Bloomington may not be very exciting during spring break, but Chicago and Indianapolis provide plenty of entertainment for anyone willing to take a short road trip.
CHICAGO
SATURDAY, MARCH 12\nHouse of Blues: Gaelic Storm with Gareth Woods at 9 p.m., $25, all ages.
Metro: The Tossers with the Arrivals, the Siderunners and the Matics at 6 p.m., $13, all ages. Colette with Hipp-E at 10 p.m., $12, 21 and over.
TUESDAY, MARCH 15\nHouse of Blues: Showoff at 5:30 p.m., $15, all ages.
THURSDAY, MARCH 17\nHouse of Blues: Rusted Root at 9 p.m., $31.50, 18 and over.\nMetro: Epitaph Tour presents Matchbook Romance with Motion City Soundtrack, From First to Last and Scatter the Ashes at 5:30 p.m., $16, all ages. Standard, R&S Soundsystem and Furthersound present Andy C with Ed Rush, Optical, Shimon, Red One, MC GQ and MC Rhymetyme at 10 p.m., $20 advance/$25 at the door, 21 and over.
FRIDAY, MARCH 18\nHouse of Blues: The Subdudes at 7:30 p.m., $17.50, all ages.
Metro: The Pioneers of Hip Hop Tour featuring KRS-One with Kool Moe Dee, Melle Mel, Busy Bee, Kool Herc, Grandmaster Caz, Temple of Hip-Hop Museum, Mass Hysteria, Longshot, DJ Cooperpot, Sape La Rock and Rude One at 8 p.m., $23, 18 and over. M.A.N.D.Y. with DJ Heather and Greenskeepers Live at 10 p.m., $10, 21 and over.
SATURDAY, MARCH 20\nMetro: Sleeping at Last with Duvall, Doran Stambaugh and Silent Treatment at 6 p.m., $11, all ages.
INDIANAPOLIS
SATURDAY, MARCH 12\nEmerson Theater: Year of Desolation with Anapparatus, Black Arrows of Filth and Impurity, The Beauty Prevails, Knee Deep in the Dead and Heroes Laid to Rest at 6:30 p.m., $7, all ages.
SUNDAY, MARCH 13\nConseco Fieldhouse: Slipknot with Shadows Fall and Lamb of God at 7 p.m., $35, all ages.
Murat -- Egyptian Room: Ryan Cabrera at 8 p.m., $25, all ages.
Patio Lounge: Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise at 10 p.m., $12, all ages.
FRIDAY, MARCH 18\nEmerson Theater: The Toxic Shockers with Counter Culture Unity at 7:30 p.m., $7, all ages.
SATURDAY, MARCH 19\nEmerson Theater: They've Shot Flannigan with Elijah, Kingston Falls, the Inheritance and the House Effect at 7 p.m., $7, all ages.
