[CONCERT COVERAGE] New Year’s Eve w/ Gramatik, HeRobust, ExMag & Manic Focus

[CONCERT COVERAGE] New Year’s Eve w/ Gramatik, HeRobust, ExMag & Manic Focus

[CONCERT COVERAGE] New Year’s Eve w/ Gramatik, HeRobust, ExMag & Manic Focus

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[CONCERT COVERAGE] New Year's Eve w/ Gramatik, HeRobust, ExMag & Manic Focus

Written by: Michael Heath

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Those Chicagoans who were lucky enough to make it thru the snow storm on December 31st, 2013 were in for quite the New Year’s Eve celebration. React Presents brought us plenty of love and joy prior to a happy New Year featuring guests: Manic Focus, ExMag, HeRobust and headliner Gramatik. All four acts brought the house down at the beautiful Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (50 E Congress Parkway) leaving us glad we ripped up those bus tickets to Times Square.  

Manic Focus started us out with a nice energetic set. (The guy in the yellow hoodie in the front row was definitely satisfied.) Overall, Manic Focus got everyone moving by the time the lights went down leaving the crowd chanting with his remix to “Dani California” as he gracefully exited to give ExMag a chance to show us a thing or two. The trio did not displease providing us with many excellent songs from their album Proportion. (Their song “True Love From The Future” was a personal favorite.)

The lights were low and everyone was feeling nice and sexy by the time HeRobust brought the trap in for the evening and more or less set everyone on fire just in time for our headliner.

As usual, Gramatik, killed the game with his electro-soul production and guided us safely into the New Year on a luxurious high that may very well keep everyones ears buzzing nicely into 2015. It was a night to remember in the arctic tundra we now call Chicago on New Years Eve. Thanks to React Presents and all the acts that made it so memorable.

The question is: Which would you prefer? The ball dropping in New York City? OR the sexy sounds of Gramatik filling your ears as balloons drop gracefully from the ceiling in Chicago?  (Choose your own adventure.)

 

 
Gramatik Soundcloud
ExMag Soundcloud
HeRobust Soundcloud
Manic Focus Soundcloud

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