The xx - Islands (Nosaj Thing remix) 

Daedelus - Order of the Golden Dawn

In late February this year, when Chicagoans are questioning why they're still living in this lightless city, Justin Staple and I went to Lincoln Hall—which is quickly becoming my new favorite Chicago venue—to catch up with Victorian DJ Daedelus and opener Nosaj Thing during the middle of their Magical Properties tour. Daedelus had amazing insights on what it means to dig for samples, fighting bullets with magic and why it's important to him to be accessible to fans. I can't stress how nice Daedelus was to talk to and how his persona makes much more sense when you think of everything he does, down to the way he moves his body, as art.  

One of the many add-ons of sunny spring is that your ankles will once again feel the fresh breeze grazing by and they've earned a little bit of fashion more than white cotton. This spring I will be all about bright eccentric socks to pop on an otherwise classic American seer sucker and Top Siders. I came across Happy Socks out of Turkey, and knew this was the sock company I've been waiting for that can be the perfect match for shorts on the beach or peek-a-boo out from under a khaki suit when you cross you legs. Get excited about the change in season, because this spring fashion is going to be about fun and shaking off any memories of these low light days and the inability to expose skin. 

Lookbook - "Over and Over" Gigamesh Remix (Download)

Headlining tonight’s Amplify at Schubas is Minneapolis’ Lookbook. No, they are in no way affiliated with the fashion blog. They do however fit right along The xx and Beach House with Maggie Morrison’s voice—soft yet frequenting on malicious—and then the thundering drums of Grant Cutler that awakens your inner auditory canals on the right sound system. Lookbook has put out sleeper hit after hit—“True to Form” being the most remixed—so come out and catch them at a venue as intimate at Schubas while you still can.