The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus: A Feast For The Eyes That Demands Repeated Viewings

Feb
14
Mr Autotechnical
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It has taken me a while to write an article on The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus for a very simple reason.  It is so complex and is so visually overwhelming that it takes a good week or two to really …

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Feb 2010 Anachronistic Music Report – Vourteque & Auto-Technical at Delilah’s

Feb
11
Lord Baron Joseph C.R. Vourteque IV
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In case you did not know, Mr. Auto-Technical and I, the Lord Baron are resident DJs at the esteemed Chicago whiskey & “rock & roll” bar – Delilah’s.  And we have been for a while…

Under our stage monikers …

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I Do Say, Are Those Working Gears on Your Finger?

Feb
10
Lord Baron Joseph C.R. Vourteque IV
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First off, thank you to my good compatriot Keith Kaye for bringing this lovely item to light.  He is a wealth information for such things.

Formalities aside, if you are, and I am vaguely afraid you may be, anything like …

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Eliza Rickman: Girl & Toy Piano

Feb
05
Lord Baron Joseph C.R. Vourteque IV
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My lovely partner in crime, the Lady KL Kenzie had a novel idea last Tuesday, we were to go see a “live band” play “music” before a “crowd”. Now regardless of how arcane the idea sounded, I am a novel …

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Vintage Clothing, Militaria, Devices and Gadgets for the Historical Steampunk

Feb
03
The Reverend Captain Samuel Flint
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WWII Goggles

WWII Goggles

Steampunk fashion and culture can be DIY, modded, recreated, adapted, changed or created from the ground up. As a fashion and device aesthetic, it can come from or be any time period. Military clothing, badges, devices and gadgets are perfect …

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New Abney Park album “Aether Shanties”

Jan
31
Lord Baron Joseph C.R. Vourteque IV
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Aether Shanties

If you are unfamiliar to the band Abney Park, you are either new to the Steampunk sub-culture or have somehow ducked any and all reference to them ubiquitously scattered throughout the aether.
Regardless, I am sure the rest will be …

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Need the Proper Wiring for your Device?

Jan
30
Lord Baron Joseph C.R. Vourteque IV
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When in an inventive mood of tinkering and, well, inventing, the good Rev. Cpt. and I have found that one of the great conundrums of creating a proper invention is the details, and sometimes said details can seem to be …

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First RL&GEMS Soiree of 2010 a SMASHING success!

Jan
27
Lord Baron Joseph C.R. Vourteque IV
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Steampunk Girls Chicago

Steamp;unk Girls Chicago

Well! I must say, I did feel the last soiree was the impressive one but this must have topped them all! No place is quite as lovely to hold a gathering of the minds as Primitive.

We had a …

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Chicago Steampunks – Your Night has Come

Jan
23
The Reverend Captain Samuel Flint
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UPDATE: This event and restaurant is no more!

As it turns out the good Mr. Wesley has put together a new night in Chicago featuring Neo-Victorian style and art, cabaret/vaudeville music and more! What more you ask? Well 30% off …

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The Stolen Airship by Karel Zeman

Jan
21
The Reverend Captain Samuel Flint
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Airships, Zeppelins, dirigibles and lighter-than-air steam powered travel are common motifs in both steampunk ideology as well as fiction. The days of the airship have not fully vanished, and continue to occupy a fancy in the collective steampunk consciousness. It’s …

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