NOW IS · A CHICAGO MUSIC CALENDAR

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Friday, May 18th 2012

6:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($5 suggested donation)
7:00PM
at 7534 S Eberhart, 773.966.7572
10:00PM
at the Viaduct Theater, 3111 N Western, 773.296.6024
  • Andrew Trim Trio
  • Caleb Willitz Quartet, with Melissa Marquardt, Corey Brekher, Raul Callejero
  • The Rumble Pack

Saturday, May 19th 2012

1:30AM-3:45AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
  • Late Night on Friday
  • After-Hours Jazz Jam Session hosted by The Green Mill Quartet : Barry Winograd, Dennis Luxion, Steven Hashimoto, Rick Shandling
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
  • Intersections
  • The Loop Session Project : Saalik Ziyad, Preyas Roy, Jonathan Woods, BasketQase Rodriguez, Jayve Montgomery
9:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($7)
  • Bil Vermette
  • Chandeliers
  • Mr 666
10:00PM
at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
10:00PM
at Uncommon Ground, 3800 N Clark, 773.929.3680
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, May 20th 2012

2:00PM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($5)
8:30PM
at Maria's Community Bar, 960 W 31st, 773.890.0588
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.709.1401 ($10)

Monday, May 21st 2012

7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
8:30PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Joe Adamik
9:00PM-1:00AM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275

Tuesday, May 22nd 2012

9:00PM
at Multi Kulti, 1000 N Milwaukee ($5)
  • Vincent Davis, Rajiv Halim, Ross Margitza, Nathan Brown
  • Open Jam Session
9:30PM
at Curio, below Gilt Bar, 230 W Kinzie, 312.464.9544
10:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, May 23rd 2012

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
8:30PM
at the Old Town School, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 ($5 suggested donation)
9:00PM
at Lilly's, 2513 N Lincoln, 773.525.2422 ($5)
9:30PM
at Jerry's Wicker Park, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($7)

Thursday, May 24th 2012

6:00PM
at Columbia College's Media Production Center, 1600 S State (Free, reservations required)
  • Movie Music Concert II
  • Fulcrum Point Orchestra
7:30PM
at Comfort Station, 2579 N Milwaukee
7:30PM
at Pressure Billiards & Café, 6318 N Clark, 773.743.7665
  • Adam Thornburg Quintet
  • Jazz Jam Session
8:30PM
at the South Loop Hotel, 2600 S State St ($10-$5)
  • Rajiv Halim Quintet, with Marquis Hill, Paul Bedal, Lane Beckstrom, TBA
  • Jam session
8:30PM
at the Lighthouse Tavern, 1236 W Chase, 773.764.9414
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($8)
10:00PM
at Multi Kulti, 1000 N Milwaukee

Friday, May 25th 2012

6:30PM
at Corbett vs Dempsey, 1120 N Ashland, 3rd Fl, 773.278.1664
7:00PM
at the Southside Community Art Center, 3831 S Michigan ($10)
  • Archeologist and Architect
  • David Boykin
  • DJ Ayana Contreras
8:00PM
at the Mayne Stage, 1328 W Morse, 773.381.4554

Saturday, May 26th 2012

1:30AM-3:45AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
  • Late Night on Friday
  • After-Hours Jazz Jam Session hosted by The Green Mill Quartet : Barry Winograd, Dennis Luxion, Steven Hashimoto, Rick Shandling
7:30PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($28-$10)
  • George Aperghis and the New Generation
  • ICE, conductor Ludovic Morlot — music by George Aperghis, Patricia Alessandrini, Juan Pablo Carreño
10:00PM
at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, May 27th 2012

4:00PM
at Lakeside Inn, 15251 Lakeshore Rd, Lakeside MI ($15)
  • Jazz On A Summer's Day
  • The Velvet Trio
  • Robert Dick, Thomas Buckner
6:30PM
at the International House, 1414 E 59th
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.709.1401 ($7)

Monday, May 28th 2012

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph
  • Downtown Sound
  • Kelly Hogan
  • Scott Lucas & the Married Men
7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
8:30PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
9:00PM-1:00AM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275

Tuesday, May 29th 2012

9:00PM
at Multi Kulti, 1000 N Milwaukee ($5)
  • Vincent Davis, Rajiv Halim, Ross Margitza, Nathan Brown
  • Open Jam Session
9:30PM
at Curio, below Gilt Bar, 230 W Kinzie, 312.464.9544
  • Trio in Curio
  • LeRoy Bach, Matt Lux, Dan Bitney
10:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, May 30th 2012

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
8:30PM
at the Old Town School, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 ($5 suggested donation)
  • Glawdys N'Dee
9:00PM
at Lilly's, 2513 N Lincoln, 773.525.2422 ($5)
9:30PM
at Jerry's Wicker Park, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($10)

Thursday, May 31st 2012

7:30PM
at Comfort Station, 2579 N Milwaukee
7:30PM
at Pressure Billiards & Café, 6318 N Clark, 773.743.7665
  • Adam Thornburg Quintet
  • Jazz Jam Session
8:30PM
at the South Loop Hotel, 2600 S State St ($10-$5)
  • Rajiv Halim Quintet, with Marquis Hill, Paul Bedal, Lane Beckstrom, TBA
  • Jam session
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($8)
9:30PM
at L26, 2600 S State St, 312.225.4545 ($10-$5)
10:00PM
at Multi Kulti, 1000 N Milwaukee

Friday, June 1st 2012

7:00PM
at 7534 S Eberhart, 773.966.7572
7:30PM
at the Ruth Page Dance Center, 1016 N Dearborn, 312.337.6543

Saturday, June 2nd 2012

1:30AM-3:45AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
  • Late Night on Friday
  • After-Hours Jazz Jam Session hosted by The Green Mill Quartet : Barry Winograd, Dennis Luxion, Steven Hashimoto, Rick Shandling
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, June 3rd 2012

8:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($12)
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
  • Kmang Kmang
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.709.1401 ($7)

Monday, June 4th 2012

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph
  • Downtown Sound
  • Jonathan Richman
  • Joel Paterson & the Modern Sounds
8:30PM
at Jerry's Wicker Park, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006
  • In Transition Quartet : Nate Lepine, Randy Tressler, Daniel Thatcher, Vance Okraszewski
8:30PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
9:00PM-1:00AM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
9:30PM
at Curio, below Gilt Bar, 230 W Kinzie, 312.464.9544

Tuesday, June 5th 2012

5:30PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 (Free)
  • Ernest Dawkins
9:00PM
at Multi Kulti, 1000 N Milwaukee ($5)
  • Vincent Davis, Rajiv Halim, Ross Margitza, Nathan Brown
  • Open Jam Session
9:30PM
at Curio, below Gilt Bar, 230 W Kinzie, 312.464.9544
  • Trio in Curio
  • Josh Johnson, Jake Vinsel, Jeremy Cunningham
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, June 6th 2012

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, 2513 N Lincoln, 773.525.2422 ($5)
9:30PM
at Jerry's Wicker Park, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006
  • Fred Simon Quartet, with Dave Onderdonk, Larry Kohut, Tom Hipskind
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($12)

Thursday, June 7th 2012

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph
  • Loops and Variations
  • Chris Clark
  • Jan Jelinek & Andrew Pekler
  • Casino Versus Japan
7:30PM
at Comfort Station, 2579 N Milwaukee
7:30PM
at Pressure Billiards & Café, 6318 N Clark, 773.743.7665
  • Adam Thornburg Quintet
  • Jazz Jam Session
8:30PM
at the South Loop Hotel, 2600 S State St ($10-$5)
  • Rajiv Halim Quintet, with Marquis Hill, Paul Bedal, Lane Beckstrom, TBA
  • Jam session
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($10)
9:30PM
at Enoteca Roma, 2146 W Division, 773.772.7700
10:00PM
at Multi Kulti, 1000 N Milwaukee

Friday, June 8th 2012

7:00PM
at 7534 S Eberhart, 773.966.7572
9:00PM
at Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393 ($15, or $50 festival pass)
10:00PM
at the Morseland, 1218 W Morse, 773.764.8900
  • Snaarj
  • Tony Barba's Facetime, with Patrick Mulcahy, Conor Elmes — Record release
  • Herbivore

Saturday, June 9th 2012

1:30AM-3:45AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
  • Late Night on Friday
  • After-Hours Jazz Jam Session hosted by The Green Mill Quartet : Barry Winograd, Dennis Luxion, Steven Hashimoto, Rick Shandling
4:00PM
at the Palm Tavern, 2989 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.744.0393 ($15, or $50 festival pass)
7:30PM
at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave, Evanston IL, 847.905.1500 ($20)
  • Esplorazioni
  • Ensemble Dal Niente — music by Georges Aperghis, Salvatore Sciarrino, Aaron Einbond, Julian Anderson
9:00PM
at Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393 ($15, or $50 festival pass)
10:00PM
at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600
  • Archer Prewitt, Sam Prekop
  • John Butcher, Thomas Lehn
  • Joe Mills, Olivia Block
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, June 10th 2012

3:00PM
at Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393 ($15, or $50 festival pass)
9:00PM
at The Burlington, 3425 W Fullerton, 773.384.3243
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.709.1401 ($7)

Monday, June 11th 2012

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph
7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882
8:30PM
at Jerry's Wicker Park, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006
  • In Transition Quartet : Nate Lepine, Randy Tressler, Daniel Thatcher, Vance Okraszewski
8:30PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
9:00PM-1:00AM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
9:30PM
at Curio, below Gilt Bar, 230 W Kinzie, 312.464.9544
  • Trio in Curio
  • Kevin Kozol, Colin Scott, Mike Bruno

Tuesday, June 12th 2012

5:30PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 (Free)
9:00PM
at Multi Kulti, 1000 N Milwaukee ($5)
  • Vincent Davis, Rajiv Halim, Ross Margitza, Nathan Brown
  • Open Jam Session
9:30PM
at Curio, below Gilt Bar, 230 W Kinzie, 312.464.9544
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, June 13th 2012

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, 2513 N Lincoln, 773.525.2422 ($5)
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($7)

Thursday, June 14th 2012

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph
  • Loops and Variations
  • Deerhoof and Ensemble Dal Niente
7:30PM
at Comfort Station, 2579 N Milwaukee
  • Jeff Harms
  • Sasha Pearl
7:30PM
at Pressure Billiards & Café, 6318 N Clark, 773.743.7665
  • Adam Thornburg Quintet
  • Jazz Jam Session
8:30PM
at the South Loop Hotel, 2600 S State St ($10-$5)
  • Rajiv Halim Quintet, with Marquis Hill, Paul Bedal, Lane Beckstrom, TBA
  • Jam session
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($8)
10:00PM
at Multi Kulti, 1000 N Milwaukee

Friday, June 15th 2012

7:00PM
at 7534 S Eberhart, 773.966.7572

Saturday, June 16th 2012

1:30AM-3:45AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
  • Late Night on Friday
  • After-Hours Jazz Jam Session hosted by The Green Mill Quartet : Barry Winograd, Dennis Luxion, Steven Hashimoto, Rick Shandling
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, June 17th 2012

8:30PM
at Maria's Community Bar, 960 W 31st, 773.890.0588
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.709.1401 ($7)
  • Natura Morta : Frantz Loriot, Sean Ali, Carlo Costa

Monday, June 18th 2012

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph
7:00PM
at PianoForte, 410 S Michigan, Ste 825, 312.291.0291 ($10-$5)
  • Vanishing Points, Quantum Leaps
  • The Lincoln Trio with John Bruce Yeh — music by Misurell-Mitchell, Morehead
8:30PM
at Jerry's Wicker Park, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006
  • In Transition Quartet : Nate Lepine, Randy Tressler, Daniel Thatcher, Vance Okraszewski
8:30PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt, special guest Michael Zerang
9:00PM-1:00AM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
9:30PM
at Curio, below Gilt Bar, 230 W Kinzie, 312.464.9544

Tuesday, June 19th 2012

5:30PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 (Free)
  • Ken Chaney
9:00PM
at Multi Kulti, 1000 N Milwaukee ($5)
  • Vincent Davis, Rajiv Halim, Ross Margitza, Nathan Brown
  • Open Jam Session
9:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($5 suggested donation)
  • A Summer Guitars Quartet
  • LeRoy Bach, Bill MacKay, TBA
9:30PM
at Curio, below Gilt Bar, 230 W Kinzie, 312.464.9544
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, June 20th 2012

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, 2513 N Lincoln, 773.525.2422 ($5)
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($7)

Thursday, June 21st 2012

7:30PM
at Comfort Station, 2579 N Milwaukee
7:30PM
at Pressure Billiards & Café, 6318 N Clark, 773.743.7665
  • Adam Thornburg Quintet
  • Jazz Jam Session
8:30PM
at the South Loop Hotel, 2600 S State St ($10-$5)
  • Rajiv Halim Quintet, with Marquis Hill, Paul Bedal, Lane Beckstrom, TBA
  • Jam session
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($10)
10:00PM
at Multi Kulti, 1000 N Milwaukee

Friday, June 22nd 2012

7:00PM
at 7534 S Eberhart, 773.966.7572

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