5/25/15 – WCSF 88.7fm Weekly Album Chart

Here's what tunes are starting off your summer break out in J-town!
May 27, 2015
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CAKE 2015 – Chicago Alternative Comics Expo

In a few short weeks, Chicago will host one of the most curious and salivating of events in the Chicago Art calendar. This year's CAKE (Chicago Alternative Comics Expo) looks to be the most exciting one to date with a range of local talent to alternative comic's icons, including ...
May 14, 2015
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2015 Illinois Art Educator Exhibition

University of St. Francis Art Gallery presents: Illinois Art Educator Exhibition June 9th - July 10, 2015 Public Reception: Thursday, June 11, 6-9pm Location: 25 East Van Buren Street, Joliet, Illinois, 60432 Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Featuring Artists: Terry Adams, Danica Antich-Fahmy, Joe Baltz, Amy Boone, Dena Cavazos ...
May 13, 2015
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Jno Cook – Saturnian Cosmology

Jno Cook spent years tracking and participating in the Chicago Art scene via his website www.spaces.org. As an artist he was known for creating curious scientific investigations while using antiquated technology. Roughly a decade ago, Cook went into seclusion to focus on writing. Last month, The COMP Magazine caught ...
May 12, 2015
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Chicagoland Summer Music 2015

Chicagoland Summer Music 2015 Music festival season is closing in upon us and here’s a summary of what the southwestern edge of Lake Michigan plans to hear… Spring Awakening (Soldier Field) June 12-14, 2015 – The rave scene is set to reawaken after a long wintery slumber in the windy. ...
May 9, 2015
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Jerry Cargill – Analog to Digital Transitions

Working with 19th century processes, Holga cameras, digital technology, and traditional photographic investigations, Jerry Cargill continues to investigate a medium in transition from analog to digital. The COMP Magazine recently sat down with Cargill in Logan's Square to discuss why photography holds such strong affinities with experimentation, what he ...
May 7, 2015
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Ray Ellingsen – Chicago’s D.I.Y. Scene

Ray Ellingsen Memorial & Celebration @ the Empty Bottle Featuring Unmanned Ship / Mayor Daley / Toupee / The Hecks *Free Monday* Monday, May 18at 9:00pm 1035 N Western Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60622 For years, RAY ELLINGSEN was a beloved figure in the Chicago underground music scene. He attended hundreds of shows and ...
May 5, 2015
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4/27/15 – WCSF 88.7fm Weekly Album Chart

Here's what's playing out in J-town the week of April 27, 2015!
April 30, 2015
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Vetiver – Complete Strangers

Artist of the week is Vetiver: The Project of San Francisco Songwriter Andy Cabic who has just released a new album called Complete Strangers... "The songs on Complete Strangers bear some resemblance to the album's title. They share things in common but come from different places, different times. "Stranger Still" ...
April 30, 2015
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Kathie Shaw – Recurring Warning Signs

A central focus of the work of Kathie Shaw looks at our relationship to each other and our environment. Shaw's paintings reside in a space between realism and abstraction, and are influenced by her relationship with Tibetan Buddhism, architectural studies, and ongoing photography investigations. The COMP Magazine recently visited ...
April 30, 2015
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