Lolla Bling's a Local Thing--Susan Wheeler Design @Lollapalooza #Lolla

¡LOLLAPALOOZA JEWELRY!
 
designed by
SUSAN WHEELER DESIGN

¡ Loved by Groups and Groupies Alike !

Been there...done that...got the t-shirt.   Kick it up a notch with gold, silver and jewels to show your Lolla love.   They don't get ripped to shreds or need a wash after a hot day of dancing in the sun.   So don't sweat up your souvenirs....glow.

ChiIL Live Shows/ChiIL Mama loves to support local artists...especially when they're balancing parenthood and creative work!   So come see Chi-Town's own Susan Wheeler's delicious designs.  She's a fine artist, jewlery maker, and Chi, IL mama.


Susan Wheeler is an Award Winning, Chicago-based, Fine Jewelry Designer

In melding modern and traditional design qualities, Susan is able to create timeless jewelry and accessories. Susan lives in a bustling household with her husband, two young boys, a baby girl, two dogs, a cat, and turtle.

All of the jewelry is made in the good old U.S. of A. and it is all tarnish proof and absolutely the best quality!


 
Check Out The New Lollapalooza Collection available at the Lollapalooza Pop-Up Store,
located at 332 South Michigan Avenue and on site at the festival in Chicago, August 3rd through August 5th

The New Enameled Lolla Lollipop Swirl Charm!
PRICE  $30.00 


The Sterling Silver Lollipop Swirl Charm features the Iconic Orange and Blue Lollapalooza Logo colors. The charms are available on  blue leather cords, sterling silver chain bracelets, and sold as individual charms.
 
Enameled Sterling Silver Charm

The New Lolla Lollipop Swirl Charm Necklace!
PRICE  $30.00



The Sterling Silver Lollipop Swirl Charm Necklace hung on blue leather.
 *This is one of ChiIL Mama's favs--playful, funky and fun.

Sterling Silver Charm on Blue Leather Cord

The New Lolla Lollipop Swirl Charm Bracelet!
PRICE  $30.00

The Sterling Silver Lollipop Swirl Charm Bracelet dangles from a Sterling Silver bracelet chain.
 

Sterling Silver Charm on Sterling Chain
 

Pay Tribute To Over 20 Years Of Lollapalooza!
PRICE  $30.00 

*This one's really sweet, too!   I'm a silver over gold gal but this one's downright Olympic with the rings and the gold, silver and bronze.   I would so wear this.

The Official Lollapalooza 20th Anniversary ring was designed by Susan Wheeler for Lollapalooza in 2011. It is crafted with an amazing texture and "Lollapalooza 20th Anniversary" inscription on the back. This versatile piece has a supple leather band that wraps and ties easily to be worn around the  neck, wrist or ankle.  
 
1" diameter ring in a variety of finishes

Hannah Hooper, member of the very cool band GROUPLOVE, is seen here at the 2011 festival wearing the gold finished ring as a necklace. The organic texture and enduring shape parallel the Lollapalooza vibe.

 
Hannah Hooper of GROUPLOVE



 
Limited Edition Lollapalooza Belt Buckles
PRICE  $65.00

Lollapalooza 2011 glammed it up with custom belt buckles commissioned exclusively from Susan Wheeler Design. Made from precious metal clays, Susan Wheeler Design has baked up both the classy and the cool with the organic texture of this piece.   
 
Lolla Logo Belt Buckle in Gold Finish
Lolla Logo Belt Buckle in Silver Finish



Lolla 2010 saw this snakeskin inspired, gold plated number. These buckles shine with Lollapalooza pride!
 
Lollapalooza 2010 Belt Buckle
 

 


The New Lolla Lollipop Swirl Ring!
PRICE  $30.00

The organic textures of Susan Wheeler Design's newest Lollapalooza Jewelry have been translated into a line of solid brass rings. The rings interpret the retro Lollapalooza lollipop swirl as though it were a flower. These hip statement rings are available in an array of beautiful finishes.  $30.00

Lolla Swirl Ring, shown in Antique Gold Finish

 
Perry Farrell, creator of the Lollapalooza Festival
Perry Farrell mixes it up wearing his Lolla Dog Tag!
PRICE  $25.00

Created especially for Lolla by Chicago's award winning fine jewelry designer, Susan Wheeler, this sexy little tag works well for both dogs and cats as well as their stylish humans. Perry Farrell is wearing the pendant on a classic 20" ball steel chain.
 
Silver-Plated Lolla Dog Tag

The pendant measures 1-5/8" x 5/8" and is made of silver-plated cast pewter with high-polish raised letters on a matte background.
Elijah Wood Loves the Lollapalooza Dog Tag Too!
Enjoying the festival in the summer of 2011, Elijah Wood adds some bling with his Lolla Dog Tag. The pendant measures 1-5/8" x 5/8" and is made of silver-plated cast pewter with high-polish raised letters on a matte background.

 
Elijah Woods, Lollapalooza 2011

 
Lolla Script Necklace, Gold Plated
Cursive Lives On at Lollapalooza!
PRICE  $30.00

This fun little necklace features a script version of the Lollapalooza name rendered in 24-karat plate awesomeness. The script necklace is available in an array of finishes for all your glamorous needs!
Estonian Pop-Superstar, Kerli, takes a bite out of her gunmetal finished Lolla Script Necklace. Tastes like Lollapalooza Spirit!




Pop-Superstar, Kerli

THE COMPANY BAND Pros and Cons EP Streaming in Full on AOL Music

Available Tomorrow via Weathermaker Music

Since THE COMPANY BAND first got together in 2006, the group has solely existed through semi-annual corporate retreats. These meetings developed into an organization of odd fellows featuring vocalist Neil Fallon from Clutch, drummer Jess Margera from CKY, guitarist / vocalist Jim Rota from Fireball Ministry, bassist Brad Davis from Fu Manchu and guitarist Dave Bone. Since the beginning, the group has rarely surfaced to show their hand. In 2007 it was the Sign Here, Here and Here EP. In 2009 it was The Company Band album along with the It's A Confusing World / Not Fragile single. And after a recent retreat at a beach house in Venice, the group have a new five song EP ready entitled Pros & Cons.  Pros & Cons will be released in tomorrow via Weathermaker Music. Today THE COMPANY BAND is giving people the chance to hear the Pros & Cons EP in its entirety, before it hits stores tomorrow.  The EP is streaming as part of the AOL Music Full Album Listening Party Series, and can be heard HERE .  Make sure to check it out and order your copy today! Both the CD and vinyl editions of the Pros & Cons EP are available for pre-order at THE COMPANY BAND's Official Store HERE.  The collector's edition vinyl is limited to 1,000 individually numbered pieces with one side featuring etched artwork.  Pre-order your copy now as these are sure to sell out fast. Not many have known the origins of THE COMPANY BAND until Jess Margera finally opened up about its inception. "I crossed paths with Jim on tour and knew we should open up shop immediately. Do some instrumentals that could be valuable in the placement market. Then he suggested getting Bone involved. It's then when we laid down our original presentation that we took to Neil. We hoped he could be a guest speaker on one of the tracks but it fortunately turned out that he wanted a permanent seat. Brad Davis came seamlessly into the fold later as he was already a compatriot with several of the members, musically and socially." Pros & Cons EP Tracklisting: 1)    House of Capricorn 2)    Black Light Fever 3)    Kill Screen 4)    Loc Nar 5)    El Dorado   For More Info Visit: http://www.facebook.com/thecompanyband http://www.myspace.com/thecoband http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Company_Band http://thecompanyband.bandcamp.com/ http://weathermakermusic.com/

Shams Band at Schubas Monday 7/30 #live video

It's the final day of The Shams Band's weekly July Schubas residency.   ChiIL Live Shows will be back shooting again.   Congrats to our 2 winners this week.   Sherry C. and Mary Z.   Each has a pair of tickets waiting at the door.


Here's the scoop:
Check out Schubas main site here to pre order tickets and for more info.

Monday, July 30, 2012 8:00 PM
21+ $6.00 ($15.00 - Four Show Residency Ticket Package)

• Practice Space presents:
• THE SHAMS BAND
• ARCHIE POWELL & THE EXPORTS
• YOUNG HINES
• DJ SETS BY: MR. GAC

Click Here To Reserve Your Copy of Cold City And A Ticket To The Show.

Click Here For A Four Show Residency Ticket Package

The Shams Band will be celebrating their second full length record, Cold Cityby hosting their own July residency at Schubas Tavern.

Music is supposed to be fun, exciting, thought provoking and daring. On every live performance, The Shams Band makes sure that their audience leaves each concert with a personal feeling of satisfaction. Drawing heavily from their Kinks, Rolling Stones, and Wilco influences, singer/songwriters Biggins/Gulyas create distinct, personal songs. Once completed with unique four-part harmonies, the songs come to life, tell stories, and send audiences singing all the way home.

The Shams Band features music trapezing the line between blues, country, and pop music. They have opened for national acts Drive-By Truckers, Dawes, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes and Grace Potter & The Nocturnals.

The Shams Band is the epitome of a "do-it-yourself" group. They get every audience excited and dancing from their catchy hooks and rock 'n roll atmosphere. It's whiskey-driven. It's a party. It's rock 'n roll with a banjo.

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Practice Space presents:

• THE SHAMS BAND
• Special Guests

Cold City was released July 9th (the first show of the residency).

The Shams Band will be celebrating their second full length record, Cold City by hosting their own July residency at Schubas Tavern--playing 4 shows, every Monday this month.

Check out ordering and download details for Cold City here.

Closing Today--Dreamworks' How to Train Your Dragon LIVE Spectacular #review

Catch 'em while you can!    Final Chi-Town shows are today, Sunday, July 29, at 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM.    Highly highly recommended!   The kids and I had a chance to catch this high flying, pyrotechnics filled extravaganza on opening night and we all LOVED it.

Many movie based arena shows skew young, but I took 2 eleven year old boys and a 9 year old girl and they were mesmerized.   Even teens and adults in the audience were utterly captivated.   The artistry inherent in the animatronic dragons, the screen art, the set design and the costumes was remarkable.

We're always up for strong, grrrl power role models and this one gets bonus points for including both boy and girl leads, a message of peace over power, cooperation to defeat bullies, and a celebration of the creative, gentle soul finally being valued over brute strength.   We're also suckers for circus arts and this show is full of talented aerial artists, martial arts, and acro/gymnastics moves that are a treat to see.

Less is more.   Some of the moments that stand out in my mind as incredible, were the simplest.   It was a bold choice to translate old school shadow puppets and glowing, paper globe like Viking ships to an arena show, and they not only pulled it off, it was pure magic.   The sketches and cave drawings that projected on the giant wall screen as they were created by the characters were a successful melding of ancient civilizations and new technology that was stunning and highly effective.

I'm generally not a fan of video game based translations to stage and screen.   But one of our favorite scenes in DREAMWORKS HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON LIVE SPECTACULAR was a wall walking, horizontal journey that looked like it could have leaped right out of a video game, and it was excellent.   Catch this show if you can.   It'll truly be one your family will talk about for years to come.

Thanks to Dreamworks for comping us tickets to the show and for a lovely, collector program.   The kids have been pouring over the book daily and drawing their own dragons, enjoying the quirky show stats and thoroughly enjoying the gorgeous photography.   It's sparked their imaginations and creativity in an exciting way.

DREAMWORKS HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON LIVE SPECTACULAR

Remaining Shows:  Sunday, July 29 at 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM with free parking at official United Center parking lots for all performances.

Tickets
are on sale now and start at $26.50 plus applicable facility fees and
service charges.  They may be purchased through Ticketmaster or by going towww.unitedcenter.com.  A limited number of special premium Dragon Hot Seats, VIP and family packages are available.

Check out ChiIL Mama's prior coverage here:   

Dragons and Drama and Dreamworks...Oh My! 

Baby Dragon Visits Bristol Renaissance Faire

Dragons Delayed-Dreamworks Opening Date Bumped

For more information on DREAMWORKS HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON LIVE SPECTACULAR, please visit  www.dreamworksdragonslive.com.

The Shams Band Ticket Winners Announced

Big congrats to Meg M. and Val H.   You've won tickets to see The Shams band this Monday night at Schubas.   Your name (+1) will be on the guest list.   Enter to win all week for next Monday night's show.   The final night of the Shams Band's July residency will be smokin' hot.    Enter here for your chance to win.   Our next pair of winners will be announced next Sunday 7/29 at noon.

Win 2 Free Pairs of Tickets to The Shams Band This Monday and Next at Schubas #giveaway

Thanks to Schubas for kicking us 2 pairs of tickets to give away.   Enter right here for your chance to win! 

*Wait for Rafflecopter to load up (if you've gone through RSS feed or are scrolling down the blog and don't see it, click on the actual page title and it should pop right up).  Entries accepted nationwide.   Enter like we vote in Chi, IL...early and often.   Winning rocks!  

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Open to anyone 21+.   First 2 winners will be announced 7/22 at noon.   

*Check out our photo filled recap of last Monday.

Click here to purchase current Schubas Shams Band tickets.   

• Practice Space presents:
• The Shams Band
• Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes
• Young Jesus
• DJ Sets By: Mr. Gac

• MONDAY 07/23/2012 8:00 PM | 21+ | $6.00 ($15.00 - FOUR SHOW RESIDENCY TICKET PACKAGE)

Click Here To Reserve Your Copy of Cold City And A Ticket To The Show.

Click Here For A Four Show Residency Ticket Package

The Shams Band will be celebrating their second full length record, Cold City by hosting their own July residency at Schubas Tavern.

Music is supposed to be fun, exciting, thought provoking and daring. On every live performance, The Shams Band makes sure that their audience leaves each concert with a personal feeling of satisfaction. Drawing heavily from their Kinks, Rolling Stones, and Wilco influences, singer/songwriters Biggins/Gulyas create distinct, personal songs. Once completed with unique four-part harmonies, the songs come to life, tell stories, and send audiences singing all the way home.

The Shams Band features music trapezing the line between blues, country, and pop music. They have opened for national acts Drive-By Truckers, Dawes, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes and Grace Potter & The Nocturnals.

The Shams Band is the epitome of a "do-it-yourself" group. They get every audience excited and dancing from their catchy hooks and rock 'n roll atmosphere. It's whiskey-driven. It's a party. It's rock 'n roll with a banjo.

The Shams Band features music trapezing the line between blues, country, and pop music. They have opened for national acts Drive-By Truckers, Dawes, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes and Grace Potter &
The Nocturnals.

The Shams Band is the epitome of a "do-it-yourself" group. They get every audience excited and dancing from their catchy hooks and rock 'n roll atmosphere. It's whiskey-driven. It's a party. It's rock 'n roll with a banjo.

Sham Wow! The Shams Band and Derek Nelson Rock The Residency at Schubas Monday #Live Show Photos

The Shams Band & Derek Nelson were awesome in the second night of The Shams Band's month long residency!  Here is their set list and ChiIL Live Shows' original stills from Schubas Tavern Monday night: 

In The Sun 
Breadwinner
Trunk Whiskey 
We've Never Met
Zan Wit That Lean (Soulja Boy)
Cold City
Love You The Most
The Des Plaines River
Travel By Sea
Pour Me A Drink
Handle With Care (The Traveling Wilburys)
Virgin Mary
You Will Never Know
Wake Up
I'm Not Sorry


Catch them every Monday in July with different openers.  They're rockin' their new album, Cold City, and breakin' out old favorites as well.  We've been enjoying The Shams Band for the past 3 years and have shot stills and video of their shows from Chicago Blue Grass & Blues Fest 2012, Lincoln Hall, and even intimate Logan Square Bars like Coles and The Whistler.


Blast from the past:   ChiIL Live Shows video-The Whistler
The Shams Band cover Maggie's Farm 3-13-11


  
The Shams-Maggie's Farm 3-13-11 from ChiIL Mama on Vimeo.



ChiIL Live Shows will be back to shoot again at Schubas on the 30th and we're discussing vid interview possibilities.   We'll also have a full review of Cold City up soon.   In the past, we've given away several copies of their prior CD, Champagne, and show tickets, too, so we'll see what we can do for our readers, moving forward.


We're still editing HD video and will have clips up on YouTube soon, if the band's cool with it, so check back like we vote in Chi, IL...early and often. 


I feel like we've watched these guys grow up, physically and musically, over the past 3 years.    Check out our Shams Band shots from Do Division 2011 Here and an even earlier show 1-27-11 at Lincoln Hall here.


Click here to purchase current Schubas Shams Band tickets.   

• Practice Space presents:
• The Shams Band
• Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes
• Young Jesus
• DJ Sets By: Mr. Gac

• MONDAY 07/23/2012 8:00 PM | 21+ | $6.00 ($15.00 - FOUR SHOW RESIDENCY TICKET PACKAGE)

Click Here To Reserve Your Copy of Cold City And A Ticket To The Show.

Click Here For A Four Show Residency Ticket Package

The Shams Band will be celebrating their second full length record, Cold City by hosting their own July residency at Schubas Tavern.

Music is supposed to be fun, exciting, thought provoking and daring. On every live performance, The Shams Band makes sure that their audience leaves each concert with a personal feeling of satisfaction. Drawing heavily from their Kinks, Rolling Stones, and Wilco influences, singer/songwriters Biggins/Gulyas create distinct, personal songs. Once completed with unique four-part harmonies, the songs come to life, tell stories, and send audiences singing all the way home.

The Shams Band features music trapezing the line between blues, country, and pop music. They have opened for national acts Drive-By Truckers, Dawes, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes and Grace Potter & The Nocturnals.

The Shams Band is the epitome of a "do-it-yourself" group. They get every audience excited and dancing from their catchy hooks and rock 'n roll atmosphere. It's whiskey-driven. It's a party. It's rock 'n roll with a banjo.