Chicago Scene: May 12-19, 2018

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

Saturday, May 12th 2018

1:00PM at Lampo Annex, 53 W Jackson, St 1656 (Free, RSVP)
Nate Wooley

7:00PM at the Rhythm Room, 1715 Maple Ave, Evanston IL, 847.491.9723
Jimmy Bennington Colour and Sound Trio with Brian Seyler, Tyler Papierniak

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($35-$30)
Vijay Iyer Sextet with Graham Haynes, Steve Lehman, Mark Shim, Stephan Crump, Marcus Gilmore

9:00PM at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont ($10) (wheelchair-accessible)
Helen Money
Peter Maunu, Carol Genetti

10:00PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($35-$30)
Vijay Iyer Sextet with Graham Haynes, Steve Lehman, Mark Shim, Stephan Crump, Marcus Gilmore

Sunday, May 13th 2018

11:00AM at R Public House, 1508 W Jarvis, 872.208.7916
Jimmy Bennington Colour and Sound, with Artie Black, Mike Harmon

7:00PM at Woodland Pattern, 720 E Locust, Milwaukee WI, 414.263.5001 ($10)
Joe McPhee, Daunik Lazro

Monday, May 14th 2018

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

Wednesday, May 16th 2018

9:00PM at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Bob Galaxxu Khan
Sara Goodman / co founder of S H R I N E
Skyler Rowe, Anton Hatwich, Joe Suihkonen
In Secure Models

9:00PM at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont ($8) (wheelchair-accessible)
Joshua Abrams, Tatsuya Nakatani, Jim Baker

Thursday, May 17th 2018

6:00PM at the Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan (Free with museum admission)
Marc Ribot

Saturday, May 19th 2018
7:00PM at the Rhythm Room, 1715 Maple Ave, Evanston IL, 847.491.9723
Jimmy Bennington Colour and Sound Trio with Jim Baker, Davi Priest

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/