49 MORE THINGS WE WANT TO DO THIS MONTH
NOV. 1 | JAZZ
Chick Corea Trilogy with Christian McBride and Brian Blade
■ The 78-year-old pianist at the forefront of this gifted trio built his reputation as a keyboardist for Miles Davis during his early electric period, then went on to cut all manner of jazz recordings: avant-garde sonic explorations, twinkling and funky fusion, and elegant solo acoustic efforts. With bassist McBride and drummer Blade in the rhythm section, the group congregated for the live album Trilogy, released in 2013.
Details Symphony Center. Loop. 8 p.m. $39–$117. cso.org
NOV. 1 | ELECTRONIC
Toro y Moi, Channel Tres
■ Chaz Bear broke through as Toro y Moi a decade ago with his hazy, postrecession slacker jams. On this year’s Outer Peace, you can find him on the dance floor, though his house grooves still carry some of that early existential malaise. He’s perfectly complemented by Channel Tres, the Compton-born hip-house revivalist with a baritone like Barry White who’s maybe the only dude in electronic music with a full-on choreography routine.
Details Riviera Theatre. Uptown. 7:30 p.m. $30. jamusa.com
NOV. 1–2 | ROCK
Vivian Girls
■ This scrappy trio (named after the magnum opus of Chicago outsider artist Henry Darger) was the talk oflate-2000s indie blogs with a sound that merged Ramones rock with ’60s girl group harmonies. The band broke up in 2014 — in large part because people on the internet are misogynistic jerks — but it’s reunited at long last for a new album (September’s Memory) and tour, a celebration of its underappreciated status as feminist punk greats.
Details Empty Bottle. Ukrainian Village. $20. eventbrite.com
NOV. 1–5 | CLASSICAL
Muti, Kavakos & Beethoven Violin Concerto
■ The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s music director Riccardo Muti leads two programs centering on titanic three-B concertos during this residency (the other is Brahms’s Double Concerto, the next weekend). But if you must see only one, the canonical Beethoven violin concerto with Leonidas Kavakos should be it, because of another pot, a commission by the eminent Bernard Rands.
