Definitely Seeing:
August 18 – Bishop Allen @ Subterranean.
August 29 – Beethoven (or someone playing him, eh?) @ Ravinia.
September 8 – Lyle Lovett @ Ravinia.
September 16 – Snow Patrol @ Riviera
September 18 – Kasey Chambers @ Park West
September 26 – Sufjan Stevens @ Riviera

Pondering:
August 23 – Margot & Nuclear So-n-Sos / Katie Todd @ DoubleDoor (anyone want to go?)
September 5 – Band of Horses @ Metro (any takers?)
September 7 – Keane @ Auditorium Theater * (huge venue, seats can be FAR)
September 21 – Bob Schneider @ Black Orchid (just saw him in July)
October 17 – The Fray @ Aragon * (uck. hate that venue)
October 23 – James Blunt @ Aragon * (hate the venue, coming back from Rhinebeck night before? or perhaps that morning in which case could not go)

Can’t See ;(
September 13 – Cat Power @ the Vic (at a class, which sucks since she canceled her last show in Chicago which I had tickets for)
September 16 – Elf Power @ Beat Kitchen (going to Snow Patrol that night)
October 2 – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ Vic (working late that day)
October 3 – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ Vic (Monica & Charlie in town)
October 4 – Joseph Arthur @ Double Door (at a class)
October 6 – The Long Winters @ Subterranean (heading south for cousin’s wedding)
October 7 – Ben Kweller (!!) @ Vic (at wedding)

*All ages venues/shows = a reason NOT to go…