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Wednesday, May 14

Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
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Sonografias |:| Urgent Latin American Sound Art

  1. Eric Barbosa
Free
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

Two Dollar Bill

  1. Sharon Udoh
Free
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Color Club Tavern4146 N Elston708.320.8431
  1. Sulky Driver
  2. Cape Sleep
  3. OTHERPEACE
$18.03
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Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Paquito D'Rivera, Fareed Haque, Howard Levy
$45
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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, May 15

Union Station225 S Canal St
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Music for Union Station : A site specific immersive chamber work for Union Station's Great Hall

  1. Lia Kohl with Dorothy Carlos, Zachary Good, Gerrit Hatcher, Riley Leitch, Nick Meryhew, Beth McDonald, Zach Moore, Jason Stein, Macie Stewart
Free
Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
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amateur H|O|U|R

  1. Madeleine Aguilar, Jordan Knecht
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Katalyst13257 S Baltimore773.406.4899

Improvised Music Series

  1. Vincent Davis, Edward Wilkerson Jr, Preyas Roy, Jim Baker
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Luke Polipnick' Governor, with Anthony Cox, Krissy Bergmark
  2. Mark Nagy's Station Four
$15 Door
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Sleeping Village3734 W Belmont773.654.3971
  1. Groppler Zorn
  2. Potliquor
  3. Marcus Darling
$12
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Josh Berman, Mike Reed
  2. Jim Elkington, Hunter Diamond, Mike Reed
$15
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Friday, May 16

Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
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Quiet Comfort

  1. Ben Zucker
Donation
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Bridgeport Music Collective3201 S Morgan312.324.0498
  1. Shi-An Costello
The Hideout1354 W Wabansia773.227.4433
  1. Callahan & Witscher
  2. Lula Asplund
$15
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Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Korean Music Fridays
$20
Clara2027 W North773.661.2182
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  1. Erez Dessel 4tet
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Saturday, May 17

Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
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  1. Impro Jam with House Band : Matt Scutchfield, Jordan Wright, Tyler Wagner, Sharon Udoh, Jeff Sherfey
Donation
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The Jefferson Park Library5363 W Lawrence312.744.1998
  1. Evangeline Gargula
  2. Riley Leitch, Peter Maunu
Free
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. The Singleman Affair and Quarter Mile Thunder
$15
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Sunday, May 18

Fern Room at the Lincoln Park Conservatory2391 N Stockton Dr773.883.7275
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Florasonic opening : The Southwest Northeast Back and Forth Bows

  1. Laura Ortman
Free
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Jeb Bishop Quintet with Russ Johnson, Mai Sugimoto, Jason Roebke, Isaiah Spencer
$20
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Monday, May 19

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

Tuesday, May 20

The Hideout1354 W Wabansia773.227.4433

Resonance Arts

  1. Ausberto Acevedo, Jason Adasiewicz, Tim Daisy
  2. Keefe Jackson, Molly Jones, Mai Sugimoto
$15
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The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Jamal Damien Group, with Isaiah Keith, Owen Frankel
Free
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Wednesday, May 21

Driehaus Museum50 E Erie312.482.8933
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  1. Ensemble Dal Niente — music by Toru Takemitsu, Tania León, Georges Aperghis, George Lewis
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Constellation3111 N Western
  1. AM Higgins
  2. Black Diamond
$15
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The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Tiwa Bleu : Mark Cabinian, Richard Gibbs III, Samuel Rodriguez, Gustavo Flores
Free

Thursday, May 22

Miyagi Records307 E Garfield708.586.9773
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  1. David Boykin Reads Sun Ra
RSVP
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Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
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Comfort Music

  1. Liz Flood, Hunter Whitaker-Morrow
  2. Tack Anne
Donation
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Scott Rubin's Digital Hands
  2. Dysnomia : James Ilgenfritz, Teerath Majumder
$15 Door
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. The Big Gig : Greg Ward, Keefe Jackson, Hunter Diamond, Christian Dillingham, Mike Reed
$15
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Friday, May 23

International Museum of Surgical Science1524 N DLSD312.642.6502
  1. Riley Leitch, Beth McDonald
$15-$20
Augustana Lutheran Church5500 S Woodlawn773.493.6451

Improvised Music for Pipe Organ

  1. Ishmael Ali, Sarah Clausen, Jack Langdon
  2. Open jam session
Free
Logan Center Performance Hall915 E 60th773.702.ARTS
  1. Grossman Ensemble — music by Christopher Stark, Elizabeth Ogonek, Paul Novak, George Lewis
$22
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Saturday, May 24

Pro Musica713 W Wrightwood
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  1. Joshua Achiron Quartet with Geof Bradfield, Clark Sommers, Dana Hall
Donation
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Constellation3111 N Western

MUSIC FROM MARS: Celebration of Mars Williams' 70th birthday

  1. The Devil's Whistle featuring Ben LaMar Gay, Jeff Albert, Ken Vandermark, Dave Rempis, Dan Oestreicher, Macie Stewart, Steve Marquette, Lia Kohl, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Anton Hatwich, Tim Daisy, Michael Zerang
$25
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Sunday, May 25

May Chapel at Rosehill Cemetery5800 N Ravenswood

Mars Williams' Toy Story

  1. Composition for the Mars Williams musical toy collection by Lia Kohl
  2. 3-5PM : Opening reception for the Mars Williams Archive at Experimental Sound Studio
Free
May Chapel at Rosehill Cemetery5800 N Ravenswood
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Never Ending Cycles

  1. post doom romance
  2. Twilight Furniture
  3. Woman of The Void
  4. 21 Million Kites
Donation
Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Series

  1. Duo Riso : Evan Kopca, Zaira Castillo
$15
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

NRG Ensemble plays the music of Mars Williams

  1. Ken Vandermark, Dave Rempis, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Brian Sandstrom, Kent Kessler, Steve Hunt
$20
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Monday, May 26

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

Tuesday, May 27

The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Aaron Krings Quartet with Matt Kavanaugh, Christian Sanchez, Matt Kellen
Free

Wednesday, May 28

The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

Two Dollar Bill

  1. Park Hills Circle
Free
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International Museum of Surgical Science1524 N DLSD312.642.6502
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Pleiades at IMSS

  1. Nikki Telegan (pussygrime)
  2. Carol Genetti
  3. Grace DeVies
  4. sulffffffur
$15-$20
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Sleeping Village3734 W Belmont773.654.3971
  1. Sun Speak : Matt Gold, Nate Friedman
Free
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Constellation3111 N Western

2x4

  1. Gerrit Hatcher, Erez Dessel
  2. Lia Kohl, Whitney Johnson
  3. Jeff Kimmel, Jack Langdon
  4. Keefe Jackson, Julian Kirshner
$10
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The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Imperial Boxmen : Noah Plotkin, Alex Austin, Danjuma Gaskin, Kevin Ford
Free
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Thursday, May 29

Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
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Comfort Music

  1. Adam Shead's Adiaphora Orchestra, with Peter Maunu, Caroline Jesalva, Scott Rubin, Erica Miller, Andrew Scott Young, Ben Willis, Ben Zucker
Donation
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Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Erik Sowa, Nick Turner
  2. Dave McDonnell's 5th World with Quinlan Kirchner
$15 Door
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. The Separatist Party : Ben LaMar Gay, Rob Frye, Cooper Crain, Dan Quinlivan, Marvin Tate, Mike Reed
$15
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Friday, May 30

Bridgeport Music Collective3201 S Morgan312.324.0498
  1. Myra Hinrichs, Nate Friedman
Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
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Comfort Music

  1. Walt McClements
  2. Lia Kohl
Donation
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Burlington Bar3425 W Fullerton773.384.3243
  1. Wolf Eyes
  2. John Wiese
  3. Lana Del Rabies
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Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Third Coast Percussion : Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, David Skidmore
$25
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Saturday, May 31

Marmalade1117 W Lake, 2nd floor
  1. David Hurlin
  2. Rin Peisert, Jason Stein
$10-$25
The Hideout1354 W Wabansia773.227.4433
  1. Eli Winter — Album release
  2. Feller
  3. Zander Raymond
$15
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Monday, June 02

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

Tuesday, June 03

The Hideout1354 W Wabansia773.227.4433
  1. Em Spel, Andrew Scott Young, Caroline Jesalva
$12
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Wednesday, June 04

Judson & Moore3057 N Rockwell St Building 5773.217.8815
  1. BCMC : Bill MacKay, Cooper Crain
$20
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Sleeping Village3734 W Belmont773.654.3971
  1. LeRoy Bach, Dan Bitney
Free, RSVP
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Thursday, June 05

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Jake Wark, Ben Dillinger, Andrew Sudhibhasilp
  2. Heliacal Rising of Sothis : Adam Zanolini, Naydja Bruton, Fred Jackson Jr, Ben Lamar Gay, Sharon Udoh
$15 Door
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Saturday, June 07

Big Marsh Park11559 S Stony Island Ave
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Summer Soundwalk : Marsh Melodies and the Breathing Ear

  1. Sara Zalek, Norman Long
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Madlener House4 W Burton Pl312.787.4071
  1. Ikue Mori
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Monday, June 09

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

Friday, June 13

Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
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  1. Chris Brown, Tim Daisy
$20 Donation
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Sunday, June 15

Palmer Square2200 N Kedzie Blvd
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Summer Soundwalk : Sonic Drifting through the Square

  1. Allen Moore
RSVP
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Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
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OPTION

  1. Potliquor : Allen Moore, Sharon Udoh
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Thursday, June 19

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Fred Jackson's Double Helix, with, Ishmael Ali, Bill Harris, Avreeayl Ra
  2. Brochure : Norman Long, Julian Otis, OUI ENNUI, Alex Wing
$15 Door
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Friday, June 20

The Green Mill4802 N Broadway773.878.5552
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  1. Jason Stein's Hearts & Minds, with Paul Giallorenzo, Chad Taylor
$20
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Ana Everling, Edinho Gerber
$15
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Saturday, June 21

The Green Mill4802 N Broadway773.878.5552
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  1. Jason Stein's Hearts & Minds, with Paul Giallorenzo, Chad Taylor
$20

Sunday, June 22

Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
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OPTION

  1. Sydney Spann
RSVP
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. microplastique : Ben Zucker, Molly Jones, Josh Harlow, Adam Shead
$15
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Friday, June 27

The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Dave Rempis, Tyler Damon
  2. Mute Duo : Sam Wagster, Skyler Rowe
$15
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Saturday, June 28

Epiphany Center For The Arts201 S Ashland312.421.4600
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Third Coast Percussion presents Rhythm Fest

  1. One-day-only series of performances
$60-$30
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Sunday, June 29

Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
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OPTION : PAGASA

  1. Chia Amisola
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The Promontory5311 S Lake Park312.801.2100
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  1. Sun Ra Arkestra
$55
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Sunday, July 13

Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
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OPTION

  1. Patrick Shiroishi
RSVP
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Saturday, July 19

West Ridge Nature Park5801 N Western Ave
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Summer Soundwalk : Walking as an Infra-Antenna

  1. Veronica Anne Salinas, Amanda Gutiérrez
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Sunday, July 20

Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
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OPTION

  1. Joe Westerlund
RSVP
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Sunday, July 27

Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
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OPTION

  1. Vincent Davis with Jim Baker, Edward Wilkerson
RSVP
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Sunday, August 03

Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
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OPTION

  1. Lula Asplund
RSVP
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Sunday, August 10

Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
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OPTION

  1. DoYeon Kim
RSVP
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Unity Park2636 N Kimball Ave
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Pass the Aux: A Collective Sharing and Listening Session

  1. Josh Rios
RSVP
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Sunday, August 17

Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
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OPTION

  1. BCMC : Bill MacKay, Cooper Crain
RSVP
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Saturday, August 23

Columbus Park500 S Central
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Summer Soundwalk : Tune In, Take Turns

  1. Deirdre Harrison, Katie Mazzini
RSVP
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Saturday, September 06

Jackson Park Wooded Island6401 S Stony Island Ave
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Singing Insects Soundwalk

  1. Eric Leonardson with Negin Almassi
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