September 2005 Archives

MONOLAKE (monolake/imbalance/chain reaction - LIVE - berlin)
KATE SIMKO (detalles/traum - LIVE - chicago)
DAVE SISKA (clinically inclined - dj - chicago)
CHRIS WIDMAN (abstract science - dj - chicago)

sonotheque
1444 w chicago
21+
$10

THE HACKER (goodlife/different - dj - france)

plus
MEIOTIC SOUNDSYSTEM DJs

smart bar
3730 n clark
21+
$10

MATT MERCER
MAT BISKAN
BILL SELMAN
KARL MEIER

sonotheque
1444 w chicago
21+
free

MIKE SERVITO (dj - detroit)
AUDIOPHILE (dj - chicago)

with residents
CHRIS WIDMAN (abstract science)
DAVE SISKA (clinically inclined)

sonotheque
1444 w chicago
21+
$5

SHIFT (meiotic)
E-NOTS & SASSMOUTH (nbfc/bang)
ANTIPHASE & BRANDON INVERGO (nbfc/zuvuya)

betty's
1600 w grand
21+
free

JACEN SOLO (live - ai)
YARD (live - narita/skam)
M50 (dj - wnur/wkcs)

look out for this one! jacen solo recently dropped a solid full-length of melodic dance/idm on hot label ai records, and is making what i believe to be his first U.S. appearance.

rodan
1530 n milwaukee
21+
free

ALEXANDER ROBOTNICK
BEROSHIMA aka FRANK MULLER

with
JOHNNY LOVE
DAVE SISKA

residents
SHAKA23
JOHN GRAMMATIS

free before 11 pm with rsvp, or $10 in advance

sound bar
226 w ontario
21+
$20

this show has been cancelled!

vision
640 n dearborn
21+

COSMIC SANDWICH aka STEVE BARNES/PROCESS (traum - uk)
KATE SIMKO (traum - chicago)
HAZMAT (nbfc - chicago)

tini martini
2169 n milwaukee
21+
$5

DAVE SISKA (clinically inclined)
KARL MEIER (interrupt media)
JUNKROC (nbfc)

betty's
1600 w grand
21+
free

JOHN PATTERSON (koncept)
ENOTS (nbfc)
LEE CHAMELEON (zuvuya)

1824 w division
21+
free

adventures in modern music featuring:

ISOLEE (playhouse - germany)
WILLIAM BASINSKI (2062/raster noton)
HENRY GRIMES (ayler/esp disc)
DANIEL HIGGS (northern liberties)

if i were to pick 5 tracks in the past 10 years that transcended boundaries in dance music, isolee's 'beau mot plage' would be in contention for the top spot. the fact that chicago's house music scene adopted this track, remixed it, and played it until the grooves wore thin is testament to its unique standing among the more recent generation of dance tracks. isolee has moved onward and upward, abstracting his sound, dabbling in rock music, taking in meandering melodies, and jacking out some acid along the way. this is a highly anticipated set!

as part of the empty bottle's 'adventures in modern music' series, this show features artists in disparate genres. WILLIAM BASINSKI has done some interesting work conceptually with his 'disintegration loops' series, wherein he takes tapes loops that had been recorded in the 1980s and plays them until they literally disintegrate. it's beautifully haunting, though not for the short attention span. i liken it to mike ink's 'gas' series, but with sounds that gradually fall apart.

empty bottle
1035 n western
21+
$15

DIRTY TALK featuring:

STEVE POINDEXTER (muzique/acv/djax)
JAMAL MOSS aka HIEROGLYPHIC BEING (mathematics/klang/spectral)

with
HYPOCRITICAL ROSS

lava
859 n damen
21+
free

GAETANO PARISIO (conform/art - italy)
DEETRON (music man/klang elektronik - switzerland)

with
MATTHEW MARTIN (meiotic)

and in the penthouse
AVEX AXIOM vs FRANKIE VEGA (blueline)
JOHNNY LOVE (opaque)
DJ MANI (miglani)

vision
632 n dearborn
21+

Three DJs Interpret Philip Glass' Music.

djs KATE SIMKO, WOODY McBRIDE & MARCOS ROMERO perform for glasscuts:
Philip Glass Remixed record release party

there will also be a live performance of Philip Glass' piece "closing".

this event starts at 7 PM.

chicago cultural center - cassidy theatre
78 e washington
all ages
free

NUDGE (live - tigerbeat6)
STRATEGY (portland - kranky)
JOEL KRISKE (pulseprogramming)
BRIAN FOOTE

sonotheque
1444 w chicago
21+
$5

proceeds donated to red cross.

YARD (narita, skam, toast & jam)
STRIZ (illmeasures, cartridge recordings)
SMC (nyc - keeping tab$, warp)
KATE SIMKO (traum schallplatten)
DJ SKINNY (WNUR)
MAXIMUM 50 (WCKS)
JEEKOOS (WNUR, Part Time Suckers)
CLINICALLY INCLINED DJs (WNUR)
ATOMLY (atomiq records)

smartbar
3730 n clark
21+
$8 suggested donation

ELLEN ALLIEN (bpitch control - germany)
AUDION (m-nus - detroit)
KILL MEMORY CRASH (ghostly - chicago)

$10 presales, free before 11 pm with rsvp.

sound bar
226 w ontario
21+
$15

CARL CRAIG (planet e - detroit)
GAMALL (backspin media - nyc)
JEROME D (still music - chicago)

$10 before midnight

smart bar
3730 n clark
21+
$12

ANGEL ALANIS
NIQUE
FRANKIE VEGA
HIPOLITO SANCHEZ

acid-house and techno.

lava
859 n damen
21+
free