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Sponsored Post: Brilliant Corners Live! John Cale, Conor Oberst, Bobby Womack, Zola Jesus, Jon Benjamin + more

By Sponsor in Arts & Entertainment on Sep 17, 2012 5:00PM

The following post is from our advertiser, At Pluto.

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Brilliant Corners of Popular Amusements returns to Chicago in its third incarnation with a showcase at the new Riverfront Theater (an actual circus tent located at 650 W. Chicago).

This year's line up is an impressive slate of artists including John Cale, Van Dyke Parks and Bobby Womack complementing contemporary indie faves like Zola Jesus, Conor Oberst and Helado Negro.

Tickets to this vaudevillian three-day event are on sale now!

On Friday and Saturday nights after the music, the stage will be handed over to comedians such as Jon Benjamin, Brian Babylon, Seaton Smith, Brandon Wetherbee, James Fritz, and The Puterbaugh Sisters.

Plus, on Saturday and Sunday afternoons El Circo Cheapo presents its innovative circus show filled with soaring trapeze acrobatics, jugglers, clowns, and more.

FRIDAY 9/21
Feature Event - 7pm
JOHN CALE
ZOLA JESUS

Late Comedy Show (FREE) - 10pm
SEATON SMITH
THE PUTERBAUGH SISTERS
JAMES FRITZ
Hosted by BRANDON WETHERBEE

SATURDAY 9/22
Matinee - 5pm
EL CIRCO CHEAPO

Feature Event - 7pm
CONOR OBERST
VAN DYKE PARKS

Late Comedy Show: (FREE) - 10pm
JON H. BENJAMIN
DREW MICHAEL
MEGAN GAILEY
Hosted by BRIAN BABLYON