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Thu Aug 10 2006
Out to prove they're not paper tigers ...
FESTIVAL WATCH: The inaugural Mauled By Tigers Festival kicks off tonight at The Note, 1565 N. Milwaukee, with a local showcase from Archaeology, Maps and Atlases, and Hanalei.
Although it’s still pretty vague, festival co-organizer (and Tiger) Josh Davis says the MBT collective is basically a group of friends, who first came together as a band, and later as a website/message board (where their tagline is: “Almost as Good as Hanging Out In Real Life.” Truth.). Now, the collective has its sights set on becoming a production team, by recording, booking and promoting bands and artists. They bring it all together this weekend in this first fest, highlighted with an appearance by Brooklyn’s noisy art punks Japanther and the controversially named This Bike is a Pipe Bomb at the Beat Kitchen on Saturday.
For the visual art part of the fest, there’s a gallery show at South Union Arts featuring local artists like Keith Herzik and Steve Walters. There will also be a screenprinting demonstration on Saturday at Walters’ Screwball Press, the Chicago basement where many of the city’s young printers go to cut their teeth in the art.