Kaskade at the Palladium Ballroom

A year after the Identity Festival — co-founded by Kaskade and DJ Steve Aoki, and billed as the "first-ever touring festival exclusively featuring EDM" — came to town, Chicago house DJ and producer Kaskade returns. This time he's flying solo, though fellow EDM musicians Alvin Risk and Fareoh are opening...

By Catherine Downes

July 19, 2012

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A year after the Identity Festival — co-founded by Kaskade and DJ Steve Aoki, and billed as the "first-ever touring festival exclusively featuring EDM" — came to town, Chicago house DJ and producer Kaskade returns. This time he's flying solo, though fellow EDM musicians Alvin Risk and Fareoh are opening the show, which is billed as the Freaks of Nature summer tour. It's all-ages, so it's a safe bet you'll not only hear some righteous bass, but also possibly see some scantily clad tweens decked out in DayGlo underwear.

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