Sound check: Guardrail, charity pajama party make Snuz Fest a must this weekend

Snuz Fest

Don your jammies and head out for Snuz Fest, the annual punk rock pajama party celebrating great music from the Chicago area and throughout the Midwest. The fest - a night full of punk, pop-punk, rock and hard-core tunes - includes headliner Guardrail along with The Blamed, Makena, Tiny Kingdoms, The Linden Method, The Flips, A Better Hand, Erabella, Butchered and Action/Adventure. To sweeten the deal even more, a portion of the proceeds from the show will benefit the Alison Cares Foundation, which serves to advocate for, provide resources to and educate on those suffering from mental health and substance abuse disorders. 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, at Schubas Tavern, 3159 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. $10-$15. (773) 525-2508 or lh-st.com.

Top tributes

Lose yourself in the music of Eric Clapton and Tom Petty as the “Icons of Vinyl: The Music of Eric Clapton & Tom Petty” tour makes it way to Crystal Lake's Raue Center for the Arts. Journeyman and The PettyBreakers bring their tributes to both musical stars with hits and favorites in a premiere concert experience. 8 p.m. (doors open at 7:30) Saturday, Jan. 12, at Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. $35. (815) 356-9212 or rauecenter.org.

Tomorrow Never Knows

As Chicago-area concerts tend to slow down a bit while we recover from the holidays and musicians hole up writing new music, Tomorrow Never Knows shines as a bright spot in the gray days of January. The five-day music festival, spread across the stages at six Chicago venues, brings together some of the best up-and-coming musicians the area has to offer, along with comedy acts and national musical artists. This year's fest - which includes Lincoln Hall, Schubas, Metro, Smartbar, Hideout and Sleeping Village - features acts such as Girl K, Charly Bliss, WAND, Negative Gemini, Neil Hamburger, Varsity, Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, Shortly, Yoke Lore, David Bazan and many more. Five-day passes are sold out, as are some of the shows, so check on the schedule at lh-st.com. Wednesday, Jan. 16, through Sunday, Jan. 20, at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., (773) 525-2501 or lh-st.com; Schubas Tavern, 3159 N. Southport Ave., Chicago, (773) 525-2508 or lh-st.com; Metro, 3730 N. Clark St., Chicago, (773) 549-4140 or metrochicago.com; Smartbar, 3730 N. Clark St., Chicago, (773) 549-0203 or smartbarchicago.com; Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., Chicago, (773) 227-4433 or hideoutchicago.com; and Sleeping Village, 3734 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago, (773) 654-3971 or sleeping-village.com.

Concert highlights

The Footlight District, Alabaster, Rotten Mouth, the Phones: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at Subterranean, 2011 W. North Ave., Chicago. $7. (773) 278-6600 or subt.net.

7th heaven, Rumor Hazit: 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at BaseCamp Pub, 5750 Lakeside Drive, Lisle. $10. (331) 777-4712 or ticketweb.com.

The Homewreckers: 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at Frankie's Blue Room, 16 Chicago Ave., Naperville. $5. (630) 416-4898 or frankiesblueroom.net.

Lorelei Dreaming, the Boundless, Royb0t, Violent Hour: 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. $10. (773) 281-4444 or beatkitchen.com.

Breakfast Beer: 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at Alibi, 12 N. 3rd St., St. Charles. Free. (630) 443-0011 or ouralibi4u.com.

Addy's Corner, The Rack & The Riddler, The Switches: 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at Cubby Bear, 1059 W. Addison St., Chicago. $7-$10. (773) 327-1662 or cubbybear.com.

Last Acre: 8:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at Two Way Street Coffee House, 1047 Curtiss St., Downers Grove. $10. (630) 969-9720 or twowaystreet.org.

Luke Winslow-King, Joshua Davis: 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at FitzGerald's, 6615 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $15. (708) 788-2118 or fitzgeraldsnightclub.com.

Jagged Little Pill, Weeze: 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at BrauerHouse, 1000 N. Rohlwing Road, Lombard. $7-$10. (630) 495-2141 or brauerhouse.com.

Magic City Hippies, Future Generations: 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $15-$20. (773) 525-2501 or lh-st.com.

The Mighty Pines, Cara Louise Band: 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at Schubas Tavern, 3159 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. $12. (773) 525-2508 or lh-st.com.

Sweet Diezel Jenkins: 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. $3. (847) 358-9150 or durtynellies.com.

Sons Of The Silent Age performing David Bowie's “Scary Monsters” and more, Fun House, Wingtips: 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at Metro Chicago, 3730 N Clark St., Chicago. $20-$22; a portion of the proceeds benefits NorthShore Kellogg Cancer Center patients. (773) 549-4140 or metrochicago.com.

Chaos In Creation, Cleveland Avenue, White Hen, Farhampton: 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at Subterranean, 2011 W. North Ave., Chicago. $10. (773) 278-6600 or subt.net.

The Vulgar Boatmen, Young Man In A Hurry: 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at Schubas Tavern, 3159 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. $15. (773) 525-2508 or lh-st.com.

Some Years Later, Sonic Palace, Hero In Eden: 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at Wire, 6815 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $10. (708) 669-9473 or wireismusic.com.

Faith in the Fallen, Invictus, Comfort Scarcity: 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at Cubby Bear, 1059 W. Addison St., Chicago. $7-$10. (773) 327-1662 or cubbybear.com.

The Life and Times, Swoll, Canter: 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. $12. (773) 281-4444 or beatkitchen.com.

Ashlee + Evan, Austin Brown: 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $25. (773) 525-2501 or lh-st.com.

Speed of Sound, Midnight Road: 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at BrauerHouse, 1000 N. Rohlwing Road, Lombard. $8-$10. (630) 495-2141 or brauerhouse.com.

There Goes the Neighborhood: 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at Sideouts Bar & Eatery, 4018 Roberts Road, Island Lake. (847) 526-7174 or sideouts.com.

Unturned, Mt. Pocono, Sliver Age, Commonweather: 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, at Subterranean, 2011 W. North Ave., Chicago. $12. (773) 278-6600 or subt.net.

John Pizzarelli - A Centennial Celebration of Nat King Cole: 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, at the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg. $46. (847) 895-3600 or villageofschaumburg.com.

Mer's Music Showcase with Two Filipinos, Brandon Fox, Weep & Willow, The Shades: 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, at Schubas Tavern, 3159 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. $10-$12. (773) 525-2508 or lh-st.com.

The Audio Dead, Law of Keanu, Eugeine Grey and The Bad Habits, The Radiations: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, at Evolution Music, 923 Curtiss St., Downers Grove. $10. (630) 541-5022 or evolutionmusicstore.com.

Leonid & Friends: 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, at Joe's Live, 5441 Park Place, Rosemont. $35-$79. (847) 261-0392 or joesliverosemont.com.

Pooky, Flora, INHO + The Violent Suns: 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, at Schubas Tavern, 3159 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. Free. (773) 525-2508 or lh-st.com.

Signs of the Swarm, Betrayer, Nahkriin, Bind The Sacrifice: 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at Wire, 6815 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $10. (708) 669-9473 or wireismusic.com.

Moody Blues and Wings Nite starring Moody Blues and Wings founding member Denny Laine and the Moody Wing Band: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $39-$69. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com.

All-Star Grateful Dead Night: 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at BrauerHouse Live, 1000 N. Rohlwing Road, Lombard. $10-$15. (630) 495-2141 or brauerhouse.com.

Real Pretenders, Acoustipunks: 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at FitzGerald's, 6615 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $10. (708) 788-2118 or fitzgeraldsnightclub.com.

<i> Brian Shamie is a Daily Herald multiplatform editor and local music fanboy. You can follow him on Twitter at @thatshamieguy. Also check out some of the bands that surprised and excited us in 2018 on Spotify's “2018 Chicago Sound Check vol. 11 - Surprises from 2018” playlist.</i>