At the North Michigan Avenue Apple Store:
Liz Phair
Since her groundbreaking 1993 debut Exile in Guyville, Liz Phair has been infusing a hook-laden indie-pop sound with her brutally honest lyrics. Liz performs unique acoustic versions of favorites from throughout her career.
Sat, Mar 13, 2:00 p.m
And then the two days following, courtesy of the Japan America Society of Chicago:
Sunday, March 14 – 2:00 pm
at Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Art
Monday, March 15 – 6:00pm
at Claudia Cassidy Theater
EAST CURRENT : A COLABORATION OF KOTO & SHAKUHACHI
Hosted by: The Japan Information Center, The Japan Foundation Supported by: Mid America Japanese Club (MAJC/JAAC), The Japan America Society of Chicago
Commemorating the 150 anniversary of the Japan-U.S. relationship, EAST CURRENT, formed by Shakuhachi player Dozan Fujiwara and Koto player Mieko Miyazaki will perform a wide variety of original arrangements of traditional and modern music.
More information -- supposedly, haven't gone looking for it -- at the Japan Information Center of the Consulate General of Japan at Chicago.
Might decide not to attend any of this, but figure if I don't mention 'em here, I'll just forget. Like I did for the showing of Akira Kurosawa's Ran mentioned on the Japan Information Center's Events page. I am dumb.
Possibly more about the show at Schuba's when I'm more awake. It was very, very good, even if Vienna was a bit under the weather, and was working with only half her vocal range, if that. So she let us do some sing-along. And performed an instrumental. And basically made do, trooper that she is.
And her cello player (Update: who does have a name, Marika Hughes) is utterly fucking gorgeous.
That is all.
What is it about hot women and cellos? Do hot women look in the mirror at, like age 5, say, "I'm obviously growing up to be a hot woman, and so I shall pick up cello?" Gah.