Alessandro Lindblad, more commonly known as Alesso made his way to Chicago this past weekend to perform in front of a ‘sold out’ crowd at Congress Theater. After being name ‘one of 2011′s hottest artists, it was enough for MTV to name him an EDM artist to watch in 2012. With 2013 fully kicked off and as festival has just begun, Alesso is proving himself to be one of the finest progressive house DJ’s – just ask any of his fans. With his most recent hits “Years” featuring Matthew Koma as well as his remix to One Republic’s “If I Lose Myself”, Alesso is solidifying his presence in the dance music world and he’s only going to become bigger thanks to the love he’s constantly shown by other DJ’s including Avicii, members of Swedish House Mafia, Tiesto, and many more.
After a long hiatus from Congress, the crew was rounded up and the birthday of one of our good homies was celebrated properly with a trip to see Alesso on Friday April 12th. We arrived around 10:30pm, just in time to catch Adventure Club and witness the madness that has become all too common outside of Congress. With a line wrapping around the corner and people shivering due to the cold April weather, we made our way inside. A huge rush of nostalgia hit me as I walked in, with waves of flashbacks from previous shows littering my brain. It was good to be back. Another plus side to the Congress hiatus is that over the course of however many months, they’ve been doing some renovations and I must say, things are starting to look better and that includes security. Don’t get my wrong, it’s still security, but I didn’t feel as though I was dealing with the TSA when I got there.
