Cost: $10-$15 per show, $55 for a five-day pass

Organizer: Schubas Tavern

What to expect: Local and national artists, including the Walkmen, Ohmega Watts and Bobby Conn. There will also be DJs upstairs every night.

Why to go: The opening performance could be the best of them all, with notoriously inventive singer/songwriter/producer John Vanderslice making an appearance along with Chicago's own Brit-rock faves The M's.

Additional info: Shows begin nightly at 9 p.m., and there will be daytime shows at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday from students at Paul Green's School of Rock, who will perform a Southern Roots Rock Tribute (these are All-Ages shows, while the others are 18+). Get tickets at http://www.schubas.com.

The full schedule:
Wednesday, January 16: John Vanderslice, The M's, Young Galaxy, Heypenny
Thursday, January 17: Bobby Conn, NOMO, Baby Teeth, Hylozoists
Friday, January 18: Cloud Cult, Illinois, Wax Fang, Special Guest
Saturday, January 19: Paul Green's School of Rock Southern Roots Rock Tribute (2 p.m.). White Williams, Ohmega Watts, Ecstatic Sunshine
Sunday, January 20: Paul Green's School of Rock Southern Roots Rock Tribute (2 p.m.). The Walkmen, White Rabbits, White Denim

Centerstage Reviewer: Ben Rubenstein