Chicago Scene: January 25 – February 9

This is a weekly overview of live avant performances in the Chicago area.  Contact us if you’d like your shows listed.

Saturday, January 25th 2014

7:00PM at the Rhythm Room, 1715 Maple Ave, Evanston IL, 847.491.9723
Jimmy Bennington Colour And Sound Trio, with Jeff Swanson, Charles Kirchen

9:00PM at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($5) (wheelchair-accessible)
Earthless
Destruction Unit
Yakuza
Running

Sunday, January 26th 2014

2:00PM at the Washington Park Arts Incubator, 301 E Garfield Blvd (Free)
Sonic Healing Ministries
Free Jazz Jam Session hosted by Microcosmic Sound Orchestra : Alex Wing, Eliel Sherman Storey, David Boykin

9:00PM at The Tonic Room, 2447 N Halsted St., (773) 248-8400
Jimmy Bennington Colour And Sound : Jimmy Bennington, Fred Jackson, Jerome Croswell, Brian Sandstrom

10:00PM at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.709.1401 ($7) (wheelchair-accessible)
Jeff Kimmel, Tim Stine, Anton Hatwich

Monday, January 27th 2014

7:30PM at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882
Keefe Jackson, Julian Kirshner

9:00PM at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444 (wheelchair-accessible)
Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt

Tuesday, January 28th 2014

9:30PM at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (wheelchair-accessible)
Rob Mazurek’s Vortice of the Faun
Rob Mazurek, Jim Baker, Ben Boye, Darin Gray, Avreeayl Ra

10:00PM at Bar DeVille, 701 N Damen, 312.929.2349 (wheelchair-accessible)
Michael Zerang and The Blue Lights : Mars Williams, Dave Rempis, Josh Berman, Kent Kessler, Michael Zerang

Wednesday, January 29th 2014

9:00PM-11:00PM at the Bedford, 1612 W Division, 773.235.8800 (Free)
Spontaneous Composition Series
Makaya McCraven, Junius Paul, Justin Thomas, Marquis Hill, Jeff Parker

10:00PM at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($8)
Dave Rempis, Joshua Abrams, Avreeayl Ra — Record release

11:00PM-1:30AM at Honky Tonk BBQ, 1213 W 18th, 312.907.7895
Nick Mazzarella Trio with Anton Hatwich, Frank Rosaly

Thursday, January 30th 2014

9:00PM at Multi Kulti, 1000 N Milwaukee, 4th Fl
Edward Wilkerson Jr, Jim Baker, Vincent Davis

9:00PM at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
Hearts And Minds : Jason Stein, Paul Giallorenzo, Frank Rosaly

9:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western (Free)
Luke Polipnick Quartet, with Russ Johnson, Joshua Abrams, Charles Rumback

Friday, January 31st 2014

7:30PM at the Bethel United Church of Christ, 315 E Saint Charles Rd, Elmhurst IL ($15-$10 suggested donation)
Feldman’s Duration Series (Abridged)
MAVerick Ensemble : James Baur, Elizabeth Brausa Brathwaite, Jennie Brown, Andrea R DiOrio, Jeff Panko, William Jason Raynovich, Mark A Sudeith — music by Martin Amlin, Drew Baker, Elliott Carter, Morton Feldman, Annette Kruisbrink, Olivier Messiaen

9:00PM-1:00AM at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($15) (wheelchair-accessible)
Ken Vandermark‘s Audio One : Jason Adasiewicz, Josh Berman, Jeb Bishop, Tim Daisy, Nick Macri, Nick Mazzarella, Jen Clare Paulson, Dave Rempis, Ken Vandermark, Mars Williams

9:30PM at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($7)
Elastro Series
Jeff Parker, Josh Abrams
Olivia Block, Peter Woods
Health&Beauty

Saturday, February 1st 2014

7:30PM at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W Chicago ($15-$10 suggested donation)
Feldman’s Duration Series (Abridged)
MAVerick Ensemble : James Baur, Elizabeth Brausa Brathwaite, Jennie Brown, Andrea R DiOrio, Jeff Panko, William Jason Raynovich, Mark A Sudeith — music by Martin Amlin, Drew Baker, Elliott Carter, Morton Feldman, Annette Kruisbrink, Olivier Messiaen

8:00PM-12:00AM at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($15) (wheelchair-accessible)
Ken Vandermark’s Audio One : Jason Adasiewicz, Josh Berman, Jeb Bishop, Tim Daisy, Nick Macri, Nick Mazzarella, Jen Clare Paulson, Dave Rempis, Ken Vandermark, Mars Williams

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15)
Nicole Mitchell : When Life’s Door Opens
Chicago Modern Orchestra Project : Renée Baker, Nicole Mitchell, Jeff Parker, Marquis Hill, Tomeka Reid, Joshua Abrams, Marcus Evans, Fay Victor, Damon Locks, Kiran Ahluwalia

Sunday, February 2nd 2014

3:00PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10-$5)
Anubis Quartet : Allison Balcetis, Michael Ibrahim, Ryan Muncy, David Wegehaupt, with Amanda DeBoer, Eric Wubbels

Monday, February 3rd 2014

9:00PM at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444 (wheelchair-accessible)
Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt

Tuesday, February 4th 2014

9:00PM at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
Chicago Reed Quartet : Nick Mazzarella, Dave Rempis, Ken Vandermark, Mars Williams

Wednesday, February 5th 2014

9:00PM-11:00PM at the Bedford, 1612 W Division, 773.235.8800 (Free)
Spontaneous Composition Series
Makaya McCraven, Junius Paul, Marquis Hill, Alfred Elliot

Thursday, February 6th 2014

9:00PM at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
Tim Stine Trio with Anton Hatwich, Frank Rosaly
Keefe Jackson, Jim Baker, John Niekrasz

Friday, February 7th 2014

7:00PM at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069
MT Coast — performance accompanying the opening reception for Judith A Kasen and Michiko Itatani

Sunday, February 9th 2014

3:00PM at Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
OpenICE #3
ICE

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
Sampler Pack : Counterpoint
Spektral Quartet

For more information, such as show times and directions, as well as upcoming performances, see:

Now Is
The Ratchet Series
Umbrella Music
MCA Chicago
Chicago Events
The Skylark
The Hideout
The Elastic
Myopic Books
Lampo
Dal Niente
ICE Chicago
The Empty Bottle
Constellation