Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE)
Arts + Creative Industries Division - Music Program Chicago is a global music powerhouse, known the world over for its deep historic roots in jazz, blues, gospel, rock, folk, and house music, and for its unparalleled diversity of musical traditions, genres and styles.
Chicago’s innovative and thriving music scene is activated by musicians working across multiple genres at the highest level of artistry, and hundreds of venues and festivals serving every musical taste. The Arts and Creative Industries-Music Program of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) supports the city’s music industry through advocacy, promotion, policy, research, education and public programming. In line with the 2012 Chicago Cultural Plan and DCASE’s Strategic Plan for the Creative Industries, we provide support in the following ways: • Serve as an advocate and point of contact for the music industry. • Assist venues, festivals, artists, and music professionals with navigating City permit and license processes. • Promote both individual businesses and the industry as a whole across sectors. • Be a research hub for the industry. Collect existing research and work with partners to create and share new research. • Convene the industry. Create forums for industry experts to interact and address shared goals.
Operating as usual
Calling all music venues...
Join this Thursday's webinar for a preliminary overview of the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program. Eligible organizations with a reduction in revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic will have the opportunity to receive up to a $10 million grant under the program.
New ‘Black Girls Carol’ Group Spreads Holiday Cheer On The South Side
In a year filled with loss and devastation, a group of Black women are coming together to spread holiday cheer in their neighborhoods.
CIVL - Chicago Independent Venue League
Episode one of CIVLization kicks off at 8pm CT on Black Friday, November 27th! Featuring performances by @Dos Santos, @ÉSSO, @Beats y Bateria and @Half Gringa, all filmed by the @Audiotree production crew. Tune in at CIVLchicago.com/CIVLization 🌎 #beCIVL #YearofChicagoMusic #saveourstages
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The Performing Arts Venue Relief Program will distribute $10,000 grants for up to 120 for-profit and nonprofit performing arts venues to cover lost revenue due to COVID-19.
Grants will be distributed via a lottery system. The application deadline is October 23 at 5pm Central Standard Time.
For more info, please visit http://chicago.gov/artsvenuerelief.
Lollapalooza
The Official #Lolla2020 Schedule is out now! Set your reminder on YouTube and tune in starting tomorrow at 5pm CT: https://lollapalooza.tbits.me/trk/dY3F
Wilco's Jeff Tweedy shares his call to action regarding the music industry in a recent Rolling Stone article. Your thoughts?
“American culture is Black culture,” says the Wilco frontman. “It is real and it is true that [royalty theft] is an unaddressed crime.”
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LAST Sunday Arts Takeover and it's gonna be a big one!
We continue to support #ArtsForIllinois and the Arts for Illinois Relief Fund alongside Mayor Lightfoot, Governor Pritzker and First Ladies MK Pritzker and Amy Eshleman – providing financial assistance to artists, artisans and cultural organizations impacted by #COVID19. Join us this Sunday, May 31 when local artists take over @ChicagosMayor for Instagram Live performances to raise support for artists and organizations in Chicago and throughout the state. Please donate at www.artsforillinois.org.
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Juicebox: Cielito Lindo Family Folk Music
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What Will Chicago’s Music Scene Look Like After Coronavirus?
We talked to venue owners, label heads and more about life after lockdown
Imagine a quarantine without music, tv, stories, and art. Let's not leave our creatives behind in this critical time. #artsforillinois needs to raise an additional $65,000 in grassroots donations by May 4th. Donate here to help artists in need: https://bit.ly/ILArtsRelief
#YearofChicagoMusic can't be stopped!
2020 was supposed to be the Year of Chicago Music. Now, the vast and vibrant local music scene lies dormant. We check in on a Chicago family that can play guitars – and make them too.
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We're excited to support #ArtsForIllinois and the Arts for Illinois Relief Fund alongside Mayor Lightfoot, Governor Pritzker and First Ladies MK Pritzker and Amy Eshleman – providing financial assistance to artists, artisans and cultural organizations impacted by #COVID19.
Join us on Sunday, April 5 when local artists take over the Mayor's Instagram (@chicagosmayor) for live at-home performances benefiting the Arts for Illinois Relief Fund – including Third Coast Percussion (10am), Jamila Woods (Noon) and Steve "Silk" Hurley (5pm).
And don’t forget to visit www.artsforillinois.org to donate, explore and share!
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So exciting!
DCASE is partnering with Do312 to highlight local music venues and musicians that are now sharing "Music in the Key of Chicago" on virtual platforms.
Are you hosting a virtual concert or music-related event? We'd love to list it here! Email a link to your event details to [email protected] and please be sure to include any artwork! #YearofChicagoMusic
Very cool.
"Under the final $2 trillion relief package, self-employed musicians, songwriters, and music support crew who make under $100,000 annually are eligible to apply for relief grants and loans."
#YearofChicagoMusic
Thanks to music advocacy groups, relief package passed by the U.S. Senate will apply to songwriters, sound engineers, independent recording artists, and more
Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
DCASE understands the enormous economic impact the Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) outbreak is having on our local arts community. The City of Chicago is aggressively exploring financial supports for this sector, and we will be in touch with those details very soon. In the meantime, please visit our Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) website for a new list of COVID-19 Arts Community Resources - a partial list of the many local and national efforts to support our artists and arts organizations.
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On behalf of Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and DCASE Commissioner Mark Kelly, thank you again for your steadfastness, professionalism and inventiveness during this challenging time. For more information on COVID-19, please visit the City's website at www.cityofchicago.org/coronavirus. This site is updated several times daily by the Department of Public Health, led by Commissioner Allison Arwady, and will continue to be enhanced as we learn more about this challenge.
Gigs, grants, teaching opportunities and more at www.chicagomusician.org.
Useful Information For Chicago Musicians
Chicago Blues Festival
A great initiative via Chicago Blues Revival!
"Given the hard times that we’re in, we need blues music now more than ever. As fans, we can listen to the music while we make sure that musicians can pay their bills – even when we’re not out in the clubs."
This being the #YearofChicagoMusic we'd like to give a quick shout to our friends at #312Soul... An Unfinished Retrospective of Chicago’s Black Music History!
Take a looksee at https://www.312soul.com/
ChicagoMade Gospel Music A&R Auditions application is due next week on February 12th!
#ChiGospelMusic singers and groups: You're invited to apply RIGHT NOW to be a part of the annual ChicagoMade Gospel Music A&R Auditions! Perform in from of independent and major music label executives. APPLICATION IS DUE NEXT WEEK February 12th.
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Tomorrow!
👉 Panel on Music Modernization Act + Networking & Performances
FREE via Next Showcase and Music Managers Forum - US.
Two more weeks to apply!
Only solo artist or band LEADER needs to have a proper Chicago address. Other band members can live outside city limits.
Great news!
The Chicago Band Roster application has been extended through February 14th — open to solo musical acts, DJs, bands and music ensembles. Click below for more info.
#2020isYOCM
Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
New artist opportunities below including the NEW Chicago Band Roster Application — As a part of the Year of Chicago Music,DCASE will launch a searchable database of high-quality musical performers that are based in the Chicagoland area. Apply by January 31st!
Congrats to all our A&R auditionees this year! Was a real strong group. Heading fast into the 2020 Year of Chicago Music! #2020isYOCM
Chicago Cultural Center
TOMORROW is the big day!
Join us in Claudia Cassidy Theater to cheer on local up-and-coming pop/rock/hip hop and country artists as they showcase for music label executives! FREE!
👉http://bit.ly/2ph9gGL
Chicago Recording Company
Attention artists and bands! Creative Chicago - Music is hosting an A&R event to perform live in front of major and independent A&R music executives! Sign up deadline is this Friday, September 20th.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/chicagomade
Artists and bands: Apply by Sept 20th for the 2019 A&R Auditions via the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events!
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Artists and bands: Apply by September 20th to be considered for selection to the fall 2019 A&R Audition via the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events!
This fall's A&R Audition application is up and ready for you to apply! Get it in by September 20th.
Chicago musicians: the application is now LIVE for the 2019 A&R Auditions! Application must be received by September 20th.
DCASE invites Chicagoland-based artists and bands, age 14 and up, to apply for the 2019 ChicagoMade A&R Auditions, taking place in downtown Chicago on Saturday, October 26, 2019. A limited number of artists will be chosen to showcase their work live in front of A&R (Artist & Repertoire) executives from major and independent record labels to be considered for the following possible opportunities:
- A talent consultation with Radio's Disney Network's Phil Guerini, with possible performance opportunity on a Radio Disney-hosted show and/or an on-air interview and "First Listen" of your song on Radio Disney
- Meeting in Nashville, TN, with Curb Records A&R staff member
- Performance opportunities at the 2020 Taste of Chicago in Grant Park, Chicago
Last chance to vote for Chicago panelists at this year's SXSW EDU Festival. Get them in by this Friday.
Now's the time to be voting on next year's SXSW EDU Festival panelist and there are SO many from Chicago! Help represent by voting on our local doers below.
Now's the time to be voting on next year's SXSW EDU Festival panelist and there are SO many from Chicago! Help represent by voting on our local doers below.
PanelPicker® is the official SXSW user-generated session proposal platform. Enter ideas and vote to help shape Conference programming for SXSW and SXSW EDU.
Chicago magazine
Forty years ago, Disco Demolition pushed dance music underground. There, Frankie Knuckles reinvented the genre.
Here's a copy of the map and schedule for this weekend's Chicago Blues Festival! See you soon!
Taste of Chicago
Here we go. The lineup is OUT!
1) Tix are on sale NOW at www.TasteofChicago.us
2) Price goes up June 1st so cheapest time to buy is NOW.
3) NEW this year is PRIME viewing tickets with lounge seating, private cash bar, free food and MORE! Those will run out very, very quick so tag your friends and make plans immediately!
RIP to Kim English, a Chicago house music idol.
Kim English, octave-skipping singer with 8 No. 1 Billboard dance hits, had been on transplant list awaiting a new kidney.
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NEW opportunities for artists & creatives including weekly residencies at Millennium Park, the Year of Chicago Theatre Playwright program with Definition Theatre Company, your chance to be a part of LUMA8's Arts in the Dark processions and more!
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This being the #YearofChicagoMusic we'd like to give a quick shout to our friends at #312Soul... An Unfinished Retrospective of Chicago’s Black Music History! Take a looksee at https://www.312soul.com/
As y'all know, Chicago's own The Boy Illinois will be hosting this Saturday's A&R Audition... it's fitting since the man auditioned last year and NOW is signed to Bornleaders/Priority/Capital Records. BONUS he's gonna perform for us too and it's all STILL FREE! Come to the Chicago Cultural Center this Saturday 12:30p-4p to watch our best and brightest perform to get signed! (tagged below... check 'em out) You'll be able to say "I was at the show that got them the deal that turned them into a thing." More info here http://bit.ly/2cW5yHd Emily Blue Jess Godwin Marina City Zigtebra Bella Button Terry Got Fired Clique James Ausar Kirk Luye Matt Muse Daniel Weisberg Adam Ness Anthony Pavel Dani Isaily
Yes y'all! We're getting the gameplan together for The Boy Illinois to host the ChicagoMade 2017 A&R Auditions & Public Performances on 10/28! The local hero's gonna do more than host but we'll break that news when the time is right. For now just mark that calendar and get there early!
Packed house for the CD Baby Pre-Conference Panel! #CDBaby #ChicagoMade
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