FRI 12/12! Cigars & Stripes! electrify your holiday ritual season! you create your own culture…November 18, 2014 hello beautiful... my daughter is upstairs listening to the new Taylor Swift album... |
WIRE NEW SHOW TIME ON SUNDAY!October 10, 2014 sorry about multiple messages, but wanted to give you a heads up: Due to Bears game being pushed to 3pm instead of noon and Wire's weekely Bears event; LOCM'S 2+2+2: an evening of improvised duos will be pushed back by 30 mins. a very slight change, but hey, i'm thorough... NEW TIMES: i also wanted you to look at this flyer, and know the music sounds JUST like that... :) |
WIRE! Grape Juice Plus DEBUT! LOCM returns! OCT 12!! 2+2+2September 30, 2014 HUMANS!!! I am so EXCITED that i am using EXCLAMATION marks like STAN LEE riding piggy back on JACK KIRBY running down Galactus' FOREARMS!! WHY!?!? on SUNDAY OCTOBER 12TH, I'll be debuting my new post Dot collaboration with guitarist Eric Klotz ... GRAPE JUICE PLUS!!! part of 2+2+2: a night of improvised duos presented by LEFT OF CENTER MUSIC (which i happen to be curator) at the shiniest rock club in Berwyn town ... WIRE!!! still not CONVINCED of EXCLAMATION... [more] |
Mariposa drinks Grape Juice Plus with Fred at Jerry's….July 28, 2014 Hey Beauties... There a bit to tell you that you might be interested in, so I should get to it. First a word of advice: if you use Pandora or some such service, make a radio station with Gong as the keyword with Hawkwind as a variety word. Enjoy... ***** MARIPOSA NOCTURNA: A Puppet Triptych / 16TH STREET THEATER * 6420 16th Street Berwyn, IL/ AUG 15TH&16TH @ 7:30PM - AUG 17TH@3PM / ***** I was thrilled to compose the score for this special, individual work from... [more] |
Barry meets Jerry... BBS @ Jerry's Wicker Park!!!May 29, 2014 beautiful peeps!!! can you believe it?!?! summer... i will see you on THURSDAY!?!?! one short week from when you received this... THURS JUNE 5TH **Barry Bennett Sounds (solo electric) ** JERRY'S 1938 W. Division Chicago ** BBS @ 9pm sharp, followed by The Janitor & the Bum + Regifted Gold Cordurois ** $8 ... [more] |
neo-noir from outta space 5/17May 9, 2014 hey beautiful creature... have i thanked you lately for helping to make my dreams real? or is my reality more dreamy? **CHECK IT! A BarryBennettSounds performance... *** SAT MAY 17TH **THE OUTTA SPACE presents: NEO-NOIR ** Friendly Tap 6733 W Roosevelt RD ** 9pm ** Featuring |
1ST SOLO SHOW OF 2014?!? FRI 4/18! CIGARS & STRIPES!April 10, 2014 HELLO BEAUTIFUL HUMANS.... it feels good to type those words. the chill is leaving the the air, and thing are starting to sprout up like THE URGE TO GO HEAR SOME LIVE MUSIC! damn that polar vortex! we'll show ya! come out FRIDAY APRIL 18TH for BarryBennettSounds' 1st SOLO show of 2014! FRI APRIL 18TH **BarryBennettSounds **CIGARS & STRIPES 6715 W Ogden Ave,... [more] |
being thankful..November 30, 2013 hello sweet person... no matter what Morrissey says, it is not thankskilling time, it is Thanksgiving time; and I am thankful for many things. One of them being thankful for are those of you who receive these emails. it means that you let my music into your life in some way, whether you've come to a show, or follow everything I do... |
new music - Mariposa NocturnaNovember 19, 2013 Hello beautiful humans... Hope all is good in your worlds. |
some beating and hollerin for october time...October 7, 2013 hey beautiful peeps... here are some upcoming/ongoing goodies that i am involved with that hopefully will contribute to your cultural life the next few weeks! as always, thank you being part of MY cultural life :) TUES OCT 8TH ** SOUNDTRACK SERENADE performs THIS IS SPINAL TAP! ** QUENCHERS ** 9pm |
NEW SHOW TIME! BLACK DOT @ REGGIES 9/30August 29, 2013 Humans! Take Note! Just got word that the touring band on the bill has cancelled with a dead van... so the SHOW NOW STARTS @ 9:30PM! BLACK DOT ** FRI AUG 30TH ** REGGIES MUSIC JOINT 2105 S State Chicago ** 9:30pm ** DOT HITS FIRST! ** followed by Paper Angels, Doctor... [more] |
Friday Night! BLACK DOT! Reggies Music Joint!August 26, 2013 peeps! a reminder that Ed Reardon's farewell to the USA show is THIS FRIDAY! BLACK DOT goes on 1st, so you can party down with the Reardon and bask in shredding aura. Can't tell you how much i'll miss having Ed around. i am sure many of you reading this feel the same way... |
AUG. 30th! Black Dot!! Ed's farewell show...August 12, 2013 hey there beautiful, bittersweet hUmaNs... First of all, welcome to all the new friends we made at BLACK DOT's last show at Cigars and Stripes! |
BLACK DOT - Ed goes ex-pat @ Cigars & StripesJuly 19, 2013 HUMANS!!! The BLACK DOT keeps rolling, but now with a sense of urgency.... BLACK DOT ** FRI AUG 9TH ** CIGARS & STRIPES 6715 Ogden Ave (between Wesley Ave & Euclid Ave) Berwyn, IL ** 9pm ** 2 SETS ** $5 Black Dot's new home away from home, Cigars & Stripes! what a vibe in the room last time we were there! Sadly, one of the USA last performances for our Guitarist,... [more] |
Barry Bennett Sounds @ Subterranean! 7/2/13!June 24, 2013 Humans! First of all, thanks to all of you who made it out Fitzgerald's for the Record Release show! a reminder: Black Galaxy Sparkle Vol. 1 is available in CD and multiple download formats! |
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