NEW ISSUE OUT RELEASE PARTY TONIGHT!

Alright everybody,

The new issue got dropped on your local digital magazine stand yesterday and we've gotten some really stellar reviews already. If you haven't checked out the new issue, go do it now at http://www.jettisonquarterly.com/.

Also, we are having a party tonight to promote the new issue at the Halfway Lounge in Wicker Park (1742 N. Milwaukee). It's going to be a really great time, cause we got J+J+J and Chandeliers doing DJ sets of your favorite bangers. The party starts at 8pm and goes till you just cant dance anymore.

Hope to see you all tonight!

Alright fans,

The new issue, Jettison Quarterly's Issue No. 2 Summer 2009, is done! We are working right now to get it up online so all of you can view it with your own eyes. We are very excited about our newest issue. It's over a hundred pages long and full of great pieces and incredible photography. I cant wait for everyone to see our incredible interview with Casey Spooner from Fischerspooner, complete with photos from their recent show at the Metro.

The release party for the new issue is going to be great. DJ sets from J+J+J and Chandeliers (who we also have an interview with in this issue). The show will be at the Halfway Lounge, 1742 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago (in Wicker Park). It is going to be a ton of fun. Great dancing, great music and some cool party favors. The show starts at 8 pm.

We are hoping that the issue will drop on Friday, June 12th, but check back for more posts on an exact time that it will be viewable.

Either way, if you are a subscriber, you'll be the first to see it. If you are not a subscriber, sign up at http://www.jettisonquarterly.com/ for your free subscription. As a subscriber, you will be notified when each issue is released.

And please tell your friends. As a small magazine in a big city, we need your support. Send a link out to your friends and family. We depend on subscribers to get the issue out and to keep the magazine going. If you like what you see, then let someone know, so that we can continue to provide Jettison to you free of charge.

So be prepared,

The Editors

NEW JETTISON ISSUE OUT IN LESS THAN A MONTH!

The second issue of Jettison Quarterly will be out in less than a month. Summer issue No. 2 is packed, and I mean packed with information we plan to jettison across the world wide web directly to your electronic brain.

Interviews with: Russell Porter, Chandeliers, Numero Group
Art by: Adi Goodrich, Tedd Boggs, John Bocksel and Scott Anderson!!

And even more we don't want to tell you about cause it will ruin the surprise. Expect an expanded magazine with new features and new sections for your enjoyment.

This is just a teaser, so don't forget to sign up for a subscription at www.jettisonquarterly.com

We'll deliver the magazine right to your inbox.

More updates soon on the release party, shows and more event to talk about around the water cooler.

Jettison Success at the NFO XPO

Loyal readers,

we had a great time at the NFO XPO last weekend. Yes, it was mostly just us sitting in one spot all day long, but we made some friends and had a good time anyways. I think I only ate one meal a day that weekend, but that's alright too. It's almost bikini season, right? Pete, Adi and Ted's Shelter Show was a huge success as well. If you were not able to check-check-check it out last weekend, it's still up and will be for about a month in the Benton House backyard.

Jettison passed out a ton of business cards and got everyone who stopped by to sign up for a subscription. We talked a lot about the magazine and Pete gave a wonderful explanation of what Jettison means to him to some stranger. But, overall we got a really good response. We even met a couple of people who had already heard about it.

blogs and kisses,

The editors

Events! What's happening with Jettison? Version Fest and NFO XPO

Version Fest takes off this weekend. Our managing editor and our # 1 illustrator, Peter Skvara and Adi Goodrich (respectively) played big roles in bringing together the shelter part of the show. Version Fest is a huge art event that is being held in Bridgeport April 24th through May 3rd. This year's show is going to be amazing and if you're not doing anything, you have no excuse not to go check it out. If you already had something planned, cancel it. You don't want to be the only one at the water cooler on Monday who didn't go, do you?

Jettison is going to be a part of the Version Fest celebration by participating in the NFO XPO (sound it out). NFO XPO is April 25th and April 26th at the Benton House in Bridgeport. Jettison will be there hanging out, giving stuff away and displaying the magazine we have worked so tirelessly on. NFO XPO is from 1pm to 8pm on Saturday and 1pm to 12 am on Sunday. The Benton House is located at 3052 S. Graten Avenue.

For more information on both events check out versionfest.org for more details.

Version Fest Fundraiser

Feel like coming to an art show in Chicago? Well, then you should come out tonight to the Version Fest fundraiser. The party starts at seven and goes till midnight (think you can stay up)? It is going to be located at County Club; 1100 N. Damen Ave.

The event is officially called "The Version Festival User-Directed Super Raffle and V-Bay Buy-it-Now Art Auction!" and it raises money to pay for Version Fest. Don't know what that is? Hit this link to learn more...


http://www.versionfest.org.


But the best part is all the free art you could win! A small fee at the door also gets you tickets to be able to put into a raffle to buy some amazing art from Version Fest friends and family. Check out below for a roster of names:

Featuring work by:Cody HudsonJuan ChavezMichael T. ReaTyson ReederAron GentJohn DudaRod HuntingJJ StratfordRand SevillaLogan BayAdrianne GoodrichConrad FreibergMathew HoffmanBenjamin JuneJames EwertJames JankowiakMike GenoveseAlbert StablerJeriah HildwineStephanie BurkePeter SkavaraChad KouriDave the Lightbulb ManSeripopand many others.

So you can bid, or just buy straight off the wall for fantastically reduced prices and might even be able to write it off your taxes next year since the money goes to fund the festival.

Come one, come all and bring your friends!

THE GOINGS ON

So Rod Balgojevich is back in the news again and aside from all the normal shit he's been up to, apparently he's thinking of joining the ranks of reality tv show cast member. That's right. At his latest court appearance his attorney mentioned that Rod would soon be asking to get his passport back, which was taken when he was arrested. NBC confirmed that if that happens, Rod will join other celebrities on a show called, "I'm a celebrity...Get me out of here!" The show will be filmed in the Costa Rican jungle and test the celebrity's (and one corrupt politician's) ability to adapt. Luckily, NBC is not paying Rod, or the other celebrities for their appearance. The money will be donated to their favorite charity.

Also in Illinois news...

A special state legislative subcommittee recently held a meeting over Senate Bill 1381, the bill that would legalize marijuana in Illinois for those suffering with serious medical conditions. Another bill recently passed the House Human Services Committee on March 9th called the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. This will be the first medical marijuana bill to get off the house floor.

In Chicago news, an Englewood teenager has been charged with the murder of a 15-year-old Chicago Public School student over a dispute at a dice game. The student becomes the 32nd CPS student to be killed this school year. 32 kids is a pretty damn big number. What the fuck, Chicago?