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Electronic/Dance

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by Teddy Sandler | April 9, 2026

“We Don’t Know Yet” Marries Experimental Sound and Vision The event, co-presented by Onion City Film Festival and the Center for Concrete and Abstract Machines, will feature AJ McClenon, Alterotics, and James Connolly, with a presentation by Aria Pedraza of the Midwest Rave Culture Archive.

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by Teddy Sandler | March 10, 2026

Malibu Brings Her Ethereal Sound to Sleeping Village Ambient French musician Barbara Braccini has the genius to turn a melody into a story and a feeling into a sound.

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by Teddy Sandler | February 26, 2026

Electronic Wizards Bring “A Strange Party” to Smartbar Skee Mask, Max Watts and Leesh are among the headliners in this showcase of storied musicians from the electronic dance community.

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by Dylan Weinert | February 24, 2026

Dance Yourself Clean with LCD Soundsystem Under a Starry Ballroom Ceiling With a new album slowly taking shape, James Murphy and company return to the historic Aragon for another four-night stand.

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by Teddy Sandler | December 18, 2025

Four Tet Headlines “Transitions,” A New Year’s Week of Electronica Running from December 26 to January 1, the series from Auris Presents has a tasting menu for almost every niche of electronica.

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by Todd Hieggelke | October 2, 2025

Music Top 5: October 2025

by Teddy Sandler | September 25, 2025

Jacques Greene and Nosaj Thing Bring Ethereal Dance Music to the Metro The two boundary-pushing electronic artists have just released their first collaborative album, "Verses GT."

by Teddy Sandler | September 11, 2025

Plantasia Introduces A Leafy Dimension to the Ambient Music Landscape Audiophiles and phytophiles unite for the two-day festival at Garfield Park Conservatory.

by Teddy Sandler | August 5, 2025

Beau Wanzer’s Notes from the Chicago Underground

by Craig Bechtel | June 26, 2025

The Method to Matmos’ Metal Madness: Deconstructing “Metallic Life Review”

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