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Free music nights

Five nights of ongoing free live music events.

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Monday
Indie rockers converge in Ukrainian Village where (almost every) Monday features a no cover live rock show at the Empty Bottle. Drinks aren’t free, but they’re hella cheap.

Tuesday
Tortoise guitarist Jeff Parker and friends let their jazz and experimental sides free for this weekly gig at Rodan.

Monday
Indie rockers converge in Ukrainian Village where (almost every) Monday features a no cover live rock show at the Empty Bottle. Drinks aren’t free, but they’re hella cheap.

Tuesday
Tortoise guitarist Jeff Parker and friends let their jazz and experimental sides free for this weekly gig at Rodan.

Wednesday
LeRoy Bach, formerly of Wilco, gets down with his soul stirring self and the guitar at Logan Square’s Whistler.

Dame Myra Hess series at the Chicago Cultural Center's Preston Bradley Hall features lunchtime classical performances from up-and-coming talents.

This fall, Wednesdays are all about World Music at the Old Town School —with everything from flamenco to Thomas Mapfumo and The Blacks Unlimited in live sets.

Friday
How about some shit-kicking live, real country music to start the weekend? The Hoyle Brothers take the stage at the Empty Bottle every single Friday for an after-work set.

Sunday
Josh Berman and Mike Reed curate the Emerging Improvisers jazz series at the Hungry Brain where jamming jazzbos from the Umbrella scene, and occasional out-of-towners get together to hammer out postbop and free jazz for all kinds of Chicago bohos.

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