Concerts: Elbo Room gets funky with The King of Mars
• Chaos Chaos, Small Talks: 7 p.m. Friday, May 25, at Schubas, 3159 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. $12-$15. (773) 525-2508 or lh-st.com.
• Pat McCurdy: 7 p.m. Friday, May 25, at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. $6. (847) 358-9150 or durtynellies.com.
• Tom Keifer, Dokken: 8 p.m. Friday, May 25, at Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $49-$99. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com.
• Where's Fernando?, Rotten Mouth, Alabaster, Save State: 8 p.m. Friday, May 25, at GMan Tavern, 3740 N. Clark St., Chicago. Free. (773) 549-2050 or gmantavern.com.
• Porky's Groove Machine, Origin of Animal, Ideamen: 8 p.m. Friday, May 25, at Emporium (Wicker Park), 1366 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. Free, but RSVP for free stuff. (773) 697-7922 or emporiumchicago.com.
• Charley Crockett's “Lonesome as a Shadow Tour”, Carl Anderson: 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 25, at FitzGerald's, 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $12-$15. (708) 788-2118 or fitzgeraldsnightclub.com.
• Twenty Over, Efectos 2darios: 9 p.m. Friday, May 25, at Penny Road Pub, 545 Penny Road, Barrington. $8. (847) 428-0562 or pennyroadpub.com.
• The Mons, The Old Comiskeys, Pastaways: 9 p.m. Friday, May 25, at BrauerHouse, 1000 N. Rohlwing Road, Lombard. $10-$12. (630) 495-2141 or brauerhouse.com.
• Mollow, The Burst And Bloom, Better Now, Allbratt: 9 p.m. Friday, May 25, at Quenchers Saloon, 2401 N. Western Ave., Chicago. $6. (773) 276-9730 or quenchers.com.
• Death And Memphis, The Evictions, The Ridgelands: 6 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at Chop Shop, 2033 W. North Ave., Chicago. $5-$8. (773) 537-4441 or chopshopchi.com.
• Observing With Annie and friends: 7 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at Heartland Cafe, 7000 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago. $12-$15. (773) 465-8005 or heartlandcafe.com.
• Taco Shock, Howell, Dead Wells, Bad Jokes: 7 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at Subterranean, 2011 W. North Ave., Chicago. $8. (773) 278-6600 or subt.net.
• Pleasantries, Axios, Legacy Black: 8 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at Q-Bar Glendale Heights, 2240 Bloomingdale Road, Glendale Heights. $5. (630) 893-9346 or qbarglendaleheights.com.
• Hi Infidelity: 8 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at Pheasant Run Resort Mainstage Theatre, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. $15-$25. (630) 584-6300 or pheasantrun.com.
• The King of Mars, Harper's Grove: 8 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at Elbo Room, 2871 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $10-$15. (773) 549-5549 or elboroomlive.com.
• Doves of Mercury, Kelroy, She Rides Tigers, SKYD: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at GMan Tavern, 3740 N. Clark St., Chicago. $10-$12. (773) 549-2050 or gmantavern.com.
• Dead To Me, Elway, DFMK: 9 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at BrauerHouse, 1000 N. Rohlwing Road, Lombard. $12-$15. (630) 495-2141 or brauerhouse.com.
• Lawrence, Michael Blume, The Shades: 9 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $15-$17. (773) 525-2501 or lh-st.com.
• Lever, The Just Luckies, Harvey Fox, Bernie & the Wolf: 9 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at Quenchers Saloon, 2401 N. Western Ave., Chicago. $6. (773) 276-9730 or quenchers.com.
• Myspace Emo Prom: 11 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. $5-$7. (847) 358-9150 or durtynellies.com.
• “Rockin' in the Park” concert series with Rosie & The Rivets, Hi Infidelity: 3 p.m. Sunday, May 27, at Parkway Bank Park, 5501 Park Place, Rosemont. Free admission; food will be available for sale during the Memorial Day Cookout; fireworks after the concert. (773) 327-3830 or rosemont.com.
• Midnight Rider: 3 p.m. Sunday, May 27, at Pheasant Run Resort Mainstage Theatre, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. $10-$20. (630) 584-6300 or pheasantrun.com.
• Beach Bunny, The Evening Attraction, Hala, The Slaps: 6 p.m. Sunday, May 27, at Chop Shop, 2033 W. North Ave., Chicago. $7-$10. (773) 537-4441 or chopshopchi.com.
• Mutts, Joshua Powell & The Great Train Robbery, Murder Boots: 8:30 p.m. Sunday, May 27, at Tonic Room, 2447 N. Halsted, Chicago. $8. (773) 248-8400 or tonicroom.ticketfly.com.
• Fall Classic, Augustus, She Rides Tigers: 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, at Emporium (Wicker Park), 1366 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. Free. (773) 697-7922 or emporiumchicago.com.
• The Kooks, The Academic: 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, at Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield Ave., Chicago. $32-$35; tickets purchased for the rescheduled Oct. 11 show will be honored. (773) 472-0449 or victheatre.com.
• Shy Technology, Seasaw, Like Language: 8 p.m. Thursday, May 31, at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. $8. (773) 281-4444 or beatkitchen.com.
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