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EYE

Wed, 23 Sep, 9:00 PM CDT
Doors open
8:00 PM CDT
Empty Bottle

1035 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL 60622

Description
Doors: 8PM / Show: 9PM / 21+ Yamataka Eye (born Tetsurō Yamatsuka) is a Japanese vocalist and visual artist, best known as a member of Boredoms, Hanatarash and Naked City. Born in Kobe, Eye is a founder of the influential rock band, Boredoms, whose first major label release came out in the early ‘90s. They were signed to Warner Bros. (Chocolate Synthesizer era) by David Katznelson, then A&R VP of Warner Bros. The closest thing Boredoms have to a frontman, Eye offers a variety of vocal techniques: gurgles, screams, grunts and occasionally, relatively conventional singing. In the later days of Boredoms and in today’s V∞redoms he plays electronics and open reel tapes. Yamantaka Eye is also a member of the bands Hanatarash, UFO or Die, Puzzle Punks, Noise Ramones and Destroy 2. He is notorious for his vast, confusing discography and countless guest appearances. In 1993, he recorded an EP with Sonic Youth called TV Shit for Thurston Moore’s label, Ecstatic Peace. He also collaborated with Yamamoto Seiichi & Yamazaki Maso in the project “(Triple) Yama’s” which was titled for their shared namesake. He released two albums, Live! and Live!!, with Japanese turntablist/improviser Otomo Yoshihide, under the moniker “MC Hellshit & DJ Carhouse”. He formed a music and art group called Puzzle Punks, with Shinro Ohtake. Other notable collaborations include his work with Bill Laswell’s Praxis and with John Zorn’s groups Naked City and Painkiller. Eye and Zorn also recorded the album Zohar as the “Mystic Fugu Orchestra.” This latter compilation, which both commemorates and satirizes Jewish culture, also draws strength from Eye’s earlier influence from the Oomoto religion in Japan, a sect claiming to possess visions of an emerging world order. Several generations of Eye’s family belonged to Oomoto, which was at times brutally suppressed by the Japanese government. Yamantaka participated in the Boredoms 77 Boadrum performance which occurred on July 7, 2007 at 7:07 PM at the Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park in Brooklyn, New York, and the 88 Boadrum performance which occurred on August 8, 2008 at 8:08 PM at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California.

Event Information
Age Limit
21+