Novem Life, Yo!

On the corner of Belmont & Southport lives a stage that brings artists from small timers to grand performers. For over 20 years, Schubas has been pulling in and pumping out larger players for the music fans of Chicago and the Midwest to enjoy. What was once a Schlitz brewery is now home to the intimate, 200-person music room, front bar and Lakeview’s best home-style cookery, the Harmony Grill.

The music room at Schubas has been the stepping stone for many artists to debut their work in Chicago. Successful acts that graced the Schubas stage on their rise to fame include MGMT, Passion Pit, My Morning Jacket, Tori Amos, Andrew Bird, Dave Matthews Band, Death Cab For Cutie, The Decemberists, Sufjan Stevens, Neko Case, Rachael Yamagata, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, and numerous others.

In October 2009, Schubas opened the doors to Lincoln Hall, an exquisite 500-person venue that is making a huge impression on the local and national music scene. For being the new kid on the block, Lincoln Hall has already made quite the cool kid reputation with the line-up that welcomed the club into the music scene in 2009. Memorable performances for the first days of Lincoln Hall include Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Blind Pilot, The Walkmen, Do Make Say Think, Mike Doughty, Motion City Soundtrack, Mucca Pazza, Russian Circles, and The Ike Reilly Assassination, among others.

While bringing in hundreds of impressively talented artists through the city each year, Schubas will team up with their new sister venue, Lincoln Hall, and celebrate their winter music festival highlighting the up-and-coming artists they believe in for phenomenal show-stopping performances. Tomorrow Never Knows 2010 will be held January 13-17th to warm the Chicagoans up this winter.

Now if you don’t think you’re that hip and with it for these new stars on the rise, I’m throwin’ in a lil somethin extra so you know what’s up.

Here’s the breakdown:

Wed. January 13th

@Schubas – Laugh It Up, Kid featuring the comedic performances of Prescott Tolk, Cameron Esposito, James Fritz, Adam Burke, and Mike Sheehan, hosted by Bradley LaBree. The Chicago Reader dubbed Prescott Tolk a Critic’s Choice and Time Out Chicago called him a “Don’t Miss.”

@LincolnHall – The Cribs, Adam Green and The Dead Trees

Remember The Smiths, or Modest Mouse, well, that awesome guitar player, Johnny Marr, yeah, this is the Jarman brothers band that he has been playing with the past couple years. More of an indie-rock, post-punk shindig, but Marr will surely make you want more.

Thur. January 14th
@Schubas – Surfer Blood, Freelance Whales, Bear In Heaven, Lasers and Fast and Shit

Young guys who like to rock the pop and entertain the crowd, on the serious up and up. And who doesn’t like lasers?

@LincolnHall – Voxtrot, Sold Gold, Gemini Club

Indie-pop-rock hailing from Austin, TX combining classic 60’s pop with British sounds of the 80’s while sounding ahead of its time sure to make the hipster head bop. Solid Gold and Gemini Club sure to make your booty pop.

Fri. January 15th
@Schubas – Neon Indian, The Hood Internet, Truman Peyote, Only Children

Synthesizer, dream-pop goodness for your soul. Chicago’s own, The Hood Internet, will mash-up your fav hits of oh nine and beyond.

@LincolnHall – Atlas Sound, Icy Demons, Shapers

Solo project of ambient, psychedelic Atlanta band Deerhunter’s frontman, Bradford Cox. Experimental high-energy Icy Demons will make your body rock.

Sat. January 16th
@Schubas – Final Fantasy, Sharon Van Etten, Peter Wolf Crier

Final Fantasy is the righteous violin-looping project of Owen Pallett, whom you might have heard in his other band, The Arcade Fire.

@LincolnHall – Bowerbirds, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Julie Doiron

Sunshine folk-pop on the verge of freak-folk from North Carolina, the Bowerbirds will make you smile and then tilt your head in wonder. The Rural Alberta Advantage play indie-rock folk songs about hometowns and heartbreak.

Sun. January 17th
@Schubas – Clues, Skybox, Pomegranates, Netherfriends

Canadian indie-pop with Chicago fellas Skybox, who will rock your socks off with their spectacle of a performance. If you’re lucky there’ll be cake and go-go dancers.

@LincolnHall – Lee Fields & The Expressions, JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound, Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers

Lee Fields will blow you away. He is a bona-fide, 100%, unadulterated, pure, gut-bucket soul singer. JC Brooks is for the people who want to move and groove to the sweet sounds of Chicago soul.

Five-Day Passes are just barely still available (both venues, all shows, all 5 days plus free TNK 2010 poster, a sampler CD, and free rides between Schubas, Lincoln Hall, and select CTA L stops courtesy of Zipcar!) for $75. All shows are 18+. Single-day tickets are $15. Tickets available HERE.