The End continues to shine as the city’s favorite unpretentious, music-focused Sunday-night party with its tradition of hosting locals showcases. Featuring a spectrum of music from both veteran and up-and-coming electronic-music performers, The End attracts music-lovers, party animals, artists, free-spirits and industry folk alike, making for a diverse crowd. This week, headlining the night at rednofive is Dave Powers, a prolific pianist and music producer. Powers will perform his exciting live set of his own techno and house tracks influenced by the sounds of Detroit and Chicago. Powers recently released an EP on Klectik Recordings full of cosmic techno and tech-house grooves with a remix from Berlin-based Camea. Jason Patrick, Klectik’s label owner, and Matt Main will contribute DJ sets spanning a wide variety of techno and house genres. Patrick, a producer and DJ originally from Detroit, is slated to release his own EP for Klectik. Resident James Lauer, longtime host of WNUR’s “Diversified Portfolio,” supports. (Elly Rifkin)
November 30 at rednofive, 440 N. Halsted, (312)733-6699. 10pm-4am.
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