Friday May 22nd
5:00-9:00PM

A Westside Experience is a cultural series highlighting Chicago’s West Side through music, neighborhood business, storytelling, and creative exchange. The series is rooted in place-based programming that centers the artists, institutions, businesses, and communities shaping the city’s West Side.

Chicago Sonic Legacies is the Friday evening anchor of A Westside Experience, a two-day Austin activation shaped by music, memory, storytelling, and creative exchange. Taking place at New Sound Cafe on Friday, May 22 from 5 PM to 9 PM, the evening brings together a listening session, panel discussion, and live performance in a space with deep ties to gospel history.