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Friday, January 27 2012
Los Campesinos! with Parenthetical Girls @ Metro
In what could be the most amazing double bill of the year, Welsh band Los Campesinos! who are well known for their energetic live shows will be touring with the amazing Parenthetical Girls out of Portland, Oregon. This show is all ages with doors at 6:30pm and show at 7:30pm. You can purchase tickets here.
B-Fest 2012
A&O Productions of Northwestern University presents B-Fest 2012, the annual 24-hour B-movie film festival taking place on Northwestern's campus. The festivities begin tonight at 6pm, and end on Saturday evening at 6pm. Expect a full roster of bad movies from the past century of film (blaxploitation, cheezy sci-fi, bad action movies from the 80s, big budget flops, etc.) along with various short films, a raffle of various films & memorabilia, and a midnight screening of the classic Plan 9 From Outer Space. Tickets are $35 ($20 for Northwestern students). See the B-Fest Website at www.b-fest.com for full details.
Sifu Design Studio 1st Anniversary Party
Sifu Design Studio & Fine Yarns, 5044 N. Clark St., celebrates its first anniversary with a party tonight from 6pm to 11pm. Enjoy drinks and snacks, enter a raffle for yarn and other crafty goods, and check out locally produced goods. Free.
Everything is Terrible! @ Lincoln Hall
Everything is Terrible! kick off their latest tour with a screening of Doggie Woggiez! Poochie Woochiez!, supposedly a recreation of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s 1973 film The Holy Mountain using dog-related found footage, tonight at 10pm at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door. 21+
Greensky Bluegrass, Strange Arrangement @ Park West
Pickers Greensky Bluegrass and Strange Arrangement play Park West tonight. Music starts at 8pm. 18+ Tickets are $15 (plus fees) and are available online or at the door. Chicago Farmer opens. The Park West is located at 322 W. Armitage Ave. (773) 929-1322. [See our preview in Transmission.]
Claire Chase (ICE) Solo Flute Recital "Return from Parnassus" @ Art Institute
International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) founder, flautist Claire Chase will present a selection of solo music for flute in a program entitled Return from Parnassasus, at the Art Institute of Chicago's Fullerton Hall. The centerpiece of the program, inspired by Cy Twombly's Return From Parnassus, is the world premier of Marcos Balter's Descent from Parnassus (inspired by Twombly's painting and incorporating spoken texts from Dante's Canto Paradiso I). The performance will also feature music by Toru Takamitsu, Edgard Varese, Iannis Xenakis, and Steve Reich, whose Electric Counterpoint will be performed by percussionist Svet Stoyanov in a new arrangement. Tickets are FREE, and open to the public. Performance begins at 6pm. sharp. Seating begins at 5:40, following the standard Friday 5pm close of the Art Institute. Seating is first come, first served.
