Chicago Heritage legends reclaim throne at Wavefront Festival Day 2
With an overcast sky and many festival goers still recovering from the night before, the Saturday edition of the Wavefront Music Festival got off to a slow start, but by no means does that mean it was not one for the record books. The Wave Stage brought the bass with quality names like Caspa and Rusko, the Oasis Stage hosted some of the guys from Seth Troxler's Visionquest label as well as a lengthy set from the three men of Apollonia, and of course, the Legends tent belonged to Chicago house veterans Frankie Knuckles, Jamie Principle, Derrick Carter, Mark Farina, Ralphi Rosario, and Gene Farris (among others). Here's what really stuck out for us yesterday:
Designed with the dance floor in mind: the story of Chicago house
The eighties were both a tumultuous and exciting time in the history of music, and the tale to be told about the birth and evolution of electronic music is far from a predictable one. New York had disco, Detroit had techno, and Chicago had house. The growth of all three branches of this dance music tree are important, but at its core house music emerged from the Windy City as the umbrella genre's most universal derivative. As thousands prepare to make their way to Chicago's Montrose Beach this weekend for the second annual Wavefront Music Festival, complete with a Chicago Heritage Stage, let us pull back the curtain once again and explore the places from which this music came.
Sirius XM launches EDC Radio, broadcasting live during Electric Daisy Carnival
Sirius XM will be broadcasting live throughout EDC Week for a limited-run, commercial-free channel featuring performances, DJ sets and interviews from the world's most popular DJs and producers. EDC Radio will air on SiriusXM's Electric Area, channel 52, today through Monday June 24th. The channel will broadcast the live DJ sets from EDC Vegas, including sets from rmin van Buuren, Avicii, Hardwell, A-Trak, Steve Angello, Fedde le Grand, Calvin Harris, Knife Party, Eric Prydz, Benny Benassi, Arty, Borgore, Gareth Emery, Carl Cox, Nicky Romero, Thomas Gold, Bingo Players, Dada Life, Mat Zo, Ferry Corsten, AN21, Max Vangeli, Tritonal, Cedric Gervais, Dyro, Dannic, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, ATB, Destructo, Audien, R3hab, Bassjackers, Zeds Dead, Rebecca & Fiona, Dash Berlin and more. EDC Radio will also feature DJ sets and interviews from the SiriusXM Music Lounge at Marquee Dayclub in Las Vegas on Thursday, June 20 starting at 3:00 pm ET. The lounge will feature live DJ sets by Sander van Doorn, Carnage, Destructo, Tritonal, 3LAU and Dash Berlin.