Illinois

Illinois Dark Websites
Goths of Illinois New Goth City - Illinois The Midwest Goth/Industrial/EBM & Fetish Scene Illinois Vampirefreaks Post Apocalyptic Productions Post Apocalyptic Productions Facebook page A company completely dedicated to growing & furthering the underground life style known as the “scene” Black Magick Chicago Chicago Witch House events Black Magick Facebook Page

Chicago
Gothic Chicago Chicago Goth Meetup Chicago Christian Scene(Emo and Goth) Chicago Goths Gothic Art Chicago [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1619273991698290/ gothic. fashion. in chicago.] M.E.C.H. (Live Industrial in Chicago!) [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1788777614699203/ gothic. fashion. in chicago.] Bones and Cones CBG Promotions Spooky Inc. Studios Dark Chicago Chicago Horror Meetup Group Chicago Industrial Event Wall Neo Chicago Chicago Industrial Event Wall Dark Art Chicago Chicago Strega

Nocturna
http://www.AmericanGothicProd.com

The Metro, 3730 N. Clark St, Chicago, IL, 60613, USA


 * When: One Saturday per month


 * Always open until 5am: Come dance until dawn.


 * DJs: Scary Lady Sarah


 * Cover: $10.00


 * Door Policy: 18+; 21+ to get a wristband for alcohol. All patrons must have a legal ID.


 * Drinks: Full bar.


 * Observations: Most likely the longest running goth night anywhere. Started in 1988; run by Scary Lady Sarah/American Gothic Productions, Nocturna is an 18+ dark alternative dance night held one Saturday each month in Chicago. DJ Scary Lady Sarah spins a highly request-driven mix of current & classic goth, industrial, post-punk, deathrock, ethereal, shoegaze, new wave, ebm, darkwave, dark indie & more. It's a lot of fun & you should go! ;)


 * The large crowd is varied of age & style and quite possibly the friendliest patrons any dark club could hope for.


 * Directions: Less than two blocks north of Addison Avenue on Clark Street, in the Wrigleyville area of Chicago. The Addison stop of the CTA Red Line is less than 3 blocks away.  The CTA bus #22 Clark Street stops almost just in front of Metro.


 * Parking: There is street parking and a pay lot directly across the street. Taxis are abundant in the area at all times.

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Bittersweet
Bittersweet is a monthly club night devoted to goth, darkwave, post-punk, ethereal, 4AD, shoegaze, coldwave, synthpop & more with DJ Philly Peroxide at Berlin Nightclub - Chicago. Please invite & share with your friends who are interested in dark nightlife in Chicago! Last Wednesday of the month; 10pm-4am; Free; Drink specials; 21+ 954 W Belmont Ave Chicago, Illinois (773) 348-4975 http://www.berlinchicago.com/ https://www.facebook.com/BerlinNightclub/

Medusa's Darkwave
monthly event, first Fridays Medusa Chicago Nightclub 209 E Chicago St, Elgin, Illinois 60120 Medusa's opens at 10:00pm & DJs will be spinning till 4am. Free admission before 11pm with flyer or digital RSVP, small cover charge afterwards!! We feature a high end feel to your nightclub experience with a rich & full bar selection accompanying the comfortable venue which features a great dance floor with amazing L.E.D lights.

If you're interested in coming but do not have a ride, please feel free to post on the event page & we will try to arrange a carpool! Medusa's can be reached from Chicago via the metra train which is only 3 blocks away from the club & a weekend pass is quite cheap. What's not to like?

http://www.medusachicago.com/medusas_elgin__21 ] Medusa's personal page

BLACK MAGICK
Last Wednesdays of the month Chicago’s only Witch House night, with dark music and visuals by Satanic Hispanic. Township - 2200 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 Live performances and guest DJs. Black Magick begins at 8:00pm & DJs will be spinning until 1am. https://www.facebook.com/blackmagickchicago/

VAMP!
Late Bar's newest monthly event celebrates women in music! Late Bar - 3534 W Belmont Ave (at Drake), Chicago IL, 60618 DJ's Carrie Monster and Lisa Marchese $3 Well Drinks 10pm-4am! All Music Video! All Night! 21+, No Cover! http://latebarchicago.com/

Horror Wednesdays
Undead Rock n Roll: Horror, Deathrock, Goth, Psychobilly, and more! Late Bar 3534 W. Belmont Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 DJ Carriemonster no cover 10pm to 4am 21+


 * Horror Wednesdays

Bondage-A-Gogo
Chicago's longest running weekly fetish night, held every Thursday upstairs at the legendary Exit Night Club. Exit - 1315 W North Ave, Chicago, Illinois, IL 60642 Every Thursday night on the 2nd floor of Exit, come join our fetish and bondage play event. This event is hosted by the lovely Mistress Lady Lupe, along with Mistress Elena Croft and special guest Mistresses. Theme nights, specials, and delicious debauchery, all to the aural pleasures of the best music in the Chicago club scene spun by DJ Spatula You Must be 21 yrs of age to attend this event, along with a State ID There is also never a cover $4 drafts and $4 well call drinks/shots from 9-11pm. https://www.exit-chicago.com/upstairs https://www.facebook.com/bondageagogo/ https://www.facebook.com/ExitChicagoOfficial/

Gothic Chicago Tours
Come over to the dark side. . . of Chicago history. Join us for our sinister tours into Chicago's ghosts, graves, gangs, vampires, killers and crime. 3920 N Claremont Ave Chicago, Illinois, IL 60618 (773) 733-2711 http://www.gothicchicagotours.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Gothic-Chicago-Tours-1730166737203052/

Glitch
GLITCH is a Private Exclusive Venue. Membership by invitation only.. Catering to the discriminating tastes of elegant disposition juxtaposed against dystopian cataclysm by way of Retro Coldwave, Minimal Wave, Avant-garde, experimental and the exotic. https://www.facebook.com/pg/ClubGlitch/

Shopping
The Alley America's Rock n' Roll Department Store 3228 North Clark Street Chicago, IL 60657 (773) 883-1800 https://www.thealleychicago.com/

Goth Hair by Jeannette Rodgers Contact The Alley (listed above)

Belmont Army Vintage 855 W Belmont Ave Chicago, IL 60657 b/t Wilton Ave & Clark St Lakeview (773) 549-1038 https://www.yelp.com/biz/belmont-army-chicago-2 https://www.facebook.com/BelmontArmy/

Bucket O' Blood Books and Records 3182 N Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Tel: 312.890.3860 bucketobloodbooks@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bucket-O-Blood-Books-and-Records/123602317676003 http://www.bucketoblood.com/index/index.html

Chicago Comics 3244 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60657 (773) 528-1983 	 http://www.chicagocomics.com/ https://www.facebook.com/chicagocomics

Champaign-Urbana
Champaign Urbana Dark Alternative CU Goth Champaign-Urbana RACK (Risk-Aware Consensual Kink)

Goth Nights
The Darkness Underground Special events in the Champaign-Urbana area. https://www.facebook.com/DarknessUnderground/

Shadowplay at Clark Bar  Defunct

Clothing Stores
LIX 22 E Springfield Ave Champaign, Illinois, IL 61820 (217) 328-5455 https://www.facebook.com/LIXchampaign/ https://www.facebook.com/LIXonline-116640255056055/

Dandelion Retro, Vintage and Used Clothing 100 N Chestnut St, Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 954-0555 http://www.dandelionretro.com/ https://www.facebook.com/DandelionVintageChampaign/

OBLIVION
Hangar 9 - 511 S Illinois Ave, Carbondale, Illinois 62901  OBLIVION is a new, monthly, current/classic Goth, New Wave, Industrial, EBM, etc... dance/club event currently held at Hangar 9 in Carbondale, Illinois hosted by DJ Vinny Segretario. All events are 19+ & 21+ to drink. 10 pm - 2 am, no cover https://www.facebook.com/groups/oblivioncarbondale https://www.thehangar9.com/hangar-9-carbondale-il

Bands/DJs
DJs: Scary Lady Sarah DJ Philly Peroxide DJ :eyg: S@int Lucian Black DJ Daki DJ Nautilus DJ Alpha Omega Alexander Audiophile Kristin Kannibal (Decayed Lace Radio) DJ Bob (Robert Murphy) (Shadowplay at Clark Bar) DJ Alayt (Andie Eisemann) (Civil Disobedience @ WEFT 90.1 FM) DJ Eternal DJ Vinny Segretario DJ Count DJ GAMP

Bands: Aviatrix on Fire (Chicago, IL) electronic duo based in chicago, mixing elements of industrial, dark wave, shoegaze, new wave, trap, and witchhouse.

Cemetery (Chicago, IL) goth/punk/deathrock https://cemetery.bandcamp.com/

Full Metal Kasket (Peoria, IL) Other / Industrial / Metal https://www.reverbnation.com/fullmetalkasket

Infekt (Peoria, IL) Industrial Metal https://infekt.bandcamp.com/

Polyandrium (Dekalb, IL) Rock / Gothic / Metal

Staring Problem (Chicago, IL) darkwave https://staringproblem.bandcamp.com/

Thirteen Years Down (Chicago, IL) New industrial/gothic band from Chicago.

Veil Vitric (Chicago, IL) drum machine based gloom