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Chicago 10 [fight the power]
(above clip, from the film Chicago 10, as aired on PBS’ Independent lens) Plans for the Festival of Life (to be held during the Democratic National Convention of 1968), developed by Yippie founders Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, called for a “festival of youth, music, and theater.” In January 1968, the Yippies released an initial…
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Cult Movie of the Week: Jacksons an American Dream
Yeah, I said it. Angela Bassett, Terence Howard, dude from Welcome Back, Kotter Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, etc., in the story of Gary, Indiana’s most famous sons (and daughters). I recently pulled out my (second) dub of this. It’s a textbook cult classic: lines you can’t forget, larger than life characters… and untouchably-dope music. Since I couldn’t…
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Exita el Exceso… an art exhibition in Bridgeport
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 7 | 7pm-12am 2nd Friday Viewing: Friday, March 13 | 6pm-10pm The Chicago Art Department is proud to present “Evita el Exceso”, new works by Tripa Co. In the second coming of Tripa Colectivo, Mike Wilgus joins the experimental artist group in their continued exploration of culture and gender issues embedded…
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Raphael Saadiq is….
….in town and performing at the Park West tonight. He dropped by my day job today. Oh yes… and he glows in person). Anyway… in recognition, I’m dusting off a favorite. Enjoy.
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Cocktails and Clay (this Friday the 13th)
Perhaps one of the greatest (Nancy Reagan-approved) conceptions of sensual overload ever! Hyde Park brings it back one-mo’-gin (in a special Freaky Friday the 13th edition….but not too freaky):
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friday night lights: J*Davey at the Vic
Coming Friday… J*Davey Live in Chicago at the Victor Hotel Tickets available at: http://www.jdavey.eventbrite.com or Dr Wax Records 5226 S Harper Ave 773-493-8696 Silver Room 1442 N Milwaukee 773-278-7130 Who?? J*Davey called their double album “The Beauty in Distortion/The Land of the Lost”. I call that fitting. The sound is sort of Mad Max Electric…
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Support Your Local Record Store @ Sonotheque (TONITE)
Nuff Said. …..wait, that’s a lie. One more thing to say. Click here for my interview with the folks from Beverly Records (a spot near Mr. Peabody’s shop, on 116th and Western, that’s been around since the 1960s).
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Portraits of Black Chicago: High School Student
A student at the Westinghouse Industrial Vocation School on Chicago’s West Side. May 1973 “…A student at the Westinghouse Industrial Vocation School on Chicago’s West Side*. She is one of the nearly 1.2 million black people who make up over a third of the population of Chicago**. It is one of the many black faces…
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JB Monorail by Theaster Gates
a bit about the residual effects of 1968 in Chicago (specifically on the West Side). Published in 68/08 on Dec. 6, 2008 in AREA/Chicago by Theaster Gates There are moments when I think that my life on the Westside of Chicago had no real relationship to the history of political struggle. I had not yet been…
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Life and Death of the West Side
Life And Death of the West Side: a Communiversity Course Dates: March 12 – April 30 (8 weeks) A Community Theatre Project In this course, participants will create an original theatrical stage production based on the Chicago West side Riots of April 6-8, 1968 (that were in response to the assassination of Martin Luther King…
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