An Interview with Topher Jones + Snake Pit Ticket Giveaway
In less than one week, Chicago-based Producer/DJ, Topher Jones will be joining dance music superstars Diplo and Afrojack on stage at this year’s 2013 Indianapolis 500 Snake Pit concert. The Dankles recently sat down with Topher to discuss the upcoming event, his rise to stardom, and his current thoughts on dance music today. Continue reading to learn more about the...
SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT: Sazon Booya / Lazerdisk Party Sex / Regulators @ Spy Bar 5/2
After months of intensive planning, meetings, and scheduling, we are proud to finally announce that we have setup a new monthly event at the historic SpyBar located in the heart of downtown Chicago! We have partnered with the emerging powerhouse that is SinLabel, the geniuses over at The Interstellar Pig, and Oregon’s premier event booking & promotion company OneEleven. Our...
In The Trenches: Minnesota and Gramatik @ The Riviera Theatre
For us Chicagoians, Gramatik presents: The Coil with special guest Minnesota and Manic Focus presented by React, SIlver Wrapper and Jam Productions was one of the most anticipated shows of the winter. On this special night, Gramatik premiered their new stage setup to Chicago, as well as played unreleased Gramatik and Grizmatik tracks. My friends and I...
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Bro Safari | Lucky Date | Luminox @ The Mid
Bro Safari, Lucky Date, & Luminox 3.1.2013 @ The Mid EVENT INFO Want to win tickets to Bro Safari, Lucky Date, and Luminox at The Mid this weekend? All you have to do is get on Twitter and retweet the statement below! Best of luck! HOW TO ENTER: 1.Follow @TheDankles on Twitter. 2. Re-tweet this status update or just update...
The Numbered Days Loft Party: SuperFriends & Kody Madro @ Stan Mansion 1/26
Chicagoans are constantly spoiled each weekend with many options for catching live music at venue’s big and small, but we are still behind other cities when it comes to our loft party scene. But times are a changing for the better and it starts Saturday, January 26th as the 2nd annual Numbered Days Loft Party...
In The Trenches: New Year’s 2013- Big Gigantic | GRiZ | Manic Focus @ The Aragon Ballroom
Photo credit: Jackie Pratt As we say goodbye to 2012, let us not forget some of the huge moments that made this year unforgettable: Barack Obama was re-elected President; the world survived December 21st; Skrillex became a household name by winning three Grammys, making Electronic Dance music more popular than ever; and Marijuana became legal...
In The Trenches: Minnesota | Phutureprimitive | Haywyre @ Bottom Lounge
2012 has been a huge year for electronic music and as it comes to an end many artists are making one last stop in Chicago. This past Friday, Silver Wrapper brought Minnesota, Phutureprimitive, and Haywyre to the Bottom Lounge for the Altered States tour. Within the last few years, 23-year-old music producer Christian Bauhofer, better...
In The Trenches: The Polish Ambassador @ Bottom Lounge
Kicking off an amazing Halloween weekend, this past Friday, the Dankles team took lift off at the Botton Lounge. Chicago natives, The Polish Ambassador moved the crowd with their no-genre left behind motto. From funk, glitch and edm, to hip hop, 80s music, jungle, and dub, the varietal mix ignited fan participation as well as...
In The Trenches: Justice @ Congress Theater
The life of a music blogger now a days is all about being the first to do a provide a resource to a growing base of people who want to hear the newest music produced at that very moment, the earliest recap of an event that took place, and first chance to hear about a...
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Luminox – Branchez – Regulators @ Logan Square
HOW TO ENTER Follow @TheDankles on twitter Re-tweet this status update or just update your status with: “I want @TheDankles to let me see @luminoxxx @branchezbeats @weregulate #RunTheTrap at Logan Square! http://wp.me/p2hayv-7mt” Get your friends to tweet to increase your odds! Contest ends on Wednesday (10/31) at 5pm and we will announce the winner on Wednesday (randomly chosen from those...
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Beats Antique @ Park West (Halloween Night)
HOW TO ENTER Follow @TheDankles on twitter Re-tweet this status update or just update your status with: “I want @TheDankles to send me to @beatsantique at Park West on Halloween! http://wp.me/p2hayv-7lL” Get your friends to tweet to increase your odds! Contest ends on Tuesday (10/30) at 8pm and we will announce the winner on...
![SPOTLIGHT: Halloween Week in Chicago [FREE MUSIC]](http://thedankles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/DanklesHalloweeny-NoContest-290x290.jpg "SPOTLIGHT: Halloween Week in Chicago [FREE MUSIC]")
SPOTLIGHT: Halloween Week in Chicago [FREE MUSIC]
Not too long ago when React Presents wasn’t so infamous for consistently bringing some of THE BEST musical talent to the midwest, they introduced a show known as Freaky Deaky that forever changed the plans and expectations for all those looking to party during the Halloween season. The first installment brought the likes of Chromeo,...
The Dankles Contest: Win 2 Tickets to David Heartbreak | PHNM | Maker | SWWGRBCK (Chicago)
Well folks, after many months of planning and locking everything down we are proud to say that we have partnered with Face Melt Chicago to bring an artist who many have wanted to come throw-down in Chicago for the longest of times now…..David Heartbreak! Joining him on his debut will be fellow ruckas makers PHNM, Maker, and...
The Dankles x Face Melt Contest: Open Spot for David Heartbreak @ Reggies 9.14
In celebration of Face Melt Chicago & The Dankles combining on an event, along with the Chicago debut of David Heartbreak, we are having a contest and inviting DJs, producers, & beat makers to submit their remixes to one of Heartbreak’s biggest tracks E.L.M.O. for a chance to perform at the David Heartbreak show. The contest’s will...
The Dankles Contest: Win 2 Tickets to “Play Hard Tour” Krewella | DotEXE | Phenom (Chicago)
Bass Kitchen Presents… The Play Hard Tour HOW TO ENTER Follow @thedankles on twitter Re-tweet this status update or just update your status with: I want @thedankles and @Reactpresents to send me to see Krewella #playhard at @Bass_kitchen http://wp.me/p2hayv-5Nb Get your friends to tweet to increase your odds! Contest ends on Wednesday (9/15) at mightnight and we will announce the 2 winners...
