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Now Is : August 2025

Friday, August 01 2025

Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
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Comfort Music

  1. Happy Accident
Donation
Color Club Tavern4146 N Elston708.320.8431
  1. Spires That In The Sunset Rise
  2. IE
  3. Anna Johnson
$12.36
The Green Mill4802 N Broadway773.878.5552
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  1. Edition XL : Ken Vandermark, Josh Berman, Erez Dessel, Lily Finnegan, Nick Macri, Beth McDonald
$20
Lemon1600 W Grand
  1. Arman Sangalang
$5

Saturday, August 02 2025

Jackson Park Wooded Island6401 S Stony Island Ave
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Re-Presencing Soundwalk

  1. Norman W Long
RSVP
Compound Yellow244 Lake St, Oak Park IL
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Side Yard Sounds

  1. Yea Big, Tom Lowery
$15
The Green Mill4802 N Broadway773.878.5552
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  1. Edition XL : Ken Vandermark, Josh Berman, Erez Dessel, Lily Finnegan, Nick Macri, Beth McDonald
$20
Marmalade1117 W Lake, 2nd floor
  1. Counter Spectacle : Joe Morris, Aaron Kaufman-Levine, Garrett Frees, Caroline Jesalva, Charlie Watson, Nick Alvarez
  2. James McKain, Damon Smith, Weasel Walter
  3. Luc Mosley, Erica Miller
$10-$25

Sunday, August 03 2025

Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
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OPTION

  1. Lula Asplund
RSVP
First Presbyterian Church of Chicago6400 S Kimbark773.363.0505

AACM 60th Anniversary Series

  1. Christopher McBride with Taalib-Din Ziyad, Brian Smith, Fred Jackson Jr
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

AfriClassical Futures Series

  1. Gwen Laster with Damon Banks, Isaiah Spencer
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Sarah Clausen, Bill Harris
  2. COUNTER SPECTACLE Book 3 : Joe Morris with Erez Dessel, Aaron Kaufman-Levine, Garrett Frees, Charlie Watson, Nick Alvarez
$20.72
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. ABEEKU : David Boykin with Crai'Sean George, Luc Mosley, Jon-Edward Stokes
Free

Monday, August 04 2025

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

Tuesday, August 05 2025

The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee
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  1. The Whistler Jam led by Matt Ulery, with special guests Rob Clearfield, Xavier Breaker
Free

Wednesday, August 06 2025

Connect Gallery1451 E 53rd773.466.4421

The Visible Hand

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

Splice Series

  1. Ishmael Ali, Carol Genetti, Peter Maunu
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Charlie O'Neill Trio with Rufus Parenti, Leo Buczkowski
Free

Thursday, August 07 2025

Compound Yellow244 Lake St, Oak Park IL
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Side Yard Sounds

  1. Combo Daguerre
$15
Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
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Comfort Music

  1. Adam Shead, Stephan Haluska
  2. Jack Langdon
Donation
Katalyst13257 S Baltimore773.406.4899
  1. Vincent Davis, Ed Wilkerson, Preyas Roy, Christopher Dammann, Jim Baker
bim bom studios5226 W Belmont

Night School

  1. Carol Genetti, Ian Resnick, Ruby Que, Chad Clark, Rob Magill, Bill Harris
Free
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. ASY Quartet : Andrew Scott Young, Dave Miller, Luke Polipnick, Jacob Fawcett
  2. Seth Andrew Davis, Alexander Adams, Bob Bucko Jr, Will Yager
$15 Door
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Gregory Uhlmann, Josh Johnson, Sam Wilkes
$20.72
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Dave Rempis, Russ Johnson, Jakob Heinemann, Jeremy Cunningham
$20.72

Friday, August 08 2025

Blue Jay Cafe at Loyola Beach1230 W Greenleaf
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  1. Amos Egleston, John Sutton, Raul Cotaquispe
Free
International Museum of Surgical Science1524 N DLSD312.642.6502
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  1. Blood and Marrow : Mya McClellan, Tyler Wagner
$15-$20
Bodock3216 W Augusta
  1. Near Miss : Rob Magill, Gerrit Hatcher, Bill Harris
  2. Lia Kohl
The Green Mill4802 N Broadway773.878.5552
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  1. Marquis Hill Color Theory with Greg Ward, Emmanuel Michael, Junius Paul, Makaya McCraven
$20
Marmalade1117 W Lake, 2nd floor
  1. Seth Andrew Davis, James McKain, Weasel Walter
  2. Mozi's Mechanical Birds : Luc Mosley, Ishmael Ali, Alexander Adams
  3. Jack Langdon
$10-$25
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

CLEAT Series

  1. Zander Raymond
  2. Nick Meryhew
$15 Door
Lemon1600 W Grand
  1. Quin Kirchner
$5

Saturday, August 09 2025

Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
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  1. Impro Jam with House Band : Labrat, Fred Jackson Jr, Amos Egleston, Andrew Scott Young, Chris Corsano
Donation
Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park201 E Randolph
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Sonic Pavilion Festival

  1. Sound installations by Angel Bat Dawid & Eyeisha Sistrunk, Anna Friz & Jeff Kolar, David Bird, Glenn Kotche, Myles Emmons, Paige Alice Naylor, Saapato, Zouning Anne Liao
Free
Judson & Moore3057 N Rockwell St Building 5773.217.8815
  1. Tuvergen Band
$20
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Pleiades Series

  1. Hen of the Woods
  2. Melon Sprout
  3. Free improv session open to all femme/trans/nonbinary performers
$15 Door
The Green Mill4802 N Broadway773.878.5552
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  1. Marquis Hill Color Theory with Greg Ward, Emmanuel Michael, Junius Paul, Makaya McCraven
$20
Pro Musica713 W Wrightwood
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  1. Car : Anthony Cox, George Marich, Mark Feldman, Brandon Wozniak
Donation

Sunday, August 10 2025

Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
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OPTION

  1. DoYeon Kim
RSVP
First Presbyterian Church of Chicago6400 S Kimbark773.363.0505

AACM 60th Anniversary Series

  1. Ernest Dawkins, Reggie Nicholson
Cary's Lounge2251 W Devon773.743.5737
  1. Twilight Furniture
  2. Reign of Ferns
  3. Death Pyre
Free
Unity Park2636 N Kimball Ave
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Pass the Aux: A Collective Sharing and Listening Session

  1. Josh Rios
RSVP
Compound Yellow244 Lake St, Oak Park IL
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Side Yard Sounds

  1. Sinner's Friend
$15
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Elastro Series : Body of Noise

  1. Fetter
  2. Club Drippy
  3. Desert Liminal
  4. Odette
  5. Girly***
$15
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Bark Culture : Victor Vieira-Branco, Joey Sullivan, John Moran
  2. Chris Brown, Dave Rempis, Tim Daisy
$20.72

Monday, August 11 2025

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

Tuesday, August 12 2025

Rockwell on the River Event Space3057 N Rockwell773.395.1808
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Sound and Gravity Launch Party

  1. Smashed Plastic DJs
  2. Sharp Pins
  3. Ben LaMar Gay
RSVP
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Trio Dashes : Isaiah Keith, Oliver Scott, Devin Foster
Free

Wednesday, August 13 2025

Connect Gallery1451 E 53rd773.466.4421

The Visible Hand

  1. Alex Wing, David Boykin, Preyas Roy
  2. Open free improvisation jam
$15 Donation
Marmalade1117 W Lake, 2nd floor
  1. leshy
  2. Paige Alice Naylor
  3. Zander Raymond
$10-$25
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Indigo : Aliyah Jones, Erez Dessel, Tyler Wagner, Daniel Gayden
Free

Thursday, August 14 2025

Café Mustache2313 N Milwaukee773.877.3327

Heavy Air Happy Hour

  1. Luke Polipnick, Dave Miller, Andrew Scott Young
$10 Donation
Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
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Comfort Music

  1. Hameedullah
  2. Nicole Alonso
Donation
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Leave A Message : Jay Taylor, Sam Thousand
  2. Plasmosonic Trio : Dave Gordon, Dushun Mosley, Stephan Moore
$15 Door
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Dave Rempis, Katinka Kleijn
  2. The Brunt : Dave Rempis, Gerrit Hatcher, Kent Kessler, Bill Harris
$20.72

Friday, August 15 2025

Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
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Quiet Comfort

  1. Julia Soulsby
Donation
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Korean Music Fridays
$25.91
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

AIRMW Arts Initiatives Presents

  1. Hana Fujisaki
$20-$10
The Hideout1354 W Wabansia773.227.4433
  1. Macie Stewart, Zander Raymond, Sarah Clausen
$15
Lemon1600 W Grand
  1. Dustin Laurenzi
$5