Fulton Street Collective presents SONGS OF A DECAYING EMPIRE: Music & Poetry by Robert Świstelnicki Live on Wednesday May 7th at 7:30pm

The evening will feature live painting from visual artist Lewis Achenbach.

‘Songs of a Decaying Empire’ is a project at the intersection of jazz, poetry, avantgarde and the singer-songwriter genre. It contemplates the dark corners of contemporary imperial depravity, it explores dreams, ecstasies, horrors and comedies of our “late capitalistic” circumstance and it philosophizes the aberrations of contemporary socio-political habits and paradigms. But it also looks- in the dark matter that it investigates- for light, love, humor and redemption.

For his current project Świstelnicki has invited the pearls of the Chicago jazz scene.

Ana Everling- voice
Marvin Tate- voice
Mark Feldman- violin
Dave Miller- guitar
Ethan Philion- bass
Robert Świstelnicki- compositions, poetry, piano
Quin Kirchner- drums (just for set 2)

7pm Doors
7:30 Show
$15 Suggested Donation
Free Parking