Lobster Newberg

with Redbear.

and Project Boat

Progressive, pop rock, fusion, blues, jazz, and more. All of these musical genres wrapped into a little ball they call Lobster Newberg. Whether you’re into the 60’s and 70’s classic or progressive rock, modern progressive rock, jambands, pop rock, fusion, or just great music with a solid core and raw talent, you will love Lobster Newberg.

Redbear. plays a strange style of folk music with honest lyrics that are likely to make you think...even if you don't want to.

8PM - $5 - Lobster Newberg's MySpace - Project Boat's MySpace - Redbear's MySpace

The Vocal Brew

with Wendy Morgan Unplugged

Featuring sets by Paul Mabin, Rivka,Dan Eli, Jeanne Arrigo and other great Chicago singers with a great house band!

8PM - $10 advance  $15 at the door - The Vocal Brew's site

Nicholas Tremulis Orchestra

with Ezra Furman and a very special surprise guest

Tremulis, the founder of the Windy City's annual star-studded charity concert, The Waltz, has been dubbed "the musical mayor of Chicago" by Norm Winer, program director of Chicago's taste-making modern rock radio station, WXRT. With a wide array of musical influences, from early punk to funk and harmolodic jazz to soul, NTO is touring in support of their recently released album, "Pinky." "With all the talk of rock dying out due to its own lack of inventiveness," observes All Music Guide regarding NTO, "maybe the powers that be oughta give the Nicholas Tremulis Orchestra a listen." You ought to, too.

8PM - $12 in advance - $15 day-of - visit Nicholas Tremulis Orchestra's site - visit Ezra Furman's website

Tributosaurus becomes The Monkees!

Special show for kids!

Tributosaurus is the Jurassic beast of multiple musical faces, and every month, the beast morphs into a different rock group. The finest musicians from Chicagoland join the core group to sit in…to sing and play songs they’ve wanted to cover all their lives.  Join Tributosaurus at SPACE for a special kids show, featuring songs by The Monkees!

12:30PM - $6 for kids//$12 for adults ($8//$15 day-of) - Tributosaurus' site

Benefit for Koko Taylor's Band

All Star Jam Session featuring "Hitsville" as the house band

Musician Koko Taylor-- the proclaimed "Queen of the Blues"-- is known for her rough and powerful vocals and her traditional blues stylings.  In late August, Koko's band, the Blues Machine, was injured in a serious van accident in Wisconsin; with various members receiving broken bones and requiring surgery, the Blues Machine is looking for help. SPACE is hosting a benefit for Koko's band to support both the Queen and her loyal court and help nurse them back to health!

8PM - $10 - Koko Taylor's site

The Hard Lessons

with special guest TBA

Formed initially at Michigan State University and fronted by Detroit's modern incarnation of Ike and Tina, the Hard Lessons are renowned for their high-energy live performances and innovative sound. Their instantly memorable neurotic indie rock keeps self-conscious scenesters singing and dancing well past last call, and critics have consistently hailed their performance the best in town-- no matter what city they're playing.

8PM - $10 - visit the Hard Lesson's site

Peter Mulvey

with Tommi Zender

Rolling Stone says Peter Mulvey has "a voice lush and hushed that occasionally sinks into a whisper...surrealistic beauty." Always looking for ways to further immerse himself in language, art, and music, Mulvey has also scored music for theatre and modern dance, and his songs have been featured in film and television, including various WB programs and PBS documentaries.

8PM - $12 in advance - $15 day-of - visit Peter Mulvey's site  - visit Tommi Zender's Site

Chicago Barn Dance

The Chicago Barn Dance Company sponsors and supports contra dance, traditional square dance and old-time music in the Chicago area. Their old-fashioned barn dances are open to the public, with no costume, partner or experience necessary. Beginners are welcome and should arrive early in the evening, when the dances are usually easier and taught more completely.

8PM - $6 day-of - visit CBD's website

Horse in the Sea

with Scatteredtrees

and Peter Terry

Horse In The Sea is the ancient story of a man at war with himself. With squinted, strained eyes he envisions a victory, but the opposite direction shows an inevitable defeat. Developed as a concept, the band played its initial show on the eve of 2007. Their music, built around radiant harmonies and an electric folk foundation, maintains the identity of the records that make this sound possible. At times wistful and sunny, these locals are charmingly straightforward in their approach.

8PM - $8 - visit Horse in the Sea's site - visit Scatteredtrees' site

Alfonso Ponticelli's Gypsy Jazz Tribute to Django Reinhardt

Chicago's premiere gypsy-jazz band plays the 1930s-style music of guitarist Django Reinhardt; anticipate the jubilant swing of early jazz with the feisty passion of gypsy music, combined with strong guitar pyrotechnics and virtuosic improvisation.

Ponticelli is "Chicago's pied piper of gypsy jazz," says Mel Bay, Guitar Sessions.

 

8PM - $10 - visit Alfonso's site

Sons of the Never Wrong

with James Curley

Sons are as good as it gets when it comes to a different view of three-part harmony on top of original, whimsical songs that spring from a tradition you swear you have heard before but just can't place. Sons is a trip made up of Sue Demel, Deborah Lader, and Bruce Roper: three kind of mixed up adults of perfect parents of a by-gone era, just crazy enough to think life in the fast lane comes with a banjo.

8PM - $15 in advance - $20 day-of - visit Sons of the Never Wrong's site - visit James' site

Don Stille

Chicago-based pianist and accordionist Don Stille plays jazz with sophistication, intelligence, polish, and warmth. He moves fluidly from ragtime to stride, mainstream to bebop, high energy latin to hard-driving straight-ahead jazz. His own works are deeply personal, blending tasteful restraint and melodic intensity.

details to be announced

Bunkertown

Bunkertown is fronted by Mark Anderson, a lifetime guitarist and decade-long staple on the Chicago music scene. His music combines folk, rock, blues, and ragtime country to create a "musical mutt." Their shows are jam-packed with energy and enthusiasm for a whole variety of musical genres. Together, Bunkerown is a force to be reckoned with.

8PM - $10 - visit Bunkertown's website

The Chicago Catz

R&B Dance Party

Formed by members of three renowned Chicago musical groups, the Chicago Catz perform high-energy pop-dance R & B tunes which will propel you out of your seats and onto the dance floor. Sharing a love for Motown and the like, these well-respected musicians play catchy, highly danceable tunes, earning audience appraise and the moniker as a "super-group."

8PM - $10 in advance - $15 day-of - visit The Chicago Catz' site

Dolly Varden

with Ingrid Graudins

Composed of husband and wife team Stephen Dawson and Diane Christiansen and their friends, Dolly Varden plays songs driven by tough guitars, big choruses, and clever abandon. Following four albums and tours with Whiskeytown, Andrew Bird, and The Pernice Brothers, Dolly Varden is hitting the road solo. Their stop at SPACE is sure to demonstrate why their music routinely receives critical acclaim, often gathering comparisons to the roots-rock soul and animated camaraderie of The Band and the Jayhawks.

8PM - $10 in advance - $15 day-of - visit Dolly Varden's website - Ingrid Graudin's site