Thursday, 5/11
Metro: Blonde Redhead, Unwound, and Silo
Schuba's: Ken Vandermark's Sound in Action Trio, Paul Wertico Trio, and Sinister Luck Ensemble
Empty Bottle: Apples in Stereo, Versus, OK Go, and Oranger

Friday, 5/12
Metro: Sleater-Kinney, The Bangs, and The Gossips
Smart Bar: DJ Robbie Hardkiss
Schuba's: John Doe (acoustic), Verbow (acoustic), Chris Mills
Empty Bottle: Kowald/Sommer/Floridis and Fred Lonberg-Holm nods at Fred Katz
Double Door: Sam Prekop, Terry Callier

Saturday, 5/13
Chicago Cultural Center: Floridis/Vandermark/Jaume
Metro: Modest Mouse, Califone, and Devil in a Woodpile
Smart Bar: DJs Tobias (Guidance), 8fatfat8 (plate.tec.tonic), and Lady D (Afterhours)
Schuba's: Pan•American, Brokeback, and Grandaddy
Empty Bottle: Chicago Underground Quartet, Cor Fuhler & Jimmy O'Rourke, and Andre Jaume (tribute to Jimmy Giuffre)
Double Door: The Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers (featuring Victoria Williams and Mark Olson from the Jayhawks), Jon Langford (Mekons, Waco Bros.) & Carlos Ortega (Casolando) with an original collaboration, and Mike Ireland and Holler

Sunday, 5/14
Chicago Cultural Center: Gunter "Baby" Sommer
Empty Bottle: LOOS and John Butcher
Double Door: Jeff Tweedy (Wilco) & Jim O'Rourke (producer/guitarist) with an original collaboration, The Aluminum Group, and Rebecca Gates

Monday, 5/15
Chicago Cultural Center: Uri Caine's Mahler Project