community barzine no.5 / march 2013

COMMUNITY BARZINE
NO.5 / MARCH 2013
Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar
960 W. 31st Street, Chicago IL 60608
P. 773.890.0588 W. community–bar.com
It’s almost here.
SPRING.
WE are looking forward to
some new projects and
p r o g r a m s h e r e a t M a r i a’ s .
E x p e c t W e e k ly b e e r &
s p i r i t ta s t i n g s , a h o s t
o f n e w s e a s o n a l c o c ta i l s ,
and an announcement
o f o u r n e w e s t e n d e av o r .
See you all on campus.
to the community of the future,
MA r i a , Mi k e & E d
CA l e n d a r
FR I DAY MARCH 1
Smokey Joe’s Southside Soul
Shack - DJ “Smokey” Joe Bryl
Featuring the best sweaty soul tracks, funk bombs,
raucous R&B, and underground disco beats from the
past and the present.
SATURDAY MARCH 2
Future Is Cancelled - Mike Broers
Pairs rare electronic jams with strange cinematic gems
for this multimedia extravaganza.
CA l e n d a r
SUNDAY MARCH 3
The Dark Side of the Floyd - DJ
Stan “Lucifer Sam” Wood
A tribute into Pink Floyd’s interstellar
overdrive featuring their output from
“The Piper at the Gates of Dawn” to
“Dark Side of the Moon” plus the solo
work of the crazy diamond, Syd Barrett. This great gig in the sky sets its
controls to the heart of the night @ 8PM
with a screening of “Pink Floyd: Live at
Pompeii”, a 1972 concert film directed by
Adrian Maben featuring the band
performing at the ancient Roman amphitheatre in Pompeii. Italy
MONDAY MARCH 4
B-Side - DJ Jennifer Burns
A slew of hidden guilty pleasures including Chicago
house, rare 80’s jams, disco and funk.
E a t i n g wi t h EDMAR
Wondering where to eat while you venture into the South Lands
of Bridgeportia? Enjoy Edmar’s guide to where to eat. Do not
expect many suggestions for vegetarians. Please note that some
of these places deliver, but some don’t. So call first.
Pleasant House Bakery • 964 W 31st St • (773) 523-7437
My Number one choice for great eats in Bridgeport. Daily Specials are a must eat.
Zaytune • 3129 S Morgan St • (773) 254-6300
Offering the best Middle Eastern Food south of Roosevelt. Try
the wrap with rice in it too.
Tacos Erendira • 3207 S Halsted St • (312) 567-0202
Childhood favorite of many Bridgeporters.
Lina’s Pizza • 3132 S Morgan St • (773) 247-7778
Need a slice? They are a block away. I do the Italian beef pizza.
Gio’s Cafe & Deli • 2724 S Lowe Ave • (312) 225-6368
My only Italian food choice in the neighborhood.
Mr.Spanky’s • 335 W 31 St • (312) 450-3069
Only Open Wed-Sat. You must order their stuffed bun
sandwiches and try the BLT fer sure. You will dig it.
Hamburger Heaven • 3001 S Archer Ave • (773) 801-0012
The late nite go to place for a cheeseburger. You will thank me.
Taqueria San Jose • 3253 S Halsted St • (312) 225-7386
Two words: Super Nachos.
Polo Cafe • 3322 S Morgan St • (773) 927-7656
Do the brunch on Saturday just for kicks. Love the live organist.
Cork and Kerry at the Park • 3258 S Princeton Ave • (312) 842-0769
So it’s a Sports Bar. But they have decent sandwiches and a nice
little pulled pork slider.
Ed’s Potsticker House • 3139 S Halsted St • (312) 326-6898
Everyone raves about Ed’s but i only like their special potstickers.
Phil’s Pizza • 1102 W 35th St • (773) 523-0947
Almost everyone loves Phil’s. If you are a newbie get the sausage.
Han 202 • 605 W 31st St • (312) 949-1314
My wife like’s this place. I don’t really like seafood that much.
Freddies • 701 W 31st St • (312) 808-0147
I eat the grilled chicken sandwich on garlic bread with mayo and
bar b q sauce.
Ahjoomah’s Apron • 218 W Cermak Rd • (312) 326-2800
Trust me when I say this Korean restaurant is worth the visit. Get
the Kahlbee ( bbq beef).
CA l e n d a r
TUE s DAY MARCH 5
The Spanish Channel - DJ Luis
Aguilera Loads of great Spanish tunes from L.A. (as in Latin
America) all the way to the tip of Argentina and over
across the pond to Spain. And don’t expect the same-oldsame-old. Like Latin America, this is going to be colorful
and varied terrain.It’s Mikemar’s bday today, too!
w e d n e s d ay MA r c h 6
The Shuttered Room - DJ’s Le
Deuce, RikShaw & Mr. Caution
Every first Wednesday of the month playing a diverse
set of post punk, synthpop, minimal wave, dark wave &
electro.
THURSDAY MARCH 7
OddStyle from the Numbered
Streets - DJs Scrabblor &
Dookie Blasters Starts and ends with R&B and travels the beats between
from hiphop to rock to jazz to disco.
CA l e n d a r
FR I DAY MARCH 8
Spins & Needles - DJ Clark
Quente
This night is dedicated to ‘the format of integrity’ - vinyl!
Thats right kids; All vinyl. All night. From Mod rockers to
psychedelic soul, from righteous jazz tracks to dub plates
and Brazilian tropicalia to tripped-out dance beats.
SATURDAY MARCH 9
No Moderation - DJ Stephen Kane
Join Stephen and his guests for this Punk/Hardcore
night occurring on the second Saturday of every month.
SUNDAY MARCH 1 0
LAGOS- Mr. Etc aka Radius and
Leonardo Ciccone aka Leo 123.
Explore various eras of timeless music known as Jazz.
Strictly Vinyl. The night will also incorporate minimal
Live P.A. elements from drum machines/samplers and
effects pads to add to the atmosphere/environment.
E n j o y s o m e BEER
TASTING TUESDAYS
We are working with OUR brewery friends to share
Their portfolio of awesomeness EVERY TUESDAY
Scheduled Brewery appearances:
3/5: PIPEWORKS BREWERY
3/12: FIRESTONE WALKER
3/19: LAGUNITAS
3/26: SIXPOINT BREWERY
TASTING TUESDAYS ARE FROM 6-9pm
With complementary tastes
and drink specials
CA l e n d a r
MONDAY MARCH 1 0
B-Side - DJ Jennifer Burns
A slew of hidden guilty pleasures including Chicago
house, rare 80’s jams, disco and funk.
TUESDAY MARCH 1 2
Cloud Nine: Psychedelic Soul of
the late 60’s and early 70’s - DJ Michael Latham
All vinyl soul and funk influenced by the psychedelic turn
in rock and the adoption of fuzz, delay, wah and phasing
effects by the vastly superior musicians of Motown, Stax
and other soul and funk labels. Everything from Funkadelic, James Brown and Sly and the Family Stone to
Curtis Mayfield and Isaac Hayes to Norman Whitfield era
Temptations.!
CA l e n d a r
W EDNESDAY MARCH 1 3
Eclectic Ladyland - DJ Joe Bryl
An aural exploration into the wide reaches of recorded
music showcasing the best in new releases and re-issues.
THURSDAY MARCH 1 4
Hooray For The Mixtape - DJ Luis
Aguilera
Drawing from a collection of local, national and international mixtapes that includes HI-NRG, Italo Disco, early
80s House, 90s Industrial, Freestyle, Early Florida
Breaks, 90s New Wave, House, Techno, Tech House,
Drum ‘n Bass, Trance, Hardcore, Happy Hardcore,
Breakbeat, Goa, West Coast House, Speedcore, etc.
FR I DAY MARCH 1 6
Afrika Freak Out! - DJ Joe Bryl
Covering music of the motherland Africa
and all of its influences, permutations and
interpretations including Afro-Beat, Soukous, Hi-Life, Makossa and Congolese.
CA l e n d a r
SATURDAY MARCH 1 6
Synthetiq - DJS Victor Lua, Rafael Andrade (Rafaleux) and Rigo
Gutierrez/ Rigoboto
A monthly dance party with a focus on classic and
modern electronic pop music, usually referred to as
synthpop. Devoted to the beautifully crafted electronic
pop music of artists such as Depeche Mode, Erasure,
Aeroplane or Molineaux.
SUNDAY MARCH 1 7
Experimental Electronic Music
Set (EEMS) - Featuring a live set
by KEN (CMR)
EEMS is a monthly experimental music series taking
place on the 3rd Sunday of the month, selecting from
some of the finest talents in Chicago. Rather than have
bands or solo acts that preform regularly, the performers
have been asked to play new or different material than
they would normal perform.
W ORDSEARCH
Recently Tapped
Find the nine beers in this wordsearch and Edmar
will buy you a drink.
CA l e n d a r
MONDAY MARCH 1 8
B-Side - DJ Jennifer Burns
A slew of hidden guilty pleasures including rare 80’s jams,
disco, funk and house. $1 off all craft drafts
TUESDAY MARCH 1 9
DJ Catieo
Researching obscure music from the 60s thru the 80s to
share with listeners who are looking for a little variety.
Expect the unexpected. $3 Bartender’s Choice craft
bottles
CA l e n d a r
W EDNESDAY MARCH 2 0
Jungle Boogie: Big Beats From
the Tropics - DJs Gilberto Bryl &
Clark Quente
A passport to adventure will feature the soulful sounds
of Rocksteady, Reggae, Dub and Calypso; the Latintinged tones of Rumba, Salsa and Cumbia; the Brazilian
styles of Samba, Bossa Nova and Funk Carioca and the
street style grooves of Highlife, Afro-beat, Makossa and
Afro-funk. varieties. Take $1 off all cocktails!
THURSDAY MARCH 2 1
The Global Griot - DJ Mwelwe
A global mix of reggae, morna,
forro, semba, salsa, bachata,
samba, merengue, afrobeat,
ndombolo, rai, jazz, funk, son,
soukous, blues, calypso, classical, rock, bhangra, zouk, house,
soca, and various types of Arabic, Indian & African varieties.
CA l e n d a r
FR I DAY MARCH 2 2
Secret Disco with a record release @
8PM for CHANGE THE BEAT THE CELLULOID RECORDS STORY
1979 - 1987- with DJ Joe Bryl
Joe will bring to light the varied tones, textures and
hidden histories of Disco from its roots in both funk,
atmospheric electronics, sweaty soul and minimal
microbeats. With a special listening party @ 8PM for
CHANGE THE BEAT, the first definitive overview of
one of the most revered, open-minded and influential
labels of the 1980s, Celluloid Records featuring work by
Afrika Bambaataa, Herbie Hancock, Grandmixer D. ST,
Fab 5 Freddy, Bill Laswell, Last Poets, Manu Dibango
and more.
SATURDAY MARCH 2 3
Sonorama - DJs Charly Garcia
and Eddy Baca
Sonorama has been hosting their monhtly Discoteca
Tropical Nights for two years! JOinus for a special
anniversary event. The Sonorama crew features the
rhythms of mambo, rumba, cumbia, guaracha, garage,
rock and other musical genres of Latin America and the
shocking cinematic treasures of Mexican horror films
and Lucha Libre wrestling.
CA l e n d a r
SUNDAY MARCH 2 4
Oblique Strategies: The Music
of Brian Eno - DJ Stan “Blank
Frank” Wooda
Kicking off @ 8PM with a DVD screening of “14 Video
Paintings” comprised of two separate works (“Mistaken
Memories of Mediaeval Manhattan” and “Thursday
Afternoon”) created in the early ‘80s by Brian Eno for
art gallery exhibition. Followed by a DJ set giving
particular focus on Eno’s formative and solo period
(Roxy Music Discreet Music), collaborative projects
(Cluster, Fripp, Bowie) and experimental phase.
MONDAY MARCH 2 5
B-Side - DJ Jennifer Burns
COM I NG I N APR I L
A slew of hidden guilty pleasures including rare 80’s jams,
disco, funk and house. $1 off all craft drafts
Tues. April 2 - Histoire de Melody Gainsbourg: The Music of
Serge Gainsbourg - w/ DJ Pierre Clochard (aka DJ Vagrant)
Our yearly tribute the music of suave French bad boy, poet,
singer/composer Serge Gainsbourg. The evening begins at
7pm with a special 2 hour video presentation of rare Gainsbourg live French television performances and Scopitone videos followed by the sounds of Gainsbourg, his contemporaries
and those he influenced.
CA l e n d a r
TUESDAY MARCH 2 6
Tiki Tuesday w / DJ Richard Pierson
Transport yourself to a tropical isle and take your mind
off the winter with this monthly excursion into the exotic
while you indulge in some tasty cocktails. This month’s
event theme is “Tiki Is Universal” putting everything
Tiki together in a meta-Tiki megamix of Hawaiian style
steel guitar from Java, hula en clavé, gamelan jazz, the
mai-tai of swing-time Tahiti, and any and all other
sounds especially dulcet in their familiar foreignness.
W EDNE s DAY MARCH 2 7
Looking For The Perfect Beat - DJ
Tone B Nimble
Tone B Nimble, of All Natural fame, takes you on a
musical journey looking for the perfect beat featuring the
best in underground soul, funk, hip hop and of course
THURSDAY MARCH 2 8
Locked - DJ Guidry
Explores the deeper and darker side of underground bass
music coming predominantly from the UK.
CA l e n d a r
F r i d ay M a r c h 2 9
Massive presents the Southern
Soul Spinner w/ DJ Joe Bryl
Sweet Soul, Funk & R&B - All vinyl, all night!
SATURDAY MARCH 3 0
Sabado Gigante: Deadly Beats
from around across the Globe DJs Tony “The Luck of Lucien”
Medina and DJ Tropicalazo
Deadly beats from around the globe including
Latin, Soul, Brazilian, Jazz, Bollywood, Psych
anf Funk.
SUNDAY M a r c h 3 1
Deep Into the Vibe with
DJ Joel Gonzalezl
A compilation of house music to Italo disco from new
wave to alternative rock.
Thanks for your loyalty.
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