NOW IS · A CHICAGO MUSIC CALENDAR

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Monday, May 20th 2013

8:30PM
at Jerry's Wicker Park, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006 (wheelchair-accessible)
  • In Transition Quartet : Nate Lepine, Randy Tressler, Daniel Thatcher, Chad Hochberg
9:00PM-1:00AM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
9:00PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444 (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Steve Hunt
9:00PM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($10) (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Israeli Jazz Festival
  • Gilad Hekselman Trio — CD Release
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free) (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Glad Cloud Ambient Music Series
  • Gilder
  • The Variable Why
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275 (wheelchair-accessible)

Tuesday, May 21st 2013

8:00PM
at the Red Lion Lincoln Square, 4749 N Rockwell, 773.654.1341 (Free)
  • Holy Barbarians : Robert Campbell, Jake Saleh, Stevenson Valentor
9:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free) (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Darts & Arrows
9:30PM
at Bar DeVille, 701 N Damen, 312.929.2349 (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Actual Rhinoceros : Eli Namay, Danny Andrade, Matt Roberts, Spencer Jenich, Chris Kimmons
10:00PM
at Multi Kulti, 1000 N Milwaukee, 4th Fl ($5 donation)
  • Jam session hosted by Andrew Lawrence

Wednesday, May 22nd 2013

6:30PM
at Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
  • Israeli Jazz Festival
  • Hadar Noiberg Trio
7:00PM
at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($15) (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Unfamiliar Music Series
  • Ensemble Dal Niente featuring Jesse Langen, Amanda DeBoer Bartlett — music by Eliza Brown, Ray Evanoff, Ravi Kittappa, Fred Gifford, Morgan Krauss, Fisher-Lochhead, Marcos Balter
8:00PM
at Harris Theater, 205 E Randolph, 312.334.7777
  • In a Time Lapse
  • Ludovico Einaudi and Ensemble
8:00PM
at the Water Hole Lounge, 1400 S Western, 312.243.7988 ($5)
  • Velvet Dreams Presents
  • Jam session honoring Fred Anderson, with host Isaiah Spencer
9:00PM
at the Bedford, 1612 W Division, 773.235.8800
9:00PM
at Lilly's, 2515 N Lincoln, 773.525.2422 ($5) (wheelchair-accessible)
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free) (wheelchair-accessible)
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($8)
11:00PM
at Honky Tonk BBQ, 1213 W 18th, 312.907.7895

Thursday, May 23rd 2013

7:30PM
at Comfort Station, 2579 N Milwaukee (Donation)
  • Sima Cunningham
  • 80 Foots Per Minute
7:30PM
at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W Chicago ($15-$10)
8:00PM
at the Mayne Stage, 1328 W Morse, 773.381.4554 ($20)
  • Rock Dots, Knick-Knacks and Wrist Watch Geology
  • Third Coast Percussion — music by Mark Applebaum , Dmitri Tymoczko, Alexandre Lunsqui, Ryan Ingebritsen, Nico Muhly, Marc Mellits
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($8)

Friday, May 24th 2013

6:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($5 donation)
8:00PM
in the Fulton Recital Hall, 1010 E 59th, 4th Fl, 773.702.8069 ($10)
  • Signature Mash-Up
  • Spektral Quartet — music by Verdi, Brown, Hjertmann, White
9:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
10:00PM
at Honky Tonk BBQ, 1213 W 18th, 312.907.7895

Saturday, May 25th 2013

1:30AM-3:45AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Late Night on Friday
  • After-Hours Jazz Jam Session hosted by The Green Mill Quartet : Eric Schneider, Dennis Luxion, Steven Hashimoto, Rick Shandling
11:00AM
at Austin Town Hall, 5610 W Lake, 773.287.7658 (Free)
7:00PM
at the Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th, 773.702.ARTS ($10 suggested donation)
7:30PM
at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W Chicago ($15-$10)
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 (wheelchair-accessible)

Sunday, May 26th 2013

8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10-$5)
  • Fonema Consort with special guest Mabel Kwan — music by Luciano Berio, Pablo Chin, Brian Ferneyhough, Beat Furrer, Morgan Krauss, Hans Thomalla, Monte Weber
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.709.1401 ($7) (wheelchair-accessible)

Monday, May 27th 2013

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Downtown Sound
  • Lee Ranaldo Band
  • Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog
8:30PM
at Jerry's Wicker Park, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006 (wheelchair-accessible)
  • In Transition Quartet : Nate Lepine, Randy Tressler, Daniel Thatcher, Chad Hochberg
9:00PM-1:00AM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
9:00PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444 (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
9:00PM
at The Burlington, 3425 W Fullerton, 773.384.3243

Tuesday, May 28th 2013

8:00PM
at Library, below Gilt Bar, 230 W Kinzie, 312.464.9544
8:00PM
at Observatory Studios, 3036 N Lincoln, 4th Fl
8:00PM
at the Red Lion Lincoln Square, 4749 N Rockwell, 773.654.1341 (Free)
  • Holy Barbarians : Robert Campbell, Jake Saleh, Stevenson Valentor
9:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($25-$20)
  • Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog : Marc Ribot, Shahzad Ismaily, Ches Smith
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free) (wheelchair-accessible)
10:00PM
at Multi Kulti, 1000 N Milwaukee, 4th Fl ($5 donation)
  • Jam session hosted by Andrew Lawrence

Wednesday, May 29th 2013

8:00PM
at the Water Hole Lounge, 1400 S Western, 312.243.7988 ($5)
  • Velvet Dreams Presents
  • Jam session honoring Fred Anderson, with host Isaiah Spencer
9:00PM
at Lilly's, 2515 N Lincoln, 773.525.2422 ($5) (wheelchair-accessible)
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($8)
11:00PM
at Honky Tonk BBQ, 1213 W 18th, 312.907.7895

Thursday, May 30th 2013

6:30PM
at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($5) (wheelchair-accessible)
7:00PM
at the Logan Center Performance Penthouse, 915 E 60th, 773.702.ARTS (Free)
7:30PM
at Comfort Station, 2579 N Milwaukee (Donation)
  • Grant Wallace Band
  • Noah Harris
7:30PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($28-$10) (wheelchair-accessible)
  • ICE performs David Lang's The Whisper Opera

Friday, May 31st 2013

7:00PM
at the Washington Park Arts Incubator, 301 E Garfield Blvd (Free)
7:30PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($28-$10) (wheelchair-accessible)
  • ICE performs David Lang's The Whisper Opera
9:00PM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($12) (wheelchair-accessible)

Saturday, June 1st 2013

3:00PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($28-$10) (wheelchair-accessible)
  • ICE performs David Lang's The Whisper Opera
6:30PM
at the Hyde Park SDA Church, 4608 S Drexel
  • Rajiv Halim and The Hyde Park Vocalists : Rajiv Halim, JoElla Spurlock, Marion Thompson, Burt Allen, Norman Rucker, Bernard Johnson, Larry Brown Jr, Roosevelt Griffin, Samuel Jewell
7:30PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($28-$10) (wheelchair-accessible)
  • ICE performs David Lang's The Whisper Opera
9:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($20-$15)

Sunday, June 2nd 2013

3:00PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($28-$10) (wheelchair-accessible)
  • ICE performs David Lang's The Whisper Opera
8:00PM
at Maude's Liquor Bar, 840 W Randolph, 312.243.9712
8:00PM
at the Abbey Pub, 3420 W Grace, 773.478.4408
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($22-$20)
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.709.1401 ($7) (wheelchair-accessible)

Monday, June 3rd 2013

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
7:00PM
at the Washington Park Arts Incubator, 301 E Garfield Blvd

Tuesday, June 4th 2013

5:30PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 (wheelchair-accessible)
8:00PM
at Library, below Gilt Bar, 230 W Kinzie, 312.464.9544

Wednesday, June 5th 2013

11:00PM
at Honky Tonk BBQ, 1213 W 18th, 312.907.7895

Thursday, June 6th 2013

7:30PM
at Comfort Station, 2579 N Milwaukee (Donation)
  • Orlando'S Dream
  • Mike Weis
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616

Saturday, June 8th 2013

11:00AM
at Austin Town Hall, 5610 W Lake, 773.287.7658 (Free)
  • Adolphe's Ax
8:00PM
at Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E Chicago, Naperville IL ($50-$40)
  • Chicago Sinfonietta — music by Jennifer Higdon, Armando Bayolo, Vivian Fung, Jonathan Holland, Chris Rogerson, Michael Daugherty, Duke Ellington

Sunday, June 9th 2013

2:00PM
at the Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th, 773.702.ARTS
  • Shubha Mudgal
3:00PM
at the Symphony Center, 220 S Michigan, 312.294.3000 ($50-$26)
  • Chicago Sinfonietta — music by Jennifer Higdon, Armando Bayolo, Vivian Fung, Jonathan Holland, Chris Rogerson, Michael Daugherty, Duke Ellington
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)

Monday, June 10th 2013

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Downtown Sound
  • An evening with Glen Hansard featuring Lisa Hannigan and members of the Frames
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275 (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Darts & Arrows

Tuesday, June 11th 2013

8:00PM
at Library, below Gilt Bar, 230 W Kinzie, 312.464.9544

Wednesday, June 12th 2013

11:00PM
at Honky Tonk BBQ, 1213 W 18th, 312.907.7895

Thursday, June 13th 2013

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Loops & Variations
  • Falty DL
  • Bill Kouligas
7:30PM
at Comfort Station, 2579 N Milwaukee (Donation)
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($8)
  • Bonadventure Pencroff : Alexandre Pierrepont, Rob Mazurek, Jeb Bishop, Christophe Rocher, Frédéric Briet, Nicolas Pointard

Saturday, June 15th 2013

3:00PM
at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069 ($15-$10)

Sunday, June 16th 2013

10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.709.1401 ($10) (wheelchair-accessible)

Monday, June 17th 2013

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Downtown Sound
  • Daniel Lanois
  • Brokeback

Tuesday, June 18th 2013

8:00PM
at Library, below Gilt Bar, 230 W Kinzie, 312.464.9544

Wednesday, June 19th 2013

11:00PM
at Honky Tonk BBQ, 1213 W 18th, 312.907.7895

Thursday, June 20th 2013

7:30PM
at Comfort Station, 2579 N Milwaukee (Donation)
  • Double Morris
  • Paul Leonard
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($10)

Friday, June 21st 2013

9:00PM
at Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393 ($30-$25, or $75 festival pass)

Saturday, June 22nd 2013

11:00AM
at the Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N Central Pk (Free)
  • Adolphe's Ax
3:00PM
at the Palm Tavern, 2989 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.744.0393 ($15, or $75 festival pass)
9:00PM
at Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393 ($30-$25, or $75 festival pass)

Sunday, June 23rd 2013

3:00PM
at Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393 ($20, or $75 festival pass)
  • OKKA Fest 5
  • Terrie Ex, Ken Vandermark, PN-L
  • Fendika : Melaku Belay, Zenash Tsegaye, Nardos Tesfaw, Sileshie Damassae, Misale Legesse, Endris Hassen

Monday, June 24th 2013

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)

Tuesday, June 25th 2013

8:00PM
at Library, below Gilt Bar, 230 W Kinzie, 312.464.9544

Wednesday, June 26th 2013

11:00PM
at Honky Tonk BBQ, 1213 W 18th, 312.907.7895

Thursday, June 27th 2013

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($8)
  • Lonberg-Holm/Solberg Group

Sunday, June 30th 2013

4:00PM
at Lakeside Inn, 15251 Lakeshore Rd, Lakeside MI ($15)
8:00PM
at Maude's Liquor Bar, 840 W Randolph, 312.243.9712

Monday, July 1st 2013

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Downtown Sound
  • Lee Fields & The Expressions
  • Theo Huff & The Platinum Band
7:00PM
at the Washington Park Arts Incubator, 301 E Garfield Blvd
9:00PM
at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 (Free) (wheelchair-accessible)

Thursday, July 4th 2013

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Loops & Variations
  • ICE
  • Nosaj Thing

Saturday, July 6th 2013

11:00AM
at Austin Town Hall, 5610 W Lake, 773.287.7658 (Free)

Monday, July 8th 2013

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)

Thursday, July 11th 2013

8:00PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Loops & Variations
  • Dan Deacon
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616

Monday, July 15th 2013

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Downtown Sound
  • Fatoumata Diawara
  • Alasdair Roberts and Friends

Thursday, July 18th 2013

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)

Saturday, July 20th 2013

11:00AM
at Austin Town Hall, 5610 W Lake, 773.287.7658 (Free)

Wednesday, July 24th 2013

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Downtown Sound
  • The Handsome Family
  • Azita

Thursday, July 25th 2013

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Made in Chicago : World Class Jazz
  • Dee Alexander's Funkin' with Acoustic Soul : Tribute to James Brown and Jimi Hendrix
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
  • John Niekrasz Group

Monday, July 29th 2013

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Downtown Sound
  • Dessa
  • Psalm One

Thursday, August 1st 2013

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Made in Chicago : World Class Jazz
  • Victor Garcia's Crossing Borders

Saturday, August 3rd 2013

11:00AM
at Austin Town Hall, 5610 W Lake, 773.287.7658 (Free)

Monday, August 5th 2013

7:00PM
at the Washington Park Arts Incubator, 301 E Garfield Blvd
  • Fred Jackson Group

Thursday, August 8th 2013

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616

Friday, August 9th 2013

9:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15-$12)

Thursday, August 15th 2013

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Made in Chicago : World Class Jazz
  • Dana Hall : The Andrew Hill Project with Black Fire

Saturday, August 17th 2013

11:00AM
at Austin Town Hall, 5610 W Lake, 773.287.7658 (Free)

Thursday, August 22nd 2013

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Made in Chicago : World Class Jazz
  • Tale of the Tiger : Pat Mallinger Quartet featuring Bill Carrothers & Cameron Pfiffner’s Marco Polo
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616

Wednesday, August 28th 2013

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Loops & Variations
  • Eighth Blackbird with Glenn Kotche, Lesley Flanigan

Thursday, August 29th 2013

12:00PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630
12:15PM
at Claudia Cassidy Theater, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630
12:30PM
at Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630
5:00PM
at Roosevelt University, Ganz Hall, 430 S Michigan, 7th Fl, 312.341.3780
6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616

Friday, August 30th 2013

2:00PM
at the Jazz and Heritage Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
2:20PM
at the Von Freeman Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)

Saturday, August 31st 2013

11:00AM
at Austin Town Hall, 5610 W Lake, 773.287.7658 (Free)
12:00PM
at the Von Freeman Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
12:30PM
at the Jazz and Heritage Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
5:00PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)

Sunday, September 1st 2013

12:00PM
at the Von Freeman Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
12:30PM
at the Jazz and Heritage Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
5:00PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (wheelchair-accessible)
  • Chicago Jazz Festival
  • Jimmy Heath Quartet with Jeb Patton
  • 6:10PM Hamid Drake anfd Bindu : Reggaeology
  • 7:25PM Robert Glasper Trio
  • 8:45PM Donald Harrison and the Congo Square Nation with Willie Pickens

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