FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Nicholle Dombrowski
Address: DANK Haus German American Cultural Center
4740 North Western Avenue, 5th floor
Chicago, IL 60625
Half block from Western Brown Line stop
Phone: 773.561.9181
www.dankhaus.com, http://williresetarits.at/
Direct from Austria - Willi Resetarits and the Stubnblues Allstars
Chicago, IL (MMD Newswire) February 8, 2010 -- The DANK Haus in historic Lincoln Square hosts Austrian Star Willi Resetarits and the 4 piece Stubnblues Allstars interpreting a wild mixture of folk music, Wienerlieder (traditional Viennese ballads), Jazz and Blues as Stubnblues. Willi engages the audience in English between selections with explanations of the Viennese dialect lyrics. The performance will be set intimately to keep the interaction high.
Stubnblues? In 1994, Willi Resetarits started what has become Stubnblues. It's music far beyond blues. It's funk. Samba. Folklore. Soul. Viennese songs. It's poems and stories. Back in the day, a Stubn was the only heated room in the house. It was the place where people gathered, ate, talked and sang. Stubnblues is not afraid to deal with troublesome issues; with something not being right, with failure, pain and miscommunication. Still all the while, there's beauty, hope and joy to it.
To draw a group of this caliber is entirely due to excellent collaboration with the Austrian Consulate General Chicago who is also underwriting the project, keeping admission low in order to provide quality cultural programming to a large audience.
In addition to performing with his band, Resetarits is a human rights activist and one of the founders of the humanitarian organizations "Asyl in Not" and "SOS Mitmensch." He has made frequent appearances on Austrian TV and in film productions.
The event is Saturday March 27, 2010 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are only $5.00. Please reserve your place. Refreshments available.
About the DANK-Haus
The DANK-Haus, located in Chicago's traditionally German Lincoln Square neighborhood, houses DANK Chicago, a chapter of the nation-wide organization German American National Congress. With a chapter membership of over 1,200, DANK Chicago represents Americans of German, Austrian and Swiss descent, their friends and families and the community in general. The DANK-Haus also houses DANK Schule Chicago, a German language school for both children and adults. Core programming such as Stammtisch, Jazz on the Terrace, Treffpunkt, Kino, German Cinema Now, Oktoberfest, regular Fine Art installations, literary readings, classical and traditional musical performances and Sylvester Ball on New Year's Eve add to the rich, cultural heritage celebrated at DANK-Haus.
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