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

On Halloween night, we have the incredible Do the Needful playing “punk Bollywood.” Do The Needful interprets classic Bollywood anthems from the 60s and 70s through the prism of its myriad influences and collective vision into something entirely unique. Not to be missed! Bring someone special.

Show is free, no cover. Starts at 8:30pm, do not miss it

The highly lauded film & live score series returns Monday October 26th at its brand new home SKYLARK with a very special Halloween screening of David Cronenberg’s sci-fi body horror classic VIDEODROME. Featuring a live improvised score by CURLS ULTRA, visuals and projection by HYDROSONIC LIGHT SHOW and DJ TIMELIFE on deck spinning pre/post show jams. This is a FREE event but donations for the performers+production team are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED.

Don’t miss this performance from Veronica, a new band featuring Empryean and Aleida Suraya. As always, the show is free, no cover. Music starts at 8:30pm

Can you spell “W-I-N-N-E-R?” If so… we want you!!!!

Applications are open now for anyone who wants to be a contestant in the first round of Southside Spellers’ inaugural spelling bee!!! Every cent of the 2027 tournament proceeds goes to Minnie Miñoso Academy in Bridgeport. Free to apply to participate, $25 dollar donation will be requested if selected. As always at Skylark, there is no cover to attend.

Two bands for one (free) price! We’ll have performances from singer/songwriter Chris Coleslaw & his band, and Chicago based post punk band Marital Bed

The Metalliques are psychedelic lounge band from Dimension Zero who materialize throughout Chicagoland to thrill audiences with their sultry and cinematic performances. Show is free! Not to be missed

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

New Leaf is a jazz fusion musical project composed of Chicago musicians. The music combines funky rhythms, soaring melodies and collaboration between all to create sounds that will make you vibe, dance, cry, or all three.

With a beer in one hand and two in the other, Trash Kickers remind you it’s okay to love rock & roll, punk, and country. Tight but loose, aggressive but melancholy, and somehow drunk but sober - dig in and meet your new favorite boys.

Meet fellow progressives from The People’s Lobby and talk about the world we could build if the wealthy paid their fair share! They’ll have beer, tots, a game - and you’ll walk away meeting some like minded folks!

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

electro-acoustic sonic alchemy 

Pianist, trumpeter, and bandleader Danny G. Felix will be performing live at Skylark! Show starts at 8:30pm

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!