Pops and Paps: Shrinkboutique.com Launch Party (Event Over)

Lumen, Shrinqueboutique.com, White Label and Fluxcore present

Pop and Paps is a promotional launching event for Shrinkboutique.com Chicago. Shrinkboutique.com is an online store based in Chicago that sells ready-to-wear, designer sportswear and streetwear from international and domestic designers who are up-and-coming as well as mainstream brands that express a high/low style of luxury and street.

Pops and Paps will feature fashion installations from  Shrinkboutique.com and Jean-O-Type boutiques and designer Soledad Designs with models exhibited in their latest fashions, bottle service tables and party favor goodie bags.

Pops and Paps
a night of high brow low style glamour

Friday, April 25, 2008
Lumen
839 W. Fulton Market St.
10 pm-2 am

$10 Pommery splits all night
+ Party favor goodie bags

$5 w/ http://Going.com RSVP before 11PM, $10 after

Boutique Installations

Performing Models

Mr. Beanz
Nicole Briggs
Orlando Camacho
Ricardo Gamboa
J9
Carlos Torres

Event Photographers

Funsho Akerele-Ale
Robin Croke
Monica Cruz
Mirza Hodzic
Seth Mooney
Gerry Perez
Stefan Platzer
Likalee Tamay
Chuan Vo

Sound Design

Madrid_Analog Punk/ White Label

Post-modernist selector fusing punk funk electro disco afro brasil asian world jazz hop soul grooves.

Skillfully combining disparate elements and manipulating them into a harmonious composition is essential to Madrid's aesthetic, one he has shared with audiences around the world; He refuses to pay attention to any of the boundaries cutting across music today.

Since the beginning of his musical career Madrid has been on the lookout for hard-to-find and unusual tunes, gaining early recognition for founding Ultra Urban Aesthetics as a distributor of DJ mixes of NYC's top hip hop and reggae DJs such as Tony Touch, Doo Wop and Juice. His devotion to bringing previously obscure mixes came to the attention of Illinois Entertainer who spotlighted his work in a feature article. In 1998, he moved on to organizing underground dance events featuring local DJs, brining together many creative individuals from Chicago's thriving art community, giving Madrid the opportunity to begin DJing for receptive audiences on his own. In 1999, his first residency at the Gaijin Hotel's trendy fashion forward restaurant lounge gave way to gigs at Chicago hotspots such as Le Passage, Sushi Samba Rio, the W Hotel, Sonotheque, and J Bar. By 2000, Madrid soundtracked a PBS documentary on Mayor Harold Washington soon to become a highly sought out DJ for galleries, such as Gallery 312, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Field Museum, the Museum of Science and Industry and Sotheby's Auction House. He also appeared as a guest DJ for the Conjugate Projekt, moving party on the Blue Line train.

The rest, as they say, is history. With a list of successful gigs as diverse as his sets, Madrid has spun across north and south America and Europe alongside such notables as Antibalas, Juan Atkins, the Brazilian Girls, King Britt, Derrick Carter, DJ Cam, Green Velvet, Gotan Project, the Hacker, Jazzanova, Osunlade, Larry Tee and Ron Trent and has premiered for events for Akira, Jaguar, Louis Vuitton and Vogue Magazine.

Madrid holds residencies at De la Costa Restaurant Lounge, the Merchandise Mart’s Style Max, Nacional 27 Restaurant, Puma Store and Rodan in Chicago. Current projects include production work with vocalist and artist Sadie Woods.

Hilary Rawk_ Rawk Magazine

Chicago-based DJ hiLary Rawk has been getting parties started on the ones and twos since her first show back in 2007. Her love for music of all genres makes her one of the Windy's most diverse players. She has had the opportunity to play along side heavy-hitters like DatA and Detect (Paris), Guns 'N Bombs (LA/Chicago), Sleazemore (LA), The House Moguls, Jordan Z, and Marco Morales.  

During her sets you can expect to hear a flawless mix of everything from popular tracks by Michael Jackson, Prince and AC/DC to dance tunes by the likes of Solvent, Chromeo, Justice, PNAU, Daft Punk, and more. This girl will make you want to shake it, y'all, so don't hold back.

Official Sponsors

Fluxcore.org
White Label
Shrinkboutique.com
Lumen

Curator

Sadie Woods