Posted by The Sights and Sounds on March 2, 2013 · 1 Comment
It’s Saturday! And what a Saturday do we have lined up. But our weekend wouldn’t be complete without hitting Reggie’s Rock Club in Chicago for their first ever EDM show! That’s right, we have the likes of Crespo, Na Palm, Milk N Cookies, Kings Of Class and Jams all throwing down some massive tunes for [...]
We have two pairs of tickets to giveaway for Bro Safari and Lucky Date at The Mid in Chicago this Friday, March 1st. To win, head over to The Sights and Sounds Facebook page, comment on our contest post and tag the friend you would bring with if you won the tickets. That’s it! Winners [...]
Category Concerts, Featured Post, Music, News, Techno/Electro · Tags Bro Safari, Chicago, concert, concert contest, contest, free tickets, Lucky Date, The Mid, ticket giveaway
Posted by James Kabat on February 25, 2013 · 1 Comment
Reading music: Swedish House Mafia: it doesn’t get any bigger than that! Last Wednesday, Chicago finally had the chance to witness the trio play all of their hits (and more) in person, accompanied by a spectacular light and pyrotechnics show. Playing to a sold out crowd and beginning promptly at 9:30 PM, they opened their [...]
Category Concerts, Featured Post, House, Live Coverage Series, Music, News, Techno/Electro · Tags Axwell, Chicago, concert review, One Last Tour, review, Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Angello, Swedish House Mafia, United Center
Posted by The Sights and Sounds on February 20, 2013 · 2 Comments
February really seems to be the month for all the festival lineup information this year. Spring Awakening, Lollapalooza, and Bonnaroo all had big lineup news this month, whether official or not. And now it seems another massive festival has had their lineup leaked. Electric Daisy Carnival, who extended their 2013 jaunt to include stops in [...]
Category Concerts, Featured Post, House, Music, Techno/Electro · Tags 2013, Armin Van Buren, Carl Cox, Chicago, Deadmau5, EDC, Electric Daisy Carnival, Fedde Le Grand, festival, kaskade, leak, lineup, Richie Hawtin, tiesto
We have two pairs of tickets to giveaway for Conspirator and Break Science at The Vic Theater in Chicago this Friday, Feb 22. To win, head over to The Sights and Sounds Facebook page, comment on our contest post and tag the friend you would bring with if you won the tickets. That’s it! Winners [...]
Category Concerts, Dubstep, Featured Post, Music, News, Techno/Electro · Tags Break Science, Chicago, concert tickets, Conspirator, contest, free tickets, Monolith Code, Unleashed, Vic Theater
Posted by The Sights and Sounds on February 19, 2013 · 1 Comment
The 2013 Bonnaroo Lineup has just been announced during a live YouTube event hosted by ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic. Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, ZZ Top, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Wilco, Mumford & Sons, Of Monsters & Men, Pretty Lights, Wu-Tang Clan, Billy Idol and The xx are among the top acts booked to perform at this [...]
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Posted by The Sights and Sounds on February 13, 2013 · 41 Comments
Lollapalooza is one of the biggest music festivals in the country. Annually selling thousands of ticket to swarming masses of music lovers, Lolla has become one of the premiere festivals for those looking to get a taste of everything from indie to EDM. And as such a high ranking festival, there is always speculation about [...]
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Posted by The Sights and Sounds on February 8, 2013 · 1 Comment
Reading music It’s always a treat when I hear The Knocks are coming to town for a show. Not only are they great friends and performers, but they are always traveling with some of the best groups in music. There’s never a dull night when you have great friends and great music. As was [...]
Category Concerts, Dubstep, Featured Post, House, Live Coverage Series, Music, Techno/Electro · Tags Chicago, concert, concert review, dance, laser show, savoy, The Knocks, The Mid
Posted by The Sights and Sounds on February 1, 2013 · 2 Comments
Reading music It was a chilly night in Chicago, but you wouldn’t you be able to tell as the thousands of concert goers heading into Congress Theater to see dubstep masters Excision, Zomboy and Vaski were dressed in hardly anything at all; braving the savage cold outside for the fire-breathing dubstep sounds inside. You [...]
Category Concerts, Dubstep, Featured Post, Live Coverage Series, Music, Techno/Electro · Tags Chicago, concert, Congress Theater, dubstep, Excision, Execution Tour, Executioner Stage, React Presents, review, Vaski, Zomboy
Posted by The Sights and Sounds on January 31, 2013 · 1 Comment
It’s that time of the year again when music festivals begin releasing their spring and summer lineups. We, as concert goers, eagerly anticiapte and comment on who we think might make the list and who might throw some surprises our way. And once in a while, we get lucky and we get a leaked lineup. [...]
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