For loads of give aways and adventures in urban-odd ball-off the wall-alternative-eco-punk parenting in Chi, IL.check out ChiIL Mama.com.
Current Give Aways:
20 free 4 packs of movie tickets to a sneak peek at Joyful Noise this Monday at 7pm (enter through midnight 1/7)
Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Fest at Congress Theater-Pair of tickets
Clip Art (18+ shows) every Monday in January at Schubas-Pair of tickets
Witches, Wizards, Spells & Elves-family 4 pack
Coming Soon: 4 tickets to Dare to Dream-Disney on Ice, 4 tickets to each Beat Kitchen Concert for Kids, Sundays at noon, School of Rock does The Doors at Schubas
So check in with ChiIL Live Shows.com and ChiIL Mama.com like we vote in Chi, IL...early and often and/or follow us by e-mail (at the bottom of this page).
We'll be hittin' the bottle This week...The Empty Bottle
that is. Tonight, one of our favorite local musicians, Bruce Lamont,
is up with other notable hard core/ metal legend, Scott Kelly!
Tomorrow we'll try to swing by early to catch Playfully Yours
from Cincinnati. We had a chance meeting, outta town last week, with
band member Maxx, and look forward to checkin' out their live set. *Show is still FREE WITH RSVP through TODAY. We just shot Bruce Lamont's solo stuff and amazing Yakuza set at Reggie's Rock Club, and will have those live photos up today at both ChiIL Mama & ChiIL Live Shows (along with another recent Empty bottle show by The Buddies.) Empty Bottle Tonight WED . 1/4/12 ( 9:00pm , $8 buy )
Scott Kelly label: Neurot related: Neurosis
Bruce Lamont label: At A loss related: Bloodiest,Circle of Animals,Yakuza
Winters In Osaka
Che Arthur label: Past/Futures
From Empty Bottle's Site: Hardcore / metal legends NEUROSIS are
currently in Chicago working on new recordings for release this year and
we are honored to welcome SCOTT KELLY to the Empty Bottle, taking a
break from recording to perform a solo set here tonight. KELLY has
influenced a whole generation of musicians wanting to take heavy music
into new realms and with his various projects - BLOOD AND TIME, TRIBES
OF NEUROT, doom metal super group SHRINEBUILDER and as a guest vocalist
on MASTODONS last four studio LPs. We can’t wait to hear what happens
when he takes the stage solo. Our
own BRUCE LAMONT’S last LP, Feral Songs for the Epic Decline, out last
year via At a Loss was highlighted in SPIN’s “20 Best Metal Albums of
2011.” In their words, “thanks to LAMONT’S unholy army of loop pedals,
Feral Songs is a dissonant, ritualistic swirl of Middle Eastern scales,
mystery slams, ghostly moans, snaking reedwork and acoustic
guitars…equal parts bustling and bleak,” and we’re always pleased when
he takes the stage here. WINTERS IN OSAKA return to the Bottle, having
gone past their punk influenced noise roots, the outfit is now creating
quieter, spookier ambient/drone music and has added members of HARPOON
and BONGRIPPER to the fold. Chicago by way of Alabama gritty and earnest
songwriter CHE ARTHUR returns performing songs off his most recent
release via Past/Futures, Like Revenge. (AV Club) (Brooklyn Vegan
Chicago) (Reader)
Playfully Yours musician, Maxx, sited Thrill Kill Cult as one of their influences, when we had a chance meeting in Cincy last week. Then, weirdly enough, New Years Eve & Day, Thrill Kill Cult came up 3 more timesin other unrelated conversations. *Note to Maxx--never
underestimate the power of a crappy day job for networking. Talk
about your passion often and doors will open. BTW, to add to our prior
conversation, Chicago has some seriously sweet thrift stores to expand
your rock wardrobe without blowing the beer $$. Our favorite is the
Unique Thrift Store Chain & the best of those two are at Diversey
and Kilbourn or Addison & Kimball. If transportation is an
issue...there are two worth a look close to Empty Bottle. Check out
Village Thrift on Milwaukee Ave., just north of Armitage and a few doors
north of there, Family Thrift.
One
weekend-4 shows only, come bring the littles and check out a fanciful
hybrid of magic, mythical creatures, Shakespeare and chamber music! If
your kids are anything like ours, they already adore tales about WITCHES, WIZARDS, SPELLS AND ELVES. We have a family 4 pack to your choice of dates, for one lucky winner. We'll announce our winner on Friday the 13th.
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down the blog and don't see it, click on the actual page title and it
should pop right up).Entries are easy. Winning rocks! Start your new year off right with music, myth and Shakespearean stage magic!
1/9 - w/ Algebro + Any Kind
1/16 - w/ Dick Prall + Paper Thick Walls
1/23 - w/ Briar Rabbit + The Sometimes Family
1/30 - w/ Baby Teeth + Jennifer Hall
Finally, we have a free pair of tickets to Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Fest at Congress Theater for January 28th. Come see over 30 sweet bands. All ages. Tickets $35-$45. Click here for entry form and details.
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When: Saturday, January 7, 2012 (all ages)
Time: 11:00am until 4:30pm
WE ARE THE 99%
Come help WFFLF support the Occupy Chicago movement by attending this benefit show at The Empty Bottle!
There will be some awesome bands playing!
Doors: 11am
Show: 12pm
Buy tickets at the door: $8
All Ages
BUT The Empty Bottle is a 21+ club so
**ALL MINORS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT**
( 1 adult can be the chaperone for a group)
LINE UP:
Ephemeral Sunrise- 12:00pm-12:25pm
Give Back- 12:35pm-1pm
The Bajas- 1:10pm-1:35pm
Going Backwards- 1:45pm-2:10pm
Waste- 2:20pm-2:45pm
THE CATHY SANTONIES- 2:55pm-3:25pm WHEN FLYING FEELS LIKE FALLING- 3:35pm- 4:15pm (under age punks who rock hard)
A Big thanks to the School Of Rock for providing the back-line!
HAUNTED BY HEROES rocked NBC’s “Today Show” January 3, 2012. The segment, filmed in Los Angeles and San Francisco,
features the band of middle-schoolers as they play The Sunset Strip
Music Festival and other West Coast venues. Haunted by Heroes , whose members all recently turned 11 years- old, have been the subject of national news stories as the world's youngest rock band, and recently released their debut single "Rock Me Roxy," recorded with famed producer Sylvia Massy (Aerosmith, The Black Crowes, Danzig, Prince, Seal, and many others). Their debut album is set for an early 2012 release. "Rock Me Roxy" was also featured in the "Rock Band 3" game.
Here at ChiIL Mama, we know kids rock, and are happy to help spread the word about young talent. In fact, congrats are in order for Chicago local kids band, Northbrook Garage,who won their studio time to record at Ardent Studios!
We helped spread the word in early December, so thank you to all of our
readers who voted. In another update, from the same Dec. 6th kid band
news round up, our rockin' underage friends in Chicago band, When Flying Feels Like Falling (winners of The Next Big Thing contest at The Metro)
are playing another Chi Town gig this Friday. The show's an all ages benefit for Chicago Zine Fest and here's the FB event page.
Come see WFFLF at-
DIYCHI presents:
A Benefit for CHICAGO ZINE FEST January 6th 7-10pm
all Haunted by Heros photos off their web site http://www.hauntedbyheroes.com/
Back to Haunted by Heros:
You may have caught Haunted by Heroes on their Cartoon Network video of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way " (performed with 8 year-old rapper Lil P-Nut, similar to Aerosmith’s collaboration with Run-DMC), which aired nationally in early September, 2011.
Haunted by Heroes is also slated to appear Thursday, January 19 at the Anaheim Convention Center for The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM). The band ends the NAMM Show weekend at the Sunset Strip's Whisky a Go Go on Saturday, January 21.
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for the latest in music and theatre news, reviews, and loads of
nationwide give aways including CDs, DVDs, books, games, toys and
more. We give away loads of Chicago area tickets, but our other freebies are open to the nation.
We shoot a ton of video interviews, live concert footage, and rockin'
still photos. We feature bands for adults, bands full of kids, and
rockin' kindie family friendly bands. Remember to check back in with ChiIL Mama like we vote in Chi, IL...early and often.
