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Music
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Chicagoans of Note
Jun 9, 2020
Video
Olivia Junell, codirector of Experimental Sound Studio
“Right before the shelter-in-place got announced, we started thinking: OK, how can we help?”
By Philip Montoro
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Adam Vida
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Alex Inglizian
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Ben Billington
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Billie Howard
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Carrie Cooper
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Chicago Jazz String Summit
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Corbett vs. Dempsey
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COVID-19 relief fundraisers
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Creative Audio Archive
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Damon Locks
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Dan Mohr
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Daniel Wyche
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Eddy Alvarez
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Eduardo Francisco Rosario
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Elastic Arts
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Elastro
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Ende Tymes Festival
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Erica Miller
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ESS
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Experimental Sound Studio
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Feed Your Head Collective
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Gianna Floyd
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Hideout
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Honey Pot Performance
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Hyde Park Jazz Festival
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JayVe Montgomery
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Kate Dumbleton
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Laetitia Sonami
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Lou Mallozzi
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Luke Stewart
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Lumpen
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Navajo Nation COVID-19 Relief Fund
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Nick Wylie
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Olivia Junell
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Paul DeMarinis
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Quarantine Concerts
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Rebuild Foundation
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Reclaim the Block
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Resonance
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Sam Lewis
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Shelter in Space
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Social Norms
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Soundpocket
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Sue-C
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Tamir Rice Foundation
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Tomeka Reid
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Vidium
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Video
Music
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Gig Poster of the Week
Feb 5, 2020
Chicago’s weirdest cook-off signs off on the gig poster of the week
This week's featured gig poster was created by local artist and animator Samuel Nigrosh.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Empty Bottle
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Brett Naucke
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Beau Wanzer
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Samuel Nigrosh
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Whitney Johnson
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Matchess
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Cooper Crain
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Bitchin Bajas
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Tom Owens
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Potions
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Alex Inglizian
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Experimental Sound Studio
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Crock-Pot
Music
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Gossip Wolf
Feb 4, 2020
Video
Spektral Quartet bring a mind-expanding program (and Julia Holter) to the Music Box
Plus: Air Credits celebrate yet another new EP at the Empty Bottle, and the Synthesizer-Chili Cookoff signs off with its tenth installment.
By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
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Spektral Quartet
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Chicago Film Society
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Music Box
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Alex Temple
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Behind the Wallpaper
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Julia Holter
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Lyra Hill
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Uzi’s Party
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Gene Knific
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Iverson
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Arnika
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Steve Reidell
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Brett Naucke
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Beau Wanzer
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Whitney Johnson
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Matchess
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Alex Inglizian
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Cooper Crain
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Tom Owens
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Concert Preview
Nov 29, 2019
Recommended
Veteran local drummer isn’t just at the head of his class, he’s a boss with glass
By Bill Meyer
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Tim Daisy
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Triage
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Dragons 1976
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New Works for Solo Percussion
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Staklo
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Alex Inglizian
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Andrew Clinkman
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improvisation
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Elastic Arts
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Recommended
Music
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In Rotation
May 30, 2019
Video
ESS engineer Alex Inglizian on the synth module that changed his life
Plus: Rob Frye of Bitchin Bajas on a violinist who plays bicycle wheels,
Reader
music editor Philip Montoro on Houston’s favorite defunct noise-rock deviants, and more
By Philip Montoro
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Alex Inglizian
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ESS
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Rob Frye
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Cave
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Inferno Mobile Recording Studio
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Pain Teens
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Scott Ayers
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Bliss Blood
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Trance Syndicate
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MusicRepublic
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MusicRepublic: World Traditional Music From LPs and Cassettes
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Lykanthea
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Mulatu Astatke
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Lincoln Park Conservatory
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Garfield Park Conservatory
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Iannis Xenakis
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Concret PH
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Brussels World’s Fair
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Curtis Roads
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Ida y Vuelta
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son jarocho
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Honky Tonk BBQ
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Laura Cambron
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Jaime Garza
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Daniel Villarreal
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Zacbe Pichardo
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Sones de Mexico
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Dos Santos
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Voices of the Peruvian Rainforest
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Ted Parker
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Rapid Assessment Program
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National Audobon Society
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Sylvia Hallett
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White Fog
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London Musicians Collective
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Video
Music
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Music Feature
Apr 7, 2016
Video
How will ESS replace Lou Mallozzi?
The cofounder and executive director of Experimental Sound Studio is stepping down—and the rest of the staff is stepping up.
By Peter Margasak
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Lou Mallozzi
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Dawn Mallozzi
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Experimental Sound Studio
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Ken Vandermark
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Olivia Block
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Michael Zerang
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Jaap Blonk
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Hal Rammel
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Malachi Ritscher
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Sun Ra
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El Saturn Records
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Creative Audio Archive
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Florasonic
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Outer Ear
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Option
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Lynn Book
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Lawrence Steger
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Brigid Murphy
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David Hernandez
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Carlos Cumpian
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Gene Coleman
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Douglas Ewart
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Laurie Lee Moses
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Jeff Kowalkowski
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Lower Links
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Randolph Street Gallery
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Nicolas Collins
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George Lewis
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Elliott Sharp
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Sonambient Pavilion
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Adam Vida
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Dan Mohr
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Alex Inglizian
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Olivia Junell
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Allison Schein
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Kate Dumbleton
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Ed Herrmann
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Drew Roulo
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Darin Walsh
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Video
Blogs
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Bleader
Sep 17, 2013
"The Distance Between": Longer in the rain
Weather marred the opening of the University of Chicago Logan Center/Arts Incubator show "The Distance Between."
By Deanna Isaacs
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Music
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Visual Art
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University of Chicago
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Arts Incubator
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The Distance Between
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Leroy Bach
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Cecil McDonald
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Jr.
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Tomeka Reid
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Cauleen Smith
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Avery R. Young
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Fred Lonberg-Holm
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Alex Inglizian
Blogs
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Bleader
Jan 15, 2013
Reader
's Agenda Tue 1/15: Internet Superheros, It's Complicated, and John Roy
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Tuesday, January 15, 2013
By Drew Hunt
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Arts
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Internet Superheroes: Art and Technology
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Museum of Contemporary Art
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Alex Inglizian
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First United Methodist Church
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It's Complicated
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John Roy
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Conan
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The Tonight Shopw
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Zanies
Blogs
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Bleader
May 26, 2009
5/27 -- Dorkbot workshop
Dorkbot hosts a free circuit bending workshop on Wednesday.
By Keith Griffith
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Swag
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dorkbot
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enemy sound
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curcuit bending
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alex inglizian
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