ONE NIGHT STAND : FUZZ + TEAM BAYSIDE HIGH + BALD É. + MIDNIGHT ROCKERS + ACTION/ADVENTURE – Dec 17

Loose Change, UR Chicago Online & Untitled Present

[WHO] Fuzz + Team Bayside High + Bald E + Midnight Rockers + Action/Adventure

[WHERE] Metro – 3730 N Clark Street Chicago, IL 60613 // Map It!

[WHEN] Friday, December 17th – Doors: 10PM / Show: 10PM

[PRICE] $8 advanced (2-for-1 special) – $8 door ($6 with student ID or Metro Text)

[EXTRA NOIZE] 18+

First 100 through the door get in free

Visuals by Hey! Cliche! Video Club

Photos by MadLab Photography

[WHAT] Metro is hosting the wild One Night Stand dance parties known for their great DJ line-ups, and this time its no exception. The genres will range in psychedelics, house, juke, hip hop and hard electro. Come celebrate the holidays and get out of this cold ass weather!

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2nd Date Announced – Yeasayer + Health – Dec 30

WBEZ 91.5 Presents

[WHO] Yeasayer + Health

[WHERE] Metro – 3730 N Clark Street Chicago, IL 60613 // Map It!

[WHEN] Thursday, December 30th – Doors: 9PM / Show: 9PM

[PRICE] $21 advanced – $24 day of // Get Tickets

[EXTRA NOIZE] 18+

[WHAT] Due to a demand, Yeasayer and Health will be supplying live music for Chicago on Thursday the 30th at the Metro. Consider it an epic warm up for the epic weekend!

Yeasayer + Health + Darko – Dec 31

WBEZ 91.5 Presents

[WHO] Yeasayer + Health + Darko

[WHERE] Metro – 3730 N Clark Street Chicago, IL 60613 // Map It!

[WHEN] Friday, December 31 – Doors: 10PM / Show: 10PM  – 4AM

[PRICE] $56 advance, $66 day of show, $500 Table Package (includes two tickets, champagne, reserved seating & more) // Get Tickets

[EXTRA NOIZE] 18+

[WHAT] Natives to Baltimore, Yeasayer (pronounced yaysayer) came to fruition in late 2006 and after their big debut at the SXSW festival a year later the group began the incredible musical journey they are continue to live today. Taking a more electro, pop feel to their newest album, Odd Blood, the group has recently gotten back from spreading their talents in Australia. Now coming to Chicago for the second time this year,  most fans could vouch for, their live sets/psychedelic light shows are a one-of-a kind experience. L.A’s Health will be bringing forth some awesome experimental music while DJ Delvin and Darko/ Spank Rock will be throwing down their well know baltimore bass/ 80′s hip hop tracks till 4 am. Videos and music after the jump.

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Excision Subsonic Tour – Feb 3

[WHO] Excision + Downlink + Antiserum

[WHERE] Metro – 3730 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL // Map It!

[WHEN] Thursday, February 3rd – 10pm – 2am

[PRICE] $18 advanced – $21 day of // Get Tickets *Tickets go on sale Saturday Dec. 4th

[EXTRA NOIZE] 18+

[WHAT] Excision, still in his early 20′s, came out of Canada with an ear and a unique music taste that would allow him to be one of the most revered dubstep artist of our generation. Mixing industrial sounds with intergalactic synths is only the beginning for Excision.  Perfectly balancing metal, hip hop and electro to create an innovative dark version of the growing genre that is dubstep. Under his own label, Rottun Recordings, Excision has single handedly pushed the dubstep sound to the ears of many by putting out grimey yearly Shambala Dubstep Mixes that when played make any room feel like a machine war apocalypse. Gracing the stage before Excision will be bass heavy weights Downlink and Antiserum, both prolific in their individual crafts of mixing and insane drops. While you pre-game tonight throw on the 2010 Shambala Mix and tell me it doesn’t make you want to rage 10X harder.

For this special event the production tour team announced that they “will be adding a massive 50,000 watt PK Sound System designed specifically for Dubstep, along with a sick Intelligent Lighting, and Video rig” .

Madness after the jump>

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RJD2 – DEC 3

[WHO] Rjd2

[WHERE] Metro – 3730 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL // Map It!

[WHEN] Friday, December 3rd – Doors- 8pm Show- 9pm

[PRICE] $21 advanced – $25 day of // Get Tickets

[EXTRA NOIZE] 18 +

[WHAT] A Columbus, OH native, Rjd2 has done several U.S/U.K tours and collaborated with the likes of Mos Def, Massive Attack Polyphonic Spree and many more. His unique sound has been developing over 10 years and now under his own label, RJ’s Electrical Connections, Rjd2 comes to Chicago packing some of the creativity thats been brewing in his studio. Along with being an incredible musician RJD2 also dabbles in some crafty engineering. Check out some of his self made tech and videos after the jump.

“But when it all comes down to its most base level, the goal is still the same: to make a piece of music that is going to hopefully rearrange your brain, or at least provide some relief from real life for a moment or two.” – RJD2

Support the Indie Label here!

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TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS 2011: FREDDIE GIBBS + RITA J – JAN 14

[WHO] Freddie Gibbs + Rita J

[WHERE] Metro – 3730 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL // Map It!

[WHEN] Tuesday, January 14 – Door 8pm – Show 9pm

[PRICE] $15 // Get Tickets

[EXTRA NOIZE] 18+

Limited $75 5- day passes available – includes shows at Metro, Lincoln Hall and Schubas // Get Them Here

Tomorrow Never Knows 2011 is a venue festival that will have a variety of different talent, genres and crowds. The Host venues are Lincoln Hall, Metro and Schubas – Check out who’s playing!

[WHAT] Hailing from Gary, Indiana Freddie Gibbs has lived in a place thats been forgotten by most. Left with nothing but drugs and crime Gribbs turned to rap as a way to explain to the world what he has been though. Taking notes from UGK and 2Pac, Gibbs has shaped into a powerful rapper who’s  lyrics are imbedded with graphic truth and delivered with  passion. Rita J is an energetic Chicago born artist who’s taking us back to some classic hip hop sounds, synths and instruments! I’m really digging her new video for “No Regrets”, real Chicago, real dope.

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ONE NIGHT STAND’S WOBBLE WOBBLE WOBBLE : THE HOOD INTERNET + WILLY JOY + TEAM BAYSIDE HIGH + BROOKAH + COMPACT DISCO + GRADE A PLUS (Live) – NOV 24

[WHO] The Hood Internet + Willy Joy + Team Bayside High + Brookah + Compact Disco + Grade A Plus (Live)

[WHERE] Metro – 3730 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60613 // Map It!

[WHEN] Wednesday, November 24th – 9pm

[PRICE]$8 pre order – with 2 for 1 special – $10 at the door or $6 with student I.D

[EXTRA NOIZE] 18+

First 100 through the door are free!!

[WHAT] Chicago born, The Hood Internet, will be joined by some of Chicago’s finest to help you dance away that Turkey Day food feast are about to have! You can expect some great stage energy from these guys; mashups, electro, house, hip hop will all be served as the main course. Check out Hood Internet’s newest mixtape Trillwave and some other tracks after the jump >

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MIMOSA + TWO FRESH + GRAMATIK – NOV 13

Silver Wrapper Presents

[WHO] Mimosa + Two Fresh + Gramatik

[WHERE] Metro – 3730 North Clark Street // Map It!

[WHEN] Saturday, November 13th – Doors: 12 am – Show: 12:30 am

[PRICE] $16 in advance – $18 at the door // Get Tickets

[EXTRA NOIZE] 18 +

[WHAT] Mimosa is a name that you will continue to see more and more of in the electro/dub scene. Having already climbed his way up the ladder really quickly, this energetic producer has shared the stage with heavyweights such as Benga, Skream, Rusko, Datsik, Glitch Mob, ill.gates, Bassnectar and Flying Lotus. This line-up is going to be a great representation of what we strive to see here at CrowdNoize, a symphonic mix of hip hop beat tracks, electronic and dub/glitch. Be ready to whomp, head bob and sweat it out!

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Bonobo (DJ Set) + Striz + Sativa – NOV 4

[WHO] Bonobo + Striz + Sativa

[WHERE] Metro - 3730 N. Clark Street  //  Map It!

[WHEN] Thursday, November 4 – Door: 8 pm – Show: 9 pm

[PRICE] $ 16 in advance – $18 at the door  //  Get Tickets

[EXTRA NOIZE] 18+

[WHAT] The music of British-born DJ, Simon Green, otherwise known as Bonobo, transports the listener to another place and time. With downtempo jazz and hip-hop beats as your guide, each track is unique in its transportive powers. Green leaves you to wander a moonlit Grecian garden in “Ketto”, while “Terrapin” evokes thoughts of lounging in a Middle Eastern tea house. In addition, Green has an amazing ability to mix consistency with intricacy, allowing the listener to get lost in the music without ever feeling bored. The combination of sounds from all over the world with tinkling bells, an eclectic electronic buzz, and thundering drum beats is truly unique. Bonobo is a definite must for music enthusiasts of all varieties.

Recommended Albums: Dial “M” for Monkey (2003), Black Sands (2010) -Maura Dillon of UW-Madison, CrowdNoize Madison’s Editor in Chief.
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NEON INDIAN + PREFUSE 73 + CLASS ACTRESS – Oct 11

[WHO] Neon Indian + Prefuse 73 + Class Actress

[WHERE] Metro 3730 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60613 (Two blocks North of Wrigley Field)

[WHEN] October 11th, 2010 (TONIGHT!!)

[PRICE] $17 // GET TICKETS

[EXTRA NOIZE] 18+

[WHAT] Sorry this post is super last minute, but this show is going to be amazing. Check out the artist links, phenomenal. I’m extra geeked cause it’s my 21st tonight!! This will be epic.

-Leigh