Sizzled Chicago

[Podcast Update] Five (5) All-New mixes from Deron Delgado & Aaron Dae

Posted on 26. Mar, 2009 by John.

Hey folks! Just added three awesome new mixes from Stompy.com + GoodFamily Recordings owner Deron Delgado and two from Dae Recordings’  Aaron Dae. If you’re a podcast subscriber, they should be in your iTunes player already! If not, or if you prefer to download them yourself, you can snag them below! If you haven’t subscribed to the Sizzled Chicago Podcast, you can do so by clicking the image above, or the link below. Enjoy ‘em! 

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 Deron Delgado - (Birthday Set) Live At Stompy SF (08.31.08) [99:24m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Deron Delgado - Live At Stompy Pink SF (11.07.08) [58:35m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Deron Delgado - (New Years Set) - Live At Stompy SF (01.01.09): Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Aaron Dae - 5 Magazine Monday Mix [70:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Aaron Dae - February 2009 Promo Mix [74:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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WNUR’s 2nd Annual Chicago Jack Summit | 5.5 Hours of Live Online DJ Sets!

Posted on 23. Feb, 2009 by Karl.

WNUR’s 2nd Annual Jack Summit happens Monday night. This is a phoneathon drive for this wonderful underground, commercial-free station that has been doing their thing for years and years. Expect lots of good music … and lots of nonsense too, as they let us get on the mics (oh no!).

2nd Annual Chicago Jack Summit - Featuring DJ Sets From (in set time order):

Karl Almaria
Chris Grant
Frankie J (of The Sound Republic)
Santiago (of Santiago & Bushido)
Justin Long
Midway Strangers
Bryan Jones

89.3 FM (Chicago Radio)
Monday, February 23rd
9pm-2:30am (CST)
Also streaming online: www.wnur.org.

WNUR STREETBEAT RADIO
Since our inception in the late 80s, our foremost goal has been to play the most forward-thinking, cutting-edge, underground dance and hip-hop cuts the world has to offer. We have programming on the station six nights a week covering material from industrial to progressive, hip-hop to tech house.

From the beginnings of house music in Chicago, WNUR has brought to the airwaves a side of dance music that doesn’t get exposure elsewhere on the dial, in the clubs, or even in the party scene. While WBMX’s Hotmix 5 were playing the latest local cuts during house music’s big explosion, WNUR’s role was playing the imports. Such legendary DJs as Derrick Carter and Mark Farina held shows on WNUR in the late 80s/early 90s. In the mid 90s, DJ Snuggles’ Strictly Jungle show gained national recognition for being the first weekly drum ‘n bass show in the country. Our present mission is to provide Chicago and the world with a source of consistently good underground electronic/dance music in all its variety, both new and old, whether local or imported.

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Sizzled 003 Mixes - 02.06.09 | The Beechers: MARSHALL + BILL SR, JOLBY, and KARL ALMARIA!

Posted on 20. Feb, 2009 by Karl.

Another night of great beats, fun peeps, liquor treats, and tasty bacon! Sizzled 003 was a family affair served up by the Beechers: Bill Sr (father) and Marshall (son). Special thanks to Jolby of Midway Strangers for filling in last minute for John Mork.

Bill Sr dropped a nice eclectic set covering disco, house classics, Stevie Wonder, and lots more in a little over an hour! Marshall (one of Chicago’s best kept secrets IMO) played a House set heavy in the sound of years past that we can’t just get enough of! Jolby of Midway Strangers (another highly underrated DJ) played a nice set of upfront House business. Also, check out Karl Almaria’s opening Downtempo set featuring Digable Planets, Tom Tom Club, and some familiar house vocals toward the end. As usual, you can get your download/stream on using the links above.

Wanna get these mixes automatically in the future? Sign up for our Podcast HERE. Also, you can view our separate mixes-only blog feed at podcasts.sizzledchicago.com.

 

 Marshall | Live At Sizzled | 02.06.09 [87:07m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Bill Sr | Live At Sizzled | 02.06.09 [72:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Jolby | Live At Sizzled | 02.06.09 [61:58m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Karl Almaria | Live At Sizzled | 02.06.09 [57:03m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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New Guest Mixes: BRETT JOHNSON and JEFF BLOOM + MY BOY ELROY!

Posted on 19. Feb, 2009 by Karl.

Greetings! If you are subscribed to our podcast, this may be a bit of old news, as we added these mixes a couple weeks ago. And if you aren’t, we have got a grip of new mixes for your download/streaming pleasure. Either way, we think you will be pleased with this round of guest mixes!

Brett Johnson [Aesoteric, Classic, Freerange] hit us with three mixes to share: “Live In La Casa”, “Live in Leipzig, Germany”, and “Rock Wit You”.

Also, we have a tag-team set from fellow Chicago residents (and all around great guys), Jeff Bloom a.k.a. Po!ntfive [Guesthouse, OM, .dotbleep, Movim, Gallery] and My Boy Elroy [of Liquid Soul]: “Live at .5 Studios”.

As a reminder, you can subscribe to the Podcast HERE. Also, you can view our separate mixes-only blog feed at podcasts.sizzledchicago.com.

 

 Brett Johnson | Live in La Casa | 12.08 [41:41m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Brett Johnson | Live in Leipzig, Germany | 01.05.05 [52:06m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Brett Johnson | Rock Wit U | 11.08.08 [69:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

  Jeff Bloom + My Boy Elroy | Live at .5 Studios | 01.08.09 [79:48m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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The Last GRIZZLED - 10.10.08 | Mixes For Download: DIZ and KARL ALMARIA!

Posted on 11. Feb, 2009 by Karl.

Before the night now known as Sizzled, there was Grizzled. The final Grizzled was held October 10, 2008 (sniff sniff … tear). We ended the party with the same guest DJ that started us off at the new Lava on Milwaukee Avenue (old location was on Damen Avenue) … the almighty DIZ!!! Being one of our personal faves, it’s no coincidence that he has been our most frequent guest DJ (a tie with DJ Mes). Diz brought a bag o’ wax and dropped a mostly vinyl set this night - a rarity in this digital age. Like all Diz sets, this is a must download! Also, check out Karl Almaria’s opening set.

Remember, you can subscribe to the Podcast HERE. Also, you can view our separate mixes-only blog feed at podcasts.sizzledchicago.com.

 

 Diz | Live At Grizzled | 10.10.08 | Part 1 [47:49m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Diz | Live At Grizzled | 10.10.08 | Part 2 [47:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Karl Almaria | Live At Grizzled | 10.10.08 [86:12m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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[New monthly column] Mixtape Chronicles 001: Star Trax

Posted on 10. Feb, 2009 by baiee.

Ah yes… the mix tape! Those outdated, scratched-up, unstable pieces of plastic that most folks have banished to a forgotten shoe box in their mother’s basement…

If you’re anything like me (or are driving a car that still has a tape deck), then maybe you’ve held on to a couple (dozen) of the cassettes that meant something to you. If you’re like the vast majority of people my age (that spent their high school years chasing down rave parties), you have long since lost that old box of tapes, or maybe wish you still had a copy of that one special tape that melted in the backseat of your car.  It’s also entirely conceivable that you’re young enough to have missed cassette culture entirely — in which case this monthly series will hopefully open your eyes to a whole series of mixes (and the culture that went along with them) that hail from a Time Before Digitalia. 

Whatever the case may be, if you were part of that culture, then you almost certainly had a favorite mixtape. As an example, some of the tapes of my youth contain elements that continue to inspire me as a DJ 13 years later. The intent of this article — coming at you once a month — is to happily recognize, explore, and expose new (and old) listeners to some of the tapes that have had the biggest impact in my life as a house music enthusiast that grew up in Chicago in the 1990’s. 

The Mixtape Chronicles will aim to dig up the best sets of yore, and although there are many established and well-known mixtapes to acknowledge out there (most of which are readily available on archival sites), I’ll be attempting to showcase more obscure, harder-to-find tapes from my own collection that might have otherwise slipped through the cracks. These are the mixes that I’ve proclaimed as my own personal classics! So without further ado, here’s the first.

As I was trying to decide what to kick this series off with, I bounced between a number of strong contenders. When it came down to it though, my first choice ended up being Star Trax, a personal favorite of mine that will hopefully encompass the essence of what this column is all about. My original copy was handed down to me in 1996 from a friend, and has since been in and out of my hands at least three times. I was finally just recently able to recover a copy after years of trying to track another one down, and to my delight it was just as good all these years later as it was back then.

This tape brings back memories of hot & sweaty house parties, long car rides to random check-point raves, and grindin-ass fools makin’ shit twerk in south side barrios all over Chicagoland. This tape is a straight-up ghetto house banger, a sound that was especially huge in the Midwest (and is probably responsible for Daft Punk’s entire career) but is in no way tacky. Seminal Chicago ghetto house labels DanceMania and Relief Records make a dtrong showing all over this mix, along with early tunes from legendary producers Fast Eddie, Green Velvet, Paul Johnson and DJ Funk.

The (still) unknown DJ who laid this mix down could have been plucked straight out of any house party at the time, and the mix contains tons of edits and reworks that I’m still trying to track down! The packaging (and side A) positively scream commercial studio mix, but I’m still pretty sure this was mixed live. The jock behind the decks is not at all afraid to abruptly cut tracks in (or quickly slap them out), and the tape captures a lot of the attitude and style I still hope to see from DJ’s when I’m out and about.

This mix remains a true mystery tape to me and my friends (we still have no idea who was responsible for it), but it was definitely professionally duplicated (printed in white across the side of a clear cassette case with nothing but a telephone number).

I always had fun hypothesizing what DJ was behind this (anybody out there with inside information, please pass it on)! What’s especially curious about this tape is that the first song on side A is “Cotton Eyed Joe”…. um, yeah we won’t go there (nor present that side to you here) but trust me, Side B to this day is where it’s at!

Thanks again to Brian S. from Wisconsin for taking the time to digitize his copy of this classic tape for me. This has given me the opportunity to share one of my favorite tapes of all time, Star Trax, with a whole new audience.

Of course ripped tapes aren’t going to be of the best audio quality, but after years of research and easy listening on the deephousepage archive, I’ve learned that inspiring content doesn’t always require perfect sound quality!

So, without any further hold-up, I present to you the infamous, ghetto-fabulous, yin to DJ Funk’s yang, inspirational, and (in my opinion) classic music mix that is Star Trax!

Grab the mix on the Sizzled servers at: 
http://sizzledchicago.com/guestmixes/MixTapeChronicles-StarTraxx.mp3

Or from Underground Existence dot info at:
http://www.undergroundexistence.info/StarTraxx.mp3

Until next month,

Bryan (BAI-EE) Balli

http://smoothagentrecords.com

http://myspace.com/truefamilyunit

http://undergroundexistence.info

 

 TMTC001 "Star Trax" [30:23m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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[Site Update] DJ Bookings + Press Kits Page added and functional!

Posted on 31. Jan, 2009 by John.

Hey again! Busy week for me… I’ve been pretty much working on a million projects at once, dancing back and forth between three or four different things at once (due almost entirely to my undiagnosed ADD, I’m sure). One of those “things” was getting the DJ Bookings + Press Kits Pages up and running here at SizzledChicago.com. As some of you know, I’m entering a totally exciting new phase of my music career, and with change comes… well, new stuff! I might be alone in this, but New is unquestionably my favorite Stuff, and I’ve got a buttload of that in my updated and all-new Press Kit (that will download if you click this). We’re trying to make things as easy as possible on everyone, and to be a resource to the whole house music community. So for now, you will be able to contact me and Karl & download our press materials (Karl’s press kit is on the way), but eventually we hope to able to provide access to as many of our compatriots as possible. We’re working on it! Anyway, check it out. And if you want to take a look at my new press stuff without downloading it, you can check out the bio and pic by clicking on the words back there. OK! Back to work (Me, not you! YOU should go have fun! It’s Friday, after all!).

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New Mixes for download/stream/podcast!!! DJ Mes, Lee Mortimer, and Natalie Williams!

Posted on 28. Jan, 2009 by Karl.

Well, after several trial-and-error episodes, the Sizzled Chicago Podcast is fully functional! You can subscribe to the Podcast HERE.  Also, you can view our separate mixes-only blog feed at podcasts.sizzledchicago.com. Or, just keep your eyes on our homepage, as any new mix additions will be posted here as well.

To kick things off the right way, we have added mixes from DJ Mes [Guesthouse Music], Lee Mortimer [.dotbleep | Wearhouse], and Natalie Williams. This is a real nice variety pack of ear candy: jackin’, techy, and deeper-ish flavors of house are all represented here. All mixes can be downloaded and streamed above. Enjoy these sets … there are plenty more on the way!

*Special thanks to LA’s Hawt Music  for providing the Mes mixes! Do yourself a favor and subscribe to their podcast here.

 

 DJ Mes | Live At Jack Frost (Dec 08) | Part 1 [59:22m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 DJ Mes | Live At Jack Frost (Dec 08) | Part 2 [54:04m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Lee Mortimer | January 2009 Mix [72:38m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Natalie Williams | January 2009 Mix [41:31m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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The Sizzled Chicago Podcast is fully + permanently rockin’ n’ rollin’! Subscribe now!

Posted on 18. Jan, 2009 by John.

OK, I know I said it before, but this time I really mean it. The Sizzled Podcast is up and running, for good this time! The problem we had before was that we tend to attach more than one mix in a single post, and in the interest of keeping everything CD-burnable for you guys (and visually bearable as well), we had to make a separate blog feed specifically for the mixes. You can check that out at podcasts.sizzledchicago.com if you’re so inclined, or just want a quick place on the web to zoom in on just the DJ Mixes posted here on the site. 

Anyway, you can subscribe to the new podcast here and you’ll be set for good with new mixes coming down the line all the time. There are already twenty-two killer mixes up for your listening enjoyment, with more coming soon. Sign up, and tell yer pals!

Subscribe to the Sizzled Chicago Podcast!

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January Sizzled (002) sets now available for download!

Posted on 14. Jan, 2009 by Karl.

Wait … free bacon, now free mixes!? CRAZY! The first night of free bacon was a great success! You can expect this trend to continue each and every month at Sizzled. My kitchen still reeks of maple bacon, although I can’t really say that’s a bad thing now can I? It’s kind of like Sizzled all the time over here, both literally and figuratively.

Anyhow, here are the sets from the night. Big ups to Ryan “Mister” Timms for dropping not one, but two dope sets (first Downtempo, then House) … it most definitely was Peanut Butter Timms Time! I am especially feelin’ his downtempo set - proper headnodding hip-hopp’y business, but with the long luscious blends of a house jock. Also, check out Karl Almaria’s opening Downtempo set, and John Mork’s middle-of-the-night House set. So, go fry up some bacon (or bake it in the oven, as we did - man, this works like a champ … this was the first time I tried it and it works great, who knew?!), pour yourself a stiff drink to put yourself in the mood (as pours were on the STRONG side that night at Lava), pop these bad boys on your HiFi, and you have now created your very own Sizzled Home Game™ (We’re in the midst of working something out with Milton-Bradley, but that’s just between us…)!

 

 MrTimms | Live At Sizzled | 01.09.09 - Part 1 DOWNTEMPO [59:12m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 MrTimms | Live At Sizzled | 01.09.09 - Part 2 HOUSE [65:40m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 John Mork of TSR | Live At Sizzled | 01.09.09 [76:55m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Karl Almaria | Live At Sizzled | 01.09.09 [62:22m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Preemptive Strike! Friday, February 6th: Sizzled 003 with The Beechers (Father + Son DJ Team)

Posted on 10. Jan, 2009 by John.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6th: SIZZLED with special guests The Beechers: Marshall + Bill Sr. Father + Son DJ Team!  

The Beechers: Marshall & Bill Sr. (Chicago, IL + Milwaukee, WI • Plate C Studios)
How many people in their 60’s do you know that can match beats? That love house music and disco? Whose record collection puts yours to shame? (The man will only handle his records while wearing latex gloves, for Christ’s sake. To put things in perspective, my dad was a big fan of Ottmar Liebart, the smooth jazz guitarist.) Well, until we met Bill Beecher Sr., we didn’t know anyone like that either. But he exists, and he happens to be the father of our good friend and equally awesome house jock Marshall Beecher (he’d better be awesome with a dad like that!). Bill Sr’s record collection is absolutely legendary amongst Milwaukee disc jockeys (where he resides), and every once in a while he can be coaxed in to coming out and sharing some of his incredible collection with the masses. Even more rarely, he plays alongside his son Marshall, making for one of the coolest and most musically phenomenal sets you could imagine. So when they agreed to come out for Sizzled, you can imagine how excited we were! Prepare yourself for something really special, and of course it’s FREE all night! Oh yea, and the date is NOT a typo. We are doing the first Friday JUST in February this month to accommodate a special event at Lava on our normal night. Oh, and I’ve gone ahead a posted a recording of Marshall + Bill Sr. playing together at the Highbury in Milwaukee too, grab the set and get a little taste of what you’re in store for next month. 

alongside residents
KARL ALMARIA (Bunchlox Music) & JOHN MORK of THE SOUND REPUBLIC (SpatulaCity Records)

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Sizzled!
Every Second Friday of the Month
at Lava Chicago
1270 N Milwaukee Ave
(between Paulina St and Ashland Ave)
Bucktown/Wicker Park, Chicago
CTA Blue Line: Division St.
7PM-2AM | 21+ w/ID | NO COVER | 773-342-5282

Map:

Hit lavachicago dot com for more info!

You can also email us with any questions, comments, or theories on quantum mechanics at info at sizzledchicago dot com.

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The Sizzled Concept
A Chicago Underground House Music Night held every SECOND FRIDAY of the month at Lava Chicago (1270 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL) and hosted by John Mork of The Sound Republic + SpatulaCity Records and Karl Almaria of Bunchlox Music. The night is the logical evolution from Grizzled’s “new-school/jackin house-only” musical format to a more eclectic, uncompromising, inclusive, and exciting “anything-goes-as-long-as-it’s-good” format that seeks to focus on the extremely wide range of sounds and possibilities that all fall under House Music’s wide umbrella. In an effort to remind ourselves and everyone else that this music and these parties are at the core ALL ABOUT FUN, we think now is the perfect time to get back to focusing on WHAT is getting played, not necessarily who’s playing it. And of course, it’s FREE (NO COVER) ALL NIGHT, just as Grizzled was in its inception. So there it is… let’s get Sizzled!

 

 Holidaze with the Beechers @ The Highbury Milwaukee (12.28.07): Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Real Time Hand Motion (RTHM), Chris Grant, The Sound Republic, & Karl Almaria - Live at Grizzled Sets (12.01.07) available for download now!

Posted on 06. Jan, 2009 by Karl.

Yeah, no typo here … these are from over a year ago. Again, we will be releasing all of the Grizzled recorded set archives as the year goes on - so keep checking back for more!

Another night of Grizzled good times at Lava! This night featured a remarkable live P.A./DJ hybrid set from Nashville’s Real Time Hand Motion … or, as they are known in some parts: Prime Time Man Lotion (true story - haha!). This night also saw the the long-overdue Grizzled debut DJ set of Chris Grant, who effectively put the caps-lock-and-exclamation point on FUN! for the evening. Also, peep the opening sets from The Sound Republic and Karl Almaria. Get your download on now!

To download:
PC - Right click on link, choose “Save Target As…”
Mac - Hold down Option key, click on link. Or Control-Click and choose “Save As…

 

 Real Time Hand Motion | Live At Grizzled | 12.01.07 [82:20m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Chris Grant | Live At Grizzled | 12.01.07 [58:39m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 The Sound Republic | Live At Grizzled | 12.01.07 [61:23m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Karl Almaria | Live At Grizzled | 12.01.07 [67:42m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Organized Crime & Karl Almaria - Live At Grizzled Sets (05.03.08) available for download now!

Posted on 21. Dec, 2008 by Karl.

Hello hi! We are in the process of making all of the past recorded Grizzled live sets available for download … many of which our lazy asses did not share the first time around immediately following the party. Here are the sets from the May ‘08 Grizzled party. This night featured the Milwaukee invasion of pals up north, Organized Crime (aka Jonn Hawley and Marcus Aurelius). They served up a proper Brewtown beatdown which resulted in a memorable party with a thick-as-fuck vibe … plus, a great recording to be listened to time and again.  Also, check out Karl Almaria’s opening set …. highlight: Bobby Brown - Every Little Step, no joke!

To download:
PC - Right click on link, choose “Save Target As.”
Mac - Hold down Option key, click on link.

 

 Organized Crime | Live at Grizzled | 05.03.08 | Part 1 [59:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Organized Crime | Live at Grizzled | 05.03.08 | Part 2 [59:45m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Karl Almaria | Live at Grizzled | 05.03.08 [73:06m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Sizzled Launch Party with Aaron Dae was Two Tons of Fun! DJ SETS FOR DOWNLOAD NOW

Posted on 16. Dec, 2008 by John.

Sizzled did exactly what we hoped it would do: bring house heads and regular old neighborhood folks with all kinds of (good) taste back together in spite of this weird segregated lull in the scene we’ve all been experiencing as of late.

I think the best way of looking at everything that’s been going on as of late is that while all of this infighting and genre-bashing has been going on, the music and scene that prop it up are severely languishing. Realize that while people are fighting on the internet about whether or not some silly subgenre is crap or not, all of the “regular” people out there who can’t tell the difference between Lawnchair Generals and C&C Music Factory anyway aren’t being hipped to the cause, and it seems like we all have forgotten about just having fun.

Remember that wacky thing called fun? We were reminded this past weekend.

That being said, peep out the kick ass feelgood set from Philadelphia transplant and Dae Recordings label boss, Aaron Dae, plus an opening downtempo-in-to-house set from Karl Almaria and a midtempo techy workout from TSR’s John Mork! Hit the links up below, and enjoy it duders!

 

 Aaron Dae | Live at Sizzled 001 | 12.12.08 | PART 1 [50:32m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Aaron Dae | Live at Sizzled 001 | 12.12.08 | PART 2 [50:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 John Mork of TSR | Live at Sizzled 001 | 12.12.08 | PART 1 [53:09m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 John Mork of TSR | Live at Sizzled 001 | 12.12.08 | PART 2 [31:38m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Karl Almaria | Live at Sizzled 001 | 12.12.08 | PART 1 [47:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Karl Almaria | Live at Sizzled 001 | 12.12.08 | PART 2 [31:51m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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DOWNLOAD WestFest DJ Sets!

Posted on 16. Dec, 2008 by John.

Yo duderinos! WestFest and the afterparty at Lava Chicago were both off the gosh darned chain! Lava’s resident photographer and Chicago drum n’ bass legend, the one like Doctor Groo (more affectionately known as Ben Baez to us regular folk) took an assload of awesome pics from both days, and the great folks from IllMeasures (who provided the killer sound and the badass of Striz on the decks) managed to snag some really dope recordings of the festivities! That being said, they’re being hosted at the IllMeasures site, and I went ahead and put ‘em up here just in case too. So go ahead and peruse Ben’s dope pics while you peep some sets that will hopefully put you right in the moment. Here’s to another great year of the music we love in the streets of our neighborhood!

Derrick L. Carter - LIVE @ WestFest ‘08

John Mork TSR - LIVE @ WestFest ‘08

John BID Simmons - LIVE @ WestFest ‘08

Striz (IllMeasures) - LIVE @ WestFest ‘08

Enjoy!

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