
Beverly Arts Center
The Ventures
These legendary surf-rockers were recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, already boasting the unofficial title of the best-selling instrumental rock group of all time. Their hit “Walk – Don’t Run” came in the ’60s but The Ventures are still touring today, as actively as ever.

Saturday, May 17 (10 pm)
Empty Bottle
Subtle, Pit er Pat

Sunday, May 18 (9 pm)
Schubas (18+)
Joe Lally [of Fugazi]

Sunday, May 18 (9 pm)
Empty Bottle
Child Bite, Oceans, Love of Everything

Tuesday, May 20 (9 pm)
Empty Bottle
Cluster, Chandeliers [record release], Disappears

Tuesday, May 20 (9 pm)
Schubas (18+)
White Rabbits

Wednesday, May 21 (8 pm)
Abbey Pub (18+)
Cool Kids [Darfur benefit show]

Thursday, May 22 (8 pm)
Northwestern University, 40 Arts Circle Drive
Sonic Celluloid – Music to Film Festival
with Hair Police, Blues Control, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Treetops

Thursday, May 22 (9 pm)
Schubas (18+)
Headlights, The Submarines

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