Karin Fjellman writesTONIGHT! CHIRP Night at the Whistler with Ken Camden & Magical Beautiful!

Join CHIRP tonight, Monday, December 20, at the Whistler for an ethereal evening with improvisational guitarist Ken Camden, accompanied by the experimental DIY rock explosion Magical Beautiful — both local acts you won’t want to miss. CHIRP receives a percentage of bar sales from the evening, and CHIRP DJs spin after the performance.

Released in March of this year, songs from Ken Camden’s debut album “Lethargy & Repercussion” promise to be powerfully enchanting. The album title alone sets the mood for a single malt of melody. ‘Birthday’ opens the album with carefully plucked guitar solos that sound like stars and the album ambiently moves to rusty experimental techno. Expect to hear live variations of songs from the album or new improvisational experiments. The guitarist will most likely navigate his way through warmth of new texture and sound in the presence of an active audience.

Magical Beautiful is sure to continue to lend trance-like live music manipulation to the scene. Formally trained and performing from the ground up, the quartet has a penchant for innovation and ritualistic sound. Songs like ‘Ghetto Tourist’ bring both synth and reggae into the band’s tinny, heavy soundscape. Well-known in the Chicago improvisation scene, Magical Beautiful will impressively add to the dream-like sequence of upbeat electronica, percussion, and acoustic experimentalism. With never a dull moment in its search for rhythm and a history of improvising with some of Chicago’s most well-respected musicians, this band can’t help but enchant you.

A perfect pairing for CHIRP and the Whistler, the combined sequence of Camden and Magical Beautiful will certainly lend to a low-lit evening of listening, mixology, and sound.

-Sondra Morin

Ken Camden ([url=http://www.myspace.com/kencamden]http://www.myspace.com/kencamden[/url])

Magical Beautiful ([url=http://www.myspace.com/magicalbeautiful]http://www.myspace.com/magicalbeautiful[/url])

The Whistler ([url=http://www.whistlerchicago.com/]http://www.whistlerchicago.com/[/url])
9:30pm – 2am
No cover
Percentage of bar sales benefits CHIRP

CHIRP DJs spin before and after bands!
Raffle tickets sold throughout the night — win killer prizes!