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Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesWeekly Voyages: Friday November 22 to Wednesday November 27
(Weekly Voyages is CHIRP Radio's listing of concerts in Chicago at select venues. Information about tickets can be obtained from the venues' Web sites. (Do you have corrections or updates for this list? Send us an e-mail.)
Friday November 22
Common Shiner, Rocketboat, The Dead Hands, In Threes
Abbey Pub 21+
Fitz and the Tantrums
Aragon Ballroom
Yakuza, Scientist, Liquor Mortis
Beat Kitchen 9:30pm, 21+
Mono plus Mick Turner
Bottom Lounge 8pm
Birds of Chicago, Chicago Farmer, Simpleton & Cityfolk
Double Door 8:30pm, 21+
Kevin Leeds & Global Cooling, Space of Mind
Elbo Room 8:30pm 21+
The Hoyle Brothers
Empty Bottle 5:30pm, 21+
Kelsey Dietrich writesIn Concert: The Fratellis at Metro (11/6/13)
by Kelsey Dietrich
It is my great pleasure to review The Fratellis’ show at Metro in Chicago on November 6th, 2013. I am especially excited to do this because it is something I have often lamented that I would never get to do. I have listed The Fratellis in my top favorite bands since I bought Costello Music back in 2008. In fact, I became obsessed with the band just after their last stop in Chicago that year. Shortly after, they broke up. Every time I listened to their upbeat music I felt melancholy because I would never get to see them live, because such a quality band was no more. “What a waste!” I would cry.
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesJoin CHIRP for Sarah Morris at the Museum of Contemporary Art on Tuesday November 19th
The city of Chicago has always been a rich subject for artists and thinkers. It’s the kind of city that’s not only a great place to create ideas, but is also an idea in itself, the kind of muse that gets people thinking about the nature of urban living and how mankind interacts with the natural and artificial world. CHIRP is pleased to help present the latest installment of this ongoing conversation on Tuesday, November 19th, when the Museum of Contemporary Art hosts a preview screening of Chicago, a new project from artist and film maker Sarah Morris. Senior Curator Dieter Roelstraete will host a discussion with Morris following the film.
Morris, who lives in New York and London, has a truly international influence, having had solo shows across continental Europe and in the US. Her work focuses not only on the images, but the meanings behind their compositions and their relations to each other. Socio-political themes are often brought to the surface from her work, as well s the underlying psychology of the people who build cities and live in them.
Morris’ work will be part of the MCA’s new exhibit City Self, which explores the different ways that artists, both local and from elsewhere, look at and interpret the city of Chicago. The exhibit will be on display from November 29th 2013 to April 13, 2014. The Museum of Contemporary Art is located at 220 E Chicago Avenue in Chicago.
Mike Bennett writesFriday iPod/MP3 Shuffle—Happy Birthday Frida Edition
Alex D writesIn Concert: Widowspeak and Pure Bathing Culture at Schubas (10/31/13)
If one had simply attended any other stop on Widowspeak and Pure Bathing Culture’s national tour throughout the last month, he or she might have experienced something similar to what he or she expected: dancing, general entertainment, and good music by talented musicians who have been categorized in one’s mind as “two bands I like”.