upcoming PERFORMANCEs
PAST
November 24: Bach Cantata Vespers at Grace Lutheran
October 27: Bach Cantata Vespers at Grace Lutheran
August 24-25th: Ikenobo Ikebana Exhibit at Chicago Botanic Garden
July 20-21st: Ikebana Walk Southport Corridor
March 29th: with Jessica Ackerley and Ben Zucker at Constellation
2023
December 19th: Tom Musick with strings at The Hideout
November 4th: Akosuen with Cheer Accident at Elastic Arts
October 30: Cinchel/Akosuen/Jendon trio at Elastic Arts 8pm
October 8: Akosuen at the Hideout 4pm
August 26-27, 2023: Ikenobo Ikebana Society Chicago at Chicago Botanic Garden
August 3, 2023: Tom Musick at Weegee’s Lounge, 9:00pm
July 28, 2023: playing with Coffin Prick record release show
July 9, 2023: Akosuen at PRFBBQ
July 8-9, 2023: Ikebana Walking Tour, Southport Corridor
July 8: Songs of Mourning and Loss with Angela James, North Park Nature Center, Chicago
July 6, 2023: Billie Howard, piano at Tack Room
June 24: Songs of Mourning and Loss with Angela James, AIDS Garden Chicago
June 10, 2023: Tom Musick and Bobby Conn record release, Epiphany Arts
May 19, 2023: Akosuen + Cinchel + Neil Jendon at TriTriangle
April 29-30, 2023: Enso at Elastic Arts with Chicago Ikenobo Ikebana Society, Hunter Lewis, Ayako Kato, Charles Harris, Ty Yamamoto
March 19, 2023: Akosuen at Hungry Brain with Natural Satellite
2022
November 6, 2022: Akosuen at Elastic Arts, Pleiades Series
May 28, 2022: Akosuen record release concert at Constellation, Chicago
March 10, 2022: Heavy Air Happy Hour at Cafe Mustache, Chicago
2021
December 3, 2021: Akosuen at No Nation
November 21: Circuit des Yeux at Thalia Hall
October 8: Through the Flames at Newberry Library, 6:30pm
October 2: Newhouse/Howard/Keller String Trio plays Mozart, Rousell and more for Sequence at Navy Pier, 4pm
June 7: Executive Summary with Fritz Welch, Akosuen, Misery Engine, Sippy Cup, Federico Balducci livestream
June 17 and 19: Helen Money with special guests, Empty Bottle
June 12-13: Ikebana Walk, Southport Corridor in Chicago, Free!
2020
September 24: High Zero Festival 2020 Norman W. Long/Mallory Linehan/Billie Howard livestream twitch.tv/highzerofoundation
August 30: PRINCIPLES OF NON-ISOLATION IN AUDIO Akosuen + Cinchel livestream soundcrack.net
July 16: The Quarantine Concerts: curated by Billie Howard via Experimental Sound Studio LIVESTREAM
May 31: PONIIA livestream Akosuen/Carol Genetti/Tom Djll/David Coulter soundcrack.net
May 10: The Quarantine Concerts: curated by Billie Howard via Experimental Sound Studio LIVESTREAM
POSTPONED March 19: Akosuen EP Release Concert + Mute Duo at Constellation POSTPONED
POSTPONED April 4: Billie Howard: Creative Expression through Contemporary Music at Oak Park School of Music POSTPONED
April 5: The Quarantine Concerts: curated by Billie Howard via Experimental Sound Studio
March 6: Akosuen/Cristal Sabbagh for Gather at Comfort Station
February 29/March 1: NonOp presents John Cage’s H P S C H D-50 at Preston Bradley Hall
February 20: Barton/Howard/Langford, Bell Box at OGGI
2019
October 27: Billie Howard solo violin + Akosuen EP Release at Constellation
September 6: Angela James and Friends at Hideout
August 22: Akosuen for Mirrored Series at Empty Bottle
August 17: Akosuen/Bobby Conn/Cheer Accident at Martyr’s
August 10: Student Recital at Oak Park School of Music
July 27: Mirrored Series at Empty Bottle
July 9: with Angela James at the Hideout
June 29: Bobby Conn at the Green Mill
June 18: Barton/Himmelstein/Howard at Elastic
May 23: Akosuen solo violin set, Comfort Station
May 9 : Do Re #MeToo, Metro Chicago
April 6: Akosuen DJ set, BLNK HAUS
March 6: NbN Trio record release, Elastic Arts
February 23: Makeout Party, Hideout
February 14: Akosuen + Cathy Hsiao, Chicago Artists Coalition
January 31: Jordan Martins: Fugal Systems at Experimental Sound Studio
January 5: Bobby Conn at Ian’s Party, Subterranean, Chicago
2018
December 16: Snow City Arts 20th Anniversary at Schubas
December 5: Akosuen at Elastic Arts with Anthony Janas and Wish-Fulfillment
November 24: Akosuen @ Chill Fest, Little Broken Things, Chicago
November 13: Jeff Carey/Pepper Mill Rondo/Akosuen at Tritriangle
November 6: Laurel Yost New Music Project, Reynolds Recital Hall, Montana State University Bozeman
November 4: Collaborative set with Nora Barton and Chad Langford at Haufbrau, Bozeman MT
November 2: Creative Expression through Music at Pilgrim, Bozeman, MT
October 8: 1esf5m LIVE! 100th episode celebration at Tritriangle
September 23: Mute Duo Ensemble, Bohemian National Cemetery
September 6: Solo violin set, Comfort Station, Chicago
July 29: Cinchel/Akosuen RECORD RELEASE SHOW with Scripts Records at Elastic, Chicago
July 15: Dearborn Garden Walk
July 14: Lucky Trikes at William Harris Lee in the Fine Arts Building
July 10: NbN Trio with Maunu/Morris/Brock at Elastic, Chicago
June 23: The Paver at PRF BBQ 2018
June 21: a.pe.ri.od.ic (34) at Fourth Presbyterian Church for Make Music Chicago
June 9: Storytime with Lucky Trikes at William Harris Lee & Co in the Fine Arts Building, Chicago
May 24: with Nick Alvarez at Comfort Station
May 9: Adams/Howard/Lyons at Elastic Arts
April 27: Billie Howard/Fyodor Sakhnovski/Daniel Tovar
“Man in Motion” at Museum of Contemporary Art ChicagoApril 26: Akosuen for Comfort Music at Comfort Station, Logan Square
April 22: a.pe.ri.od.ic (33) with Emmanuelle Waeckerlé at Constellation
April 21: Piano Faculty Recital at Concordia University Chicago
April 15: a.pe.ri.od.ic (32) with Gerhard Staebler and Kunsu Shim at Constellation
April 11: NbN Trio with Hannah Brock, Deidre Huckabay at Empty Bottle
March 2: a.pe.ri.od.ic (31) at Elastic
February 24: with Lucky Trikes, William Harris Lee, Wilmette IL
February 18: Emanation XVI at Century Mallet
February 18: “Drone for Bloom, Drone for Blue" with Cathy Hsiao and Rebecca Himelstein at Goldfinch
February 10: Hideout Makeout Party
January 19, a.pe.ri.od.ic and Christian Wolff at Elastic
2017:
December 31st, with Noname at Lincoln Hall
December 30th, with Noname at Lincoln Hall
December 23rd, with The Bangers at Hideout
December 8th, with Minor Characters at Martyrs
December 3rd, Sheer Frost Orchestra at Constellation
November 11th, Himelstein/Howard at ESS Oscillations series
October 31, Concordia Chamber Orchestra + Aestas Consort at Concordia University
October 26th, NbN Trio at Northbrook Public Library
October 22nd, a.pe.ri.od.ic at University of Iowa
October 19-31, A Memory Palace of Fear, Silent Funny
September 22nd, a.pe.ri.od.ic at Beloit College
August 5-6th, Baudelaire in a Box at Constellation
July 6th, Akosuen at Slate Arts
June 21st, a.pe.ri.od.ic at Preston Bradley Hall, Make Music Chicago
May 25th, a.pe.ri.od.ic at Flak Series, Intuit
May 19th, a.pe.ri.od.ic at Comfort Station
May 16th, Howard, Genetti, Maunu, Zarzutzki for Splice Series, Beat Kitchen
April 29th, a.pe.ri.od.ic at Arts Club of Chicago
April 28th, Hurray For the Riff Raff, Thalia Hall
April 22nd, Concordia University Piano Faculty Recital, River Forest IL
April 12th, Akosuen at Resonance Series, Hideout
March 16th, Akosuen & Cinchel, Comfort Station
March 4th, a.pe.ri.od.ic at Oberlin Modern Music Guild, Oberlin OH
February 26th, a.pe.ri.od.ic premieres the experimental opera "Time With People" at Constellation
February 23rd, NbN Trio at the Flak Series, Intuit Center for Outsider Art, Chicago
February 12th, Olion screens at the Boston Sci Fi Film Festival
January 30th, Akosuen at Salonathon, Beauty Bar
January 22nd, a.pe.ri.od.ic works in progress performance
January 21st, Bobby Conn Superband, Hideout
January 14th, Mirrored feat. Mute Duo + Billie Howard, Empty Bottle
2016:
December 19th, Chord, Schubas
November 5th, High Concept Labs Fall Open House
October 29th-30th, A Memory Palace of Fear at Silent Funny
October 27th, Therapy Sessions at Hungry Brain
October 22nd, short piano set at Elastic Arts
October 9th, a.pe.ri.od.ic at the Chicago Cultural Center for Ear Taxi Festival
August 26th, Bobby Conn at Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago
August 24th, 3 on 3 with Seth Parker Woods, Ambrosia Bartośekulva. and Jessica Cornish at Constellation, Chicago
August 13th, WGN Radio, the Nocturnal Journal with Dave Hoekstra
August 1st, Bobby Conn at the Empty Bottle, Chicago
July 23rd, Dedalus performs my piece, Roll, La Générale, Paris, France
July 18th, Set Ensemble performs my piece, Roll, Cafe Oto, London, England
July 17th, North Dearborn Garden Walk, Chicago
July 16th, Akosuen at Temple Music, Comfort Station, Logan Square, Chicago
July 10th, Fear Collection Ritual, Silent Funny, Chicago
July 7th, Closing reception for Five Ways to Skin a Cat, GAG, Chicago
June 27th, Akosuen at the Burlington, Chicago
June 26th, a.pe.ri.od.ic at Constellation Chicago
June 24th, Akosuen at PRF BBQ, Chicago
June 20-24th, Popular Music for Piano Camp! Concordia University, River Forest IL
June 12th, Improvisations with Mark Shippy, Aaron Zarzutzki, Skyler Rowe and Ben Baker Billington at the Owl, Chicago IL
June 10th, Akosuen at Elastic Arts, Chicago IL
June 10th, a.pe.ri.od.ic at the eighth blackbird residency, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
May 22nd, NbN Trio and Coppice at High Concept Labs, Chicago IL
May 13th, a.pe.ri.od.ic at the eighth blackbird residency, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
April 15th, Akosuen, Space Oddities, Chicago IL
April 7th, NbN Trio + Tan Lin, Poetry Foundation
March 28th, 7:30pm, Billie Howard & Jay Pike play Beethoven, Classical Revolution Chicago
March 18th, 8pm, Harry Nilsson 75th Birthday, Constellation, Chicago
March 13th, 8pm, a.pe.ri.od.ic with Deborah Walker, Elastic, Chicago
March 13th, 3pm, Concordia University Piano Faculty Recital, River Forest IL
March 5th, 8pm Chicago Composers Orchestra at Ganz Hall, Chicago
February 26th, 9pm, Akosuen at Elastic Arts, Chicago
February 25th, 8:30pm a.pe.ri.od.ic at Constellation, Chicago
February 24th, 9pm, Akosuen + Lykanthea at the Hideout, Chicago
February 13th, 8:30pm, 10th Annual Hideout Makeout Party, Hideout, Chicago
February 12th, 7pm, NbN Trio at Chicago Cultural Mile Second Fridays at William Harris Lee & Co. 5th Floor of the Fine Arts Building, Chicago IL
2015:
December 24th-25th, Aptera Strings plays services at St. Martha, Morton Grove IL
December 18th, The Bangers play Phil Spector's Christmas Album, The Hideout, Chicago IL
December 12th, Akosuen at Comfort Station, Chicago IL
December 12th, Lessons and Carols, Grace Lutheran Church, Northbrook IL
December 5th-6th, Lessons and Carols, Concordia University, River Forest IL
December 6th, 12-2pm, Solo violin at Cindy's, Chicago Athletic Association, Chicago IL
November 22nd, 3:18pm, Cage Unrequited at Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago IL
November 15th, NbN Trio at Constellation, Chicago IL
November 8th, Concordia Chamber Orchestra, River Forest, IL
October 31st, Solo organ at Chicago Athletic Association, Chicago IL
October 25th, Chicago Composer's Orchestra at Constellation, Chicago IL
October 22nd, Easy Not Easy at Constellation, Chicago IL
October 17th, Chicago Contemporary Circus Benefit, Chicago IL
September 20th, Akosuen with Lykanthea/Rasplyn/Volutes at Elastic Arts, Chicago IL
September 5th, From Bones at the Lowdown Hoedown, Manteno IL
July 20th, 7-9pm and July 25th, 11am-1pm, open rehearsals for Jeffrey Thomas & Christopher Salveter radio project, Comfort Station, Chicago IL
July 24th, 7pm, Cinchel & Akosuen at Transistor, Chicago IL
July 19th, 12-5pm, North Dearborn Garden Walk, Chicago IL
June 29th, From Bones at the Burlington, Chicago IL
June 22nd, Bone and Bell at Schubas, Chicago IL
June 21st, 4pm a.pe.ri.od.ic for Make Music Chicago at Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago IL
June 15-19th, Pop Music for Piano Camp, Concordia University, River Forest IL
June 12th, From Bones at the Hideout, Chicago IL
May 31st, 8pm a.pe.ri.od.ic at Constellation, Chicago IL
May 22nd, 8pm, Chicago Composer's Orchestra, St. James Cathedral, 65 E Huron St, Chicago IL
April 26th, 3pm Chicago Composers Orchestra, Ebenezer Lutheran Church, Chicago IL
April 25th, 9pm NbN Trio at Elastic Arts, Chicago IL
April 11-12th, Heritage Chorale, Forest Park IL
March 29th, Concordia Chamber Orchestra, River Forest IL
March 14th, 9pm, From Bones at The Burlington, Chicago IL
March 8th, 3pm Piano Recital, Concordia University, River Forest IL
January 23rd, Anatomy of Habit/The Paver/Burned or Buried, Empty Bottle, Chicago IL
January 10th, with From Bones opening for Nora O'Connor, the Hideout, Chicago IL
2014:
December 20th, with Ronnie Kuller, Hi Hat, Chicago IL
December 26th, Bachxing Day with Classical Revolution, Constellation, Chicago I
December 6th, Wrekmeister Harmonies at Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago IL
December 6-7th, Lessons & Carols, Concordia University, River Forest IL
November 15th, playing piano and organ with Bobby Conn for a performance of David Bowie's "Station to Station" at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
November 9th, Concordia Chamber Orchestra, 7pm, Concordia University, River Forest IL
November 7th, Performance of a solo piece by Joseph Clayton Mills at Sector 2337, Chicago IL
October 28th, Girl Group Chicago's final show of their Hideout Residency, Chicago IL
October 26th, improv set with Nomi Epstein, Kenn Kumpf and Ryan Packard, Green Mill, Chicago
October 8th, The Paver plays an acoustic set at Comfort Station in Logan Square, Chicago IL as part of Wrekmeister Harmonies + Matt Woodward's exhibition in the month of October
September 26th, Homeroom benefit show at the Burlington, Chicago IL
September 20th, a.pe.ri.od.ic at Wandelweiser Festival, Constellation, Chicago IL
August 28th, The Paver with special guests Coppice and The Rutabega at Live Wire, Chicago
July 30th Dispatch interview on Machine.fm about By Measure. Stream it here.
July 28-August 1st, Girls Rock! Chicago volunteer keyboard instructor
July 27th, Girl Group Chicago at Wicker Park Fest, Chicago
July 24th, Kinetic Shapes on Radio One Chicago, 88.7fm
July 20th, North Dearborn Association Garden Walk
July 19th, The Paver at The Burlington, Chicago
July 1st, The Paver, Amp vs. Amp at the Empty Bottle
June 26th, Aperiodic at Constellation
June 16-20th, Popular Music for Piano Workshop, Concordia University
June 13th, Wrekmeister Harmonies at the Bohemian National Cemetery
May 25th, Girl Group Chicago at Mayne Stage
May 23rd, The Paver at Beat Kitchen with Self Defense Family, Droughts and Typesetter
May 10th, Chicago Composers Orchestra at St. James Cathedral
May 1st, 8pm, Wrekmeister Harmonies live score for the film Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages at CIMMfest 2014
March 11th, 9pm Julie Pomerleau Hideout Residency: The Chamber Ensemble
March 9th, 3pm Concordia Piano Faculty Recital, River Forest, IL
March 4th, 9m, Julie Pomerleau Hideout Residency: The String Quartet
February 21st, The Paver at Thundersnow, Terrace Bay Inn and Suites, Escanaba, WI
February 13th, NbN Trio at Elastic Arts, Chicago IL
February 8th, Homeroom presents Pal-entine’s Day!
January 19th, Chicago Composers Orchestra at Garfield Park Conservatory, 3pm, free
2013
December 9th, 9pm The Paver at Empty Bottle, Chicago IL free!
November 1st, Girl Group at Mayne Stage, Chicago IL
October 21st, APERIODIC 8 at Constellation, Chicago IL
October 18th, The Paver at Awesome Place in Mishkawaka, IN
October 12th, The Paver at Dragonfly Lounge, Madison, WI
October 5th, The Paver Record Release show, 10pm Subterranean, Chicago IL
October 4th, Girl Group at Museum of Contemporary Art “First Fridays” 6-10pm, Chicago IL
September 18th, NbN Trio at DePaul Art Museum, Chicago IL
August 30th, Wrekmeister Harmonies at St. Vitus, Brooklyn, NY
August 31st, Wrekmeister Harmonies at The End Records, Brooklyn, NY
September 1st, Wrekmeister Harmonies at Spectacle Theatre, Brooklyn, NY
September 7th, Girl Group at Hideout Block Party
June 22nd, Wrekmeister Harmonies at Bohemian National Cemetary, 7pm
June 21st, 7pm, The Paver at The Burlington as part of PRF BBQ 2013
June 9th, 8pm, NbN Trio and a.pe.ri.od.ic at Constellation, Chicago IL
May 26th, 9pm, Girl Group Chicago and Bobby Conn at the Empty Bottle
May 5th, 7pm, Concordia Chamber Orchestra at Spring Music Festival, River Forest IL
Apr. 27th, 11pm, DJ set for Girl Group at the Hideout Dance Party
Apr. 27th, 9pm, NbN Trio at Heaven Gallery: PROTEST HEAVEN series
Apr. 21st, 7:30pm, a.pe.ri.od.ic (7) at Elastic Arts
Apr. 20th, 6pm, NbN Trio at CIMMfest, Heaven Gallery
Apr. 13th-14th, Heritage Chorale of Oak Park
Mar. 19th, 9pm, Bobby Conn & Monica Boubou Tuesday Night Residency at the Hideout, Chicago IL
Mar. 16th, 8pm, NbN Trio at Experimental Sound Studios, Chicago, IL
Mar. 14th, 9pm, The Paver opening for Coppice at the Burlington, Chicago, IL
Mar. 9th, 6:30pm, Piano Faculty Recital at Concordia University
Mar. 3rd, 4pm, CutTime Simfonica in Battle Creek, MI
Feb. 23, 7pm, Jay Pike viola and piano recital, Grace Episcopal Church, Chicago IL
Jan. 12th, 7:30pm, NbN Trio at High Concepts Labs
2012
Dec. 28th, 8pm, Alex Chilton Birthday Bash at Empty Bottle
Jan. 9th, 6:30pm, Chicago Composer’s Orchestra at Garfield Park Conservatory
Jan. 10th, 9pm, The Paver acoustic set at Cafe Mustache
Dec. 9th, 3:30pm, First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Chamber Concert
Dec. 8th, 8pm, Major Sound Series at High Concept Labs
Nov. 18th, 7pm, Concordia University Chamber Orchestra
September 22nd, Chicago Composer’s Orchestra at Ganz Hall, Chicago IL
July 15, 12-5pm, North Dearborn Association Garden Walk, July 15, 12-5pm
July 9th, 9pm, YMTE Podcast at the Hungry Brain.
June 26th, Soapbox Chicago and Waldorf School Songwriter’s Camp, Guest Presenter
April 14-15th, Heritage Chorale of Oak Park info
April 13-15th, John Cage Festival info
2011
Dec. 3-4th, Lessons and Carols, Concordia University Chicago
Nov. 19th at 7pm, Piano Trio Recital featuring works by Ravel, Shostakovich, Epstein and Piazzolla at Concordia Unversity, River Forest IL.
Nov. 20th, The Paver at Beat Kitchen, Chicago IL
July 10th, a.pe.ri.od.ic (4) at Elastic Arts
June 13th, Very Truly Yours at Schubas
June 1st, Very Truly Yours at Beauty Bar, Chicago IL
May 22nd, a.pe.ri.od.ic (3) at Elastic Arts
May 15th, DJ set at Beauty Bar, Chicago IL
March 19th, Very Truly Yours at SXSW, Austin TX
March 18th, Very Truly Yours at Play Pause Replay, Grapevine TX
March 17th, Very Truly Yours at Soundpony, Tulsa OK
March 16th, Very Truly Yours at Cranky Yellow, St. Louis MO
March 12th, Faculty Piano Recital at Concordia University
March 5th, Very Truly Yours at the Observatory, Chicago IL
Feb. 20th, a.pe.ri.od.ic (2) at Elastic Arts