Chicago Scene: December 10-17, 2016

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

Saturday, December 10th 2016

3:00PM at the Promontory, 5311 S Lake Park, 312.801.2100 ($20-$10)
Voices Heard : Black Women in Creative Music Festival
3:00PM Amina Claudine Myers, Nicole Mitchell
4:00PM Ndosi-Reid’s Sonic Restoration : Mankwe Ndosi, Tomeka Reid
5:00PM Samana : Properties of Light Through Sound featuring music of Maia

6:00PM at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 (Free) (wheelchair-accessible)
Mirrored Series
Benjamín Vergara Quartet, with Keefe Jackson, Jim Baker, Phil Sudderberg

Sunday, December 11th 2016

3:00PM at the Promontory, 5311 S Lake Park, 312.801.2100 ($20-$10)
Voices Heard : Black Women in Creative Music Festival
3:00PM Val-Inc Afro-Electronica
4:00PM Jovia Armstrong/Coco Elysses Collective
5:00PM Renée Baker’s Katasha

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
Francesco D’Orazio — music by Luciano Berio, Curt Cacioppo, Salvatore Sciarrino, Nicola Sani, Fausto Sebastiani, Ivan Fedele, Luciano Chessa, Michele dall’Ongaro

9:00PM at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (wheelchair-accessible)
Figment : Fred Lonberg-Holm, Bill MacKay, Nick Macri, Julian Kirshner

Monday, December 12th 2016

8:00PM at Alhambra Palace, 1240 W Randolph, 312.666.9555 ($25)
Kahil El’Zabar‘s Ritual Trio with David Murray, Harrison Bankhead

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

Tuesday, December 13th 2016

9:30PM at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (wheelchair-accessible)
Gunwale : Dave Rempis, Albert Wildeman, Ryan Packard

Wednesday, December 14th 2016

9:00PM at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($10)
Olivia Block
Mike Weis
MT Coast

Thursday, December 15th 2016

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15-$10)
Rudy Royston Orion Trio with Jon Irabagon, Yasushi Nakamura

9:00PM at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616
Dave Rempis, Jim Baker, Joshua Abrams, Avreeayl Ra

Friday, December 16th 2016

7:30PM at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($20-$10) (wheelchair-accessible)
Reduction
Tatsu Aoki

Saturday, December 17th 2016

3:00PM at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($20-$10) (wheelchair-accessible)
Taiko Legacy
Tatsu Aoki

7:30PM at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($20-$10) (wheelchair-accessible)
Reduction
Tatsu Aoki

For more information, such as directions, as well as upcoming performances, see:

http://now-is.org/, http://www.ratchetmusic.com, 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/