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1. Born of Osiris at Mojoes in Joliet on Monday night.
Posted on April 4, 2014
Remembering Frankie Knuckles
The Godfather Of House Created A Worldwide Phenomenon From The Desolate West Side
“In Chicago, Frankie Knuckles was called the ‘godfather,’ not because of any underworld connections, but because he helped build house – a style of Chicago dance music that revolutionized club culture in the ’70s and ’80s and still resonates around the world today,” Greg Kot writes for the Tribune.
“Knuckles died Monday at the age of 59.”
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“Knuckles learned his craft as a club DJ in New York City, then moved to Chicago in the late ’70s and developed a reputation as one of the city’s most influential dance-music tastemakers. He arrived in Chicago just as disco was losing steam. For many, disco literally went up in flames between games of a Chicago White Sox double header at Comiskey Park, when radio deejay Steve Dahl blew up hundreds of disco albums.
“I witnessed that caper that Steve Dahl pulled at Disco Demolition Night and it didn’t mean a thing to me or my crowd,” Knuckles told the Tribune. “But it scared the record companies, so they stopped signing disco artists and making disco records. So we created our own thing in Chicago to fill the gap.”
Posted on April 2, 2014
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
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1. Carsick Cars at the Burlington on Friday night.
Posted on March 31, 2014
The Week In Chicago Rock
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You shoulda been there.
1. Julieta Venegas at the Metro on Tuesday night.
Posted on March 28, 2014
The Dudes In Wireless Soul Aren’t Even Old Enough To Be Dudes
Don’t Even Know What A Seven-Nation Army Is
That’s 11-year-old Vince Minogue on guitar and lead vocals, 13-year-old Tyler Senzel on bass and 9-year-old Wolfgang Paul on drums.
From the March 15, 2014, St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago.
Posted on March 27, 2014
The House That Chicago Built
A Secret Story About To Be Told
The first official teaser – opening with a question “bigger than who shot Kennedy” in Chicago.
Or as one YouTube commenter says, “[T]he question of the ages. There has never been more arguments, controversies or problems than the answer to that question.”
Posted on March 26, 2014
GWAR’s Dead Frontman Rocked Chicago
Remembering Dave Brockie
“If you never caught a GWAR show in the band’s improbable 30-year reign, your failure is now officially complete,” Nathan Smith writes for the Houston Press.
“Dave Brockie, the often-hilarious, always-obscene front-thing better known to fans as Oderus Urungus, returned to the stars from whence he came early Sunday morning. He was 50.”
GWAR had a summer home of sorts at Chicago’s Riot Fest. We’ll turn it over to the always essential Riot Fest Twitter feed and end with a couple of video gems.
Posted on March 25, 2014
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
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You shoulda been there.
1. Wild Child at Lincoln Hall on Thursday night.
Posted on March 24, 2014
The Week In Chicago Rock
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You shoulda been there.
1. Childish Gambino & Chance the Rapper at The Vic on Wednesday night.
Posted on March 21, 2014
Here’s The Emotions!
Beautiful Colors Shining Through
“The timeless music of the Grammy Award-winning female R&B group The Emotions continue to touch the hearts of adoring fans and admirers,” dvideodon says in a YouTube upload this week.
“Comprised of three sisters, Wanda, Sheila and Jeanette Hutchinson, The Emotions originally performed as the Hutchinson Sunbeams as children, from 3 to 5 years of age, while singing gospel in their hometown Chicago.”
Posted on March 19, 2014