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Liz Revision @ Celebrity
I’m finally playing a free event! This Tuesday come out to watch Danger: Diobolik and listen to some cutting edge electronica. Diabolik is the story of a skilled thief living out of a ritzy hideout who steals incredible riches from the Italian government- including $10 million in cash, a highly prized set of emeralds, and an enormous gold ingot. Based on an Italian comic book series, it’s Mod, kitschy, culty, and pretty funny. Laptop-DJ Liz…
Battlestar Galactica Video Remix Project
In the ever-growing trend of creator-sanctioned fan art, the people at Battlestar Galactica have instituted the Videomaker competition. Publicly supplying audio and video from the show (battle scenes, the sound of airlocks opening and closing, etc), they’ll pick the best fan-created video and air it on a future Battlestar Galactica episode. Fun! [via]
How to get publicity for your band / project: Start with a great name
Here’s an article I wrote for Createdigitalmusic.com to help other electronic musicians get publicity. The first part lists common pitfalls to avoid when choosing your project name and the second part lists ways to come up with a cool name. While it’s targeted toward electronic musicians it also applies to bands. read more | digg story
Where to find awesome clothes in Chicago
Here’s my list of places I’d recommend to go shopping in Chicago, and I’m a 29-year-old electronic musician / DJ / nerd / biz-geek with no kids who visits clubs and bars on a regular basis. I’ve left off a few places that I occasionally stop into but wouldn’t recommend wholeheartedly (Urban Outfitters & Crossroads on Milwaukee, and The Alley at Belmont & Halsted, for instance. While I can sometimes find an interesting pair of…
Tycho, Mr. Automatic, Emulsion, Liz Revision @ Sonotheque
March 13, 2007 9:00 pm If Ramp Chicago needed a poster boy it would be Scott Hansen–equal parts audio and visual, he executes both with finesse. As Tycho he’s a master of swirling, sun-drenched melodies and as the much-lauded graphic designer, ISO50, he is equally stunning and mines a similar aesthetic. Having just shared a bill with Matmos, Tycho is at work on new material for Ghostly International, having recently released Past is Prologue on…
Birthday Awesomeness
Yesterday I celebrated my birthday by dancing at the Matthew Dear show (so much fun!) and got to hang out with friends and see quite a few people who have been MIA for too long. Here’s a photo of some of my loot (click on it for the full size awesomeness). It includes some lovely toys from Rotofugi (Splitter Critters by Kid Robot), a Domo Kun bank (and I found this awesome cut-out toy where…
Matthew Dear
Not only is Feb. 15 my birthday, is is the night that Matthew Dear will perform at Sonotheque in Chicago. Love his work–I’ll be there! -LizWake Up! and Sonotheque present: MATTHEW DEAR � (Spectral Sound, M_nus, Perlon � Detroit/Berlin) Kate Simko (Traum, Kupei Musika) Sassmouth (Volatl, NBFC) Real-time Visuals: Jeffrey Weeter �Matthew Dear not only knows what people want to hear on the floor, but also how they want to feel. I can’t say that…
[Ramp Chicago] Flutter, TMI, m50
This is another in the string of Ramp Chicago’s 2nd Tuesdays at Sonotheque, which I’m co-promoting with Nathan Koch of Emulsion. Featuring Flutter [Live! & CD Release Party] TMI m50 Emulsion [Resident] plus live visuals from VJ Mason Dixon Tuesday February 13th at Sonotheque, 1444 W. Chicago, Chicago, IL $5 [Flutter]’s live shows are a mix of dark pop, indie-rock and underground dance peppered with irreverent vocal musings. Imagine Junior Boys taking a…
Matthew Dear @ Sonotheque
Not only is Feb. 15 my birthday, is is the night that Matthew Dear will perform at Sonotheque in Chicago. Love his work–I’ll be there! -Liz Wake Up! and Sonotheque present: MATTHEW DEAR – (Spectral Sound, M_nus, Perlon – Detroit/Berlin) Kate Simko (Traum, Kupei Musika) Sassmouth (Volatl, NBFC) Real-time Visuals: Jeffrey Weeter “Matthew Dear not only knows what people want to hear on the floor, but also how they want to feel. I can’t say…
Best Geek Movies. Ever.
This list was inspired by this post, which while being a noble attempt, ended up being incomplete and just… wrong (ie: Repo Man? What??) After consulting with my geeky friends and having a bit of cred myself*, here’s my version of the Ultimate Geek Movies you need to watch, along with methodology and explanation along the way. While not being expressly numbered, they are arranged in approximate order of essentialness. I’ve also tagged them to…
Flutter, TMI, m50 @ Ramp Chicago
This is another in the string of Ramp Chicago‘s 2nd Tuesdays at Sonotheque, which I’m co-promoting with Nathan Koch of Emulsion. Featuring Flutter [Live! & CD Release Party] TMI m50 Emulsion [Resident] plus live visuals from VJ Mason Dixon Tuesday February 13th at Sonotheque, 1444 W. Chicago, Chicago, IL $5 [Flutter]’s live shows are a mix of dark pop, indie-rock and underground dance peppered with irreverent vocal musings. Imagine Junior Boys taking a few tips…