And maybe you will be left foaming at the mouth when you feast your eyes on the dance action hitting Chicago at the close of this week. From Ladies Night to Car Wash to Star-studded DJs there’s gonna be a rave somewhere near you to get you out and about, and quench that party thirst.
Thursday, August 12th
It’s Crème de la Femme at The Shrine, with a new weekly “ladies free all night” Thursday special. Starts at 10pm, with DJ Fathom mixing up the beats with neo soul, hip-hop, and sassy grooves. $5 will get the gents in to the south Wasbah Avenue venue.
http://www.theshrinechicago.com
Thursday night fever continues at Berlin with Stardust, courtesy of Scott Cramer and his clubland buddies of the now, and not so now. The Stardust team are joined at the decks by Acid Kidz (an electro/techno trio from Germany), and Broken Disco 1980 providing the opening salvo of sound. This is another new weekly venture, and for $5 to enter, sounds like another good reason to go out on Thursdays! Starts 10pm, west Belmont Avenue. http://www.berlinchicago.com/
Friday, August 13th
Two giants of clubland are on the same bill at Spy Bar tonight – Damian Lazarus, and Martin Landsky. Lazarus, from the UK, is known for his innovative techno, while Landsky keeps the pulse steady between house and tech. The two together equates to nothing except the best dance you can buy. $20 gets you into north Franklin Street, or $10 in advance from clubtix.net. 10pm start. http://www.spybarchicago.com
Over at Darkroom from 9pm they’re celebrating three years of existence with the Rude One who hosts The Goodness, a rap ‘n’ decks combo featuring the best of the new wave of high-end hip-hop with J-Zone, RTC of Rubyhornet.com, Pumpin’ Pete and Rude himself. $5 entry in west Chicago Avenue. http://www.darkroombar.com
If you like it “hard”, you need to be over at the HARD Summer Music Festival as festie fever continues at Congress Theater with a long-nighter featuring electro punk duo Crystal Castles. HARD celebrates all things electro, techno, heavy house, and dubstep with masses of bass, and a lively mix of bands and DJs. Also on the bill is Rusko, Sinden, the Twelves, Alex Zelenka, and festival promoter Gary Richards as Destructo. Congress Theater is in north Milwaukee Avenue. Tickets are $30, and you can be 17 and still get in. http://www.congresschicago.com/HomeComing.asp
A new Friday club event is kicking off tonight at Smart Bar courtesy of Kid Color. Palette is its name (in honor of the said Kid), and will be showcasing the latest trends in leftfield dance sounds. In Flagranti headline with their duo-based disco, dub, cosmic, and prog rock. Matt Roan is also doing his disco stuff, with Sparkletone and Kid Color providing their own swathes of audio colour. $12, or $10 before midnight, north Clark Street. From 10pm. http://www.smartbarchicago.com/
Saturday, August 14th
The lovely Dani Deahl, Chicago’s very own electro babe, follows up her Lollapalooza appearance with this night of exotic Asian sultriness at Lumen. Decked appropriately with paper lanterns, Lumen’s waitresses will be playing Geisha-girls, while a Chinese dragon adds a touch of eastern glam in what sounds like an intimate, and sensual evening. But it won’t be the sounds of Asia filling the air with Deahl and Matt Roan behind the decks keeping the pulses racing with their electro-house. E-Six of the Crossfader Kings joins in the medley. 10pm start. The Lumen is at west Fulton Market. $20 on the door, or free all night with RSVP from dani@danideahl.com. http://www.lumen-chicago.com/
From Asia to Jamaica in Asia. Eh?
At the always heaving Rodan it’s Wayne Montana, and he’ll be laying down some reggae-dub at this Asian-themed venue (inspired by the Japanese cult movie sci-fi monster!) It’s a little bit different from your other choices in clubland – but no less fun and rewarding. It’s free too, and an earlier start from 8pm, north Milwaukee Avenue. http://www.rodan.ws
And then, to round off the weekend, it’s that foam paaaarty! we mentioned earlier.
Sunday, August 15th
Things start getting soapy at the Green Dolphin Street club from 3pm when a combination of 10 DJs and walls of foam six feet high will make this fun-filled event a welcome return of the foam bash to Chicago’s clubland itinerary. At this particular Car Wash are DJ Funk, Na Palm, Psycho Bitch, Dino G, Uncle Milty, Just Joey, and John Curley among others, spinning B-More, juke, house, techno and electro. So, if you’re heading to north Ashland Avenue you know what not to wear! You have been advised.
http://jazzitup.com/
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