Music notes: Celebrate spring with jams at Mackey's in McHenry
Jam is in season
Spring Jam is back for its 13th year of toe-tapping funk, foot-stomping bluegrass, and deep, deep jams from Chicago and throughout the suburbs. Friday night features tunes by Cymatic, Thinner Teed, Great Sky Band and Sean Shiel Music. Saturday packs the Concrete Roots, Urban Pioneers, PolySci and The Stringed Beans. Join the celebration at Mackey's Hideout for $10 each night. 8:15 p.m. Friday, May 5, and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Mackey's Hideout, 2601 S. River Road, McHenry. $10. (815) 363-7040 or mackeyshideout.com.
New release by Killing gods
Born of rock and metal, Killing gods' sound wraps its hands around myriad influences and holds on tight, telling stories of life and redemption. Hear new songs when the band - Danny Koziel, Greg Sturmon, Oswaldo Rodriguez and frontman Jordan Gomer of Naperville - releases its third EP, “Tartarus,” at Bottom Lounge Saturday with Bubbles Erotica, Marwood's Fall, Bullet to the Heart and Comfort Scarcity. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Bottom Lounge, 1375 W. Lake St., Chicago. $10. (312) 666-6775 or bottomlounge.com.
Yesterday & Today
I wonder if when Y&T first started (as Yesterday & Today) they knew they'd be as influential to the rock scene as they have become. And that they would put out 18 albums? And that they'd still be touring 40 years later? Catch the hard-rock pioneers when they play St. Charles' Arcada Theatre this weekend. 8 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $39. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com.
Concert highlights
<b>Queensryche:</b> 8 p.m. Friday, May 5, Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Rock. Tickets start at $39. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com.
<b>Funky Mojodaddy:</b> 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 5, Harlem Avenue Lounge, 3701 S. Harlem Ave., Berwyn. Blues, soul, roots-rock. $6. (708) 484-3610 or harlemavenuelounge.com.
<b>deadmau5:</b> 9 p.m. Friday, May 5, Aragon Ballroom, 1106 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago. Tickets start at $71. (773) 561-9500 or aragonballroom.com.
<b>Hairbanger's Ball:</b> 10 p.m. Friday, May 5, at BaseCamp Pub, 5750 Lakeside Drive, Lisle. $8. (331) 777-4712 or basecamppub.com.
<b>Don McLean:</b> 10 p.m. Friday, May 5, City Winery Chicago, 100 W. Randolph St., Chicago. Pop, rock. $75-$90. (312) 733-9463 or citywinery.com.
<b>Kayak Jones, Caving, City Mouth, Tiny Kingdoms, Forest Green, Silver Age:</b> 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Evolution Music, 923 Curtiss St., Downers Grove. $10-$12. (630) 541-5022 or evolutionmusicstore.com.
<b>The Great Divide, Capital Vices, Ryno, Luca:</b> 7 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Subterranean, 2011 W. North Ave., Chicago. $7-$10. (773) 278-6600 or subt.net.
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Lewis Del Mar, Anna Wise:</b> 8 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport St., Chicago. $16-$24. (312) 526-3851 or thaliahallchicago.com.
<b>Underwater People:</b> 8 p.m. Saturday, May 6, Frankie's Blue Room, 16 W. Chicago Ave., Naperville. Rock. $7. For ages 21 and older. frankiesblueroom.net.
<b>Wayside Story, The First Rule, Welfare Beer League:</b> 8:30 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Silvie's Lounge, 1902 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago. (773) 871-6239 or silvieslounge.com.
<b>The Clarks, Ryan Powers and the Secret Weapons:</b> 9 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. $10-$22. (773) 281-4444 or beatkitchen.com.
<b>The Phantom Broadcast, Those Manic Seas, Menacerno:</b> 8 p.m. Monday, May 8, at Emporium Arcade Bar, 1366 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. Free. (773) 697-7922 or emporiumchicago.com.
<b>Trapt, Smile Empty Soul, Toy Called God:</b> 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, at BaseCamp Pub, 5750 Lakeside Drive, Lisle. $15-$20. (331) 777-4712 or basecamppub.com.
<b>Roots of Creation, Concrete Roots, Hitsleep:</b> 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, at Subterranean, 2011 W. North Ave., Chicago. $10-$12. (773) 278-6600 or subt.net.