Next Saturday we’ll be playing the third annual Love Jam benefit concert at Independence Tap. This year’s lineup is excellent: 5:30pm: Generation Landslide (North American debut) 6pm: Grave of the Wizard (A synth/surf odyssey from another dimension) 7pm: ChickenFat Klezmer Orchestra 8pm: Cody Tracy (Chicago homecoming show) https://codytracey.bandcamp.com/album/cody-tracey-ep 9pm: Ice Bombe www.facebook.com/IceBombeChicago 10pm: Blind Trust… Read More


Join us for a celebration of 10 years of ChickenFat! Our band started in 2008 as a class at the Old Town School of Folk Music. At the encouragement of our teachers, we started playing live shows that year. In 2009 we officially became the ChickenFat Klezmer Orchestra.  Since then, we’ve played stages big and… Read More


We’re excited to announce we’ll be playing at the 2018 Edgewater Arts Festival.  We love this festival–they always have excellent artists and bands, and it’s in a fun neighborhood.  See you there! Saturday, September 29, 2018 Edgewater Arts Festival 1140 W. Granville Ave 2:45-3:45pm RSVP… Read More