Woo hoo! We broke 100 likes on our new Facebook Page, so as promised, we're giving away Colin Quinn's Long Story Short DVD to a randomly number generated winner who happens to be Paul B. of Chicago. Congrats! Here's our prior review and more info on the DVD:
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 offree 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!
First up-this sweet DVD-Colin Quinn-Long Story Short ($19.99).
Remember Colin Quinn-side kick on MTV's Remote Control? He's nobody's sidekick now!! We were front row, center on opening night, when he came through Chi-Town with his freakin' funny one man show. Now he can be all yours, to play at will, without leaving the couch.
His wise and wickedly witty take on humanity and history had us laughing out loud. Even now, months later, his schtick is still stuck in my head. I can't sit down to work without his rant about bloggers and cavemen coming to mind. I'm a bit flattered, though. He mostly lampoons people groups, and only a few professions made the cut. Note to Colin...bloggers may have the cave man keyboard stance, but we're the cockroaches of the publishing world...surviving, thriving and multiplying while traditional media is dropping like the dinosaurs.
I know you WANT this DVD.
COLIN QUINN - Long Story Short on DVD and Blu-ray
The one-man show directed by Jerry Seinfeld
"Hilarious!" New York Times
Nominated for a 2011 Emmy Award Taped before a live audience at the Helen Hayes Theatre in New York City, Colin Quinn: Long Story Short showcases the comedian's keen observations in the uproarious history of the world, juxtaposing modern-day human behavior with the rise and fall of empires.
Colin Quinn began his comic career in New York as a regular on the comedy show circuit. Colin made his television debut as co-host of MTV's popular game show "Remote Control". Quinn landed a spot on the legendary late-night show, "Saturday Night Live" where he entertained audience for five seasons. After SNL, Quinn tackled societal issues on "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn". Colin's first one-man show Sanctifying Grace, began off-Broadway in 1994 and was later produced as Colin Quinn - An Irish Wake and played at the Helen Hayes Theatre. Last summer, Colin appeared in the Adam Sandler comedy "Grown Ups". He can be seen in Sony's "Donny's Boy" opposite Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg, June 2012.
From his personification of Caesar as the original Italian mobster, to his complaints about Ancient Greece and Antigone giving way to Costco and Snooki, Quinn is at his satirical best, taking on the attitudes, appetites and bad habits that have toppled the world's most powerful nations.
First running on Broadway, then airing on HBO, the show's Broadway run was extended due to the popularity. Quinn has been touring Long Story Short throughout 2011 and took a show to the highly acclaimed Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal where it received tremendous accolades. Directed for the stage by Jerry Seinfeld, the Broadway show was produced by Eva Price and Richard Martini.
Bonus Features: - Commentary with Colin Quinn and director Jerry Seinfeld - Behind-the-Scenes Footage - Press Event Footage
Press: "Quinn is a Master. A Polished Act." - Daily News "Colin Quinn nails it. State of the art." Time Magazine "Brisk and Seinfeldian" New York Magazine
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We dig Chi-town's own gypsy punks, Furious Frank. Check out their creative, new video for Lament. They had me at gypsy punk.....but dark humor, rockin' horns, and animated mandolin don't hurt either!! The clip was created by Tiny Markers and “Lament” is a stand-out track from Furious Frank’s most recent album,The Map & the Territory (Southern Love Records). Want more? Check out Furious Frank's main site right here.
Performer Magazine
"The fivesome is at once energetic, magnetic and overwhelming with its insuperable undertow of synth-driven power pop."
Chicago Tribune
"Wetzel's elastic voice, an instrument capable of inhabiting moody,
introspective passages and soaring, stadium-ready choruses, proved a
natural fit for Blane Fonda's new, swaggering style."
Loud Loop Press
"If the record is any indication, Blane Fonda are poised to become one
of Chicago's most exciting and intriguing indie rock acts."
"This film is joyous, but more than that: it's lovely in its construction" -Roger Ebert
Critics' Pick! "Lovely, unforced" -New York Times
FACETS FILM DIALOGUE with filmmaker Prashant Bhargava "Patang" is playing at Facets @ 7pm and 9pm through Thursday the 30th. Jerome McDonnell interviewedMilos and the director on WBEZ, and the director isgoing to speak after ALL the 7pm shows for the whole run.
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Chicago Encore EngagementFacets Film Dialogue with filmmaker Prashant Bhargava
PATANG (THE KITE)
WINNER World Cinema Feature Indianapolis Intl Film Fest
WINNER Best Narrative Feature Hawaii Intl Film Fest
Critics' Pick! "Lovely, unforced... [director Prashant] Bhargava lets his story...tell itself, unfolding slowly as he follows filmmaking's most basic and most sinned-against dictum: Show, don't tell" -New York Times
"Bhargava's naturalistic approach to capturing the sights and sounds of a city in full revelry on rooftops and in the streets is colorfully vivid" -Los Angeles Times
"[Bhargava] allows us to discover these people in mostly glancing, sidelong moments, as if he were capturing their lives on the sly. It's rare for a filmmaker to integrate with such seamlessness the staged and the 'caught.'" -Christian Science Monitor
"This film is joyous, but more than that: it's lovely in its construction" -Roger Ebert
"The director is both a humanist and a real talent" -Chicago Tribune
"A feast for the eyes" -TimeOut Chicago
Set against the dynamic and colorful spectacle of India's largest kite festival, the Uttarayan, Prashant Bhargava's debut feature tells the story of Jayesh, a Delhi-based businessman who returns to his Gujarat roots with his young daughter Priya. Ostensibly going home to Ahmedabad to relive his childhood memories and introduce his daughter to the tradition of kite-flying, Jayesh has some unexpected news for the family's future. He plans include selling off the family home, moving his relatives into a modern condo, while also trying to avoid unresolved issues from his past which leads to unexpected consequences.
Patang, directed by Chicago-born-and-raised Bhargava, who started his career as a graffiti artist, is a family drama which avoids Bollywood clichés as well as using a dynamic combination of actors and non-professionals to showcase a complex narrative about contemporary India. Using the kites as a metaphor for the way the past controls his characters no matter how high they fly, Patang captures the jubilant and striking visuals of the festival that accentuates his background as a graphic artist, while laying out a multi-character story of discovery and hope.
Directed by Prashant Bhargava, India, 2010, 95 mins. In Hindi and English with English subtitles.
Facets Film Dialogue
Filmmaker Prashant Bhargava, who is a Chicago native will be here in person for a Q&A after select screenings.
The New Folk celebrates the release of their debut album Sea Fever
with an August 2012 “Practice Space Presents:” residency at Schubas, but
the story behind The New Folk began in 2005 as Singer/Songwriter Todd
Kessler went in to the studio to record his debut album. That album,
entitled We Are The MusicMakers, was released in 2006 and with the
backing of his original band helped Kessler to make his name and music
known in the local Chicago music scene. In 2007 and 2008, in the midst
of touring the Midwest, Kessler teamed up with Producer Greg “G-Ball”
Magers to record his next two albums, The Veronika EP and Boomerang,
only garnering him more praise and recognition on the road and at home. It was while recording The Veronika EP that The New Folk began to take
root with the addition of Bob Parlier on Drums, Sam Smiley on Guitar and
Graham Burris on Bass. The quartet began playing out in 2008 in
support of Boomerang, still under the name of Todd Kessler, but it was
during the next two years and the addition of a String section (Elana
Hiller and Chris Bauler), a Horn section (David Ben-Porat and Ben Bell
Bern) and a second vocalist (Molly Parlier) that the band began to make
waves with their signature Alt-Folk-Pop sound. 2009’s double-single
release Golden Bird, along with headlining shows at Schubas, Lincoln
Hall, Double Door and Millennium Park, solidified the bands place as a
respected group in Chicago, and in 2010, the band began playing shows
under the name Todd Kessler and the New Folk. With over two years,
countless shows and a slew of new material, the band, now billed simply
as The New Folk, teamed up with producer Manny Sanchez to begin work on
their debut album, Sea Fever, in August of 2010. Two years and hundreds
of studio hours later later, Sea Fever will be released this August
under Kessler’s label Wyzguy Records. **Click here for ChiIL Live Shows' past Paper Thick Walls live show shots**
We're coming into the final days of Cirque Shanghai. If you haven't seen it yet or want to squeeze in one more show, then go now. The show must close September 3rd. **Check out our show review and photo filled feature from opening day right here** For the price and the frequency of shows, Cirque Shanghai is hard to beat. They play Navy Pier all summer, making this an easy, entertaining option for visiting friends and relatives.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE AND TICKET INFORMATION
“Cirque Shanghai: Year of the Dragon”will perform May 24 – Sept. 3, with regular run performances as follows:
Wednesday at 2, 6 and 8 p.m. Thursday at 2 and 8 p.m. Friday at 2, 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday at 2, 6 and 8 p.m.
Sunday at 2 and 4 p.m.
There will be additional performances Tuesday, July 3 at 2 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 2 at 8 p.m. and Monday, Sept. 3 (Labor Day) at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Tickets are $15.50 - $29.50 and are available by calling 800-745-3000 or visiting Ticket Master here. Discounted tickets for groups of 10 or more are available by calling GroupTix at 773.327.3778 or visiting GroupTixs website here.
We're so lucky to share our city with the warped and brilliant creative minds behind Redmoon. We've been digging their artistic vision for decades. Be there.
"This film is joyous, but more than that: it's lovely in its construction"
"The director is both a humanist and a real talent"
