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The Rink, a longtime roller skating rink on the South Side, has a starring role in a new music video by Chicago band Wilco, out Thursday.
The video for “Meant To Be,” a song off Wilco’s 2023 studio album “Cousin,” was filmed at The Rink, 1122 E. 87th St. The Rink was one of the birthplaces of “JB skating,” a flowing, laid-back style often skated to the music of James Brown. According to The Rink’s website, the location has been open for some 50 years and is the sole African American-owned roller skating rink in Illinois.
In the video, the skaters swirling around the band include a number of Chicagoans, according to a band announcement Thursday, including Calvin Small, an originator of JB style, and champion skater Darius Sanders.
* It’s pretty cool…
posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Jan 18, 24 @ 11:17 am
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Nice song. Very cool video.
Comment by Friendly Bob Adams Thursday, Jan 18, 24 @ 11:29 am
Thank you.
Comment by very old soil Thursday, Jan 18, 24 @ 11:29 am
So every skating rink has/had the same carpet?
Comment by Cool Papa Bell Thursday, Jan 18, 24 @ 11:58 am
And best wishes to Jeff Tweedy for a speedy recovery.
According to his wife’s Instagram account, he had hip surgery Tuesday (and was up using a walker yesterday).
Comment by Keyrock Thursday, Jan 18, 24 @ 12:12 pm
All skate … all skate !
Comment by Dave Dahl Thursday, Jan 18, 24 @ 12:26 pm
Very cool indeed. Wilco really needed this album. The last few have been very underwhelming. Cousin is fantastic.
Comment by Red Ranger Thursday, Jan 18, 24 @ 12:29 pm
That was great! I wish they’d had light-up roller skates when I was a kid. We just had the kind that clamped to your shoe with a skate key.
Comment by JoanP Thursday, Jan 18, 24 @ 1:32 pm
I had no idea there was something called JB Style. That should definitely be featured at a Governor’s campaign event.
Comment by Dan Johnson Thursday, Jan 18, 24 @ 2:03 pm
Why can’t we get Wilco and other great Illinois acts at the state fair?
Comment by Thomas Paine Thursday, Jan 18, 24 @ 3:51 pm
===and other great Illinois acts at the state fair? ===
I used to argue all the time that the state should make the fair into a major musical venue. That could help draw groups like Wilco which usually shun state fairgrounds because they ain’t cool.
Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Jan 18, 24 @ 3:54 pm
Margo Price + Wilco w/ special Guest Mavis Staples.
Let them play the renovated Coliseum.
I don’t even need credit.
Comment by Cool Papa Bell Thursday, Jan 18, 24 @ 9:55 pm