NOW IS · A CHICAGO MUSIC CALENDAR

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Wednesday, October 15th 2008

8:00PM-10:00PM
at Ras Dashen, 5844 N Broadway, 773.506.9601
8:00PM
at Evanston SPACE, 1245 Chicago Ave, Evanston IL, 847.492.8860
8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($8)
10:00PM
at The Winds Café, 2657 N Kedzie, 773.489.7478

Thursday, October 16th 2008

8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
  • Fred Jackson Jr and Magic Carpet, with Timothy Bey, Parrish Hicks, Teddy Akilelu, Ryan Mayer, Makaya McCraven
10:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616

Friday, October 17th 2008

7:00PM-10:00PM
at Dragonfly, 832 W Randolph St, 312.787.7600
7:00PM-10:00PM
at Ethiopian Diamond, 6120 N Broadway, 773.338.6100
9:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050

Saturday, October 18th 2008

7:30PM
at the Old Town School, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000
  • Global Drum Project : Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju, Giovanni Hidalgo
9:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
10:00PM
at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, October 19th 2008

3:00PM
at Chiesa Nuova, 230 S Laflin, 312.226.0983
  • Stacy Eckert, Celeste Rue
5:00PM-8:30PM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
5:00PM-7:00PM
at Café Mestizo, 1646 W 18th St, 312.421.5920
  • Improvisation jam session hosted by Undertow : Josh Beatty, Michael Baker, Henry Mayer
8:00PM-10:00PM
at the Morseland, 1218 W Morse, 773.764.8900
9:00PM
at the Double Door, 1572 N Milwaukee, 773.489.3160 ($8)
9:30PM-12:00AM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050 ($5)
  • Jazz Jam with Isaiah Spencer
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.935.2118

Monday, October 20th 2008

7:00PM
at Claudia Cassidy Theater, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
8:00PM-12:00AM
at Pete Miller's, 1385 N Meacham Rd, Schaumburg IL, 847.330.5500
  • Marc Pompe
8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275

Tuesday, October 21st 2008

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
  • Scott Burns Quartet
8:40PM
at Hotti Biscotti, 3545 W Fullerton, 773.772.9970
  • Baker Hunt Sandstrom Williams
  • 11:00PM later set : TBA
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
10:00PM-1:00PM
at the Charleston, 2076 N Hoyne, 773.489.4757
  • Alive In The Woods and Friends : Jason Stein, Josh Berman, Matt Schneider, Anton Hatwich, Dylan Ryan
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, October 22nd 2008

8:00PM-10:00PM
at Ras Dashen, 5844 N Broadway, 773.506.9601
8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
9:00PM
at Brown Rice, 4432 N Kedzie
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($7)
  • Luther Blissett : Dario Fariello, Carlo D'Alessandro, Antonio d'Intino, Lucio Corenzi, Andrea Grillini, with special guest Ken Vandermark

Thursday, October 23rd 2008

8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
10:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
  • Luther Blissett : Dario Fariello, Carlo D'Alessandro, Antonio d'Intino, Lucio Corenzi, Andrea Grillini, with special guest Jason Stein
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($7)

Friday, October 24th 2008

7:00PM-10:00PM
at Ethiopian Diamond, 6120 N Broadway, 773.338.6100
7:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($12, $30 festival pass)
7:30PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, 600 S Michigan, 312.494.2655
8:30PM
at Pete Miller's, 1557 Sherman, Evanston IL, 847.328.0399
9:00PM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
9:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
  • Asian American Jazz Festival
  • Steve Hashimoto and Los Suenos

Saturday, October 25th 2008

7:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($12, $30 festival pass)
8:00PM
at Ossia, 410 S Michigan, Ste 537, 773.220.2356
8:30PM
at Pete Miller's, 1557 Sherman, Evanston IL, 847.328.0399
9:00PM
at Lampo, 216 W Chicago, 2nd Fl
  • Edwin van der Heide
9:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
  • Asian American Jazz Festival
  • Yoko Noge's Japanesque, with special guests Jimmy Burns, Greg McDaniel, Jimmy Ellis, Tatsu Aoki, Hide Yoshihashi, Amy Homma, Avreeayl Ra
10:00PM
at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, October 26th 2008

4:00PM
at St Francis Solano Church, 1721 College Avenue, Quincy IL
  • Dennis Schafer OFM, Gary Jeriha OFM, Robert Hutmacher OFM
5:00PM-8:30PM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
5:00PM-7:00PM
at Café Mestizo, 1646 W 18th St, 312.421.5920
  • Improvisation jam session hosted by Undertow : Josh Beatty, Michael Baker, Henry Mayer
7:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($12, $30 festival pass)
8:00PM-10:00PM
at the Morseland, 1218 W Morse, 773.764.8900
9:30PM-12:00AM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050 ($5)
  • Jazz Jam with Isaiah Spencer
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.935.2118

Monday, October 27th 2008

8:00PM-12:00AM
at Pete Miller's, 1385 N Meacham Rd, Schaumburg IL, 847.330.5500
  • Marc Pompe
8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
  • Robert Irving III Birthday Party with Sylvia de la Cerna, Larry Gray, Ernie Adams
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616

Tuesday, October 28th 2008

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
  • Matthew Skoller
8:40PM
at Hotti Biscotti, 3545 W Fullerton, 773.772.9970
  • Baker Hunt Sandstrom Williams
  • 11:00PM later set : TBA
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
10:00PM-1:00PM
at the Charleston, 2076 N Hoyne, 773.489.4757
  • Alive In The Woods and Friends : Jason Stein, Josh Berman, Matt Schneider, Anton Hatwich, Dylan Ryan
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, October 29th 2008

8:00PM-10:00PM
at Ras Dashen, 5844 N Broadway, 773.506.9601
8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($7)

Thursday, October 30th 2008

12:15PM
at the Fulton Recital Hall, 1010 E 59th, 4th Fl, 773.702.8069 (Free)
8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
10:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
  • Witches and Devils : Mars Williams, Hugh Ragin, Jim Baker, Steve Hunt

Friday, October 31st 2008

7:00PM-10:00PM
at Ethiopian Diamond, 6120 N Broadway, 773.338.6100
9:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050

Saturday, November 1st 2008

10:00AM-10:00PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free)

Sunday, November 2nd 2008

10:00AM-10:00PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free)
3:00PM
at Chiesa Nuova, 230 S Laflin, 312.226.0983
  • Denise La Giglia, Robert Hutmacher OFM
9:30PM
at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($7)

Monday, November 3rd 2008

10:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
  • Zü : Luca Mai, Massimo Pupillo, Jacopo Battaglia, guests TBA

Tuesday, November 4th 2008

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
  • Paul Kaye

Wednesday, November 5th 2008

6:00PM
at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)

Thursday, November 6th 2008

9:00PM
at Uncommon Ground, 1401 W Devon, 773.465.9801
9:00PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050 ($15)

Friday, November 7th 2008

6:30PM
at the PianoForte Foundation, 410 S Michigan, Ste 820, 312.291.0291 (Free)
8:00PM
at Enemy, 1550 N Milwaukee, 3rd Fl
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($15 requested donation)
10:00PM
at Uncommon Ground, 1401 W Devon, 773.465.9801

Saturday, November 8th 2008

10:00AM-10:00PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free)
4:30PM
at Claudia Cassidy Theater, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 ($15)
9:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($15)
10:00PM
at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597

Sunday, November 9th 2008

10:00AM-10:00PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free)
9:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.935.2118 ($15 requested donation)

Monday, November 10th 2008

12:15PM
at Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630
10:00PM
at the Gallery Cabaret, 2020 N Oakley, 773.489.5471

Wednesday, November 12th 2008

7:30PM
at Harris Theater, 205 E Randolph, 312.334.7777
  • Fulcrumpoint, featuring Mary Stolper, Kara Bershad, Lori Kaufman — "Soundtracks in New-Art Music", music by Bernard Herrmann, Jonny Greenwood, Toru Takemitsu, Michael Nyman
8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
9:00PM
at the Tonic Room, 2447 N Halsted , 773.248.8400

Thursday, November 13th 2008

7:30PM
at Claudia Cassidy Theater, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630
  • Zukofsky Quartet — music by Milton Babbitt
10:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616

Friday, November 14th 2008

6:30PM
at Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630
  • Latino Music Festival
  • Alexandre Dossin — music by Manuel Ponce, Heitor Villalobos, Edino Krieger, Lorenzo Fernandez, Juan Jose Castro

Saturday, November 15th 2008

9:00PM
at Lampo, 216 W Chicago, 2nd Fl
  • Damion Romero
10:00PM
at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597

Sunday, November 16th 2008

5:00PM
at Claudia Cassidy Theater, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630
8:00PM
at Bond Chapel, 1050 E 59th, 773.702.8670 (Free)

Monday, November 17th 2008

7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275

Tuesday, November 18th 2008

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
  • Libby York Trio
7:30PM
at Harris Theater, 205 E Randolph, 312.334.7777

Wednesday, November 19th 2008

7:30PM
at the Sherwood Conservatory, 1312 S Michigan, 312.427.6267 ($15-$10)
  • Mosaics and Complex Waters
  • Apollo Trio : Matthew Coley, Scott Metlicka, Karl Rzasa
  • Matthew Coley, Christopher Riggs
  • Tiny Mahler Orchestra

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