Brian Hieggelke

Ever since I got mesmerized by an Eddie Halliwell Mixmag covermount CD, I've cleared my decks to catch his Chicago appearances. Halliwell spins a hard brand of UK-style house music, but his genius is most apparent in his live sets. Give the man a laptop, a set of decks, and some tunes, and he'll create a monster. His personal energy is infectious--I once watched him crawl out on the edge of the DJ booth at Vision, like a madman on the ledge of a skyscraper, to cheer and exhort the crowd into an energetic frenzy. He''s just been given a residency on Britain's ubiquitous BBC Radio 1, and if his first show is any indication, he's still, as he likes to say, "firing it up." Halliwelll alone is worth a Jackson or two, but add in fellow rising star (and already star producer) James Holden, and you have a night that might just make Chicago clubbing history. Or infamy.

James Holden and Eddie Halliwell spin Godskitchen at Vision, 637 North Dearborn, on May 14.

(2005-05-10)

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