10x10 Update

Recently Tom Smith completed his Blasted Diplomats print for 10×10. We can’t show you the final piece, but you can watch several hours of Tom’s work condensed to just about a minute in the video above…

If you haven’t been following the 10×10 story you probably need to a quick catcher upper.

10×10 is a collaborative print and music project facilitated by Homeroom and Spudnik Press. The idea is simple:

Ten Chicago printmakers chose their favorite Chicago musical artists and bands to each record an original song for a compilation. Currently each printmaker is realizing a 10″ × 10″, 3-color screen-print inspired by the song given to them by their chosen band. The final package will feature a suite of ten fine art prints and a ten-song compilation of exclusive tracks.

The 275 editions will be available in January and (this just in!) will be celebrated with a month long residency at The Whistler. Pre-orders are encouraged; we expect them to go fast.

We expect Joey Potts, Colin Palombi, and Sanya Glisic to finish their prints by the end of the month. For a complete list of participating bands and artists, or to pre-order click right here.

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Skip Landt says...

Love the process, the music, and the developing product! Look forward to enjoying the final!

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Feb

2012

9:00 PM, $7 suggested

Elastic Arts
2830 N Milwaukee

Songwriter Showcase with Shelly Steffens, Donny Mahlmeister and Brian Sulpizio

Shelly Steffens and Donny Mahlmeister of A Tundra and Brian J Sulpizio of Health&Beauty will be our featured songwriters at our Songwriter Showcase and Open Mic.

Steffens crafts modern rock songs rooted in Chicago’s post-rock tradition. She finds ways to make the awkward sound lyrical and the unpredictable seem obvious while keeping the listener on his toes with unconventional arrangements and melodies.

Sulpizio’s songs are often driven by a plucked guitar that dances over the beat. With influences that span modern jazz, Afrobeat and contemporary indie-rock, Sulizio distills his tastes into a focus and expressive style that incorporates improvisation.

Mar

2012