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Chicago Scene: November 7-14, 2015

Ellery Eskelin

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

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

Sunday, November 8th 2015

7:00PM at Links Hall, 3111 N Western ($15-$10)
The Lynching of (Insert Name of White Killer on Unarmed Black Here): an Avant Garde Jazz Hip hOpera

7:00PM at Pick-Staiger Hall, 50 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston IL, 847.467.4000 ($8-$5)
Ensemble Dal Niente — music by Rick Burkhardt, Kate Soper, Annie Hui-Hsin, Igor Santos, Murat Colak, Ian Power, Luis Amaya, Louis Goldford

8:00PM at The Burlington, 3425 W Fullerton, 773.384.3243
Set Self On Fire
Galaxxu Cvartet
Nimitta
Screen & Projector

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western
Tetuzi Akiyama, Bryan Eubanks, Jason Kahn, Toshimaru Nakamura

9:00PM at a house concert ($5 suggested donation)
Jack Wright, Zach Darrup
Chris Riggs — RSVP http://www.facebook.com/eli.namay.7

9:30PM at The Owl, 2521 N Milwaukee, 773.235.5300
Amen : Fred Lonberg-Holm, Nick Mazzarella, Anton Hatwich, Avreeayl Ra

Monday, November 9th 2015

7:00PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western
3-On-3
Jason Stein, Kaitlin Webster, Dan Pierson

7:30PM at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069
Jack Wright, Zach Darrup
Ramon Lopez

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 Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, , 773.772.3616
Cameron Pfiffner, Harrison Bankhead
Katinka Kleijn, Benjamin Duboc
Nick Mazzarella, Hamid Drake

Tuesday, November 10th 2015

8:00PM at the Promontory, 5311 S Lake Park, 312.801.2100 ($15-$12)
Mingus Awareness Project

9:30PM at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (wheelchair-accessible)
Harrison Bankhead, Benjamin Duboc, Hamid Drake, Ramon Lopez, Ed Wilkerson, Douglas R Ewart, Jim Baker
Wednesday, November 11th 2015

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
The Bridge : Turbine
Hamid Drake, Harrison Bankhead, Benjamin Duboc, Ramon Lopez

9:00PM at The Burlington, 3425 W Fullerton, 773.384.3243
Dylan Ryan/Sand
Axis: Sova

9:00PM at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($10)
Resonance Series
Mark McGuire
Chemtrails
Spa Moans

Thursday, November 12th 2015

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15)
Kevin Drumm, Jason Lescalleet
Brent Gutzeit

9:00PM at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, , 773.772.3616
Antichamber Music : Claudia Solal, Katie Young, Tomeka Reid, Benoît Delbecq

9:00PM at the Revel Room, 1566 N Milwaukee, 773.278.1600 (Free)
MAST : Tim Conley, Jason Stein, Makaya McCraven

Friday, November 13th 2015

8:00PM at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th, 773.702.ARTS ($30, $50 two day pass)
HotHouse presents Old and New Dreams Festival
Ugochi with Shawn Wallace, Jeff Harris, Deshon Newman, Justin Boyd, Imania Detry, Tosha Ayo Alston
Jumaane Taylor M.A.D.D. Rhythms with Rajiv Halim Quartet
The Odean Pope Trio

Saturday, November 14th 2015

1:00PM at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th, 773.702.ARTS ($30, $50 two day pass)
HotHouse presents Old and New Dreams Festival
Needle Drop : Critics play Ornette Coleman LPs and discuss influence
Roundtable : Black Lives Matter / Making Art Matter

8:00PM at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th, 773.702.ARTS ($30, $50 two day pass)
HotHouse presents Old and New Dreams Festival
Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures, with Brahim Frigbane, Graham Haynes, Ralph Jones, Alex Marcello, Jerome Harris, special guest Hamid Drake
The Go: Organic Orchestra

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
The Bridge : Antichamber Music
Claudia Solal, Katherine Young, Tomeka Reid, Benoît Delbecq

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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