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Wednesday, August 12

Connect Gallery1451 E 53rd773.466.4421

The Visible Hand

  1. Alex Wing, Naydja Bruton, Preyas Roy
  2. Open free improvisation jam
$15 Donation
Beat Kitchen2100 W Belmont773.281.4444

Splice Series

  1. Eric Leonardson, Sue Wolf, Carol Genetti, Peter Maunu
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Kari Novilla, Mary Halm
Free
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Thursday, August 13

Café Mustache2313 N Milwaukee773.877.3327

Heavy Air Happy Hour

  1. Robbie Lynn Hunsinger, Erik Sowa, Andrew Scott Young
$10 Donation
Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
-

Comfort Music

  1. Jeff Kimmel, Jack Langdon
  2. PXM : Madeleine Aguilar, Philip Lesicko
  3. Rue Mori
Donation
DetailsDetails of Thursday, August 13th at Comfort Station
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. BananaAcid : Erez Dessel, Garrett Frees, Aaron Kaufman-Levine, Caroline Jesalva, Tyler Wagner
  2. Ken Ueno Solo
  3. Ken Ueno with Tim Daisy, Kim Nucci, Ben Zucker
$15 Door
DetailsDetails of Thursday, August 13th at Elastic
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

Quin Kirchner Residency

  1. Quin Kirchner's Fire Horse, with Mark Feldman, Greg Ward, Brandon Harper, Pete Olynciw
$15
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Friday, August 14

Navy Pier600 E Grand
  1. Katie Ernst Solo
  2. DJ Joe Bryl
  3. Mike Reed's Common Good Dance Band
Free
Midnight Tea410 S Michigan, Studio #825

Image of Thought

  1. Fred Jackson Jr, Luc Mosley, Rin Peisert, Sharkey Zalek
$20
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Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

CLEAT Series

  1. Suzanne Thorpe with Bonnie Han Jones, Stephan Moore
  2. Binary Stitches
$15 Door
DetailsDetails of Friday, August 14th at Elastic
Lemon1600 W Grand
  1. Erez Dessel 4tet
$10

Saturday, August 15

Chicago Cultural Center78 E Washington312.744.6630
-

Tangible Sound Presents

  1. Tatsu Aoki, Kioto Aoki, Coco Elysses
Blue Jay Cafe at Loyola Beach1230 W Greenleaf
-
  1. Quin Kirchner Trio
Marmalade1117 W Lake, 2nd floor
  1. Gleb Kanasevich, Jeb Bishop
  2. Michael Zerang, Adam Shead, Weasel Walter, Bill Harris
  3. Caroline Jesalva, Sarah Clausen
  4. HillHillHill : Will Greene, Ishmael Ali, Lily Finnegan
$10-$25
bim bom studios5226 W Belmont
  1. Yoona Kim, Graham Stephenson
  2. Chris Corsano, Chad M Clark
Transition East2548 E 83rd, 1st Fl773.221.7748
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  1. Heliacal Rising of Sothis : Adam Zanolini, Fred Jackson Jr, Naydja Bruton, Anaiet Soul
$10-$25
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Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616
  1. Relative Intensity Noise
$15 Door
DetailsDetails of Saturday, August 15th at Elastic

Sunday, August 16

Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
-

OPTION

  1. Matt Robidoux
RSVP
DetailsDetails of Sunday, August 16th at Experimental Sound Studio
First Presbyterian Church of Chicago6400 S Kimbark773.363.0505

AACM Sanctuary Series

  1. Isaiah Spencer Ensemble
DetailsDetails of Sunday, August 16th at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago
Compound Yellow244 Lake St, Oak Park IL
-

Side Yard Sounds

  1. V V Lightbody
  2. Minor Moon
$15
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Stola Contemporary Art3738 W Irving Park312.687.8004
  1. Yoona Kim with Garrett Frees, Aaron Kaufman-Levine, Caroline Jesalva, Erez Dessel, Tyler Wagner
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Dave Rempis, Mark Feldman, Tim Daisy
$15
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Monday, August 17

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

Tuesday, August 18

Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
-

New Music Chicago Presents

  1. +Pan Quartet : Michael Schwebke, Eric Sewell, Lisa Donald, Mark Nelson — music by Dr David Maki, Louis Raymond-Kolker, Robert Chappell, Aaron Gage
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DetailsDetails of Tuesday, August 18th at Experimental Sound Studio
The Hideout1354 W Wabansia773.227.4433
  1. Bark Culture : Victor Vieira-Branco, Joey Sullivan, John Moran
  2. 21 Million Kites
$15
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The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Andrew Sudhibhasilp Trio
Free
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Wednesday, August 19

Connect Gallery1451 E 53rd773.466.4421

The Visible Hand

  1. Alex Wing, Naydja Bruton, Preyas Roy
  2. Open free improvisation jam
$15 Donation
the Jazz Showcase806 S Plymouth Ct312.360.0234
  1. Kevin King Trio
$25
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Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Pleiades Series

  1. Emma Garau
  2. Mabel Kwan / Selina Trepp
  3. Pleiades free improv jam
$15 Door
DetailsDetails of Wednesday, August 19th at Elastic
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Lionshead Numinous Rave Concept
Free
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Thursday, August 20

Old Town School4544 N Lincoln773.728.6000
  1. Jake Xerxes Fussell
$30
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Constellation3111 N Western

Chamber Music America: A Night at Constellation

  1. Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble
  2. Andy Milne & Unison
  3. Huu Bac Quintet
$30
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Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Jorrit Dijkstra, Jeb Bishop, Mabel Kwan, Michael Zerang
$15 Door
DetailsDetails of Thursday, August 20th at Elastic
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

Quin Kirchner Residency

  1. Quin Kirchner's Spectral Beings, with Rob Frye, Matt Gold
$15
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Friday, August 21

Bridgeport Music Collective3201 S Morgan312.324.0498
  1. Community Music
  2. Missing Piece with Louis Goldford
  3. Migrations Trio : Adam Gabbert, Fred Jackson Jr, Erik Sowa
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Arman Sangalang Quartet with Dave Miller, Ethan Philion, Devin Drobka
$15
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Saturday, August 22

1758 W Wilson
-

Thirsty Ears Festival

  1. 2:00PM Chicago Chamber Music Festival
  2. 3:00PM Chethan Anant
  3. 4:00PM NLM Young Artists
  4. 5:00PM Bach + Beethoven Experience
  5. 6:00PM Amy Gadd and Rebecca Gaspelin
  6. 7:00PM Catalano-Sudman Piano Duo
  7. 8:00PM Olea Ensemble
  8. 9:00PM PlayOUT!
  9. 9:30PM Mini Sound of Silent Film Festival
$10 Donation
DetailsDetails of Saturday, August 22nd at
The CheckOut4116 N Clark773.334.3650
  1. The Quantum Committee
$18.34
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Sunday, August 23

1758 W Wilson
-

Thirsty Ears Festival

  1. 1:00PM Jeff Kowalkowski and Friends
  2. 2:00PM Michael J Miles and Jill Kaeding
  3. 3:00PM BrioChe Duo
  4. 4:00PM Lakeshore Rush
  5. 5:00PM Missing Piece
  6. 6:00PM Emily Mwila
  7. 7:00PM Wurtz-Berger Duo
  8. 8:00PM Origin of Animal
$10 Donation
DetailsDetails of Sunday, August 23rd at
Epiphany Center For The Arts201 S Ashland312.421.4600

AfriClassical Futures : The Holy Presence of Joan D'Arc

  1. Julian Terrell Otis, olula negre, Eve Sanchez, Lindsey Sharpe, Sajdah Muhammed, Alex Moore, Nick Reeves, King Sophia, Omkara Gil, Luis Gonzalez, Malik Johnson — music by Julius Eastman, Ahmed Al Abaca
RSVP
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Compound Yellow244 Lake St, Oak Park IL
-

Side Yard Sounds

  1. Ro(b)//ert Lundberg's Addendum, with Will Greene, Robbie Hunsinger, Caroline Jesalva, Tyler Wagner
$15
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Jorrit Dijkstra/Jeb Bishop Unit : Jorrit Dijkstra, Jeb Bishop, Josh Berman, Katie Ernst, Tim Daisy
$15
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Monday, August 24

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

Tuesday, August 25

Marmalade1117 W Lake, 2nd floor
  1. Bill Harris, Eli Wallace, Jason Roebke, Emily Beisel
  2. Carol Genetti
  3. Jason Soliday, Graham Stephenson
$10-$25
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Chase Wilkins Trio
Free
DetailsDetails of Tuesday, August 25th at The Whistler

Wednesday, August 26

Connect Gallery1451 E 53rd773.466.4421

The Visible Hand

  1. Alex Wing, Naydja Bruton, Preyas Roy
  2. Open free improvisation jam
$15 Donation
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Ari Brown, Joshua Abrams, Mike Reed
$15
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Davis Theater4614 N Lincoln773.769.3999
-
  1. The Green Mill — documentary screening
$17.85
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Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Michael Columbia : David McDonnell, Christopher Kalis, Dylan Ryan — Record release
  2. Null Mutants : Todd Irwin, Nick Butcher
$15
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The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Righteous Rooster
Free
DetailsDetails of Wednesday, August 26th at The Whistler

Thursday, August 27

The Art Center Highland Park1957 Sheridan Rd, Highland Park847.432.1888
-
  1. Finding Center with Donovan Mixon
DetailsDetails of Thursday, August 27th at The Art Center Highland Park
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Danny Kamins + Olbrzym i Kurdupel : Tomek Gadecki, Marcin Bożek
  2. Sophiyah E
$15 Door
DetailsDetails of Thursday, August 27th at Elastic
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

Quin Kirchner Residency

  1. Quin Kirchner with Nick Mazzarella, Jason Stein, Nate Lepine, Nick Broste, Julius Tucker, Matt Ulery
$15
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Friday, August 28

Swedish American Museum5211 N Clark773.728.8111
  1. Hampus Öhman-Frölund
$10-$25
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Connect Gallery1451 E 53rd773.466.4421
  1. Sonic Vanguard Ensemble : Taalib-Din Ziyad, Ed House, Coco Elysses, Zahra Baker, Shanta Nurullah
DetailsDetails of Friday, August 28th at Connect Gallery
Compound Yellow244 Lake St, Oak Park IL
-

Side Yard Sounds

  1. Jeb Bishop, Tom Lowery, Matthew Lux
$15
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Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Elastro

  1. Matthew Daher's The Wisdom to Know the Difference
  2. Sarah Lutkenhaus
$15 Door
DetailsDetails of Friday, August 28th at Elastic
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Moor Mother with Lily Finnegan & Blacks' Myths
$25-$30
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. The Arab Blues : Rami Gabriel, Karim Nagi
$15
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Saturday, August 29

The CheckOut4116 N Clark773.334.3650

Turn of the Century: Chicago-style

  1. Jeff Chan with Suwan Choi, Yun Sil Jang, Tatsu Aoki
$18.34
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Theatre Y3611 W Cermak312.421.4600

Marvin Tate's Controlled Burn

  1. Marvin Tate, LeRoy Bach, special guest Kenyatta Rogers
$10 Suggested

Sunday, August 30

First Presbyterian Church of Chicago6400 S Kimbark773.363.0505
  1. Taalib-Din Ziyad Trio
DetailsDetails of Sunday, August 30th at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Nick Mazzarella with Russ Johnson, Clark Sommers, Quin Kirchner — Album release
$15
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Monday, August 31

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

Wednesday, September 02

Fred Anderson Park1611 S Wabash312.328.0821
  1. Dave Rempis, Joshua Abrams, Avreeayl Ra + Jim Baker
Free
Connect Gallery1451 E 53rd773.466.4421

The Visible Hand

  1. Alex Wing, Naydja Bruton, Preyas Roy
  2. Open free improvisation jam
$15 Donation

Thursday, September 03

Rockwell Patio3057 N Rockwell773.395.1808

Sound & Gravity

  1. 6:30PM Leroy the Poet
  2. 8:15PM Dos Santos
$50-$240
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Constellation3111 N Western

Sound & Gravity

  1. 7:00PM Mick Turner
  2. 8:30PM Heart Trio : William Parker, Hamid Drake, Cooper Moore
$50-$240
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Rockwell on the River Event Space3057 N Rockwell773.395.1808

Sound & Gravity

  1. 7:00PM Kassa Overall
  2. 8:45PM Uhlmann, Johnson, Wilkes
  3. 10:30PM Alabaster DePlume
$50-$240
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Friday, September 04

The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

Sound & Gravity

  1. 6:30PM Chris Ryan Williams Vibration Trio
  2. 8:15PM Patrick Shiroishi
  3. 10:00PM Kalia Vandever
$50-$240
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Rockwell Patio3057 N Rockwell773.395.1808

Sound & Gravity

  1. 6:30PM Sam Wilkes
  2. 8:15PM Resavoir
$50-$240
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Constellation3111 N Western

Sound & Gravity

  1. 7:00PM Eliana Glass
  2. 8:45PM Capatosta : Tim Berne, Tom Rainey, Gregg Belisle-Chi
  3. 10:30PM Ana Roxanne
$50-$240
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Beat Kitchen2100 W Belmont773.281.4444

Sound & Gravity

  1. 7:00PM Uniflora
  2. 8:45PM A Hawk and a Handsaw
  3. 10:30PM Jim White Trio with Guy Picciotto, Colleen Burke
$50-$240
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Judson & Moore3057 N Rockwell St Building 5773.217.8815

Sound & Gravity

  1. 7:00PM Official Claire
  2. 8:45PM Jessica Risker
  3. 10:30PM Walt McClements
$50-$240
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Rockwell on the River Event Space3057 N Rockwell773.395.1808

Sound & Gravity

  1. 7:00PM Water Damage
  2. 8:45PM Natural Information Society & Bitchin Bajas
  3. 10:30PM Hailu Mergia
$50-$240
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Saturday, September 05

Chicago Cultural Center78 E Washington312.744.6630

Tangible Sound Presents

  1. Honoring Sun Ra: Vincent Chancey
  2. Avreeayl Ra
  3. Honoring Louis Armstrong: Sam Thousand
Guild Row3130 N Rockwell773.654.3823

Sound & Gravity

  1. 6:00PM Katinka Kleijn & Kari Watson
  2. 7:30PM Ami Dang
  3. 9:00PM Keith Fullerton Whitman
$50-$240
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

Sound & Gravity

  1. 6:30PM Russ Johnson
  2. 8:15PM Jon Irabagon & Dan Oestreicher
  3. 10:00PM Adam O'Farrill's Elephant
$50-$240
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Beat Kitchen2100 W Belmont773.281.4444

Sound & Gravity

  1. 7:00PM TV Buddha
  2. 8:45PM Setting
  3. 10:30PM My New Band Believe
$50-$240
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Athenaeum Center2936 N Southport312.820.6250

Sound & Gravity

  1. 7:00PM Son Lux
  2. 8:45PM The American Analog Set
$50-$240
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Constellation3111 N Western

Sound & Gravity

  1. 7:00PM Lee Ranaldo & Leah Singer, Contre Jour
  2. 8:45PM Josh Johnson
  3. 10:30PM Marc Ribot
$50-$240
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Judson & Moore3057 N Rockwell St Building 5773.217.8815

Sound & Gravity

  1. 7:00PM Microplastique
  2. 8:45PM Tomeka Reid Quartet
  3. 10:30PM Gregory Uhlmann Extra Stars
$50-$240
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Sunday, September 06

Guild Row3130 N Rockwell773.654.3823

Sound & Gravity

  1. 6:00PM Advance Base
  2. 7:30PM Jana Horn
  3. 9:00PM Dagmar Zuniga
$50-$240
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

Sound & Gravity

  1. 6:30PM Tomas Fujiwara : 7 Poets Trio
  2. 8:15PM Mary Halvorson & Sylvie Courvoisier
  3. 10:00PM Joe McPhee, Ken Vandermark & Chris Corsano
$50-$240
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Beat Kitchen2100 W Belmont773.281.4444

Sound & Gravity

  1. 7:00PM Eli Winter Ensemble
  2. 8:45PM Tyondai Braxton
  3. 10:30PM Yellow Swans
$50-$240
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Athenaeum Center2936 N Southport312.820.6250

Sound & Gravity

  1. 7:00PM Lucrecia Dalt
  2. 8:45PM Grouper
$50-$240
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Constellation3111 N Western

Sound & Gravity

  1. 7:00PM David Moore
  2. 8:45PM Otto Benson
  3. 10:30PM Joan Shelley
$50-$240
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Judson & Moore3057 N Rockwell St Building 5773.217.8815

Sound & Gravity

  1. 7:00PM Twin Talk
  2. 8:45PM Black Duck
  3. 10:30PM Sir Richard Bishop
$50-$240
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Monday, September 07

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

Wednesday, September 09

Connect Gallery1451 E 53rd773.466.4421

The Visible Hand

  1. Alex Wing, Naydja Bruton, Preyas Roy
  2. Open free improvisation jam
$15 Donation
Constellation3111 N Western

a [time] patterned

  1. Lara Somogyi
$30-$35
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Thursday, September 10

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Gregor Samsa, Karl Rossmann
  2. Tyler Damon, Jacob Fawcett, Andrew Scott Young
  3. Damon, Fawcett, Rossmann, Samsa, Young
$15 Door
DetailsDetails of Thursday, September 10th at Elastic

Friday, September 11

Chicago Cultural Center78 E Washington312.744.6630
-

Tangible Sound Presents

  1. Ben LaMar Gay
Midnight Tea410 S Michigan, Studio #825

Ex Ibex "Commercial Music" Album release

  1. Album listening
  2. Performance by Ex Ibex : Jeff Chan, Greg Diethrich, Maria Elena Hernandez, David Keller, Dheeru Pennepalli
Free
DetailsDetails of Friday, September 11th at Midnight Tea

Saturday, September 12

Not Not3950 W Grand
  1. Janna Lee, Chad Clark, Weasel Walter
  2. People In Trouble
  3. Emily Beisel, Labratio, Sam Robinson, Jeff Goulet
  4. Sandpusher
$15

Sunday, September 13

Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Maria Chávez, Shahzad Ismaily, Greg Saunier
$20
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Monday, September 14

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