Hey Bastion Fans,

Remember in elementary school when you had a talent show and the only talent amongst second graders was singing, “I believe that children are our future”, and you had to do your “Get in Shape Girl” ribbon dance routine because your parents couldn’t afford tap lessons?

Well, the first Vocalo.org Talent Show is all grown up, and unlike those second graders, these guys and gals have talent. You might be saying to yourselves, “why is this posted on the Bastion?” Well, not only is this a show comprised of local musicians, dancers, and magicians, there are also a couple of folks in the stand up comedy world participating who I’m sure you’re familiar with. The line up includes the Revellettes go go dancers, Gullah Geechee, Itz Ya Boi, Ace Boogie, Real Hip Hop, Al Sharpton's Approval, Magic Superstars, I Want to Dream, Relaxation Nation, Kanare, Nile Dean, Jadiid, Xolin, In Which I Put On My Shoes, and the stand up stylings of Cindy Cornelson, Dan Telfer and Andrew DeWitt. You probably also recognize the host of the event, stand up comic, Brian Babylon.

The show will be broadcast live on May 14th at 7:00 p.m. on Vocalo 89.5 FM, and online at vocalo.org, or better yet, you probably should see everyone in person at The Chicago Center for Performing Arts at 777 N. Green St. at 7pm. Tickets are only $15 bucks ($12 for Chicago Public Radio members) for what’s sure to be a diverse entertainment experience.

The event is sponsored in part by The Onion and presented by Chicago Public Radio.

-Tammy Connors