Date: Friday, January 17th, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour | 7PM to the Sanctuary

Showtime: 7:30PM

Tickets: Advanced- $15 | Day of Show- $20

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About daarling:

About Silver Dollar:

Silver Dollar brings a modern approach to the timeless spirit of the ‘60s British Invasion, blending their influences with gritty energy and original flair. The group pulls inspiration from icons like The Rolling Stones and The Who, which can be heard echoed through their music. Fronted by bassist and lead vocalist Matt Cortez, the Chicago-based band’s sound is a fusion of driving drumbeats played by Alex Mazza, catchy lyrics, and electrifying riffs carried by the two guitarists Luke Frees and Austin Powers. The tunes capture the raw, rebellious charm of rock’s golden era while carving out a fresh identity for the group.   

2024 was a busy, transformative time for Silver Dollar. Formed in spring, their freshman year as a group was highlighted by two EPs released: Love Bomb in April and Lotus Flower in September. Lotus Flower features their take on The Ramones’ classic “Blizkrieg Bop,” showcasing their ability to honor their muses with their own distinct sound.   Silver Dollar has already played a number of well-received shows around the Chicagoland area, steadily building a local following with their dedication to live performance. On stage, they rediscover rock’s roots, bridging the past and present of the genre with their sound and presence.

About Luke Frees & The Shadowband:

Luke Frees is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who fronts a group called Luke Frees & The Shadowband. His first solo EP, After The Rain, was released in 2017 while he was living in Boston, studying songwriting and production. 2019 saw the release of his first full-length album, The Lost Weekend, which was followed by 2020’s dark, post-punk inspired Some Easy Blood. A brief move to L.A. at the end of 2020 yielded his third solo album, Point Of You, in 2021. At the end of the year, he returned to his hometown of Chicago and began playing in several projects and collaborating with other musicians in the Chicagoland music scene.

In 2022, he teamed up with Gary Zucker, a drummer he knew from his time in Boston, and the two of them worked on an a-sides/b-sides singles project that would scatter releases throughout 2023. Gary’s tight rock drumming style gave this new series of songs the energy they needed—a power not unlike John Bonham and Dave Grohl. It was clear at this point that they could have a powerful band if they found the right people to augment the duo’s core. 

Luke’s brother and tenor saxophone genius Garrett Frees had appeared on a few of Luke’s songs in 2021 and 2022, and when Garrett moved back to Chicago after graduating from the New England Conservatory, Luke asked him to join the new group he was putting together. His avant garde-influenced playing can be heard on tracks like “Miss Miss U,” “Strings,” and the show- stopping live renditions of “The Waves.” 

All this, of course, would be incomplete without a phenomenal bass player to lock the project in, and Zane Nyhus fit the bill. His melodic bass playing, inspired by Motown and Paul McCartney, anchors the rhythm section with a strong groove that winks at the past while pushing the songs into the future.  

Luke Frees & The Shadowband released their album, Tomorrow’s Lucid Dream, in the spring of 2024, and it has since gone on to be Luke’s most streamed music, with the lead single, “Miss Miss U,” topping 100,000 streams in its first 9 months of its release. Luke has gone on to finish 2024 by playing over 100 shows, both with The Shadowband and with other projects in the Chicagoland area. The group is looking forward to 2025, when they’ll start work on the followup to Tomorrow’s Lucid Dream.

softpower with Tommy Bravos

Date: Thursday, January 23rd, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour

Showtime: 8PM

Tickets: $15- Advanced | $20- Day of Show

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About softpower:

Ine'a J with King Malik

Date: Friday, January 24th, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour

Showtime 7:30PM

Tickets: Early Bird- $10 | Advanced- $15 | Day of Show- $20

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About Ine'a J:

Ine'a J, also known as The Pen Fairy, singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Chicago's very own rising gem has been shining in the music scene with her sultry voice, illustrious pen game, and radiating music.

The Our House Band Starring Irene Michaels

Date: Saturday, January 25th, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour

Showtime 7:30PM

Tickets: Advanced- $45 | Day of Show- $55

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About:

Produced by Chicago co-founder of Jam Productions, Arny Granat – OUR HOUSE has been wowing Chicago audiences since its debut in March 2021 followed by several SOLD OUT performances at Le Piano in Rogers Park, Arcada Speakeasy in St Charles, the Fine Arts Building on Michigan Avenue, Davenport’s and the historic Jazz Showcase.

Granat saw a burning desire for LIVE MUSIC kindled by the restrictions of the pandemic and went on to form OUR HOUSE which embodies an eclectic group of talented musicians.

Irene Michaels: LEAD SINGER

Irene Michaels, a timeless Chicago icon, has captivated audiences for decades with her diverse talents and positive energy. She defies ageism in the entertainment industry with grace, hard work, persistence, and natural talent, continuing to inspire at all ages.

Born in Chicago, Irene's passion for entertainment began early, leading her to success as a singer, dancer, and model. At 21, she won "Miss Photo Flash," launching a modeling career and a successful modeling agency.

A champion equestrian since childhood, Irene still rides and competes. She also made her mark in Hollywood, appearing in General Hospital and movies like Home Alone 2 and Killer Klowns From Outer Space.

Irene became an author and lifestyle blogger with her "I On…" brand, exploring beauty, luxury, and entertainment. She created her beauty line, "I On Youth,"  and wrote "I On Beauty," inspiring many, especially women over 50.

In her late 70s, Irene became a House Music Diva with the hit song "I Like Rain," which won "Best Pop Song of the Year" at the Josie Music Awards. She signed record deals with TRAX Records and Tribeca Records, earning Grammy nomination consideration and several other accolades.

Irene's live one-woman shows in Chicago and New York sell out. She shares her life stories and inspires audiences. Her social life is vibrant and filled with high society and celebrity events. Reflecting on her journey, Irene invites us all to pursue our passions and let inspiration guide us, just as she has throughout her remarkable life.

Date: Thursday, January 30th, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour | 7PM to the Sanctuary

Showtime: 7:30PM

Tickets: Advanced- $20 | Day of Show- $25 | VIP Table for 2- $60 | VIP Table for 4- $120

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About:

Steve Gibons  has been an integral part of the Chicago music scene for many years and is acclaimed for his playing in jazz and world music styles.  For this debut concert at Epiphany he is joined by virtuoso guitarist Gabriel Datcu  where they  combine elements of Jazz, Romanian Gypsy music, Tango, and music from the Middle East for a concert performance with their fiery virtuosity and captivating energy.  

wht.rbbt.obj with FURY

Date: Friday, January 31st, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour

Showtime: 7:30PM

Tickets: Advanced- $15 | Day Of Show- $20

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About wht.rbbt.obj:

Lauded by Rolling Stone for their "late-night decadence and velvet tones," wht.rbbt.obj started as a covert side project by married couple Frank and River Rabbitte and has since evolved into their primary creative outlet and grown into a 4-piece tour de force, blending enigmatic themes with bold, blues and soul-infused rock. Described as "Bluesy, Smoky, Sexy, and Raw," the band defies genres with a sound that has been likened to "Amy Winehouse meets The Black Keys in a game of strip poker" by James Van Osdol of WKQX's Car Con Carne, and "Heavily distorted roadhouse raunch" by NPR's Greg Kot of Sound Opinions. UpToHear Music claims, "wht.rbbt.obj will blow everything you own out of Earth's orbit." And Music Republic Magazine recently wrote, "If Amy Winehouse and Janis Joplin are your bag, then get a load of River Rabbitte.”

The band’s most recent release, “Unlucky 13,” debuted on Little Steven’s Underground Garage on SiriusXM.  

The band has played festivals like SXSW and Summerfest in Milwaukee, as well as a number of local street festivals.  They have opened for bands like Moon Walker, Eve6, and Mom Rock; and have done some regional touring, hitting: Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Louisville, Nashville, Davenport, Memphis, Richmond, Dallas, Waco and Austin. 

Date: Saturday, February 1st, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour | 8PM to the Sanctuary

Showtime: 8:30PM

Tickets: Advanced- $15 | Day of Show- $20

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Please note, the kitchen will NOT be opened. No outside food and/or drinks are permitted.

Soul Rebels 2025: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Bob Marley

Date: Saturday, February 8th, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour

Showtime 7:30PM

Tickets: Advanced- $15 | Day of Show- $20

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About:

On Saturday, Feb 8, we’re bringing the seventh annual Soul Rebels Concert back to Epiphany Center for the Arts! 201 S. Ashland, 6:30pm.

Soul Rebels is a celebration of the life and legacy of Bob Marley, a night to uplift and celebrate Reggae music and culture as a living tradition in Chicago and beyond. Always featuring an eclectic line-up of artists performing music and spoken word, covers as well as original work, new and classic songs for dancing and singing along to as we honor the continued relevance of Marley's music and message. In times such as these, it is more important than ever to envision a world beyond the old Babylon system of rule through dominance, division, fear and war. We fill every cell of our bodies with music that helps us to live in alignment with our higher nature and build a world where all life can thrive. Won't you help us sing? 

Hosted by Chicago Rasta spoken word poet Billy Tuggle, with music sets by Adam Gottlieb and OneLove joined by special guest Valroy Dawkins of Funkadesi and others, followed by a collaborative set by Vision in the Rhythm and Tukkiman, also joined by special guests! Final artist line-up TBA soon!

Tix are $15 in advance, $20 day of. VIP tables for 2 or 4 near front of stage also available!

Luscia Jane with Greenttea & The Tempos

Date: Sunday, February 9th, 2025

Doors: 6:30PM

Showtime: 7:30PM

Tickets: Advanced- $13 | Day of Show- $15

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About Luscia Jane:

Luscia Jane is a dynamic, Chicago-based indie band with a fresh and soulful sound that blends funk, rock, blues and jazz with a passion for environmental activism. The seed for the band was planted back in 2020 after Dante Nottoli and Bredia Santoro met and began writing songs and performing together. In 2023,  Dante and Bredia were inspired to connect their music to their environmentalism, and form a larger band. They met X, Keys, Gabriel and Jayson through the music department at Columbia College Chicago. Each brings their own unique magic to LJ's forest funk project. The members of Luscia Jane are:  Bredia Santoro, lead vocals; Dante Nottoli, lead vocals and bass; Gabriel Medina, saxophone; Jayson Verrett, guitar; Keys Nero, keyboard; and X Nero, drums. For more information and links to all our socials, check out our website at lusciajanemusic.com

Notes for Peace Reunion

Date: Sunday, February 16th, 2025

Doors: 1PM

Showtime: 2PM

Tickets: Free admission!

About:

Notes for Peace is an initiative of the Negaunee Music Institute at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra that empowers families across Chicago who have lost loved ones to gun violence to create original songs of tribute. Members of the Civic Orchestra Fellowship Program and guest artists from the U.K.-based Irene Taylor Trust work with parents from the support and advocacy group Purpose Over Pain to write, record and perform these songs.

This concert will feature previously written songs that have been written since the project began in 2018. They will be performed by the Civic Orchestra of Chicago Fellows, artists of the Irene Taylor Trust, guest singers and parents of Purpose Over Pain.

The program will be announced in January 2025.

ABR Productions presents Fall in Love with R&B

Date: Friday, February 21st, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour

Showtime: 8PM

Tickets: $25- Advanced | $30- Day of Show | $80- VIP Table for 2 | $160- VIP Table for 4

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About Deonte Baker

Date: Sunday, February 23rd, 2025

Doors: 6PM

Showtime: 7PM

Tickets: Advanced- $30 | ILCC Members- $25

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About:

The music of Heloísa Fernandes is the sound of a woman free to study literature, poetry, nature, classical music, jazz, Brazilian music, free to let them shape her identity, to let her identity flow into compositions. Strong and original, ancient and modern, her sublime creations blossom with rhythmic vitality and melodic delicacy. With her skill as an improviser she searches their emotional depths and soars with joy. "Fernandes is beyond categorization," wrote the Post and Courier of her American debut, "She is herself, and I'll always be interested in any music she cares to explore."

www.musica-extraordinaria.com/fernandes

STRUAN, Chan Fuze, and CALI JEWLS

Date: Friday, February 28th, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour

Showtime: 8PM

Tickets: Advanced- $15 | Day of Show- $20

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About STRUAN:

Julia Danielle Album Release

Date: Thursday, March 6th, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour

Showtime: 8PM

FREE Admission!

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Date: Saturday, March 15th, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour | 7PM to the Sanctuary

Showtime: 7:30PM

Tickets: Advanced- $15 | Day of Show- $18

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About OTNES:

Originally from the small city of Champaign-Urbana, IL, OTNES (they/she) fell in love with music at an early age. After growing up learning flute, piano and voice, OTNES got their degree in creative writing at UIUC and moved to Chicago where they became a staple in the music scene under the name Emily Blue. There, they frequented venues like Lincoln Hall, The Metro, Schuba’s, & more.

Following lengthy self exploration, OTNES transitioned into the unknown, changing their moniker and becoming the producer they’d always wanted to be. OTNES songs became mini-movies, combining vintage electronic pop textures with live instruments & passionate vocals to create a uniquely dynamic sound.

OTNES is also a passionate director of music videos, both for themselves and others. Their visual world comes to life in the debut single ‘SPIN,’ co-directed by Mossflower Pictures, and combines OTNES’s love of color with surreal retro aesthetics.

In 2024 they performed in 7 countries, supporting Australian icon Donny Benét on his 30+ day tour around the globe. Their show boasts of mystery and intrigue, paired with the stage design of acclaimed stage designer Strangehandle.

Hear their dreamy debut album ‘SHOW THEM WHAT’S INSIDE!’ on all streaming platforms.

About BAYEM:

BAYEM is a 26-year-old modern pop artist and producer from Indianapolis, USA. Raised in a musical family, he was exposed at an early age to underground house, acid jazz, neo soul, and mainstream music. His songs interpret this diverse well of influence in a wholly unique way, with his raw perspective on life and culture being aptly manifest in his fresh lyrical depth and undeniable hooks.

After accruing millions of streams and glowing reviews of his singles Pressure, Thrill, and Demonize, BAYEM issued the infectious 2023 singles Daze and Starstruck. These singles again expanded BAYEM’s growing cultural and critical success.

Spotify has featured BAYEM in their coveted “Fresh Finds: Pop” playlist, and his single Joyride was featured in the 2022 Hulu original film “Sex Appeal.” In summer 2022, BAYEM’s single Pressure was included in the season finale of TV series The Kardashians, resulting in a 30,000% increase in Shazam searches for BAYEM’s music.

After BAYEM’s debut two-week performance residency at famed Indianapolis club LoFi Lounge sold out in April 2024, his presence as one of the most sought-after artists that the city has generated in recent years was solidified. To follow, BAYEM performed his anticipated Los Angeles live debut at the world-famous Peppermint Club in West Hollywood.

In autumn 2024, BAYEM released the dazzling new single “Malibu”, the first track from his upcoming TAPE 3 EPwhich releases on December 14, 2024. BAYEM will perform a special hometown EP release show on the same day.

Press outlets have called BAYEM a “mesmerizing, captivating new artist (A1234)” and “an artist that demands your full attention (CLOUT).”

The Autistry Suite Album Release

Date: Sunday, March 23rd, 2025

Doors: 7PM

Showtime: 8PM

Tickets: Student- $10 | Champaign-Urbana Resident- $10 | Advanced- $15 | Day of Show- $20

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Joel Medina with Vince De

Date: Thursday, April 10th, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour

Showtime 7:30PM

Tickets: Advanced- $15 | Day of Show- $20

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About Joel Medina:

Vinto Van Go with NewClearFusion

Date: Saturday, April 12th, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour

Showtime 7PM

Tickets: Advanced- $10 | Day of Show- $15

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About Vinto Van Go:

Vinto Van Go has been described as “the ultimate party band” and “the best band at your local bar” for their psychedelic pop sounds. Their self-titled first album dropped in April of 2024 and this concert performance will celebrate the release of their second album, Vinto Van Go…In the Neon Wilderness, eleven new songs brimming with rock and soul fueled by psych rock coolness, this will be a night that promises liberation and dance.

Chris Greene Quartet

Date: Sunday, April 13th, 2025

Doors: 6:30PM

Showtime: 7:30PM

FREE Admission!

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About:

The Chris Greene Quartet - led by the Evanston saxophone colossus -  played its first gig in 2005 and has since become one of the most highly visible, award-winning and critically lauded bands in the Chicago area. While honoring jazz’s tradition, the band incorporates elements of funk, hip-hop, rock, Afro-Cuban, the blues and reggae, reflecting their diverse backgrounds. The band features Greene on saxophones, Damian Espinosa on piano and keyboards, Marc Piane on double and electric basses, and Steve Corley on drums and percussion. CGQ is currently celebrating the release of “Conversance,” the first ever jazz release for Chicago’s longest-running indie rock label, Pravda Records.

Date: Sunday, April 27th, 2025

Doors: 2PM

Showtime: 3PM

Tickets: Advanced- $15 | Day of Show- $20

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About the Show:

How can a musical community come together to emotionally process life in a changing and forever-changed environment? The three compositions in this performance explore responses to this question by composers Scott Rubin, Alissa Voth and Ben Zucker as well as videographer Zack Sievers. Performers seek to create a shared musical space for reckoning with themes of nature, loss, nostalgia, erosion and erasure on multiple planes. Interspersed between these pieces are short film clips exploring themes of ritual, healing, and environmental change in which both the musicians from the trio and some of their friends engage with the rapidly changing ecosystems of the Warren Dunes.

Composing the Climate is a continuation of pianist Cacie Miller's doctoral project. This set of pieces was commissioned and collaboratively prepared by Miller and Missing Piece (Dan Galat and Kelly Quesada). Each work takes a distinct approach to facing the changing climate. Rubin’s trio narrates the history of human “progress” and its destructive march in a work that interleaves notated and improvised movements. Voth’s work sensitively explores “Solastalgia,” mourning of an anticipated loss. Zucker’s piece uses the instrumentation of the piano trio to model the concept of subscendence, as the trio members shift between listening to themselves and each other as they move through Zucker’s indeterminacy-sprinkled score.

These commissions and their preparation were funded in part by the Illinois Arts Council.

About the Artists:

Cacie Miller, piano

Cacie Miller has relied on the sounds and repertoire of the piano to help her make sense of the world around her since a young age. She is drawn to compositions packed with colorful storytelling and especially those that seem to push through the edges of reality. She relishes these qualities in the music time honored composers such as Beethoven, Liszt, Debussy and Bartok, and in contemporary composers such as Lera Auerbach and Reena Esmail. Sometimes Cacie improvises and composes on her instrument. 

Cacie’s musicianship was fostered by several teachers throughout her university studies. She studied piano with William Heiles, Rebecca Penneys, and Robert Glover, theory with Steve Laitz, and harpsichord with Charlotte Mattax Moersch. She holds degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (DMA in Performance and Literature), the Eastman School of Music (MA in theory pedagogy), Houghton University (MM in piano), and the University of Southern Maine (BM in piano). These studies informed Cacie’s playing and her own teaching through work on body/emotion integration at the piano, use of analytical practices to inform interpretive decisions, and practicing intentional listening to prepare communicative performances.

With hope of working toward sustainable cultural practices, Cacie has been actively working on the project Composing Our Climate, which began during her doctoral research. This project focuses on performer-driven commissioned chamber works written to work through emotional reckonings with the climate crisis. 

Dan Galat, violin

Dan Galat is a Chicago-based violinist and violist, a classically trained performer comfortable across a wide range of styles and techniques. Working primarily with living composers, Dan can be found with Chicago's new music ensembles such as Fulcrum Point New Music or as the concertmaster of Chicago Composers Orchestra. Dan Galat is the founding member of Missing Piece with cellist Kelly Quesada, a Chicago music ensemble that endeavors to commission new musical works and works from other artistic disciplines on themes that inspire others to connect with their community, care for our environment, listen deeply to ourselves and others, and speak out against injustice.

Dan Galat is active across a variety of styles, including Baroque music with the Bach Cantata Vespers, or as a recording musician, recently with Manuel Cinema in their short film Future Feeling. Dan was the violinist, violist, and backup vocalist for the 24-show premiere in Chicago of Illinoise, the adaptation of Sufjan Stevens's album into a musical now on Broadway. Dan has freelanced with many orchestras including Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, Louisiana Philharmonic, and Columbus Indiana Philharmonic (concertmaster). Dan received his BM and MM at Indiana University, studying with Kevork Mardirossian, Desiree Ruhstrat, and Joseph Swensen.

Kelly Quesada, cello

Kelly is a Chicago transplant who continuously finds herself inspired by the city, its history, and its potential. She has 2 college degrees in classical cello performance and has lived and worked in three distinct regions of the US (Alabama, Oregon, Ohio) before landing in Chicago. She divides her time between practicing and performing music, teaching music, helping out in her communities, and trying to find little pockets of joy.

Scott Rubin, composer

Scott Rubin is Chicago-based interdisciplinary artist and improvising violist whose work interrogates relationships between sound and movement through analog and digital means. His recent projects have involved collaborations with musicians and dancers, often incorporating interactive acoustic/electronic improvisation, expanded performance practices, motion-sensing data, and live video. In these projects, he engages themes of intimacy, control, and the sublime.

Alissa Voth, composer 

Alissa Voth (she/her) is a composer and paper artist based in Chicago IL. Her creative work explores narrative and the unconscious mind with an artistic focus on the voice and woven imagery. Recent works include commissions from Masso Quartet, Garden Unit, Timothy Hanley, and Tyler Harper. Additionally, her music has recently been performed by the Stare at the Sun choir, the Unheard-of Ensemble, and Seth Parker Woods. Her music has been premiered and performed at festivals and venues such as at the UT Contemporary Music Festival, Constellation’s Fequency Series, the New School of Music, the Cortona Sessions for New Music, the Isador Bajic School, the deCordova Sculpture Museum, the Boston New Music Initiative, and the North American Saxophone Alliance. She is a PhD candidate at the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University, where she focuses her studies on music cognition and composition pedagogy. She formerly attended the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, which she now returns to as composition faculty for their summer composition intensive program.

https://www.alissavoth.com/

Ben Zucker, composer

Ben Zucker uses music to speculate on the systems and shapes of change, which has lead to a wide-ranging career as a composer, multi-instrumentalist improviser, producer, and cultural worker, with contributions to experimental scenes across North America and Europe. Acclaimed as a "master of improvisation" (IMPOSE Magazine), and “more than a little bit remarkable” (Free Jazz Blog), their work includes “stirring compositions…built on a lifetime of musical curiosity” (Chicago Reader), performed by artists including Third Coast Percussion, Ensemble Dal Niente, David Moliner, Khorikos, the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, Distractfold Ensemble, and Musica Nucleo Nova. As a performer, he utilizes vibraphone, brass, keys, voice, and electronics across styles including with musicians such as Anthony Braxton, Gareth Davis, the Vocal Constructivists, Karen Borca, Rinde Eckert, and Beth Orton, and makes frequent local appearances as an ensemble contributor and bandleader of experimental jazz quartet Fifth Season and creative music collective Mad Myth Science, the latter called “the next generation of Chicago jazz” by the Quietus. Following PhD studies at Northwestern University, they continue to live in Chicago, working as a freelance musician, lecturer, President of New Music Chicago, and curator for Elastic Arts’ Improvised Music Series.

Zack Sievers, videographer

Zack Sievers’ research background in time consciousness, haptics, and temporal aesthetics (PhD Philosophy, Villanova 2024) informs cinematography aesthetics for Composing the Climate’s new performance. Sievers creates 3 silent monochrome films, all shot at Lake Michigan dunes locations, gravitating around questions of time, nature, and community. Strangers and wanderers meet in the wilderness of sand to share tea, amidst paying creative, sacred attention to the landscapes and wildlife. It is a question of both memory and imagination: how do the dunes, the leaves, the travelers, the waves, the sun and the sand, measure and record time? Recent and upcoming works in film by Sievers include directing the feature Slovene mockumentary The Good Curse of Bird Mummy Moon (releasing 2025), co-directing full album music videography with Gustavo Cortiñas' for The Crisis Knows No Borders (releasing 2025), and co-creating, writing, and producing the short sci-fi Wizdom (2024). Other notable works include “Haptic Spider: Non-Human Eye”, an experimental documentary of Spider Festival (2022), full album music videography for Gustavo Cortiñas’ Desafío Candente (2020), experimental archival documentary work on Bara Kolenc’s Izumitelj na zemlji (2021), screenwriting "Golden Voices" (2018), and directing “Haptic Cinematography” (2017) and “Closed Frame” (2014).

SamaSama Project

Date: Saturday, May 3rd, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour

Showtime: 7:30PM

Tickets: Advanced- $35 | VIP Table for 2- $90 | VIP Table for 4- $160

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Date: Thursday, May 15th, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour

Showtime: 7:30PM

Tickets: Advanced- $15 | Day of Show- $20 | Student (Must Show ID at Box Office)- $10

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About the Show: