Summertime EDM scene and fun arrived months ahead of schedule, blogspot readers!
For one night only, the grand splendor of the ballroom
inside The Aragon was turned into a dazzling spectacle of glittering glow for
David Guetta’s live performance. And a spectacle of fashionably dressed fans of
this music scene – from looking like they had just stepped out at Enclave or
spent time under the hot sun at North Avenue beach. Despite the non-spring
temps and fierce winds blowing from the lake, fans came out in droves packing
the main floor to party amidst this featured artist’s fusion of electro and hip
hop/house rhythms. 
However before anyone could party all night long, this
reviewer along with many others had to pass through stringent security
precautions that included being patted down and waved with the metal detector
wand. She does have a couple of suggestions for The Aragon management. First –
if you’re going to have a line in the alley, at least have proper lighting so
people don’t trip or fall over the many craters of potholes in the dark. Second
– there needs to be more security personnel at the entrance way to help ease
the crowd congestion so those who are leaving The Aragon won’t get pushed,
shoved and/or bumped back towards the grand staircase by those entering the
venue. It was utter chaos trying to get out and there was NO security to help
alleviate a potentially dangerous situation especially near the overcrowded
bathrooms and bar stand (why is there a bar stand located in the entrance way
anyway? Management should rethink locating it there.)
Once finally upstairs, the floetry or music and electronic
rhythms was already surrounding the venue as the main floor quickly filled to
capacity with moving bodies jumping and dancing to the pulsating beat, blogspot
readers. Many shiny happy people grooving to the intense remixed sounds
...waving hands in the air as if they were going to “catch” electronic vibe
being tossed at them from the stage. Each crescendoing rise and melodic tone in
long continuous music waves wrapping around them was a cause to scream for more
and more. And David Guetta and other DJs gave it to them. In a nutshell, it was
a beautiful time to be alive and part of this active music scene whether you
were young and/or close to SouthSide’s age. Multi-generational attendees
basking together amidst the lights ...which left no one disappointed because
everyone was having a fun time.
Also, this allowed SouthSide to do some people watching too,
blogspot readers. Besides those dressed as if they were going to Spybar or
Enclave, she noticed many didn’t care that the temperatures were on the cool
side to wear shorts and tank tees to the David Guetta performance. She saw a
guy draped with the French flag on his shoulders dancing within the crowd ...a
pack of Cougars (believe or not trying to score a couple of hot dates on the
dance floor) ...a couple of whacked-out girls high (probably on “Molly”)
...plenty of faux “flower” girls (those wearing flower headbands) ...a few
minors busted for drinking without an orange wristband ...”sock monkey”
groupies ...a few dressed in their hottest bikini swimwear ...and that was just
a few this reviewer randomly saw before leaving, blogspot readers. By midnight,
the crowd had swelled passed the main floor and the scene was becoming very
intense for her to handle that SouthSide had to leave earlier than expected.
She does recommend checking out David Guetta and his unique fusion that’s an
homage to Chicago’s house music and its founder Frankie Knuckles. For more
information, visit http://www.DavidGuetta.com.
Until next time, support your local scene,
SouthSide
