Soul and funk music is rooted in Chicago. The music and all its forms, from the R&B-tinged early 1960s through the stepper-friendly early-1980s, is central to the city’s music history. The artists were here, the business certainly was here, and the records are still here, meant to be played and shared on nights like these.
The Whistler’s monthly soul party is curated by Jay Wells and features new performers for each installment, with a rotating cast of fans, collectors, amateurs and professionals, all friends via DJing funk and soul records. The Whistler Soul & Funk Party — 4th Friday of every month.