chicago rooms, lakefront open airs, festival stages, and the occasional excursion. set recordings stream right from the card.
nothing on the calendar right now. new dates land on resident advisor and instagram first, or get one on the books below.
Palmisano Park · Chicago, IL, US
w/ Swim Ignorant Fire · DRASII · Gianni Andreatta · Lake Effect Residents
Ambient music dance party into the sunset on the lakefront, 12–5pm. Pay what you can, all ages. Bring your own blanket; cold brew from Cult Classic Coffee on site. Free open-air series in partnership with Lake Effect Records.
Secret outdoor location · Chicago, IL, US
w/ NVST · Succubass · Relativity Lounge · Hot Take · otherself · Rimjickles
Flow State × Lake Effect join forces for a first day-to-night sweatdown on the Lake Effect hand-built rig. NVST (Lausanne basstek) and Succubass (Seattle) headline; Relativity Lounge b2b Hot Take for dubstep and wobble. 4pm–late, tickets on Blox Office.
The Alarm Statue (lakefront) · Chicago, IL, US
w/ Dewey · Blunt Force Object · 2tipz · Swesdo · otherself · K1 · Detach · Kiefer Ian · J. Franks · Airquotes · & special guests
Back on the lakefront, free open air from 2pm on the Lake Effect soundsystem. Donations collected for CHIME (Chicago Center for Music Education).
The Belmont Rocks · Chicago, IL, US
w/ NTHNL · Dream Crease · DJ Immaterial · ¡aguante, tacuazín! · Lake Effect Residents
Atmospheric Music Alliance x Lake Effect Records, an outside ambient music listening series on the lakefront, 3–8pm. Bring your own blanket.
The Chevron Sculpture (Diversey Harbor) · Chicago, IL, US
w/ Jaggy · Steve Noah · 2tipz · lakefx (Mithra & relativity lounge) · Rimjickles · otherself · Swesdo · DJ Scari · & more
Summer-solstice free party at the home base, 3am to 3pm on the Lake Effect soundsystem. Paddle/float encouraged; launch from Diversey Harbor. Jaggy's first time, with Steve Noah on early-morning jams.
Gracey's (of Guild Row), 3130 N. Rockwell · Chicago, IL, US
w/ Relativity Lounge · DJ Scari · 2tipz
Sunday funday on the Lake Effect soundsystem, curated by DJ Scari. 12–6pm, $5 with RSVP.
Lakefront (location announced day-of) · Chicago, IL, US
w/ relativity lounge · Swesdo · 2tipz · otherself · DJ Scari · Thysbe
First open air of the year, the system is battle-tested and ready. Free, on the Lake Effect soundsystem; location played by ear and posted to the label's story day-of.
New World · Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN, US
w/ Interlude · Hindohm · Jesse Whitney · God's Drugs · Relativity Lounge · Wicker's Portal · Tripfacesmile · Tunnel · Nemato
A resonance event inspired by frequencies, live hardware, modular, and bass/techno on a Paraflexx x Turbosound rig by Sublab Sound. 21+.
Bourbon On Division · Chicago, IL, US
w/ Nic Baker · Steve Noah · DJ Scari · lakefx (Mithra x relativity lounge)
NSW x Bourbon: a Satellite Era takeover. Free with RSVP, 21+.
Bourbon On Division, 2050 W Division St · Chicago, IL, US
w/ Lake Effect Records (back to back, all night)
Lake Effect Records back-to-back all night for the Cold Front Volume 2 release. 9pm to late, free with RSVP.
Epiphany Center for the Arts, The Sanctuary · Chicago, IL, US
w/ lakefx (Mithra & relativity lounge) · Mentrek Project · RED40 (Swesdo & Rimjickles)
Lake Effect night in the Sanctuary, lakefx live: dub-rooted, blending live production onto crate-digging, downtempo through techno.
Perception Cannabis, 7000 N Clark St · Chicago, IL, US
w/ Relativity Lounge · Mithra · Jaggy · God Money · Merrick Brown · DJ Scari
Free lot party, 11am to 7pm, with mobile lounge and back-lot stage DJs, vendors, and food. 21+.
Epiphany Center for the Arts, The Sanctuary · Chicago, IL, US
w/ otherself (live) · DJ Scari x Swesdo x Rimjickles · 2tipz · Daynables
Fundraiser to build Lake Effect's own compact, high-fidelity sound system, proceeds go toward the rig behind the free community parties.
Epiphany Center for the Arts, The Catacombs · Chicago, IL, US
w/ Thysbe (live) · Wicker's Portal x Relativity Lounge (live) · Flower Food
Release party for Thysbe's dub techno album on Lake Effect Records, deep and dusty, smoked-out dancefloor grooves.
The Black Box, 314 E 13th Ave · Denver, CO, US
w/ Wicker's Portal · Relativity Lounge · Intellects (Wicker's Portal x C.V) · Storm,, · Quartzzion
Relativity Lounge on a special hybrid set; visual curation by Spectrum One. 18+.
Podlasie Club, 2918 N Central Park Ave · Chicago, IL, US
w/ Inspect3r · Relativity Lounge · Keefe · DJ Scari
NSW x Podlasie on the Klipsch 'La Scala' sound system. 9pm to late, 25+.
Primary Night Club · Chicago, IL, US
w/ INVT · Relativity Lounge · Alejandro Marenco · DJ Scari
NSW x Primary present INVT's Summer/Fall tour, with Relativity Lounge in support. 10pm to late, 21+.
Smartbar · Chicago, IL, US
w/ Rydona · Subjet · Dub of Kush · Relativity Lounge · Daynables b2b DJ Scari
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park · Live Oak, FL, US
w/ Tipper · Detox Unit · Jade Cicada
The Black Box · Denver, CO, US
Live set at Denver's home of the underground.
2047 N Milwaukee (La Planète Sauvage) · Chicago, IL, US
w/ Mindy Fresh · Orchard Lounge · Relativity Lounge · SJOD + Machine Elvis · Tomcat Trumpet Experience
Leap-day all-nighter, 10pm to 4am, with vendors and art installs.
Pandora's Box, 1401 B Gallatin Ave · Nashville, TN, US
w/ Relativity Lounge · Spirit Gauge · Nomadic · Floss
Future Antique presents, with a special birthday set from Floss.
Vitalidad Movement Arts Center · Portland, OR, US
w/ Zora · Benji Robot · Impasta b2b Relativity Lounge · Soulular · Toby Schay
On the Function One sound system. 21+.
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