“You bring people together and something will always happen. . . . The how is pretty easy, but the why is more important to me.”
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Honoring the vanishing musical culture of Wicker Park
In some ways, Dorian’s is just one more boutiquey bar and restaurant. But its record store and music bookings connect it to Wicker Park’s 1990s arts community.
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Instrumental prog-fusion wizards Monobody celebrate a new split album
Instrumental prog-fusion wizards Monobody celebrate a new split album, the Co-Prosperity Sphere hosts 32 DJs in 24 hours to benefit Lumpen Radio, and more.
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After seven years away, Africa Hi-Fi returns for one night in Hyde Park
A reunion of Sonia Hassan and Ron Trent’s beloved Africa Hi-Fi DJ night closes the Harper Court Summer Music Series on Wednesday.
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Reader’s Agenda Wed 4/2: Chicago Underground Film Festival, Historie de Melody Gainsbourg, and the Sounds
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Wednesday, April 2
Posted inArts & Culture
The migration of the hipster
The migration of the hipster: A Chicago history, 1898-present
Posted inBest of Chicago
Best Spot for Hyper-Curated DJ Nights
Some programs hit the mark, while others might fail to draw much of a crowd into the cozy space. But the best part is that doesn’t even seem to matter.
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More Sounds from Sofrito
British DJ crew Sofrito serves up another killer comp of Caribbean, South American, and African grooves
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Kaplan’s Liquors Kicks Out the Dummies
Bridgeport’s Kaplan’s Liquors, aka Maria’s, is reopening as Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar this Friday.
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Requiem for a Room
What to expect from the Sonotheque space in its new life as a Beauty Bar
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Cheap, deadly
B-movies “Strangler of the Swamp” and “The Preview Murder Mystery,” championed by critic William K. Everson, screen Monday 9/14 at Sonotheque.
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What’s Old: Georges Melies at Sonotheque
An evening of silent shorts from cinema’s first magician.
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Ed Zotti’s “Barn House” rehab
The Straight Dope’s Ed Zotti is reading from his new book on urban rehabbing, The Barn House.