Releasing music is not magical. You don’t need some record label A&R rep discovering your band and signing you over to the label’s indentured servitude. It’s all business. If you want to record, you book time in a …
Archive for the ‘Chicago’ Category
The White City Rippers Release Old-Timey Mad Scientist Music EP
Dec
17
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Let Me Take You Down to Candy Town
Dec
10
I was hooked on Candy Town the first time I saw them. They put on a review. There were costumes and make up and ragtime and a hint of malice. Ringleader Sean Guinan conducted an e-mail interview for Steampunk Chicago.…
A Mansion Off the Magnificent Mile
Nov
15
Chicago banker Samuel Nickerson Mayo commissioned his mansion in 1879. Chicago philanthropist Richard H. Dreihaus founded his museum there in 2003 to preserve architecture and design of the Gilded Age.
The …
Terra Mysterium Presents: In the Observarium
Nov
02
Terra Mysterium theatre troupe presents a series of unsettling, intertwined tales from the pen of the late Dr. Alastair Tarquin Blackwell. a notorious absinthe drinker and creative from the Belle Epoch. Come meet and interact with his creations in the …
Carnivale Delirium returns for its THIRD YEAR!
Oct
18
It’s back fine folks! Last year’s was massive, featuring Vagabond Opera amongst other acts. This year we’re featuring Seattle band Bakelite 78 along with local brass band Environmental Encroachment. We also have a plethora of other live acts …
Don’t Blame Mrs. O’Leary!
Oct
08
The Great Chicago Fire burned Sunday, October 8, 1871, through Tuesday, October 10. 3.3 square miles burned and estimated 250-300 people died. We can stop blaming Mrs. O’Leary…
Vourteque Unapologetically Promotes Himself – New Electroswing EP Drops Sept 18th!
Sep
17
Well I tried to be coy and coerce Mr. M to do this, but as it turns out he’s neither into collusion nor nepotism, so I’m saying “why not” and writing this myself.
That’s right fine readers of Steampunk Chicago, …
Steampunk Invasion of Richardson’s Corn Maze
Sep
14
When the autumn moon is full, the steampunks will gather in the corn.
Richardson’s Adventure Farm features the world’s largest corn maze. Four nights per year, they will be …
Final Clockwork Vaudeville of 2012 is Tomorrow!
Sep
13
Wow! It’s been quite a year for our Clockwork Vaudeville series, the humble little show that started out in 2010 really blossomed this year! We’ve featured performances by The Ford Theatre Reunion, The Lubberly Brothers, Magician Michael Burke…
Terra Mysterium Presents “The Alembic”
Aug
30
The clockwork of fate is a tricky matter. In this Steampunk musical tale, an alchemist undertakes the work of transmutation. A Goddess responds to his call. Within the realm of humanity, she forgets that she is a Goddess and will …
