DJ Series: Chuck Wren spins ska and reggae for the ‘rude boys and girls’

DJ Series: Chuck Wren spins ska and reggae for the ‘rude boys and girls’
Chuck Wren runs the Chicago-based ska and raggae label, Jump Up Records. Photo courtesy of Jump Up Records
DJ Series: Chuck Wren spins ska and reggae for the ‘rude boys and girls’
Chuck Wren runs the Chicago-based ska and raggae label, Jump Up Records. Photo courtesy of Jump Up Records

DJ Series: Chuck Wren spins ska and reggae for the ‘rude boys and girls’

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As Friday’s DJ, Chuck Wren dropped danceable tunes all hour long for Eight Forty-Eight. Wren runs the Chicago-based ska and reggae label Jump Up Records and spins around Chicago regularly, including a ska/reggae night on the last Thursday of the month at Delilah’s. On Monday, Oct. 10, Wren will host a Columbus Day-themed event at the Bottom Lounge, including headliner – the Italian act – Mr. T. Bone.