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Concert Thu Mar 15 2012
Paul Oakenfold @ The Mid, Saturday 3/17
Sometimes it's a little surprising how little press electronic music gets in Chicago, given the city's long and rich history with the genre. That seems to have been changing as of late, and this weekend, you don't have to be in Ibiza to get satisfy that international superstar DJ jones you've been harboring, as The Mid hosts Paul Oakenfold.
Oakenfold has been DJing, remixing and producing since before electronic music was really a blip on the radar, throw in his stewardship of influential label Perfecto Records and you've got a more than convincing argument that he was central in fostering it into the mainstream. These days, the kids are going nuts for Skrillex, but for those of us old enough to remember the good-old days, but still young enough to stay up late listening to trance DJs, this weekend promises to be enjoyable.
Paul Oakenfold appears with Bill Basil and Gus Karas this Saturday, 3/17 at The Mid, 306 N. Halsted, at 11pm. Tickets are $25 plus fees. 21+
