September 2003 Archives

chicago and wnur's own KATE SIMKO drops a live set at danny's on the heels of her album on traum as 'detalles'. check it.

danny's tavern
1951 w dickens
21+
free

MAGAS (ersatz audio)
LUKE EARGOGGLE (bunker)

empty bottle
1035 n western
21+
$10

ECTOMORPH (interdimensional transmissions)
PERSPECTS (ersatz audio)
JORDAN ZAWIDEH

empty bottle
1035 n western
21+
$10

GREEN VELVET (cajual/relief - dj)
GAETANO PARISIO (conform/southsoul - live/dj)

house of blues
333 n dearborn
$20
18+

mike dearborn is one of a few chicago techno guys to be around long enough to have called it house. he plays mostly hard techno. with resident NATHAN BALLARD.

note that the night is no longer free of charge. gotta pay the djs with something.

big wig
1551 w division
21+
$5

meiotic's MATTHEW MARTIN and AUDIOPHILE drop by big wig for some cool music. matt's set opening for derrick may at smart bar was proper - amazing selection and great presentation while keeping the crowd along for the ride. audiophile also plays from a diverse pool of sounds with a slightly different bent. with resident NATHAN BALLARD.

big wig
1551 w division
21+
$5

TELEFON TEL AVIV (live)
STRING THEORY (live)
MILES TILMANN (live)
KOUTARO FUKUI (live)
ATROPA (live)
SOLOW (live)

sean capone (video)
peter gogarty (video)
jeffers egan (video)
christian matts (video)
lucky plush productions (dance)
peter gogarty + christophe gauspohl (set design)

m5 returns with another multimedia event called sonoscape, in the style for which they are known. video, music, and an overall environment are assembled, which results in a museum/gallery effect, but with a more social atmosphere. like a more intimate mca summer solstice before it got big/got sabotaged. collaborators include the consumers research and development label.

chicago cultural center
preston bradley hall
78 e washington st
all ages
free

STEWART WALKER returns to the empty bottle for a live PA. he's been around the world and back, and his sets have spanned the range from the deep dubbiness of his 'stabiles' release to harder, more energetic techno sounds presented with enthusiasm. if past performances are any indication, i don't expect to see the standard subdued mouse clicking here.

but then again, this is part of a series of events presented by empty bottle and wire magazine, entitled 'Adventures in Modern Music', and so will also entail several other bands that may or may not be to your liking, including CALIFONE, LIGHTNING BOLT, and TEXT OF LIGHT (the last of which will improvise over some films of big-name experimenter STAN BRAKHAGE). diversity is one thing, but smashing such totally unrelated acts together might end up being downright disturbing.

empty bottle
1035 n western
21+
$15

detroit's ADULT. is back again for a diverse line-up at the bottle. their cold hybrid electro sound will end up the night and the 'Adventures in Modern Music' festival being presented by the empty bottle in conjunction with wire magazine. the other acts in unrelated styles for this night include MICHAEL GIRA formerly of swans, MICHAEL ZERANG et al for some improv jazz, and folk-psych from SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE.

empty bottle
1035 n western
21+
$15