Chicago Scene: April 23-30, 2016

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

Saturday, April 30th 2016

3:00PM at the Promontory, 5311 S Lake Park, 312.801.2100 (Free)
OpenICE : Chicago Marathon
Katinka Kleijn, David Bowlin — music by Monte Weber, Du Yun, Sophia Gubaidulina

4:00PM at the Promontory, 5311 S Lake Park, 312.801.2100 (Free)
OpenICE : Chicago Marathon
Tony Arnold, Jacob Greenberg — music by Helmut Lachenmann, Dai Fujikura

6:00PM at PianoForte , 1335 S Michigan, 312.291.0291 (Free)
OpenICE : Chicago Marathon
Craig Taborn, Cory Smythe

7:00PM at the Rhythm Room, 1715 Maple Ave, Evanston IL, 847.491.9723 (Free)
Jimmy Bennington Colour and Sound Trio

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
Twin Talk : Andrew Green, Dustin Laurenzi, Katie Ernst — Record release
Paul Giallorenzo, Julian Kirshner, Anton Hatwich

Sunday, May 1st 2016

3:00PM at 7534 S Eberhart, 773.966.7572
Sonic Healing Ministries Monthly Prayer Session
Microcosmic Sound Orchestra

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
Pictures at an Exhibition
Fonema Consort : Nina Dante, Dalia Chin, Jonathan Thompson, Samuel Rowe, Ryan Packard, Daniel Walden — music by Richard Barrett, Lewis Nielson, Bethany Younge, Pablo Chin

9:00PM at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont (wheelchair-accessible)
Dave Rempis, Jim Baker, Kent Kessler
Dave Rempis, Jim Baker, Kent Kessler, Steve Hunt

Monday, May 2nd 2016

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 the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont (Free) (wheelchair-accessible)
ExtraOcular — live improvised score for Weird World Scrolls

9:30PM at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (wheelchair-accessible)
Dave Rempis, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Tim Daisy

Tuesday, May 3rd 2016

9:30PM at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (wheelchair-accessible)
Dave Rempis, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Tim Daisy

Thursday, May 5th 2016

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
The Sync (Bridge #5) : Sylvaine Hélary, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Eve Risser, Mike Reed
The Bridge #12 : David Boykin, Lionel Garcin, Nicole Mitchell, Christian Pruvost

9:00PM at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Tim Daisy Solo
Tim Daisy, Wayne Montana

9:00PM at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont (wheelchair-accessible)
ZS Solo Sets
Patrick Higgins
Greg Fox
Sam Hillmer

Friday, May 6th 2016

8:00PM at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069 ($10, $30 series pass)
2016 Outer Ear Series
Spektral Quartet

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15, $25 2-day pass)
Chicago Jazz String Summit
Okkyung Lee Solo
Handmade Blade : Peggy Lee, Aram Bajakian, JP Carter
Tomeka Reid Stringtet : Mazz Swift, Peter Maunu, Jason Hwang, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Tomeka Reid, Silvia Bolognesi, Mikel Avery

Saturday, May 7th 2016

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15, $25 2-day pass)
Chicago Jazz String Summit
Trio Amgydala : Jason Hwang, Rami Seo, Michael Wimberly
James Sanders Proyecto Libre, with Avreeayl Ra, Jean-christophe Leroy, Joshua Abrams
Triptych : Zach Brock, Matt Ulery, Jon Deitemeyer

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/