Crimson Lounge together with Bacardi USA is proud to present the January lineup of Commonwealth Wednesday, a communal weekly industry night.  On Wednesday, January 4, Commonwealth will feature producer and DJ collective Soulphonetics together with White Label co-founder Sadie Woods from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m.  Head to Crimson Lounge for what Time Out Chicago calls “a mid week haven of sultry underground sounds” as Commonwealth kicks off 2012 with Chicago’s own Soulphonetics.

Commonwealth takes a new approach to downtown clubbing, and crowds are taking note. The savvy, hip types, people that are deep into music culture, flock to Commonwealth to hear forward-thinking underground dance music, sip on Crimson’s tempting signature cocktails, and enjoy the opulent ambience that makes the lounge a unique gem in the Chicago nightlife scene.  Commonwealth guests will be invited to savor drink specials featuring Bacardi rum and flavors.  Sip on $6 Bacardi cocktails and enjoy $4 beers as well as 25% off the food menu while the innovative sounds of Soulphonetics flood the room through Crimson’s Funktion One system.

CRIMSON LOUNGE

333 N. DEARBORN 

9PM-2AM

CRIMSONCHICAGO.COM

http://www.crimsonchicago.com/events/commonwealth-wednesday-feat-soulphonetics

https://www.facebook.com/events/162230627216715/

http://gozamos.com/2012/01/commonwealth-wednesday-featuring-soulphonetics/?fb_ref=.TwFdRB_kCjg.like&fb_source=profile_oneline

EXCURSIONS @ SUBTERRANEAN
(20th installment)

Excursions welcomes one of the hottest dance music parties from New York City.. WEPA-NYC!! Promoter Joann Jimenez & Dj Antonio Ocasio come to town and unite with the Excursion crew!
Come join us as we experience the global soul sound together NY-Chi!

”..a journey through the diverse sounds of House music and its many offshoots. Tech or Latin, Afro, Broken-Beats, Jazz-Funk or Nu-Soul.”

Excursions is for all the music lovers and dancers. Come through listen to the sounds and dance to the vibe. Let the guard down, make it sweat, let it uplift, and let the soul dive deep in the groove of this Excursions…


Special Guest Dj: ANTONIO OCASIO (Tribal Winds Rec., WEPA-NYC )


resident sound selectors:
CORDELL JOHNSON | JAMES “JV” VINCENT

hosted by:
JOANN JIMENEZ (WEPA-NYC)
www.wepanyc.com

CHRISTIAN VERA (soulphonetics)
www.soulphonetics.com

CRYSTLE DINO & BOOGIE McCLARIN

Video projection by MARIA DIMANSHTEIN

$2.50 domestic beer
$3.50 import beer
$4 Reyka volka cocktails

Mixed CDs & some other goodies will be available to early patrons..

~~~ Every 4th & 5th Wednesday of the Month ~~~

Special event:
FREE!!! BEFORE 10:30p $5 afterwards,
Free your Mind, Free your Body, Free your Soul

See you on the dance floor!

Some of Chicago’s best Afro-Latin and world music djs get together for record digging, spinning and listening! Participants include El Caobo, Supreme Court, Soulphonetics, Sonorama, Sound Culture, DJ Warp, Macondo, People’s DJ Collective, Giovanny Matallana and Agúzate.

Get the word out to all the collectors and crate-diggers out there! 

Registration required to sell records 
Click here for registration details:

www.aguzate.org/html/contact.php?psi=48

No registration fee
No registration required for trading
All collectors are welcome!
Tables are going fast
Space is limited
Items may include memorabilia and vintage videos

For registration, please call or email Omar Torres at 773-750-7544 or omar@aguzate.org

[caswell.james] + [christian.vera] = [soulphonetics]

Saturday Nov 26th 

SOULPHONETICS present:

♦♦♦DANCE SYNDROME

(last Saturday of every month)

Come and experience a night where your mind, body and soul will be throbbing and wanting more as we take you through the latin influenced experience of total coolness.

#Latin Jazz #Samba #Bossa #Break Beats #Baile Funk #Salsa Dura #Batucada #Afro Beat #Disco #Deep House #Cumbia #Dub #Reggae #Reggaeton #Tropical Bass #Carioca Funk #Moombahton #Hip Hop #NuCumbia 

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w/special guest dj

♪ ♫ ♬  CHICAGO SKYWAY

(Eargasmic |MOS DEEP | Chicago)

Patience is not the most common feature among up and coming producers these days, but for Sean Hernandez it was the only way. A Chicago native who joined its house scene in the late 80′s, first as a teenage party-goer and then as part of a DJ duo with his older brother, Hernandez learned the art of working a crowd for years before starting in on production. Once he did, he lavished attention upon his hardware, mastering the basics and absorbing every intricacy. It was only in 2007 that he began seriously submitting his music to labels both in Chicago and abroad, finding homes for his refined yet spazzy house tunes on M>O>S Recordings, Eargasmic Recordings, and Uzuri. Now that determined approach is paying off as people are aligning Hernandez, as Chicago Skyway, with part of Chicago’s house music vanguard. - (littlewhiteearbuds.com)

http://twitter.com/chicagoskyway1

https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoSkyway

http://soundcloud.com/chicago-skyway

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resident dj & host:

△▽ ⊿ SOULPHONETICS

(CHICAGO | MEXICO | BELIZE)

Soulphonetics is a producer/dj collective formed by Christian Vera & Caswell James that work diligently to push the soulful sounds of House, Hip-Hop, Jazz and all forms of Afro-Latin & Electronic rythms into the fabric of social consciousness. 

They strongly believe that music is an essential element of daily life as is the nourishment of the mind, body and soul.

www.soulphonetics.com

www.facebook.com/soulphonetics

www.twitter.com/soulphonetics

www.myspace.com/soulphoneticsmusic

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@ TAXIM

1558 North Milwaukee Ave

NO COVER!

9pm-3am | 21+

http://www.taximchicago.com/

www.soulphonetics.com

www.myspace.com/soulphoneticsmusic

www.facebook.com/soulphonetics

www.twitter.com/soulphonetics

Soulphonetics presents:
Friday November 4th
DISTANT PLANETS at DARKROOM
“a musical journey with the elements of live and electronica”

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featuring:

*THE OPPOSITION PARTY (live)
The Opposition Party is a ten-piece Chicago musical collective, centered around performance of polyrhythmic music, particularly the cross-pollination of African music, Jamaican reggae and dub, and American funk and jazz. Heavy grooves and high-energy rhythms come alive in a catalog that features music from artists like Ethiopiques, Fela Kuti, Tony Allen, Thomas Mapfumo, Jackie Mittoo, and originals that stir up all these influences and bake them into something new.
www.oppositionpartymusic.com
www.twitter.com/oppositionparty


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w/djs:

*SOULPHONETICS
Soulphonetics is a producer/dj collective formed by Christian Vera & Caswell James that work diligently to push the soulful sounds of House, Hip-Hop, Jazz and all forms of Afro-Latin & Electronic rythms into the fabric of social consciousness.
They strongly believe that music is an essential element of daily life as is the nourishment of the mind, body and soul.
www.soulphonetics.com
www.facebook.com/soulphonetics
www.twitter.com/soulphonetics

&

*SEAN HALEY
The Chicago born and bred, Sean Haley is a dj, producer, remixer and co-founder of the Windimoto Record Label. From Jazz, Blues, Soul, House & Afro-Latin rhythms.
http://windimoto.com/
www.twitter.com/djseanhaley
www.twitter.com/windimoto

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at :

darkroom
2210 W Chicago Ave
9pm-2am | 21+
No Cover til 11pm / $5 after

www.darkroombar.com
twitter.com/DarkroomChicago

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=245255092190719

http://oppositionpartymusic.com/2011/distant-planets-dark-room/

Thursday November 3rd.
Soulphonetics & HOT TEMPER HOT SAUCE present:

SELECT INVERSE’s Birthday Banger!
“dope music for dope people”

djs:
SELECT INVERSE (twitter.com/selectinverse)
SOULPHONETICS (twitter.com/soulphonetics)
&
surprise guests3
djs 9pm-2am

**** MODELO Hosted Bar from 9pm-10pm with RSVP ****

Beauty Bar open everyday 5pm-2am and on Saturdays until 3am. Remember it’s always free before 9pm!

Drink Specials:
$3 Old Style Tall Boys, $5 Svedka Drinks, & per usual $10 Martini + Manicures!


at
BEAUTY BAR
1444 West Chicago Ave
21+ | 5PM-2AM | No Cover!
www.thebeautybar.com/chicago
www.hottemper.tumblr.com
www.soulphonetics.com



http://do312.com/event/2011/11/03/select-inverses-birthday-bangerhttps://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=249287481787711https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=266036446765562

who is going to want a SOULPHONETICS t-shirt??

THURSDAY OCTOBER 20TH

Join Sound Culture and Rumba Nightclub for our Afro Latino Live Series featuring:

PLANETA AZUL (live)

PASSISTAS SAMBA DANCERS

SOULPHONETICS (dj set)

at: RUMBA

351 West Hubbard Street

Chicago, IL 60654

7:30 PM Show | 5 PM Doors | 18+ show
Tickets: $8 adv. | $12 at the door
tickets here: http://planetaazul.eventbr ite.com/
$10 Valet available | Dinner Reservations to (312) 222-1226

facebook event : https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=155632344530905

Thursday October 6th
♥ ♡ THE INTERNATIONAL BUST DOWN ♥ ♡
“A world music night on the electronic side of things”



“VoodooKiller” DJ NewLife
(CHICAGO)
Born and bred in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood, NewLife was surrounded by music since birth. As the son of a musician/vocalist and an artist, he has always been described as someone who never fell into the modes of traditional thought. This carries over into his diverse brand of music and the styles of beats that just seem to choose themselves while he’s on the decks. As the creator of the Foreign Exchange party (FEx) in Chicago, he has helped to bring global music and presence to the forefront of Chicago night life for the past two years.
djnewlife.podomatic.com
djnewlife.tumblr.com
soundcloud.com/voodoo-killer



SOULPHONETICS
(CHICAGO | MEXICO | BELIZE)
Soulphonetics is a producer/dj collective formed by Christian Vera & Caswell James that work diligently to push the soulful sounds of House, Hip-Hop, Jazz and all forms of Afro-Latin & Electronic rythms into the fabric of social consciousness. 
They strongly believe that music is an essential element of daily life as is the nourishment of the mind, body and soul.

soulphonetics.com
facebook.com/soulphonetics
twitter.com/soulphonetics


live performance:
The COLOR BROWN
(Puerto Rico -> CHICAGO)
The Color Brown is a recipe for musical perfection, as the sagacious lyrics flow along with beats that represent the solidness of hip-hop and the slickness of a Jazz bass line. As you begin to take in every lyric and sound, you soon begin to feel a sense of pride for the color brown, regardless what shade of brown you may be.

facebook.com/thecolorbrownmusic
twitter.com/the_color_brown
soundcloud.com/thecolorbrown/mejor-que-tu-feat-sousa


w/percussionist:
DANIEL CRANE
(Eyes Manouche | Kick The Record | Zero Hour)

www.cranedrum.com




location:
BEAUTY BAR
1444 W. Chicago Ave.
9pm-2am | 21+

$4 Point Nude Beach Summer Wheat Cans 
$5 Tito’s Cocktails
purchase $10 Martini + Manicures (free)
thebeautybar.com/chicago

promotional sponsor
GOZAMOS 
www.gozamos.com

http://gozamos.com/2011/09/soulphonetics-presents-the-international-bust-down

http://timeoutchicago.com/music-nightlife/clubs/14963105/the-international-bust-down

http://thebeautybar.com/chicago/calendar/calendar.php?mode=view&id=1132

http://fusicology.com/events/?event_id=46648

http://cityvida.com/index.php/nightlife/details/3631-international-bust-down

http://globalgroovechicago.com/xn/detail/1865812:Event:29572?xg_source=activity

http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?295630

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=269154729771871

http://do312.com/event/2011/10/06/the-international-bust-down

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=168946249856216

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=291966497484261

Saturday September 17th
SOULPHONETICS & Q4 Tribe present:
♥ ♡ THE JUICY SLANG AFFAIR vol.2 ♥ ♡

A night of coolness, lewdness & good times…
From live Afro-Latin tunes to soul, Hip-Hop & House, Afro-Latin Electronic Fusion and overall orgasmic vibes..

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live performance:
♦♦♦ NUESTRO TAMBO
(Puerto Rico | Chicago)

“Nuestro Tambo is comprised of second and third generation Puerto Rican men and women who hail from the inner-city of Chicago and have committed themselves to the promotion and celebration of the AfroPuerto Rican genres of Plena and Bomba. 
They compose original songs, incorporate their urban experience through the usage of elements such as rap and Spoken Word, and easily interchange instruments, microphones and dance space with one another as all of the members are interdisciplinary artists.”

www.nuestrotambo.org
www.facebook.com/nuestrotambo


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♕♕ STARFOXXX ♕♕
(Chicago | Outer Space)

3 dudes, djs, producers and they make juke. STARFOXXX invaded Chicago 1.2 years ago and since has been making a name for themselves worldwide. From being SXSW artist to local bad boys they can spin a tune or 2 from juke to house, to funk & bmore.

www.starfoxxx.com 
www.soundcloud.com/starfoxxxchicago
www.twitter.com/starfoxxxchi

http://dancetilyouredead.com/2011/03/23/dtyd-gets-down-with-starfoxxx-chicago/


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♕♕♕ VoodooKiller DJ NewLife
(CHICAGO)

Born and bred in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood, NewLife was surrounded by music since birth. As the son of a musician/vocalist and an artist, he has always been described as someone who never fell into the modes of traditional thought. This carries over into his diverse brand of music and the styles of beats that just seem to choose themselves while he’s on the decks. As the creator of the Foreign Exchange party (FEx) in Chicago, he has helped to bring global music and presence to the forefront of Chicago night life for the past two years.

http://djnewlife.podomatic.com/
http://djnewlife.tumblr.com/
http://soundcloud.com/voodoo-killer


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resident & host:
♪ ♫ ♬ SOULPHONETICS
(CHICAGO | MEXICO | BELIZE)

Soulphonetics is a producer/dj collective formed by Christian Vera & Caswell James that work diligently to push the soulful sounds of House, Hip-Hop, Jazz and all forms of Afro-Latin & Electronic rythms into the fabric of social consciousness. 
They strongly believe that music is an essential element of daily life as is the nourishment of the mind, body and soul.

www.soulphonetics.com
www.facebook.com/soulphonetics
www.twitter.com/soulphonetics


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location:

Q4/MultiKulti
1000 N. Milwaukee Ave.
11pm-???
$5 

Multikulti is a multi-cultural center located in the heart of Chicago, just outside the loop, in a central location rich with cultural diversity and a thriving artistic community.

Saturday AUGUST 27th:
SOULPHONETICS | RATIOnation.com | FMEL 2011 present:

△▽ ⊿ A SPECIAL PRESENTATION of DANCE SYNDROME △▽ ⊿

△▽ ⊿ THE CLOSING PARTY for FMEL 2011 △▽ ⊿

w/SPECIAL GUESTS:
Zuzuka Power Tour 2011:

♥ \\ ZUZUKA PODEROSA /// ♥
(Brooklyn / NYC / Brazil)

 Zuzuka Poderosa is the new queen warrior of her own special brand of baile funk. Funk carioca, originating in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro and which borrowed heavily from the Miami booty bass movement, is just the starting place of her sound. Born in Vitoria, Brazil, Zuzuka grew up in Rio, with her formative years spent in the West Indies. She later moved to Brooklyn, NYC to study jazz vocal improvisation and work at her poetry. For the past few years, she’s been building up the underground bailefunk, moombahton and tropical bass scene in New York as a DJ, host and bartender. Currently working on her debut EP, she collaborates with producers from all over the world who mix the past with the future in sur americal-cosmic new ways. She raps and sings in Portuguese, Spanish and English, musing provocatively and sarcastically over boomy electric kick drums and Latin percussion. She makes Carioca Bass music. ‘Interracial musical babies’ all her own. Her sound is fierce and fun, conjuring images of hot summer dance parties on gritty Brooklyn rooftops or up in the hills overlooking the sea. Recently in PRI’s The World, MTV Iggy’s ‘Bands We Like’, and NPR Alt.Latino’s ‘Spotlight’. Zuzuka’s last project with Sonora of Texas’ Peligrosa camp, ‘Sonora Remixes: Zuzuka Poderosa,’ was critically acclaimed around certain underground tropical bass movements.

www.facebook.com/zuzukapod erosa
www.soundcloud.com/zuzuka- poderosa
www.myspace.com/zuzukapode rosa
www.twitter.com/ZuzukaPode rosa

http://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=67xkdn3lpt8
http://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=2Yva1wv08Vc&feature=r elated

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☠☠ CHICO SONIDO ☠☠
(Mexico / S.F. (Mas exitos / Sistema Local)

Originally from a Mexican small town in El Valle Del Yaqui, Raul
Espinosa, aka Chico Sonido, discovered cut-and-paste music in 1995
while living in London, when “Chemical Brothers were big and there was
all this music coming out from labels like Mo’Wax and Ninja Tune” he
says. The following year, he moved to Monterrey, and started DJing but
it wasn’t until around 2002 that he began to do beat production and
remixing and then, along with another Monterrey DJ known as Toy
Selectah, and a bunch of other friends, he founded the DJ collective
Sistema Local.

www.chicosonido.com
http://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=rGo72PmMDRE&feature=r elated
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKGqDkw-M_w&feature=related

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☚☚ TURBO SONIDERO FUTURISTICO ☛☛
(San Jose Cal./Mexico ( contradiscos)

What do you know about tumbia? That’s what Roman Zepeda playfully
calls his take on cumbia, which he heard plenty of while growing up in
both East San Jose and Puebla, Mexico. After the video for DJ Shadow’s
“Midnight in a Perfect World” inspired him to shed his teen punk
aspirations and buy turntables, he began making beats and messing with
downtempo, hip-hop, IDM, and even baile funk before repeated trips to
Bersa Discos’ monthly Tormenta Tropical parties prompted him to get
his cumbia on. Last year’s debut EP, Turbo+Cumbia=Tumbia, is not to be
missed, especially its flip of DJ Shadow’s “Organ Donor.”

www.myspace.com/turbosoniderofuturistico
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkJpIFK0e1g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJyAJ-1yJAk&feature=related

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♕♕ STARFOXXX ♕♕
(Chicago / Outer Space)
www.soundcloud.com/starfoxxxchicago
www.twitter.com/starfoxxxchi

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special dance performance:

★★★ AXE AZUL ★★★
(Passistas Dance)

Axe Azul is Planeta Azul’s latest project under the direction of Yaasha Abraham (Dance Director - Passistas) and Tania Daley (Core Company Member - Passistas). Axe Azul is the complement to Passistas’ Carnaval style, showing the other side of Brazil’s popular dance culture primarily through the performance of axe choreography and other genres such as funk carioca. With the vibrant energy that we bring to every performance, our audiences will know that in Brazil, Carnaval is not the only reason to celebrate life!

www.PlanetaAzulChicago.com
www.facebook.com/pages/PLANETA-AZUL/113041485383684

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visuals by:
✯ Vj Thai ✯
(Mexico / Thailand / Spain / El Salvador / Media selectah / Sistema Local )

Vj Thai’s concerns have prompted an experience in undefined areas
where disciplines merge video, music, art, MultiMedia, party and
dance. Its various expressions are given in VJ sets, live visual
performances, live cinema, interventions, conseptual parties and
exhibitions.
www.blog.mediaselectah.com

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host & resident djs:

♫ ♫ SOULPHONETICS ♫ ♫
(Chicago / Mexico / Belize)

Soulphonetics is a producer/dj collective formed by Christian Vera & Caswell James that work diligently to push the soulful sounds of House, Hip-Hop, Jazz and all forms of Afro-Latin & Electronic rythms into the fabric of social consciousness. 
They strongly believe that music is an essential element of daily life as is the nourishment of the mind, body and soul.


#Latin Jazz #Samba #Bossa #Break Beats #Baile Funk #Salsa Dura #Batucada #Afro Beat #Disco #Deep House #Cumbia #Dub #Reggae #Reggaeton #Tropical Bass #Carioca Funk #Moombahton 

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@ TAXIM

1558 North Milwaukee Ave

$5 with promo text

$7 without promo text 

9pm - 3am | 21+

http://www.taximchicago.com

Come and experience a night where your mind, body and soul will be throbbing and wanting more as we take you through the latin influenced experience of total coolness.

#Latin Jazz #Samba #Bossa #Break Beats #Baile Funk #Salsa Dura #Batucada #Afro Beat #Disco #Deep House #Cumbia #Dub #Reggae #Reggaeton #Tropical Bass #Carioca Funk #Moombahton

www.soulphonetics.com
www.RATIOnation.com
www.myspace.com/soulphoneticsmusic
www.facebook.com/soulphonetics
www.twitter.com/soulphonetics
www.fmelchicago.org
www.myspace.com/fmelchicago
www.twitter.com/FMELCHICAGO