Night of Unity, Radisson Ballroom, Lincolnwood, IL June 21, 2003
All pics for chicagoreggae.com by Carmen Maria and Andrew, review by montana
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we arrived to this show around 1am.  it was held at the Radisson on Touhy, which has been host to numerous dancehall events in the past.  we headed to the bar upstairs to grab a drink or two before dancing because you know when you get into the dance the drink price doubles and the selection is small.  anyway...  well, i forgot my ID and the security provided by the hotel were not going to let me in despite numerous people who were willing to vouch for my 'veteran status' unless i provided proper credentials, so off i drove back to my home to get my id.

1:36 am i was finally allowed inside.  there was a decent crowd but i felt that it was too dark at first, although after a while my eyes adjusted.  the speaker boxes were all in one corner as you can see in the pics and i think they should have been separated.  these are my only complaints.  the sounds performed wonderfully and this event was the first of it's kind i've seen in chicago.  everyone brought their own sound which was very impressive.  as you can see in the pics, there were 5 sounds set up on two rows of tables in the front. all sounds  were playing off of cd's except for one turntable set-up, which was being worked by shockwave taking turns w/roadmaster which i also though was an interesting 'sign of the times'.  each sound was allowed to play for around 15 minutes and all were in peak form, displaying wicked mic skills as well as really knowing what to select.

the crowd was in early line out until aruond 2.30 when shockwave took their turn again and drew for the summer's latest hits-the crowd finally came forward and the hype vibes began.

around 345am  lights were turned on, but the sounds didn't want to stop playing and kept on for another 10 minutes until someone came up and unplugged the power supply. 

big up wickedface sound from milwaukee, roadmaster, one blood, jr. p, quality sound, deangelo, shockwave sound, vip and platinum promotions for this great dance!