Chicago punk icons Naked Raygun to play House of Blues

Two giants of post-hardcore team up for this pair of shows. Chicago's Naked Raygun and Florida's Hot Water Music are both officially back from hiatus, and both offer a unique, melodic (but not poppy) sort of thinking person's punk rock. Local openers are Shot Baker and The Copyrights on Friday, The Methadones and The Arrivals on Saturday.

Facts: 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 2 and 3, at House of Blues, 329 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. $21.50 advance, $23 day of show. (312) 559-1212

Tonight the Prom

Sporting one of the screamo-est band names imaginable, local quartet Tonight the Prom celebrates the release of its debut, "Our Greatest Mistakes." Partners in suburban teenage drama for this matinee include Archie Star, The Get Go, Flowers for Dorian, Eli and The Attraction.

Facts: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. $10 advance, $12 day of show. (312) 559-1212

Buddy Guy

With his latest CD, "Skin Deep," earning a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Blues Album, the Chicago guitar legend dives into his annual residency at the downtown blues club bearing his name. Guy's hometown shows continue through Jan. 31. Ronnie Baker Brooks opens this first one.

Facts: 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, at Buddy Guy's Legends, 754 S. Wabash St., Chicago. $40. (312) 559-1212