About Elastic Arts
Elastic Arts is a vibrant community hub in the Avondale/Logan Square neighborhoods of Chicago, fostering creativity through music, art, and performance. Offering a welcoming and respectful environment, the venue hosts a diverse range of independent, local, and innovative concerts, exhibitions, and multi-arts events. With a well-equipped stage, professional lighting and sound systems, and a dedicated crew, Elastic Arts provides performers with the means to showcase their talents to eager audiences. Described as a space that inspires "exhilaration and freedom from artistic fear," Elastic Arts has earned a reputation for its inclusive and supportive atmosphere, making it a beloved destination for artists and art enthusiasts alike.
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If time was was mutable ⏳️( time itself - not measured time in music) and many of the composers of the vanguard could enter into time machines: be it Xenakis in 1977 stuck at Indiana University waiting for IBM to gift him the world's strongest computer, LeMonte Young in 1968 bored with the yogis of India, Schoenberg in 1918 disenchanted with late expressionism, Stockhausen in 1973 waiting on his helicopters, Pauline Oliveros in 1954 with her busted accordion, Thomas Tallis in 1530 fed up with the church, or Holly Herndon in 2024 burnt out with writing her 3rd PhD on AI — they would ALL love the enter a time machine - fly into Elastic on a Thursday night in 2026...read full review
I love Elastic Arts Foundation, and frequently attend concerts there, especially avant-garde jazz. Inexpensive, great interesting music, nice staff, BYOB & snacks. (Unfortunately not wheelchair accessible, although staff are working on getting grant funding for an elevator.)