Compound Yellow

10/19/2026

10/18/2026

Next Saturday (OCT 24) is the return of Kouri Hall live at Compound Yellow! We haven’t played out in over a year. This should be a fun return to curiosity, play and vibrancy! Our new friends Velvet Penny will be joining us all the way from LA. We haven’t decided who is playing first yet. Maybe we will decide with a game of rock, paper, scissors when we arrive. Come hang and support this stellar Side Yard Sounds program, and spread the word.

10/18/2026

Monday morning at 7am, October 19th- you are invited to my sunrise birthday party. I will be 62 years old. If you come we’ll witness the sunrise together- if you can’t- please send me your favorite song to dance to, sing along with or listen to- I will add it to a playlist and play it on my speaker- and we’ll be together in spirit.

10/18/2026

Side Yard Sounds presents Do the Needful ( Do the Needful
) this  Sunday, October 18, from 5–7 PM. Join us for an evening of punk Bollywood and retro Indian pop.
Ticket in bio or by the doors!

Do the Needful is a punk Bollywood ensemble that filters retro Indian pop music through the prism of ghostly cabaret, post-punk, and blues into something entirely unique. It focuses on the era when filmi-songs were shaped as much by a menagerie of spaghetti western themes, raucous surf rock, and Afro-Cuban rhythms as they were by South Asian classical and folk. Featuring Hindi vocalists, Bansuri, guitar/fuzz organ, bass, and drums, DTN’s hypnotic beats fill the dance floor while shards of folk melodies and moody improvisation transport listeners to a different space. They evoke Bollywood’s rich past and present a powerful modern masala, a distinct product of Chicago’s musical melting pot.

DTN has created a sound that bridges cultural divides, bringing punk rockers, music lovers, Desi hipsters and South Asian aunties / uncles together. There is lots of love for this music in South Asian communities, but uninitiated folks don’t care if we are singing in Urdu, Hindi, or Tamil. A jam is a jam.

After countless Chicago indie rock stages (Empty Bottle | Schubas | Hideout Chicago | Subterranean | Skylark | Cali Clipper | Liar’s Club), unconventional venues (Spirit of Music Garden | Secret River Show Concrete Dolphin | Vacant Southside Church Halls | Navy Pier Grand Ballroom | Athenaeum Center), college conferences, block parties, protests, and fundraisers, DTN has rocked... all the places! Their draw is solid and consistent across the region. Recently they’ve brought out 300+ people to Madison, Wisconsin’s Garver Atrium / Olrich Botanical Gardens on a Tuesday evening and conjured up 250 people on a Wednesday at Old Town School of Folk Music’s Maurer Hall for 2 sets (in the middle of an ice storm).

10/17/2026

Closing Reception: Robert Fields: “EVERY NOW N’THEN . . . ”
Happening now! Last day to see this deeply thought provoking and beautiful exhibition! Bob Fields will be on site all day to walk you through the exhibit! It's also a beautiful fall day to see good art! We will have a fire and refreshments too!

Photo Credits: Jonas Müller-Ahlheim!
Jonas Müller-Ahlheim

10/17/2026

Amazing night! Thanks so much to Peter Maunu & Dave Rempis, Emily Rach Beisel & Michael Zerang!
We are so grateful!

10/15/2026

Last chance to see EVERY NOW N’THEN . . . by Bob Fields!
Bob Fields

Join us this Saturday, October 17, from 2–6 PM for the closing of Bob Fields’ solo exhibition at Compound Yellow!

The artist will be present, and light refreshments will be served. Come spend some time and enjoy one last look at the exhibition before it closes!

We hope to see you there!

10/13/2026

Side Yard Sounds: Peter Maunu & Dave Rempis + Emily Rach Beisel & Michael Zerang
Peter Maunu Dave Rempis
Emily Rach Beisel Michael Zerang

Friday, October 16, 2026
7–9 PM
Tickets in bio or at the door!

Join us for an evening of adventurous sounds and free improvisation featuring two dynamic duos: Peter Maunu & Dave Rempis and Emily Rach Beisel & Michael Zerang!

For more information about the artists, visit our website:
compoundyellow.com/upcoming-events

10/11/2026

What a magical evening with SPECTRALINA! Spectralina

A dreamlike world of sound, color, and moving images. Dan Bitney and Selina Trepp brought such beautiful chemistry and playful energy to the studio, weaving music and visuals together into something truly mesmerizing.

It was such a joy to witness their creativity, love, and wonderful collaboration unfold throughout the evening.

Thank you, SPECTRALINA, for sharing this beautiful experience with us!

And a little shoutout to Max for the sweetest contribution of the evening – “Cats and boots, cats and boots!”

10/11/2026

Compound Yellow is thrilled to announce that we are a member of the inaugural LoganArts cohort! Piloted by the Reva and David Logan Foundation, LoganArts provides a grant, professional development, and community to small arts organizations doing bold, innovative work. As inaugural cohort members, we will be helping to develop, test and refine the model based on our needs and our community’s lived experience.

We are truly thrilled and deeply grateful to LoganArt LoganArts Reva & David Logan Foundation for giving us this grant!

Shout out to our cohort!
Asian American Arts Chicago ACRE RESIDENCY AnySquared
Susannah Papish, Director, boundary BRIDGE Comfort Station Logan Square Crossing Borders Music ILA Creative Studio Poor Farm Living in the Play SWOP Chicago Cultivator
The Story Theatre Walls Turned Sideways WILD YAMS ROMAN SUSAN Jessie Mott Lyle Allen