Archive for April, 2011
Reviewed Food: Dim Sum In Chinatown
By Brian Min on April 30, 2011 | 1 Comment
The first rule of Chinatown is, you do not order the sweet and sour chicken.
Download: (((Sonorama))) Mix!
By Ricardo Guzman on April 30, 2011 | 1 Comment
Sr. Eddy & Sr. Charly son los herederos del sonido latino que surge a partir de los años 60`s y 70`s en diversas ciudades del Continente Americano y que han sabido reinterpretar a través de su búsqueda constante por recuperar melodías y temas clásicos , extravagantes con rarezas músicales de la época.
Interview: Shepard Fairey invades Chicago
By Terry Carlton on April 29, 2011 | 1 Comment
The Merchandise Mart plays host to ArtChicago’s annual NEXT starting April 29th, and this year’s premiere showing comes from none other than living legend and Gozamos favorite, the one and only Shepard Fairey. He was gracious enough to sit down with us for a one on where we talked about everything from music to diabetes education.
How to not look like an idiot around wine
By Corey Nuffer on April 29, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Still winging it? Do you care but not enough to research just what exactly to do? Stop freaking out – albeit gently – about wine.
Album Review: Beans’ End It All
By Jose Luis Benavides on April 29, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Beans poetics and politics impress and refresh, on his forth album, End It All.
VersionFest: No Time Like the Present
By Terry Carlton on April 28, 2011 | Leave a comment!
The Zendik Tribe has a saying and possibly a crede: “Stop Bitching and Start a Revolution!” Currently in Bridgeport and around the city, VersionFest aims to arm the people with an ability to make a difference in the world…starting right now.
Grails at the Empty Bottle
By Jose Luis Benavides on April 28, 2011 | Leave a comment!
With their political thriller soundscape, Grails plays the Empty Bottle on April 30, 2011
The Indumentarian: Breaking Wind
By Roberto Del Rio on April 28, 2011 | Leave a comment!
April showers mean a month of close calls and rushing for dry sanctuary but there is something about the semi-forgotten windbreaker. If it starts to go down, all you have to do is zip up.
POM Wonderful Presents:The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
By Gozamos on April 28, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Boundary-pushing Oscar-nominated filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) explores the world of product placement, marketing and advertising in POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, a film that was fully financed through product placement from various brands, all of which are integrated transparently into the film.
Movie Mojo: Hand-Painted Posters from Ghana
By Gozamos on April 28, 2011 | 1 Comment
In the 1980s, Ghanaian itinerant cinema entrepreneurs traveled from village to village utilizing hand-painted movie posters to advertise their wares. In the 1980s, Ghanaian itinerant cinema entrepreneurs traveled from village to village utilizing hand-painted movie posters to advertise their wares.
U.S. Premiere of The Winner (WYGRANY)
By Gozamos on April 28, 2011 | 1 Comment
THE WINNER (2011, 111 min.), a long-awaited movie from a respected Polish helmer Wieslaw Saniewski will be shown as a U.S. premiere screening on Sunday, May 1st at 4:00 pm. in the Copernicus Center historic theater. The premiere will include introduction of filmmakers and other surprise attractions.
Sex With Strangers
By Gozamos on April 28, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Ethan is a hot young writer whose online journals of “sexcapades” are the buzz of the blogosphere. Olivia is an attractive 30-something whose own writing career is fizzling. They hook up, sex turns into dating and dating into something more complicated.
Delhi 2 Dublin: Dancing the Planet Electric
By Catalina Maria Johnson on April 27, 2011 | Leave a comment!
A Celtic Bhangra mash-up, really?
Sneak Geek V: War & Peace and The Air Penny
By Terry Carlton on April 27, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Alot has gone down since our last visit with The Sneak Geek: a new year has come, a new non-war in Libya, a revolution actualized in Madison, Charlie Sheen losing, we elected a new Mayor (what up, Rahm?! Holler at your boy!), and, oh yeah, the reason for this silly little column: sneakers! And the re-release of an all-timer. Ladies and gentlemen, the Air Max Penny
Hunx and His Punx in Chicago
By Jose Luis Benavides on April 27, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Queer-bop? Fem-doowap? Hunx and His Punx clashes flamboyant 50’s sweetheart serinades and the gritty gay punk aesthetic on their far out sophomore release, Too Young To Be In Love, playing the Empty Bottle, 4/29.
The Other September 11th
By Sharlene Newman on April 27, 2011 | 1 Comment
38 years ago Chilean President Salvador Allende died under suspicious circumstances. Upon his family’s request, his remains will be exhumed and analyzed next month to determine if he was in fact murdered or not. Who was Allende, and what happened that September 11th? Gozamos takes a look back in history.
NEXT Art Fair
By Gozamos on April 26, 2011 | Leave a comment!
More than an art fair, NEXT is a showcase for the world’s talents and an adventure in innovative culture. An opportunity to redefine the relationship between art and its public.
Preview: El Gallo: Una ópera para Actores
By Remedios Piña on April 26, 2011 | Leave a comment!
A sneak peek of the must-see performance by Teatro de Ciertos Habitantes with MAVerick Ensemble.
Chico Mann en Chicago
By Ricardo Guzman on April 26, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Marquitos Garcia encabeza el proyecto de Chico Mann; una mezcla de afrobeat, vintage latin sounds y procesos electrónicos
Plátano Chains & Radical Gym Shoes: An Interview with Artist Miguel Luciano
By Xavier "Xavi" Luis Burgos on April 26, 2011 | Leave a comment!
The Institute of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture (IPRAC) celebrated the opening of its new exhibition, “Lo Que Trajo el Barco.” The artists live in places of great distance from one another, but what they share in their art is a deep desire to grapple with and understand the Puerto Rican context.
BankRock!
By Gozamos on April 26, 2011 | Leave a comment!
What do you do when Chicago hands you the keys to a downtown bank gone pop-up gallery?
You hang an art show, and ask yourself how big of a party can you throw!
Federico Aubele
By Gozamos on April 26, 2011 | Leave a comment!
ederico Aubele returns to a smoky realm of acoustic guitar licks, heavy rhythms and sinister dub atmospherics for his fourth studio album, Berlin 13.
Lucha y Cultura Vs. El Desastre
By Gozamos on April 26, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Lucha y Cultura contre el Desastre 2011 (Wrestling and Culture Against Disaster 2011) is a family-oriented event to benefit the children of Tlacoltapan, Veracruz, a community that was devastated by hurricanes in 2010.
CIF: Eux Compagnie d’Improvisation and Chaos Theory
By Gozamos on April 26, 2011 | Leave a comment!
ux Compagnie d’Improvisation is Paris’ only long-form team. They’ve been together for over three years. Besides performing in France, they’ve performed in improv festivals across Europe.
