2012 Souvenir Program Book (PDF) - Convergence

Former Stevie Ray’s Stage/First Floor, South Tower
Thursday 8:30pm—4:00am (Friday morning)
Friday 9:30am—4:00am (Saturday morning)
Saturday 9:30am—4:00am (Sunday morning)
Sunday 9:30am—4:30pm
Harmonic CONvergence (HarmCON) is our more intimate venue for
live music and entertainment. The space will feature a blend of music
and spoken word performances. Each year we look for musicians,
comedians and other performers interested in using this space. If you
or someone you know are interested in performing at CONvergence,
contact us at harmonicconvergence@convergence-con.org.
New to HarmCON in 2012: yOu!
Bring your talent and show us what you got. Sign up early and get
a short slot to sing a song, tell a joke, read a poem, perform a weird
human trick, and express your geek chic. First come/ first serve for
this new half-hour format. Sign up sheet is at the Sound Tech table.
Friday, July 6 & Saturday, July 7 6:15pm-6:45pm
Thursday
8:30pm-9:30pm Triple Depresso
Acoustic emotional instability. Like before you
started on the antidepressants.
10:00pm-11:00pm Tongue in Geek Comedy
Stand Up! Records comedy showcase
11:30pm-12:30am Pirates of Dreamtime
Cruising the Sonic Waves of the Ether…can you
dig?
1:00am-2:00am Feng Shui Ninjas
Puppet show and friends!!!
2:15am-4:00am GeeKaraoke
Karaoke for the masses
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FRIDAY
9:30am-10:30am Mark Time/Ogle Winners
Audio Theater winning selections
11:00am-12:00pm Ionosphere Casting Shadows
When does a guitar NOT sound like a guitar?
12:30pm-1:30pm Do A Barrel Roll
Ode to the music of videogames…nostalgically
chic..epically evil-crushing....seriously
2:00pm-3:00pm Rockstar Storytellers
Radio-style storytelling, dripping with coffee-andcigarette-soaked
hipster irony
3:30pm-4:30pm Fuzzy Machete
If The Who got really into Joss Whedon and Sailor
Moon
5:00pm-6:00pm Tanya Brody
The voice of an angel and the heart of a poet
6:15pm-6:45pm NEW-Open Mike
Open Mike stage..sign up early!
7:00pm-8:00pm Bad September
Retro-futurist Steampunk rock band
8:30pm-9:30pm The Idisi
Unconventional wyld womyn’s chorus
10:00pm-11:00pm Tongue in Geek Comedy
Stand Up! Records comedy showcase
11:30pm-12:30am The Long Straight Forever
Rock meets Celtic meets PARTY
1:00am-2:00am Dissociate Scary
Happy music/noise that enriches/convulses your
soul/face
2:15am-4:00am GeeKaraoke
Karaoke for the masses
Harmonic CONvergence
At right: Sci-Fi Girls Playing Cards by
Brock Beauchamp, an entry in the
2012 CONvergence Art Contest
SATURDAY
9:30am-10:30am Mark Time/Ogle Winners
Audio Theater winning selections
11:00am-12:00pm Our Fair City
A live episode of science fiction audio-drama
hailing from Chicagoland
12:30pm-1:30pm Rumgumption
The band in the underbelly of the Airship Titanic
2:00pm-3:00pm Nerd Alert ! Comedy CD Panel and signing
Panel about the making of and release of CD Nerd
Alert
3:30pm-4:30pm The Laughing Hearts
High energy, face melting instrumentals
5:00pm-6:00pm Scott Keever
Guitarist/composer (electronic/soundtrack/
acoustic/worldbeat)
6:15pm-6:45pm NEW-Open Mike
Open Mike stage…sign up early!
7:00pm-8:00pm The Great Luke Ski
Comedy songs on fandom & pop-culture topics
8:30pm-9:30pm Possible Oscar
Comedy rock for the nerd in all of us. Original and
parody songs.
10:00pm-11:00pm Tongue in Geek Comedy
Stand Up! Records comedy showcase
11:30pm-12:30am The Dregs
Crazy mix of comedy, music and geek
1:00am-2:00am Bror!
Steven Brust & Johnny Sjogren...add a dash of
brotherly love...stir…repeat
2:15am-4:00am GeeKaraoke
Karaoke for the masses
SUNDAY
9:30am-10:30am Mark Time/Ogle Winners
Audio Theater winning selections
11:00am-12:00pm Gabriel Hilmar
Sultry Songs and Music of Spain
12:30pm-1:30pm Beth Kinderman & The Player Characters
Folky geeky progressive rock
2:00pm-3:00pm JJ Kidder Mixtape
A man of many mash-up talents… piano and
electronica joys
3:30pm-4:30pm Hummingbirds
Three ladies who sing it like they mean it. Acoustic
gold!