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Frank Scheffer's document of Stockhausen's "Helicopter String Quartet" this weekend at the Nightingale
In 1992, Karlheinz Stockhausen, already one of the music world’s most eccentric composers, embarked on what was possibly his most wild and ambitious composition to date – a composition requiring the four members of a string quartet to perform in four separate airborne helicopters that transmit the sound of the performance to an elaborate multi-media set-up in the concert hall below.
If the logistics of this piece sound almost as fascinating to you as the results, then you are not alone. In 1996, filmmaker Frank Scheffer made a documentary of the Arditti String Quartet’s performance of “Helikopter-Streichquartett” that captures the inspiration and eccentricity of the piece and its composer. Scheffer is well known for his interest in and profiles of experimental musicians of all types, from John Cage, to Frank Zappa.
Chicagoans will get a rare opportunity to see the 81-minute film this weekend at the Nightingale. The screenings are Friday and Saturday at 7.
Support independent cinema while you treat yourself to a one-of-a-kind glimpse at total artistic indulgence and brilliance.
ACM's "The Sound of Silent Film" Runs March 16 - 18 at the Chopin
Access Contemporary Music is bringing back its popular The Sound of Silent Film to the Chopin Theater (1543 W Division) this Friday, March 16th through Sunday, March 18th. ACM’s Sound of Silent Film Festival is the only film festival that features modern silent films screened to live music, composed especially for the films by Chicago composers.
This year’s festival features a new score for La Jetee, the classic film that was the inspiration for Terry Gilliam’s Twelve Monkeys. It also includes a piece scored by Matthew Dotson, who is participating in Homeroom’s Physics for Listeners, for Chantal Akerman’s masterful “Hotel Monterey.”
Other films include the hilarious Waiting Room by Dutch filmmaker Jos Stelling, and, as part of a collaboration with Berlin-based Moving Silence, ACM is proud to present Egg Love by German filmmaker Birgit Moeller.
Now that the Chopin Theater has a liquor license you can enjoy the show with the tasty beverage of your choice. This is a great event that Homeroom has enjoyed in the past.
TONIGHT: GODZILLA 101 @ THE HUNGRY BRAIN
Don’t forget to join us at The Hungry Brain tonight for our next 101 lecture. The night features special guests, slide-shows, and screenings on the origins of the infamous Godzilla.
Plus, it’s always a good time at The Hungry Brain. Hope to see you there!
And afterwards check out Ball Hall’s next show this Thursday the 15th at 9pm with Form A Log, News To Us, Heat Death, and Criminals. Click here for more details.
Call Me Lightning, PROTO IDIOT, and The Pamphleteers play this Saturday at The Burlington
We all know you can hardly wait for our event this following Tuesday on all things Godzilla at The Hungry Brain. But until that wonderful day comes you have to entertain yourselves somehow and we suggest heading out to Burlington Bar this Saturday at 9pm. Call Me Lightning, PROTO IDIOT, and The Pamphleteers are playing in Burlington’s new music space in the back. These rockers really know how to have fun so don’t miss out!
Democracy Burlesque Presents A Sketch Comedy Review Tonight and Next Tuesday
Democracy Burlesque Presents:
Occupied! a Sketch Comedy Review with a View for You!
If you have an urgency for some insurgency in the endless Red-state/Blue-state rhetoric, join Chicago’s finest sketch comedy performers as they bring back to the stage, a special selection of sketches from Democracy Burlesque’s extensive catalogue.
Its an evening of Sketch Comedy, Stand-Up, Live Music and Special Guest Performances Featuring Emily Lake, Amy Sumpter, Don Washington and More!
7:30pm Tuesday March 6th & 13th
Tickets are $15
(cash only at the door)
Reserve a seat at the show and receive a discount!
The earlier you do, the bigger the discount you’ll get!
e-mail tickets@democracyburlesque.com
The Flag and Seal Revisited
Join us Tonight, March 2nd for a reception at Expo 72, where Ten x Ten is currently on display!
The reception is for an additional component of the Pulled, Pressed, & Printed show. Details below, should be good, hope to see some of you there.
The Flag and Seal Revisited
In honor of Chicago’s upcoming 175th birthday, an additional component of the Pulled, Pressed & Printed exhibition, The Flag and Seal Revisited, will be unveiled in Expo 72 on Friday, March 2, 2012. This section of the exhibition highlights artworks that riff on Chicago’s flag and the city seal design. New works will be added to this section throughout the run. A brief history of Chicago’s flag and seal will be featured in the exhibit written by Tim Samuelson cultural historian for the City of Chicago.
The public is invited to a free reception in the exhibition on Friday, March 2 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Jan 27, 2012 – Apr 30, 2012
Expo 72
72 E. Randolph St
Chicago, IL 60601
JEREMY TINDER on TRUBBLE CLUB
What do Jeremy Tinder, Joe Tallarico, Nate Beaty, Onsmith, and Grant Reynolds, all have in common? They’re all in Trubble Club and have contributed to Ten x Ten!
Colin: First I think we should explain who you are and what Trubble Club is… What is your relationship with the group and are you able to tell us a little more about how Trubble Club started?
Jeremy: Trubble Club began as a group of local cartoonists just getting together to hang out and draw. Many of us had been getting together and making exquisite corpse drawings or just hanging out in apartments or on stoops making drawings. One night, Lucy Knisley had a large group of us over, and the first Trubble Club comics were drawn. We didn’t set out to start a collective or collaborative group, it just happened.
We had so much fun, we started meeting weekly, and developed kind of a formula for making jam comics. Our comics generally begin as a single panel drawn by a single artist, but gets thrown into the “pile” or “stack”. That stack is passed around to artists ready to draw. Once they find a strip they have an idea to add onto, they do so, and pass the stack around to someone else. Some comics are finished in a session or two. Some take years. Some never get finished.
Read More » A Picture From the First Physics for Listeners Rehearsal
Homeroom is very excited that our second Physics for Listeners: a Composers’ Concert will debut on Sunday, June 3rd at the Hideout. The composers met for the first time on Sunday to start rehearsing their compositions. The composers include Matthew Dotson: guitar; Tim Daisy: drums and percussion (not pictured); Jason Raynovich: cello; Katherine Young: bassoon; Tobin Summerfield: bass and guitar; and Dan Mohr: piano & voice (not pictured.)
Spring Semester
Apr
13
2012
7:00 PM, $5 suggested
Comfort Station
Logan Square
urban sandbox Ten x Ten Preview
The Urban Sandbox is an all ages multi-canvassed Open Mic event. It features visual art, spoken word, comedy, music & more. This month will celebrate the completion and release of Ten x Ten.
Apr
13
2012
9:00 PM, $7 suggested
Elastic Arts
2830 N Milwaukee
Songwriter Showcase featuring Aleks Tomaszewska and Andrea Bauer
Aleks Tomaskewska of Aleks and the Drummer and Andrea Bauer of Couple Skate will be our featured songwriters.
Photo by Adam Hoff.
Apr
20
2012
6:00 PM, Free
LivingRoom Gallery
1530 West Superior Street
Ten x Ten Exhibition at LivingRoom Gallery
Join Homeroom and Spudnik Press celebrate the release of Ten x Ten.
Featuring work by:
Brian Hofmeister
Colin Palombi
Jeremy Tinder
Joe Tallarico
Justin Santora
Krista Franklin
Liz Born
Lovercraft
Nate Beaty
Revise CMW
May
3
2012
8:00 PM, $8 suggested
The Hideout
1354 W. Wabansia
Ten x Ten release party at the Hideout
The musical element of Ten x Ten will be celebrated on Thursday, May 3rd at the Hideout with a concert featuring:
Animate Objects
Wes Restless and the Jordan Years
The Luna Blues Machine
and hosted by:
Knife Gang
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