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TODAY
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BY DAY
Monday, June 28 2010
Hotcha and Razzmatazz @ Cole's
DJs Hotcha and Razzmatazz spin your (or your grandparents') favorite blend of 1920s-'50s jazz, big band, blues, and assorted weirdness at Cole's (2338 N. Milwaukee Ave) tonight from 9:30 p.m. to close. FREE.
Cowards, Perispirit, Deterge, Battleship, Magia Nuda @ Enemy
An evening of power electronic and experimental meanderings at Wicker Park performance space Enemy (1550 N. Milwaukee, 3rd floor). Cowards, from Queens, NY, are part of the collective of bands that include Halflings, Cathode Terror Secretion, Yellow Tears, Migrations in Rust, and others -- some of the best loud/confrontational electronics in the game right now. Perispirit is co-helmed by Luke Moldoff of Boston, formerly of Stillbirth and Craniopagus. Deterge, Battleship, and Magia Nuda open. 8:30 SHARP, $5 for touring bands. More info at Transmission.
I Am Robot and Proud @ Edible Audible Picnic
Grab your lunch and take it to Pritzker Pavilion at noon for an Edible Audible Picnic. Making his Chicago debut, I Am Robot and Proud is a one-man indie electronic artist from Toronto, Canada named Shaw-Han Liem. He combines both electronic and organic instrumentation to produce gentle instrumental electronic pop. Liem has just released Uphill City Collaborations & Remixes and is currently wrapping up a full length follow up album for the acclaimed Darla Records.
The Armando Diaz Experience @ iO Del Close Theater
The Armando Diaz Experience is long-form improvisation in which a monologist tells personal stories that provides the inspiration for the resulting scenes. The cast is often joined by guests from MADtv, Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Second City and more. Tickets are $12 for 8:30 p.m. at iO Theater, 3541 N. Clark St. Tickets and info here.
Shane Perlowin @ Skylark
Creative music and free jazz series Ratchet takes place every Monday at Skylark in Pilsen. Tonight they present Shane Perlowin on guitar from Asheville, NC. 10pm. Free. 2149 S. Halsted St.
Huntsville with On Fillmore (featuring Nels Cline) @ Downtown Sound in Millennium Park
Huntsville is one the most successful experimental, Americana bands ever to come out of Norway. Fresh off the release of the double disc Huntsville: Eco, Arches & Eras, the band is making a rare U.S stop in Chicago as part of Downtown Sound. Playing first though is On Filmore. Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche and bassist Darin Gray have been busy as of late. Over the last year and a half, On Fillmore has released its fourth studio album, Extended Vacation, and found time to score the soundtrack to J.T. Petty's film, "Blood Red Earth." Tonight the experimental, progressive duo will be joined by Wilco guitarist Nels Cline. 7:30pm (note late start time). Pritzker Pavilion. Free.
