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Has Christmas Come Early To Clubland? Drake, Mills, Corsten, Burkhardt, Relm…and Massive Attack, to name but a few! Phew!
By Mitch Editor at October 14, 2010 | 0 Comment
Everywhere you look this weekend there’s club quality of the highest order. Talk about being spoilt for choice… Thursday, October 14th Canadian Hip-hop rapper Drake is at The Shrine tonight from 9pm. Former actor turned singer, Drake’s star has been rising steadily since 2009 when he signed for Lil Wayne’s record label and has since had number one’s and a
Groover’s Paradise
By Mitch Editor at September 22, 2010 | 0 Comment
Plenty of good vibes, at plenty of cracking clubs, so there's no excuse if you're in the mood there's a party to be had somewhere for you this weekend... Thursday, September 23rd Ska/Rocksteady: DJ Chuck Wren, founder of Chicago’s Jump Up Records dance label is at the turntables tonight for a new monthly stint at Delilah’s in north Lincoln Avenue. 9pm start,
Sonar on the Radar – it’s Electro Heaven!
By Mitch Editor at September 9, 2010 | 0 Comment
It all gets a tad trippy & psychedelic this weekend folks, with some great sounds in the offing at the Chicago edition of the much-anticipated Sonar festival ( the wonderful Spanish audio-visual spectacular) taking place at Millenium Park , and various venues across the city, while electro, nudisco, hip-hop, reggae and much more dominate the city's
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Labor Day Weekend of Music Mayhem!
By Mitch Editor at September 2, 2010 | 0 Comment
Afro's, vampires, yachts, star djs, birthday celebrations, and “rock meets the charleston” all abound at a hip venue near you this weekend, so hold on to your howls of joy for the moment, and take a look at what’s on offer… Thursday, Sept 2nd Fresh from the Scissor Sisters live gig in town tonight, founding member, and diehard DJ supremo Sammy Jo will be at
Rock, Pop, Soul, Funk, Techno, Electro, Italo Disco, Reggae, House ‘n’ Acid…You Name It, It’s All Here This Weekend!
By Mitch Editor at August 24, 2010 | 0 Comment
There’s a wide selection of dance action this week in Chicago’s multifarious clubs bringing clubbers the very best in dance across all genres of music...so get out, and get down, what's holding you back! Thursday, August 26th House with DJ Lego at Victor Hotel, north Sangamon Street. Lego has been one of Chicago’s top house-music exponents for years now,
Attention All Clubbers – Chicago Dancefloors Are HOT This Weekend!
By Mitch Editor at August 19, 2010 | 0 Comment
Friday, August 20th Dance music icon Alexander Robotnick – alias Marurizio Dami - has landed in Chicago to help electro mentor-masterminds Kompute Musik celebrate their 10th Anniversary with a special shindig at Smart Bar tonight. Regarded as a cult figure in global clubland, Robotnick began his career back in 1981 when part of Italian dance-cabaret band Avida. Two
Fooooooam Paaaaaarty!
By Mitch Editor at August 12, 2010 | 0 Comment
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
CHOICES! CHOICES! Pitchfork Music Fest or V-Live? Or Maybe A Bit Of Steampunk? Only You Can Decide…
By Mitch Editor at July 14, 2010 | 0 Comment
8pm until 4am on a Sunday night? I fancy there will be a few people staggering late into work on Monday morning if they have chosen to spend the whole evening at V-Live! Or maybe people just won’t bother going home to bed? Or maybe they will have decided to stay in bed because they have sore throats from all the shouting and laughing at the Pitchfork Music (and
Legends of Chicago Clubland & Some Serious Booty Boogie!
By Mitch Editor at July 7, 2010 | 0 Comment
Weekends for clubbers don’t come much better than this – just check out the wealth of local DJ talent, and legends of the groove on display at a venue near you during the next three nights of fantastic dancemania... Friday, July 10th A Big Bash for DJ Trancid is going down at Darkroom tonight, featuring no less than 10 DJs doing battle on six turntables, and two
Party Advisory for July 4th Weekend: Electro Storms & Dance Waves!
By Mitch Editor at July 1, 2010 | 0 Comment
Friday, July 2nd DJ legend Armin van Buuren comes to Chicago tonight to show us what he’s made of after 15 years in clubland…but the chances are you won’t be able to see him! Tickets have already sold out, proving that the Old Dutch Master can still wow the young crowds with his trance, electro and rock mixes. At $40 a pop, it’s possible you wouldn’t fancy
“Oh where to go? Where to go?!”
By Mitch Editor at June 24, 2010 | 0 Comment
I can hear the plaintive cries already as clubbers read this, eyes agog at the feast of amazing dance action on offer this weekend. She lies in wait, the beguiling temptress of rhythm, enticing us into her enchanted land of disco, parties, and all-night bootymania. And it all starts… Friday, June 25 For all those loving Bhangra and Bollywood, a visit to the
Something for Everyone on World Cup Weekend!
By Mitch Editor at June 11, 2010 | 0 Comment
Light up the matches! World Cup fever hits the nation today when the greatest soccer competition on Earth begins in South Africa, and whether you'll be celebrating a famous victory by the USA over England tomorrow, or commiserating their defeat, you can let it all hang out this weekend at a fine selection of clubbing venues... Friday, June 11th Just finished
Ame @ Smart Bar
By Tom Groove at May 28, 2009 | 0 Comment
Smart Bar 3730 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60613 (773) 549-0203 http://www.smartbarchicago.com Friday, May 29, 2009 Smart Bar presents AME, a producer and an artist of drum n bass and breaks. It is quite hard to explain his style, so here it is in his own words, "My mission is to make some music that borders the edge of what you now know as music. I want to bridge
Superpitcher @ Smart Bar
By Tom Groove at May 1, 2009 | 0 Comment
Smart Bar 3730 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60613 (773) 549-0203 http://www.smartbarchicago.com Thursday, April 2, 2009 Smart Bar presents Superpitcher from Germany. A producer who has close ties to Cologne's Kompakt label. You might know Superpitcher by his few hits, "Shadows", "Tomorrow" and "Heroin". His music style is this trip-hop, electro and a little bit of
Will Bailey @ Smart Bar
By Tom Groove at April 8, 2009 | 0 Comment
Smart Bar 3730 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60613 (773) 549-0203 http://www.smartbarchicago.com Friday, April 10, 2009 Smart Bar presents one of Birmingham's (UK) best DJ/producers in electro house music, Will Bailey ! He has shared the decks with Mousse T, Louie Vega, David Morales, Brian Tappert and Eric Morillo. These guys inspired him even more and made him love
Rusko @ Smart Bar
By Tom Groove at April 1, 2009 | 1 Comments
Smart Bar 3730 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60613 (773) 549-0203 http://www.smartbarchicago.com Thursday, April 2, 2009 Smart Bar presents Rusko aka Christopher Mercer. Rusko is coming all the way from UK. His sound continues to develop with different BPM’s that lean to jungle, house, hip hop or dub and electro. Whatever his tempo is, you can hear the
Potty Mouth Music @ Smart Bar
By Tom Groove at March 27, 2009 | 0 Comment
Smart Bar 3730 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60613 (773) 549-0203 http://www.smartbarchicago.com Sunday, March 29, 2009 Smart Bar presents Potty Mouth Music closing party. This event was all the way in Miami and is coming back to Chicago for the closing party. Potty Mouth event features famous international DJ's like Miles Maeda (Tokyo), Andy George (England),
Matthew Dear @ Smart Bar
By Tom Groove at March 11, 2009 | 0 Comment
Smart Bar 3730 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60613 (773) 549-0203 http://www.smartbarchicago.com Friday, March 13, 2009 Smart Bar presents Matthew Dear, a DJ/Producer who shows great skill in producing and mixing minimal house, acid techno and electronic pop. Matthew Dear is very well known for his productions that include "Hands Up for Detroit" single and Leave Luck
Claude Von Stroke @ Smart Bar
By Tom Groove at March 7, 2009 | 0 Comment
Smart Bar 3730 N Clark St Chicago, IL 60613 (773) 549-0203 http://www.smartbarchicago.com Saturday, March 7, 2009 Smart Bar is featuring Claude Von Stroke - San Francisco based DJ and producer known for his all famous track - “Who's Afraid of Detroit?â€. His DJ sets are always inspiring and surprising, because Claude always takes time to find the
Only 4 DJs @ Smart Bar
By Tom Groove at March 3, 2009 | 0 Comment
Smart Bar 3730 N Clark St Chicago, IL 60613 (773) 549-0203 http://www.smartbarchicago.com Wednesday, March 4, 2009 As you all get through the long months of winter and weather through the difficult times that are upon us, it is time that we all come together every month to witness the djs who are a part of the legend that is called House Music get together for
