Ian Svenonius

Ian Svenonius

Ian Svenonius (Gemini) is the leader of the group Chain & the Gang (K Records), the host of vbs.tv’s “Soft Focus” and the author of the highly regarded underground bestseller The Psychic Soviet (Drag City Books). Previous projects include the Nation of Ulysses (a political party/ street gang), The Cupid Car Club (a social entity designed for recreation and relaxation) the Make Up (a religious cult), Scene Creamers/Weird War (a rock n roll group) and Felt Letters (a beat poetry combo). He has toured across the world with these esteemed aggregates and is famed for his dynamic stage persona.

Svenonius has written for the periodicals Vice, Index, BB Gun, Plan B, Sound Collector, Arthur, Ulysses Speaks, Portland Mercury, Dot Dot Dot, Weird War World, and Audio Review among many others.

Ian Svenonius is also a lecturer who has spoken across the country at venues as diverse as Yale University, The University of Pittsburgh, The Mountain Bar, The Branchage Film festival, Reading Frenzy, and the Henry Miller Reading Room (to name a few). He is also a club DJ and his radio show “For God’s sake Do Something” can be heard on 97.5 FM in Washington DC on Sunday nights.