PinkPantheress – Chicago You may be wondering, “Why Chicago?” After all, the experimental, millennial pop culture-influenced dance music aficionado hails from across the pond, effectively nixing my “hometown show” motif. Au contraire, mon frere: As we at Uproxx keep reminding you, Chicago is widely considered to be the birthplace of so-called “oontz-oontz music” (her words, not mine). If you’ve ever shook booty or pumped your fists to the familiar “boots-and-pants” four-on-the-floor beat, you have The Windy City to thank. And while PP jumps genres from house to 2-step and even slips in some DnB, there’s probably no better place to hear her do so on her An Evening With PinkPantheress mini-tour than the Chicago date on November 1. More info here. Sailorr – Los Angeles/New York Once again, my immaculate theming is ruined by routing! J/k, but here’s why you should check out From Florida’s Finest singer Sailorr in LA or New York, as cliché as it might seem. One, The Roxy and Bowery Ballroom are legendary venues, and the way things are going, independent venues with as much history as them are rapidly following velociraptors and kiwi birds into extinction. You should see them while you still have the chance. And two, whatever happens with small venues in the future, you probably won’t be seeing much of Sailorr at those places in the future anyway; the “Bitches Brew” singer is due for a big breakout, and probably won’t be playing anything under 2,000 cap on her next one. As someone who’s got more “I saw them back when” stories than average, I’d say it’s worth the trip to put a few in your own memory banks. You can find tickets here.