January Birthdays & New Resident Celebration! more ⟶

CTA presents Sweat The Technique with Oswaldo AR, Alexandra Paige, Fading Armageddon, A Million Miles Away. more ⟶

Body Fusion featuring Lego. more ⟶

DJs Jackersize, Wolfgang Amadidas, AmanSter playing French Touch, House, French House, Cosmic more ⟶

The Goods is Duke Shin’s long running Thursday night residency at Swig with Duke Shin and special guest Lester Fitzpatrick. more ⟶

Thursday night residency at Arbella featuring DJ Quicktastic with special guests DJ Phatman and DJ Khali Melon. more ⟶

Thursday Nights in Chicago – a party called Tribe presents live house music and dance party at The Giant Penny Whistle Tavern in Pilsen. more ⟶

The Residency with Blair & Tash on Thursday January 22 2026. more ⟶

Podlasie Club presents 33 Giri with Tammy Lakkis, Nolia and Pen Pals. more ⟶

Smartbar presents Statement Piece featuring Maara, Madeline and La Spacer on Friday January 23 2026. more ⟶

Auris presents Palms Trax all night with host Mamadou on Friday January 23 2026. Shimmering synths, giant melodies and undercurrents of Chicago house and Detroit techno come together to shape the eclectic sound of Palms Trax. Heavily influenced by New York’s Nu Groove label, the NTS mainstay caught the attention of Dutch electronic tastemakers Dekmantel after the release of 2013’s Equation. Ever since, worldly lo-fi grooves on EPs To Paradise (2019) and Petu (2021) have earnt the DJ yearly ’80s-flavoured sets at the label’s Amsterdam festival, and a virtual club night in video game Grand Theft Auto Online more ⟶

SERUM at PRYSM presents Draxx, Maximo Quinones and Galvez on Friday January 23 2026. more ⟶

Vinyl set from DJ Kosmo, seasoned Chicago based sound selector specializing in vintage funk, disco, boogie, R&B, house and hip hop. more ⟶

House Calls presents +area code on Friday January 23 2026 at 9pm. more ⟶

chico presents: groovy tunes & dance beats, to dance & groove to. chico is Chicago musician and producer, Brenden Cabrera. Best known as the keyboardist and executive producer of Late Nite Laundry, his indiscriminate selection draws on a multitude of inspirations – his Cuban heritage, his work in the local scene, and his love for Chicago house music culture. When brought together, they define a sound that creates a universal understanding, an invitation to move. more ⟶

Romain Garcia Eurêka! Tour at Spybar on January 23 2026. A graduate in graphic arts, and a Spaniard born in Paris, Romain Garcia has always drawn on his many influences, whether cultural or artistic. A DJ since he was 15 and a fan of techno, particularly melodic, during confinement he sent a demo to Ben Böhmer, who immediately fell in love with his soaring style, imbued with exotic sounds, distorted voice samples, layered on danceable anthems , hypnotic. This artistic love at first sight gave rise to a collaboration and thus was born “Cappadocia”, the first track by Romain Garcia released on Cercle in 2020. This was followed by the release of a single, “White Flag”, on the German label Ton Topferei. Recently spotted by the management of NTO, with whom Romain shares many stages, he signed with the prestigious English label Anjunadeep. more ⟶

Podlasie Club welcomes Akanbi (NYC), Bonita Appleblunt and Cryberbully on January 23 2026. more ⟶

Dark Heaven presents Kaleidoscope with Urukan (live), Frail808, D-Bars, Tyrus b2b Okaymario. more ⟶

Gene Hunt hosts his monthly party with very special guests Steve Poindexter, and Raven Wright. more ⟶

Smartbar presents Lake Effect featuring Mark Farina and DJ Heather. more ⟶

Auris presents DJ Planet Express with Bert and nastya4ever. more ⟶

Redux Presents John Beltran, easygoingtech, s+k and Zagc at Podlasie Club. more ⟶

Auris presents Sparrow & Barbossa, Dane, D.O.C. and Summermel at PRYSM on Saturday January 24 2026. more ⟶

Rare Cuts is a night celebrating Disco with all-vinyl sets by Jackersize, as they dig into the classic four-on-the-floor sounds of Italo, psychedelic soul, French house, nu disco, post-disco and new wave. more ⟶

Spybar Saturdays brings the best in local talent – this week Alex Kislov is celebrating his birthday and he’s brought his friends Alex Tatro b2b Curtis James, Girasole, XEIBO, and Spenicethemenace. more ⟶

Vinyl set on Saturday, 1/24 from Karl Almaria from 7-10pm. Decades of DJ experience, a multi-genre comfort zone, creative mixing style, and on-point track selection have taken Karl Almaria to DJ gigs all around Chicago, 19 USA states, and as far away as the Philippines & Mexico. On occasion, he performs as a duo with his brother Geto Mark AKA Mark Almaria as The Flying Almaria Brothers. more ⟶

Celebrating 10 years of IHeartTechno with Gettoblaster, Alexander Technique, Microdot, Blu9, User Frndly, Dela and Dorian James. more ⟶

California Clipper presents Wax Appeal with Material Luv and Blue Funk. more ⟶

Queen! is Smartbar’s Sunday night residency featuring Derrick Carter and Michael Serafini, hosts Lucy Stoole and Nico and guest host Neutral Gena. Read our cover story on Queen! here. more ⟶

Birthday girl Sylvia Ivy spins her vinyl coming of age through jazz, shoegaze, and idm/ambient. more ⟶

The Goods is Duke Shin’s weekly residency held every Thursday night at Swig with special guests Initial G and Ahans. more ⟶

Thursday night residency at Arbella featuring DJ Quicktastic with special guests John Simmons and Ghenghiswon. more ⟶

The Residency with Janesita and Bebot on Thursday January 29 2026. more ⟶

Podlasie Club presents Market Research with DJ Mochi and Aced Spade. more ⟶

Bass Station presents a dubstep focused night at Spybar on January 29th featuring Sheez-It, Pumpkin Smasha, Exxorcist, and Lioness. Expect a late night club experience centered around bass forward electronic music more ⟶

Thursday Nights in Chicago – a party called Tribe presents live house music and dance party at The Giant Penny Whistle Tavern in Pilsen. more ⟶

Smartbar presents Flowers of Romance with Marie Davidson (DJ set), Justin Aulis Long and Glamour Cadaver on Friday January 30 2026. more ⟶

Auris presents SERUM at PRYSM with Ben UFO, Verraco and Jack Galactic b2b Hot Take on Saturday January 30 2026. more ⟶

Podlasie Club presents Green Machine with Ashton Swinton (DET), Ranee and Josh Aaron. more ⟶

Vinyl set on Friday, 1/30 from J Copes, spinning a fresh mix of Chicago House and dance deep cuts from 7-10pm. more ⟶

Vibes on Logan brings their signature community-focused, high-energy party to The Whistler on January 30, serving up feel-good house, disco, and dance-floor heaters all night long. This time, it’s a new party is called Classics. Warm neighborhood energy, a packed room, and deep-cut selects from DJ D.R.E.A.M. and Shazam Bangles will turn The Whistler into your Friday night dancefloor destination. more ⟶

Auris presents Janesita, Miguel Ante, Hashtom and Acxel b2b Asmen. more ⟶

House Calls presents +area code on Friday January 30 2026 at 9pm. more ⟶

A next generation electronic artist and DJ/producer blending new-school RnB vocals with bumping house and 4×4 UKG flavours, Omar+ is intent on carving out a lane all of his own making. Growing up just north of London and influenced as much by classic RnB stars like Brandy and SWV as he is by the art and world-building of Tim Burton, as well as more contemporary influences like PARTYNEXTDOOR and Drake, Omar also dials into his Punjabi and Gujarati heritage for inspiration. With early co-signs via everyone from Lancey Foux to Josh Baker and plenty of new music on the horizon in 2025, too, it feels like just the start for Omar+ — a hyper-talented, ambitious and conscientious artist to watch. more ⟶

Format presents Ignez with DJ Hyperactive and Brenda at Smartbar on Saturday January 31 2026. more ⟶

Enfrente presents Bumpin In Tha Ballroom feat: Amy Unland, Ari Frank, Duke Shin, Jevon Jackson and Samantha Rad for a special Sunday Dayparty at a private location near South Loop, Chicago. more ⟶

Queen! is Smartbar’s Sunday night residency featuring special guest Toribio, Derrick Carter and Michael Serafini, hosts Lucy Stoole and Nico and guest host Lila Star. more ⟶