Boris, Deerhunter, Qui Play Wire Adventures Fest
For the fifth time, British music rag The Wire has gathered some of the biggest names in avant-garde music for their Adventures in Modern Music festival, going down yet again at beloved Chicago club the Empty Bottle the last week in September.
This year's event, celebrating The Wire's 25th anniversary, promises "five days of outsider sounds," a pledge its lineup makes good on. Boris, Michio Kurihara, Deerhunter, Pere Ubu, Damon & Naomi, Qui, Ulrich Schnuass, Excepter, No Age, Burning Star Core, Holy Fuck and more will bring the in sounds from way out to the mighty Bottle.
The musical program will be accompanied by a film series at Chicago's Gene Siskel Film Center. The full musical lineup is available after the jump.
09-26 White Magic, Holy Fuck, Badawi, Burning Star Core with Graveyards & Zac Davis
09-27 Pere Ubu, Ulrich Schnauss, Hair Police, Glen Jones & Jack Rose
09-28 Qui, Excepter, Thomas Ankersmit, Leslie Keffer
09-29 Deerhunter, No Age, Daniel Carter, Sin Ropas (with the films of Brent Green)
09-30 Boris, Michio Kurihara, Damon & Naomi, People
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