event Banana Shpeel: A New Twist On Vaudeville

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• Nov 22
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    Rob Zombie, Captain Clegg And The Night Creatures, and Nekromantix Aragon Ballroom, 6:30 p.m.

    A metalhead who’s managed to transform himself into something of a media wunderkind, Rob ...

    The Muppet Movie Gene Siskel Film Center, 2 p.m.
    Madina Lake, Inept, Comasoft, and A Hero Named Hope Metro, 6:30 p.m.
• Nov 23
  • Attack Attack!, I Set My Friends On Fire, Miss May I, Our Last Night, and The Color Morale Mojoes Rock House, 6 p.m.

    The most common criticism levied at “metalcore,” even from fervent fans, is that it’s ...

    Cameron McGill And What Army, Vandaveer, and A Lull Schubas, 8 p.m.
    Anders Parker, John Roeser Avenue, The Rhombus, and Ian Mellencamp Darkroom, 7 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.
• Nov 27
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    The Jesus Lizard, Model/Actress, and Triclops! Metro, 9 p.m.

    Historic proof that militant precision and flailing atonality can spoon together like perfect demon lovers ...

    Kings Go Forth, Diplomats Of Solid Sound, and Windy City Soul Club Darkroom, 9 p.m.
    Bo Burnham Lakeshore Theater, 7 p.m.
• Nov 28
  • Private Fears In Public Places Gene Siskel Film Center, 5:15 p.m.

    Though released internationally under the title Coeurs, a simple reference to the six lonely hearts ...

    Brave Combo FitzGerald's, 9:30 p.m.
    Antje Duvekot, Anne Heaton, Meg Hutchinson, and Natalia Zukerman Evanston SPACE, 8 p.m.