ok, here are a few:
Tuesdays:
Pump at SmartBar (North Clark), with djs matty, derrick carter + guest. it's
a very nice house night, 11pm till 4am. good vibe but sometimes not very
crowded.
Stereoscopic Porthole @ Vinyl (1615 N. Clybourn) with djs james anthony,
bambi (that's me), and guest. It's more of a lounge kinda thing with music
ranging from acid-jazz to intelligent jungle via acid-house, hip-hop and
techno :) it's a nice thing to do from 10 till 2 before going to SmartBar
Cafe Solo (1 block South of Division on North Branch) is starting a tuesday
night too, with dj Dave Gandi + guest. This week (2/27), I will be the guest
from 10 till midnite before going to Stereoscopic Porthole.
Wednesdays:
Mama Got Soul at the Red Dog (North and Damen). with dj Heather spinning
hip-hop, soul and rare grooves. Hip-Hop crowd.
Thursdays:
There's a house night at SmartBar (again), and it should
be pretty good. with djs Sneak, Diz, Josh Michael, Terry Martin and a few more.
Hip-Hop night at the Double-Door tavern (Milwaukee/Damen) with djs Heather,
G-most + guest. Nice place, cheap drinks. good if you're into hip-hop.
You can try the Shelter (Fulton Mkt) for a big crowd but the vibe there is
more like an expensive meat market on thursdays and saturdays. Come fridays.
Fridays:
Material House / Forever Souled, an underground night at the Shelter (Fulton
Mkt) ciome after midnite. House music with djs Diz, Scott Song, Josh Werner
and guest in the main room. Acid-jazz, hip-hop, tr*p-h*p and stuff in the
Paramount lounge with djs G-Most and bambi (that's me again). I can put you
on the guest list if you wish just leave me voice-mail at 312-918-9087 with
your name. However I won't be there this friday cauz I'll be in San
Francisco, so no guest list for 3/1 :(
Saturdays:
I have yet to find something good on saturdays :) best bet is to go to
Gramaphone Records (2663 N Clark) during the day and pick up flyers for
house parties or special club nights. You can try hitting Crobar or Ka-Boom
to see 2000 people dancing to commercial house, but it's not that great
(unless you're looking for a lady, which I have one already :)
You can also try the Red Dog for some better house and nicer loft-like setting.
Sundays:
Check out the Elbo Room on north Lincoln. DJ Jesse De La Pena and his band
Liquid Soul do a pretty good job at providing live acid-jazz. very good but
get there around 9 cauz it gets very crowded sometimes.
Very nice & cheap dub + Drum&Bass night at The Empty Bottle (on North Western).
Glee Club at Crobar if you are into the gay diva-house scene.
Mondays:
Gay (but mixed) night at the Red Dog. Used to be pretty good but I didn't
check on that lately.
I think I covered just about everything I like, except the parties but as I
said check out the flyers at Gramaphone when you come into town. Also get
the latest issues of the Reader and NewCity, two free weekly papers that
tell you what's happening in town as far as most club nights, concerts and
stuff.
Hope it helps,
******************************** DJ BAMBI ************************************
*312-918-9087 for bookings/events info and anonymous insults or love messages*
* Forever Souled @ Paramount Room @ Shelter every friday nite *
* Stereoscopic Porthole @ Liquid Lounge @ Vinyl every tuesday nite *
* Mix-tapes @ Gramaphone (Chicago), SoleJunkies (Chicago), BadMood (Orlando) *
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