Smart Bar
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I've worshiped walls of sound religiously for over 15 years, been a DJ almost that long, and unlike most other clubs in Chicago, Smartbar truly caters to an electronic music crowd.
It really does. In the city that birthed House music, this is the DJ's club. The real mecca. They get it here.
Yes, beer is $7-8, but it's a club, not a bar. And even that price is equal to or better than what you'd find in the rest of clubland Chicago.
The inside is rather small, actually, and the focus is clearly on the dancefloor. No stupid VIP tables or anything like that. You're there to dance and sweat. Dress codes are for places where you want to be seen. If you want to be seen, head for River North, brah. This is where the heads come to get down to the real music. If you don't know what I mean, you're not one.
Their focus on the dancefloor is evidenced by THE BEST SOUND SYSTEM IN THE CITY HANDS DOWN.
Funktion1 is the best stuff, period, and although other clubs in the city have F1 rigs as well (The Mid, Beauty Bar),