{"id":77704,"date":"2020-06-30T15:37:22","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T20:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=77704"},"modified":"2020-06-30T15:37:22","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T20:37:22","slug":"catch-a-trippy-laser-light-show-at-whiskey-business-rooftop-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/catch-a-trippy-laser-light-show-at-whiskey-business-rooftop-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"Catch a Trippy Laser Light Show at Whiskey Business Rooftop Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever since the middle of March and the start of the COVID-19 lockdown, concerts and events have been <\/span>postponed<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>canceled<\/span><\/a>, or <\/span>moved online<\/span><\/a> left and right. Even though <\/span>venues might find themselves opening<\/span><\/a> on a smaller scale as Illinois continues moving through Phase 4 of its recovery process, many companies relying on these events are finding themselves without any business. Laser artist, Will Kent, and his company, <\/span>Coherent Designs<\/span><\/a>, fall into that unfortunate category, forcing him to get creative. Now his company runs a brilliant laser light show at the Whiskey Business rooftop bar in Wicker Park.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In an attempt to drum up business and interest in an eventless time, Kent contemplated setting up his rig throughout the city’s mostly vacant parking lots, and doing his laser light shows pop-up-style, much like themed bars or in the vein of other street artists. It was during this time of pop-up contemplation that Kent came into contact with the owners of Whiskey Business, one of <\/span>our favorite rooftop bars<\/span><\/a> located in <\/span>Wicker Park<\/span><\/a>. With the city’s green light for bars’ and restaurants’ outdoor spaces to reopen to the public (and now, indoor, as well), the owners were seeking a way to add some more extravagance and flair to the Whiskey Business rooftop.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, why would Will Kent and Coherent Designs be the exact diamond in the rough Whiskey Business is looking for? Perhaps it\u2019s because Kent and company are the same minds behind designing brilliant displays of lights and lasers for artists among the ranks of Illenium, Porter Robinson, and Aerosmith.<\/span><\/p>\n