Fri, Nov. 13, 2026: Shimmer- Monthly Shoegaze/Dreampop Party; DJs Scary Lady Sarah & Philly Peroxide

Schedule

Fri, 13 Nov, 2026 at 09:00 pm to Sat, 14 Nov, 2026 at 01:30 am

UTC-06:00
Location

DMen Tap | Chicago, IL

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Hey, hey ChiGazers!!! ‧₊˚❀༉‧₊˚. 𐦍༘⋆🎶
Shimmer is Chicago’s long-running (16 years!) shoegaze/dreampop/psych/indie dance party with DJs Scary Lady Sarah & Philly Peroxide (your Dancing DJs™) who spin a soundtrack of sonic incandescence, warm fuzzy walls of sound, and face melting guitars!
Held the 2nd Friday of each month, expect new & classic shoegaze, dreampop, psych, space rock, ethereal & some indie dance music. We *REALLY* love to play new/current songs 𝕖𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪!)
And this month:
✧ 🎀 𝐼𝓉'𝓈 ❤𝓊𝓇 𝒮𝓌𝑒𝑒𝓉 𝟣𝟨 𝓎𝑒𝒶𝓇 𝒶𝓃𝓃𝒾𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓈𝒶𝓇𝓎 𝓅𝒶𝓇𝓉𝓎❢ 🎀 ✧
We'll be spinning some "Shimmer classics" that we love & you may remember!! We'll also have some sweet treats to share!
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AND: 𝔹𝕚𝕘 𝕟𝕖𝕨𝕤: 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕 𝕤𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕞 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕓𝕖𝕖𝕟 𝕚𝕞𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕕! Yay!!!
CHICAGO has so many cool bands in these genres and we love playing them & seeing them out at SHIMMER!
We've been LOVING our newer patrons & the dance floor has been more fun than ever! So, come out & chill, drink, sway...and shimmer with us.
🎶💜🎸✨🦋💫Let's sparkle the dark up!🎶💜🎸✨🦋💫
⋆✴︎˚。⋆9pm - 1:30am / 21+ / NO cover charge!! (but don't forget to tip your bartenders!!!) ⋆✴︎˚。⋆
at DMen Tap, 2849 W. Belmont Ave, Chicago
(great bar & they also serve food until 10pm! Come early for a bite then after come to the dance room in the back!)
Please RSVP/invite your friends/share! ✨️💗
Also: join the ChiGazer FB group for all things Chicago shoegaze related (Chicago bands, shows coming to town:)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1104759077467667
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DMen Tap, 2849 W Belmont Ave,Chicago, Illinois, United States

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