This is a weekly overview live performances in the Chicago area. Contact us if you’d like your shows listed.
Saturday, May 24th 2014
8:00PM at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069 ($10-$8)
Fonema Consort — music by Pablo Santiago Chin, Mauricio Pauly, Alejandro Cardona
Sunday, May 25th 2014
4:00PM at Lakeside Inn, 15251 Lakeshore Rd, Lakeside MI ($20)
Douglas R Ewart’s Quasar, with Mankwe Ndosi, Nicole Noland, Darius Savage, Preyas Roy8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($20-$10)
Proximity : Raphaël Cendo
Ensemble Dal Niente10:00PM at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.709.1401 ($7) (wheelchair-accessible)
Fred Lonberg-Holm, Nick Mazzarella, Anton Hatwich, Avreeayl Ra
Monday, May 26th 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, May 27th 2014
9:30PM at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (wheelchair-accessible)
Stirrup : Fred Lonberg-Holm, Nick Macri, Charles Rumback, special guest Russ Johnson
Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
10:00PM at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($15)
DKV Trio : Ken Vandermark, Kent Kessler, Hamid Drake
Thursday, May 29th 2014
6:30PM at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free) (wheelchair-accessible)
Loops and Variations
YACHT
Hauschka with Q Ensemble9:00PM at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
Jason Stein, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Scott Clark
Nick Broste Quartet with Ben Boye, Anton Hatwich, John Niekrasz9:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
Nat Baldwin
Pillars and Tongues
Friday, May 30th 2014
8:00PM at the Symphony Center, 220 S Michigan, 312.294.3000 ($75-$24)
Looks of a Lot
Theaster Gates with Jason Moran and the Bandwagon : Jason Moran, Tarus Mateen, Nasheet Waits, Ken Vandermark, Katie Ernst, Kenwood Academy Jazz Band9:00PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
Mike Reed Turns 40
People, Places and Things : Mike Reed, Greg Ward, Tim Haldeman, Jason Roebke, with surprise guests
DJs Damon Locks, Wayne Montana
Saturday, May 31st 2014
7:00PM at the Rhythm Room, 1715 Maple Ave, Evanston IL, 847.491.9723
Jimmy Bennington, Matt Gold, Aaron Zachary9:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($8)
Dave Rempis, Joshua Abrams, Avreeayl Ra
Sunday, June 1st 2014
8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
No Exit
Chicago Q Ensemble : Ellen McSweeney, Aimee Biasiello, Sara Sitzer10:00PM at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.709.1401 ($7) (wheelchair-accessible)
Dave Rempis, Jason Roebke, Scott Clark
Josh Berman, Keefe Jackson, Jason Roebke, Scott Clark
Wednesday, June 4th 2014
9:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($12)
The Dave King Trucking Company : Chris Speed, Brandon Wozniak, Erik Fratzke, Adam Linz, Dave King10:00PM at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($10)
NRG Ensemble : Mars Williams, Ken Vandermark, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Kent Kessler, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
Thursday, June 5th 2014
6:30PM at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free) (wheelchair-accessible)
Loops and Variations
Arca, Jesse Kanda
Civitas Ensemble7:30PM at the Berger Park Cultural Center, 6205 N Sheridan, 773.761.0376
Sand and Stone
Fonema Consort — music by Juan Campoverde, Aaron Cassidy, Ryan Krause, Kaija Saariaho, Giacinto Scelsi
Friday, June 6th 2014
9:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($20-$15)
Peter Brötzmann, Hamid Drake, William Parker
Saturday, June 7th 2014
7:00PM at the Rhythm Room, 1715 Maple Ave, Evanston IL, 847.491.9723
Jimmy Bennington, Spencer Brown
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/
avantmusicnews.com 