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Showing posts with label live show photos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label live show photos. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

ChiIL Live Shows' Featured Artists of The Day: Royal Thunder #Metal #OriginalPhotos

ChiIL Live Shows'
Featured Artists 
of The Day

We've caught Royal Thunder a number of times over the years, as they toured through Chi, IL most recently at Bottom Lounge opening for Monster Magnet. 

Here's our full set of LIVE show shots from 11/6/13:
Our favorites are embedded at the bottom of this feature.



All photos ©2014 all rights reserved
Bonnie Kenaz-Mara for ChiIL Live Shows /ChiIL Mama


Royal Thunder returns to Macon, Georgia's Bragg Jam Music & Arts festival this year!  The event is being held on July 26th. Go grab your tickets starting May 1st at 
www.braggjam.org!

Click here to check out our Monster Magnet LIVE show shots from the same evening.


Word is Royal Thunder headed back into the studio this year!
Vocalist / bassist MLny Parsonz had this to say about the process:

"We meet again with our long time friend and producer Joey Jones at Aria Recording Studio in Marietta. We have no idea what this next album is going to sound like! We are anxious to see what the outcome will be. With that being said, we have NO agenda, NO formula, NO limits. This one is for the gods of rock! As always, thank you ALL for your support. See you on the road with these new songs! Until then, be well!"





Expect a Fall 2014 release via Relapse Records! Who's excited???

Biography


Rising out of Atlanta, Georgia, Royal Thunder have been conjuring stoner rock grooves out of the Southern heat since they were formed in 2006 by guitarist Josh Weaver. Featuring singer and bassist Mlny Parsonz, drummer Lee Smith, and guitarist Josh Coleman, the band's hazy, psychedelic sound evokes the early days of stoner and space rock, with Parsonz's soulful vocals bringing an element of dark drama to the band's swaggering sound. Royal Thunder made their recorded debut in 2009 with a self-titled EP, which the band self-released before signing to Relapse shortly afterwards, where the label re-released the album the following year. Their first full-length, CVI, arrived two years later in 2012.





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Monday, May 5, 2014

PHOTO & VIDEO RECAP: Black Bear Combo CIMMfest After Party at Moe's #CIMMfest

Friday night was a highlight of CIMMfest 2014, among many. Chicago's Black Bear Combo (Balkan, gypsy, street jazz hybrid) was the perfect way to cap off a phenomenal day of film, music and networking.  It was our pleasure to capture the fun for ChiIL Mama & ChiIL Live Shows. 







Balkan Night
@Moe's Tavern (BTW-we just love that Moe is a woman-Maureen--and she's a hoot!)
2937 N. Milwaukee Ave. 


10pm - 2am











Check out our full set of stills in the slide show here, and favorites embedded below. We even caught some of the multicultural fancy footwork from the crowd in the video below.




Friday, the screening of Brasslands sold out, but the fun continued with a Balkan night at Moe's Tavern. Black Bear Combo, Balkan food, and raffle of Parni Valjak tickets! 

BRASSLANDS won Best Documentary Feature at CIMMfest 2014 and a second Sunday screening was added!  If you missed it, keep an eye out for this one!




© 2014 all rights reserved
Bonnie Kenaz-Mara for ChiILMama.com & ChiILLiveShows.com

The Blackhawks playoffs game coincided with the after party, so my husband bailed. I went on to shoot the show without him, but I was jazzed to find the game on multiple screens at Moe's, so I could do both. It was great to see the CIMMfest film fanatics and the hockey fans peacefully coexisting and rockin' out to Balkan gypsy jams together, while cheering the Hawks to a 5-2 victory! 























Mo' about Moe's

Chicago -Avondale Neighborhood Tavern
Voted Top 5 Dive Bars in Chicago
Rapidly becoming the "go to" spot for all local musicians.
Our Music & Craft Beer make us unique for a neighborhood tavern.
Live Music -- Shows on Friday and Saturday
Open Mic Sunday and Wednesday
Full Sound System for all electric hook-ups
House Drum Set (full) House Guitar House Organ (B3)
Friendly neighborhood Tavern - Free Foosball, Free Darts, pool table

$8 pitchers of Blatz-$3 mixed drinks -$12 buckets of 5 domestic bottles for all Chicago Pro Team Games.

Thursday, April 17, 2014

PHOTO RECAP: Chris Greene Quartet Album Release at Green Mill 3/8/14 #OriginalPhotos

Goin' Greene!





It was our great pleasure to catch Chicago's own Chris Greene's Music Appreciation album release party at The iconic Green Mill in March. We were elated to hear the new material live and shoot stills as well.  Click here to check out our past coverage.



Check out ChiIL Live Shows' photo recap. Our favorites are embedded below, and a full set is available as a slideshow right here.  ChiIL Live Shows was there... were YOU?!  If not, you can experience it vicariously via our live show shots. If you were, there, relive it with us.

Full Set: 



CD Release Party for “MUSIC APPRECIATION” on Single Malt Recordings

featuring:

Chris Greene – saxophones
Damian Espinosa – piano
Marc Piane – bass
Steve Corley – drums

We can't think of a better venue for a smokin' jazz quartet.  The Green Mill has atmosphere to spare and a storied history as a speakeasy with underground tunnels to let partiers out into the bank across the street in case of a raid.  

No raids for the release night--and plentiful beer.  

The Chris Greene Quartet celebrates Music Appreciation at The Green Mill

Local saxophonist and composer Chris Greene and his quartet have a new CD entitled Music Appreciation that draws from all eras of jazz, as well as 70s soul and 80s progressive pop acts from Prince to The Police and Yellow Magic Orchestra. CGQ celebrated the release with a show at the legendary Green Mill on Saturday, March 8th, 2014. 




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