Damon Locks and Black Monument Ensemble Make Music for the Moment
On their new album, Damon Locks and Black Monument Ensemble channel a chaotic time of pandemic and protest through a dynamic sonic collage.
On their new album, Damon Locks and Black Monument Ensemble channel a chaotic time of pandemic and protest through a dynamic sonic collage.
The Netflix adaptation (and August Wilson’s original play) track Rainey’s abuse at the hands of a white recording industry. But there was also a go-between: J. Mayo Williams, a Chicago talent scout and Paramount’s first Black A&R rep.
A puppet-filled play about a child navigating the COVID pandemic kicks off an initiative by Chicago Children’s Theatre to commission work from diverse writers.
All about the Boy Band Night, Chicago’s newly famous BSB cover band