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WatchAge aint nothin but a number! These ladies prove that style never ages.
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Up & Running
Just so all you followers know our Tumblr will be up and running once again. Stay posted for all the new and exciting things happening at The Silver Room. I know there hasn’t been an update on here in awhile but hopefully you guys are still out there. Remember to come check us out at our new fan page on Facebook. “Like” our page for new updates on what’s happening in the store.
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December 2010
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Apologies for being M.I.A. since September.. some...
September 2010
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Ron Trent: The Project 40 Artists. 40 Videos. 40...
5 Chicago:
Ron Trent was still in high school when he created “Altered States” - one of the classic electronic recordings of all time - and he hasn’t let up ever since. His label Prescription Records (co-founded with Chez Damier) released numerous staples of the 1990s including records by Peven Everett, Luke Solomon, Anthony Nicholson and Abacus, and he’s done the...
August 2010
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"This Side of Mourning" book release x Akimbo...
New School Poetics presents the publication of This Side of Mourning, a brilliant collection of poems by 20-year old Chicagoan Sanele Vox, paralleling the lives icons Tina Turner and Rihanna, Ike Turner and Chris Brown.
In conjunction with the book release, is the opening of Sanele’s first mixed-media gallery exhibition, Akimbo. The exhibition exemplifies the physical, social, and political...
July 2010
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"From the Polo fleece.. to the.."
*Hint* It’s something quite a number of people have been requesting and asking for.. it’s FINALLY here..
Could it be?!
GOOD WOOD NY JESUS PIECES? YESSIR.
Jesus piece ALL COLORS $60 each.. very limited quantities.
We also got a handful of Africa pieces ($40) as well as the Gucci links ($45), dog tags ($40), diamond ($32) and a couple other necklaces.. stop by the store to...
Good night all..we'll see you in the AM and...
http://thesilverroom.com/blockparty
GET FAMILIAR: Danny Krivit (718...
Saying that Krivit was born into music is an understatement. His mother is a renowned Jazz singer and his father, manager for famed trumpeter Chet Baker opened the Ninth Circle in Greenwich Village in 1962. Krivit grew up meeting music royalty like Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and John Lennon.
Being introduced to James Brown-who slipped him a white label advance copy of “Get On The Good...
GET FAMILIAR: Anna Fong.
In many ways, fashion designer Anna Fong is the embodiement of life in Chicago. The Hyde Park native and Columbia College graduate of Guatemalan-Chinese extraction is gaining worldwide recognition while continuing to live and work in her hometown.
She is currently one of four local designers tapped by Toyota to participate in developing the Creative Lounge Chicago, established to facilitate...
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GET FAMILIAR: Team Bayside High.
The “team” of Team Bayside High is DJ duo Derek Berry and Rick Carrico, the resident DJs at famed Chicago-Wicker Park hot spot Debonair Social Club’s “Rehab Mondays”. TBH brings energy jams, Indie, Electro, 80s and 90s to the tables, making it a point for everyone at the party involved with the dancing and singing during their...
GET FAMILIAR: GlitterGuts.
The GlitterGuts Photobooth is the mad bastard child of installation art, traditional portraiture, and event photography. Our goal is to capture every scene where people are having fun; the culture, the subcultures, and the counter-culture of this perpetually strange 21st century. I like helping people look their best. I like enabling strangers. I like creating negative space. I like taking...
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GET FAMILIAR: Streets On Fire.
Check out a live performance of “Astronaut Love Triangle” by The Streets On Fire at The Double Door on Chicago, IL on 7.3.10.
With a growing loyal fan base and a reputation for keeping the dance floor moving, The Streets On Fire has been rocking Chicago venues the Metro, Double Door, Debonair, and Empty Bottle and was recently featured on WLUW’s Razor...
Ray Noland x Hebru Brantley are artistic geniuses....
Follow it’s progress now through tomorrow Saturday 7.24.10the LIVE webcam at http://thesilverroom.com/blockparty/mural.html!
OUR BLOCK PARTY IS TOMORROW 7.24.10! 1 DAY AWAY!...
For full schedule of events visit http://thesilverroom.com/blockparty.
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GET FAMILIAR w/Chicago artist Ray Noland.
Chicago Urban Art Society:
Ray Noland is an artist and designer working under the alias CRO. He is the creator of “Go Tell Mama!” – a grassroots Obama art, video and street campaign which began in 2006 and toured the country during the election of ‘08 (which can be seen above). He is also the artist behind the now iconic “Run, Blago,...
The webcam feed of the "We Come In Peace" mural is...
Click screen shot above to see Ray Noland x Hebru Brantley hard at work throughout the rest of the week!
Starting a new feature called "GET FAMILIAR" to...
Be on the lookout for features, throughout the rest of the week, on some familiar (or unfamiliar) faces that are performing at our Block Party this Saturday 7.24.10 as well as anyone we may feature in the near future!
FULL SCHEDULE for Sound System Block Party on...