So we took a few months off to relax our clarinets, but we’re back with a pair of shows at Duke’s!

The first one takes place during the Glenwood Ave Arts Fest, which is going on this Saturday and Sunday at Glenwood and Farwell Ave (a few blocks south of the Morse Red Line stop).   Come out to see the artists, then when it gets too hot, you can duck into Duke’s to cool off while you hear us play.  We’ll be on between 2pm and 5pm on Saturday, August 21.

If you’re at the Glenwood Ave Arts Fest on Sunday, check out our friends in the Prohibition Orchestra of Chicago, playing Sunday from 2-5pm.

For everyone who can’t make it this weekend, we’ll be back at Duke’s on Sunday, August 29, from 4-6pm.  We hope to see you then!

Saturday, August 21
Duke’s Hideaway
6920 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL
2-5pm

Sunday, August 29
Duke’s Hideaway
6920 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL
4-6pm

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It’s late notice, but we’re playing a free concert tonight backing Jon Spiegel! It’s from 7pm-9pm at the Northcenter town square. There will be activities for the kids, so bring the whole family!

Jon Spiegel with the ChickenFat Klezmer Orchestra
July 7th, 2010
7pm-9pm
4100 N. Damen Ave
Chicago, IL

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The Klezmer Brunch that was scheduled for June 27 has been postponed. We’ll update the site once we know when it will take place.

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UPDATE: The Klezmer Brunch has been postponed.

SPACE (the club that brought hipness to the suburbs) is having it’s inaugural Klezmer Brunch on Sunday–and we’re excited to be a part of it!  Come hear two sets of music (us and Stuart Figa) and enjoy some bagels and lox.

Don’t miss the opportunity to tell your grandkids you were there at the first SPACE Klezmer Brunch!

Sunday, June 27
SPACE Klezmer Brunch
1245 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL
10:30am-1pm

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We’re playing Duke’s again!  We love the intimate setting because we get to be so close to the audience.

Duke’s Hideaway
Sunday, April 25th
4pm-6pm
Duke’s Hideaway
6920 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL
4pm – 6pm (map)

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According to the Red Eye, Avondale is Chicago’s “next hot ‘hood“.  It’s about to get hotter on April 17th, when we bring our sizzling klezmer sounds to Relax on Milwaukee.

Relax is my favorite sort of neighborhood bar; it’s got a friendly staff, inexpensive drinks, and pool and darts to keep you entertained between sets.  There’s even free popcorn.

Relax on Milwaukee
Saturday, April 17th
9pm-11pm
2937 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL (map)

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If you missed our last Duke’s show (we were playing during the gold medal game for Olympic hockey…tough competition), you have another chance to hear us perform.

Sunday, March 28
Duke’s Hideaway
6920 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL
4pm – 6pm

Duke’s has free parking in back, and it’s just south of the Morse stop on the Red Line.

See you there!

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Jack P. posted a Yelp review of our last concert:

“The orchestra of eight was jumpin’ with Tango and Klezmer…. The band kept playing their tangos and rocking the joint. We were so close we could have had their children. There was eye contact. We all smiled back and forth. And finally the music stopped.

I rubbed my eyes to wake up, Turns out it wasn’t a dream. Just a cozy January Sunday night at Duke’s with the ChickenFat Klezmer Orchestra. Surreal, yes. Fun? You bet.”

Read the whole review here.

Everyone had so much fun at the Duke’s Hideaway show that we scheduled another show:

Duke’s Hideaway
Sunday, February 28
4pm – 6pm
6920 N Glenwood
Chicago, IL (map)

It’s a block south of the Morse Red Line stop.

See you there!

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The ChickenFat Klezmer Orchestra has some new shows for the new year!

Saturday, January 23

Relax on Milwaukee
9pm to 11pm
2937 N. Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL (map)

Sunday, January 31

Duke’s
4pm – 6pm
6920 N Glenwood
Chicago, IL (map)

We hope to see you there!

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Eeee! We’re super exited to be playing a few songs for Milly’s Almost All Kid Holiday Spectacular. Some of you may remember Milly’s Orchid show, a “vaudeville-meets-Grand-Ole-Opry extravaganza, a place where comedians, monologists, filmmakers, musicians, jugglers, lariat twirlers and just about everyone else you can imagine got a chance to strut their stuff in a nightclub setting.”

Well, Milly (aka Brigid Murphy) is now doing a kids show at the Old Town School of Folk Music. It’s going to be a ton of fun.

Besides a costume parade for the kids, the spectacular will feature these performers:

The Blisters featuring Spencer Tweedy, Mini Midnight Circus, Holy Cross/IHM Marimba Ensemble and Choir, Wilson Brehmer, Hula Hooping by Annie Warnick, Jane Baxter Miller, Juggler Bruce Bailey, Berger Park Bucket Drummers, Katie Kot, Kai Juhlin, Jake Smith & Aylin Bayramoglu as The Sequinettes, and much, much more!

There will be two shows on December 13, at 3:30pm and 5:30pm. Click here for tickets and more information.

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If you can’t make it to see us at the Holiday Spectacular, come see us play the night before at Relax:

Saturday, December 12
Relax on Milwaukee
2937 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL
9pm

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