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If you were at last night's Estrojam (warning: makes noise) opening-night Panty Party at Funky Buddha, it's likely you're familiar with the festival. You're also probably a) hungover from all the $1 beers and mango vodka shots, and b) searching for your face on Last Night's Party, hoping for a new MySpace photo.
The five-year-old, woman-centric music and culture festival continues all over the city this week with a bevy of concerts, films, workshops and comedy shows. A few highlights:
- Margaret Cho's The Sensuous Woman opens tonight. As she told us last week, the show is a big 'ole variety show, complete with a viral YouTube star, burlesque dancing and, duh, a gay rapper.
- The Cinejam Film Festival, featuring shorts, animation and music videos created by women filmmakers from around the world.
- Workshops that span from women's reproductive options/issues to the obligatory sex-ploration seminar.
- The final performance ever by the renowned and often sampled electro, art-funk band ESG.
While not a man-hating affair (the penis-growing set is more than welcome and invited to attend the festivities), Estrojam serves as an annual celebration of women's contribution to music, art and filmmaking. So get on out there and celebrate the ladies, already. The festival ends Saturday, and tickets are still available.
Northern State at Estrojam photo courtesy of the festival.
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I think I'm going to start a festival celebrating man-centric music and culture.
Clapton's beat you to it this summer, dude with that gonzo guitar gushfest in bridgeview or stickney or wherever.
Genius Guest #2, genius.
@Guest2
Yeah the "Harlem Hell-Hole" as I call it, is in Bridgeview @ Toyota Park. I always get stuck in traffic over there, when the police shut it down to one f-ing lane. (Cops & Traffic never mix)
I always thought "Scrotum Rock" would be an awesome name for a compilation of 70s rock.
Last Night's Party? Really? I knew hipsters were into irony, but that's kind of pushing it too far.
If anyone starts a band called "Scrotum Rock," please call me. I'll be your drummer/keyboardist/sax player/roadie/manager/groupie in a heartbeat.
#6, I mentioned LNP because Bronques was scheduled to be at the party last night, shooting girls wearing training bras and pouring vodka down their chests or other activities that would make their daddies proud. As of right now, the photos aren't up.
Scrotum Rock's hit-single is about "penis growing."
Hey, is that Scrotum Rock? Well turn it up man!
inspiration
This fest is an awesome place to pick up chicks. I used the "I'd like to jam your estro" line last night on a couple of broads and left the Funky Buddah with a new friend!
LNP is kind of gross. Women, you baffle me!
My beef with EstroJam is that they
talk all tuff, but play it safe. Hold up in the safe confines of Wicker Park. Come down to Humboldt Park and mix it up with the masses! You know reach out to some Black and Latino Women!
They remind me of N.O.W, The National Organization of Wealthy White Women.
p.s Boycott Justin Sonwack!
My beef with EstroJam is that it's really lame and gay..