ChiIL Mama's Ticket Winners Announced & Current #Giveaways

ChiIL out with  ChiIL Mama.  We're back again for 2013 as press sponsor!!

We had an awesome 115 entries for this week's tickets and 150 last week for Deep Fried Pickle Project (who will be back again Jan 27th for Beat Kitchen's Winterfest).

Enter to win Winterfest Tixs & more right here.   

**Congrats to Dan Z.--He won the Family 4 Pack of Tickets to:

Istvan & His Imaginary Friends CD Release Party!!! Sunday, January 13, noon
The new CD, Sweet!, totally rocks
Sweet!, the new album from Istvan & His Imaginary Friends, has a fun mix of rockabilly, straight ahead rock and sing song-y lullabies. Cute and clever. Kids of all ages will enjoy this album as well as their live show this Sunday, January 13th at noon. Give Sweet! a listen by here. Then come see it performed live for Istvan & His Imaginary Band's Sweet! CD release party. Buy tickets here. Beat Kitchen is located at 2100 W. Belmont.

To keep up to date with Concerts for Kids, become our Facebook friend at  www.facebook.com/kidsshowschicago.

Save the Dates...ChiIL Mama's giving away free family 4 packs for each show weekly, CDs, and more!!
Sunday noon shows continue. Plus - new Saturday 3:30 shows!
Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont, $6/person Jan 13: Istvan & His Imaginary Band Jan 20: Ice Cream Vendors Jan 27: 11-3, Winter Fest: Mary Macaroni, Sarah Jayne Lane, AndyRoo       & the AndyRooniverse, Deep Fried Pickle Project ($8 tickets) Feb 3: Animal Singdom: Erin Flynn, Jarod Facknitz & Friends Feb 10: Human-Tim + Robot-Tim Feb 16: Gracie Lou Revue Feb 17: Mr. Singer & The Sharp Cookies Feb 24: Apples, Peaches, Lemonade March 2: Human-Tim + Robot-Tim March 3: The Wannabees March 10: Jeanie B! and the Jelly Beans

To keep up to date with Concerts for Kids, become our Facebook friend at www.facebook.com/kidsshowschicago. Then check back with ChiIL Mama like we vote in Chi, IL...early and often.   We have loads of original content including live show footage, band video interviews, show shots, great CD giveaways nationwide, free weekly Chicago ticket giveaways and the heads up on family friendly places to ChiIL Out.

Little Miss Ann

• **Congrats to Martha C.--She won the Family 4 Pack of Little Miss Ann Band Tickets for Uncommon Ground Cafe on Devon Street - Full Band at 3pm this Sunday 1/13.

• Also see Little Miss Ann Band Saturday January 26th, 2013 at 3:30pm at The Hideout - Future Hits opens at 2:45pm. 

Buy tix here.

Win tix from ChiIL Mama here.   Enter through midnight 1/24


Disclosure:   Thanks to Beat Kitchen and kindie artists for providing tickets, CDs and more for our giveaways.

The Shams Band LIVE at Schubas Ticket Winners, #live show footage

Monday marks the final day of The Shams Band's weekly July Schubas residency.   ChiIL Live Shows will be back shooting again.   Congrats to our 2 winners this week.   Sherry C. and Mary Z.   Each has a pair of tickets waiting at the door.


Here's the scoop:
Check out Schubas main site here to pre order tickets and for more info.

Monday, July 30, 2012 8:00 PM 21+ $6.00 ($15.00 - Four Show Residency Ticket Package)

• Practice Space presents:
• THE SHAMS BAND
• ARCHIE POWELL & THE EXPORTS
• YOUNG HINES
• DJ SETS BY: MR. GAC

Click Here To Reserve Your Copy of Cold City And A Ticket To The Show.

Click Here For A Four Show Residency Ticket Package

The Shams Band will be celebrating their second full length record, Cold Cityby hosting their own July residency at Schubas Tavern.

Music is supposed to be fun, exciting, thought provoking and daring. On every live performance, The Shams Band makes sure that their audience leaves each concert with a personal feeling of satisfaction. Drawing heavily from their Kinks, Rolling Stones, and Wilco influences, singer/songwriters Biggins/Gulyas create distinct, personal songs. Once completed with unique four-part harmonies, the songs come to life, tell stories, and send audiences singing all the way home.

The Shams Band features music trapezing the line between blues, country, and pop music. They have opened for national acts Drive-By Truckers, Dawes, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes and Grace Potter & The Nocturnals.

The Shams Band is the epitome of a "do-it-yourself" group. They get every audience excited and dancing from their catchy hooks and rock 'n roll atmosphere. It's whiskey-driven. It's a party. It's rock 'n roll with a banjo.

Tags | Practice Space | Follow | @theshamsband | @Schubas |

Practice Space presents:

• THE SHAMS BAND
• Special Guests

Cold City was released July 9th (the first show of the residency).

The Shams Band will be celebrating their second full length record, Cold City by hosting their own July residency at Schubas Tavern--playing 4 shows, every Monday this month.

Check out ordering and download details for Cold City here.

Congrats Kevin Smith Ticket Winners! TBS Epidemic Sweeps Chicago

You're in for a treat at Chicago Theatre tonight!   Congrats to the following five, whose evening is about to get a bit funnier.   Two free tickets will be waiting at the box office under your name (ID required).   The show is at 8PM.   ChiIL Live Shows will be there....will YOU?!

Click here for our prior Kevin Smith and TBS Just for Laughs Coverage 

ChiIL Live Shows/ChiIL Mama Winners:

*  Dominick Mayer
*  Sydney Hart
*  Amy Mueller
*  Dianna VonKunkle
*  Lynn Durkovic Nelson
 a Rafflecopter giveaway
 

TBS Epidemic Sweeps Chicago

Symptoms:   Uncontrollable fits of laughter, sore facial muscles, improved outlook on life, guffas, chortles, snickers, and snorts.

Treatment:   Quarantine centers have been set up throughout the city at The Chicago Theatre, Bank of America Theatre, The Vic, The Beat Kitchen, Laugh Factory, UP Comedy Club, Lincoln Hall, Park West, The Playground Theater, iO Theater, Gene Siskel Film Center, Lincoln Lodge, The Comedy Bar, ShowPlace ICON, The Hideout, The Second City, Annoyance Theatre, Jokes & Notes, The House of Blues, & Victory Gardens!

Click this link for more information.

Over 100 comedians/  The nation's biggest comedy festival will hit Chicago June 12-17 with an astonishing array of comedians, sketch shows, specialty acts and films. The line-up includes performances by Vince Vaughn, Aziz Ansari, Stephen Merchant, Bill Engvall, Billy Gardell, John Pinette, and more.

About Just for Laughs Chicago

Founded in 1983, the Just For Laughs Group's growth is concentrated on four major focal points: Festivals (in Montreal, Toronto and Chicago); television production (most notably Gags seen in 135 countries and on 95 airlines); live shows (Canadian tour dates for Jerry Seinfeld, Jeremy Hotz, John Pinette, Louis C.K., the Capital One Just For Laughs Comedy Tour, North American dates for Family Guy Live!); and talent management. 

Its inaugural Montreal Festival 30 years ago is now the world's largest and most prestigious comedy event welcoming 2 million people each summer. The Group has offices in Montreal, Paris, Los Angeles, Toronto, London and in a dark alley at the end of the street.

Ticket Winners Announced & Mr. Singer & The Sharp Cookies CD release party

ChiIL Mama's been stoked to sponsor Beat Kitchen's rockin' 2011-12 Kids Series


 
Here's our Rock Star Photo Booth Recap from Beat Kitchen's Winter Fest.   You all rock! (Dbl click the slide show for the SmugMug site where you can download your pixs free or order prints.)

ChiIL out this summer.   And we hope to see lots of our friends out at summer fests, the beach and beyond.   Check in with ChiIL Mama for all the latest tips on funky urban fun, original photo & video filled recaps, live show footage, music-theatre-book-toy reviews, and give aways galore!

We have our final 2 kindie ticket winners for the Beat Kitchen Concerts for Kids season (till fall) today!   

ChiIL Mama congratulates our 4 ticket winners:

4 tickets to Kodiak Farm Boys-Sat 5/19 at 3pm--Susie C.

4 tickets to Mr. Singer & The Sharp Cookies CD Release Party 5/20 at noon--Teresa O.

Double Header Saturday and Sunday Kindie Shows This Weekend!

 
Kodiak Farm Boys
Saturday, May 19th at 3pm   
Foot stompin', bluegrass fun at a new Concerts for Kids day and time

This band of brothers has literally grown up together, born to play from their earliest days. Originally from several different musical families in Piedmont, North Carolina, the Farm Boys are now based in Chicago. As youngsters the Boys started playing with instruments they found around the house and at school. As teenagers they were messing with dirty rock n roll. Now the Farm Boys pay special attention to the bluegrass and folk roots of their native state and region. 

Check out their distinctive, high-energy, raise-a-ruckus sound. Kodiak Farm Boys include Dave Henderson (mandolin), Sam Huff (guitar), Jesse Jordan (fiddle), Wesley Jordan (upright bass), Matthew Rubin (banjo), and Nathan Case-McDonald (percussion extraordinaire).

Buy tickets here. Beat Kitchen is located at 2100 W. Belmont.

To keep up to date with Concerts for Kids, become our Facebook friend at
www.facebook.com/kidsshowschicago.

Mr. Singer & The Sharp Cookies'
CD Release Party!!Sunday, May 20th at noon   

Get Up and Get Grooving to Mr. Singer's new release "Bouncing Ball of Energy"

We are so excited to host the CD Release Party for Mr. Singer & The Sharp Cookie's new CD, "Bouncing Ball of Energy". You can listen bits from a few of the new tunes on their website. Doesn't that leave you wanting to hear more? Well, come Sunday at noon. Kids will love bouncing along to these new tunes as well as old favorites.

Mr. Singer & the Sharp Cookies end the Spring 2012 Concerts for Kids series on a high note. Beat Kitchen's Concerts for Kids will take a break for the summer and come back with more in October. We're already starting to book the next season. Friend us on facebook.com/kidsshowschicago for updates. We'll also post information about street festivals throughout the summer with great kid's music and activities.

Beat Kitchen is located at 2100 W. Belmont.
 
Thanks for supporting a great Concert for Kids season!
Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont
$6/person

Saturday, May 19, 3pm: Kodiak Farm Boys
Sunday, May 20, noon: Mr. Singer & The Sharp Cookies
So ends our Spring 2012 Concerts for Kids series. We'll start up again October, 2012.

Here's a list of fun places to see your favorite musicians this summer:

June 1-3: Do Division Street Festival *Look for our tent in the kids' area and come ChiIL out with ChiIL Mama's Rock Tots Photo Spot/ Dress Up Area.   We'll bring in a bunch of fun dress up clothes and a standing, painted band foreground kids can pose behind.    Parents can snap all the rockin' tot shots they want.   BYO phone or camera.

June 23-24: Green Music Fest
July 7-8: Lincoln Park Art & Music Fest
July 15: Dearborn Garden Walk
July 21-22:  Roscoe Village Burger Fest  *Look for our tent in the kids' area and come ChiIL out with ChiIL Mama's Rock Tots Photo Spot/ Dress Up Area.   We'll bring in a bunch of fun dress up clothes and a standing, painted band foreground kids can pose behind.    Parents can snap all the rockin' tot shots they want.   BYO phone or camera.   We'll be there with our friends with Unicoi Art
 
July 21-22: Sheffield Garden Walk & Fest
July 28-29: Wicker Park Fest

August 3-5: Lollapalooza *ChiIL Mama always covers Kidzapalooza in a BIG way, with loads of give aways, live show footage, and band features, leading up to the big weekend.   Of course, we'll be there all 3 days, too, shooting the shows, so check in with us this summer like we vote in Chi, IL...early and often!

August 11-12: Retro on Roscoe

To keep up to date with ChiIL summer fun, become ChiIL Mama's Facebook friend here.

 

Winners for CircEsteem Spring Circus and Little G Band

ChiIL Mama has two family 4 pack ticket winners to announce today.   Big congrats!

CircEsteem Spring Circus-your choice of 6 dates--congrats to 4 ticket winner, Nicole F!  

Check out our past coverage including full show details, video/photo links and more, here.   Highly recommended!   

ChiIL Mama's own Sagezilla and Du-Jay are performing along with 150+ Chi-Town kids ranging from the after school program beginners to the advanced, traveling performance team!   My two have been learning circus arts for two years and have advanced to the pre-team.   Come check out all these astounding kids in their biggest show of the year.   The theme is CHICAGO.   

This is THE must see of the next two weekends.   Shows are tonight (Friday 5/11-also Sage's 9th birthday!) and Saturday 5/12 at 1pm and 5pm.   Next weekend shows are on Saturday at 1pm and 5pm and closing show Sunday at 2pm.   Type CircEsteem in the side search bar at ChiIL Mama for loads of photo filled features, interviews and performance videos from the past two years.

 ChiIL Mama is a proud sponsor of Beat Kitchen's Concerts for Kids

Little G Band (for kids birth through 10 with parents) at Beat Kitchen SATURDAY AT 3PM--congrats to 4 ticket winner, Teresa O.

About Little G Band (from their Facebook Page)

We are a family power rock trio. My daughter is 9 and plays 4 instruments, my son is 7 and plays 5 instruments... At professional level, no less. Yes, really.   We can't wait to check em out.  

Here at ChiIL Mama we love families that rock together!    *NOTE:   This Beat Kitchen Kids show is SATURDAY AT 3PM

  
You can enter this week to win more great 4 packs of concert tixs to Beat Kitchen Concerts for Kids including Mr. Singer and The Sharp Cookies CD Release Party at Beat Kitchen next Sunday!
 
**CLICK HERE FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN!**

As always, we have frequent, fabulous give aways, live concert footage, original video interviews, photo filled recaps, and the heads up about upcoming events, so check back with ChiIL Mama like we vote in Chi, IL...early and often.   We'll tell you the best places to ChiIL Out this spring and summer!    There IS life after birth.

Ticket Winner Announced-Mary Macaroni this Sunday at noon at Beat Kitchen

Mary Macaroni makes magic and music and malloon animals.....just kidding.   That would be....balloon animals.    ChiIL Mama caught these Mary Macaroni candids at Beat Kitchen's Winter Fest.


Congrats to Natasha T.    She has quick fingers and correctly answered our triple M question to win 4 tickets to see Mary Macaroni this Sunday at noon at Beat Kitchen.  Your name will be on the guest list at the door.   Enjoy! 


ChiIL Mama has 4 free tickets see local fav, Mary Macaroni, for our first reader to list 3 M's that describe Mary's kids' shows.   Check out her site here if you need a hint.  Leave your answer in the comments section below with your e-mail and name as it should appear on the guest list.   We'll confirm the winner right here.   

Correct Answer:   Music, Mirth and Merriment! 

Final Dates Till Fall...   
ChiIL Mama's stoked to be a sponsor of Beat Kitchen's Concerts for Kids.   Check out our hot and happening Concerts for Kids! lineup!

Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont
shows at noon on Sunday
$6/person (infants free)

April 29: Mary Macaroni
May 6: Human-Tim + Robot-Tim
May 20: Mr. Singer & The Sharp Cookies

We have 4 free tickets to Human Tim + Robot Tim and Mr. Singer (via traditional Rafflecopter Entry Forms), original video interviews and show footage of both bands LIVE at Beat Kitchen coming this week.  

 

   

ChiIL Mama will have 4 free tickets to the two remaining Beat Kitchen Kids Shows of the season up as Rafflecopter give aways early this week.   We're also giving away 4 free tickets to your choice of CircEsteem's 6 Fabulous Spring Circus show dates, and a bunch of great kindie concerts at Wilmette Theatre.   So check back like we vote in Chi, IL...early and often.

Boogers Ticket Winner Announced

Congrats to Lillian J.    You've won 4 free tickets to see The Boogers at Beat Kitchen this Sunday at noon.    Enjoy!

Winners Announced-American Girl Doll McKenna, Signed Books and Tickets to The Giver

Big congrats to all our winners this week:

The Giver at Adventure Stage-4 free tickets-highly recommended!--ages 9+ (under 5 not admitted)--Natasha Nichols

Click here for ChiIL Live Shows' prior photo and HD video filled coverage, video interview, and show details.

American Girl Doll of the Year, McKenna (doll & book set $105.00)--Agnes Rhodes

Click here for ChiIL Mama's prior photo filled coverage including Mary Casanova's book signing in Chicago at American Girl Place!

Signed American Girl McKenna Book & Take the Challenge Book ($6.95 + $9.95)--Carmen Van Deursen




Signed American Girl McKenna Book ($6.95)--Rita Cangialosi 


*we announced our American Girl Doll and signed book winners via Rafflecopter on 3/31 but wish to publicly congratulate them here with our other weekly ticket winner, as well.

Miss Ann Ticket Winner & Show Today at Noon at Beat Kitchen

Congrats to our Little Miss Ann 4 ticket winner--Melissa P.    We sent a notification e-mail Friday and hope you enjoy the show today at Beat Kitchen at noon! 

ChiIL Mama's stoked to sponsor Beat Kitchen's Concerts for Kids.  We have free family 4 packs of tickets to ALL kids shows there, every Sunday, and we pick new winners every Friday.   So save the dates and enter like we vote in Chi, IL...early and often!

Entering is easy, and winning rocks.    ChiIL Out with ChiIL Mama for loads of free tickets give aways in Chi-Town and CDs, DVDs, books, toys, and more nationwide.   We also feature original band footage, stills and video interviews, and we'll give you the heads up whenever great shows are coming to town.   

Save the Dates...   
Check out our hot and happening Concerts for Kids! lineup
Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont
shows at noon on Sunday
$6/person

March 25: Little Miss Ann Band
April 15: The Boogers
April 22: The Candy Band
April 29: Mary Macaroni
May 6: Human-Tim + Robot-Tim
May 20: Mr. Singer & The Sharp Cookies

Today's Show:

Little Miss Ann Band, March 25   
Return of Concert for Kids favorite

The last time Little Miss Ann Band hit the Beat Kitchen stage they were celebrating the release of their their cd, Walk With Me. You can see some footage from that show thanks to ChiILmama.com.   Perhaps you'll even spot your child onstage.

Little Miss Ann Band returns this Sunday at noon. Considered one of the "most influential kids musicians" by Time Out, Little Miss Ann has earned her spot as the queen of kindie rock in Chicago with great music and fantastic shows.

Beat Kitchen is located at 2100 W. Belmont.

To keep up to date with Concerts for Kids, become our Facebook friend at
www.facebook.com/kidsshowschicago.

Replacement Winner-Taming of the Shrew

We have a winner no longer able to attend Chicago Shakespeare Theatre's Taming of the Shrew-Short Shakespeare, so we've chosen another name.   Our new winner is Kathy E.  Big congrats!  You have 4 tickets waiting for you at the box office for your choice of shows throughout the rest of the run, pending availability.  Enjoy.   Highly recommended, family friendly fun!

 

Kindie: Sunday Human Tim + Robot Tim Winner Announced

 

Congrats to our ticket winner for Human Tim + Robot Tim this Sunday at noon at Beat Kitchen's Concerts for kids--Sarah Dennis!  Your name will be on the guest list at the door for 4 tickets to the show.   Enjoy! 

Winners Announcements & Ongoing Giveaways#

Big congrats to this week's ticket winners.   We are still taking entries through midnight for 4 tickets to Human Tim + Robot Tim at Beat Kitchen.  We have winners to announce for Ellis Paul at SPACE, Rolie Polie Guacamole at Family Grounds, our Kindie CD/DVD Collection (worth over $60), and theatre tickets to Taming of the Shrew at the award winning Chicago Shakespeare Theatre!!   Did you win?    We've still got great giveaways open for entries.    *Click here for details on all of the above shows for this weekend and ongoing giveaways.

Winners:

• Ellis Paul Family Show 4 Tixs--Teresa O.

• Rolie Polie Guacamole 4 Tixs--Christy H.

• $60+ Kindie Collection CDs/DVDs by Suzi Shelton, Bari Koral and Little Miss Ann--Melissa P.

• Taming of The Shrew-Short Shakespeare 4 Tixs--John H.

Come ChiIL Out with ChiIL Mama.  And remember to check back in like we vote in Chi, IL...early and often for great new, original videos, photo filled features, nationwide give aways and Chi, IL tickets!

Ticket Winner, Free Tixs to Ellis Paul, Rolie Polie Guacamole & Human Tim + Robot Tim and Two More Great #Give Aways including Disney Live! at Rosemont

Congrats to Lori M. who will be going to Beat Kitchen to see Super Stolie this Sunday at noon.   She's our family 4 pack ticket winner this week.    ChiIL Mama will be at there shooting stills for the early part of Super Stolie's show.   Stop by and say hi before the show if you're there.    ChiIL Mama has FREE holographic buttons for you and Sagezilla is selling Girl Scout cookies for her Brownie troop-$4 a box.   

Check back with ChiIL Mama for free tickets to the hottest Chi, IL kids' shows, original show videos, band interviews, and photo filled features.    Enter our give aways like we vote in Chi, IL...early and often.

Be sure to enter to win our Chi-Town Kindie Land ticket give aways.   ChiIL Mama has fabulous 4 packs right now for 3 live kindie concerts next weekend AND Disney Live! at Rosemont Theater.

**Winning rocks!   Click here for entry forms, show details and fun music videos.**

KIDS' SHOW TICKET GIVE AWAYS ENDING THIS WEEK:

• Rolie Polie Guacamole at Family Grounds-Saturday at 11am (enter through midnight Wed 3/14/12)

• Ellis Paul at SPACE-Saturday at 1pm (enter through midnight Wed 3/14/12)

 
 
 

• Human Tim + Robot Tim at Beat Kitchen-Sunday at noon (enter through midnight Thurs 3/15/12)

CHIIL MAMA'S NATIONWIDE KINDIE CD/DVD GIVE AWAY:

**ENTER RIGHT HERE FOR OUR $60+ CURRENT KINDIE CD GIVE AWAY INCLUDING SUZI SHELTON, LITTLE MISS ANN AND BARI KORAL!!   ONE WINNER TAKES ALL. **

Two Brand New 4 Pack Ticket Give Aways For YOU.   Click the links to enter to win:

• Disney Live Three Classic Fairy Tales-Friday or Saturday 3/16 or 17.  (*enter through midnight Sun 3/11/12)
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• "Rock-N-Pop Circus" With 10 Intonation Music Workshop Bands (all full of kid musicians ages 6-17!) 3/24 from 1-4pm.  (enter through midnight Wed 3/21/12)

Winners Announced for Sold Out Lost & Found and The North Plan

Congrats to this week's theatre ticket winners.    Lost & Found at The Actor's Gym is now completely sold out through the end of their run....but we still have 4 tickets today for one of our lucky readers!

Meg M.--4 tickets to (sold out) Lost & Found at Actor's Gym at 7:30pm THIS Friday night.   Click here for full show details and links to ChiIL Live Shows' review.

Aviv H.--2 tickets to teen night at The North Plan at Theater Wit THIS Saturday night.   Pre-party 7pm.   Show at 8pm.   Pizza and talk back with the actors after the show.    Click here for ChiIL Live Shows' review and show details.    

The North Plan is Jeff recommended, which complete a trifecta of Jeff-y goodness, with all three shows currently at Theater Wit considered excellent by the hard-attending members of the committee!! Big congrats from ChiIL Live Shows. We saw The North Plan and Punk Rock and highly recommend both. Great stuff happening over at Theater Wit these days.

As always, check back with ChiIL Live Shows and ChiIL Mama like we vote in Chi, IL...early and often.   We have loads of great nationwide give aways and free Chicago concert and theatre tickets.