The current SUMMER issue in Now available to order online!
KILTER is celebrating the release of our 8th quarterly issue and
2nd annual (?) summer swim suit issue. This year we present the "Bomb
Shelter Bikini BBQ!"
Number 8 is busting at the seams with
great content. Art coverage, movie reviews, An Interview with Voltaire
by the Reverend Chicagodom, a review of the Chemlab/16 Volt show, a
piece about Latebar, the fashion of Dollface, art by Sinee Misgari,
Zmiya, Judgehydrogen, an expanded comics section, Poetry, fiction by
Michael Kleen, Cleo LaVamp on the Continuum (including a pictorial tour)
SS-Triple-X, and our regular features, Ask Happy, the Horriblescopes
and another vegan recipe by Scary Lady Sarah. :gasp: (and so much more)
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Chicago Promoters Ordinance Returnsby Peter Propaganda
There is a dark cloud gathering around the local live music scene. Legislation is now on the table in Chicago that will threaten not only the club scenes, but all of the music and art culture of our city. It’s called the “Chicago Promoters Ordinance”.
What this currently means is hard to say since the legislation is now tabled and being worked on under a vale of secrecy. They have tried to push it through twice already, and each time it has been alarming in its vagueness (not even defining what a promoter is). The city seem to be demanding many things from a promoter that venues already are required to provide - a permit to hold an event and liability insurance. The proposed license has been priced at $2000 and only covers one person. That’s a lot of money if each member of a street team must have a $2000 license. Most of the people who do promotion do it on a volunteer basis, because they are enthusiastic about an artist, or are the artist themselves. You would need a license to talk to people about events, or even to post about them on social networking web sites like Myspace or Facebook. Possessing this license would not be enough, each event would have to be registered with the local police, 30 days before the event.
The proposed fines have been ridiculous, and apply to each person promoting, as well as each copy of a flier or ad without a license number. Even more alarming has been that this seems to be aimed at independent, and startups only. The legislation as it was last put forward, exempts venues with a fixed seating capacity of 500 or more, and was only tabled when the larger venues spoke up about how some of this might effect their business.
From where we now stand it is safe to say that the future of Chicago's independent music scene is foggy and uncertain. This is not the last we have heard from the city, and this time there might be no special interest to object. They will be coming for us, and we will have to deal with this. We must be active. We must find those members of our communities who have the legal understanding to look over this legislation, and speak out against it. The last time they tried to push this through, we got less that 24 hours warning, so we have to get on this now. This legislation is aimed at smaller local culture. Remember that it exempts venues with over 500 fixed seats. These are national acts that can fill a venue that size. This is a effort against the artists of Chicago who make our city unique. We must stand up for our culture and not be bullied by the bureaucrats. We can't allow the fate of our nightlife to be decided by those who are in bed by 9 o'clock....
More will be details posted here as news breaks...