The Tomorrow Never Knows festival has taken over a growing number of north-side venues every January for ten years now, bringing with it a wide variety of live music and (since 2012) comedy. The fest comes back bigger every time, and for 2014 it includes 22 shows in five days at Lincoln Hall, Schubas, Metro, Smart Bar, the Hideout, and the Athenaeum Theatre.
Saturday’s big names are English soul-pop singer John Newman at Lincoln Hall with vocal duo Lady; baroque-pop ensemble San Fermin at Schubas on a four-act bill with local fingerstyle guitarist Ryley Walker, among others; veteran indie rockers Superchunk at Metro with Roomrunner and Split Single, and Hugo Ball at Smart Bar.
Wed 1/15 through Sun 1/19, various times Lincoln Hall, Schubas, Metro, Smart Bar, the Athenaeum Theatre, and the Hideout Prices and age restrictions vary Five-day pass $100 tnkfest.com