NOW IS · A CHICAGO MUSIC CALENDAR

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Sunday, March 1st 2020

2:00PM
at Claudia Cassidy Theater, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630
  • Frequency Festival 2020
  • Rajna Swaminathan, Ganavya Doraiswamy
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15)
8:30PM
at Sleeping Village, 3734 W Belmont, 773.654.3971 ($13-$10)

Monday, March 2nd 2020

7:30PM
at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069 ($10-$8)
  • Brandon Lopez
9:00PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
9:00PM
at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
  • Kyle Madsen Trio with Ben Dillinger, Gustavo Cortiñas
  • Cosmograph : Will Barnard, Elena Escudero, Kyle Paul, Chet Zenor, Simon Ciaccio, Andy Danstrom

Tuesday, March 3rd 2020

9:00PM
at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
  • Billie Howard, Rebecca Himmelstein
  • Shabrock : Johanna Brock, Sara Goodman
  • Jen Hill
9:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee
9:30PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont
  • Tuesday Night Fellowship

Wednesday, March 4th 2020

9:00PM
at the California Clipper, 1002 N California, 773.384.2547 (Free)
10:00PM
at Café Mustache, 2313 N Milwaukee, 773.877.3327
  • Jacob Swedlow Group

Thursday, March 5th 2020

8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15-$10)
  • Del Sol String Quartet : Sam Weiser, Benjamin Kreith, Charlton Lee, Kathryn Bates — music by Ben Johnston, Michael Harrison, Erberk Eryilmaz, Aaron Garcia
9:00PM
at the California Clipper, 1002 N California, 773.384.2547
  • Juan Pastor Trio

Friday, March 6th 2020

7:00PM
at the Holtschneider Performance Center, 2330 N Halsted ($0-$27)
  • Picosa — music by Elizabeth Brown, Jonathon Kirk, Olivier Messiaen, Behzad Ranjbaran, Aaron Copland
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15-$12)

Saturday, March 7th 2020

8:00PM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($20)
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15)
9:00PM
at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
  • Cosmic Transitions
  • Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few

Sunday, March 8th 2020

8:00PM
at Dorian's, 1939 W North Ave, 773.687.9824
  • Jeff Parker and the New Breed, with Josh Johnson, Paul Bryan, Jamire Williams
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)

Monday, March 9th 2020

7:30PM-9:00PM
at The Boxcar, 1113 W Berwyn, 773.649.3186
7:30PM
at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069 ($10-$8)
  • "Laul Pytton", Sam Pluta
8:00PM
at Dorian's, 1939 W North Ave, 773.687.9824
  • Jeff Parker and the New Breed, with Josh Johnson, Paul Bryan, Jamire Williams
9:00PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
9:00PM
at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)

Tuesday, March 10th 2020

8:00PM
at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
  • SZX Secret Trio : Sura Dupart, Adam Zanolini, Xristian Espinoza
9:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee
  • Scientific Map : Will Baggett, Dave Holloway, Matt Hudson, Anthony Reid
9:30PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont
  • Tuesday Night Fellowship

Wednesday, March 11th 2020

7:30PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
8:00PM
at the Fulton Street Collective, 1821 W Hubbard
  • Basra
  • Eric Binder Quartet with Matthew Muneses, Lara Driscoll, Sam Peters
9:00PM
at the California Clipper, 1002 N California, 773.384.2547
  • Joel Paterson Trio

Thursday, March 12th 2020

8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($12-$10)
  • Rami Gabriel's Arabic Xhaman, with Karim Nagi, Steve Asma
9:00PM
at the California Clipper, 1002 N California, 773.384.2547
9:00PM
at Elastic, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($15-$12)

Friday, March 13th 2020

7:30PM
in the Mary B Galvin Recital Hall, 70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston IL, 847.491.7575
8:00PM
at Café Mustache, 2313 N Milwaukee, 773.877.3327
  • Bill Harris, Ishmael Ali, Christau
  • Molly Jones group
8:00PM
at Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393
8:30PM
at Slate Arts and Performance, 3203 W North Ave, 847.312.1527 ($10-$5)
  • Corey Smith
  • Virago : Sofia Carbonara, Wesley Hornpetrie, BethAnne Kunert, Megan Rohrer, Kaleigh Wilder
9:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont ($8)
  • Thomas Comerford
  • Gnarrenschiff

Saturday, March 14th 2020

8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($18-$15)
10:30PM
at the California Clipper, 1002 N California, 773.384.2547
  • Rajiv Halim Quintet

Sunday, March 15th 2020

7:30PM
at Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219 S Morgan, 773.837.0145 ($15)
  • Anna Meredith
9:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont ($10)

Monday, March 16th 2020

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Wednesday, March 18th 2020

Thursday, March 19th 2020

6:00PM-9:00PM
at High Concept Laboratories, 2233 S Throop, 4th Fl, 312.850.0555 ($30)
  • HPSCHD@50
  • William Brooks, Harrah Friedlander, Theo Economides, Ilse Miller
  • dinner by Easy Eats

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