Owen H Frankel is a Chicago based musician peddling in fuzz Rock. His songs will definitely make you want to tap your foot

Sophia Lucia & The Freaks make rock & roll punk-mama freak-shit folk music, with a side of cabaret

Heat waves to a new moon, Crabs scurry across the distance , Disguising their soft shells with sand glass and Marlboro remnants- On a beach somewhere there’s young love sprouting, At a bar somewhere there’s a wandering soul looking to take a dive

selective listening and girly*** all night Tuesday, 7/14, 9pm, always free

We’re hosting Punk/Emo group Koin Flip Co to celebrate the release of their latest record! Ft. sets from local bands Plush & Yetta 

First Sunday of every month we will have the sounds of waves washing over us at the Skylark. Check out Surfin’ Bird !!

Rent Party is a feminist garage folk trio with bass, guitar, drums, and vocals. Since 2014, they’ve been peddling original tunes and multilingual covers on stages and streets of their hometown Chicago, and have also played Brooklyn, Cleveland, Detroit, Manhattan, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New Jersey, and St. Paul. We’re very excited to host them, don’t miss it!

Music starts at 8:30pm. Free, no cover!

RELEVANT HAIRSTYLES is a music performance concept in the folk tradition. Though not concerned with "passing" per se, there's a level on which it's simply a modern vocal group in the lineage of, say, Sons of the Pioneers or The Ink Spots - yet the project is also an attempt to strip away such signifiers and get at an earlier sensibility, one in which audience and performer alike are brought into contact with forces suggesting there may in fact be life before death. Join us June 14th, 8:30pm

First Sunday of every month we will have the sounds of waves washing over us at the Skylark. Check out Surfin’ Bird !!

The Scrappy Rat Band plays a unique brand of punk rock-infused old-timey music featuring a bombastic horn section, scratchy washboard, and even scratchier vocals

Big night! We’ll have sets from folk singer and local environmentalist Tara Firma, and alt-rock band Marital Bed. With pop up art for sale from poet, jewelry designer Harrison Fried

Join us for honky tonk music from the Bobcat Boys!

The Bobcat Boys are a five piece band featuring lap steel, guitar, bass drums and vocals. you can follow them on instagram here. Promises to be a fun night, dont miss it! Music starts at 8:00pm, no cover

girly*** May flowers continue to bloom with the help of selective listening. Funk, soul, boogie, house and electro all night long. 9pm. Every 2nd Tuesday. Always free

Living With Tollways is a trio of improvising musicians with eclectic tastes and sharp wits. They are an exciting and unpredictable blend of free jazz, rock, Americana, and grunge. Join us to celebrate the official release of their latest record!

First Sunday of every month we will have the sounds of waves washing over us at the Skylark. Check out Surfin’ Bird !!

Jontan is a four piece band, playing Bossa Nova and Brazilian funk. Don’t miss it!

The first one was such a hit we had to do it again! Join us at Skylark for the next installment in our craft series.

Looking at pretty stuff on Insta is great, but jump on this opportunity to talk face to face with real people who do hobbies and crafts and see their materials, tools, and approaches. You can even bring your own crafts and do them while you hang out, and talk to other people who like to keep their hands moving. Get inspired to take up something new, or just learn a little more about all the beautiful interests out there!

Ever wonder about those banners lurking above the bar? Join us and historians Paul Durica and Tim Samuelson to learn the story behind the Skylark’s famous banners and Chicago fraternalism, replete with secret handshakes, arcane rituals, and ancient songs.

The art of being a human in a world of chaos while living in the concretes of life going through the motions full of love while grieving through it all. Ourselves When We're Real features original poetry accompanied by jazz compositions in real-time text painting. Join us to celebrate the release of their debut album!

Poetry from Ron Torres. With Randy Trubitt on tenor saxophone, Mike McCarthy on guitar, Kevin Lipa on bass, and Matt Riggen on drums

Show is free! Music starts at 8:30pm

selective listening and girly*** are on their monthly duty to help usher in the springtime with fat jazzy beats, deep grooves, b-sides and some stuff you didn’t know you needed. April 14th, 9pm til close; cash bar, (always) free

On Sunday April 12th we’re hosting a revue of local eclectic artists and bands. Each band will perform a set of about 25 minutes. It promises to be a special night, so don’t miss it! Show is free, there’s no cover. Music starts at 8pm.

click the link to for the full set list, and more information

First Sunday of every month we will have the sounds of waves washing over us at the Skylark. Check out Surfin’ Bird !!

The Yancey 4 use the music of J Dilla, Flying Lotus, Madlib, and like-minded producers as a springboard into the unknown. Come see the instrumentals that made modern music played as they never have before--and never will again

Firozi Cafe will be live at Skylark on Sunday March 22nd! They are a Chicago based band that combines Bollywood, jazz, and rock, and really loves mash ups.

Join Chicago based DIY glam rockers Bobby Conn and Monica BouBou as they dig through their back catalogue of anti-fascist toe-tappers. Show starts at 8:30pm. No cover!

The day the clock springs forward - poet, jewelry designer, and rock musician @skittlesboris (Harrison Fried) will share the stage with folk singer and local environmentalist Tara Firma, taking on each others' songs and old favorites from the archives, too.

Featuring Blue City Cycles Chicago, Cycle Bicyle Shop, and Small Shop. Come swap bikes, parts, helmets, gloves, etc!

That’s right we are already doing another cool Saturday daytime thing after last week’s amazing craft micro-expo…this time it’s gonna be a bike swap with three cool local shops involved…tons of gear equipment etc from the shops priced to move fast…bring whatever you like as well of course if you’re hoping to trade with other attendees. Spring here we come!

First Sunday of every month we will have the sounds of waves washing over us at the Skylark. Check out Surfin’ Bird !!

Skylark is launching a craft series and we are hoping this first one will be a big hit.

Visit stations set up for various hobbies and crafts and talk to an enthusiast about how they practice their craft and what it takes to get started. Browse their materials, look at stuff they’ve made, and see other related artifacts like books and pamphlets. If you think this sounds cool, come check it out so we can work up a crowd and have a good reason to repeat it.

Come learn about stuff that will get your hands doing something other than scrolling your phone! And of course, drink beer and eat tots.