Sound check: Dust in the Windy City with Kansas

Dust in the Windy City

Fans of “Carry On Wayward Son,” “Song for America,” “Dust in the Wind” and other prog-rock classics won't want to miss Kansas when the band brings its “Point of Know Return Album Anniversary Tour” to Chicago this weekend. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St., Chicago. $35-$125. (800) 745-3000 or thechicagotheatre.com.

Garbage 2.0

Shirley Manson and her alternative band Garbage bring their industrial-inflected hits to Chicago for a midweek show at the Riviera Theatre. Supporting the release of the 20th anniversary edition of its groundbreaking album “Version 2.0,” along with a special remix release, the band's tour will feature full playthroughs of the album, in addition to some other favorites. Electronic duo Rituals of Mine joins the band for the 18-and-older show. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, at Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine Ave., Chicago. $47.50-$69. (773) 275-6800 or rivieratheatre.com.

Pilots on tour

After a year of social media silence, the Grammy-winning hipster-hop duo Twenty One Pilots crept back onto the scene — first dropping hints in July days before releasing two new singles in conjunction with the announcement of its “The Bandito Tour,” and eventually unveiling the band's fifth album, “Trench,” last week. The tour, also featuring AWOLNATION and Max Frost, makes a stop in Chicago for a midweek show at the United Center. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, at the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago. Tickets start at $325 and are almost sold out. (800) 745-3000 or unitedcenter.com.

Also at the United Center this week:

• The Eagles: 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15. $63-$415. (800) 745-3000 or unitedcenter.com.

• Gorillaz “The Now Now Tour”: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16. $53-$133. (800) 745-3000 or unitedcenter.com.

Blues Caravan

The world-class blues guitarists ­— Mike Zito, Ally Venable and Bernard Allison — ride “The Ruf Records 2018 Blues Caravan Tour” as it makes a stop at Fitzgerald's Nightclub. Come out to Berwyn for a great night of modern blues. 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at FitzGerald's Nightclub, 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $15-$20. (708) 788-2118 or fitzgeraldsnightclub.com.

Concert highlights

• Soil, The Outfit, Saint Tragedy: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at RocHaus, 96 W. Main St., West Dundee. $15-$20. (815) 482-2870 or rochaus.com.

• Thrice, The Bronx, Teenage Wrist: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at House of Blues, 329 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. $29.99-$35. (312) 923-2000 or houseofblues.com.

• Shokker, Wicked Soul: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at BrauerHouse, 1000 N. Rohlwing Road, Lombard. $9-$12. (630) 495-2141 or brauerhouse.com.

• Blue Oyster Cult: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $49-$99. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com.

• The Angel Colon Band, Holly, and Observing With Annie: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at Silvie's Lounge, 1902 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago. $10. (773) 871-6239 or silvieslounge.com.

• Mari Black: 8:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at Two Way Street Coffee House, 1047 Curtiss St., Downers Grove. $10. twowaystreet.org.

• Supersuckers, The Krank Daddies: 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at BrauerHouse Live, 1000 N. Rohlwing Road, Lombard. $14-$17. (630) 495-2141 or brauerhouse.com.

• In The Stix, Yourz Truly: 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. $3. (847) 358-9150 or durtynellies.com.

• Henhouse Prowlers, Kind Country: 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at Bourbon on Division, 2050 W. Division St., Chicago. $18-$24. (773) 796-5879 or bourbonondivision.com.

• The Kings Rising, LED PIG, SKYD: 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at The Uptown, 12 W. Burlington Ave., Westmont. (630) 969-4717 or facebook.com.

• Wedding Banned: 9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at BaseCamp Pub, 5750 Lakeside Drive, Lisle. (331) 777-4712 or basecamppub.com.

• Roctoberfest with Now I'm Nothing (Nine Inch Nails tribute), Hellbilly Deluxe (Rob Zombie tribute) and Jellikit (Primus tribute): 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at RocHaus, 96 W. Main St., West Dundee. $15-$20. (815) 482-2870 or rochaus.com.

• Owl City “Cinematic Tour” with Matthew Thiessen and The Earthquakes: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at House of Blues, 329 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. $25-$30. (312) 923-2000 or houseofblues.com.

• Liz Phair “Amps on the Lawn Tour” with Speedy Ortiz: 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at Metro, 3730 N. Clark St., Chicago. $30-$33. (773) 549-4140 or metrochicago.com.

• Unconstitutional: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at Peggy Kinnane's, 8 N. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights. Free. (847) 577-7733 or peggykinnanes.com.

• One Way Street: 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at BrauerHouse, 1000 N. Rohlwing Road, Lombard. $10-$12. (630) 495-2141 or brauerhouse.com.

• There Goes The Neighborhood, Shooter McGavin: 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at BaseCamp Pub, 5750 Lakeside Drive, Lisle. Free. (331) 777-4712 or basecamppub.com.

• Speed of Sound: 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at Chicago Loop Sports Bar & Grill, 7 W. Streamwood Blvd., Streamwood. (630) 830-2565 or chicago-loop.com.

• Twenty Over: 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at Lamplighter Inn, 60 N. Bothwell St., Palatine. (847) 991-2420 or lamplighters.com.

• Liz Phair “Amps on the Lawn Tour” with Speedy Ortiz: 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, at Metro, 3730 N. Clark St., Chicago. $30-$35. (773) 549-4140 or metrochicago.com.

• Simple Minds “Walk Between Worlds Tour”: 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, at Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St., Chicago. $35-$85. (312) 902-1500 or msg.com.

• Christina Aguilera “The Liberation Tour”: 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, at Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St., Chicago. 49-$279. (312) 902-1500 or msg.com.

• Minus The Bear “The Farewell Tour” with Caspian: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, at House of Blues, 329 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. $25-$30. (312) 923-2000 or houseofblues.com.

• David Paige: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, at Miller's Ale House, 1300 N. Meacham Road, Schaumburg. Free. (847) 598-1090 or millersalehouse.com.

• Lever, Ritual Talk, Harvey Fox: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, at Emporium Wicker Park, 1366 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago. Free. (773) 697-7922 or emporiumchicago.com.

• Bruce Hornsby: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, at Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $69-$125. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com.

• Brian Shamie is a Daily Herald multiplatform editor and local music fanboy. You can follow him on Twitter at @thatshamieguy. Listen to Brian's “2018 Chicago Sound Check Vol. 7” Spotify playlist for a sampling of some of the local bands he's written about recently for the Daily Herald.