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! |
RECORD RELEASE SHOW! JUNE 20TH! FITZGERALD'S!June 5, 2013 HELLO BEAUTIFUL HUMANS! It with great pleasure that this tribal/ambient/space/punk announces to you that my new solo album, BLACK GALAXY SPARKLE VOL. 1, is FINALLY available to YOU! It has been tough down here at Basestation Berwyn. I've sittin' on a nice pot of sonic soup, but no one to taste it!! On Thursday June 20th, Let's celebrate with a good ole fashioned release show @ Fitzgerald's complete with a rare solo set by me and CDs to put in your little paws! scroll below... [more] |
Dot my show 5/31 - BB CD?!?!May 20, 2013 as they say... spring is in the air. birds chirping. bunnies hopping. squirrels scurrying. my cat stalking and murdering them all... here are some things i am cooking for YOU to enjoy: BLACK DOT (myself, Edward "Ed" Reardon, Jason "Ace" Kunesh, Toru Hironaka) BRING THE RETRO FUTURE TO ONE OF THE... [more] |
Sun 4/28! BLACK DOT @ Reggies' Music Joint!April 22, 2013 as is my custom... important to remember that the beautifuls outnumber the the no so's... wanna blow off some steam? as a matter of fact, it will be BLACK DOT'S 1ST Club Show! |
new album coming soon!November 29, 2012 no, really, its true! Black Galaxy Sparkle is finally taking shape. over the past year, it has been fun to throw out works in progress for you to hear. kind of like having you with me as i make it. The record features some great guest spot collaborations from Tracee Westmoreland, Edward Reardon, and Jason Kunesh. as they say, yummy.... here is one more teaser that will be on the record. a little cosmic noir called, Snake Oil Serenade. strap on those phones and click... |
IBO lives!! MON 7/16July 8, 2012 Friends, Romans, Countrymen... A note to let you know that the much too dormant, IMPENDING BEHAVIOR ORCHESTRA, is waking from its sleep ... and soon! MONDAY JULY 16TH' |
IBO lives!! MON 7/16July 8, 2012 Friends, Romans, Countrymen... A note to let you know that the much too dormant, IMPENDING BEHAVIOR ORCHESTRA, is waking from its sleep ... and soon! MONDAY JULY 16TH' |
Holla BodyJune 1, 2012 hello beautiful... just a note. no live performance scheduled right now, but lots of irons in the pot. a couple of recording projects. Edward Reardon and i have been kicking concepts for a Doctor Bonobo album in the future and i have sent some things to Ed's secret lab. also, been talking with David Lee Smith and Tracee Westmoreland about making at least one track together long distance style. remember that they are in Berlin and Brussels. Davidly, says he may have something in... [more] |
wed march 28th: presenceMarch 21, 2012 presence. i like that word. it can be a witness, an energy, an evidence , or a knob on a music man amp... on WED MARCH 28TH, i will be improvising a set of tribal/ambient/space/punk as part of Chicago Dramatist new music/variety series, revenge of the playwrights pub. i have been an associate artist at Chicago Dramatists for many years and am pleased to help get this new cool programming started. plus, its my birthday week! so, give me the awesome present of your presence...... [more] |
it's time! commission mission to end the world...February 6, 2012 hello beautiful humans! ever since i was given a loving roast at my 40th b-day party, which MK Victorson saluted me in the manner of one of my newsletters, i sometimes hear MK's voice when i write these... ** IT'S TIME. NEW TUNE... been futzing with this lately, thinking about, well, you know, time... may end up on black galaxy sparkle or there is a rumor that Ed Reardon may lay some stuff on it to make it a Dr.... [more] |
PEEP reunion! 12/23/11December 12, 2011 hey beautiful humans... This email is mostly to let you know that PEEP, the first band i was in when i came to Chicago, will be playing a one time only 15 year reunion show on Fri Dec 23rd. That was before the internet, y'all!! PEEP taught me a lot. how to write these little missives to the folks at home, about the rock scene in a major city, about tenacity, being who you were... [more] |
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