I'm super excited to share this with you because I remember seeing this for the first time years ago, and it opened my eyes to how many sub genres there really could be in EDM. Its also nice to see how it all came about and to see where each genres roots are. With all the different sound samples on this site you can explore your favorites and maybe find some new ones.
Follow this link and enjoy!!
Exploring the world of EDM one event at a time, join us.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Proof - Chicago
Partied on 7/14/2012
Holy hangover helper!! I need one!! That being said you'd think I have many good things to say about Proof, but I don't. But I also don't have many bad things to say, simply put there's not much to say about Proof and that's good and bad.
Proof is located on Chicago's famous rush street and occupies the same space that Level occupied some time a go. It's a stone throws away from Le Passage, whoops I mean Board Room (seriously why do these clubs change names and or management almost yearly) and other bars and restaurants. So its in a perfect spot to party hop if you decide to do so.
On Proof's main level you have two bars lining one wall and are divided by an elevated DJ booth. On the opposite wall up a few steps you have lots of room to sit and chill if you have bottle service. This area is slightly lit and the decor is very nice. The rest of the club is super dark which can make for interesting situation when dancing with someone and not being able to see their face. The space between the bars and seating is the downstairs dance floor. On each end of the building you have stairs that take you to the second floor.
On the second floor there is a second DJ booth and another bar. Up here you'll also find lots of room to sit and you don't have to have bottle service, thank god!! Not everyone who wants to sit wants to pay a few $100 for a bottle worth $30 c'mon now people there's a recession out there, or so i hear.. Bathrooms are located upstairs and downstairs.
I told myself I wouldn't mention the crowd in my reviews of Chicago clubs just because I assumed it would always be the same, but given that there were a few birthday parties and bachelorette parties at Proof last night it made the night that much more enjoyable. Also I'm glad to report I didn't have any run in with tools and douches which was a pleasant surprise. This means either they weren't there or I was having too much fun with my friends to even notice. I must give props to their staff as everyone is super nice, even the bouncers which you don't see often.
Proof in a nutshell is a fun place to go when having a reason to go like someones birthday. It doesn't have anything that particularly stood out to me to make me want to go back on a regular basis. Maybe it was an off day I'm not sure. But purely because of location and that the staff is so friendly it's a place worth visiting.
P.S getting a $35 wristband to drink for free till 1(or was it 2?) is always a good idea $45 wristband gets you top shelf, but buying shots which aren't covered in the wristband...not a good idea haha.
Did you ever go to Proof? what do you think? Leave a comment down below.
Holy hangover helper!! I need one!! That being said you'd think I have many good things to say about Proof, but I don't. But I also don't have many bad things to say, simply put there's not much to say about Proof and that's good and bad.
Proof is located on Chicago's famous rush street and occupies the same space that Level occupied some time a go. It's a stone throws away from Le Passage, whoops I mean Board Room (seriously why do these clubs change names and or management almost yearly) and other bars and restaurants. So its in a perfect spot to party hop if you decide to do so.
On Proof's main level you have two bars lining one wall and are divided by an elevated DJ booth. On the opposite wall up a few steps you have lots of room to sit and chill if you have bottle service. This area is slightly lit and the decor is very nice. The rest of the club is super dark which can make for interesting situation when dancing with someone and not being able to see their face. The space between the bars and seating is the downstairs dance floor. On each end of the building you have stairs that take you to the second floor.
On the second floor there is a second DJ booth and another bar. Up here you'll also find lots of room to sit and you don't have to have bottle service, thank god!! Not everyone who wants to sit wants to pay a few $100 for a bottle worth $30 c'mon now people there's a recession out there, or so i hear.. Bathrooms are located upstairs and downstairs.
I told myself I wouldn't mention the crowd in my reviews of Chicago clubs just because I assumed it would always be the same, but given that there were a few birthday parties and bachelorette parties at Proof last night it made the night that much more enjoyable. Also I'm glad to report I didn't have any run in with tools and douches which was a pleasant surprise. This means either they weren't there or I was having too much fun with my friends to even notice. I must give props to their staff as everyone is super nice, even the bouncers which you don't see often.
Proof in a nutshell is a fun place to go when having a reason to go like someones birthday. It doesn't have anything that particularly stood out to me to make me want to go back on a regular basis. Maybe it was an off day I'm not sure. But purely because of location and that the staff is so friendly it's a place worth visiting.
P.S getting a $35 wristband to drink for free till 1(or was it 2?) is always a good idea $45 wristband gets you top shelf, but buying shots which aren't covered in the wristband...not a good idea haha.
Did you ever go to Proof? what do you think? Leave a comment down below.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Electric Forest 2012
Enchanted from 6/28/12 till 7/2/12
So for those who actually follow this blog you know that I drove up to Rothbury Michigan over the weekend for the second annual Electric Forest Music Festival while most of Chicago was partying on Montrose beach for Chicago's first annual Wavefront Music Festival. Words almost cannot describe the vibe that permeates everyone and everything at this festival but I'll try my best to share this epic experience with you.
Given that this was only my second music festival ever (never been to North Coast or lolla, Spring Awakening was my first) I came in with pretty much a clean palette of expectations; which were blown away. Not only is this 4 day music festival filled with amazing bands (many of which I've never heard before) the DJ line up was great as well. Add to that camping which is half of the fun since you are meeting and partying with new friends till the sun comes up and a forest that was transformed into a crazy laser filled wonderland with surprises and artwork around every corner. Even if you weren't trippin, you were trippin when you walked into that magical forest. Everyone here was friendly and just happy to be there to experience everything. I did not have a bad interaction with anyone that I met. The music fit the atmosphere well too, many bands were dub, dub electronica, jam bands or just a mix of electronica with some instruments (Big Gigantic) as one example, which worked very well. String Cheese Incident had 3 3-4 hour shows and they were great too, especially if you needed to get away from some bass drops for a while.
The festival held different events in order to get people engaged with a food drive (Roy Price Memorial Food Drive) from which you were rewarded a free limited edition poster if you brought 20 non perishable food items to donate. Add to that ELECTROCOLOGY, or in normal terms a recycling competition where every time you brought a bag of recycled material (beer cans, plastic bottles,paper) to a specific location you received an "eco point" which then could be redeemed at the vendors for merchandise. Each trash can location was split up into compost recyclables and trash to promote keeping the grounds clean and to make it easier to drop off recyclables for the competition. There was also the ultimate camp competition which encouraged people to get creative with their campsites. A winner was chosen on Saturday of the festival. The winning camp received 4 free tickets for next year and I believe a very special VIP show by some artists. During the entire weekend you also had performers walking around the different venues. From jugglers to magicians to people walking on stilts and even "statues" just added to the wonder of the forest and event.
The festival had vendors by the campsite and inside the festival grounds by each stage where you can anything from the typical "MDMAzing" hats to hammocks to led lights to hula hoops (hula hoop girls = hot) and even some decent food (ranging from breakfast to fast food) and of course water and beer n so forth. Each stage had a water bottle refill station next to it and thank god because it was super hot all 4 days. There was a good amount of porta-potties by each stage as well. First aid stations were plentiful just in case you couldn't deal with the heat or god forbid something else happened. There was a general store near the campgrounds where you could buy anything from ice to toilet paper to 12packs of coke. Prices were decent on items you would need but slightly steep on things you could consider a luxury (12pack of coke $10/ bag of ice $5) showers were available but for $10/shower so if you wanted to shower all weekend you'd pay $40 for just a shower a day. You also had plenty of security guards walking around or riding around on golf carts and horses. Over the weekend when more people showed up with weekend tickets you could also see state police patrolling the grounds.
Originally I chose to come to this festival because of the DJ lineup which was fantastic. I've never been to lollapalooza or other festivals because if I'm paying a few hundred dollars I want to make sure it is worth it to me. The DJ lineup alone at Electric Forest seemed worth it to me, but I was pleasantly surprised with other acts. Ghostland Observatory, Reggie Watts, String Cheese Incident and Big Gigantic are only a few that stood out and blew my mind all weekend. Below you'll find a list of shows I remember seeing haha.
The shows I visited during my 4 days at Electric Forest.
Day 1
So for those who actually follow this blog you know that I drove up to Rothbury Michigan over the weekend for the second annual Electric Forest Music Festival while most of Chicago was partying on Montrose beach for Chicago's first annual Wavefront Music Festival. Words almost cannot describe the vibe that permeates everyone and everything at this festival but I'll try my best to share this epic experience with you.
Given that this was only my second music festival ever (never been to North Coast or lolla, Spring Awakening was my first) I came in with pretty much a clean palette of expectations; which were blown away. Not only is this 4 day music festival filled with amazing bands (many of which I've never heard before) the DJ line up was great as well. Add to that camping which is half of the fun since you are meeting and partying with new friends till the sun comes up and a forest that was transformed into a crazy laser filled wonderland with surprises and artwork around every corner. Even if you weren't trippin, you were trippin when you walked into that magical forest. Everyone here was friendly and just happy to be there to experience everything. I did not have a bad interaction with anyone that I met. The music fit the atmosphere well too, many bands were dub, dub electronica, jam bands or just a mix of electronica with some instruments (Big Gigantic) as one example, which worked very well. String Cheese Incident had 3 3-4 hour shows and they were great too, especially if you needed to get away from some bass drops for a while.
The festival held different events in order to get people engaged with a food drive (Roy Price Memorial Food Drive) from which you were rewarded a free limited edition poster if you brought 20 non perishable food items to donate. Add to that ELECTROCOLOGY, or in normal terms a recycling competition where every time you brought a bag of recycled material (beer cans, plastic bottles,paper) to a specific location you received an "eco point" which then could be redeemed at the vendors for merchandise. Each trash can location was split up into compost recyclables and trash to promote keeping the grounds clean and to make it easier to drop off recyclables for the competition. There was also the ultimate camp competition which encouraged people to get creative with their campsites. A winner was chosen on Saturday of the festival. The winning camp received 4 free tickets for next year and I believe a very special VIP show by some artists. During the entire weekend you also had performers walking around the different venues. From jugglers to magicians to people walking on stilts and even "statues" just added to the wonder of the forest and event.
The festival had vendors by the campsite and inside the festival grounds by each stage where you can anything from the typical "MDMAzing" hats to hammocks to led lights to hula hoops (hula hoop girls = hot) and even some decent food (ranging from breakfast to fast food) and of course water and beer n so forth. Each stage had a water bottle refill station next to it and thank god because it was super hot all 4 days. There was a good amount of porta-potties by each stage as well. First aid stations were plentiful just in case you couldn't deal with the heat or god forbid something else happened. There was a general store near the campgrounds where you could buy anything from ice to toilet paper to 12packs of coke. Prices were decent on items you would need but slightly steep on things you could consider a luxury (12pack of coke $10/ bag of ice $5) showers were available but for $10/shower so if you wanted to shower all weekend you'd pay $40 for just a shower a day. You also had plenty of security guards walking around or riding around on golf carts and horses. Over the weekend when more people showed up with weekend tickets you could also see state police patrolling the grounds.
Originally I chose to come to this festival because of the DJ lineup which was fantastic. I've never been to lollapalooza or other festivals because if I'm paying a few hundred dollars I want to make sure it is worth it to me. The DJ lineup alone at Electric Forest seemed worth it to me, but I was pleasantly surprised with other acts. Ghostland Observatory, Reggie Watts, String Cheese Incident and Big Gigantic are only a few that stood out and blew my mind all weekend. Below you'll find a list of shows I remember seeing haha.
The shows I visited during my 4 days at Electric Forest.
Day 1
Reggie Watts
Afrolicious
Thunderball
Borgore
Wolfgang Gartner
Ghostland Observatory
Day 2
Afrolicious
Thunderball
Borgore
Wolfgang Gartner
Ghostland Observatory
Day 2
Nit Grit
Break Science
Auto Erotica
Paper Diamond
Paul Basic
Felix Cartal
Zeds Dead
Steve Aoki
Day 3
Glass Candy
Dada Life
Gramatik with Grizz
Girl Talk
Major Lazer
Day 4
Mimosa
String Cheese Incident
Bassnectar
Big Gigantic
Some photos, which should convince you to come next year.
With 25,000+ amazingly fun happy and nice people all weekend and amazing musical line up Electric Forest in Rothbury Michigan is something everyone should experience at least once. But be sure to come prepared for bare bones camping if you don't pay extra for the good life packages or VIP. Come with an open mind and let your inner child run free through the magical forest and its interactive art displays.
It's a good change of scenery from the typical juice heads, tools and skanks you see in Chicago (even at the Spring Awakening music festival) no one here wants to prove anything they're just here to enjoy themselves whether on chemicals or not.
I know I'm going back next year and I'm taking part in more festival activities, are you coming? You definitely should.
Did you travel to Rothbury or maybe know someone who did, leave a comment down below and lets hear your story.
Break Science
Auto Erotica
Paper Diamond
Paul Basic
Felix Cartal
Zeds Dead
Steve Aoki
Day 3
Glass Candy
Dada Life
Gramatik with Grizz
Girl Talk
Major Lazer
Day 4
Mimosa
String Cheese Incident
Bassnectar
Big Gigantic
Some photos, which should convince you to come next year.
It's a good change of scenery from the typical juice heads, tools and skanks you see in Chicago (even at the Spring Awakening music festival) no one here wants to prove anything they're just here to enjoy themselves whether on chemicals or not.
I know I'm going back next year and I'm taking part in more festival activities, are you coming? You definitely should.
Did you travel to Rothbury or maybe know someone who did, leave a comment down below and lets hear your story.
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