On The South Side Dance and tales from the terrifying

and tales from the terrifying early years that stitch together the sordid story of a band whose true power eclipsed its mainstream heyday

Jose Williams

a trove of house-show b&w period photographs

Before “Rockin’ Chair

On The South Side Dance and tales from the terrifyingBetween 1975 77, Chicagos southside nightclubs were experiencing dark times. The after hours routine may have been on the up, but the sound of urban blues was on its way down, getting funkier, heavier, picking up a Zeppelin echo from the British rock scene that had raided its larder. Thankfully, lightening came by way of a lanky white guy skulking from club to club with a camera and strobe light. Chicago photographer Michael Abramson hit Pervs House,