Dream Session: Ready. Set. Tour!
Dec
14

Dream Session: Ready. Set. Tour!

We are offering a Dream Session for independent artists looking to gain touring experience. In this session, we will share insights and resources we've used to plan and execute our own tours. What do we wish we had done differently? What went exceptionally well? What unexpected challenges arose? This fourth-quarter session is perfect for artist teams planning for a successful 2025!

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Hometown Tour: Chicago
Oct
27

Hometown Tour: Chicago

  • Meet & Whiskey (Inside of Porkchop Edgewater) (map)
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Chicago, get ready for an epic night of hip hop and Midwest soul as The Hometown Tour concludes in the Chi! Join us for a high-energy show featuring a stellar lineup of local talent and musical greatness.

The story of three emcees from the Midwest, who formed as a tribe and set out on a quest. Leaving their loved ones and hometowns behind, while seeking for success, so blessed and ended up in a city where winters are harsh and the people are on the go. There they sharpened their skills, hustled to pay bills, and tightened up their flow. They wrote the words to shape their fate, living in a state surrounded by Great Lakes: in divine time, their paths intertwined, turnpikes and freeways lead them to find. A love that they shared for hip-hop combined, a powerful thread rooted in rhyme.

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Hometown Tour: Detroit
Oct
13

Hometown Tour: Detroit

Get ready for an epic night of hip-hop and Midwest soul as The Hometown Tour makes it's to the D! Join us for a high-energy show featuring a stellar lineup of local talent and musical greatness.

The story of three emcees from the Midwest, who formed as a tribe and set out on a quest. Leaving their loved ones and hometowns behind, while seeking for success, so blessed and ended up in a city where winters are harsh and the people are on the go. There they sharpened their skills, hustled to pay bills, and tightened up their flow. They wrote the words to shape their fate, living in a state surrounded by Great Lakes: in divine time, their paths intertwined, turnpikes and freeways lead them to find. A love that they shared for hip-hop combined, a powerful thread rooted in rhyme.

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Hometown Tour: Cleveland
Oct
11

Hometown Tour: Cleveland

The Hip Hop Tour is coming to town, and its first stop is Cleveland!, Get ready for a night you won't forget. Join us for an unforgettable evening of beats, rhymes, and stories.

The story of three emcees from the Midwest, who formed as a tribe and set out on a quest. Leaving their loved ones and hometowns behind, while seeking for success, so blessed and ended up in a city where winters are harsh and the people are on the go. There they sharpened their skills, hustled to pay bills, and tightened up their flow. They wrote the words to shape their fate, living in a state surrounded by Great Lakes: in divine time, their paths intertwined, turnpikes and freeways lead them to find. A love that they shared for hip-hop combined, a powerful thread rooted in rhyme.

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Real Barz
Nov
11

Real Barz

Real Barz, presented by Real Ones and Botanical Barz. A Live hip-hop Event at Sub-T Lounge on November 11, 2023! Featuring Jovan Landry and more!

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Music To My Soul: Battle of the Bands
Oct
20

Music To My Soul: Battle of the Bands

Once the Former headquarters of Black-owned Vee-Jay and Brunswick Records, Entrenuity is excited to continue their series, "Music to My Soul: Battle of The Bands". 4 bands will compete in a live judged performance both from a panel of music industry professionals and live audience votes. Be a part of the fun!

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Aniba and The Sol Starz Presents: It's a Vibe!
Sep
19

Aniba and The Sol Starz Presents: It's a Vibe!

Get ready to embark on a soul-stirring journey through the realms of music at "It's A Vibe- Live," an enchanting showcase presented by the extraordinary Aniba & The Sol Starz with special guests. On September 19th, prepare to be musically transformed at the one and only City Winery Chicago, where an electric atmosphere awaits you.

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Soul Refresh
Jul
22

Soul Refresh

Soul Refresh is a concert for lyrical healing and Chicago love. Bringing together an outstanding lineup of Chicago artists, we will take a night to celebrate our creativity, beauty, and resilience as individuals and communities. We’ll gather in the magnificent sanctuary hall of the Epiphany Center for the Arts on Chicago’s near west side, where the drinks are strong and the spiritual energy is even stronger! We hope you can join us for an unforgettable night. Grab Tickets Here.

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Argyle Night Market
Aug
11

Argyle Night Market

  • 1000 West Argyle Street Chicago, IL, 60640 United States (map)
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Jovan Landry performs a 75-minute set featuring her live band and special guests! Starting in 2013, the Argyle Night Market is an annual event that features food from local Argyle restaurants plus live cultural and musical performances on Thursday evenings each summer. Part market, a part street festival, this vibrant and award-winning event is located on Argyle, the city’s first shared street.

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Culture Fest 2021
Oct
16
to Oct 17

Culture Fest 2021

PullmanArts is proud to present the Pullman Arts & Culture Fest, a FREE event with a generous grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and including us in Chicago Presents — an initiative of Arts77, Chicago’s arts recovery plan — DCASE, with lead support from the Walder Foundation part of the Citywide "Tune In Chicago" happening Saturday, October 16th and Sunday, October 17th, 2021, 2pm-8pm both days.

The Pullman Arts & Culture Fest includes scheduled live musical performances at the Historic Pullman Foundation (HPF) outdoor stage at 11141 S. Cottage Grove Avenue. Dozens of artists and artisans of all types will be displaying & selling their work in Arcade Park and throughout Pullman in their homes, studios, garages, and yards. The Block House Gallery will be open with a special exhibit for viewing. Food trucks and beverage vendors are scheduled. And much more, stay tuned for more info & details!

Sponsored by PullmanArts, The Block House Gallery, DCASE, Historic Pullman Foundation, Blue Door Neighborhood Center, and Arts & Culture Capital Lab.

Schedule of musical performances:

Saturday, October 16th

  • 2pm-3:30pm -Flowers For The Living

  • 4:15pm-5pm -Dee Alexander

  • 5:15pm-6pm -Sam Trump, Soul Vortex

  • 6:15pm-7:30pm -DJ Duane Powell

Sunday, October 17th

  • 3pm-4pm -The Qombo

  • 4pm-5pm -Jovan Landry

  • 5pm-6pm -Park N Ride

  • 6pm-7pm -New Black Renaissance

  • 7pm-8pm -Meagan McNeal

Click here for Facebook Event Page

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To Be: 4/23 (Virtual Event)
Apr
23

To Be: 4/23 (Virtual Event)

A virtual event to support Chicago Shakespeare’s nationally acclaimed arts in literacy and community engagement programs.

MUSICAL PERFORMANCES FROM CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER’S ROOFTOP featuring: Susan Moniz and Joriah Kwamé

with

Jovan Landry, Ariana Burks, Lucy Godínez, Alexa Xioufaridou Moster, Juwon Tyrel Perry, Brandon Pisano, Sawyer Smith, plus Briana Arthur and Taylor Ramos of Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, and Kimi Hayes, Charles Heath, Dan Peters, Charlotte Rivard-Hoster, Chuck Webb, and Tahirah Whittington. Watch Live Stream Here.

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Corner as Anchor with Onye Ozuzu with Jovan Landry
Feb
27

Corner as Anchor with Onye Ozuzu with Jovan Landry

In partnership with freeskewl, Participants will engage their body as a reference point for the experience of space as defined by architecture, particularly movement improvisations with and within a corner. Click here for more information.

PAYMENT: Class is $1-35+ (no one turned away for lack of funds). If you would like to sponsor a person to take this class, simply double your payment!

Join Zoom Link | Password: 640262

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Warehouse Choreography Class (Virtual)
Feb
21

Warehouse Choreography Class (Virtual)

Movement Artists Keyierra Collins and Ambe'r Johnson will teach their choreography from the "Warehouse" Music Video, off Jovan Landry's EP World Vibe! This Afro-Contemporary Medley stems from Sabar, Afro Street, Chicago House, Afro-Footwork, Modern, and Groovin'.

"The inspiration for Warehouse derived from the very same nightclub that birthed Chicago House Music. This music genre was first popularized in the late '70s by DJ Frankie Knuckles, aka The Godfather of Chicago House. Allow the high pass filters and the draggy flangers to lead your body into a hypnotic sweat." -ABJZ.

Zoom Link for Class (Password: worldvibe) | Meeting ID: 963 8900 8651

This class is free, but donations for the artists are widely accepted!

Cash App: $MissLandry or Venmo: @jovan-landry

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(Online) Links Hall: THAW ABUNDANCE 2021
Feb
8

(Online) Links Hall: THAW ABUNDANCE 2021

Links Hall presents THAW 2021: ABUNDANCE, our annual fundraiser and celebration of the performing arts community. In previous iterations, the singular event has drawn hundreds of live arts supporters and makers to revel in one of Chicago's largest cross-disciplinary art parties. Jovan Landry is one of the headlining acts for this event. Join us on Monday, February 8 at 7 pm CST.

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Jul
3

How Do Black Artists Sing in A Strange Land?

Performing this Friday, July 3: We're introducing our Arts Advisory Council with a series of virtual summits!  The Arts Advisory Council at Experimental Station is a newly formed voluntary group of Chicago artists and creatives with a commitment to sharing their art forms and practices. Each volunteer has proudly hosted or curated an exhibit, event, or performance at Experimental Station. Each recognizes this collaboration as having served as a key component in bringing their ideas and programs to fruition, from concept to reality. 

Current volunteer members include:

  • Anayansi Ricketts, Photographer/Poet

  • Angel Bat Dawid Composer, Improviser, Clarinetist, Pianist and Vocalist

  • Elysia Banks, Dancer/Artistic Director of Banks Performance Projects

  • Jared Brown, Interdisciplinary artist, and DJ

  • Jovan Landry, 1/3 Filmmaker | 1/3 Photographer | 1/3 Emcee

  • Julian Otis, Tenor vocalist, and performance artist

  • Michelle E.L. Merritt, Arts administrator, advocate and creative

  • Wisdom Baty, Artist, mother, curator

Click Here to Join Us on Zoom on Friday, July 3, 2020, at 4 PM Central Time (US/Canada)

Password: 951655

Meeting ID: 964 0005 6651

Order of Appearance for this Friday's Summit:

  • Julian T. Otis: "Wisdom Abounds" /  Medium: Storytelling & Sonic Fusion  (Audio) / Lilla Dell (Wilson) Howard was born in 1935 in Jamestown, New York. She is my Great Aunt and the wisest woman in my family. While doing genealogical research we talked about key moments in my family history that connect the dots and fill in the gaps on certain traditions and long-held truths about relationships amongst our clan. Wisdom abounds. My family story is embodied in her oral telling and I hear her wisdom as a myth. What elements transcend time, what elements evoke sonic responses and re-imaginations.

  • Jovan Landry: Multidisciplinary Who? / Medium: Roundtable Discussion (Audio) /  Exploring what it means to be interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary as an artist. Throughout my career, I've been pressured to "choose" one over the other or to focus and master one discipline before moving onto another. I will hold this discussion with 7 other POC multi-interdisciplinary artists around the country with disciplines in music, dance, martial arts, teaching, photography, writing, astrology, and more; as we talk about how they blend their practices, their struggles, how they've been supported, how they navigated art spaces.

  • Anayansi Ricketts: "Realities" / Medium: Storytelling (Live Streamed) / My song in this strange land comes from stories I have written. Whether they be poetic musings or children's tales, I am drawn to the possibilities of structuring the absurd, making up words, and romping through the cosmos. In stories there is freedom. I like stories. They are human creations that impart knowledge, culture, and self- actualization. Stories make space for; imaginings, truths, tall tales, exploration, innovation, and conversation. A gathering of facts often fictionalized to capture the listener's spirit. Places have their tales, people have their favorite lines and passages. Formats vary and subject matter can leave one questioning. Stories broadening “realities” and the ebb and flow of what might be. Let's begin with the beginning and a record of humanity.

The Arts Advisory Council celebrates the importance of Experimental Station as a place to exchange knowledge and know-how. Whether attending, producing, launching, or curating an arts event or program, Experimental Station provides space and place to share independent artistic and creative expressions.  We are excited to serve as arts advocates and cultural stewards of this instrumental resource on Chicago’s South Side.

The Arts Advisory Council will primarily function to promote and produce quality arts programming at Experimental Station. The Council will engage Woodlawn residents and the community of Black artists and creatives throughout Chicago in producing quality exhibits, performances, and arts programming. 

The ultimate goal of the Arts Advisory Council is to continue to cultivate and sustain space for artists and community members to access and share in creative and artistic experiences at Experimental Station.

Learn more about each artist within the council at experimentalstation.org.

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