Hungry Brain
@HungryBrainChi
Low-lit, community focused, retro-chic bar and music venue hosting bands and DJs. Established 1996.
Monday! International Anthem Presents: 11 of 11. This month features a listening to Carlos Niño & Miguel Atwood-Ferguson’s duo album Chicago Waves, followed by a performance by BSA Gold with Micah Collier, and Frank Morrison. Doors: 7, Show: 8:30pm
Sunday! Teiku featuring Jason Stein (bass clarinet), Josh Harlow (piano), Ben Willis (bass) &Jonathan Taylor (drums) perform. Doors: 7, Show: 9pm
Saturday! Bricktown Sound Dance Party featuring Bricktown Sound: DJ Ferny. Doors: 7, Music: 9pm. FREE!
Saturday! Abraham “Live at Hungry Brain” Record Release Show. This show is a fundraiser for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. Doors: 7, Show: 9pm
Thursday! Lia Kohl’s July weekly residency continue with Mikel Patrick Avery & Lia Kohl duo, and Gerrit Hatcher, Lia Kohl, & Sam Wagster. Doors: 7, Show: 9pm
Wednesday Night fellowship hosted by Ted Sirota! A jam session for those who don’t hate, but appreciate. House band plays set I and then the open jam session for set II. Doors: 7, Show: 9pm. FREE!
Monday! Marc Smith, founder of the Uptown Poetry Slam, joins forces with Al Day, Bob Long, composer Doug Lofstrom, dynamic drummer Sarah Allen, and sax master Michael Levin—for The Last Word Quintet a genre-blending journey of verse, music, and meaning. Doors: 7, Show: 8pm
Sunday! Aram Shelton Quartet featuring Aram Shelton (alto sax), Keefe Jackson (tenor sax), Jason Roebke (bass) & Quin Kirchner (drums) perform 2 sets. Doors: 7, Show: 9pm.
Sunday Reading Series: Poetry, Prose, & Cocktails featuring Rita Dragonette, Andrea Change, & Mary Hawley. Doors; 6:30, Readings: 7pm. FREE!
Saturday! Peter Cunningham and the Bread and Butter Band, a classic rock and roots musical group, performs. Doors: 6:30, Show: 7pm
Friday! Joel Paterson Swing Quartet with Natalie Scharf, Jeff Parker, &!Alex Hall. Doors: 7, Show: 9pm
Thursday! Lia Kohl’s July weekly residency continue with Avreeayl Ra + Lia Kohl duo, and Macie Stewart, Lia Kohl, &Whitney Johnson. Doors: 7, Show: 9pm
Wednesday Night fellowship hosted by Ted Sirota! A jam session for those who don’t hate, but appreciate. House band plays set I and then the open jam session for set II. Doors: 7, Show: 9pm. FREE!
Sunday! Thicket Tone One: Set 1 with Joshua Abrams (bass), Jason Adasiewicz (balafon), Josh Berman (cornet), James Sanders (violin), and Mai Sugimoto (alto sax, flute). Set 2 features Jon Irabagon (reeds), Joshua Abrams (bass), and Jim Baker (piano, ARP). Doors 7, Show 9pm
Saturday! Chicago native DJ, educator, beat maker and label owner Hameedullah will be delving into the depths of his record collection for a very special all vinyl DJ set. Ranging from funk and disco, to house and techno, and to whatever is in between. Doors: 7, Music: 9pm. FREE!
Friday! The Paul Asaro Quartet featuring Natalie Scharf features absolutely swinging and danceable music from the late 1920s through the mid 1940s. Doors; 7, Show: 9pm
Thursday! Lia Kohl’s July residency continues with Lia Kohl, Lily Finnegan, Norman Long, Patrick Shiroishi, & Patrick Shiroishi + Lia Kohl duo. Doors: 7, Show: 9pm
Wednesday Night fellowship hosted by Ted Sirota! A jam session for those who don’t hate, but appreciate. House band plays set I and then the open jam session for set II. Doors: 7, Show: 9pm. FREE!
Wednesday! TWO DOLLAR BILL: You, Me, Them, Everybody is a podcast hosted by Brandon Wetherbee. It’s been recorded since 2008, with a live version recorded in Chicago and Washington, D.C. since 2009. The podcast now has over 900 podcast episodes $2 PBR. Doors: 7, Show: 7:30. FREE
