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Join us for the release show for Casts new album Desire Path.

Our May Elastro features visiting audio/visual artist Jason Zeh, a new duo Ancient Futures that includes Scott Rubin and QūJié, and HUMACHINE UNLEARN67NG.

Juliann Wang presents music and dance, bringing her own unique brand of modern practice while paying homage to her roots. The evening will feature her group “My Little Realities”, an experimental sound and alt-jazz collaborative. Bridging traditional motifs, poetry, and improvisation across multiple genres. Working with a collection of Chicago’s engaged innovators (Ben Zucker, Graham Nelson, Evan Kopek, John Rozman), they create inspiring moments of shared dialogue and expression, both composed and spontaneous. She will also be presenting a dance piece for this event."

Join us as 113 Composer’s Collective presents new work for violinist Maya Bennardo.

Marcy and AP of the Dovewhether podcast are having a live show! They have hosted Dovewhether, a gay socialist podcast about media and art, for 2.5 years. Last time they tried to host a live show someone almost [REDACTED] one of the co-hosts. After surviving a near-death experience, bottom surgery and coming out as gay on the podcast, they’re ready to put on a show if it’s the last thing they do! The theme of the night will be John Waters' Female Trouble. A queer staple, a rainbow paperclip, gay tape.

Join us for this month’s Pleiades Series! Chicago-based sonic clown and performance artist SAY MAYFIRE opens the evening with Educational Television, a remote-controlled audiovisual performance built from live sound and video manipulation, absurdity, and experimental process. Montreal-based trumpeter and interdisciplinary artist Émilie Fortin follows with a solo set drawing from improvisation, physical theater, and contemporary music practices. Following the performances, SAY and Émilie will co-lead an open workshop/jam exploring sound, clowning, movement, and guided experimentation.

Two trios bringing together generations of Chicago mainstays of jazz, noise, and alt-rock and pop (it wouldn’t be Elastic if it wasn’t alt-!)

Join us for an evening of Bass Dreams + BYSH!

Shake Shook Shaken is a theater/movement workshop series produced by Julie Meckler. The series is designed for people to gently bring body awareness, allowing participants to open up, explore outside of their comfort zone, bond with each other, create and show. By playing with these concepts using our bodies, voices, words, and each other, we will explore our own awareness and sensitivity as artists and people.