Chicago percussionist and composer Tim Daisy has prepared a new set of scores for two percussionists and piano, which he will present every Monday in April as part of the Homeroom Residency series at Elastic Arts.

On April 26 at 7:30pm, the next iteration of The Middle features a new trio—flutist Priya Fink, oboist Will Stevens and bassist JT O’Toole—presenting an eclectic, multi-genre chamber music program. All active classical performers, the trio shares a collective desire to present concert music in a way that feels fresh, inviting, and relevant.

Collaborators Kioto Aoki, Haruhi Kobayashi and Mai Sugimoto appear as the Miminari Trio, after their album "Miminari" released from AIRecords in fall 2025. Their backgrounds in traditional folk, jazz, and electronic sounds coalesce into unique sonic dialogues grounded in experimental improvisation. 

Sound artist and musician Nicole Alonso is Mrs. Hands. She uses unconventional sampling techniques and improvisation to create textured and collage-like soundscapes to explore themes of memory and identity.

Violet Booleans is the improvising duo of violinist/violist Magnolia Rohrer (violin/viola) and electronic musician Derek Worthington (laptop).

Keefe Jackson (sax/clarinet), Peter Maunu (guitar/violin), and Christopher Dammann (bass) join Jacob Little Cloud Fawcett (drums) for a set of improvised music. This will be the first time the quartet has performed together.

8:30 pm: Violet Booleans
9:30 pm: Jackson + Maunu + Dammann + Little Cloud Fawcett

$15 / $10 w/ Student ID - Tickets Available at the Door

Chicago percussionist and composer Tim Daisy has prepared a new set of scores for two percussionists and piano, which he will present every Monday in April as part of the Homeroom Residency series at Elastic Arts.

A special long weekend of music made in the moment presented by Elastic Arts’ Improvised Music Series

Join us for three days of improvised music from Chicago artists here at Elastic Arts!

A special long weekend of music made in the moment presented by Elastic Arts’ Improvised Music Series

Join us for three days of improvised music from Chicago artists here at Elastic Arts!

A special long weekend of music made in the moment presented by Elastic Arts’ Improvised Music Series

Join us for three days of improvised music from Chicago artists here at Elastic Arts!

Pleiades is excited to team up with Patchbent for a joint jam, bringing our communities together for a night of music and connection. After such a fun mixer at ESS this past February, we’re looking forward to coming together again and seeing what unfolds.

Chicago percussionist and composer Tim Daisy has prepared a new set of scores for two percussionists and piano, which he will present every Monday in April as part of the Homeroom Residency series at Elastic Arts.

Join us this Sunday for a special live taping of an in-the-round performance from Double Helix Quartet. The band finds Fred Jackson Jr., Ishmael Ali, Bill Harris and Avreeayl Ra in compact, highly responsive conversation, as alto saxophone, cello, drums and flute intersect in rhythmic propulsion, textural depth and incisive group invention, yielding a vivid, incisive document of Chicago-led collective improvisation. Music at 7:30pm!

FFFT returns for its first iteration of sound and movement collaborations for 2026 at Elastic Arts!

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. 

April’s CLEAT Series welcomes two Chicago artists presenting solo work, Teerath Majumder and Jaehoon Choi.

Two new configurations bringing modern production-influenced approaches to virtuosic acoustic performance: plunderphonic-acoustic duo Alana Detonators and a trio by Julian Pujol Qualls with special guest Marcos Morales from Miami.

On April 8, FUGUE STATE brings the second of two new programs to Elastic Arts Foundation, featuring radical cinema, new premieres, expanded cinema performances, and interactive installations!

Placing together queer history and queer presence in Cinema, we ask you to enter and expand the annals of Queer Film. With this series we showcase queer erotica past and present, centralizing queer desire to remind us of our histories. From vintage arthouse pornos, 80s-90s backroom home movies, 00s web boom, and into the tech fueled world of the 2010s to present we contextualize queer desire through multiple lenses. As we fight for physical queer spaces today and find ourselves equipped with cameras/computers in our pockets and generations of under-seen queer history at our disposal, where do we go?

This is our proposal to you, but let us warn you… it’s FILTHY!

This event is 18+

Chicago percussionist and composer Tim Daisy has prepared a new set of scores for two percussionists and piano, which he will present every Monday in April as part of the Homeroom Residency series at Elastic Arts.

At our April Elastro series we’re excited to welcome Philadelphia artist apologist to town as they tour the midwest. We’ll first experience performances from Chicago artists Itsï Ramirez and erψn temp3st.

Dark Matter Residency + Series presents BLK Noise, a night featuring experimental immersive soundscapes, noisy circuits and sonic rituals. Sets from artists Kwami Winfield (NY), D. Jean-Baptiste, Femi Shonuga-Fleming (NY), and Naturalblkinvention, and ilovecomputergirl djing throughout the night at Elastic Arts. Join us on Saturday April 4th at 8:30pm.  More info TBA!

Join us for the visual gallery exhibition opening of Too Tender Headed , a petition for reclaiming our divine sensitivities and memorializing tenderness. Curated by Harlem West

Packed night of Chicago veterans including a trio of Keefe Jackson, Jim Baker, and Julian Kirshner and a solo set by the one and only Carol Genetti is punctuated by powerhouse duo Whisker making a rare duo appearance.

On April 1, FUGUE STATE brings the first of two new programs to Elastic Arts Foundation, featuring radical cinema, new premieres, expanded cinema performances, and interactive installations!

Join us for an evening of trans poetics.

Even as our lives are under siege by a violent and racist empire, trans people continue to live extraordinary lives and make art that reflects those lives. On Trans Day of Visibility, a small collection drawn from Chicago’s thriving collective of trans poets will perform their work for and with their community.

Join us for an historic collaboration between two Chicago powerhouses born on opposite ends of the city: the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and Ensemble Dal Niente. Members of each group will combine into a single super-ensemble, performing new work by Elastic Arts 2026 honoree Renee Baker and more.

AIRMW Arts Initiatives Presents: Takashi Shallow: Recent Projects

Shallow will present an array of recent works stemming from his varied sonic practice including teaching video game music at The University of Chicago, soundtracking a documentary about the ghosts of Portuguese steelworkers in Paris for a Villa Albertine-Fiminco residency, and writing a forthcoming book about DJing in collaboration with Evoke Gallery. 

An evening of rhythmic technologies - drums, drones, dance from three unique solo artists: percussionist Bill Harris capping off his solo tour at home, synthesist Brian McFarlane visiting from Detroit, and a new project by sound/performance artist Becky Grajeda.

Pianist and a Partner (Perhaps) is back for their first event of 2026!

This special night of song will feature an incredible lineup of songwriters performing their work. The night will include a collective improvisation, bringing all performers together in a set that explores how the art and form of song shapes spontaneous collaboration.