Press

2023

  • The 40 Coolest Neighborhoods in the World

    BY GRACE BEARD

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  • Here are the Top 15 Festivals for Summertime Chi 2023

    BY EDDY "PRECISE" LAMARRE

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  • 2022 Arts & Culture Poll Winners: Best Performing Arts Festival

    BY CHICAGO READER

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  • Silver Room Block Party Returns

    BY JAMIE NESBITT GOLDEN

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  • Your Concise Chicago Art Guide for Fall 2022

    BY SUSANNAH PAPISH

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  • RECAP | The Silver Room Sound System Block Party

    BY NATHALIE CHARLES, TONIA HILL & ROME J

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  • PHOTOS: The Silver Room Block Party Makes a Comeback

    BY: KIA SMITH

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  • Silver Room Block Party returns on Oakwood Beach for 17th year

    BY ABC7 CHICAGO DIGITAL TEAM

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  • Silver Room Sound System Block Party Returns

    BY TIMEOUT CHICAGO

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  • Silver Room Block Party Relocates to Oakwood Beach

    BY DOWNTOWN HYDE PARK CHICAGO

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  • Silver Room Block Party returns on Oakwood Beach for 17th year

    BY JAMIE NESBITT GOLDEN

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  • The Sound System Block Party is the embodiment of...

    BY DO312 MARKETING TEAM

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  • Eric Williams’ Silver Room Block Party is back for the 17th year...

    BY DARCEL ROCKETT

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  • Silver Room Block Party returns this weekend bigger than ever.

    BY CHAR DASTON

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  • Make your way over to the The Silver Room Block Party...

    BY MAKENZIE CREDEN

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2021

  • "Part boutique, part community center, Hyde Park’s Silver Room..."

    BY EMMA KRUPP

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  • "...their more recent commercial projects like The Silver Room —

    BY :ANJULIE RAO

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  • "Bronzeville Winery set to open this summer..."

    BY: AARON GETTINGER

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  • "While food and wine are the focal points of the project,..."

    BY: NASHA SMITH

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  • Black-Owned Bronzeville Winery, Run By Silverroom's Owner...

    BY MAXWELL EVANS

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  • The Silverroom Block Party is Cancelled Again

    BY AARON GETTINGER

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  • If programmed correctly, activities there could compliment.

    BY CST EDITORIAL BOARD

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  • 100 Black-Owned Businesses to Support in Chicago

    BY CLAIRE YOUNG

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  • 10 Black-Owned Businesses that are Shaping Chicago Right Now

    BY AARON OLIVER

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  • "A minimal design approach becomes a platform for the people..." 

    BY ADRIAN MADLENER

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  • 2020

  • A Small Business Finds Opportunity in Crisis

    BY MARY HARRIS

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  • 7 Black-Owned Businesses to Support on Black Friday

    BY JANICE GASSAM ASARE

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  • 8 Small Black-Owned Jewelry and Accessories Stores...

    BY CHLOE CASTLEBERRY

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  • Questions for Trying Times

    BY VASIA RIGOU

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  • Silver Room Owner Shares Top Picks For What To Read...

    BY STEPHANIE KIM

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  • "Eric Williams helps us understand how can we all be a part of a..."

    BY DAMONA HOFFMAN

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  • L1 Creative Business Accelerator

    BY UChicagoArts

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  • Redesigning The Silverroom Community Space In Chicago

    BY ELLIE STATHAKI

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  • How The Silverroom Founder Eric Williams is Keeping Chicago Connected in the Digital Era

    BY Do312

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  • "I started the business with like $15 and figured out how to make it work."

    BY AARON GETTINGER

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  • The Windy City is one of the most adventurous, experimental...

    BY NATALIE WEINER

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  • "Keeping up with the times while still maintaining our vibe...

    BY GO BANG MAG

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  • 2019

  • "The Silverroom is much more than you would think it be..."

    BY UofC CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

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  • The Silverroom Sound System Block Party isn't your Typical Fest.

    BY TYLER MARIE LAWRENCE

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  • A brief oral history of The Silverroom Block Party

    BY LIOR GALIL

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  • 2018

  • How Eric Williams builds community with his shop, The Silverroom

    BY SCOOP JACKSON

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  • "Eric Williams addresses the historic..."

    BY EDLIS NEESON

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