upcoming PERFORMANCEs

• July 22: string quartet with Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Chicago Theater

• July 23: string quartet with Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Chicago Theater

• July 25: string quartet with Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Newport Folk Festival

2024

• 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 Chicago

• April 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

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