November 2014

Autumn is full swing, blogspot readers, yet don't let the let the falling temps and change of season keep you away from rockin' at the following shows/events happening during the month of November!

Please note each show/event listed is 21+ unless specified...

Nov. 1:

The Burlington Bar – rock with The Flavors, The Elements of Style and Jesse W. Johnson.

$7 /9p

Neo – it’s the El Día De Los Moyer / Day of the Dancing Dead celebration …come attend the last night of Neo’s Six Nights of Halloween featuring DJs Moyer and Spatula.

Primary Nightclub – React presents Ben Pearce performing with special guests UK duo Billion. For tickets, visit http://www.clubtix.com.

Constellation – singer/songwriter Angela James will be celebrating the release of her debut album “Way Down Deep”.

Mike & Denises (Joliet, IL) – attend this Day of the Dead Bash featuring rockin’ performances by Shiftwrekk and Wicked Deception.

Double Door – attend this show featuring The Hood Internet with Hologram Kizzie (aka Psalm One), My Gold Mask and Fluffy.

$15 / 8p doors

BrauerHouuse (Lombard,IL) – check out Dead On TV sharing the stage with The Timmys and Headspins. For tickets, visit http://www.brauerhouse.com.

18+ / $5

Nov. 2:

Elbo Room -  check out Brett Newski entertaining the upstairs lounge along with Carl Hulsey.

Nov. 3:

Schubas Tavern – check out Sarah Marie Young when she celebrates the release of her sophomore album “Little Candy Heart”, a follow-up to last year’s “Too Many Februaries”.

Reggie’s – it’s Mandatory Abortions, Against The Grain, HEMI and Sacred Monster rockin’ the stage here.

$8 adv / $10 dos / 7:30p

Nov. 5:

Red Line Tap – it’s The Maxies along with The Smart Kids, Modern Advances and Amber Stereo featuring DJ set by DJ Bashert. For tickets, visit http://www.brownpapertickets.com.

City Winery – celebrate with Donna The Buffalo’s 25 years as a band with Adam Levy opening.

$16 SRO / $22 seated / 8p show

Door No. 3 – it’s Wednesday Night Blues with Keith Scott and friends.

FREE / 7p

Nov. 6:

Smart Bar – get ready rumble when Guilty Pleasures slugs it out against FABITAT …DJs vs DJs Adam El and Ldy Prblms (FABITAT) spins against Boy Alberto and Lolly Gagger (Guilty Pleasures) …host Lucy Stoole (FABITAT) vs host Madame Envy (Guilty Pleasures) …winners take all!

FREE / 10p

Concord Music Hall – FIGURE will be performing his unique “Terrorvision” show as part of Nightmare Festival.

Standard Bar & Grill - come here to watch Thursday night football and then stay for Monika & Jimmy's set afterwards.
10:30

The Throne Room - CAUdog Records presents a lineup featuring live performances by Greg Jackson Combs, Gunner Cleeman and Ellis Clark with special guests Justin Yates and Jake Foy.
$10

Nov. 7:

Elbo Room – feel the heat when rockin’ Espanol with Sin Anestesia, King Cloud, The Friendly Lens and Rob Winn

$10

Lincoln Hall – React presents Chris Malinchak performing here. For tickets, visit http://www.clubtix.com.

18+ / 10p

Sammy’s Pizza (Kankakee, IL) – check out Digeometric sharing the stage with Todd Hazelrigg and Fried Egg Nebula.

The Empire Concert Club & Bar (Akron, OH) – it’s G$’s Annual Rock Concert/House Party featuring performances by Dakota Wilkinson’s Band, Devil Strip and We’re All Lost.

AA / $5 / 7p

Shark City (Glendale Heights, IL) – check out Catalano along with Lynch and Man The Mighty rockin’ the stage here.

Double Door – Super Happy Fun Club will be rockin’ the stage along with AM Taxi, That Lyring Bitch (featuring the members of Plain White T’s) and Love Me Electric.

$10 adv / $12 dos / 8p

Door No. 3 – attend Soft Leather #11, a pansexual dress to sweat event featuring DJs Deathface, Teen Witch, House of Szechaun and 100 LB Dead Lift.

FREE / 10p

Nov. 8:

Thalia Hall – yeehaw, come to the 10th annual Barn Dance Apocalypse featuring The Golden Horse Ranch Band performing on stage.

$15

Double Door (early show) – check out the Art Battles!

5:30p / FREE

SPACE (Evanston, IL) – attend this special performance when Jann Klose opens for John Oates. For tickets and/or table reservations, visit http://www.evanstonspace.com.

$22 - $46

Duke’s Alehouse and Kitchen (Crystal Lake, IL) – get cosmic with Fried Egg Nebula and Digeometric rockin’ the stage together.

Concord Music Hall – Riot Fest presents Yellowcard sharing the stage with Memphis May Fire and special guest Femarosa. For tickets, visit http://www.clubtix.com.

AA / 6:30p

The House Cafe (DeKalb, IL) - Nobelieum 102 rocks the stage along with Phantom Maggots, The Usuals, Cheap Dates and Ness.
$5 / 7p

Nov. 9:

Chicago Street Theater (Valparaiso, IN) – Jann Klose will be performing here along with shop owners Chris and Megan Marolf. For tickets, visit http://www.chicagostreet.org.

Reggie's Rock Club - Jack Rabbit will be competing for fabulous prizes at Gorilla Music's The Chicago Battle of the Bands.

Nov. 11:

Mojoe’s (Joliet, IL) – check out Wayne Static of Static-X sharing the stage with Powerman 5000, American Headcharge and Central Disorder.

AA / 21+ to drink / 6p

Elbo Room - it's poetry and spoken word night at the monthly Wormwood Collective Poetry Night. Stay for Wire Tripped afterwards.

FREE

Nov. 12:

Door No. 3 – attend this month’s FABITAT event Dancing With The Queens featuring KTF champions …it will be an epic dance off between KTF champions and the Stars of FABITAT with DJ sets by Adam El and Ldy Prblms and drag performances.

FREE / 9p

Reggie's Music Joint - it's She Rides Tigers sharing the stage with Handler and Ryan  Mumby & The Hundred Year Rain.
$7 / 7:30p

Nov. 13:

Double Door – React presents Ryan Hemsworth performing on stage here.

$12 GA / $22 VIP / 9p show

Berry United Methodist Church – check out the free screening of “The Homestretch”, a film about homeless Chicago youth, one who is LGBTQ. View the trailer here, http://www.homestretchdoc.com/trailer.

FREE

Nov. 14:

Touche Chicago – it’s Rock Against Ass …come here to hear everything hard, heavy and outside the mainstream, of top 40 dance/disco/techno music with your resident DJ Germ of Modern Day Rippers/Sexy Baby Records and Rotten Fruits

Free

Liar’s Club – check out this Chicago punk show featuring HighBall, Avenues, Welfare Beer League and The Mudville Sounds

9p

Constellation – singer/songwriter Quinn Tsan will be celebrating the release of her debut album, “Good Winter” with Passerines and Kelsey Wild.

Underground Lounge – attend this show featuring DJ Mark N of Bloody Fist Records along with Delta 9, Terror Byte, Terry Dux The Bit Jockey, Sir Vixx, Saskrotch and many more.

$12

Double Door – attend the Bring It Up High Fest III featuring performances by The Paladins, Nick Willett (with Joel Patterson), Barbara Clifford, Kevin Flynn &The Avondale Ramblers, The North Ave Stompers and a special performance by The Roadburners.

$15 (all proceeds go to HiFI and The Roadburners Memorial Fund) / 7p doors

Elbo Room - Neon Hitch presents The Yard Sale tour with Jared Evan, Carmen and Camille and Miranda Wood.

$10 adv / $12 adv

Brauerhaus (Lombard, IL) - it's Pale Horseman with White House Burning rockin' the stage here.

Nov. 15:

Township – check out Dos Santos Anti-Beat Orquestra sharing the stage with ESSO Afro-Jam Funkbeat and Sanorama.

$8

Bada Brew Bar & Grill (Joliet, IL) – it’s Ditchwater sharing the stage with Wayland, Rue The Day, Freak and the Ghouls, and Tempered By Trials.

21+ (18+ allowed with parent/guardian) / $10 / 7:30p

Nov. 16:

Cobra Lounge – check out this Chicago punk show featuring performances by The Howl, Honah Lee (NJ), 80 Proof Preacher and Death & Memphis.

$8 / 9p

Nov. 18 – 20:

French Pastry School of Kennedy-King College – spice up your Holiday Pies and Breads making skills with Master Baker / Chef Instructor, Chef Jonathan Dendauw…learn how to make Cherry Pie, Blueberry Crumble Pie, Apple Cinnamon Pie and more. For more information and registration, visit http://www.frenchpastryschool.com/ce-class/holiday-pies-and-breads

Nov. 18:

Blue Lamp (Sacramento, CA) – check out SouthSide’s friend Magicks performing along with Moodie Black and DJ Nocturnal.

$10 / 8p

Nov. 19:

Double Door – it’s “Tiffany’s FUN-damental FUN-draiser” …a benefit event for Tiffany Dean featuring performances by Cochino Y Los Pistoleros, Anger, Dorian Taj, Ladies & Gentlemen, The Dead On, Sunken Ships, The Artist Formerly Known As Vince and Black Cat Heart Attack.

$8 / 8p show

Bada Brew (Crest Hill, IL) - check out Super Bob sharing the stage with Fist Funk Fury, Dustin Walker, and Catapult The Propaganda.
$10 / 8p

Nov. 21:

Double Door – rock out your Friday night at My My My’s record release show featuring support by Molehill, The Ivorys, The Central Standard and The Van Goughs.

$5 (with rsvp on http:///www.do312.com) /$10 (without rsvp) / 9p

Mayne Stage – check out The Future Laureates sharing the stage with The Lauren Wolf Band, Red & Reckless and Sister Speak.

$10 adv / $12 dos

Constellation – rock out the night when Beveled performs here.

Tonic Room – it’s Brain Child along with Glostik Willy and Rusty Gates rockin’ the stage here.

$10

EndZone Tap – attend this performance featuring The Schiavos at this South Western bar.

10p

Bada Brew (Crest Hill, IL) - Bada Brew is going punked featuring live performances by I Hate People, Step Right Up, The Audio Dead, Slow Form of Suicide and Light The Fuse.
$5 / 18+ (to enter) / 21+ (to drink) / 8p

Nov. 22:

Tonic Room – have your multi-pass ready when rockin’ with Leeloo Dallas, Steve Stone and Zack Champagne.

$10 / 9p

Throne Room – attend Aryk Crowder’s “One By One” video release party featuring special guests Zach Longoria Project and Swamp Heat.

$7 adv / $10 dos

Aragon Ballroom – React presents Atmosphere with Prof & Dem Atlas. For tickets, visit http://www.clubtix.com.

18+ / 7:30p

Nov. 26:

Schubas – it’s Old Shoe sharing the stage with special guest Chicago Farmer during this Black Wednesday show.

18+ / $12 adv / $15 dos

Bent River Brewing Company (Moline, IL) – it’s The Dawn and Digeometric performing on stage together here.

Nov. 28 & 29:

Liar’s Club (Nov. 28) / The Mutiny (Nov. 29) – it’s Punksgiving 2014 …the 2nd Annual food drive punk rock shows …all proceeds and donations go to The Greater Chicago Food Depository featuring performances by Rhetoric Vendetta and Turbo Vamps (Fri) and Prison City Brigade and The Land Before Tim (Sat)

Nov. 28:

Debonair Social Club – it’s Chicago Heavyfest featuring Poontoof, Jack Rabbit and Speedfreak rockin’ the stage.

18+ / $10

Elbo Room - Vicarious Venues presents Business As Usual, Red Rose and Groove Canal rockin' the stage.

$10

Nov. 29:

Double Door – check out Har Mar Superstar rockin the stage along with Pizza Underground and Toby Goodshank.

$16 / 8p

Until next time, support your local scene,

SouthSide

02 Apr 14

Peter Propaganda as "Frank"

 

"...We have eternity to know your flesh..." ~ Pinhead

 

Hong Kong Danger Duo

Hey, blogspot readers, SouthSide's hanging out with the Cenobites tonight at this fabulous birthday bash held for two special local people. It was Creature Feature night within the underbelly of Double Door's speakeasy-esque venue, Door No. 3 in which its red lighting amidst the semi-darkness created the perfect backdrop for this event. The Cenobites from Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II were alive and rockin' the underground bar as they and other daring attendees helped celebrate Peter Proganda's and JoJo's birthday. However before joining in the fun downstairs, SouthSide was first upstairs checking out the opening act, Hong Kong Danger Duo (http://www.hongkongdangerduo.com) for Kava's album release show. Granted it was the band's first public appearance and SouthSide did expect a few rough spots here there during their performance, blogspot readers, but this duo did put on an amazing (brief) show. She enjoyed the blues/rock sound coupled with powerfully raw vocals pumping some serious yet intense emotions into the lyrics. This reviewer liked the hard-tone off the electric was wonderfully matched by the thunderous drumming rhythms. As mentioned earlier, this was their first show however SouthSide will be reserving that special date for the next performance to give Hong Kong Danger Duo a complete review (and probably an interview with the guys) for the blog.

JoJo as "Julia"

Meanwhile downstairs ...it was time to join the delectable pleasures of pain and suffering with Pinhead, the Female, Chatterer and Butterball of Hellraiser for the Creature Feature: Cenobites event, blogspot readers. It was quite of a festive occasion to celebrate Peter's and JoJo's birthday amongst other friends and fans while DJs S@int, Xeno, Damian Overlord and more spun their crafted selections of industrial/post-industrial music to some dazzling graphics running on the screen. Earlier, before the party really took life, Peter (dressed as Frank, make up by JoJo) did the soundtrack to Hellraiser II. This musician/DJ has a particular way of perfectly syncing his music to certain scenes of the movie to fit the tone or set the theme. It totally heightens your viewing pleasure even without the dialogue. Yet who needed the sound bites from this iconic movie especially when SouthSide has memorized most of this movie's familiar lines like "...Didn't open the box? And what was it the last time? Didn't know what the box was? And yet we keep finding each other, don't we?..." and "...It wanted souls, and I brought you. You wanted to know. Now you know. And I wanted everything. Now everyone's happy. Goodbye, Doctor..." How about this one "...No more deals, child, it is your flesh we want to experience, not your skills at bargaining..." Believe it or not, blogspot readers, by not hearing those and many other famous sound bites but the music instead, you got a better sense of the movie's dark themes of pleasure through pain, torture and suffering. And as an added bonus - JoJo dressed up as the lovely but evil Julia Cotton. *shivers* The box was on hand for anyone who had enough guts to play with it.

Who knows what the next Creature Feature event will be or where it will happen, blogspot readers, but be certain SouthSide will be there...


Until next time, support your local scene,
SouthSide

27 Nov 13 - Trilogy of Terror

"What's the proper cooking time for a Zuni doll? Do you baste it?"

After dancing with the suave electronic "man of mystery" at Bottom Lounge, SouthSide ended her night hanging out at Door No.3 - Double Door's newly renovated basement lounge to view the 1970s horror - Trilogy of Terror starring Karen Black! Besides being one of the most recognizable horror classic (as well as one of SouthSide's many favorites), it's a made-for-television movie in which has this legendary actress portraying four different main character roles within three short stories including the infamous one about the African doll coming to life in "Amelia". For SouthSide, this was a rare opportunity to view the movie on the "big screen" but along with a unique soundtrack perfectly crafted by industrial DJ Peter Propaganda and new friend Jojo Baby hosting this free event.

And what an experience, blogspot readers! One side, there's watching the stories where either Karen Black is the frumpy-looking college English instructor with a deadly secret or a schizophrenic with a complex dual personality disorder. Then on the other side, Peter's carefully selected industrial tracks/remixes running in sync with the storylines ...word for word especially during the suspense building intensity. For example, towards the end of the first story, "Julia", the music added a touch of creepiest with the repetitive lyric "...she's got the look..." as it faded away into the next one, "Therese and Millicent". During this story, the haunting echo of "...I hear voices on the radio..." to further intensify the paranoia felt within the opening sequences when Millicent is writing in her diary. For the final story, Peter was a little crafty but dead-on by using hardcore instrumental music to elevate the terrifying scenes of the Zuni doll chasing Amelia around her apartment until you see the iconic climax. Sorry, no spoilers here ...if you haven't seen this horror classic, SouthSide highly suggests that you do, blogspot readers.

For Peter's next movie and music combination, he's going for a holiday theme ...who knows, it could be  the screening of the original Black Christmas, blogspot readers, also another SouthSide favorite.


Until next time, support your local scene,
SouthSide