Uncle Pigeon

**The following write-up is from the venue. Uncle Pigeon will be playing a matinee performance from 1-3pm, free to see. MAKE ART, DRINK BEER FEST Save the Date: Saturday May 11th 12- 5pm! A One-Of-A-Kind Event! A Collaboration Of Collaborations! An Event! A Beer! A Showcase of Legendary Concert Poster Art and Artists! Live Music! Food from Chicago Culinary Kitchen! Anyone who’s ever stepped into our Elk Grove tasting room knows: Mikerphone Brewing is all about MUSIC and BEER. Nothing builds anticipation for an upcoming music performance like a well done Concert Poster and the Artist’s involved in this event have been creating some of the best Concert Posters in the world for over 3 decades. The opportunity to be involved with such prolific and legendary Concert Poster Artists is a dream come true for us here at Mikerphone and adding a delicious West Coast IPA collaboration with Hop Butcher for the World puts the cherry on top of this awesome event. We’ll have Live Music with Uncle Pigeon, a Live DJ as well as some delicious food from Top Local Food Vendor(s). We’ll have showcases of each individual Artist as well as a Museum of Concert Poster History pulled from the Artists own Collections. We’ll have a screen printing demo as well as the opportunity to meet the Artists and purchase their amazing artworks! We’ll be releasing “State of the Art” a West Coast-Style IPA loaded with Talus, Alora, Citra and Citra Incognito Hops, a Collaboration Beer with the one and only Hop Butcher! Each can will feature a unique label designed by one of these legendary Artists! Come out to Mikerphone Brewing on Saturday May 11th and Celebrate 3 Decades of Amazing Concert Poster Art with 4 Legends of the Industry: STEVE WALTERS A Chicagoland local and Industry pioneer Steve has been bringing his characteristic wit, humility, DIY ethos and artistic flair to Chicago and the Concert Poster scene for over 30 years. Founder of Screwball Press and widely considered to be the Godfather of Screenprinted Rock and Roll Posters in Chicago the breadth and impact of Steve’s work is hard to overstate. Almost everybody who’s done work in Chicago has come through Screwball or been influenced by Screwball Press. Music has always been a big part of Steve’s life and the Music world is all the better for it! https://www.instagram.com/skroobawl/?hl=en https://trps.org/artists/steve-walters/ JOEY LALA Chicago native and long-time Mount Prospect local Joey Lala’s art springs from the intersection of skateboarding, graffiti, music and acrylic paint. Layers of texture, text and color leap from whatever surface he might choose for his unique and original hand painted artwork. Joey is also one of the founders and organizers of the 56 Music Fix: a free-to-all, multi-location, 3 day celebration of Live Music, Art and local Mount Prospect businesses that’s going into it’s sixth year. https://www.facebook.com/joey.lala.3/ https://www.instagram.com/joeylala.art/ DAN GRZECA Dan Grzeca is a Chicago artist, printmaker, and illustrator. SInce 1992 he has produced thousands of illustrations, hand silkscreened prints, and posters for such a long list of bands and clients it might be easier to name who he HASN’T worked with ( the Black Keys, Iron and Wine, Low, Built To Spill, Smashing Pumpkins, Ween, Alabama Shakes, U2, Mogwai, Thursday, Phish, Explosions in the Sky, and many, MANY more…) He has shown his work nationally and internationally in galleries and annually at the SXSW Flatstock exhibtion in Austin TX. Chicagoland Beer enthusiasts may also recognize his distinctive artistic style from the many, MANY awesome beer label designs he’s done for Hop Butcher for the World! https://www.dangrzeca.com/ JAY RYAN Much like Dan: it may be easier to name noted Bands Jay HASN’T worked with over the years: prints for bands HUM, Andrew Bird, Dinosaur Jr, and Shellac (among many MANY others!) vibrant with color and detail, not to mention his work for noted films like Star Wars, Iron Giant and Moonrise Kingdom. From his Skokie print shop ‘The Bird Machine’ Jay has established a reputation for hand-drawn text and a computer-free design process. His prints aim to attain the same goals as other concert posters, but using raccoons and toasters instead of skulls, breasts and hot rods. Jay learned about screenprinting from Steve Walters at Screwball Press in late 1995 and has been adding his artistic style and flair to both the music and art worlds ever since. From Pavement to Pelican Jay’s artwork pops with color, creativity and character. https://thebirdmachine.com/collections/all FOOD: CHICAGO CULINARY KITCHEN! Excited to announce CCK as our Food Vendor for this Event! For anyone still unfamiliar with Chicago Culinary Kitchen: they are undeniably one of the Raddest Food Vendors in Chicagoland! Their constantly evolving menu of unique, mouth-watering dishes have not only won them many awards and accolades (#1 Suburban Restaurant by Chicago Eater, Rated #1 BBQ in All of Illinois by Money Magazine), but also a rabid local fanbase! They BRING IT! Every time. Make sure to come get some! Save the Date: SATURDAY MAY 11TH from 12-5PM and Don’t miss this one of a kind event! Music, Beer and Art all together in once place: Mikerphone Brewing! Come find that special piece of Artwork from these amazing Artists and learn about the wonderful world of Concert Poster art from the Greatest!