Compound Yellow

Thank you to everyone who came out for last week’s opening! Come by this Saturday to see Lindsey Dorr-Niro’s Spectral Psalm during Compound Yellow open hours from 2–6 PM, then stay for the evening activation/performance with Zander Raymond + Erik Kramer .mp3 starting at 7 PM.

Last Saturday Side Yard Sounds brought together The Fancies with Death and Jackiemandrake for an evening of music, experimentation and gathering, 

Kid friendly factory vibes- (Thanks Mark Temelko!) new friends- best vision of being together creatively (thank you Michael Green). This night and life in general is not about perfection. It’s about playing, trying things, practicing, being willing to put yourself out there, public amateur. 

Thank you to the Fancies with Death and Jackiemandrake for a night to remember!

We’ll be open this Saturday at 2 PM for public viewing of Lindsey Dorr-Niro’s solo exhibition Spectral Psalm. Side Yard Sounds: Zander Raymond + Erik Kramer .mp3 , presented as part of the Spectral Psalm activations, begins at 7 PM.

See you here soon!

Happy June from CY! Summer is here, and we’re hoping to see you more in the yard this month.

Here’s what’s coming up in June:

Sat, June 6, 7–9 PM
Zander Raymond + Erik Kramer .mp3
Part of Lindsey Dorr-Niro’s Spectral Psalm activations

Sat, June 13, 4–7 PM
Lindsey Dorr-Niro & Marty McConnell
Artist talk / performative lecture
Part of Spectral Psalm activations

Sat, June 20, 7–9 PM
Matt Robidoux / Coppice / NNN Cook
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Fri, June 26
Kolmar Duo

Come by and spend some summer evenings with us in the yard. Hope to see you here soon!

Side Yard Sounds presents: The Fancies with Death + Jackiemandrake
Saturday, May 30, 7–9 PM
Tickets in bio

The Fancies with Death, the brand new songwriting project of Sam Ramos , Ryan Thompson , and Michael Green , is bringing their first show, a special live show / open rehearsal/songwriting workshop on Saturday, May 30th, at Compound Yellow.

And yes, we also excited to welcome young Oak Park band, Jackiemandrake , who play an intoxicating mix of alternative/metal/post-hardcore, will also be performing!

Kids are welcome, and art project stations will be set up for them.

A big thank you to the The Fancies with Death and Jackiemandrake. All ticket revenue goes directly to Compound Yellow and helps us continue presenting more music, art, and public programs. No worries if you can’t, free tickets will be available at the door.

See you Saturday!

BIO:

The Fancies walked into a 7-11. It had been a long night. Death (not THAT Death!) stumbled into the same 7-11.

Yo, said The Fancies.

Yo, said Death.

And the rest was history.

As a kindergartner in the 1980s Sam Ramos was signed up for karate by his parents. He quit after the first day because he didn’t like taking his shoes off in front of strangers. It is a moment he has never overcome. Sam is a writer, museum guy, father, spouse…and musician? He grew up in Austin but considers Chicago his home even though he lives in Berwyn. 

As an elementary school kid in the 1980s Michael Green’s mom signed him up for judo classes. After he was dropped off, he waited for his mom to leave and then he climbed out through the window of the community center and ran away. He never went back and has mostly stuck with the arts since, currently working as a Creative Director with the Chicago Humanities Festival.

Since being discovered in the woods, Ryan Thompson has grown more accustomed to our modern human ways. He still sleeps on the floor and catches his own food. What you don’t know is that he made work about cryptids years ago. https://departmentofnaturalhistory.com/Burden-of-Proof

Thank you to Dustin Laurenzi (.laurenzi ), Dan Bitney (.music ) and Daniel Van Duerm ( ) for a mesmerizing performance! Thank to all who came out! We were once again, so lucky!

See you back in the yard this Sat at 7 PM, May 30 for The Fancies with Death + Jackiemandrae ( )

Thank you to at Sports and Visualist for choosing Dorr-Niro's Spectral Psalm at Yellow to be one of the for the top 5 picks for the weekend! So excited for Saturday and the whole month of activation!

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