Barry Bennett Impending News

Shut-In Sides SIDE 2 dropping now


March 21, 2020

hey kids!

still human? me too!!

just I note to let you know Side 2 of the ongoing Shut-In Project has just hit the virtual streets!
wow. you sure can get a lot done when shuttered in place :)

click here for Side 2:

https://barrybennett.bandcamp.com/album/the-shut-in-sides-side-2

I guess thats it. talk to you in a few days...

oh yeah, I love you.

... [more]

music for your self distancing needs


March 18, 2020

hello beautiful...

Pandemic got you down?
Faced with an abundance of time on my hands and locked in a house with music equipment, i decided to do a little project to stay sane and productive...
presenting The Shut-In Sides!
derived from solo improvisation, each release is a long form exercise approx the length of a vinyl album side.
Rules? While each release has no limits on the number of improvised passes allowed once a chunk of music has been selected to mix... [more]

2/28! Winter Weirdness Dance Party!!! Planet Claire and GJP!!!


February 17, 2020

Hello Beautiful.
we know. it's tough. we got what you need.
a party.
and it ain't a party unless YOU are there....

Our pals at LEFT OF CENTER MUSIC and have put together something a little different for the mighty GJP... a DANCE PARTY! Who says you can't make art and have fun!?!?!

Left Of Center Music Winter Weirdness Dance Party 2020!
FRIDAY FEB 28TH ** 9pm show
OUTTASPACE 6840 32nd St. Berwyn, BabY!!

Start the night the night off by... [more]

Grape Juice Plus opens for Levin Brothers (featuring Tony Levin of King Crimson) 1/16/20


January 7, 2020

Aloha Beautiful hUmaNs!

a quick shout out to all the folks new to this list that met Barry on his recent solo shows! (you like when i talk about myself in third person?)
heads up: Grape Juice Plus is the full band and you'll get info about them on this list also!
hooray!

speaking of Grape Juice Plus...

i'm super happy to share with you that...
Grape Juice Plus will open for LEVIN BROTHERS
!THURSDAY JAN 16TH
REGGIES' (2105 S State) new 2nd... [more]

Tue the 17th (tomorrow!) in Logan square


December 16, 2019

just a reminder my beautiful humans....
SPACE APE BARRY AT IT AGAIN...
your resident space ape (BarryBennettSounds) is pleased as punch to transmit a solo set as part of a night of ambient/experimental sounds curated by Erik Oldman from Sons of Ra.
TUE DEC 17TH @CROWN LIQUORS (2821 N Milwaukee Ave) in Logan Square.
8pm doors and your space ape hits FIRST.
Look at the DEETS here:
... [more]

Bugsy's Basement Tapes #3! Solo Barry Show Dec 17th!


November 25, 2019

hello beautiful...

BUGSY IS AT IT AGAIN...
its that time of year. reflection. thanks. all that.
choosing to share love with chosen family and friends instead cartoon pilgrims and continent stealing.
so, if you DO need 14 mins to step outside with the earbuds away from Uncle Andy and a story about pulling himself up by his bootstraps, the mighty GJP have a little token of our thanks with the latest edition of our Bugsy's Basement Tapes project.
it's a little... [more]

Montrose Saloon! rare BBS solo set Tues Oct 15th!


October 3, 2019

hello beautiful!!

a quick note to invite you to mark your calendars to hold my hand as Space Ape Barry does a rare solo set....

TUES OCT 15TH * 8PM
a night of abstract instrumental improvisation as
BarryBennettSounds
opens th 3rd Tues residency of
Tiberious Strange
at your corner bar...
The Montrose Saloon
2933 Montrose Ave *chicago

please come and create some culture with us!
lots of pots stewing on the Grape Juice Plus... [more]

GJP! AUG 2ND! b-town summer nights! cruel shoes! new music!!


July 20, 2019

hello beautiful!!!

a big welcome to any new friends we made at Gallery Cabaret!
welcome to our little secret society of sounds..

TWO THINGS: your friendly neighborhood space proggers return to their neighborhood on AUG 2ND, and Bugsy's Basement Tapes #2 has hit the interwebs!

FIRST THING!

FRI AUG 2ND
OUTTASPACE
6840 32nd St. Berwyn IL
8pm door 8:30 show
Left of Center Music presents...B-Town Summer Nights II: The Future is Now... [more]

SAT JULY 13TH! BUGSY'S BASEMENT TAPES


June 30, 2019

hello beautiful hUmaN!

first of all...welcome to all our new WI friends!
we had a blast and hope to start seeing you much more often.

well, the subject line has two bits o business. where to start? the good news or the good news....

** SAT JULY 13TH GJP RETURNS TO THE GALLERY CABARET!

i loooooovvvvveeee the Gallery Cabaret! excited to return!
LOCM presents mine eyes have seen the glory:
an evening of forward thinking sounds, fun fever dreams,... [more]

june 15th! Madison we have a problem. GJP coming!


June 10, 2019

hello beautiful!

This Saturday June 15th, the mighty Grape Juice Plus leaves Illinois for the first time!
I mean, we're not shut ins, as a band yo!
:)
I gotta say, this one this one feels kinda special...not only is it GJP's first time out of Illinois, but its the first time space ape Barry has been on the Mother Fool's stage since 2006 -- a place regularly haunted from 1997 until that time with his band MiLkBabY -- a place that houses Uvulittle Records which put out... [more]

FRI 3/15 Grape Juice Plus @outtaspace!


March 8, 2019

hello beautiful hUmaNs...
your favorite genetically altered tribal prog fusion space apes here.

a special shout out to all the new friends we made at the valentines show at Fitzgerald's! great time, but you missed one key member of the group. Tony Churchill improvising projections. you wait is over...

so...
new times. old rituals are new rituals. light the incense, pour the wine, put the primates in charge and let the art rock flow and get hypnotized...
The... [more]

even weirdos need love: Grape Juice Plus @ Fitzgerald's


February 4, 2019

hello beautiful...

it's true.
even weirdos need love.
this Valentine's day, give yourself the gift of weirdness...
grab yourself a pint and sidle up to the bar for a good ole St. Valentine fever dream fever dream courtesy of the mighty Grape Juice plus.
Its our first time playing at the world famous FITZGERALD'S Nightclub and we couldn't be more excited! It is also happens to be mine and my beloved's 25th anniversary that night, so there's that. you should... [more]

BRAND X DEC 8th! shirts!!!


November 28, 2018

Hello beautiful Humans!

It's that most wonderful time of the year (i keep telling myself that)!
For us at camp GRAPE JUICE PLUS, it truly is this time.
Why!?!??!
Because on SAT DEC 8TH, GJP is honored to share the stage with prog/fusion legends...BRAND X!! In the 70's, BRAND X had the distinction of being Phil Collins' other band, but they are so much more than that. The sublime playing of bandleaders Percy Jones (bass) and John Goodsall (guitar) can be heard on... [more]

twilight sounds Sat Oct 13th with Grape Juice Plus and Belmondos


October 8, 2018

hello beautiful.

wow.
what a nice vibe in the room last week at outtaspace.
we already miss you.
lets do it again this weekend!

GRAPE JUICE PLUS w/ BELMONDOS
THE GALLERY CABARET ** 2020 N Oakley - Chicago **SAT OCT 13TH ** 10pm

YES. GJP will finally play at the world's greatest dive bar, The Gallery Cabaret!
YES. all three members of the MiLkBabY (Mach3) lineup will be in the same room with their bands!
YES. above hasn't happened in... [more]

"creatures" GJP at OUTTASPACE on Oct 5th


September 25, 2018

friends, lovers, primates...

it seems like its been a looooooooongggggggg time since last we spoke.
you hanging in there? I hope so. all we really have is each other.
there are creatures among us.
come see...

"CREATURES" ART SHOW
music from ...
GRAPE JUICE PLUS
w/Alex Fisher and Brother Derek
FRI OCT 5TH
THE OUTTASPACE
6840 32ND ST ** BERWYN, BABY!
music @9pm
Grape Juice Plus brings the primordial fusion to... [more]

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