robman
01-05-2011, 05:03 PM
re: http://www.avclub.com/chicago/articles/local-punks-going-full-foodie,49671/
Local punks going full foodie
Members of Stiff Little Fingers, Naked Raygun, Rights Of The Accused, and The Methadones working with Chef James Toland on a charity 45
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Chef James Toland
Respectable Chicagoans really love two things: good, gritty punk music and good, solid food. Chef James Toland plans to combine both of those when he opens The Black Sheep in the West Loop in March, dishing out food gratis to touring bands and spinning Misfits as the occasional dining music.
He’s also going even more authentic, making music with Naked Raygun’s Eric Spicer, Rights Of The Accused’s Herb Rosen, Stiff Little Fingers’ Jake Burns, and The Methadones’ Mike Byrne and Pete Mittler. The resulting EP, due to be recorded this month with engineer Jeff Dean, will be pressed onto a 45 and released at Black Sheep’s opening. All copies will be numbered, autographed, and on some sort of fancy vinyl, and all proceeds will go to Chicago Children’s Memorial Hospital.
“This 45 project is going to be something we’re going to continue to want to do,” says Toland. “We’ll bring in other local artists. Anyone who wants to record and work on one can be a part of it. Everyone’s more than welcome to make suggestions, come in, work with us, whatever. We’ll have a lot of different releases. I’d like to have a whole collection, really.”
Keeping it even realer, Toland’s been working with members of the local music scene on the actual build out for the new restaurant. Naked Raygun’s Jeff Pezzati and Eric Spicer are working on the space’s HVAC. Joe Haggerty from Pegboy is doing plumbing. Scotia Widows’ Gina Knapik is the restaurant’s graphic designer and webmaster. “We’re only using Chicago-owned businesses so far,” says Toland. “We want to support local business and local musicians. They have day jobs too.”
by Marah Eakin January 5, 2011
Local punks going full foodie
Members of Stiff Little Fingers, Naked Raygun, Rights Of The Accused, and The Methadones working with Chef James Toland on a charity 45
http://a.onionstatic.com/images/articles/article/49671/LET_2189_by_Lorenzo_Tassone_jpg_627x325_crop_upsca le_q85.jpg
Chef James Toland
Respectable Chicagoans really love two things: good, gritty punk music and good, solid food. Chef James Toland plans to combine both of those when he opens The Black Sheep in the West Loop in March, dishing out food gratis to touring bands and spinning Misfits as the occasional dining music.
He’s also going even more authentic, making music with Naked Raygun’s Eric Spicer, Rights Of The Accused’s Herb Rosen, Stiff Little Fingers’ Jake Burns, and The Methadones’ Mike Byrne and Pete Mittler. The resulting EP, due to be recorded this month with engineer Jeff Dean, will be pressed onto a 45 and released at Black Sheep’s opening. All copies will be numbered, autographed, and on some sort of fancy vinyl, and all proceeds will go to Chicago Children’s Memorial Hospital.
“This 45 project is going to be something we’re going to continue to want to do,” says Toland. “We’ll bring in other local artists. Anyone who wants to record and work on one can be a part of it. Everyone’s more than welcome to make suggestions, come in, work with us, whatever. We’ll have a lot of different releases. I’d like to have a whole collection, really.”
Keeping it even realer, Toland’s been working with members of the local music scene on the actual build out for the new restaurant. Naked Raygun’s Jeff Pezzati and Eric Spicer are working on the space’s HVAC. Joe Haggerty from Pegboy is doing plumbing. Scotia Widows’ Gina Knapik is the restaurant’s graphic designer and webmaster. “We’re only using Chicago-owned businesses so far,” says Toland. “We want to support local business and local musicians. They have day jobs too.”
by Marah Eakin January 5, 2011