November 2 - DosXX Most Interesting Show at HOB
September 11 - Just Desserts #10 at Lincoln Hall
Sept 7 - Tuesdays Are Famous at Beauty Bar
Sept 4-5 - North Coast Festival at Union Park
or see all the galleries...
The English Surgeon
A good documentary does more to stimulate my mind than the best fictional films. The English Surgeon is above and beyond a spectacular documentary. Most scriptwriters couldn't dare compete with the sheer drama and uncomfortable tension filmmaker Geoffrey Smith captures in his real-life story of English neurosurgeon Henry Marsh, who became fed up with the inability of Ukrainian doctors to treat patients in need of brain operations and decided to do something about it. When a young Ukrainian man needs an operation to remove a tumor in his brain, Doctor Smith is his only hope for long-term survival. Unfortunately for this patient, modern luxuries are nowhere to be found in modern-day Ukraine and the only the way the operation can move forward is by using nothing but local anesthetics to reduce the pain of drilling thru the scull and scraping away the cancerous cells growing on his brain--In other words, doing the entire operation while completely awake and conscious. Beyond the unbelievable situations throughout the film, the simple message of humanitarianism shines. In today's consumerist smorgasbord of a world we live in, it can be easy to forget the simple things that make being a fellow human being a rewarding experience. This film helps remind us. -Clayton Hauck
Brain Stuff.
(itunes link, web link)
HowStuffWorks.com offers a nice variety of interesting podcasts but the first one I stumbled upon was Brain Stuff. It's a short but sweet look into, well, how stuff works. Each podcast gives a straight and to-the-point explaination on a wide variety of topics of which you are sure to find a few that interest you.
Nightlife, Party Pics 
I shot photos at the One Night Stand Adidas blowout last Saturday at Metro. Only Children, Moneypenny, Team Bayside High, Jokers of the Scene and Midnight Conspiracy all threw down the beats.
Click here to see all the photos from One Night Stand at Metro...
Well folks, here it is, the final SXSW post this year. I have to say, the whole time down in Austin was very fun. Lots of drinking and lack of sleep and general wandering and beer and vodka and pizza and inescapable music of all sorts. It was also very tiring and getting caught up on all the photos was super hard since I got home, since I've been busy with other stuff as well. There are two sets of photos, one via my Canon 5D and the other via the Panasonic GF1. Both cover the Carniville and afterparty.
Click here to see photos from the Austin Carniville w/ The Very Best, Major Lazer & more...
Nightlife, Party Pics 
November 10, 2009 | Soundbar | Chicago: We teamed up with Hornitos & UR Chicago to throw the craziest party possible on a Tuesday night with open bar for three hours. Jokers of the Scene & Acid Girls made the trip out and headlined, along with Moneypeny, Mano, Hollywood Holt & Kid Color. Click here to see all the crazy shots, including plenty of pillow fighting, from the Hornitos event at Soundbar.
Click here to see all the photos from the Hornitos event at Soundbar
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7/16/2009 | Chicago: Let's rewind a few days real quick and look at some photos from Willy Joy's monthly party, Fly By Night at Debonair. This party was kind of the beginning of the crazy weekend for me. After this there was no letting up until Monday rolled around. Along with Willy, Jokers of the Scene and Franki Chan played the jams. Check out all the shots here or see a few selects below.
Click here to see all the photos from Fly By Night at Debonair.
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