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New Guitar Music at the Hideout Tonight

Posted by Peter Margasak on Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 4:14 PM

Travis Bird and Dan Burke
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Dan Burke, best known as the sole constant member of the group Illusion of Safety, has been a fixture on Chicago's experimental music scene for decades, and along the way he's worked to support fellow musicians, both by drafting young, inexperienced players like Jim O'Rourke into his band and by releasing other folks' material through his Complacency label—he was the first guy with the foresight and good taste to put out records by Cheer-Accident.

His curatorial side gets another airing via an excellent new vinyl-only release called Offstrings. Burke is one of four guitarists on the collection, and all of them will be performing tonight at the Hideout in celebration of the release.

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7/31 — Free Beerfest at Whole Foods

Posted by Robin Peterson on Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 4:04 PM

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Lakeview's Whole Foods Market (3300 N. Ashland) hosts Beerfest 2010 tomorrow from 3 to 5 PM, offering free samples of brews both old and new, a nacho bar, and a paired tasting event with Lagunitas's "A Little Sumpin' Sumpin' Ale."

The Best of the Rest

Posted by Kevin Warwick on Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 3:40 PM

Cotton Jones
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Before the Lollapalooza train rolls through town next weekend and commandeers the collective attention span of the city's concertgoers, try to get out of the house and support the local clubs and venues that are here year-round. I swear you'll feel better about yourself.

This week's List of course has its fair share of recommendations, and there's also the great lineup at Wicker Park Fest to keep in mind. But in a city this big, you can always find more shows that warrant attention. Check out my day-by-day breakdown of the week's other notable happenings after the jump:

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Mick Dumke: New Job, Same Great Aldermanic Quotes

Posted by Whet Moser on Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 2:43 PM

Much as I already miss Mick Dumke, at least I still get to read him:

Sixth Ward alderman Freddrenna Lyle wondered if food would be sold in the wee hours of the night “so people can have something to eat to absorb that liquor.”

Dinner & a Show: Friday 7/30

Posted by Whet Moser on Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 2:38 PM

Spike & Mike Present New Generation Animation
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Show: Spike & Mike Present New Generation Animation "These 19 short animations place a lower premium on grotesquery than the usual "Spike & Mike's Sick and Twisted Animation" package—most of them would be rated PG—but the artistic quality is as high as I remember from the Spike & Mike imprimatur in its heyday," writes Cliff Doerksen.

Midnight, Music Box, 3733 N. Southport Ave., 773-871-6604, musicboxtheatre.com

Dinner: Cafe Orchid "When Kurt Serpin says he’s cooking Ottoman cuisine, he doesn’t mean the extravagant feasts of the sultans, but he is talking about the traditional Turkish cuisine that evolved from the sultans’ expansive palace kitchens," writes Mike Sula.

1746 W. Addison St., 773-327-3808, cafeorchid.com

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