NOW IS · A CHICAGO MUSIC CALENDAR

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Thursday, July 1st 2010

7:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free)
  • Orchestre Septentrional d'Haiti
8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
  • Sura Ramses Dupart and the Sidepocket Experience, with Savior Faire, Ed Wilkerson, Santez, Brian Smith
10:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616

Friday, July 2nd 2010

8:00PM
at Lakeside Inn, 15251 Lakeshore Rd, Lakeside MI
9:30PM
at Enemy, 1550 N Milwaukee, 3rd Fl
9:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050

Saturday, July 3rd 2010

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 : Barry Winograd, Dennis Luxion, Steven Hashimoto, Rick Shandling
9:30PM
at Hotti Biscotti, 3545 W Fullerton, 773.772.9970
  • Yatagarasu
  • Guards
  • Speak Onion
  • Dental Work
  • Sir. Vixx
  • Fluid
  • The Kremlin
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, July 4th 2010

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
9:30PM-12:00AM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050 ($5)
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont

Monday, July 5th 2010

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free)
8:00PM
at Mvsevm, 1626 N California, 2nd Fl
10:00PM
at the Old Town Ale House, 219 W North, 312.944.7020
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275

Tuesday, July 6th 2010

8:00PM
at Katerina's, 1920 W Irving Park, 773.348.7592
  • Chi Chi's Cha Cha : Chichi Armstrong, Lise Gilly, Lisa Kleis, Janet Cramer
8:40PM
at Hotti Biscotti, 3545 W Fullerton, 773.772.9970
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, July 7th 2010

8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
  • Soji Adebayo's Praise Music Quintet, with Jimmy Ellis, Yosef ben Israel, Dr Cuz, Avreeayl Ra
9:00PM
at Brown Rice, 4432 N Kedzie
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($7)

Thursday, July 8th 2010

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free)
8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
  • Ritwik Banerji Group, with Rob Frye, Satya Gummuluri, Patrick Mulcahy, Steve Ptacek
9:00PM
at Brown Rice, 4432 N Kedzie
9:30PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433

Friday, July 9th 2010

8:00PM
at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069 ($10 suggested donation)
8:00PM
at Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393
9:30PM
at the Logan Square Auditorium, 2539 N Kedzie, 773.252.6179
  • Juan de Marcos and The Afro Cuban All Stars
9:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
  • James Sanders's Conjunto, with Victor Garcia, Kevin O'Connell, Brent Benteler, Jean Christophe Leroy, Roel Trevino

Saturday, July 10th 2010

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 : Barry Winograd, Dennis Luxion, Steven Hashimoto, Rick Shandling
12:00PM-10:00PM
in Welles Park, 2333 W Sunnyside ($10 suggested donation)
8:00PM
at the Copernicus Theater, 5216 W Lawrence, 773.777.8898
9:00PM
at Impala Gallery, 1768 Greenleaf
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, July 11th 2010

12:00PM-10:00PM
in Welles Park, 2333 W Sunnyside ($10 suggested donation)
2:00PM
at 7534 S Eberhart, 773.966.7572
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
7:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($10)
  • Ouch Savy
7:00PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
  • AACM Experimental Chamber Ensembles
8:00PM
at the Copernicus Theater, 5216 W Lawrence, 773.777.8898
8:00PM
at Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393
8:30PM
at Jerry's Wicker Park, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006
9:30PM-12:00AM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050 ($5)
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont

Monday, July 12th 2010

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free)
9:00PM
at the Morseland, 1218 W Morse, 773.764.8900
10:00PM
at the Old Town Ale House, 219 W North, 312.944.7020
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275

Tuesday, July 13th 2010

8:40PM
at Hotti Biscotti, 3545 W Fullerton, 773.772.9970
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
  • 11:00PM later set : TBA
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($7)
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, July 14th 2010

8:00PM
at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N Lincoln, 773.525.2501 ($8)
8:30PM
at Phyllis's Musical Inn, 1800 W Division, 773.486.9862 ($3)
8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($10)

Thursday, July 15th 2010

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free)
  • Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou with La 33
8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
  • Saalik Ziyad Group

Friday, July 16th 2010

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

Saturday, July 17th 2010

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 : Barry Winograd, Dennis Luxion, Steven Hashimoto, Rick Shandling
9:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
10:00PM
at Brown Rice, 4432 N Kedzie ($10 suggested donation)
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, July 18th 2010

2:00PM
at 7534 S Eberhart, 773.966.7572
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
7:00PM
at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069
8:00PM
at SPACE, 1245 Chicago Ave, Evanston IL, 847.492.8860
9:30PM-12:00AM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050 ($5)
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont

Monday, July 19th 2010

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free)
10:00PM
at the Old Town Ale House, 219 W North, 312.944.7020
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Mars Williams, Jim Baker, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt

Tuesday, July 20th 2010

8:00PM
at Martyrs', 3855 N Lincoln, 773.404.9494 ($7)
8:40PM
at Hotti Biscotti, 3545 W Fullerton, 773.772.9970
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
  • 11:00PM later set : TBA
9:30PM
at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($20)
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee
10:00PM
at the Charleston, 2076 N Hoyne, 773.489.4757
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, July 21st 2010

8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
  • Edwin Daugherty and Sonic Flow
9:00PM
at Lilly's, 2515 N Lincoln, 773.525.2422 ($6)
  • Reciprocity : Shanan D'Agostino, Rosetta Sellers, Saalik Ziyad, Julian Chin
9:00PM
at Phyllis's Musical Inn, 1800 W Division, 773.486.9862
9:30PM
at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($8)
  • YellowFever
  • Mittens on Strings
  • Clip Art
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($8)

Thursday, July 22nd 2010

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free)
  • Renato Borghetti with Boris Malkovsky and The AGAM String Quartet
8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
  • Foster Meets Brooks Big Band
10:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616

Friday, July 23rd 2010

8:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($12)
  • Ouch Savy, David Young
8:00PM
at Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393
9:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050

Saturday, July 24th 2010

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 : Barry Winograd, Dennis Luxion, Steven Hashimoto, Rick Shandling
3:00PM
at the Palm Tavern, 2989 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.744.0393
4:00PM-5:00PM
at Saki, 3716 W Fullerton, 773.486.3997
5:00PM
at Studio 1020, 1020 N Marshfield, 773.789.8278
8:00PM
at Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($10)
  • WATIV : music from New Orleans and Iraq
  • Will Thompson, Chris Alford, James Singleton, Simon Lott
9:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
  • Charles Heath Quartet
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, July 25th 2010

2:00PM
at 7534 S Eberhart, 773.966.7572
3:00PM
at Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393
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
9:30PM-12:00AM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050 ($5)
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont

Monday, July 26th 2010

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free)
10:00PM
at the Old Town Ale House, 219 W North, 312.944.7020
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275

Tuesday, July 27th 2010

8:40PM
at Hotti Biscotti, 3545 W Fullerton, 773.772.9970
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
  • 11:00PM later set : TBA
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, July 28th 2010

8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
9:30PM
at the Gallery Cabaret, 2020 N Oakley, 773.489.5471
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($6)
10:00PM
at Phyllis's Musical Inn, 1800 W Division, 773.486.9862

Thursday, July 29th 2010

6:30PM
at Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free)
8:00PM
at Roosevelt University, Ganz Hall, 430 S Michigan, 7th Fl, 312.341.3780
8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
10:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616

Friday, July 30th 2010

8:00PM
at Finger Garden, 3144 W Carroll, #2B
9:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
  • Kuki Boatwright Blues Thing
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($8)
10:00PM
at the Morseland, 1218 W Morse, 773.764.8900 ($5)

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