The Quarantine Concerts are a live stream concert series and collaborative endeavor among a growing number of Chicago-based organizations and organizers meant to provide artists experimenting across genres a space to share their work and continue to earn a living during this time when most live performance opportunities have been cancelled due to COVID-19. Watch the live stream, donate to artists, daily updating concert line-ups and all information at: ess.org/the-quarantine-concerts **100% of the donations contributed go directly back to the artists performing each day. ** Monday, May 11 8PM CT OPTION featuring Joe McPhee Tuesday, May 12 TBA Jon Williger Wednesday, May 13 TBA Lumpen Radio Thursday, May 14 TBA Radius Chicago Friday, May 15 TBA ESS Presents Saturday, May 16 TBA Elastic Arts curated by Erica Miller Sunday, May 17 TBA Rhizome DC presents Monday, May 18 8PM CT OPTION Tuesday, May 19 TBA SHINKOYO / Artist Pool Wednesday, May 20 TBA Luke Stewart presents Thursday, May 21 6PM CT cached.media presents Friday, May 22 TBA Renaissance Society Saturday, May 23 TBA Corbett vs. Dempsey: Sequesterfest Vol. 3 Sunday, May 24 TBA Ka Baird presents Monday, May 25 8PM CT OPTION Tuesday, May 26 TBA Out of Site Chicago Wednesday, May 27 TBA AJ McClenon presents Thursday, May 28 TBA ESS Presents Friday, May 29 TBA Shelter in Space Saturday, May 30 & Sunday, May 31 TBA ESS & Resonance Series Present ----- The Quarantine Concerts are born from a belief in the collective power of the experimental and grassroots arts community, and in the necessity of art during difficult moments like these. We have been inspired by the proliferation of creativity and community building that we have seen burst forth online in the immediate wake of the emerging COVID-19 situation, and aim through this platform to play a part in helping to centralize those efforts, getting more eyes, ears, and hopefully donations to each artist’s efforts. While the series is Chicago-based, it is not necessarily Chicago-centered, and will feature an exciting diversity of artists from the broader experimental music, art, and dance communities in both the US and the world. The Quarantine Concerts project was initiated by curators and musicians Daniel Wyche (Elastro Electro-Acoustic Series at Elastic Arts), Ben Billington (Resonance Series at the Hideout), Carrie Cooper (Dark Matter Coffee, Ithaca Underground), Elastic Arts, and Experimental Sound Studio, which is serving as the central administrative collective for the project. Additional partners are added each day, with a full list available on the main website.