I absolutely agree. Kate is friend of mine and such a sweet person to boot. Always great minimal tech stuff (DJ + original works) from Ms. Simko. :D -R
On 1/18/07 11:18 AM, "David Powers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/18/07, Ray Rodriguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hello Chicago friends- >> Just a quick note here to inform you of two great shows in Chicago...today >> and tomorrow... Thu.Jan.18th (Smart Bar) + Fri.Jan.19th (Sonotheque). > > Not to threadjack here, but I feel obligated to mention another great > show in Chicago tonight, Jan 18 at Sonotheque. Simko and Sassmouth are > both great DJ's and Miskate did some really great tracks in 2006: > > Wake Up! Moves to 3rd Thursdays at Sonotheque! > To celebrate the new monthly, curators Kate Simko and Sassmouth are proud > to host Philadelphia-based label owner and producer Miskate! > Miskate has been making waves in Europe and across the U.S. with > her live set. Join us for her first Chicago appearance! > > Residents Kate Simko and DJ Sassmouth round off the night with DJ sets. > > 9pm - 2am > 21+ > Free before 10:00 > $5 after > > MISKATE > Miskate is Kate Iwanowicz. originally a Pittsburgh dj, she held down > various residencies in that area. she received a degree in anthropology > (and a minor in music) at university of pittsburgh -- where she also > participated in a gamelan ensemble. her interests in sound began at a > young age-first playing violin, then piano, then guitar, now sample-based > electronics (often incorporating her own singing voice among other found > sounds). her regular bookings playing deep, minimal house and techno > encouraged her move to philadelphia in summer 2001. after relocating, she > had taken responsibilities as co-organizer of both the pitchspork monthly > (hosting names like magda, matthew dear, sammy dee, geoff white, jeff > milligan and others) and the foundsound record label. her production debut > came in may 2004 with the release of "rip it cookie muenster" > (foundsound01). since then, miskate hammered out eps for foundsound, > microcosm, alphahouse, roman-photo, karloff, einmaleins and plenty more to > come. > > ~David >
