the WHISTLER

Friday Night Trimm… Everything from krunk to funk for your budunkadunk.

Dave Miller — guitar + electronics
Jake Vinsel — bass
Tim Daisy — drums

The New Fracture Trio is a Chicago group organized in 2007 and includes three of Chicago’s most in demand improvisers: Guitarist Dave Miller, bassist Jake Vinsel, and percussionist Tim Daisy. The music is inspired by a wide range of music from all over the world including American and European jazz and improvised music, traditional folk music from parts of Africa and Indonesia, 20th century compositional techniques, and various forms of rock, noise and electronic music.

Movieoke (verb): To perform a classic movie scene for an audience, karaoke-style. Ex: “Did you see Karen movieoke? She totally acted the shit out of that Big Lebowski scene.” Movieoke is literally karaoke with movie scenes instead of music. Performers don costumes, take the mic and act out the movie scenes playing on the big screen behind them. Think there won’t be something that suits your liking??? Think again. There are over 200 scenes to choose from. So, put on a costume and Movieoke! Presented by the Vintage Theater Collective. Created and hosted by Katy Collins. Movieoke at the Whistler on the first Monday of every month.

Emerging from the rooftops of Chicago in 2007, Netherfriends are that bastard-psych-pop-catchy as hell band that you’ve been searching for. They recently signed with indie label Emergency Umbrella. Their debut 6 song EP “Calling You Out,” fused heavily layered arrangements with group sing-a-longs, spare pianos, synths, glockenspiels and other hard to place, but familiar sounds. The three-piece psychedelic pop band grabbed some early spark and attention from places like Blender and RCRD LBL and have played at both SXSW in Austin and CMJ in New York City. Netherfriends features Shawn Rosenblatt (vocals, guitar, keys, drums, and samples) a freshly minted college graduate of music composition, planning to put his education to use from the road. At the moment, he has many different individuals play with him live.

“Where many have compared the guy to Beirut and Neutral Milk Hotel (I’ll give you the lite-psych of “This Means Nothing”) but to these ears it’s more Spoon-noir shuffling.” —World of Wumme

“‘lost Bowie demo tape overdubbed with acid confessions.’ That should warm you up for (Nick) Whetro’s eleven-track, half-hour romp and prepare you for what first feels like alt-country experiments with a lunatic wailing at the back.” —cokemachineglow

“…freewheeling pop songs flavored with a splash of sonic whiskey.” —No Ripcord

“Sounds of folk, disguised as electro-pop, disguised as psych rock, disguised as indie rock propel the release into a strength that’s never foreboding. Whetro and his bandmates spin off as many fantastically drastic twists and modifications to thrill every sense.” —Delusions of Adequacy

“A-” —Onion AV Club