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Battle for Method Man
Thu., Jan. 24, 8 p.m.Miscellaneous
Local rappers duke it out for a spot to open for the venerable Wu-Tang member at during his headlining show at the Double Door.
$10-$17
312-949-0121Winter Block Party for Hip Hop Arts
Sat., Jan. 26, 12 p.m.Miscellaneous
This city has a long, pretty romantic history with hip-hop. Celebrate the genre's past and future in Chicago at the fifth annual Winter Block Party for Hip Hop Arts, a day of dance battles, poetry slams, and a screening of Benji, the heart-wrenching documentary about Simeon basketball star Ben Wilson's 1984 murder. And there's music, naturally. In the evening, an 18-and-up show features eight-piece hip-hop band Sidewalk Chalk, emcee Psalm One, and rappers ADD-2 and Saba.
free from noon til 6 PM, $15 beginning at 7 PM
Nordic Thunder
Wed., Jan. 30, 6 p.m.Miscellaneous
Most guitarists take their craft seriously. Most air guitarists do not. Chicagoan and air-guitar virtuoso Justin "Nordic Thunder" Howard is the exception. The world champ, Howard presents an air guitar workshop for those stumbling blindly through the chords, melodies, and strumming techniques of nothingness. Learn the history and the purpose of an under-appreciated art.
$20
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