White Mystery
Explosive, stripped-bare garage-rock from firecracker Miss Alex White
When: 10 p.m. Friday, June 5
Where: Schubas, 3159 N. Southport Ave.
Price: $12; 773-525-2508
Scotland Yard Gospel Choir
Orchestral confessionals of heartbreak and hope from Elia Einhorn and Co.
When: 9 p.m. Friday, June 5
Where: Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Price: $15; 773-489-3160 or ticketmaster.com
Eastern Blok
An intoxicating mix of woozy Balkan melodies driven by Serbian guitarist Goran Ivanovich
When: 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 17
Where: The Whistler, 2421 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Price: Free; 773-929-3680
Aleks & the Drummer
Mesmerizing gypsy swing from singer/keyboardist Aleks Tomaszewska and drummer Deric Criss
When: 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 17
Where: Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Price: $10; 773-489-3160 or ticketmaster.com
Waco Brothers
Jon Langford’s honky-tonk crew comes to butt-kicking life onstage
When: 8 p.m. Saturday, June 20
Where: Martyrs’, 3855 N. Lincoln Ave.
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Price: $15; 773-404-9494 or musictoday.com
Michael McDermott
The criminally overlooked singer-songwriter fills his songs with loss, love and regret
When: 6 p.m. Saturday, June 20
Where: Naper Days, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville
Price: $10; naperdays.org
Nachtmystium
Chicago’s black metal overlords spike their aggressive assault with welcome psychedelic interludes
When: 10 p.m. Saturday, June 27
Where: Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave.
Price: $20; 773-276-3600 or ticketweb.com
Serengeti & Polyphonic
Uber-productive local MC Serengeti resurfaces with a heavily electronic new project
When: 10 p.m. Friday, July 10
Where: The Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave.
Price: $10; 773-227-4433 or ticketweb.com
Cameron McGill & What Army
Troubadour Cameron McGill and his rag-tag crew sound gloriously out-of-time
When: 9 p.m. Thursday, July 23
Where: The Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave.
Price: $8; 773-227-4433 or ticketweb.com
Baby Teeth
The pop hooks are bigger (and cheesier) on the synth-loving trio’s forthcoming “Hustle Beach”
When: 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1
Where: Schubas, 3159 N. Southport Ave.
Price: $10; 773-525-2508