Do This / Music Rob Mazurek performs two markedly different sets tomorrow night at Chopin Theatre - Sasha Geffen, Chicago Reader 12/17/14 - "Earlier this month, local progressive label International Anthem released its very first LP online and on vinyl: Alternate Moon Cycles  by composer and cornetist Rob Mazurek. (The Reader's Peter Margasak wrote about the new label and album in October.) Comprising two slow, gentle instrumental tracks, the avant-garde record lets a bass and a pump organ orbit a single note on cornet, creating a  hypnotizing atmosphere meant to correspond to the waxing of the moon. Mazurek and his label celebrate the release of Alternate Moon Cycles tomorrow with a show at the Chopin Theatre in Wicker Park, where he'll play two sets.  For his first set, Mazurek will be joined by Matthew Lux (of Iron & Wine) and Mikel Patrick Avery on percussion and pump organ,  respectively, while the second set will be a solo performance from the multi-instrumentalist. Dan Bitney of Tortoise opens the  evening with a DJ set. The show begins at 8 PM, and tickets are $10".

International Anthem & Empty Bottle Present a celebration of new Chicago record label: International Anthem’s first release, Alternate Moon Cycles by Rob Mazurek.

The event will be held in the beautiful bohemian confines of Wicker park's Chopin Theatre, in the Pregnant Buffalo Lounge, and will feature two sets of intimate performance led by renowned cornetist, composer & multi‐media artist Rob Mazurek.

Set One: Mazurek fronts the trio heard on Alternate Moon Cycles, with Matthew Lux (of Iron & Wine, Exploding Star Orchestra) on bass guitar, and Mikel Patrick Avery (of Joshua Abrams Natural Information Society, Theaster Gates’ Black Monks of Mississippi) on percussion & pump organ. Set Two: Mazurek performs solo on cornet, synthesizer, and grand piano.

LP & Cassette copies of Alternate Moon Cycles will be available for purchase at the show.