Dirtybird Presents: The Birdhouse Festival

Claude VonStroke’s City Carnival Reimagined: Games, Prizes, Cotton Candy, Beats, Beers + More

Coming to Chicago on September 8th

Tickets available Thursday (7/19) at 10am CDT. More info here: bit.ly/birdhousefest

Dirtybird is back at it again with the latest and greatest in Claude VonStroke’s ever-growing live event catalog: The Birdhouse Festival, touches down in Chicago on September 8th.

VonStroke is reimagining the classic carnival experience as only he can. Forget neon lights + pyro, the Birdhouse Festival will be filled with old school games and your favorite carnival foods (who doesn’t love corndogs and cotton candy?) taking place outdoors in the late summer sunshine of Chicago, soundtracked by all your favorite DJs.

The Birdhouse promises to pair great music with a tinge of American midwestern nostalgia, a throwback to simpler times and the thrill of summer evenings where anything seems possible.  Incredible Back to Back Dj sets (some honoring Chicago’s amazing artists) will go hand in hand with ice cream and signed dirtybird prizes.

The Birdhouse festival will be produced in partnership with Silver Wrapper, producers of the iconic North Coast Festival, Suwannee Hulaween, and countless Chicago events.

Birdhouse festival tickets, information and line-up can be found here. (bit.ly/birdhousefest)

The Birdhouse festival precedes the famous West Coast Campout, taking place on October 5-7 in California. Tickets and info are also available for that event at https://www.dirtybirdcampout.com/west/. Check out the complete lineup here.

 

About Claude VonStroke

Claude VonStroke created a small underground record label called Dirtybird in 2005 and grew it into a full-fledged events, clothing and music brand over the last 15 years. During this time, he has also managed to release 4 artist albums and some of the most iconic house music tracks of the last two decades. 

Most people know Claude VonStroke for his smiling DJ persona touring every major city, festival, and basement after-party around the world. But Claude has also influenced the very fabric of the dance community, A&Ring an impeccable roster of acts like Justin Martin, Fisher, Shiba San, Catz n Dogz, Riva Starr, Tim Green, Breach, Eats Everything, Walker & Royce, Shadow Child, and countless others. (And even naming a few of these artists.) Today, his Dirtybird label continues to surprise and innovate in the underground dance scene, releasing an enigmatic combination of house, funk, dirty-bass, and electronica.

VonStroke has released four original artist albums, a remix album, and a live album recorded when he closed the famed Movement Festival in his original hometown of Detroit Michigan. Some other music highlights include working on records with Bootsy Collins, Rihanna, Disclosure and Kevin Saunderson as well as a few #1 & #2 hits on Beatport.  His partnership with Green Velvet as “GET REAL” has been one of the most rewarding friendships as Claude originally modeled his career off the quirky enigmatic style of his mentor and now good friend from Chicago. 

In 2015 VonStroke brought his first festival to light called Dirtybird Campout, a unique boutique festival based on the games and activities associated with American Summer camp mixed with the best underground house and bass music in the world.  He continues to innovate and curate new events with 2 additional multi-day festivals mirroring his Birdhouse radio show in Los Angeles and Chicago and his record BBQ event series that has been going since 2003!

VonStroke also loves art, most notably pop surrealist artwork that he has commissioned for the last 7 years on Dirtybird for all of the releases.  Each year he hires a new artist and has had the pleasure of working with renowned artists such as Jeremy Fish, Dulk, Graham Carter, Dan May, Charlie Immer, Raoul Deleo and Felicia Chiao. Walking through the Dirtybird HQ in Los Angeles is like walking through an art gallery in the Wynwood district of Miami. 

A lot of his success can be attributed to a good attitude. Claude does not scowl and look mean while he DJs. He does not pretend to know everything and he truly loves his fans. He is grateful to be curating, creating and performing music for a living and he knows that the reason people go to parties is to shake their booty and have fun.