CHICAGO NIGHTLIFE: 3 August 2024 - DNBID @ Epiphany Center for the Arts & xlx BIG @ DIY space
This weekend I did my first ever party doubleheader. On my itinerary was the DNBID party put on by Renan & Stunna and xlx BIG put on by xlx. Stunna & Renan invited a special guest Magnetic Soul for a genre night of jungle & drum and bass. The space, Epiphany Center for the Arts, is quite an eclectic space. Formerly a church, its renovations include several event spaces for simultaneous parties, often including weddings. It really is a huge complex and only some events will give you the sense of its volume. Upstairs was the DNBID party in a relatively spacious and dimly-lighted, secluded area with one entrance/exit. There are highboy tables placed at the sides of the party area, a screen for visuals, and integrated sound. The bar is unfortunately located in the narrow hallway which constitutes the entrance to the space. At this particular event, a significant few did not mind the space they were occupying: gesticulating wildly and turning their backs to people traversing th