The MayDay Scooter Club

Our Way of Thinking and Mods v. Rockers gave us two sterling weekends in Chicago… lucky for us, the summer is just getting started.  Our friends at Late Bar have tapped local scooter clubs and some of the scene’s finest DJs to get down every Friday – they’re calling it The Merge.  Last week’s kick-off party was a great start, and we see the night growing bigger and better. Expect to hear soul and ska and boogaloo and psych and freakbeat and revival and brit pop and anything else you want to hear that the DJs have in their box. The sound is broad, and we want everyone to feel welcome.

You’re gonna want to say you were there, to tell the kiddies about this night.  Let them know that The Merge was something magical… that Late Bar was your favorite place ever to get a drink and dance.  Luckily, it’s open till 4am every Friday so you have plenty of time to make it happen. And Hobgoblin drink specials to wash it all down.

Late Bar
3534 W Belmont Ave
Chicago, IL 60618
(773) 267-5283

DO NOT MISS the next Windy City Soul Club night, coming to you this Friday, May 28 at Empty Bottle.  The boys have the month of June off (don’t worry, plenty more to come), so you’ll be out of luck until July…

Windy City Soul Club

Empty Bottle
1035 N Western Ave
Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 276-3600

Good times last Friday with WCSC… lots of feet on the floor and talc in the air. That’s just the way we like it. Jordan brought his camera, so head over to the Gallery and see if you can find yourself!

Windy City Soul Club returns to the Empty Bottle on May 28.

It’s back… and we’re not just talkin’ about the patch on JJ’s jacket. Windy City Soul Club returns to the Empty Bottle on Friday, April 30. It’s been too long, but that can only mean one thing… the boys got a lot of new records and they’re all itchin’ to drop the biggest the best northern soul Chicago has ever heard. It’s WCSC. Welcome Back!

Windy City Soul Club

Empty Bottle
1035 N Western Ave
Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 276-3600

February really is a short month… seems like days ago we were getting sick from talc fumes at Empty Bottle. We’ll, it’s that time again. Saturday, Windy City Soul Club returns to Empty Bottle for more floorpounding northern classics and modern rarities. Brad Hales from Ann Arbor Soul Club and Peoples Records Detroit comes in for a guest set, so don’t miss it!

Empty Bottle
1035 North Western Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 276-3600
10pm; $5; 21+

Recovering after a 14 hour “nap” – Vegas will do that to you. Or at least the High Rollers rally will. Jordan5 documents the scene like none other, so head over to our Gallery now and get a taste of all the parking lot action from Saturday’s bike show. A little rain never stopped a good scoot…  we ain’t here to paint, afterall.  And this year, the Tecate Tree was good to us.

Loads of Chicagoans were there, including JJ and Jordan from MayDay SC, Karrie and Casey from Secret Society SC, Darren, Silent Ron, Rye B. and Alison, Kevin from Windy City Soul Club, Benny and Erin, and we-wish-they-were-still-Chicagoans, Manager John Manion and Kris.  Are we missing anyone?  They’re probably still at the Las Vegas Club trying to catch a lobster.

And if 200+ photos in the Gallery ain’t enough, find even more pics on our facebook page.

Head over to the Gallery for a ton of pics from Windy City Soul Club… find yourself! TimeOut Chicago posted more as well, so if you weren’t there (and why not?!) you’re sure to find someone you know.

Windy City Soul Club is back for February this FRIDAY, Feb. 5, at the Empty Bottle. WCSC welcomes Dante of Danny’s ever-popular funk night in… we hear he has a killer northern soul collection, so it’ll be great to see what he brings. See you there!

Get in the Gallery, cos Jordan put up a ton of pictures from the January edition of the Windy City Soul Club… gotta admit, there were more people there than we realized! Lots of familiar faces in the pictures, some dancing right alongside the MayDays… didn’t know it! It was that kind of night.

More pics here courtesy of NBC 5. Wow! TimeOut Chicago returned the favor… NBC covered the event as well, very nice.

Up next: January 22, Don’t miss JJ and Ben guest DJing with at Jay Wells’ fantastic soul monthly at the fantastic Whistler. This party happens the fourth Friday of every month, and you shouldn’t miss a single one.

Next WCSC night will be the first Friday in February, 2/5/2010, and still at the Empty Bottle. Doors at 10pm (although you can certainly arrive earlier, JJ starts spinning popcorn and rnb sounds around 9:30 to get the vibe going), on $5.

The Whistler
2421 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 227-3530

It keeps growing and growing…

Windy City Soul Club is back at the Empty Bottle this Saturday, January 9, after a knockout smash event in December. Doors at 10pm (we think), still $5.

To get you hyped, here’s a few that JJ spun in Milwaukee on NYE:
Gale Garnet – I’ll Cry Alone
Miss Lavell – Stolen Love
Baby Washington – Let Love Go By
Connie Questell – World of Trouble
Frank Minion – How Much Land (Does a Man Need)
Little Oscar – Empty Bottles
Mighty Joe Young – Ladies Man
Louis Jordan – Working Man
Jimmy Witherspoon – Hey, Mrs. Jones
The Kindly Shepherds – Lend Me Your Hand

A huge thanks to The Get Down for hosting such a fantastic party… and Mr. Fine Wine for the fab tunes. Also, check out Violetville Vintage… thanks for the hospitality!

So see you all Saturday… get there early cos WE need to pack this place, and WCSC was packed by 11 last time – don’t delay!

Windy City Soul Club

Empty Bottle
1035 N Western Ave
Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 276-3600