Somehow you’ve managed to save an extra five bucks this week and it’s burning a hole in your pocket. That reason alone should have you running over to Double Door tonight to support a great line-up of Chicago bands. But, since one reason is never good enough, here you go…

1. You woke up this morning craving the music of a few down-tempo singer song writers with great voices, a band that sounds like Sulfjan Stevens but not quite, and a band that reminds you of an even stranger version of Animal Collective. Well, tonight Double Door has all that and more! Let the sounds of The Names That Spell, Kellen And Me, Jessica Hernandez, Jarryd Scott and Claire Stahlecker fill the hole in your heart and wallet. These are some pretty big names in the Chicago local scene and putting them all together at Double Door for a nice recession price will make for really fun show.

2. Headliners, The Names That Spell, apparently beat box and rock out on a zither. That’s right. I said a zither. I’ll just let that sink in.

3. Both Kellen and Me and Jarryd Scott have a couple more shows in Chicago before they head off to SXSW. Why not see them before they get bombarded by fame? Experimental folk rocker Jessica Hernandez has a voice big enough to blow you out of Double Door. She truly is a hidden gem here. Youngster of the group and acoustic rock singer/story teller, Claire Stahlecker, is just barely 21 but could sing circles around the likes of more veteran singer/song writers. Seriously, she has more talent in her little finger than the whole of John Mayer.
There is a plethora of talent coming out this very night and you should too.

8:00 PM. Thursday, 1/7. Double Door. $3 if you buy tickets in advance and $5 at door.