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Flock Club: Bird Trivia at Beat KitchenEvent
Beat Kitchen·Roscoe Village

Flock Club: Bird Trivia at Beat Kitchen

Join us for this latest edition of Flock Club!, the social gathering by and for bird enthusiasts. This month’s gathering will be taking place at Beat Kitchen and will feature bird trivia. Think you know your bird ID, bird adorned sports teams, or the best songs about birds? Then come prepared to test your knowledge of all things birds from science to pop culture and compete with fellow birders for eternal bragging rights! Food and drink is available for purchase. Flock Club is the regular social event where bird enthusiasts of all walks of life gather to share our passion for birds in a casual environment. With each gathering featuring a new location, theme, games, food, and good company, there's a place for everyone in our Flock Club. All are welcome to this free event regardless of birding experience level, membership status, or personal background. TICKET EVENT INFORMATION: This event is 21+ We accept physical IDs or official digital IDs. Photos or screenshots of an ID are not accepted. We take pride in creating a space where everyone feels welcome and safe, and we strive to provide accommodations for all guests to the best of our ability. While we commit to doing everything in our power to accommodate when given advanced notice, guests who require accessibility accommodations should contact us at info@subt.net or info@beatkitchen.com . Staff can provide assistance when possible. If you have tickets to an upcoming event and require special accommodations, or have questions, please contact info@subt.net or info@beatkitchen.com at least one week prior to the event.

Free
Jun 11
6:00 PM
Thaddeus Tukes QuartetMusic
Winter's Jazz Club·Streeterville

Thaddeus Tukes Quartet

Thaddeus Tukes - vibes; Jeremy Kahn - piano; Eric Hochberg - bass; Bob Rummage - drums. [ All tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable -- please order carefully and be sure all details are correct before completing purchase. 1-Drink minimum purchase of $10 per person, per set applies to all guests and all shows. ]

Jazz / Blues
Jun 11
6:30 PM
Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor 20th Anniversary TourMusic
Salt Shed·Bucktown

Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor 20th Anniversary Tour

Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco, is a Chicago-born, Grammy award-winning American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and community advocate. The independent rapper who parted ways with his former label, Atlantic Records, following the release of 2015's Tetsuo & Youth, is pegged as one of the most gifted lyricists and visionaries to grace the mic. Rising to fame in 2006 following the success of his debut album, Food & Liquor, Lupe has released six acclaimed studio albums; Drogas Light, released in 2017 on his own label, 1st & 15th. These albums have netted 3 platinum singles, 3 RIAA Gold Certifications, 12 Grammy nominations and one Grammy Award in 2008 for his infectious single, 'Daydreamin', feat Jill Scott. With a trilogy of albums set for 2018 and beyond, Lupe is at his creative peak as an artist. Most recently, Drogas Wave released on September 21st, 2018 via 1st & 15th.

Hip Hop
Jun 11
7:00 PM
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Pride in motion | powered by lululemonMusic
Color Club·Wicker Park

Pride in motion | powered by lululemon

Join us for Pride in motion — an evening celebrating Queer history through dance, performance, music, and community. This immersive showcase journeys through the decades of Queer culture, with each era represented through a different dance genre and live performance style. Throughout the evening, our host will guide audiences through pivotal moments in LGBTQ+ history. The night begins with DJ CamJam on deck, followed by a curated choreographed showcase, and closes with an 'audience decides' Ballroom Battle. Details on Ballroom Battle below. In addition to our showcase and ballroom battle, take some polaroid shots with Neon Palms and connect with our community resource partners—Trans Up Front, Brave Space Alliance, and DivaDance Chicago. Whether you're here to dance, be entertained, learn more about Queer history, or simply exist in community, we would love to celebrate with you.

ElectronicRockPop
Jun 11
7:00 PM
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Ghost Tears, Mortlach, Thronos (TX), Enchanted HelmMusic
Cole's Bar·Logan Square

Ghost Tears, Mortlach, Thronos (TX), Enchanted Helm

Ghost Tears play blackened Chicago street rock. Mortlach is dark dungeon synth from an old count who wanders the ruins of an old castle. Evoking feelings of adventure, suspense and horror, Mortlach's music takes you deep into the castle dungeons where who knows what you'll find… THRONOS plays trve Texas dungeon synth. Enchanted Helm is Chicago fantasy synth

FreeElectronicClassical
Jun 11
7:00 PM
Inara George (of The Bird and the Bee) w. AuralaiMusic
SPACE·Evanston

Inara George (of The Bird and the Bee) w. Auralai

Inara George is a Los Angeles based singer and songwriter whose voice and musicality move easily between pop, folk, and jazz. Best known as one half of The Bird and the Bee with Grammy - winning producer Greg Kurstin, and as a member of The Living Sisters , she has built a rich and varied career that spans acclaimed solo work, collaborations with Van Dyke Parks and Michael Andrews, and performances at venues ranging from the Ho llywood Bowl and Carnegie Hall to beloved Los Angeles clubs like Largo and the Troubadour.Her latest release, Songs of Douglass and Littell , revisits music written years ago by her friends and longtime collaborators Philip Littell and Eliot Douglass. The album offers a fresh interpretation of their work one that veers into new territory for George as she dives more deeply into jazz - inspired phrasing, harmony, and mood than ever before. Yet these interpretations fit seamlessly within the arc of her broader catalog, reflecting the same warmth, wit, and melodic imagination that define her earlier work. In performance, the music from Songs of Douglass and Littell feel like a natural extension of the voice and sensibility that have long been at the heart of her sound.

Pop
Jun 11
7:30 PM
BERGIE & THE MAGIC BAGMusic
Reggie's·South Loop

BERGIE & THE MAGIC BAG

BERGIE & THE MAGIC BAG A traveling bard of wonder and renown A connoisseur of story and of sound Our hero of the long and flowing locks Fair BERGIE does declare it so: he rocks. Autumn Sky Passage by Jeff Scott Castle Spotify Instagram TAPE AND TEARS Tape and Tears a folk-pop-punk band based out of Northern Wisconsin, blending hauntingly honest lyricism with dirty and delicate vocalizations. Created by singer-songwriter Gilliana Hope with support from Quiver the Busker, the duo embraces DIY in every aspect of the project. Their instrumentation blends guitar, banjo, ukulele, cajon, and eclectic harmonizations. In the vein of artists Stick and Poke, Local News Legend and Toh Kay, Tape and Tears is ready to inject a soft and gritty energy into the folk-punk scene. As their debut album Grace of Any Kind releases on February 13th, Tape and Tears is currently preparing to embark on a Midwest tour in March. Featured friends support Tape and Tears touring endeavors. Autumn Sky Passage by Jeff Scott Castle Band Website Spotify Facebook Instagram JILTED LOVERS Andrea Dirkes (she/her) is a queer folk musician and songwriter. Her instrument of choice is the guitar, or on occasion, the mandolin. She lives in Chicago, Illinois with her wife and her DND books. Spotify Instagram QUIVER THE BUSKER Folk Punk/Folk Singer, Guitarist, Banjoist Stand-Up Comedian || Poetry Nerd || Regular Nerd actually blind Spotify Instagram

RockFolk / Roots
Jun 11
7:30 PM
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Jazz Vocalist LESLIE VINCENT Performs Live at Fulton Street CollectiveMusic

Jazz Vocalist LESLIE VINCENT Performs Live at Fulton Street Collective

Fulton Street Collective presents a performance with prolific jazz vocalist LESLIE VINCENT on Thursday, June 11th at 7:30pm. The evening will feature live painting from visual artist Melanie Brown. Leslie Vincent is a prolific jazz vocalist and songwriter whose warm tone and magnetic stage presence have made her a standout in the modern-day jazz scene. Inspired by Diana Krall and Norah Jones, Leslie blends timeless standards with charming originals, creating a sound that's all her own. "On this collection of originals, she shows more depth and versatility than Laufey, the young jazzy vocalist of the moment." – Jon Bream~Star Tribune "Leslie is a terrific songwriter…Her lyrics tell stories that paint vivid pictures all wild, the band swings. The album showcases her talent, all of it radiating from her pen."~Nicole Zuraitis (2x Grammy-winning vocalist and composer)

Jazz / Blues
Jun 11
7:30 PM
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PLEASANTRIESMusic
Reggie's·South Loop

PLEASANTRIES

PLEASANTRIES Although they claim to be entirely human, Pleasantries’s music is at times as dark as Satan or as lovely as a chorus of angels. Animated videos, boundless guitar shredding, and an effortless fusion of indie rock, symphonic instrumentals, and synthwave grooves meet influences like Jack Stauber, Bill Wurtz and Tally Hall. Autumn Sky Passage by Jeff Scott Castle Spotify Facebook WHEN WE WAS KIDS When We Was Kids is a progressive rock band based out of Cicero, IL Their sound incorporates progressive and experimental stylings over post-hardcore base Autumn Sky Passage by Jeff Scott Castle Spotify Facebook Instagram Twitter MIDDLE SEAT We’re a rock band from Chicago; Logan Square. Facebook Instagram

RockElectronicPop
Jun 11
8:00 PM
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Al Scorch’s Big Fantastical Residency: With Charles Joseph SmithEvent
The Hideout·Bucktown

Al Scorch’s Big Fantastical Residency: With Charles Joseph Smith

Al Scorch's Big Fantastical Residency returns to the Hideout after a well loved 2025 run! The Return of the Big Fantastical Residency brings a wide array of musical guests from across Chicago and the country-at-large to join the show every month. Along with a set from Al Scorch and his rotating line-up of musical-wizard-friends, this run of shows features surprise guests, holiday specials, and an overall community-building musical hang. And as always, Chicago's own DJ Scrabblor spins House, R & B, Juke, Footwork, and more before and after the show. With a set from Charles Joseph Smith ! "The savant of the basement show" (Chicago Reader) and "a subculture in and of himself" (The Tonearm). Dr. Charles Joseph Smith’s remarkable story begins with a mute child’s gift for music, and the purposeful way he nurtured this talent to become both life practice and raison d'être. Charles recounts this artistic journey in his autobiography, The 88 Keys that Opened Doors, a self-published book that chronicles a life in which music was (and still is) the primary key to overcoming immense challenges posed by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). His life and work were recently honored at the Spring 2026 Chicago Humanities Festival. His career as a musician starts in the church, reaches into the international concert piano circuit, and eventually settles to bear strange fruit in Chicago’s experimental underground. Along the way, Charles Joseph Smith’s compositional voice absorbed and metabolized popular music spanning pop to jazz, the gospel of the church, the canon of the classical conservatory, modern dance scores, and the rule-shattering experimentalism of his city’s DIY subculture, where he has been a mainstay for over 30 years. Since the mid-1990s, Charles has been performing, dancing, and selling his self-published musical and written works in person, often at the local shows he frequents. He is known around Chicago as a living symbol of the power of music, and of the beloved spirit of community at the heart of DIY. On April 3, 2026, Chicago indie label Sooper Records released Collected Works and War of the Martian Ghosts, marking Smith's first official release with a label, and the label's first aechival release. This 90-minute collection is compiled from 30 years of Charles’ self-released music spanning concert piano, electroacoustic experimentation, electronic beats, free improvisation, and two instrumental realizations of his evolving sci-fi opera, War of the Martian Ghosts (a 2023 electronic realization, and a 2018 piano realization). This double Vinyl / Triple CD Collector’s Edition includes an extensive liner note booklet containing 9000 words about the artist’s life and work, as well as poetry, interviews, quotes, and 30 archival photographs. This is the definitive collection of his original recordings—though it would be impossible to ever encompass the galaxies of music, poetry, and prose penned by the prolific Dr. Charles Joseph Smith.

Jun 11
8:00 PM
KENNY MASONMusic
Reggie's·South Loop

KENNY MASON

KENNY MASON Autumn Sky Passage by Jeff Scott Castle Spotify Facebook Instagram Twitter FEARDORIAN Dorian Williams, professionally known as FearDorian, is a rapper based in Atlanta known for both his production work for other rappers as well as his solo discography. Musicians Williams has produced for include Xaviersobased, D0llywood1 and Na-Kel Smith. Band Website Spotify Instagram VIP Tickets One (1) General Admission Ticket, Early entry into the venue, Invitation to exclusive pre-show Meet & Greet Experience with Kenny Mason, Personal photograph with Kenny Mason, One (1) Collector’s Item

Hip HopPopRock
Jun 11
8:00 PM
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Earth to EveMusic
Beat Kitchen·Roscoe Village

Earth to Eve

TICKET EVENT INFORMATION: This event is 17+ All sales final, NO refunds or exchanges, events are rain or shine. Door times are subject to change without notice. Tickets purchased at box office will be inclusive of fees. Once you’ve purchased, you will receive an order confirmation email from See Tickets on behalf of ‘ Beat Kitchen’ or 'Subterranean' with your eTicket(s) attached. We accept physical IDs or official digital IDs. Photos or screenshots of an ID are not accepted. *IMPORTANT: If you do not see your order confirmation in your inbox, make sure to check your junk/spam folder. If you still do not see your order confirmation or have any other technical ticketing-related issues with your order, click here to access the See Tickets help center. We take pride in creating a space where everyone feels welcome and safe, and we strive to provide accommodations for all guests to the best of our ability. While we commit to doing everything in our power to accommodate when given advanced notice, guests who require accessibility accommodations should contact us at info@subt.net or info@beatkitchen.com . Staff can provide assistance when possible. If you have tickets to an upcoming event and require special accommodations, or have questions, please contact info@subt.net or info@beatkitchen.com at least one week prior to the event.

PopHip HopR&b / Soul
Jun 11
8:00 PM

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