As we accept the sad fact that fall is actually here—meaning that a "colder than normal" Chicago winter is breathing down our neck like the weight of 100 years of Cubs playoff history—and in anticipation of the first 7" single that Carrot Top has released by The Handsome Family, we give you this fan-made video of the original Jim Reeves classic.
Three shows only! He was a singularly inventive musician and composer. GO SEE IT! ----------------------------------------------- Chicago premiere-three screenings only Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell Friday, October 10, at 8:00 pm Monday, October 13, at 8:00 pm Tuesday, October 14, at 6:15 pm
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell is a visually inventive, heartfelt documentary as haunting as its remarkable subject, the late cellist/singer/composer Russell, a gay Iowa farm boy who eventually found himself in New York where his uncompromising, unclassifiable music made fans out of Allen Ginsberg, Phillip Glass, and Ernie Brooks of the Modern Lovers, who called Russell "one of the greatest songwriters ever, greater than the Beatles." Learn more about Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
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Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago 164 N. State St. Chicago, IL 60601
312-846-2600 (9 am-5 pm, Monday-Friday) 312-846-2800 (24-hour movie hotline)
So far, we've collected $5844.44 in donations for the Accelerated Cure Project for MS.
Thanks to everybody who helped: newest Carrot Top Kate, CTD staff and interns, all the bands and significant others who let them out to play for free, and especially everybody who donated.
Super extra special thanks to Gary Elvis for pristine sound and good humor, and everyone at The Hideout who put up with our silliness and loosely organized chaos for the weekend.
Lastly, we'd all be remiss if we forgot thanks to Tim for what had to be the punchiest set of intros in Tim'sRamblingHideoutIntro history.
Will post any updates to this entry when ACP gets further online donations. Sure would be awesome to hit $6k!
Never got an answer to this when posted 2 months ago, but we have gotten a few decent guesses, so let's run it up the flagpole yet again and see if anybody salutes:
Trivia: In 1993, The Coctails held their record release party at the Division Street jazz club The Bop Shop. Who played the opening set for The Coctails at this coming out party for their genre bending, critic confounding, garage jazz album "Long Sound?"
First correct answer in Comments gets a free copy of "Popcorn Box" mailed to their home.
Hint #1: It wasn't Hal Russell! Hint #2: Around the same time, the artist in questions opened on a bill for Corndolly and The Coctails.
The amazing CD put together by Mark Greenberg and The Coctails is now available for sale via our mailorder site. Very few available or order now!
V/A "Happy Sweet Sixteen Carrot Top Records" --Special, very limited edition CD made for the CTR Sweet Sixteen celebration at The Hideout September 26-27, 2008. Includes ALL EXCLUSIVE TRACKS, each with a 16 theme by nearly every band ever released by the label. Like the long weekend, all profits from the CD will be donated to The Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis.
Tracks by TALL DWARFS, HANDSOME FAMILY, KATJONBAND, ANTIETAM, MEGAN REILLY, ARCHER PREWITT, BITTER TEARS, COCTAILS, David Greenberger of DUPLEX PLANET, RETSIN, NAYSAYER, PALM FABRIC ORCHESTRA (POI DOG PONDERING), SLIPSTREAM, LYS GUILLORN, and birthday phone messages from SPECK MOUNTAIN & DARLING DOWNS. Gorgeous cover art by Archer Prewitt & beautiful letterpress printing by John Upchurch. All organized by Mark Greenberg of The Coctails.
