Live Music

Friday, July 31st, 2009 at 05:00 pm

The Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival

Showcasing live music, fine art, diverse cuisine and local vendors, Logan Square’s 3-day festival includes activities for the young and old. Stroll along the Boulevard or take the trolley connecting the festival’s multiple venues — the Whistler, the Whistler Stage, the Crown Stage, the Norwegian Lutheran, Church, Fireman’s Park, Voice of the City and more. The festival will be centered at the Logan Square Centennial Monument with activities and exhibitions stretching along Milwaukee Avenue between California and Ridgeway.


LIVE MUSIC!

the WHISTLER Stage
(at the Logan Square Centennial Monument — intersection of Milw./Kedzie/Logan Blvd)

FRIDAY, JULY 31st
9:30pm Scotland Yard Gospel Choir
8:00pm Jim Becker
6:00pm The Megitza Quartet
w/ the CHIRP DJs 5pm-9:30pm
after-party at the WHISTLER w/ TTTTotally Dudes (90s pop hits & hip-hop jams)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1st
10:00pm Allá
8:30pm White Mystery
7:00pm Judson Claiborne
5:30pm The Chicago Cuatro Orchestra’s Ensemble
4:00pm L’Orchestre Super Vitesse
2:30pm Bird Names
1:00pm Matt Ulery’s Loom
12:00pm The Loneliest Monk

w/ the CHIRP DJs 11am-10pm
after-party at the WHISTLER w/ The Gaucho and Allá (DJ set)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2nd
8:30pm CAVE
7:00pm Mazes
5:30pm The Golden Horse Ranch Band
4:00pm Notes & Scratches
2:30pm Eastern Blok
1:30pm Baby Alright
12:00pm Vaudeville Underground

w/ the CHIRP DJs 11am-8:30pm
after-party at the WHISTLER w/ DJ Plastic Crimewave


the CROWN Stage
(intersection of Milw./Kimball/Diversey)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1st
9:00pm Blah Blah Blah
8:00pm Mass Shivers
7:00pm Michael Columbia
6:00pm Robbie Hamilton
4:00pm Son del Viento
3:00pm Nicole Mitchell
2:00pm Box of Baby Birds
1:00pm Pedro y Su Renacimiento
12:00pm Mar Caribe

w/ DJ Sean Doe

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2nd
9:00pm I Kong Kult
8:00pm Tomorrow Kings
7:00pm In Tall Buildings
6:00pm Cains & Abels
5:00pm Algernon
4:00pm VertiKal
2:00pm Puerto Muerto
12:00pm Alpha and the Princes of Futa

w/ DJ Sean Doe


The Spirit of the Square: A presentation of choral music from the Logan Square Area
(at the Norwegian Lutheran Church, intersection of Milw./Kedzie/Logan Blvd)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1st
6:00pm New Community Covenant Church Choir
5:00pm Blue Ribbon Glee Club
4:00pm My Damn Butterfly
3:00pm Norwegian Lutheran Choir
2:00pm St. Luke’s Choir
1:00pm St. John Berchmans Choir
12:00pm LDS Choir

 

MAZES “I HAVE LAID IN THE DARKNESS OF DOUBT”:



MATT ULERY’S LOOM “THE QUEEN”:



CAVE “HUNT LIKE DEVIL (EXCERPT)”:



WHITE MYSTERY:



BIRD NAMES:



BIRD NAMES “LIVE LONGER THAN WE WANT TO”:



JUDSON CLAIBORNE “SONG FOR DREAMING”:



EASTERN BLOK “KOPANITSA”:



THE MEGITZA QUARTET:



MASS SHIVERS:



MICHAEL COLUMBIA:



IN TALL BUILDINGS “THE WAY TO A MONSTER’S LAIR”:



CAINS & ABELS “KILLED BY BIRDS”:

the WHISTLER ::::::

2421 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647
ph: 773-227-3530


HOURS
Mon-Thu: 6pm-2am
Fri: 5pm-2am
Sat: 5pm-3am
Sun: 5pm-2am

21+ (proper ID required)
NO COVER

 

LIVE MUSIC
COCKTAILS
RECORD LABEL
GALLERY

 

 

WHISTLER news :::::

*Coming soon on WHISTLER RECORDS: Matt Ulery’s Loom 10” (w/ remixes by Deomans & The Hood Internet), Black Apple 10”, Various Artists: The Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival (3xLP + 32 page book) and the debut album from In Tall Buildings.


*The 2010 Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival will take place in Logan Square on July 23rd-25th! For booking, please email Billy at: festivalbooking@gmail.com


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