Michael Workman

A noble experiment in the attempt to fuse electronic music with visual art produced by the appropriately named Margaret Noble, the monthly showcase "Spectacle" this week offers one last hurrah before going on hiatus. Since Noble's a DJ by profession, Spectacle has often hedged the visual in favor of the aural. Not that it ultimately harmed either: some of Chicago's finest from both disciplines have mingled here into the wee hours, including art critics from a certain alternative weekly. It's a fitting finale: this last installment of the long-running show will combine photography by Bud Melvin and video projections by Brandon Ross with music derived entirely from a Gameboy. Mixing the noise are DJs Buttermaker and Mark Denardo--Melvin will also cross over for the evening from photography to turntables. Noble will fill in between sets to send the showcase off with flair.

Spectacle: Gameboy Edition shows at Sonotheque, 1444 West Chicago (312)226-7600. May 26, 9pm. $4 cover. (2005-05-24)

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