A WHISKEY GLASS AND A WOMAN’S ASS
Michael Abramson Is the Unsung Documentarian of South Side R&B
PHOTOGRAPHS BY MICHAEL ABRAMSON
Between 1975 and 1977 some serious boogie-woogieing was happening in the disreputable nightclubs and dive bars on the South Side of Chicago. It was a remarkable time, when the dance floors were slick with bodily fluids and enshrouded in smoke from Kools as patrons cut loose to the city’s unmistakable brand of soul. And if it weren’t for a 20-something gangly white dude with a Burt Reynolds mustache, no one outside the clubs would know what this era looked like. This month, Numero Group will release
Light: On the Southside, a collection of Michael Abramson’s photos from legendary venues like Pepper’s Hideout, Perv’s House, and the Patio Lounge, along with
Pepper’s Jukebox, a double LP mix of obscure tracks from that funky, funky era.
Vice was invited to publish our favorite selections from this funky book, which we funkily share with you funkily now.
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| rockwell, on Nov 23, 2009 wrote:
The word FUNKY, fucking Mac’s |
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| rockwell, on Nov 23, 2009 wrote:
The word unky should only ever be used in this day-and-age to describe a smell, never music nor people. Unless you hate them of course. |
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| daddybourbon, on Nov 16, 2009 wrote:
whoa these are wonderful |
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Anonymous, on Nov 12, 2009 wrote:
i love when you guys find these nuggets. |
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