King Hippo

Bandcamp Friday -- For my rare LP peoples, @intlanthem.bsky.social Test Presses ❤

LINK: intlanthem.bandcamp.com/merch

It's an honor to rock alongside Joshua and help present his newest project at Parachute.. please join us !!!

You can get all of Dan Bitney's Nonesuch Selects for 25% off the everyday low prices in the Nonesuch Store through Sunday: store.nonesuch.com/collections/...

These early pressings serve as the final check for artists & engineers to assess sound quality, surface texture, and fidelity. Scarce and sought after, each one holds an intimate record of calibration: the moment when music shifts from studio experiment to cultural object: tinyurl.com/yk9tuhp6

... learn, and contribute to IARC’s decision-making on whether to approve records for mass production.

Test pressings occupy a rare place in vinyl history, produced in only a few copies before mass production begins, they exist at the intersection of process and artifact.

Not only will it be a sneak preview of as-yet-unannounced releases, but this intimate gathering will also include open discussion and quality analysis of test pressings, where you are invited to take part in the review process ...

Friends in the beautiful city of Chicago, USA !!
Please join us for a special Sunday edition of Listening Hours on Sunday, March 1st from 3 - 5 PM at our HQ, The Land School. We will review vinyl test pressings for upcoming albums through high fidelity stereo components:
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Rockin shoulder to shoulder with megiapa once again !!!
Come thru and vibe <3

LINK: tinyurl.com/3tsaeace

I condemn the President of the United States of America and his administration for their racism and the danger they pose to the entire global community.

Back on the air tonight with a very special guest — my brother, journalist, record collector, label head, event producer, broadcaster and DJ — Ken Okuda (SHUSH) !
Lets chill together a min.. TUNE IN !

QC w/ King Hippo + Ken Okuda
Lumpen Radio
8pm-10pm CST
Chicago: 105.5FM
Streaming: lumpenradio.com

Back behind the bar at Parachute with song in my heart ..

(( Artwork: Kusama Yayoi - Endless ))

So many of us carry the spirit of this place in our hearts. I made this episode with Courtland Green, Jeff Parker, Joshua Abrams, Ashina, Isaiah Spencer, Isaiah Collier, Brent Griffin Jr, Anton Hatwich, Jumaane Taylor for my show on WWFM ..seems right to share it now
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Hug your loved ones. Time goes by so fast.

Local shoegazers Griefeater celebrate one of the great unsung albums of 2025 - Chicago Reader Griefeater celebrate one of the great unsung albums of 2025, UK DJ Gilles Peterson visits for two events with International Anthem, and more

New Gossip Wolf:
@griefeaterisaband.bsky.social celebrate their (great!) new album at Subt!
@intlanthem.bsky.social presents two chances to see Gilles Peterson!
@jrdarchivist.bsky.social talks D.C. punk fanzines @quimbysbookstore.bsky.social!
And more!

The show is a beauty and features music by:
Bitchin Bajas, Cōs, Gruppo AdRa, Isotope 217, The Sorcerers, Human Error Club + MORE ...
Many thanks to Tas, GP, and the whole Worldwide FM family for having us on ❤
(( Links for tix and to listen: tinyurl.com/rphdr3xm ))

📸 : Lori Mendoza and Sonia Balzak

We beamed this signal into the sky to celebrate a new year, to celebrate the human creative spirit, and to celebrate the fact that Gilles Peterson is comin back to Chicago to spin with Alejandro Zerah and I at the legendary Smartbar THIS FRIDAY 16 January !!!

Back behind the bar at Parachute playing records through their warm sound system ✨
Lets chill together a min ..💕

Playing records at Nighthawk this Saturday from 9pm-1am.. Let’s chill together a min ✨
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King Hippo
Dec 13

Nighthawk
4744 N Kimball Ave

9pm-1am
FREE
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𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗡 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞
QC w/ King Hippo + Thomas Xu (Steady Flight Circle )
Lumpen Radio

feat music by:
John Surman, Salin, Roxy Music, Mong Tong, Sessa, Hameedullah, Adam Halliwell AND MORE ..

LINK 📡💕 tinyurl.com/jwf5jr5z

The first chance ever for Chicagoans to hear Gilles Peterson on a muthafuckin Funktion-One soundsystem !!! This is a true honor and a very rare opportunity!

Get your tickets here: tinyurl.com/4v9mt4rw

𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗡 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞
QC w/ King Hippo + Thomas Xu ( Steady Flight Circle )
Lumpen Radio

featuring music by:
John Surrman, Salin, Roxy Music, Mong Tong, Sessa, Hameedullah, Adam Halliwell AND MORE ..

LINK 📡 tinyurl.com/4t8ucrym 💕

Tear gas, car crashes, rubber bullets: Risky tactics have driven Trump’s Chicago deportation ‘blitz’

Agents have been involved in eight car chases and used force in at least 76 incidents, according to an analysis by WBEZ and the Sun-Times based on a review of hundreds of court documents, videos and news reports.

Very happy to join loved ones this Sunday at Parachute to celebrate the release of the Style of (Life) compilation by Paradise Is a Frequency in partnership with Numero Group. This is going to be a very special and beautiful night, please join us ❤

ha ha .. Tortoise lookin good these days!!

This evening in the beautiful city of Chicago, IL <3

Come hear a story or two and a lot of fuckin beats !!

Setting the vibe for a legend ..
please join us!!
TICKETS: shorturl.at/XXozG

I’ll be blasting these unreleased and freshly stamped pieces of wax along with other adventurous autumnal audio selections for you and the fire around your heart ❤️‍🔥

LINK: linktr.ee/hippohq

I have the tremendous honor of opening for the LEGENDARY 𝗝𝗲𝗳𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀' *𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧* this Sunday at the Metro✨ come thru and vibe with us ✨

Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the U.S. since 1979, dies in Cuba Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison, has died. Officials in New Jersey, where Shakur had been arrested, convicted...

Rest in peace <3
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