Openly gay singer-songwriter John Grant promotes his latest masterpiece Pale Green Ghosts with a stop at Schuba’s on Thursday, June 27, with Matt Focht & Crystal Hartford opening. www.schubas.com
Lesbian rocker Melissa Etheridge is joined by Joan Osborne, Paula Cole and Jessie Payo on Saturday, June 29, at Ravinia. www.ravinia.org
Alternative bands Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bush and Awolnation come to First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre on Saturday, June 29. www.livenation.com
Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward’s duo She & Him is joined by Camera Oscura for a date on Saturday, June 29 at Aragon Ballroom. www.jamusa.com
Brazilian all-female electro outfit CSS comes to Lincoln Hall on Saturday, June 29, with IO Echo. www.jamusa.com
It’s a fun-filled concert as Go-Gos and B-52s will be at Ravinia on Sunday, June 30. www.ravinia.org
On Tuesday, July 2, stylish, genre-defying duo Swing Out Sister comes to House of Blues.
Blending laughs with music, Jill Sobule and Julia Sweeney share the bill at City Winery Chicago on Wed., July 3. www.citywinery.com
Out Chicago-based singer-songwriter Susan Werner brings her Hayseed Project to City Winery Chicago on Friday, July 5. www.citywinery.com
Voice Box with Cathy Richardson will be at SideBar Music Room on Tuesday, July 9. www.fitzgeraldsnightclub.com
fun. and Delta Spirit kick off Taste of Chicago’s concert series on Wed., July 10. www.ticketweb.com
Burlesque icon and pop-culture muse Dita Von Teese brings her Burlesque Strip Strip Hooray Variety Show to House of Blues for multiple shows from Thursday, July 11 through Saturday, July 13.
The hitmaker behind the summer smash “Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke is joined by “American Boy” songstress Estelle on Thursday, July 11, at Taste of Chicago. www.ticketweb.com
Soulful favorites Jill Scott and Maxi Priest come to Taste of Chicago on Saturday, July 13. www.ticketweb.com
Expect lots of screaming underaged and gay fans as boy band One Direction brings its tour to First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre on Saturday, July 13, and Sunday, July 14. www.livenation.com
Left-of-center acts Neon Trees and The Mowgli’s close out the concert series for Taste of Chicago on Sunday, July 14 www.ticketweb.com
Chicago’s celebrated drag and illusion performers Angelique Munro, Miss Sassy Trade, Monique Moyet, Terri Michaels, Wendy Sity, Tiger Sky and Summer Breeze pay tribute to LGBTQ icons at a fundraiser for The Legacy Walk on Sunday, July 14 at Atmosphere. www.legacyprojectchicago.org
On Saturday, July 13, R&B diva Anita Baker will be at Ravinia. www.ravinia.org
On Sunday, July 14, Space hosts La Vie en Rose: The Songs of Edith Piaf with Martha Carés and Robert Swan. www.evanstonspace.com
There will be a Music of Tom Waits Wine Pairing Event, with our very own JC Brooks on Thursday, July 18, at City Winery Chicago. www.citywinery.com
On Thursday, July 18, female indie rock band Savages will come to Lincoln Hall with Parquet Courts. www.lincolnhallchicago.com
Female rockers Savages will be joined by Sky Ferreira and Johnny Hostile on Friday, July 19, at Lincoln Hall. www.lincolnhallchicago.com
Acclaimed singer-songwriter and breast cancer survivor Sheryl Crow comes to Ravinia on Friday, July 19. www.ravinia.org
Holy boy bands, Batman! New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men and 98 Degrees share the stage on Thursday, July 18, and Friday, July 19, at Allstate Arena, Rosemont.
Double-threat musician and actor Harry Connick Jr. will have two dates on Friday, July 19, and Saturday, July 20, at Symphony Center. www.jamusa.com
Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark (OMD) and Diamond Rings come to The Metro on Tuesday, July 23. www.jamusa.com
Imagine Dragons with Icona Pop, Brick + Mortar and Kellen + Me have a sold-out show on Wed., July 31 at The Metro. metrochicago.com
Female rock pioneers and sister act Heart will be at Ravinia on Monday, July 29. www.ravinia.org