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Double Header to Benefit Girls Rock! Chicago

Posted on June 23, 2013 by The Chicago Outfit in Events, Press Release Leave a comment

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Chicago Outfit Roller Derby “Rock ‘n’ Roll” Double Header to Benefit Girls Rock! Chicago July 20th


CHICAGO, IL – The Chicago Outfit Roller Derby, an all-travel member league of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), play a double-header home bout vs. The Ohio Roller Girls Saturday, July 20, 2013.

Doors open at 6:00pm at the Windy City Fieldhouse (2367 W. Logan Boulevard) in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood. The evening gets rolling at 7:00pm when the Outfit’s Shade Brigade takes on the Ohio Roller Girls Gang Green, and the action continues with the Outfit’s Syndicate vs. the Ohio Roller Girls All Stars.

Tickets can be purchased for $15 online at www.chicagooutfitrollerderby.com or at the door for $20.Partial proceeds from the event will benefit Girls Rock! Chicago, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering girls’ creative expression, positive self-esteem and community awareness through rock music. Girls Rock! Chicago is committed to educating girls from age 8 to 16 about the musical, technical, and creative aspects involved in musicianship, believing young girls are rarely encouraged to explore self-expressive creative outlets and are less likely to be given access to musical and technical instruction or equipment. Girls Rock! Chicago believes that rock music can be a crucial tool in allowing young women to respond to preconceived notions of what they can do and what they can become.

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The Outfit Took it Off

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Guest Blogger in Events 1 Comment

grinder

It was the 3rd annual Burlesque show the Outfit hosted entitled, “Take off your Outfit.” I have seen a few themed Burlesque shows in the past but this was my first time experience the Outfit’s event.

The venue, Cobra Lounge, was packed. I have to admit that I was a little nervous walking in the door since I volunteered to get up on the stage, but that changed when Sneer and Loathing and Silkk Assassin greeted me at the door with their lovely smiles. I missed the first couple of acts. One of which was Miss Tamale Sepp who I happen to know through graduate school, luckily, she performed her awesome grinder act later on in the show.

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Breaking Out

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Guest Blogger in Events, Skater Articles Leave a comment

An Interview with Killer Zee

photo by 9 Muses

photo by 9 Muses

When breaking out of one’s shell most people consider talking to a stranger at a bar or trying a new hair color to be daring, not new-comer Killer Zee. When she wants to break out, she’s busts outs… dancing and other things…

Every year, for the past three years the Chicago Outfit has thrown a burlesque show called, “Take Off your Outfit,” and that’s exactly what Zee did. Dancing to Minnie the Moocher, Zee had the crowd going from the very beginning and as the gloves, fur, slip, and stockings came off, Zee came out.

“Minnie the moocher is my favorite song and I thought it would be a great way to get the crowd to interact.” Based on the howling and cheering, I’d say she succeeded.

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Take Off Your Outfit!

Posted on May 24, 2013 by sneerandloathing in Events Leave a comment

Coming into the league last year as the formal “baby” has me excited for this Saturday’s burlesque night for a number of reasons. Most importantly I won’t have to duck into a bathroom stall when the door guy comes around for Outfit ID checks. Admittedly that was me during last year’s Spaghetti Wrestling, but I was so nervous about being underaged that I skipped out on the 2012 Take Off Your Outfit burlesque night all together. Instead I waited patiently for the Flickr pictures to surface and lamented over the missed fun on my own time.

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All Bout Everything

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Guest Blogger in Events, Skater Articles 1 Comment

 

Photo By: Charlotte Woolf Photography

May 11, 2013. Bout day. Although we start playing at 7pm, for me, as soon as I wake up, I’m in bout day mentality. Everything is about the bout- bout day breakfast, bout day shower, bout day outfit, etc. The reality of my bout day begins around 3pm with a stop at the storage facility and then off to the field house, where I’ll spend the next 7 hours putting together the floor, handing out programs, cleaning up, and of course, playing roller derby.
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