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Sixteen Candles brings the '80s back to Joe's on Weed Street

Chicago's long-running '80s party band, playing since 2003, takes over the big room on Weed Street on Saturday, Nov. 14.

By On at 8 Staff · Nov 7, 2026

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Andrew Bird brings 'The Mysterious Production of Eggs' to Orchestra Hall, with the CSO behind him

The Chicago-area violinist and whistler makes his Chicago Symphony Orchestra debut next Friday, playing his breakout album in full with orchestral arrangements.

By On at 8 Staff · Nov 6, 2026

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Chris Greene Quartet keeps its Wednesday-night date at Fitzgerald's Sidebar

Twenty-one years in, the Evanston saxophonist's band plays Berwyn on Nov. 11 — and keeps coming back through the winter.

By On at 8 Staff · Nov 4, 2026

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Mike Dunn opens Halloween weekend at Le Nocturne with the Chosen Few

The Chicago house veteran joins Wayne Williams and Alan King for a 10-to-4 Friday in Uptown, months after a fresh record on Nu Groove.

By On at 8 Staff · Oct 27, 2026

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The Hoyle Brothers' free Friday honky-tonk hour at the Empty Bottle

The Chicago country band's long-running happy-hour set at the Empty Bottle lands on Friday, October 30: free, early, and over by 7:30.

By On at 8 Staff · Oct 26, 2026

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The CSO and Chorus Take On Brahms' German Requiem at Orchestra Hall

Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Brahms' A German Requiem, paired with Mozart's "Linz," Thursday through Saturday on Michigan Avenue.

By On at 8 Staff · Oct 26, 2026