events
alias recommendations:

sound:
.Johnny Cash - American III
.A Scholar and a Physician - any
.polkaholics - any, and all
.winterkalte - greenwar

games:

sprockets [cult classic month]:

bandwidth:
.drunkgamers - he's not surly - he's my brother.
.pko - everything you love, wrapped up in a self-indulgent belt.
.Tativille - The official Jacque Tati website. For all of your Playtime needs.

read:
.Eniac: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the World's First Computer - Scott McCartney
.Iron Chef - The Official Book
.Supercade - a visual history of the videogame age - van burnham

about

Important alias notice:
After close to three years of doing alias events, alias has shut down. alias has changed a lot since it was initially conceptualized - we're leaner and meaner, eaten through more than our fair share of venues and even shifted the focus of the night. However, we have stood fast to our original vision - to play new/overlooked electronic music in a comfortable environment. It's been a fun ride but ultimately frustrating and it has come to a time where we had to reevaluate whether the night in it's current situation was something we wanted to pursue. After a long and hard time of deliberation, we concluded that it wasn't.

We would like to thank all who have supported alias over the years, all the djs, anyone who ever was in attendance, those who helped us wrangle equipment and assisted us in many ways. Without their help we never would have gotten this night off the ground, much less kept it running for nearly three years.

May 3rd at Timber Lanes (1851 W. Irving Park Ave.) will be the final night under the alias label - we hope to see you there.
- Team Alias (unitdaisy/peccaui)


Beats & Bowling - Final Frame - May 3rd

DJs
feminaexmachina
peccaui
subK
unitdaisy

Features
Bowling
More Bowling
Games with pixels the size of your head
The finest electronic music found in Chicago's gutters

Specifics
Saturday, May 3rd
9:30pm - 12:30am (arrive early for optimal bowling conditions)
Timber Lanes
1851 W. Irving Park Ave.
$10 (includes bowling and shoe rental)
18+ (bar available for those 21+)


Thanks to all that came out for the latest beats&bowling installment, and an extra special thanks to literati, arman, jef, feminaexmachina and our djs Girls! Girls! Girls! (aka m50) and MC 900 Ft. Tapeworm! If you're interested in their playlists, meander along over here.



The next, and last alias beats&bowling will be May 3rd - same place, same time. We will have t-shirts available to commerate the passing, if you feel so inclined. T-shirt pre-orders will be available beginning March 25th.


March - a time for change, growth and smokefilled, blacklit bowling alleys! Join us March 15th for the next iteration of alias::beats&bowling. We have the following, just waiting for you!

Bowling
Bowling Balls
Bowling Shoes
4 DJs including Girls! Girls! Girls!, MC 900 Ft. Tapeworm and peccaui
Projected Video Games with Pixels the Size of your Head!
and Some Surprises!

Same Bowling Time, Same Bowling Place:
9:30pm - 12:30am (arrive early for optimal bowling conditions)
Timber Lanes
1851 W. Irving Park Ave.
$10 (includes bowling and shoe rental)
18+ (bar available for those 21+)

Hope to see you there!


First off, we'd like to thank everyone that brawled against the cold to come out to the latest alias event - hopefully all the bowling warmed y'all up some. Secondly we'd like to tip our hats to our djs and everyone that helped out to get the latest alias off the ground - rawkwildely, subK, LSE, Jef and Berianne for their quick thinking and last minute assistance and a special thanks to Literati for all of his sound work, diligence and just plain keenness. Playlists are avaible here, for the curious.

It looks like the next one will take place on an unmentioned (at this time) Saturday in March - keep your eyes peeled and hopefully we'll have the 2600 hooked up by then!


Ready for some hot bowling action? The next alias beats&bowling event takes place Saturday, Jan 18th starting at 9:30pm and going until 12:30am! As usual, we'll have an assortment of djs spinning only the finest in video game remixes, electro, power noise and other progressive electronic tracks. And of course, I would be remiss if I didn't mention our projected video games, food and additional shenanigans.

DJs:
LSE (abstract science, WLUW)
subK (dark sexy electro, subK.net)
rawkwildely (j-pop)
peccaui (electroddities, resident dj)

The ball drops on:
Saturday, Jan 18th 2003
9:30pm - 12:30am (arrive early for optimal bowling conditions)
Timber Lanes
1851 W. Irving Park Ave.
$8 (includes bowling and shoe rental)
18+ (bar available for those 21+)

Beats&Bowling 4 will not be taking place on Nov. 16th as previously advertised. We are currently rescheduling - check back here soon for the latest information!

Thanks to everyone that came out of saturday - we hope you had a good time. Special thanks to literati, armand and the djs for their invaluable help, assistance and kick-ass sets. And for those that won cds, rest assured that they will be heading to your mailbox soon!

Also, we're looking for a knowledgeable J-Pop person to spin, so if you are a J-Pop fan, or know someone who is willing to help out, email us at alias@peccaui.com!

Shine your shoes and dust off your bowling ball because it's time for another session of beats&bowling! We have an extra special event lined up, it being our second anniversary and all. Just look at the lineup!

djs:
chilliwinters [whiplash, nocturna guest-dj]
doug [fnordic frequencies]
peccaui [alias house dj]
xs [impulse radio]

It wouldn't be a party without prizes! We have contests-galore, so tighten up your bowling and videogame skills. Look forward to projectionmania and a few surprise tricks.

Hit the lanes on:
Saturday, Sept. 21st 2002
9:00pm - 12:30am (arrive early for optimal bowling conditions)
Timber Lanes
1851 W. Irving Park (right off of the Irving Park Brown Line El Stop)
$8 (includes bowling and shoe rental)
18+ (bar available for those 21+)

dj peccaui will be spinning at Hex this upcoming friday (July 19th) with Carrie Monster and yzgi for a special gaming night! peccaui will be serving up an entire set full of video game remixes, from old-school to next-gen. Additionally, there will be plenty of games for all of you to play while we feed your ears. we hope to see you all there!

dj peccaui will be spinning at Hex this upcoming friday (July 19th) with Carrie Monster and yzgi for a special gaming night! peccaui will be serving up an entire set full of video game remixes, from old-school to next-gen. Additionally, there will be plenty of games for all of you to play while we feed your ears. we hope to see you all there!

We would like to thank everyone who came out to frame 8 and making it the most successful alias event thus far! The turnout was absolutely amazing! We'd also like to give a special thanks to Michael for his invaluable assitance - without him, this event would have been a hollow shell of what it was. Also, big thanks to feminaexmachina and yzgi from Hex for spinning with us! If you're interested in viewing the playlist for frame 8 click here.

We'd also like to thank Timber Lanes for their generousity and allowing us to take over their lanes! If you're going to bowl anywheres in Chicago, make it Timber Lanes - they're tops.

Also, we have a few pictures from the event!

We are currently planning the next beats & bowling event, which looks like it'll take place in mid-August. We'll have more information here as information becomes available. We also have a few other tricks up our sleeve, possibly entailing a humble, discontinued video game system that is very close to our hearts. More on that as we tighten up some of the details.
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