Smartbar presents What It Is with resident Shaun J Wright and special guest DJ Minx. more ⟶

Podlasie Club welcomes Robert Armani, Steve Poindexter and Reel 326 on Friday February 13 2026. more ⟶

Auris presents SERUM with Maxinne, Muffy, Mayya and Nola. more ⟶

Silvie Loto, from Florence, Italy is influenced by old house music and the early 2000’s minimal sound, she fuses a more traditional house sound with a contemporary Tech House and Deep Tech twist with releases staple imprints of Bpitch Control Records, and Nervous Records. more ⟶

John Simmons is a veteran DJ from Chicago with almost thirty years of experience on the decks. Growing up with a foundation in soul, jazz, funk, and golden era hip-hop, John caught on to House music in the early ‘90s & soon found himself immersed in Chicago’s underground/rave scene. While maintaining a countless number of residencies at Chicago venues over the years, John has played alongside many of the industry’s greats, including Frankie Knuckles, Steve “Silk” Hurley, Mike Dunn, Cajmere/Green Velvet, Derrick Carter, Paul Johnson, Juan Atkins, & Kaytranada, to name a few. His stint as resident DJ at the legendary Smartbar nightclub in Chicago was a career highlight that saw him sharing the stage with some of these worldwide greats on a regular basis. John has traveled well, performing often outside of Chicago in cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Detroit, San Francisco, Seattle, Montreal, Mexico City, Berlin, & Cairo, Egypt to name a few. more ⟶

+area code presents od, koz and rtst at 309 N. Morgan. more ⟶

Smoke & Mirrors welcomes DJ Plant Texture with Barbuhh and Jack Galactic. more ⟶

Lovers eve for dancing, with Folie, Jess 11, Mina Mills, and Personal Accountant playing House, Techno, Italo, and more. more ⟶

REFRACT presents Duke Shin and Merrick Brown with guests TBA. more ⟶

THE HOT B!T@# VALENTINE’S PARTY featuring Goth Jafar * Kitt Vesper * DJ GayBash! Hosted by Alex Jenny * Smokey Karmikael * Winter Diorr * Dear Jamie * Stephanie / Spanking Booth by Rosemary Maybe more ⟶

Feel the love and the rhythm at the first-ever Heartbeat House Party! Celebrate Valentine’s Day beneath the waves with house music and aquatic allure. Dress in your boldest reds and pinks and move to irresistible sets from DJ Boolu Master and Dee Jay Alicia. Enjoy themed bites, signature drinks and deep-sea surprises that’ll keep your heart (and fins) fluttering. Whether you’re coupled up, vibing with friends or flying solo — come make a splash on the dance floor! more ⟶

Auris presents Riordan with special geust Silva Bumpa on Saturday February 14 2026. more ⟶

House Calls welcomes you to an intimate (Valentine’s Day) House music experience at Bassment with selector Natalia Roth from Miami and Tribe. more ⟶

Desert Hearts: Love Bizaar featuring Mikey Lion, Lee Reynolds and Marbs all night. more ⟶

Valentines Day! Besos with 2AT, J. Cordova, Eulaha, Xtelma b2b Sian, El Gato more ⟶

The Queen of Hearts, Heart of Chicago Soul Club, are throwing a big Valentine’s Dance Party in the Ballroom at Color Club on Saturday, February 14th, 7:30PM-1AM. Heart of Chicago Soul Club will be spinning the soulful sounds of love, and the hearts will be flying onto the dance floor from their all vinyl rare soul record collections. Get ready for Valentine’s Day where it will be “Sweeter Than the Day Before” (The Valentinos), whether you bring your sweetheart or share the love with friends old and new. Heart of Chicago Soul Club will bring the heart and soul so we can all enjoy a Little Togetherness (The Younghearts) this Valentine’s Day. more ⟶

Podlasie Club welcomes Mama Snake with Angelia Word and Jaggy. more ⟶

Music that will make you move from @alllovechi @loveandalchemy @drishay 2nd Saturdays of the month. more ⟶

TUFF LUV is a dancefloor-driven party built on sound, movement, and connection. Rooted in feminine creativity and a dreamy, hypnotic atmosphere, TUFF LUV brings people together through dance, highlighting progressive and forward-thinking sounds. Launching on Valentine’s Day at Spybar with some of Chicago’s leading DJs. The dancefloor starts at 4pm with selectors Rika B, MAYYA and Muffy more ⟶

Known for energentic productions, rich in sampling and innovative arrangements while maintaining anoynmity and an aura of unpredictability, the Italian producer and DJ camoufly takes his acclaimed EP In Plain Sight and debut album NEW SKIN on tour in North America for the first time more ⟶

Let loose and connect with community at WIGS: A Queer Dance Party, the ultimate dance party Chicago has been waiting for! Founded by local DJ TrakQwn, WIGS celebrates the best gay club music of all time, with electrifying DJ sets, dazzling drag performances, and, of course, dancing. This night is all about celebrating Chicago gay nightlife in a space where everyone is free to be themselves — no pretense, just fun. more ⟶

PRYSM Nightclub welcomes Simon Doty. more ⟶

Auris presents Taiki Nulight cheeky bugger tour with Casey Club. more ⟶

Chicago’s own Boolu Master x Stacy Kidd — and we’re packing Visions with a SEA of House Heads in Red. Rock a hint of red and pull up for the day party vibe. more ⟶

VDay vinyl set by DJ Shon Dervis, who will be spinning deep cut funk/soul/boogie bangers from 7-10pm. more ⟶

Metro & smartbar present An All-Building Event! Valentine’s Day Queen! Featuring: Derrick Carter * Analog Soul * Patrice Scott * Michael Serafini * Shaun J Wright. Hosted by Lucy Stoole * Nico. Guest Host: Cae Monae. Decorations by: Boxboy Rich. Read our cover story on Queen! here. more ⟶

Auris & The Funky Bunch present A Funky Valentine’s Day with Riordan. more ⟶

Vinyl set from DJ Jonathan Marks, spinning Funk, House + Fusion from 1-5pm. more ⟶

The Star Alliance presents UMOJA (Unity) with Ge-ology, Darryn Jones, Dave Maze and Erica Kane. more ⟶

Come shake it out me, or just hang out with the greatest bartenders in the city of Chicago, while I feed you a sexy musical salad of high and low energy music including (but not limited to) #club #techno #woozytechno #experimental and especially some #acid-house. While some of us may want to die, we may as well dance in the meantime because we fucking need it. I need it – dj wet bread more ⟶

Happy Black History Month. ✊🏾☎️ House Prescription is back at The California Clipper. To celebrate Black History month, we are hosting an Open DJ Decks for local *Black* DJs on Wednesday February 18 from 8pm-10pm to new and veteran DJs to showcase themselves. The Afterparty starts with 10pm with iamBrandon and DJ Gaybash. If you don’t DJ, everyone is welcome to join our DJs all night with No Cover. Sway will be sponsoring for our event. Your House Prescription is Ready. Answer the Call ☎️ more ⟶

Monolink: The Beauty Of It All Tour hits Chicago on Wednesday February 18 2026. more ⟶

Special guests Chachi Guerrero and Con_bot join resident/host Duke Shin, weekly Thursdays, 9:30pm at Swig, no cover. more ⟶

Quicktastic’s Voyage is a weekly Thursday night residency featuring DJ Quicktastic with King Rico and Cole G. more ⟶

Dark Heaven presents Kaleidoscope with Dana, Snake Eater (live) and Sassmouth. more ⟶

The Residency with Moorhaus b2b Michael Rags. 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 welcomes DJ Seinfeld with Madeline and Dean Raymond. more ⟶

Buen Viaje (DJs Dain and Andrés) inspire a connected dance floor with sounds primarily paying respect to classic house, while fluctuating between worlds of shuffle based rhythms, early 2000s tech house, and deep hypnotic textures. more ⟶

Adult Supervision presents Floor Supervisor, DJ Gaybash and TDY with host Juno. more ⟶

Podlasie welcomes El Gato, J. Córdova, karennoid and DJ Aguara’ï. more ⟶

SERUM: Rossi across the pond tour on Friday February 20 2026. more ⟶

On the first night of Pisces a clap echoes. A whistle cuts through the sound. INPHINITY & Dabura lock into the booth at the city’s most legendary basement. All night long. A shared birthday not counted in years, but in depth. Beneath the streets, Spybar becomes the deep abyss, a full venue transformed…until the lights come on. more ⟶

Smoke & Mirrors presents JKS, KX100 b2b Bert, Drés b2b Malisan. more ⟶

Smartbar presents Hiroko & Friends with Hiroko Yamamura, Kyle Geiger and Loren b2b Tyson Dias. more ⟶

SERUM: CID no introductions tour on Saturday February 21 2026. more ⟶

Plastic Romance with Patrick Russell, sold, Marty Mars b2b Adam Pecho. more ⟶

Fletch at Spybar. more ⟶

Jam Masters After Party Nobunaga + Shon Roka + Jillian X. more ⟶

Queen! is Smartbar’s Sunday night residency featuring Michael Serafini with special guests DJ Heather and Carla Starla, hosts Lucy Stoole and Nico and guest host D’Cameron May. more ⟶

Round Trip Records owner Paul Nixon DJs all night long. more ⟶

Ramova x Deep Cut x Collectiv present Franc Moody chewing the fat live in North America 2026. more ⟶

In celebration of the re-release of Live at the Liquid Room – Tokyo 1995, Jeff Mills brings a rare, immersive audiovisual experience to smartbar showcasing raw, unseen footage from the original performance. Don’t miss this rare glimpse and multi sensory experience of Jeff Mills’ vision that defined this iconic recording on Feb. 26th! more ⟶

Quicktastic’s Voyage is a weekly Thursday night residency featuring DJ Quicktastic with Timothy Tripplett and Kush Bliss. more ⟶

The Residency presents Side Project and Jayah. more ⟶

Auris presents nimino: spring tour 2026 more ⟶

Smartbar welcomes DJ Boring with Virago and Hush Hush. more ⟶

ALL ABOARD the Disco train to Heaven! Join us for a One Night Only Experience with our conductors, iamBrandon, Disco Connie Kway-Lewd, and Merrick Brown. Grab your best disco attire and enjoy a night of amazing music fusion of Disco ⚡ House at DISCO H3AVEN. The event will be taking place at Good Neighbors 768 Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, all on a speakeasy train car! Space is limited, and this event is expected to sell out. Grab your ticket asap, and we will see you to boogie down at DISCO H3AVEN. Tickets are only available through posh.vip/e/disco-h3aven. No ticket sales at the door. Note: DISCO H3AVEN wants to provide an inclusive space for all guests. All genders, sexualities, and beings are welcome. Good Vibes Only! more ⟶

Saturday, February 28 – Factory: Reset with callhimalover * Dom Finker * schoolman * StaticAppeal more ⟶

UNTOLD STORY Season III · Episode II JUANY BRAVO B2B DERON (Chicago Debut) from #1 Label “MAKE THE GIRLS DANCE” – Alhambra Palace Chicago more ⟶

Get ready to vibe in the city that built house music! Local DJs will keep the energy high, spinning beats that move the crowd. Come face-to-face with incredible aquatic animals and captivating exhibits for a one-of-a-kind night. Bring your crew and your best moves — this is an evening you won’t want to miss! more ⟶

Get ready to vibe in the city that built house music! Local DJs will keep the energy high, spinning beats that move the crowd. Come face-to-face with incredible aquatic animals and captivating exhibits for a one-of-a-kind night. Bring your crew and your best moves — this is an evening you won’t want to miss! more ⟶

Get ready to vibe in the city that built house music! Local DJs will keep the energy high, spinning beats that move the crowd. Come face-to-face with incredible aquatic animals and captivating exhibits for a one-of-a-kind night. Bring your crew and your best moves — this is an evening you won’t want to miss! more ⟶