Since 2000 we’ve been providing quality music events all over Chicago. From our 3 1/2 year residency at Dante’s (BLEND) to our 2 year run at Tini Martini and our Late Nights Loft series events in Pilsen as well as our 4 year run doing Makeshift Wednesday’s at Beviamo to our current bi-weekly event “Electrik Soul” we continue to push the envelope, bring in top talent, and keep the vibes going strong! CONTACT: electriksoulchicago@gmail.comTumblr (3.0; @whereisluey)http://www.deepstateofmind.com/<a href="http://www.mahasamusic.com">Keep Vinyl Alive!</a>: <p><img src="http://i35.tinypic.com/jqg7km.jpg"/></p> <p><a href="http://www.mahasamusic.com">www.mahasamusic.com</a></p> <p>Dope online record store…with a great used vinyl section (found some real nice house cuts in there). Check it out!</p>http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/1006445071http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/1006445071Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:57:00 -0500<p>Gonna check this out! Kicks off at 6:30 and it’s free!!!</p> <p><span>The popular series, Downtown Sound: New Music Mondays, co-currated by At Pluto LTD, returns to Millennium Park for a second summer, featuring an eclectic mix of music discoveries, cutting-edge indie rock, pop bands and rock veterans.<br/><br/>Daniel Snaith, aka Caribou, has been perfecting his psychedelic, electronic sound for over ten years. With his new album, Swim, expected to drop early this summer, Caribou is working overtime doing both a full European and American tour.<br/><br/>Coming off their ‘Anti-Spring Break’ tour in which they played only venues in the Northeast and Canada, The Budos Band will bring their funky, afro-beat sound to the warm summer nights of New Music Mondays.<br/><br/>Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavilion<br/>201 East Randolph Street Chicago</span></p>http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/802321551http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/802321551Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:21:00 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l58wx2emmn1qb9tobo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This Saturday!</p>http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/785551740http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/785551740Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:41:26 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4h81pYzNn1qb9tobo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Gonna be on vacation for the next 2 weeks…Electrik Soul will return July 10th, check back for the lineup.</p>http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/729277544http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/729277544Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:49:01 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4296cZ5UY1qb9tobo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This Saturday!</p>http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/701127218http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/701127218Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:49:24 -0500ChicagoHouse MusicEvents<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l40swxPUmP1qb9tobo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Made the trek out to Warrenville, IL. this past Saturday for the annual “For the love of Hops” festival thrown by Two Brothers Brewery. A BEER lovers paradise!!!</p>http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/698413645http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/698413645Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:00:00 -0500Two Brothers BrewBeer<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3sy6c5Y5b1qb9tobo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>FINALLY!</p>http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/683727990http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/683727990Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:13:00 -0500BlackhawksStanley Cup<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3gqmk23uS1qb9tobo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Join us this Saturday for a special 80’s & 90’s edition of Electrik Soul!</p>http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/661445282http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/661445282Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:59:08 -0500<p>Gonna be droppin’ a house set tonight @ Bluelight along with resident DJ Eddie A.</p> <p>Come out and have a drink with me. Ladies drink free til midnight and they also have $3 Blue Moon, 312 & Guinness…you can’t beat that!</p> <p><strong>Blue Light 3251 N. Western</strong></p> <p><strong>10pm-4am</strong></p> <p><strong>No Cover</strong></p>http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/653141117http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/653141117Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:19:00 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-P09gm_I5RI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>May was an absolutely dope month @ Electrik Soul, big ups to all the DJs who came thru and thanks to everyone for all the LOVE and continued support of this night. We are gonna kick off June with a special 80’s & 90’s edition of Electrik Soul. We will be droppin’ some choice cuts from probably the best time in music…all genres.</p> <p>June 5th…mark your calenders! Let’s do this!</p>http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/638030911http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/638030911Thu, 27 May 2010 11:50:06 -0500<p>Been diggin’ through my music and picked out a few gems for this weekend…some St. Germain, Stevie Wonder, Slum Village, Jazzanova, Spinna, as well as some boogie and house cuts. 80 degrees this Saturday, so get outta your house and join us for some good vibes and cheap booze!  LET’S DO THIS!</p> <p>Guest DJS this week:</p> <p>…………….</p> <p><strong>Sean Hernandez aka Chicago Skyway (UZURI, Eargasmic,M.OS Recordings)</strong></p> <p>Sean is no stranger to Electrik Soul, a frequent guest of ours, always bringing the heat. From reggae to house, salsa to nu jazz anything goes when he’s behind the decks. make sure to pick up his latest ep off of Uzuri (Wolfgang Hair Ep) it’s PURE HEAT!</p> <p>…………….</p> <p><strong>Revel (I Got Dibs)</strong></p> <p>This will be Revel’s first time spinning for us at Electrik Soul. He last spun for us @ Dante’s for our Blend party about 5 years ago and he brought it! You guys are in for a real treat!</p> <p>…………….</p> <p><em><strong>Location & Details:</strong></em></p> <p>Beviamo 1358 w. Taylor (Taylor & Loomis)</p> <p>10pm-3am, No Cover</p> <p>$3 Amstel Lights, $5 Glasses of Sangria & $15 Pitchers of Sangria</p> <p><span><br/></span></p>http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/613255805http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/613255805Wed, 19 May 2010 09:23:00 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2jh9kvpoo1qb9tobo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>So the time has finally come for me to stop mooching free storage space from my mom’s basement and begin the long process of bringing my vinyl over to my place. This was the first batch I picked up…not much, about 200 records and a handful of 45’s. Spent the weekend listening to practically all of them and I gotta admit im HOOKED on vinyl again…the sound, the cover art…even the smell! </p> <p>I think an all vinyl set will be coming up very soon at Electrik Soul…stay tuned! </p>http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/605340100http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/605340100Sun, 16 May 2010 19:56:08 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1laxzW2n61qb9tobo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’ll be switching up from my normal 1st and 3rd Saturday format this month. My May Dates are May 8th and May 22nd. </p>http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/555930105http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/555930105Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:01:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1aivgxlM51qb9tobo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Saw this video a couple days ago…so dramatic…and pretty creepy! That Lionel Richie head sculpture is the SHIT!</p> <p>“Hellooooooooo….is it me your looking fooooooooeeee”</p>http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/541098888http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/541098888Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:18:00 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/10983013" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Now this is dope!</p> <p>Check out my boy Daryl Cura’s new video for his track “Waiting Room” on one of my favorite labels Eargasmic Recordings. </p> <p>For more info on it go to: <a title="Eargasmic" href="http://www.eargasmicrecordings.com">Eargasmic Recordings</a>  or <a title="Mahasa" href="http://www.mahasamusic.com">Mahasa Music</a></p>http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/538624266http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/538624266Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:22:09 -0500<p>Once again it’s awwwn!</p> <p><strong>“ELECTRIK SOUL”</strong></p> <p>Saturday April 17th</p> <p>DJs for the night:</p> <p><strong>Agent Double A (Smooth Agent records/Loveslap)</strong></p> <p><strong>Milo (Soulamytes)</strong></p> <p><strong>Luey (DSM)</strong></p> <p>Location:</p> <p>Beviamo 1358 w. Taylor (Taylor & Loomis)</p> <p>10pm-2am | No Cover</p> <p>$3 Amstel Light + $5 Glasses & $15 Pitchers of Sangria</p>http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/520974732http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/520974732Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:06:49 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0kzbfd6Pj1qb9tobo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0kzbfd6Pj1qb9tobo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0kzbfd6Pj1qb9tobo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0kzbfd6Pj1qb9tobo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0kzbfd6Pj1qb9tobo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0kzbfd6Pj1qb9tobo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0kzbfd6Pj1qb9tobo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0kzbfd6Pj1qb9tobo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0kzbfd6Pj1qb9tobo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0kzbfd6Pj1qb9tobo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Back home after a nice trip to Paris and Barcelona. Had such a great time…both cities are so vibrant!</p> <p>Back to work, weather is shitty and Cubs are 0-2</p> <p>Having some major Europe withdrawal now :(</p>http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/506722537http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/506722537Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:16:27 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzp2nb9dyy1qb9tobo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A cardboard record player…how bout that!</p> <p>Im pretty sure it will destroy your vinyl, but still pretty creative.</p>http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/465988041http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/465988041Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:45:11 -0500<p>Another great night at “Electrik Soul” this past Saturday. The turnout was great, the drinks were flowin’ and most importantly the music was on point! We went from Stevie Wonder to Pharcyde to some Jazzanova & Moodyman to some Nitzer Ebb & Front 242. Definitely a fun night! A big thank you to DJ Serg and Chicago Skyway for taking us on that musical journey.</p> <p>I will be taking a little vacation to Europe over the spring break so the next scheduled “Electrik Soul” event will be on Saturday April 17th. See ya then. </p>http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/465707915http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/465707915Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:31:17 -0500words<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzhnzqfKhn1qb9tobo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The next installment of Electrik Soul will be this Saturday, join us as we celebrate the birthday of our special guest DJ:</p> <p><strong>CHICAGO SKYWAY (EARGASMIC/UZURI/M.O.S RECORDINGS)</strong></p> <p>along with DJ Sergio Hernandez as well as myself, DJ Luey. We will be keeping the music format loose per usual, anything goes! Do not miss this one, it’s gonna be a fun night!</p> <p>LOCATION:</p> <p>Beviamo 1358 w. Taylor (Taylor & Loomis)</p> <p>10pm-3am | No Cover| $3 Amstel Lights + $5 Glasses of Sangria or $15 Pitchers</p>http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/456978557http://www.deepstateofmind.com/post/456978557Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:45:00 -0500