CHICAGO ZINE FEST

This weekend was the Chicago Zine Fest. I'm pretty exhausted from it but I imagine that my friends who were staff for the event are even more so (so my complaints are baby complaints). Here are photos:







Some tables.












My friend Jake who came from KY for this.


My pull.


The art show at Johalla Projects:


















After all of this, I went to an aftershow at Ball Hall with several readings and bands playing. I left about 2/3 of the way in. It was all of the folky cute music that kids at my high school played. While I came to the shows in my hometown that featured that type of music played by my friends, I have no actual interest in it. Therefore I ended moshing to Sheryl Crow and going back to Bummercamp with Eric (from KY). Then we endured the metal show in Bummercamp's basement until 1 in the morning, then I watched weird/funny porn with Jake and Mike, we told ghost stories (us taking movies and putting them into a ghost story format, actually), and then went to bed at 4. It was all a lot of fun and I will miss those kids a lot.

Now, a nice day by myself.

ARE YOU KITTEN ME?

I love making vegan stir fry.


This is what Harrison and Ryan Plowry made today.

Blogspot for Ryan's band, Raw Nerve

My favorite new jacket.


Last night I found out my grandmother is Catalan. Therefore I am Catalan. Their language sounds like French, Italian, and Spanish. Their favorite activity is making human towers. Perfect, right?

CHICAGO ZINE FEST

This weekend is the Chicago Zine Fest.



It's run by my friend Matt Whispers and his friend Leslie Perrine. Tons of people from all over the country are coming to showcase their zines at this; it's going to be huge. On Friday there's going to be readings at Quimby's and Saturday an exhibition of all of the zines at the Conway Center at Columbia College. Asides from just zine related things, there's also going to be workshops on Saturday at the Conway Center and an Art Show associated with the fest at Johalla Projects. Here's the overall schedule:

Friday, March 12:
7-9pm Zine Reading at Quimby's Bookstore, 1854 W North Ave
7-10pm Zine Art Show at Johalla Projects, 1561 N Milwaukee Ave
10-11pm Gadabout Film Festival & Animations by Lilli Carre also at Johalla Projects

Saturday, March 13:
10am-5pm Exhibiting and Workshops at Columbia College's Conaway Center, 1104 S Wabash
7:30pm-? After Show, featuring music & zine readings at Ball Hall, 1621 N Kedzie $3. Bands playing are Eric Ayotte, Letters to the Moon, and the World's Smallest Puzzle (who I couldn't find any info on).

There's also the Comics Symposium of Chicago on March 11 & 12 from 4:30-7pm at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago Ballroom on 112 S Michigan Ave.

On top of all of that excitement, it's completely free and anyone is open to come. So if you have nothing to do and live in the area, you better come to this.

For additional information, you can look at:
The Chicago Zine Fest's official website
Their Facebook page
And even an interview with the AV Club

I'm personally stoked because besides all of that, some friends from Louisville are coming up to showcase their zines! My friend Jake from Mountain Asleep has a table for his zine, Smokestacks and Spires (which I highly recommend) and my other Kentuckian friend Eric has another for his zine, Please and Thank You (which reminds of my friend's band with a very similar name). They and all of their friends are crashing at my place. SPEAKING OF...

Summercamp is putting on a show this weekend (click to see the whole flyer).

Angel Eyes
Bongripper
Cloud Burial
Killer Moon
$5, 6 pm (mind your punk time), no drinking, no drugs, no bullshit

Y'all be best hanging out this weekend.

DEADLY RHYTHM: FIRST POST

I live in a punk house in Chicago.

My roommate Harrison screenprints things for friends.






This is for our friends in THE NEW YORKER. One time I saw that their drummer sat in smoothie. I told him he was sitting in smoothie. He shrugged and kept on sitting in smoothie for the next ten minutes.

Another shirt Harrison has done (with help) that I loved:


If anyone's interested in having Harrison do anything for them, email him at harrynama AT gmail.