Name: Clark St Jams w/ Cordell Johnson and Josh Zeitler
Start: 2026-06-05T21:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-06-06T01:00:00-05:00
Location: Schuba's

$Clark St Jams w\/ Cordell Johnson and Josh Zeitler$

Announcing our June edition of Clark St Jams, upstairs at Schubas! For this one we have one of our longest running employees Josh Zeitler on the decks, joined by our special guest and Excursions founder Cordell Johnson Join us Friday June 5th to hear the best music this side of the Great Lakes.
RSVP at the RA: https://ra.co/events/2437799
Josh Zeitler aka Blue J is a Chicago native who has been a permanent fixture in the local underground dance scene for decades. With a passion for playing and collecting music from an early age, Josh found his calling as a DJ in 1999 while immersing himself in the underground rave scene of Chicago, and initially delving deep into house music thanks to legends Derrick Carter, Mark Farina, Miles Maeda and Paul Johnson who were all true masters of the mix. From there the fire would quickly spread to many other genres like acid, techno, Italo and electro as his record collection began to grow, enabling Josh to hold down several DJ residencies over the years at local clubs such as Smartbar (Acid Test), Subterranean, Bar Deville and Virgin Hotels (Bloom) as well as longstanding lighting gigs for Zentra and Smartbar.
It was in 2009 that he began working at the legendary Gramaphone Records, where Josh has been every Saturday since, helping to amass his extensive vinyl collection that runs deep in all shades of house, techno, acid, electro and disco which he traverses seamlessly in any given set. “Taking you on a trip” is the old adage and Josh will certainly take you there. Music is life love and emotion and without it, who are we? Just dance.
Cordell Johnson is considered to be one of the smoothest, most knowledgeable djs in Chicago. He has been spinning records since 1981, his sophomore year in high school, listening to and learning from the city's pioneers, like Farley "Funkin" Keith (later known as "Jackmaster Funk") on WBMX's radio show, and Frankie Knuckles and Ron Hardy at the Power Plant, the Music Box & COD's. They proved inspirational enough to send him on this nonstop journey in pursuit of his passion for playing out as often and for as long a set as possible. Hearing Cordell is believing.
Cordell currently is working hard providing a movement for dancers and music lovers by encouraging people to take an "Excursion" off the beaten path of music and the usual scene in Chicago. Along with his long time friend James Vincent, they have created that diverse vibe & energy as people from nearly all walks of life come together for a monthly gathering of expression on the dance floor!