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Friday, July 3 -
Monday, July 6, 2009
- MUSIC Richie
Hawtin, Barem, Ambivalent Techno DJ and gadget geek Richie
Hawtin, aka Plastikman, recently added a plug-in to his Traktor suite
that feeds info about his sets to his Twitter account in real time;
he'll be spinning here. SUNDAY @
SMART BAR
- MUSIC Man
Man, Chandeliers "If you'd told me in 1995 that one day I'd
like a band led by a singer calling himself Honus Honus who seems to be
shooting for a goofied-up hybrid of Tom Waits and Nick Cave—a
band that not only resuscitates old-timey swing and skiffle beats but
prominently features a xylophone—I would've dumped my Huber in
your appletini," writes Ann Sterzinger. SUNDAY @ BOTTOM LOUNGE
- MUSIC Richard
Swift, Old Lights, Chaperone LA studio geek Richard Swift
"is still in debt to both the Brill Building era and Motown, but his
piano-driven, hook-laden songs bear his own distinct stamp; they're
sharply produced, spiked with cynical lyrics, and judiciously
ornamented with bits of synth and noise that make his irresistible
melodies even more engrossing," writes Peter Margasak. SUNDAY @ SCHUBAS
- MUSIC Terry
Adams with his Crazy Trio @ FitzGerald's American Music Festival
Former NRBQ keyboardist Terry Adams plays at FitzGerald's annual American
Music Festival in support of the poppy new Holy Tweet. "You
can hear plenty of the Beatles, the Beach Boys, twang, and more, but
this is no retro trip; the shit is in Adams's blood," writes Peter
Margasak. SATURDAY @ FITZGERALD'S
- MOVIES The
Girl From Monaco A high-powered defense attorney and the
bodyguard assigned to him during a murder trial clash over a beautiful,
salacious TV weather announcer (Louise Bourgoin) in this frequently
hilarious bedroom comedy by the cagey French writer-director Anne
Fontaine. LANDMARK'S CENTURY CENTRE
- MOVIES Scott
Walker: 30 Century Man This engrossing documentary follows
the former teen idol—who embarked on an ambitious series of solo
albums and then dropped out of sight in the 70s, emerging every few
years with a record more radical and off-putting than the last—in
the recording of his album The Drift. SATURDAY-SUNDAY, THURSDAY @ GENE SISKEL
FILM CENTER
- THEATER 500
Clown and the Elephant Deal "Insane slapstick, reckless
forays into the audience, and Molly Brennan as Madame Barker, the
salty, corseted mistress of ceremonies, whose signature tune, 'My Love
Is Coming to Your Town to Kick Your Ass,' would be a hit at the piano
bar in a biker dive," writes Tony Adler. "Loved it." THROUGH 7/11 @ STEPPENWOLF
- THEATER
In Your Facebook
Four solo artists ponder the meaning of social networking in this
delightful Tellin' Tales Theatre presentation. THROUGH 7/19 @ PROP THTR
- FASHION
Holiday sales
A roundup of holiday weekend and ongoing sales, including deep
discounts at Ikram and Gamma Player.
- FOOD
& DRINK Indonesian Tonight?
Anjin Mamiri, the latest addition to Chicago's ethnic dining pool
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This week's Reader:
How
I Made It in Comedy Five success stories that start in
Chicago
By Mike Sacks
History
vs. Hollywood Though adapted from a zealously factual book, Public
Enemies takes the usual liberties.
By J.R. Jones
On
the Hook Did Mayor Daley ever really believe the public
wouldn't have to pay for the Olympics?
The Works
by Ben Joravsky
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