Listen Live
UploadToday, the Festival is hosted in several major Latino markets across the U.S. including Houston, Dallas, Chicago hosted by Tele Guia Inc. and Los Angeles. Future expansion plans will take the Festival to New York City, Miami, the San Francisco Bay Area and many other major Latino markets.
A Night of Sight & Sound - A multidisciplinary art exhibition and concert designed to support local art community and raise funds for local non-profits.
This event will occur on Friday, May 22 at 7 PM at Debonair Social Club (1575 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL 60622, right by Damen Blue Line)
PRE-PURCHASE TICKETS FOR $5 ONLINE: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/63673 , or $8 @ door.
"A Night of Sight & Sound" - is a recurring art exhibition and concert that raises funds for local non-profits. This “mini festival” of arts brings together bands, visual artists, performers & filmmakers for an exciting and engaging evening for all to enjoy. Each “Night” is different as new artists join to show and promote their work, meet new people, build and diversify their audiences and, most importantly, have a good time doing something exciting and worthwhile. Partial proceeds from the event will go to Inspiration Corporation , a Chicago organization that helps people who are affected by homelessness and poverty to improve their lives and increase self-sufficiency through the provision of social services, employment training and placement, and housing.
PRE-PURCHASE TICKETS FOR $5 ONLINE: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/63673 , or $8 @ door.
SOME FEATURED ARTISTS
PERFORMING:Par Avion : is one of Chicago's most exciting electronica rock bands. StankStar : is a band of catchy and infectious alternative-rock tunes with an experimental Latin influence. They've performed all over the city and beyond, and are regulars at such venues as Congress Theater, Schuba's and Abbey Pub. After Night of Sight & Sound they will be performing at Latin American Music Conference.Brad French - That Juggling Guy : this self-proclaimed "areal phenomenologist and dexterity artist" is the master of entertaining crowds with his unique comedy-juggling show. Brad French stuns and amazes with his incredible balancing acts and juggling tricks, all set to hilarious slapstick humor.The Puterbaugh Sisters : is a retro-futurist prop and sketch comedy group. They will entertain the audiences throughout the evening, during breaks, in the midst of chaos and times of mass excitement. They will also graciously host the evening.The Mojdeh Project is a folk-alternative group. They seek to incorporate and re-interpret such genres as alternative rock, folk, hardcore, art rock and industrial and create something new that's eclectic & more engaging. In addition to songs, they perform poetry set to music. They like to call it "Folkcore & Performance Poetry." Together they have conquered such venues as Museum of Contemporary Art, The Darkroom, The Rave (Milwaukee), Beat Kitchen, etc.The Firestarter and The Insane Glow Stick Posse: will be spinning those tiny hypnotizing glowing thingies upstairs and downstairs during live music and DJ acts.
VISUAL:Artbeat Live : Using hands and a brush, Elliott From blends performance and live painting as he creates portraits of celebrities (rock icons, athletes, politicians, etc.) and abstract paintings right before people's eyes.Laura Pawson is an interdisciplinary artist originally from New York. She recently graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a BFA in photography and fibers. Her work deals with representations of stereotypes and issues of race, prejudice social identity. She works primarily with photography and graphic arts. Laura is currently Lethal Poetry's resident artist.Sarah Lensink creates multimedia paintings that explore subjective experiences of people with mental illness. She explores the effects that institutions have on the healing process, as well as the perceptions the public has on these individuals.
POETRY/SPOKEN WORD:Gregory Pickett (also known as Gregory Poet on Vocalo!) is a 10-time award winning slam poet and writer! He won the 2005 Creative Writer's Society Award for Poetry at Western Illinois University. He won 2nd place at the 2nd Annual Rootabaga Poetry Slam in Galesburg, Illiois. He’s a 2x consecutive winner of the ACUI Region 9 Poetry Slams in ’05 & ’06. He's a 3x consecutive winner of the Online Virtual Poetry Slam held by Citizens for Global Solutions ’06-’08, and a Poet’s Choice Award at the 2008 Rust Belt Regional Poetry Slam in Columbus, Ohio.
DJ's:DJ N'Visible Man : spins off of cassette tapes.DJ Rik V : spins punk rock.
AND MANY MANY OTHER ARTISTS!!!
OUR SPONSORS: Vocalo.org, Chicago Public Radio, Staples
THIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 COME TO "A Night of Sight & Sound" - An eclectic art exhibition and concert designed to foster local art community and raise funds for non-profits.This mini festival of arts brings together a diverse group of Chicago-based artists. These include live painters, musicians/bands, performers, visual artists, dancers, and more. Be it a power-pop group, or an abstract photographer, or an accordion player, or a contemporary classical quintet, one is sure to find something fun to enjoy. Every "Night" is different as newer artists join in to show and promote their work, meet new people, build and diversify their audiences, and most importantly, have a good time doing something exciting and worthwhile. A portion of proceeds from the event will go to 826 Chicago - A Nonprofit Tutoring / Writing Center.This event will take place on February 27
7 PM at Quennect 4 Gallery (2716 W. North Ave., Chicago, in Humboldt Park).
PRE-PURCHASE TICKETS NOW FOR $5 ONLINE: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/55055 , or $8 @ door.
Presented and Hosted by LETHAL POETRY: www.lethalpoetry.com
PERFORMING: The Mojdeh Project is a folk-alternative-indie group. Their music is a healthy mixture of acoustic/electric, melodic/thrashing, light/heavy, ambient/rhythmical songs & poems, performed with traditional rock and unconventional instrumentation. They seek to incorporate and re-interpret such genres as alternative rock, folk, hardcore, art rock and industrial and create something new that's eclectic & more engaging. In addition to songs, they perform poetry set to music. They like to call it "Folkcore" and "Performance Poetry." Together they have conquered such venues as Museum of Contemporary Art, The Darkroom, The Rave (Milwaukee), Beat Kitchen, etc.
The Zhu Blue Shift has performed since 2001 at Around The Coyote Festival, The Double Door, The Hideout, and at the Cornservatory Theatre. Their music is a mixture of hip hop and experimental electronica.
Venice Gas House Trolley is a three-piece Madison, WI "Beat Freak" music driven poetry ensemble. However, to label what they do simply as "Beat" would be to miss the mark. The band initially hearkens back to the time when hipsters and cool-cats would chill out in jazzy coffeehouses digging ecstatic poets and musicians and then explode through the present and into the future with vocal effects, driving bass, and tight rhythms. The group's sound and content runs the gamut from groovy funk to aggressive garage, to high and lonesome country, to avant-garde jazz, to ambient chill. This is the next step in the spoken word revolution happening right now.
VISUAL:Laura Pawson is an interdisciplinary artist originally from New York. She recently graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a BFA with a primary focus in photography and fibers. Her work deals with representations of stereotypes and issues of race & prejudice. She works primarily with photography and graphic arts. Laura is currently our resident artist.Sarah Lensink creates multimedia paintings that explore subjective experiences of people with mental illness. She explores the effects that institutions have on the healing process, as well as the preceptions the public has on these individuals. Sarah is currently our resident artist and has recently exhibited at ART ON TRACK, August 2008 - a mobile art exhibition on CTA train.POETRY/SPOKEN WORD:Gregory Pickett is an award winning slam poet and writer! He won the 2005 Creative Writer's Society Award for Poetry at Western Illinois University. He won 2nd place at the 2nd Annual Rootabaga Poetry Slam in Galesburg, Illiois. He’s a 2x consecutive winner of the ACUI Region 9 Poetry Slamsin ’05 & ’06. He's a 3x consecutive winner of the Online Virtual Poetry Slam held by Citizens for Global Solutions ’06-’08, and a Poet’s Choice Award at the 2008 Rust Belt Regional Poetry Slam in Columbus, Ohio.
AND MANY MANY OTHER ARTISTS!!!
OUR MEDIA SPONSORS:VOCALO.ORGPierogifest »
Whiting's annual festival of all things ethnic, centered around what one proud vendor called "the Polish taco." Yes, get out your lawnmower, we're going to Pierogi Fest.
