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A generous serving of drummers lined the stage at Chicago’s Navy Pier Festival Hall. Trumpeter Billy Aukstik, stage right. GRiZ‘s Grant Kwiecinski with his beloved sax, aloft. Kwiecinski’s psychedelic candyland—The Imaginarium—shone …
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Sans The Blade 2.0, The Glitch Mob‘s edIT, Boreta and Ooah transported me to an abstruse abyss. They executed “Mind of a Beast” from 2014’s Love Death Immortality in the front …
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“Does Claude Even Eat Ass?” read a dinky cardboard sign. Teehee, genius. This Monaco69 promo girl kept hard seltzer samples a-flowin’, and I aspired to get buzzed without spending $10 …
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My right pinky toe crept out of a strappy jelly sandal, occasionally brushing the blistering pavement. There was an Excessive Heat Warning and heat indices 100 to 114 degrees. How bad could …
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As the torrential downpour came to a halt, Lincoln Park’s 97 degrees of humidity retreated. Spaghetti strap tops and fringed denim shorts—“Pull up in a Rari, that’s a …
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In 2014, Night Bass‘ big cheese AC Slater had an epiphany—expose North Americans to proper bass music (e.g., UK garage, bassline, grime, house) in all its glory. Tomorrow, …
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Squealing “I love you guys! Do you remember me?” GTA’s Matt and Julio paused for a second before they uncomfortably said “No”—that was until I whipped out a ratchet iPhone …
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Mamby on the Beach 2019 announced the initial lineup for its fifth anniversary featuring 40+ internationally acclaimed artists like Virtual Self, ZHU, Flying Lotus 3D, Phantogram, Bob Moses, Justin Martin, …
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The Windy City’s North Coast Music Festival celebrates its 10 year anniversary with a two-day festival format, brand-spanking new event site and 28 electronic artists–half as many as last year–on …
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306 N. Halsted St. alternatively, “the city’s backbone” occupies Chicago’s Fulton Market. Chads and modern dining have overrun what once was a meat-packing district. After my car casually brushed up against …
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