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V. TO PER FO R M A M OVI E S C EN E
FO R AN AU DI EN C E , K AR AO KE - ST YLE
1ST M O N DAYS AT TH E W H I STLE R
Monday, March 4th
9PM -2AM
Long-time Movieoke regular, and the man behind the
always entertaining @ChicagoMovieoke Twitter feed,
Fard Muhammad shares with us his Top 5 Scenes.
THE 100 YEARS SCENE
FROM
DR. STRANGELOVE
A quick mea culpa: I've been performing that scene for
almost 20 years — long before Movieoke started. I've always been a fan of quoting movie lines, and I found that
I could do a great impression of Peter Sellers' German
voice for the titular role. I would end up performing it
for friends at school. When it appeared in the Movieoke
scene list, it was like riding a bicycle.
Vulgar and abrasive, it's probably one of the best motivational speeches ever written and/or performed. While
I don't use all the language involved, it's still a delicious
scene to play.
A MILKSHAKE SCENE
FROM
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
THE BLACK KNIGHT
SCENE FROM
MONTY PYTHON AND
THE HOLY GRAIL
This scene has the most amount of physical movement
(aside from the glove scenes in Dr. Strangelove). There's
a certain rhythm in Daniel Day Lewis' speech and actions that really demonstrates his bubbling rage that culminates in one boisterously pronounced word: "DRAINAGE!" The entire scene is simply well acted, and I try my
best to recreate that atmosphere.
W H I S T L E R
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COVER/BACKSIDE
'Dizzy'
by Plural
(9 :3 0 PM)
03
Movieoke
SAT
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02
Last Kind
Words ( 6 P M )
04
05
06
R E L A X AT TA C K
JAZZ SERIES:
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Madness of
Crowds
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WESTERN
The Sweats,
Basketball
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Erik Hall,
J Fernandez
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Maxx Traxx:
Boogie &
Modern Funk
w/ DJ Shred
One
Chuuuch w/
DJ Cool Hand
Luke
08
09
Last Kind
Words ( 6 P M )
Brasstax
Blunted Beats
(9 :3 0 PM)
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When this scene was in Movieoke, I could recreate the
timing, speech, and screaming with almost pitch-perfect
accuracy… without even looking at the captions.
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THE ALWAYS BE CLOSING
SPEECH FROM
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS
Usually my opening scene of the evening. People who've
never been to Movieoke are always surprised to see
someone like me roll out the Al Pacino voice. The
phrase "The six inches in front of your face" is almost guaranteed to get a couple chuckles. By
the end of the scene, I get the entire audience
cheering like the football players on screen.
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P L AY I N G
FAV O R I T E S :
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CHICAGO / IL / 60647
Monk What,
members of
The Drastics
play Thelonius Monk
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Le Tour,
BIGCOLOUR
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Silent Drape
Runners
present Twin
Peaks
12
13
14
Ambassadors R E L A X AT TA C K Onyx System, TTTTotally
JAZZ SERIES:
To Earth,
Rainbo Video Dudes
Stirrup
Mawrcrest
15
16
Last Kind
Words ( 6 P M )
Interstellar
w/ DJ Marty
Mars
Atmosphere
Strut w/
Kid Color
(9 :3 0 PM)
18
G L A D C LO U D
AMBIENT
MUSIC SERIES:
19
20
R E L A X AT TA C K
JAZZ SERIES:
Project Film
Julie Byrne,
CS Luxem,
Famous
Laughs
26
22
23
28
29
30
Slo ‘Mo:
Nathaniel
ODD
OBSESSION
Slow Jams For Braddock
FOREIGN FILM
Homos (And ( 6 P M )
SERIES (7PM)
Their Fans)
Cherries
Impala Sound
Records Pres- Champions
ents ( 9 : 3 0 P M ) ( 9 : 3 0 P M )
Brian Labycz, Paul Bedal
Group
Frank
Van Duerm
25
21
27
Third Eye:
Crimson
DJ Moppy,
Glow
Juli Wood Trio Raj Mahal, DJ
Form
R E L A X AT TA C K
JAZZ SERIES:
DJ Plastic
Crimewave
Last Kind
Words ( 6 P M )
Dystopia
(9 :3 0 PM)
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F E AT U R I N G —
CALENDAR
F E AT U R E D
EVENTS
STOREFRONT
GALLERY
WHISTLER
RECORDS
MARCH 2013
Darrick
Thompson,
Sonoi
FRIDAY / 01 / 08 / 15 / 29
WEDNESDAY / 06
WEDNESDAY / 13
SUNDAY / 24
LAST KIND WORDS
ERIK HALL,
J FERNANDEZ
ONYX SYSTEM,
RAINBO VIDEO
SILENT DRAPE
RUNNERS PRESENT
TWIN PEAKS
The mandolin/guitar duo of Kenneth P.W. Rainey and
Geoff Farina perform on Fridays in March from 6-8pm.
They take their name from Geeshie Wiley’s classic song
for her war-bound serviceman, a tune that inspired Rainey and Farina separately before they met in Chicago in
2010. As Wiley’s elegy combined antebellum balladry with
hard Delta picking, Rainey and Farina treat songster ballads, string-band classics, and fiddle tunes with Piedmont
counterpoint and bluegrass crosspicking, usually on instruments as old as the tunes themselves.
Kenneth P.W. Rainey, author of the wildly unpopular American & Country Music Tune Book, is an encyclopedia of pre-WWII American music. Kenneth has been
playing western swing, old time, and bluegrass in the Chicago area for many years. He is a member of The Golden
Horse Ranch Band, and The Chandelier Swingers, was a
member of Chicago’s Tangleweed for 8 years, and has Don’t miss this one. Two of our favorite local musishared the stage with Edward Burch, The Kennett Broth- cians perform at the Whistler tonight: Erik Hall of In
ers, and the Viper and His Famous Orchestra.
Tall Buildings, Wild Belle, and NOMO; and Justin Fernandez of Thin Hymns, Distractions, and Houtakker.
Geoff Farina fronted indie stalwarts Karate and The Secret Stars in the ‘90s, and currently leads the acoustic
unit Glorytellers. Farina spent much of the past decade
Onyx System is a duo comprised of guitarist Alex Nova
crooning his way across the US and Europe, studying the
and synth player Jim Lace. They make music in the spirit of
music of The Blakes (Norman and Arthur), collecting vinChrome, Ennio Morricone, Silver Apples, Alan Vega, and
tage flat-tops, and teaching music theory/history at ColThe Incredible String Band. Rainbo Video utilizes a palette
by College, the University of Maine, and DePaul University.
of euphoric melodies, crisp electronics, and hip-hop beats
to explore the electronic pop universe. With the recent
addition of vocals to the mix, Rainbo Video brings a newfound depth to their arrangements and live performance.
SATURDAY / 02
CHUUUCH W/ DJ
COOL HAND LUK
Whether you're a first-time visitor to "Twin Peaks" or a
longtime resident, you'll experience something entirely
new as Brooklyn-based duo Silent Drape Runners recast
the iconic first episode of David Lynch's moody masterpiece with an entirely new soundtrack. Songs you know
by heart mash up against things you've never heard before to tell the story of Laura Palmer's death. This is "Twin
Peaks" recast without its trademark Angelo Badalamenti
score and set adrift in an entirely new sonic landscape.
MADNESS
OF CROWDS
TUESDAY / 12
004
Karl Blau
Blue Ribbon Glee
Notes & Scratches
White Mystery /
AM (CD)
Club A Cappella Über
This Side (7”)
Black Apple
Alles (7”)
(7”)
Various Artists
In Tall Buildings
The Hood Internet
The Queen (10”)
Year One: The Festival
In Tall Buildings
& Kid Static
(3xLp + Book)
(CD, LP)
Chi City (7”)
010
011
012
014
Shapers
blink. The Architects
In Tall Buildings
This Is Cinema
Virginia Reel (7”)
(Cassette, MP3)
Warm Rock (7”)
Mädchen (7”)
WEDNESDAY / 27
016
017
018
019
THIRD EYE:
DJ MOPPY,
RAJ MAHAL,
& DJ FORM
Cains & Abels
Cains & Abels
This is Cinema
Various Artists
My Life Is Easy (LP)
Stay Home Tonight (7")
Cycles (LP, Cassette)
Glad Cloud Ambient
THURSDAY / 14
TTTTOTALLY DUDES
Music Series: Vol 1
(Cassette, MP3)
WEDNESDAY / 20
PROJECT FILM
RELAX ATTACK JAZZ SERIES:
STIRRUP
Every Tuesday, the Relax Attack Jazz Series presents
Chicago's top jazz artists in a lively atmosphere, full of
cocktail-shaking and spirited conversation. On March
5th, we present jazz supergroup Madness of Crowds,
featuring jazz/indie-rock crossovers Nate Lepine, Joe
Adamik, and Matt Lux with Chicago free jazz veterans
Post-modern jazz group Stirrup features Fred LonbergBrian Sandstrom and Jim Baker. Collectively representHolm (cello), Charles Rumback (drums), and Nick Macri
ing Califone, Cursive, Herculaneum, Iron & Wine, NRG
(bass). The trio combines elements of free-improvisation
Ensemble, Isotope 217, Extraordinary Popular Delusions
and a multi-ethnic melodic sensibility with a funky, rhythand others, this improvising vehicle is comprehensive.
mic approach.
003
Matt Ulery’s Loom
Julie Byrne kicks off a tour in support of a new 7”, her first
release on Owen Ashworth's (Casiotone for the Painfully
Alone, Advance Base) label, Ordinal Records. On Faster
or Greener Than Now, Byrne shows what an immense talent she is as a songwriter, vocalist, and musician.
RELAX ATTACK JAZZ SERIES:
002
009
JULIE BYRNE,
CS LUXEM,
FAMOUS LAUGHS
TUESDAY / 05
001
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PLAYING FAVORITES:
Huffington Post named TTTTotally Dudes as one of Chicago’s Best Dance Parties: “While hipsters love to claim
they liked it before it was cool, the TTTTotally Dudes bring
the hipster set something that they can all agree to love
equally: ‘90s music. This throwback dance party takes
place at The Whistler and features a DJ duo spinning the
hip-hop, R&B and pop hits from the ‘90s that take you
straight back to middle school dances of yore. Sip on $2
cans of PBR or a classy cocktail from the bar while grooving to Ace of Base, Snoop and the like.”
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MONDAY / 25
At the Whistler's Playing Favorites series, musicians pay
homage to the music that resonates most with them,
Chuuuch is a meditation on the emancipating power of
whether it’s a collection of songs from one artist or an
music. It’s a celebration of spiritual enrichment that’s
entire album. Monk What is the project of guitarist Brian
nurtured by an eclectic amalgamation of sonic soul. It’s a
Citro of Chicago dub all-stars The Drastics. The group
celebration of the cross fader as a limitless artistic crosswas formed to reinterpret the music of Thelonious Monk
roads. It’s a renouncement of narrow and tired parathrough Jamaican, African, and American bass music
digms of what is good or soulful music. It’s a renouncerhythms. Monk What focuses on many of Monk’s lesserment of hegemonic social restrictions and standards.
known tunes, including early pieces like "Humph", "Off MiChuuuch: 1st Saturdays at the Whistler.
nor", and "Hornin’ In". Steppers’, one-drop and rock-steady
beats lay foundations for Monk’s music. Drummer Anthony
Abbinanti and bassist Chris Merrill, also from The Drastics,
take a stylistically accurate but open approach to these
and other rhythms. Tenor saxophonist Nate Lepine and
trumpeter Shane Jonas complete the group, with fresh
looks at Monk’s melodic and harmonic structures.
Whistler
Records Catalog
005
SUNDAY / 10
MONK WHAT,
MEMBERS OF THE
DRASTICS PLAY
THELONIUS MONK
R E C O R D S
Moppy and Raj Mahal let their “Third Eye” (DJ Form)
decide what to play and how to play it. By combining an
eclectic mix of DJing, live beats, and live instrumentation,
the trio will create a warm and gooey vibe that just might
melt your soul.
SUNDAY / 31
DARRICK
THOMPSON, SONOI
Local dream-pop outfit Project Film will fill the Whistler
with breezy melodies that you can nod your head to.
Darrick Thompson is a seasoned storyteller and polished
tenor whose music pays tribute to the canon of pop, folk,
and soul. Sonoi is a little more difficult to describe, but
that's precisely what makes them so appealing. Front
man Adam Busch is best known locally for his art-pop
group Manishevitz, however many fans are familiar with
his backing work with artists such as Edith Frost, Andrew
Bird, and Smog.
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