Sat Jul 04
AFRODISIAC
Get your Afro groove on with DJ TopDonn as he spins lush African beats and rhythms. A truly memorable night of world music that pushes the envelope on diverse urban entertainment. Featuring the best in African rhythms including: Kwaito, Ndombolo, Makossa, Coupe-Decalle, Zouk & Kompa! Hosted by: Aurelien PV 9pm-3am $10 cover before midnight - $15 after Links to African music: http://www.geocities.com/fbessem/frames/framemus.html http://www.radioafrica.com.au/ http://www.sternsmusic.com/ http://www.myspace.com/analogafrica http://likembe.blogspot.com/ http://matsuli.blogspot.com/ http://analogafrica.blogspot.com/ http://www.myspace.com/africabeat http://www.voanews.com/english/africa/blog/ http://www.musicvideos.the-real-africa.com/ http://awesometapesfromafrica.blogspot.com/ http://zulurose.podomatic.com/ http://www.bolingo.org/audio/africa/congo/disco/45/african45/african_45.htm http://www.africanmusiciansprofiles.com/ http://bolingo.org/audio/africa/congo/disco/ http://biochem.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~endo/africa.html http://www.soundwayrecords.com/ http://matsuli.blogspot.com/ http://likembe.blogspot.com/ http://orogod.blogspot.com/ http://africansoundsystem.blogspot.com/ http://awesometapesfromafrica.blogspot.com/ http://ethnomusic.podomatic.com/ http://combandrazor.blogspot.com/ http://afroslabs.blogspot.com/
more...Sun Jul 05
UPRISING
STRICTLY THE BEST IN ROOTS AND CULTURE,DUB,ROCK STEADY,ONE DROP,DANCEHALL,AND REGGAE CLASSICS Archangel Soundsystem and Sonotheque present Uprising every Sunday night 10pm-2am No cover 21+ Resident Dj Papa G and weekly guest Djs Zebo - Major Talyor - spinning reggae and dancehall classics - dub - roots and culture. $3 PBR $5 RED STRIPE W/ SHOT OF SAILOR JERRY RUM Description-(TIMEOUT CHICAGO) Sunday is still reggae and dub night at Sonotheque, even if the residents have reshuffled every year or two. Papa G took over recently, bringing in utility hitters Zebo and Major Taylor for a night of strictly classic dancehall, roots, dub and reggae jams. Papa G bio.... DJ PAPA G STARTED SHARING HIS LOVE FOR REGGAE MUSIC IN 1997 AT UCSB?S CAMPUS STATION KCSB 91.9FM. PAPA G WAS INVITED TO SPIN FOR A POPULAR AND LONG RUNNING SHOW CALLED CHAMPION SOUNDS WITH NAT. T MILES HIGH. IN 1999 PAPA G MOVED BACK TO CHICAGO HIS HOMETOWN,WHERE HE CONTINUES TO SHARE HIS LOVE FOR REGGAE MUSIC. DJ PAPA G HAS SPUN AND HAS HELD RESDENCIES IN OVER 30 LOCAL CHICAGO CLUBS AND BARS. A RECENT LIST OF VENUES INCLUDE- THE WILD HARE - FUNKY BUDDHA LOUNGE - - ZENTRA - OHM - SONOTHEQUE - SUBTERRANEAN - BUTTERFLY SOCIAL CLUB - - DARK ROOM - THE HOT HOUSE - VIADUCT THEATER - ONTOURAGE - - BETTY?S BLUE STAR LOUNGE - INNJOY - LAVA LOUNGE - EXEDUS II - THE NOTE - KINETIC PLAYGROUND - CAFE LURA - TINI MARTINI - TSUKI - TOKYO 21 - EXEDUS II DJ PAPA G HAS SHARED A STAGE WITH TOP REGGAE ARTISTS AND BANDS INCLUDING - MIKEY DREAD - JUNIOR REID and THE ONE LOVE BAND - - CRF 2007 JUNIOR KELLY - QUEEN IFRICA - THIRD WORLD - MORGAN HERITAGE - - CULTURE - CHAKA DEMAS AND PILERS - BEENIE MAN - GIANT GUERILLA PANDA DUB SQUAD - GROUNDATION - INNER CIRCLE - RAS KELLY - - THE DRASTICS - DEALS GONE BAD - INDIKA - LOS VICIOS DE PAPA. DJ PAPA G HAS A MISSION TO PROMOTE AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD A POSITIVE MUSICAL MESSAGE OF UNITY THRU REGGAE MUSIC.
Mon Jul 06
CINEMATHEQUE SONOTHEQUE
SONOTHEQUE PRESENTS: TRAITE DE BAVE ET D’ETERNITE/ TREASTIE ON VENOM & ETERNITY (1951) 123 MINUTES – DIRECTED BY JEAN ISIDORE ISOU CINEMATHEQUE SONOTHEQUE: FROM ARTHOUSE TO GRINDHOUSE EVERY FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH FILMS SELECTED BY JOE BRYL 6PM to 9PM NO COVER 21+ In the aftermath of the devastation of WWII, Romanian writer Isidore Isou emigrated to Paris in 1945. Driven by his desire to publish his writings in Editions Gallimard, Isou followed a similar path taken earlier by fellow countryman and artistic agitator, Tristan Tzara. Isou began publishing his experimental poetry in the French capitol while becoming involved in various underground groups, numerous stormy events and jarring scandals. In 1946 he co-founded the anti-establishment art movement Lettrism (the precursor to Situationism) with Gabriel Pomerand. Using both the anti-art movements of Dada and Surrealism as an artistic template, Lettrism radicalized culture with its virulence and rancor and promoted the destruction of poetry in favor of an aesthetic based on provocation including the disruption of language and text. By 1968 Lettrism participated and greatly influenced the attempted May revolution in Paris by the left-wing movement comprised by unions, students and various radical organizations. Between the 15th of August, 1950 and the 23rd of May, 1951, Isou began working sporadically on his inaugural film/manifesto Traite de bave et d’eternite which premiered in its still unfinished phase on the 20th of April, 1951 at Cannes. Stressing a statement of Nietzsche’s that “One needs much chaos to give birth to a dancing star”, Isou intended to disrupt, attack and unmask the stale and routine state of filmmaking with his use of ‘cinema ciselant’, the chiseling of the image that intended to disrupt, reduce and disregard all previous film clichés. Isou dedicated the work to his film-forefathers; Griffith, Chaplin, Clair, Von Stroheim, Flaherty, Bunuel, Cocteau and to “all those who brought something new and personal to the art of cinema.” This upheaval or what Isou described as “the duty of sacrilege and challenge” that is necessary in the domain of cinema. With Traite, Isou operated directly on the surface of the film stock, scratching the film with a knife and drawing directly on the frame, violating what some perceived as ‘sacred’ material (his initial editor who had previously worked with Rene Clair began vehemently arguing with Isou on this mistreatment and finally left in disgust). This violent application of filmic laceration was later used to great effect by one of Isou’s early supporters, American avant-garde experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage. Isou further disrupted the viewer’s eye by inverting the image, using repetition to make the invisible seem visible and the separating the image from the soundtrack. Isou stated that “We must break down this natural association that made speech the correspondent of vision or the spontaneous commentary from the picture.” By introducing this idea of discrepant montage, Isou fashioned an image unhindered by sound, a text that ran counter to the image, a parallel universe that made new associations of harmony/disharmony. This rupture was further enhanced with a soundtrack that retained a crackling noise filled with imperfections and the use of Isou’s own Hugo Ball-like rhythmic sound-poetry of repeated words and violent screams. With its unusual combination of shifting angles, superimpositions, repetition and sound collage Isou created a world of unhinged chaos. As Isou further stated, “Photos are already too banal … it all goes to show we must go further than photography. I’ll fuck the film stock with rays of sunlight, I’ll take the outtakes from old films and scratch them, skin them, so that unknown beauties can see the light of day … I want a film which will really hurt your eyes.” When Traite was finally shown at Cannes in its unfinished state (consisting of a still in-work print of 19 reels or one of over 4 hours in length) at a festival fringe event it created the predicted controversy from the staid and reserved filmgoers attending while other insiders reveled in the intended disruption. By the time that the second chapter of the film began the audience grew more irritated and restless. Isou, who had only time enough to finish the editing of the images of the first section, was only able to present an incomplete film – one of only voices. A scandal quickly broke out and Isou got slapped by Sonica Bo, a specialist of children’s films. Supporters like Cocteau came to Isou’s defense saying “In front of Carne, they all fell asleep. You at least got the best scandal in the whole festival.” Traite ultimately did receive the 1951 Audience Prize for the Avant-Garde, as well as another prize for the festival fringe event. Isou returned to Paris and continued work on Traite, completing it on May 23 where it was finally projected at the film club of Armand Cauliez at the Musee de l’Homme. Besides Cocteau, other admirers like Maurice Scherer (aka Eric Rohmer) came to its defense. Scherer/Rohmer saw in Traite “a total rejection of this negative and anti-bourgeois spirit that dominated so much of our literature between the two wars.” Cinematheque Sonotheque – From Arthouse to Grindhouse is proud to present a screening of this seminal film. We will screen an authorized edition, mastered in HD from the 35mm internegative restored by the French National Film Archives with a soundtrack remastered by Frederic Acquaviva (and not the shorter and more accessible version from the Raymond Rohauer collection) in DVD format. As Philip Winter writes in his blog Electric Sheep – A Deviant View of Cinema: “… perhaps on a more somber level, Traite de bave et d’eternite could be perceived as a rather melancholy film ruminating on the torturously irreconcilable schism between the aural and the optical, between the spoken and the seen, a film, perhaps, about the confounding milky weakness of language. Either way it is a must-see cinematic object.” We will also screen Weekend (1930 – 11 minutes) a pioneering work from Walter Ruttmann, known for his experimental documentary Berlin – Symphony of a Great City (1927). Commissioned in 1928 by Berlin Radio Hour, Weekend, is an assembled mixture of words, music fragments and sounds. Ruttmann used film stock to record and edit this soundtrack collage of early audio-art. Prefiguring Guy Debord’s film Hurlements en faveur de Sade/Howls for Sade (1952), Weekend consists of a black screen with an audio soundtrack. Doors open at 6pm with the shorts starting at 6:30pm followed by the main film. All prints are DVD projection. There is no cover for the screening but entrance is 21+ (not due to any salacious nature of the films but only because of the venue's licensing). All films in the series are selected by Joe Bryl, musical director and co-owner of Sonotheque.
more...Tue Jul 07
FIRST TUESDAYS
featuring PROTMAN MACHINE DRUMM DJ BEN JORDAN plus a screening of 'No Country for Old Men' with live musical accompaniment 9pm - 2am Free - No cover!
Wed Jul 08
LA PODEROSA
Full Spectrum presents La Poderosa The ritual continues... The Summer breezes have arrived and La Poderosa is warmed up. Our travels on these mystical journeys are during the days and nights. Underneath, we feel the smooth and bumpy road. Ahead, the experience swallows us whole as we are captivated by what we hear and see. Come ride La Poderosa on a global tour of a musical landscape shaped not only by material experience but the spirit of a people who love to dance on moonlit nights. You'll hear the sounds of Spanish Rock/Pop/Indie and electronic dance music (EDM) on one of the most refined sound systems in Chicago. Whether you enjoy Chuntaro Style, Zoe, FOBIA or Gustavo Cerati, this night is a treat to the overall senses. Enjoy it. Host : Full Spectrum Music : LGA (aka Luis Gabriel Aguilera) playing Spanish Rock/Pop/Indie tunes Encore DJ set : Danny Livewire 9pm - 2am Donation : $3 Facebook : Full Spectrum http://www.fschicago.blogspot.com "We do the work. You set the vibe."
Thu Jul 09
A.R.O.M.A.
Mi Cuba! A celebration of music and culture of Cuba by A.R.O.M.A. "A Rhythmic Organic Musical Affair" Hosted by Anika Tene and World Fusion Chicago DJ's: Shannon Harris & Joe Bryl w/guest Cuban DJ Enrique Rodriguez Live percussion by Jim Bruno Live VJ performance by Galina Shevchenko Fashion show directed by Agnieszka Kulon featuring Solemates...Chicago Doors open 9pm - 2am $5 Cover (Free before 10PM with RSVP) Cuban Drink Specials: THE MAMBO MOJITO ($8): A twist on the classic Mojito - Muddled fresh mint, Maker's Mark Bourbon, sugar and lime juice on ice. CUBA LIBRE ($8): Sun-kissed sweetness in a glass - White Rum with Coke with lime juice on ice. THE HAVANA ($8): A taste of the tropics - Sailor Jerry Rum, triple sec, velvet falernum and lime juice. Shaken and served up. NEGRO MODELO ($3) (?-rō'm?) - n: a pervasive characteristic or quality.
more...Fri Jul 10
WINDY CITY SOUL CLUB
9PM - 2AM Only $5 cover! http://www.myspace.com/windycitysoulclub
Sat Jul 11
AFRICA HI-FI - 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
AHF: CONNECTING LIFE THROUGH CONSCIOUSNESS, CULTURE AND MUSIC. AFRICA HI-FI is the brainchild of SONIA HASSAN and co-creator, World Renowned DJ/Producer/Remixer RON TRENT. This special event is a musical tribute of respect to Africa and all that it has touched and influenced in World music and culture. AFRICA HI-FI fuses music and social consciousness with art and dance. The evening is geared toward educating people about Africa as the birthplace of music that we all listen to and love, whether it be Jazz, Dance, World Music, Hip Hop, Soul, ETC. AFRICA HI-FI is being presented as an open forum that will tap into the creative energy of the Motherland to help elevate the consciousness of all people, thereby creating a positive collective community. 9PM - 3AM $10 befre 10pm - $15 after
more...Sun Jul 12
BONOBO + PAPA G
The Empty Bottle presents the Bonobo Afterparty with BONOBO (DJ set) http://www.myspace.com/sibonobo plus Archangel Soundsystem DJ PAPA G 9pm - 2am Tickets: $15 http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1611114
more...Mon Jul 13
SENSORY OVERLOAD
DJ MAJOR TAYLOR with special guest LOW B (Hollartronix) 9pm - 2am $5 cover
Tue Jul 14
BEATFREAK PRODUCTIONS + INDIE FLICKS
presents CASEY LOVE TONY TECHNICS JUWAN RATES SOUTH OF ROOSEVELT 9pm - 2am Free - No Cover
more...Sat Jul 18
CROSSFADER KING
presents DJ GALAVAN PASE ROCK E-SIX & ROAN plus Special guest DJs Hosted by MIKE CHARMING 9pm - 3am $5 with RSVP RSVP to rsvp@crossfaderking.com $10 without
Sun Jul 19
UPRISING
STRICTLY THE BEST IN ROOTS AND CULTURE,DUB,ROCK STEADY,ONE DROP,DANCEHALL,AND REGGAE CLASSICS Archangel Soundsystem and Sonotheque present Uprising every Sunday night 10pm-2am No cover 21+ Resident Dj Papa G and weekly guest Djs Zebo - Major Talyor - spinning reggae and dancehall classics - dub - roots and culture. $3 PBR $5 RED STRIPE W/ SHOT OF SAILOR JERRY RUM Description-(TIMEOUT CHICAGO) Sunday is still reggae and dub night at Sonotheque, even if the residents have reshuffled every year or two. Papa G took over recently, bringing in utility hitters Zebo and Major Taylor for a night of strictly classic dancehall, roots, dub and reggae jams. Papa G bio.... DJ PAPA G STARTED SHARING HIS LOVE FOR REGGAE MUSIC IN 1997 AT UCSB?S CAMPUS STATION KCSB 91.9FM. PAPA G WAS INVITED TO SPIN FOR A POPULAR AND LONG RUNNING SHOW CALLED CHAMPION SOUNDS WITH NAT. T MILES HIGH. IN 1999 PAPA G MOVED BACK TO CHICAGO HIS HOMETOWN,WHERE HE CONTINUES TO SHARE HIS LOVE FOR REGGAE MUSIC. DJ PAPA G HAS SPUN AND HAS HELD RESDENCIES IN OVER 30 LOCAL CHICAGO CLUBS AND BARS. A RECENT LIST OF VENUES INCLUDE- THE WILD HARE - FUNKY BUDDHA LOUNGE - - ZENTRA - OHM - SONOTHEQUE - SUBTERRANEAN - BUTTERFLY SOCIAL CLUB - - DARK ROOM - THE HOT HOUSE - VIADUCT THEATER - ONTOURAGE - - BETTY?S BLUE STAR LOUNGE - INNJOY - LAVA LOUNGE - EXEDUS II - THE NOTE - KINETIC PLAYGROUND - CAFE LURA - TINI MARTINI - TSUKI - TOKYO 21 - EXEDUS II DJ PAPA G HAS SHARED A STAGE WITH TOP REGGAE ARTISTS AND BANDS INCLUDING - MIKEY DREAD - JUNIOR REID and THE ONE LOVE BAND - - CRF 2007 JUNIOR KELLY - QUEEN IFRICA - THIRD WORLD - MORGAN HERITAGE - - CULTURE - CHAKA DEMAS AND PILERS - BEENIE MAN - GIANT GUERILLA PANDA DUB SQUAD - GROUNDATION - INNER CIRCLE - RAS KELLY - - THE DRASTICS - DEALS GONE BAD - INDIKA - LOS VICIOS DE PAPA. DJ PAPA G HAS A MISSION TO PROMOTE AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD A POSITIVE MUSICAL MESSAGE OF UNITY THRU REGGAE MUSIC.
Mon Jul 20
SENSORY OVERLOAD
DJ MAJOR TAYLOR with special guest AYRES (The Rub) 9pm - 2am $5 cover
Tue Jul 21
OBEY YOUR BRAIN
9PM - 2AM Free - No cover! with MAGICAL, BEAUTIFUL MICHAEL COLUMBIA
Thu Jul 23
THE OFFICIAL NOVALIMA AFTERPARTY
9:00 pm – 2:00 am $5.00 at the door with RSVP to novalima@aguzate.org $8.00 regular price at the door Since its formation in 2001, Novalima has been breaking down boundaries, uniting seemingly irreconcilable genres, communities and generations to create an inspiring movement that has revolutionized the music scene in their native Peru. Founded by four friends from Lima with a shared passion for both traditional Afro-Peruvian music and modern DJ culture, Novalima searches for the common ground between past and future, between tradition and innovation. On July 23rd, after their Chicago debut in Millennium Park, the members of Novalima will dig through the crates of their vast collection of underground Afro-Latin, Dub and House for the delight of electronic and world music fans alike. Their DJ set will include the music that has inspired them over the years and has served as the foundation for the Novalima sound. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to meet the members of the band in an intimate setting. The lineup of the evening will include Chicago native DJ Chávez spinning a Latin electronic fusion drawing on both traditional sources as well as dance floor remixes. CD giveaways and promotions throughout the night!
Fri Jul 24
UNDERGROUND GROOVE THEORY
Resident DJ Torin Edmond Hosted by Larissa J. Guest DJ: Kai Yuri Alce Sponsored by Deep House Page 9pm - 2am
more...Sun Jul 26
UPRISING
STRICTLY THE BEST IN ROOTS AND CULTURE,DUB,ROCK STEADY,ONE DROP,DANCEHALL,AND REGGAE CLASSICS Archangel Soundsystem and Sonotheque present Uprising every Sunday night 10pm-2am No cover 21+ Resident Dj Papa G and weekly guest Djs Zebo - Major Talyor - spinning reggae and dancehall classics - dub - roots and culture. $3 PBR $5 RED STRIPE W/ SHOT OF SAILOR JERRY RUM Description-(TIMEOUT CHICAGO) Sunday is still reggae and dub night at Sonotheque, even if the residents have reshuffled every year or two. Papa G took over recently, bringing in utility hitters Zebo and Major Taylor for a night of strictly classic dancehall, roots, dub and reggae jams. Papa G bio.... DJ PAPA G STARTED SHARING HIS LOVE FOR REGGAE MUSIC IN 1997 AT UCSB?S CAMPUS STATION KCSB 91.9FM. PAPA G WAS INVITED TO SPIN FOR A POPULAR AND LONG RUNNING SHOW CALLED CHAMPION SOUNDS WITH NAT. T MILES HIGH. IN 1999 PAPA G MOVED BACK TO CHICAGO HIS HOMETOWN,WHERE HE CONTINUES TO SHARE HIS LOVE FOR REGGAE MUSIC. DJ PAPA G HAS SPUN AND HAS HELD RESDENCIES IN OVER 30 LOCAL CHICAGO CLUBS AND BARS. A RECENT LIST OF VENUES INCLUDE- THE WILD HARE - FUNKY BUDDHA LOUNGE - - ZENTRA - OHM - SONOTHEQUE - SUBTERRANEAN - BUTTERFLY SOCIAL CLUB - - DARK ROOM - THE HOT HOUSE - VIADUCT THEATER - ONTOURAGE - - BETTY?S BLUE STAR LOUNGE - INNJOY - LAVA LOUNGE - EXEDUS II - THE NOTE - KINETIC PLAYGROUND - CAFE LURA - TINI MARTINI - TSUKI - TOKYO 21 - EXEDUS II DJ PAPA G HAS SHARED A STAGE WITH TOP REGGAE ARTISTS AND BANDS INCLUDING - MIKEY DREAD - JUNIOR REID and THE ONE LOVE BAND - - CRF 2007 JUNIOR KELLY - QUEEN IFRICA - THIRD WORLD - MORGAN HERITAGE - - CULTURE - CHAKA DEMAS AND PILERS - BEENIE MAN - GIANT GUERILLA PANDA DUB SQUAD - GROUNDATION - INNER CIRCLE - RAS KELLY - - THE DRASTICS - DEALS GONE BAD - INDIKA - LOS VICIOS DE PAPA. DJ PAPA G HAS A MISSION TO PROMOTE AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD A POSITIVE MUSICAL MESSAGE OF UNITY THRU REGGAE MUSIC.
Mon Jul 27
SENSORY OVERLOAD
DJ MAJOR TAYLOR with special guest AUTOBOT (Flosstradamus) 9pm - 2am $5 cover
Tue Jul 28
YEA MAN!
Black Holes presents YEA MAN! featuring THE BLACK HOLES ROB THREEZY ZEBO Free - No cover 9pm - 2am
more...Fri Jul 31
SPANDEXXX
Rocktapussy presents SPANDEXXX A Lollapalooza pre party featuring ROCKTAPUSSY BALD EAGLE HEY CHAMP (Live) HOLLYWOOD HOLT (Live) Free 9pm - 2am
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