ACT OUT REVIEW: The Motherf**ker With the Hat Highly Recommended at Steppenwolf #review

Veronica (Sandra Delgado) leaps into Jackie’s (John Ortiz) arms when he tells her that he found a job.   (All Production Photos by Michael Brosilow)

THE MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY  ENSEMBLE MEMBER ANNA D. SHAPIRO RETURNS TO DIRECT, FOLLOWING HER HIT BROADWAY PRODUCTION, DECEMBER 28, 2012 – MARCH 3, 2013 IN THE DOWNSTAIRS THEATRE Amid the tumultuous turning of the set pieces, two couples' lives twist and become enmeshed.   Lies and lust, addictions and contradictions abound in this hilarious love story.   The Motherf**ker With The Hat plays out on an impressive stage where three living spaces revolve in and out of view and sofas and a bed rotate and flip out of the floor to the urban cacophony of sirens.   In a similar fashion, Jackie and Veronica flip between infidelity, jealousy, and undying love.   And the gay, passive pansy of an uncle who just wants to feed and nurture everyone, turns out to have a vindictive Van Damme streak. (right to left) Couson Julio (Gary Perez) cooks breakfast for Jackie (John Ortiz) We're completely enamored with Todd Rosenthal's set!    We dug the play of light and shadows as the fire escapes and balconies add the illusion of urban height, and the three entwined living spaces are pure genius as the perfect playground for Motherf**ker's passions to play out. Critics focus on the addiction versus AA help and hypocrisy in the script.   Yet The Motherf**ker With The Hat is all about what we let into our bodies, including food, drugs and people, and whether they're good for us or harmful.   It's this all too human conundrum of desiring the pancake and sausage dinner while making healthy vegan fare, or seeking out the forbidden lover or revenge screw.   It's about green protein eggs and energy drinks that taste terrible but bring strength and health, and living a sober AA farce while binge drinking on the sly.   It's about doing lines and feeding people lines. Sandra Delgado as Veronica Unwitting neighbors become enemies.  Friends are not what they seem.   The characters all wear many metaphorical hats and everyone's got something to hide.   Anna D. Shapiro is back with a retooled version of her Tony Award nominated Broadway hit that's stronger for it's simmering intensity.   The original was criticized for being louder and more over the top.   In the more than capable hands of Steppenwolf's expert cast, this rendition glows with a vengeance.   The Motherf**ker With The Hat makes our ChiILpicks highly recommended list.   Jeff recommended. Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s highly anticipated production of The Motherf**ker with the Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis is here!   Ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro directs following the Tony Award-nominated Broadway premiere, with an all-star ensemble cast featuring Sandra Delgado, Sandra Marquez, Gary Perez, John Ortiz and Jimmy Smits and members of the original design team: scenic designer Todd Rosenthal, lighting designer Donald Holder and composer Terence Blanchard. The Motherf**ker with the Hat runs through March 3, 2013 in Steppenwolf’s Downstairs Theatre (1650 N Halsted St). Tickets ($20 – $86) are on sale now. This play contains adult language. Things are looking up for recovering alcoholic Jackie and his girlfriend Veronica—until Jackie spots another man's hat in their apartment and embarks on a sublimely incompetent quest for vengeance. Fast-paced and uproarious, Mother is a gleefully foul-mouthed look at modern love and other addictions. “I think what Stephen is up to in the play is that he is creating people who may seem different from the ones sitting next to us in the theater but who become, over the course of the play, deeply human, deeply familiar and deeply sympathetic. And the play is funny! And surprising,” comments Artistic Director Martha Lavey. “The language is musical and poetic and deeply passionate. Stephen has created characters whose mode of expression is both energized and bound by a profusion of profanity.”  (right to left) Jackie (John Ortiz) takes his sponsor, Ralph D. (Jimmy Smits) to visit his Cousin Julio The cast of The Motherf**ker with the Hat features Sandra Delgado as Veronica, Sandra Marquez as Victoria,Gary Perez as Cousin Julio, John Ortiz as Jackie and Jimmy Smits as Ralph D. The production team includes: Todd Rosenthal (scenic design), Linda Roethke (costume design), Donald Holder (lighting design), Rob Milburn andMichael Bodeen (sound design) and Terence Blanchard (original music). Additional credits include: Erica Daniels(casting), Matt Hawkins (fight choreographer), Cecilie O’Reilly (voice coach) Kim Osgood (stage manager) andChristine D. Freeburg (assistant stage manager). Photos and bio information for all artists are available upon request. Tickets to The Motherf**ker with the Hat ($20 – $86) are currently on sale through Audience Services (1650 N Halsted St), 312-335-1650 and steppenwolf.org. 20 for $20: twenty $20 tickets are available through Audience Services beginning at 11am on the day of each performance (1pm for Sunday performances).  Rush Tickets: half-price rush tickets are available one hour before each show.  Student Discounts: a limited number of $15 student tickets are available online using promo code “HAT15”. Limit 2 tickets per student; must present a valid student ID for each ticket. For additional student discounts, visitsteppenwolf.org/students. Group Tickets: all groups of 10 or more receive a discounted rate for any performance throughout the season. For additional information, visit steppenwolf.org/groups. Free post-show discussions are offered after every performance in the Subscription Season. Steppenwolf is located near all forms of public transportation and is wheelchair accessible. Street and lot parking are available. Assistive listening devices and large-print programs are available for every performance. John Ortiz as Jackie in Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s production of The Motherf**ker with the Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis, directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. The Motherf**ker with the Hat runs December 28, 2012 – March 3, 2013 in Steppenwolf’s Downstairs Theatre (1650 N Halsted St). Director Anna D. Shapiro joined the Steppenwolf Theatre Company ensemble in 2005 and was awarded the 2008 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for August: Osage County (Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Broadway, London). She was nominated in 2011 in the same category for The Motherf**ker with the Hat (The Public Theater, LAByrinth Theater Company). Other directing credits at Steppenwolf Theatre Company include Three Sisters, A Parallelogram, Up, The Crucible, The Unmentionables (also at Yale Repertory Theatre), The Pain and the Itch (also in New York), I Never Sang for My Father, Man from Nebraska, Purple Heart (also in Galway, Ireland), The Drawer Boy, Side Man (also in Ireland, Australia and Vail, Colorado), Three Days of Rain and The Infidel. Other credits include A Number (American Conservatory Theater); The Drawer Boy (Paper Mill Playhouse); Iron (Manhattan Theatre Club); and The Infidel (Philadelphia Theatre Company). She is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama and Columbia College Chicago and is the recipient of the 1996 Princess Grace Award. She is a full professor in Northwestern University’s Department of Theatre and has served as the director of the MFA in Directing program since 2002. Playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis is co-artistic director of New York City's LAByrinth Theater Company. His plays have been produced on five continents and throughout the United States. They include Our Lady of 121st Street(Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle Best Play nominations, 10 best plays of 2003), Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train (Edinburgh Festival Fringe First Award, Barrymore Award, Olivier Nomination for London's Best New Play), In Arabia, We'd All Be Kings (2007 LA Drama Critics Best Play, Best Writing Award), The Last Days of Judas Iscariot(10 Best, Time magazine and Entertainment Weekly) and The Little Flower of East Orange (starring Elen Burstyn and Michael Shannon) at The Public Theater. All five plays were originally produced by LAByrinth Theater Company and directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman. The Motherf**ker with the Hat marks his third consecutive world premiere co-production with The Public Theater. In London, his plays have premiered at The Donmar Warehouse, The Almeida (directed by Rupert Goold), The Hampstead (directed by Robert Delamere) and at The Arts in the West End. Other plays include Den of Thieves(HERE, HAI Theater Festival) and Dominica the Fat Ugly Ho (directed Adam Rapp) for the 2006 E.S.T. Marathon. He has received a 2006 PEN/Laura Pels Award, a 2006 Whiting Award and a 2004 TCG fellowship, new play commissions from Manhattan Theatre Club, Center Theater Group and South Coast Repertory, and is a member of LAByrinth Theater Company, New Dramatists, MCC's Playwright's Coalition, Ojai Playwrights Festival and New River Dramatists. Television writing credits include NYPD Blue, The Sopranos, David Milch's CBS drama Big Apple and Shane Salerno's NBC series UC: Undercover. As an actor, Stephen has had leading film roles in Todd Solondz's Palindromes, Brett C. Leonard's Jailbait (opposite Michael Pitt) and in Kenneth Lonergan's upcoming Margaret. Other film credits include Philip Seymour Hoffman's Jack Goes Boating, Charlie Kaufman’sSynecdoche New York, Adam Rapp's Blackbird, Noah Buschel's Neal Cassady as well as Meet Joe Black (directed by Martin Brest), Noise (directed by Henry Bean), Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot (directed by Todd Harrsion Williams) and television’s Law and Order. He directed Liza Colon-Zayas' Sistah Supreme for Danny Hoch's Hip Hop Theater Festival, Marco Greco's award-winning Behind the Counter with Mussolini in New York and Los Angeles and Melanie Maras's Kiss Me on the Mouth (InViolet Rep/CSNY). A former HIV Educator and Violence Prevention Specialist, he lives in New York City. Steppenwolf Theatre Company is America’s longest standing, most distinguished ensemble theater, producing nearly 700 performances and events annually in its three Chicago theater spaces—the 515-seat Downstairs Theatre, the 299-seat Upstairs Theatre and the 80-seat Garage Theatre. Formed in 1976 by a collective of actors, Steppenwolf has grown into an ensemble of 43 actors, writers and directors. Artistic programming at Steppenwolf includes a five-play Subscription Season, a two-play Steppenwolf for Young Adults season and three repertory series: First Look Repertory of New Work, Garage Rep and Next Up. While firmly grounded in the Chicago community, nearly 40 original Steppenwolf productions have enjoyed success both nationally and internationally, including Off-Broadway, Broadway, London, Sydney and Dublin. Steppenwolf has the distinction of being the only theater to receive the National Medal of Arts, in addition to numerous other prestigious honors including an Illinois Arts Legend Award and nine Tony Awards. Martha Lavey is the Artistic Director and David Hawkanson is the Executive Director. Nora Daley is Chair of Steppenwolf’s Board of Trustees. For additional information, visit steppenwolf.org, facebook.com/steppenwolftheatre and twitter.com/steppenwolfthtr. The 2012/13 Subscription Season also includes The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter, directed by ensemble member Austin Pendleton (January 24 – April 28, 2013) in the Upstairs Theatre; Head of Passes by ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney, directed by ensemble member Tina Landau (April 4 – June 9, 2013) in the Downstairs Theatre; and Belleville by Amy Herzog, directed by Anne Kauffman (June 27 – August 25, 2013) in the Downstairs Theatre.

WHAT WE'RE WATCHING: Must See Shows at Music Box This Weekend

It's a director filled weekend in Chi-town.  Chicago-born filmmaker Linda Goldstein Knowlton will be here for the opening of her new movie Somewhere Between, Jan 11-13, as will the stars of the movie.   We caught a press preview of this moving, thought provoking doc. and highly recommend it!

I'm the daughter of an ESL (English as a second language) teacher and my cousin adopted Chinese girl twins as toddlers who are now 9.   You can check out their "Somewhere Between" experiences via the blog And Babies Make Four right here.  International families have always been a part of my world, and we're making a concerted effort to raise urban kids who have friends from many cultures.   So this film was of particular interest to me.   My husband's also a location sound engineer who travels the world on documentaries and other TV shoots, so he's picky about production values.   Even he was impressed by the quality of the audio and video in Somewhere Between.

The girls' stories are thought provoking, unique and insightful and raise great questions for adoptive multicultural families and society as a whole.   Check it out!

JOYOUS AND MOVING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN ASKS “WHO AM I?”

Award-winning documentary about adopted Chinese girls by Chicago-born filmmaker Linda Goldstein Knowlton opens exclusively at Music Box Theatre January 11

LINDA GOLDSTEIN KNOWLTON AND TEENAGERS FROM THE MOVIE WILL BE AT THE MUSIC BOX OPENING WEEKEND FOR POST-SCREENING Q&A’S

In profiling Chinese adoptees in contemporary America, the joyous Somewhere Between illustrates that even the most specific of experiences can be universally relatable. The deeply moving documentary by Linda Goldstein Knowlton (The World According to Sesame Street) intimately follows four American teenagers, some of the 80,000 girls who have been adopted from China since 1989 a decade after the country implemented its One Child Policy. These typical American teens reveal an inspiring sense of self-awareness as they attempt to answer the uniquely human question, “Who am I?” Somewhere Between makes its Midwest premiere Friday, January 11 for a limited engagement at Music Box Theater, 3733 N. Southport Avenue. Filmmaker Linda Goldstein Knowlton and the girls from the movie will be in attendance for post-screening Q&A’s on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. www.musicboxtheatre.com/features/somewhere-between

“My daughter's name is Ruby Goldstein Knowlton,” Knowlton explains. “She’s seven. When my husband and I adopted her from China, we had no idea what lay ahead. We became a family in an instant. But as I began to think about Ruby's future, I started to wonder how her coming of age would differ from mine. I began talking to older girls who had been adopted from China and brought to the U.S., and plunged into a world not just of identity but of what it means to be who we are. This film, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN, was born.”

The four girls at the center of the movie – Haley, Jenna, Ann and Fang – meet and bond with other adoptees, some journey back to China to reconnect with the culture, and some reach out to the orphaned girls left behind. In their own ways, they attempt to make sense of their complex identities. Issues of belonging, race and gender are brought to life through these articulate subjects, who approach life with honesty and open hearts.  Born in China to families who are unable to keep them, largely because of China’s “One Child Policy,” the baby girls were raised in orphanages, and then eventually adopted by American families. Here, they grow up with Sesame Street, hip-hop and Twitter. They describe themselves as “bananas”: white on the inside and yellow on the outside. All is well until they hit their teen years when their pasts pull at them, and they begin to wonder, “Who am I?”

As Somewhere Between plunges the viewer into the ordinary and extraordinary days of these four girls’ lives, we, too, are forced to pause and consider who we are—both as individuals and as a nation of immigrants.

Linda Goldstein Knowlton (Director/Producer)

Linda Goldstein Knowlton co-directed and co-produced the feature-length documentary, THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SESAME STREET. The film examines Sesame Street's international co-productions, made primarily in some of the world's political hotspots, including Kosovo, Bangladesh, and South Africa. The film made its World Premiere in competition at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival as an Official Selection in the U.S. Documentary category. The film was selected and screened at the Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto, the Seattle Film Festival, and other festivals including Boston, Dubrovnik, New Zealand, Melbourne, and Zurich. Previously, Goldstein Knowlton produced the New Zealand film WHALE RIDER (2002), directed by Niki Caro, which was the winner of the Audience Awards at Toronto, Sundance, Rotterdam, Seattle, San Francisco, and Maui film festivals. Goldstein Knowlton became involved with WHALE RIDER in 1992, a decade before its theatrical release, after reading the novella upon which the film is based. Prior to that, she initiated the development of THE SHIPPING NEWS after reading the novel in galley form in 1993, and then produced the 2001-released film, directed by Lasse Hallstrom. She made her feature-film producing debut in 1999 with both MUMFORD, written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan, and CRAZY IN ALABAMA, directed by Antonio Banderas. She is currently developing both fiction and documentary films.

Born and raised in Chicago, Goldstein Knowlton studied neuroscience at Brown University. Following college, she remained in Providence to serve the governor of Rhode Island in the Office of Intergovernmental Relations. She subsequently worked raising funds for film preservation at The American Film Institute, in Washington, D.C., and, later, in Los Angeles. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter.

About the Music Box Theatre: For nearly 30 years the Music Box Theatre has been the premier venue in Chicago for independent and foreign films, festivals and some of the greatest cinematic events in Chicago. It currently has the largest cinema space operated full time in the city. The Music Box Theatre is independently owned and operated by the Southport Music Box Corporation. SMBC, through its Music Box Films division, also distributes foreign and independent films in the theatrical, DVD and television markets throughout the United States. 

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ACT OUT EXTENDED: 20th Anniversary Hellcab at Profiles Through 1/27 #review

Profiles Theatre extends Jeff recommended hit

20^th Anniversary Production of Hellcab by Will Kern

now playing through January 27, 2013

It's 10 days into the new year and if you're anything like us, you're just now recovering from the "Holidaze".   December was a whirlwind of excellent live theatre productions and holiday shows in Chicago.   Our only regret is that it's over all too soon.   

As luck would have it, though, you can still see one of our absolute favs.  Hellcab is still taking fares and kicking ass through 1/27.  

Of course we've been promoting this excellent remount since before we saw it on opening night, but if by some chance you haven't managed to see it yet, what are you waiting for?!    This show is almost worth seeing just for the impressively over the top 33 passenger curtain call alone!   (The original was done with one driver and just 6 ensemble members cycling through as new passengers.)  Konstantin Khrustov is stellar in the cabbie role.   And Profiles intimate space firmly places the audience right there in the action.

Hellcab is highly recommended and makes our ChiIL Picks list for the holidays and beyond.    It's a perfect antidote to the saccharine sweetness and falsehood of Christmas consumerism.   Sure it takes place on Christmas Eve, but the insights into human nature, the hilarious absurdity, gritty reality, and the tenderness are perennial.    Language and mature themes make this one for the older kids (AKA:  adults) and teens.

Profiles Theatre announces the extension of its hit 20^th Anniversary production of Hellcab by Will Kern, directed by Profiles Co-Artistic Director Darrell W. Cox.  All cast members are continuing in their roles including Konstantin Khrustov as the driver and the original cast of 33 as the passengers. The production has been selling out since its opening on November 15, 2012 and has now been extended an additional five weeks, through January 27, 2013, at Profiles Theatre’s Main Stage, 4139 N. Broadway in Chicago.

Hellcab presents a day in the life story of a cab driver in for the longest night of his life as he transports a bizarre and mysterious collection of customers through the gritty streets of Chicago. Playwright Will Kern draws from personal experience as a former cab driver to create this alternately frightening, hilarious and poignant journey. Throughout his long shift, the eclectic collection of passengers includes a trio of drug-addicts, a smug lawyer, a born-again couple, a randy couple on their way to a motel. Set during a bitter cold Christmas Eve, Hellcab presents a rear-view image mirroring the passing parade of humanity.

Profiles presents the 20^th Anniversary production of Kern’s landmark play. First produced as a late-night show by Famous Door Theatre in 1992, the play was originally scheduled for twelve performances and ended up running for over nine years, becoming one of the longest running shows in Chicago theatre history. 

Hellcab has been performed all over the U.S. and abroad, including Scotland, Israel, Singapore, and Ireland. The play won numerous awards, including a Fringe First at the Edinburgh Festival and was adapted for the screen by Mr. Kern in 1998.

Continuing in their roles are Konstantin Khrustov as the driver with the passenger roles performed by Anthony John Lawrence Apodaca, Dennis Bisto, Rebecca Julia Brown, Maryann Carlson, Chris Carr, Eric J. Ciak, Alex Fisher, LJ Flora, Jeff Gamlin, Carly Jo Geer, Philena Gilmer, Rob Grabowski, Desmond Gray, Aaron Holland, Khalil Lesaldo, Kaitlyn Majoy, Jack McCabe, Christopher McMorris, Katrina V. Miller, Stephanie Monday, Joseph W. Moore III, Todd Neal, Brennan Roche, Sarai Rodriguez, Andrew L. Saenz, Sheridan Singleton, Adam Soule, Aaron Spencer, Elise Spoerlein, Scott Stockwell, Rachel Weeks and Jin You.

Hellcab is the third production of Profiles Theatre’s 24^th season. The Midwest premiere of The Dream of the Burning Boy by David West Read, the fourth show of the season, opens January 24, 2012 at Profiles original venue, The Alley Stage.

FACTS

Title:                 Hellcab

        Playwright:        by Will Kern

Directed by:        Darrell W. Cox

Featuring:         Anthony John Lawrence Apodaca, Dennis Bisto, Rebecca Julia Brown, Maryann Carlson, Chris Carr, Eric J. Ciak, Alex Fisher, LJ Flora, Jeff Gamlin, Carly Jo Geer, Philena Gilmer, Rob Grabowski, Desmond Gray, Aaron Holland, Konstantin Khrustov, Khalil Lesaldo, Kaitlyn Majoy, Jack McCabe, Christopher McMorris, Katrina V. Miller, Stephanie Monday, Joseph W. Moore III, Todd Neal, Brennan Roche, Sarai Rodriguez, Andrew L. Saenz, Sheridan Singleton, Adam Soule, Aaron Spencer, Elise Spoerlein, Scott Stockwell, Rachel Weeks, Jin You

           

Dates:              Extended Run:             

                         Now playing through January 27, 2013

Schedule:         Thurs., Fri.:                  8:00 p.m.

                       Saturday:                5:00 p.m. and 8:00p.m.

        Sunday:                    7:00 p.m.

Location:          Profiles Theatre, The Main Stage, 4139 N. Broadway

                        

                   Parking is available for $10 - $12 at 4100 N. Clarendon

(One block east of the theatre at the corner of Clarendon and Belle Plaine)

Ticket prices:    Thursdays are $35, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays are $40; Students and Senior Citizens receive a $5 discount on all performances; Group rates are available.

Box Office:       Buy online at www.profilestheatre.org

or call (773) 549-1815

The designers are Shaun Renfro (set), Mike Durst (lights), Jeffrey Levin (sound and original music), and Raquel Adorno (costumes). Jordan Muller is the stage manager and Eric Burgher and Harmony France serve as assistant directors. Kaylie Honkala is the assistant stage manager and Claire Chrzan is the assistant lighting designer.

ABOUT PROFILES THEATRE

Profiles Theatre, founded in 1988 by Artistic Director Joe Jahraus, joined shortly thereafter by Artistic Director Darrell W. Cox, was formed as an actor-driven theatre ensemble dedicated to creating provocative and emotionally truthful productions. Passionate about shaping an original vision for new works, they focused on performing World, American and Midwest premieres as well as rarely performed plays. Critically acclaimed hits, such as BLACKBIRD, FAT PIG, GRACELAND and the multiple Jeff Award-winning KILLER JOE, established Profiles as a destination for challenging and edgy theatre. Their unique collaboration with playwright Neil LaBute led the ensemble to perform an entire season of his plays in 2007-2008. Now a Resident Artist at Profiles, LaBute remains an unequivocal artistic influence on the ensemble.

After performing at 4147 North Broadway for more than two decades, Profiles acquired an adjacent theatre at 4139 North Broadway in 2012. Profiles’ new theatre, The Main Stage, with its larger seating capacity, increased performance space and higher ceilings, accommodates more ambitious and technically demanding productions. Their long-time venue, renamed The Alley Stage, continues as the home for plays strengthened by a more intimate staging. Driven by an undiminished appetite for creating honest and resonant theatre, Profiles still seeks to present work that illuminates the determination and resiliency of the human spirit.

 

TNK Fest: ChiIL Live Shows Recommendations #TNKfest

Urge Overkill LIVE at Bottom Lounge 5/20/11 by ChiIL Live Shows

ChiIL out with ChiIL Live Shows at TNK Fest.   We'll be shooting stills and covering some of our fest favorites for you.   Here are our recommendations below in red.

Click here for ChiIL Live Shows Current TNK Coverage  and here for Bear in Heaven LIVE show shots from Schubas.

Wednesday, Jan 16

Schubas

Bear In Heaven

Hooray For Earth

Supreme Cuts

The Drum

Lincoln Hall

Born Ruffians

Night Moves

Future Monarchs

DJ STEP

Thursday, Jan 17

Schubas

Merchandise

Dusted

Sundress

Sybris

Lincoln Hall

Wild Belle

High Highs

Black Light Dinner Party

Winston Wolf

Hideout - 8PM - $15

The Low Times Podcast w/

Tom Sharpling

Maggie Serota

Daniel Ralston

Friday, Jan 18

Schubas

Free Energy

The Orwells

Boats

Wedding Dress

Lincoln Hall

Niki & The Dove

SSION

Onuinu

Vacationer

Moon Boots

Smart Bar

Slam

Jeff Derringer

The Vic Theatre - 8PM - $25

The Walkmen

Father John Misty

Limited availability for 5-Day Pass holders

First come first served

Hideout - 8PM - $20

Kurt Braunohler

Cameron Esposito

Hideout - 10PM - $20

Delocated Witness Protection Program Variety Show

Musical Guest: Archer Prewitt

Saturday, Jan 19

Schubas

School of Rock Chicago presents:

A Tribute to Wilco

Schubas

Chelsea Wolfe

The Amazing

King Dude

Sabers

Lincoln Hall

Freelance Whales

Hundred Waters

Snowmine

Metro

Lucero

Matrimony

Houndmouth

Hideout - 8PM

Delocated Witness Protection Program Variety Show

Musical Guest: Urge Overkill

Hideout - 10PM

Kurt Braunohler

Cameron Esposito

Hideout - 11:59 PM - $5

RETREAT

Studio Casual

Only Children

Hey Cliché video club

Sunday, Jan 20

Schubas

School of Rock Chicago presents:

A Tribute to Wilco

Schubas

Geographer

Family Of The Year

Royal Canoe

The Hudson Branch

Lincoln Hall

Jessie Ware

Rochelle Jordan

Mister Lies

Kriz Baronia

Smart Bar

Derrick Carter

Michael Serafini

Garrett David

Check out the full lineup and get your tickets or 5 day passes here.

TNK: Snowmine, Freelance Whales & Hundred Waters at Lincoln Hall 1/19/13 #TNK

                     

SNOWMINE

Photo Credit: Emily Raw

ChiIL Live Shows will be there for Snowmine...will YOU?!   We'll be shooting stills and we'll have a photo filled recap for you shortly thereafter.

Just because it's January in Chi, IL, that's no reason not to have a music fest!   The annual Tomorrow Never Knows fest is back to thaw your frozen soul.   ChiIL Live Shows will be covering the fest and shooting stills of some of our top picks.   Check out our recommendations and get outta the house and hear some great bands.

Snowmine will be playing Lincoln Hall next Saturday, January 19th with Freelance Whales and Hundred Waters for the Tomorrow Never Knows festival.

The Brooklyn-based band blends afrobeat with electro-acoustic pop that melds into catchy, upbeat songs that always keep the room dancing. They craft a unique show by incorporating a special interactive app, Colorbeast, which takes sound from the live show and filters it into vibrant visuals in real time. 

XPN comments on this experience declaring, "Brooklyn’s Snowmine envelope you in their intricate layers of texture and atmosphere."  

You can listen to tunes from their 2011 album, Laminate Pet Animal, as well as their great follow-up single, "Saucer Eyes" here. They have just finished their sophomore record, to be released this year and will be performing songs from the upcoming LP for the first time.  

Snowmine don't just want to create music that you hear. They want to make music that you feel, that is in every breath, every corner and settles deep within the heart. The Brooklyn quintet formed out of a longtime friendship between bassist Jay Goodman, drummer Alex Beckmann, and lead singer/composer Grayson Sanders. They soon met guitarist Austin Mendenhall after his then recent move from the DC jazz scene, and finally invited their old friend, guitarist Calvin Pia, to complete the five-piece. Sanders, the son of an opera singer and oil painter, discovered a voracious appetite for Classical and IDM music at an early age. A zealous disciple of Stravinsky, Ravel, Bartok, Ligeti and Autechre, he spent the better part of his adolescent life in a bedroom, hunched over manuscript paper or staring at a computer screen. By the time he was 22, he had written five full symphonic premiers, including a recent modern orchestral cover of Bjork’s “Cover Me.” These classical influences can be found throughout their music, while also combining elements of classic afrobeat, electro-acoustic soundscapes and early 20th Century orchestrations. Snowmine self-released and self-produced their debut LP, Laminate Pet Animal, in May 2011 to much critical acclaim and solidified their presence in the hearts of loyal fans across the country, playing grandiose performances with chamber orchestras, installation art gallery shows and just about anything in between. The band has spent the summer hard at work recording their new LP to be released in early 2013. Recorded in Germano Studios in Manhattan and Doctor Wu's in Brooklyn, the new record promises to build on the band's distinguished, textual and rich sound. Right now one thing is certain. Next year is going to be a very, very busy one for the band. Tour Dates / 01/15 - Brillobox - Pittsburgh, PA * 01/16 - MOTR Pub - Cincinnati, OH 01/17 - The Bishop - Bloomington, IN 01/18 - Maintenance Shop - Ames, IA 01/19 -Tomorrow Never Knows Festival -  Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL ^ 01/22 - Chronic Town - State College, PA 01/23 - Great Scott - Boston, MA 01/24 - Glasslands - Brooklyn, NY 03/06 - The Camel - Richmond, VA 03/07 - Local 506 - Chapel Hill, NC 03/08 - Savannah Stopover Music Festival - Savannah, GA 03/09 - Drunken Unicorn - Atlanta, GA    * with Bear In Heaven  ^ with Freelance Whales & Hundred Waters Links / Snowmine Official Website Snowmine Official Facebook Follow Snowmine On Twitter Snowmine Official Bandcamp