Archive for June, 2010
“I Love Latinas!”
By Reyna Jacqueline Peña on June 30, 2010 | 1 Comment
Gender and cultural stereotypes abound at a Wicker Park mud-wrestling match.
Fat & Happy: Brazilian Mango and Jicama Salad
By Monique Costello on June 30, 2010 | Leave a comment!
This summer-time salad encompasses all things Brazilian; it’s fresh, colorful, lively, slightly spicy and healthy.
I’m In The Bridal Party, Now What?
By Melissa Nuñez-Mangold on June 30, 2010 | Leave a comment!
Did you agree to stand up in someone’s wedding but have no clue what that entails? Whether you’re a bridesmaid or a groomsman- we’ve got you covered.
U2 3D at The Field Museum
By Gozamos on June 30, 2010 | Leave a comment!
Filmed during seven different live performances, it is coming to Chicago for an exclusive showing at The Field Museum! Marrying innovative digital 3D imagery, and 6000 watts of amplifier power, U23D will put you exactly where you want to be at a concert: virtually eye to eye with Bono, The Edge, Adam and Larry.
The Thermals with Disappears
By Gozamos on June 30, 2010 | Leave a comment!
he popular series, Downtown Sound: New Music Mondays, co-curated by At Pluto LTD, returns to Millennium Park for a second summer, featuring an eclectic mix of music discoveries, cutting-edge indie rock, pop bands and rock veterans.
Brazilian Food in Chicago
By Rebecca Bretana on June 29, 2010 | Leave a comment!
Two Gozamos contributors give you the breakdown on their favorite Brazilian restaurant in Chicagolandia. Visit these two very different restaurants for a Brazilian experience you’ll never forget!
El Techie: Cut the Cable!
By Abraham Velázquez Tello on June 29, 2010 | 7 Comments
We love new media here at Gozamos, so we give you the the low down and how to cancel your cable or satellite subscription and explore the wonderful video content that the interwebz has to offer.
Colombian Music Festival
By Gozamos on June 29, 2010 | Leave a comment!
Macondo is proud to announce Chicago’s first ever Colombian Music Festival. July 1-30, 2010. In honor of Colombia’s Bicentennial, enjoy over twenty different live music events at various venues throughout the month, featuring some of the newest and biggest names in Colombian music.
Chicago Fourth of July – Fireworks
By Gozamos on June 29, 2010 | Leave a comment!
CHICAGO – Navy Pier® is proud to partner with the City of Chicago on the Fourth of July in presenting a fireworks extravaganza that promises to make this year’s Independence Day more fun, festive and familyfriendly than ever before.
Independence Celebration in Millenium Park
By Gozamos on June 29, 2010 | Leave a comment!
This traditional Fourth of July concert celebrates our country’s birthday and musical heritage with a wide range of selections by native composers as well as three Europeans — Dvorák, Johann Strauss, Jr. and Tchaikovsky — whose visits here left indelible marks on both sides of the Atlantic.
The Poet’s Truth
By Anonymous on June 28, 2010 | Leave a comment!
The hardest freedom I’ve ever been given was when I was told I could write whatever I wanted.
Brazil in Chicago
By Priscilla Skenandore on June 28, 2010 | Leave a comment!
Looking to acquire vital information or looking to escape to Rio De Janeiro for some fun in the sun? -Accessing that and other useful information, just became that much easier!
Pieces Of The Past
By Natalie Reece on June 28, 2010 | Leave a comment!
From a simple memory of Vietnam, to life growing up as a young Mexican woman, Connie Pavon shares with me pieces of the past.
My Word is My Weapon Release
By Gozamos on June 28, 2010 | Leave a comment!
Innovative and inspirational, Reyes has been performing nationally and internationally for more then 12 years. Fresh off his first international project with Spanish rapper No Global, he prepares for the release of his latest mixtape titled My Word Is My Weapon.
lePercolateur goes BANG!
By Gozamos on June 28, 2010 | Leave a comment!
You’ve picnicked/lounged around all day celebrating the 4th weekend, the City of Chicago “may or may not” have launched their annual fireworks display, and you aren’t yet ready to call it a night. Well, we’ve got just the event for you! Go BANG! w/your favorite Gypsies in Wicker Park.
Dramatis Personae Present’s Artist Gumbo
By Gozamos on June 28, 2010 | Leave a comment!
Artist Gumbo is a mix of diverse artists in a wide range of mediums from all over the city presenting something new and exciting
Interview: Folk-Rock Indie Star, Thao Nguyen
By Jose Luis Benavides on June 27, 2010 | 1 Comment
‘I grew up in a pretty tumultuous home. If I hadn’t picked up music I don’t know where I’d be,’ indie-rock idol and women’s advocate, Thao Nguyen, who represents a possibility of maturity and growth for the music world and the nation.
Fat & Happy: Roasted Artichoke & Chorizo Tostada
By Monique Costello on June 27, 2010 | 2 Comments
This Mexican-American dish celebrates both cultures with its savory ingredients, and is a great way to achieve fat and happy nirvana.
Interview with Raymond L Bianchi
By Robyn Sablosky on June 26, 2010 | Leave a comment!
Gozamos interviews Raymond L. Bianchi about his work as a translator of Brazilian poetry. Read on to find out why Ray learned Portuguese (it’s about a girl) and why translation is like sleeping with someone else’s wife.
Cloud 9: Taiwanese Snow Ice
By Roberto Del Rio on June 26, 2010 | 4 Comments
With it’s heavenly texture, soothingly clean feel and muted notes of real fruit, this authentic and traditionally Asian frozen concoction might leave you wanting more. In more ways than one.
Interview: Matthew Friedberger of The Fiery Furnaces
By Jose Luis Benavides on June 25, 2010 | 1 Comment
Matt, the brotherly half of dynamic indie duo, The Fiery Furnaces, talks with Gozamos
Keeping it Real with Dr. Scrivener – Episode III
By Dr. Scrivener on June 25, 2010 | Leave a comment!
Are you in need of help? Did you know 99.9999% of America does not care about your problems? Well, Dr. Scrivener does! He is here to to give you real advice to the real-world problems that are really bothering you. For real.
The Futbol Powerhouse That is Brazil
By Terry Carlton on June 25, 2010 | Leave a comment!
With World Cup fever at a warm Brazilian temperature for South Africa’s round of 16, Gozamos brings it back through the history of Brazilian futbol and explains why Brazil is the best of all-time. There, I said it! Viva El Canarinho!
Music Without Borders
By Gozamos on June 25, 2010 | Leave a comment!
The Haitian Fireball and its big band of thirteen musicians bring the sounds of merengue, konpa and bolero to the stage when they make their Chicago debut in Millennium Park. Opening first are the masters of the oral tradition, Batata y Las Alegres Ambulancias, with their distinct Afro-Caribbean sound presenting Colombia’s legends, languages, stories, and songs that derive from their African ancestry.
