There is a club here in Chicago called Le Passage. It’s where I had my first “real” residency when I was 19 (I celebrated my 21st birthday with a set there). Over the years, as most clubs tend to do, the house DJs were phased out and hip hop and top 40 graced the decks. Tiffany and Starship anyone?

However, that all changed when earlier this week, I got a call from old friend E6, a indie/electro loving, neon-wearing dude who had been hired as the music director for the “new” Le Passage - wha…? Turns out there were new owners which meant new music and I was invited to be one of the residents. Sure we played some of the mainstream standbys, some Eric Prydz, Starkillers, etc. but did manage to also sneak in MSTRKRFT, Boys Noize and Green Velvet. Besides one ornery woman who bitched about hearing “Get Lucky,” we managed to get them dancing all night long. Hoo-rah.

Anyone else notice these more mainstream clubs starting to incorporate more electronic music again, or is it just me…?

BTW, sorry, no pics yet from the night, will post those as they come in.