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Thursday, March 28

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Sound of Silent Film @ Chopin Theater

The folks from Accessible Contemporary Music perform new music to accompany new silent movies. Not so great if you were thinking Buster Keaton, but fabulous if you love modern music and film. 7:30 PM; tickets are $7. BYOB! 1543 W Division. For more information, visit the website.

Flameshovel DJ night @ Subterranean

Subterranean presents Shut Up and Listen!!, a DJ night curated by Flameshovel Records. Come listen to exciting records played by actual humans, including the premieres of new albums by The Narrator and The Race. Also, some free stuff will be given out. The show goes from 9:00 PM to 2:00 AM, it's a 21+ show, and there's no cover charge. Subterranean: 2011 W. North Avenue. (773) 278-6600.

Tom Bissell @ Book Cellar

Journalist and fiction writer Tom Bissell discusses his latest book tonight at the Book Cellar. The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam follows Bissell and his ex-Marine father as they retrace the elder's tour of duty through Vietnam, making the book as much a fully researched history of the war as it is a memoir and a personal history. Free at 7pm at 4736 N. Lincoln Ave. Call 773-293-2665 for more information.

Another Chicago Magazine release party @ HotHouse

Another Chicago Magazine celebrates the release of its latest issue with an evening of literary readings at the HotHouse. The show starts at 8:00 PM, it's a 21+ show, and admission is free. HotHouse: 31 E. Balbo. (312) 362-9707.

Sonny Smit/Neko Case @ Park West

The Californian alt-folk troubadour Sonny Smith opens for alt-country chanteuse Neko Case tonight at Park West. Get there early to see how Sonny Smith's tales of urban life in his Fruivale neighborhood of Oakland translate on stage. Expect it to almost be like a one man play, only set to the best indie folk this side of Sufjan, Denison, Bill Callahan et al.

This is the first of a three night stand and the only show with tickets still remaining. It'll also be the best. More info here. Show starts at 7:30pm.

Measuring the Big Bang: Still Confused After All These Years? (Cafe Scientifique) @ The Map Room

March's installment of the popular Cafe Scientifique features Stephan Meyer discussing The Big Bang in the lively Cafe Scientifique style at 7pm at the Map Room (1949 N. Hoyne). For more details email Randy Lansberg.


"Measuring the Big Bang: Still Confused After All These Years"
Presenter: Stephan Meyer

Since its discovery 40 years ago, the fossil radiation from the Big Bang has been used unlock the secrets of the universe: how it came to look like it does today and what it is made of. As the measurements have gotten better, the picture has become clearer but not necessarily more understandable. Some of what we have learned is surprising and may be pointing to the fact that there is much yet to be learned (e.g., new physics). We will discuss the nuts and bolts of how cosmology measurements are made, what they tell us about the universe, and where this may be leading us.

Resources:
KICP site http://cfcp.uchicago.edu/workshops/
Cafe Scientifique site http://www.cafescientifique.org/chicago.htm

What is Cafe Scientifique?
"Cafe Scientifique is a place where, for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology. Meetings take place in cafes, bars, restaurants and even theatres, but always outside a traditional academic context."

Explosions in the Sky @ Metro

Texas instrumental rock band Explosions in the Sky returns to Chicago for the first time since 2004 in support of their new album, All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone. The quartet has a reputation for a blistering live performance that leaves audiences awestruck. The show is open to all ages and starts at 6:30 with Eluvium. For more information, visit Metro.

 

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