NOW IS · A CHICAGO MUSIC CALENDAR

2006 Dec
2007 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2008 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2009 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2010 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2011 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2012 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2013 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

Thursday, April 1st 2010

7:00PM
at Columbia College's Film Row Center, 1104 S Wabash (Free)
8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
9:30PM
at the Morseland, 1218 W Morse, 773.764.8900 ($10)

Friday, April 2nd 2010

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
9:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
10:00PM
at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597

Saturday, April 3rd 2010

8:00PM
at Quaker House, 5615 S Woodlawn, 773.288.3066 (Donation)
  • Jazz Poetry and Cocktails
  • Open mic followed by performances by David Boykin, Kelechukwu Brnfre
9:00PM
at Enemy, 1550 N Milwaukee, 3rd Fl
9:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
10:00PM
at Katerina's, 1920 W Irving Park, 773.348.7592 ($10)

Sunday, April 4th 2010

7:00PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
8:00PM
at Phyllis's Musical Inn, 1800 W Division, 773.486.9862
  • Ian Torres Big Band
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.709.1401

Monday, April 5th 2010

7:30PM
at Darnton & Hersh Fine Violins, 30 E Adams, Ste 1200, 312.566.0429
7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
  • Ryley Runner, Mike Forbes
8:00PM
at Katerina's, 1920 W Irving Park, 773.348.7592
  • Chi Chi's Chacha : Chichi Armstrong, Lise Gilly, Lisa Kleis, Janet Cramer
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275

Tuesday, April 6th 2010

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
  • Ava Logan Quartet
8:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.709.1401
8:00PM
at Katerina's, 1920 W Irving Park, 773.348.7592 ($5)
  • Chi Chi's Cha Cha : Chichi Armstrong, Lise Gilly, Lisa Kleis, Janet Cramer
9:00PM
at Rumba, 351 W Hubbard ($10)
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee
  • Information Superhighway

Wednesday, April 7th 2010

6:00PM
at Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
8:00PM-10:00PM
at Uncommon Ground, 1401 W Devon, 773.465.9801 ($10 donation)
8:30PM
at the Old Town School, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 ($5 suggested donation)
8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
9:00PM
at Katerina's, 1920 W Irving Park, 773.348.7592 ($8)
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($8)

Thursday, April 8th 2010

6:30PM
at Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
  • The Horse's Ha, with guests Ronnie Malley, Wanees Zazour
8:30PM
at the Charleston, 2076 N Hoyne, 773.489.4757
  • Alfonso Ponticelli
8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
10:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
  • Fay Victor Group, with Anders Nilsson, Tim Daisy, others TBA
10:00PM
at the Morseland, 1218 W Morse, 773.764.8900 ($10)

Friday, April 9th 2010

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
6:00PM
at PianoForte, 410 S Michigan, Ste 825, 312.291.0291
  • Experimental Piano Series
  • Sebastian Huydts and TUNTUI
8:00PM
at the Old Town School, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 ($40)
9:00PM
at the Logan Square Auditorium, 2539 N Kedzie, 773.252.6179 ($15)
  • Nomadic World Music Festival
  • Tomasz Stanko Quartet
9:00PM
at Outerspace, 1474 N Milwaukee
  • Echo Den Sound/Movement Series
  • Carol Genetti, Asimina Chremos, with Graham Stephenson, JulieAnn Graham — RSVP outerspace1474@gmail.com
9:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
10:00PM
at the Serbian Cultural and Arts Center, 448 W Barry, 773.549.9690

Saturday, April 10th 2010

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 Brown Rice, 4432 N Kedzie ($7 suggested donation)
9:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
10:00PM
at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
10:00PM
at the Morseland, 1218 W Morse, 773.764.8900 ($12)
  • Nomadic World Music Festival
  • Jayme Stone's Africa To Appalachia, with Yacouba Sissoko
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, April 11th 2010

2:00PM
at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069
5:00PM-8:30PM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
5:00PM-7:00PM
at Café Mestizo, 1646 W 18th St, 312.421.5920
6:00PM
at the International House, 1414 E 59th
7:00PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
9:30PM
at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($10)
9:30PM-12:00AM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050 ($5)
10:00PM-12:00AM
on WNUA 95.5
  • Jazz, Chicago Style — hosted by James J-Dub Walker, Brad B-dub Walseth
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.709.1401

Monday, April 12th 2010

7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
9:00PM
at the Gallery Cabaret, 2020 N Oakley, 773.489.5471 (Free)
9:00PM
at the Morseland, 1218 W Morse, 773.764.8900
10:00PM
at the Old Town Ale House, 219 W North, 312.944.7020
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275

Tuesday, April 13th 2010

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
  • Gebhard Ullmann Clarinet Trio
8:30PM
at the Charleston, 2076 N Hoyne, 773.489.4757
8:40PM
at Hotti Biscotti, 3545 W Fullerton, 773.772.9970
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
  • 11:00PM later set : TBA
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, April 14th 2010

8:30PM
at the Old Town School, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 ($5 suggested donation)
8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($10)

Thursday, April 15th 2010

8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
10:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616

Friday, April 16th 2010

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
8:00PM
at Columbia College, 916 S Wabash, Rm 214 ($10-$5)
  • Tomomi Adachi
8:00PM
at Drumface, 3231 W Armitage
  • Musekiwa Mbira
8:30PM
at Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
9:00PM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($12)
9:00PM
at Outerspace, 1474 N Milwaukee
9:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
10:00PM
at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597

Saturday, April 17th 2010

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
8:00PM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($12)
  • Marco Polo : Terry Connell, Marquis Hill, Steve Horne, Rob Haight, Cameron Pfiffner, Ted Hogarth, Tom Vaitsas, Alejandro Urzagaste, Clark Sommers, Tim Daisy
9:00PM
at Brown Rice, 4432 N Kedzie ($7 suggested donation)
9:00PM
at Reggie's, 2105 S State, 312.949.0120 ($5)
9:00PM
at Schubas, 3159 N Southport, 773.525.2508
9:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
10:00PM
at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
10:00PM
at Katerina's, 1920 W Irving Park, 773.348.7592
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, April 18th 2010

5:00PM-8:30PM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
5:00PM-7:00PM
at Café Mestizo, 1646 W 18th St, 312.421.5920
7:00PM
at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069
8:00PM
at Uncommon Ground, 1401 W Devon, 773.465.9801 (Free)
9:30PM-12:00AM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050 ($5)
10:00PM-12:00AM
on WNUA 95.5
  • Jazz, Chicago Style — hosted by James J-Dub Walker, Brad B-dub Walseth
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.709.1401

Monday, April 19th 2010

7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
10:00PM
at the Old Town Ale House, 219 W North, 312.944.7020
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275

Tuesday, April 20th 2010

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
12:15PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free)
  • Chicago Early Music Festival
  • Piers Adams, Howard Beach — The English Nightingale : Virtuoso Recorder Music from Renaissance to Romantic
7:30PM
at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
  • Chicago Early Music Festival
  • Being Dufay : score by Ambrose Field
8:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee
8:30PM
at the Charleston, 2076 N Hoyne, 773.489.4757
8:40PM
at Hotti Biscotti, 3545 W Fullerton, 773.772.9970
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
  • 11:00PM later set : TBA
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, April 21st 2010

12:15PM
at Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
  • Chicago Early Music Festival
  • Brandi Berry, Anna Steinhoff, Jason Moy — A Musical Voyage : Baroque Music from Italy, Germany and France
7:30PM
at the St James Cathedral, 65 E Huron, 312.787.7360 ($35-$15)
  • Chicago Early Music Festival
  • Baroque Band — Vivaldi's L'Estro Armonico
8:00PM
at Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393
8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
  • Red Chai : Reneé Baker, Edwin Daugherty, Teddy Rankin-Parker, Steve Nelson, Josh Abrams, Art "Turk" Burton
9:30PM
at the Gallery Cabaret, 2020 N Oakley, 773.489.5471
9:30PM
at the Old Town School, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 ($5 suggested donation)
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($7)

Thursday, April 22nd 2010

12:15PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free)
  • Chicago Early Music Festival
  • Ensemble Lipzodes — Shakespeare and the Bassano Family
7:30PM
at Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee
10:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616

Friday, April 23rd 2010

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
  • Balkano
12:15PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free)
  • Chicago Early Music Festival
  • Paige Whitley-Bauguess with the Bach and Beethoven Ensemble — Baroque Dance Performance
7:30PM
at the Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S Woodlawn, 773.702.2100 ($32-$5)
  • Chicago Early Music Festival
  • Liber Ensemble — Crowned with Laurels : music from 14th-century Italy
8:00PM
at Green Dolphin Street, 2200 N Ashland, 773.395.0066 ($25-$20)
9:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
  • Yeyi : Adam Rudolph, Ralph "Buzzy" Jones
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($12)
10:00PM
at the Subterranean, 2011 W North, 773.278.6600 ($7)

Saturday, April 24th 2010

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
12:00PM
at Fullerton Hall, the Art Institute, 111 S Michigan ($25)
  • Chicago Early Music Festival
  • Newberry Consort — Fair Orianna : Early Movie with Early Music
12:15PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free)
  • Chicago Early Music Festival
  • Overtures : performances by Midwest Young Artists, Northwestern University, DePaul University, and the Music Institute of Chicago
7:30PM
at Harris Theater, 205 E Randolph, 312.334.7777 ($120-$30)
  • Chicago Early Music Festival
  • Chicago Opera Theater — Giasone
8:30PM
at the Elbo Room, 2871 N Lincoln, 773.549.5549 ($10)
9:00PM-1:00AM
at the Atlantic Bar and Grill, 5062 N Lincoln (Free)
9:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($12)
9:00PM
at Outerspace, 1474 N Milwaukee
9:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
10:00PM
at Las Tablas, 2942 N Lincoln ($10)
  • Nomadic World Music Festival
  • Grupo Afro Cumbé
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, April 25th 2010

2:00PM
at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069
3:00PM
at Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
  • Chicago Early Music Festival
  • Trio Settecento — Fêtes Galantes : French baroque music
3:00PM
at the International House, 1414 E 59th
  • Chicago Jazz Orchestra — Tribute to Eddie Johnson
5:00PM-8:30PM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
5:00PM-7:00PM
at Café Mestizo, 1646 W 18th St, 312.421.5920
7:00PM
at the Fourth Presbyterian Church, Michigan Ave at Delaware ($25-$5)
  • Chicago Early Music Festival
  • Newberry Consort — By a Celestial Fountain : music of William Byrd
9:30PM-12:00AM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050 ($5)
10:00PM-12:00AM
on WNUA 95.5
  • Jazz, Chicago Style — hosted by James J-Dub Walker, Brad B-dub Walseth
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.709.1401

Monday, April 26th 2010

7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
10:00PM
at the Old Town Ale House, 219 W North, 312.944.7020
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275

Tuesday, April 27th 2010

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
8:30PM
at the Charleston, 2076 N Hoyne, 773.489.4757
8:40PM
at Hotti Biscotti, 3545 W Fullerton, 773.772.9970
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
  • 11:00PM later set : TBA
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, April 28th 2010

8:30PM
at the Old Town School, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 ($5 suggested donation)
8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
9:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($6)
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt

Thursday, April 29th 2010

8:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
  • NSA Ensemble : Saalik Ziyad, Shaun Johnson, Fred Jackson Jr, Dudley Owens, Karl E H Siegfried, John Foster, Capria Berry, Zakiya Powell, Robin Boudreaux
10:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
10:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee

A main cause of philosophical disease—an unbalanced diet: one nourishes one's thinking with only one kind of example.