Rock The Future:A Rock For Kids Benefit!
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[block]Rock the Future:A Rock for Kids Benefit!
Thursday June 19, 2008
Debonair Social Club
1575 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622
9p-2a
Hosted reception sponsored by Effen Vodka from 9p-10p
$15 @ door --- $10 Pre-Sale RSVP on [url="http://chicago.going.com/event-319125;Rock_the_Future_A_Rock_for_Kids_Benefit"]going.com[/url][/block]
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[b]What is Rock the Future?[/b]
[url="http://myspace.com/rockthefuturechicago"]Rock the Future[/url], curatorial project of Carlos Torres of Fluxcore Online Magazine and Sadie Woods of Fluxcore/White Label, is an annual concert benefit for [url="http://rockforkids.org/"]Rock for Kids[/url]. Rock for Kids is a Chicago-based nonprofit who offers free music education to underprivileged homeless youth. Rock the Future seeks to raise funds in effort to support Rock for Kids in their mission to provide free music education through community partnerships throughout the city of Chicago. Rock for Kids provides support, inspiration and assistance to children and their families to positively impact and celebrate young lives through the joy of music.
[big][b]The Bands[/b][/big]
[b]Sounds Happy[/b]
Circuit Bender Dan Demchuk (WZRD, Fakebeat.com, ALL CITY) performs Electro Glitch under the stage name [url="http://www.myspace.com/soundshappy"]SOUNDS HAPPY[/url]. Demchuk holds DJ residencies at Uptown Lounge, works as Program Director for WZRD Chicago 88.3 FM, Chicago's only Freeform, non-commercial radio station and guest DJ'd at this year's MOVEMENT: Detroit Electronic Music Festival and will be featured in the first annual Midwest Electronic Music Festival.
[b]Boatzz[/b]
Formed in 2003 in a charming Harlem, NYC apartment, [url="http://boatzz.com"]Boatzz[/url] is the brainchild of Ambulance LTD wayward son Michael DiLiberto & Solo Flyer singer/guitarist Matt Jauch. The band is rounded out by Solo Flyer drummer Eric Mzik & bass player Dave Gibian. Boatzz has been tapped to open for The Killers, Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Stills, Longwave, Secret Machines, The Fever, Rainer Maria, OK GO, Aloha, The High Dials, The Subways and more. Under the band's own imprint, Council of Forward Minds Media, the group released "Peacock Blood" in 2005 and "Uzi" in 2006.
[b]Hey Champ[/b]
Rockford, Illinois, producer of rock legends Cheap Trick, and (allegedly) the older brother from the TV hit "Blossom." Two boys, aged 13 and 16, formed a band and begin practicing in Rick Nelson's former house. Eight years later the two meet again and reform in Chicago under the [url="http://heychamp.com"]Hey Champ[/url] moniker. This project led to an array of musical ventures: the Beatles-influenced "The Underpass" and "Paragon" (released on a Vice Magazine Compilation) to electro numbers including two critically acclaimed remixes that have been released bySony/BMG/Jive Records while receiving an incredible International buzz. Hey Champ is poised to become the third greatest thing to come out of Rockford.
[b]FFM[/b]
Helmed by musician/producer Adam Nelson (aka producer Sombionx), [url="http://qstudios.tv"]FFM's[/url] point-and-shoot tracks have the feel of a West Coast rock repertoire, boasting equal parts irreverence and shine. Bassist and synth-key stylist Michaela White melds her classically-trained musical upbringing with the same raw, electro moxie that earned her Chicago fame as a DJ and producer. Front woman Lindsay Frkovich lends her guitar work and sassily stilted vocals to square off a geometric sound that hits as sharply as her platform heels. Releases on their own Q Studios label include cheeky stunners, such as "I Like House Music" and the breathy intensity of the "Time Bomb" EP.
[b][big]The DJs[/big][/b]
[b]Brock[/b]
[url="http://www.myspace.com/projektbrock"]Brock[/url] started The Beta Theta parties, co-founded with Tobias, in 2003 at the Darkroom in contrast with the larger Electro / Club parties of the time. Starting off as a place to play records uninhibited by labels, The Beta Theta became a monthly dance party that crossed all genres. Currently, The Beta Theta holds a residency at the Darkroom every 3rd Friday of the month, a Saturday night residency at the Motel Bar and does guest spots regularly at The Burlington, Celebrity, Continental and Lumen.
[b]Trancid[/b]
Throughout his career, [url="http://www.myspace.com/trancid "]Trancid[/url] has played a variety of musical styles from what is now considered classic house, alternative dance/new wave, techno and industrial / ebm. Exposure to the various genres of electronic music has carved out his current eclectic sound: gritty dance-punk electronics with rock tinges . Trancid recently guest DJ'd at Club Nasa in Reykjavik, Iceland and currently holds down the fort as one of the resident DJs for the highly successful and nationally renowned monthly event, Dark Wave Disco, at Sonotheque amongst guest spots at almost every major venue in the city of Chicago.
[b]Madrid[/b]
Post-modernist selector fusing punk funk electro disco afro brasil asian world jazz hop soul grooves. Skillfully combining disparate elements and manipulating them into a harmonious composition is essential to [url="http://www.myspace.com/madriddj"]Madrid's[/url] aesthetic, one he has shared with audiencesaround the world; He refuses to pay attention to any of the boundaries cutting across music today. He gained early recognition for founding Ultra Urban Aesthetics as a distributor of DJ mixes of NYC's top hip hop and reggae DJs such as Tony Touch, Doo Wop and Juice. Madrid held a six year residency as Resident Instore DJ for the Virgin Megastore Chicago and has played for audiences in North and South America as well as Europe. Current residencies include Alliance Francaise, De la Costa Restaurant Lounge, Nacional 27 Restaurant, Puma Store and Rodan in Chicago. Current projects include DJ performances and production work for White Label arts collaborative.
[b]Willy Joy[/b]
Chicago partymaster [url="http://www.myspace.com/willyjoy"]Willy Joy[/url] needs no introduction in his home town. His [url="http://www.myspace.com/flybynightchicago"]Fly By Night[/url] parties have become infamous touchstones of the eclectic new dance party sound, and his remixes and DJ sets are bouncing asses across the country. With many releases planned in the second half of '08 as well as near-constant gigging throughout Chicago and beyond, Willy is set to blow up with the quickness. URB Magazine named him one of the Next 100 artists to watch, and anyone who sees him live will understand why.
[b]Sammy Bananas[/b]
As half of the unstoppable DJ duo [url="http://www.myspace.com/certifiedbananas"]*Certified Bananas*[/url], [url="http://www.myspace.com/sammybananas"]Sammy[/url] has honed his jockeying skills into a club science. Since 2004, CB have released a series of acclaimed mixtapes and shaken parties across the country with their eclectic yet slick approach to making crowds go wild. This experience allows Sammy to apply the data gathered from his dancefloor experiments into the formulas of his own remixes, where knowing what makes a great dance tune is essential. Sammy has nearly a decade of experience in music production. With credits ranging from Hip Hop (*Lipshcitz, Sontiago*), to Indy Rock (remixes for *Editors, Chromeo*) and to Funk-Pop with his band *Miss Fairchild*(production of two LPs so far) Sammy is no novice in a world of young bucks.
[b][big]The Artists[/big][/b]
(See Gallery)
[b]AltS (France)
Brian McCarty (USA)
Chadwick (USA)
Lana Crooks (USA)
DJ Shifty (France)
Greg Easton (USA)
Hello_D (France)
Krystaux (France)
Luffy (France)[/b]
[b][big]The Curators[/big][/b]
[b]Carlos Torres[/b]
Carlos Torres, also known as [url="http://www.myspace.com/laso"]CT[/url], is an aspiring DJ and electronic music producer. He has been involved with Fluxcore since its inception in 2001, now serves as Creative Director and Music Editor for it's online magazine. He has played at various clubs and art events throughout the city including Betty's Blue Star Lounge, Martini Ranch, First Fridays at the Museum Of Contemporary Art and Chicago Illuminating Company. He has currently returned to school to pursue a sound engineering degree as an Audio Arts and Acoustics Major and has completed his first full length house / electronica album titled "Lost In The City, Vol 1." which will be released in 2008 under the moniker LASO.
[b]Sadie Woods[/b]
[url="http://www.myspace.com/sadiewoods"]Sadie's[/url] diverse background began in arts administration and gallery management at Marwen, representing contemporary artists / musicians. Guest curatorial partnerships include Around the Coyote Gallery, Fusion Dance, Shrinkboutique.com and Translucent Chocolates. She also freelanced as electronic music instructor for Rock for Kids. Sadie recently completed curatorial program at Ecole Du Magasin in Grenoble, France, as co-editor for publication Harald Szeemann. Individual Methodology and co-organizer for curatorial project Everybody Wants to Rule the World. She has performed as vocalist and DJ through out the states and Europe and freelanced as resident artist, DJ, curator and editor for Fluxcore Online Magazine and collective. Currently she freelances as Event Planning Consultant for the Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance while curating events, performing and producing music for [url="http://www.myspace.com/whitelabelchicago"]White Label [/url] arts collaborative.
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