Thu, 23 Aug 2018 / Move! with Frique / Maddjazz / Scend / KE / Ed Nine DJ Scend, KE, Ed Nine, Frique, Maddjazz3 Attending
Fri, 24 Aug 2018 / Diamond Formation with DJ Lag / Ariel Zetina b2b Hijo Pródigo / The Wife of Wrath DJ Lag, Ariel Zetina b2b Hijo Pródigo, The Wife Of Wrath6 Attending
Sat, 25 Aug 2018 / Dorisburg / Harry Cross / Janky Chandelier Dorisburg, Harry Cross, Janky Chandelier9 AttendingRA PickDorisburg, the Swedish artist who's made waves with his trippy, atmospheric brand of techno and house, makes his Chicago debut with a DJ set at smartbar.
Sun, 26 Aug 2018 / Queen! with Potions (Live) / Chicago Jim / Michael Serafini Potions, Chicago Jim, Michael Serafini1 Attending
Fri, 31 Aug 2018 / Service with Darryn Jones / Leeon / Cdvr / Savile Darryn Jones, Leeon, CDVR, Savile5 Attending
Sat, 01 Sep 2018 / Obscure Welcomes Charlotte de Witte / Lowki Charlotte de Witte, Lowki107 Attending
Sun, 02 Sep 2018 / Queen! Labor Day All Building Soirée Derrick Carter, Michael Serafini, Garrett David, Mystic Bill, DJ Lady D4 Attending
Thu, 06 Sep 2018 / Manifest with Leesh / Nishkosheh / Hunter Vita Leesh, Nishkosheh, Hunter Vita4 Attending
Sat, 08 Sep 2018 / Derrick Does (Mostly) Disco All Night Long with Derrick Carter Derrick Carter38 Attending
Thu, 13 Sep 2018 / Research & Development x Clear with Steve Summers / Mike Broers / MTZ / JS Alvarez Steve Summers, Mike Broers, MTZ, JS Alvarez2 Attending
Thu, 20 Sep 2018 / Just Enough Tour with Mija / Ariel Zetina b2b Olin Mija, Ariel Zetina b2b Olin2 Attending
Fri, 21 Sep 2018 / Cold Waves VII feat. Acucrack vs. Kontravoid with Sara Taylor (Youth Code DJ SET) ACUCRACK vs. KONTRAVOID w, SARA TAYLOR1 Attending
Sat, 22 Sep 2018 / Cold Waves VII feat. Rhys Fulber vs. Blixaboy with Sara Taylor (Youth Code DJ SET) RHYS FULBER vs. BLIXABOY w, SARA TAYLOR2 Attending
Thu, 27 Sep 2018 / Mount Kimbie (DJ Set) / Savile / Hijo Pródigo Mount Kimbie, Savile, Hijo Pródigo5 Attending
Fri, 28 Sep 2018 / Nice Age with Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (DJ Set) / Durante Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Durante, Friends2 Attending
Sat, 06 Oct 2018 / Oktave 9 Year Anniversary with Shifted / Tin Man [live] / Jeff Derringer Shifted, Tin Man, Jeff Derringer18 Attending
Sat, 13 Oct 2018 / Interdimensional Transmissions presents: The Continuum with Ectomorph (Live) / BMG / Erika / Sc Ectomorph, BMG, Erika, Scott Zacharias8 Attending
Thu, 9 Aug 20185 commentsMount Kimbie to mix the next DJ-KicksThe next instalment in the !K7 Records series is coming next month.
Sat, 30 Sep 20175 commentsChicago DJ mentor program returns to support female-identifying and non-binary music enthusiastsThe second edition of Walking & Falling, organized by Sassmouth, Kiddo, Ariel Zetina and Jarvi, happens next week.
Fri, 29 Sep 2017Post a commentArgot turns five with eight-track American Dance Music compilationThe Black Madonna, Noncompliant and Todd Osborn all feature on the collection, which is out in October.
Wed, 9 Aug 20178 commentsHunee and Antal tour the US for Rush Hour's 20th anniversaryThey'll be joined by Ron Trent and Dream 2 Science during five coast-to-coast gigs this fall.
Fri, 30 Jun 201710 commentsRA brings Helena Hauff to the US for first stateside club showsWe're working alongside promoters in Boston, New York and Chicago to host three parties with the Hamburg DJ in July.
Thu, 20 Apr 20171 commentThe Nite Owl Diner starts new sub-label, Cool RanchLaunching next month, the new outlet is for hand-stamped, vinyl-only releases of "jackin' Chicago disco house."
Tue, 24 Jan 20171 commentNina Kraviz, Jane Fitz booked for smartbar's Daphne seriesThe Chicago club's female and non-binary focused series includes appearances from Elysia Crampton, K-HAND and The Black Madonna.
Thu, 8 Dec 20165 commentsDJ Heather, Savile join smartbar's 2017 residents rosterThe Chicago club is also throwing another all-residents NYE bash, with both new additions on the lineup.
Wed, 07 Jun 2017 Permalink DJ Shiva returns to smartbar After playing the Chicago club in February, the longtime Indianapolis-based techno DJ, also known as Noncompliant, will be back for The Soft Machine next Saturday the 17th.
Fri, 19 May 2017 Permalink Ø [Phase] stages debut US tour The Token mainstay will bring his Mills-influenced techno sound to five US cities (with a quick stop in Bogotá, Colombia) starting this weekend.
Fri, 05 May 2017 Permalink Avalon Emerson heads home for a North American tour The Berlin-based Californian will make seven stops on the continent, including Vancouver, Boston, Chicago and North Carolina for Moogfest.
Tue, 18 Apr 2017 Permalink Actress schedules US shows with Laurel Halo, Jlin, Hieroglyphic Being Ninja Tune has set up shows in New York, Chicago and LA following the release of Darren Cunningham's RA Recommended album AZD.
Fri, 31 Mar 2017 Permalink Objekt plots a brief stateside tour for April The UK artist—whose newest record just landed—will play in Boston, New York, Chicago, Portland and Denver in a few weeks.
Tue, 07 Mar 2017 Permalink Nina Kraviz to tour the US this weekend and next She'll start at smartbar in Chicago this Friday, then head to New Orleans, Miami and New York, plus a stop at SXM Festival in Saint Martin. All the info is here on RA.
Mon, 13 Feb 2017 Permalink Brawther lines up three East Coast dates in the US The French house head will play DC, New York and Chicago this coming weekend. All the info is here on RA.
Tue, 20 Dec 2016 Permalink Derrick Carter, Ralphi Rosario play For Frankie! benefit at smartbar All proceeds from the gig—on the eve of the pioneering DJ's birthday—will go to the Frankie Knuckles Foundation.
Fri, 25 Apr 14Oktave and Movement present an Official Movement Pre-Party Ben Sims & Jeff Derringer at smartbarTasya Menaker
Sat, 05 Apr 14Oktave with Truncate, Jeff Derringer, and Special Guest DJ Hyperactive at smartbarTasya Menaker