Adventures In Modern Music, the partner event of Sónar Chicago 2010

Sónar 2010 | 05.08.2010

 

Sónar Chicago expands its line-up thanks to the collaboration with Adventures In Modern Music (AIMM), the five-day festival organised by the prestigious British magazine The Wire and the promoters of the Empty Bottle, one of the city's most important venues. 

 

This year sees the eighth AIMM, featuring a line-up of shows which as always presents several of the most interesting representatives of the sonic cutting edge, in an approach that is in keeping with the Sónar philosophy. 

 

Among the artists present at this year's AIMM are the guitarist Rhys Chatham, a key figure in New York's No Wave scene, who will play in a trio with Tim Barnes and David Daniell; a rare reunion performance from Sleep, one of the pioneers of stoner rock, including members of OM and High On Fire in its ranks; Denmark's Efterklang, presenting Magic Chairs, their third release of multi-faceted pop; the Brooklyn duo High Places, who have received a great deal of deserved acclaim for their lo-fi electronic songs; and Wooden Shjips, representatives of San Francisco's new psychedelia rock.  

 

Other artists featured in the AIMM programme are Julian Lynch, Pocahaunted, Lichens, John Wiese, Bill Orcutt, Ga’an, Rangda (Chris Corsano, Richard Bishop and Ben Chasney), Buke & Gass and Ahleuchatistas. 

 

 

This is the complete line-up so far by day, time and venue:

 

 

The Rhys Chatham Trio featuring Tim Barnes & David Daniell

John Wiese

Bill Orcutt

Museum of Contemporary Art - 220 E Chicago Avenue

7:30pm; $10 (students), $18 (members), $20

 

Sleep

Lichens

Ga’an

Logan Square Auditorium - 2539 N Kedzie

7:30pm; $25 advance, $30

 

Rangda

Efterklang

Michael Zerang / Jim Baker Duo

Buke & Gass

The Empty Bottle – 1035 N Western

9pm; $15

 

High Places

Wooden Shjips

Julian Lynch

Ahleuchatistas

The Empty Bottle – 1035 N Western

9pm; $12

 

CAVE

Cloudland Canyon

Mick Barr

Helen Money

The Empty Bottle – 1035 N Western

9pm; $12

 

 

Installations by artist, designer & photographer Seldon Hunt will be exhibited from 09.10 until 09.12 at The Empty Bottle.

 

more info at http://www.thewire.co.uk/articles/aimm_chicago/