The OP is back at Logan Square’s Whistler on Monday, April 29, for a free show!
gigs POSTS
the whistler – april 29
April 8th, 2013
winter thanks
February 10th, 2013
Here are a couple of live tracks from last fall to keep the appetite whet until the spring:
Colonial Mentality from Chicago SummerDance
with Mark Ford and Typhanie Monique
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Nimble Foot Ska from Northcenter Fest
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Easy Star All Stars, Aggrolites, the OP
October 9th, 2012
Thursday, Oct 11, the OP meets Easy Star All Stars and Aggrolites at Reggie’s Rock club! ESAS is touring in support of their latest take on Michael Jackson, with Thrillah.
Should be a great night of reggae and afrosounds – doors at 7pm, we go on at 8pm.
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DJ Chuck Wren spins as well!
World Music Fest @ Navy Pier
September 20th, 2012
We’re back at Navy Pier on Sunday, September 23rd for the Chicago World Music Fest, joined by our friends Mark Ford and Typhanie Monique on vocals! This was a great time last year, and we’re looking forward to more gettin down by the lake!
Free show!
Burger Time!
August 27th, 2012
Come on down wednesday night to the Northcenter Summer Concert series! Grab some burgers and beers and shake your booty to two sets provided courtesy of The Opposition Party!
Glenwood Ave Arts Fest
August 17th, 2012
This Saturday, the OP will be playing the fabulous Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest in Rogers Park. We’ll be at the Main Stage, starting at 6 pm, so come a bit early, grab some food and beverages, and check out some of the artist booths before our set. Joining us for this gig will be special guests Victor Garcia on trumpet and Chris Paquette on percussion.
Sweet and Hot at Morseland
July 24th, 2012
Come on out to Morseland this Friday night – The Opposition Party is hooking up with our friends SoulPhonetics and The Famous Mandrell Brothers.
Also, sitting in with us will be Victor Garcia of Grupo Cumbe.
And it’s Morseland, so there’s a great beer list, and this:
The Best Sweet Hot Fries in The World?
SummerDance with Idy Ciss
July 16th, 2012
We’ll be playing this Thursday in Grant Park for the SummerDance festival, paired with Senegalese dance instructor Idy Ciss! Dance class will start at 6 pm, and we’ll play two sets following, joined by guest vocalists Mark Ford and Typhanie Monique.
Keep your eye on July
May 12th, 2012
Thanks to all the folks who came out to Martyrs and The Whistler in May, especially you booty shakers at The Whistler, you know who you are! The OP is going on hiatus in June so our keyboard player can complete a procreating that was started almost 9 months ago, but we’ll be back in July and August, with these dates, add em to your calendars:
July 12 – Reggies Music Joint w/ Emefe
July 19 – Chicago Summerdance!
July 27 – Morseland
August 18 – Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest
August 29 – Lakeview Summer Stage
…and some more shows in the works!
Meantime, here’s a recent clip to tide you over. King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown!
MayDay MayDay
April 27th, 2012
Not crashin, just burnin. The Opposition party comes out two times in the first ten days of May: headling Martyrs on May 1 with JR Miller Project and Blast! Then on the 9th we resurface to fill the stage and sample the potable mixes at The Whistler all night.
Martyrs, Tuesday May 1