Pleiades Series: May Klug
Composer/performer with Casio synthesizer, feedback, voice and improvisors
Elastic Arts · Logan Square · music-venue
2830 N Milwaukee Ave
Elastic Arts is a Logan Square venue hosting improvised music, experimental performance, dance, and visual art. The space programs diverse artists working in non-traditional and experimental forms, with a regular Improvised Music Series and genre-spanning events. It serves as a flexible home for avant-garde work and community-engaged artistic exploration.
Upcoming shows15
Improvised Music Series: Dave Gordon Quintet, Fred Jackson Jr./Norman Long
Evening of soundscapes with bows, brass, keys, samples
Elastic Outreach Program: Blues Takeover *Off Site @ Hasan Park*
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Blues music celebration as part of Night Out In The Parks
free
Festival of Sufi Arts ft. Hamnavai, Indus Blues, Lyn Rye
Festival of Sufi Arts featuring music, visual art, and poetry from Sufi artists
Improvised Music Series: Avreeayl Ra and Dream Stuff
Dream Stuff exemplifies Spontaneous Composition and Arrangement
$15 / $10 w/ Student ID
Elastro: Cate Kennan, Infrathin, Cleared
Elastro series with LA musician and Chicago duos
Night School w/ Avreeayl Ra · Hypergrace, Robbie Lynn Hunsinger · James Connolly, Michael Zerang · Kat Bawden
Audio/visual series pairing video artists with improvising musicians live-scoring for first time.
Improvised Music Series: Sam Wenc + Ben Schmidt-Swartz Quartet
Ambient · Experimental
Elastro: Lesley Mok
Solo set of digital electronics, live improvisation, and studio manipulation
Improvised Music Series: Baker/Hunt/Heinemann, Keefe Jackson Quartet
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Electroacoustic dialogues and free jazz-derived excursions with two ensembles
$15 / $10 w/ Student ID
VLX 7.5 — Nireus LIVEscore Screening
Experimental film series with live score from Chicago duo Nireus
Improvised Music Series: My Little Realities, Matt coglianese's Cogstet
Two open-ended ensembles balancing alt-jazz groove and experimentation.
Improvised Music Series: Ken Ueno + TBA
Ken Ueno from Boston
Freedom From and Freedom To
Sound and movement collaborations