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Monday, January 1st 2018

7:00PM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805

Tuesday, January 2nd 2018

7:30PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont
  • Erwin Helfer
9:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($10)
9:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont
  • Tuesday Night Fellowship
9:00PM
at Café Mustache, 2313 N Milwaukee, 773.877.3327 ($5)
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee

Wednesday, January 3rd 2018

9:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont (Free)
10:00PM
at the California Clipper, 1002 N California, 773.384.2547 ($5)

Thursday, January 4th 2018

9:00PM
at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616

Friday, January 5th 2018

9:00PM
at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
9:00PM
at the LiveWire Lounge, 3394 N Milwaukee ($8)
  • SPIZM
  • Accidents by Design
  • China Rose

Saturday, January 6th 2018

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
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, January 7th 2018

7:00PM
at the New Heartland Café Bar, 7000 N Glenwood, 773.465.8005 ($5)
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
  • Dal Niente presents: Holes and Tunnels
  • Mabel Kwan, Jesse Langen, Tom Snydacker, Eric Derr, Fred Gifford — music by Fredrick Gifford, Michelle Lou, Sivan Cohen-Elias
9:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont ($10 suggested donation)
9:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee

Monday, January 8th 2018

7:00PM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882
  • Peter Maunu, Jakob Heinemann
9:00PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
9:00PM
at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee

Tuesday, January 9th 2018

7:30PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont
  • Erwin Helfer
8:30PM
at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($7)
9:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($10)
9:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont
  • Tuesday Night Fellowship
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee

Wednesday, January 10th 2018

8:30PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
9:00PM
at the Fulton Street Collective, 1821 W Hubbard ($10-$5 suggested donation)
9:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($10)
  • Zack Kouns
9:00PM
at Café Mustache, 2313 N Milwaukee, 773.877.3327

Thursday, January 11th 2018

6:00PM
at the Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan
8:30PM
at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($7)
  • Terran Wretch
  • Turing Heat
  • Woodstock 99
9:00PM
at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616
9:30PM
at the California Clipper, 1002 N California, 773.384.2547 ($5)

Friday, January 12th 2018

8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
8:30PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont ($10)
9:00PM
at Café Mustache, 2313 N Milwaukee, 773.877.3327 (Free)
  • The Singleman Affair's Orpheatric Variety Show
  • Hanna Brock
  • Ben Baker Billington
  • Jillian Sims
  • Rose Bouboushian
  • Quarter Mile Thunder
  • The Singleman Affair
  • Jayson Acevedo

Saturday, January 13th 2018

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
7:00PM
at the Logan Center Performance Penthouse, 915 E 60th, 773.702.ARTS (Free)
  • Eccentric Coincidental Configurations
  • Musicians of the AACM
8:00PM
at Bond Chapel, 1050 E 59th, 773.702.8670 (Free)
8:00PM
at Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15-$10)
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, January 14th 2018

2:00PM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($5)
6:00PM
at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
  • The Blues Ain't a Color
  • Denise La Grassa with John Kregor
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($20-$15)
8:30PM
at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($5)
9:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont ($10 suggested donation)
9:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee

Monday, January 15th 2018

7:00PM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882
  • Joe Suihkonen, Dan Pierson
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 ($10)
  • Lara Driscoll Trio with Sean Jacobi, Ryan Jacobi
  • Zac Nunnery Quintet with Ben Voigt, James Cook, Davi Priest, Lucan Gillan
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee

Tuesday, January 16th 2018

7:30PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont
  • Erwin Helfer
7:30PM
at Café Logan, 915 E 60th, 773.702.ARTS (Free)
9:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($10)
9:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont
  • Tuesday Night Fellowship
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee

Wednesday, January 17th 2018

9:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($5)
  • Nate Lepine Trio
9:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont (Free)
  • Rob Frye, Ben Lamar Gay
9:00PM
at Café Mustache, 2313 N Milwaukee, 773.877.3327

Thursday, January 18th 2018

7:00PM
at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N Lincoln, 773.871.3000 ($30-$20)
  • On the Threshold of Winter
  • Dal Niente with Ah Young Hong
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
  • Quinn Tsan
  • McKenzie Chinn
  • Erin Kilmurray, Dan Rico
9:00PM
at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)

Friday, January 19th 2018

3:00PM
at Café Logan, 915 E 60th, 773.702.ARTS (Free)
  • Kenthaney Redmond Quartet with Cesar Martinez, Nicholas Davis, Josh Ross
8:00PM
at Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219 S Morgan, 773.837.0145 ($10)
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
  • Igor Lumpert and Innertextures : Igor Lumpert, Greg Ward, Masa Kamaguchi, Kenny Grohowski — Record release
8:30PM
at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
8:30PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont (Free)

Saturday, January 20th 2018

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
6:00PM
at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 (Free)
  • Ben Baker Billington, Nick Alvarez, Skyler Rowe
7:00PM
at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N Lincoln, 773.871.3000 ($30-$20)
  • On the Threshold of Winter
  • Dal Niente with Ah Young Hong
7:00PM
at the Rhythm Room, 1715 Maple Ave, Evanston IL, 847.491.9723
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($20-$10)
  • Blackbird Creative Lab Showcase — music by Danny Clay, Viet Cuong, Ned McGowan, Kate Soper, Philippe Manoury, Jessie Marino
9:00PM
at the Fulton Street Collective, 1821 W Hubbard ($10 suggested donation)
  • Andrew Distel with Lenard Simpson, Brian Schwab, John Proulx, Christian Dillingham, Jeremy Cunningham
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, January 21st 2018

2:00PM
at the Lincoln Park Conservatory, 2391 N Stockton Dr (Free)
2:00PM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($5)
3:00PM
at the Promontory, 5311 S Lake Park, 312.801.2100 ($20)
  • Bow & Hammer : Kathryn Satoh, Elizabeth Newkirk
7:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($20-$10)
  • Blackbird Creative Lab Showcase — music by Danny Clay, Viet Cuong, Ned McGowan, Kate Soper, Philippe Manoury, Jessie Marino
9:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont ($10 suggested donation)
  • Sebau : Rollo Radford, Aliyyah Heatherington, Mighty Wisdom, Rhoda Gray, Quenna Lene, David Boykin
9:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee
  • Jeff Kier Trio with Mike Hershenson, Lanny Grilly

Monday, January 22nd 2018

7:00PM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882
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 ($10)
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee

Tuesday, January 23rd 2018

7:30PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont
  • Erwin Helfer
9:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($10)
9:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont
  • Tuesday Night Fellowship
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee

Wednesday, January 24th 2018

8:00PM
at Café Mustache, 2313 N Milwaukee, 773.877.3327
  • Ampyre, Blue Movies
  • Citizen 2-13, The Smudge
  • Extrapolator
  • Garvin the Martian
9:00PM
at the Fulton Street Collective, 1821 W Hubbard ($10 suggested donation)
9:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont (Free)
10:00PM
at the California Clipper, 1002 N California, 773.384.2547 ($5)

Thursday, January 25th 2018

9:00PM
at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
  • Errata : Ishmael Ali, Bill Harris
  • Jake Wark, Eli Namay, Nick Alvarez
9:30PM
at the California Clipper, 1002 N California, 773.384.2547 ($5)

Friday, January 26th 2018

8:00PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
9:00PM
at Café Mustache, 2313 N Milwaukee, 773.877.3327
  • Kevin & Hell Residency
  • Angel Bat Dawid Quartet with Eliel Sherman Storey, Adam Zanolini, Xris Espinoza
9:30PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont ($12)

Saturday, January 27th 2018

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
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15-$10)
11:00PM
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, January 28th 2018

8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15-$10)
  • Zafa Collective : Hannah Christiansen, Emelinda Escobar, Yelley Taylor, Audrey Q Snyder, Nicole Frankel, Andy Hudson, Josh Graham, Christopher Narloch, Autumn Selover — music by Nina Young, Eliza Brown, Joan Tower, Kaija Saariaho, Missy Mazzoli
8:30PM
at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($10-$8)
9:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont ($10 suggested donation)
9:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee

Monday, January 29th 2018

7:00PM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882
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 ($10)
9:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee

Tuesday, January 30th 2018

7:30PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont
  • Erwin Helfer
9:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($10)
9:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont
  • Tuesday Night Fellowship
9:00PM
at Café Mustache, 2313 N Milwaukee, 773.877.3327
  • Galaxxu : Alexander Adams, Corey Lyons
  • Foley/Dorr Duo : Keenan Foley, Val Dorr
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee

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