Harry Kappen is a Dutch producer, musician and music therapist. His latest full album ‘Escape‘ (Spring 2022) contains songs about escaping reality, escaping violence, even life, escaping into love, dreams or art. It became a personal journey with personal lyrics. ‘Barefoot in the Dew‘ was the only single from this album. In the beginning of […]

GO BANG! Magazine wishes you and yours a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! As we reflect on the year, there are countless reasons to be thankful for you, the #GoBangMagazineFamily.  YOU have been an undeniable source of inspiration, support, and community.   WE APPRECIALTE YOU!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE SUPPORT!    Love, Pierre Andre’ Evans […]

Support | Shop | ExploreNeighborhood Champions Leading the Way! RSVP REQUIRED:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bronzevilles-small-business-saturday-largest-southside-holiday-kick-off-tickets-749149445157? The Absolutely Anything Essential gift shop along with over 20 vendors, service providers and small business owners invite you to support, shop and explore in Bronzeville. This 8th year Neighborhood Champion celebration will be held on Saturday November 25, 2023 from 10 am until […]

I attended their dinner for NYE 2021. Many of you saw me on the ABC7 NYE Television Special with hosts Val Warner and Ryan Chiaverini. I HAD A BALL!!!  I highly recommend you going to one of their shows!!!  – Pierre Andre’ Evans,    Owner / GO BANG! Magazine   A spectacle of unforgettable performances, […]

Chicago, IL – Stewart Music Emporium presents performer Gregory Stewart, 2023 Jeff Award nominee (Reasons: A Tribute to Earth, Wind & Fire) in a limited run of his tribute Just One of Those Things (And More): The Nat King Cole Story, December 8, 2023 – January 7, 2024, at Venus Cabaret Theater, 3745 N Southport […]

All photos courtesy of Facebook.com Advance ticket purchase encouraged.TICKETS TO THE EVENT CAN BE PURCHASED HERE Please join us on Saturday, September 30, 2023 from 6pm – 10pm @THE HAVEN ENTERTAINMENT CENTER – 932 W. 43rd Street   OUR SUCCESS STORY Since 2016, Barbara Giles’ commitment to bring outreach and awareness in the fight against […]

Photos courtesy of Facebook.com CLICK HERE TO DONATE#25ToStayAlive One of our own…Chicago’s own…House’s own…Craig Loftis, pioneering DJ, music producer, club owner and one of Frankie Knuckles’ proteges, needs our help. His club, “The Lodge”, one of Chicago’s only southside clubs dedicated to House music, culture and the community, was recently closed by the City of […]

Photos courtesy of Jesse King Buga   Popularly known as JESSE KING BUGA, a Contemporary, Urban High-Life and Afro Jazz singer, was born in the 1970’s to the family of Pastor and Mrs. Omokagbor, originally from Okpella in Edo State. He grew up in Lagos and attended The Boys Academy (Lagos Island), Ikeja Grammar school […]

PHOTOS COURTESY OF ISAIAH JAMAL EVANS / CALI VISUALS EXCEPT WHERE NOTED OTHERWISE – @IsaiahJamalEvans @CaliVisuals     On Sunday, August 13, 2023, Chicago native and former Soul Train Dancer Brandy Sanders brought her fabulously fun “Disco Ball” to the town where the dance began, CHICAGO! It was held at the posh South Shore Cultural […]

Photos courtesy of Chef Michael Daniels Chef Michael Daniels, founder of MD Creative Blends, grew up eating exotic foods including pheasant, quail, red snapper, orange roughy, mahi mahi and even octopus. “As a child, I would rush home every day to see what my mother had cooked for supper. This caused me to realize that […]

With the support of House music fans, Preservation Chicago, the city of Chicago, and Mayor Brandon Johnson, the building that once was the location of The Warehouse received landmark status by the Chicago City Council. City Council’s Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards approved landmark status for the building during its Tuesday meeting. It […]

The International African American Museum (IAAM) explores the history, culture, and impact of the African American journey on Charleston, on the nation, and on the world, shining light and sharing stories of the diverse journeys, origin, and achievements of descendants of the African Diaspora. Located in Charleston, S.C., at the historically sacred site of Gadsden’s […]

Photo courtesy of Obama.org Reprinted from email:  http://www.Obama.org Recap video link   Hi Pierre, Earlier this week, I made a trip home to Chicago to hear firsthand from some of the inspiring young people and leaders who are a part of Obama Foundation programming. From meeting in a church I first visited as a young […]

All photos courtesy of Kalonda Kay Born and raised in St. Louis, MO surrounded by successful business owners within her family and a grandmother who shared her life in the entertainment world, Kalonda followed in her footsteps and began dance and music as early as five years old. She began dancing at Judy Best Talent […]

  All photos courtesy of Peter Koutun Photography THE WAIT IS OVER!!! Fashion World Grammy’s “2022 – 2023 Male Model of The Year” Candidate VOTE: ATOC Guthrie Bonnétt Voting starts NOW thru April 1st @ https://bit.ly/3Zw4kJz Scroll down to: Male Model of The Year category VOTE: Atoc Guthrie Bonnétt FOR MALE MODEL OF THE YEAR 2022-23 […]

WOW!! CHECK THIS OUT!!! SHARE SHARE SHARE PLEASE!!! I’m sooo excited to be a guest on the “Music & Medicine” podcast with the incredible Moshe Lewis MD. Thank you my brother! Great big shout out to the best Publicist in the world…mines Desirae L. Benson for connecting me. THANKS ARIES QUEEN! Take a listen and […]

Photo courtesy of DJ Rick Williams   Born in Chicago, raised in South Bend, IN, Anthony Tswang Gullens is a graduate from John Adams High School, Ivy Tech College and attendee of IUSB College for Business. He got started doing music while living in Chicago, IL from listening to his uncles’, mother, father, and grandparents’ […]

All photos courtesy of Je’Niece McCullough & Facebook.com/Je’NieceMcCullough Je’Niece is the only child of the late and legendary comedian Bernie Mac. She holds a B.S. in Psychology and an M.A. in Mental Health Counseling. She worked for several years in social service. In 2005, she left the field and began working for her father as […]

Photo credit courtesy of:  Tonya Howell   Tonya Howell has been part of the dance music scene since she moved to Chicago in 1996. Back then she followed her favorite DJs from underground rave parties to the late-night clubs of the late 90s and early 2000s and found herself dancing til the sun came up […]

Photo courtesy of Audley   David Stamps is a 55-year-old, LGBT, veteran, living in St. Albans, Queens, NYC. He’s recently been named 2023-24 Artist-in-Residence at The Kennedy Center by Karina Galiano, at THE REACH program, for the cultural and social impact of his latest project. a poetry play entitled,” The Black Bullet Dichotomy” aka “The […]

Reprint of ChiGivesBack.com / Photo courtesy of ChiGivesBack.com Erica Faye Watson served as an original founding Advisory Board Member for ChiGivesBack. Erica was many things to many people. She was a daughter, sister, aunt, friend, actress, comedian, on-air personality, and pillar of her community. Erica was also fierce and as a full-figured woman, she proudly […]

Photo courtesy of Sha Love   John Hill, Grammy nominated singer, songwriter, producer, actor, and entrepreneur is not new to the entertainment industry. By the age of seven, Hill was already singing and performing for presidents and other political officers, as well as competing in opera competitions. Born and raised in Chicago, he has built […]

Surprise Your Valentine with Tickets to Reasons: A Tribute to Earth, Wind & Fire. Previews start February 25th!  Written and directed by Daryl D. Brooks   Previews February 25 – March 4   Opening March 5 Running Through April 16   Reasons takes us on a journey of how Earth, Wind and Fire was formed […]

All photographs courtesy of Glenn Gordon and Timothy Coles   Glenn “GG” Dale Gordon has felt a burning desire for singing since the age of five. Born in Hemingway, South Carolina, his first stage performances were in small country churches and a school marching band. Hoping to travel the world and possibly gain another outlet […]

Courtesy  & Reprint of BET Television:BET Staff Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old motorist who died three days after a vicious beating by a group of Memphis police officers is being laid to rest on Wednesday (Feb. 1) in a ceremony that has seemed to become a morbid, and all too frequent ritual in Black America: the […]

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Photo courtesy of Chief Tamba Taylor  “US-Based Fashion Designer Carrying On The ‘Blueprint’ of Liberia`s Traditional Chief Donates Precious Gifts To The National Museum” Reprinted by permission: Originally by Liberian Reporter, Mark B. NewaPhotos courtesy of Smart News Liberia & Chief Tamba Taylor A young spectacular dancer presents a small-sized drum to Chief Tamba Taylor […]

  Photo courtesy of FACEBOOK   These videos were recorded on the evening of January 7, 2023, in Memphis, Tennessee. Video 1 (11:04 mins.) is a police-issued body-worn camera near the intersection of Raines and Ross Rd. Videos 2, 3, and 4 are video footage at the second location, a residential neighborhood. Video 2 (31:04 […]

Photo courtesy of Facebook Wednesday, January 25, 2023 was the day in Chicago, IL for a celebration of The Chosen Few Djs’ Terry Hunter being nominated for a Grammy Award, for the remix of Beyonce’s hit single “Break My Soul.” In addition to Terry Hunter being nominated, poet J. Ivy was also nominated for a […]

“Tori “SHO NUFF” Nelson is a 13-time, four-weight division Boxing World Champion. Her success has been inspiring. With fans and supporters from all over the world, Tori has a magnetic personality that is felt by all who meet her. In fact, Tori was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame in October of 2022, during […]

Photo courtesy of Wikipedia   IN HONOR OF FRANKIE’S 68TH BIRTHDAY, I AM REPRINTING A TRIBUTE I PENNED FOR FRANKIE ON  3/31/14, THE DAY OF HIS PASSING…. FRANKIE KNUCKLES: “THE GODFATHER OF HOUSE”The Man; The Music; The Memories(January 18, 1955 – March 31, 2014)First of all, I want Frankie’s family and loved ones to know […]

Photo Credits: Evan Marcus Imagery Simone Green is a singer and songwriter from Little Rock, Arkansas and is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. While at the University of Iowa, Simone was a member of the popular band Shade of Blue in Iowa where she opened for […]

MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄🎁 MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄🎁May this day and all the ones after be filled with joy, peace and happiness. I am grateful for my friends, family and the gifts bestowed to me. May GOD bless you ALL. I love you! 😘 AMEN!   Pierre A. Evans is a freelance writer of Entertainment, Music, Art, […]

I’M SO EXCITED & THANKFUL!!!!  See below!!!  Dear Pierre, We would like to officially welcome you as a member of the Chicago Journalists Association! Anyone with the journalism experience conveyed in your resume is a friend of ours.  We hope to see you at our future member meetings. We will send a note with the […]

All Photos courtesy of Felton Pilate/ConFunkShun Felton Pilate is best known as the lead singer of Con Funk Shun, an R&B Old School band created in 1974, while in Memphis, TN. Pilate was born in Jackson Mississippi to Felton Pilate Sr., a naval physician, and Benita Akines Pilate, a music major and social worker. After […]

Photo courtesy of Kevin Burns   Kevin La’Don Burns, 26 years old, born in Chicago, but living in Atlanta, Georgia, is a senior at Talladega College in Talladega, Alabama. Currently, he’s a tumbler/performer for Cirque du Soleil’s “Cirque Dreams Holidaze.” This is Kevin’s first experience tumbling for a globally recognized entertainment brand. Kevin explains, “This […]

Photo courtesy of Terry Hunter   It’s one thing to hit the top. It’s another thing to stay there! With over four decades of traveling the globe sharing his passion for House music, Terry Hunter’s career is the stuff of legends. As a DJ, his name consistently headlines some of the most renowned festivals including […]

WATCH A PREVIEW OF CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obhTsVtWfZA PURCHASE TICKETS FOR THE CHICAGO SHOW HERE Cirque Dreams Holidaze CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE lights up the stage in this popular and dazzling family holiday spectacular. This annual tradition wraps a whimsical, Broadway-style musical infused with contemporary circus artistry into the ultimate holiday gift for the entire family! This […]

  ABOUT HER… Desirae Benson is a 5-Star Rated Publicist who works hand in hand with high-profile musicians, actors, politicians, producers, directors, authors, playwrights, entertainers, businesses, athletes, and other industry professionals to create an even bigger buzz around them on and offline. With a master’s degree that focuses on the areas of Written Communication, Public […]

THE DEBAUCHERY BALL IS TODAY!!!!!! Friday, December 9, 2022 Location to be announced to TICKET HOLDERS/MEMBERS ONLY Tickets/MEMBERSHIP:  https://www.theedebaucheryball.com/contact-8   THEE FOUNDER: Khari Bowden – The Church of the Funky Soul presents – THEE DEBAUCHERY BALL   THEE MISSION: The Debauchery Ball is a celebration of sensuality, liberation, and consent from a Black cultural lens. We […]

Welcome to The Chatter Box With King JacobLive 🎬🎬🎬🎬🌎🌎🌎🌎Special Invited GuestPierre Andre EvansChicago IllinoisJournalistPublisherAuthorDJ/DancerCommunity Innovator/ Social Influencer WATCH THE YOUTUBE RECORDING: CLICK HERE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOGJOo_8byk&fbclid=IwAR1whpt1JnBVn-2X3-LabC7njrak2y2SjRr1CaAgyKQ2tvU3kct674D4nQk “Inside The Minds Of Entertainers” Book Link:  https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Mind-Entertainers-Book-ebook/dp/B07JGDT18X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2R5MTRB1H2KF2&keywords=inside+the+minds+of+entertainers+-+pierre+andre+evans&qid=1670344261&sprefix=inside+the+minds+of+entertainers+-+pierre+and%2Caps%2C1417&sr=8-1  

Photo courtesy of Jacob Anderson II #TheChatterboxWithKingJacob#DesiraeLBensonPR #PierreAEvans #InsideTheMindsOfEntertainers #GoBangMagazine Greeting friends and family!Please join me this evening, Tuesday 12/6/22 @ 8pm cst, as I am interviewed on the “The Chatter Box With King Jacob.” FACEBOOK LIVE or YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOGJOo_8byk Please join us tonight and SHARE this link with everyone that you know. THANK YOU FOR […]

EMC announces final Conference Speakers & Festival Line Up of more than 150 artists including Calvin Harris, Green Velvet, Anna Lunoe, John ‘Jammin’ Collins (Underground Resistance), Anna Morgan, Joseph Capriati, Nina Kravitz Electronic Music Conference (EMC) celebrates its 10 year anniversary under the theme ‘Decade Of Dance: 2012 – 2022’. They have now announced their […]

All photos courtesy of:  Just Mic “Da Poet”   Just Mic “Da Poet” was born Michael E. Williams on January 2, 1978, on the southside of Chicago in the Roseland neighborhood. At the age of 21, he developed a deep passion for poetry and writing after the sudden death of his younger sister, Larenya Elisa […]

All photos courtesy of Ja’Pan Nation “His vocals are dynamic!”“He disrupts equilibriums!”“His style is renowned!”“Ja’Pan Nation is refreshing!” Charles Hall, Jr., better known as Ja’Pan Nation, embodies the definition of sound. A collage of versatility, composing tones of dance and choreography, while conquering all haters, Ja’Pan Nation represents adversity, redefining your average perception of rhythm […]

Story and photos courtesy of: Obama.org and The Obama Foundation CLICK VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikbWbQylWNc&t=250s PHOTOS LINK:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/160187588@N03/sets/72177720302973317/?utm_source=crm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Chicago%20wkly_102122&sfmc_s=0033600001gweZFAAY Hi Pierre, This week, Michelle and I traveled home to Chicago to meet with students on the South and West Sides and see the impact the Obama Foundation is already having on the ground there. The two-day trip was […]

Photo courtesy of:  Quincy  J. Trent Rob Morrison has emerged as a powerful force in the film and entertainment industry. As an award-winning composer, Morrison has worked with a wide variety of artists across multiple genres. In 2004, Morrison became a highly sought-after composer when the world-renowned artist, Beyoncé released her multi-platinum album, “Dangerously In […]

Photo Credit: Jake Bacon/AP   U.S. Indigenous Peoples’ Day is celebrated on the second Monday of October, on October 10 this year, to honor the cultures and histories of the Native American people. The day is centered around reflecting on their tribal roots and the tragic stories that hurt but strengthened their communities. The second […]

Photo credit:  Ernest Collins   The daughter of a jazz musician who hails from Chicago, was raised on the sounds of jazz and soul legends Sarah Vaughn, Chaka Khan, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, and Anita Baker. Also, a Prince devotee, Chantay possesses a range and power that accentuates her vocal versatility. Like so many professional […]

Photo credit:  Paris Brightledge   Louie Gómez has been involved in the Chicago House music scene since day one. As a House music pioneer, Gomez stepped onto the stage of dance music history by discovering, a then unknown, Jamie Principle. Louie went on to produce the original eight minute “Dub Vocal Mix” of “Your Love”, […]