Chicago Scene: May 2-16, 2015

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

Saturday, May 2nd 2015

2:00PM at Corbett vs Dempsey, 1120 N Ashland, 3rd Fl, 773.278.1664
Joëlle Léandre Solo

7:00PM at the Logan Center Performance Penthouse, 915 E 60th, 773.702.ARTS
Bridge #1 : Concert and Roundtable Discussion
Douglas Ewart, Michael Zerang, Jean-Luc Cappozzo, Joëlle Léandre, Bernard Santacruz, with Benjamin Waltzer, Alexandre Pierrepont

7:00PM Rhythm Room Bar and Bistro, Evanston
Jimmy Bennington Colour and Sound, featuring pianist Dan Pierson and bassist Charles Kirchen

7:30PM at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($28-$22) (wheelchair-accessible)
Nicole Mitchell

8:00PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($20-$15)
ICP : Guus Janssen, Ab Baars, Tobias Delius, Michael Moore, Thomas Heberer, Mary Oliver, Tristan Honsinger, Ernst Glerum, Han Bennink

Sunday, May 3rd 2015

7:30PM at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($28-$22) (wheelchair-accessible)
Sunyata : Towards Absolute Emptiness
Renée Baker : Creative Music Summit

8:00PM at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
ICP Orchestra : Small Groups
Guus Janssen, Ab Baars, Tobias Delius, Michael Moore, Thomas Heberer, Mary Oliver, Tristan Honsinger, Ernst Glerum, Han Bennink

Monday, May 4th 2015

7:00PM at Black Cinema House, 7200 S Kimbark (Free)
Sonic Communion
The Bridge #1 with guests — live soundtrack of home movies and found footage

7:00PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($5)
Peep Show
Ben Wardell/The Cambrians, Joel Valentin-Martinez, Michael 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, special guests from The Bridge

Tuesday, May 5th 2015

9:00PM at Café Mustache, 2313 N Milwaukee, 773.877.3327 (wheelchair-accessible)
Ratchet 3.0 #1
Haley Fohr, Ben Billington
Josh Berman, Keefe Jackson
Moon Bros.

9:30PM at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free) (wheelchair-accessible)
The Bridge #8
Ernest Khabeer Dawkins, Antonin-tri Hoang, Mars Williams, Samuel Silvant

Wednesday, May 6th 2015

7:30PM at the Logan Center Performance Hall, 915 E 60th, 773.702.ARTS (Free)
Contempo
eighth blackbird and the Pacifica Quartet — works by Pierce Gradone, Timothy Page, Jae-Goo Lee

9:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western (Free)
Chris Weller’s Open Forum Project, with Jason Stein, David Miller, Devin Drobka
Sound Of The City Workshop

Thursday, May 7th 2015

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
AACM Presents
Ernest Dawkins‘s Rhythm and Rhyme, with Douglas Ewart, Ben Lamar Gaye, Will Faber

The Bridge #1
Jean-Luc Cappozzo, Douglas Ewart, Joëlle Léandre, Bernard Santacruz, Michael Zerang

Friday, May 8th 2015

8:00PM at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069 ($10, $30 series pass)
OUTER EAR 2015: The Bridge #1
Jean-Luc Cappozzo, Douglas R Ewart, Joëlle Léandre, Bernard Santacruz, Michael Zerang

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
John Wiese
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith

Saturday, May 9th 2015

7:00PM at Transition East, 2548 E 83rd, 1st Fl, 773.221.7748
musicians from The Bridge with Participatory Music Coalition

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($20-$15)
Tim Berne’s Snake Oil : Tim Berne, Oscar Noriega, Matt Mitchell, Ches Smith

Sunday, May 10th 2015

7:00PM at Woodland Pattern, 720 E Locust, Milwaukee WI, 414.263.5001 ($8)
The Bridge #1
Jean-Luc Cappozzo, Douglas R Ewart, Joëlle Léandre, Bernard Santacruz, Michael Zerang

7:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($5-Free)
Frequency Series Presents Project Incubator
Alison Attar, Amy Briggs, Ammie Brod, Winston Choi, Nina Dante, Shanna Gutierrez, Andy Nogal, Katie Schoepflin, Stas Venglevski — music by Iddo Aharony, Alican Camci, Pierce Gradone, Jack Hughes, Jae-Goo Lee, Joungbum Lee, Tim Page, Kate Pukinskis, Igor Santos, Phil Taylor

Monday, May 11th 2015

7:00PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western (Free)
3-On-3
Katherine Young with Aaron Zarzutzki and special guests
Molly Shanahan with Damon Green, David Schulman
Ryan Packard

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

9:00PM at the California Clipper, 1002 N California, 773.384.2547 (Free)
Jason Adasiewicz Trio

Wednesday, May 13th 2015

9:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western (Free)
The David Boykin Expanse : Jim Baker, Alex Wing, Isaiah Spencer, David Boykin
Sound Of The City Workshop

Thursday, May 14th 2015

7:00PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15)
Israeli Jazz and World Music Festival
Tammy Scheffer’s Morning Bound

9:00PM at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Dave Rempis, Darren Johnston, Larry Ochs

Friday, May 15th 2015

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
Easy Not Easy III
Tomeka Reid, Jim Becker, James Falzone, DJ Earl, Tim Kinsella, Jamal Moss, Adam Vida, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Katherine Young, Parlour Tapes, Jordan Martins, Ryan Ingebritsen, Daniel Wyche, Matt Mehlan, Levy Lorenzo, Alex Inglizian, Natalie Chami, Ryan Packard

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/