February 21, 2013|By Matt Pais | RedEye Sound Board
Passion Pit
7:30 p.m. Fri. at UIC Pavilion. Sold out.
The band’s music sounds a lot happier than it really is. If you listen to the words, which you may not.
Solange
8 p.m. Sat. at Bottom Lounge. Sold out.
Beyonce’s little sister should absolutely not be pigeonholed as “Beyonce’s little sister.”
Delta Rae, ZZ Ward
7 p.m. Sun. at Lincoln Hall. Sold out.
Up-and-coming artists you should know, particularly Ward. Love the blues/hip-hop combo.
XXYYXX
10 p.m. Fri. at Schubas. Sold out.
This 17-year-old’s electronic music has skyrocketed out of his bedroom.
Roc Marciano
10:30 p.m. Sat. at Schubas. $12-$15.
A rapper who’s earned his buzz.
Country Mice
9:30 p.m. Fri. at Empty Bottle. $10.
New York rockers support just-released “Hour of the Wolf.”
The Kuhls
8:30 p.m. Sat. at Metro. Free w/RSVP-$8 day of.
Local-by-way-of-Kansas sisters release their full-length debut, “Holy Rollin.”
Watch Matt on “You & Me This Morning,” Friday at 6:55 a.m. on WCIU, the U
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