Jake Guidry

Evil Olive's set up is... awkward. I really long for a couple more clubs that venture into some more experimental forms of dance music. Smart Bar can't take all of it and, besides, they're not the typ...

Valid points, yes. Like I said, Chicago's Sonar was understandably not as "dynamite" as Barcelona's. Still, though, I don't think it necessarily works to compare it to the first year in '94. The touri...

"you seem to have had completely misguided notions of what this iteration of sonar chicago was supposed to be." What this iteration was supposed to be was not what it ended up being. Whether or not y...

Prolly shoulda read the lineup before headin' to the fest. Imagine my dismay when I'd found out Tiesto, Bloody Beetroots, nor 3OH!3 would be playing. ...

"I thought it was the perfect blend of all things Sonar is trying to cover." It's great you were satisfied, but even the festival organizers originally had a much larger scope from the get-go. These ...

I like a fair amount of stuff I'd classify as avant garde. I find centering a festival lineup around it a bit odd. It's fairly exhausting and mentally taxing to sit in a chair in a public venue and ju...

I like a fair amount of stuff I'd classify as avant garde. I find centering a festival lineup around it a bit odd. It's fairly exhausting and mentally taxing to sit in a chair in a public venue and ju...

I'm a little late, but these were different nights! Trust me, I know how awesome Smart Bar is this weekend, I just chose to keep it local. That said, picking Smart Bar was a much more savvy pick. Oh,...

Glad you guys like the feature! I'd love to hear some suggestions on local DJs you'd like to hear mixes from. I want to be as varied as possible....

Reminder: writing for Chicagoist is a volunteer position. (READ: UNPAID). I personally have nothing to gain by pandering to Groupon. And regardless of whether or not I am paid, I'm offended you would ...

They've yet to officially release the schedule, so no word yet on stages. I believe they'll have three, with a smaller one being dedicated to the DJ-type acts....

I have an addendum: Panda Bear. Admittedly slipped my mind. Everyone should check it out!...

I'm more interested in the three live double-albums that will be released from this tour....

Congress is pretty awful for electronic music, but it's safe to assume some of the headliners will play there, especially with how much Congress has supported the genre (which I think makes them deser...

You're welcome. It's safe to assume we won't get LCD, Hot Chip or Flying Lotus (all are playing other festivals in Chicago this summer), so it will be exciting what kinds of acts will make the bill. ...