Ah music!  That’s kind of a lot of what we do here at Steampunk Chicago.  It probably helps that 4 of the 5 main contributors are musicians, DJs and/or producers in their own right.  That aside, do check out the new music video from Frenchy & The Punk, shot at The ModVic house, Bruce & Melanie Rosenbaum’s amazing steampunk’d abode, in Sharon, Massachusettes and featuring many lovely scenesters, amongst whom is one Emperor of the Red Fork Empire and close confidant of my own, Justinian Stanislav.

With that – enjoy!

Also, we have decided to officiate the once creatively titled “Steampunk Chicago DJs” as an actual group of legitimate DJs.  We now go by Lords & Ladies (Vaudevillian Disk Jockey Extra-Ordinaries).  We have ourselves a Facebook Fan Page (Facebook is terrible though so that’s to come soon) as well as a SoundCloud page, complete with remixes and digital mix tapes (well the original one is still there, but new ones to come soon!)  So if you’d like to book some “steampunk” DJs, replete with steampunk DJ gear – just click contact above and contact us!

This one will be short and sweet.  My good friend Helena came whirling up to me the other day at Front 312′s “Ceremony” show at Liar’s Club and immediately said.

“Oh My God!  Did you see the Raveonette’s video I posted on your Facebook?”

Unfortunately, at the moment of our interaction, I had not.  Thus, I quickly corrected this upon rising this morning as I found the link, followed it andbeheld their newest, beautiful and, arguably, steam-powered music video.

The Raveonette’s – Heart of Stone

Granted, there are some strong (and I would say uncharacteristically) “ghothy/emo”-esque themes here, but I also hold to say, all in all, that I found the video a beautiful, entertaining and whimsical piece of work. Duly, I am a huge fan of The Raveonette’s stripped down fuzz-fueled anachronistic sound. So perhaps I am a bit biased.

Oh well,
Best,
-The Lord Baron