On The South Side Dance and circulated regionally amongst adventurous

and circulated regionally amongst adventurous clientele willing to take a chance on these felonious talents

Named for the street address of its underground uptown genesis

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

it was already establishing itself as a harbor for eccentric sounds

too obscure to find new life on oldies and dusties stations or on Time-Life collections

On The South Side Dance and circulated regionally amongst adventurousBetween 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,