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Friday, October 04

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

AfroFuturist Weekend Day 3 : Flex Obscura

  1. Film Block 1
  2. Film Block 2 + Nikki Patín with Angel Bat Dawid
  3. Swimming In Your Skin Again
  4. Virtual Conversation with Terence Nance
  5. Film Block 3
  6. Club Obscura with DJ King GNS & CTRLZORA
$20 Door
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Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Twin Talk : Dustin Laurenzi, Katie Ernst, Andrew Green — Record release
$15
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. OTHERPEACE : Matt Clark, Stephen "The Kid" Howard, Areif Sless-Kitain, Brandon Rios
  2. Matt Gold, Ryan Norris
$15
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Saturday, October 05

Logan Center Performance Hall915 E 60th773.702.ARTS
  1. Grossman Ensemble — music by Franco Donatoni, David Lang, Helena Tulve, Wenbin Lyu, Saed Haddad, Osnat Netzer, Kathleen Ginther
$22
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St James Cathedral65 E Huron312.787.7360

wandering | reminiscence

  1. Chicago Composers Orchestra — music by Leah Asher, Oswald Huỳnh, Marcus Norris, Jonathan Hannau
$45-$15
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Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

AfroFuturist Weekend Day 4

  1. Gilt Drip
  2. Amyna Love
  3. Freedom From and Freedom To : Ed Clemons, Aaliyah Christina, Keyierra Collins, Tre Daniels, Kopano, Selena Lasley, Jennifer Ligaya, Reflex, Cristal Sabbagh, Naydja Bruton,Fred Jackson Jr, Amyna Love, Allen Moore, Julian Otis, kamari mou, Phenom, Sharon Udoh, Ayanna Woods
$20 Door
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Constellation3111 N Western

Reflections

  1. Arushi Jain with Dorothy Carlos
$25
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Sunday, October 06

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

AfroFuturist Weekend Day 5

  1. All-ages puppet workshop + performance with Leah Lara
  2. Zahra Baker's "This Black Is Me: Sacred Encounters with Callie House"
$20 Door
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Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

AfroFuturist Weekend Day 5

  1. Panel discussion moderated by Sharon Udoh
  2. H/ARBOR Ensemble : olula negre, Julian Otis, Paige Brown, Kezia Waters, Zahra Baker
$20 Door
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Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Series

  1. Erland Cooper with Freya Goldmark + ACME, Clarice Jensen
$20
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Bark Culture : Victor Vieira-Branco, Joey Sullivan, John Moran, with special guest Lemuel Marc
$15
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Monday, October 07

Beat Kitchen2100 W Belmont773.281.4444
  1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions
Donation

Tuesday, October 08

Guarneri Hall11 E Adams, 3rd Fl847.780.6720
  1. Jahari Stampley with D-Erania Stampley
$40
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Guarneri Hall11 E Adams, 3rd Fl847.780.6720
  1. Jahari Stampley with D-Erania Stampley
$40
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Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Meditations: Reflections on John Coltrane

  1. Curated by Angelo Hart, with Greg Artry, Sarah Clausen, Hunter Diamond, Marion Mallard
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The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. DEL Trio : Danny Bauer, Evan Levine, Luke Angle
Free
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Wednesday, October 09

The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

One Dollar Bill

  1. Jeff Sherfey
Free
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota
Free
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Kyle Brooks Quartet with Elio Wijaya, Stephen Parisi, Kabir Dalawari
Free
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Thursday, October 10

Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
-

Comfort Music

  1. [jef]Frey Michael Austin
  2. Christopher Dammann
Donation
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Edition Redux : Erez Dessel, Lily Finnegan, Beth McDonald, Ken Vandermark
$15
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Friday, October 11

Logan Center Performance Hall915 E 60th773.702.ARTS
  1. Roomful of Teeth
$22-$43
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Epiphany Center For The Arts201 S Ashland312.421.4600

ESS Presents

  1. Kalia Vandever with Maria Chávez
$30-$15
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Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

CLEAT Series

  1. Moth Vegas : Devon Fisher, Bennett Jenisch
  2. Sam Clapp's "Bliss Point 3"
  3. WYRD MODULO
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Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Maxx McGathey — "Imaginary Eyes" Record release
$20
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Saturday, October 12

Tritriangle1550 N Milwaukee, 3rd Fl
  1. Flesh Narc
  2. Dromez
  3. Bakantez
  4. Manual Pollination
$10-$15 Donation
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Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Elastro AV Night 1

  1. Installations and performances curated by Galina Shevchenko
$15 Door
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Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Trio M : Myra Melford, Mark Dresser, Matt Wilson
$20
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Joshua Abrams Solo
  2. Universal Light : Mike Gangloff, Jesse Sheppard, Kaily Schenker
  3. Chord : Kyle Benjamin, Phil Dole, Jason Hoffman, Sean McCarthy, Trevor Shelley de Brauw
$15
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Sunday, October 13

Logan Center Performance Hall915 E 60th773.702.ARTS

Asian Sound Revolution

  1. Jin Hi Kim, Min Xiao-Fen, Susie Ibarra
$22-$43
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Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Elastro AV Night 2

  1. Installations and performances curated by Clark Woods, Taylor Dye, Gordon Fung
$15 Door
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Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Series

  1. Ensemble Dal Niente : Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, Theo Ramsey, Zach Good, Mabel Kwan, Ben Melsky, Kyle Flens, Juan Horie, with Michael Lewanski, conductor — music by Wang Lu, Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, George Lewis, Theo Ramsey, Carolyn Chen, Leilehua Lanzilotti
$25
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Monday, October 14

Beat Kitchen2100 W Belmont773.281.4444
  1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions
Donation
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Matt Gold Solo
$15
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Tuesday, October 15

The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Jimmy Farace Trio with Ethan Philion, Devin Drobka
Free
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Wednesday, October 16

The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

One Dollar Bill

  1. Nicole Muto-Graves
Free
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Beat Kitchen2100 W Belmont773.281.4444

Splice Series

  1. Majid Araim, Carol Genetti, Peter Maunu
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota
Free
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Nate Lepine Trio
Free
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Thursday, October 17

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Ben Zucker — Album release
  2. Erica Dawn Lyle
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Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Riley Mulherkar
$20
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Edition Redux : Erez Dessel, Lily Finnegan, Beth McDonald, Ken Vandermark
$15
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Friday, October 18

bim bom studios5226 W Belmont
-
  1. Nick Turner with Cristal Sabbagh, Amanda Maraist
  2. Airport People
  3. Sharon Udoh
$10-$15 Suggested
Logan Center Performance Hall915 E 60th773.702.ARTS
  1. Melanie Charles
$22-$43
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International Museum of Surgical Science1524 N DLSD312.642.6502

Musician Minus Instrument

  1. Beyond This Point — music by François Sarhan, David Bird, Stefano D'Alessio, Kaj Duncan David, Simon Løffler
$10-$20
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The Green Mill4802 N Broadway773.878.5552
  1. Matt Ulery's Nonet with, Artie Black, Dustin Laurenzi, Hunter Diamond, James Davis, Russ Johnson, Chris Shuttleworth, Julius Tucker, Jon Deitemeyer
$20
Corbett vs Dempsey2156 W Fulton
  1. Ken Vandermark
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Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Seb String, Tim Daisy
  2. Seb String, Tim Daisy, Mai Sugimoto, Jakob Heinemann
$15
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Paul Asaro Quartet featuring Natalie Scharf
$15
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Saturday, October 19

The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Heart Trio : William Parker, Cooper-Moore, Hamid Drake
$25
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Tritriangle1550 N Milwaukee, 3rd Fl

Twelvetwelvangle : Twelve year anniversary show

  1. Norman Long
  2. Tallulah Bankheist
  3. Karl Palouček
  4. Itsï Ramirez
  5. Woman of the Void
  6. Illusion of Safety
  7. Melon Sprout
  8. AC4 installation by John Shin
  9. more TBA
$10-$40 Donation
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The Green Mill4802 N Broadway773.878.5552
  1. Matt Ulery's Nonet with, Artie Black, Dustin Laurenzi, Hunter Diamond, James Davis, Russ Johnson, Chris Shuttleworth, Julius Tucker, Jon Deitemeyer
$20
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. KOHLMALLOZZIMAUNU : Lia Kohl, Lou Mallozzi, Peter Maunu
$15
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Matthew Davis Quintet with Preyas Roy, Jeff Wheaton, Jess Anzaldúa, Isaiah Spencer
$15
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Sunday, October 20

Constellation3111 N Western

Something Stretched Between Us

  1. Alissa Voth, Megan DiGeorgio, with Isidora Nojkovic, Zachary Good, Steph Davis — music by Alissa Voth, Megan DiGeorgio
$15
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Monday, October 21

Beat Kitchen2100 W Belmont773.281.4444
  1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions
Donation

Tuesday, October 22

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Elastro Series

  1. Rafael Toral
  2. Daniel Wyche
$15 Door
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The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Connor Bernhard Quintet with Jeff Swanson, Evan Levine, Jonathon Marks
Free
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Wednesday, October 23

Guarneri Hall11 E Adams, 3rd Fl847.780.6720
-

Celebration of America

  1. Dover Quartet : Joel Link, Bryan Lee, Julianne Lee, Camden Shaw — music by Jessie Montgomery, Mason Bates, George Walker, Antonín Dvořák
$40
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

One Dollar Bill

  1. Max Subar
Free
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota
Free
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Righteous Rooster : Henry Dickhoff, Kenny Reichert, Luke Sagadin
Free
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Thursday, October 24

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Jakob Heinemann, Norman W Long, Ishmael Ali, Seb String
$15 Door
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Edition Redux : Erez Dessel, Lily Finnegan, Beth McDonald, Ken Vandermark
$15
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Friday, October 25

bim bom studios5226 W Belmont
-

an evening of movement + sound

  1. Ayako Kato, Chad M Clark
  2. Amanda Maraist, Michael Macdonald
$10-$15 Suggested
Constellation3111 N Western

Simple Lines

  1. Andy Hudson, Nick Photinos — music by Marc Mellits, Bill Ryan, Augusta Read Thomas, Niloufar Nourbakhsh, Zachary Good, Mark Snyder, Svante Henryson
$15
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Sunday, October 27

Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Series

  1. ~Nois : Julian Velasco, Natalia Warthen, Jordan Lulloff, János Csontos — music by Hans Thomalla, Darlene Castro Ortiz, Bernard Rands, Ania Vu
$15
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Monday, October 28

Beat Kitchen2100 W Belmont773.281.4444
  1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions
Donation

Tuesday, October 29

The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Entre Amigos : Roy McGrath, Hana Fujisaki, Kitt Lyles, Gustavo Cortiñas
Free
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Wednesday, October 30

Constellation3111 N Western

Blue Note Record Release

  1. Ethan Iverson Trio with Simón Wilson, Vinnie Sperrazza
$25
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota
Free
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series : Guitar for Guaraldi

  1. Mich Shirey Trio with Nick Fane, David Kuchera
Free
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Friday, November 01

Judson & Moore3057 N Rockwell St Building 5773.217.8815
  1. Setting : Nathan Bowles, Jaime Fennelly, Joe Westerlund
$18
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The Green Mill4802 N Broadway773.878.5552
  1. Geof Bradfield Quintet with Russ Johnson, Scott Hesse, Clark Sommers, Dana Hall
$20
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Basher : Byron Asher, Daniel Meinecke, Zach Rhea
$15
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Saturday, November 02

Corbett vs Dempsey2156 W Fulton
  1. Will Guthrie
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The Green Mill4802 N Broadway773.878.5552
  1. Geof Bradfield Quintet with Russ Johnson, Scott Hesse, Clark Sommers, Dana Hall
$20
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Rami Atassi Cosmic Dance Band, with Luc Mosley, Eric Novak, Remsy Atassi, Adam Shead
$15
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Sunday, November 03

Bond Chapel1050 E 59th773.702.8670
-

Ghost Notes

  1. Eli Winter Ensemble with Sam Wagster, Tyler Damon, Andrew Scott Young, Gerrit Hatcher, David Sexton
RSVP
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Monday, November 04

Beat Kitchen2100 W Belmont773.281.4444
  1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions
Donation

Wednesday, November 06

Logan Center Performance Hall915 E 60th773.702.ARTS
  1. Owls : Alexi Kenney, Ayane Kozasa, Gabriel Cabezas, Paul Wiancko
$22-$43
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

One Dollar Bill

  1. Half Gringa
Free
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Thursday, November 07

Old Town School4544 N Lincoln773.728.6000

The Music of the Great American Songbook

  1. Jeff Parker Quartet
$35
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Friday, November 08

Logan Center Performance Hall915 E 60th773.702.ARTS
  1. Tomeka Reid Stringtet
$22-$43
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Black Diamond : Artie Black, Hunter Diamond, Matt Ulery, Neil Hemphill
$15
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Saturday, November 09

The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Tomas Fujiwara, Taylor Ho Bynum, Ayako Kato, Rachel Bernsen, Jason Roebke
$15
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Thursday, November 14

Tritriangle1550 N Milwaukee, 3rd Fl
  1. RM Francis
  2. Pooch Karton
  3. Hunter Brown
$10-$15 Donation
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Sunday, November 24

Color Club Tavern4146 N Elston708.320.8431

Quiet Pterodactyl Anniversary Party

  1. Angel Bat Dawid
  2. JOBS
  3. 4Dgirlz
  4. DJ All the Way Kay
  5. more TBA
$15
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Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
-

Comfort Music

  1. Wombat : Justin K Comer, Carlos Cotallo Solares, Will Yager
  2. Beth McDonald, Riley Leitch
  3. Jack Langdon
Donation

Friday, December 06

Logan Center Performance Hall915 E 60th773.702.ARTS
  1. Grossman Ensemble — music by Andy Akiho, Benjamin Martin, Nina C Young, Shih-Hui Chen
$22
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