"Pure" Labor Day Love
Over Labor Day I went to the Pure Nation Global Dance Music Festival at the Charter One Pavilion on Northerly Island and had an incredible time. The large, mostly straight crowd was enthusiastic, friendly, fun, generally quite attractive, and a great match for stellar performances by the headlining DJs. Hometown hero Bad Boy Bill infused the early evening hours with a varied and energetic set that was vintage hard house Chicago. He was followed by Deep Dish’s (pictured) beautiful tapestry of 4/4 beats that included a spot-on remake of Eddie Murphy’s "Party All The Time" (believe me, it really is good) and their recent hits "Dreams" and "Say Hello." Then Tiesto, the man that many consider to be the greatest DJ in the world at the moment, finished off the night with a performance that pleased all. Major kudos and congrats to the folks at Pure Future for making this first ever Chicago Dance Music fest such a huge and satisfying success.