Upcoming events.
HALLOWEEN AT ELASTIC!: BGK LIVE SCORES 'THE LIGHTHOUSE', CINCHEL / AKOSUEN / JENDON
BGK continues their Halloween tradition of scoring a live film in the spooky spirit. This year they’ve chosen the 2019 psychological The Lighthouse. There will be an opening set from Cinchel / Akosuen / Jendon.
Artist Bios
BGK is an ever-evolving improvising group from Joe Lepek, Corey Lyons, and Alexander Adams that create sound collages from old psychedelic circus music LPs sourced from alternate timelines and dimensions For this performance, BGK will be performing a live score to the A24 film The Lighthouse
Cinchel/Akosuen/Jendon - “Three people, 14 to 15 strings between them. Many pedals, too. We may be angry, frustrated and full of hate, but we promise not to make that your problem. Instead, we offer you simplicity and focus. Pure light for an impure world. We strive for long tones and deep textures.” -CAJ
Songs of Mourning and Loss with Angela James
Date & Time: Sat, Jun 24, 2023 from 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location:
500-5700 N. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60614
Fee: $0.00
Age Range: All Ages
Singer-songwriter Angela James directs an ensemble of seven musicians performing songs of mourning and loss from their ancestral and musical backgrounds as an act of creative and communal grieving.
Please note: This program will take place at the Aids Garden Chicago, just south of Belmont Harbor.
Akosuen + Cinchel + Neil Jendon at TriTriangle
Akosuen joins forces with Cinchel and Neil Jendon for a set of noise/drone/joy
Also performing:
http://tritriangle.net/
ENSO: A MULTIMEDIA IKEBANA EXHIBIT AND PERFORMANCE
Enso, the circular Zen image that begins and ends at the same time and place.
An installation and performance piece featuring traditional Japanese arts of chado (tea ceremony), kado (ikebana) and origami fused with contemporary music, video, and dance. Two consecutive nights of exhibition and performance embody creation and birth, and destruction and death.
Ikebana by Charles Harris, Senior Professor of Ikenobo School of Floral Art
Video installation by Hunter Lewis
Origami by Ty Yamamoto
Dance performance by Ayako Kato
CLEAT sound installation and performance by Billie Howard
Costumes by Anna Gaukel
Supported by Japanese Culture Center and Elastic Arts
$15 per evening, $25 for both evenings
Akosuen, raquel Gonzalez, Natural Satellite
Akosuen, piano/violin, Chicago
Akosuen /aa-KŌZ-eh-win/ is a music and performance project by Billie Howard involving sounds that focus on breathing cycles, chronic pain, and mediation on both quiet and extremely loud sounds. Billie appears on her primary instruments: violin and piano, as well as with an ensemble including expanded strings, voices, organ, and percussion.
Raquel Gonzalez, violin, Chicago
Wielding an electric violin, looper, and some effects pedals, Raquel records herself improvising and composing music regularly. She creates lush soundscapes, ambient drones, and experimental string music in her home studio. She enjoys making different kinds of audio art that pairs well with poetry and various sound textures.
Natural Satellite, cello/sax, Menasha, Wisconsin
The married duo blends the genres of jazz and 90s indie rock into a comforting and spacious sound home where saxophone flows effortlessly around finger-style cello.
Akosuen Candle Pop-Up at Little Broken Things
Drop in any time between 7-9pm to experience Akosuen candles in person and simultaneously enjoy the new art opening at Little Broken Things.
In addition to the original trio of Happy Island, Forest Labyrinth, and Drifting Spice, Billie will have one-of-a-kind candles in various vessels, including hand-thrown ceramics and tea lights. All candles come with a free download of an Akosuen recording.
Street metered parking is available on Milwaukee Avenue, though free parking can be found on Campbell.