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Jorge’s band, Allá, will be performing next month at the Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival (August 1st @ 10pm on the Whistler Stage), but tonight he’ll be spinning an eclectic mix of tunes for your ears enjoyment here at the Whistler.

The Hen’s Teeth Duo is Zara Bode and Stefan Amidon’s duo show, coming all the way from Brooklyn for a road tour across the United States.  Sweet and Crooked features songs old and new, spanning from blues to jazz to original songs by Zara and others.  Zara’s heart wrenching vocals and swinging ukulele and guitar playing coupled with Stefan’s subtle and melodic playing (on the clarinet, mandolin and drums) make for a strong musical statement.  With a varied and extensive performing history between them, Zara and Stefan put together a dynamic show that both challenges and delights the audience, leaving them warm and smiling at the end of the night.


“Located somewhere amidst the great drama kings of lyrical pop (e.g. Marc Almond, Scott Walker, &c.), Dan Mohr takes a stab at wild, postmodern songwriting and achieves a sort of feverish trance-madness in the process. Gorgeous and finely crafted, Mohr’s songs are familiar, but not derivative, and too strangely bold to be anything but bewildering, his acrobatic voice moving effortlessly from overtone throat singing to Tim Buckley to James Hetfield from one note to the next. Mohr also plays in Relaxation Record and DRMWPN.” — M Trecka

Forthcoming on Emmett Kelly’s Disneyland Reform Party imprint, Guns, Aloe is the soundtrack to a more theatrical one-man show that Dan developed as part of a residency at Chicago’s Links Hall in 2007. The lyrical material on the album is either assembled from or inspired by transcriptions of reality television.

Playing songs from the famous national, regional, and private orchestras of post-independence Guinea, Mali, and Senegal, L’Orchestre Super Vitesse has arrived to share the wonders and beauty of classical West African music with you! From Bembeya Jazz to Balla et ses Balladins they cover a range of ‘Mande Swing’ music, the treasure of Guinea which won its national orchestras recognition in regional tours and Pan-African music festivals alike. The great Mande groups from Mali, such as Les Messagers du Mali and the Super Rail Band are covered as well, along with the two great dueling private orchestras of Senegal’s capital, Orchestra Baobab and The Number One de Dakar.

Classic rock, pop and psychedelic jams

Serengeti “Dennehy”

C POWERS
Real Name: Chris Powers
Hometown: Atlanta
Age: 23
Sign: Aries

C Powers is a youngish producer hailing from Atlanta. He sites DJ Premier, UK Jungle, Grateful Dead, and (of course) Atlanta crunk music as his biggest influences. His sound is often a blend between soulful sampling and forward propelled drum-centric rhythm reminiscent of UK Bass music. His latest EP effort, Indy Scarf can be downloaded and new tracks can be heard here.

The Binto Family, along with Contraphonic Records and the Whistler, present a Summer folk fest. For three Tuesdays in July we will have mostly solo performances by a smattering of local artists. July 14th will feature Bevel and Spare Machine. Via Nuon (drunk and Manishevitz ) of bevel will bring his cavernous deep resonant singing and complex finger picking to bear with Mark Janka (Lessor Birds of Paradise) of Spare Machine giving us the lighter airier side of things. On July 21st Libby Reed (coat) and Jim Elkington (Zincs, Horses Haw) will feature scarce secret scary solo sets that have limited or no electronic accompaniment. They’ll be more scared than we will. July 28th Derek Ervin (La Makita Soma) of Elvin will bring his Southern Illinois down home sound through the electronica of the lake street L tracks and Phil Spirito (Rex, Loftus) of oRSo and Anthony Burton (Golden Horse Ranch Band, Palliard) of the Counterpane will join forces to play songs separately and together from both brains. Hope you can attend all three Tuesdays.

the Binto Family presents: the Contraphonic Weird Folk Fest
July 14th - Bevel and Spare Machine
July 21st - coat and Jim Elkington
July 28th - Elvin and The Counterpane vs oRSo

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Whistler’s Motherfuckers is Drag City Records monthly party at the Whistler.

This month’s theme: BLOOD!

Join us for the Country Throw-Down on the 3rd Sunday of every month!

Throwin’ down on July 19th…
DJ Lawrence Peters w/ live music by The Blue Line Riders

The Binto Family, along with Contraphonic Records and the Whistler, present a Summer folk fest. For three Tuesdays in July we will have mostly solo performances by a smattering of local artists. July 14th will feature Bevel and Spare Machine. Via Nuon (drunk and Manishevitz ) of bevel will bring his cavernous deep resonant singing and complex finger picking to bear with Mark Janka (Lessor Birds of Paradise) of Spare Machine giving us the lighter airier side of things. On July 21st Libby Reed (coat) and Jim Elkington (Zincs, Horses Haw) will feature scarce secret scary solo sets that have limited or no electronic accompaniment. They’ll be more scared than we will. July 28th Derek Ervin (La Makita Soma) of Elvin will bring his Southern Illinois down home sound through the electronica of the lake street L tracks and Phil Spirito (Rex, Loftus) of oRSo and Anthony Burton (Golden Horse Ranch Band, Palliard) of the Counterpane will join forces to play songs separately and together from both brains. Hope you can attend all three Tuesdays.

the Binto Family presents: the Contraphonic Weird Folk Fest
July 14th - Bevel and Spare Machine
July 21st - coat and Jim Elkington
July 28th - Elvin and The Counterpane vs oRSo

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The AJ Kluth Quintet (ajkQ) plays modern instrumental jazz music that isn’t just for jazz snobs. They’ll be at The Whistler on July 22nd celebrating the release of their new record Twice Now on Seattle’s OA2 Records. You’ll hear instrumental readings of songs from Elliott Smith, Thom Yorke, Soul Coughing, Wilco and Rufus Wainwright as well as original music that isn’t just ding-ding-a-ling-ding-a-ling traditional swing — it’s bringing break-beats and odd time signatures into the new jazz tradition. Hey, not all of the tunes that sound good in an improvisational setting were written in the 1930s, right? This is modern improvised music that’s accessible, exciting, and relevant featuring some of Chicago’s best young talent. Come, have a cocktail, and nod your head.

Pogo brings his across-the-board rock mix to The Whistler for the first time! Best known for the successful monthly indie/britpop dance party “PANIC!” @ Darkroom, he’s excited to let go with loads of indie & old school rock at The Whistler, plus the other stuff that he can’t get away with at PANIC! Expect seasoned rock (The Zombies, Small Faces…), plus classic alternative (The Jesus & Mary Chain, Pixies, Secret Affair…), a fair bit of indie/CMJ types (Black Lips, Voxtrot, The Horrors..), and if patrons feel frisky and have active feet, he’ll accommodate that, too (New Order, Hot Chip, The Presets…).

The Orange Alert Reading Series is a extension of the arts and culture website What to Wear During an Orange Alert. The series began in November 2008 and has featured some of the top poets and fiction writers in the city and around the Midwest. Hosted by Jason Behrends.

This month’s series features the following authors:

Andrew Farkas:
Andrew Farkas’ debut novel was published last December and is aptly titled, Self-Titled Debut.

Billy Lombardo:
Billy Lombardo just released his second novel, How to Hold a Woman, through OV Books. His third novel, The Man With Two Arms is due in February on Overlook Press.

Tim Hall:
Tim Hall is author of two novels, Half Empty and Full of It, and is currently working on his third novel, F-hole, and recently released his first nonfiction chapbook How America Died.

Scott McClanahan:
West Virginia’s Scott McClanahan recently released his debut collection of stories via Six Gallery Press. He records the stories of his life, but adds a little polish and decoration from time to time.

The Great White Jenkins (Richmond, VA):

“Soul-searching-gospel-country-weirdo-rock.” — Sam Farzin KUCI 88.9FM

“Alternating between creepy, Old-Time white gospel-influenced vocal harmonies and woozy, barroom honky-tonk psych-folk that sounds like a cross between Basement Tapes-era Band mixed with Jandek-ian inscrutability and Gram Parsons’ Cosmic American Music.” — Connect Savannah

“A well arranged cacophony of horns, slide guitars, upright bass, chimes, drums, and noisemakers, with dark gospel harmonized vocals hovering atop. Very captivating and somewhat droning psychedelic church music at times, changing to a more living room folk sound at others.” — The Pilot Light

LeRoy Bach (Wilco, Iron & Wine) will be playing solo guitar at the Whistler every Wednesday from 6:30-8:30pm

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