Logan Square

As part of the 2026 Chicago Jazz Festival Citywide series we present a free show with Elastic Arts mainstays.

CJ LARSEN, John Simmons, Karl Almaria

Chicago's definitive mid-week house ritual

No cover

Blues

Jazz

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with faithless devotion, Fantasma Negra, DJ Philly Peroxide +2 more

We’re honored to once again curate a slot at this year’s Chicago Jazz Festival! This Thursday 9/3 the festival hosts a run of great performances throughout the Cultural Center starting at 11am. Our friends and heroes Extraordinary Popular Delusions will present an hour of music at 11:15AM at the Cla

Dance Harder 4 Me unofficial preparty with bounce, techno, trance and more during ARC/NCMF Weekend

Blues

Tres Mortimer, Valeria Fride

Thursday, September 3rd, 2026 ARC After Dark: KEVSQUARED (Très Mortimer B2B Allnightkev) \- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

$26.27

No cover

with Heather Mall, Mikey Harms, Mathieu Mieling

Rock · Indie / Alt · Folk / Americana

with Growing Boys, Peter Hunt & the Great Outdoors

Doors 8:30pm

$15.77

HYPEMAN, DIESEL, FRANCE

Labor Day Weekend Edition. Hottest tunes in Afrobeats, Amapiano, Dancehall, and RNB

DJ Mukqs, LizAnne Cook

Electronic

Soul / R&B / Funk

Pegassi, Nola, Mary K

Friday, September 4th, 2026 ARC After Dark: Pegassi \- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2045 N Milwaukee A

$69.53

house / footwork / juke / jungle / drum & bass

No cover

with New Grass, Jawline, Marky Hladish

with Lilydoll, Slow Riser

Doors 8:30pm

$16

VERY SOMETHING, Geto Mark, FLIP +2 more

Afternoon groove sesh on the terrace

No cover

HYPEMAN, DIESEL, MONTANA

Labor Day Weekend Edition. Hottest tunes in Afrobeats, Amapiano, Dancehall, and RNB

Electronic

Blues

Saturday, September 5th, 2026 ARC After Dark: Dubfire B2B DJ Hyperactive + Lindsey Herbert \- - - - - - - - - - - - -

$62.32

DJ Feelgood

DJ #Feelgood delivers a night of R&B, Rap, Soul classics and current bangers

No cover

Future Nest, emerald voyager, Hair Person +1 more

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Electronic

X Club, Sam Alfred, Club Angel +1 more

Sunday, September 6th, 2026 ARC After Dark: X CLUB. B2B Sam Alfred, Club Angel, Hotpretty \- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

No cover

Monday, September 7th, 2026 ARC After Dark: DJ Heartstring + BAUGRUPPE90 + Quest \- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

$57.17

Rock · Indie / Alt · Pop

Doors 7:30pm

$16

Jazz

No cover

Our Elastro series welcomes electronics composer Hunter Brown back to Chicago, alongside Elastic debuts from chelliah and Stereotypewriters.

Blues

Jazz

No cover

with Cavedivers, Mel Senese

Pop

with suroor, MaryMary!

Pop · Electronic

$15.77

Unique free jazz meeting featuring two leading Croatian improvisers and unconventional ensembles with Chicago powerhouses

KELZ, MARR.IO, YAHYO EL MALO +2 more

Pulse collective and Hypnotix bring high-energy music. Dance and meet awesome people.

Blues

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with Trouser, Hunting For Sport

with Waco, Dogs Run Free

Folk / Americana

Doors 8:30pm

$15.77

September’s CLEAT Series features three sets from Chicago artists, with a duo from Steve Reidell & Tim Kinsella, solo set from Alexander Panos, and the duo Squonk.

DJ D.R.E.A.M., Shazam Bangles

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with Indoorsmen, Confusion, Our Century In Pictures

Punk rock · Punk and roll

with Mors Vitaque, Mortlach

Dark ambient · Dungeon synth · Soundscape

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Join us for our final outreach event of the summer at South Merrill Community Garden! We’ll have Naydja Bruton’s Rhythm Ninjas, udochukwu anidobu, and Amari Amai. More info on their performances TBA!

The Avina Brothers, RIPTIDE, DESMA +1 more

Chicago's summer closing rooftop party with sunset, music, and packed terrace

Electronic

Blues

Saturday, September 12th 2026 Julian Fijma \- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2045 N Milwaukee Ave Chica

$30

Music that will make you move

No cover

with Jotek, Jaiden May, oipeee!

with Won't Stay Dead, King Sans

Egg punk · Garage rock · Garage punk

$17.84

Ritual journeys through transformation and transcendence, exploring death and rebirth through music, storytelling, and dance.

A special R&B popup by Underground Village

No cover

with Glass Bouquet, Autoflamingo

with Super Brick, Never Been Won't Go, Steve Romero Schaefer

Doors 7:30pm

$15.77

Jazz

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Blues

Jazz

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with Slopdogs, GIRLS INC

Rock · Blues

with Mel. Crozby, Kent Avenue Carpool

Doors 7:30pm

$15.77

Michael Zerang and Tim Kinsella perform for the 2nd time ever as a duo and the first time with their new band name, Typhoon Matisse . Texas based vibraphonist Stefan González is visiting Chicago in preparation to move there this fall. In an attempt to immerse themself in the vibrant improvised and f

Blues

Latincore, Guaracha, Booty Bounce, Bouyon, Hardgroove, Jersey Club

No cover

with Nequient, Rejected Limbs, Displacer

with Cat Merkle, The Front Desk, Here For Now +1 more

Rock · Indie / Alt

Doors 8:30pm

$16

Blues

Blu:sh, Hotpretty

Friday, September 18th, 2026 Blu:sh w/STEM STUDIO HOTPRETTY \*\* Tito Barbosa \*\* \- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

$15

Chicago DJ duo Buen Viaje will be spinning sounds ranging from dreamy, laid-back balearic to transcendent underground house.

No cover

with COLOR., Joel Q

Rap · Hip-hop

Doors 8:30pm

$25.57

DJ Heather, SHANS, Mr. Airplane Man +1 more

Summer '26 season finale day party with classic house grooves

Saturday, September 19th, 2026 DXNBY \- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2045 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL

$15

with Lana Leone, Baby

Shoegaze · Alternative

Doors 7:30pm

$15.77

Our September Pleiades Series welcomes bassoonist and noise-maker Gabi Vanek in from Iowa City, IA. Their sonic interests center on the aesthetic and tonal crossover between contemporary classical music and harsh noise.

Doors 8:00pm

No cover

with Valatie, Swill, Widaparte

Rock · Pop · Soul / R&B / Funk

Doors 6:00pm

No cover

Jazz

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with Naomi 10 Million, ameokama, Future Nest +1 more

Jazz

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Rock

Doors 7:30pm

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Blues

Thursday, September 24th, 2026 Jam City \- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2045 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago,

$20

Hip-Hop / Rap

No cover

with Persian Cowboy, Waterpennies

Doors 8:30pm

$16

Marrøn, Kimba

Electronic

$20

Groovy tunes & dance beats to dance & groove to

No cover

Dravin and the Ravens, Friendly Faces, Jack Moony & The Sun Drops

Doors 8:30pm

$16

Work for spoken words, sung voice and body movement exploring light, darkness, and human experience

Saturday, September 26th, 2026 ZERO \- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2045 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL

$20

No cover

with Fullscreen, Sunday Evening Drive, Rareforms

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with Damsel., Sgt. Starling

Doors 7:30pm

$15.77

Jazz

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Jazz

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with Fog Lamp, Jonathan D. Valdez, Powerstrip

Thursday, October 1st, 2026 Loukeman \- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2045 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL

$28.33

with Splitjaw, Refute, Dilator +1 more

with Winter TV, Sam Roethgen

Doors 7:30pm

$16

Electronic

$15

with Lorraine-Dietrich, Indigo Flood

Full courtyard and rooftop patio takeover in collaboration with whosthatcatrecords

Doors 7:30pm

$16

with Etudes of Horror, Flash Flash Comfort, Beige On Beige

with Sparkling Urbana, Color to Use

Punk

Doors 7:30pm

$16

Ivy Lab, Lake Hills

Thursdaay, October 8th, 2026 IVY LAB Lake Hills \- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2045 N Milwaukee Ave

$30

with Palmer, Hoverboard

Doors 8:45pm

$16

with Empty Heaven, Molly O'Malley

Alternative · Live · Dynamic diy

Doors 7:45pm

$15.77

Rock

Doors 7:30pm

No cover

with TV in Color, Blue Stoplights, Clocking

with Cuss, Lightfoils

Friday, October 16th, 2026 Main Phase \- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2045 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago, I

$15

with VELL THE GENERAL, RP, DAI +5 more

with Tapegun, Eden's Expressway

Ambient · Psychedelic · Black metal

No cover

with Kyle Payne, Janeece

with Daarling, Bursting

Doors 8:30pm

$16

Blues

No cover