An ongoing series of short music / movement / street theater pieces performed in public spaces, intended for any accidental onlooker. Conceived, created and organized by Fannie Hungerford and Joshua Dumas, with Fannie handling more of the choreography and Joshua handling more of the music and sound. To date the group has staged five unique performances, all over Chicago, from Millennium Park to Pilsen to Lincoln Square.
Notes & Scratches
Cortney Groves
February 2005 to present
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Pop music group.
Anika Balaconis — horn, keys, vocals
Joshua Dumas — vocals, guitar
Jason Eckerson — bass, vocals
Robbie Hamilton — drums, vocals
Whitney Johnson — viola, keys, vocals
Music composed collaboratively, words by Joshua Dumas
Currently performing and creating new material. Have produced two recordings, Uh-Oh (2006), and To the Other Side (2009). Both are available for free download at Rock Proper.
the Captions (4.3MB MP3)
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Rock Proper
November 2008 to present
website
Rock Proper is an online music distributor providing high quality, album-length downloads with the legal consent of their creators. Please download this music, burn it, share it and stay tuned for future releases. Conceived by Casey Meehan, created and maintained by Casey Meehan, Joshua Dumas, Matt DeWine, and Bob Kuo.
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Remember the Maine
January 2009 to present
Monthly improvised music series featuring members of May or May Not, Notes & Scratches, A Company, Demons, Where the Moon Came From, Black Apple and more.
at the Whistler
2421 N Milwaukee Ave.
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Sing Us Your Favorite Tune
February 2008 to June 2009
website
A music blog with over twenty contributors, who post songs and stories about those songs multiple times a week. Created and edited by Joshua Dumas.
UPDATE: Wow, we got a cease and desist! So, the site’s down for the time being. When I get a minute I’ll look into what we can do about getting (at least) everyone’s stories back up. American copyright law is so deeply flawed.
filed under words
the Whistler Storefront Gallery
Joseph Baldwin
October 2008 to June 2009
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The Whistler is a music venue, artspace and bar in Logan Square that features site-specific installations in its Storefront Gallery, that was curated by Joshua Dumas to showcase the work of emerging Chicago artists.
Currently on display is Joseph Baldwin’s Body Maps which runs through the end of July.
Past shows:
Mark Benson :: Totally Permanent
Johannah Silva :: Swimming to Eternity
carlsweets :: analog gravity
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Blue Ribbon Glee Club
Rob Brenner
March 2007 to July 2008
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A thirty member choir that covers punk and rock classics completely a’cappella. Founded by Whitney Johnson, Dee Clements and Joshua Dumas. Though its founders have left, the group continues to have terrific success performing through-out Chicago at venues like the Lakeshore Theater, the Hideout Block Party, the Abbey Pub, the Vic, and Millennium Park.
Spanish Bombs (2.6MB MP3) (originally by the Clash)
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