We're calling it now: Day For Night  is upping the ante for winter music festivals everywhere. The Houston event is a two-day experiential festival that promises to immerse its attendees in visual and musical art of the finest caliber, making for one of the strongest mashups of artistic talent we've seen in a while. 

You know that feeling when you're completely lost in a festival moment, when the music is peaking, everyone is dancing, and it's all elevated by to-the-beat lights and lasers illuminating the night sky? That's what Day For Night aims to capture.

“What we aim for here is the wonder, the jaw-dropping allure, the accoutrements that make a festival fun: socially relevant risk-taking art, and the surprises that catch participants off guard to let the magic in,” event producer Omar Afra recently told Free Press Houston .

On the musical side, we're talking heavyweights Kendrick Lamar, New Order, Dillon Francis, Flying Lotus, Janelle Monae, and the Philip Glass Ensemble, alongside the likes of Death Grips, Madeon, Nicholas Jaar, Battles, CocoRosie, Psychic TV, and way more goodies. The visual art side consists of all live light performances and video works, composed by renowned names like Casey Reas, Zach Lieberman, Mark Eats, Refik Anadol, Nonotak, and more talented individuals ready to bombard your senses.

The festival takes place December 19-20 in a six-block radius surrounding Houston's Silver Street Studio. In that area, immersive lighting, projections, and video art will be displayed in two controlled environments with stages serving as indoor performance halls featuring live musical performances. A third, outdoor stage will showcase continuous artistic content including music, original video installations, projections, and lighting. 

Where else could you see a Kendrick Lamar set accompanied by live light performances by cutting-edge visual artists? Or catch light and video installations outside of a gallery or museum, and instead alongside a legendary band like New Order? At Day For Night, that's where.

Get tickets and passes here.