Logan’s last day at Quimby’s was yesterday. We wish him the best of luck in his travels!
Monthly Archive for April, 2009
| Apr ’09 |
| 2 |
| 7:00 pm |
Quimby’s and STOP SMILING present an evening with R. Crumb (or, rather, the documentary about R. Crumb, CRUMB!).*
The new issue of STOP SMILING features an in-depth cover-story interview with the legendary comic-artist provocateur, who rarely speaks to the press. Crumb and Celia Farber, who made her name as an investigative journalist covering AIDS research, discuss her area of expertise as well as his, which makes for a lively and telling dialog.
The Crumb! documentary is a cinematic portrait of the artist as a weird man, and explores Crumb’s traumatized family, his strange sexual tastes, and allusions of racism and sexism that some find rampant and disturbing in his work. From his childhood home to the San Francisco streets where he started Zap Comix, the film sets Crumb in a panoply of settings, all of which come across as somehow unsettling.
Copies of the new issue of STOP SMILING with the R. Crumb cover, as well as an array of R. Crumb merchandise from Quimby’s, will be on hand.
WHEN: April 2, 2009, 7 p.m.
WHERE: The STOP SMILING Storefront (1371 N Milwaukee Ave., Chicago)
Free drinks will be provided (21+)
To attend, email rsvp@stopsmilingonline.com (subject: Crumb)
*R. Crumb, the actual person, will not be at this event
| Apr ’09 |
| 3 |
| 7:00 pm |
This is a reading/launch party for Oyez Review. Oyez Review is an award-winning literary magazine published annually by Roosevelt University’s Creative Writing Program. It features poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, and a portfolio of artwork.
Some of the editors as well as a couple of the contributors of Oyez review will be reading poems and excepts from stories.
more info at www.roosevelt.edu/oyezreview
1. Butt #25 Fantastic Magazine for Homosexuals $9.90
2. Cinema Sewer #22 $4.00
3. Oyez Review #36 $5.00
4. Stop Smiling #38 $5.00
5. Bust Apr/May 09 $4.99
6. Cometbus #51 by Aaron Cometbus $3.00
7. Believer #61: The Film Issue $10.00
8. Do Not Disturb My Waking Dream #2 by Laura Park $3.00
9. Goofy Funnies #5 $4.00
10. 13 Years of Good Luck by Joe Biel etc. (Microcosm) $2.00
| Apr ’09 |
| 8 |
| 7:00 pm |
Join Jon Ginoli the lead singer and founding member of the first openly gay punk band, Pansy Division as he reads and signs his new memoir Deflowered: My Life in Pansy Division.
Jon Ginoli sets off on a journey of self-discovery and musical passion to become the founding member of Pansy Division, the first out and proud queer core punk rock band to hit the semi-big time. Set against the changing decades of music, we follow the band from their inception in San Francisco, to their search for a music label and a permanent drummer to their current status as indie rock icons. We see the highs–touring with Green Day–and the lows–homophobic fans–of striving for acceptance and success in the world of rock. Replete with the requisite tales of sex, drugs, groupies, band fights and label battles, this rollicking memoir is also an impassioned account of staying true to the artistic vision of queer rock’n'roll.
Jon Ginoli is a guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member of Pansy Division, a punk rock band whose cd’s include Undressed, Deflowered, Wish I’d Taken Pictures, and more. An Illinois native, he’s played both dive bars and arenas, and his favorite color is purple. When not on tour with the band he lives and works in San Francisco.
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