SWEATER FUNK CREW :: CHICAGO

Sweater Funk is coming to Chicago and we're throwing a Friday night dance party at The Empty Bottle!

We'll be bringin' dance-floor rocking boogie all night long just like we do every week in San Francisco. Sweater Funk Boogie, Steppers and Modern Soul all on original vinyl, including the tracks that you won't hear anywhere else...Lotti G., Casual-T, McIver, Karl Frierson, Kloud 9, Nightwind, Dogg Master, Quietfire, Cool Million & K-Maxx!

San Francisco's Sweater Funk DJ crew have been SF's most dedicated purveyors of the funky subgenre known as BOOGIE since 2008. Their vision to bring boogie, strictly on vinyl originals, to the masses has earned them a diehard following who pack the basement of San Francisco's Li Po Lounge every Sunday for the last 4 + years. They've won SF Weekly's Best new club 2009, and have hosted artists & Djs such as Dam-Funk, Daz-I-Kue, DJ Spinna, Mayer Hawthorne, Peanut Butter Wolf, Kon & Amir, Onra, Benedek, Monk One, Cool Chris, Opolopo & Amalia.

Chicago, we love you and we can't wait to share our music with you!

Tickets Here

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HANKSY HITS CHICAGO

LARRY HEARD :: ELECTRONIC MUSIC IN THE 80s

Many rumors are circulated about Larry Heard — the man who put the ‘deep’ in house music. The legend himself talks about his true history: how he swapped his drums for machines and became a part of the blossoming Chicago house scene of the mid-’80s. Doing his “research,” he met up with vocalist Robert Owens, with whom he formed the infamous Fingers Inc. This self-proclaimed “late bloomer” has stayed spiritual, soulful, and productive. Can you feel it?

Lecture: Larry Heard (Seattle 2005) from Red Bull Music Academy on Vimeo.

DEON JACKSON :: LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND

Deon Jackson 1965's "Love Makes the World Go Round" on Carla Records will always be a family classic. I remember hearing this tune on the regular around my house. This song became a major pop hit, and a full-length album was released subsequently on Atco Records. Though he is often referred to as a one hit wonder, Jackson had two more successful singles, and recorded until the end of the decade, but after this faded from view, he performed mostly in the Chicago area.


DEON JACKSON - LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND

CHI-LITES :: ME AND YOU

THE CHI-LITES - GET DOWN WITH ME 1981

JEFF WHITE :: CHICAGO

My boy out of Chi-Town has been lacing me up with some incredible mixes and its time to spread the love. Coming correct on the Soul Genre specializing in era's 78-85 (by sound) Jeff Whites track selection is top notch blending Common tracks, to Hard to find rare numbers. You can tell Jeff has been doing this for a long time. One day soon I would like Jeff to play Sweater Funk.

Jeff comes from the school of, let my Records do the talking!

Enjoy.

Jump on his podcast

STEPPIN WITH STYLE

Back with some smoothed out grown folk ish... Thanks to my good friends Sabrina & Kirk (Sweater Funk) for put me on to this - Lets go Stepping with my man "Reggie Baked Bean Baker" where you'll learn the latest moves in Stepping, and lets not get started on the music. (take notes)

Ever wondered what 2 Step is check out "Steppin with Style" website

BRAZILLIAN + CHICAGO CONNECTION

BIG UPS TO DJ GUILLERMO WHO DROPPED THIS VINYL PIECE ON WEDNESDAY, ALSO BIG UP ALLEN THAYER FOR RE BRINGING THIS TO MY ATTENTION

SUNDAY SOUL

Sunshine Anderson sampled this on "Something That I wanna Give You"


I WANT TO PAY YOU BACK (FOR LOVING ME)-CHI-LITES (1971)

CITY OF WIND

NEW LUPE FIASCO

LUPE FIASCO - FIRE (NO DJ) 2009

CHICAGO HIP HOUSE MOVEMENT

RAVEIN MAZE - FOREVER TOGETHER 1989