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Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesWeekly Voyages: Friday 05/31 to Thursday 06/06
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Friday May 31
Okapi
Abbey Pub 9pm, 21+
Mr. Blotto
Abbey Pub 9pm, 21+
Shiloh, More Gorgeous, Departures, The Flips
Beat Kitchen 9pm
Detroit Cobras, Pangea, The Statutes of Liberty
Double Door 9pm, 21+
The Hoyle Brothers
Empty Bottle 5:30pm, 21+
Mike Bennett writesFriday iPod/MP3 Shuffle—Happy Birthday Bob Dylan Edition
You may call him Bobby, or you may call him Zimmy – yep, it’s Bob Dylan’s birthday! I’m not sure if there’s any brief way to fully pay tribute to one of the major composers and performers of the ‘60s, whose influence changed rock and pop music about as much as anyone. Let’s just say, thanks to Bob Dylan, popular music could go in directions well beyond simple two and three minute ditties. And Dylan is still capable of putting out great music, even as his vocal capabilities diminish, as evidence by 2012's fine Tempest album. As the video from that album and his satellite radio prove, Dylan remains cool beyond all belief. In honor of Mr. Dylan, please grab your iPod or MP3 player, hit shuffle and share the first 10 songs that come up.
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesWeekly Voyages: Friday 05/24 to Thursday 05/30
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Friday May 24
Project Pitchfork, Ayria, V1rtual D3scent
Abbey Pub 8pm, 21+
Sean Shiel
Abbey Pub 9pm 21+
Fatbook, Cole Degenova & The People's Republic
Beat Kitchen 9pm, 21+
Guilty Simpson, Rita J, Cysion, Impolite Society, Cutz on Cuts
Double Door 9pm, 21+
The Hoyle Brothers
Empty Bottle 5:30pm, 21+
Jason Crock writesSaturday Looks Good to Me at Schubas on May 23!
CHIRP welcomes Saturday Looks Good to Me to their show at Schubas on Thursday, May 23. Since beginning as a basement recording project in 2000, the band has merged 1960s pop sounds with a range of styles and influences over four proper albums and various singles, compilations, and tour-only releases. Though the lineup of their live band has often changed, the constant remains songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Fred Thomas, the mastermind of the group through its many incarnations. The indie-pop band is returning from a four-year hiatus to tour behind a brand-new new album, One Kiss Ends it All, out on Polyvinyl Records this month.
The 21-and-over show begins at 9 PM, with Chicago’s own Like Pioneers (former Bound Stems) and Mister Suit as openers. Visit Schubas or CHIRP Events for more info.
Maddie Hannes writesVote for CHIRP in the Reader’s Best of Chicago Survey!
Every year our friends at the Chicago Reader curate a list of the Best of 
everything in the city—from burgers to brewpubs, pet groomers to politicos, record stores to radio stations. The resulting winners are crowned the Best of Chicago and live on in infamy for a full year on the Reader's Best of Chicago online resource guide. Help CHIRP claim the title of Best Overall Radio Station by voting before midnight, May 22 (that's this Wednesday, for the calendar disinclined). You'll find our category in the 6th section of the ballot, "Civic Life," 6th entry from the bottom of the page. Vote CHIRP Radio as the Best Overall Radio Station in Chicago and prove that independent radio rocks!