Friday, February 24, 2012
Houdini Box-ChiIL Mama's Video Interview With Blair Thomas and Hannah Kohl
Houdini Box at Chicago Children's Theatre opened to rave reviews and critical acclaim. ChiIL Mama had the great opportunity to interview director, Blair Thomas and book/lyrics writer, Hannah Kohl. Catch this show while you can, before it performs a disappearing act worthy of the great magician himself.
Houdini Box is suitable for kids 5 and up, but all ages through adults will enjoy this magical production full of puppetry, excellent music, and a mysterious, creative storyline. Houdini Box is playing in Chicago at The Mercury Theatre through March 4th, then rematerializing in Skokie from March 14th-25th.
*Check out ChiIL Mama's Houdini Box review and photo filled feature here.
*Check out our interview with Oscar nominee, Brian Selznick, author of the original children's stories Houdini Box, the play, and Hugo, the movie, were based on! He's joined by Mark "Mucca Pazza" Messing, one of our favorite musical masterminds who wrote the score to Houdini Box and the recently extended Hunchback Variations, also now playing!
Click here for tickets and further information.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Badfish & Scotty Don't Rock House of Blues Chicago 2/4/12 (photos)
Badfish and Scotty Don't rocked House of Blues Chicago, February 4th, 2012. Check back with ChiIL Live Shows like we vote in Chi, IL....early and often. We've got show video footage and CD reviews coming soon!
Midwest Hype Opens for Badfish at HOB Chicago 2/4/12 (photos)
We have a review of Midwest Hype's new CD and show videos soon to come. So check in with ChiIL Mama like we vote in Chi, IL...early and often.
Full Service Opens for Badfish-HOB Chicago (photos)
Here are ChiIL Live Shows original shots from The House of Blues-Chicago show on 2/4/2012. It was our great pleasure to see Badfish and Scotty Don't live. Local favorites, Midwest Hype, opened and we enjoyed a first listen to Full Service, pictured above.
It may still be winter in Chi-Town but all 4 bands made us want to dance barefoot and welcome the summer festival season in with a vengeance. We had a chance to check out Full Service's self titled CD, released in 2011, with 10 fun tracks including Lately, Coconuts, Hi Ho, Gymnasium, Ramona, Tasteless Gravy, Rocketships (LIVE), Hotter in the House, Trumpets & Hallways. It may just make you wanna pack up the tent in a micro bus and hit the road! Keep an ear out for these boys on the summer circuit. They put on a sweet, live show.
Give them a listen at their main site, Full Service Music, here.
They're currently rockin' Austin, TX (their current home base) and just premiered their documentary, "TAKEOVER!", about their unique, determined underdog style of co-opting tours and scrambling their way up from the parking lot scene to the main stage!. Check out the details on their Takeover! Facebook page and website.
Home is Where The Yard Is Vol 1 is now available, too.
ChiIL Live Shows will have HD videos from that night, from all 3 bands, coming soon. So check back like we vote in Chi, IL...early and often. See you out there.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
New REPTAR track today! #Free Download
Reptar has just announced that their debut full-length album, Body
Faucet, will be released May 1st via Vagrant. Produced by Ben Allen
(Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley, Washed Out), the new record is the
follow up to the group’s debut EP Oblangle Fizz Y’all. Grouplove
support tour dates, Sasquatch and Bonnaroo announcements, and more.
To celebrate the announcement, they're
asking fans to sign up for the band's mailing list to grab a free
download of the lead track and first single from the record,
"Sebastian."
Email For Download Code:
REPTAR
Facebook: http://facebook.com/ reptarmusic
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ reptarathens
Website (circa 1995!): http://reptarmusic.com/
ChiIL Live Shows Facebook Page #Free Give Away
ChiIL Live Shows has a brand spankin' new Facebook Page and we could use some like love. We'll be running loads of free downloads, worldwide tour news, live Chi, IL show dates/features in the theatre and music scene, and new artists that will only appear on our FB page.
Then we'll run also run a feed from the blog with our original band video interviews, live show shots, give aways and reviews. To kick things off right, we're giving away Colin Quinn's Long Story Short DVD to one of our random likers as soon as we hit the big 100, thanks to our friends over at MVD. We're more than half way there!
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Brian Selznick Video Interview-Author of Hugo Cabret & Houdini Box
Article first published as
Interview With Brian Selznick, author of Hugo Cabret & Houdini
Box on Technorati.
Check out ChiIL Mama's prior photo filled Houdini Box coverage for show details.
If you haven't caught this one yet, we highly recommend it! The Mercury Theater run ends March 4th. Then the show moves to Skokie. Catch Houdini Box before it magically disappears!
Check out ChiIL Live Shows original interview with Brian Selznick & Mark
Messing on opening day of The Houdini Box, theatrical adaptation, at
Chicago Children's Theatre. I caught up with Brian and Mark hours
before the first performance of this world premier. Hugo, the movie,
adapted from Selznick's book and illustrations, was a huge hit in 2011
and has been nominated for 11 Oscars-the most of any film this year!
Hear how Brian first found out about the nominations, see him dabble
in set painting, hear about his stage adaptation of Houdini Box, and get
to know the man behind Scorsese's latest masterpiece. Hugo is one of
our family's favorite films of all times. The Houdini Box play was also
adapted from one of Selznick's original children's book. Mark Messing
wrote the score.
Check out ChiIL Mama's prior photo filled Houdini Box coverage for show details.
If you haven't caught this one yet, we highly recommend it! The Mercury Theater run ends March 4th. Then the show moves to Skokie. Catch Houdini Box before it magically disappears!
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