Music fans of all ages in makeup, teased hair and an insurmountable amount of Devo caps made their way to Huntington Beach for the inaugural one-day New Wave and Goth fest, Darker Waves Festival. The all day event’s lineup was jam packed with so many notable 80s bands […]
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Sexyy Red chose Chicago as the Halloween date of her Hood Hottest Princess Tour. Anticipation was high for this one, enough for it to be moved from its originally-planned venue, the House of Blues, to the larger Aragon Ballroom in Uptown. That energy only grew more intense when the
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With ARC Music Festival just around the corner, I’d like to revisit and highlight our usual dozen acts that have me excited for the fest. If you’re looking for a mediator to solve your set conflict problems, or if you need that extra boost of convincing to check
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This past Saturday, Nurko and his team brought the Discovery tour to Concord Music Hall right here in Chicago. Coming off of the announcement of his sophomore EP “Discovery” and a string of single releases, Nurko set sail to put on 22 shows across North America, and we
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Lana Del Rey debuted the enchanting cinematic video for her song “Candy Necklace,” directed by Richard Lee, and featuring Grammy winning artist Jon Batiste. Already famous for her vintage aesthetics and dazzling visuals, the Born to Die singer channels a darker side of icons like Marilyn Monroe and
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Based out of West Lafayette, IN, Psychedelic Rock band The Ironed Curtain has just released their new EP titled Empty Paradigm. After a year in the works, this highly anticipated three-track tape marks their second independent project following Orange Skies in 2022, and it truly does not disappoint. With
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Every Labor Day weekend in the city where house music was born, Union Park hosts ARC Music Festival, Auris Presents’ flagship house fest. Auris has dropped the lineup for this year’s iteration and it’s heavily stacked. Eric Prydz is bringing his legendary HOLO set to Chicago for the
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This past Saturday was a special night as The Salt Shed opened its doors for its first-ever indoor show. Pursuit of Dopeness was lucky enough to be there as well as document the night, being a part of Chicago’s first taste of what’s to come for the future
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Ladies and gentlemen, Pursuit of Dopeness’ resident electronic nerd is EATING, as Flume has released Things Don’t Always Go The Way You Plan, a project packed with B-sides from over the years that never got released or never found a home. Each track title ends with the year
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Nine years ago, I was a 14 year old boy giving myself hearing damage by sitting in my bedroom and blasting Recess in my headphones. Next on Friday, February 17th, I’ll be doing the same thing with Quest for Fire, Skrillex’s recently announced second studio album. It’s the
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On the morning of January 1st, 2023, I woke up to a familiar yet barren wasteland of new Skrillex music. Mostly offshoot singles and production credits here and there for the last eight years or so. Is there an artist that you love that, comparatively, barely releases music?
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Although NCMF ’22 seems like it was just yesterday, North Coast is maintaining the hype as they’ve announced Phase One of their 2023 lineup. The top three names billed this year are Marshmello, Zeds Dead, and Flume with a supporting cast of Alison Wonderland, the ever-so-sick B2B duo
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