[ELECTRO/HOUSE] Justice – “Phantom Pt. II” (Kastra Remix)

Upcoming New Jersey producer/DJ Kastra has released some new sounds paying tribute to the French electronic group Justice, throwing his own flavor of electro-house onto the duo’s track “Phantom Pt II”. It’s always tough when artists try and tackle remixes for major talents such as Justice to not completely destroy the original with their inexperience. But Kastra does a nice job of injecting some grime into the track while... Read More

[EXCLUSIVE] Backstage Interview with The Knocks

NY electro-dance duo The Knocks are on the verge of making it big. I mean really big. With years of performances and scores of remixes under their belt The Knocks could possibly be one of the most underrated groups on the music scene right now. But that won’t last for long as they have been playing, and are on the bill to play, some of the biggest music festivals in the country and preparing to release their debut EP this summer. Ben and James,... Read More

[ELECTRO/HOUSE] Scotty Boy & DJ Red ft. Ajay Popoff – “Know Your Name Tonight” (Steve Smooth, Sephano & Torio Remix)

It’s Saturday night! Hopefully you’ve gotten yourself off on the right foot and have a good buzz and/or pre game going. If you’re reading this then I can only assume your playlists are up to snuff (’cause you’re reading this site, right?), but like every good playlist, they are constantly evolving; as dynamic as you are. So to kick start the rest of your Saturday night, here is a banging new electro/house remix straight... Read More

[PREMIERE] The Sights and Sounds Presents: The Sights Episode 1 ft. Na Palm

This has been a long time in the making and we’re very happy to bring your the premiere webisode of The Sights. Over the course of a month we go to and cover a lot of music. A lot of the that footage never makes it out to you guys so we wanted a way that we could bring you all this content in an easy to digest way. So we bring you The Sights, our coverage of the best music and artists that come through Chicago hosted by a special guest every... Read More

[EVENT] Spring Ahead Concert w/ Crespo, Na Palm, Milk N Cookies, Kings Of Class, & Jams

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 the rock club takeover. Even better, we got some great prizes up for grabs. Once you’re at Reggies, make sure to enter... Read More

[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Bro Safari & Lucky Date @ The Mid, Chicago

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 will be notified Friday. Bro Safari is the alter-ego of DJ and producer, Knick. While his production work spans the entire spectrum of bass music, Bro Safari has... Read More

[CONCERT REVIEW] Swedish House Mafia – One Last Tour @ United Center, Chicago

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 set with the well-known dance smash “Greyhound” followed by some refreshing new tracks such as Dimitri Vegas’... Read More

[DEEP HOUSE] Jordan V – “Always Deep (In the Dark)”

Resident Chicago DJ/producer DJ Jordan V is gaining some huge momentum on the national EDM scene with his late night style house sets and deep funky grooves that keep the people dancing until the sun comes up. Jordan V’s musical stylings are such that even the most tone deaf person would find no problem dropping a few dance moves down to the beat. “Always Deep” is Jordan’s newest project that features deep house cuts mixed... Read More

[NEWS] Electric Daisy Carnival: Chicago Lineup Leaked

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 New York, Orlando, and Chicago among others, just had their Chicago stop lineup leaked. This picture of a poster... Read More

[CONTEST] Win Tickets To Conspirator & Break Science @ Vic Theater

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 will be notified Friday. As an out­let to fur­ther ex­plore elec­tronic music pro­duc­tion, Con­spir­a­tor was formed in 2004 by Aron Mag­ner... Read More

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