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Chicago Scene: November 1-7, 2015

Fred Lonberg-Holm in 2002

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

Sunday, November 1st 2015

4:00PM at Black Cinema House, 7200 S Kimbark (Free)
Kinosonik : Music/sound performance with cinema
Design, Nature, and their Relationship — with live scores by Walter Kitundu, Katherine Young

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western
After Interventions
Fonema Consort — music by Chris Mercer, Marisol Jiménez, Katherine Young, Sivan Cohen-Elias, Monte Weber

Monday, November 2nd 2015

7:30PM at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069
Urs Leimgruber, Jacques Demierre

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

9:30PM at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (wheelchair-accessible)
Dave Rempis, Jason Stein, Harrison Bankhead, Benjamin Duboc, Ramon Lopez, Hamid Drake

Tuesday, November 3rd 2015

8:00PM at the Renaissance Society, 5811 S Ellis, Cobb Hall 418, 773.702.8670
Fred Lonberg-Holm, Urs Leimgruber, Jacques Demierre

Wednesday, November 4th 2015

8:30PM at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444 (wheelchair-accessible)
Splice Series
Albert Wildeman, Peter Maunu, Dave Rempis, Tyler Damon

8:30PM at the Old Town School, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 ($10 donation) (wheelchair-accessible)
Allos Musica

9:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western
Jaap Blonk
Sound Of The City Workshop

Thursday, November 5th 2015

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western
Warchester : Anna Webber, Nathaniel Morgan, Liz Kosack
Julian Kirshner, Keefe Jackson, Jim Baker

9:00PM at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, , 773.772.3616
Urs Leimgruber, Jacques Demierre, Fred Lonberg-Holm

Friday, November 6th 2015

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western
Urs Leimgruber, Jacques Demierre, with special guests Josh Berman, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Jim Baker

Saturday, November 7th 2015

7:00PM-10:00PM at The Annex, 4660 N Rockwell ($10)
Tim Daisy
Graham Stephenson, Jeff Kimmel
Future Bill

8:00PM at the Nightingale, 1084 N Milwaukee (Free)
Kinosonik : Music/sound performance with cinema
Design, Nature, and their Relationship — with live scores by Walter Kitundu, Katherine Young

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western
Ellery Eskelin Solo

9:00PM at The Burlington, 3425 W Fullerton, 773.384.3243 ($8)
Ahleuchatistas
Bambi Kino Duo
The Hecks

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/


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