Audio Picnic

Date: 6/9/2008

Time:

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Park location: Great Lawn

Lounge on the Great Lawn and soak up sounds from the Jay Pritzker Pavilion's one-of-a-kind sound system. Bring a picnic, games, friends, and family to play, chat, stretch, eat and drink. Electronic music artists, local record label heads, music historians, expert DJs, record store impresarios, and a few surprise guests provide the sonic backdrop.

This week: Electronica @ Dusk

Featuring Telefon Tel Aviv, Kate Simko, Miles Tilmann
Ambient sounds, downtempo, and minimal techno provide the backdrop for early evening relaxation with some of the brightest electronic musicians in the world, who are based in Chicago.

Formed in 1999 by Charles Cooper and Joshua Eustis, Telefon Tel Aviv is a Chicago-based electronic-music group known for its work on Hefty Records and remixes of anyone from Bebel Gilberto to Nine Inch Nails. Drawing inspiration from the diverse influences of the rave music of the early 90s, industrial, even classic rock, Miles Tilmann composes his music by utilizing instruments including keyboards, computers, record players & tape machines. Riding the buzz of recent rave reviews and international acclaim, Kate Simko is an electronic music producer whose music has roots in Chicago house and Detroit techno.