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Porter Robinson – Congress Theater

$34 for New Year’s Eve Show on December 31 at 8 p.m. (Up to $48.99 Value)

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In a Nutshell

Electronic dance-music phenomenon entrances New Year’s audiences with an energetic performance; Mat Zo and The M Machine open

The Fine Print

The start of a new year is a special time when everyone comes together to celebrate, leaving you ample time to bury the you-know-what. Let auld acquaintance stay forgot with this GrouponLive deal to see Porter Robinson at Congress Theater. For $34, you get one ticket for general admission on Monday, December 31, at 8 p.m. (up to a $48.99 value, including all fees).

The notion that making electronic dance music is easy has been the albatross of many DJs. But Porter Robinson isn’t just slapping the keyboard of a laptop or tossing CDs into a digital blender. His tricky compositions—a style of music he refers to as Complextro—go beyond textbook dance-floor drum and bass. They’re intricate symphonies, melding house music with the defibrillating pulse of dubstep and ethereal vocals. In Robinson’s musical world, every beat, blip, and blindsiding break is deliberate. His work is a labor of love, and there is no autopilot.

That passion seems to be infectious: his skills have landed him slots in major festivals such as Coachella and Lollapalooza, stints with peers including Skrillex and Tiësto, and headlining tours that shook Europe. He’s crafted official remixes for Lady Gaga, crashed servers with his online releases, and topped the Beatport and iTunes dance charts. When Robinson was only 18 years old, he crafted the throbbing single “Say My Name,” which clubbers worldwide took to like horses to fine brandy. Now, at the age of 20 and poised for interplanetary domination, Robinson rings in the New Year with an energized performance of smash hits such as the recent “Language,” along with a grab bag of mash-ups and unreleased remixes that launches party hats through the roof. British DJ Mat Zo ignites the atmosphere with wily French house and funk soundscapes that hiss at easy categorization, and San Francisco’s The M Machine, from Skrillex’s OWSLA label, creates cinematic dubstep tracks heavy on the synths.

Congress Theater

With its gargantuan ballroom space, the Congress Theater is just as much a feast for the eyes as it is for the ears. The former movie palace, which boasts a curved upper deck lined with red-velvet seats, beckons concertgoers to its lushly vintage confines for country-music shows, bluegrass festivals, and electronic-music performances. Regardless of the act, audience members revel beneath an ornately decorated domed ceiling that's perfect for jetpack escapes when the dance floor gets too crowded. The theater also is branching out into its surrounding neighborhood by filling attached storefronts with restaurants, small grocers, and other community partners.

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The Groupon Guide to: Famous Hats

Every historical figure of any significance wore a now instantly recognizable hat, synonymous with their name:

  • The Napoleon Hat: Military bicorn, worn side to side or "athwart" to serve as a better perch for enlisted falcons
  • The Benjamin Franklin Hat: Small brass beanie with a large conductive spire jutting out of it, topped with a small eyelet for tethering a kite
  • The Davy Crockett Hat: Famously a strict vegetarian, Crockett's "coonskin" was actually just a matted blob of reeds and buffalo chips that he moistened hourly from his canteen
  • The Hercules Hat: Just a minotaur skull

Honorable Mention: Jughead's "hat" from the Archie comics is actually a crown (?) made of gray paper (?) with miscellaneous shapes affixed to it. Details remain vague because it is proven that overscrutinizing Jughead's hat makes you go insane.

Which historical figure had the most famous hat? The answer may surprise you.

Porter Robinson

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    Congress Theater

    2135 N Milwaukee Ave.
    Chicago, Illinois 60647
    (773) 598-0852
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