Dread Zeppelin @ Durty Nellie's

Dread Zeppelin, the world's only reggae Led Zeppelin tribute band, plays Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St. in Palatine, tonight. Doors open at 8:30pm; $5 cover. 21+

Bash on Wabash

If the Jazz Festival isn't your thing, you have other options. Today from noon to 11pm, head to the South Loop for the Bash on Wabash. A $5 donation gets you in the gate; full line-up is listed below. Enter at Wabash and 13th Street.

Noon: Columbia R&B Band
1:10pm: School of Rock
2pm: Cooler by the Lake
2:50pm: The Stacks
3:40pm: Indignant
4:30pm: Todd Hembrook & the Hemispheres
6pm: North of Memphis featuring Michael McDermott, Vanessa Davis and Howard Levy
7:30pm: William Elliott Whitmore
9pm: Murder by Death

African Festival for the Arts

The African Festival for the Arts runs Friday through Monday at 5100 S. Cottage Grove with loads of music, art, food and culture. Tickets are $10 per day, with weekend passes available for $30. Today's musical lineup is below.

World music stage
2:30pm: DJ music
3:30pm: Odies Williams
4:45pm: Roland Brown
6:30pm: New Orleans Revival

Dee Parmer stage
2:30pm: DJ music
4:30pm: Mulgrew Miller
6:15pm: Les Nubians
7:45pm: Rachelle Farrell

Hip-Hop stage
5:30pm: Keith Murray
7pm: Nice and Smooth

30th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival @ Millennium Park

The third full day of events for this year's CJF features a number of local and international jazz ensembles, including main-stage performances by the Instant Composers Pool, Eight Bold Souls with Dee Alexander, and a headlining set from jazz maverick (and recent Pulitzer Music award recipient) Ornette Coleman. For the full schedule of events and locations, check the Chicago Institute of Chicago's website. Free to the public.

Mr. Gnome @ The Darkroom Bar

The Darkroom Bar
2210 w chicago ave
7:00pm $7 Cover 21+
$3 Shiner Bock bottles

The Sonnets
The Suede Brothers
Mr. Gnome
Juanita & The Rabbit

Roky Erickson & The Explosives @ Double Door

Double Door
1572 N. Milwaukee
Doors 8pm Show 9pm
$20 adv. / $22 dos.

Roky Erickson & The Explosives
TK Webb
The Wisebloods

Nike+ Human Race 10k

The Chicago contingent of Nike's Human Race 10k kicks off at Soldier Field tonight at 6:30pm; packet pick-up starts at 2pm. Fall Out Boy performs after the race. Registration costs $35; register here by 10pm Aug. 30.

Slow Gun Shogun @ The Abbey

The Chicago-based alt-country/blues-punk singer and guitar-slinger Slow Gun Shogun plays a headlining set at the Abbey this evening. While his new 7-song CD -- Eve, Adam & the Apple -- features Mr. Shogun working mostly in one-man band mode, he'll most likely be joined by a full band for tonight's show. Also on the bill for the evening are Six Gun Lullaby (from Nashville), Fil, and Leaf Bird open. 3420 W. Grace (at Elston). Tickets are $6 in advance and $8 at the door. Doors open at 8 PM, and the show starts at 9 PM.

HotHouse presents Brazilian Independence Day @ Fizz

HotHouse -- Chicago's Nonprofit Center for International Performance and Exhibition -- teams up with Chicago Samba today to celebrate Brazilian music, dance and culture at Fizz Bar & Grill. Promising live music, dance lessons, Capoeira performance, Carnival dancers, Portuguese poetry and more! "The best in the Midwest, and the next best thing to being in Brazil!" 3220 N. Lincoln. Tickets are $15. Doors open at 8 PM, and the show starts at 9 PM.

Fiesta Boricua in Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park's 15th Annual Fiesta Boricua -- the Midwest's largest Ethnic Music Festival -- will take place on Division between Paseo Boricua's giant metal flags. Three stages will feature top talents in Salsa, Plena, Reggaeton and House plus over 100 food, arts and crafts vendors. The all-day event will also include a health fair, skateboard demo area, art gallery and cultural performances. Everyone's invited to come celebrate Chicago's Puerto Rican community! Division Street (between Western & Mozart). 11AM to 8PM.