Chicago Scene: April 4-18, 2015

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

Saturday, April 4th 2015

7:00PM-11:00pm The Rhythm Room Bar and Bistro located inside Evanston’s Century Theatre, 1715 Maple Ave, Evanston.
Jimmy Bennington Colour and Sound Trio featuring Jimmy Bennington on drums, Fred Jackson Jr of the AACM on saxophone and Devon Foster on bass.

8:00PM at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069 (Free)
Outer Ear 2015
Stefan Roigk — ‘sprachmusik’

9:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15-$12)
Sir Richard Bishop
Robert Millis

Sunday, April 5th 2015

Noon-2:00pm at The Peckish Pig, 623 Howard St, Evanston
Jimmy Bennington Colour and Sound Trio featuring Jimmy Bennington on drums, Swiss guitarist Sam Mosching and Devon Foster on bass.

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15-$10)
Mivos Quartet — music of Eric Wubbels

Monday, April 6th 2015

7:00PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($5)
Peep Show
Winifred Haun, Vershawn Ward/Red Clay Dance Company, Olivia Block

7:00PM at the Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S Cornell, 773.324.5520
5 Person Bufet
Deniz Gül with Audrey Chen, Owen Davis, Carol Genetti, Frank Rosaly, Katherine Young

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

Wednesday, April 8th 2015

6:00PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western (Free)
Open Source String Quartet, with Hannah Barton, Sam Sharp, Timothy Hager, Anne Patterson

8:30PM at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444 (wheelchair-accessible)
Splice Series
Josh Berman, Keefe Jackson, Albert Wildeman, Peter Maunu

10:30PM at Honky Tonk BBQ, 1213 W 18th, 312.907.7895
Stirrup : Fred Lonberg-Holm, Charles Rumback, Nick Macri

Thursday, April 9th 2015

7:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($20-$15)
Hauschka

9:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($20-$15)
Hauschka

Friday, April 10th 2015

8:00PM at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069 ($10, or $30 series pass)
Outer Ear 2015
Patrick Higgins
Mivos Quartet

Saturday, April 11th 2015

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($12)
Trio M : Myra Melford, Mark Dresser, Matt Wilson

Monday, April 13th 2015

7:00PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western
3-On-3
Marie Casimir
Bill Harris with Matt Piet, Jake Wark
Julian Kirshner with Nate Lepine, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Zach Moore

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

9:00PM at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Anagram Series
Twin Talk : Dustin Laurenzi, Katie Ernst, Andrew Green
Quin Kirchner Quartet, with Nate Lepine, Jason Stein, Matt Ulery, Quin Kirchner

Wednesday, April 15th 2015

7:00PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($12-$10)
Ancient Rites II with James Dillon
Fonema Consort : Nina Dante, Dalia Chin, Jonathan Thompson, Emily Beisel, Kathryn Schulmeister, Jake Harpster, Owen Davis, David Kalhous, Samuel Rowe, Pablo Santiago Chin

9:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western (Free)
Cameron Pfiffner, Nick Mazzarella, Joshua Abrams, Mike Reed
Sound Of The City Workshop

Thursday, April 16th 2015

8:00PM at The Burlington, 3425 W Fullerton, 773.384.3243 ($10-$8)
Yakuza
Rabble Rabble

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($12-$10)
The SZ Connective : Saalik Ziyad, Taalib-Din Ziyad, Ed Wilkerson Jr, Shantah Nurullah, Alex Wing, Dushun Mosley

Friday, April 17th 2015

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($20-$15)
Rob Mazurek’s Black Cube SP
São Paulo Underground

Saturday, April 18th 2015

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15-$12)
Francisco Lopez

For more information, such as 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.hideoutchicago.com, http://www.elasticrevolution.com, http://www.myopicbookstore.com/music.html, http://www.lampo.org, http://dalniente.com, http://iceorg.org/events/category/chicago, http://www.emptybottle.com/