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Music, Music Feature Jun 30, 2020
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The Chosen Few Picnic & Festival comes to everybody’s backyards

For its 30th anniversary, one of the world’s largest house-music parties has been pushed online by the pandemic—but it might reach even more people that way.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Chosen Few, Chosen Few DJs, Chosen Few Picnic & Festival, Chosen Few In-House Picnic & Festival, Wayne Williams, Jesse Saunders, Tony Hatchett, Andre Hatchett, Alan King, Terry Hunter, Mike Dunn, Byron Stingily, Carla Prather, Deon Cole, Museum of Science and Industry, Jackson Park, Mark Kelly, DCASE, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Le Nocturne Chicago, COVID-19, pandemic, coronavirus, Ron Hardy, Frankie Knuckles Foundation, livestream, virtual, Video

City Life, Stay at Home Mar 28, 2020
The Reader’s stay-at-home chronicles: days eight and nine

What we’re reading, watching, listening to, etc., to pass the time.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Stay at Home, covid-19, coronavirus, shelter-in-place, Geek Love, Alan King, Chosen Few DJs, Chicago Public Library, Captain Awkward, Merlin Mann, suggestions, reading, novels, soundcloud, home, note to self, Shoes, Zion, Jeff Murphy, Tiger King, Zombie Land

Music, Gossip Wolf Nov 26, 2019
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Forest Management drops an ambient record made from Debussy vinyl

Plus: The Chosen Few celebrate the legacy of Sauer’s with a Thanksgiving house and disco party, and Twin Peaks bring their big band to the Riviera.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Forest Management, John Daniel, After Dark, Jordan Reyes, American Dreams, American Damage, Reserve Matinee, soap, lavender, Claude Debussy, La Mer, Chosen Few, Sauer’s, house music, the Promontory, Thanksgiving, Wayne Williams, Jesse Saunders, Tony Hatchett, Alan King, Andre Hatchett, Terry Hunter, Mike Dunn, Twin Peaks, Lookout Low, Riviera, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf Sep 24, 2019
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Grün Wasser diversify their apocalyptic EBM on the new Not OK With Things

Plus: The Chicago South Side Film Festival celebrates house music with a documentary by Jesse Saunders, and Farley “Jackmaster” Funk rocks the dolphins at the Shedd Aquarium.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Grün Wasser, Keely Dowd, Essej Pollock, Not OK With Things, Holodeck Records, Stranger’s Mouth, Driving, Sleeping Village, Ariel Zetina, Material, Chicago South Side Film Festival, Raven’s Place, House Music: The Real Story, Jesse Saunders, On and On, Shawn Christopher, Keith Nunnally, Sundance, Alan King, Mike Dunn, Lori Branch, Chosen Few, Farley “Jackmaster” Funk, Shedd Aquarium, Shedd After Hours, Video

Music, Music Feature Jul 9, 2019
Slideshow
Photos: The grill masters of the Chosen Few Picnic

More music festivals should let fans cook for each other.
- By Leor Galil and Zakkiyyah Najeebah
- Tags: Music Feature, Chosen Few, Chosen Few Picnic, house music, Chicago house, Nu Bang Clan, Zakkiyyah Najeebah, Gucci Productions, Jackson Park, Museum of Science and Industry, Public League, Andre Hatchett, Tony Hatchett, Alan King, Slideshow

Music, Concert Preview Jun 27, 2019
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The Chosen Few Picnic is the homegrown festival every Chicagoan should attend
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Concert Preview, Chosen Few, Chosen Few DJs, Chosen Few Picnic, Jackson Park, Wayne Williams, Alan King, Andre Hatchett, Tony Hatchett, Jesse Saunders, Terry Hunter, Mike Dunn, Lori Branch, Chicago House, house music, David Morales, Thelma Houston, Jackson Park, BBQ, Recommended, Video

Music, Music Feature May 30, 2018
Does Chicago have too many music festivals?

Lollapalooza’s ticket sales have slowed, and Reggae Fest and Chicago Open Air are canceled—are these the growth pangs of a healthy but crowded ecosystem, or is a crash on the way?
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Lollapalooza, Pitchfork, Pitchfork Music Festival, Hideout Block Party, Chicago Open Air, Ruido Fest, Riot Fest, North Coast Music Festival, Chosen Few Picnic, Chosen Few Picnic & Festival, music festivals, festival, festivals, bubble, crash, downturn, Michael Berg, Silver Wrapper, Silver Wrapper Productions, Brian Griffin, React Presents, Spring Awakening Music Festival, Addams/Medill Park, Union Park, Douglas Park, Pat Grumley, Alan King, Jackson Park, Lucas King, Adam Krefman, Mike Petryshyn, Mike Reed, Matt Rucins, Mamby on the Beach, Oakwood Beach, Tim Tuten, Katie Tuten, Hideout, Max Wagner, Metronome, Ed Warm, Joe’s on Weed Street, Joe’s Live, Windy City Smokeout, Chuck Wren, Reggae Fest Chicago, Fyre Fest, Aahh! Fest, Common Ground Foundation, Tamara Brown, Pemberton Festival, IowaStock, Karoondinha, UpNorth Music & Arts Festival, Get in It MusicFest, Chicago Blues Festival, Chicago Jazz Festival, Chicago House Music Festival, Wicker Park Fest, West Fest, All Tomorrow’s Parties, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Danny Wimmer Presents, C3, Taste of Randolp, Siren Music Festival, Eduardo Calvillo, Congress Theater, Humboldt Park, Hip-Hop Summerfest, Country LakeShake, Live Nation, Subterranean, Beat Kitchen, Robert Gomez, Kickstand Productions, Optimum Events, John Ugolini, Sean P. McKeough

Blogs, Bleader Jun 19, 2017
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Husband of alderman, majoral donor possibly facing fines of more than $750K for improper lobbying of the mayor, and other Chicago news

Also, Chance the Rapper is bringing sign language interpreters on tour.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Rahm Emanuel, Sophia King, City Council, James Abrams, Alan King, Chicago River, tourism, Shoreline Sightseeing, TripAdvisor, United Airlines, Boeing, Chicago Public Schools, Kenwood Academy, Lindblom Math and Science Academy, Morgan Park High School, Walter Payton College Prep, Ecuador, Nicaragua, hate crimes, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Chance the Rapper, American Sign Language, Vytopna, Prague, restaurant openings, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf Nov 22, 2016
Industrial supergroup Pigface celebrates 25 years of revolving-door lineups

Plus: The Music Box screens an underappreciated Prince movie, the Chosen Few DJs honor a bygone house-music club, and more.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Pigface, Martin Atkins, William Rieflin, industrial, 25th anniversary, House of Blues, Nine Inch Nails, Ministry, Public Image Ltd, Revolting Cocks, En Esch, KMFDM, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Killing Joke, Kittie, Swans, Skinny Puppy, Jesus Lizard, Sugarcubes, Chris Vrenna, Fallon Bowman, Frankie Nardiello, Groovie Mann, Odd Obsession, midnight, Music Box, Price, Under the Cherry Moon, Promontory, Saunders, Chosen Few DJs, Wayne Williams, Terry Hunter, Mike Dunn, Alan King, Andre Hatchett, Tony Hatchett, house music, Jugrnaut, Martin Sky

Blogs, Bleader Jun 29, 2016
Warm up for this weekend's Chosen Few Music Festival with DJ Alan King's latest late-night mix

Between working as a partner at a law firm and helping the Chosen Few Picnic expand to two days, Alan King found the time to make his monthly Late Night Sessions mix for June.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: 12 O'Clock Track, Do This, Music, Chosen Few Picnic, Chosen Few Music Festival, Alan King, Wayne Williams, Tony Hatchett, Andre Hatchett, President Obama, White House, 12 O'Clock Track, Soundcloud

Music, Music Feature Sep 22, 2015
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Frankie Knuckles's vinyl gets a permanent public home

Theaster Gates's Rebuild Foundation is about to open the Stony Island Arts Bank, whose collections will include 5,000 records the Godfather of House used in his world-changing mixes.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Frankie Knuckles, Stony Island Arts Bank, Stony Island Trust & Savings Bank Building, South Shore, Theaster Gates, Rebuild Foundation, Frederick Dunson, Frankie Knuckles Foundation, Randy Crumpton, Columbia College's Center for Black Music Research, Dorchester Projects, Gaylord Minett, Alan King, Video

Music, Music Feature Jul 2, 2015
An oral history of the Chosen Few Picnic, the 'Woodstock of house music'

How a family Fourth of July party grew into an annual event that attracts more than 40,000 fans
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Chosen Few, Chosen Few Picnic, the Woodstock of house music, Jackson Park, Wayne Williams, Jesse Saunders, Tony Hatchett, Alan King, Andre Hatchett, Terry Hunter, Mike Dunn, Chosen Few Reunion Picnic, Chosen Few Old-School Reunion Picnic, Museum of Science and Industry, Stephanie Mills, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Cory Daye, Derrick Carter, Stan Zeff, Keith Fobs, Greg Gray, Masters at Work, Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez, "Little" Louie Vega, Kim Parham, Linda Redd, Lehia Franklin Acox, Torin Edmond, Leslie Hairston, Marlene Hatchett, Frankie Knuckles, Midway Plaisance, Deep House Page

Music, Gossip Wolf Mar 25, 2015
Noisy indie rockers Geronimo! take their last leap

Plus: The Silver Room moves to Hyde Park, Boiler Room Chicago honors Frankie Knuckles, and more.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Geronimo!, Beat Kitchen, Meat Wave, Foul Tip, Vaya, Velocicopter, Buzz Yr Girlfriend: Vol. 4—Why Did You Leave Me?, Exploding in Sound, Silver Room, Wicker Park, Hyde Park, Eric Williams, Dave Mata, Impala Sound, Jesse de la Peña, Boiler Room, Frankie Knuckles, Farris, DJ Hyperactive, the Black Madonna, Jamie 3:26, Mike Dunn, Andrew Emil, Smart Bar, Derrick Carter, Michael Serafini, Alan King, Elbert Phillips, Harm's Way

Blogs, Bleader Jan 30, 2014
Reader's Agenda Thu 1/30: Out at CHM, Friends and Family Cocktail Challenge, and Drinking Gourd

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Thursday, January 30
- By Jillian Sandler
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Out at CHM: The House That Chicago Built, Alan King, Chosen Few, Derrick Carter, Robert Williams, Warehouse, Whistler, Logan Square, Friends and Family Cocktail Challenge, Rodney Gomez, Drinking Gourd, Mouth Filled With Night, Ed Roberson, Raul Fernandez, Jarochicanos Xicago

Music, Music Sidebar Jul 7, 2011
Best of the rest of the week's fests

Warped Tour, Chosen Few Old School Reunion Picnic, Irish American Heritage Festival, and Roscoe Village Burger Fest round out the weekend
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Music Sidebar, Warped Tour, Chosen Few, Irish American Heritage Festival, Roscoe Village Burger Fest, Less Than Jake, Simple Plan, Attack Attack!, Hawaiians Pepper, Winds of Plague, Foxy shazam, Grieves, Black Veil Brides, Blood on the Dance Floor, Aggrolites, Set Your Goals, the Acacia Strain, Unwritten Law, Hellogoodbye, Lucero, Big D & the Kids, Reliant K, Chosen Few DJs, Wayne Williams, Alan King, Tony Hatchett, Terry Hunter, Frankie Knuckles, Ten City, the Tossers, Gaelic Storm, McPeake, the Mickey Finns, Dooley Brothers, Baal Tinne, Shannon Rovers, Foghat, Smithereens, Otter Petter, Super Happy Fun Club, Canasta, Todd Carey, First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Irish American Heritage Center

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