today in Chicago
* John Hodgman @ UP
* Slaughterhouse @ Metro
* Melissa Ferrick @ SPACE
* Glassman, Ao @ Township
* Volcano!, Word and Number @ The Whistler
* Turquoise Jeep, The Retar Crew @ Reggie's
* Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds @ the Riv
* Milagres, Reds & Blue, Leaf Bird @ Schubas
* An Horse, Champions @ Saki (Free; In-store)
* Van Halen, Kool and the Gang @ Allstate Arena
* Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Chicago Afrobeat Project @ House of Blues
* The Canes, Brown Shoe, Dane Penn, Simpleton & City Folk @ Beat Kitchen
* Creepy Band, The Dirty Feathers, Begin By Gathering Supplies @ Empty Bottle

If laughing is your thing, head to UP to see the hilarious John Hodgman. If "pumping it up" is more your forte, Joe Budden and his group Slaughterhouse visit Metro.

An Horse and Champions play a FREE in-store at Saki.

Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds play the Riv.

The Hot Snakes are coming to Mortville.

Today is April Fools Day.

Those last two items have nothing to do with each other..

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John Hodgman @ The Bell House in 2011 (more by David Andrako)

Comedian and TV personality John Hodgman, who just last night was performing in his hometown of Brooklyn, NY with lover-of-comedians Ted Leo, has announced a visit to Chicago. John writes:

ON SUNDAY, APRIL 1, I will visit the brand new theater within the world famous SECOND CITY compound and speak to the fictional citizens of fictional Chicago ONCE MORE.
If you missed my visit last November, now is a time to make amends. If you saw it, I guarantee some (BUT NOT ALL) new material, more and more Malort, and of course: CORBETT AND MURPHY.
This will happen at the Second City, 1616 N Wells Street, at 8:30PM. Tickets will be available SOON.

Meanwhile, Brian Posehn will be here to make us laugh this weekend.