Posts Tagged ‘Music’

The Loneliest Monk Proves Sensuality is Still Alive in Popular Music

Jul
06

by Prof. Joseph Fortesque Mason It happened when I saw Garo Yellin play with Pere Ubu in the mid-nineties and it happened again with Michelle Morales at Friday, July 2nd’s,  The Loneliest Monk‘s album release show.  There is just something about a rock cellist bathed in red light that makes you feel like you are [...]

Clockwork Vaudeville! Mind controlled music, fantastic gadgets and Neo-Victorian fashion!

Mar
07

Clockwork Vaudeville Chicago’s First Steampunk Dance Party Saturday March 13th Exit Nightclub 1315 W. North Ave. Chicago 9pm – 5am *STARRING* THE VARIABLE DR. N presenting the premiere of his new mind controlled, reality bending live show… “ANACHROCOUSTICA ” *DJs* Adam Killing (Kill Memory Crash) Mr. Automatic (Front 312) Joe Vor-Tech (Resident DJ) DJ Wyser [...]

New Raveonette’s “Heart of Stone” Music Video Shows Strong Steampunk Influence

Mar
01

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, [...]

Eliza Rickman: Girl & Toy Piano

Feb
05

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 gent and thus we garbbed up to the nines and ventured out into the Facist [...]

New Abney Park album “Aether Shanties”

Jan
31

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 simply delighted to know that the newest album from Abney Park – “Aether Shanties” – [...]