As my semester starts off tri-tiered -- I've already returned to my
Hands on Stanzas classrooms as of last week; I start a new rhetoric
class next week, and two more sections of composition at a third
school the following week -- thought I'd take a brief moment to mention some upcoming performances.
January 15th is my first
Folk You! show of 2010. We are now officially in our ninth year, continuing the third Friday of every month at The Horseshoe. Here's the poster for next week's shindig:
On January 28th, my band,
The Injured Parties returns to the
Double Door for a
free Rock 'n' Roll Bailout show, which begins at 8 PM.
In three weeks, I'll once again be reading at Woodland Pattern Book Center. Every year, on the last Saturday of January, over 125 poets, writers, and performers show their support for Woodland Pattern by participating in its
Annual Poetry Marathon & Benefit. Each writer presents five minutes of work to a packed house and raises pledge money benefiting Woodland Pattern programming. I'll be participating during the noon hour.
Finally, on February 3rd, I'll be one of two featured readers for
series A at the
Hyde Park Art Center. The event begins at 7 PM.
Hope to see some of you at these events!
Cafe Press now features an online store for Zenith Beast, featuring official merchandise from my various enterprises: solo music and books, as well as music-related material from The Injured Parties, The Fussbudgets, Post Office, The Me Decade, and the annual Alex Chilton Birthday Bash.
Check it out! Be the first on your block to be gloriously betogged, and/or to quaff a beverage from an I Am Spam mug!
On April 29th, my band, The Injured Parties once again plays the fabled International Pop Overthrow (IPO) festival, here in Chicago. This is also an early show; we kick things off promptly at 8 PM.
Hope you can make it to either of these events. The Injured Parties has another date in June coming up, and Folk You! continues its monthly residency at The Horseshoe. In the meanwhile, I'll keep you apprised of solo and band performances in the Chicago area and beyond.
