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• Nov 20
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    The Improvised Shakespeare Company iO Theater (Del Close), 10:30 p.m.

    Improv guru Del Close didn't invent the unscripted art, but he accomplished something equally ...

    The Improvised Shakespeare Company iO Theater (Del Close), 8 p.m.
    America: All Better! Second City (Mainstage), 11 p.m.
• Nov 21
  • Whirled News Tonight iO Theater (Del Close), 8 p.m.

    With satire staples like news-rag The Onion and the empires that are The Daily Show ...

• Nov 25
  • Felt iO Theater (Del Close), 8 p.m.

    There's a lot of humor to be found in this improvised puppet show, but ...

No picks today, but still plenty to do! View the full calendar.

• Nov 20
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    Brendan Benson and Cory Chisel Lincoln Hall, 10:30 p.m.

    Brendan Benson had a devoted following of his own for years before he ever strapped ...

    Pixies, Black Gold, No Age, and Jay Reatard Aragon Ballroom, 7:30 p.m.
    Ian McLagan Martyrs', 7 p.m.
• Nov 21
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    Elvis Perkins In Dearland and A.A. Bondy Lincoln Hall, 10:30 p.m.

    After the disintegration of his band Verbena—which made records for Merge and later with ...

    Fuck Buttons and Growing Empty Bottle, 10 p.m.
    Medeski Martin And Wood House Of Blues, 9:30 p.m.
• Nov 22
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    Evangelicals, Holiday Shores, and Light Pollution Schubas, 8 p.m.

    Sometimes it’s hard to tell if Josh Jones knows he’s being listened to ...

    The Muppet Movie Gene Siskel Film Center, 2 p.m.
    Rob Zombie, Captain Clegg And The Night Creatures, and Nekromantix Aragon Ballroom, 6:30 p.m.
• Nov 23
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    Cameron McGill And What Army, Vandaveer, and A Lull Schubas, 8 p.m.

    A folky direction for Washington, D.C., rocker Mark Charles Heidinger—who's also involved ...

    Anders Parker, John Roeser Avenue, The Rhombus, and Ian Mellencamp Darkroom, 7 p.m.
    Attack Attack!, I Set My Friends On Fire, Miss May I, Our Last Night, and The Color Morale Mojoes Rock House, 6 p.m.
• Nov 24
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    Al Gore Borders Books and Music - N State St, noon

    Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is one of the few people ballsy enough ...

    Cage, Qwel And Maker, Lamon Manuel, and Tha Basix Reggie's Rock Club, 8 p.m.
    Stop Making Sense Doc Films - Max Palevsky Cinema, 7 p.m.
• Nov 25
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    Kid Sister, Flosstradamus, and Rob Threezy House Of Blues, 6:30 p.m.

    Kid Sister dropped the Kanye West-assisted single “Pro Nails” way back in 2007, yet it ...

    Tight Phantomz, The Che Arthur Three, and Follows Empty Bottle, 9:30 p.m.
    Baroness, Earthless, and U.S. Christmas Reggie's Rock Club, 8 p.m.
• Nov 26
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    Chris Brown House Of Blues, 9:30 p.m.

    Not long ago, Chris Brown was known as a baby-faced charmer with a voice and ...

    America: All Better! Second City (Mainstage), 8 p.m.