Summer is a time for carefree, youthful love, and a gathering like the recent Lollapalooza is fertile ground for blossoming romance. One enterprising, lovelorn spirit took to the Craigslist online classifieds to pine for his Juliet, in an especially, um, passionate plea to rekindle the magic. more ›

Dance music posterchild of the moment, Deadmau5, played a set of sold out shows this weekend at Congress Theatre. When he was last here a few months ago, we found it to be a great show despite the crowd, complete with a light show that was nothing short of awe-inspiring. Friday's show was more of the same, Deadmau5's trance-techno igniting a full-on dance party presumably aided by a considerable amount of mind-altering substances. more ›

Jake was enthusiastic about Deadmau5's show at Soldier Field last week. If you missed it or just want to know what all the fuss is about, this video gives you a good glimpse into what went down. [via] more ›

One thing often true of the different types of dance music is that its respective crowds don't converge much. House heads go to house shows, electro banger fiends mosh at electro banger clubs, and dubsteppers self-induce whiplash at dubstep warehouse parties. For the most part, there isn't much intermingling between these or any of the scenes of electronic dance music. But then one might go to a show, say Coachella or Lollapalooza, and be in awe that all of these sects have combined into one little melting pot of glowsticks, gelled blowouts, tie dye, skinny jeans and wayfarers. Such was the case for Friday's Deadmau5 show at Soldier Field's Stadium Green, proof positive that his draw reaches beyond scenes. And after that show was over, us in our sweat-drenched t-shirts with our dilated pupils, we knew exactly why. more ›

Most of our picks for Weekend Dance Party are relatively small, low-cost affairs. Good DJs play Chicago every weekend, at clubs of about 100-200 people, and no one thinks anything of it. But then someone like Deadmau5 rolls through town and changes the whole concept of what a dance party is. Akin to renowned DJs/producers Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren and Paul Van Dyk, Deadmau5 fills not only clubs but full-on venues and--in some cases--even stadiums. Joel Zimmerman and that freakish mouse head of his will do just that this Friday at Soldier Field's Stadium Green--and it's our clear-cut pick for this week's Weekend Dance Party. more ›

We've got a pair of tickets to go see Deadmau5 with Ghostland Observatory and Burns at the Congress Theatre this Friday, November 20. The contest closes at 5 p.m. CST on November 18 so enter for your chance to win after the jump! more ›