
This is a weekly overview live avant performances in the Chicago area. Contact us if you’d like your shows listed.
June 29:
12:30PM at Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival, Community Stage, Milwaukee Ave at Diversey
Jason Adasiewicz, Keefe Jackson — part of Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival 20139:00PM at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($12)
Spektral Quartet
Pretty Monsters9:00PM at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
Chris Riggs, Drew Dahle, Paul Giallorenzo
Brian Labycz, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Ståle Liavik Solberg9:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15)
Matthew Shipp Trio with Mike Bisio, Whit Dickey
June 30:
1:15PM at Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival, Culture Stage, Milwaukee Ave at Kedzie
Brian Labycz, Jason Stein — part of Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival 20133:30PM at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 (wheelchair-accessible)
The Accumulative Affects of Migration 1
Yaw Agyeman, Khari Lemuel, Tomeka Reid, Joshua Abrams, Mikel Avery, Orron Kenyatta — performance accompanying the exhibit 13th Ballad4:00PM at Lakeside Inn, 15251 Lakeshore Rd, Lakeside MI ($15)
Renée Baker’s Artet, with Steve Berry, Nicole Mitchell, William Porter, Alex Wing, Avreeayl Ra10:00PM at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.709.1401 ($7) (wheelchair-accessible)
Keefe Jackson’s Likely So, with Jeff Kimmel, Jason Stein, Nick Mazzarella, Mars Williams, Guillermo Gregorio, Dave Rempis
July 1:
7:00PM at the Washington Park Arts Incubator, 301 E Garfield Blvd
Ari Brown, Avreeayl Ra9:00PM at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444 (wheelchair-accessible)
Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt9:00PM at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 (Free) (wheelchair-accessible)
Kwaidan — Record release
Death Blues
Mind Over Mirrors
July 2:
8:00PM at Observatory Studios, 3036 N Lincoln, 4th Fl
Tim Stine, Anton Hatwich, Frank Rosaly9:30PM at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (wheelchair-accessible)
Stirrup : Fred Lonberg-Holm, Nick Macri, Charles Rumback
July 3:
10:00PM at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($8)
Dana Jessen Solo
Dana Jessen, Jeff Kimmel, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Mike Reed
July 4:
6:30PM at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
Loops & Variations
ICE
Nosaj Thing
July 6:
11:00AM at Austin Town Hall, 5610 W Lake, 773.287.7658 (Free)
David Boykin Expanse9:00PM at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Intersections Series
Jeff Chan Solo
Tim O’Dell Trio with Tatsu Aoki, Avreeayl Ra9:00PM at Studio 914, 914 N California
Frank Rosaly, Marc Riordan, Brian Labycz, Aaron Zarzutzki, Daniel Fandiño, KG Price9:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15)
Chris Dingman Quartet with Jesse Lewis, Ike Sturm, Jared Schonig
July 8:
9:00PM at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444 (wheelchair-accessible)
Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
July 9:
5:30PM at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 (wheelchair-accessible)
Tuesdays on the Terrace
Stirrup : Fred Lonberg-Holm, Nick Macri, Charles Rumback
July 10:
10:00PM at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($8)
Rob Mazurek, Jim Baker, Joshua Abrams, Michael Zerang
July 11:
9:00PM at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
Chris Brown Solo
Chris Brown, Brian Labycz, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Michael Zerang9:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western (Free)
Jeff Parker, Geof Bradfield
July 13:
9:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($12)
The Eternals Espiritu Zombi Group : Damon Locks, Wayne Montana, Areif Sless-Kitain, Jason Adasiewicz, Matt Lux, Josh Berman, Cameron Pfiffner, Nick Mazzarella, Tomeka Reid, Jeanine O’Toole
For more information, such as show times and directions, as well as upcoming performances, see:
http://now-is.org/
http://www.ratchetmusic.com
http://www.umbrellamusic.org
http://www.mcachicago.org
http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_culturalcenterschedule.html
http://www.skylarkchicago.com
http://www.elasticrevolution.com
http://www.myopicbookstore.com/music.html
http://dalniente.com
http://iceorg.org/events/category/chicago
http://www.emptybottle.com/
