During the holidays, we come together to celebrate another year and share stories of our adventures. This year, Joe Marcinek has brought his extended family together to share the love of music and laughter. Calvin Rodgers, Sharay Reed, John Hanrahan, Pennal Johnson, and Rick King formed this year's Dead Funk Summit at Lincoln Hall, delivering a night of marvelous music performed by some of Chicago's preeminent musicians.

Lincoln Hall is dressed in its holiday regalia, helping the merchants along Lincoln Avenue transform the area from business as usual to a scene straight out of a holiday movie. Light snow is falling as I glance at the marquee: “Tonight: Joe Marcinek and Liquid Soul.” I’m intrigued by tonight’s lineup.

Winter has finally arrived in the Windy City. As the temperature drops, the streets come alive with the colors of the impending holidays, while brightly colored toy soldiers stand guard over shiny ornaments. The first celebrations of the season have reached the city, but the biting wind keeps shoppers and revelers moving quickly, seeking refuge indoors. What better time to take in a concert?

Chicago, the City of Big Shoulders, is home to great food, iconic sports teams, and some of America's greatest music. These cultural touchstones exist thanks to one common factor: the fans. That’s why Chicago remains a prime destination for bands launching their careers or releasing new albums. If you make it in Chicago, you gain fans for life.

On December 7, 2016, a Wednesday evening, A Tribe Called Red sold out Chicago’s Lincoln Hall.  Hailing from Ottawa, Canada, ATCR is turning up the beat on the human tribe’s dance party.  With globalized attention on the water protectors at Standing Rock ND, the time is ripe for ATCR to bring their indigenous music to the masses.