Two big local hip-hop shows kick off Saturday night, one featuring 90s legends Crucial Conflict and Twista, the other anchored by rising stars such as Mick Jenkins.
Between now and Sunday, your live-music options include Rhythms of China, White Hills, Matthew De Gennaro, The-Drum, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, and Red Baraat.
This week's Early Warnings include Bon Iver, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Chicago Folk & Roots Festival, Corrosion of Conformity, Lauryn Hill, R. Kelly, Mark Kozelek, Soundgarden, and Vreid.
This week's Early Warnings include Grinderman, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, the Morning Benders, Shearwater, the XX, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, X Japan, the Frames, and others.