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.…
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Let Me Take You Down to Candy Town
Dec
10
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This Saturday – Lollapalooza Cultures Collide with Steampunk Circus at Vision
Aug
02
What better way to close out the second day of Lollapalooza than with a genre bending, culture smashing dance party? Notorious Wicker Park weekly promoters, SRTB are producing a Steampunk Circus at Vision Nightclub, and we’ll be there to host …
V is for Villians’ Debut Album Hits Heavy
May
23
I first met V is for Villains a little less than a year ago when we were hosting a table at Wizard World Chicago. The band had taken it upon themselves to dress up in their lavish outfits and …
A Piratical Account of Gearbox Fantatstique II
May
16
Awright mates! Thee Bluebeard here to give you the bitter end of the recap for Gearbox Fantastique II. It was a rainy night in April at Reggies Rock Club in Chicago. The year was 2012. I brought my hat. I …
Chicago Steampunks in News Tribune Article
Feb
24
Surprisingly our Lord Baron Joseph CR Vourteque IV and Mr M made the News Tribune in central Illinois, and it wasn’t for the crime spree! (‘The less said the better.)
…Clockworks, corsets, airships and automatons are all remnants of another
Taking Tea in Chicago
Feb
02
Tea is confusing. A high tea is also a meat tea, but a high tea can also be an afternoon tea. A meat tea is not an afternoon tea. And tea parties just open up a can of worms.
Fortunately, …
Chicago’s BOHO Theatre running “Tartuffe” a la Steampunk Style
Jan
19
Thanks to our friends at Terra Mysterium for this heads up. Local Chicago theatre troop The Bohemian Theatre Ensemble is doing a “steampunk” rendition of the French classic Tartuffe running at The Wit theater in Lakeview through Feb 12th.
To …
Murder! Mayhem! Tour Guides!
Jan
09
Chances are that we will see a renewed interest in Chicago history with the 2013 cinematic release of Erik Larson’s The Devil in the White City with Leonardo DiCaprio as the murderous H.H. Holmes. After all, it should combine the …
Terra Mysterium to Steampunk Betwixt & Between, A Journey Into Faery
Nov
29
If you’ve been to our events lately you’ve most likely noticed a very well dressed and wonderfully pleasant group of people frequently at them. If you’ve not had the pleasure to meet them yet, they are our good friends at …
Chicago and Detroit Steampunk your eyes and ears with Carnivale Delirium & Theatre Bizarre!
Oct
19
The Clockwork Vaudeville’s Carnivale Delirium II – This Friday!
A year ago this Friday, we here at Steampunk Chicago, decided to take a chance and produce the biggest show we’ve put together to date. We brought in talent such as …
