JUST ANNOUNCED - ON SALE NOW IN METRO:
Saturday, July 6: URBANO BLACK PRIDE
Friday, July 12: THE HOOKS * MARKIT 8 * THE TRUSS * BOBCAT WILLIAMS

ON SALE THIS FRIDAY 6/21 @ NOON IN METRO:
Thursday, September 12: ICONA POP * K. FLAY * SIRAH

Volcano Choir has emerged from a four-year slumber since their debut album, and their new single is a successful grand entrance back into the world of indie rock. Bon Iver-famed Justin Vernon’s partnership with Collections of Colonies of Bees is set to release Repave in September, their second collaboration under the name Volcano Choir. In the meantime, the band has tossed out an album teaser and a single in the whirring ballad “Byegone.” Give it a listen here.

Bringing a two-year wait to a close, Texas folksters Okkervil River are releasing their seventh album, The Silver Gymnasium. The album, which, according to frontman Will Sheff, "takes place in 1986 in a small town in New Hampshire," weaves through sepia-toned, guitar-rooted backdrops of Middle America. Listen to “It Was My Season,” the first single off the Austin outfit‘s ambitious concept album here.

Once a month, a night dense with gravelly beats and glittery synth lines swoops through Chicago for a thumping 18+ event that has become a cornerstone of the Metro calendar. Nocturna, a monthly 18+ event, provides a special venue for new wave and dark alternative under the careful direction of  DJ Scary Lady Sarah. Request-driven and packed with the latest trends in goth, alternative, and new wave, each installment of Nocturna features an exciting new slant and impressive span. Now, Nocturna is celebrating its 25^th anniversary and is bringing along a few guests to celebrate. Dark alternative quartet The Bellwether Syndicate will be taking the stage at midnight. Don’t leave without making some memories first—burn through the hours until the party’s 5AM curfew with some candids in the Glitter Guts photo booth before you dance until dawn. Buy tickets here!

JUST ANNOUNCED - ON SALE NOW IN METRO:
Saturday, June 22: NOCTURNA 25TH ANNIVERSARY with DJ SCARY LADY SARAH and special performance by THE BELLWETHER SYNDICATE plus live photo booth by GLITTER GUTS
Thursday, June 27: CHICAGO READER'S 'BEST OF' BASH featuring… NOOTKA SOUND * TWIN PEAKS * E-SIX (THE CROSSFADER KINGS)
Friday, December 6: CHARLES BRADLEY AND HIS EXTRAORDINAIRES

ON SALE THIS FRIDAY 6/14 @ NOON IN METRO:
Friday, October 4: TITLE FIGHT * BALANCE & COMPOSURE * CRUEL HAND * SLINGSHOT DAKOTA
Tuesday, October 22: GODFLESH * PRURIENT
Saturday, November 2: OKKERVIL RIVER

ON SALE THIS SATURDAY 6/15 @ NOON IN METRO:
Friday, November 1: KATE NASH

Star-studded comedy trio The Lonely Island will be hitting Metro this Friday for a special event including a Q&A session detailing their upcoming live show and their latest studio release, The Wack Album. The whole night will be guided by a very special guest host that you won’t want to miss! Check out their latest music video for “Go Kindergarten,” featuring Robyn and Sean Combs, and purchase tickets here.

Ernest Greene, the man behind Washed Out’s ethereal synth jams, has released all the details of his sophomore LP, Paracosm. Along with a colorful new aesthetic, Washed Out’s sound has become infused with global influences, from hints of reggae beats to thumping tribal drums. Listen to the latest single, “It All Feels Right,” and get a glimpse at the album’s cover and track listing here.