Post Family

Last night, Candyleggs and I spent an evening with the Post Family, last night. Last night. Last night. Local Chicago Sonnenzimmer screen printer Nick Butcher performed his lowercase sound collages in the Family's industrial warehouse-inspired Family Room.

It's always exciting to watch Nick craft his music. A chemist concocting sonic textures, he visualizes collaged landscapes out of the aural aether with his old tape machines, records and keyboards. I wish I had recorded the entire performance, but here's a snippet:


Nick Butcher from rob patterson on Vimeo.

Unfortunately we missed the majority of a seance by self-proclaimed "Elementary Princess of Evil" Ryan Ingebritsen and Erica Dicker, but what we heard was nice. Katherine Young was also there playing her bassoon filtered through some effects. It was a compelling set of the improv noise of her intensely visceral avant-garde compositions, with a great interpretation of an Arthur Russell piece (see video below). Check out her blog to find out more about her performances and various projects.


Katherine Young from rob patterson on Vimeo.

Check out a review of Ms Young's performance (featuring the above video) at NPR.