Roscoe Village Burger Fest, Millennium Art Festival, and more happenings from July 8-10.
Tag: Steve Dahl
Posted inArts & Culture
Disco Demolition Night according to its ringmaster, Steve Dahl
A new book is a patchy, occasionally biased portrayal of the infamous promotional stunt.
Posted inBlogs
Soul Jazz’s encyclopedia of disco-record cover art will make crate diggers swoon
Soul Jazz releases the drool-worthy Disco: An Encyclopedic Guide to the Cover Art of Disco Records.
Posted inBlogs
A great DJ, a better human being: Last night at Frankie Knuckles’s memorial service
Chicago (and people from all over the world) remembered the influential musician, DJ, and producer at Progressive Baptist Church yesterday.
Posted inNews & Politics
Letters & Comments July 16, 2009
One aspect of racism is often refusing to admit an issue has a racial context—even when it involves an all-white group turning violent destroying a music which is associated with blacks.
Posted inNews & Politics
Postcards From Disco Demolition Night
Photos by Diane Alexander White of the kids in the crowd at Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park, Chicago, July 12, 1979
Posted inNews & Politics
Les Grobstein knows the score
It ain’t easy being the world’s biggest sports fan.