Located in the midst of a long swath of clubs, the Family Den is an area favorite in daytime hangouts, and on most afternoons this lively dance floor is full and active. Only those ages 30 and older are allowed in this Latin and jazz lounge, so you’ll usually find a more low-key crowd from the nearby South Side neighborhoods. Belly up to the bar...
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6:30 PM We’re raising our glasses in support I Am Logan Square, a 501c3 non-profit organization that supports the artists and cultural development in Logan Square. Bar profits will be donated to IALS so drink up — and stick around for a live performance by Garden Music at 9:15pm. Garden Music features Starshipbruno, Charles Mantis, and the Ageless One. Starshipbruno (Anthony Bruno) is a multi-instrumentalist and recording artist writing...
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As the title of his critically acclaimed Atlantic Records CD suggests, Grammy Award and Blues Music Award Nominee, John Primer is truly “The Real Deal.” At 8 years old, John borrowed his first guitar and started to strum. Before that he played a homemade guitar built on the wall of the house with a broom wire, 2 nails, and 2 rocks to make it tight. ...
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Lyfe Jennings (born Chester Jennings in Toledo, Ohio) is an African American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist. He plays the guitar, bass, and piano which he integrates into his music. Jennings began singing at a young age in a Toledo church choir. He later joined a group called The Dotsons with two of his cousins and his older brother, Jay. The group...
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Chicago’s powerhouse soulstress Eryn Allen Kane, proudly presents Aviary: Act I, the first half of her much-discussed, eagerly anticipated debut EP. Poised for international success and a stellar 2016, the Detroit-raised songstress initially rose to prominence for her work with Chicago’s hip hop A-listers, collaborating with Saba on “Burnout”, Towkio on “Heaven Only Knows” featuring Lido and Chance the Rapper, and five tracks from Chance & the Social Experiment’s SURF album. Upon the April 2015 premiere for her...
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In 1977, The Dirty Dozen Social and Pleasure Club in New Orleans began showcasing a traditional Crescent City brass band. It was a joining of two proud, but antiquated, traditions at the time: social and pleasure clubs dated back over a century to a time when black southerners could rarely afford life insurance, and the clubs would provide proper funeral arrangements. Brass bands, early predecessors...
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Grammy nominated vocalist and writer Syleena Johnson is one of the greatest singers and performers of her generation. She has scored major R&B hits and been invited to collaborate with the likes of Kanye West, R. Kelly and Musiq Soulchild. Having fought the major label system to allow her true identity to shine forth, Syleena now steps forward with her most anticipated album to date Chapter 6: Couples Therapy, which was...
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