The Chicago History Museum is launching “Chicago Rocks!,” a series of lectures, performances, and neighborhood tours celebrating the history of popular music in the Windy City.<\/p>\n
Grab your dancing shoes and groove with us this Spring for a slew of events that celebrates Chicago?s rich musical past. Over the course of four weeks, we?ll explore various genres that have dominated the Windy City?s sound scene. From lectures and concerts to tours and dinners, the series will have something for any music aficionado and lover of Chicago history.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It’s a great range of events, covering R&B, soul, rock (both mainstream and indies), punk, house and hiphop. The series runs from next week through mid April, ending up somewhat incongruously with a big John Cage bash–the avant-garde composer apparently spent a fair amount of time here. The full schedule of events is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
One of the scheduled speakers is the “Duke of Earl” himself, Gene Chandler. I’ve always been a sucker for his 1970 hit, “Groovy Situation.”
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