Jill Flanagan of Forced Into Femininity takes her underground scene to task, the Era throw a listening party for their first ‘footwork mixtape,’ and more.
Tag: DJ Rashad
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DJ Oreo talks about footwork, booking a Chicago party from Australia, and Sunday’s birthday battle with Elz the DJ
West-side native DJ Oreo throws himself a birthday party at East Room on Sunday that doubles as an informal turntable battle with his best friend—and then he hits the road with Lil Yachty.
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The Era move footworking into the spotlight
Footwork crews often end up as sideshows to DJs or rappers—but Chicago dancers the Era hope to change that with their first stage production.
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Pitchfork Fest on Saturday was mostly a joy to behold
On Pitchfork’s second day, RP Boo and Jlin inspired fancy footwork, while Sufjan Stevens and Brian Wilson served up different doses of sadness.
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DJ Rashad’s new posthumous album includes a beautiful collaboration with Traxman
With its combination of sweetness and battle-ready heat, “Lost Worlds” belongs alongside DJ Rashad’s best songs.
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Help dance-music outlet Mucho Culo get back on its feet this weekend
Subterranean hosts a benefit show for Mucho Culo, which was based out of a studio destroyed in a July fire.
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Boiler Room celebrates Chicago and Detroit’s electronic legacy
The notorious international pop-up party brings the two midwestern cities together with a four-show series beginning tomorrow night at Evil Olive.
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DJ Spinn, DJ Rashad, and Danny Brown bring Detroit closer to Chicago on ‘Dubby’
Two of the footwork’s greatest producers team up with raunchy Detroit rapper Danny Brown.
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Treated Crew and Teklife further DJ Rashad’s legacy on Live From Your Mama’s House
Treated Crew rapper Mic Terror leads the charge on this collaborative EP, a blend of hip-hop and footwork that can be traced back to his coming-of-age in Chicago’s south suburbs.
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Listen to Machinedrum’s tribute to DJ Rashad, Movin Forward
Machinedrum just released a tribute EP to footwork mastermind DJ Rashad, who died nearly one year ago.
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Our favorite music of 2014
Six Reader music writers share their favorites from 2014 with year-end lists that do more than just put the same records in a different order.
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Dance crew the Era will give you footwork lessons
The dance masters lead a footwork workshop at High Concept Laboratories tomorrow afternoon.
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DJ Rashad is gone, but his influence on footwork lives on
The Chicago producer died before the music he helped define could break out, but he’s still inspiring his Teklife crew—which is releasing a compilation to benefit his young son.
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Follow DJ Spinn as he shops for records at Pitchfork
DJ Spinn talks about DJ Rashad and Michael Jackson in Pitchfork’s record fair.
