NOW IS · A CHICAGO MUSIC CALENDAR

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Friday, July 1st 2011

2:00PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660
7:00PM
at Friendship on the Lake, 200 E Lake Front Dr, 312.228.5080
10:00PM
at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597

Saturday, July 2nd 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
7:00PM
at Friendship on the Lake, 200 E Lake Front Dr, 312.228.5080
9:00PM
at Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393
10:00PM
at Brown Rice, 4432 N Kedzie
10:00PM
at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
  • Premoticon : Patrick Breiner, Will McEvoy
  • Swirm : Brad Henkel, Dave Grollman
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, July 3rd 2011

1:00PM
at Friendship on the Lake, 200 E Lake Front Dr, 312.228.5080
3:00PM
at the South Side Community Art Center, 3831 S Michigan ($10)
  • Great Black Music Ensemble
5:00PM-8:30PM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont

Monday, July 4th 2011

7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)

Tuesday, July 5th 2011

5:30PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 (Free)
7:00PM-9:00PM
at Gulliver's, 2727 W Howard, 773.338.2166 (Donation)
8:30PM
at Katerina's, 1920 W Irving Park, 773.348.7592
  • Chi Chi's Cha Cha : Chichi Armstrong, Lise Gilly, Lisa Kleis, Janet Cramer
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, July 6th 2011

8:30PM
at the Old Town School, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 ($5 suggested donation)
  • ChocQuibTown
9:00PM
at Lilly's, 2515 N Lincoln, 773.525.2422 ($5)
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433

Thursday, July 7th 2011

7:30PM
at Comfort Station, 2579 N Milwaukee (Free, donation accepted)
8:30PM
at the South Loop Hotel, 2600 S State St ($10-$5)
10:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
10:00PM
at Impala Gallery, 1768 Greenleaf

Friday, July 8th 2011

7:00PM
at Friendship on the Lake, 200 E Lake Front Dr, 312.228.5080
10:00PM
at L26, 2600 S State St, 312.225.4545 ($10)
  • Art Turk Burton & Congo Square

Saturday, July 9th 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
12:00PM-10:00PM
in Welles Park, 2333 W Sunnyside ($10 suggested donation)
7:00PM
at Friendship on the Lake, 200 E Lake Front Dr, 312.228.5080
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 10th 2011

12:00PM-10:00PM
in Welles Park, 2333 W Sunnyside ($10 suggested donation)
1:00PM
at Friendship on the Lake, 200 E Lake Front Dr, 312.228.5080
2:00PM
at 7534 S Eberhart, 773.966.7572
3:00PM
at the South Side Community Art Center, 3831 S Michigan ($10)
  • Great Black Music Ensemble
5:00PM-8:30PM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
7:30PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont

Monday, July 11th 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, July 12th 2011

7:00PM-9:00PM
at Gulliver's, 2727 W Howard, 773.338.2166 (Donation)
10:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, July 13th 2011

8:30PM
at the Old Town School, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 ($5 suggested donation)
  • The Jeremy Kittel Band
9:00PM
at Lilly's, 2515 N Lincoln, 773.525.2422 ($5)
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433
10:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Thursday, July 14th 2011

7:30PM
at Comfort Station, 2579 N Milwaukee (Free, donation accepted)
8:30PM
at the South Loop Hotel, 2600 S State St ($10-$5)

Friday, July 15th 2011

7:00PM
at Friendship on the Lake, 200 E Lake Front Dr, 312.228.5080
10:00PM
at L26, 2600 S State St, 312.225.4545 ($10)

Saturday, July 16th 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
7:00PM
at Friendship on the Lake, 200 E Lake Front Dr, 312.228.5080
8:00PM
at Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219 S Morgan, 773.837.0145
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, July 17th 2011

1:00PM
at Friendship on the Lake, 200 E Lake Front Dr, 312.228.5080
2:00PM
at 7534 S Eberhart, 773.966.7572
5:00PM-8:30PM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
8:00PM
at Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont

Monday, July 18th 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

Tuesday, July 19th 2011

7:00PM-9:00PM
at Gulliver's, 2727 W Howard, 773.338.2166 (Donation)
10:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, July 20th 2011

8:30PM
at the Old Town School, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 ($5 suggested donation)
  • Sixto Silgado "Paito" y los Gaiteros de Punta Brava
9:00PM
at Lilly's, 2515 N Lincoln, 773.525.2422 ($5)
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
10:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Thursday, July 21st 2011

5:30PM
at the John Marshall Law School, Center for International Law, 315 S Plymouth Ct, #3E
7:00PM
at SPACE, 1245 Chicago Ave, Evanston IL, 847.492.8860
7:30PM
at Comfort Station, 2579 N Milwaukee (Free, donation accepted)
  • Darling
  • Talons
8:30PM
at the South Loop Hotel, 2600 S State St ($10-$5)
9:00PM
at Sura Restaurant, 3124 N Broadway, 773.248.SURA
9:00PM
at Brown Rice, 4432 N Kedzie
9:00PM
at Martyrs', 3855 N Lincoln, 773.404.9494 ($7)

Friday, July 22nd 2011

7:00PM
at Friendship on the Lake, 200 E Lake Front Dr, 312.228.5080
10:00PM
at L26, 2600 S State St, 312.225.4545 ($10)
  • Saalik Ziyad Collective
10:00PM
at the Morseland, 1218 W Morse, 773.764.8900

Saturday, July 23rd 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
7:00PM
at Friendship on the Lake, 200 E Lake Front Dr, 312.228.5080
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, July 24th 2011

1:00PM
at Friendship on the Lake, 200 E Lake Front Dr, 312.228.5080
2:00PM
at 7534 S Eberhart, 773.966.7572
2:00PM
at Comfort Station, 2579 N Milwaukee
3:30PM
at Lakeside Inn, 15251 Lakeshore Rd, Lakeside MI
5:00PM-8:30PM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805

Monday, July 25th 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
9:00PM
at Brown Rice, 4432 N Kedzie
10:00PM
at the Old Town Ale House, 219 W North, 312.944.7020

Tuesday, July 26th 2011

7:00PM-9:00PM
at Gulliver's, 2727 W Howard, 773.338.2166 (Donation)
7:00PM
at M Lounge, 1520 S Wabash Ave, 312.447.0201 (Free)
  • Saalik Ziyad's 5 After 7 Project, with Rich Moore, Shaun Johnson, Preyas Roy, Martin Stonikas, Juan Pastor
9:00PM
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, July 27th 2011

9:00PM
at Lilly's, 2515 N Lincoln, 773.525.2422 ($5)
9:30PM
at Curio, below Gilt Bar, 230 W Kinzie, 312.464.9544
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($10)
10:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Thursday, July 28th 2011

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free)
  • Truth Be Told : Celebrating the Legacy of Von Freeman
  • Steve Coleman with Michael Raynor, Michael Allemana and special guests
7:30PM
at Comfort Station, 2579 N Milwaukee (Free, donation accepted)
8:30PM
at the South Loop Hotel, 2600 S State St ($10-$5)
10:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616

Friday, July 29th 2011

2:00PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660
  • Cristal Baschet Concerts
  • Dan Mohr, Adam Vida
7:00PM
at Friendship on the Lake, 200 E Lake Front Dr, 312.228.5080

Saturday, July 30th 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
5:00PM
at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069 ($10-$8)
7:00PM
at Friendship on the Lake, 200 E Lake Front Dr, 312.228.5080
7:30PM
at Jennifer Norback Fine Art, 217 W Huron, Lower Level (Free)
  • Daniel R Dehaan
  • Steve Parker, Molly Emerman
  • Ryan Ingebritsen
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

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