Jesse Saunders

Attention all major cities that are not Chicago: A gelled-up dude or glittery gal gyrating to the beat while poorly balancing a $20 martini and plainly overambitious social life does not a house fan make. In the Windy City, where the sound was originally pioneered, house music has much less to do with looks and everything to do with the community, resembling something like a South Side barbecue in the summer at dusk or a festival on the lake that celebrates its own still-kickin' divas and dance-floor godfathers. A name familiar to this esteemed category is Jesse Saunders, a Chicago native who was one of the first-ever producers to put house on wax with 1983's "Fantasy" (made because Saunders lost a bootleg from his crate and wanted to recreate its sound). Though Saunders has since moved to the West Coast, you'll see and hear a part of house history tonight when you drop by Foundation—but do everyone a favor and come as you are. 21+.
Fri., Nov. 2, 10 p.m., 2007