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Sunday, November 1st 2015

4:00PM
at Black Cinema House, 7200 S Kimbark (Free)
  • Kinosonik #5 : Music/sound performance with cinema
  • Design, Nature, and their Relationship — with live scores by Walter Kitundu, Katherine Young
7:00PM
at Woodland Pattern, 720 E Locust, Milwaukee WI, 414.263.5001 ($8-$6)
8:00PM
at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10-$5)
  • Golden Retriever
  • Moor Mother Goddess
  • Simulation
  • Brett Naucke
  • Rasheedah Phillips
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western
9:00PM
at The Burlington, 3425 W Fullerton, 773.384.3243
  • Eli Caterer
  • bucketbrigade
  • Donny Mahlmeister

Monday, November 2nd 2015

7:00PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($5)
7:30PM
at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069
7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882
9:00PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
9:00PM
at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616
9:30PM-1:00AM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee

Tuesday, November 3rd 2015

8:00PM
at the Promontory, 5311 S Lake Park, 312.801.2100 ($10)
8:00PM
at the Renaissance Society, 5811 S Ellis, Cobb Hall 418, 773.702.8670
9:00PM
at Café Mustache, 2313 N Milwaukee, 773.877.3327
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee
  • The Bram Weijters-Chad McCullough Quartet, with Piet Verbist, John Bishop

Wednesday, November 4th 2015

8:00PM
at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10-$5)
8:30PM
at Ancien Cycles, 688 N Milwaukee, 312.888.3048 ($10 donation)
8:30PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
  • Splice Series
  • Albert Wildeman, Peter Maunu, Dave Rempis, Tyler Damon
8:30PM
at the Old Town School, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 ($10 donation)
9:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western

Thursday, November 5th 2015

8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western
9:00PM
at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616
9:00PM
at the Revel Room, 1566 N Milwaukee, 773.278.1600 (Free)
9:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee

Friday, November 6th 2015

7:00PM
at Links Hall, 3111 N Western ($15-$10)
  • The Lynching of (Insert Name of White Killer on Unarmed Black Here): an Avant Garde Jazz Hip hOpera
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western

Saturday, November 7th 2015

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
2:00PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 (Free with admission)
  • The Bridge #3 : Harrison Bankhead, Benjamin Duboc, Hamid Drake, Ramon Lopez
7:00PM-10:00PM
at The Annex, 4660 N Rockwell ($10)
7:00PM
at Links Hall, 3111 N Western ($15-$10)
  • The Lynching of (Insert Name of White Killer on Unarmed Black Here): an Avant Garde Jazz Hip hOpera
7:30PM-10:30PM
at the Avenue, 1146 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette IL, 847.920.5962
8:00PM
at the Nightingale, 1084 N Milwaukee (Free)
  • Kinosonik #5 : Music/sound performance with cinema
  • Design, Nature, and their Relationship — with live scores by Walter Kitundu, Katherine Young
9:00PM
at The Burlington, 3425 W Fullerton, 773.384.3243 ($8)
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, November 8th 2015

7:00PM
at Links Hall, 3111 N Western ($15-$10)
  • The Lynching of (Insert Name of White Killer on Unarmed Black Here): an Avant Garde Jazz Hip hOpera
7:00PM
at Pick-Staiger Hall, 50 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston IL, 847.467.4000 ($8-$5)
  • Ensemble Dal Niente — music by Rick Burkhardt, Kate Soper, Annie Hui-Hsin, Igor Santos, Murat Colak, Ian Power, Luis Amaya, Louis Goldford
8:00PM
at The Burlington, 3425 W Fullerton, 773.384.3243
  • Set Self On Fire
  • Galaxxu Cvartet
  • Nimitta
  • Screen & Projector
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western
  • Tetuzi Akiyama, Bryan Eubanks, Jason Kahn, Toshimaru Nakamura
9:00PM
at a house concert ($5 suggested donation)
9:30PM
at The Owl, 2521 N Milwaukee, 773.235.5300

Monday, November 9th 2015

7:00PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western
7:30PM
at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069
  • Jack Wright, Zach Darrup
  • Ramon Lopez
7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882
  • Tim Conley
9:00PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
9:00PM
at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616
9:30PM-1:00AM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
9:30PM
at the California Clipper, 1002 N California, 773.384.2547 ($4)
  • Nate Lepine Trio
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee
  • Steps : Charlie Klepac, Reuben Garza, Simon Dufour, Caleb Mitchell, Alejandro Cortés, Ben Dillinger

Tuesday, November 10th 2015

6:00PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 (Free with admission)
8:00PM
at the Promontory, 5311 S Lake Park, 312.801.2100 ($15-$12)
9:30PM
at the California Clipper, 1002 N California, 773.384.2547 ($4)
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee

Wednesday, November 11th 2015

8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
  • The Bridge #3 : Turbine
  • Hamid Drake, Harrison Bankhead, Benjamin Duboc, Ramon Lopez
9:00PM
at The Burlington, 3425 W Fullerton, 773.384.3243
9:00PM
at the California Clipper, 1002 N California, 773.384.2547 ($4)
  • Bobby Broom Trio
9:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($10)
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee

Thursday, November 12th 2015

8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15)
9:00PM
at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616
9:00PM
at the Revel Room, 1566 N Milwaukee, 773.278.1600 (Free)

Friday, November 13th 2015

8:00PM
at DePaul Concert Hall, 800 W Belden (Free)
  • New Music DePaul
  • Eric Derr
  • Ensemble 20+
8:00PM
at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069 ($10, $20 series pass)
  • OSCILLATIONS 2015
  • Keith/Larson Duo : Leanna Keith, Zachary Larson
  • Kikù Hibino
8:00PM
at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th, 773.702.ARTS ($30, $50 two day pass)
  • HotHouse presents Old and New Dreams Festival
  • Ugochi with Shawn Wallace, Jeff Harris, Deshon Newman, Justin Boyd, Imania Detry, Tosha Ayo Alston
  • Jumaane Taylor M.A.D.D. Rhythms with Rajiv Halim Quartet
  • The Odean Pope Trio
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
  • 75 Dollar Bill : Che Chen, Rick Brown
  • Icy Demons : Dylan Ryan, David Moylan, Tim Conley, Nolan Chin, Griffin Rodriguez

Saturday, November 14th 2015

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
1:00PM
at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th, 773.702.ARTS ($30, $50 two day pass)
  • HotHouse presents Old and New Dreams Festival
  • Needle Drop : Critics play Ornette Coleman LPs and discuss influence
  • Roundtable : Black Lives Matter / Making Art Matter
6:00PM-8:30PM
at the Fulton Street Collective, 1821 W Hubbard
7:30PM-10:30PM
at the Avenue, 1146 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette IL, 847.920.5962
8:00PM
at DePaul Concert Hall, 800 W Belden (Free)
  • Ensemble 20+, Michael Lewanski, conductor — music by Reich, Rudolfo Acosta, Jurg Frey, Rzewski
8:00PM
at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th, 773.702.ARTS ($30, $50 two day pass)
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, November 15th 2015

2:00PM-4:00PM
in Fullerton Hall, the Art Institute, 111 S Michigan ($20 + museum admission)
8:00PM
at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15-$10)
9:00PM
at The Owl, 2521 N Milwaukee, 773.235.5300

Monday, November 16th 2015

7:30PM
at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069
7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882
  • Albert Wildeman, Ron Lundberg
9:00PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
9:00PM
at the California Clipper, 1002 N California, 773.384.2547 ($4)
9:00PM
at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 (Free)
9:00PM
at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616
9:30PM-1:00AM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee
  • Steps : Charlie Klepac, Reuben Garza, Simon Dufour, Caleb Mitchell, Alejandro Cortés, Ben Dillinger

Tuesday, November 17th 2015

7:30PM
at Café Logan, 915 E 60th, 773.702.ARTS (Free)
9:00PM
at the California Clipper, 1002 N California, 773.384.2547 ($4)
  • The Oh Yeahs
  • DJ John Stirratt
9:00PM
at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee

Wednesday, November 18th 2015

8:30PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
9:30PM
at the California Clipper, 1002 N California, 773.384.2547 ($4)

Thursday, November 19th 2015

7:00PM
at Woodland Pattern, 720 E Locust, Milwaukee WI, 414.263.5001 ($6)
7:30PM
at Comfort Station, 2579 N Milwaukee (Donation)
7:30PM
at Intuit, 756 N Milwaukee, 312.243.9088 (Donation)
  • Emerging Narrative
  • Mocrep with Rob Kelsey
8:00PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15-$10)
9:00PM
at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616
9:00PM
at the Revel Room, 1566 N Milwaukee, 773.278.1600 (Free)
  • Rooms Trio : Charlie Kirchen, Dan Pierson, Matt Carroll
9:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
9:30PM
at the California Clipper, 1002 N California, 773.384.2547 ($4)
  • The Modern Sounds : Joel Paterson, Beau Sample, Alex Hall

Friday, November 20th 2015

7:00PM-8:30PM
in Fullerton Hall, the Art Institute, 111 S Michigan ($15-$10)
8:00PM
at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069 ($10, $20 series pass)
9:30PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($10)

Saturday, November 21st 2015

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
7:30PM-10:30PM
at the Avenue, 1146 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette IL, 847.920.5962
8:00PM
at Graham Foundation (Madlener House), 4 W Burton Pl (Free, RSVP {lampo.org/archive/stine-janvin-motland-2015/})
  • Stine Janvin Motland
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, November 22nd 2015

2:00PM-4:00PM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($5)
7:00PM
at Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393
8:00PM
at Tritriangle, 1550 N Milwaukee, 3rd Fl
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15-$10)
9:00PM
at The Owl, 2521 N Milwaukee, 773.235.5300
9:30PM
at the California Clipper, 1002 N California, 773.384.2547 ($4)

Monday, November 23rd 2015

7:00PM
at Harris Theater, 205 E Randolph, 312.334.7777
  • MusicNOW 1 : unstrung
  • Musicians from the CSO, Christopher Rountree, conductor — music by Daniel Wohl, Kaija Saariaho, Ted Hearne
7:30PM
at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069
7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882
  • Jason Wayne Sneed, Steve Schmitt
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 Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616
  • Steve Duke Trio with Dan Delorenzo, Danny Faith
  • Kathy Kelly Quartet with John Kregor, Dan Delorenzo, Andre Beasley
9:30PM-1:00AM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee
  • Steps : Charlie Klepac, Reuben Garza, Simon Dufour, Caleb Mitchell, Alejandro Cortés, Ben Dillinger

Tuesday, November 24th 2015

9:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($5)
9:30PM
at the California Clipper, 1002 N California, 773.384.2547 ($4)
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee

Wednesday, November 25th 2015

6:00PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western (Free)
9:00PM
at the California Clipper, 1002 N California, 773.384.2547 ($4)
9:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western (Free)

Friday, November 27th 2015

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

Saturday, November 28th 2015

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
7:30PM-10:30PM
at the Avenue, 1146 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette IL, 847.920.5962
9:00PM
at Schubas, 3159 N Southport, 773.525.2508 ($15)
  • NOMO
  • Jaime Rojo
  • Kiara Lanier
10:00PM
at the California Clipper, 1002 N California, 773.384.2547 ($5)
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, November 29th 2015

4:00PM-7:00PM
at 1858 W Grand
  • AACM Pop Up Concerts
  • Saalik Ziyad, Ben LaMar Gay, Taalib Din Ziyad
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
9:00PM
at The Owl, 2521 N Milwaukee, 773.235.5300
10:00PM
at the California Clipper, 1002 N California, 773.384.2547
  • Rob Frye with Sueñolas

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