Opened in '96, Chicago's Spybar is a clubbing establishment more rooted in house origins than most. Born merely a decade after the conception of house, and in the same city, this snug, sleekly designed basement is worlds apart from the EDM emporiums troubling the other major cities across the States.

Still hinged firmly on real house principles, albeit from a modern point of view, The Martinez Brothers, Art Department and Jamie Jones all featured last month, while techno purists got their rocks off to the likes of Adam Beyer, Gaiser and Barem.