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Ian F. Svenonius Talks The Psychic Soviet: New Expanded Edition in Conversation with Matt Sweeney, ONLINE Event, Thurs, July 23rd
THE PSYCHIC SOVIET
essays by IAN F. SVENONIUS
A reissue of Ian F. Svenonius’s cult-classic debut essay collection, including brand-new writing in this expanded edition.ABOUT THE PSYCHIC SOVIET
A new, expanded collection of essays and articles from one of the mainstays of the Washington, DC, underground rock and roll scene, The Psychic Soviet is Ian F. Svenonius’s groundbreaking first book of writings. The selections are written in a lettered yet engaging style, filled with parody and biting humor that subvert capitalist culture, and cover such topics as the ascent of the DJ as a star, the “cosmic depression” that followed the defeat of the USSR, how Seinfeld caused the bankruptcy of modern pop culture, and the status of rock and roll as a religion. The pocket-sized book is bound with a durable bright-pink plastic cover, recalling the aesthetics of Mao’s Little Red Book, and perfect for carrying into the fray of street battle, classroom, or lunch-counter argument.
** Zoom info ** We want to make sure that this online event is a safe space, so we won’t be releasing the Zoom link and password publicly. If you’d like to attend, please email info@quimbys.com to RSVP by 5 pm Thursday, July 23rd. We’ll email you the Zoom link and password one hour before the event begins.
Quimby’s has limited SIGNED copies of this new edition of The Psychic Soviet. Purchase yours here at quimbys.com.
Ian Svenonius will be in conversation with musician Matt Sweeney for this event.
Matt Sweeney is a rock guitarist, songwriter, and producer. His work can be heard on albums by Adele, Current 93, Johnny Cash, Endless Boogie, Neil Diamond, Superwolf, and Chavez. He saw Nation of Ulysses perform back when Ian Svenonius would play with his shoes on fire.
ABOUT IAN F. SVENONIUS
IAN F. SVENONIUS is the author of the underground best sellers Supernatural Strategies for Making a Rock ’n’ Roll Group and Censorship Now!! He was also the host of VBS.tv’s Soft Focus, where he interviewed Mark E. Smith, Genesis P. Orridge, Chan Marshall, Ian MacKaye, and others. As a musician he has created more than twenty albums and countless singles in various rock and roll combos (Chain & the Gang, Weird War, The Make-Up, The Nation of Ulysses, etc.). He lives in Washington, DC.
“In a sense the book is Mr. Svenonius’s love letter to the good old days of do-it-yourself punk concerts, though it’s cleverly disguised as a series of Marxian essays.”
—New York Times
“The pocket-sized book—given Svenonius’s communism infatuation, the parallel to Mao’s Little Red Book is no mistake—contains well-thought-out arguments on a variety of subjects, from vampires to the origins of punk rock. It’s often funny, but never in a self-consciously ironic way.”
—Washington Post
“Ian Svenonius has come a long way since Sassy Magazine first dubbed him the ‘Sassiest Boy in America’ in 1991. The DC singer has never been anything less than political to the extreme.”
—Village Voice
More info:
Twitter @CHAINANDTHEGANG
Instagram @ian_f_svenonius
Bandcamp toomuchdc.bandcamp.com
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Zine Club Chicago ONLINE: Fun Size(s) Edition, Tues, June 30th
When many folks think of zines, they conjure up the classic image of sheets of copy paper folded in half and stapled down the center. But there are so many more ways to fold, cut, assemble, and bind a zine! This month at Zine Club Chicago Online: Fun Size(s) Edition, we’ll be discussing self-published works that come in non-standard sizes and shapes, from mini zines and accordion-style booklets to one-of-a-kind configurations. Grab your favorite titles, BYOS(nacks), and join us on Zoom for a fun conversation!
** Zoom info ** We want to make sure that our online Zine Club events are a safe space, so we won’t be releasing the Zoom link and password publicly. If you’d like to attend, please email zineclubchicago@gmail.com to RSVP by 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 30. We’ll email you the Zoom link and password one hour before the event begins.
Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago, the city’s only book club-style event for people who read zines. This free monthly series is produced by Chicago Zine Fest/Midwest Perzine Fest organizer Cynthia Hanifin and hosted by Quimby’s Bookstore. Anna Jo Beck designs our monthly flyers and created our logo.
More info:
Instagram: @zineclubchicagopssst hey want a jpg o’ this? here ya go!
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2020 Chicago Zine Fest ONLINE, 5/15 & 5/16
Chicago Zine Fest 2020 will take place online on May 15th and 16th, 2020. Here’s how you can participate in #CZF2020:
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Share your zines (or other people’s zines!) on social media with the hashtag #CZF2020 on Friday, May 15th and Saturday, May 16th. There’s no registration or limit to who can participate, so long as you’re a zine maker or enthusiast.
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Tune into CZF’s digital programming: Readings, workshops, and panel discussions (more details at chicagozinefest.org). We’re proud to announce a Quimby’s Bookstore behind-the-scenes video tour Sat, 5/16 4pm Central on the CZF Youtube channel!
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- Join CZF’s online Zinester Directory: Submit an entry about you and your zines to be included, a spreadsheet of active zinesters to browse in perpetuity! Fill out the form to be included here. Check out the directory itself here.
More info at ChicagoZineFest.org.
#CZF2020 Poster by Caroline Cash
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Quimby’s is proud to be a sponsor of the 2020 Chicago Zine Fest, a celebration of small press and independent publishers, with an annual festival of workshops, events, and the big expo day where 250+ zinesters sell and trade their zines. All the events are free and open to the public. The 11th annual Chicago Zine Fest will take place May 15-16, 2020 at Plumbers Hall (1340 W Washington Blvd).Poster by Andrea Bell.Applications for half table spots will be open 1/13/2020 – 1/20/2020 and table spots will be chosen through a lottery. Application here.More info about Chicago Zine Fest at ChicagoZineFest.org. -
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Zine Club Chicago ONLINE: Screens Edition! on Zoom 5/26
7 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 Central Time.
Free! On Zoom!
Movies, television shows, YouTube videos, Instagram Live, and oh so many Zoom events … we all like to watch, and we’ve all been looking at screens a lot more than usual since the coronavirus crisis began. We miss seeing your faces and sharing the zines we love, so in May we’re taking Zine Club Chicago ONLINE!
This month, we’ll be discussing self-published works about the moving images that keep us riveted to big and small screens alike. Grab your favorite zines, BYOS(nacks), and join us on Zoom for a fun conversation!
Email at zineclubchicago@gmail.com about the Zoom link (which will be available soon).
Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago, the city’s only book club-style event for people who read zines. This free monthly series is produced by Chicago Zine Fest/Midwest Perzine Fest organizer Cynthia E. Hanifin and hosted by Quimby’s Bookstore.
* Zoom link info * We want to make sure that our online Zine Club events are a safe space, so we won’t be releasing the Zoom link and password publicly. If you’d like to attend, please email zineclubchicago@gmail.com to RSVP by 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 26. We’ll email you the Zoom link and password one hour before the event begins.
Thank you to Zine Club member Anna Jo Beck for designing our flyer this month!
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/949559022140588/
p.s. need a jpg because you’re posting this somewhere that only takes that format? Here ya go!
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New Quimby's Bookstore T-shirt Fundraiser, Courtesy of Barrel Maker Printing
We’re proud to announce a team up with Barrel Maker Printing for a new Quimby’s t-shirt! $10 from each shirt goes toward small businesses. We’re proud to join the ranks of other amazing Chicago institutions like Thalia Hall, Sleeping Village, Chicago Diner and more. You have until 5/31 to order, so don’t miss your chance to order Chris Ware’s Quimby the Mouse, reading a zine (of course), perched above our name, on a wondrous coral-colored t-shirt. 100% airlume combed and ringspun cotton sure sounds comfy to us!
More info: https://bit.ly/2Yl6jnJ
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Postponing Event Until a Undeclared later date: Zine Club Chicago: Food Edition
Zine Club Chicago is excited to announce that the April meeting will feature guest artist Sarah Becan, a local food fiend dynamo whose work has been a longtime staple at Quimby’s.
Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago, the city’s only book club-style event for people who read zines. This free monthly series is produced by Chicago Zine Fest/Midwest Perzine Fest organizer Cynthia E. Hanifin and hosted by Quimby’s Bookstore.
Sarah Becan is a comics artist, illustrator and designer, and the creator of “I Think You’re Sauceome”, a food-centric autobiographical webcomic. Her work has appeared in various publications, including Saveur Magazine, Eater.com, The Chicago Reader, and TruthOut.com.
She was awarded a Xeric Award and a Stumptown Trophy for Outstanding Debut for her first graphic novel, The Complete Ouija Interviews, and her work has twice been nominated for the Ignatz Award. Becan’s second graphic novel, Shuteye, was funded with a successful Kickstarter campaign and released in early 2012. In 2014, she wrote and illustrated Luna de Cuernos, a long form graphic story for Fifth House Ensemble’s spring 2014 concert series.
Becan illustrated the cookbook The Adventures of Fat Rice (2016), and Let’s Make Ramen!, a comic book cookbook, published July 2019 by Ten Speed Press.
Zine Club Chicago: Food Edition, at Quimby’s with Sarah Becan
Tues, April 21st, 7pm
Quimby’s, 1854 W. North Avenue in Wicker Park
Free!
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Postponing March 24th Event Until a Undeclared later date: Zine Club Chicago: Screens Edition
*Until COVID-19 status has been changed, we are post-poning the March Zine Club meeting until an undeclared later date. Stay tuned to quimbys.com for info about the rescheduling.*
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Zine Club Chicago: Screens Edition, at Quimby’s!7 p.m. Tuesday, March 24thQuimby’s, 1854 W. North Avenue in Wicker ParkFree!Movies, television shows, YouTube videos … we all like to watch. This month at Zine Club Chicago: Screens Edition, we’ll be discussing self-published works about the moving images that keep us riveted to big and small screens alike. Bring your faves and join us for a fun conversation and snacks!Due to member requests, we’re also bringing back the Mystery Zine Swap this month! If you’d like to participate, bring a zine (concealed in some way) to trade with someone else on the spot.Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago, the city’s only book club-style event for people who read zines. This free monthly series is produced by Chicago Zine Fest/Midwest Perzine Fest organizer Cynthia E. Hanifin and hosted by Quimby’s Bookstore.Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/213680916502554/Thank you to Zine Club member Anna Jo Beck for designing our flyer this month, including a mesmerizing gif version!
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Postponing March 16th Event Until a Undeclared later date: Isabelle Rizo Reads Tarot
*Until COVID-19 status has been changed, we are post-poning this event until an undeclared later date. Stay tuned to quimbys.com for info about the rescheduling.*
Last month’s tarot readings went so well with Isabelle Rizo that we’ve invited her back for another night!In this evening of exploring Tarot with Transylvanian Mystic, Hypnotist, and Artist Isabelle Rizo learn what the tarot cards will tell you. Having used tarot since 2014 as a way to ground herself on her travels she found the collective unconscious easily mirrored through her own experience.You can bring a simple question and we have a conversation with the cards, or bring something that you need specific guidance on. Isabelle’s readings are inspired by her Romanian upbringing, using Eastern European folk stories, symbolism, and ethnographic influences to give nuanced readings and performances.“Isabelle witnesses and holds safe space wherever she goes.” –Emily Stroia, Author of Into the LightIsabelle has been featured in such places as: Atlas Obscura, Prague College, The Whoroscope Witch Podcast, and was hired by GOOP as a resident tarot reader. Way Cool Magazine. She is the resident tarot teacher at Inner Sense Healing Arts where she teaches every Wednesday night in Chicago. Her work and workshops have also been featured at Occult of the Bazaar, She Spoke International Art Exhibition, and Sideshow Gallery. She runs her hypnosis practice with a group of amazing diverse and queer therapists at Art of Balance in Chicago as well Head Facilitator of The Coven which is an online and offline group of artists, healers, and liminal space dwellers with international and local members.Readings $5 – $25For more info visit isabellerizo.comMonday, March 16th, 6-9pm
