Rewind

Monday night my friend Susan and I went to see a preview of a new play called 'Rewind' at The Side Project Theatre in Rogers Park. Susan and I used to own a music club called Lounge Ax. Some of you may remember it, but most of you are probably too young to have actually gone to the club. The play is set in the 90's, which was the heyday of Lounge Ax. It's about a band that almost made it big. It's really interesting and fun for anyone who is into the live music scene. Side Project is a tiny little theater, but they have done a great job. Go see it if you get a chance.

The Mouse that Roared

Carrie Brownstein's almost always more interesting than most Monitor Mix blog hosted a roundtable on the state of the record label within what's left of the music industry.

Taking part were folks from Kill Rock Stars, Matador, Merge, Saddle Creek, Secretly Canadian, and Sub Pop. Enjoy.

Roundtable Discussion: The Role Of The Record Label

What if the state turns out to be just a small town?

Them Crooked Vultures listening party 11/17 @Debonair

So a few of us here @ the CTD compound has been digging on the release "Them Crooked Vultures" - a collaboration by Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age, Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters/Nirvana and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin. The group sounds like the rockin monolith you would imagine them to sounds like. IT ROCKS.

The US street date is tomorrow, 11/17. Debonair will be hosting a record listening party tomorrow evening. AND if you RSVP at info@debonairsocialclub.com - you can participate in FREE PBR from 9-10.

Free beer. Rockin' tunes. That's a good tuesday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ6arQ-qK34&feature=player_embedded

Spirited Life Tour @ Weegee's Lounge

On Nov. 16th, Weegee's Lounge (3659 W. Armitage Ave) is looking forward to hosting the Spirited Life tour which will premier New Holland Artisan Spirits to the Chicago area. Beervangelists and spirit advisors will be here to sample the Knickerbocker Gin, Freshwater Rums, Zeppelin Bend straight malt whiskey, and the Dutchess Vodka. Weegee's bartenders have ceated some new innovative cocktails and Belmont Bulesque Revue will be performing.

Chicago Humanities Festival Starts Now

For the next eight days, The Chicago Humanities Festival is going to fill sites around town with over 70 lectures and talks about this year's theme, laughter. Got a current student ID? You get in free!

Jimmie Dale Gilmore likes to tell a story about when "After Awhile" was nominated for a Grammy for Best Folk Album. That categorization shocked him at the time, until he had the realization that folk just means "all of us." Humanities is just the smarty pants academic way of saying the same thing. This festival is about and for all of us folks.

Last night's talk at UIC with Linda Barry and Matt Groening, who are both also speaking elsewhere this week, enlightened me in a few unanticipated ways. I hope for the same from the other events, which include talks and/or performances by Dick Gregory, Chris Ware, Robert Reich, Harold Ramis, Jules Feiffer, and Don Byron. Lectures on laughter and Romans, Jews, Lenny Bruce, subversion, writing, insects, Keaton and Wittgenstein, and the Not So Funny Situation of Alternative Comics. Seats are even still available for the 50th Anniversary of Second City performance on Saturday night featuring unspecified "accomplished Chicago actors."


See you there.

All I Want Is Calm

"All I Want Is Calm" by Chicago favorites Zelienople, off of the upcoming album Give It Up (12/8 release on Type Records)

Talk Normal in Chicago

Gamera, Godzilla & Baby Godzilla take on the Great Pupkin

Every year our friend Dawn busts out an awesome Halloween costume for both girl and beast. This year is no exception.

Wow Dawn. Click the photo or post title to be taken to the whole set from 2009.