There was no messing around for LA grind hop impresarios The Glitch Mob as they kicked off a headlining tour Saturday night in Chicago. The three man electronic destruction crew said it was the first time they’d really played their way through their upcoming debut album Drink the Sea in front of a crowd, but with coordinated outfits, crafty video projections and matching stations featuring drums, synths and touchscreen JazzMutant Lemurs for each band member there was nothing tenuous or uncertain in the way they coaxed enough electronic noise and bass to suck every bit of air from a sweaty, sold out Double Door, leaving the packed crowd no choice but to dance or bounce along.

In their recorded versions, the tracks on the band’s first album show bits of restraint, but live it was more about the energy of heavy …