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Tuesday, February 1st 2011

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630
  • Vino Louden
9:00PM
at Jerry's Wicker Park, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006 ($5)
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, February 2nd 2011

Thursday, February 3rd 2011

7:30PM
at Treat Restaurant, 1616 N Kedzie, 773.772.1201
10:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616

Friday, February 4th 2011

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
  • Tambours Sans Frontieres
8:00PM
at Northeastern Illinois University Auditorium, 3701 W Bryn Mawr, 773.442.5921 ($15)
  • Snow in June
  • Third Coast Percussion, with special guest Nick Photinos — music by David Lang, Lou Harrison, Clay Condon, John Cage, Tan Dun
8:00PM
at Transistor, 5224 N Clark, 312.631.9408 ($5 suggested donation)
9:00PM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($12)

Saturday, February 5th 2011

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
8:00PM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($12)
9:00PM
at Brown Rice, 4432 N Kedzie ($7 suggested donation)
9:00PM
at Quenchers, 2401 N Western, 773.276.9730 ($5 donation)
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, February 6th 2011

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
9:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($10)
10:00PM
at the Charleston, 2076 N Hoyne, 773.489.4757
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont

Monday, February 7th 2011

7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
8:30PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
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, February 8th 2011

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630
  • Luciano Antonio
1:00PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660
4:00PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660
9:00PM
at Jerry's Wicker Park, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006 ($5)
10:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, February 9th 2011

1:00PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660
9:00PM
at Brown Rice, 4432 N Kedzie
  • Renée Baker and Friends — open session
9:30PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($5)
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($7)

Thursday, February 10th 2011

1:00PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660
7:30PM
at Treat Restaurant, 1616 N Kedzie, 773.772.1201
9:00PM
at Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393
10:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($8)

Friday, February 11th 2011

1:00PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660

Saturday, February 12th 2011

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
1:00PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660
8:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee
  • Glad Cloud Ambient Music Series
  • Jim Dorling, Sam Wagster
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($10)
9:00PM
at McDunna's , 505 W Fullerton, 773.929.0944
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, February 13th 2011

1:00PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660
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
7:30PM
at Lutkin Memorial Hall, 700 University Pl, Evanston IL (Free)
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
  • L'Orchestre Super Vitesse
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont

Monday, February 14th 2011

7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
8:30PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
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, February 15th 2011

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630
10:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, February 16th 2011

10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($7)

Thursday, February 17th 2011

7:30PM
at Harris Theater, 205 E Randolph, 312.334.7777 ($55-$20)
  • Black Prism: Concert Works by African-American Composers
  • New Black Music Repertory Ensemble — music by Florence B Price, Mary D Watkins, Olly W Wilson
7:30PM
at Treat Restaurant, 1616 N Kedzie, 773.772.1201
10:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($8)

Friday, February 18th 2011

7:30PM
at Harris Theater, 205 E Randolph, 312.334.7777
  • An Evening of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan
  • Chicago Jazz Ensemble conducted by Marcus Shelby, with special guest Ledisi
9:00PM
at Enemy, 1550 N Milwaukee, 3rd Fl
9:00PM
at the Mayne Stage, 1328 W Morse, 773.381.4554

Saturday, February 19th 2011

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
9:00PM-1:00AM
at the Atlantic Bar and Grill, 5062 N Lincoln (Free)
9:00PM
at Enemy, 1550 N Milwaukee, 3rd Fl
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, February 20th 2011

2:00PM
at 7534 S Eberhart, 773.966.7572
4:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($10)
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
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont

Monday, February 21st 2011

7:30PM
at Links Hall, 3435 N Sheffield, 2nd Fl, 773.281.0824 ($12-$10)
7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
8:30PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
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, February 22nd 2011

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
6:00PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 (Free)
9:00PM
at Jerry's Wicker Park, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006 ($5)
9:30PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($7)
10:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, February 23rd 2011

9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
  • Jason Seed Stringtet, with Glenn Asch, Helen Reich, Dan Armstrong
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433

Thursday, February 24th 2011

7:30PM
at the Mayne Stage, 1328 W Morse, 773.381.4554 ($25-$20)
7:30PM
at Treat Restaurant, 1616 N Kedzie, 773.772.1201
10:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616

Friday, February 25th 2011

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
  • Yves François and Rocambu Jazz
8:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 (Free)
  • Release of "Field Integration", a process book exploring the relationship of Ikebana and image-making
  • readings by Fred Sasaki, Jonathan Messinger
  • photographic interpretations by Martha Williams, Jeremy Bolen
  • musical performance by Geoff Farina
8:00PM
at Transistor, 5224 N Clark, 312.631.9408 ($5 suggested donation)
9:00PM
at the South Loop Hotel, 2600 S State St ($15)
9:00PM
at Brown Rice, 4432 N Kedzie ($7 suggested donation)
  • Seth Hitsky, Maria Hernandez
  • Maxwell Ensemble : Steve Maxwell, Madalyne Tregellas, Dan Godston, Frank Sergi, Matt Gold
9:00PM
at Enemy, 1550 N Milwaukee, 3rd Fl

Saturday, February 26th 2011

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
2:00PM
at Corbett vs Dempsey, 1120 N Ashland, 3rd Fl, 773.278.1664
7:30PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($28-$10)
  • The White Silence
  • ICE — music by John Luther Adams
8:00PM
at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069
9:30PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($10)
  • The Mathematics of Resonant Bodies
  • Steve Schick — music by John Luther Adams
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, February 27th 2011

2:00PM
at 7534 S Eberhart, 773.966.7572
2:00PM
in the Flat Iron Arts Building, 1579 N Milwaukee
  • MAVerick Ensemble featuring Stas Venglevski — music by Beuger, Ohana, Räisänen, Raynovich, Resanovic, Saariaho, Shchetynsky, Sciarinno, Tenney
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
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont
10:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee

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