This past Saturday, we lost one of our own. Our friend, Jim Karr, legend and mentor to the entire specialty coffee community, passed away by a freak accident while setting up for Bike The Drive. Jim was the founder and co-owner of SteamVolt, a company built upon advancing the mechanics of craft coffee. From the day I met Jim, he was an inspiration to the direction my team and I took. He believed in and supported our views on business and coffee and constantly ideated with me new ways for us to do both better. Jim will be missed dearly, but his work will be forever be lived out by the people he has touched in life. My team and I are lost, but will move on and only become stronger because that's what he would want us to do. Our hearts go out to his family, Esther, Fred, and the whole SteamVolt crew. It's devastating to lose such a damn good man. Jesse
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Another 41,250 lbs of some of the most amazing coffee's in the world! We are really excited for you all to try @fpacas Finca Santa Petrona collection #darkmattercoffee #getfreshlyroasted #cafetuxpal #elsalvador

Always good to see friends on any list that says "Best of", especially when it's art focused and includes lots of friends! http://ow.ly/DzzC303kTai
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Join us for big vibrations and a celebration of West African music and art Friday afternoon on the back patio of Star Lounge. Faso Art (Adama Dicko) will share music and stories from his boyhood in the deserts of Burkina Faso, his youth on the beaches of Ghana and his life today as a musician traveling Europe, America and the world. He'll have handmade instruments on display, as well as crafts, textiles, and jewlery from across West Africa. Bring your own instruments and a jam circle will surely ensue.
At 6pm, Adama will give a concert with tunes from his debut album, JamJam, which will be released this fall.
At 7pm we will have a set from Bubbles Brown, a Chicago Blues/Folk/Rock musician.
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Our drinking buddies at The Whistler created a new cocktail. We recommend drinking several.
MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION:
Black Strap Rum, Dark Matter Coffee Cold Brew, Lemonade, Pineapple
A quick guide to coffee's affects on the human body. For the record, we can never get enough of this stuff! http://ow.ly/ZZeI303bW0X
A beautiful pour of the new batch of Unicorn Blood by @will.eder to start your weekend! That and a bunch of random spoons we bought for some reason in Amsterdam. Happy Saturday! #darkmattercoffee #getfreshlyroasted #unicornblood
Dark Matter Coffee shared Reggae Fest Chicago's event.
ROLLLL CALL!!! Who's going to come party with us tomorrow at Reggae Fest??
Good to see our friends Band of Bohemia, The Empty Bottle, Girl & the Goat and Caesar Perez getting some love from Rolling Stone!
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Get to Local Option as soon as possible and drink some of this delicious evil!!
The first ever Scorched Tundra VI beer is now available at Local Option. Stop in and try this awesome smooth stout made with Dark Matter Coffee today. Also, tickets will be available for both days of ST VI (cash only) at LO.
Tonight, it's another round of highly addictive and caffeinated laughs at Star Lounge!
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Thank you so much for this Wrdsmth we love you and this message!!
pay it forward . . .
This 6ft WRD is located at Dark Matter Coffee on Western Ave in Chicago. Thanks @glasscuisine for the assist in making this spot happen.
Getting Freshly Roasted on Hollywood Beach. Love these Summer days in Chicago! #getfreshlyroasted #drinkcoffeestayhigh #chocolatecity #chicago
We are ecstatic to announce that after years of learning the trade, we have made enough friends and business partners to make one of our dreams come true. As of today, all of our coffee portfolio will be exclusively sourced from our neighbors in Central America. This has been an incredible feat for us and a necessary tool for our quality control team. We are humbled daily by the ability to work with such progressive humans both in our city and in other countries! The product you all will be drinking leaves no questions without answers. It reminds us that specialty coffee is in its infancy, and to trust no one that calls themselves experts or masters. We are all students! Thanks Family! #darkmattercoffee #getfreshlyroasted #highconceptcoffee #cafetuxpal #fincasanjeronimo #tigerorchidcoffee #copantrade
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Tonight, bring out that sweat heat from you vinyl collection for the latest edition of Turn & Burn at Osmium Coffee Bar.
Getting some love for two out of three stores isn't bad. Also throw in our friends at Bridgeport coffee and we kinda like this list! http://ow.ly/bqts302VhTE
We are honored and super excited to be partnering with THE University of Chicago on their coffee program! We are now bringing Unicorn Blood to Hogwarts #darkmattercoffee #getfreshlyroasted #universityofchicago
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This year Camp Northerly will feature a live performance by Waxahatchee!
Get ready for American indie artist Katie Crutchfield at an intimate fireside concert. Join us this Friday night for the concert and camping!
This year Camp Northerly will feature a live performance by Waxahatchee!
Get ready for American indie artist Katie Crutchfield at an intimate fireside concert.
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A little love from Flea Market Funk on our Minister of Propaganda, Kyle Hodges. Always behind the scene making things happen and keeping it funky!
Big Ups with Kyle Hodges, half of Twin Peaks out of Chicago and Minister of Propaganda at Dark Matter Coffee:
https://fleamarketfunk.com/…/08/03/big-ups-with-kyle-hodges/
- https://www.facebook.com/events/1745701775678082/?notif_t=plan_user_...associated¬if_id=1471441835861863 FRIDAY 3pm - 8pm at STAR LOUNGE. Bring an instrument for a group jam session. See More
5starUnique coffee blends and roasting/fermentatio n make for lovely and delicious tasting coffee that bring out flavor profil...es in smooth liquid goodness. Staff is friendly and knowledgea ble and they do a lot of good for the community. Best coffee and best addiction I could ever have! See More
5starGreat coffee, not sugared down - the coffee is strong and is the best around. The staff is always energetic and is alway...s the right start to my Tuesdays and Thursday mornings - and this coffee is always worth the hour drive thru Chicago Traffic. Best place to go See More








































