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noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:57:00 +0000

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A Muppet Wicker Man

noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:06:00 +0000

SxSw Preview: The Green Label Sound Showcase

noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:10:00 +0000

Sir Reeves is headed back to the state of Oil and Bush! In 3 weeks, he will be entrenched in the coolest music parties in the country. While we can't give all the details away, just take a look at some of last year's galleries to fuel your curiosity.

South by Southwest: Perez Hilton Party

South by Southwest: Fader Fort

South by Southwest: Green Label Sound Showcase 2009

South by Southwest St. Patrick's Day

Alkaline Trio - This Addiction (Photos by Darkroom Demons)

noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:31:00 +0000

Leave it to one of our favorite bands on the planet to make us look cool. Usually, we like to say its the other way around- but it was the keen eye of Dan Andrianno who asked for us to shoot them for today's release, This Addicition. The results are in the lyric booklet, the album's back and insert (both the regular LP and special edition). We shot all of content on the first day during what we considered our own private concert at their Lincoln Park studio. You can see all the pics HERE. This was back in October so the wait had etched a huge bloody question mark into our curious brains if they would end up using any of the shit at all. To say that we were humbled and grossly excited today upon seeing the final album is an understatement. Thanks to Carlos, Blair, Matt, Dan, and Derek for giving us a shot at getting on shelves with them!

This Week Alkaline Trio plays with Cursive at the Metro on Saturday and Sunday. Both shows are sold out. Pics to follow!

Party of the Week: NYC edition

noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:26:00 +0000

Nicky Digital, Igor and Sir Reeves walk into a bar and go up to the bartender and say: "Hey, we're here to take yer wimmen, your wine and your whiskey." Bartender raises an eyebrow and says "Okay, but only if you put your cameras down. Patrons are complaining of having epileptic seizures from all the strobes."

"Okay, how about just the whiskey then?"

Cheers to Jess and everyone else in NYC for taking care of the demon seed.

3 "5-Minute Portraits"

noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:19:00 +0000

So last night I had a cool assignment here in Chicago courtesy of our buddy Dino G from SpyBar. There was a little soiree at Green Dolphin Street with 2 Londoners and one Turkish girl rocking out the house in the main room. Part of my gig was to do some portraits of the artists. I had only a few minutes with each and had to come up with different settings (easy to do in such a large room). The results are coming in the gallery but here's a sneak- All were shot with my protege Gerda holding the flash at various locations to create the dramatic light.Oh, and then there was this chick. Yowza.

Semi Precious Weapons - The #1 Music Video

noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:09:00 +0000

Semi Precious Weapons

Semi Precious Weapons | MySpace Music Videos

It was only a matter of time before the world we know understood what the fuck we've been screaming about for the last few years. Fresh off the national tour with someone called Lady GaGa, the pure adrenaline glam rock genius of Justin, Dan, Stevy and Cole is finally getting the proper treatment with the above video for their call to arms:"Semi Precious Weapons". Did we mention it is currently the #1 video on Myspace Music right now? That's right- fierce bitches who can't pay the rent are getting their due!

Our dear friends Igor and Bronques were on hand getting girls and boys naked in between takes. You can find their respective galleries here:

Driven By Boredom

Last Nights Party

And if that ain't cool enough, Sir Reeves is in NYC with them right now and shot a few pics at the MAC party where they scorched the eyebrows off of designers like Richie Rich and Party/Fashion photog The Cobrasnake. The few pics on this post will have to suffice as a sneak peek until Matt is done with his little sojourn. Big fucking love to SPW again for all the backscratching!

The Shame of Meeting Snooki

noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:19:00 +0000

So despite my pleas to be an unbiased gossip reporter, our old friend Perez Hilton has opted not to run some juice on his new object d'affection Nicole "Snooki" Spazzatollimoscticholli. Playing favorites in journalism is a no-no unless its op-ed. His avoidance of the following information suggests that in fact he is hell-bent on keeping this anomaly famous as long as possible.

Let me apply orange paint to what went down when both myself and Manor's "It Girl" Gia introduced ourselves to Snooki. Mind you, I dressed for the occasion with a fake tan, awful half cocked hat and Coney Island shirt so I imagined it would be an easy sell. Also, I had already spent time talking to her obviously embarrassed mother and wasted 40 minutes blocking amateur paparazzi children at Manor from getting a nasty crotch shot of her. So I figured my good deeds would have created a warm feeling by the time I got to RiNo and all the hubbub was over. Boy, do I have an unnatural sense of joy and optimism when dealing with these things...

The following conversation occurred twice: Once, 30 minutes earlier at Manor when Gia was to be introduced. The second time was when I arrived at RiNo and sat next to her and her mom...

Us: Hi Nicole! Nice to meet you! I'm so and so...

Nicole aka Snooki turns her back, rolls eyes, ignores us.

Lauren: She only answers to "Snooki"

Gia: Are you fucking kidding me? Bwahahhahaha...

Me: (to Snooki's Mom who has just given me a embarrassed shrug) I garner she just can't hear me. Must be the hair. Have a good night ya fucking mooks. (Cries in disbelief that this is what the world has come to)

Well, there you have it. Our obsession with celebrity has given meteoric rise to a Melanoma rich, foul mouthed, Oompa Loompa zombie who now won't even answer to her Christian name. Not that I'm surprised but if this is any indication of what Americans consider talent we only have ourselves to blame. (Have you seen the Red Carpet interviews at the Grammys?)

Whereas Jwoww was a real person and has her head on straight, this fucking child clown deserves nothing more than a pat on the back and kick out the door. Good for MTv for lowering the bar so low that Heidi Montag now looks like Princess fucking Di.

Though it could be possible that she wasn't amused at my costume change but I doubt she can see past her pursed lips. Still, I ran home and scrubbed my fake make-up based tan off while crying in the shower. Despite my callous exterior, I'm really quite sensitive to these things...

Gia: Bwahahahahahaha!!

(Snooki's mortified but pleasant mother Helen is to the left...)

Thanks again to the folks at Manor for putting us in the coolest places ever...

Dinner with Jwoww

noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:30:00 +0000

I woke up today at an ungodly hour after a massive hangover/recuperation from this weekend's frantic schedule/binge realizing a few things: One- I have completely abandoned this blog to the ennui of winter and need to regroup with people that want to read the occasional literary romp that shed light on Chicago's self-indulgent party scene as well as look at our pretty pictures. There's certain perks to our job and its only fair we share the wicked fun shit with everyone we experience. I am guilty of being an introverted 16 year old for the last six months, alone in a love lost with puppy dog drug filled eyes wonderin what happens next. Item number two- After Conan O'Brien's farewell speech, which reinforced how I feel about being cynical, I am determined to take these old bones and cover them in a fresh new sinewy attitude of optimism and hope whilst our world spins periously out of control. This year's first victim of my reinvigorated joie de vivre was Jenni Woww from MTV's mega-smash "Jersey Shore".
There had been a lot of speculation around the appearance of Jersey Shore's Jwoww and Snooki after they canceled to remain in LA the week before from their appearances at Manor and Rino.. Though I have never seen the show, you can't surf the web or see a magazine without some reference to the mega-sensation that is the Jersey Shore. To me, Jersey Shore is an evil place where a teenage boy told me in 1981 the day after I saw the Empire Strikes Back that indeed Darth Vader was Luke's Father. While Snooki opted to attend P-diddy's 16 year old's Sweet-Ass "Got my Maybach" Sixteen, Jwoww and her boyfriend Tom from her hometown came to the a suprisingly balmy Chicago and joined the LGN group's Lauren D. and myself for dinner at the Viagra Triangle's own Tavern on Rush. Despite the hemmoraging crowds in NY that resulted in a few arrests for disorderly behavior the night before, we were more than surprised to hear that just the two of them would be our guests that evening. Usually these things can spiral out of control before reservations are confirmed with agents, hanger ons, douchebags and managers. Instead, it would be an intimate dinner of four strangers, two of whom had never even watched the main attraction's show.
One of the biggest problem's going into a situation like this is the initial awkwardness. Jwoww had just been on a whirlwind tour of LA and NYC with guys like Leo DiCaprio coming up to her and taking pics and citing the lingo of their reality/sitcom. So imagine the surprise behind their calm eyes of coming out of their hotel suite to find two yahoos from the MidWest waiting with a taxi cab, one of whom is wearing eyeliner and sparkling sapphire shoes and neither who had any knowledge of the show's antics. Ok, Lauren was wearing eyeliner too. Moving on...

Lauren and I are no strangers to celebrity in our fair city but we were more than excited about Jwoww because of the debauchery displayed by the fans who showed up the week before. I personally was horrified at the blatant displays of fist pumping, pussy grinding and vodka breath that permeated the room at Manor when Snooki didn't show. It was a blight on my swollen spine and aching elbow, fighting these little fucking monsters for two hours as they demanded to be immortalized on the internet. The choice demographic proved that they didn't care about my old age...they would party harder than anyone in honor of the MTV superstars, despite the void of the show's stars.

So when the phone call came earlier that Saturday to attend dinner with Jwoww I knew I was in for something. I had to do a little homework and found a website of an ambitious girl who resembled my slightly accented, tough talking, and down to earth friends from Bridgeport or Harlem Ave . And at dinner, it was all confirmed: There was no pretension, no judgment- Only laughter, commonality and heartfelt friendship. She's like a character out of a Bruce Springsteen or Billy Joel song- just making a living, doing the best she can do and not stepping on anyone in the way. For once, dinner was not filled with people twittering or texting. We all ate and listened to each other like new found friends and I believe we all surprised each other with the ease of our time together. The subject matter of conversation is something left always to be left at the dinner table unless you're a gossip columnist, but the impression is what matters the most. And this is what I've told people for two days: Jwoww rocks and deserves anything she wants.

However, I can say that the stick of Porterhouses and Fillets had a convincing measure of making us want naps, oral sex or more drinks. That being said, the kids from NY went to the hotel for a lay down and I joined Tiger Woods mistress #3 Jaimee Grubbs for some much needed....drinks. Thought I was gonna say oral sex, didn't ya?

More to come on the dinner series...
Thank you to the LGN Group for having the continued belief that I can bring something to their increasingly amazing company and to David, Tom, Morgan, Aaron Collins, Lauren, Irene, Jaimee and of course my new favorite MTV girl, Jenni Woww.

(Yes, That's Jaimee with a Tiger Woods GatorAde!)

Remembering Gaga and SPW before they ruled the world...

noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:58:00 +0000

This weekend, Lady Gaga invades Chicago much differently than 18 months ago, let alone last summer. Her show was so oversold they originally moved the Chicago Theatre shows to the United Center but protests from ticket holders resulted in a compromise at the Rosemont theatre. Sir Reeves is the only photographer invited to shoot anything at the show and Gaga is off limits. We have to thank our friends at Semi Precious Weapons for making it all happen and hope that the Fame Monster doesn't eat everyone alive! In an effort to fuel the hype, here are some pics of Gaga and SPW from not so long ago, when large nightclubs and small venues were just the beginning of the greatest music revolution this century.

Click Here for Lady Gaga's first Chicago appearance...

Make love to this underline for more vintage Gaga.

Click Here to see SPW performing at SXSW 2009!

And more pics of SPW here at the Metro

Stanley's Kitchen and Tap: Home of the Sticky Stomach

noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:43:00 +0000

December was a little busy for us. And couple that with egg nog/ grog related illnesses from our exploits in the evening and it partially explains my lack of dedication to updating the blog. That being said, here is one gig we had for our dear friend Donnie Kruse over at Stanley's Kitchen and Tap (1970 N. Lincoln 312.642.0007) where we not only shot but sampled some of Chicago's finest comfort food found in the pictures above. The Barn Burger, Andouille Sausage with Shrimp and Grits, and a mouth watering sirloin with jalepeno mashed potatoes. If you haven't been, make an effort. If you only thought they had live band karoke and awesome drink specials, think again. This time, with your stomach!

Jingle Bell Rock: Q101's Twsted Fest!!

noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:14:00 +0000

While many are hearing the bells of Salvation Army workers and cash registers, we are getting ready to hear our ears ring for the next five days. For the 3rd year in a row, we are honored to be the official photogs for Q101's Twisted Fest. This year the line up is simply insane and instead of the typical 3 day affair, this year we have a full five days of brilliant music of bands like Breaking Benjamin, The Used, 30 seconds to Mars, The Bravery, and Rise Against. I'd love to advertise it as something you can go to, but with the exception of Tuesday...its all sold out and has been for months.

To see pics from 2007 with Silverchair, Coheed and Cambria, Silversun Pickups and more click here, here and here.

For 2008 with Scott Weiland, Hollywood Undead and Coldwar Kids, here's Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3.

Stephen Graham as Combo...

noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:58:00 +0000

Everyone this week who has been asking about Stephen Graham can now get a glimpse of his turn as countryside white supremacist COMBO. Enjoy.

REHAB MONDAYS wins Paper Mag's Best Party of the Year, Derek and Ricky Snubbed

noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:22:00 +0000

While Dicky C and Derek Berry, the masterminds behind Rehab Mondays, One Night Stand and Team Bayside High were in attendance at PaperMag's Nightlife Awards last night in NYC, the New York hipster reader proved once again that it doesn't really care about the devils in the details. I am referring, of course, to the above picture which ran today on Papermag.com depicting Debonair's Red Hair Matt and Stephanie Niedospedal as the "Rehab Crew". Technically, because they work at Debonair, I guess they are the "crew" but the photo snub of of the two hard working kids is notable.In an effort to remind our New York and local readers why Dicky C and Derek deserve such acclaim, we have posted a small evolution of the party as it incubated at EvilOlive before getting absorbed by our loved ones at Debonair. Despite the hilarity of this, a huge congrats is due to the dynamic duo and Debonair for telling New Yorkers that we know how to party.

The proof is in the pudding in just a few of the galleries we shot HERE, here and HERE!

Public Enemies: Stephen Dorff and Stephen Graham

noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:36:00 +0000

As I sit by my window, watching Chicago's mail delivery system collapse in tundra-like conditions, I realize that my Netflix are doomed to remain in limbo indefinitely. I am impatiently awaiting Michael Mann's newest ouvre "Public Enemies" so that I can see this goddamn gangster shitshow the way it was meant to be seen: In my living room, where my outbursts won't disturb anyone but my neighbors above, below and on both sides of me. While I have no doubt that Johnny Depp and Marion Cotillard are fabulous, personally I feel the movie rests upon the performances of the two "Stephens" who single handedly rocked our fair city's nightlife to its knees and took a few pairs of reluctant panties with them. These two hoodlums chose to go out EVERY FUCKING NIGHT while filming, sometimes even driving back from the nether-regions of Wisconsin to make last call. I am most intrigued to see if this unruly decadence is at all evident in either of their performances, but am prepared to be disappointed by stellar performances in lieu of red-eyed stumbling.Dorff's presence alone became the reason to go out every night for 4 months- not because of his history in American cinema or congenial attitude, but knowing that he would want to purchase huge prints of photos we took of his nightly antics the next day. His generosity and enthusiasm for our photos could only be matched by the surprise visit from English actor Stephen Graham. Graham, who played the most terrifying English countryside White Supremacist 'COMBO' in "This Is England" and the mousey 'Tommy' in "Snatch" opted to sleep in Dorff's palatial pleasure palace on the couch rather than utilize the hotel provided for him by production. While going out for cocktails with King Orba (Mark Wallace) and Candy Darling (Dorff in "I shot Andy Warhol") was always a hoot, it was the mere presence of the wide smiling Graham who throttled the nights to 11.

The fanboy urge it took to resist saying "Protection from what? Ze Germans?" to Graham ebbed quickly during the first week as I realized he is also in nearly every early Arctic Monkeys video. This led to mutliple conversations about the rancour of Pete Doherty, the inevitably sad fall of The Libertines and the future of Liverpool's rock contributions. Couple these late night discussions with Dorff's insatiable teenager horniness for, well, every girl within 200 yds and it made for a great 4 months. You can see more of their antics HERE and HERE in the original presentations until we put the coffee table book together.

Major shout out ot Mark Wallace aka King Orba who facilitated all of our relationships, needs and general attitudes. His music can be found HERE.

New Chromeo rocks us Night by Night

noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:55:00 +0000

Anything that is described as a "disco masterpiece" in 2009 must be only that. Read and find out why...

From Green Label Sound.com: "Chromeo is Pee Thugg and Dave 1: best friends since their adolescence and virtuoso musicians. Pee and Dave met in 1993. “I really didn’t like him at first,” Pee recalls, “because I was with mostly hip hop kids and he was hanging out with the skaters and listening to rock and roll.” But bonding over their shared love for funk, the two became inseparable. After spending the last couple of years in support of their triumphant Fancy Footwork album, Chromeo teamed up with Green Label Sound to offer a sneak peak of their upcoming musical odyssey, and their first original song since 2007: the heroic, guitar-laded, disco masterpiece “Night by Night.”

Christmastime at the Ritz

noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:50:00 +0000

This time of year, regardless of religious affiliations or lack thereof, its always a good time to remember what we're grateful for. With us, its usually clients and our careers. Such is the case with The Four Seasons Hotels who have kept us as the occasional photog of their food, promotions and occasional interior nuance for nearly 3 years. Last week I took on the American Girl Christmas Tree at the Ritz-Carlton, a haunting yet delightful display of voodoo dolls aimed at destroying testosterone across the world. All joking aside, it was a lovely assignment. Thanks to Terri Hickey at the Four Seasons for being one of our favorite people on the planet to work for.

Waylaid: The Sounds Gallery and Video

noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:11:00 +0000

There's never enough nice things to say about our favorite band from Sweden, The Sounds. Sir Reeves has had the pleasure of shooting them in several states across our fair nation and I was a fringe player every time they DJ'd in the city. But that doesn't excuse the profound guilt I have of putting up the gallery 2 weeks late. In fact, this late post convinces me that I have wronged our readers and fellow facebookers by denying them exposure to Maija and the boys. Consider this an effort to right such erroneous behavior.This photo of me staring down Maija ran on Tascha's SPIN.com blog. Check out www.redwallphoto.com for more of her amazing work!

Dont know who Don Diablo is? Get down with this...

noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:46:00 +0000

Sir Reeves pointed out that we need to "educate" our fellow music lovers about the merits of Don Diablo who we are partying with on Dec 10th. All the sudden, I can't stop dancing in my living room. Thankfully, I am fully clothed. But I have a feeling you could get your mate to undress to this one...

A Devilish good party: Don Diablo, Darkwave Disco and Darkroom Demons.

noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:40:00 +0000

In two weeks, we are going to be tethered to a smashing good time with legendary DJ Don Diablo and Chicago's own prodigal sons Dark Wave Disco at Spy Bar. We need to bring the essence of great music and art back to the clubs and what better way than to cram as many monikers using double down "Ds" onto one flyer. What better way, indeed?

The Flow of Bob Gruen

noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:10:00 +0000

Its late at night. Scratch that- Its early in the morning and finally the Hi-Def version of "Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai" is on Mark Cuban's HDMOV. Forget Frank Silva or Forrest Whittaker... I can only think of legendary rock photographer Bob Gruen's 61st birthday party nearly 4 years ago. It was the first time I heard mention of Semi-Precious Weapons by BP Fallon (legendary Irish photog and DJ that night).. It was when I saw Deborah Harry skate by and Mick Jones (The Clash, not Foreigner) Carla Rhodes the Comedian and god Mick Rock move about the same room. And then there was Jarmusch. I was a novice and I begged him for a photo but he was the first hard deny I ever endured- Granted I had no place walking amongst such giants but it is now everytime I hear a frenchman sell ice cream or shoot the RZA backstage that I cant help but think that Jim was the one that got away... Ah.. Nostaligia.

Time Out Shout Out!

noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:04:00 +0000

Our friends at Time Out (like music and nightlife scribe John Dugan) have pillaged darkroom demons for a humongo gallery of our Halloween highlights. Sure, you're thinking football, family and turkey but that doesn't mean you can ignore the 500 plus photos we put up of costumed shenanigans from just two weeks ago. Thanks TOC!

Free Music to Make November Warm

noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:30:00 +0000

So Yeah... We've been swamped. Reeves is killing it in NYC and I'm regaining consciousness everynight in Chicago as we try to unite the worlds of web-ites, music whores and dancing queens across the nation. But that doesn't mean you can't enjoy our spoils too! Below is a link to download some of the greatest music going on right now beyond the borders of the internet. It can be yours for free; On your iPod, your computer or wherever it is you fiends masturbate to amazing jams. Take it and thank Green Label Sound for supply top acts like Chromeo, Matt and Kim, Solid Gold, Amazing Baby!, Flosstradamus and Holy Ghost.

Click Here to take all you can.

You're Welcome.

Dan Black will paint your soul right.

noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:57:00 +0000

Dan Black - Yours from Darkroom Demons on Vimeo.

CMJ brought some of the UK's finest and Dan Black shagged the shit out of everyone. Watch and listen and learn. The video is just the teaser... the photos will speak in louder decibels.

Spooky Parties of the Week! The Halloweenie edition.

noreply@blogger.com (darkroomdemons.com) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:34:00 +0000

Halloween is unfortunately upon us and it begins four days early on this wonderful Wednesday at Angels and Kings for the Rockstar costume and live band karaoke ball. Hosted by Ryan Manno and Cheeky Chicago, its a good excuse to get all yer ya yas out and shake your tail feathers drunkenly in front of fellow music lovers. Starts at 10 PM.

Tomorrow at Angels and Kings, the dress up continues as local DJs Heaven Malone, Members Only AV and La Dolce Vita are dressed up like several musical icons (See the above poster) in an effort to get the hipsters out of their current costumes and into something relatively clean. Unfortunately, we will be at another outing that evening....

The Perfect Circus is ressurected! Thursday marks the 3rd anniversary for Debonair Social Club and Chicago's finest supergroup The Perfect Circus (Alkaline Trio, Local H and Kill Hannah!) are gonna deliver another tour de force for the inebriated zombies revelling in the coolest "couple based costume contest" all week. Winners get free bottle service for the evening from Belvedere. Not bad! Party starts at 10 PM and goes til 2 AM. Guaranteed standing room only so get there as the moon begins to shine.

Friday Night Oct. 30th is a secret. If you're not on the list, then we won't see you. Sorry kids. Trick or Treat! Here's a clue though.Terrifying, no?!?

Saturday Oct. 31st is the night to get your bloody charity for the fourth fiscal quarter out of the way by supporting the Chicago Cultural Center Galaween with Co-Chairs Scott Cannon, Lally Daley and David Weinstein. You can order the $75 tix in advance HERE or pay $90 at the door. With costume prizes reaching $1000, this is the best bourgeouis party of the week with Chicago's young movers and shakers getting together for a great cause. The old folks home does the same gig on Friday, so be sure you know what day it is that you get your groove on. Our brother from another mother DJ Whiteshadow is the table scratcher and we'll drop by to take a few pics.

For the hippest place on Saturday night, Sonotheque rules with some our current favorite music showcased at the Spandexxx.010 UR Chicago jam. With Dragonette (Live) and DJ sets by Moneypenny, Kid Color, Heaven Malone and Midnight Conspiracy this is the coolest late night set unless you want to get R&B old schooled, in which case you come to....A Night at the Roxbury with Montell Jordan at Manor. Nothin' says Trick or Treat like a little smooth soul in a pumpkin candy container to close out the weekend. Montell will be bringing the hits live to the ghoulish greenspenders at River North's A-list hangout.