Levitation Chicago artist spotlight: Blanck Mass

Blanck Mass

Blanck Mass is a one-man electro powerhouse – Benjamin John Power.  Mr. Power was one half of Fuck Buttons and is now making his own stunning dark electro.  His material is full of heavy bass, horror movie synths, and exciting beats.  I’ve wanting to see him for a couple years now, so I’m glad to have the opportunity at Levitation Chicago on March 11th.

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Spring Awakening Festival comes to Chicago in 2016.

SA fest

The fifth annual Spring Awakening Festival of electronic dance music is coming to Chicago for the first time.  The festival will be held June 10-12 in Chicago’s Jackson Park.  Three-day passes are already on sale for as low as $191.82 (that includes all taxes and fees).

Like many other cool festivals, Spring Awakening offers a layaway option for tickets with a down payment of $47.25 and three payments after that spread out over three months.

This will be the biggest EDM festival in Chicago since the North Coast Fest (usually held in September).  A three-day music festival for under $200.00 is hard to beat.

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Underworld release “I Exhale” from first album in six years.

British house / techno gods Underworld have released “I Exhale,” the first single from their upcoming album Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future.  The track is an immediate club hit and brilliant in its simplicity of booming bass and synths, stream of consciousness lyrics, and dance beats.  It’s an instant cure to seasonal affective disorder.

You can pre-order Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future (the band’s first album in six years) now.  They’ll also be playing Coachella this year, so don’t miss them if you’re out west.