#183

Yep. No charge! I will post reminders on here and on my IG account.

#184

hi folks!

Iā€™ll be in Chicago (from Cleveland) July 21 - July 25 and am hoping to meet some of yā€™all, and will at least be at a few shows while there:

  • 7/22 @shellfritsch (Cool Maritime)/Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith @ Constellation
  • 7/23 @dan_derksā€™s friend Warm Human, etc @ Empty Bottle
  • 7/24 @madeofoak (Sylvan Esso) @ larger venue

Iā€™d be happy to meet up with any/all lines ppl in the area if anyone is down for a group or individual thing!

also would be excited to hear recommendations on:

  • food/etc on the affordable end of the spectrum. especially into bread, sandwiches, pizza, fermented foods (@barnjazz?) , and ice cream (extra especially if regionally/historically significant but still actually good)
  • urban phenomena to explore (feel free to give me a reason to ride 15 miles on a divvy bike to see things of questionable/underrated significance; may be related to above)
  • bike related shops/things
  • synth related shops/things (aware of Synth City so far)
  • art galleries/installations
  • anything else you think someone who hasnā€™t been to Chicago for ~10 years should see/do
  • ways to thank @dan_derks for offering to accommodate me :smiley:

take care! looking forward to the trip and meeting/hanging!

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#185

nice! letā€™s hang! iā€™ll make a list and dm about food and bikes.

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#186

meredith/warm human lurks as @wrmhmn for the curious ā€” iā€™ve been lucky enough to hear a preview of her upcoming album and it is fantastic.

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#187

Iā€™d highly recommend Cloudgate

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#188

Warm Human is the alias of someone that should play at my house

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#189

Stoked to be seeing @madeofoak/Sylvan Esso and My Bloody Valentine within just a few days of each other, at the same venue no less. Hoping to make it up for KAS/@shellfritsch the night before Sylvan Esso, but Iā€™ll be working a 12-hour shift before the show, so I might not have the energy to travel to the north side for a late show after Iā€™m done with work. Weā€™ll see.

One of these days Iā€™ll actually be able to make it out for Modular on the Spot and other shows that lines people are playing.

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#190

Nerd Audio is another shop aside from Synth City, and theyā€™re a short bike ride from each other.

My go-to affordable food recommendation for anyone visiting from out of town is Sultanā€™s Market. Iā€™m not sure where youā€™ll be staying, but there are locations in Wicker Park and Lincoln Park where Iā€™ve easily kept myself fed for a whole day for $5-10.

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#191

Anyone have experience with the workshops at Experimental Sound Studio up here in Edgewater? Iā€™m a bit embarrassed that Iā€™m just finding out about it living so close.

Iā€™m going to the workshop next Saturday about Live Electronic Performance. Attendees are encouraged to bring instruments so Iā€™m going to carry along my pulplogic lunchbox & an OP-1.

Some of the shows look good too; I have tickets for the Julien Bayle a week from Monday.

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#192

Seconding Sultanā€™s. Irazu for Costa Rican or just their shakes also awesome in that area.

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#193

I havenā€™t attended any of the workshops but their shows are excellent and my wife and I had our wedding ceremony there. The staff was super helpful and friendly. Hope that helps!

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#194

I just saw Octopus Project last night here in Cleveland and would definitely recommend checking them out tonight when theyā€™re in Chicago! Looks like theyā€™re playing Beat Kitchen. Weird experimental pop with the one of the best light/video shows of anything Iā€™ve seen, in case youā€™re not already familiar.

https://youtu.be/t7-NA3hXZq0

#195

Hope to meet some of yā€™all at the @shellfritsch/KAS show tonight! Feel free to PM or maybe weā€™ll cross paths anyway :slight_smile:

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#196

The space was beautiful! I can see that it would be great for a wedding.

The workshop was great as well, fwiw. I encourage yā€™all to keep an eye on their schedule, seems like they have had some awesome stuff in the recent past and I think itā€™s an awesome place to try to support.

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#197

Hell yeah! Iā€™ll be there being a total weirdo so come out and talk about stuff or just hang out! Also the music is gonna be great. <3

Also wait who is @shellfritsch performing as/with?

Also also, met @joshhh in cleveland for a brief moment and he was incredibly endearing, warm, and interesting, so if anything come to hang with him :slight_smile:

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#198

canā€™t wait to see some of yā€™all in the next couple days. I love a lines hang.

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#199

12-hour-workday + waking up with a sinus headache that has barely let up = me going straight home instead of going straight to KAS / @shellfritsch after work this evening. Hopefully this headache is gone well before @madeofoakā€™s show tomorrow night.

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#200

Sean performs as Cool Maritime.

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#201

Forgot to check this thread earlier today, but I made it to the show at Constellation, if anyone wanted to say hi afterwards.

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#202

@zzsnzmn whoa thanks I am going to have to add that review to my resume

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