It’s finally happening, Loren Connors in Chicago, again.

It was November 1996 the last time Loren was in Chicago for the Yttrium festival organized by Table of the Elements. John Fahey, Tony Conrad, Jim O'Rourke, Keiji Haino and others shared the Empty Bottle stage over three nights.

Fahey left us is 2001, but his paintings hang with Loren's art for the gallery show I Listen to the Worn Out Rain at Soccer Club Club. It opens Aug. 30 with a 7 p.m. reception — Loren plays solo and with Michael Vallera. The show continues through Oct. 4.