Category: Event Reviews

  • Erb Dean Battles During Hip Hop Mondays at InnJoy

    Erb Dean Battles During Hip Hop Mondays at InnJoy

    Another Monday night in Chicago and another Hip Hop showcase. Mondays are reserved for Hip Hop events at Innjoy Wicker Park. While they provided the event space, they were not the hosts. Innjoy is a lovely venue, with friendly bartenders. It’s somewhere I’d go to even without an event. As…

  • Live at Bitter Jester Music Festival Vol 1

    The Chicago music scene is abundant with opportunities for musicians of all genres and ages. The Bitter Jester Foundation for the Arts (BJFA) is a charitable non-profit organization. Each year, the organization produces the Bitter Jester Music Festival. The 17th event began on June 2 and ends with the Grand…

  • Young Xav Show at Reggies Rock Club

    The promotion leading up to the event was insane. Every day you would get online, and Young Xav would post about and hype it up. You would get various sneak peaks and incentives to buy tickets. One day, anyone who purchased a ticket would get the chance to take a…

  • Erb Dean at Innjoy

    There’s a quote from an unknown author that states, “I’m impressed with people from Chicago. Hollywood is hype, New York is talk, Chicago is work.” That quote couldn’t be truer that the commitment artists and fans showed on January 30, 2023 at Innjoy. BaSkaveli worked diligently to throw an extraordinary…

  • CALIFORNIA ROOTS MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL CONTINUES TO BRIDGE HIP HOP AND REGGAE ON 2020 LINEUP

    CALIFORNIA ROOTS MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL CONTINUES TO BRIDGE HIP HOP AND REGGAE ON 2020 LINEUP

    ICE CUBE, ATMOSPHERE, AND SEAN PAUL JOIN TODAY’S BIGGEST REGGAE LINEUP

  • 100 People Project: Back to School Event

      This week, as part of the growing effort of my cohost DJ LX and I, our show The HeatMix Life helped sponsor the back to school event from the 100 People Project. Some of the other sponsors included Florida Career College who provided the event space, Chef Odle (@ChefOdle)…