here's the review from the rodigan show, held 5/26/01 @ union hall:

Come rain or shine, Rodigan came to bust the place this past Saturday. David Rodigan showed why he’s the imperial soundman from London. Union hall hosted the Rodigan show this past Saturday on one of the rainiest nights of the year. Faithful patrons were greeted by the lightning sounds of One Blood sound system.  Selectors Mark and Nuks tore the place up with some serious juggling. Mark played a few Lovers Rock tunes to settle everyone after venturing in from the storm outside.

 Exactly at 2am, the infamous David Rodigan took control. Rodigan started the set with a fresh special of TOK’s “Chi-Chi Man”. The tune received big forwards from the crowd.  Upon heating up the place with that tune, Rodigan asked for demonstration of the new Dance,”Zip it Up”. Rodigan took total control of the evening by presenting a full range of new specials. One that stood out from the pack was the artist on the new Missy Elliot   “Get your freak on” rhythm. Baby Cham, Beenie Man and Elephant all provide strong lyrics to Rodigan’s dub plates. David continued to play a few Culture tunes and few Marley tunes from back in the day. 

rodigan and emil

Around 3:30 am, Rodigan began the bashment tunes. Coming out the gate with a fierce Beenie Man tune. Rodigan hit the crowd with a few hard tunes from Cham and Bounty. The series was followed by Sizzla’s “ Give it to them”. Overall, Rodigan rocked the place. As quoted earlier in the party, Rodigan proclaimed “I can play for 5 or 500".Chicago dancehall scene needs more shows of this caliber.

review by emil

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