NOW IS · A CHICAGO MUSIC CALENDAR
Tuesday, May 21st 2013
8:00PM
at the Red Lion Lincoln Square, 4749 N Rockwell, 773.654.1341 (Free)
- Holy Barbarians : Robert Campbell, Jake Saleh, Stevenson Valentor
9:30PM
at Bar DeVille, 701 N Damen, 312.929.2349 
- Actual Rhinoceros : Eli Namay, Danny Andrade, Matt Roberts, Spencer Jenich, Chris Kimmons
10:00PM
at Multi Kulti, 1000 N Milwaukee, 4th Fl ($5 donation)
- Jam session hosted by Andrew Lawrence
Wednesday, May 22nd 2013
6:30PM
at Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
- Israeli Jazz Festival
- Hadar Noiberg Trio
7:00PM
at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($15)
- Unfamiliar Music Series
- Ensemble Dal Niente featuring Jesse Langen, Amanda DeBoer Bartlett — music by Eliza Brown, Ray Evanoff, Ravi Kittappa, Fred Gifford, Morgan Krauss, Fisher-Lochhead, Marcos Balter
8:00PM
at Harris Theater, 205 E Randolph, 312.334.7777
- In a Time Lapse
- Ludovico Einaudi and Ensemble
8:00PM
at the Water Hole Lounge, 1400 S Western, 312.243.7988 ($5)
- Velvet Dreams Presents
- Jam session honoring Fred Anderson, with host Isaiah Spencer
9:00PM
at Lilly's, 2515 N Lincoln, 773.525.2422 ($5)
- Corbin Andrick Quintet, with Marquis Hill, Dan Bruce, Katie Ernst, David Agee
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
- James Davis Quartet, with Ben Neuman, Kurt Schweitz, Jeremy Cunningham
- James Davis Quintet, with Rob Clearfield, Scott Hesse, Patrick Mulcahy, Quin Kirchner
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($8)
- Jim Baker Solo
- NRG Ensemble Plays Sun Ra : Mars Williams, Dave Rempis, Brian Sandstrom, Kent Kessler, Jim Baker, Steve Hunt, Avreeayl Ra
Thursday, May 23rd 2013
7:30PM
at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W Chicago ($15-$10)
- MAVerick Ensemble with Julia Bentley — music by Stephen Albert
8:00PM
at the Mayne Stage, 1328 W Morse, 773.381.4554 ($20)
- Rock Dots, Knick-Knacks and Wrist Watch Geology
- Third Coast Percussion — music by Mark Applebaum , Dmitri Tymoczko, Alexandre Lunsqui, Ryan Ingebritsen, Nico Muhly, Marc Mellits
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($8)
Friday, May 24th 2013
8:00PM
in the Fulton Recital Hall, 1010 E 59th, 4th Fl, 773.702.8069 ($10)
- Signature Mash-Up
- Spektral Quartet — music by Verdi, Brown, Hjertmann, White
Saturday, May 25th 2013
1:30AM-3:45AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
- Late Night on Friday
- After-Hours Jazz Jam Session hosted by The Green Mill Quartet : Eric Schneider, Dennis Luxion, Steven Hashimoto, Rick Shandling
7:00PM
at the Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th, 773.702.ARTS ($10 suggested donation)
- Middle East Music Ensemble — Music of Contemporary Arab Composers
7:30PM
at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W Chicago ($15-$10)
- To Wake the Dead
- MAVerick Ensemble with Julia Bentley — music by Stephen Albert
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
- Sabertooth : Pat Mallinger, Cameron Pfiffner, Pete Benson, Ted Sirota
Sunday, May 26th 2013
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10-$5)
- Fonema Consort with special guest Mabel Kwan — music by Luciano Berio, Pablo Chin, Brian Ferneyhough, Beat Furrer, Morgan Krauss, Hans Thomalla, Monte Weber
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.709.1401 ($7)
- Stirrup : Fred Lonberg-holm, Nick Macri, Charles Rumback
Monday, May 27th 2013
6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph
- Downtown Sound
- Lee Ranaldo Band
- Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog
8:30PM
at Jerry's Wicker Park, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006
- In Transition Quartet : Nate Lepine, Randy Tressler, Daniel Thatcher, Chad Hochberg
9:00PM-1:00AM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
- Jordan Baskin Trio, with Jake Vinsel, Brian Ritter
9:00PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
- Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
9:00PM
at The Burlington, 3425 W Fullerton, 773.384.3243
- Jason Stein, Matt Schneider, Frank Rosaly
- Zelienople — Record Release
- Mako Sica
Tuesday, May 28th 2013
8:00PM
at Observatory Studios, 3036 N Lincoln, 4th Fl
- Nick Mazzarella Trio with Anton Hatwich, Frank Rosaly
8:00PM
at the Red Lion Lincoln Square, 4749 N Rockwell, 773.654.1341 (Free)
- Holy Barbarians : Robert Campbell, Jake Saleh, Stevenson Valentor
9:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($25-$20)
- Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog : Marc Ribot, Shahzad Ismaily, Ches Smith
10:00PM
at Multi Kulti, 1000 N Milwaukee, 4th Fl ($5 donation)
- Jam session hosted by Andrew Lawrence
Wednesday, May 29th 2013
8:00PM
at the Water Hole Lounge, 1400 S Western, 312.243.7988 ($5)
- Velvet Dreams Presents
- Jam session honoring Fred Anderson, with host Isaiah Spencer
9:00PM
at Lilly's, 2515 N Lincoln, 773.525.2422 ($5)
- Corbin Andrick Quintet, with Marquis Hill, Dan Bruce, Katie Ernst, David Agee
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($8)
Thursday, May 30th 2013
6:30PM
at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($5)
- Articular Facet
- Screaming Planet : Rob Mazurek, Jeff Kowalkowski, Carrie Biolo, Damon Locks
- Handshake Error Ensemble : James Connolly, Ryan Dunn, Jeff Kolar, Julia Miller, Melissa Schleicher-Sanchez
7:00PM
at the Logan Center Performance Penthouse, 915 E 60th, 773.702.ARTS (Free)
7:30PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($28-$10)
- ICE performs David Lang's The Whisper Opera
Friday, May 31st 2013
7:00PM
at the Washington Park Arts Incubator, 301 E Garfield Blvd (Free)
- Chicago Jazz String Summit : Opening Performance
- Musique Noire
- Jessica Pavone, Mary Halvorson
- Tomeka Reid Trio
- James Sanders Blue Violin Quartet
7:30PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($28-$10)
- ICE performs David Lang's The Whisper Opera
Saturday, June 1st 2013
3:00PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($28-$10)
- ICE performs David Lang's The Whisper Opera
6:30PM
at the Hyde Park SDA Church, 4608 S Drexel
- Rajiv Halim and The Hyde Park Vocalists : Rajiv Halim, JoElla Spurlock, Marion Thompson, Burt Allen, Norman Rucker, Bernard Johnson, Larry Brown Jr, Roosevelt Griffin, Samuel Jewell
7:30PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($28-$10)
- ICE performs David Lang's The Whisper Opera
9:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($20-$15)
Sunday, June 2nd 2013
3:00PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($28-$10)
- ICE performs David Lang's The Whisper Opera
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($22-$20)
- Frequency Series
- Fifth House Ensemble with special guest Caleb Burhans
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.709.1401 ($7)
- My Silence : Jason Stein, Nick Butcher, Mike Reed
Monday, June 3rd 2013
6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph
- Downtown Sound
- Sharon Van Etten
- Speck Mountain
Tuesday, June 4th 2013
5:30PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660
- Tuesdays on the Terrace
- Corey Wilkes
Wednesday, June 5th 2013
Thursday, June 6th 2013
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
Saturday, June 8th 2013
11:00AM
at Austin Town Hall, 5610 W Lake, 773.287.7658 (Free)
- Adolphe's Ax
8:00PM
at Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E Chicago, Naperville IL ($50-$40)
- Chicago Sinfonietta — music by Jennifer Higdon, Armando Bayolo, Vivian Fung, Jonathan Holland, Chris Rogerson, Michael Daugherty, Duke Ellington
Sunday, June 9th 2013
3:00PM
at the Symphony Center, 220 S Michigan, 312.294.3000 ($50-$26)
- Chicago Sinfonietta — music by Jennifer Higdon, Armando Bayolo, Vivian Fung, Jonathan Holland, Chris Rogerson, Michael Daugherty, Duke Ellington
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
- Frequency Series Presents : Experimental Minifest NY:Chicago
- thingNY
- Alex Temple
- a.pe.ri.od.ic
- NbN
- Alejandro T Acierto
Monday, June 10th 2013
6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph
- Downtown Sound
- An evening with Glen Hansard featuring Lisa Hannigan and members of the Frames
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275
- Darts & Arrows
Tuesday, June 11th 2013
Wednesday, June 12th 2013
Thursday, June 13th 2013
6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph
- Loops & Variations
- Falty DL
- Bill Kouligas
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($8)
- Bonadventure Pencroff : Alexandre Pierrepont, Rob Mazurek, Jeb Bishop, Christophe Rocher, Frédéric Briet, Nicolas Pointard
Saturday, June 15th 2013
3:00PM
at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069 ($15-$10)
- Malletopia
- Jason Adasiewicz, Tim Daisy, Michael Zerang
Sunday, June 16th 2013
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.709.1401 ($10)
- East-West Collective : Larry Ochs, Xu Fengxia, Didier Petit, Miya Masaoka, Sylvain Kassap
Monday, June 17th 2013
6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph
- Downtown Sound
- Daniel Lanois
- Brokeback
Tuesday, June 18th 2013
Wednesday, June 19th 2013
Thursday, June 20th 2013
Friday, June 21st 2013
9:00PM
at Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393 ($30-$25, or $75 festival pass)
- OKKA Fest 5
- Keefe Jackson, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Ståle Liavik Solberg
- Nate Wooley, Paul Lytton
- Terrie Ex, Dave Rempis, Tim Daisy
Saturday, June 22nd 2013
11:00AM
at the Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N Central Pk (Free)
- Adolphe's Ax
3:00PM
at the Palm Tavern, 2989 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.744.0393 ($15, or $75 festival pass)
- OKKA Fest 5
- Joe McPhee, Ken Vandermark, Melaku Belay
9:00PM
at Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393 ($30-$25, or $75 festival pass)
- OKKA Fest 5
- PO Music-Harmolodic Trio : Joe McPhee, Jeff Parker, Joshua Abrams
- Nardos Tesfaw, Sileshie Damassae, Endris Hassen
- Misale Legesse with other fest performers
Sunday, June 23rd 2013
3:00PM
at Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393 ($20, or $75 festival pass)
- OKKA Fest 5
- Terrie Ex, Ken Vandermark, PN-L
- Fendika : Melaku Belay, Zenash Tsegaye, Nardos Tesfaw, Sileshie Damassae, Misale Legesse, Endris Hassen
Monday, June 24th 2013
6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph
- Downtown Sound
- Carolina Chocolate Drops
- Angela James
Tuesday, June 25th 2013
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