Steampunk Chicago

Crowdfunder Roundup

Jun

Joe Mason

East, west and across the blue Atlantic, opportunities are available to become a patron of the musical arts. Eli August, Unwoman and Victor Sierra are running crowdfunding campaigns. The Americans have taken to Patreon.com for support and the Europeans seek …

The Iron and Jazz Age Is Upon Us

May

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Vourteque spins electro swing at Rouge on the third Wednesdays of the month and dark country at Dead Roots at Delilah’s on the second Wednesdays of the month. His debut full-length album The Iron and Jazz Age showcases his affinity …

Crystal Bright and the Silver Hands: The Absolute Elsewhere

May

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The caravan wonderland music of Crystal Bright and the Silver Hands has crossed over into the realm of dreams. The thirteen tracks on The Absolute Elsewhere drew inspiration from the timeless imagery of Rusty McDonald of DividingMe Photography. Collaborative …

May Steampunk Luncheon and Apocalypse

May

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Enjoy lunch and a trip down Fury Road. The tea at the Geek Bar will start earlier than previous months, running from noon to 3 on May 16, 2015. Some may call it lunch. Later risers may call it brunch. …

Play and Paint

May

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Get your art on this week when esoteric theater company Terra Mysterium performs its new play The Secret History of Prince Albert: A Tale of the Clockwork Prince on Friday, May 8, 2015, and artist Jason Brammer holds his Open …

Victorian Gothic & Steampunk Magazine Kickstarter

Apr

Joe Mason

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The joke goes steampunk is what happens when goths discover brown. Put the black back on because Victorian Gothic & Steampunk Magazine is looking to go corporeal! The magazine has been available digitally and print-to-order and now is running a …

April Steampunk Tea Party

Apr

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According to the Dictionary of Proverbs by way of Wikipedia, March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers. The flowers have not bloomed yet, so escape the wind and rain with a nice cuppa at the Geek Bar’s …

The Lager Beer Riot

Apr

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Raise a glass to the Lager Beer Riot! It exposed a strain of bigotry that ran through the Temperance movement and opened doors to recreation.

In the 1840s, Chicago’s population expanded with the influx in immigrants. Irish escaped the Great …

Ray Johnson: Friend of the White City

Apr

Joe Mason

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Author Ray Johnson is truly a friend of the White City. He provides free lectures and tours on Chicago’s 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition via The Friends of the White City. He was kind enough to answer a few questions …