Chicago synth pop group Pixel Grip is ready to step onto a bigger stage with Warm Love Cool Dreams set

World Goth Day is going to feel very different for Pixel Grip this year. The international celebration of dark culture — held every year on May 22 — is a holiday fit for the Chicago synth pop act who takes heavy cues from the city’s Wax Trax era with vibe music that could be played at Neo, if it was...