Venus Magazine
Ann Heppermann
"Apartment is not for the faint of heart. If you're afraid of the dark or squeamish, this may not be the album for you. Otherwise, break out Pink Flamingos, open up your favorite Edgar Allen Poe novel, put Apartment on the stereo, and get ready for a creepy good time. It would make one grandma proud."
Chicago Reader
Monica Kendrick
"When critics write that a band "defies categorization," it usually just means that the string of hyphens would be too ugly. The Chicago sextet apartment fleshes out lyricist Caila Lipovsky's literary scatological and sexual texts and keyboardist Christine Heinisch's new-wave cabaret ditties with guitar, cello, drums, and a tuba for a fractured, theatrical, and sometimes sinister (but not goth) stew of strident witty art punk."
Windy City Times
Review of July 26th Windy City Radio Showcase @ Nevin's Live By Vern Hester
"For the next hour, Lipovsky and her band, Apartment, threw themselves into a maddeningly offbeat and brilliant set unlike anything that I've ever seen. Thrilling, funny, demented, and acerbic, Apartment is arty and rude, satiric and low-minded, and altogether nuts....
This is NOT an official MySpace page, but rather one created by friend and fan, Dennis M. Kelly of Chicago Music Guide.
I'm sorry to announce that the 'apartment burlesque orchestra' aka 'apartment' exists no more. We performed our last show on April 22, 2005. Thanks to those who attended this sold out event.
Each of us will continue to be involved in other artistic endeavors. I will post sites and links pertinent to each member in the bios section. I will post member performances in the calendar section.
apartment members and guests
Natalie Nguyen - Living in Tucson, AZ with the Sula. Doing performance art stuff.
Christine Heinisch - Performing in Tucson AZ with her new group Gamma, Like Very Ultra and Terraformation
James Wallace - Still working and performing in Chicago with the polkaholics.
Guitariella - Living in Tucson, composing music and performing with Gamma, Like Very Ultra
Caila Lipovsky - Living in NYC writing and directing plays, doing standup and performance art. See her site Burning Doll Theatre. www.burningdolltheatre.com
Barry Bennett - Active in the Chicago improvisational music community. Runs "100 dollar a song guy" recording studio in Bucktown. Performing regularly with his band milkbaby. See MiLkBaBy site for details.
Joss Bergeron - cellist painter currently living in San Francisco
Jeff Kelly - Drummer, composer man of many talents
Jim Cooper - Performing with the detholz, Bobby Cohn and others
Marti and Lisa of the Stewed Tomatoes sat in with us on an occassion or two.
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Come see "My Nasty Bitch Wife" at the Fringe Festival. Go to www.burningdolltheatre.com for updates. (the site's being constructed at the moment, check back next week.)
We've just launched our second Internet Radio Station on May 18, 2009. Our fisrt station was launched in May 1999 and it features Unsigned/Indie bands from around the world. The new station is dedicated to Unsigned/Indie Hard Rock and Metal Bands. We'd like it if you would stop by and check it out and tell us what you think.
TBones 440MUSIC.COM Internet Radio Beyond The Reach Of Satellite
Thank you so much for adding our band. We really appreciate it and hope you like our music and future music to come. We look forward to hearing your input and hope to see you at our future shows. YOU ROCK...
Free Chicago punk show Friday Feb 20th @ Mutiny. 2428 N. Western Ave. This is our first show with our new drummer, let us know what you think-Ian JohnnyX
12.18.08 End of the World Party at Sonotheque free w/ rsvp to world@emptybottle.com
also... 12.9.08 w/ dj kt and scrabblor at liar's club 12.12.08 glitterguts photobooth w/ itch 13 & dolor at 2048 n albany 12.16. 08 w/ hayce, tacopunch & british knights at liar's club
If you're looking for a fun place to watch the election come in next week, you should definitely check out this party I'm throwing Election Night at Liar's Club.
Live sets by Phillip Morris and Bin Laden Blowin Up! DJ sets by Reaganomix, Mr Bobby and Itch 13. FREE champagne if Obama wins. Consolation shots if he doesn't. FREE raffle sponsored by Early to Bed, Rotofugi, Permanent Records, Uncle Fun, and Wellborn Clothing.
And this Sunday is FINADOS at Burkhart Studios. Dance party upstairs. Burlesque and performance art downstairs. Proceeds go to help some friends make subversive, punk rock pornography
