Last weekend's Claychella party at Lincoln Hall, showcasing many of Chicago's most popular DJs, was a huge success and a ton of fun attended by much of the local clubbers and two alleged thieves. As the venue cleared out it was discovered that two laptops -- one belonging to organizer Clayton Hauck and one the property of Chris Baronner a.k.a. Bald E -- had disappeared from the venue. Little did whoever left with the laptops realize that Lincoln Hall is outfitted with plenty of security cameras. more ›

It's that time of year again: Claychella, the locally-focused DJ festival run by photographer Clayton Hauck, returns for its fifth and, sadly, final year. Hauck, who retired from nightlife photography just a few months ago, says he'll "still be around town, just not throwing events." He's going out with a bang, though. While the lineup shows many similarities to last year's, it nonetheless boasts some of the city's best, including The Hood Internet, Autobot (Flosstradamus), Only Children, Zebo and Kid Color. It is - duh - our Weekend Dance Party pick. more ›

Ahem. Well, this is a bit of a landslide pick, now isn't it? Nothing, and we mean nothing competes with Claychella for our pick for this week's Weekend Dance Party. In fact, there really was no point of finding a worthy competitor -- Lincoln Hall will be housing just about every notable Chicago-area DJ for this year's fest, which will be a 14-hour aural bender of all sonic wavelengths. Founded and hosted by Clayton Hauck (known for his party photography at everyoneisfamous.com), this year's Claychella will be the best yet, featuring the likes of Flosstradamus, The Hood Internet, Million $ Mano, Nick Catchdubs, WIlly Joy, Kid Color, Team Bayside High, and our very own Arts & Events Editor, Tankboy! more ›