Events

6:00 PM, $40 suggested

around the coyote - friday

9:15 PM – Tomorrow Music Orchestra
Tomorrow Music Orchestra is the chamber group led by bassist/composer
Matthew Golombisky. With this 20-something piece ensemble of strings, winds, percussion, guitar and keyboards, Golombisky explores compositional methods that blend chance/random techniques, improvisation, and traditional orchestration. Nothing is too ambitious or grand for Tomorrow Music Orchestra; the forms seemingly leap between atonal, free improv, swing, funk and classical at whim. Since their debut performance at the Ice Factory in 2006, this assemblage of some of the city’s finest jazz and classical instrumentalists has been performing in venues big and small all over Chicago and elsewhere.

8:15 – Sonic Inertia
Sonic Inertia’s mission is to provide a forum for the creation and performance of new works of music, dance and electronic media. The Sonic Inertia Quintet is primarily focused with music and was formed promote the mission in more conventional venues. The ensemble seeks to showcase original compositions and collaborate with similar arts groups and artists in their constant effort seeking new forms and expressions. Composers Matthew Coley and Dr. Bjorn Berkhout lead an ensemble that includes hammer dulcimer, cello, piano, vibraphone and clarinet.

6:15 – Anomie
Anomie exists at the intersection of contemporary classical music and indie rock. Melodic and formal structures are challenged as Anomie searches for beauty in the dissonant and the obscure. While the melodies are often angular and at times atonal, the rhythms are often paced in 4/4 by laptop. This is modern chamber music. Anomie pulls influence from Expressionist composers, Radiohead, and Bang on a Can. Live performers play violin, flute, clarinet, cello, and piano, while machines play drum, bass and synthesizer.

12:00 PM, $10 suggested

around the coyote - saturday

Scale Model
Scale Model is a four piece indie rock/pop group with striking vocals and sophisticated arrangements. They are evidence that pop music can be a higher form of music. The female-fronted group utilizes counter-point, syncopation and searching lyrics to create their energetic and dynamic sound. Scale Model draws influence The Cure, The Smiths, Ivy, Midlake, Broken Social Scene, Karate, and anything with strong songwriting. (Photo by Luku Rock Photography.)

Mike Musikanto
Mike Musikanto leads a five-piece, folk/alt-country/rock-Americana band formed in 2005 and released his debut EP “Love and Anxiety” in 2007. With a lineup of acoustic guitar, bass, electric keyboard, violin, pedal steel, drums, and passionate, drawling vocals, Musikanto allows each sound find its place in a rich tapestry of auditory stimulation. The group formerly known as Sleeper Car celebrates elements of orchestral music, country and jazz while maintaining the continuity of the American Folk tradition. With the lyrical weight of artists like Tom Waits and Elliott Smith, Musikanto’s narratives rattle the core of the human spirit.

John Wesley’s Band
Featuring artists from the Riptones, Second Hand Poets, Daphne Willis and Howlin’ Tumbleweeds, John Wesley’s Band is a collective of some of Chicago’s finest Americana, rock, alt-country and jazz musicians. Performances cover an engaging variety of songs, from inventive new takes on old spirituals to originals influenced by 50s country and gospel and bluegrass. Anchored by the clear and transfixing voice of Julia Klee and supported by premier instrumentalists, John Wesley’s Band presents a rousing, riveting show of lively country and lyrical originals and creative renditions of early American gospel classics.

Todd Kessler
Todd Kessler is a passionate singer/songwriter, and his music is subtly arranged and powerfully delivered. Kessler’s lyrics are an insightful commentary on ourselves as people and our self as a society. Grounded in the traditions of Bob Dylan and Bob Marley, Kessler is influenced by artists like by Ray LaMontagne, M. Ward and David Gray.

12:00 PM, $10 suggested

around the coyote - sunday

Kyle Mann Combo
Drawing upon a wide range of styles and influences, Kyle Mann Combo deliver a fresh brand of piano-driven rock that blends the unique and the familiar. Evoking colors reminiscent of indie pop, jazz, cabaret, progressive rock and earthy folk, the Kyle Mann Combo contrasts carefully crafted arrangements with extended improvised passages. Since its inception in 2005, the group has explored with a modular approach to both personnel and composition, allowing the music to breathe with a life of its own. The Kyle Mann Combo features: Kyle Mann – Vocals, Piano/Keyboards, Guitar; Vince Naples – Bass, Pedal Steel, Electric Guitar; and Matt Nagrodski – Drums.

Grun-Tu-Molani
Grun-Tu-Molani performs and composes music with rock forms and rhythms but by using jazz approaches to melodic and harmonic development. Sonic spaces and modes are explored with layered harmonies and textures while an unfaltering beat shapes and drives the music. Trumpet and Rhodes organ carry much of the melody in what could be described as ‘minimalist fusion’ as Grun-Tu-Molani travels the paths blazed by “Bitches Brew” and Isotope 217.

The Moshier-Lebrun Collective
The Moshier-Lebrun Collective has been a part of the Chicago music scene since its formation in early 2007. Best described as modern jazz at the intersection of gospel and art-rock, this band grooves with soul and intellect.

The Arts of Life Band
The Arts of Life Band is the music program for Arts of Life, which is an arts studio in Chicago for artists who have developmental disabilities. The Arts of Life Band performs songs with special meaning to its members. Band members work on creating original lyrics, singing, and learning how to play different instruments. The music program is directed by Ryan Shuquem. Music program artists are Veronica Cuculich, David Krueger, Christina Zion, Jean Wilson, Mike Marino and Kelly.