Rogers Park Chamber seeks to landmark 7331 N. Sheridan Road

For Immediate Release: Rogers Park Chamber seeks to landmark 7331 N. Sheridan Road

The Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce, a not for profit organization that has been in Rogers Park since April of 2009 and currently has twenty-three members, is taking on an important community endeavor: They are attempting to historically landmark 7331 N. Sheridan Road.

The Chamber had four days before a meeting in front of the Programs Committee of the Commission for Chicago Landmarks. What they decided to do is quite unusual. Their Secretary put together a petition to show the committee that they had the community's support.

In just four days, the Chamber Secretary, Autumn Davids, and President, Bill Morton, had visited many Rogers Park businesses and collected 156 signatures for the landmark of the building. After their presentation in front of the Programs Committee, the Chamber decided to create a second petition as a continuation of the first.

The Second Petition states the criteria that is applicable for 7331 N. Sheridan Road and requests that signers mail in the petition directly to the Programs Committee.

The Chamber has requested that those who signed the first petition do not sign the second. The reasoning behind this decision is that the Chamber wants the second petition to be a continuation of the first that gained 156 signatures.

Here are the links to the videos of the Chamber's Presentation in front of the programs committee:

You can view the Chamber's article on their plans here: http://rogersparkchamberofcommerce.blogspot.com/2013/06/7331-n-sheridan-potential-landmark.html

For more information, please contact the Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce at the information below. 

Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce

www.RogersPark.cc 

(773) 850-0049

Chicago IL, 60626

The Dex Romweber Duo with The Bama Lamas at Red Line Tap

The following are upcoming performances at The Red Line Tap:

The Red Line Tap

7006 N. Glenwood Ave.

Chicago, IL. 60626

773 274-5463 or 773 465–8005

Saturday, August 18, 2013
The Dex Romweber DuoWith Special Guests The Bama Lamas
Saturday, August 17th, 2013
$7.00 Adv / $10.00 Night Of Show



Dex Romweber is nothing less than an icon of the American music underground. Pioneering the template for the stripped to-the-essentials guitar/drums duo format in the (should be) world famous psycho-surf-rockabilly-garage-punk combo Flat Duo Jets - so often emulated, so rarely duplicated - Dex continues his resurgence with the new album Is That You In The Blue? 

With sister Sara on drums, the DEX ROMWEBER DUO is a potent combo that'll get your leg twitching with the beat and your heart racing - and sometimes breaking - with the feral excitement of music. If it don't, you might want to consider turning in your "I Heart Rock n Roll" badge. Seriously. In Dex, you have someone who burrows into the guts of American roots music with a uniquely alchemical mania; he's a man clearly bored with, or oblivious to, genre constraints. With a mix of originals and obscure nuggets from rock and roll's dusky back closets, the DRD romps through the sweaty cinder block studios of Memphis of the 50's, channels street corners on the wrong side of town with existential blues and instrumentals that'd find a home in a Tarantino spy flick. 

For pure rock and roll at its most glorious, Dex, his vintage Silvertone guitar and Sara's wall of sound drums kick out the jams, mf'ers, on "Jungle Drums," the dragstrip rave-up "Gurdjieff Girl" and the soundtrack for your next knife fight at the juvey home "Climb Down." Bust out your hip flask and hand jive to heaven to that wicked Bobby Fuller beach party groove on "Wish you Would," or strut down the Rio strand to the buoyant Bossa Nova throw down "Brazil" - a classic that runs a sonic spark plug from Xavier Cugat to Tav Falco's Panther Burns. 

Beyond the wild ruckus the Duo conjures so well, Is That You in the Blue? is colored by Dex's broken romantic trips to the deep tunnel of un-love. From the slinky, cinematic revenge noir of "The Death of Me," to the unhinged, edge of the abyss vibe of "Nowhere" to the jazzy, ghostly howl at the "Midnight Sun," he's on a dark and sometimes vengeful ride he ain't taking alone. And the title track has as bitter and liberating a kiss off line that's ever been sung, the one we've all wished we could have come up with when she was walking out the door. For Is That You In The Blue?, recorded at Southern Culture on the Skids Rick Miller's studio in North Carolina, DRD filled in their already formidable sound with Tarheel luminaries from the bands The Old Ceremony and Savage Knights, as well as Rick himself and fellow SCOTS Mary Huff. Since their last Bloodshot album, Ruins of Berlin (2009), the DRD recorded a 7" single of hillbilly folk-blues with Jack White as well as a live album recorded at his Third Man record store in Nashville.

ART + SOL Flea Market

The following are upcoming events at Sol Cafe:

Sol Cafe

1615 W. Howard Street

Chicago, IL. 60626

Friday, June 22nd, 2013 at 10 am - 6 pm
ART + SOL Flea Market
Recurring every 4th Saturday of the month June - September
Fees for vendor apply - Consult application for rates & regulations

Howard St. SSA #19, in collaboration with The GNAR Collective {Great Northside Artist Revolution} and Sol Café present:

ART + SOL Flea Market, a sidewalk sale-meets-fair on Howard Street in Rogers Park, on June 22nd, 2013

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ART + SOL Flea Market welcomes all to celebrate the diverse arts in Rogers Park and throughout Chicago. Featuring curated collections from Chicago-based artists, vintage vendors, local businesses, interactive booths, and entertainment for kids, we encourage you to apply for a space at ART + SOL Flea Market!

PRESS RELEASE - Artists of the Wall 2013

Press Release For Artists of the Wall 2013 

Twenty years ago there was a wall along the lake, trash strewn about, graffiti littering the 
area, and people that were questionable harassing the passersby. 

A small group of Rogers Park residents (Keith Lord, Katie Hogan, Regina Robinson, and 
Richard Kaufman) sat on Keith Lord's back porch and came up with a brilliant idea to 
change the face of this wall; An Artists of the Wall festival. 

By cleaning up the area, painting the walls, and involving the police force in the painting, 
the negative personas that were in the area disappeared while the beautification of the 
area became apparent. 

The event has, since then, turned into a celebration of Rogers Park and it’s culturally 
diverse residents. People from all over have come to paint at Rogers Park’s Artists of the 
Wall. 

Businesses, churches, police, firefighters, lifeguards and people from age eighteen 
months to eighty years old have painted one of the 154 spaces on this 5,000 square foot 
(600 feet) wall over the past twenty years. 

The Artists of the Wall festival is a one-of-a-kind, ever-changing art project, the largest 
of its kind along the lakefront and running for twenty years, something unprecedented in 
Chicago. 

Artists of the Wall doesn't just promote both amateur and professional artists, it also 
promotes musicians by having an eclectic representation of Chicago-based bands. The 
bands and musicians that have played at Artists of the Wall have shared the stage with 
Windform, the first-of-its-kind art sculpture that was placed on city property. 

“Twenty Years on the Wall” is our theme this Father's Day weekend. For years, this 
event has defined what Father's Day is to our Rogers Park dads. In the past, fathers have 
called, happiness evident in their voices, because they finally had the day with their 
children and wanted to paint one of the spaces. 

This year is special for another reason, too. Last year, one of the artists, Terrence, died as 
a victim of gun violence in Chicago. His family contacted the Loyola Park Advisory 
Council and asked that his space be left intact this year so that they can add their story to 
his art. Terrence's death has saved the lives of six others because he was an organ donor. 

Don't forget to be at Artists of the Wall, “20 on the Wall,” this Father's Day weekend 
Saturday, June 15 to promote the beautification of our neighborhood, and taking a stand 
against violence. 

Music Stage Program

Saturday, June 15 

Noon - 12:45 pm Handyman Steel Pan 

1:15 - 2:00 pm Jeannie Tanner Quartet 

2:30 - 3:30 pm Odd Folk 

4:00 – 5:15 pm Conjúnto 

Sunday, June 16 

Noon - 12:45 pm Joe Dickinson 

1:15 – 2:00 pm Eastern Blok 

2:30 – 3:30 pm Meisha Herron 

4:00 – 5:15 pm The Pratt Cattz featuring Robert Irving 

For more information please contact: 

Katie Hogan (773) 764-9302 

Founder of Artists of the Wall Festival 

Keith Lord (312) 944-6270 

Founder of Artists of the Wall Festival 

Bill Morton Promotions- Publicist