Exploring Indio: Day Two at Coachella, the surprise guest is… R.Kelly?
Coachella's Saturday lineup presented a new host of conflicts, while the Sahara and Yuma tents remained stacked with impressive talent, elsewhere in the festival some of most remixed indie bands in dance music were also performing. The Sahara tent would host Baauer, Kill The Noise, Bingo Players, Fedde Le Grand, Moby and more, while Yuma created refuge for fans of 2 Bears and Julio Bashmore. Rather than stay confined to the two dance music tents as promised, we explored the Polo grounds.
Spring Awakening announces its 2013 lineup, headlined by Bassnectar, Calvin Harris and Moby
Chicago's premiere dance music event has finally announced its 2013 lineup. Headlined by Bassnectar, Calvin Harris and Moby the festival boasts over 50 artists representing a variety of dance music's most popular genres. The legendary Crystal Method also make an appearance as well as sets from Wolfgang Gartner, Paul Oakenfold, Dirty South, Boys Noize and more. Leaning heavily towards the heavier sounds of electro, dub, and trap, Spring Awakening is a festival not for the faint of heart.
UPDATE: Early bird tickets for Spring Awakening Music Festival now sold out
The Chicago-based Spring Awakening Music Festival is back for its second year, and early bird tickets are on sale now. The festival is expanding from two to three days and is set to take place Friday, June 14th through Sunday, June 16th at Soldier Field (rave in a football stadium!). The early bird ticket for this three day festival is now set at a very reasonable $65 price. Between this, the newly announced EDC Chicago, and Lollapalooza, Chicago is shaping up to be a veritable festival city this season.
Good Morning Mix – Fatboy Slim’s Xmas Mixtape 2011
Some of you may be using your holidays to light the menorah, trim the tree, or eat an obscene amount of peppermint bark but Fatboy Slim makes us mixes. Last year, Norm released a free mix to celebrate Christmas cheer and we're taking another listen this year as a lead-up to this year's holidays. This is a DJ mix in the traditional sense; Norm throws in the old and new, telling a story along the way. We've got Queen, Riva Starr, Beardyman, Azealia Banks, Afrojack, Bart B More & Harvard Bass, Grandmaster Flash, and Moby all woven together into a neat little Fatboy Slim tapestry of sound. It's high energy and never misses a beat -- take a listen for yourself below.
The Grammys announce 2013 nominees, Diplo receives Producer of the Year nod
Dance music's presence in last year's Grammy awards was undeniable, marking the first time a DJ had been nominated for the Best New Artist category. The DJs and producers who were big in our world had finally crossed over into mainstream relevance by way of Skrillex's five nominations and three wins. Although there doesn't seem to be any milestone entries this year, Diplo's nomination for Best Producer is an accolade that is long overdue. Only three highly-recognizable dance music artists were nominated in 2012, but this time around there's a much healthier selection. But does anyone know who the hell Al Walser is? or did we just get trolled by the Grammys?
Good Morning Mix – Moby at Ultra Music Festival (3/26/2011)
A name that throws people off when placed on the bill of a festival lineup has always been Moby. He has produced so many different types of music over the years that to the novice attendee, you don't know what to expect. But when given a hour or two in a festival environment, Moby is capable of throwing down some of the most unique and imaginative sets we've seen in quite some time.