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Tuesday - April 1
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* Nick Broste - trombone, Marc Unternährer - tuba
7:30 PM at Myopic Books - 1468 N. Milwaukee - 773-862-4882 (free)

* Vandermark 5
10 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600 ($3)

* Raymond Harmon
9:30 PM at Leadway Bar & Grill - 5233 N. Damen (no cover)

Wednesday - April 2
********************************
* improvlotto: Rotten Milk, J. Graf
8 to 11 PM at Improvise with your buddY - 1542 N. Milwaukee 2nd fl.

* Jeb Bishop w/ Guillermo Gregorio, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Marc Unternährer
9:30 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600 ($6)

* Treehouse Project Jazz Quintet - Keefe Jackson, Josh Berman, Karl Seigfried, Mike Reed
9:30 PM at the Pontiac Cafe - 1531 N. Damen - 773-252-7767 (no cover)

* Greg Ward & friends
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($6)

Thursday - April 3 
********************************
* Greg Beyer - solo percussion
* Keefe Jackson Quartet w/ Marc Unternährer, Josh Berman, Frank Rosaly
9:30 PM at 3030 W. Cortland  - 773-862-3616 (donation)

* David Boykin’s Expanse
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

Friday - April 4 
********************************
* Deanna Varagona & the All of Winter Ensemble w/ Brian Dibblee - bass, Kevin Davis - cello, Frank Rosaly - drums
9 PM at the Candlestick Maker - 4432 N. Kedzie - 773-463-0158

* Marc Unternährer w/ guests
9:30 PM at 3030 W. Cortland  - 773-862-3616 (donation)

* Sound In Action Trio - Ken Vandermark, Robert Barry, Tim Daisy
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

Saturday - April 5 
********************************
* Paula Daughtry - solo cello with projections
9 PM at the Candlestick Maker - 4432 N. Kedzie - 773-463-0158

* Sound In Action Trio - Ken Vandermark, Robert Barry, Tim Daisy
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

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(chi.now&then#7 - April 6, 2003)

This live-music calendar continues in the tradition of Seth Tisue’s Chicago Now - focusing on creative music beyond categories.
Timely schedule submissions & corrections are invited: live@savagesound.com

* www.chicagoantiwar.org/ - Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism

NEWS, Highlights, Updates & Corrections:

- Alex von Schlippenbach unconfirmed replacement for Barry Guy 4/26

EVENTS: chi.now&then#7

Sunday - April 6
********************************
* Keefe Jackson w/ Josh Berman, Marc Unternährer, Frank Rosaly
10 PM at the Hungry Brain - 2319 W. Belmont - 773-935-2118

* Stewart Walker
* Nobukazu Takemura w/ John Herndon, Matt Lux
* Gregory Schiff
9 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600 ($10)

* Velvet Lounge jam session hosted by Dennis Winslett & Kobie Watkins
7 to 11:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

Monday - April 7 
********************************
* Jam session hosted by David Boykin, Karl Seigfried, Mike Reed
7 to 9 PM at Hotti Biscotti - 3545 W. Fullerton - 773-486-1099

Tuesday - April 8
********************************
* Ray Harmon
7:30 PM at Myopic Books - 1468 N. Milwaukee - 773-862-4882 (free)

* Jack Wright & Bob Marsh
* Little Billy Catfish
9:30 PM at Leadway Bar & Grill - 5233 N. Damen (no cover)

Wednesday - April 9
********************************
* Nick Alvarez, Ralph Barton, Greg Davis
8 to 11 PM at Improvise with your buddY -1542 N. Milwaukee 2nd fl.

* Hilmar Jensson - guitar, Andrew D'Angelo - reeds, Jim Black - drums
8 PM early show - Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600
* Portastatic
* TW Walsh
* Sound In Action Trio
9:30 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600 ($8)

* Bob Marsh in duets & trios w/ Carol Genetti - voice, Kyle Bruckmann - oboe
Sue Wolf - cello, Grant Strombeck - percussion, Bob Falesch - electronics, Jack Wright - saxophones
8:30 PM at Spareroom Gallery - 2416 W. North - 773-862-2447

* Treehouse Project Jazz Quintet - Keefe Jackson, Josh Berman, Karl Seigfried, Mike Reed
9:30 PM at the Pontiac Cafe - 1531 N. Damen - 773-252-7767 (no cover)

* Greg Ward & friends
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($6)

Thursday - April 10 
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* Jeanrenaud, Masaoka & Ochs Trio
8 PM at the HotHouse - 31 E. Balbo - 312-362-9797 ($10)

* Fire of Space - Jordan McLean - trumpet, Aaron Johnson - trombone, Stuart Bogie & Michael Herbst - reeds, Shoko Nagai - keyboards, Tom Abbs - bass, Geoff Mann - percussion
* Tim Fitzgerald - guitar, Kristin Equi - vocals
9:30 PM at 3030 W. Cortland  - 773-862-3616 (donation)

* David Boykin's Expanse
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 

Friday - April 11 
********************************
* Fire of Space - Jordan McLean - trumpet, Aaron Johnson - trombone, Stuart Bogie & Michael Herbst - reeds, Shoko Nagai - keyboards, Tom Abbs - bass, Geoff Mann - percussion
* Jeb Bishop and Kent Kessler
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 

* Zeljko McMullen - electronics, Peter Blasser - analog synthesizers & invented instruments, Severiano Martinez - electronics, video
9 PM at the Candlestick Maker - 4432 N. Kedzie - 773-463-0158

Saturday - April 12 
********************************
* Fire of Space - Jordan McLean - trumpet, Aaron Johnson - trombone, Stuart Bogie & Michael Herbst - reeds, Shoko Nagai - keyboards, Tom Abbs - bass, Geoff Mann - percussion
1 PM at Jazz Record Mart - 444 N. Wabash - 312-222-1467 (free)

* The Nu Band - Lou Grassi - drums, Roy Campbell Jr - trumpet, Mark Whitecage - alto sax, Joe Fonda - bass
2 PM at Claudia Cassidy, Cultural Center - 78 E. Washington - 312-744-6630

* Larry Marotta - guitar, Kyle Bruckmann - oboe, Ernst Karel - trumpet, electronics
9 PM at the Candlestick Maker - 4432 N. Kedzie - 773-463-0158

* Artificial Memory Trace
9 PM at 6ODUM - 2116 W. Chicago - 312-666-0795 (Lampo)

* Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 

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(chi.now&then#8 - April 13, 2003)

This live-music calendar follows Seth Tisue’s Chicago Now - focusing on creative music beyond categories.
Timely schedule submissions & corrections are invited: live@savagesound.com

* www.chicagoantiwar.org/ - Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism

NEWS, Highlights, Updates & Corrections:

Hopefully my email problems are solved - send me a note if you would like to receive this calendar in a weekly email but are not subscribed to chi-improv -

EVENTS: chi.now&then#8

Sunday - April 13
********************************
* Thread Quintet - Keefe Jackson, Dave Rempis, Nick Broste, Frank Rosaly, Brian Dibblee
10 PM at the Hungry Brain - 2319 W. Belmont - 773-935-2118

* Velvet Lounge jam session hosted by Dennis Winslett & Kobie Watkins
7 PM at the Velvet Lounge -2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

Monday - April 14 
********************************
* Jam session hosted by David Boykin, Karl Seigfried, Mike Reed
7 PM at Hotti Biscotti - 3545 W. Fullerton - 773-486-1099

* Dragons 1976 - Aram Shelton, Jason Ajemian, Tim Daisy
9:30 PM at the Pontiac Cafe - 1531 N. Damen - 773-252-7767 (no cover)

* Transcendental Piano: Fredrik Ullén. pgm. inc. Ligeti Etudes
7:30 PM at NWU Pick-Staiger, 1977 S. Campus Dr, Evanston 847-467-4000

Tuesday - April 15
********************************
* Keefe Jackson, Jerry Bryerton, Dave Rempis
7:30 PM at Myopic Books - 1468 N. Milwaukee - 773-862-4882 (free)

* Vandermark 5
10 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600 ($3)

* Snake Charm
* DJ m50
* The Mammals
* Moira Cue
9:30 PM at Leadway Bar & Grill - 5233 N. Damen (no cover)

* The Mooney Suzuki
* The Realistics
* Loudermilk
* Koufax
6:30 PM at the Metro - 3730 N. Clark - 773-549-0203 - all ages

Wednesday - April 16
********************************
* Jessica Schaeffer, Dan Layne, Cynthia Sanders, Mark Denardo, Elba Liava
* Mike Hagedorn, Thymme Jones
8 PM at Improvise with your buddY -1542 N. Milwaukee 2nd fl.

* Treehouse Project Jazz Quintet - Keefe Jackson, Josh Berman, Karl Seigfried, Mike Reed
9:30 PM at the Pontiac Cafe - 1531 N. Damen - 773-252-7767 (no cover)

* Noahjohn & Eugene Chadbourne
10 PM at the Hideout - 1354 W. Wabansia - 773-227-4433

* Greg Ward & friends
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($6)

Thursday - April 17
********************************
* Ken Vandermark/Aram Shelton/Guillermo Gregorio Clarinet Trio
* Jeff Parker Quartet w/ Josh Abrams, Guillermo Gregorio, Damon Short
9:30 PM at 3030 W. Cortland  - 773-862-3616 (donation)

* David Boykin's Expanse
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 

* Caroliner Rainbow
* Wolf Eyes
* Metalux
* Panicsville
* Pod Blatz
* Jonnyx and the Groadies
7 PM at Fireside Bowl - 2646 W. Fullerton - 773-486-2700 - all ages

Friday - April 18 
********************************
* Jorrit Dijkstra - alto saxophone, lyricon, electronics; w/ second set guests: Kent Kessler - bass, Jeb Bishop - trombone
9 PM at the Candlestick Maker - 4432 N. Kedzie - 773-463-0158

* David Murray & the Gwo-Ka Masters w/ Hamid Drake, Hugh Ragin, Jaribu Sharid, Ed Cherry, Konket, Kiavue, Phillipe Makala
9 PM at the HotHouse - 31 E. Balbo - 312-362-9797 ($20)

* EKG - Ernst Karel, Kyle Bruckmann  - “Object 2” release
* Fred Lonberg-Holm accompanies an unpreviewed Axel Dörner video
9:30 PM at 3030 W. Cortland  - 773-862-3616 (donation)

* Ed Wilkerson & Nicole Mitchell Quartet
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

* Madame Chao
* Irene Moon
* 10 Brain
* Insect Deli
10 PM at buddY -1542 N. Milwaukee 2nd fl. ($8)

* Caroliner
* Wolf Eyes
* No Doctors
* My Name Is Rar-Rar
9 PM at Nevin’s Live - 1450 Sherman, Evanston - 847-869-0450

* Pacifica String Quartet w/ Ursula Oppens - piano. pgm.inc: Hemphill, Ligeti
7:30 PM at NWU Lutkin Hall - 700 University Pl, Evanston - 847-467-4000 ($6.50-12)

Saturday - April 19 
********************************
* David Murray & the Gwo-Ka Masters w/ Hamid Drake, Hugh Ragin, Jaribu Sharid, Ed Cherry, Konket, Kiavue, Phillipe Makala
9 PM at the HotHouse - 31 E. Balbo - 312-362-9797 ($20)

* Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

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(chi.now&then#9 - April 20, 2003)

This live-music calendar follows Seth Tisue’s Chicago Now -
focusing on creative music beyond categories.

* www.peace-choice.net 

NEWS, Highlights, Updates & Corrections:

- Early warning: Ornette Coleman at Orchestra Hall Sept. 26

- A note to V5 fans - this Tuesday may be their last show in town for a while - conflicting schedules send the players to different parts of the globe until December - catch them now - they are hotter than they have ever been -

EVENTS: chi.now&then#9

Sunday - April 20
********************************
* Jason Ajemian w/ others TBA
10 PM at the Hungry Brain - 2319 W. Belmont - 773-935-2118

* Jason Soliday, Justin C. Rounds, Terminal 4
8 PM at Deadtech - 3321 W. Fullerton - 773-395-2844 ($5 donation)

* Velvet Lounge jam session hosted by Dennis Winslett & Kobie Watkins
7 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

Monday - April 21
********************************
* Jam session hosted by David Boykin, Karl Seigfried, Mike Reed
7 PM at Hotti Biscotti - 3545 W. Fullerton - 773-486-1099

* Dragons 1976 - Aram Shelton, Jason Ajemian, Tim Daisy
9:30 PM at the Pontiac Cafe - 1531 N. Damen - 773-252-7767 (no cover)

Tuesday - April 22
********************************
* Brian Dibblee - bass, James Falzone - clarinet, Josh Berman - cornet
7:30 PM at Myopic Books - 1468 N. Milwaukee - 773-862-4882 (free)

* Vandermark 5
10 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600 ($3)

* Sir NEglejai & more TBA
9:30 PM at Leadway Bar & Grill - 5233 N. Damen (no cover)

* David Boykin w/ Davu Seru
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

* Dub Narcotic
* French Toast
* Fort Rile Dog
7 PM at Schuba’s - 3159 N. Southport - 773 -525-2508

Wednesday - April 23
********************************
* John Kannenberg, Dan Kinnucan, Dave Duchek, Craig Prehn
8 PM at Improvise with your buddY - 1542 N. Milwaukee 2nd fl.

* Treehouse Project Jazz Quintet - Keefe Jackson, Josh Berman, Karl Seigfried, Mike Reed
9:30 PM at the Pontiac Cafe - 1531 N. Damen - 773-252-7767 (no cover)

* Greg Ward & friends
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($6)

* Mindflayer)
* Nautical Almanac
* Life Rocks!
10 PM at Fireside Bowl - 2646 W. Fullerton - 773-486-2700 - all ages

Thursday - April 24
********************************
7th Annual Empty Bottle Festival of Jazz & Improvised Music
* Daniele D’Agaro - Joe McPhee w/ Brian Dibblee & Tim Daisy
* Phil Wachsmann & Martin Blume
* surprise set
10 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600 ($15)

* Lydia Lunch & the Anubian Lights w/ Nels Cline
* Rope
* Grazyna Auguscik
10 PM at the Abbey Pub - 3420 W. Grace - 773-478-4408

* Audible Dialect
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

Friday - April 25 
********************************
7th Annual Empty Bottle Festival of Jazz & Improvised Music
* Paul Lytton, Ken Vandermark & Joe McPhee/
* Alex Schlippenbach plays Monk
* surprise set
10 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600 ($15)

* Lozenge
* Service Anxiety
* Voltage
9 PM at the Prodigal Son - 2626 N. Halsted - 773-248-3093

* Michael Zerang - guitar, voice
9 PM at the Candlestick Maker - 4432 N. Kedzie - 773-463-0158

* Ed Wilkerson & Nicole Mitchell Quartet
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

* Alison Chesley - cello & effects
* Doktor Kreig & the Velvatones - Davis Kreig, Paul Giallorenzo, Steven Tod, Steve Gaede
9 PM at 3030 W. Cortland  - 773-862-3616 (donation)

* Viennese CUBE, pgm. inc. Schoenberg, Berg, Webern, Krenek
7:30 PM - Sherwood Conservatory, 1312 S. Michigan - 312-554-1133 ($10-15)

Saturday - April 26 
********************************
7th Annual Empty Bottle Festival of Jazz & Improvised Music
* Evan Parker & Joe McPhee
2 PM at Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy - 78 E. Washington - 312-744-6630

* Daniele D'Agaro Quartet w/ Jeb Bishop, Kent Kessler, Robert Barry
* Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Ensemble
* Evan Parker/Paul Lytton/Alex Schlippenbach
* plus a special surprise set
10 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600 ($15)

* Edward Wilkerson, Jr. - reeds, Tatsu Aoki - bass, Michael Zerang - percussion
9 PM at the Candlestick Maker - 4432 N. Kedzie - 773-463-0158

* William Perry Explosion w/ Billy Brimfield, Greg Ward, Karl Seigfried, Vincent Davis
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

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(chi.now&then#10 - April 27, 2003)

This live-music calendar follows Seth Tisue’s Chicago Now -
focusing on creative music beyond categories.

* www.boycottbush.net

NEWS, Highlights, Updates & Corrections:

- Early warning: Ornette Coleman at Orchestra Hall Sept. 26

- Wow! another great EmBotFest! I could sleep for a week

- Tickets still available for Evan P. in Milwaukee as I post....

EVENTS: chi.now&then#10

Sunday - April 27
********************************
* Evan Parker solo
7 PM at Woodland Pattern Book Center - 720 E. Locust, Milwaukee - 414-263-5001

* Subliminal 3
* Dave Rempis, Tim Daisy
10 PM at the Hungry Brain - 2319 W. Belmont - 773-935-2118

* East West Band w/ William Perry - sax, Tatsu Aoki - bass, Billy Brimfield - trumpet, Nori Tanaka - drums
4 PM at the No Exit Cafe - 6970 N. Glenwood - 773-743-3355

* Velvet Lounge jam session hosted by Dennis Winslett & Kobie Watkins
7 PM at the Velvet Lounge -2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

Monday - April 28
********************************
* Jam session hosted by David Boykin, Mike Reed
7 PM at Hotti Biscotti - 3545 W. Fullerton - 773-486-1099

* Dragons 1976 - Aram Shelton, Jason Ajemian, Tim Daisy
9:30 PM at the Pontiac Cafe - 1531 N. Damen - 773-252-7767 (no cover)

Tuesday - April 29
********************************
* Jim Baker
7:30 PM at Myopic Books - 1468 N. Milwaukee - 773-862-4882 (free)

* Thomas Fehlmann
* Jan Jelinek
* Greg Davis & Steven Hess
9:30 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600 ($10)

* Mindflayer - Matt Brinkmann, Brian Chippendale
* My Name Is Rar-Rar
* Coughs
* Scalpels
6 PM at Pink Section - 3165 S. Archer #1 - 773-927-0136 ($5)

* TBA
9:30 PM at Leadway Bar & Grill - 5233 N. Damen (no cover)

* Billy Bang Quintet
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

* Underdog 3 - Phil Mosberg- guitar, Nate Bakkum- bass, Frank Rosaly- drums
10 PM at Quenchers Saloon - 2401 N. Western (free)

Wednesday - April 30
********************************
* Blue Universe Trio
* Cobra Wars
8 PM at Improvise with your buddY -1542 N. Milwaukee 2nd fl.

* No Doctors
* Laundryroom Squelchers
10 PM at Fireside Bowl - 2646 W. Fullerton - 773-486-2700 - all ages

* Brian Dibblee - Ken Vandermark Duo
* Less Than Or Trio - Brian Dibblee, Kevin Davis, Matt Schneider
10 PM late show at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600 ($6)

* Billy Bang Quintet w/ Frank Lowe
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

* Treehouse Project Jazz Quintet - Keefe Jackson, Josh Berman, Karl Seigfried, Mike Reed
9:30 PM at the Pontiac Cafe - 1531 N. Damen - 773-252-7767 (no cover)

* Ursula Oppens - piano, pgm. inc. Carter, Leon, Nancarrow, Rzewski
8 PM at DePaul Concert Hall, 800 W. Belden - 773-325-7260 (free)

Thursday     - May 1
********************************
* TBA
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

Friday          - May 2
********************************
* Ursula Oppens - piano, pgm. inc. Nancarrow, Carter, Rzewski, Leon
7:30 PM at Lutkin Hall, 700 University Pl, Evanston - 847-467-4000 ($4-8.50)

* Neil Feather, Andy Hayleck, Eric Leonardson - invented instruments
10 PM at 3030 W. Cortland  - 773-862-3616 (donation)

* Douglas Ewart Inventions
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($10)

Saturday      - May 3
********************************
* Urs Leimgruber/Jacques Demierre/Barre Philips
2 PM at Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy - 78 E. Washington - 312-744-6630

* Thomas Lehn
9 PM at 6ODUM - 2116 W. Chicago - 312-666-0795 (Lampo)

* Douglas Ewart Inventions
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($10)

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(chi.now&then#11 - May 4, 2003)

chi.now&then may also be found at Jason’s site: www.restructures.net

This live-music calendar follows Seth Tisue’s Chicago Now -
featuring creative music beyond categories.

* www.peace-choice.net  or  www.boycottbush.net

First news, then the events list, after that series info, finally links -

NEWS, Highlights, Updates & Corrections:

- it's all new, so get out and live it -

EVENTS: chi.now&then#11

Sunday        - May 4
********************************
* Music of Java performed on Gamelan Sri Sedånå
4 PM at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel - 5850 S. Woodlawn

* The Hats - Dave McDonnell, Matt Schneider, Dylan Ryan & Griffen Rodriguez
10 PM at the Hungry Brain - 2319 W. Belmont - 773-935-2118

* Velvet Lounge jam session hosted by Dennis Winslett & Kobie Watkins
7 PM at the Velvet Lounge -2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($4)

Monday        - May 5
********************************
* Jam session hosted by David Boykin, Karl Seigfried, Mike Reed
7 to 9 PM at Hotti Biscotti - 3545 W. Fullerton - 773-486-1099

Tuesday       - May 6
********************************
* Desiring Machines - Paul Hartsaw, Karl Seigfried, Frank Rosaly
7:30 PM at Myopic Books - 1468 N. Milwaukee - 773-862-4882 (free)

* Kevin Drumm solo & w/ Jeff Parker, Ken Vandermark
9:30 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600

* Jonathan Chen, Steve Hess & more TBA
9:30 PM at Leadway Bar & Grill - 5233 N. Damen (no cover)

* Thaddus Franklin - trumpet, Eric Koppa - sax, Sean Parsons - Fender Rhodes, Matt Ulery - bass, John Smillie - drums
10 PM at Lilly's - 2513 N. Lincoln - 773-525-2422

Wednesday - May 7
********************************
* David Boykin - reeds, Karl Seigfried - bass; Mike Reed - percussion
9:30 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600

* Doug Rosenberg w/ Keyon Harrold & Robert Glasper
5 PM at Jazz Record Mart - 444 N. Wabash - 312-222-1467 (free)

* Doug Rosenberg/Keyon Harrold Quintet w/ Robert Glasper
9 PM at the Velvet Lounge -2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($10)

Thursday     - May 8
********************************
* Jeb Bishop Trio w/ Kent Kessler & Tim Mulvenna
* Paul Hartsaw Trio w/ Karl Seigfried, Frank Rosaly
9:30 PM at 3030 W. Cortland  - 773-862-3616 (donation)

* Vera Bila & Kale
7 PM at Cultural Center - Preston Bradley - 78 E. Washington - 312-744-6630

* Organic Mind Unit - Doug Rosenberg, Keyon Harrold, Robert Glasper
7 PM Chase Cafe - 7301 N. Sheridan - 773-743-5650

* Ernest Dawkins, Steve Berry, Jeff Parker, Darius Savage, Isaiah Spencer
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($10)

* Michael Hurley
* Vernon Tonges
9:30 PM at the Hideout - 1354 W. Wabansia - 773-227-4433

Friday          - May 9
********************************
* Zelienople
* Decemberists
* Morning Recordings
9:30 PM at Gunther Murphey's - 1638 W. Belmont ($8)

* Jeff Parker, Chris Lopes, Chad Taylor
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

* Ernest Dawkins Quartet
8:30 PM at Pete Miller's Steakhouse, Evanston - 847-328-0399

Saturday      - May 10 
********************************
* Jeff Parker, Chris Lopes, Chad Taylor
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge -2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

* Ernest Dawkins Quartet
8:30 PM at Pete Miller's Steakhouse, Evanston - 847-328-0399

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(chi.now&then#12 - May 11, 2003)

This live-music calendar follows Seth Tisue’s Chicago Now -
featuring creative music beyond categories.

* www.fcnl.org - Friends Committee on National Legislation

NEWS, Highlights, Updates & Corrections:

- updated NWU Music Marathon schedule provided by Seth Tisue

- Hothouse closure: political raid, or piper unpaid?

EVENTS: chi.now&then#12

Sunday        - May 11
********************************
* NWU Music Marathon: Amy Williams & Jay Alan Yim - codirectors; 1977 S. Campus Dr, Evanston - 847-467-4000 - free
* Lamonte Young's "42 for Henry Flynt" played by Stephen Syverud on gong - 3:30 PM
* improvisations by cellist Frances-Marie Uitti & bassist Mark Dresser & a double-bowed cello solo by Jay Alan Yim - 4 PM
* members of eighth blackbird perform works by Puts, Takemitsu, Crumb, Reich & Wuorinen - 5 PM
* The Lucid Dream Ensemble - 5:10 PM
- at the Block Museum of Art - Print Room & Auditorium
* works of John Zorn w/ pianist Winston Choi, cellist Frances-Marie Uitti & the NU Contemporary Ensemble - 6 PM
* John Zorn's Cobra - 7 PM
* solo performances by soprano Tony Arnold, trombonist Scott Kinmont, pianists James Giles & Stephen Drury in works by Fred Gifford, Luciano Berio, Augusta Read Thomas & Charles Ives - 8 PM
* Cinegraph's Duo (Etienne Rolin & Francois Rosse) performs real-time compositions - 8 PM
* works of Louis Andriessen, including the Peter Greenaway film, "M is for Man, Music, Mozart" - 9 PM
- at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall - lobby & auditorium

* Mark Shippy accompanies The Right Stuff
* Rope acc. Polanski's The Fat & the Lean; Two Men & a Wardrobe
* Loachfillet acc. Dali & Buenuel's L'Age d'Or
* Pod Blotz acc. Aelita, The Queen of Mars
* InsectDeli acc. video art by Madame Chao
* The Baleen Whales acc. The Life of a Yeti by Megan Whitmarsh
9 PM at Doc Films - Ida Noyes - 1212 E. 59th - 773-702-8575 ($3/5/8)

* Gregorio/Baker/Roebke/Berman Quartet
10 PM at the Hungry Brain - 2319 W. Belmont - 773-935-2118

* Velvet Lounge jam session hosted by Dennis Winslett & Kobie Watkins
7 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($4)

- Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism Benefit
* Big Buildings
* Misty Martinez & the Novice
* The Treason Brothers
9:30 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600 ($8)

Monday       - May 12
********************************
* Jam session hosted by David Boykin, Karl Seigfried, Mike Reed
7 PM at Hotti Biscotti - 3545 W. Fullerton - 773-486-1099

Tuesday      - May 13
********************************
* Christopher Forbes & Daniel McNaughton
7:30 PM at Myopic Books - 1468 N. Milwaukee - 773-862-4882 (free)

* A Clarinet Trio w/ Ken Vandermark, Guillermo Gregorio, Aram Shelton
* Ken Vandermark - Furniture Music release
9:30 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600

* Kyle Bruckmann - oboe & funny stuff, John Fleck - modular synth & some funny stuff, Nick Alvarez - trapset with some funny stuff, Kurt Johnson - bass & a bit of funny stuff, Paul Velat - voice & important art
9:30 PM at Leadway - 5233 N. Damen - 773-728-2663 (no cover)

* Tomahawk
* Melvins
* Skeleton Key
7:30 PM at the Vic Theater - 3145 N. Sheffield - 773-472-0449

* Meshuggah
* Strapping Young Lad
* High On Fire
7 PM at the Metro - 3730 N. Clark - 773-549-0203

* Thaddus Franklin, Eric Koppa, Sean Parsons, Matt Ulery, John Smillie
10 PM at Lilly's - 2513 N. Lincoln - 773-525-2422

* Japanese Karaoke Afterlife Experiments
? at Camp Gay - 2001 N. Point (at Armitage)  www.camp-gay.org

Wednesday - May 14
********************************
* Urs Leimgruber/Barre Phillips/Jacques Demiere Trio *** CANCELLED ***
* Design Flaw - Brian Dibblee, Jon Doyle, Frank Rosaly
9:30 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600 ($10)

* Greg Ward & friends
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($6)

Thursday     - May 15
********************************
* The Acoustic Strawbs
8:30 PM at Fitzgeralds - 6615 Roosevelt Rd, Berwyn - 708-788-2118 ($20)

* Ernest Dawkins Quartet
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($10)

Friday          - May 16
********************************
* Ensemble Noamnesia w/ Michael Maierhof & cellist Michael Moser
8 PM at UofC Renaissance Society - 5811 S. Ellis - 773-973-2501 (free)

* Roscoe Mitchell w/ Corey Wilkes, Harrison Bankhead, Vincent Davis
7 PM at the Spoken Word Café, 4655 S. King Drive - 773-373-2233 ($17.50)
* Malachi Thompson & Africa Brass featuring Dee Alexander
9:30 PM at the Spoken Word Café - 4655 S. King Drive - 773-373-2233 ($17.50)

* Damian Espinosa Quartet
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

* Maurice Brown Quintet
9 PM at the Green Mill - 4802 N. Lawrence - 773-878-5552

Saturday      - May 17
********************************
* Ensemble Noamnesia conducted by Rei Hotoda presents Maierhof Shopping 2
* improvisations w/ Michael Maierhof, Gene Coleman, Michael Moser, Jon Chen, Jennifer Walshe
8 PM at UofC Renaissance Society - 5811 S. Ellis - 773-702-8670 (free)

* Live the Spirit Band - Ernest Kahbeer Dawkins, Aaron Getsug, Kevin Nabors, Jabari Powell , Will Porter, Douglas Rosenberg, Julius Brooks, Tony Herrera, Norman Palm, Maurice Brown, Marquis Hill, Ryan Nyther, Corey Wilkes, David Young, Bryan Nichols, Kurt Schweitz, Isaiah Spencer
8 PM at the Green Mill - 4802 N. Lawrence - 773-878-5552

* Nicole Mitchell & Black Earth Acoustic String Band
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

* Hair Police
* Gays in the Military
* The Short Stack
* retsilratS
* Crippled Insectual
* Jennifer Convertibles
10 PM at the Mutiny - 2428 N. Western  - 773-486-7774

SONIC CELLULOID, silent films w/ live musical accompaniment:
* Kevin Drumm, EKG, No Doctors, TV Pow & Michael Zerang
7 PM in NWU Block Museum - 40 Arts Circle, Evanston ($6)

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(chi.now&then#13 - May 18, 2003)

This live-music calendar shadows Seth Tisue’s Chicago Now -
featuring creative music beyond categories.
Send me your stuff before Sunday morning for the following week: live@savagesound.com

* www.futureofmusic.org/news/FCCmusicianletter.cfm

NEWS, Highlights, Updates & Corrections:

- Lots of variety, but no balloons this week....

EVENTS: chi.now&then#13

Sunday        - May 18
********************************
* Kyle Bruckmann, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Josh Berman
3 PM at Cultural Center - 78 E. Washington - 312-744-6630

* Anubroto Chatterjee -tabla
* Tapan Bhattacharya -vocal, Somnath - harmonium, Anil Datar - tabla
6 PM at UofC International House - 1414 E. 59th - 773-753-2270 ($15)

* Koutaro Fukui, Brian Labycz
8 PM at Deadtech - 3321 W. Fullerton - 773-395-2844 ($5 donation)

* Andiamo - Jon Doyle, Josh Berman, Joel Root & Jason Adasiewicz
* Paul Hartsaw Trio w/ Karl Seigfried, Frank Rosaly
10 PM at the Hungry Brain - 2319 W. Belmont - 773-935-2118

* Velvet Lounge jam session hosted by Dennis Winslett & Kobie Watkins
7 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($4)

Monday       - May 19
********************************
* Jam session hosted by David Boykin, Karl Seigfried, Mike Reed
7 PM at Hotti Biscotti - 3545 W. Fullerton - 773-486-1099

* DAT Politics
* K-Rad
* Drowsy Birds
9 PM at Schuba’s - 3159 N. Southport - 773-525-2508

Tuesday      - May 20
********************************
* Reliable Sound Products - Neil Jendon & David McKenzie
7:30 PM at Myopic Books - 1468 N. Milwaukee - 773-862-4882 (free)

* Johnny LOVE
* Virtual Vernon
* MadomX
9:30 PM at Leadway - 5233 N. Damen - 773-728-2663 (no cover)

* Tsurubami
* Plastic Crimewave
9 PM at Schuba’s - 3159 N. Southport - 773-525-2508

* Jack DeJohnette w/ Danilo Perez & Jerome Harris
8 PM & 10 PM at the Jazz Showcase - 59 W. Grand - 312-670-2473

Wednesday - May 21
********************************
* Acid Mother's Temple Collective Tour featuring Kawabata Makoto
* Pardons
* Spires That In The Sunset Rise
9:30 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600

* Thymme Jones, Kurt Johnson , Fred Lonberg-Holm, Woody Sullender
8 PM at Improvise with your buddY -1542 N. Milwaukee 2nd fl.

* Greg Ward & friends
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($6)

* Rubes
* Mojica
* Solace
10 PM at the Note - 1565 N. Milwaukee - 773-489-0011

* Jack DeJohnette w/ Danilo Perez & Jerome Harris
8 PM & 10 PM at the Jazz Showcase - 59 W. Grand - 312-670-2473

Thursday     - May 22
********************************
* Nick Broste Trio w/ Jason Ajemian & Aram Shelton
* Greg Ward Group
9:30 PM at 3030 W. Cortland  - 773-862-3616 (donation)

* Ernest Dawkins New Horizons Ensemble
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($10)

* a-very-sensitive-device
* Lord Of The Yum Yum
* Joseph Ravens in Air Pocket
in conjuction with C.C.C. exhibitions
7 PM at Cultural Center - Yates Gallery - 78 E. Washington - 312-744-6630

* Jack DeJohnette w/ Danilo Perez & Jerome Harris
8 PM & 10 PM at the Jazz Showcase - 59 W. Grand - 312-670-2473

Friday          - May 23
********************************
* Nicole Mitchell & Black Earth
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

* Yowie
* Loaded
10 PM at the Mutiny - 2428 N. Western - 773-486-7774

* Jack DeJohnette w/ Danilo Perez & Jerome Harris
9 PM & 11 PM at the Jazz Showcase - 59 W. Grand - 312-670-2473

Saturday      - May 24 
********************************
* Illusion Of Safety
9 PM at 6ODUM - 2116 W. Chicago - (312-666-0795 - Lampo) $10

* Bill Perry Explosion! w/ Fred Anderson
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

* Captured By Robots
* Cougars
* Lozenge
* Lord Of The Yum-Yum
10 PM at the Abbey Pub - 3420 W. Grace - 773-478-4408

* Jack DeJohnette w/ Danilo Perez & Jerome Harris
9 PM & 11 PM at the Jazz Showcase - 59 W. Grand - 312-670-2473

* T-Model Ford
* Robert Belfour
9:30 PM at Subterranean - 2011 W. North - 773-278-6600 ($12)

* Sleepy LaBeef
9:30 PM at Fitzgerald's - 6615 Roosevelt, Berwyn - 708-788-2118

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(chi.now&then#14 - May 25, 2003)

 chi.now&then is also found at Jason’s site: www.restructures.net

This live-music calendar shadows Seth Tisue’s Chicago Now -
featuring creative music beyond categories.

* www.futureofmusic.org/news/FCCmusicianletter.cfm

NEWS, Highlights, Updates & Corrections:

- Here is a link for the 'Best Buy' Blues Fest schedule:
www.chicago.il.org/BLUESFEST_FRAME.HTM

- Vandermark 5 is back on the calendar (what a relief), but what happened to Z'ev?

EVENTS: chi.now&then#14

Sunday        - May 25
********************************
* Chicago Improvisers - Daisy/Baker/Roebke/Berman/Rempis
2 PM at the Green Mill - 4802 N. Lawrence - 773-878-5552

* David Boykin - solo
7 PM at the No Exit Cafe - 6970 N. Glenwood - 773-743-3355

? Mike Raynor w/ others TBA
? Bill MacKay, Greg Ward, Kurt Hill Iselt, Laurie Lee Moses, Todd Hill
? Trapeze w/ Kurt Hill Iselt
10 PM at the Hungry Brain - 2319 W. Belmont - 773-935-2118
 
* Velvet Lounge jam session hosted by Dennis Winslett & Kobie Watkins
7 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($4)

* Major Stars
* Heathen Shame
* Life Partners
* LA Drugs
9 PM at Fireside Bowl - 2646 W. Fullerton - 773-486-2700 - all ages

* Jack DeJohnette w/ Danilo Perez & Jerome Harris
4 PM & 8 PM & 10 PM at the Jazz Showcase - 59 W. Grand - 312-670-2473

Monday       - May 26
********************************
* Jam session hosted by David Boykin, Karl Seigfried, Mike Reed
7 PM at Hotti Biscotti - 3545 W. Fullerton - 773-486-1099

Tuesday      - May 27
********************************
* Nick Broste
7:30 PM at Myopic Books - 1468 N. Milwaukee - 773-862-4882 (free)

* Mark Giangrande- synthesisers
* Laurie Moses - saxophone
* W.P. Meehan - powerbook
* Arable Farmland
9:30 PM at Leadway - 5233 N. Damen - 773-728-2663 (no cover)

Wednesday - May 28
********************************
* Greg Ward & friends
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($6)

* Free Jam / Freak Out hosted by Cansafis & No Doctors
7 PM at NWU Annie May Swift Auditorium, 1920 Campus Dr, Evanston

Thursday     - May 29
********************************
* Orbert Davis & Ari Brown
7 PM at Curtiss Hall, Fine Arts Bldg - 410 S. Michigan 10th fl. - 312-427-1676 ($10)

* Kyle Bruckmann's Wrack w/ Jen Clare-Paulson, Jeb Bishop, Kurt Johnson, Tim Daisy
* Zingaro, Lonberg-Holm, Mallozzi Trio
9:30 PM at 3030 W. Cortland  - 773-862-3616 (donation)

* Ernest Dawkins New Horizons Ensemble
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($10)

Friday          - May 30
********************************
* Malachi Thompson w/ Robert Irving III, Dennis Winslett , Harrison Bankhead, Leon Joyce
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

Saturday      - May 31
********************************
* Malachi Thompson w/ Robert Irving III, Dennis Winslett , Harrison Bankhead, Leon Joyce
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

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(chi.now&then#15 - June 1, 2003)

This live-music calendar shadows Seth Tisue’s Chicago Now -
featuring creative music beyond categories.

* Urgent: Last Chance to Stop the FCC (committee vote on Monday)
http://moveon.org/fcccall.html or call 202-418-1000 & demand hearings

NEWS, Highlights, Updates & Corrections:

- for International Contemporary Ensemble events call 312-494-2655

EVENTS: chi.now&then#15

Sunday        - June 1
********************************
* Brazilian Music Festival w/ Made In Brasil Reunion; Two For Brazil; Brasil, Brazil; Sergio Peres & Bobby Broom
7 PM at United Methodist Church - 4754 N. Leavitt - 773-275-9735

* Dr. R & B - Dave Rempis, Jim Baker, Jason Roebke, Tim Daisy
10 PM at the Hungry Brain - 2319 W. Belmont - 773-935-2118

* Velvet Lounge jam session hosted by Dennis Winslett & Kobie Watkins
7 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($4)

Monday       - June 2
********************************
* Jam session hosted by David Boykin, Karl Seigfried, Mike Reed
7 PM at Hotti Biscotti - 3545 W. Fullerton - 773-486-1099

Tuesday      - June 3
********************************
* Fred Anderson Trio
5:30 PM at the MCA - 220 E. Chicago - 312-280-2660 (free)

* Daisy/Ajemian duets
7:30 PM at Myopic Books - 1468 N. Milwaukee - 773-862-4882 (free)

* Love w/ Arthur Lee performing Forever Changes
7:30 PM at the Park West - 322 W. Armitage - 773-929-5959

* Mr. Projectile
* Miles Tilmann
* Adam Johnson
9:30 PM at Leadway - 5233 N. Damen - 773-728-2663 (no cover)

* Tvpow
* Winter Carousel
* 50% Beam Splitter
* Noiseman433
* Coeurl
8 PM at buddY Gallery -1542 N. Milwaukee 2nd fl. ($5 donation)

Wednesday - June 4
********************************
* Triage - Twenty Minute Cliff record release
9:30 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600

* Rocket From The Tombs w/ David Thomas, Cheetah Chrome, Craig Bell, Richard Lloyd, Steve Mehlman
* Cobra Verde
9 PM at the Abbey Pub - 3420 W. Grace - 773-478-4408 ($15)

* Greg Ward & friends
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($6)

* Von Freeman w/ Saladeen Alamin
8:30 PM at Old Town School - 4544 N. Lincoln - 773-728-6000

Thursday     - June 5
********************************
* Norma Clark
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050

* Unstable Ensemble
* Brian Dibblee’s Thread Quintet
9:30 PM at 3030 W. Cortland  - 773-862-3616 (donation)

* Jeff Marks
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050  

* Benefit for Pistil Magazine w/ Vicki; Logic of Elliot; Hedonists, Maybe; Chicago Kings; Karaoke Dokies
9 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600 ($10)

Friday          - June 6
********************************
* Bill MacKay, Greg Ward, John Celebi, Laurie Lee Moses, Todd Hill
9 PM at the Candlestick Maker - 4432 N. Kedzie - 773-463-0158

* Wilfrido Terrazas & International Contemporary Ensemble
7:30 PM at Teatro Luna - 556 W. 18th - 312-494-2655 (free)

Saturday      - June 7 
********************************
* Zbigniew Karkowski
9 PM at 6ODUM - 2116 W. Chicago - (312-666-0795 - Lampo)

* Damian Espinosa Trio
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($10)

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(chi.now&then#16  -  June 8, 2003)

This live-music calendar shadows Seth Tisue’s Chicago Now -
featuring creative music beyond categories.

* www.iraqbodycount.net
- if the war is over, why are we still killing civilians?

NEWS, Highlights, Updates & Corrections:

- the very excellent Myopic series has moved to Mondays 

EVENTS: chi.now&then#16

Sunday        - June 8
********************************
* Open jam session hosted by Ernest Dawkins, Vincent Davis, Steve Berry
3 PM at AACM Nu Beginnings - 7051 S. Crandon - 773-752-2212

* Velvet Lounge jam session hosted by Dennis Winslett & Kobie Watkins
7 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($4)

* Kite Ensemble - Josh Berman, Jeb Bishop, John Doyle, Anton Hatwich, Keefe Jackson, Frank Rosaly, Matt Schneider
* Baker/Daisy Duo
10 PM at the Hungry Brain - 2319 W. Belmont - 773-935-2118

Monday       - June 9
********************************
* Jam session with Niki Mitchell, Karl Seigfried, Mike Reed
7 PM at Hotti Biscotti - 3545 W. Fullerton - 773-486-1099

* David Boykin - solo
7:30 PM at Myopic Books - 1468 N. Milwaukee - 773-862-4882 (free)

* Baked Beans - Jim Donovan, Paul Hartsaw, Jim Baker, Vytis Navinskas, Ian Frydrych
10 PM at the Gallery Cabaret - 2020 N. Oakley - 773-489-5471 (donation)

* Drowsy Birds; various DJs
9 PM at Danny’s Tavern - 1951 W. Dickens - 773-489-6457 (no cover)

Tuesday      - June 10
********************************
* Scott Fields (solo)
5:30 PM at the MCA - 220 E. Chicago - 312-280-2660 (free)

* Melk the g6-49
* Billy Catfish
9:30 PM at Leadway - 5233 N. Damen - 773-728-2663 (no cover)

* FunkstãRung
* Alder & Elius
* labo_labs
9:30 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600 ($10)

* Mink Lungs
* Quasar Wut Wut
* Danny Black
9 PM at Schuba's - 3159 N. Southport - 773-525-2508

Wednesday - June 11
********************************
* Melt-Banana
* Pelicans
* Yakuza
* Tyrades
9 PM at the Abbey Pub - 3420 W. Grace - 773-478-4408 ($12)

* Underdog 3 - Phil Mosberg, Nate Bakkum, Frank Rosaly
9:30 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600 ($3)

* Greg Ward & friends
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($6)

Thursday     - June 12
********************************
* Edward Wilkerson Jr, Tatsu Aoki, Michael Zerang
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($10)

Friday          - June 13
********************************
* Eric Leonardson - invented instruments, Michael Zerang - percussion
9 PM at the Candlestick Maker - 4432 N. Kedzie - 773-463-0158

* Brighter Death Now
* Slogun
* Projekt Hat
9:30 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600 ($13)

* Damo Suzuki w/ members of Defender & Isotope 217
* Timeout Drawer
* Eaves
10 PM at the Abbey Pub - 3420 W. Grace - 773-478-4408 ($12)

* Kaliq Woods Jazz Clarinet
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($10)

Saturday     - June 14
********************************
* X27
* No Doctors
* Trin Tran
* Yowie
* 3-Piece Chicken Dinner featuring Maximum Cloud
6 PM at Pink Section - 3165 S. Archer #1 - 773-927-0136 ($5)

* Jim Ryan, Jon Howard, James Madaski, Chris Petersen, Deon Foster, Chuck Sipperley, Neil Jendon, Rob Pleshar
9 PM at the Candlestick Maker - 4432 N. Kedzie - 773-463-0158

* Mora - Brent Gutzeit, Philip von Zweck, Jason Soliday
* Brekekekexkoaxkoax 
* Snake Charm
9 PM at Deadtech - 3321 W. Fullerton - 773-395-2844 ($5 donation)

* David Honeyboy Edwards; Devil In A Woodpile
9:30 PM at Rosa's Lounge - 3420 W. Armitage - 773-342-0452

* Nicole Mitchell Black Earth Ensemble
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($10)

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(chi.now&then#17  -  June 15, 2003)

This live-music calendar emulates Seth Tisue’s Chicago Now -
featuring creative music beyond categories.

* www.msnbc.com/news/919753.asp - where are their weapons? enough dog & pony show!

NEWS, Highlights, Updates & Corrections:

- The Freedom Festival at Heaven, 1550 N. Milwaukee 2nd Fl. & buddY, 1542
N. Milwaukee 2nd Fl. on Fri. June 20 ­ 6pm-midnight, Sat. June 21 ­
noon-midnight, Sun. June 22 ­ noon-10pm  $15 pass for all three days, or
sliding scale donation
visit: www.lumpen.com/events/freedom.html or call buddY 773-342-7332
register to attend (?) by e-mailing: ed@lumpen.com

- finally had a chance to see Yakuza - fabulous loud! every bit as
energetic and engaging as Melt Banana - Bruce was a student of Ken V's -
they will be headlining at the Double Door & in August at the Bottom Lounge -

- you'd think the city of Chicago would be more forthcoming with the Grant
Park JazzFest line-up - note to Mayor Daley: tourists aren't booking hotel
rooms to picnic at your newly liberated lakefront park -

- the Numbers on June 17 are not equal to the Numbers on July 10 (San
Francisco new-underground heroes, former Xerobot); one of them ought to
change their name to, I dunno, the Hellbats, or something....

- the Jah Wobble show has been postponed; first Damo Suzuki can't get in,
now this.... I guess if you're John Ashcroft, musicians and artists are
terrorists -

EVENTS: chi.now&then#17

Sunday       - June 15
********************************
* Open jam session hosted by Ernest Dawkins, Vincent Davis, Steve Berry
3 PM at AACM Nu Beginnings - 7051 S. Crandon - 773-752-2212

* Velvet Lounge jam session hosted by Dennis Winslett & Kobie Watkins
7 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($4)

* Lisa Goethe w/ TBA performing conceptual piece by Bob Falesch 
* Brent Gutzeit
8 PM at Deadtech - 3321 W. Fullerton - 773-395-2844 ($5 donation)

* Nikki Mitchell w/ others TBA
10 PM at the Hungry Brain - 2319 W. Belmont - 773-935-2118

Monday       - June 16
********************************
* Jam session hosted by David Boykin, Karl Seigfried, Mike Reed
7 PM at Hotti Biscotti - 3545 W. Fullerton - 773-486-1099

* Jason Adasiewicz, Todd Munnik, Josh Berman
7:30 PM at Myopic Books - 1468 N. Milwaukee - 773-862-4882 (free)

Tuesday      - June 17
********************************
* Frank Catalano Trio featuring Von Freeman
5:30 PM at the MCA - 220 E. Chicago - 312-280-2660 (free)

* Aram Shelton - sax, Jon Mueller - drums
9:30 PM at Leadway - 5233 N. Damen - 773-728-2663 (no cover)

* Numbers - Jim Gailloreto, Dave Onderdonk, Gordon James, Ken Haebich, Larry Beers
9 PM at Martyrs' - 3855 N. Lincoln - 773-404-9494

Wednesday - June 18
********************************
* Quix*O*tic
* Fred Lonberg-Holm Trio w/ Michael Colligan, Sean Meehan
9:30 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600 ($7)

* Greg Ward & friends
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($6)

Thursday     - June 19
********************************
* Jah Wobble & Deep Space  *** CANCELLED ***
9 PM at the Abbey Pub - 3420 W. Grace - 773-478-4408 ($14)

* Paul Giallorenzo Trio w/ Jason Stein, Nick Alvarez
* Charles Waters solo
* Jason Ajemian solo
9:30 PM at 3030 W. Cortland  - 773-862-3616 (donation)

* Edward Wilkerson Jr, Tatsu Aoki, Michael Zerang
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($10)

Friday          - June 20
********************************
"Miles Of Music" outdoors on Michigan Ave, partial list:
* David Boykin solo
11 AM at 150 N. Michigan
* Chicago Samba
12 PM at 875 N. Michigan
* Jeff Parker Duo
12:30 PM at 150 N. Michigan
* Gingarte Capoeira
12 PM at 875 N. Michigan
* Nicole Mitchell Trio
5 PM at 430 N. Michigan

* Buzzcocks
* Billy Talent
* Serial P.O.P.
9 PM at the Metro - 3730 N. Clark - 773-549-0203

* 8 Bold Souls; Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls
9 PM at the HotHouse - 31 E. Balbo - 312-362-9797 ($12)

* Hal Rammel, Steve Nelson-Raney, Thomas Gaudynski
9 PM at the Candlestick Maker - 4432 N. Kedzie - 773-463-0158

* Love to Lust 2 w/ Soviet; DJs: Tobias, Trancid, JohnnyLOVE, LiveWire
9 PM at the Swayze Compound - 2244 W. 23rd Place ($10 donation)

* Damon Short Quintet
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($10)

Saturday      - June 21
********************************
* Thread Quintet
1 PM at Jazz Record Mart - 444 N. Wabash - 312-222-1467 (free)

* Ernest Dawkins - reeds, Michael Zerang - percussion
9 PM at the Candlestick Maker - 4432 N. Kedzie - 773-463-0158

* Vincent Davis Trio
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($10)

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(chi.now&then#18  -  June 22, 2003)

This live-music calendar emulates Seth Tisue’s Chicago Now -
featuring creative music beyond categories.

* www.commondreams.org

NEWS, Highlights, Updates & Corrections:

- Grant Park JazzFest line-up still not available -

- sorta makes you wonder, continued: compare Milwaukee's Summerfest to Chicago's Stand-In-Line Fest, I mean Taste of Chicago -

EVENTS: chi.now&then#18

Sunday        - June 22
********************************
* Open jam session hosted by Ernest Dawkins, Vincent Davis, Steve Berry
3 PM at AACM Nu Beginnings - 7051 S. Crandon - 773-752-2212

* Velvet Lounge jam session hosted by Dennis Winslett & Kobie Watkins
7 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($4)

* Design Flaw - Jon Doyle, Frank Rosaly & Brian Dibblee
* Matt Scneider Trio w/ Josh Berman & Joel Root
10 PM at the Hungry Brain - 2319 W. Belmont - 773-935-2118
 
Monday       - June 23
********************************
* Jam session with Niki Mitchell, Karl Seigfried, Mike Reed
7 PM at Hotti Biscotti - 3545 W. Fullerton - 773-486-1099

* David Boykin - solo
7:30 PM at Myopic Books - 1468 N. Milwaukee - 773-862-4882 (free)

Tuesday      - June 24
********************************
* Frank Catalano Trio featuring Von Freeman
5:30 PM at the MCA - 220 E. Chicago - 312-280-2660 (free)

* Insect Deli; Niinimaa; Scale Down; Aerospace Soundwise
9 PM at Danny’s Tavern - 1951 W. Dickens - 773-489-6457 (no cover)

* TBA
9:30 PM at Leadway - 5233 N. Damen - 773-728-2663 (no cover)

* Jets To Brazil
* Retisonic
* Love Scene
9 PM at Metro - 3730 N. Clark - 773-549-0203

* Vandermark 5 w/ Dave Rempis, Jeb Bishop, Kent Kessler & Tim Daisy
10 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600 ($3)

Wednesday - June 25
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* Wire
* The Standard
9 PM at the Double Door - 1527 N. Milwaukee - 773-489-3160 ($18)

* Greg Ward & friends
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($6)

Thursday     - June 26
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* Wire
* The Standard
9 PM at the Abbey Pub - 3420 W. Grace - 773-478-4408 ($18)

* Archer Prewitt
* Light FM
* MOTO - Masters Of The Obvious
* Lax
9 PM at Schuba's - 3159 N. Southport - 773-525-2508

* Mars Williams Group w/ Fred Lonberg-Holm, Jim Baker
9:30 PM at 3030 W. Cortland  - 773-862-3616 (donation)

* Edward Wilkerson Jr, Tatsu Aoki, Michael Zerang
9:30 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($10)

* Midnite; Aswah Greggori
9:30 PM at the Wild Hare - 3530 N. Clark - 773-327-4273

* Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
* Volta Do Mar
* Lozenge
10 PM at the Double Door - 1527 N. Milwaukee - 773-489-3160 ($8)

Friday          - June 27
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* EKG - Ernst Karel, Kyle Bruckmann
9 PM at the Candlestick Maker - 4432 N. Kedzie - 773-463-0158

* Ed Wilkerson & Nicole Mitchell Quartet
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($10)

Saturday      - June 28
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* Don Malone - solo electronics
9 PM at the Candlestick Maker - 4432 N. Kedzie - 773-463-0158

* The Fall; TV On The Radio  *** SOLD OUT ***
10 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600 ($18)

* David Boykins Expanse
10 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($10)

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(chi.now&then#19  -  June 29, 2003)

chi.now&then is also found at Jason’s site: www.restructures.net

This live-music calendar emulates Seth Tisue’s Chicago Now -
featuring creative music beyond categories.
Send me your stuff before Sunday morning for the following week: live@savagesound.com
Nothing is guaranteed except typos - everything is subject to change -
ALWAYS CALL AHEAD! (but never call during... )

* www.darpa.mil/body/tia/tia_report_page.htm

NEWS, Highlights, Updates & Corrections:

- incredibly, Grant Park JazzFest line-up still not available -

- Cex moves to Fireside Bowl from the Abbey

- several fantastic shows last week, Vandermark 5 played all new; Mars Williams w/ Fred L-H & Jim Baker; Sleepytime Gorilla Museum (if you liked the Art Bears, SEE THIS BAND! when they come back July 23)

EVENTS: chi.now&then#19

Sunday        - June 29
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* Open jam session hosted by Ernest Dawkins, Vincent Davis, Steve Berry
3 PM at AACM Nu Beginnings - 7051 S. Crandon - 773-752-2212

* Velvet Lounge jam session hosted by Dennis Winslett & Kobie Watkins
7 PM at the Velvet Lounge - 2128½ S. Indiana - 312-791-9050 ($4)

* TBA - how about updating the web-site?
10 PM at the Hungry Brain - 2319 W. Belmont - 773-935-2118

* The Fall
* TV On The Radio
10 PM at the Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western - 773-276-3600 ($18)

Monday       - June 30
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* Jam session with Niki Mitchell, Karl Seigfried, Mike Reed
7 PM at Hotti Biscotti - 3545 W. Fullerton - 773-486-1099

* Brian Dibbley - bass, Jon Doyle - clarinet, Frank Rosaly - drums
7:30 PM at Myopic Books - 1468 N. Milwaukee - 773-862-4882 (free)

* Jim Marlon Magas, Beau Wanser, Michael Broers, J.R. Nelson
10 PM at Danny’s Tavern - 1951 W. Dickens - 773-489-6457 (no cover)

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