This Month At The Whistler

This Month At The Whistler
W H I S T L E R
R E C O R D S
F E A T U R E D
== J A N U A R Y ==
R E L E A S E
VARIOUS ARTISTS —
YEAR ONE: THE FESTIVAL
To celebrate this past summer's Milwaukee Avenue
Arts Festival, Whistler Records produced this limitededition, 3xLP compilation and 30-page book featuring
bands from the inaugural 2009 festival. Two years in the
making, Year One: The Festival is a mammoth collection
of songs, interviews, and photos of Chicago’s top indie
bands such as White Mystery, The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, In Tall Buildings, Cains & Abels, Mazes, The
Blue Ribbon Glee Club, Jim Becker, Judson Claiborne,
and others. There’s never been a more thorough document of Chicago’s indie music scene and it also doubles
E
WESTERN
THR
FRI
SAT
/01
/02
/03
/04
/05
/06
/07
Cains &
Abels
& Friends
Movieoke
/08
S
TO
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E
F E AT U R I N G —
R E L A X AT TA C K
JAZZ SERIES
F E AT U R E D
C O C K TA I L
CALENDAR
Stirrup is Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello), Nick Macri (bass),
and Charles Rumback (drums). The three first played
together as “the shimmering rhythm section of the
Horse’s Ha,” (Time Out Chicago) and decided to form
their own trio in 2009 to explore deep grooves, moody
harmonies, and extended structures. A true collective,
all three write and arrange for the band with influences
as varied as the list of bands and musicians they have
worked with, including Ken Vandermark, Wilco, Liz Phair,
Anthony Braxton, Mark Eitzel, Via Tania, L’Altra, and
Boxhead Ensemble.
/29
/16
Glad Cloud
Ambient
Music Series:
The Meme,
Ken Zawacki
/23
Lawrence
Peters’
Country
Throw-Down
W/ Grit
& The
Double Knit
/30
Contraphonic How To
Presents:
Dress Well
Antephonic’s (Dj set)
4 More Years
Of Winter
W/
Roommate,
Coffin Ships
W E S N E S D A Y
W E S N E S D A Y
T U E S D A Y
== 11 ==
THE CLAUDETTES,
MAN IS MAN
== 18 ==
== 24 ==
RELAX ATTACK
JAZZ SERIES:
THE ENGINES
RITES, LAWNMOVER
/17
THE CLAUDETTES
Musical theater comes to The Whistler: Ig (from oh my
god and Them vs. Them) and Michael Caskey (from
Eastern Blok and oh my god) play a wicked piano and
drums. Their band The Claudettes are an acid-pianoblues trio with echoes of everyone from Ray Charles and
Bobby Timmons to the Meat Puppets and Minutemen.
Claudette, the group’s leader, has lost her bar lease
and is moving into The Whistler for one night only on
Wednesday, January 11th to “sell her Budweisers” and
advertise her many unique “food and drink specials”.
The Claudettes are her house band, and according to
her strict orders, they play at 11pm sharp.
Rites are an electronic duo that meld the laid-back cool
of Beck with the effortlessly hip sensibility of French pop.
Lawnmower is the latest endeavor of Chicago-based
musician and artist Ben Kauffman. Mixing organic with
electronic, they float ethereal vocals over churning percussion and synthesized sounds.
S U N D A Y
== 22 ==
PRETTY MONSTERS,
SONOI (SOLO)
Rites,
Lawnmower
/24
/25
The Jason
Steele
Quartet
PRETTY MONSTERS
Pretty Monsters drif ts and lurches between
doomy songs, noisy improv, and eerie experimental chamber music. With compositions and leadership by bassoonist Katherine Young and featuring Erica Dicker on violin, Tim Daisy on drums/
percussion, and Jeff Parker on guitar, Pretty Monsters
casts a constantly shifting shadow, sometimes dark
and heavy, and sometimes translucent and vulnerable.
Formed in 2010 as an extension of Young’s solo
amplifi ed bassoon project, the band’s repertoire has
since greatly expanded. Young’s compositions vary in
their structures and mechanisms: Some are fully notated forms that underscore the ensemble’s precision
playing. Others are wide-open scores utilizing verbal
notation and relying heavily on the band’s deep improvisational
resources. Most are somewhere in between.
THE ARTS OF LIFE
Young regularly employs pedals, with which she
enhances the bassoon’s acoustic sound, draws out inThe Arts of Life Band is an ongoing collaborative project terior resonances, and creates monolithic soundscapes.
between disabled and non-disabled artists in the Chi- A dynamic musical project, Pretty Monsters finds mercago area, based out of the Arts of Life community of curial contexts for Young’s personal approach to her
artists. The Arts of Life Band is one of our staff’s favorite instrument, exploring visceral timbres, improvisational
groups: Come and see why!
virtuosity, and heavy-hitting tunes.
M O N D A Y
Glad Cloud is a monthly series that celebrates the rich
landscape of Chicago musicians working with ambient
music. Curated by Benjamin Mjolsness, the series provides an opportunity for ambient artists to color the air,
walls, and liquids of the Whistler in a deliberately nonintrusive manner. Visitors can enjoy their cocktails and
companions while the music envelops the room around
them. January headliners, The Meme, is a Chicagobased collaborative project of Joshua Tuttle and Milan
Bobysud. Their sounds—sourced from analog synthesizers and drum machines—wander the shadowy territory
between ambient music and motorik space-drone. Projections of repurposed and manipulated open-source
visuals accompany The Meme’s improvised live sets.
Desert Soap,
Any Kind
RELAX
AT TA C K
JAZZ
SERIES:
The Engines
/31
RELAX
AT TA C K
JAZZ
SERIES:
Dj Plastic
Crimewave
Whistler Tips
(9:30)
/13
Geoff Farina
(6 PM)
/14
Reckless
Night
No Room
For Squares
(9:30)
/19
/20
Slo ‘Mo:
Slow Jams
For Homos
(And Their
Fans)
Geoff Farina
Freckle Face
/27
/28
(9:30)
/26
Shits &
Giggles: A
Queer
Cabaret &
Dance Party
/21
This Is
Chicago!
W/ Dj Elia
Einhorn
(6 PM)
Geoff Farina
(9:30)
Odd
Obsession
Foreign
Film Series
W/ Impala
Sound Djs
DESIGN
hello@
weareplural.com
(6 PM)
The Modern
Room
GENERAL
info@
whistlerchicago.com
BOOKING
booking@
whistlerchicago.com
GALLERY
gallery@
whistlerchicago.com
C O C K TA I LS
paul@
whistlerchicago.com
JAZZ SERIES
jazz@
whistlerchicago.com
PR & SPECIAL
EVENTS
shelby@
whistlerchicago.com
RECORDS
billy@
whistlerchicago.com
Caroline
Davis /Mike
Allemanna
Quartet
Coming Soon
2/1/12
BOOK CLUB
2/8/12
OCCIDENTAL
BROTHERS DANCE BAND
INTERNATIONAL
2/2/12
MAXX TRAXX
THE ENGINES
The Engines is a collaborative quartet founded in the
spring of 2005. The group began as a trio, featuring several mainstays of the Chicago improvised music scene:
Dave Rempis on saxophones, Nate McBride on bass,
and Tim Daisy on drums. In the spring of 2006, trombonist Jeb Bishop was added to the group for one concert.
The dynamic of this lineup worked so well that Bishop
immediately became a regular member of the band.
== 27 ==
THE MODERN
ROOM
Meaty Ogre and Cherries Records serve you a night
of upscale and rare dance jams, steppers, early house
music, mellow electro, ‘80s funk and boogie, disco, and
modern soul. From thousand-dollar 45s to dollar bin
LPs, expect nothing but choice vinyl selections, cool
vibes, and dance floor movers to get your weekend
started with some special magic.
T U E S D A Y
== 31 ==
RELAX ATTACK JAZZ
SERIES: THE
CAROLINE DAVIS /
MIKE ALLEMANNA
QUARTET
2/26
YOU, ME, THEM,
EVERYBODY
2/27/12
LAWRENCE PETERS’
COUNTRY
THROW-DOWN
2/13/12
CHIRP NIGHT
2/6/12
MOVIEOKE
2/7/12
RELAX ATTACK
JAZZ SERIES:
KEEFE JACKSON
2/25/12
ODD OBSESSION
FOREIGN FILM SERIES
2/12/12
EROTIC
FICTION CONTEST
2/5/12
PANORAMIC & TRUE,
MATT JONES &
THE RECONSTRUCTION
2/16/12
SLO ‘MO
3/4/12
SUMMER
GIRLFRIENDS, LE TOUR
2/18/12
KID COLOR
2/20/12
GLAD CLOUD AMBIENT
MUSIC SERIES—MALE
3/25-3/28/12
EXPLODING STAR
ORCHESTRA
Whistler Records Catalog
F R I D A Y
S U N D A Y
== 15 ==
ANIMAL CITY,
THE ARTS OF LIFE
BAND
/18
RELAX
AT TA C K
JAZZ
SERIES:
RITES
== 16 ==
GLAD CLOUD
AMBIENT MUSIC
SERIES: THE MEME,
KEN ZAWACKI
LO N G B E R G - H O L M
F E AT U R E D
EVENTS
== 10 ==
RELAX ATTACK JAZZ
SERIES: STIRRUP
STOREFRONT
GALLERY
T U E S D A Y
WHISTLER
RECORDS
CHIRP Radio is a non-profit, volunteer-run, music-, arts-,
and culture-focused radio station transmitting live 365
days a year at chirpradio.org. This monthly fundraising
concert features a rotating cast of CHIRP DJs and live
musical performances by local dream-poppers Thin
Hymns and Quicksails.
Stirrup
(6 PM)
Crimson
Glow: A
Celebration
Of The
Fiercest
Ladies In
Music
E
JANUARY 2012
THIN HYMS
The
Claudettes,
Man
Is Man
RELAX
AT TA C K
JAZZ
SERIES:
Geoff Farina
/12
K
t he W H I S T L E R
== 9 ==
CHIRP NIGHT
W/ THIN HYMNS,
QUICKSAILS
/11
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Pretty
Monsters,
Sonoi
(Solo)
M O N D A Y
Chirp Night
W/ Thin
Hymns,
Quicksails
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/22
The Relax Attack Jazz Series showcases The Whistler’s
vision for presenting Chicago’s top jazz artists in a lively
atmosphere, full of cocktail-shaking and spirited conversation. On January 3rd, we welcome The James Davis
Trio which features three of our favorite local performers: Davis (trumpet), Matt Ulery (bass), and Jon Deitemyer (drums). After collaborating in many different jazz
ensembles over the years, this trio formed to present
some unique compositions by each member. The historically under-explored trumpet/bass/drums format lends
itself incredibly well to these fine young jazz performer/
composers.
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The Arts Of
Life Band
== 3 ==
RELAX ATTACK JAZZ
SERIES: THE JAMES
DAVIS TRIO
/10
Maxx Traxx:
Boogie &
Modern Funk
with
Dj Shred One
FULLERTON
/15
T U E S D A Y
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JAZZ
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as a snapshop of the wonderfully diverse scene that’s
sprung up at The Whistler. All of the bands featured on
this compilation are regulars at the venue and, as such,
were invited to perform at The Whistler-curated 2009
festival. This landmark collection is limited to only 500
copies and it includes MP3 downloads of all 23 tracks.
Ask for Year One: The Festival at Reckless Records, Saki,
Logan Hardware, or your favorite local record store—or
order it online at thewhistler.bigcartel.com for the special low price of $15.00
SUN
002
003
004
Karl Blau
AM (CD)
Blue Ribbon Glee
Club A Cappella Über
Alles (7”)
Notes & Scratches
This Side (7”)
White Mystery /
Black Apple
Split (7”)
005
008
009
010
Matt Ulery’s Loom
The Queen (10”)
In Tall Buildings
In Tall Buildings
(CD, LP)
The Hood Internet
& Kid Static
Chi City (7”)
Shapers
Virginia Reel (7”)
011
012
014
006
blink. The Architects
(Cassette, Digital)
In Tall Buildings
Warm Rock (7”)
This Is Cinema
Mädchen (7”)
Various Artists
Year One: The Festival
(3Lp + Book)
001
M O N D A Y
== 23 ==
LAWRENCE PETERS’
COUNTRY
THROW-DOWN
W/ GRIT &
THE DOUBLE KNIT
Singer, songwriter, drummer, and renowned country
C A R O L I N E D AV I S
music afi cionado Lawrence Peters has recorded and
performed with dozens of bands, including Magno- Featuring Caroline Davis (saxophone), Mike Allemanna
lia Electric Company, The Golden Horse Ranch Band, (guitar), Matt Ferguson (bass), and Jeremy Cunningham
Plastic Crimewave Sound, The Velcro Lewis Group, Ei- (drums), this collective was formed as a bridge between
ren Caffall, Mar Caribe, and Tijuana Hercules. Once- two generations in the Chicago jazz community. Late
a-month he puts down his drumsticks and invites his night sessions at the New Apartment Lounge with Von
favorite country bands to perform at The Whistler, after Freeman inspired conversations that eventually led to
which he spins from his collection of vintage country 45s, a unique combination of original compositions by Carothrowing down a mix of honky-tonk, bluegrass, outlaw, line and Mike. The music is an exploration of odd time
string band, countrypolitan, and rockabilly. This month signatures and bluesy melodies that encourage conhe’s joined by local four-piece, Grit and the Double Knit. stant dialogue and defy expectations.
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