At the clubs: Feb. 18-24
• America's Historic Roundhouse, 205 N. Broadway Ave., Aurora: Five Guys Named Moe, 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19 ($7); Scorpion Stix — Release Your Venom — Drum Off, noon Sunday, Feb. 20. (630) 264-2739 or rh34.com/.
• Ballydoyle Irish Pub and Restaurant, 5157 Main St., Downers Grove: Kashmir, 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19. (630) 969-0600 or ballydoylepub.com.
• Beans & Leaves Coffee & Tea Cafe, 320 Old McHenry Road, Long Grove: Thomas Swenson (Americana), 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19; Steve Justman (folk), 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20. All shows are free. (847) 821-0011.
• Blues Bar, 2 W. Busse Ave., Mount Prospect: Epic, 9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18; Dirty Dan Buck and the Boyzz, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19. (847) 788-9977 or blues-bar.com.
• Chicago Prime Steakhouse, 1444 E. Algonquin Road, Schaumburg: Gina Nunez, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18; Neil Rose Trio, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22; Regina, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23; Jimmy Damon, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24. No cover charge for any of the shows. (847) 969-9900 or ChicagoPrimeSteakhouse.com.
• Cubby Bear Lincolnshire, 21661 N. Milwaukee Ave., Lincolnshire: Hi Infidelity, 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18 ($7); Supernaut, 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19 ($6). (847) 541-4700 or cubbybear.com/lincolnshire.
• Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine: Battle of the Bands, 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18 ($7); Rock Candy, 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19 ($7). (847) 358-9150 or durtynellies.com.
• FitzGerald's, 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn: Terrance Simien, 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18 ($15); Studebaker John's Maxwell Street Kings, Friday, Feb. 18, in the SideBar (time to be announced); Ralph Covert's Acoustic Army, 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, in SideBar ($10); President's Day After Brunch Bash with Sunnyside Up & The Teflons, 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20 ($4-$12); James McCandless, CD release show for “Open” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, in the SideBar Music Room ($5-$10); Rob Parton Big Band with the St. Charles North High School Jazz Workshop and the Hersey High School Jazz Band, 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20 ($5-$10). (708) 788-2118 or fitzgeraldsnightclub.com.
• Harlem Avenue Lounge, 3701 S. Harlem Ave., Berwyn: Marty Sammon Band, 8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18 ($6); Deb Seitz Blues Band, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19 ($6). (708) 484-3610 or harlemavenuelounge.com.
• Montrose Room at the InterContinental O'Hare Hotel, 5300 N. River Road, Rosemont: Smoking Popes, 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19 ($10-$15). (847) 544-5300 or visit TicketMaster.com.
• Peggy Kinnane's Irish Restaurant and Pub, 8 N. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights: Jin & Tonic, 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18. (847) 577-7733 or peggykinnanes.com.
• Penny Road Pub, 545 Penny Road, Barrington: Savanna Road, Breaker, 8 Track, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, on the main stage; The Forty Whacks, Andtom Sheryl, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, in the Rock Room underground stage area; Kings of the Ryche, Vasoline, 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, on the main stage; Marcus J. Austin, P. Jericho, 10:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, in the Rock Room underground stage area; Chase Coy, 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, in the Rock Room underground stage area; Cynergy 67, 9:45 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21, in the Rock Room underground stage area; Tepetricy, 9:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, in the Rock Room underground stage area. (847) 428-0562 or pennyroadpub.com.
• S.P.A.C.E., 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston: Buckwheat Zydeco, 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21 ($28-$40). (847) 492-8860 or evanstonspace.com.
• Somebody's Pub, 858 S. Arthur Ave., Arlington Heights: John Boda, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19. (847) 394-0413.
• Two Way Street Coffee House, 1047 Curtiss St., Downers Grove: Dennis Johnson and Duane Larson, (pop, folk, gospel and country) 8:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18 ($7). (630) 969-9720 or twowaystreet.org.