“Now this is how it started,
My dreams all broken-hearted,
Yet I want you…”
From the outset, I want 909originals to be about the music – celebrating the people, the places, and the friends that have brought us some of the most cherished (music-related) memories of all time.
To kick off this blog, I’ve delved into the archives of the Chicago Tribune to republish an article from the summer of 1989, exploring the then-emerging ‘Chicago scene’, based primarily around the intersection of Belmont and Sheffield, with clubs such as the Avalon, Medusa’s (a club inspired by the legendary Warehouse) and ClubLand, as well as the emerging ‘freelance’ party scene in the city.
In the words of Medusa’s Leroy Fields, “Someone like Lil Louis, a house deejay will rent a place for a night. He’ll schedule a party around a holiday or school break, rent a hall and work a split of the door receipts with the owner. He doesn’t have one particular club he spins in, but he gets his own crowd that travels with him.”
[And they still do… – Ed]
The spread is also notable for a feature on Seagrape Studios, where many late 80s Chicago tracks were produced.
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